After one stroke with the snakeskin whip, he dipped the water in the large wooden basin next to him. The water in the basin had already turned blood red. Every time the whip was struck, the veins on Zheng Xiaobu's forehead popped out. Although the pain was deep into his bones, he still couldn't bear it.
Can't faint.【】
"Duke!"
Xu Hu, Ren Juying, and Wang Yuxia looked at Xia Xun with tears in their eyes, and could no longer say a word. Xia Xun stood up for them today, and these men with clear grievances and grievances have firmly remembered it in their hearts.
Xia Xun turned around and said: "You all get up. I have to go to the palace to see you. I will talk to you when I come back!" After he saddled his horse, he added: "Leave a few people and take care of them first."
them."
Xia Xun whipped his horse and whip and went straight to the palace. The three of Xu Hu and several of the guards of the Duke of Fu were still at the same place. The executioners who had just tortured them took turns taking turns. When one of them was tired, he
On the other hand, Fu Guogong was so protective of his shortcomings, and his men were still standing by. These people didn't dare to save their energy. Xie Guangsheng's face turned red and white, and he felt ashamed and angry, but he didn't dare to stop it, so he had to go back to his house without seeing it.
To be pure.
Xia Xun got on his horse and galloped for a while, the autumn wind blew in his face, and he couldn't help but let out a long breath. He now understood why the flying general Li Guang, a hero of his generation, was so worried about Lieutenant Ba Ling blocking him from entering the city. In the future, he would be reinstated.
The first thing he did was to kill Lieutenant Ba Ling.
People in the world have no choice but to do what they want. A good deed must be repaid, and a grudge must be repaid. Sometimes, it is not necessarily the murderous intention that arises in the heart, but the fact that one has to kill. As for what happened today, as a prince, he and the mere
An eighth-grade person who has experienced calculations feels that his status has been greatly reduced, and his face is indeed tarnished. But if he doesn't stand up, no one can stand up for him now.
For a little guy like Zheng Qiu, he can get him to die violently just by talking. But this is officialdom, and it makes no sense to let him die unexpectedly. In matters in officialdom, you have to use officialdom methods. What you are fighting for is power.
If you win by force, if you fight for glory, and if you use spies at every turn, you will be at a disadvantage.
Xia Xun secretly thought to himself: There are some things that are not convenient for me to take part in. It is time to cultivate a few official figures. However, everything has advantages and disadvantages. Xia Xun did not know that through the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army,
Those in front of the government offices went back and spread the word that no one in the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom knew that Duke Fu was a special protector and that his people could not be easily offended.
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Xia Xun rushed to the palace and carefully reported to Zhu Di the origin and surrounding environment of the Ci'en Temple where the temple was built. Zhu Di listened and asked, and said happily: "Okay, okay, Ci'en Temple,
Ci'en..., the reconstruction of the Great Bao'en Temple is in line with my wishes, and it must be God's will. Well, you can start taking care of this matter immediately and let the Ministry of Industry report it."
"Yes, I will go immediately."
Xia Xun bowed deeply to Zhu Di and said goodbye. Not long after Xia Xun left, Mu En came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Hai Chun, the imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, wants to see you."
While Zhu Di was reviewing the memorial, he said: "Ask him to come in!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am impeaching Yang Xu, the auxiliary of the country. Yang Xu has messed up political affairs and disregarded human life. Your Majesty should punish him severely!"
"Oh?" Zhu Di paused, glanced up at him, dipped in ink, continued to review the memorial, and asked lightly: "What did he do?"
Hai Chun said: "I passed by the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army and arrived in front of the gate of Fu Guogong Yang Xu. I was surrounded by people from all the government offices. I stepped forward and found out..."
Hai Chun told what happened. He was an upright man and did not favor the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army. He described everything that the guards of the Governor's Mansion said word for word. The emperor knew that Zhu Di dipped his ink again and said lightly.
He smiled and said: "According to what you just said, it is true that the junior officials in the Dudu Mansion relied on their power to control the army and insulted the superior officials. Since Xu Hu and others offended the superior officials and were whipped, Zheng Xiaobu received the same punishment.
