Chapter 250

The dark cell was full of blood and rotten smell. A few living people with all limbs bowed their heads, and the picture in front of them was silent.

"Nine thousand years old... Good one... Good nine thousand years old, cough..."

An old man with white hair, messy clothes and tied to the cross column, with bloodshot eyes, stared at the feminine man not far away and said with difficulty.

"You will be punished, i... I'm waiting for you to be cut... That day!" His roar and shrill scolding echoed in the narrow cell.

Eunuchs on both sides turned a deaf ear to the old man's words, looking at his nose, mouth and heart, waiting for the order of the man in dark red robe in the middle of the cell.

"Li Yushi."

The man in red looks beautiful. His skin is as white as snow lined with red royal clothes, which is in sharp contrast to the dark cell. His eyebrows are like black ink, and his lips are like dawn flowers. He is gorgeous as manzhushahua on the other side of the yellow spring, which hooks people's soul and stops people's breathing.

He was a little skinny, with a red gold belt around his waist. Because he didn't sit in an elegant posture, his clothes were slightly open, and a white chest was faintly exposed. At this time, he leaned on the spacious imperial concubine's couch. His body was enchanting, making people completely ignore his gender and rise and fall for this bloodthirsty demon.

Rao is Li Jinzhong who hates the man in front of him. He has to admit that he has a good skin bag.

"In the 18th year of Chengqing, Li Yushi's second son forcibly occupied the fertile land, resulting in four deaths and nine injuries of the villagers in Taohua village. The villager Jiang Kui went to Beijing to accuse the king of failure, but was falsely accused of stealing and killed with sticks; in the 23rd year of Chengqing, Li Yushi's fourth son was greedy for the beauty of the fisherman's daughter, the third wife of the Wang family, forced him to be a concubine, failed to rape him, and the third wife of the Wang family was humiliated and hanged himself; Chengqing..."

The man looked at the fold on his hand at will and slowly read the content described above. Li Jinzhong listened to the man's words and his face turned pig liver color, embarrassed and angry.

"Nonsense, all slander!"

He pulled the iron chain on his hand and roared, "the traitor official is in power, and the heaven kills my great business."

"Oh -"

The man in red gave a light ho. The dragging tone made people feel numb in ears and soft in legs.

Some little eunuchs with poor concentration couldn't help looking up at the direction of the man in the middle of the cell. When they touched the other party's torture tools stained with blood and flesh, they shrank. Thinking about the man's fierce name, they were timid. Even if the other party was beautiful, they didn't dare to look more.

"Li Yushi's loyalty, righteousness and courage are naturally unmatched by eunuchs like me, but fortunately, when I enter the palace, I clean my body and eliminate everything. Sometimes I envy Li Yushi. There are so many children and grandchildren who lag behind. I just want to worry about these children and grandchildren. I don't have that chance."

The man chuckled and threw the folding book aside into the fire, allowing the fire tongue to lick it. The smiling expression gradually condensed until he lost all his anger.

"These crimes are enough to kill your Li family. Shall I exchange these people's lives for your question?"

The man walked forward, his steps were light and slow, and his red robes gave birth to Lotus step by step, as if he was in the LingXiao palace rather than the cramped dark cell.

He leaned close to Li Jinzhong's ear and asked in a low voice. After he spoke, other eunuchs looked very bright and left in order. At this time, there were only him and Li Jinzhong left in the cell.

Li Jinzhong wanted to spit on the face of the courtier in front of him to show his integrity, but he didn't dare. He was afraid of the accusations that the other party had just dictated.

He thinks he has been an honest official all his life and has only made a lot of mistakes in the issue of children. However, he believes that his efforts for the people of big business can offset his merits and demerits, and can completely protect his future generations from guilt. Unfortunately, the laws of big business are harsh, and there are crafty people like Xiao Chu in charge. How can he tolerate such a loyal man like him? He was caught by the other party and made a pretext. Now he can't even protect himself, Let alone other children and grandchildren.

