Hearing that the little emperor wanted to see Pei Zhong, Gou Zhong couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Just meeting Pei Zhong, nothing important.
After all, Pei Zhong belongs to the Qingliu faction in the court. He has always been an idle cloud and wild crane, and he has no connections or connections.
Moreover, the whole family has been confiscated and imprisoned, and they are just waiting for the men to be exiled and the women to join the Jiaofang Division. The case of Nine Thousand Years Old has been finalized, and there will be no trouble at all.
Even Pei Zhong himself had his legs broken by the court staff and became a paralyzed man who could not live for a few days.
I thought that the little emperor had been spoken kindly to by Pei Zhong in the court. Thinking of Pei Zhong's kindness, I wanted to send him off to prison.
This is also reasonable.
Anyway, this Pei Zhong is already considered a dead man, so it doesn't matter if he looks like a dead man.
He can also gain a good reputation for benevolence and righteousness.
What's more, everyone has the same name as Zhong, so Gou Zhong has no reason to have any sympathy for Pei Zhong.
After thinking about this, Gou Zhong immediately bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, I hope Pei Zhong will die in peace. Our family will make arrangements right now."
At that moment, Qianhu, a guard in Jinyi who was responsible for guarding the imperial edict, was called and gave a few arrogant instructions.
The Jinyi Guard Qianhu was a little stunned when he saw that the emperor was coming in person. He didn't know whether Enhai could agree. But when he saw that Gou Zhong was there, he immediately understood Enhai's order.
He quickly kowtowed to Li Yun and then led the way to the imperial prison.
As he walked in front, he wondered in his heart, how could the little emperor be so obedient that Enhai could be so relaxed about him?
The prison was dark and damp, with little light and a musty and rotten smell everywhere.
There was also the smell of blood and roasted flesh in the air.
Moreover, it seemed that torture was still being carried out in some cells, and some injured prisoners were in unbearable pain, and from time to time they let out shrill moans that reached everyone's ears.
Like hell.
Zhen'er was left outside the prison to accompany Zhang Wuniang, and there were also not many spies from the Jin Yiwei following her.
Gou Zhong followed for a while and almost vomited from the smoke. He quickly whispered a few instructions to Jin Yiwei Qianhu and quietly left from behind.
Who is his father-in-law Gou? How can he go to a place like this and smell the stench of pickling?
Accompanied by the two secret guards from the sticky pole department, Gou Zhong felt much more comfortable until he reached the gate of the prison.
He looked up at the plaque at the door of the imperial prison and couldn't help but pat his chest. He thought to himself, if the little emperor wants to see it, let him see it. After all, not many people who enter the imperial prison can come out intact.
The little emperor will probably be unable to bear it and run out soon, and your father-in-law will not accompany you.
At this time, Li Yun, accompanied by Qianhu of Jinyi guards, had arrived at the deepest part of the prison.
This day's prison was different from the cells outside. On the contrary, there was no movement. Only some human figures sitting in the cell could be vaguely seen in the darkness. Only the occasional trembling bodies showed that they were still alive.
After walking through several cells, you can even see a few dead bones under the withered wormwood.
Arriving at a separate cell, the Jinyi guard Qianhu waved his hand, and several jailers immediately stepped forward to open the cell door, and moved an imperial chair in for Li Yun to sit down.
Li Yun sat down slowly and saw a figure with messy white hair lying there among the straw and grass in front of him, as if he was dead.
His waist below was covered with dried blood scabs that had stuck to his clothes, and you could even smell the stench of suppuration.
It was Pei Zhong.
The Jin Yiwei Qianhu stepped forward and shouted:
"Rebel Pei Zhong! Your blessing has arrived, the emperor comes to see you!"
Hearing this, Pei Zhong, who was lying there like a corpse, trembled suddenly, struggled to raise his head, and immediately saw Li Yun in the shadow.
Li Yun also saw Pei Zhong at this time, and saw that Pei Zhong's face was also covered with scars. He had obviously been tortured in prison, and even half of his teeth had been lost.
The moment he saw Li Yun, Pei Zhong's eyes that had lost their luster suddenly revealed a sparkle, followed by shock, and then indifference.
He raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said:
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty? Your Majesty, you shouldn't have come if you don't want to sit in danger if you are the son of a million dollars."
As he spoke, his expression became much colder and he lowered his head again.
His voice was dull and hoarse, as if coming from the ground, and he said slowly:
"If Your Majesty thinks that my admonishment for the victims is for you, you are totally wrong... You are just a clan member who has no heel, the easiest puppet to control. Even if you want to be a wise king, it is just wishful thinking. , but it will lead to death..."
