In the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, after Chongzhen sat on the imperial case, he was like a pet standing on the side. The two monarchs and ministers were relatively speechless, and the warm pavilion was very deserted.

The young son of heaven was a little preoccupied, and he wanted to get up many times, but his buttocks moved but he didn't get up. He Ru is there with his hands in his hands, he knows it, but he doesn't pick and choose. He didn't speak, and Chongzhen couldn't find anything to say, and the atmosphere was quite awkward.

Hit the snake and hit the seven inches, and cut the grass to remove the roots. If he hadn't killed Wang Chengen today, this old slave would definitely bite back, and at that time, Hugh said that he would not be able to eat Zhou Xiang, who had already dismissed the first assistant. Wang Chengen, it's not that the old man wants you to die, but that I, Donglin, can't let you live

The two monarchs and ministers were so dumbfounded, outside the hall, a little eunuch hurriedly walked inside, knelt down with a crying and panicked voice, and stammered: "Emperor Bing, Wang Wang Chengen has been roded for 18 years." The prince called the slave and maid to ask the emperor, is this fight or not? ”

"Eighteen rods?" Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and then gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "Keep fighting!" ”

"Yes!" The little eunuch hesitated and retreated.

After the little eunuch retreated, Chongzhen stood up with some unease, and after pacing a few steps, he suddenly turned around and asked He Ruzhong: "How many rods do you estimate Wang Chengen can bear?" ”

He Ru raised his eyelids and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the court staff is also one of the tortures. If the body of an ordinary criminal is strong, twenty or thirty rods can be disabled, and forty or fifty rods can be fatal. As for how many rods Wang Chengen can accept, it is difficult for the minister to guess. ”

"Oh......" After listening to He Ruzhong's answer, Chongzhen's face became a little worried, but he tried his best to hide it, not wanting to reveal his true inner emotions in front of his courtiers.

Chongzhen covered up, but He Ruzhong saw it clearly, he was afraid that things would change, so he thought about it and said: "The emperor can rest assured, the eunuchs who executed are all Wang Chengen's disciples and grandchildren, and the torture rods in their hands have their own priorities." If you hide your secrets under the cane, no matter how much you hit, it will be like a mosquito bite, itchy! If you can't kill someone, the emperor doesn't have to worry about it. ”

"Huh?!"

It's okay not to say it, as soon as he said this, Chongzhen's face suddenly became extremely cold again

In the celebrant eunuch, the eunuch holding the rod has been replaced by the other two. Qi Er, the eunuch who was the leader, would stand on the side and count: "Twenty-one... Twenty-two..."

"Puff"

Every time the rod falls, it makes a muffled sound! Every time the rod fell, Wang Chengen twitched unconsciously, he would have fallen into a coma, and he didn't know the pain at all. The back and buttocks of the cane were covered with blood, and the clothes were also beaten to tatters, and the disciples and grandchildren on the side saw it, and they were all frightened.

Zhou Chao was so anxious that he was sweating, and looked at the courtyard door expectantly with tears, how he hoped that the emperor could change his mind and let Ah Gong go this time.

The emperor lived up to his wishes, the courtyard door really opened with a "squeak", Zhou Chao was overjoyed, and saw a little eunuch rushing in, the little eunuch looked at Wang Chengen, who was beaten bloodied on the ground, his face turned pale with fright, looked at Wang Dehua, opened his mouth to speak, but he didn't dare to say, he only stood in fear.

Seeing him like this, Wang Dehua and the other eunuchs didn't know how the Emperor of Lu Dao decided, and they sighed in unison. Wang Chengen is very popular in the palace, although he is a high and powerful person, he is also approachable, does not take a stand, does not bully others, and is good to all colleagues. This will see him eat this sin, and he will be beaten to death, how will the eunuchs be comfortable. is wishing that Wang Chengen was beaten to death, and it is not easy to show it in front of so many people.

Zhou Chao also understood, and after wiping away his tears with his sleeve, he walked behind the eunuch who was executed, and whispered: "Even." ”

"Hey, father-in-law!"

Qi Er replied and glanced at the two eunuchs who were executing, and the two eunuchs immediately put down their sticks and stepped aside. Qi Er and another eunuch took the sticks from the two of them and continued the execution.

This time, Qi Er and the others still swung their canes high, but their speed slowed down a lot, and the strength was much lighter. The two eunuchs who had been replaced counted alternately: "Twenty-four... Twenty-five..."

