Chapter 481 Kill the chicken and show it to the monkey
In the Tumu Fortress, in the side hall of the emperor's camp, Ming Chengzu was leaning on his dragon chair, his eyes slightly closed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
At the door, an eunuch hunched over, winked at Wang Xiaosi who was next to Ming Chengzu, then pursed his lips at Ming Chengzu, and raised a letter in his hand.
Looking sideways at Ming Chengzu, Wang Xiaosi walked quickly toward the door with gentle steps.
"What is this?" Wang Xiaosi asked after receiving the letter.
"Just now, Captain Dongchang came to the entrance of the hall and asked me to hand it over to the Emperor. He said it was news from Dongchang from the capital."
"Okay, I will present it to the emperor right now." Wang Xiaosi whispered, turned around, and walked towards Ming Chengzu again.
Looking at the sleeping emperor, Wang Xiaosi opened his mouth, but in the end he made no sound.
He just held the letter in his hand and stood quietly.
"What?" A majestic voice came from the side, Ming Chengzu asked without even opening his eyes.
Wang Xiaosi turned around quickly, bowed his body, and handed out the letter with both hands: "Dongchang Confidential Letter."
"Oh?!" Ming Chengzu slowly opened his eyes, raised his right hand, and took the letter.
Still leaning on the dragon chair, he slowly opened the letter.
Wang Xiaosi lowered his head and looked at his toes.
Ever since Jiang Qianxiao, the censor of Zuodu of the Inspectorate, came out, the emperor became furious and even drove all the Dongchang captains inside the Tumu Fort outside the Tumu Fort.
He also decreed that the captain of Dongchang was not allowed to enter the Tumu Fort gate unless there was something important.
Although Wang Xiaosi didn't know what happened, he knew that Dongchang must have offended Shengwei on something.
Dongchang Changgong was the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department and had a very close relationship with the emperor. Since the Dongchang Xiaowei was expelled from Tumubao, it was obvious that the emperor already had opinions about Eunuch Lin.
As the eunuch in charge of rituals, he was single-handedly promoted by Eunuch Lin to serve the emperor. Faced with this situation, Wang Xiaosi did not dare to say a word or ask a word.
The Holy Will is unpredictable. Wang Xiaosi pretends to know nothing about anything related to Dongchang.
"Pass on my oral message." Ming Chengzu placed the letter on the table in front of him and sat upright.
Wang Xiaosi hurriedly stepped forward, bowed his body, and bowed his head respectfully to listen.
"Order the Inspectorate to cancel the detention of Dongchangchang Gong Lin Shangli, and order him to organize all the imperial troops in the capital to closely cooperate with Xiao Chen's actions at all costs, so that the prince will be brought back as soon as possible."
"Yes." Wang Xiaosi bowed and responded hurriedly.
In Gu'an County, in the inner courtyard of Shopkeeper Li, Xiao Chen shook the wooden wedge in his hand with one hand and the scimitar with many gaps in his other hand. He gestured several times next to the wooden wedge and looked up at Duan Tianming on the side.
"Commander Duan, this wooden wedge of yours is not suitable. This man's mouth is full and my scimitar cannot cut his tongue." Xiao Chen said a little dissatisfied.
"How about I get two smaller wooden wedges and put them on both sides of his mouth. The gap created in the middle is just right for the knife." Duan Tianming said.
"Not only do we need two smaller ones, but also shorter ones. If they are too long, they will block people's hands and the knife cannot go in." Liu Rufeng next to him added.
But Wei Qi never spoke.
He has been a member of the Qianhu family for many years. Although he became a gatekeeper and responsible for public security after joining the Hangzhou Guards, he was also a front-line guard before.
Leading troops to fight and charging into battle. Faced with broken arms and legs on the battlefield, he never flinched.
But today, listening to Xiao Chen's words and watching his actions, Wei Qi felt an inexplicable sense of fear in his heart.
Although the person tied to the stool was an enemy, everything Xiao Chen did was to obtain a true and useful confession.
However, that is a living person after all.
He treated it like a toy and beat it randomly.
The most important thing is that Duan Tianming and Liu Rufeng seem to be used to this kind of thing. Not only do they cooperate with each other, but they also look eager to try and are ready to participate at any time.
