The ninth day of November in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi. Press ctrl + d to quickly collect """
One night passed, and at dawn countless flying catkins suddenly appeared in the sky. The first snow in the capital finally came. The heavy snow fell, and the inner west city was covered in snow, so that the streets and markets were much depressed.
In the cold weather, Liu Chengfeng's purge of Tianyi seemed to be ignored by no one, and the capture of Shouning Hou was as if it had never happened. It stands to reason that although it is the busiest time for the palace and the court, because
If it snows, some refugees will freeze to death, and relief efforts will be difficult, and they don’t know how to escape the Beijing police. The palace also issued three decrees in succession early in the morning, all of which ordered the capital, Tongzhou, Tianjin and other places to fully rescue the refugees.
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The first imperial edict was just a rough edict, sternly reprimanding local officials not to slack off. After the academicians entered the palace at dawn and discussed the specific regulations with the emperor, the second imperial edict was much more detailed, opening a porridge shed.
Matters such as police patrols and street patrols have been decided. As for the third imperial edict, the emperor and the queen took out their treasures and made every effort to provide disaster relief.
It seemed that everyone was focusing on disaster relief, and no one seemed to care about what happened in the Inner West City and Shouninghou Mansion.
However, Shouning Hou's brother Jianchang Bo Zhang Yanling came over early in the morning to make a fuss, just to ask Liu Chengfeng to release him. He brought dozens of private slaves and almost broke in. Liu Chengfeng ignored him at all and didn't even see him.
None of them were interested in going to see her. Zhang Yanling, the uncle of Jianchang, had nothing to do with Liu Chengfeng, so he immediately entered the palace and went to see Empress Zhang to cry.
Empress Zhang is mobilizing the people in the palace to weave cloth, planning to make a batch of clothing materials and send them out of the palace to protect the refugees from the cold. Although the form is more important than the substance, it shows the queen's generous side. Almost the entire inner palace, hundreds of palace people are here.
Everyone was mobilized all the time, and even Princess Duoduo couldn't avoid it.
The people in the palace were better off. This silk thread fell into Duoduo's hands, and it was just a waste. However, she was in a good mood today. Although the female beauty was not good at it, she was obediently busy in the ear room of Kunning Palace.
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When she heard that Uncle Xiao Guo was coming to see her, the queen mother was waiting in a room nearby. Duoduo listened intently to hear what her uncle had to say. Zhang Yanling's wailing sound came from the room on the other side, and she said in a vague voice.
: "Sister, Liu Chengfeng has really deceived people too much. I thought that now that my sister is the Queen and is favored by His Majesty, our brothers will not suffer anything in this life. My father died early, and now you and I are the only ones in the world.
There are only three brothers, who knows...who knows..."
Zhang Yanling was smart enough to mention Empress Zhang's father right away. In this way, even Empress Zhang couldn't help but burst into tears. She wiped her tears and said, "What on earth happened to cause such trouble?"
Zhang Yanling then embellished what happened that night, and naturally slandered Liu Chengfeng countless times. Empress Zhang just listened silently, and then said: "Okay, the Ai family knows about this matter, but it is not appropriate to deal with it now."
, Relief is urgent now. If I don’t ask about the disaster and only ask about my brother’s personal affairs, I will inevitably be criticized. The Aijia will ask about this matter, so you don’t have to cry. If something happens to your brother, I feel more sorry for you than you do.
It’s uncomfortable. It’s just that this matter needs long-term consideration.”
Zhang Yanling said: "I'm just afraid that my brother will suffer in Liu Chengfeng's hands..."
Empress Zhang's face is also a little ugly. This Liu Chengfeng is so ignorant. Who doesn't know that she only has two brothers? Now this guy dares to embarrass his own brothers. Everyone has selfish motives, even if Empress Zhang
No matter how dignified and good-tempered he is, if his brother is taken away by Liu Chengfeng, he will inevitably feel unhappy.
Empress Zhang thought for a while and said: "That Liu Chengfeng may not be a person who does things without discretion. Don't worry, he won't suffer much. Isn't it okay for Your Highness to play with him? If you are worried, let the prince go and see it."
Look at his uncle, as for this matter, I will take care of it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, don't worry."
Zhang Yanling then cried and said: "Yes...yes..."
Empress Zhang continued: "Also, don't talk to Your Majesty about this matter for the time being, and don't make a fuss. Your Majesty is in a hurry to provide disaster relief, for fear that there will be refugees starving and freezing near the suburbs of Beijing. He is also upset at this time, so don't mess with him."
.You should go back first and don’t cause trouble.”
Zhang Yanling then left and left.
Duoduo heard what happened clearly in the house on the other side, and couldn't help but think in her heart that this Liu Chengfeng was really brave. Even his uncle dared to take it. Even though the queen mother could sit still now, she still felt in her heart
It will definitely be very uncomfortable, let’s see how he gets out when the time comes.
only……
Duoduo couldn't help but become nervous again. Although Liu Chengfeng was evil, for some reason, Duoduo became worried about him: she didn't know if the queen mother would be really angry. It would not be fun to really blame this guy.
