On this day, Wen Du brought two big men into the prison where Ye Xun was held.

Ye Xun stood up vigilantly.

Wen Du's expression was a little complicated, and he said to Ye Xun hesitantly, "These two are Hou Ye's godson Hong Xiao and nephew Zhu ......."

Before Wen Du could finish speaking, one of the big men interrupted him and said, "Don't talk nonsense with him!" He doesn't deserve to know who we are! ”

Another big man kicked Ye Xun hard in the chest with lightning speed.

Ye Xun's whole person flew out when he 'boarded'.

"!" Ye Xun wiped a handful of blood from the corner of his mouth and clenched his fists, intending to get up and fight back.

"What? Can you fight back? Hou Ye's godson looked at Wen Du with a cruel smile.

Wen Du glanced at Ye Xun, who was kneeling on one leg and was about to get up to fight back, and said, "The emperor said, you can't resist!" But you can't be too ruthless! ”

"The emperor didn't tell us that. Alright, Lord Shen, you can go out. There's nothing to do with you here. Wen Du wanted to speak several times, but the two of them didn't stop him, and pushed Wen Du out of prison with a push.

Wen Du turned his back to them at the door, closed his eyes and listened to the sounds of punching, kicking, smashing, colliding and scolding inside, and his heart was pinched together......

Finally, Wen Du couldn't bear it anymore, kicked in the door, stopped them in the middle, and said with a resolute expression, "Two adults, here today!" ”

The two of them were obviously red-eyed, "We haven't fought enough!" ”

"If you fight again, you will be killed!" Wen Du said sharply. "Two adults, please leave immediately!"

Seeing that Wendu was very resolute, the two had to leave in a huff, and when they left, they didn't forget to kick Ye Xun twice.

Wen Du picked up Ye Xun, who was covered in blood, and asked anxiously, "How are you?" ”

Ye Xun spat out a mouthful of blood and gasped, "Not dead yet." ”

Wen Du helped him sit up, looked at his injuries and said worriedly, "These two guys are too dark!" This is just the beginning, what will happen in the future? ”

"Just beginning? How many more times? Ye Xun frowned and said unlovingly.

"I can't really say this, they have many families and subordinates. The emperor meant to let them vent, and we would do the next job. ”

"But I can't survive a few times!"

"I know. Is there a problem with the bones? ”

Ye Xun felt it quietly, "There are about four fractures. ”

"These two beasts! I'll have the doctor come and take a look at it for you later. Wen Du looked at the blood stain on Ye Xun's face and said, "Why don't you protect your face?" Look at the wound on this face, you can't even look at it. ”

"I can't protect it, I have more important parts to protect."

"When, still have the heart to joke?"

The second time, Wendu brought with him a thin adult man and a child of about ten years old. They are the sons and grandsons of the 'prince and the marquis', and even if they are in poor health, they are the most noble of the sons and nephews with the protection of the marquis, and all the family business will be inherited by him in the future. And now that Hou Ye is dead, Hou Ye's concubines, nephews, godsons and subordinates, no one takes his sick and weak sister-in-law seriously. He hates Ye Xun more than anyone else.

Seeing Ye Xun's red eyes, the man shouted hysterically to the child, "Cong'er, your grandfather was killed by him, because everything that belonged to him was gone!" As he spoke, he thrashed Ye Xun hard with his fist.

This man is the same age as Ye Xun, half a head shorter than Ye Xun, and the child is only up to Ye Xun's waist. In order to make it easier for them to hit themselves, Ye Xun deliberately knelt on the ground.

The man gritted his teeth and punched and kicked Ye Xun, but Ye Xun didn't feel much pain. The man said to the boy again, "Cong'er, come here!" Hit him hard! Avenge your grandfather and ourselves! ”

The child walked over, showed a fierce expression, and swung his small fist and smashed it on Ye Xun, but the strength was like beating Ye Xun on the back. Apparently his father was not satisfied either, "You break his fingers and break them one by one!" ”

The child hesitated, "Break your fingers?" Does he hurt? ”

The man said viciously, "He doesn't hurt!" He's not human! ”

The child looked at Ye Xun with some fear in his eyes.

