Volume 1 Chapter 131 Invite Bai Qi to Return to the Court
"A tyrant! A tyrant!"
Yang Paifeng and Yang Tianbao also cursed angrily, and they were also dragged back by the guards in front of the palace.
Yang Paifeng's eyes were dangerous. He really wanted to draw his sword and chop these sword-wielding guards. He even wanted to rush up and argue with the emperor.
But seeing that his father and brother did not resist, he could only let go of the knife handle helplessly.
At this moment, the Emperor of the Great Zhou, who was sitting high on the dragon throne, was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. These people called him a tyrant in front of all the civil and military officials in the court.
He pointed at Yang Wudi and the others and roared:
"Where did I faint and where did I get violent?"
"The Great Zhou Dynasty almost destroyed the Northern Liang Dynasty under my command, and I also defeated the Xiongnu and killed four of their khans!"
"No! It's five!"
"The five great Hun Khans were either killed or captured."
"Chuluo Khan, the only remaining son of the First Khan of the Xiongnu, has now become my adopted son."
"I am the true sage ruler!"
"The Great Zhou is more prosperous than ever before."
When the Emperor of the Great Zhou told Yang Wudi about all these achievements one by one, Yang Wuji immediately stopped cursing and spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm while being dragged backwards.
If it wasn't far away, he would definitely spit on the face of the Emperor of Zhou.
Yang Wudi really broadened his horizons. He had never seen such a scum who was so good at flattering himself.
He cursed: "You tyrant, do you still have any shame?"
"On the one hand, you claim to have conquered Beiliang, but on the other hand, you want to frame Yue Shenqiang!"
"I have never seen such a shameless tyrant like you!"
When everyone saw that Yang Wudi was so disrespectful to the emperor, they all secretly admired him in their hearts, saying that the scolding was so good!
They really wanted to curse along at this moment!
The Emperor of the Great Zhou was furious. This was too disrespectful to him.
"You bastard, come here and punish me severely!"
"Put all of Yang Wudi's family members in jail!"
“Leave no one behind!”
The Emperor of the Great Zhou was furious, and he wanted the eunuchs from the Ministry of Punishment to give these people a good lesson.
After Yang Wudi's scolding faded away, the Great Zhou Emperor gave an order to his civil and military officials: "I don't care what method you use, but in one month, you must select another 3,000 beauties for me!"
"As for the silver we need to spend, we'll use the 400,000 taels of silver that Yang Wudi brought!"
The generals were so depressed that they were about to vomit blood. This silver was what Bai Qi had seized at the front. How great would it be to use this money to provide relief to the people?
You actually want to use it to select concubines!
Can you do something human?
They snorted coldly and didn't want to bother with the Emperor of the Great Zhou. What did the selection of concubines have to do with them, the military generals?
Anyway, they would never send their daughters to the palace.
The civil officials were all smiling and obeyed the orders.
You know, it doesn't cost much to use this money to select concubines. They can rob or steal from the people.
As for those who really want to put their daughters on the emperor's dragon bed, they don't need to spend any money, they can even charge some money.
The grand court meeting ended in the emperor's rage.
After the Emperor of the Great Zhou returned to the harem, he immediately found the most vicious old eunuch in the Ministry of Punishment. After giving him some instructions, the old eunuch took a group of young eunuchs and rushed to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
When they arrived at the Ministry of Justice prison, they saw that the people from the Ministry of Justice had actually prepared a very clean cell for Yang Wudi and Yue Shenqiang.
Someone even bought them a table of food and wine.
Let these people eat and drink well in prison.
They were even extremely respectful to the families of the two men. After all, these jailers admired these two great generals who guarded the border town very much.
"Damn it! They can still eat?"
As soon as the old eunuch came in and saw this situation, he opened the cell door and kicked over the table in front of Yue Shenqiang.
The wine and meat were scattered all over the floor.
The old eunuch looked down at Yue Shenqiang and shouted, "I am your Majesty's man. Why don't you kneel before me?"
These eunuchs have lived in the palace all year round and have disabled bodies. They have very dark minds and their favorite thing is to be accomplices of evildoers outside.
Especially those who are of noble status are tortured.
How many concubines in the harem did they deal with?
Only in this way can their remaining vanity be satisfied.
"I, Yue Shenqiang, never kneel before eunuchs!"
Yue Shenqiang stood straight. He knew that he might face persecution from these people next, but he was not afraid at all.
"Okay, okay, then I will teach you how to be a good person!"
