It was still cloudless in the morning, a crisp autumn day, but just after noon, strong winds began to blow and the sky became gloomy.
Half of the leaves of the trees on both sides of the street were swept away, and the yellow or green leaves were carried by the wind and spinning on the ground. A few more trees on the roadside withered and turned yellow. In the blink of an eye, Ruan Lang was in jail.
A tall, snow-white horse stopped at the door of the Royal Guards. The man on the horse jumped off the horse, pushed past the gatekeeper who came to inquire and walked inside. From the beginning to the end, he never said a word or gave a single word.
Good look.
The gatekeeper of Yushousi did not dare to complain, because now Yan Rong is no longer a little follower next to King Yi, but a famous person in front of the emperor. His status is even higher than that of Wang Jing, and he has a golden armored guard in his hand. Who is not afraid of falling?
Brain, dare to fight against him?
As soon as he walked in the door, he heard the sound of whipping coming from inside, but he couldn't hear any crying.
You don't need to know that this sound comes from that hellish torture chamber.
Yan Rong ignored the obstruction of the imperial guards and pushed open the door of the torture room, but was stunned by the scene inside:
There is an arm-thick iron chain connected to each corner of the cell. At the end of the iron chain is a large copper ring. The copper ring passes through the hand bones and foot bones of a half-man, half-animal, non-human prisoner, nailing him to death.
In the middle of the cell.
There is also a thick iron chain that passes through his lute bones and hangs on the beam of the house. Even if he has the strength to pull up mountains and rivers, he can't use even half of it, and he can only let people trample on him!
Yan Rong stood stunned for a long time before he recognized it - this person was Ruan Lang!
It had only been a few days since we last met, and Ruan Lang already had a beard all over his face, his messy hair hanging down to his neck, and his clothes were in tatters and stained with blood, just like a wounded beast in the barren mountains.
Yan Rong frowned and cursed in his heart: Wang Jing is so cruel, treating his former colleagues so cruelly!
"Hey, isn't this the new commander of the Jinjiawei? What brought you here?" Someone notified Wang Jing, and he arrived triumphantly surrounded by a group of losers.
"I've heard about the name of the Imperial Guardsman for a long time, so I came here to open my eyes today when I have free time!" Yan Rong looked away from Ruan Lang and said lazily.
"Hey!" Wang Jing suddenly became interested when he heard this. He immediately summoned two losers and ordered: "Since Commander Yan is so interested, why don't you show it to him quickly?"
The two doglegs took the whips, walked up to Ruan Lang enthusiastically, rolled up their sleeves and started beating him.
As soon as the whip was applied, the wounds that had just stopped bleeding began to bleed again and fester. The dying Ruan Lang couldn't help groaning in pain, and gritted his teeth without making a sound.
Wang Jing led Yan Rong to sit down, but ordered someone to bring him food and wine, and proudly showed off to him his "glorious history" of torture and the inhuman torture methods.
Yan Rong's attention was always on Ruan Lang. Hearing Wang Jing keep showing off in his ears, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and immediately shouted: "That's enough!"
The executioner was stopped and immediately looked at Wang Jing.
Wang Jing took a sip of wine and teased: "What's wrong? Isn't Commander Yan curious? Why can't he stand seeing this? The exciting things are all behind."
Yan Rong took out his ears and frowned: "I just think the sound of the whip is a bit harsh!"
Wang Jing waved his hand, and the two thugs retreated with bloody whips.
"Commander Yan is here. It must not be as simple as a visit!" Wang Jing looked at him sideways, with a malicious smile on his face.
Yan Rong ignored his teasing, pointed at Ruan Lang and asked, "I remember he seems to be one of yours. Why, your Chief of Staff is so ruthless that you don't even spare your own people?"
Wang Jing didn't know about the friendship between Ruan Lang and Yan Rong, so he said bluntly: "This is a capital crime for killing several government servants in the Imperial Guards Department!"
Yan Rong raised his eyebrows: "No wonder you treat him like this."
He picked up a few glasses and took a sip, pretending to be casual and asked: "However, speaking of the Yamen of the Imperial Guards, I remembered something. A few days ago, when I was drinking in the villa, I saw how many of your faces
A subordinate, drunkenly teasing Haitang and Chunying."
Wang Jing's face darkened slightly, and then she smiled and said, "This is impossible. All my men know that Haitang and Chunying are my people, and even if they have ten courages, they would not dare to provoke them!"
Yan Rong smiled and lowered his voice and said, "That's what I originally thought. Maybe it's because drinking makes people bold! In addition, Haitang and Chunying are so charming, so these two perverts had the courage to tease them.
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Seeing that Wang Jing's expression was even more embarrassing than before, Yan Rong continued: "But don't worry, the conductor. The singers in Xiaoxiang Villa have been strictly trained. Since the conductor has booked them, they will not accept other guests.
The two singers didn't look good on them, and threatened to tell the commander about the matter, so those people left in despair. I guess they knew they had offended the commander, so they didn't dare to come back."
"What do those chief guards look like?" Wang Jing looked at him sideways, a little doubtful.
Yan Rong thought about it carefully and then said: "They are all wearing Feiyu suits, and I don't remember what their faces look like. I only remember that one of them has a pair of triangular eyes!"
"Damn it! It's them!" Wang Jing cursed angrily and threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground.
"Commander, what happened?" Yan Rong pretended to be surprised, and then pretended to suddenly realize: "Could those people be your missing men?"
