Chapter 2: Humiliation
Bang bang bang.
In the early morning of the next day, Ying Zheng came together and heard a banging sound.
"Waste, what are you doing to eat, can't you tear down the door?"
There is a way of evil voices from guards.
"After all, this is the residence of the Four Princes, is it appropriate for us to do this?"
The other guard said hesitantly.
"What is the Fourth Prince? It's just a wild seed, what's there to be afraid of?"
Some people despise the word.
"Be cautious. β
Someone said cautiously.
"What to say, we have the queen's support behind us, are we still afraid of him as a powerless prince?"
The other said disdainfully.
"No matter how you say it, he is also a dignified prince. β
The man stopped talking.
With a bang, the door was directly smashed open by several guards, who were wearing black clothes, exuding a vicious aura all over their bodies, looking majestic.
"Bold, this is the residence of the fourth prince, you knock on the door like this, aren't you afraid that Your Majesty will blame you?"
The one who spoke was an old eunuch, his name was Yang Xiu, who had been on duty in the palace for decades, and it was said that he offended the nobles before he was punished to serve Ying Zheng in the cold palace.
Ying Zheng heard the movement and rushed over, and he recognized who these people in black clothes were, this was the queen's guards.
Ying Zheng secretly said that it is not good, these people are afraid that they are not good!
The queen, named Huangfu Shu, is Ying Zheng's nominal mother-in-law, but because of Ying Zheng's mother, she has always been very unkind to Ying Zheng, and often finds trouble with Ying Zheng.
"What's wrong with the fourth master?"
Xiao Lizi came to Ying Zheng's side and looked around vigilantly.
Yang Xiu's words were still very effective, and Xu Qiang, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, turned pale after hearing it.
Xu Qiang arched his hand and said: "This is all a misunderstanding, how dare you offend the fourth master, the lowly is here to arrest people on the orders of the queen." β
Xu Qiang's demeanor is very respectful, without any disrespect, although he looks down on Ying Zheng in his heart, but he has done a lot of work on the surface.
Ying Zheng is also a prince no matter what, no matter how wasted he is, it is not something he can despise casually.
"Why is Commander Xu here?"
Ying Zheng frowned and looked at the other party.
"Meet the Fourth Highness. β
"Meet the Fourth Highness. β
As soon as Yingzheng appeared, the others knelt down and saluted him.
Ying Zheng is no longer favored, he is also a dignified prince, and he is also their nominal master, they only dare to criticize Ying Zheng behind their backs, but they dare not say anything disrespectful in front of Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng said: "Commander Xu, please get up, I don't know if the commander is here, what advice do you have?"
Xu Qiang felt a chill coming: "The fourth master is serious, you are the master, I am the slave, how dare the slave instruct the master?"
"The reason why the slave bothered the fourth master was because he came here to arrest people on the order of the queen. β
"So the Archon smashed my door?"
"Could it be that this is also the order of the Queen Mother?"
Ying Zheng looked at Xu Qiang with a smile.
The smile on Xu Qiang's face disappeared all of a sudden, Ying Zheng's words were too poisonous.
The queen is Yingzheng's nominal mother-in-law, even if she is unhappy with Yingzheng, she has to do enough work on the surface, "mother's kindness and filial piety" is the minimum, if she instigates the news that the guards broke Yingzheng's gatehouse today, what qualifications does she have to be a mother in the world.
is still so vicious to his son, how can he be the most graceful and luxurious woman in the world?
She is not Wu Zetian, she can do whatever she wants!
Her husband is not Li Zhi and can let her do whatever he wants.
Thinking about this, Xu Qiang decided to carry this pot by himself, and there was no other choice.
Xu Qiang said: "What did the fourth master say, the queen has always loved the fourth master, how could she let the slave kick the door of the fourth master?"
Ying Zheng ......
Take care of it!
It's a shame for what you said!
Doesn't your conscience hurt?
Xu Qiang: "This is a humble opinion, but the fourth master, don't worry, the humble will definitely repair the door tomorrow." β
Ying Zheng said: "Then it's troublesome to the commander, I haven't asked the commander yet, what do the queen mother have to tell me?"
Xu Qiang said: "Yesterday was the Zhenwu Festival, but the fourth master was absent for no reason, and the queen said that His Royal Highness had no respect for the Emperor Zhenwu and despised the Emperor Zhenwu, and his crime should be punished." β
However, the queen also said that His Royal Highness was young and ignorant, and would never make such a rebellious act, which must have been instigated by His Highness's subordinates. β
Xu Qiang looked at Ying Zhengdao with a smile, but there was a slight mockery in his smile.
Show oneβs true colors in the end!
