When Li Zifeng woke up again, it was already half an hour later, and he slowed down for a long time before he found that he was still in this dim torture chamber, his hands and feet were bound by iron chains on the cross, his whole body was sore and weak, and his mouth was filled with a strong smell of medicine and fishy sweetness, which did not go away for a long time, making Li Zifeng a little nauseated.

Shang Pingrong stood on the edge of the brazier and looked at Li Zifeng silently, the fire in the brazier was burning vigorously, and a little spark burst out of the brazier, making the originally cold cell hotter. Li Zifeng exhaled deeply.

Shang Pingrong saw that Li Zifeng had reacted, and asked with concern, "Li Gongzi is awake?"

Li Zifeng opened his chapped pale lips and asked, "What's wrong with me?"

"You fainted, you were a little emotional, the wound on your abdomen opened again, I asked Doctor Shan to give you medicine and bandage, and fed painkillers and ginseng soup. Shang Pingrong stretched out his hand to hold the handle of the soldering iron, stirring it in the charcoal fire, making a 'sizzling' sound, and the iron piece at the top of the soldering iron had been burned red by the fire.

Shang Pingrong paused and continued, "I know you can't hold on, so I made this decision to use external forces to support you, how about it?"

Li Zifeng stabilized his breathing, and reluctantly squeezed out two words from between his teeth, "There is labor." ”

"You're welcome... Then next, I hope that Li Gongzi will not embarrass me, after all, I have the imperial mandate. Shang Pingrong said solemnly, "If Li Gongzi really doesn't want to cooperate, I don't mind using my means to know what I want to know." Shang Pingrong's tone suddenly carried a hint of threat.

Li Zifeng frowned slightly, trying to find something from Shang Pingrong's face. Shang Pingrong continued, "If you don't speak, I'll treat you as an agreement, and then, let's continue with the question just now." Shang Pingrong waved his hand, and immediately sat on the side with paperwork, ready to put pen and ink on paper.

"Who are your accomplices, and where are they all staying now?" Shang Pingrong looked at Li Zifeng and lowered his eyes, as if he had reacted to something, and smiled slightly, "Oh, I came up and asked like this, you may not be very comfortable, why don't I ask in a different way, who are you acting on your orders?" What happened at that time?"

Shang Pingrong put down the soldering iron, clasped his hands around his body, and patiently waited for Li Zifeng's answer.

After a few breaths, Li Zifeng said, "With the order of my heart, I will kill the rebels of Lingye Palace, and do my best to restore peace to the martial arts rivers and lakes." Li Zifeng took a few breaths, "As for that time, I just wanted to rescue the heads of the various factions who were kidnapped by the Lingye Palace. ”

Shang Pingrong stared at Li Zifeng, his eyes becoming deeper and deeper, "So you killed the officers and soldiers?"

Li Zifeng's eyes deepened a little, the situation was chaotic at that time, and there were indeed a few unidentified black shadows who took the opportunity to intercept and kill the officers and soldiers to blame them, but judging from Li Shijie's appearance, it was probably a killer sent by Hongyuan Villa.

After hearing no answer for a long time, Shang Pingrong seemed to lose some patience, "Li Gongzi has nothing to say, maybe I should think about the agreement we made just now." With that, he waved his hand, and immediately a subordinate walked in with a tray.

By the dim light, Li Zifeng could barely see that there were a few thick straight needles on the tray.

Shang Pingrong didn't rush to torture him, but just took the tray and put all the needles in the stove with great interest and roasted them until the needles turned red, and then clamped them one by one with a clamp.

Li Zifeng looked at it, without much emotional ups and downs, and then swept past Shang Pingrong in disgust and looked away.

Shang Pingrong walked up to Li Zifeng without mind, and looked carefully, as if looking for something, and after a while, his eyes finally fell on his wrist, and without hesitation, the clip was inserted into it by a thick needle that was burned red.

Li Zifeng's body shook, his eyes closed tightly, and fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead again.

Although Li Zifeng controlled it well, the imperceptible tremor of his body was still seen by Shang Pingrong, but Shang Pingrong pretended not to see it and continued to insert the remaining thick needles into Li Zifeng's body.

The silence and claustrophobic environment seemed to have no sound except for the sound of rough breathing and the rattling of chains due to the trembling of the body, and even the clerk nervously stopped the movements in his hand.

At this time, Li Zifeng seemed to feel a ball of qi and blood in his throat, his expression was slightly painful, Shang Pingrong's face was solemn, "If Li Gongzi is happy, why should he suffer these crimes?"