"Break it! Avenge your grandfather, and for ourselves! ”

The child cried, "Father, he's going to hurt!" ”

"Don't freak out kids." Ye Xun whispered to the man.

The man was so angry that he kicked Ye Xun a few times, "I want you to take care of it!" You damn it! Cong'er, come here! Hear me! ”

The child wiped away his tears and slowly moved over.

Ye Xun stretched out his hand to him and said softly, "It's okay, break it, uncle doesn't hurt." ”

The child grabbed one of Ye Xun's fingers and used all his strength to break it, Ye Xun endured the severe pain, the green tendons burst out, his face turned red, and he still squeezed out a smile at the child......

Delivering food to Ye Xun, checking his injuries and other things were all done by Shen Wendu himself, and he refused to fake his hands on others. Ye Xun then 'received' three groups of 'prince and marquis' family members, each one more fierce than the other, Ye Xun was seriously injured, and there was almost no good place on his body.

Wen Du was looking at the injuries with an anxious face. Ye Xun stared at him calmly, and suddenly he said, "You don't hate me anymore?" ”

Wen Du was stunned for a moment, "Hate." ”

Ye Xun chuckled, "Stingy." ”

In order to hide his emotions, Wen Du deliberately muttered, "Why is the trauma so serious today?" Are there any broken bones in it? ”

"Yes, the left arm that I just picked up last time was broken again, and two ribs were broken. There is a possibility that one of them is inserted into the organ and hurts when you gasp for breath. Ye Xun's expression was calm, as if he was talking about someone else's injury.

". These brutes! Wen Du couldn't help but curse.

Ye Xun smiled, but immediately wrinkled his face again because of the pain.

Wendu looked at him and suddenly said, "Call me stingy." It's because you keep hating me. ”

Ye Xun nodded, but there was a smile on his face, "Yes, I will never forgive you." I hate it when people cheat on me, especially people I trust. I don't know why I'm willing to say anything to you, discuss with you, and I feel very down-to-earth with you by my side. Suddenly, one day, I realized that I couldn't tell you anymore, and I was really uncomfortable. Later, I could only hold them in my heart and say nothing to anyone. ”

Wendu was just stunned for a moment, then picked up the porridge bowl and lowered his head to feed him porridge. As soon as he took a sip, Ye Xun closed his mouth and shook his head gently. Wen Du persuaded softly, "Let's drink a little more." ”

"I really can't swallow it. Wendu, I don't think I can last long, you tell the emperor, let me go. Ye Xun said weakly.

Wen Du put down the bowl, "I will urge the emperor to let them do it quickly." You...... Hold on for a few more days. I'm going to take a good look at those guys for the next two days and not let them take it that hard. ”

Ye Xun shook his head irritably, "Please!" Talk to the emperor. ”

Wen Du walked into the prison, Ye Xun sat up with a strong spirit, and he found that his face was ugly today. Ye Xun kept staring at him, "Did you tell the emperor?" The emperor didn't agree? ”

Wen Du dodged his gaze and didn't look at him, "Eat first." ”

"I don't eat it. You say, what did the emperor say? ”

Wen Du snorted for a long time before he spoke, "The emperor said that if you... If you dare to die, he will ...... Let your whole family go down there with you. ”

Ye Xun's eyes widened in disbelief, tears flowed down uncontrollably, and it took him a long time before he gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "You go and tell the emperor, I, Ye Xun, for his grand ambition and the fortune of the Ming Dynasty, I will be cut by a thousand knives, and I will definitely hold on to the last breath!" Please him... Be kind to my family! ”

Wen Du rubbed his hands, "Ye Xun, I know you're feeling very uncomfortable right now. Don't blame the emperor, he said angry words. The emperor is also anxious, he has no choice. You hold on a little longer. I'll take a look at your injuries. ”

"Don't touch me!" Ye Xun said sadly.

