Chapter 283: Revenge (Part 1)

"If you have something to do, you will report early, and if you have nothing to do, you will leave the court." Every morning, the eunuch in a red robe would shout like this.

As the end of the year approaches, nothing is important. When it comes to military affairs, where can we fight in the middle of winter? When it comes to government affairs, we have also found out the account books we need to check. No matter whether it is the civil and military yamen, it is all calm at this moment. When everyone has a good time for drinking and a Chinese New Year, who will come out to make a messenger? Then the eunuch Sili looked at the six ministers and the censors, and then looked at the ministers with different responsibilities, and was about to announce their retirement. Lu Feng walked out slowly and shook his eyes and smiled at Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu's heart sank, and he heard Lu Feng's serious voice deliberately pretending to be said loudly: "Report to Your Majesty, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Lu Feng, has a report. Last night, when my Jinyiwei secretly searched for a serious criminal in the capital, he accidentally saw several people walking with weapons at night, so he captured it in one fell swoop. But... this person is..." Lu Feng hesitated for a moment and said carefully: "This person is General Lei Zhenyuanlei, the general under the Second Highness!"

After saying a word, the entire hall was silent. Old Eunuch Lu stood behind Zhu Di, narrowing his eyes pridefully. Although his old face was still motionless, he was filled with joy. "This little boy has a bright future. He just told him yesterday that he would frame those possible opponents. Today he caught Lei Zhenyuan. Wonderful, I don't want my father-in-law to take action this time. This second prince will be scolded. How could this time Lei Zhenyuan be severely scolded? Hehe, did he chop his head or what?"

Suddenly, Zhu Di spoke. His originally purple-black face was already cold like an iceberg, and the sound of ice particles swept across the entire hall like a blizzard. "Come on, bring Lei Zhenyuan to me." Zhu Di's right finger bent a little, and a murderous aura was slowly released from him, like a tornado, pumping the air in the entire hall towards him.

Monk Daoyan, who was sitting next to him, opened his eyes in surprise. He looked at Lu Feng, then looked at Zhu Di, who released the unusual wave of true energy, and smiled suddenly. He nodded and continued to close his eyes and meditate. But those civil servants suffered. Zhu Di's murderous aura enveloped them like sticky mud. They couldn't even breathe, and they could only open their mouths and humming desperately like dead fish.

Soon, Lei Zhenyuan was lifted in by four Jinyiwei Qianhu. His chin was removed, his hands and feet were dislocated, his face was blue and purple, and the huge goose egg-sized bag on his forehead seemed to suffer a little. It seemed that his mute hole was also sealed. Seeing that he was being carried into the Golden Palace, a rapid "ahhh" sound came from his throat, but he couldn't even explain a word. He could only roll his eyes in an anxious manner, and his blood-stained eyeballs almost glared out.

Zhu Di looked at Lei Zhenyuan's embarrassed appearance and asked in a deep voice: "Lu Feng, how does Lei Zhenyuan look like this?"

Lu Feng took a step forward and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, this is also a helpless act for me. General Lei was suddenly restrained by us. Oh, by the way, I didn't know that it was General Lei at that time. When he woke up, he immediately attacked the prison guard like crazy. He finally knocked him down, but he was looking for death. He was afraid that he would bit his tongue, so he would put his chin; he would destroy his spirit by himself, so he would put his shoulder joints; he would jump up and hit the wall, so he could only put his thigh joints. He was also afraid that he would use his internal strength to destroy his dantian by himself, so he could only seal his qi sea."

After pausing, Lu Feng looked like a victim: "But General Lei still refused to give up. He cursed a lot of bad words in a vague way, so he could only seal his mute hole... Hey, in fact, Weichen and General Lei were colleagues. They had a friendship during the Jingnan Campaign in the past, but I don't know why he was determined to seek death?"

Zhu Di sneered, waved his right hand, and a powerful force surged out. Lei Zhenyuan's unloaded joints jumped back one after another, and his mute hole was sealed and untied. Lei Zhenyuan climbed up and knelt on the ground without raising his head. Zhu Di scolded coldly: "Lei Zhenyuan, you went to the capital privately. Did you think that if you commit suicide, you could save your master's guilt? Hey, you didn't expect that if you die, your body would still be recognized, and he would still be unable to escape the second child?"

Lei Zhenyuan kept kowtowing and said vaguely: "Your Majesty, I know the crime, I am willing to receive the punishment. But the prince, he really doesn't know what I do. This time he went to the capital privately, it was my own opinion and it had nothing to do with him." His chin was removed for a night. Although he was taken up now, he still spoke very vaguely. The big bag on his forehead was so heavy that he could see the tender flesh below. At this moment, he kowtowed dozens of times, and the thin skin burst out, and a trace of blood oozed out.

The civil and military officials in the court were in a quiet state. Who dared to speak at this time? The vassal officials went to Beijing privately, taking it for granted that they were colluding with Beijing officials. The crime was a big or small one, it depends on Zhu Di's mood. But it was obvious that Zhu Di was in a very bad mood. Who dared to go out and get into trouble at this moment? Especially Zhang Yu, a cold sweat flowed down his forehead and hung on his nose. Although it was a cold weather, his whole body was hot, and his heart almost jumped out.