'Poof!' a mouthful of blood spat out, triggering a violent cough, the pain of the wound spreading throughout his body again, and the gray-blue prison uniform was once again stained with mottled blood. Li Zifeng gasped for breath and calmed down for a long time.

Shang Pingrong looked at it for a while, pulled out the needle on Li Zifeng's body, and said, "I advise Li Gongzi to be happy, when you enter this kind of place, resistance is the most useless move." ”

Li Zifeng opened his eyes and looked at Shang Pingrong, his hand, which was restrained by shackles, was tightly clenched into a fist, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a strange smile, and he said word by word, "Xing Weifu's methods are nothing more than that." ”

Shang Pingrong's brows tightened, but he couldn't bear to say anything, but a slightly fierce-looking executioner next to him waved his palm and threw it on Li Zifeng's face, and Li Zifeng's originally pale face suddenly turned red.

The executioner scolded angrily, "Don't be embarrassed, no matter how hard you are, we will let you try all the torture instruments here!"

"Stop!" Shang Pingrong retreated from the executioner, looked at Li Zifeng deeply, and looked inexplicable, "My subordinate has a bad temper, and I hope that Li Gongzi will forgive me." ”

Shang Pingrong breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "However, I said so much bitterly before, didn't I move you? Your Majesty is going to secretly summon Ouyang Ze in two days, and I think you also hope to see him alive, right?"

Li Zifeng's eyes tightened, his hands clenched into fists trembled slightly, and his breathing was slightly short.

Shang Pingrong looked at Li Zifeng, who was a little relaxed, "Say it, who killed those officers and soldiers, or what you want to say, you can tell me." Shang Pingrong walked up to Li Zifeng, "Every word you say next, I will listen to it word for word, Li Gongzi has to think carefully." ”

Li Zifeng frowned, just listening to what Shang Pingrong said, it seemed to be reminding him of something, he thought about it for a long time, and finally came up with a possibility, although it was a little unbelievable, but... Li Zifeng exhaled a long breath, "The murderers of the officers and soldiers are the killers sent by Hongyuan Villa, and they are the masterminds of all this......"

Shang Pingrong's eyes flashed, and then he gave the clerk a look, motioning him to write it down quickly.

The charcoal fire in the stove was burning, and the flames were refracting a large area of light and shadow on the ground...

In the imperial study, the sunset is slanting, the sandalwood is pleasant, and the newly soaked West Lake Longjing, with the slowly rising heat, exudes bursts of fragrance, and the comfortable and quiet environment is in stark contrast to the Xingwei Mansion Prison.

Shang Pingrong, the leader of Xingwei's Mansion, came to restore his life and presented Li Zifeng's personal confession to Zhu Xingzhan.

Zhu Xingzhan only took a cursory glance, and it simply described the conspiracy behind Hongyuan Villa and the causes and consequences of his order to rescue the heads of the various factions, but did not explain the whereabouts of the heads of the various factions. He also did not admit the alleged crime of attempting to gather a crowd to rebel.

This crime is too big, and even if it is really done, it will not be easily admitted. What Zhu Xingzhan wants is conclusive evidence, but even if he Li Zifeng is innocent or not, Li Zifeng provokes the majesty of the emperor, and it is an indisputable fact that the Hengshan faction and Prime Minister Wan Ziyu secretly correspond, and Zhu Xingzhan does not want to let them go easily.

Thinking of this, Zhu Xingzhan slapped his confession heavily on the table, and the teacup on the table also shook with a crisp sound. Shang Pingrong knelt on his knees, waiting for questioning. Zhu Xingzhan looked at him and asked, "What do you think?"

Shang Pingrong pondered for a moment, "Your Majesty forgives the sin, there is no real evidence, and it involves a wide range of things, and the minister really doesn't dare to say anything." ”

Zhu Xingzhan sighed tiredly and pointed to the confession, "Investigate thoroughly!"

"Yes!" Shang Ping responded, and then asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, Li Zifeng, what should you do?"

"As for Li Zifeng... Temporarily detained in prison, strictly guarded, and no longer embarrassed and harshly punished during this period. Zhu Xingzhan frowned, his eyes suddenly deep and sharp, "Pay close attention to the movements around Xing Wei Mansion these days, and if anyone inquires about Li Zifeng's news, they will all answer with 'Imprisonment and Beheading'." ”

"Obey the order!" Shang Pingrong kowtowed deeply. The setting sun was deflected, stretching his figure very long...

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