$250, Perverted Factory Worker 1
The dark prison cell was filled with the smell of blood and putrid smell. The few living people with all limbs lowered their heads, and the scene in front of them was as silent as a cicada.
"Nine thousand years old...what a...what a nine thousand years old, ahem..."
An old man with white hair and messy clothes was tied to a cross pillar. His eyeballs were bloodshot. He stared at the feminine man not far away and said with difficulty.
"You will be punished, I...I am waiting for the day when you are cut to pieces with a thousand cuts!" He roared angrily, and his shrill scolding echoed in the narrow cell.
The eunuch-looking people on both sides turned a deaf ear to the old man's words. They looked at their nose, nose and mouth, and their mouth and heart, waiting for the instructions from the man in dark red robes in the center of the cell.
"Li Yushi."
The man in red has a handsome appearance. His skin is as white as snow lined with red brocade clothes, which is in sharp contrast with the dark prison cell. His eyebrows are like black ink, and his lips are like dawn flowers. He is as gorgeous as the Manzhusha blooming on the other side of the underworld. Hua, fascinating and breathtaking.
His figure is slightly thin, with a red gold belt tied around his waist. Because of his not very elegant sitting posture, his clothes are slightly open, vaguely revealing a piece of white chest. At this time, he is leaning on the spacious imperial concubine's couch, his figure He is so enchanting that people completely ignore his gender and fall for this bloodthirsty goblin.
Even though Li Jinzhong hated the man in front of him so much, he had to admit that he had a good skin.
"In the eighteenth year of Chengqing, Li Yushi's second son seized fertile farmland, resulting in the death of four villagers in Taohua Village and nine injuries. Villager Jiang Kui went to Beijing to complain to the emperor but failed. Instead, he was falsely accused of theft and beaten to death with sticks; in the twenty-third year of Chengqing, Li Yushi The fourth son of the royal concubine was greedy for the beauty of Sanniang, the fisherman's wife, and forced her to be a concubine. She was raped. Sanniang Wang couldn't bear the humiliation and hanged herself; Cheng Qing..."
The man casually looked at the folded book in his hand and slowly read the contents described above. Li Jinzhong listened to the man's words, his face turned the color of pig liver, he was embarrassed and angry.
"It's nonsense, it's all slander!"
He tugged at the iron chain in his hand and roared: "The traitors are in power, and God will destroy me as a great merchant."
"Ah--"
The man in red chuckled softly, and the dragging tone made people feel their ears numb and their legs weak.
Some young eunuchs who were less determined couldn't help but look up in the direction of the man in the center of the cell. They shrank when their eyes touched the torture instruments still stained with blood and flesh around him. Thinking of the man's vicious reputation, they felt timid. , Even though the other person is so charming, he doesn’t dare to take another look at him.
"Li Yushi's loyalty and righteousness are naturally incomparable to an eunuch like me. But fortunately, after entering the palace and purifying his body, everything disappeared. Sometimes I really envy Li Yushi. There are such a group of people. The descendants who are holding us back are not like me. Even if I want to worry about these descendants, I don’t have the chance. "
The man sneered and threw the booklet in his hand into the fire aside, letting the flames lick it. The originally smiling expression gradually condensed until it lost all its vitality.
"These crimes are enough to kill everyone in your Li family. How about I trade these people's lives for your problem?"
The man strolled forward, his steps slow and slow, his red robe full of lotus flowers every step of the way, as if he was in the High Heaven Palace at this moment, rather than a cramped and dark prison cell.
He leaned into Li Jinzhong's ear and asked in a low voice. After he spoke, the other eunuchs were very discerning and left in an orderly manner. At this time, he and Li Jinzhong were the only two people left in the cell.
Li Jinzhong wanted to spit in the face of the sycophant who was causing trouble to Chao Gang in front of him to show his integrity, but he did not dare. The accusations that the other party just dictated made him afraid after all.
He considered himself to be an honest official in his life, and he only made a lot of mistakes regarding his children. However, he believed that his contribution to the people of Dashang was equal to his merits and demerits, which could completely protect his descendants from guilt. Unfortunately, the law of Dashang The law is strict, and there is a treacherous person like Xiao Chu in power. There is no room for a loyal person like him. The other party caught him and used it as an excuse. Now he can't even protect himself, let alone his other children and grandchildren.
