Chapter one hundred and seventeen: collaborating with the enemy
Everyone present was speechless for a moment, as they were all shocked by the sudden news. This was actually much more serious than the fight between the two men just now. It is not disrespectful to kill people without reporting to His Majesty.
This is a naked provocation to Your Majesty!
Even though Huang Bo was regarded as a close friend of Wang Jiayan, Wang Jiayan did not dare to defend him at this moment. Not to mention that he was his good friend, even he himself would be demoted, or at worst, he might be directly imprisoned! This king
How dare Bodang!
For a moment, everyone in the government office was silent. Needless to say, Meng Zhangming and Fan Xian were supernatural. They were the sons of ministers and had only served in the court for a month. Therefore, it was naturally inconvenient to speak in such an occasion, even if they were in their hearts.
If you have anything to say, you can only keep it in your heart.
Zhu Ling in the hall suddenly sneered. Maybe he didn't understand and was a little angry. However, a small colleague was so bold. He directly killed others before he announced their entry. What was his intention? Is he looking down on the imperial court?
Despise him as the emperor?
He was really a little angry. All along, as long as this person was loyal to the court and loyal to the Ming Dynasty, he would not be angry even if he was a little biased. Today, he was so humiliated that he couldn't help but clenched his fists.
Wang Jiayan kept observing His Majesty's expression, and saw that he was just startled at first, and then his face became more and more ugly. Suddenly he felt that the magnetism was not good, so he hurriedly stood up and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Huang Bodang may have special reasons for killing people.
The reason is that even if you give him 10,000 courages, he will never dare!"
"Then tell me why he did this? What's the reason?" Zhu Ling's eyes narrowed slightly, and murderous intent was already in his heart. Huang Bodang's move was already suspected of rebellion. If he still chooses to forgive him,
Doesn’t it mean that he admits that he is a weak king?
"Maybe we can know the reason by calling him in for questioning. Your Majesty won't get angry until he finishes speaking!" Wang Jiayan couldn't think of any reason to defend Huang Bodang, so he had to do his best.
Huang Bodang, why are you so confused!
"Send him in!" After saying that, Zhu Ling suddenly changed his words: "Send him in!"
Several Jinyi guards walked out quickly and aggressively, and soon they brought Huang Bodang back. They pushed him to the ground directly, and then held him there tightly, making him unable to move. But he didn't resist, maybe
He knew what he was doing was wrong, so he didn't say a word, just an expression of unwillingness.
"Huang Bodang, you are so capable!" Zhu Ling suddenly stood up and yelled at him.
"I know that I am guilty! But if there is a next time, I will still insist on doing this1"
When Uncle Huang faced the scolding from Zhu Ling in the hall, he showed no remorse. He immediately responded loudly, as if he was indifferent. This made Wang Jiayan, who was standing by and was frightened by him, extremely angry.
Your Majesty is about to kill you, why are you still so stubborn? Do you really think that Your Majesty doesn’t dare to kill you?
"Okay!" Zhu Ling was also laughed out of anger. He didn't argue with him and directly ordered someone to push him to the ground and hit him with fifty big boards. Jin Yiwei didn't hesitate and directly pulled him up and dragged him to a bench.
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Then a person next to him picked up the board and slapped him hard on the buttocks. Meng Zhangming and Fan Xianchao felt a little trembling after hearing that sound. This was a real beating! They were not just hungry for water.
Those imperial guards did not save any effort, they all fought hard.
But Huang Bodang didn't say a word. He saw that his buttocks were already showing signs of being torn apart by the board. In an instant, veins popped up on his forehead, and his face was red. His teeth were biting one of his arms, and he broke out in cold sweat, almost
For a moment, his face turned pale. But even so, he still did not scream.
This is a Chinese character, but it's just a bit emotional. If this person is loyal to His Majesty, he will definitely be reused by His Majesty. However, this is the first time he meets His Majesty, and he slaps His Majesty in the face like this. No minister who is a member of the Holy Family would dare to
So, he is the first.
The boards were struck one after another. When one of the guards in uniform got tired, he immediately replaced him with another one. Just like that, without stopping and without mercy. Fifty big boards fell heavily and hit him firmly on the buttocks.