Wendu ignored him and took care of his injuries.

"How pathetic! I can't even help myself to die! Ye Xun glanced at Wen Du, who was silent, became more and more angry and desperate, and said angrily, "The thing I regret the most in my life is knowing you!" I now finally understand why you had to stop me from dying at that time, because I didn't listen to you, and you want me to pay for my actions! You're going to torture me! ”

Wen Du was stunned for a moment, held back his tears, and pretended not to hear and said to himself, "This bone is not connected, I will find the imperial doctor to come and help you reconnect it." ”

"Pick it up! It's going to be broken after it's finished! What's the use of taking it? Ye Xun roared angrily.

Next, two burly men came, and for some reason Wendu didn't come together. Ye Xun was very uncertain in his heart. The two big men couldn't tell the difference, and they came up and punched and kicked Ye Xun. Ye Xun was beaten and vomited several mouthfuls of blood.

The two men did not seem satisfied, and one of the big men smirked at his companion and said, "I heard that he is a beautiful man who is famous in the capital. I want to make him more beautiful and draw some flowers on his face. ”

As he spoke, he searched around, and saw a rice bowl in the corner, so he picked it up and slammed it against the wall, and there was an incomparably sharp piece of porcelain in his hand.

He said to his companion, "Hold him!" ”

Ye Xun heard the sound of the bowl breaking and knew what he was going to do, so he covered his face with both hands. The two of them couldn't pull his hand away, so they kicked him fiercely, scratched the back of his hand with a porcelain piece, and scratched his body. Ye Xun was already seriously injured after a period of torture, and was beaten violently by two big men with big shoulders and round waists, and gradually lost his strength, and the two of them broke his hands when they saw the situation, trampled his two arms under their feet, and scratched wildly on his face with the porcelain pieces in his hands......

Ye Xun usually endured no matter how hard he was beaten, but this time he let out a very miserable scream, and for the first time he hoped that the people outside would hear it and come to save him. He even shouted out the name of 'Shen Wendu' loudly: "Ah! Yes! No! Help me! Yes! Shen Wendu! Shen Wendu! Save me! But no one came to save him......

When Wen Du hurriedly came, Ye Xun had already become a bloody man. Wendu angrily chased the two men away. Ye Xun covered his face with his hands and lay in the corner shivering.

Wendu was about to cry guiltily, "I'm sorry, I'm late." It's all my fault! Ye Xun didn't say anything. Wen Du asked the doctor to treat his wounds, but from that day on, Ye Xun's condition became worse and worse.

Next, in addition to Ye Xun's worse physical condition, he also had no desire to survive, and his fist hit him like hitting a sandbag made of flesh and bones, without making a sound. All you can hear is the muffled sound of fists hitting flesh and the crunch of broken bones. Ye Xun spent most of his time in a coma.

Shen Wendu was bowing his head to treat Ye Xun's wounds, and he couldn't bear to look at the shocking wounds on Ye Xun's face. Ye Xun, who was in a coma, suddenly woke up and said weakly, "Wendu, it's good to have you." Shen Wendu couldn't hold back any longer, turned his head and cried bitterly. He covered his mouth to prevent himself from making a sound, and tears could not help but fall......

The emperor saw that Wen Du came back with a strange expression, and his eyes were still red, so he asked, "Are you going to see him again?" ”

Wen Du threw himself on his knees, wanting to say something but choked up and couldn't speak.

The emperor said in a deep voice, "I know that Ye Xun didn't give you this brother in vain. We have done our best, and then life and death will depend on his creation. ”

"Your Majesty, maybe we shouldn't force it. Instead, let him choose. He is better off than dead now......" Wen Du said as he spoke, unable to speak any more.

"I'm uncomfortable too. But like you said, once people are gone, there is no hope at all. I want him to live. The emperor said resolutely.

