Two gate-shaped torture racks stood on the small square of Jiaohe City, which used to be the place where the former chariot master punished criminals, and now it is used by the Great Wei Metropolitan Protectorate.

What is Sven sweeping, this is called Sven sweeping! The armor and robes worn by Zhang Jaw and Zhong Hui were all stripped off, and he was shirtless like an inferior fool, until he was left with cloth pants, and then a pair of arms were hung straight on the torture rack.

If you can't punish a doctor, you can't be a courtesy! Although this is a false proposition, but in the era of rampant families, it is still extremely rare for Zhong Hui to be tortured in public by a child of a high-ranking family, with the sound of clanging gongs, the cavalry of the former capital protector who was originally disheartened and hid in the barracks to sleep, the infantry of the Houdu Protectorate who had just learned that they might be disbanded if they were not full of food, and the people in the city of Tuntian, merchants, small officials, and people of all colors were tens of thousands, and they surrounded this small square, and they were all curious to watch the excitement.

Now that he has figured out Zhong Xuan's helpless intentions, he opened his jaw and lowered his head helplessly.

Completely different from the previous Western Regions Protectorate, this Western Regions Protectorate does not represent the interests of the emperor or the imperial court, and maintains a small country's power balance plan here, this Western Regions Protectorate completely represents the interests of the private capitalists and adventurers, to open up markets in the Western Regions, plunder wealth, and extend the trade routes all the way to the west, until they reach the legendary West Seaside.

Therefore, the forces that determine the direction of the Protectorate are not the official positions in the old days, but these big capitalists and private adventurers!

This incident seems to be Zhong Hui's jealousy of Deng Ai and deliberately provoked a defeat, but in fact, it also implies a power struggle between the two camps, with Zhong Hui as the leader, nearly a hundred Central Plains family backbones were assigned to the Western Regions, and the Central Plains forces formed a team for Cao Zhang, as well as local forces in Kansai such as Deng Ai and Wang Shuang.

Just like the suppression of the Guanxi by the Kwantung clan in the Eastern Han Dynasty for more than a hundred years, whether it is Zhong Hui, Yang Jun, or Zhang Jaw, they all want to continue to implement the official position, especially after Cao Zhangdong failed to fight for the right to inherit, these people are more eager to obtain the right to rule in the Western Regions and maintain their status, which causes them to rather sell the interests of the capital and protect the local officers.

But now, the local forces are no longer soft persimmons! In just a few days, Wang Changle was the core of this liaison, almost connecting the various forces investing in the Western Regions, which made the officers and commanders from the Kwantung understand who was the master!

If the Metropolitan Protectorate deviates from this need and wants to ride on top of everyone's head, these big business groups in Liaodong can abandon them at any time and invest their capital in other people's homes, and even everyone can save it without sending, and wait for a while, and wait until the Metropolitan Protectorate itself collapses without water and source, and then rebuild a new Metropolitan Protectorate.

Zhong Xuan's team is not indispensable for Changle, for the Hu family, the Gao family, the Wang family, the Zhuge family, and the landlords and knights in Guanxi, but on the contrary, can Zhong Xuan and the others lack the support of these forces? The answer is not at all!

It's only been a few days, and the old Zhong Xuan, who is good at scheduling and has the talent of a prime minister, is already a clever woman who can't cook without rice! Zhang Jaw Guo Huai is indeed a fierce general, and the six thousand elite soldiers of the Bafu are also a fierce brigade, but without the support of these big business families, they are also flowers in the well and in the mirror, and there is only one way to disband, abandon the cause of the Western Regions and return to the Central Plains, sorry, there is no door.

A while ago, Cao Hong, Cao Cao's starting general, because he stood on Cao Zhi's side when he stood in line, Cao Pi almost didn't kill him by taking advantage of the trivial matter of his disciple breaking the law.

They didn't mix well under Cao Zhang in the Western Regions, so they rushed back, and they still want to start again in the Yecheng Imperial Court? Sorry, Cao Pi is not in tatters!

Therefore, Zhang Jaw and Zhong Hui must accept this humiliation to show that these Kwantung factions have officially kowtowed to the local forces!

Behind the scenes, Cao Dadu, who went to drink everywhere to solve the matter, was red and drunk, and under the old Zhong Xuan's fist was extremely respectful, he wore the armor he hurriedly put on, and walked to the front of the stage, beside him, Wang Changle was also extremely excited to follow.

This is the first time for her, according to the life experience taught by her father Wang Hou, to solve a major problem for a year, and it is the first time for her to experience the power of manipulating forces, and the feeling of responding to every call is really beautiful!

I had already guessed the result, and looking at the low and boiling crowd, Cao Zhang tilted his head arrogantly.

"Let's be executed!"

"Rotten, obey!"

"Most of them have orders, there are two generals, Zhong Hui, open jaws, cowardly and brave, and do not move forward when encountering the enemy! The abandonment of friendly forces led to a great defeat in the Battle of Shule, and his crimes were more than innocent! However, the death penalty is too light! Now he will be whipped a hundred times in public, and he will be denounced as the pioneer of the cannon fodder battalion to atone for his sins and be executed! ”

As he spoke, the two whippers fiercely picked up the long and heavy whips in their hands, whistling and whistling down, and the crisp whipping sound suddenly came out loudly.

Don't underestimate a hundred whips, Malaysia, the only Malaysian that still practices whipping in later generations, three or five whips are enough to beat a strong man to tears! Even if he is as strong as an open jaw, he is whisked and his whole body is pumped violently.

And while he was being tortured, he hissed and roared as hard as he could.

"Don't learn to open your jaw!"

"Smack~"

"Cowards are here!"

"I am the protector of the army, and those who abandon friendly troops will not be a pity to die! Ahh......hh

However, in the crackling whipping of the two, the morale of the Duhufu army, which had become more and more sluggish, was raised again, stupidly watching the whip being whipped down one by one, and in the pain, the hissing roar, I don't know which soldier involuntarily raised his fist, and the grievances in his heart these days roared out.

"Dadu Protectorate!"

Like a spark, a shout gradually ignited the ignition in everyone's hearts, and a pair of fists followed the rhythm of the whipping, and all of them raised their heads and shouted wildly.

"The !! of the Metropolitan Protectorate"

Justice is sometimes late, but it will never fail to come, Zhong Xuan's compromise and surrender this time can be regarded as a regain of life for the Metropolitan Protectorate, a few days ago because of the defeat almost torn apart in the Western Regions Metropolitan Protectorate, and was glued together again, the sound of cheers, especially in Deng Ai, was also released, and the climax was reached when he was carried to the square by the sergeant in amazement.

However, in the great pain, Zhong Hui, who was already sweating profusely with his arms raised, looked at the hero's appearance of being held up and cheered by the crowd, and the resentment and resentment even flowed out!