Some people say that what makes humans greater than animals lies in their complex and profound feelings. Literati and poets have confirmed this with countless poems and articles.
Acura love, eulogize friendship, eulogize family affection...
The image of human beings gradually grows taller.
The other side of tallness is ugliness.
Ordinary people have to fight for every penny in their homes, brothers and sisters speak ill of each other, and never interact with each other until old age.
This is an ordinary family.
When it comes to the most noble royal family, what they compete for is power.
In their opinion, the most noble place in the world is the palace, and the most noble seat in the world is the throne. For this reason, husband and wife are suspicious of each other, father and son are at odds with each other, and swords and guns are at each other's throats.
But father and son poisoning each other is the emperor's least favorite way. It's not that he can't bear it. For the sake of power, the emperor can kill everyone in the world.
I just don’t want to leave such a mark in the annals of history.
In a certain month of a certain year, the emperor killed his son.
A few words, but two words are left to future generations: cruelty!
For the sake of their reputation, emperors can do some unbelievable things, such as auspicious things. They know from top to bottom that this thing is a lie, but they still enjoy it. If there are not a few people who find auspicious things in the annual imperial meeting
If you report this, the emperor will feel uncomfortable all over.
So how to deal with the prince, Yang Xuan thought about it before and felt that he should ask someone in the palace to take action.
Han Shitou is the best candidate.
Now he understood.
Han Shitou's action is the emperor's action.
The emperor's name will be left in the annals of history.
But why did he let me take action?
It is certain that Zhong Sui and others will rebel, but at this moment the government and the opposition have been divided into two factions. One faction thinks that the emperor is shameless, not only took away the prince's wife, but also suppressed the prince. The other faction feels that since he has robbed other people's wives, then you
Why are you still keeping him? Kill him immediately.
After dealing with the prince, Yang Xuan felt that the four surnames in the family would probably regard him as a dead person.
My father-in-law would probably cover his forehead and sigh.
what to do?
reject?
That cliff will be recorded on the blacklist of the prince's rebel party, and then he will be stabbed by them.
Yang Xuan glanced at Han Shitou.
Han Shitou looked calm and showed no emotion.
Also, how could the chamberlain around the emperor be so moody and angry?
Yang Xuan gritted his teeth and said: "My lord, take the order!"
No matter what, let’s take it out first.
He immediately asked for instructions: "Young Supervisor Han, how should we deal with this matter?"
It was said that he was asked to take charge of this matter, but Yang Xuan knew that he was just a knife.
Han Shitou said calmly: "Check it out."
"Take orders!"
Han Shitou turned and left.
A group of guards are still there outside.
Is this group of people at my disposal?
Yang Xuan tried it and said, "Hey! Someone comes."
A guard came forward and said, "Yang Zhongyun orders."
fine.
Yang Xuan said: "The weather is hot, let's get some tea."
He found an excuse to test the guards and was convinced.
"Mr. Zhong." Yang Xuan went in and whispered: "The lower official has nothing to do. If Mr. Zhong knows what is appropriate, he should not make things difficult for the lower official."
Zhong Sui looked at him blankly.
Yang Xuan smiled and said: "The tea will be here soon. A cup of tea is enough for you to think clearly about this matter, right?"
He looked at the crowd.
"This matter is certain. If you are unwilling to speak, without my instructions, the group of people outside will rush in like wolves and tigers with the intention of assassinating Your Majesty. This crime... Those who still think about surviving are probably crazy.
, I killed him first, so it can be considered a credit."
He stared at Huang Liang, "Whoever confesses first, who confesses the most, and who knows best will receive preferential treatment. He can have enough food and drink, and can also send messages to his family. He will not be tortured before going on the road, even if he is imprisoned.
A separate room."
Everyone was silent.
Yang Xuan nodded, "I'll wait for a cup of tea."
He walked out.
Wang Xian hissed: "Yang Xuan, you are His Highness's servant, why are you serving that man?"
