"Bring it here? Bring it to whom, King Han?" Lying down on the recliner, Xiao Chen looked at Du Shaoqin with a smile, "However, if I can use King Han to let you strengthen the Dongchang torture method, that would be a good thing.
It’s a good thing. At least, the family members of those he killed at will will applaud him.”
"Then get it." Du Shaoqin rubbed his hands, his eyes shining, as if he had already imprisoned Zhu Gaoxu in a prison, and was always ready to take action.
Duan Tianming was also very excited, standing next to Du Shaoqin, looking at Xiao Chen expectantly, waiting for Xiao Chen's order.
Previously, I had just gone to the East Palace to capture the prince, and now I was preparing to capture the King of Han. This sense of accomplishment when the prince was captured was simply so satisfying.
"I also want to capture the King of Han, and then give him this colorless and odorless poison to drink. But currently, we have no reason to capture him." Xiao Chen looked at the two of them and waved his hand to signal them.
Don't be so excited.
"Instigating Wang Anliang to murder Mr. Li's wife and children, and now asking Mr. Li to poison you, aren't these enough to take him down?" Duan Tianming asked anxiously.
Holding the armrests of the recliner with both hands, Xiao Chen slowly sat up. He held his hands together and stared at Duan Tianming who looked anxious.
"Both matters involve Mr. Li, do you think we can come in the open?" Xiao Chen asked.
Duan Tianming was startled, his face twitched a few times, and he scratched the back of his head: "You mean, are you afraid of implicating Mr. Li?"
Xiao Chen did not answer, but looked at Li An aside: "Master Li, do you think this will involve you?"
After hesitating for a moment, Li An straightened his back: "At the beginning, when I encouraged the courtiers to jointly write a letter against you, it was equivalent to a death sentence for myself. Now this life is given to me by you. The King of Han wants to poison you now, as long as he can be killed
If he is brought to justice, it doesn't matter even if he implicates me."
"Haha." Xiao Chen stood up, stretched out his right hand and patted Li An on the shoulder, "To be honest, my biggest shortcoming is also my biggest advantage, which is that I must retaliate. If the King of Han wants to poison me, I will
Pour poison into his mouth. However, the premise is that it cannot be at the expense of my brother. If you are implicated, even if the King of Han is killed, what objections will there be?"
After hearing this, Li An felt a convulsion in his heart.
Turning back, he looked at Xiao Chen: "Do you think I'm your brother now?"
"What, don't you think I'm a brother?" Xiao Chen pursed his lips and laughed.
Li An didn't move, but the corners of his eyes were a little damp. He pretended to be blown by wind and sand into his eyes, raised his right hand and rubbed it.
"Brother Xiao can say that, so what do I have to worry about? I will go back to the Ministry of Punishment now, write down all the facts of my service to the King of Han, and submit them to the emperor."
With that said, he turned around and left.
"Stop." Xiao Chen grabbed him, "Is your head not working well? I already told you not to harm our brothers, and you still want to confess? What does the emperor hate the most? Those are the things he hates.
People who are unfaithful to themselves. If you confess, not only will you die, but your family will also die. We finally rescued your wife and children from the wilderness, and we did not want them to be buried with you."
As he spoke, Xiao Chen pressed Li An onto the stool next to the stove with both hands.
"But, just watching the King of Han want to poison you, but you can't arrest him, makes me feel uncomfortable. Living like this is not as good as dying upright." Li An struggled, trying to stand up.
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"Pa", Xiao Chen slapped Li An on the head.
"If you want to die, die on your own and don't involve others." Xiao Chen said a little annoyed.
Li An looked aggrieved: "But, they want to poison you, I can't swallow this tone."
"If you can't swallow it, you have to swallow it for me." Xiao Chen shouted loudly, "Don't take any action regarding this matter, I will make arrangements."
Seeing Xiao Chen's sharp gaze, Li An lowered his head and said nothing.
Duan Tianming stood opposite Xiao Chen, with an anxious look on his face: "It's not a big deal if we just don't take any action. If they can't poison you, they will definitely think of other ways."
"Capture Huang Anliang, ask him what he knows about the power of the King of Han in the capital, and catch them all." Looking at Duan Tianming, Xiao Chen said coldly.
"If you can't say anything about Mr. Li, what excuse can we use to arrest him?" When he reached the door, Duan Tianming turned around and asked.
Xiao Chen put his hands behind his back: "Do you still need a reason to arrest people in Dongchang? If you really need a reason, it would be me, Xiao Chen. I don't like him."
"Yes." Duan Tianming responded simply and rushed out of the stove room.
At three o'clock in the morning, the people who had gone to work in the fields early were already heading home with their hoes on their shoulders.
Pedestrians in twos and threes on the street were talking to each other as they walked.
Occasionally, a few people who really have nothing to do gather under the wall, squatting with their hands in their sleeves under the wall in the sun, and dragging along some of their parents.
Wang Anliang was haggling at the vegetable market closest to Shangshu Mansion.
"Your cabbage is a bit expensive. The price yesterday was not what it is today." Facing the vegetable farmer, Wang Anliang tore off several layers of the cabbage.
The vegetable farmer was an old man about sixty years old.
Or maybe he is not sixty years old, but just working in the fields for a long time makes him look quite old.
Next to the old man stood a six or seven-year-old child. His face was red from the cold, and he was wearing only a pair of cloth shoes on his feet in the cold February.
He raised his sleeves, wiped the snot that was about to flow to his mouth, and looked at Wang Anliang, who was wearing silk and satin, with curiosity.
It seemed that he was dissatisfied with Wang Anliang's behavior, but after his throat twitched a few times, he still swallowed what he wanted to say.
After pulling dozens of Chinese cabbages down from a pile of vegetables, Wang Anliang clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I only need this much today. Please weigh it according to yesterday's price."
The vegetable farmer's throat twitched a few more times, and he said with a wry smile: "Master Butler, you can eat all the vegetable leaves you pulled off, and you took away the vegetable hearts. Who should I sell the rest to?"
"Excessive title, how come there is so much nonsense." Wang Anliang glared and said fiercely.
The vegetable farmer's mouth opened wide, he was silent for a moment, and he had no choice but to start talking.
"It's forty-three pounds in total. Please give me two slings of copper coins." Putting the cabbage into the bag, the vegetable farmer hunched over and said with a smile.
"I'm in a bad mood today, uncle. I'll give you the money for the vegetables in a few days." After saying that, Wang Anliang arranged for the servants behind him to carry the cabbage away.
"No, Butler Wang, you are also a regular customer, that's why I give it to you so cheaply. My family relies on selling these cabbages to buy food. If you don't give me the money, my whole family will go hungry."
Hunched over, the vegetable farmer begged.
The child next to him squatted on the ground, picked up a cabbage stick, stuffed it into his mouth, and looked at everything in front of him curiously.
"Go away. You just starve to death. What does that have to do with me?" Wang Anliang raised his right foot and kicked the vegetable farmer to the ground.
