The capital, the Jinyi Guard's edict.

Zhou Shuye, who was half-hung in the air, was covered in blood, his skin was open, and there were several white bones visible on his body. There were all kinds of torture instruments around him, and they looked like they had just been used.

Tian Ergeng's smile was even more terrifying in the dimly lit torture room, and it had been a long time since he had personally interrogated the prisoner. The last time I had this treatment, it was Yang Lian, the leader of the Donglin Party like Zuo Guangdou.

"Zhou Shuye, why bother, as long as you open your mouth, we are still friends, and I will invite you to the best restaurant to eat and drink after you have recovered from your injury. Xiaofu Wang is cold by nature, you are here to die for him, I don't know what he treats you for, do you know how he used to play with your daughter? "Tian Ergeng is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, as long as he wants to know, he can instantly know the details of each person.

Zhou Shuye endured the pain, his upper and lower teeth kept chattering, touched a piece, and said, "Tian Ergeng, do you know what the difference between us is?" ”

"You? Phew, do you deserve to be compared to me? My grandfather was a scholar of the military department, and you are just a scholar on the ground, and now you are just a dog in the palace. ”

Zhou Shuye raised his head with difficulty, spit a mouthful of bloody saliva in his mouth, looked sideways at Tian Ergeng and said, "I call myself King Xiaofu's dog, and King Xiaofu treats me as a person; You claim to be a person, a noble person, but Wei Zhongxian treats you like a dog. That's the difference, do you remember? Hey, hey, haha.. Ahem"

Tian Ergeng changed color, and Zhou Shuye's words were like a spike, stabbing his self-esteem. He is indeed the confidant of Wei Zhongxian's henchmen, but Wei Zhongxian beats and scolds him from the bottom of his heart, and he never has any scruples. Tian Ergeng is attached to Wei Zhongxian for the sake of power, but this does not mean how loyal he is to Wei Zhongxian. On the contrary, he deeply despised Wei Zhongxian, who was born as a pariah, in his heart. In his eyes, he is a nobleman and a descendant of a member of the court. And Wei Zhongxian is just a castrated minion, but it is this minion who has become his own master. This is the pain in his heart, which has always been buried in his heart, and today he was nakedly uncovered by Zhou Shuye and stabbed.

Tian Ergeng's eyes showed a fierce light, and he snatched the whip from the jailer's hand, and was about to step forward to torture him. Zhou Shuye tilted his head, his blood-stained hair was attached to his forehead, and there was a faint smile. Rao is Tian Ergeng was ruthless, and he was also taken aback by his disgusting smile, then he shook his senses and said with a smile: "Zhou Shuye, you want to provoke me and make me ruthless." You want to die, don't you? Haha, if you want to die, I won't let you die, our Jinyi Wei has eighteen kinds of tricks such as finger swinging, clamping sticks, peeling, tongue pulling, broken spine, falling fingers, piercing hearts, pipa, etc., you can use it well. ”

Zhou Shuye lowered his head, his hair covered his cheeks again, Tian Ergeng was even more proud, and ordered: "You continue to interrogate him, remember, don't kill me." After a night of rectification, this cheap guy is not tired, but I am tired, I will go back to the house to rest. ”

The two brocade-clothed guards behind him smiled and nodded, they are all ruthless people who have been in prison for a long time, for so many years, I don't know how many tough guys have become like dogs begging under their hands, begging themselves to kill them quickly, in order to beg for death, they are willing to say anything, they are willing to do anything. can survive his harsh punishment, except for the dead, the only one is Yang Lian back then. The person in front of them is obviously a person who will obediently turn into a dog in their eyes.

On the street outside the prison, the husband held a lantern and struck a gong and shouted: "The weather is dry, be careful of the candles." ”

The gong sounded twice, the second watch day, and the night was still very long, but the time of Zhu Youxiao, the emperor of the Apocalypse, was not long. Zhu Youxiao, who woke up suddenly, had already realized that his limit was approaching, and after summoning the first assistant Huang Liji and Wei Zhongxian, he sent someone to spread his own emperor and believe in Wang Zhu Youzhen.

On the dragon bed of the East Warm Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao leaned on the pillow and looked at his younger brother in front of him, Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters. Zhu Youzhen knelt on the ground, with tears on his face, and cried: "Brother Zhu Youzhen knocked to see the imperial brother." ”

"Ahem, calm down, you come here. Ahem.." Zhu Youzhen knelt on the ground, crawled to the bed, and looked at the dying imperial brother in front of him. He and Zhu Youxiao are half-brothers, and they have never had a deep relationship, but Zhu Youxiao's son was killed by Mrs. Ke, and in the end he became the first heir to the throne.

He has always hated his imperial brother, in his eyes, Zhu Youxiao favored the eunuchs, was interested in entertainment, extravagance and corruption was an out-and-out faint monarch, and the scourge of the country passed down by his ancestors was full of holes. Now that he is finally going to die, the country will definitely be 10,000 times better than his governance when it comes to his own hands.

Zhu Youxiao has always been smart, but he used it crookedly, and now when he is about to die, he is even more clear, and he can easily perceive that the sadness on the face of the younger brother in front of him cannot be concealed, and the disdain and disgust in his eyes. But there is no way, he has no heirs, and the country cannot be passed on to outsiders, Zhu Youxiao said mockingly: "My life is not long, come and come, my brother should be Yao Shun." ”

Zhu Youzhen cried bitterly, lay on the side of the bed and wept: "Brother Huang take care of the Holy Body, and he will be healthy in the near future." ”

Zhu Youxiao no longer paid attention to him, and glanced at Wei Zhongxian next to him, only to see that his eyes were red and swollen, like a bereavement. Zhu Youxiao laughed self-deprecatingly, the royal family affection is weak, but it is not as sincere as this old slave to me. Thinking that after he left, Wei Zhongxian offended too many people, and it was inevitable that he would be liquidated without his own protection. Zhu Youxiao took Zhu Youzhen's hand with one hand, and pointed at Wei Zhongxian with the other and said, "This old slave is loyal and can count big things." Wei Zhongxian fell to his knees, wept bitterly, and shouted "Your Majesty."

Zhu Youzhen looked at his actions coldly, and promised his imperial brother on his lips, but what he thought in his heart was, this eunuch who stole the authority of the country with clever words, I will kill him sooner or later. "Brother Huang rest assured, Gonggong Wei is loyal, the younger brother knows, the younger brother will be... Brother Huang? Brother Huang! Brother Huang..."

In the imperial city, the bells and drums rang leisurely, continuously, nine times in a row, and the sound spread throughout the inside and outside of the forbidden palace. All the eunuchs and palace maids stopped, and the entire Ouchi was silent. After a while, the bell rang again, and everyone knelt on the ground, crying, and knelt down to the Qianqing Palace where the emperor was located, and kowtowed.