"Maybe I was wrong in the first place. For him, death is a better relief. ”

The emperor roared angrily, "It's all this time, you tell me this!" It's too late now! We can't go back! Starting tomorrow, I will pour him a bowl of old ginseng soup every day, and he shouldn't have to last long. I have already ordered General Teng to do another military handover. ”

Wen Du heard a report from someone that in the past two days, he found someone wandering outside the gate of Fusi in Beizhen, who was dressed simply and looked like a peasant woman. Wen Du stood at the gate and looked, and sure enough, he saw a woman not far away, and when he saw Wen Du, he walked towards him, "Wen Du! ”

When the man approached, Wen Du realized that it was Ruolian, Wen Du looked her up and down, and found that her whole person was thin and haggard. "Madame! How do you dress like this? ”

"I want to see you, but I'm afraid of getting you in trouble."

"You... What are you looking for me? Wen Du asked knowingly.

"How is Ye Xun now?" Ruolian asked eagerly.

"Hmm......" Wen Du didn't know how to reply.

"Is he still alive?"

Wendu nodded.

Ruolian was a little relieved, "Can you let me meet him?" ”

Wen Du shook his head, "Ye Xun told me that I must not let you go to see him." He...... I'm afraid you're distressed. ”

"Ye Xun is ...... now" Ruolian covered her mouth to prevent herself from crying, "It's miserable?" ”

Wen Du nodded, not daring to look at Ruolian's eyes.

To Wendu's surprise, Ruolian said with tears in her eyes, "Then don't torture him, let him go." I...... I can't bear to let him suffer any more. ”

"Madam, these things are things that you and I can't decide. There's a lot going on in there, it's complicated. ”

"Wendu, although many people told me that you have changed, and also said that you and Ye Xun turned against each other, and you embarrassed him everywhere. But I don't believe it. You two used to be as good as one person. Ye Xun is just a little stubborn, but he is like this because he cares about you. You don't blame him. Ruolian looked at Wendu softly and said.

Wen Du shook his head, and tears couldn't help but fall, "Madam, I ......"

"I'm sure you've been helping him, it's just that sometimes you can't do anything about it. Ye Xun is in your place now, you take care of him and let him suffer as little as possible. I went to beg the emperor and let him go. ”

"Madam, don't be impulsive, it's useless. Your Majesty, he has his considerations and difficulties. ”

"Then I'll go and beg the Queen Mother, the princess. You can't just do nothing and watch him suffer alone, right? Wendu, Ye Xun pleases you. ”

Wen Du cried bitterly, "Madam, I also want to protect him well, but I can't." Ye Xun is like this now, and I am also very uncomfortable. ”

Ruolian felt that her heart was pierced by something, and it hurt very much, but she still tried to restrain herself, and said very calmly, "I really can't do it, and I don't have to feel guilty, you just have to do your best." ”

"Madame, take care of yourself as well."

Ruolian nodded and left.

Ye Xun's whole body couldn't move anymore, but his eyes were still shining, and his voice wasn't as weak as it looked, "What did you give me to drink in the past two days?" ”

"Ginseng soup." Wen Du said lightly.

"Hmph, no wonder. I've never drunk anything so good before, don't give it to me again, it's a waste. ”

"This is what the emperor ordered." Wen Du's tone was cold, forcing himself not to mix a trace of emotion. As he spoke, he put the ginseng soup to his mouth, and Ye Xun forced his mouth shut. Wen Du persuaded, "Drink it, or you won't be able to hold on." ”

"I can! I can't even close my eyes at night now. I am enduring and suffering all the time, and it is really better to live than to die! Even if you do it, why don't you give me a moment to be unconscious? Ye Xun pleaded almost in despair.

Wendu finally couldn't hold on anymore and yelled, "You can't get water and rice now, how can you hold on?" ”

"If you can't hold on, you won't hold on! Anyway, I don't drink anymore. Ye Xun said fiercely.