What's wrong?"
Hai Yushi said angrily: "Your Majesty, although Zheng Xiaobu deserves to be punished, he should not be punished because of the coercion of Duke Fu. Duke Fu's behavior is not out of justice, but is actually for his own selfish gain.
If all the officials in the court are like this, relying on their power to coerce others, where will the rules and regulations of the court be?"
Zhu Di said calmly: "Since there is nothing wrong with the matter, why ask him about his crime?"
"Your Majesty, Zheng experienced insults to foreign officials, and Xie Qian was absolutely unfair in everything he did. They still have superiors, and the court also has the inspector. In any case, it is not the turn of Duke Fu to take care of it. He is buying foreign officials and cultivating his own power.
Such behavior..."
Zhu Di interrupted him and said calmly: "I only ask about the results, not the process. Back off!"
Hai Chun was stunned for a moment, then he could only hold back his anger and replied: "Yes, I... obey the order!"
When Imperial Ambassador Na Hai exited, Zhu Di stopped writing, was slightly lost in thought for a while, and murmured: "Has Yang Xu... begun to cultivate his own power..."
His eyes flashed with indescribable brilliance, and after a moment he called: "Come here!"
Mu En appeared in response, bowed and said: "Your Majesty!"
Zhu Di said: "Go to the Taiyuan Hospital, get some good gold sore medicine, and give it to Shuangyu Guards commander Xu Hu, deputy commanders Ren Juying and Wang Yuxia."
"This slave takes the order."
"The decree is passed, and Xie Guangsheng, the governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, is demoted to the command of the Lanzhou Guard and will take office immediately."
"This slave takes the order."
Mu En glanced at Zhu Di, saw him waving his hand, and hurriedly stepped out on tiptoes.
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Xia Xun knew nothing about this. After leaving the palace, he went to the Ministry of Industry. Zheng Ci, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was listed on the traitor list and was originally imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment Prison. Xia Xun went to prison to plead guilty and was released from prison when he persuaded the officials.
He was reinstated to his original position, so he was very grateful to Xia Xun, and he has been very close to Xia Xun ever since.
As soon as Xia Xun arrived, Zheng Ci hurriedly went out to greet him personally and welcomed Xia Xun into the yamen, treating him like a distinguished guest. The two parties sat down and exchanged a few words, and Xia Xun explained the purpose of his visit to him, not to mention that this was the emperor's intention.
, even if it was just Xia Xun's personal intention, he would cooperate as much as possible. He immediately agreed and immediately summoned Huang Ligong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and asked him to take full responsibility for the matter.
On behalf of the Ministry of Industry, I will cooperate with Duke Fu to complete this matter.
While the two sides were having a pleasant conversation, the flogging in front of the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army had ended. Ninety lashes, each of which would separate a piece of flesh and blood. Ninety lashes had already beaten Zheng's thin body.
His flesh and blood were mutilated and he no longer looked like a human being. When he was untied, the rope was pulled out from the deep rotten flesh. He was so seriously injured that it would be difficult for him to survive, but he didn't do it on the spot.
Even though you are dead, you still have a breath of air, which is even more frightening.
It was the same dark room, the same square table. There was only one person sitting in front of the table, and there was another person standing opposite him.
The person sitting asked: "Has Zheng Xiaobu been whipped?"
The person standing replied: "Yes, no one expected that Yang Xuchia would pass by there. Not only did he save the three Shuangyu pirates, he also forced Xie Qianshi to use the same punishment on Zheng Qiancheng."
The person sitting took a breath slowly and asked, "How is Zheng Xiaobu doing now?"
"He has been sent to hospital for treatment, but... based on his serious injuries, I'm afraid..."
The person who was sitting gently waved his hand, and the person who was standing immediately withdrew. The person who was sitting was silent for a moment, laughed softly, and said to himself: "For the sake of three pirates, I will not hesitate to offend the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army."