Li Jinzhong hates it. If only he himself died at the hands of the crafty, when the court was restored to justice, the history books could give him a reputation of loyalty, righteousness and courage and not afraid of power. But if Xiao Chu told the world about the sins of his children and grandchildren, the good reputation of the Li family, which had accumulated for a hundred years, would be destroyed, and he would be attacked by historians, This is not what Li Jinzhong wants to see.

"What do you... Want to ask..."

Li Jinzhong closed his eyes and didn't treat him. Unexpectedly, Li Jinzhong would bow his head to a eunuch one day.

"Twenty three years ago, when the Yan family, the general of the town, was killed, what did Lord Li, who was the governor of Shuntian mansion, know?"

The man whispered in Li Jinzhong's ear. The other party's originally closed eyes suddenly widened, looked at him suspiciously, and refused to speak for a long time.

More than 20 years ago, the Yan family was also famous in the big business. The head of the Yan family, Yan Zhaobei, the general of the town at that time, had a high reputation. It was as remote as the far north. For a time, they only knew the general of Zhenbei and did not know emperor Cheng Qing. At that time, the power of the Yan family was even so high that they wanted to rebel, which was easy.

On the side of the bed, how can others snore? At that time, shortly after Cheng Qingdi ascended the throne, his foundation was not stable, but he had regarded the Yan family as the fishbone stuck in his throat and wanted to get rid of him.

The Yan Family Massacre took place in the seventh year of Chengqing. That day was the 30th birthday of emperor Chengqing. All the generals stationed at the border were called to Beijing. The drunken Zhenguo general was left in the palace by Emperor Chengqing. That night, when all the troops in Beijing were concentrated in the Imperial City, a group of bandits entered the Zhenguo general's house, including all the family members and servants, They all died miserably in the hands of bandits. When the general of the town woke up the next morning and learned that their parents, wives and children had been killed, their old wounds recurred, their anger and blood attacked their hearts. The treatment in the Imperial Palace was ineffective, and they died suddenly.

The once vigorous Yan Family disappeared into the long river of history so easily, which was unexpected for everyone, including the people who had made friends with the Yan family, from which they saw other hidden murders and expressed their position one after another, for fear that they didn't get rid of their relationship with the Yan family.

Finally, the massacre ended with the capture of a group of mountain bandits hundreds of miles away from the capital. In the process of collecting the bodies of Yan family members, Yan Zhaonan's Dragon Robe hidden in the secret room of Yan house and his private letters with several other small border countries were found. The original loyal Yan family was accused of treason and treason, and all Yan family members were exposed in the wilderness, Yan Zhaonan was whipped to death. The Yan family, who had flowers and brocade, didn't even have a decent coffin after their death.

After more than 20 years, it is unknown whether they can find their bones.

Li Jinzhong couldn't remember how long he hadn't heard the word Yan family. He couldn't help thinking of the man wearing armor and riding on a tall horse.

At that time, he was Yin of Shuntian mansion. According to reason, there was a tragic case in which important officials were slaughtered by bandits in Beijing. He was the person who should know the whole story of the case, especially on the birthday of emperor Cheng Qing. Jiucheng division and military officials, large and small, in the capital should be involved.

How many bandits should there be if you can kill the Zhenguo general's house? Even if many dignitaries and dignitaries in the city went to the palace to celebrate the emperor's birthday that day, people living next to the Zhenguo general's house shouldn't have heard the news and asked the nine cities Department for help. If such cases are not handled well, people in the capital will be in danger.

But to everyone's surprise, and to everyone's surprise, some officials involved in the case were indeed relegated, including Li Jinzhong, who took over the case. However, in the following ten years, when the name of Zhenguo general was less and less mentioned, they began to be promoted in various names.

Just like Li Jinzhong, he was promoted from Sanpin shuntianfu Yin to Youdu censor of Yipin Inspection Institute. In terms of his age and resume, he did rise a little faster.

"Zhenguo general..." Li Jinzhong's voice was a little dry and racked his brains, but he couldn't think of an explanation.

