"Also, seal the Zhennanbo Mansion. No one is allowed to go out without my order!" Tan Ping shouted even more sternly. At this time, he no longer showed any mercy to the Zhennanbo Mansion.
"Let's go back and mobilize troops."
"yes!"
More than ten of the seventy cavalrymen left behind and blocked both the front and rear gates. The remaining people, in addition to rushing to each city gate immediately and giving orders to seal the city gates, there were also several cavalrymen who followed Tanping back directly. Suddenly, the sound of horse hoofbeats was heard. Another illness.
The rain is falling, but we still have to eat. It’s time to make dinner. Every house is smoking, except for one house. It’s a big house, not far from the city gate. It’s dark and seems like no one lives there. .
At this time, a person came in. It was Xie Zhenqing. He led the civet cat along the wall and arrived at a wing. It looked very ordinary. There was a table and a bundle of firewood leaning against the corner. No one seemed to care.
Xie Zhenqing and the civet cat looked at each other, and then pushed the table with their hands. There was a "crack" sound, the table turned over, and the bricks underneath moved away, revealing an entrance.
The civet cat rushed in first, stood up halfway, stretched out its paws, and heard a "peng" sound. The candles on the wall were lit. It turned out that this was a secret room.
This secret room is not big. There is an altar in the middle. When Xie Zhenqing entered, a group of black shadows appeared in the dark room. They were all strange shapes. They were actually monsters hiding in the capital, the place with the strongest dragon spirit. They all knelt down. .
Entering the altar, Tanuki took a deep breath: "I can finally say, it's really uncomfortable to be outside."
"How is the situation here?" Xie Zhenqing ignored him and asked.
"This house is the residence of an eighth-grade junior official. It is small and does not attract anyone's attention. No one dares to mess with the official, so it is very safe."
"And there is a secret passage leading outside the city. If something happens, you can get out here."
Xie Zhenqing nodded and was about to speak. Suddenly, a dull loud sound came from nowhere. The sound seemed like spring thunder, but also seemed to come from the human heart. Xie Zhenqing suddenly changed his color.
spring thunder?
No, no, it happened.
In an instant, Xie Zhenqing reacted very quickly. He suddenly cast a spell and heard a buzzing sound. The altar, which was originally only lit by candlelight, suddenly lit up.
The next moment, a bright flash illuminated the secret room pale, and then there was a frightening thunder, and the altar hidden underground exploded!
"Ah!" There were several screams, and with the sudden lightning, the surrounding monsters screamed. Some of them were blown away without even making a sound, or even torn apart!
Xie Zhenqing groaned and spit out a mouthful of blood.
Shuntianfu Yamen Lobby
There was a sound of struggling outside, and a high-pitched voice shouted directly: "How dare you! We are the people serving His Majesty, please don't be rude! We can leave on our own!"
Another person was pushed in without saying a word.
Qian Wei sat in the lobby and watched the two people enter with cold eyes.
Among them, the one who looks fair and has no beard is Wang Jinzhong, the eunuch serving the emperor in the palace.
One person who looked elegant and seemed to be a civil servant was Liu Shiquan.
Wang Jinzhong, who was still talking shrilly at first, entered the Shuntian Mansion Yamen lobby, smelled the smell of blood in the air, and lowered his head to see a pool of blood on the ground in front of him.
This pool of blood looked wet and could not have been left in the past, and this terrible amount of blood loss, even if no one was seen, would immediately make people realize that someone here had just been beaten to a bloody pulp.
Regardless of whether that person is still alive or not, I'm afraid he will be dead!
Wang Jinzhong suddenly trembled, and his face, which was not dark at all, became even paler.
Even Liu Shiquan, as a civil servant, is supposed to have more backbone, but when he saw this scene, his body couldn't help but trembled, his legs became weak, and he managed to hold on without falling to the ground.
As a civil servant, Qian Wei's attitude towards civil servants was naturally different from his attitude towards eunuchs.
There is a saying that "a scholar can be killed but not humiliated." He said calmly: "Liu Shiquan, you are an official of the imperial court. I will allow you to stand and answer."
Then he glanced at the two government officials behind Wang Jinzhong. The two government officials immediately kicked Wang Jinzhong in the crook of his legs and knocked Wang Jinzhong down with a pop.
Wang Jinzhong's face turned red and he shouted in a high-pitched voice: "We are also a high-level eunuch and an official of the imperial court!"
Why could Liu Shiquan stand and reply just because he was an official of the imperial court, but he himself had to be humiliated?
It was okay if he didn't say this, but if he said it, it would add firewood to Qian Wei's already ignited anger. He couldn't admit that the emperor was at fault, and it was naturally these eunuchs who were at fault.