, I don’t hesitate to offend Duke Qi and Duke Cheng... I also prepared a lot of useless back-ups. I didn’t expect you to have fallen into the trap. A group of pirates from Shuangyu Island put you in such high regard? Yang Xu, Yang Xu, you
I really don’t understand.”
After Xia Xun left the Ministry of Industry, he immediately returned to the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, where Xu Hu and others were still staying.
Although Xu Hu and the others did something great that had never happened in the Fifth Army's Governor's Mansion since its establishment. As the commander of the first guard, they made a big fuss in the Governor's Mansion, thus offending the Governor's minister Xie Guangsheng, but after all, they were fourth-rank and fifth-rank men.
Although Xie Guangsheng, an official of high rank, had great power, he was only one level higher than them in terms of rank. Punishment was punishment, but one could not really beat him to death. In addition, the three of them were tall and strong, so the injuries were not considered serious.
That's why Xia Xun left them there with confidence and let them watch the execution, just to give them a chance to vent their anger. After all, these people had just returned. They were originally a group of arrogant and unruly pirates. Xia Xun was really worried that they would be angry for a while and return
With Zhu Di's strong character, he could accept them once, but he would never accept them a second time. A capricious person would not be accepted by Zhu Di.
Now that the matter was over, he had to quickly pick them up, give them medical advice, and calm their emotions. When he arrived, the crowd of onlookers had dispersed, and the horse-hitch posts in front of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion were
There were bloodstains all over his body. Zheng Qingcheng had disappeared, leaving only Xu Hu and a few guards left behind by Xia Xun.
Seeing Zheng Qingcheng being beaten to death and being carried away, Ren Juying and Wang Yuxia were also less angry. When they saw Xia Xun coming, the three of them hurriedly stepped forward and crossed their hands to salute. Xia Xun supported Xu Hu and said, "Excuse me."
Forgive me, how are your injuries?"
Xu Hu said: "Don't worry, Lord, our little injury is nothing."
Xia Xun said to the guards, "Give me three horses and I will accompany you..."
As soon as he said this, someone behind him raised his voice and said, "The emperor has issued a decree to give Xu Hu, the commander of the Shuangyu Guards, Ren Juying, the deputy commander, and Wang Yuxia's golden sore medicine."
Xia Xun turned around in shock and saw Mu En leading two chamberlains, standing behind him with a smile. Mu En waved his hand, and the two chamberlains brought the high-grade gold sore medicine to them. Xia Xun reacted and quickly said to Xu
Hu said to them, "Why don't you thank the emperor for his grace?"
Mu En said quickly: "The three generals are injured, so there is no need to kneel. Next, I hope that the three generals will take good care of themselves to serve the country." After saying this, he waved his fly whisk and bowed to Xia Xun:
"My lord, the emperor has decreed that Xie Guangsheng, the governor-general, should be demoted to the command of the Lanzhou Guard. Our family has to go to the governor-general's mansion of the Fifth Army to announce the decree, so we won't stop any longer and say goodbye."
Xia Xun raised his hands in confusion: "Eunuch, go slowly!" He looked at Mu En as he walked into the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion with a confused look on his face. When Xia Xun turned around, he saw Xu Hu, Ren Juying, and Wang Yuxia kneeling down in unison.
On the ground, he said excitedly: "The Duke has done this for us, and we have nothing to repay. From now on, in water or in fire, as long as the Duke gives an order, no one in a lowly position will not obey his orders!"
Different people need different methods to fight for it. Like this big thief who has been wandering the East China Sea since he was a child, he can't get all the common interests or common ambitions. They care more about their morale! People compete for a breath, and Buddhas compete for a stick of incense!
Xia Xun gave them both face and respect. In their hearts, from this moment on, he was the unstoppable boss.
"I'm serious, I'm serious, get up, get up!" Xia Xun hurriedly helped them up, wondering: "How did the emperor know so quickly? He was giving medicine and punishing Xie Qian. With the emperor
With his tough character, is it necessary to show such kindness to a small Shuangyu Island? What does the emperor mean?"