Chapter 497: Confession
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After Gao Ming woke up, the first thing Gao Ming did was to find Liu Bing, and then asked him with a straight face.
"Liu Bing, let me ask you something, you must tell me honestly, the eldest grandson is gone, is he still good? I tell you, my sister, if I were to be widowed, you would be guilty of greatness...... No, I'll have to find a way to get her to remarry......"
Liu Bing: "......"
According to Liu Bing's original thoughts, he felt that Gao Ming hurriedly found him after waking up, and he should have wanted to ask him about the situation of the early dynasty, but he didn't expect Gao Ming's first question was whether the eldest grandson Chong could do it.
What does it matter to you whether the eldest grandson Chong is okay or not? I still want to throw the black cauldron to our family, if there is no order from you, will our family dare to use a knife against the horse master?
Thinking of this, Liu Bing suddenly glanced at Gao Ming resentfully, and then arched towards him with an aggrieved face.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the old slave dares to vouch for his life, he will definitely do it, and he will definitely not let the princess guard it...... That living widow! ”
Liu Bing's tone was very affirmative, and his expression was also very confident, and this confidence stemmed from his career as a castration master for more than ten years.
As a professional castration master, before Li Shimin ascended the throne, Liu Bing was already a leader in this industry, and the eunuchs and eunuchs who were castrated by him were like carps crossing the river.
After slaughtering so many sparrows, Liu Bing of course also gained a lot of experience, in addition to being more proficient, he also summed up a set of his own castration experience.
Castration is divided into age groups, and only two eggs are removed before the age of ten, because the boy is not developing at that time, or is just beginning to develop, and after taking the eggs, it is considered completely castrated.
After the age of ten, the boy has already developed a little, so in addition to cutting off two balls, the rod must be cut in half to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
As for fifteen years old, this is already the age of marriage in Datang, that is to say, a man of this age is no longer a child, but a mature man, if a man like this wants to be a eunuch, he must be one-size-fits-all!
Some people didn't know this, so they privately asked Lang to cut the eggs, and ran to apply for eunuchs, but when they arrived in the palace, they knew that they had cut less, and they had to be stabbed again.
That feeling can only be described as sour.
In order to completely reassure Gao Ming, Liu Bing made a comprehensive analysis of the eunuch profession to Gao Ming, and told Gao Ming what he had experienced in his own life.
After listening to Liu Bing's story, Gao Ming couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Alas, cut the eggs before the age of ten and keep the birds, and cut them all after the fifteenth, and the book will be hated less when it is used, and if you want to be a eunuch, you must be early!"
"Poof...... cough cough cough cough ......"
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, there was a violent coughing sound at the door, and when he looked up, he immediately saw Li Shimin's blushing face, coughing and walking out of the door.
Seeing this scene, Gao Ming's eyes suddenly widened in surprise.
"When did you come, old man?"
"When you say, 'When the book is used, you will hate less, and if you want to be a eunuch, you should be early'!"
Speaking of this, Li Shimin immediately glared at Gao Ming angrily.
"It's a good sentence to persuade you, but I was ruined by you, hum, is your body better? Why don't I let the Imperial Doctor take a look at it again! ”
Seeing that although Li Shimin was stern on the surface, his words revealed a sense of concern, Gao Ming's heart warmed, and he immediately laughed.
"I'm fine, I don't need to call the imperial doctor, I'm just a little bored, so I asked Liu Bing to come over and talk, and ask him something by the way."
"Hmm!"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin nodded suddenly, and then glanced at Liu Bing.
"You're right to ask him, but there are some things he still doesn't know, come, take a look at this!"
As he spoke, Li Shimin took out a piece of cloth from his arms and handed it to Gao Ming.
The cloth that Li Shimin took out was nothing else, it was the blood book that Gao Ming asked Liu Bing to make, Li Shimin had thrown it on the hall before, and after retiring from the court, Liu Bing picked it up and handed it to him.
Looking at the blood book handed over by Li Shimin, Gao Ming suddenly raised his eyebrows, and then raised his chin towards Liu Bing.
"Lao Liu, you go to the door and keep guard, don't let anyone in, including the crown princess!"
"Yes!"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Liu Bing didn't say anything, just agreed, and then bowed to Li Shimin, walked out, and closed the door after going out.
Seeing that the door was closed, Gao Mingcai smiled at Li Shimin again.
"Old man, I don't need to read this blood book to know the content, because this blood book is what I asked Liu Bing to write!"
"Hiss......"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin immediately gasped, and then looked at Gao Ming with incredible eyes.
Li Shimin's shock was also expected by Gao Ming, because he knew that in this society soaked in Confucianism, scholars valued fame heavily.
In this era, "a soldier can be killed but not humiliated" is not an empty phrase, because the "Book of Rites: Confucianism" is written like this: "Confucianism is amiable but cannot be robbed, but it can be approached but not forced." It can be killed but not humiliated. ”
Because of this sentence, a lot of nerds who eat soft and not hard have been created, and many readers who have no power to tie up their chickens can also die for the sake of fame!
In this context, everyone's thinking has entered a circle, that is, reputation is more important than life!
Therefore, after the "Xuanwumen Naked Lying Incident", from Li Shimin to other officials, they suspected many people, but none of them doubted Gao Ming.
Because in their opinion, if they were replaced, even if they didn't die after such an incident, they would not be able to see anyone, and Gao Ming, as one of the biggest victims of this incident, could not be the initiator!
Li Shimin also thought so, so when Gao Ming said that he was the "black behind the scenes", he immediately showed considerable surprise.
"You did this? So what is your reason for doing this even if you don't want to defile yourself? ”
Looking at Li Shimin's shocked appearance, Gao Ming suddenly smiled slightly.
"There are two main reasons for this."
Saying this, Gao Ming raised a finger towards Li Shimin.
"The first reason is that I plan to take advantage of this meeting to kill the salt farms of other families in one fell swoop and take back the power of salt, if the Tang Dynasty wants to have long-term peace and stability, salt and iron must be mastered, otherwise it will become a source of turmoil!"
Hearing Gao Ming's reason, Li Shimin immediately nodded.
"Yes, I think the same way, so I have already ridden the guards to block other salt farms, anyway, the Fanyang salt field is enough to supply the entire Tang Dynasty, I no longer need to rely on the salt of those families, I agree with this reason, so what about the second reason?"
Hearing Li Shimin's question, Gao Ming suddenly pursed his lips and was silent for a while, and then let out a long sigh.
"Alas...... The second reason is that I asked Liu Bing to cut off the two eggs of the eldest grandson Chong, if I don't make something big, how can I cover up this matter? ”
"Shhh...... You ......"
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Li Shimin gasped again, and stretched out his finger to Gao Ming, unable to say a word for a long time.