The dark, damp passage was lined with cells locked up in bloodstained men. There are iron lamps embedded in the walls, the light is dim, and the corners are dark and magical, like a monster that is about to swallow up life at any time.

At the end of the passage, in a cell on the left, there was a pile of black straw piled up on the wall across the iron bar, and the smell was unpleasant.

In the middle hung a man with disheveled hair and covered in blood, his head hanging down.

A bullwhip holding a bullwhip next to him dipped in salt water, and the whip was slightly sandwiched with dripping water, making a hairy "whoosh!" "Whoosh!" The whip fell, and the hanging man curled up and groaned in pain.

The person hanging was Yang Xinjiang, the eunuch of the county, and since that time, he was taken to this dungeon by Li Zhong, and the person who carried the whip was Li Zhong.

After more than 20 days of inhuman torture, Yang Xinjiang and a literati have long been out of shape, but the arrogance and faith of the literati support this broken body.

Gritting his teeth, Yang Xinjiang suddenly showed a ruthless appearance, and said with a breath: "What you hit is just a stinky skin, the pain on the body can only prove that I am still alive, what do you want to do, I don't know, why use this skin to vent your anger, if you like it, give it to you."

This skin is but a piece of clothing that I have borrowed from heaven in this world, and I will return it to the earth when I leave, and as for the rest, you can dream of it! ”

Li Zhong's eyes were gloomy and cold: "What a stinky stone with a hard mouth, no matter how stinky and hard the stone is, I have a way to make it crush to pieces and disappear."

As he spoke, he put his index finger on the tip of his nose and stroked it gently: "Is this fishy and sassy smell the same as Lord Yang's temperament." How is it? This smell enters your nose, which can remind you that you are alive, or you are not as good as a pig or a dog, and you are only worthy of these filthy things.

I advise Lord Yang to know the current affairs as a handsome man, as long as he is a little more lively, the life in front of him is very different. ”

The hanging man let out a painful groan: "My master is the son of heaven, what is your master, he can only do some shady things, the means are vicious, how strong can people be, phew", spit a mouthful of blood on Li Zhong's face.

"I, Yang Xinjiang, am a holy courtier in life and death, and I swear not to change!"

Li Zhong wiped the dirt off his face and let out a cold smile: "Sure enough, it's a stubborn stinky stone, and it didn't make you apostatious, where do you want to go?" I only need one thing I left with you, and what's wrong with getting back what belongs to you. ”

"What, I haven't seen it? Villains are often relatives, you think too much, how can there be so many coincidences in the world, it just so happens that you lost it, and it happens that I picked it up, boy, are you making up stories? He snorted, "Maybe you'll find it in a few days, so why bother with my sour rot." ”

Li Zhongdao: "Don't fill me with garlic, you can quietly do something on the account book of the population tax, and the rest may not be tempted."

You also underestimate me, don't think I'm a rough person and want to hide from the world.

Even if I was a rough man, I didn't go anywhere that day except to go up to you to get the account books? So, if it's not left behind you, where will it be?

If you were honest on that day, how could there be chaos, how could there be..."

Yang Xinjiang stopped talking, and after letting out a painful moan, he suddenly sneered: "Your master is not the person next to the saint", the laughter was full of disdain, "Disloyal and unrighteous people, what kind of dog are you, what if you guess it thoroughly, what if you don't guess it, I'm just playing tricks on you, you're right, I did move the account book."

"You old thing," said the furious Li Zhong, who gave a few lashes, and the hanging man's head hung down weakly, and he didn't even moan or curl in response.

Li Zhong stopped the strength of his hand, spit out a mouthful of foam from his mouth, and stepped forward to probe Yang Xinjiang's snort, although it was weak, there was still breath in and out, and the person just fainted. The skin of the literati is too delicate, and many torture tools are useless, and before anything can be used, people faint.

Li Zhong scooped a scoop of water from the bucket and splashed it on Yang Xinjiang's face.

Yang Xinjiang's qi swam and exhaled from the gap between his lips, showing signs of awakening.

Li Zhong continued to persecute: "It is not good for you to take that thing, not only you, but even your children will suffer." ”

Yang Xinjiang made a weak voice, but the words were still powerful: "I haven't seen it before, how can I return it", Li Zhong mentioned his children, Yang Xinjiang's eyes still showed enthusiasm, that is, he had made a choice in front of family and country affairs, and in the face of the love of blood and bones, his heart was full of taste. That thing knows at a glance that the identity is precious, the things of the dragon's son and grandson, the tone is slightly loosened, not to mention that the children are not liberated, maybe even all the insiders will be killed and killed, and more people will die, including their own family of three.

More or less, Yang Xinjiang also had some guesses in his heart, and the county and the top were a little tired, and the specific situation had become the current situation before it was ascertained.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, he should be loyal in life and death, is it a party struggle or a succession? These have nothing to do with themselves, but an invisible big hand grabs them and gets involved in them...

Li Zhong took the whip dipped in salt water and whipped Yang Xinjiang again, three or two times, Yang Xinjiang's eyes rolled and fainted.

No matter how much ice water Li Zhong splashed this time, Yang Xinjiang's body stiffened, the water ran down his messy hair, and his tattered clothes flowed downward, and his whole body was cold and silent.