But why was Xiao Chu, a eunuch, interested in the Yan family, who was exterminated more than 20 years ago and later accused of treason and treason?

Li Jinzhong couldn't help looking at him more. Because of his early purification, Xiao Chu, like most eunuchs in the palace, had a feminine face and a more female style of behavior. In particular, Xiao Chu had bright facial features and a complex demeanor of richness and dignity, which led to his being favored by Emperor Chengqing. Since he was favored by Emperor Chengqing, there have been rumors outside the palace that he was the favorite of emperor Chengqing.

The man in front of him was undoubtedly attractive and eye-catching. Before he gained power, no one knew that there was such a beautiful thing in the palace. After he gained power, the cruel means revealed made people frightened. At most, he was flirting in his heart, but he was absolutely afraid to take action.

Such a man makes people completely unable to connect with the town general with thick eyebrows, long eyes, big stature and forthright temperament.

Had it not been for the other party's sudden mention of the massacre of the family for more than 20 years, Li Jinzhong could not have imagined that the eunuch who was reviled by thousands of people in the court might have come from the loyal Yan family.

It's against peace. How can people like Xiao Chu be descendants of the Yan family?

Li Jinzhong wondered if he was thinking too much. Perhaps the other party suddenly mentioned the Yan family, just because his ambition was not only satisfied with a 9000 year old, and the Yan family was an opportunity for him to change his dynasty.

"The Yan Family's case is still on file in Dali temple. More than 20 years have passed, and I can't remember it clearly."

Li Jinzhong avoided the man's sight and said calmly.

"Really?"

The man was noncommittal. When Li Jinzhong thought the other party would ask him, the other party had already walked to the door of the cell.

"Take good care of our Lord Li."

As soon as the other party's voice fell, some eunuchs who had been waiting outside came in orderly. They picked up the torture tools set aside, on which there was still the skin and flesh of the last victim, which was disgusting with a strong smell of blood.

"What do you want to do? I'm the imperial court's commander. You let me go quickly, ah -"

The shrill scream was blocked by the stone gate of the cell. Yan Chu stood outside the cell, took a deep breath of outdoor fresh air, and listened to the shrill cry faintly through the gap of the stone gate.

"Nine thousand years old, your majesty is waiting for you in the Qianqing palace."

A young man in a smoky blue eunuch's uniform ran to him and whispered that the other party was beautiful. The most outstanding was his flexible eyes. Yan Chu could not see the fear in the other party's sight.

"Are you not afraid of me?"

Yan Chu's voice was a little hoarse. Although it was a little less beautiful, it was more attractive with his aggressive appearance.

"I'm not afraid. Nine thousand years old is respected at ease. Where can a small one be afraid?"

The little eunuch spoke calmly and boldly. Unlike some eunuch maids in the palace, when they saw Yan Chu appear, their legs were soft. They looked like quails one by one. They didn't even have the courage to speak.

"Oh --" Yan Chu said softly, looking at the little Eunuch in front of him with interest: "come and serve me later."

After that, he dusted the invisible dust on his clothes and walked towards the Lanqin palace where he lived.

From the cell to Lanqin palace and Qianqing palace, there are two directions.

The little eunuch thought about the oral instructions from the Qianqing palace and looked at Yan Chu's actions. He tangled for a moment, clenched his teeth and followed Yan Chu away without saying a word of doubt from beginning to end.

When Yan Chu heard the voice of the little eunuch coming up, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he was also satisfied.

*****

"Mammy, what do you say he's doing now?"

Yanyunxuan, in the palace of LAN bin, a woman in her concubine's clothes looked at the orchids outside the window and asked an old mother.

"The old servant doesn't know." Mammy looked a little complicated.

"Empress, the fourth prince will come back from the palace soon. Should we prepare some snacks for the fourth prince?"

"Yes, Qi'er is going to school."

The woman looked at the blooming orchids outside the window and sighed.

Her Qi'er is the most important person to her now.