By the end of the spanking, Huang Bodang's buttocks were bloody and bloody, and his pants had already been torn apart. The board was also stained with blood. Zhu Ling couldn't bear to look at such a miserable situation, but the Jinyi guards had seen it too much and didn't think it was wrong.
What.
Huang Bodang, who had been beaten, had almost fainted, his face was as white as a piece of white paper, and his clothes were soaked with cold sweat. In addition, there was a deep bloody mark on his arm from his teeth.
There was blood seeping into it. It was so painful that he really didn't say a word.
"Carry him down. This crime has been punished before he dies." Just when Zhu Ling couldn't bear to pursue him anymore, Huang Bodang suddenly opened his eyes and gasped for air.
His eye frames were covered with bloodshot eyes. Even though severe pain hit him behind him, he still insisted: "Your Majesty, I... I have something to report!"
"explain."
"I am a scholar who likes to read and never kills people. But Liu Zhan went too far! As far as I know, he was the one who instigated Ma Kui when the envoys outside the city surrendered, and persuaded him to put the blame on me. I have always
I have never been involved in political affairs since then. If you have anything to do, let me take care of it. If there is nothing else, I just study. Even so, I will be framed by him!"
When Huang Bodang spoke, his tone was already a little angry, and he almost endured the severe pain to say every word.
"Then why did you kill him?"
"Because if Your Majesty wants to kill him, he may not be able to do so." Huang Bodang's abrupt words turned the atmosphere in the entire government office into a cold state. It may not be an exaggeration to say that his words were shocking.
Wang Jiayan exclaimed that he was deeply helpless. He finally survived the severe pain, but now he still wants to provoke His Majesty. Isn't this looking for death? Meng Zhangming and Fan Xianchao just felt that this person was a bit arrogant, even if he was a bit brave.
, but it is better to hide it in front of His Majesty.
"Why?"
"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't believe in Your Majesty. It's just that if Your Majesty kills someone, is it just for killing people, or for some other purpose?" Huang Bodang continued without going down to rest.
"Of course it's not just for killing people."
"Well, if you tell your Majesty that if you kill this person, your Majesty will collect less than a penny of taxes in Cangzhou and even Hejian Prefecture, and you won't be able to recruit a single soldier, will you believe it?"
"Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense!" Wang Jiayan finally couldn't help but refute.
On the contrary, Zhu Ling just waved him away, showing a thoughtful expression. Xu understood a little, and asked: "I have never seen such a situation until now, you can tell me."
"Your Majesty, this Liu Zhan is from a big family in Cangzhou. His family has been officials for generations. Even in the Yuan Dynasty, he was one of the few Han officials. When my great ancestor Emperor brought peace to the world, his ancestors saw the right time.
I took a chance on Gaozu and saved my official position. Although there are not many Jinshis in my family, every time a Jinshi comes out of my family, I can keep my official position."
"After hundreds of years, although the level that their family can achieve is not high, it is very stable. Therefore, even if His Majesty is here for the first time, it may not be that easy to disturb a century-old family. Moreover, even if you use force,
I'm afraid that if it spreads, it will bring bad reputation to His Majesty the Court."
"But if I kill him, it will be a personal grudge. I will only violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and I will not worry about my reputation. On the contrary, Your Majesty will have enough time to slowly eliminate their power." After Huang Bodang finished speaking, he was out of breath.
Almost all my strength was exhausted at this moment.
"How to get rid of them?" Zhu Ling also looked extremely worried. This Cangzhou turned out to be a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. Fortunately, when he met Huang Bodang, he would not bump into him.
"They originally had no fault. Even if they did, it would not be a serious crime. But there is one thing. Even if they are first-class officials, they are still guilty of death!"
Huang Bodang gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "A few years ago, when the slaves went south to plunder, their family actually sent their maids to slaves in order to avoid being plundered. They even helped the slaves to rob other people's property, and they did not hesitate to kill many people in Cangzhou.
If I remember correctly, their family now has a pair of armor given by the founding slaves."
"If Your Majesty can find out, he can label his family as collaborators, and then it will be reasonable to eliminate them completely."