Yang Xuan walked out without stopping.
The sun was shining brightly outside, but Yang Xuan felt it was just right.
Two guards came with tea.
Yang Xuan nodded, "Hard work."
From beginning to end, Yang Xuan had no hand in it.
The tea was delivered inside without anyone even looking at it.
"Let's go." Yang Xuan glanced at Zhang Ling, the commander of the guards.
Zhang Ling was silent.
Madan!
Do you agree or not? Please give me a sentence!
Yang Xuan encountered a stick and could only circle around the palace.
Inside, someone hissed: "Mr. Zhong, now, you still want to cover up? It's useless. It's more serious to suffer less."
Zhong Sui remained silent.
The right concubine Zhang Liang's face turned pale, "Death means death, but my family will be affected. I...just thinking about it makes me want to crash to death here."
Someone scolded: "What time has it been? You are still thinking about your nonsense family. Then Yang Xuan is waiting! The tea is here. If you don't tell me, what do you think he will do?"
Zhang Liang felt empty all over, as if he only had a skin, and even his soul was flying around. He couldn't hear what he said clearly, as if someone else was whispering in his ear, "He is a minister of His Highness, and he doesn't want to be called a traitor, so just
Don’t dare to treat me harshly.”
He Guang said: "Why did your Majesty ask him to preside over it?"
Zhang Liang was confused and said subconsciously: "He is the only one new to the East Palace, so there is no need to doubt him."
He Guang shook his head, "Why not use guards?"
"With bodyguards, Your Highness will inevitably die... Eh!"
This voice came from Zhong Sui, who had been silent. He covered his forehead and said happily: "Yes, if you want to deal with His Highness, it will be either Han Shitou or the guard commander Zhang Ling, let Yang Xuan come, just deal with us, hahahaha! Hahaha!
Ha ha!"
The laughter echoed lonely in the palace, and the prince's eyes quietly opened a line, and then closed.
Zhong Sui stood up and said, "I will keep silent."
Zhang Liang's cheeks trembled, "Yes."
He Guang nodded vigorously, "I promise."
Everyone looked at Huang Liang and saw that his legs were trembling, and they couldn't help but despise him.
He Guang cursed: "You are as timid as a rat, you are a thief! You should not have brought him in in the first place."
"What's wrong?" Yang Xuan appeared outside the door.
He Guang said, "Bah!"
Yang Xuan smiled and said, "I will act as ordered. Don't be surprised. Someone is here!"
Zhang Ling nodded, and a group of guards stepped forward.
Yang Xuan ordered: "Two of them, take them down and torture them!"
Taking advantage of the time spent walking around, Yang Xuan initially thought about the matter clearly.
The prince formed a small group headed by Zhong Sui. In despair and seeing no future for the prince, they decided to assassinate the emperor.
But the emperor squatted in the opera garden all day cuckolding the prince, and they couldn't get in. So someone suggested that the prince should pretend to be sick, and that he might die.
The prince is about to die, and if the emperor doesn't come to visit him, it will be an indispensable event in the history books. The emperor has the best reputation, so he will definitely come.
I have to say, this is a good plan.
But Zhong Sui's close comrade-in-arms Wang Xian was a young boy and betrayed them.
In other words, the little actions of this group of people have been going on under the emperor's nose.
The emperor did not move, watching the intense performance of these sticks as if watching a play.
But has this small gang slipped through the cracks?
Yang Xuan felt that there must be.
Therefore, everything depends on the results of torture.
here we go.
More than a dozen people were pulled out, and more than a dozen benches were arranged, one for each person, neatly arranged without any fighting or grabbing.
More than ten people were tied to the bench, and they all looked up at Yang Xuan in front of them.
"beat!"
"ah!"
The screams were endless.
Yang Xuan stared at Huang Liang, this man was weak and most likely to speak.
After a few sticks, someone spat out the cork and shouted: "I tell you..."