"Someone, bring Yue Shenqiang's personal soldiers to my house!"
As soon as the old eunuch gave an order, someone came over with Yue Shenqiang's personal soldiers.
This is a teenager of only 18 years old. He is usually responsible for Yue Shenqiang's daily life, and helps him sort out letters and do some miscellaneous things.
This personal soldier can be said to be the person closest to Yue Shenqiang.
Sometimes Yue Shenqiang also treated him as his son.
The old eunuch said directly to the personal soldier: "As long as you can provide evidence of Yue Shenqiang's corruption and abuse of power, I can guarantee that you will be promoted!"
The personal soldier spat a mouthful of thick phlegm directly on the old eunuch's face and said, "You eunuch who will end your family lineage! You still want to frame our Marshal Yue? Dream on!"
"You little bastard, you're looking for death!"
The old eunuch was so angry that his face turned blue. He winked at the young eunuchs below, and immediately several young eunuchs came and took out an iron hook.
He directly locked the scapula of this personal soldier.
Next, the bodyguard let out a shrill scream.
In less than half an hour, the soldier was tortured to death by these people.
"Beast, beast!"
Yue Shenqiang's eyes were about to burst out, but at this moment he had been tied up tightly with cowhide ropes by the eunuchs.
The old eunuch sat by and drank tea leisurely, and said sarcastically: "Marshal Yue, if you don't want to suffer, just tell the truth!"
"I'm going to die anyway, whether I stand horizontally or vertically!"
"Why make yourself uncomfortable?"
"As long as you confess according to what the emperor said, I can at least keep you and your family's bodies intact!"
The eunuch looked at Yue Shenqiang with confidence, and even took out a confession that he had prepared long ago, waiting for Yue Shenqiang to sign it personally.
All kinds of false charges were written on it.
The father-in-law glanced at him casually, then spat and cursed: "You are dreaming! A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated! No man in the Yue family is afraid of death!"
"Okay, okay, then let's deal with Yue Yunlei next!"
The old eunuch waved his hand, and several young eunuchs pulled Yue Yunlei over again and used the same method they used on the personal soldiers.
Even though Yue Yunlei was a general who had fought on the battlefield, he fainted several times from the pain when facing torture.
His prison uniform was stained red, and the words he spoke were like a knife scraping against glass, making Yue Shenqiang burst into tears.
"Beast, beast!"
At this time, Yue Shenqiang's old mother in the cell next door couldn't bear it anymore.
The old lady broke down, she couldn't stand seeing her children and grandchildren suffer.
"You are a tyrant and a foolish emperor. Since you want our Yue family to perish, I will do as you wish!"
The old lady, who was over 80 years old, hit her head against the wall. The next moment, blood gushed out and she died on the spot.
"mother!"
Yue Shenqiang's eyes turned red, and all the pain and crying were stuck in his throat.
His personal soldiers were persecuted and his son was tortured by them, which already made him feel very uncomfortable. Now he saw his old mother die tragically in front of him.
Yue Shenqiang really felt that he could no longer bear it.
The old eunuch on the side screamed in a strange voice. It seems that Marshal Yue also has a soft spot!
He looked at Yue Shenqiang's wife and Yue Yunlei's fiancée who were locked in the old lady's cell, and suddenly smiled:
"Bring out Yue Yunlei's fiancée to me."
The eunuchs immediately took action, but at this moment, Yue Yunlei roared, "How dare you! She is Bai Qi's cousin!"
When the old lady heard this, the teacup in her hand fell to the ground and cold sweat ran down her forehead.
Then he cursed angrily: "How come you guys arrested her as well? You bastards, why don't you let her go?"
Bai Qi's cousin Zhang Qingye was respectfully invited out of the cell by these young eunuchs. Her eyes were full of tears. She looked at Yue Yunlei and said in a hoarse voice, "General!"
Yue Yunlei was too weak to speak at this moment, while Yang Paifeng, who was imprisoned in the cell next door, stomped his feet and said:
"Where does all this romantic love come from?"
"Cousin, Bai Qi once told me that if there is any change in the capital, let me inform him immediately. You should go back now and find a way to contact your cousin!"
"I just don't believe it. Is there really no one in this world who will give us justice?"
After Yang Paifeng said this, the old eunuch shuddered all over.
He really wanted to kill Bai Qi's cousin at this moment, but he didn't dare.
At this time, Bai Qi's cousin immediately ran out of the cell. She was already crying, but she had only one thought in her mind: to find her cousin back!
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