After waiting for thousands of years, Lin Dengwan heard the sound of placing utensils next to him, and then it became silent.
While feeling dizzy, something fiddled with his lower body. Lin Dengwan subconsciously wanted to twist, but his whole body was tightly tied with ropes and he could not move at all.
Yang Xiaodao's voice said, "Please give me a knife."
His lower body was immediately grasped tightly, and Lin Dengwan’s teeth kept chattering up and down. A slight popping sound was heard, and severe pain came from his lower body. Lin Dengwan screamed loudly, and veins popped up all over his body.
Dense beads of sweat instantly appeared all over his body. The only head that could move tried desperately to twist, but was fixed by a pair of hands.
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After a while, the severe pain just subsided, and another cut was made on the other side. Lyndon screamed so loudly that his ears were deafening, and he tried desperately to twist his body, and all the joints collapsed.
Yang Xiaodao's voice said again, "Cut the tendons and squeeze the pills."
In the darkness, the servant's voice said, "Open your mouth."
Lin Dengwan just relaxed from struggling and swallowed again after hearing this, but his mouth was dry and there was no saliva at all, and his lips kept trembling when he opened his mouth.
A round, cold object touched his lips, which seemed to be the peeled egg. Before he could think about it, he pushed hard and the egg was stuffed into his mouth.
The mouth was almost filled with the egg, and then a hand covered with a veil covered it from the chin to the mouth. The hand had not exerted any force yet, and the slippery egg was pressed into the mouth. The saliva came up one after another, and the tongue could no longer hold it.
He moved. The hand holding his lower body suddenly exerted force. Severe pain far beyond that of a knife spread throughout his body. Lin Dengwan raised his chest like an electric shock. He wanted to scream in fear, but his tongue was pressed under the egg and he could not spit out the egg in his mouth.
came out, the screams turned into silence
A dull whine.
The hand covering his mouth pulled his chin up, and the egg slid down to his throat, where it was firmly blocked, and his breathing suddenly stopped. Lin Dengwan's face turned red, and the fear of suffocation instantly exceeded the severe pain, and his lips were blue.
Wu, the tongue in the mouth immediately stretched out, but it was firmly covered by the hand in the mouth, the jaw could not be opened, the tongue was pressed against the egg, and the Adam's apple fell and rose again.
, his chest felt like it was going to explode. Lin Dengwan tried his best to push up his chest, revealing rows of clear rib shapes, and then his stomach also lifted up. Under the simultaneous attack of severe pain and suffocation, his fingers and toes collapsed.
It was straight and shaking violently at the same time. The ropes at his wrists and ankles were deeply embedded in the flesh. Although there were bandages on his eyes, Lin Dengwan's eyelids were still struggling
He wanted to open his arms, and every muscle in his body was struggling desperately.
When I was almost suffocating to death, I heard Yang Xiaodao's voice saying, "Come out."
The hand covering his mouth immediately loosened, and the egg immediately moved out a little. Finally, air passed through, and Lin Dengwan's stomach immediately went limp. Then someone opened his mouth, and the egg was taken out against his lips. Lin Dengwan was lying on his back.
He opened his head and spat out a large mouthful of liquid with a loud sound. The strong sour smell stimulated him to burst into tears. Waterdrops covered Lindenwan's face, and the red color on his face quickly turned pale. He screamed and gasped, and he almost exhausted himself.
After exerting all his strength, he was sweating profusely. Strings of sweat beads dripped down his skin, leaving a human-shaped outline on the wooden board.
The fear of suffocation disappeared, and the severe pain in his lower body occupied his brain again. There were two popping sounds next to him, as if something had been thrown into the jar. Lin Dengwan tilted his head in a daze, not wanting to think about it.
The boy's voice said in his ear, "Mr. Lin, the pill was squeezed out in one go. You have suffered a lot. Master will help you stick the pig gallbladder. You bought this pig gallbladder fresh, it will stop bleeding and reduce swelling."
That’s it.”
As he was talking, the cut with the knife on his lower body was stuck to something sticky.
Lin Dengwan gasped weakly, but it was easier than before. It was about time he finished applying pig gallbladder to cleanse himself. He was finally through this. Just as he was thinking of this, he suddenly heard Yang Xiaodao's voice saying again, "No more."
Knife please."
Lin Dengwan's whole body trembled, and several sounds of the knife scraping on the whetstone were heard in his ears. Then his lower body was grabbed by the hand again, this time pinching tightly, all the way to the root.