He Guang raised his head and shouted with all his strength: "I know everything, I will tell you... Yang Zhongyun, I will tell you..."
…
After sealing off the East Palace, everyone stayed in their own places.
Gao Yue and Feng Shitang were shivering in Yang Xuan's room.
"Zhong Yun didn't come back, so he must have been involved." Gao Yue choked up.
Feng Shitang sighed: "Such rotten things in the East Palace have nothing to do with Zhongyun, but...hey!"
"Bring some tea!"
Someone shouted outside.
It's Chen Hu's voice.
"I'm just wondering why the East Palace has been so weird lately, especially after Yang Xuan arrived. Hey! Commander Zhang is here, can I consider this a meritorious service?"
The guard ignored him.
Chen Hu pointed at Yang Xuan's room on duty and said, "Yang Xuan often goes to Zhong Sui's place. I don't know if it's to get close to him or something. Hey! This matter is very important."
A guard whispered a few words to his companion and asked: "You mean, is Yang Xuan an accomplice?"
Chen Hu nodded, "Definitely. As soon as he arrived, Zhong Sui ordered him to go to the Liyuan to deliver documents. Now that I think about it, he was ordered to inquire about His Majesty's news! Alas! Wolfish ambition!"
Several guards took stock of it, and someone came over and asked, "Are you sure?"
Chen Hu nodded vigorously, "When Yang Xuan came, I felt weird. This person doesn't do any business all day long, but frequently travels between the Liyuan and the East Palace. There must be something evil. By the way, we can capture those two little ones.
If the officials torture you, they will surely find out."
The guard turned around, and several of his companions nodded, their faces flushed with excitement.
This is a credit!
Zhang Ling led a group of guards to the prince's palace, and all the credit went to them. The guards guarding other places were to accompany the killing field, and they were rewarded with a meal of wine and meat afterwards.
The credit goes first, but how many people are unmoved?
"Take it!"
Gao Yue and Feng Shitang were dumbfounded.
"I don't know how to wait!"
"How dare you say you don't know!" Chen Hu sat outside the door of the duty room... This was the reward for informing. He pointed at Gao Yue and said, "This person is the most cunning."
Just when Gao Yue was about to complain, he was slapped to death.
"Get down!"
The two were forced to lie down.
"No board!"
"Crack with a whip!"
"Do you want to report it to the commander?"
"We'll talk about it later."
"Okay, let's get the credit first."
"Crack!"
"Ouch!"
Gao Yue stared at the ground in front of him with his eyes widened, despair and fear that he had never experienced before came to his heart.
At this moment, he was so weak that he thought an ant could kill him.
He knew that when it came to scandals involving the royal family, no one would be spared.
"This person spends all day working for Yang Xuan...for Yang Xuan...for...for..." Chen Hu's voice was not quite right.
Puff puff puff!
The sound of footsteps came slowly.
"What's the fuss about?"
This is... isn't this Yang Zhongyun's voice?
Gao Yue and Feng Shitang were stunned.
"You..." Chen Hu's voice trembled a little.
Yang Xuan looked at Chen Hu and asked: "Chen Hu?"
"Yes!" Haven't we known each other for a long time? Chen Hu looked at the group of guards behind Yang Xuan and tried to calm down.
"Take it!"
Several guards rushed over.
Chen Hu was pushed to the ground, the side of his face rubbed against the ground, and he shouted desperately: "Why should you take me? Why?"
Yang Xuan came over and asked, "What's their crime?"
The guard said: "Chen Hu accused the two men's Shangguan Yang Xuan of participating in the conspiracy."
"Let it go!"
Yang Xuan looked inside his check-in room. Fortunately, it had not been searched. Although there was nothing taboo inside, there were several letters from Zhou Ning.
The guard asked: "Who are you?"
These mallets!
A guard came over and said, "He is Yang Xuan."
say!
Several guards made a big fuss.
"I'm sorry, I'll wait too..."