Li Jinzhong hated it. If it was just him who died at the hands of that traitor, when the court was restored to a clean state, the history books would leave him with a reputation of being loyal, courageous, and not afraid of power. But what if his children and grandchildren Xiao Chu's sins were told to the world. The good reputation that the Li family had accumulated for hundreds of years was destroyed in one day. He would also be criticized verbally and written by the historian. This was not what Li Jinzhong wanted to see.
"What...what do you want to ask..."
Li Jinzhong closed his eyes. Time was not waiting for him. He never thought that one day Li Jinzhong would bow to a eunuch.
"Twenty-three years ago, the Yan family of General Zhenguo was massacred. What did Mr. Li, who was the governor of Shuntian Prefecture at that time, know?"
The man whispered in Li Jinzhong's ear. The other person's eyes that had been closed suddenly widened and he looked at him suspiciously, refusing to speak for a long time.
The Yan family, more than 20 years ago, was also famous in Dashang. The head of the Yan family, the then General Zhenbei, Yan Zhaobei, had such a high reputation that he was as remote as the Far North. At one time, only General Zhenbei was known. , but I didn’t know that Emperor Cheng Qing, at that time, the power of the Yan family was so high that it would be easy for them to rebel.
How could anyone else be allowed to snore on the side of the bed? At that time, Emperor Cheng Qing had just ascended the throne, and his foundation was not yet stable, but he had already regarded the Yan family as the fish bone stuck in his throat, and wanted to get rid of him quickly.
The massacre of the Yan family occurred in the seventh year of Chengqing. It was the 30th birthday of Emperor Chengqing. All the generals stationed at the border were summoned to Beijing. General Zhenguo, who was extremely drunk, was left behind by Emperor Chengqing. In the palace, that night, when all the troops in Beijing were concentrated in the imperial city, a group of bandits entered the palace of General Zhenguo. All the family members, servants and wives all died tragically in the hands of the bandits. Waiting for General Zhenguo the next day When he woke up early in the morning and learned the news that his father, mother, wife and son had been killed, his old wounds recurred and he was filled with rage and blood. He died suddenly after treatment failed in the palace.
The once vigorous Yan family could disappear into the long river of history so easily. This was something that no one expected, including those who had been friends with the Yan family, who all saw other hidden murderous intentions in it. They came to express their positions one after another, for fear of breaking away from the Yan family.
In the end, this tragedy ended with the capture of a group of bandits who were entrenched hundreds of miles away from the capital. In the process of helping the Yan family collect the corpses, they discovered the dragon robe that Yan Zhaonan had secretly hidden in the secret room of the Yan Mansion, as well as his In private letters with several other small border countries, the originally loyal Yan family was accused of treason and rebellion. All the direct descendants of the Yan family were exposed in the wilderness. Yan Zhaonan was also whipped to death. The Yan family, who were originally in bloom, After death, there was not even a decent coffin.
More than twenty years have passed, and it is still unknown whether their bodies will still be found.
Li Jinzhong couldn't remember how long it had been since he heard the word "Yan family". He couldn't help but think of the high-spirited man wearing armor and riding a tall horse.
At that time, he was still the governor of Shuntian. It stands to reason that there was a tragedy in the capital where important officials were massacred by bandits. He was the person who should know the whole story, especially that day was the birthday of Emperor Chengqing. All the military attaches should be implicated.
How many thieves and bandits must have been able to massacre the Zhenguo General's Mansion? Even if many dignitaries in the inner city came into the palace to congratulate the emperor on his birthday that day, the people living next to the Zhenguo General's Mansion should not have heard it. If there is any movement, ask the Nine City Division for help. If such a case is not handled well, everyone in the capital will be in danger.
But to everyone's surprise, and everyone expected, some of the officials involved in the case were indeed demoted, including Li Jinzhong, who took over the case. However, in the following ten years, the name Zhenguo General became increasingly rare. When mentioned, those who were demoted began to be promoted in various names.
Just like Li Jinzhong, he was promoted from the third-rank Shuntian Prefecture Yin to the current first-rank Inspector Youdu Yushi. Considering his age and resume, his promotion was indeed a bit fast.
"General Zhenguo..." Li Jinzhong's throat was a little dry, and he racked his brains, but couldn't think of an explanation.