Ying Zheng's pupils contracted suddenly, since he lived in the north courtyard of this palace, there were only a few people around him, Xiao Lizi was one, Yang Xiu was the other, in addition to them, there were two palace maids serving him.
The queen's move is too vicious, that is, to eliminate the few people around him and make him a loner.
"What a ruthless heart!"
Ying Zheng felt a strong malice, the queen was drawing from the bottom of the kettle, if today's incident spread, his name as a waste would be even more "deserved".
In addition, no one dares to get close to him anymore, because being close to him means being targeted by the queen, and anyone has to weigh it.
"Grab those two maids out and kill them with a cane. β
Xu Qiang's voice was deliberately loud, and he couldn't stop feeling proud in his heart, what about the prince, you can't even keep your subordinates.
Ying Zheng's eyes narrowed, and he looked at Xu Qiang and said, "There is a reason why Commander Xu didn't participate in the True Martial Arts Festival. β
"I am Your Majesty's son, and I only worship Taizu, not Zhenwu. β
After listening to Ying Zheng's words, the smugness on Xu Qiang's face disappeared, he only felt that his head was black, and he almost fainted.
Only worship Taizu, not Zhenwu!
"It's a terrible rhythm!"
Xu Qiang only felt his head buzzing, and he felt as if he was caught in a whirlpool of eating people without spitting out bones.
Zhenwu Festival is a festival founded to worship Emperor Zhenwu.
He was a hero of the same period as the Great Qin Taizu, a figure who once fought side by side with the Taizu, and his own merits were not weaker than those of the Great Qin Taizu.
Great Qin Taizu had agreed with Emperor Zhenwu before he got the world that if he got the world, he would share it equally with Emperor Zhenwu.
But the emperor's words are believed, and if you are serious, you are an idiot.
After Daqin Taizu got the world, he naturally did not give the country to Emperor Zhenwu, but he still wanted to be faced, and he was named Emperor Zhenwu as the king side by side, and he was respected with the emperor.
Great Qin Taizu is a pragmatic person, this is just an honorary title, if you give it, you can still lose a piece of meat?
After the death of Taizu, Taizong succeeded to the throne, and the first thing Taizong did was to abolish the title of "King of One Word and Shoulder to Shoulder" of Emperor Zhenwu and make an example of the monkey.
One word side by side king, you want to be beautiful, side by side with whom you want to stand side by side, Taizong feels that he is the most noble person in the world, and he does not allow others to stand side by side with him.
After the Taizong Dynasty, King Zhenwu became the Marquis of Zhenwu.
Although the title of the one-character side by side king was abolished, the custom of sacrificing to Emperor Zhenwu was retained.
Today's queen is the sister of the contemporary Zhenwu Hou, she saw that Yingzheng did not sacrifice her ancestors, and she was extremely resentful, so she thought of a way to rectify him.
Who knows, Ying Zheng said that he only worships Taizu and does not worship Zhenwu.
Xu Qiang only felt that his brain was dizzy, and he clearly knew that since Ying Zheng said this sentence, the nature of this matter had changed.
What will Your Majesty think when he finds out?
Ying Zheng directly detonated the contradiction between the royal family and the Marquis of Zhenwu.
And he, Xu Qiang, is sandwiched between the royal family and the Marquis of Zhenwu, and it is very likely that he will become an outcast.
When he looked at Ying Zheng again, his eyes were full of resentment, this waste is too ruthless, he wants to pull me into the water!
The guard was a little shocked and said, "Are you still fighting?"
Xu Qiang said viciously: "Fight!"
"Beat me to death!"
Xu Qiang is extremely resentful in his heart now, he thought it was a simple matter, who would have thought that it would become so tricky now.
His heart was very remorseful, but there was no regret medicine to take in this world, and he only hoped that the queen would not turn him into an outcast.
Bang bang bang, one cane after another, these guards are all extremely vicious, they don't have any hands, they use a lot of strength, the maids around Yingzheng are delicate, and they can't withstand such a beating.
Two minutes later, Yingzheng's two maids were all killed, and they had no breath.
Ying Zheng watched this scene, his fists clenched, and his nails had sunk into the flesh unconsciously, but he didn't realize it, his heart was already extremely cold.
The cicadas were cold, the autumn wind was bleak, and the cold was incomparable, and Ying Zheng's eyes were staring at the two corpses.
These two maids, when they were at the age of blooming flowers, were innocent, but they died in front of Yingzheng like this.
Ying Zheng felt very heartache and humiliation, heartache was the loss of two beautiful lives, and the humiliation was that he could only stand by and watch, and he couldn't even protect his own maid.
Ying Zheng knew that this was the queen killing chickens and monkeys, they were killing his maids on the surface, but in fact destroying his dignity, this staff fell one by one, in fact, it was a slap in the face to him.