In the East Warm Pavilion, Chongzhen pretended to paced back and forth calmly, admiring the calligraphy and paintings on the wall. He Rupet was still standing beside him, Chongzhen spoke before he responded, Chongzhen didn't speak, he continued not to squeak, and silently pondered in his heart whether Wang Chengen, the old eunuch, was dead, if he was killed, there should be a report.

Just thinking about it, there was another eunuch outside to report the news, and it was still the little eunuch who came before.

"Emperor Bing, Wang Chengen has received the rod for forty, and he has been... It's already peeling off the flesh, and it's almost gone. When the little eunuch reported it, it was as if it was himself who had been beaten to the ground, and his body trembled with fright.

After Chongzhen heard this, he still looked at the calligraphy and painting, his body was motionless, but he spit out a word between his teeth: "Fight!" ”

Still fighting?

The little eunuch looked at He Rupet pitifully, his eyes begging him.

He Rupet turned a blind eye, waved his hand and commanded: "Don't go and pass the decree - fight!" ”

Wang Chengen lay motionless on the felt, blood penetrated a large area, his lower body was almost beaten into a puddle of meat sauce, and the whole person's life and death were unknown.

The second-class eunuch Qi was still beating one cane after another, and the other two eunuchs with a cane were still counting: "Sixty-two... Sixty-three..."

All the eunuchs who knelt on the ground were dumbfounded, they couldn't believe that Wang Chengen would really be beaten like this!

The Zhou Dynasty was so anxious that he was about to go crazy, looking at Wang Chengen in blood for a while, and looking at the closed courtyard gate for a while. Even Wang Dehua couldn't sit still, and leaned against the courtyard gate with the support of a eunuch.

Finally, the courtyard door opened again, and the little eunuch who went to ask for his life entered tremblingly, but he did not dare to speak. Zhou Chao rushed forward and asked urgently: "Does the emperor have a decree?" ”

The little eunuch trembled and said, "Yes." ”

Purpose? Qi Er, who was being executed, heard the sound, and the torture staff stopped in mid-air, turning his head to look at the little eunuch waiting for the will. All the eunuchs' eyes were fixed on the little eunuch, nervously waiting for the will that came out of his mouth.

The little eunuch didn't know whether he was frightened or what, but he stood there stupidly and didn't know how to speak. Zhou Chao was so anxious that he urged him: "You should say it quickly!" Say it! ”

The little eunuch said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty... The emperor said... Beat. ”

"Huh?"

Zhou Chao was desperate, squatted down with his head in his hands, and cried whining. Wang Dehua also subconsciously took a step back, stunned.

Qi Er's torture rod fell heavily again, and only a dull sound of flesh hitting was heard, "Puff, puff!" ”

The other two eunuchs continued to count: "Sixty-five... Sixty-six..."

The pool of blood under Wang Chengen's body seeped bigger and bigger, until it reached the front of Zhou Chao, who was squatting there and crying, and flowed to his feet. Finally, Zhou Chao couldn't bear it anymore, jumped up suddenly, and shouted, "Qi Er! ”

Qi Er stopped his cane when he heard the sound, and looked at Zhou Chao with a pant.

Zhou Chao gritted his teeth and said, "Don't let your father-in-law suffer... You—you work hard! ”

Qi Er was shocked, thinking that the Zhou Dynasty wanted him to kill the prince, and looked at the Zhou Dynasty with his mouth wide open at a loss.

Seeing that he didn't understand what he meant, Zhou Chao was a little anxious, and lowered his voice and said, "Stupid! I'll let you work hard... Got it? I'm on my shoulders! ”

Qi Er understood, but he didn't dare to agree, he looked at Wang Dehua. Wang Dehua turned around, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Qi Er understood now, he looked at the cane-holding eunuch opposite, and the two of them raised their respective torture rods together-raised them high, and then yelled "Hi"! Two torture rods were struck down at the same time - with the momentum of the heavens and the earth shattering!

Everyone thought that these two torture rods would break Wang Chengen's waist, but the two rods hit the ground heavily beside Wang Chengen—only a fraction of a second away from Wang Chengen's body.

