Wu Heng led people to escort Liu Zhixiang and a few people to follow Zhao Kuo to the county guard mansion, and at this time, in the county guard mansion, the county guard Zhao Tuo, who was passed on by Zhao Kuo, the king of Yanyun City, and Li Duwei, who managed the military of Yanyun City, had already arrived and gathered together.

Several people didn't understand what His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince's Royal Highness had suddenly summoned them today.

At this time, an obese middle-aged man walked in outside the door, and as soon as he saw Zhao Tuo, he asked, "Zhao Junshou, why did you say that you were an official to discuss a matter, and you sent me a small person?" I have a lot of things to do every day" After speaking, he unceremoniously found a place to sit down, picked up the tea on the tea table, and drank it a few times, this person is Liu Fugui, the richest man in Yanyun City.

Zhao Tuo also picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, squinted at him and said, "It's not the official who summoned you, do you think you have a lot of business?" This official has more things to do than you, but His Royal Highness summoned him, how can he not come? ”

"Fourth Highness?" After hearing this, Liu Fugui thought for a moment: "Is it the fourth highness who is not loved by the emperor and is the most powerless in Zhao State?" ”

After finishing speaking, he smiled again: "If you don't mention him, Zhao Junshou, I almost forgot that this Fourth Highness is in our Yanyun City now."

"No matter how powerful the Fourth Highness is, then he is also a dignified prince, after he comes in a while, you have to pay attention to me when you speak, so as not to get into trouble"

"This is nature," Liu Fugui said this, but his fat face still showed a disapproving expression.

"Having said that, since this highness came to the city, hasn't he always been unable to leave the gate? Today suddenly waited for me

What the hell is it called? Isn't he ready to leave for Zhaodu and want to take some benefits from us? Wang Zhi also looked at Zhao Tuo in confusion and asked.

After Liu Fugui heard this, he stood up directly and shouted: "Let me declare first, if this Royal Highness really came to ask for silver, I don't have a son, don't look at how much I earn on weekdays, but the family has a lot of money, besides, I have paid a lot of money to His Royal Highness the Three Princes, and now there are four more princes, I don't have any silver to be filial piety."

After Zhao Tuo heard him say this, he glanced at him with some disdain, but he didn't speak.

After a few people were silent for a moment, Zhao Tuo asked again: "Those juniors in your family, have they all been safe recently?" Didn't you go out and cause trouble again, did you? Now His Royal Highness and Princess Yan are still in the city, but you must not provoke them" After saying this, Zhao Tuo felt that his eyelids actually jumped, which made him feel as if something bad was going to happen.

At this time, Li Duwei, who had been sitting on the side and had never spoken, suddenly slapped the table and said: "It's bad, I met my family going out this morning, so I casually asked him where he was going, and replied that a few people had made an appointment to go to Guyun Temple today, and the person who came to pass the word just now said that the Fourth Highness was coming from Guyun Temple at the moment, could it be that they really provoked the Fourth Highness in Guyun Temple?" ”

After Li Duwei finished speaking, several other people were stunned, thinking that things would not be so rushed, right?

Zhao Tuo opened his mouth and asked them again: "None of you have told them that the Fourth Highness is in the city now?" ”

"I don't have enough time to earn money on weekdays, so why don't I have time to tell him this," Liu Fugui replied with a bitter face.

And Wang Zhi also shook his head directly.

Zhao Tuo sighed and said, "Alas, this official is busy on weekdays, and he hasn't seen his ambition for half a month. If they really provoke the Fourth Highness this time, it will not be possible to lose their lives, but they will inevitably have to suffer some hardships, after all, they are dignified princes, and it is inevitable that they will suffer some flesh and skin."

Liu Fugui heard that he would not worry about his life, so he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of tea and said: "As long as the life is still there, it doesn't matter how many boards the rebel in my family beats him, it doesn't matter."

"After the Fourth Highness comes down in a while, let's see the opportunity to act."