"Master will castrate you immediately. If you bear with it you will get through it. Just open your mouth."
A cold feeling hit his lips, and another cold egg came to his mouth. Lindeng had a splitting headache and was exhausted. He even had no strength to howl. He just cried twice. After hesitating for a moment, he again
He slowly opened his mouth.
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Three days later, at noon, Lin Dengwan slowly opened his eyes and was still lying on the bed shirtless. He moved his hand, but the slightest movement was pulled by the rope again, but it was not as tight as when he was purging himself. After passing out that day,
Soon, he woke up. When he woke up, the egg had been taken away and the cleansing had been completed. Yang Xiaodao used the suffocation as an anesthetic and used the strength of his struggle to squeeze out the pills. During the castration, Lin Dengwan was already dead.
After perceiving Mohu, the most painful part was avoided. After waking up, I felt a burning and severe pain in my lower body. When I woke up, I could only scream and wail non-stop. This lasted for two days. Now the burning pain is still there.
, but not to an unbearable level. The lower body is covered with the wound
The pig gallbladder seemed to have been removed at some point, which means it is almost healed.
There was a sound of footsteps coming outside the cubicle. Lin Dengwan turned his head and looked over with difficulty. The boy appeared in front of the door. He was holding a leather bag in one hand and a bowl in the other.
"Husband Lin, it's time to eat porridge."
Lin Dengwan thanked him obediently and watched the boy pour the porridge into the skin bag. Then the skin bag moved to Lin Dengwan's face with a small hole in it.
Lin Dengwan, who was lying on his back, opened his mouth, and the boy tilted the skin bag, and the porridge flowed out of the small hole. When the boy saw that his mouth was about to be full, he stopped to give him time to swallow. Lin Dengwan heard what the old man said.
However, for a few days after the purification, the hands and feet should still be bound to prevent the wounds from being damaged by touching and moving around due to pain. In the past few days, I had to rely on the boys for eating, drinking and defecating. If the boys were not given any benefits, he would be fed porridge like this.
Won't
Make sure you swallow well, and pour it in all at once, often messing up the person who is trying to clean himself. Those anonymous people said that some of them could afford the price, and the waiters could even feed them into their mouths with a spoon. Now it seems that
The price is definitely more than one tael, but even so, Lin Dengwan is still glad that he met a noble man, if it weren't for that one tael of silver
For the young man, it looks like a different picture at this time.
After he finished eating, the boy put away the skin bag and said, "Today is the third day. Mr. Lin has eaten porridge and rested for a while, then he can take out the pole. It will be convenient to move down to the ground." Lin Dengwan knew that he
The pole in question is the small section of wheat straw that was cut at that time. It is now inserted into his urinary opening after castration to prevent blood clots from coagulating and blocking the urinary opening. The straw must be moved every day to prevent it from being stained with blood.
When it gets on the meat, it makes Lin Dengwan miserable every time.
When he heard that he could take this thing off, Lin Dengwan immediately said, "Thank you, young master, I'll take it off now."
The boy packed up his things, confessed his crime and started to get the straw. After a period of howling like a slaughtering pig, the straw finally left. Linden Wan was panting with sweat, but he was in the most relaxed mood in three days.
"For this wheat straw, I chose a moist one, cut it closer to the top, and the stem is thinner, which will reduce the leakage of urine in the future."
The boy was also very happy. After throwing away the straw, he began to untie the ropes of Lin Dengwan's hands and feet. Lin Dengwan was lying on the bed, looking up at the roof above his head, which was still the same as three days ago.
The boy finished untying the rope skillfully, and Lin Dengwan tried to move his legs and feet. He suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart, and he couldn't help but let out an "ah" sound in his mouth.
"Husband Lin, you need to endure it. If you don't move for fear of pain now, your waist won't be able to straighten up in the future. From now on, I will have to help you stretch your legs every day, which is indispensable."
Lin Dengwan nodded and moved his body bit by bit. Every movement made him feel heartache. When he moved to the bed, he was already sweating profusely. When he sat up, it was the first time in three days that he returned to the bed.
From a normal perspective, my head felt dizzy. When I opened my eyes, everything around me seemed to have become familiar again. I suddenly saw the place where I was purging my body from the corner of my eye. Lin Dengwan quickly turned his head.