With a loud "click", the two torture rods broke into four at the same time! Qi Er wiped away the tears from his face, stepped forward and opened his arms, picked up the four broken sticks stained with flesh and blood, and put them in Zhou Chao's arms. Zhou Chao walked towards the closed courtyard gate with the four broken sticks, the two little eunuchs hurriedly opened the courtyard door, and Zhou Chao strode away

Chongzhen stood at the gate of the palace, He Ruzhong was still beside him, and it was very boring for the two monarchs and ministers to stand like this. But if the king does not move, the minister does not dare to move; The minister doesn't move, and the king doesn't bother to move.

Zhou Chao strode in front of Chongzhen with four broken canes, knelt on the ground, and cried: "Your Majesty, the prince has received eighty-three canes, and the canes are empty!" The torture rod is interrupted, please ask the emperor to check the rod! ”

Chongzhen looked at the pile of flesh-and-blood broken rods, and couldn't bear it, so he didn't speak.

He Rupet asked from the side: "Where are you?" ”

Zhou Chaosheng burst into tears and said: "People, people are also broken..."

Broken? Chongzhen sighed and took a look at He Rupet. He Ruzhong said lightly: "Your Majesty, there is a torture rod in the treasury. Do you want to change two more? ”

When Zhou Chao heard this, he trembled all over, glaring angrily at He Rupet, but he didn't dare to scold in front of the emperor.

Chongzhen hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to fight or not, and after a while, he finally spit out a sentence: "That's it!" ”

At this time, the Zhou Dynasty, who was forced to endure grief and indignation, kowtowed to the ground and said intermittently: "Slave thanks...... Shane! ”

Chongzhen didn't say a word, turned around and entered. He Rupet looked at Zhou Chao, snorted, and strode to the bottom of the stairs

Wang Chengen was carried out of the courtyard lying on a wooden couch, dead or alive. The eunuchs followed with sobbing as if they were mourning. Suddenly, I heard a "slow", but it was the university scholar He Rupet who came in a hurry.

The wooden couch stopped, He Rupet walked to the couch, lifted the cloth sheet and looked at it, only to see a blood stain under Wang Chengen's body, he stretched out his hand to try Wang Chengen's snort, and sighed distressedly: "Wang Gonggong, why are you so hard!" Then, he withdrew his hand in annoyance and motioned to the eunuchs to carry Wang Chengen away.

After seeing the wooden couch leave, He Rupet calculated that Wang Chengen would not survive like this, so he had to go and talk to Zhou Xiang. was about to leave, but saw Wu Zongda watching not far away, hurriedly walked towards him, the two looked at each other and smiled, and then walked side by side towards the cabinet signing room.

On the way, Wu Zongda said with some admiration: "Wang Chengen is not Zhou Zheng's hand at all, and a 'second emperor' will make him collapse." As soon as Wang Chengen falls, the people in this inner court will have to be replaced, and see how long he can be proud of Wen Tiren. ”

"This is also the emperor's sage!" He Rupet laughed proudly.

Wu Zongda looked around, and after confirming that there was no one, he whispered to He Ruzhu: "Now that Zhou Xiang is not here, you and I have to share more of the big and small things in the cabinet, and I am afraid that in the future, I will have to help Lord He more." ”

He Rupet hurriedly humbly said: "Oops! Lord Wu is lifted below, and he can only look forward to Zhou Xiang's head. However, now that Zhou Xiang is not here, Wen Tiren is pressing us again, and there are many things that we can't do. Oh, yes, that Wang Chengen doesn't seem to be dead yet, we can't be too optimistic yet, we have to be careful. ”

At this point, Wu Zongda was relieved, and he smiled: "Even if Wang Chengen escapes this catastrophe, the emperor will no longer trust him." ”

He Rupet smiled, and the two chatted while walking, and gradually moved away

In the palace, Wang Chengen was unconscious on the couch, his breath dying. Zhou Chao sobbed while changing the dressing for Wang Chengen with the housekeeper. They gently flipped Wang Chengen and pulled out pieces of broken blood cloth from under him......

Wang Chengen suddenly let out a groan, as if he hadn't woken up.

Zhou Chao shouted excitedly: "Ah Gong! Father-in-law! Father-in-law! ”

The butler also shouted: "Master! Master! ”

After screaming for a long time, Wang Chengen's eyelids opened slightly, and he groaned in pain: "I...... Still alive? ”

"Alive! Alive! Zhou Chao and the housekeeper were so excited that they were about to cry.

Seeing them like this, the corners of Wang Chengen's mouth turned up slightly, and he said with both emotion and distress: "What are you crying about? Our family's best days are yet to come......"

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