, causing trouble all the time, how come it never stops for a day!
Thinking of this, her cheeks turned a little bright red. She had very complicated feelings towards Liu Chengfeng. Liu Chengfeng was obviously very rude to her. It was as if this guy was born with a traitor in his bones.
Duoduo was so angry that she was half dead, but if Duoduo had any hatred for him, she really didn't. But whenever she thought of that boy, she couldn't help but think of what happened in the bathroom that day. This thought made her whole body feel...
I am so ashamed.
"Pfft...why am I worried about him? It would be better if he died."
Duoduo came back to her senses and murmured something in her heart. It happened that a palace servant was doing a nun next to her. When she heard Duoduo making an inaudible sound, she couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, who should die?"
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"Ah..." Duoduo's eyes couldn't help but panic. She immediately lowered her pretty and rosy face and said, "No, it's nothing..."
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Although Shouning Hou was imprisoned, he did not suffer any physical pain. At least compared to the "rebellious gang" in the next cell, it really gave him enough face.
At first, he was still cursing, but then he saw that no one was paying attention to him, and his throat started to smoke a little, so he fell silent. From time to time, a few Taoists from the Heavenly Way would bring it up, and some would never come back, even if
Those who were lucky enough to be able to come back and continue to be detained were still dying.
Shouning Hou was horrified by the methods used by these hundreds of households. Liu Chengfeng was not a madman, but an evil spirit. Anyone who fell into his hands would die or not.
The cell where they were imprisoned was actually a large house bought by a hundred households, each with dozens of private rooms. The cell where Zhang Heling was imprisoned was relatively clean, but there was no room for neglecting him. There was also a window in this room.
There are pro-military soldiers with knives outside. You can open the window, but if you want to take the opportunity to escape, you can't.
Originally, Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Shouning, was counting on his brother to visit him, so he had to confront the man named Liu. But now, it was snowing heavily outside, and it was almost noon. Zhang Heling's heart began to become dull just like this harsh winter.
Get cold.
The queen didn't move, the brothers didn't come to visit, people in the house next door were picked up and beaten black and blue from time to time, and the indifferent expressions of the captains all made Zhang Heling a little panicked.
If Liu Chengfeng was really crazy and treated himself like this, wouldn't his fate be determined here? Thinking of this, Zhang Heling couldn't help but regret a little. If he had known this, why would he have taken in that thief Taoist priest?
After noon, the commander-in-chief Chen Hongyu, who had been slapped by Zhang Heling before, came to the courtyard with his knife and shouted: "Your Majesty has an order to bring out the thief Zhang Jing."
After a while, several captains took Tianxuanzi out from a cell. Tianxuanzi Zhang Jing looked very depressed at this time. His Taoist uniform had been torn into rags and his hair was disheveled. He was being held by several captains.
Gone.
When Zhang Heling heard someone calling Zhang Jing's name, he couldn't help but open the window and glared at Zhang Jing angrily, feeling secretly resentful in his heart.
In the Hundred Household Office, Liu Chengfeng and Wang Sili were discussing something. Although he had taken Shouning Hou, Liu Chengfeng's face did not look worried. His top priority now was to dig out the Ming Cult, just as he had thought before.
, those key members of Tianyi Realm really knew nothing about the Ming Cult. If they wanted to make a breakthrough now, they could only target Zhang Jing.
After Zhang Jing was brought, Liu Chengfeng was not polite to him and said directly: "Come on, take it down and give him thirty lashes, and then let him come and speak to me."
This is called the Killing Whip, and it is an advanced experience learned from the prison. If the weather is hot, you generally cannot be beaten. Otherwise, the skin will be bruised and the wounds will become inflamed. In the end, it is possible to die directly from the sores. But now it is freezing cold.
, there was no possibility of curing the sores, so Liu Chengfeng did it naturally and casually.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Jing was not as tough as the backbones of those below. As soon as he heard that Liu Chengfeng was going to be executed, he immediately said: "Sir, I confess, I confess..."
Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but feel a little angry. If you confessed before the beating, wouldn't it be no challenge at all? In order to make you, an old guy, submit, I specially ordered people to go to the prison to learn from the scriptures. Isn't your hard work in vain now?
A game?
Liu Chengfeng and Secretary Wang looked at each other, and Secretary Wang nodded towards him. Liu Chengfeng could only say: "Since you are willing to confess, then this whipping will be spared." He was silent for a moment, and then asked: "Your Majesty.
Who."
Zhang Jing shook his head and knelt down in the hall. After all, he had lived for such a long time, and he really didn't have any toughness. He knew that he couldn't escape this time, so he simply confessed honestly. He was going to die anyway, so why suffer the consequences?
This torture?
"The poor man Zhang Jing."
"Zhang Jing, where are you from?"
"Sir, Pindao is from Suzhou."
"Do you know what crime you have committed?"
When asked about this sentence, Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but narrow his eyes, and he felt a little nervous in his heart. Although this stinking Taoist priest was willing to confess, God knows whether he would be willing to explain the matter of Mingjiao? Can he dig up the iceberg of Mingjiao?
It depends on how Zhang Jing answers.
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