These eunuchs confessed obediently and were beaten to death. This is the fate they deserve. How dare they roar in court if they don't want to?
"Shut up, you are so shameless!" Qian Wei was shocked: "You are a lowly eunuch, but you are still an official? If you don't confess, who instigated you? Tell me quickly! Otherwise, you will be punished severely!"
Punishment is not enough for a doctor, so one must be cautious in using torture against Liu Shiquan, but an eunuch is nothing more than a slave. In such a big case, it is natural to use torture to force him to interrogate.
This person must also be the breakthrough!
Qian Wei also knew that such a cheap eunuch would never dare to talk nonsense. If he didn't talk nonsense, it would be nothing but death. If he talked nonsense, it would be a life worse than death. It would not be a good death!
Wang Jinzhong was being pressed on both shoulders and was trying to struggle. When he heard these words, he sneered with a pale face, obviously very dissatisfied with Qian Wei interrogating him like this.
Just as he was about to continue arguing about whether he was considered an official as a great eunuch, his head suddenly buzzed, and a more intense evil fire shot up from his chest.
When Qian Wei saw the eunuch who was originally dissatisfied, he suddenly sneered and said: "We are ministers, who can give me orders? Of course it is Ma Du Gonghe..."
The next words seemed to be choked by something, and suddenly I couldn't speak.
Qian Wei, who was sitting on top, was shocked when he heard the first few words. He wanted to stop drinking immediately, but it was too late.
I thought it was bad, but this eunuch actually said such words in public. If that person was revealed, this matter would not be good.
As a result, I don’t know whether the eunuch suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing, or it was God’s blessing. Wang Jinzhong did not say the next words. He opened his mouth like a rooster with his throat strangled. It looked ridiculous, but Qian Weihou was afraid. Incessantly.
"You dare to talk nonsense in the lobby of Shuntian Mansion. It seems that you, a bitch, can never tell the truth! Come here! Kill him with a cane immediately!"
This is not right, sir! The two cadres who were pressing Wang Jinzhong were stunned and looked up at Qian Wei, obviously hesitant.
After all, this is also a minister in the palace, a high-level eunuch!
It also involves a major case such as imperial examination fraud, and if you disagree, you will be killed with a stick. Is there something wrong with this? Could it be that the adults suddenly became confused?
It is reasonable for the two officials to hesitate.
Qian Wei knew what he was afraid of, but he couldn't tell anyone.
He glanced over with a sinister look and said coldly: "You don't want to be beaten with a cane, do you want to receive the cane yourself? Come on! Drag them two down first and give each of them twenty beatings!"
"...Yes!" When the other officials heard this, some of them were clever and immediately came up and dragged these two people away.
Beating these two people would be a light beating anyway, which is better than staying and being named to beat the eunuch! Even if something happens, it has nothing to do with these people.
After a while, the sound of flesh being slapped could be heard outside. The ouch only sounded once or twice before it turned into a muffled grunt. It was obvious that he had been gagged to avoid causing further trouble.
There was a slower officer who had to hold down Wang Jinzhong under the gaze of the superior officer. Wang Jinzhong already knew that the situation was wrong. He hated himself first. How could he say this?
Seeing Qian Wei's cold eyes and murderous look on his face, he struggled desperately, but neither of them could hold him down.
"Take it down!" Now that they had moved their hands, several government officials suddenly became worried and used sinister tactics. With a click, Wang Jinzhong screamed and was pushed down.
"No!" Wang Jinzhong knew that he was not treated as well as the two cadres who were punished with sticks. Those two people were just punished, and the executioners were also acquaintances. At most, they would suffer some physical pain.
If he was beaten, he would really be beaten to death!
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his face was as pale as paper. He glared viciously at the people sitting in the lobby, struggled desperately, and cursed sternly: "Guan Guan, the emperor will not let you go! You will die worse than ours!" Our family is waiting to see how you die!"
As he spoke, the Yamen officer was already slapped down hard.
Qian Wei just sat in the hall and refused to let anyone drag him down. He just listened to the curse with a cold expression and urged in a cold voice: "Hit him hard and kill him immediately!"
The officer had already used all his strength, but he still had some reservations. If the adult suddenly regretted it, he could stop it in time.
Hearing the Lord's urge to kill with the rod again, the two executioners looked at each other, a look of cruelty flashed on their faces, and they would use up their energy next time.
There was only a muffled "plop" sound, and Wang Jinzhong groaned. The high-pitched scream suddenly turned into a muffled groan. After another "plop", there was no sound.
In just a few strokes, he was beaten to death on the spot!
Watching this scene, Liu Shiquan's face turned pale, his whole body was trembling, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
For a moment, he was really scared.