If Wendu doesn't listen to him, he has to feed him. Ye Xun tried his best to knock over the bowl with the hand that could still move. Wen Du looked at him and instructed the people outside, "Bring another bowl of ginseng soup!" ”

When the ginseng soup was brought, Wen Du avoided his eyes, pinched his face with one hand and poured the ginseng soup into it with the other. Then he still didn't look at Ye Xun's resentful and complaining eyes, didn't say anything, and left directly.

As soon as the emperor returned to the study, he informed the queen mother, the princess, and the concubine to ask to see him.

The queen mother, the princess, and the concubine came in a hurry. As soon as she entered the door, the Queen Mother asked, "Ye Xun, what is he like now?" How does the emperor plan to judge his case? ”

The master of the horse knelt on the ground and begged, "Your Majesty, please save my eldest brother......"

The emperor was already in a lot of trouble, and they were annoyed by it, and they came here to make trouble, the emperor was completely angry, and it was inconvenient to be angry with his mother and sister, so the emperor had to shout at the horse, "Ye Xun has committed such a big thing, what?" Do you still want to beg me to spare him? ”

The concubine snorted, "Your Majesty, of course the minister hopes that the emperor can give my eldest brother a light sentence, but Mrs. Ye came to the mansion yesterday to beg me, hoping that the emperor would allow him to suffer less torture and ascend to bliss as soon as possible." ”

"No, I can't. I won't let Brother Tianyu die! The princess cried.

"Do you want him to die or live?" The emperor said impatiently.

The Queen Mother said slowly, "Mrs. Ye feels that he has no chance of survival, and wants him to suffer less." The mourning family heard that every few days, the family of the Marquis of Qingyuan went to the prison to torture him, and he was no longer human. I'm afraid that Mrs. Ye also knows. ”

Jinglin was taken aback and cried, "Brother Huang! We grew up playing with Brother Tianyu since childhood, how can you treat him like this! ”

"Your Majesty, how can you let them treat my eldest brother like this!" Liang Hongbin also couldn't hide his resentment.

"I have my share of difficulties. Now the situation in the court is very tense, and victory or defeat is at this critical moment, and I have no choice but to do so. The emperor said with a gloomy expression.

"Then, follow Mrs. Ye's wishes and let Ye Xun suffer less." The Queen Mother said.

"But I've insisted on it now! Hold on a little longer, the situation is stable, and maybe I can save his life. ”

"Huang'er, Jinglin, they don't know what's going on, but the mourning family knows! Why did Ye Xun kill the Marquis of Qingyuan for no reason? Who did he kill for? Isn't it too cruel for you to use him to drag down his nephews and subordinates now! ”

"The queen mother, the original plan was not like this, it was his arbitrary actions that led to the current consequences. I can't help it. I'm already doing my best to save the day, and you're giving me three days now. I'll give you an explanation. ”

The two brocade guards put one person on the main hall, and the man could no longer stand, and even had difficulty sitting up, so he could only lie on the ground. Suddenly, the hundreds of officials in the court began to discuss. The man had no hair tied up, his long black hair hung down, and it looked smooth, apparently freshly combed. The prison clothes were also new, but they were soaked red with bright blood. This person's face was crisscrossed with large and small wounds, and he could no longer distinguish the original appearance.

Liang Hongbin, the captain of the horse, stepped forward, knelt beside the man, couldn't help crying, and shouted, "Brother! Elder brother! Is that you? ”

Lu Heng also walked over in a daze, and asked tremblingly, "Who are you?" Is it Ye Xun? ”

"Teacher, it's me." The voice is Ye Xun's, although it is not as loud as before, it is also full of energy. It doesn't look like it came out of that bloody body.

"You... How did this happen? Lu Heng's voice choked.

"Teacher, it's okay, don't be sad. I'm going to be relieved soon. There was a smile in his voice.