About half an hour later, Zhao Kuo and the others finally came to the county guard from Guyun Temple. Before Zhao Kuo could walk into the door, Zhao Tuo led a few other people out to greet him.

After Zhao Tuo and the others saw Zhao Kuo, they all bent down and saluted Zhao Kuo and said: "The Fourth Highness has visited, but I can't welcome you from afar, forgive your sins" After speaking, he looked up and saw Liu Zhixiang, who was still being held by Wu Heng with a miserable face behind Zhao Kuo at the moment, and suddenly his heart trembled, and then he glanced at Zhao Kuo with some resentment.

Zhao Kuo snorted lightly, did not speak, and walked straight to the palace. Although Zhao Tuo was unhappy, he couldn't bear to follow Zhao Kuo into the hall at this moment.

Entering the hall, Zhao Kuo unceremoniously sat in the upper seat and shouted at Wu Heng: "Escort them up"

Immediately, Liu Zhixiang and several people were brought up.

"Kneel," Zhao Kuo shouted at the few of them.

Liu Zhixiang and a few people were outside the mansion just now, and after seeing Zhao Tuo, before he could open his mouth to ask his uncle to avenge him, he heard his uncle call each other the Fourth Highness, and several people were stunned in an instant, they only knew how to eat, drink and have fun on weekdays, where did they ever notice that His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince was now in Yanyun City, and where would they have thought that the person they provoked this time happened to be His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince?

Just when a few people were still in a daze, Zhao Tuo walked up to them, kicked a few of them, and reprimanded loudly: "Your Royal Highness asked you to kneel, are you all deaf?" On weekdays, this official teaches you and others, as a child of an official family, you must abide by discipline and law, and now you even dare to provoke the anger of the Four Highnesses, it is really damned, why don't you kneel down for the official and obey the whereabouts of the Four Highnesses? ”

Zhao Kuo sat in his position and watched coldly as Zhao Tuo punched and kicked a few of them, do you Zhao Tuo want to teach me a lesson first, let me open the net?

After a while, Zhao Tuo, who was full of "righteousness", came to Zhao Kuo, bent down and said: "Fourth Highness, these people are really guilty and deserve death, they dare to anger the Fourth Highness, and please ask the Fourth Highness to tell you why these people have offended you, and I will wait for them to be sentenced according to law."

At this time, a maid came to serve tea to Zhao Kuo, Zhao Kuo picked up the teacup and sighed lightly, and replied lightly: "They didn't offend me."

As soon as Zhao Kuo's words came out, Zhao Tuo and the others were stunned, they didn't offend you, what are you doing? Idle?

After a while, Zhao Tuo, who was the first to come back to his senses, pointed to the few people kneeling on the ground and asked, "The four highnesses, this is... Why? ”

"They didn't offend me, but these brutes actually dared to rob women in broad daylight, intending to destroy people's innocence, Zhao Junshou, how do you say this should be convicted?"

After Zhao Tuo heard this, his face changed, and he did not answer.

Zhao Kuo looked at the others and asked, "Wang Zhi?" You tell me? How to convict? ”

Wang Zhi still did not answer.

"Lieutenant Li?" Still no one spoke.

Zhao Kuo looked at Liu Fugui, and saw that he had a sideways face, extremely fat, and he didn't even bother to ask him in an instant, "Why is there one less?" ”

This time, Wang Zhi spoke: "Back to His Royal Highness, Wu Zhixian went out on an errand, and he was not in the city at this time."

"I asked you, since you don't open your mouth, then His Highness will personally convict them?"

Zhao Kuo and the others glanced at each other, and then said together: "It's all up to the decision of the Four Highnesses."

Zhao Tuo and the others all knew that this matter involved their own children and nephews, and they were not good at convicting them, and at the same time they let Zhao Kuo decide, and it was also judged that Zhao Kuo would definitely not condemn them too much, after all, this is Yanyun City, it is their territory, as long as this fourth highness is not too stupid, he will not do anything about it, kidnapping a promiscuous woman, this kind of thing is big and big, but it is also a small matter to say that he is a small matter, it all depends on who the person involved.