Yang Xuan walked up to Chen Hu and said, "Be honest and suffer less."
Chen Huqiang smiled and said: "I am a pure man..."
"Did you bring the armored soldiers in in a carriage?"
"What armored soldiers?"
Yang Xuan frowned, "Ask me again, did you bring the armored soldiers in in a carriage?"
"What armored soldiers?"
Yang Xuan stretched out his hand, "Whip!"
Gao Yue handed over the whip in a sloppy manner, "Zhongyun, I'm going to get a basin of salt water. I'll dip it in it and whip it."
"Bah bang bang!"
Yang Xuan whipped him hard and then asked again: "For the last time, you brought in the armored soldiers?"
"It was me, Zhong Sui ordered..."
"take away!"
Yang Xuan dropped the whip and thought about what to do next.
A guard hurried over.
"Most of them have been explained."
"Who didn't explain?"
"Zhong Sui."
This is expected.
"And Huang Liang."
Yang Xuan said faintly: "People should not be judged by their appearance."
The guard nodded, "Yes."
Yang Xuan stood there and suddenly ordered: "Gao Yue."
"exist!"
Gao Yue and Feng Shitang both felt bad about this incident in the East Palace... Those in power have always liked to use little people to vent their anger, and petty officials are the most suitable.
Unexpectedly, their superior officer became the commander of this cleanup operation.
The huge joy made it possible for Gao Yue and Feng Shitang to go through fire and water at this moment.
"Ten days ago, the East Palace got a batch of books and loaded them into more than twenty carts. Each cart hid two people, for a total of forty-eight people. However, only forty-six people came out before. You two go and check the batch of books and see.
How much can it hold?"
"Take orders."
Yang Xuan returned to the palace.
The torture is over.
"Everything has been explained."
Zhang Ling glanced at Yang Xuan and said, "In this case, I will go back and resume my life."
Yang Xuan looked at him, "How about waiting a little longer?"
"What are you waiting for?"
"Maybe there are some little surprises."
"surprise?"
Yang Xuan nodded.
Turn around.
"Give me a knife."
"What do you want a knife for?"
"It's been such a long time, why are you still worried about who I'll kill?"
"Give it to him!"
Yang Xuan took the horizontal sword and said, "Who among the people present has the best cultivation?"
Everyone looked at Zhang Ling.
"Shaojian Han is here."
Han Shitou traveled frequently between the East Palace and the Liyuan today, and would probably have fallen down if he had been there.
"Have you found anything?"
Zhang Ling pointed at Yang Xuan, "Yang Zhongyun said there was a surprise."
Han Shitou looked at Yang Xuan, "What's the surprise?"
"It still needs to be verified."
Later, Gao Yue came.
"Zhongyun, that batch of books is not many. Calculated by the large trucks transporting the books that day, it is not enough."
Yang Xuan said: "Books are heavy. If the weight is insufficient, experienced people can find clues through the frame and wheels, so..."
He nodded to Zhang Ling, "I would like to ask Commander Zhang to follow me in and take a look."
The young man commanded Ruoding, who was infinitely better than that old dog... Han Shitou looked at Yang Xuan calmly.
The two of them entered the bedroom one after the other.
Yang Xuan said: "There are two more people!"
In the palace, the prince's breathing was calm.
There was no further movement.
Yang Xuan smiled ferociously: "Don't be so shameless, get out!"
Boom!
The floor of the bedroom was covered with wooden boards. At this moment, the wooden boards on both sides of the bed suddenly shattered and splashed.
Amidst the whistling sound of flying sawdust, two figures flashed.
Zhang Ling flew over.
One person fell!
Yang Xuan walked from his side to the bed, leaned over and said with a smile:
"After this incident, His Highness will definitely be stared at. But how are these two people going to get out? Are they going to starve to death down there? Has His Highness figured out how to cover up the smell of corpses? The maggots are rampant, has His Highness figured out how to deal with them?