Wang Jing squinted his eyes slightly and his face became more gloomy.
"Then it seems that the commander has wronged him." Yan Rong was naturally referring to Ruan Lang.
After Ruan Lang was imprisoned, Pingsi immediately found King Yi. He knew that only King Yi could save Ruan Lang at this time, otherwise Ruan Lang would definitely die!
But ever since he accepted Gu Zhili's proposal for an alliance, King Yi had deliberately avoided everyone's suspicion, so as not to stand out too much. Furthermore, he also wanted to test Ruan Lang, which made it even more inconvenient for him to come forward.
However, he still sent Yan Rong to come to the rescue. Fortunately, Yan Rong arrived in time, and Ruan Lang only had one breath left.
However, Wang Jing seemed to suddenly understand something, and said with a smile: "I have to say that Commander Yan's arrival is really a coincidence. Several of my men just disappeared here, and Ruan Lang was arrested, and you came here to deliver the message! Could it be that?
There is a traitor in the Yushousi Yamen, so they brought out your statue to save Ruan Langgou's life?"
Yan Rong was startled for a moment, then laughed and said, "It's indeed a coincidence. However, I don't know Ruan Lang very well, so how could I plead for him? To be honest, I did have other purposes for coming here this time.
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"Ha, I knew it." Wang Jing had a look of see-through contempt on his face.
Yan Rong picked it up and took a sip, then glanced at the government officials in the torture room. Wang Jing understood and waved his hands impatiently, and the government officials in the room all retreated out of the room.
But Yan Rong still stared at Ruan Lang and said: "This is about the Chief Assistant Wang, and it would be bad if others hear about it!"
Wang Jing tilted his lips and asked Ping Si to untie Ruan Lang and take him back to the cell to rest.
"Okay, there's no one else here, Commander Yan, it's better not to sue!" Wang Jing became increasingly impatient.
Yan Rong took another sip of wine and said nonchalantly: "I heard that the Chief Assistant is returning to his hometown to visit relatives and will be returning to Beijing soon."
"That's right." Wang Jing replied nonchalantly.
Wang Su had been submissive in the officialdom for many years, and finally ascended to the position of First Assistant. Although the Second Assistant was only half a rank lower than the First Assistant, he also had a completely different status in the court.
The dream came true, and Wang Su immediately returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors as the chief minister. However, burning paper on the grave to comfort his power-obsessed father was secondary. He wanted to show off on the way from the capital to his hometown, and raid the mansions along the way.
Yamen is Wang Su's real purpose.
Three months ago, Wang Su set out from the capital and traveled around Beiyu. It was not until the emperor issued an imperial edict that Wang Su was asked to go back and he would arrive in Shengjing soon.
Yan Rong came over with a glass of wine and said with a low smile: "Master Wang Su now not only holds the post of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the head of all officials, but also the chief minister of the cabinet. This has never happened since the founding of Beiyu.
Glory."
"That's natural." Wang Jing raised her chin slightly, looking very proud.
"This time when Mr. Shouxian returns to Beijing, he will definitely attract a lot of attention, so I'm thinking that there needs to be a unique welcoming scene.
Worthy of his noble status." Yan Rong looked at him flatteringly.
Wang Jing was a little surprised: "I didn't expect Commander Yan's idea to coincide with mine. It's just that I haven't come up with a brilliant idea yet!"
"Then I'm just in time! I just have a wonderful idea for you!" Yan Rong raised his eyebrows and immediately came up to him and whispered to him.
"Wonderful! It is indeed a wonderful idea!" After hearing this, Wang Jing's eyes lit up, he clapped his hands repeatedly, and was filled with admiration.
"It's just..." Wang Jing suddenly hesitated: "If the emperor knew about such a pomp, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate..."
"What's inappropriate about this!" Yan Rong patted him on the shoulder and encouraged, "Don't worry. With your current status as Chief Assistant, you deserve to enjoy such an honor. The Emperor will not deny you this honor!"
Wang Jing nodded repeatedly and agreed. At this time, he looked at Yan Rong and didn't seem to find it so annoying anymore. He picked up the silver pot and poured a glass of wine for him, and asked: "We must prepare for such a welcome."
Commander Yan has taken a lot of trouble with the ceremony! If Commander Yan has anything you need me to bring to my father, I will definitely convey it to you!"
Yan Rong slowly took a sip of wine and smiled slightly: "Then please give the commander my regards and say hello to the Chief Assistant on my behalf. By the way, tell him that I will be obliged to serve you wherever I, Yan Rong, are needed in the future!"
Wang Jing was startled suddenly, and then laughed loudly: "Don't worry, I will definitely bring this sentence to you!"
Yan Rong's performance today really shocked him: In the past, when Yan Rong followed King Yi, his relationship with Wang Jing was very tense. Unexpectedly, since Yan Rong left King Yi, his head suddenly became enlightened, and he actually started to play officialdom.
Those are the methods.
When Yan Rong left the Imperial Guard, Wang Jing rarely sent him to the door. Seeing Wang Jing's attitude towards Yan Rong, the losers under his command immediately became respectful to Yan Rong.
Pingsi came to Yan Rong's white horse. Just as Yan Rong was about to jump on the horse, he suddenly turned back and said as if he remembered something: "By the way, there is something I have to remind the commander."
"Commander Yan, speak directly if you have anything to say." Wang Jing's attitude was completely different from that of just now.