Do the people in Dongchang really regard human life as child's play?
As if feeling that Wei Qi was being ignored, Duan Tianming stood up and patted Wei Qi on the shoulder: "Wei Qianhu, let's go find a suitable wooden wedge together."
"Okay." Wei Qi responded and left with Duan Tianming.
Looking at the few empty chairs, Xiao Chen looked at Shopkeeper Li with a smile: "They won't be back for a while, Shopkeeper Li, aren't you tired of standing? Come, sit on a chair and have a rest."
After saying that, Xiao Chen sat down and patted the chair next to him sincerely.
"Master Ziyi, there is something I want to ask you." Turning around, Shopkeeper Li said slowly.
"Come on, come on, sit on this chair and ask whatever you want." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Winner or loser, I have already fallen into your hands. Forget about sitting down. I'll just stand and wait for Master Ziyi's decision." Shopkeeper Li rejected Xiao Chen's invitation.
"I've been preparing to torture this man for several days. Shopkeeper Li is planning to stand there for several days. If he doesn't finish the torture, it won't be shopkeeper Li's turn. It's useless no matter how anxious you are."
Xiao Chen leaned on the back of the chair, put his hands on the armrests, and spoke slowly.
Shopkeeper Li almost vomited blood in his heart.
It's useless for me to be anxious. I'm anxious and waiting for you to torture me? He looks like a normal person, but what he says seems like he has no brain.
The man on the stool, because the thick wooden wedge was almost inserted into his throat, and his hands were tied behind his back to press his back, his breathing was tense for a moment, and his neck was red from the suffocation all the way to his forehead.
The captain next to him seemed to be used to this kind of scene. He stepped forward and shook the wooden wedge vigorously a few times.
While shaking, the man breathed hard, trying to suck in as much air as possible between the swings of the wooden wedge.
The violent and thunderous aura just now has disappeared, and the rapid breathing is full of the desire to survive.
"I would like to ask Master Ziyi, do the people in Dongchang use torture to promote their sovereignty to others?" Shopkeeper Li asked his question directly.
"Promote sovereignty, what kind of sovereignty are you promoting? Can Shopkeeper Li stop speaking in such a formal way and speak more simply and clearly?" Xiao Chen crossed his hands on his chest, as if he really didn't understand what Shopkeeper Li said.
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"Torturing others to prove your victory." Shopkeeper Li slowed down and said word by word.
"No, no, no," Xiao Chen shook his head, "Dongchang never does anything to prove his victory. This is just interest, interest. Hahaha..."
"You just want to give a confession. Master Ziyi did this. If it spreads, I'm afraid he will have a cruel reputation." Looking at the man who has been trying hard to breathe air through the gaps between the wooden wedges and teeth, Shopkeeper Li's ears
The muscles in the back twitched a few more times.
"Confession? Shopkeeper Li is overthinking." Xiao Chen said calmly, "If we can't find the prince, I am also about to die. How can I have the time and mood to investigate the matter at Fengtai Camp? I just do this.
Because just now, he actually scolded me."
"You did all this just because he scolded you?" Shopkeeper Li looked incredulous.
Obviously, he didn't believe that Xiao Chen didn't want to know the hidden structure of Fengtai Camp. However, Xiao Chen said to do this just because this person just scolded him, but it was beyond shopkeeper Li's logical thinking.
Is it that simple?
As if leaning against the back of the chair was uncomfortable, Xiao Chen leaned forward slightly.
He put away his left leg, put his left foot on the chair, and put his left arm casually on his knees, sitting very leisurely.
"I haven't read much. Although I grew up wandering, I don't know how to curse. For other people's curses, I usually return them in another way. For example, like this." Xiao Chen moved towards the long stool.
The man who was tied up pursed his lips and said calmly.
Shopkeeper Li: "..."
What kind of person is this purple-robed captain? He uses such an extreme method to retaliate against others' abuse. No wonder Cangcheng, the Minister of Rites, had his fingers "sawed" off in front of the audience.
, and finally climbed onto the guillotine and asked the other party to chop off his head.
This is not a human being, this is a devil who devotes all his thoughts to torturing people.
Looking at the man with a big wooden wedge stuck in his mouth, Shopkeeper Li couldn't help but feel scared.
After torturing this person, how will he torture himself?