Why would Xiao Chu, a eunuch, be interested in the Yan family, which was exterminated more than 20 years ago and was later accused of treason and conspiracy?
Li Jinzhong couldn't help but look at him a few more times. Because he had purified himself early, Xiao Chu, like most eunuchs in the palace, had a feminine face and a demeanor that favored women. Xiao Chu, in particular, had bright facial features and had both His elegant and noble complex demeanor led to him being favored by Emperor Cheng Qing. There have been rumors inside and outside the palace that he was Emperor Cheng Qing's favorite.
The man in front of him is undoubtedly alluring. Before he gained power, no one knew that there was such a seductive beauty in the palace. After he gained power, the ruthless methods he revealed were frightening. , at most, they are lustful in their hearts, but they never dare to take action.
Such a man makes it completely impossible to associate him with the thick-browed, burly, and bold-tempered General Zhenguo.
If the other party hadn't suddenly mentioned the tragedy of over twenty years ago, Li Jinzhong would not have been able to imagine that this eunuch who was reviled by thousands of people in the court might have come from the Yan family, which was full of loyal people.
It's so inconsistent. How could someone like Xiao Chu be a descendant of the Yan family?
Li Jinzhong wondered if he was overthinking. Perhaps the other party suddenly mentioned the Yan family just because his ambition was no longer satisfied with a nine-thousand-year-old man, and the Yan family was the opportunity for him to change the dynasty.
"The Yan family's case is still on file in Dali Temple. More than 20 years have passed, and I can't even remember it."
Li Jinzhong avoided the man's gaze and spoke in a calm tone.
"Yeah?"
The man was noncommittal. When Li Jinzhong thought that the other party would question him again, the other party had already walked to the cell door.
"Please serve our Lord Li well."
As soon as the other party finished speaking, some eunuchs who had been waiting outside came in in an orderly manner. They picked up the torture instruments placed aside, with the skin and flesh of the previous victim still on them. The strong smell of blood made people sick.
"What do you want to do? I am an official of the imperial court, please let me go quickly, ah——"
The shrill screams were blocked by the stone door of the cell. Yan Chu stood outside the cell and took a deep breath of fresh outdoor air. Listening to the miserable screams that came faintly through the gaps in the stone door, his heart was uneasy. shock.
"Nine thousand years old, His Majesty is waiting for you at Qianqing Palace."
A young man wearing a smoky blue eunuch uniform ran up to him and whispered. He was a handsome man, and the most outstanding thing was his pair of flexible eyes. Yan Chu couldn't see any fear in his sight.
"Aren't you afraid of me?"
Yan Chu's voice was a little hoarse, although it lacked some of its beauty, but combined with his aggressive appearance, it was even more seductive.
"Don't be afraid, the Ninth Thousand Years Old is respected in his heart, how can I be afraid?"
The young eunuch spoke calmly and courageously, unlike some eunuchs and maids in the palace, who saw Yan Chu appear and their legs softened. They were like quails and didn't even have the courage to speak.
"Heh--" Yan Chu chuckled lightly and looked at the young eunuch in front of him with interest: "You will serve me in the future."
After that, he dusted off the dust on his clothes that was not visible to the naked eye and walked towards the Lanqin Palace where he lived.
From the prison cell to the Lanqin Palace and the Qianqing Palace, those are two directions.
The young eunuch thought about the oral instructions from the Qianqing Palace, and then looked at Yan Chu's actions. After a moment of hesitation, he gritted his teeth and followed Yan Chu away, without saying a word of doubt from beginning to end.
Yan Chu heard the voice of the eunuch following closely, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he was also satisfied.
*****
"Mammy, what do you think he is doing now?"
In Yanyunxuan, Lanpin's palace, a woman in concubine's clothes looked at the orchid outside the window and asked an elderly nanny.
"I don't know." The old nanny's expression was a little complicated.
"My queen, the fourth prince will be back from the palace school soon. Should we prepare some snacks for the fourth prince?"
"Yes, Qi'er is about to finish school."
The woman looked at the orchids blooming outside the window and sighed.
Her Qi'er is the most important person to her now.
The author has something to say: There are still two more chapters, and it will take about two months for the villain to be finished. At least I will finish coding those brain holes in the copywriting, don't be afraid