This was without the government officials being ruthless. Otherwise, Huo Yankun would have fainted and died.
After the 70th big board, Huo Yankun became completely silent. There was only the "snap" sound of the board contacting the body, which sounded very scary.
However, because the crime of disrespecting the royal family was punishable by death, the Yamen officials continued to execute him.
After going down the 120-meter board, Huo Yankun's back, buttocks and thighs were all bloody and miserable...
The other four were frightened to death, but they didn't dare to say a word. They only hated themselves for being unlucky. They went drinking with Huo Yankun yesterday, and now they were implicated by him. They lost their jobs and might spend the rest of their lives in jail.
As soon as Huo Yankun was beaten, the spies arranged by the Huo family in the Ministry of Punishment passed the news back to the Duke of Wei.
However, now Duke Wei is kneeling outside the imperial study, and his wife is being guarded in the room by the nuns from Kunfu Palace.
Now, the only one who can make the decision in the mansion is Huo Yanlin.
After receiving the news, Huo Yanlin could not do anything but feel distressed and anxious.
Amid the pain of the Huo family, night fell slowly.
After Luo Huang finished his work for the day, he walked out of the imperial study room with Baili Wushang and saw Duke Wei kneeling under the imperial steps.
Luo Huang's expression suddenly became a little complicated.
To be honest, Huo Jiansheng is not only his minister, but also his friend. He and Huo Jiansheng met when he was still a prince. Huo Jiansheng has always stood in his camp and helped him ascend to the throne of God...
However, the Huo family's desires have expanded too much, and power has made them forget their duties. Even Prince Kang's palace dared not look down on it...
Moreover, he has seen the recent frequent actions of the Huo family. A family that is not satisfied with the duty of ministers and a family that wants to control the ownership of imperial power, naturally he does not need to be merciful.
Thinking of this, a coldness flashed in Luo Huang's eyes, and then he quickly returned to normal, and walked to Duke Wei with Baili Wushang.
Duke Wei had been kneeling for a whole day, and his face looked tired, but his figure remained firm.
"Your Majesty." Seeing Emperor Luo arriving, Duke Wei quickly saluted.
"Gong Wei, after kneeling for a day, have you regained your consciousness?" Emperor Luo looked down at Duke Wei, with no trace of happiness or anger on his face.
"Yes, I am awake." Wei Guogong responded in a low voice.
"Now that you're awake, get up and go back to your mansion." Luo Huang said in a deep voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty. However, I have no other request. I only ask that Your Majesty spare the life of the dog." Duke Wei prayed with a look on his face.
At this moment, the expression on his face was real. Just because he thought about it clearly, he was even more scared.
"If he is lucky and survives, I will take a good look at the performance of him and your Duke Wei." Emperor Luo said coldly.
Jiansheng, for the sake of past friendship, I will give you another chance. As long as you return to your duties as a minister, I will not pursue you. I hope you will not let me down. Luo Huang said silently in his heart.
"I kowtow to express my gratitude to the Emperor." Duke Wei fell on the ground and thanked Emperor Luo for his kindness.
Luo Huang sighed and left.
Baili Wushang glanced at Duke Wei, who was lying on the ground and couldn't see his expression clearly, and followed him away without any hesitation.
He had arranged the censorship this time. Those accusations were also collected by him earlier. The Huo family, the moment they dared to attack Jingchu, they were completely on the opposite side of him.
The next day, news came from prison that Huo Yankun had a high fever and was in critical condition.