Just now he only saw the shape of Mohu. He didn't dare to take a closer look, but he could feel that the area was flat and wilting. He felt depressed and empty in his heart for a moment. The boy asked him to sit for a while and then came over to help him. Linden
Wan endured the severe pain and used almost all his strength to finally help the boy stand up. After lying down for three days, when he got up, he felt that the world was spinning. The boy helped him with all his strength.
, it took a while to come back to reality.
"Mr. Lin, hold on to the wall. I'll clean it up first, so you can have a rest later." Lin Dengwan nodded and just supported the brick wall with his shirtless body. The boy waited for him to stand firm and then went to clean up.
Lin Dengwan tried to exert force for a moment, but the severe pain made him stop again. He took a breath and looked back. The boy was standing there.
He wiped the position of the trap carefully. He first wiped away the dirt and blood around the trap, and then put dust around it.
After finishing cleaning up, the boy reached out to help him, "You just got out of bed today, just take a few steps."
Lin Dengwan avoided the boy's hand, and instead held his shoulder, and began to try to move. As soon as he moved, he stopped in pain. The boy was not impatient, but encouraged him, and Lin Dengwan was a little moved.
, the young man was very attentive during the past two days, saving him a lot of discomfort. The most important thing was to let Lin Dengwan have something in mind, knowing that this young man would definitely help him. He thought that he would have to give him a lot of money when he agreed to leave that day.
He expressed his feelings, but Lin Dengwan had no money in his hands, and he would definitely not come here again. He would not need this boy in the future, so his feelings would definitely be ignored now, and he felt a little bit in his heart.
I have to be ashamed.
While trying to move, Lin Dengwan said, "I still don't know your little master's last name."
The boy moved forward and said, "The younger one also has the master's surname of Yang. There was no food at home, so he sold food since he was a child... so he followed the master."
"I'm sorry, little Master Yang."
The boy said nonchalantly, "Hey, it's not hard to say that those who come to purify themselves are all hard-working people. If you can take care of them, take care of them. Most of the purifiers are within two or three hundred miles south of Beijing. From the accent of Mr. Lin, it's about
He is also from nearby." "It is indeed from Daming Prefecture. My house and fields are gone, and my two younger brothers also have no food to eat, so they go to nearby villages to help others to make ends meet. In the past few years,
The times are getting worse, fewer and fewer people are hiring, and prices are getting higher and higher.
My hair is so low, there is not enough food for three people." Lin Dengwan paused and said, "To be honest with Young Master Yang, I am a scholar, and I don't want to do those strenuous activities that make people laugh.
"The boy was indeed a little surprised, "My husband Lin is still a scholar. No wonder he treats people like this. I have seen people of all ages come to cleanse themselves. There may not be one literate person among a hundred. As soon as you come here, I feel like you are different from the others.
The difference is that
If you have read a book and entered the palace, you will definitely have a future. There is also that noble man named Jiang, and all the money you paid for your purification is from him. This is not a ready-made support." Lin Dengwan pretended not to care.
He said, "He is in the business of Huangzhuang Huangdian. I have a fellow countryman in the palace. I casually asked him for a favor. I didn't expect that Mr. Jiang would be so interested in it. My fellow countryman is also a real relative and can help me."
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After hearing this, the young man said more enthusiastically, "Your fellow countryman must be in charge of affairs in the palace, and he will definitely have a bright future in the palace in the future. Don't forget to take care of me."
"It's because of his presence that I thought of entering the palace. This time I have Master Xiao Yang to take care of me. I will definitely remember that day."
The servant became more and more attentive, "Now that Mr. Lin has entered the palace, how will the two younger brothers at home make a living?"
"It's just because of them, heh, they can't marry a woman. Some people in the clan said that our family has no head, no house and no land, and we are not allowed to be included in the family tree, hiss..." Lin Dengwan felt pain every time he moved.
Extremely worried, he took a break and talked to the boy again. Because of the boy's care these days, Lin Dengwan had become somewhat dependent on him. He could no longer contain the words he had been holding in his heart for many years.
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The boy supported Lin Dengwan and listened to him quietly until he walked back to the bed. This activity exhausted Lin Dengwan's energy, and he lay down with difficulty, already exhausted and sweating profusely.
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The boy still tied his hands and feet gently to prevent him from scratching the wounds while sleeping, and then said to him, "Mr. Lin, please rest first while I put away the basin."
Lin Dengwan raised his head and asked, "Little Master Yang, have the bones and blood I cut been preserved?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Lin, I've saved it all, and I'll just wait for you to redeem it when you leave the palace."
Lin Dengwan thanked him and lay back down relieved.