"Since you believe in me so much, then I will be the master for you, Wu Heng, go and get a few sticks to come in"

"No" After Wu Heng was ordered to go out, he took in a few wooden sticks and threw them on the ground after a while.

Zhao Kuo said again: "I know that you are all good officials of my Zhao Kingdom who loves the people like sons, but the people in Yanyun City don't seem to know much, right?" In this way, in order to let the people know that you are jealous and hateful, and your own children will not tolerate breaking the law, so I have decided to let you do it, and pick up the sticks on the ground to punish your own rebels."

After Zhao Tuo and the others heard this, they looked at each other, and there was a little anger on their faces, especially Zhao Tuo, who felt that Zhao Kuo was slapping him in the face at the moment, and he didn't give him the slightest face.

Zhao Kuo saw that a few people were slow to move, so he said again: "Do you want me to send the soldiers of the Black Flag Army to do it?" I can tell you, the soldiers of the Black Flag Army are not serious, and if any of your children are beaten to death, I will not be responsible."

Several people were silent for a moment, Liu Fugui took the lead in picking up a wooden stick on the ground in his hand, and asked Zhao Kuo again: "Dare to ask His Royal Highness, how many big boards shall we play?" ”

"How many boards?" Zhao Kuo grinned, laughing very arrogantly, and then Wu Heng and several other Black Flag Army soldiers also laughed.

And Zhao Tuo and the others all had cold faces, looking at Zhao Kuo without saying a word.

"Each has an arm off" Zhao Kuo suddenly stopped laughing and said coldly.

Each severed an arm, and these four words kept repeating in the minds of Zhao Tuo and the others.

Then, Liu Fugui suddenly knelt on the ground and cried to Zhao Kuo: "Fourth Highness, I still want to open the net, the villain is such a son, please show mercy to His Royal Highness."

Zhao Tuo and a few others were still standing there looking at Zhao Kuo, and they didn't open their mouths to intercede for their children, but they could see that they were all unhappy.

"Open the net?" Zhao Kuo stood up at this time, walked to Liu Fugui, who was kneeling on the ground, kicked him in the shoulder, kicked him to the ground, and said sharply: "Who should the woman who was kidnapped and bullied by them find to open up?" Yes? Do you know that the person they took captive is still unconscious, and you still want me to open the net? ”

Zhao Kuo walked back to his seat and sat down, and continued to ask, "I'll ask you one last time, do you do it or not?" ”

There was no response below.

"Wu Heng"

"The Last Will Be"

"Do your hands, cut off their arms"

"No", and then Wu Heng and several soldiers of the Black Flag Army each picked up a wooden stick on the ground and began to walk towards the few people kneeling on the ground.

"Father, save me, I don't want to break my arm"

"Uncle... Uncle, "A few people kneeling on the ground, seeing Wu Heng and them holding wooden sticks, really came to break their arms, and they were so frightened that they began to open their mouths for help.

Liu Zhixiang looked at his nephew with an angry face, sometimes looked at Zhao Kuo, and just when Wu Heng raised the wooden stick in his hand and was about to fall on Liu Zhixiang, he opened his mouth and shouted: "Stop, the official will cut off his arm by himself."

After several other people saw Zhao Tuo speak, they also hurriedly agreed, claiming that they were willing to cut off their own nephew's arm by themselves.

Zhao Kuo waved his hand, and Wu Heng and the others threw the wooden stick on the ground again and retreated.

Zhao Tuo slowly picked up a wooden stick on the ground, then weighed it in his hand a few times, and asked Zhao Kuo: "Is the Fourth Highness really going to be so strict today?" Don't you know how to do things and leave a line, and you can't do everything? ”

"Are you doing this for His Highness?"

"The minister doesn't dare"

"If you don't dare, then hurry up and do it early"

After hearing this, Zhao Tuo took a deep breath, clenched the wooden stick in his hand, and shouted out the door: "Someone is coming"