Zhu Di said in a dark voice: "Hey, it was you who went to Beijing without anyone instructing you... Very good, Lei Zhenyuan, General Lei, why are you doing in Beijing?" Zhu Di leaned on the dragon throne, looking at Lei Zhenyuan with a smile on his face. The speed of his fingers bounced on the armrest suddenly increased several times. The sound of "Dudududududu" shocked the ministers in the hall, and a breath was unstable. Some civil officials who were powerless were so uncomfortable that they almost vomited blood.

The civil and military ministers looked at Zhu Di with horror. Only then did they realize that Zhu Di was terrifying, not only his identity as an emperor, but also because of his profound skills he showed at this moment made them instinctively feel fear. A weak sheep facing the tiger is what these civil and military ministers are now feeling. Everyone present, except Lu Feng, Monk Daoyan and Old Eunuch Lu, the hearts and minds of others were controlled by Zhu Di.

Lei Zhenyuan was stunned for a moment, and he gritted his teeth and simply said, "I have a girl on the Qinhuai River. I went to Beijing this time to see her. The year is approaching, and the prince specially rewarded a batch of gold, silver and jewelry to me. I thought of a few rare jewelry among them and wanted to give it to that girl." Lei Zhenyuan muttered in his heart: "Those treasures are the truth, but they are used to bribe civil officials in the court, which is just in hand."

Zhu Di suddenly burst into laughter, but there was no laughter in the laughter. He nodded, his fingers quickly flicked a few times, and said in a harmonious voice: "So that's it, General Lei broke the ban for a bitch, which moved me. Such affectionateness can actually make the Lei Qing family risk entering Beijing at the risk of cutting their heads... Forget it, I can't punish too much for this, so that people can't say that I have ruined other people's good things."

Nodded, Zhu Di asked the monk Daoyan with a smile: "Master Daoyan, what do you think?"

Monk Daoyan narrowed his eyes and smiled like an old fox. "Your Majesty naturally said whatever he said. Lei Zhenyuan had made contributions before. If he was going to take this risk for a woman, it would be a pity. Your Majesty might as well give them a promise... But this wind cannot be long, and the death penalty can be avoided, and the life punishment cannot be escaped. Just beat him up." After saying that, Monk Daoyan closed his eyes again.

Zhu Di sneered and shouted suddenly: "Lu Feng, Lalei Zhenyuan go down and beat 80 court sticks." After saying that, Zhu Di looked at Lei Zhenyuan and the others coldly, and said coldly: "You have been marching and fighting for the rest of your life, but you don't even have this strategy? If you come in with the second brother's tribute team, who will punish you? Humph, it's not a secret to act, add twenty court sticks to me and beat 100 court sticks. Those who follow Lei Zhenyuan to the capital will be given a half penalty!"

Lei Zhenyuan kowtowed and thanked him in dejectedly. Didn’t they expect to follow the team that delivered New Year’s goods to Beijing? But in this way, the entire team must have been closely watched by the Jinyiwei. He thought that relying on his own group of masters to come in, he could not alarm anyone to do the job, but he was caught by Lu Feng. Lei Zhenyuan was still muttering in his heart: "Strange, Master Leng has boundless magic power, why was he caught by the Jinyiwei? Could it be that there are people who practice Taoism in the Jinyiwei?...Forget it, could it be that the worshippers in the imperial palace took action? This is a bad thing."

While lowering his head and thinking, Lei Zhenyuan had been pulled down by several Jinyiwei Qianhu, Lu Feng smiled and walked to the Meridian Gate to sentence him with his hands behind his back. The two Qianhus holding the court stick looked at Lu Feng and asked with their eyes what they should be beaten. Lu Feng blinked his eyes, took the heavy wooden stick with a smile, and whispered: "General Lei, don't worry. In the past, we also had some friendship. Hey, I, Lu Feng, will not kill me today, but you will have to suffer some flesh and blood."

After spitting a saliva in his palm, Lu Feng raised the wooden stick high, and he smiled sinisterly: "It feels good to be able to hit the butt of the general of the current dynasty. Well, let General Lei lie on the bed for half a year, so we don't have to anger the Second Prince, right?" With a 'bang', the wooden stick fell heavily, and a strange force penetrated Lei Zhenyuan's internal organs. Even though Lei Zhenyuan was already in the middle of his teeth, he was still yelling loudly by the air current.

Blood flowers spilled out from Lei Zhenyuan's buttocks were almost broken, but Lu Feng and the others were extremely responsible when they executed the punishment. Although the external injuries were extremely serious, there was nothing inside. Poor Lei Zhenyuan was afraid that he would be kept in bed for a long time.