Some beads of sweat appeared on Li Zhong's face, and he said to the man standing behind him: "Fengying, go and invite Qin Lao", Qin Lao is an old doctor who came with Li Zhong.

The man behind him was wearing a black suit, his black face covered half of his face, there were black spots the size of his thumb belly at the eyebrow bone, half of his body was hidden in the corner, his body was thin and a little rickety, he came out and said: "Why don't you let him die, there are only dead people in the world, Fengying is more at ease", his voice was a little feminine.

Li Zhong waved his hand: "Yang Xinjiang has a hard temper and is good at ingenuity, it can be seen that his mind is full of changes, and he can even find the clues on the poll tax and move his hands and feet."

The thing I left behind with him was so valuable, and in his mind, he had already aroused his suspicions, fearing that if he died, it would be safer to hide it.

If in the future, at our most critical moment, that thing will see the light of day again, all the previous precautions, no matter how many merits, only this one thing, will be lost. ”

Slowly, his voice was heavy: "You don't understand the master, he is a very ambitious person, although his temperament is uncertain, but how can we think of the mountains and rivers in his heart, I believe that the world is only worthy of holding in his hands, only on his feet, can shine, I am only willing to follow him to the death, for him to drive."

Those lowly people who don't know the importance of it, how can they be compared with him, even if the person who has more status than him, just a dou who can't be mentioned.

It's just this piece of bird blocking the master's way, and it has added some crooked things.

The man who was on top of him, who always saw his beloved, looked at our master a few times with the right eyes, and was confused by some foxes. We don't do anything,

I'm afraid that the one who is high up will be so confused that he will even throw aside the law of respect and humility, and hand everything over to the hands of that woman's son, a woman, is just a plaything, why should she stop the master's Wang Tu hegemony. ”

Bong Ying doesn't speak, but just acts according to orders.

After a while, Qin Lao came over, glanced at Yang Xinjiang, and said to Li Zhong: "Brother Li, if you treat him like this again, within three days, his blood will be exhausted, he is a literati, his heart and lungs have been overloaded with the pain of this whipping, and he will no longer be healthy twenty days ago...

It's really a sin, and if it's like this, next time I don't have to invite Lao Qin to come, what kind of doctor am I.

This is the last time, looking at him, Lao Qin really wants to give him a good time, it is better to die early, and he will suffer less from the pain of whipping. ”

Li Zhong's voice was cold: "Old Qin, you have too much to say. ”

Lao Qin snorted, and was about to walk out as soon as he flicked his sleeves.

Li Zhong grabbed Doctor Qin's sleeve: "How did the master explain when he came, no matter what, these evildoers have nothing to do with you, you just practice your medicine and do your part, and the rest is rest..."

"How?"

Li Zhong suddenly threatened: "Either change Qin Lao to suffer this crime!" ”

Lao Qin flicked his sleeves and shook off Li Zhong's pull: "Come less, don't say that you don't dare to move Qin, even if you dare, then you kid must also have the ability to move Qin." ”

Li Zhong hurriedly saluted: "Don't dare", and saluted again: "For the sake of you and I to assist the same master, save him again, the master is good, you and I are good." ”

Lao Qin warned: "For the last time! ”

Li Zhong nodded solemnly...

Lao Qin shook his head and sighed, fed Yang Xinjiang a pill, put Yang Xinjiang down, applied a few injections on his body, and touched the potion on the wound that was not intact all over his body, and Yang Xinjiang woke up after an hour.

Li Zhong waved his hand, and immediately a few servants came over to serve and take care of Yang Xinjiang, as long as he didn't die...

Wuzhi County...

Several people walked towards the mansion and saw Song Zhutou standing on the side, Song Zhutou saw that it was Wen Qi, and there was no need to report it, so he directly led the two of them to the back office.

Walking into the courtyard, I saw a new set of tables and chairs under the courtyard pavilion, and a new deck chair next to the table and chairs.

On the recliner lay an officer with a round belly, wearing a scarlet robe, a scarlet covered by a stubby neck, looking up at a curled beard, squinting, picking up the teapot from the table with one hand, and not using a teacup, directly putting the spout to his lips and purring tea, it was the river envoy Jiang Yijiang, Jiang Yi said: "Mei Mei!" Come and rub it for you! ”。

Next to her is Fang Meilan, who has charming eyebrows and eyes, and is full of charm in every move.

Fang Meilan twisted her waist and came to the front, holding a white-bottomed orchid handkerchief and lifting it upward, lightly caressing Jiang Yijiang's shoulder, Jiang Mian squinted, her body trembled, and stretched out her chubby little hand to catch Fang Meilan who was standing behind her.

Fang Meilan's face twisted to the side, her hand stroked Jiang Yan's fat hand, stretched out her jade finger and put it on Jiang Yan's temple, and gently kneaded it. Jiang Yan's fat hand was not honest again, and he went up to grab the slender jade finger that was pinched.

The jade finger moved away, the finger circled, poked Jiang Yan's forehead, and the champa stroked the tip of Jiang Yan's nose: "Sorry goods!" ”

Jiang Yan sniffed the fat powder in the air, heard the voice in his ear with a unique charm, and the fat head rubbed lightly on the fingertips that crossed his forehead, like a flattering big boy, Jiang Yan said again: "Why don't you rub it?" ”