"Who is Your Highness?" The emperor's voice came from the main hall, and His Royal Highness immediately fell silent.

"Chen Yexun knocks on the emperor! Because most of the bones on the minister's body have been broken, please forgive the minister for not being able to bow down. ”

"No need to worship. I listen to you...... Feel like you're in good spirits, huh? ”

"Your Majesty, because the minister knows that today is an important day, the minister drank two bowls of thick ginseng soup this morning, one bowl more than usual. To say that this ginseng soup is really a good thing, the minister has not been able to eat water and rice for a few days, but he can still be energetic. If it weren't for it, I'm afraid the minister wouldn't be able to survive now. ”

The emperor heard the mockery in his words, so he snorted lightly, "Don't talk about anything else." Now I ask you, did you kill the Marquis of Qingyuan? ”

"I killed it." Ye Xun replied very dryly.

"Why did you kill him?"

"Because he's damned!"

"Damn? There are so many damned people in the world, why do you want to kill them? ”

"The minister thinks he is too arrogant and unpleasant."

"Hmph, your reason is too far-fetched. If you want to talk about arrogance, you are full of nonsense in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, aren't you more arrogant than him now? I have already sent someone to investigate the whole process, you have some grudges with the Marquis of Qingyuan, the rivers and lakes have grievances, you originally wanted to find him to compete in a duel, but in the process of the competition, you killed him......"

As soon as the emperor's words fell, the hall began to discuss again. Ye Xun was also surprised, but he didn't speak.

The emperor waited for His Royal Highness to talk about it before saying, "Ye Xun, are you guilty?" ”

"The minister is guilty! Murder pays for life, and the minister is willing to accept the sanction of the law of the land. ”

The emperor glanced at Xingwang next to him and said, "Decree!" ”

Xingwang unfolded a volume of Huangling and read it aloud in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, "Ye Xun, the deputy envoy of the military department, and Zhu Jinrong, the marquis of Qingyuan, were killed by mistake because of a brawl. The Marquis of Qingyuan went through three dynasties and worked hard, but he died unexpectedly, and I am deeply saddened. Ye Xun should have been severely punished, but he had comforted the spirit of Hou Ye in the sky. But remembering that Ye Xun was really killed by mistake, and he had repeatedly made military exploits, he was specially sentenced to be a soldier! ”

For a while, His Royal Highness and others were stunned, and there was not a single sound in the entire imperial court. Only one of the family members of the Marquis of Qingyuan was a little dissatisfied, and muttered, "Why did you sentence a confiscated army?" Isn't that too light? ”

Another person from the Marquis of Qingyuan winked at him and stopped, "You don't understand, the emperor is helping us." ”

"The minister disagrees!" It was Ye Xun who shouted. "The minister doesn't want to fill the army, he just wants to die!" Ye Xun struggled to remember, but couldn't move.

"Brother, what are you going to do?" Liang Hongbin, who was next to him, found that Ye Xun was exerting all over his body, so he asked.

"Help me up!" Ye Xun shouted panting.

Liang Hongbin hurriedly stood up and tried his best to help Ye Xun, Ye Xun endured the severe pain on his body and finally barely stood up.

The emperor glanced at him, and the way he staggered and stood on the hall made him have mixed feelings. The emperor paused and continued, "That's it." Departing in three days. ”

"Your Majesty! Zhu Zhanji! Ye Xun suddenly felt the blood surge, spurted out a large mouthful of blood with a 'poof', and then fell to the ground with a bang......

Wen Du and Xingwang behind the emperor have been worrying about their hearts, and they are anxious. The moment Ye Xun fell to the ground, Wen Du was so anxious that he wanted to run down. The emperor grabbed his hand and stopped him with a fierce gaze. Wendu had to bow his head, and Nuo Nuo stepped back.

His Highness was in a state of confusion, the Lieutenant of the Horse was shouting, and more ministers were chatting noisily......

The emperor shouted at His Highness, "Someone! Carry the person down! ”