"If Your Majesty wants to praise someone Pei and say something to make Pei know his purpose, then you don't have to... After Emperor Ling, no one in the Li family of the Wu Dynasty is up to par. Even Your Majesty, I don't look down on you... …”
"The reason why Pei remonstrated and cursed the eunuch in the court hall was just to drop a smelly and hard stone on the swamp-like court hall, even if it was just a few splashes of mud. , it would be better to have a slight disturbance in people's hearts than to let this court and this world completely rot... No matter if it's ten years or twenty years, there will always be someone who can rise up and resist the eunuch."
After saying this, Pei Zhong lowered his head completely again and stopped talking.
Li Yun raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said slowly:
"Pei Zhong, you are deceiving the emperor, being treasonous, relying on your own loftiness, and seeking fame. Do you really think that you can leave a name in history and set a clear example for a generation!? In my opinion, what you do is nothing but selfishness. The world is your bait, just fishing for your own false reputation!"
Hearing this, the Jinyi guards next to him, who originally thought the emperor would comfort Pei Zhong, were all shocked.
Why are the emperor's words different from what they thought?
So, the little emperor has been completely controlled by Jiu Qian? Otherwise, Pei Zhong would not be scolded.
Pei Zhong, who had just lowered his head, looked up at Li Yun again, his face full of astonishment. Then he suddenly thought of something, his eyes flashed with shock, and his body trembled a little.
Li Yun continued:
"Do you think what you have done can shock the world, shock the court, and shock me as the emperor? What a joke!"
"After just a few days, your name is no longer in the court, and your existence is not known in the market. You are just a person who deceives the world and steals fame, and is just trying to gain fame!"
Qianhu, the Jinyiwei guard on the side, tutted. The emperor scolded him so harshly that even he, a rough man, felt sorry for Pei Zhong.
Immediately, he waved to the two jailers next to him, and together they left the cell and guarded the outside.
Just after listening to Li Yun's words, Pei Zhong's eyes sparkled and tears fell from his eyes.
Not out of humiliation and anger, but out of joy and emotion.
He understood that the emperor was saving him!
Only when the emperor scolded him, cut him off completely, and abandoned him like a lost dog, could Enhai ignore his threat and give him a way out.
It's just that if the emperor does this, if word gets out, some courtiers will definitely poke their spines, and privately regard the emperor as a dog king raised by the eunuchs!
Pei Zhong was shocked to find that the emperor was different from his previous impression. He was far more powerful, smarter, and more courageous than he had imagined!
At this time, the emperor was still scolding him, but there was no anger on his face. Instead, there was calm joy. Pei Zhong even felt a hint of appreciation from the emperor's eyes.
"Your Majesty..." Pei Zhong's blood surged and he wanted to stop the emperor from doing this.
He was already a cripple and could not live for more than a few days. There was no need for the emperor to destroy his reputation and save him.
Li Yun leaned over and grabbed Pei Zhong's hair, and said slowly:
"You rebellious minister, have you ever thought that your life belongs to me? Such pretentiousness makes me greatly disappointed."
While speaking, he slightly curled his left thumb in his sleeve and flicked a piece of Jade Void God into Pei Zhong's mouth. At the same time, he circulated the spiritual power in his body, poured into Pei Zhong's body, and instantly traveled through his eight extraordinary meridians. , for him to enter the power of the true spirit.
Pei Zhong only felt a warm power flowing through his body, and a cool medicinal power spread in his belly, quickly repairing his body.
The originally painful wound now became numb and numb, and power surged out of his limbs and bones.
The emperor is treating his injury!
Pei Zhong looked at Li Yun in astonishment, and saw a look of compassion on the emperor's face, and nodded slightly towards him.
Although he has no martial arts skills, Pei Zhong also knows something about warriors and understands that what happened to her now can only be described as a miracle. The emperor's martial arts skills far exceeded his imagination.
At this time, he was ecstatic at first, and then suddenly felt sad, because of his own arrogance, the emperor's generosity, the hope of the country, and his own ignorance. Unaware.
In the end, all these emotions turned into a cry. Pei Zhong burst into tears, suddenly lowered his head to the ground, and said in a trembling voice:
"emperor……"
The most pious reverence and admiration surged out of his body, turned into a trace of pure imperial energy in the void, and merged into Li Yun's sea of energy.
The next moment, the spiritual power accumulated in Li Yun's body surged at the same time, transforming his whole body, making his Dantian Qi sea reach a higher level and completely stable.
In this world of depleted spiritual energy, he finally reached the first level of Qi training.
In an instant, spiritual consciousness condensed and spread in all directions.
The power of true spirit!
