Chapter 43: Death
"Tick~Tick~"
Blood slid down Zhao Zhong's fair body to the soles of his feet, and then fell one by one into a pool of blood on the ground.
At this time, Zhao Zhong's hands were tied and hung in the air, and his body was already full of flesh.
After arresting Zhao Zhong and putting him in Luoyang Prison, Yang Qiu personally tortured him, and the five punishments were used, and the scene was extremely bloody and cruel.
The guards outside the cell door couldn't bear to look at them.
However, Yang Qiu still felt unhappy.
He knew that Liu Hong had always been lenient with eunuchs, so he wanted to collect as many charges as possible.
Zhao Zhong was already extremely weak at this time, and he knew that it was difficult to survive, so he begged: "Captain Yang, for the sake of my many years of service to Your Majesty, I hope that there will be less punishment." ”
Yang Qiu was furious when he heard this, pointed at Zhao Zhong's nose and scolded: "You are from your younger brother Zhao Bao, at the end of the year, his mother and wife were captured by Xianbei, he was filial piety to the country, led the army to attack Xianbei, his mother, wife and children were killed, buried his mother afterwards, vomited blood and died, what about you?"
Manipulating national power, expropriating tyranny, indulging in arrogance and greed, and bringing disaster to the country and the people, now for their own selfish interests, regardless of the safety of the border, killing the Marquis of Banzai Pavilion without permission, the crime is unspeakable, death is not enough to eliminate your guilt, what kind of shame do you have to ask for forgiveness?! ”
Zhao Zhong was furious, and shouted with his last strength: "I knew that I should have gotten rid of you when you returned to Luoyang that day, but now that you are torturing me, you will soon bring disaster upon yourself!" ”
Yang Qiu was also furious when he heard this, and turned around and shouted, "Fetch the soil!" ”
The jailer behind him did not dare to disobey, so he took the clay and handed it to Yang Qiu.
Yang Qiu immediately sealed Zhao Zhong's mouth with soil, and then held a stick in one hand and a stick in the other, opening the bow left and right, and the sound continued.
The jailers behind him all bowed their heads when they saw this.
Zhao Zhong had some reactions at first, but there was no movement behind him.
When he was exhausted, Yang Qiu threw away the stick and stopped.
At this time, the jailer reached out to probe Zhao Zhong's snort, and fell to the ground in fright.
"Captain, he ...... He's dead. The jailer said in fear.
Zhongchang servant, and is also the head of the new eunuch of Zhongchang, is now beaten to death in the edict prison.
This has never happened since the founding of the Han Dynasty.
Yang Qiu just snorted coldly and didn't care.
Cheng Jin, Liu Zhen and others were executed in prison during the first disaster of the party, and more than 100 people such as Li Ying, Du Mi, Zhai Chao, Liu Ru, Xun Yi, Fan Fan, and Yu Fang were all executed in prison during the second disaster of the party!
Now it's just a Zhao Zhong, and this is just the beginning for him.
Which of those eunuchs, including Cao Jie, is not guilty and deserves death?
As long as he served as the lieutenant of this division, those eunuchs would not want to have a peaceful day.
He calmly walked out of Zhao Zhong's cell, and then went to the next cell.
Zheng Hun is being held in a cell here.
Unlike Zhao Zhong, Zheng Hun did not receive any punishment.
Yang Qiu sat down outside the cell.
"Zhao Zhong is dead." The first words he said made Zheng Hun laugh.
"Use my Zheng Hun's life in exchange for his life, it's worth it!" After laughing, Zheng Hun looked at Yang Qiu and said indifferently.
"Is there anything else you want to do?" Yang Qiu said.
Zheng Hun stabbed Yang Ming to death, no matter what the reason, it was certain death.
The reason why Yang Qiu respected him was because of that testimony, without that testimony, he would not have been able to invite Liu Hongsheng.
And without the Holy Decree, it is difficult to enter the mansion with the previous thorough investigation warrant alone, and it is impossible to talk about getting all the stolen goods.
"If you have a glass of wine, you should have no regrets." Zheng Hun said.
Yang Qiu nodded, and then asked people to prepare a meal of delicious food and wine.
Seeing that Zheng Hun was eating happily, he also got up and left.
When Yang Qiu left, Zheng Hun took out a feather from his arms.
The feathers were purple-green in color, and they were unusually bright.
There will be inspections when you enter the prison, and you can't bring in a sharp blade, but it's not difficult to get a single feather.
He swept the feather across the glass, then picked it up.
Before he came to Luoyang, Yang Ming had also promised him that he would support his wife and children.
Even before in Zhao Zhong's mansion, he also saw his wife and children being picked up by Yang Qi.
In this way, he has no regrets.
The faces of his wife and children flashed in his mind, and he raised them in the air to clink glasses, and then drank them all.
The feathers of the plover are highly poisonous, and when they cross the wine glass, the wine becomes the wine.
……
The next day, Liu Hong finally made a decision.
He immediately summoned Cao Jie and asked him to bring Zheng Hun to the face of the saint.