The boy directly carried the basin out and poured it into the dung bucket. He did not clean the basin. After rubbing his hands on his waist a few times, he turned around and went to another room.
There were several jars placed inside the room. After carefully looking at the markings on them, the boy picked them up and hurried to the outside, where he found a pockmarked person sitting in the room.
The young man said to him respectfully, "According to my master's instructions, the money has been settled. Lin Dengwan's pills and power are all in it, and there is also a purification agreement. I can take it away after checking it." Mazi.
Uncover the lid, put two fingers in, and carefully pick up the contract, so as not to touch anything on the jar, and then use two fingers of the other hand to open the contract. This contract is like a certificate to confirm those
cut off
Whose thing is it?
After Mazi looked at it for a moment, he immediately threw it back into the jar. He was not too busy to take the jar. He rolled his eyes and looked at the boy, "What else did you ask about?"
He was taken in by a creditor from the same clan, and now his family has no land or food. His brothers can't even be listed in the clan roster. He has studied and feels ashamed to do menial work. When he came to Beijing, his two younger brothers worked in several nearby villages.
While eating miscellaneous food, what he misses most is his seven-year-old little brother, whose name is Lin Dengbai. Some families in the clan are short of labor and want to adopt these two younger brothers. What he fears most is that this lineage will be cut off.
think
Let's go to the palace to see if we can get some power and then establish his family."
Na Mazi listened expressionlessly, freed up one hand and took out a piece of silver, "Thank you."
The boy looked around to see if there was no one around, and quickly answered the question respectfully, "Master, I have something to give you in the future."
…"The unpurified people were purified by two swordsmiths. The temples around the imperial city were nameless and easy to find. However, they were illiterate and most of them were cunning and timid. It was difficult to verify their connections if they were out of town. However, the available ones were real.
There are not many, but I can barely select a few. But it may not be too easy for these people to enter the palace together. This year is not a big move. I dare not make it public. I cannot rely on Feng Quan or Ruan Dacheng, so I can only take some remote roads.
Spending money is the next best thing, I'm afraid I can't do this
There are many, so we can only enter one after another." (Note 1: Chongzhen Dynasty recruited eunuchs three times, with 10,000 people each time.)
Jiang Fan raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Mazi, "Who do you think should be sent to the palace first?" Zhang Mazi lowered his head and thought for a while, "Lin Deng is literate and numerate, and he speaks appropriately and is not arrogant. Although the details he told us are not entirely true, they are
Generally speaking, it is practical and honest, so it should be the most suitable. If you practice it for a while, you can learn these things quickly. This person's biggest hope is to rely on his brothers to pass on the incense, and he also hopes that he can return the favor with all his bones and blood.
The countryside can be managed here. It's just that he is a little weak. He had to do rough work when he first entered the palace. I don't know if he can endure it.
"I hope to be more talented and easy to control. I really want to be more literate. I've raised him for two months and taught him information recognition and transmission, as well as some shorthand for unlocking and the like. That should be enough." Jiang Fan
He picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, "That's it
After he is raised, he will be sent to the palace first."
Zhang Mazi responded and said, "Do you want to take away his two younger brothers first?" "No need for the time being, Pang Daren said that only those who are valuable should be invested. If you take away two people, you will have to spend money to raise them. Now it's just
Let's guess that he is suitable. We can only see if he is really capable when he goes to the palace to do errands." Jiang Fan said easily, "
He is not worried that his two younger brothers will be adopted by other families and let them stay in his hometown. This pressure will always be there, and he does not dare to relax when doing things for us."
"I understand." "From now on, when you are doing business outside, please don't mention your official title in your title. This time, the newly recruited informants in the capital are not allowed to tell that they are working for the Anqing camp. This is the capital. A military attache is setting up the eyes and ears in the imperial city.
Leaking it out is a serious crime of beheading.
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"If they ask who the master is..." "That's not what they should ask." Jiang Fan said matter-of-factly, "This is the rule of the Secret Sentence Department. They can take advantage of it and just go about their business. When it's time for them to know,
Naturally, you know. Don’t let Ruan Dacheng know about these things.
After all, he is not one of our own."
"The villain didn't tell him." Mazi thought of something again and said, "Ruan Dacheng came over just now and said that the conversation with Dong Xinkui went well, and by the way, he found out something that might be related to Panda."
"What's the matter with Panda?" "Yu Yinggui, the governor of Huguang, was dismissed from office."