He threw the wooden stick away, and Lu Feng bent down viciously and looked at Lei Zhenyuan, who had fallen into a half-unconscious state with a smile. "Oh, it's true that he is a iron man. General Lei has not fainted yet. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, I am a military general. Lord Lei, today I, Lu Feng, have shown mercy today, and you don't have to thank me. This is Your Majesty's mercy. It's almost the New Year, and it's not good to kill you, right? Hey, it's a pity that we Lord Lei, for about half a year, don't think about finding a friend on the Qinhuai River."

After turning around and walking a few steps, Lu Feng suddenly turned around and said extremely harshly: "General Lei, don't know who the bitch you like? I should ask Your Majesty to promise you to redeem the woman and then send her to General Lei's mansion. How about it?... That lady from the family must not be in line with Lord Lei's taste. The singer on the Qinhuai River must have unique skills, and General Lei has a unique affection for them."

Lei Zhenyuan heard Lu Feng's sarcastic words, and suddenly felt anger. He sneered in his throat. His head tilted and he fainted. He let out a few strange sneers. Lu Feng signaled the four thousand households to drag Lei Zhenyuan toward the hall, and they were going to report their lives. While walking, Lu Feng said casually: "That old Taoist, let him go, he has no reason to make enemies with his master. As for Lei Zhenyuan's other entourage, let him be disabled."

Three days later, the seriously injured Lei Zhenyuan was repelled by Zhu Di and drove out of Yingtian Prefecture. Under the escort of twenty servants from the Ministry of Justice, Lei Zhenyuan looked sad and refused to send it back to Zhu Yu's fiefdom. At the same time, Zhu Yu's fiefdom was also in chaos, making Zhu Yu so angry that he didn't know how many innocent people he killed.

The first unlucky one was Lei Xiaotian. When he was training the cavalry under Zhu Li, three assassins suddenly appeared and the arrows that quenched the aconitum head and penetrated his left and right shoulder blades and left thighs. Lei Xiaotian fell to the ground and almost broke his neck. Although the rescue was timely, some famous doctors under Zhu Li removed the aconitum head and did not see the poison, but Lei Xiaotian could not see the wind for at least eight months and was seriously injured. Looking at the arrows left by the assassin, the logo on it was the wolf head of Yue Xiaotian, which was the symbol of the royal family of the Yuan Mengwala tribe.

The day after Lei Xiaotian's accident, the leader of the aide under Zhu Yu, the Dianjun of the royal family, was attacked and killed by four assassins holding scimitars. Thirty guards were killed and injured. Xing Tianya was also hit by the assassin and almost broke his entire chest. More than a dozen imperial physicians hurriedly shouted for three days before they rescued Xing Tianya, but he had to lie on the bed for half a year. The martial arts used by the assassin was similar to the poison-tempering seal of the Tibetan Tantra, and it was related to Yuanmeng.

When Xing Tianya was assassinated, Zhu Li declared martial law in anger and declared that the whole city was in a state of chaos. The iron cavalry came out everywhere, and anyone with a mysterious figure was executed immediately. However, under such strict guards, nine masked men in black, like demons, broke into the palace of Zhu Li's palace. The civil and military officials under Zhu Li were injured and thirty-eight generals were seriously injured. The other master guards were slaughtered more than 300 people, and the casualties were in vain.

According to the surviving guards at the scene, the nine men in black attacked as fast as lightning and as heavy as Mount Tai. The iron armored guards of the royal palace were hit by their palms, and the iron armor on their upper body was shattered. Later, Lei Xiaotian, who was lying on the bed, heard the news and ordered three thousand crossbowmen to mobilize the nine men in black to retreat. However, the royal palace was still making trouble. Nine manors in Zhu Yu outside the city were set on fire, burning some houses, and his vault was violently invaded, stolen hundreds of thousands of taels of gold and silver.

In the next ten days, Zhu Li himself was assassinated seven times. Every time the assassins were about to hurt Zhu Li, they were forced to retreat by guards like tides. The furious Zhu Li had no choice but to ask for a large sum of mysterious masters to help. However, as soon as these old Taoists appeared, the assassins disappeared without a trace and no movement was seen again.

Zhu Li, who was furious, could not find a partner to vent his anger. Zhu Li, who had always liked to vent his anger on others, looked at his capable subordinates lying on the bed. In depressed, he brought five thousand soldiers and slaughtered a village outside the city. The bloody atrocities made the officials in his fiefdom and the people were in danger. The officials appointed by the court felt cold in their hearts. The secret letters of the snow were sent to Yingtian Mansion, which were nothing more than secret reports that Zhu Li was so cruel and violent, and the people in his fiefdom were living in dire straits, etc.

What shocked the court even more happened half a month after Zhu Li massacred the villagers.

On the official road with heavy snow, about thirty carriages were walking slowly. There were wide fields around, and on the snow-covered world, straw piles were rising and rising, standing like balls. The dry and bleak branches were trembling in the cold wind, making a "whimper" moan without any effort. A few cold birds flew past the sky, making a harsh "rattle" sound, like a death-seeking ghost, bringing a bit of death out of thin air.
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