The bell must be tied to the bell, and the key to this matter is still in Zheng Hun.
Now that Yang Ming is dead, and people cannot be resurrected after death, the best choice for him is to keep Zhao Zhong.
And to protect Zhao Zhong, it only needs Zheng Hun to overturn his testimony, and then take the responsibility alone.
As for why he wanted to overthrow, how Zhao Zhong coerced Zheng Hun, he could coerce him in the same way.
And he is different from Zhao Zhong, he is the Son of Heaven, if Zheng Hun does not agree, then his wife and children will definitely die.
Liu Hong is waiting for Cao Jie to bring people.
About half an hour later, Cao Jie returned, but did not bring Zheng Hun.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Zhong and Zheng Hun have both died in prison." Cao Jie knelt down.
Liu Hong was stunned after hearing this.
"What do you say? Why are they all dead? After coming back to his senses, he got up directly and walked to Cao Jie.
Zheng Hun committed suicide by drinking in fear of sin, and Zhao Zhong ...... Tortured to death by that yang ball! Cao Jie showed grief and indignation when he talked about Zhao Zhong, and he felt sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox.
Liu Hong frowned, but did not speak again.
He was transferred to Yangqiu as the captain of Sili, firstly, because Cao Jie and others were dissatisfied with what Yangqiu did in Shangshutai, and secondly, he wanted to use Yangqiu's hand to get some money for him in Sili.
In fact, Yang Qiu did a really good job after being transferred to the lieutenant of Si Li, tossing many wealthy people and helping him get a lot of money.
As for the eunuchs that Yang Qiu said he would punish, most of the eunuchs were in the palace, and Yang Qiu's whip was beyond his reach.
But Zhao Zhong's recklessness still gave Yang Qiu a chance after all, and Yang Qiu was already a cool official.
As for Zheng Hun, after killing the benefactor, he may have wanted to save his wife and children and fly away, but he knew that he had no way to live when he was caught, and it was normal to commit suicide in fear of crime.
It's just a pity that he thought about it for a long time, if he had made a decision last night, these two would not have died.
But that's the end of the matter, and it's useless to say more.
"Your Majesty, Yangqiu was originally a cool official when he was appointed to the plain, and in the past, the three governments were dismissed from his official position, because he had a slight contribution in Jiujiang, so he was able to be re-promoted and appointed.
A person like him who has been so guilty is so reckless that it is not appropriate to use him as a lieutenant, so as not to indulge his tyranny, and I hope that Your Majesty will know it. Cao Jie said in the ground.
Although the eunuch was infighting, he was both prosperous and losing, which was the reason why he tried his best to dissuade Zhao Zhong from acting impulsively, and it was also the reason why he would try his best to save Zhao Zhong after Zhao Zhong's affairs were exposed.
But now that Zhao Zhong is dead, the top priority is to remove the position of captain of the Yangqiu Division first.
"If Yang Qiu is the subordinate, this Cao Zi can be tolerated?" This is not Yang Qiu's words at this time, and his current attitude is that he will not give up until he gets rid of all the eunuchs.
Liu Hong bowed: "Transferred Yang Qiu to be the guard lieutenant, this matter will be like this first." ”
Cao Jie was ordered to retreat.
……
Yang Ming's fleet finally arrived at Mengjin.
After arriving in Mengjin, they did not rush to Luoyang immediately, but sent people to Yang's mansion to deliver a letter.
After Yang Qi received the letter, he could enter the palace to face the saint.
"What did you say?!" In the Yuntai Palace, when he learned that Yang Ming was not dead, Liu Hong was so shocked that he stood up directly.
"Didn't you say your son was dead in the forbidden world before?" Then, doubts followed.
"The minister also thought that my son was ...... I received a letter from my son today and I realized what had happened. Yang Qi explained.
"Tell me about it." Liu Hong's eyes were fixed on Yang Qi.
"My son was seriously injured and dying after being stabbed, Dunqiu ordered Cao Cao to rush two hundred miles, and saw that my son was dying, crying until he almost fainted.
I never thought that the famous doctor Hua Tuo was also in Dongjun at this time, and after being invited to the ship, he treated my son, rescued him for two days and two nights, turned the corner and picked up a life, and now he is going to Mengjin to stay and recuperate. ”
Yang Qi replied, and when he talked about the dying place, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and stretched out his hand to hide his face.
Liu Hong pondered for a while when he heard this, then got up and helped Yang Qi up and said, "This is God bless you, and God bless my big man." ”
After sending Yang Qi away, Liu Hong immediately called Lu Qiang.
"You go to Mengjin and see how Yang Ming's injuries are."
Lu Qiang is fair and selfless, and if he wants to know the truth, it is most appropriate to send him.
After Lu Qiang left, Liu Hong summoned Gao Wang again and asked him to go to Luoyang Prison to investigate Zheng Hun's death.
After doing this, he walked out of the Jade Hall Hall and asked people to prepare to go to the Dragon Garden.