Chapter 138 What is going on
Zhu Chong raised his chin towards the captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Without any hesitation, the captain stepped forward and kicked the door open.
When Zhu Chong saw the situation inside clearly, his eyes became colder than ever before.
All I saw were many people who had been beaten beyond recognition, hanging on the wall, their bodies covered in bloodstains. It was obvious that they had suffered inhuman torture before.
"You... Sir, what are you doing..."
The people in the room were startled, and when they turned around and saw Qiu Chuyang, they couldn't help but scream.
"Catch them all!" Zhu Chong casually threw Qiu Chuyang into the house, then waved to the Jinyiwei. Immediately, the Jinyiwei swarmed in, caught all the people in the house, and at the same time put down the craftsman who was hanging on the wall.
"Sir!" When the rescued craftsmen saw Zhu Chong, they were overwhelmed with grief and burst into tears.
"Sir Qiu, when did the backyard of the Ministry of Works become the lobby of the Ministry of Justice? When did your Ministry of Works become able to do this kind of work? How come I didn't know?" Zhu Chong looked coldly at Qiu Chuyang who was lying limp on the ground.
"This..." Qiu Chuyang hated Zhu Chong at this time, but when he saw the situation in front of him, cold sweat broke out all over his body again.
"Your Highness, this is all a misunderstanding. No, it's these unruly people who have been deliberately making things difficult for the Ministry of Works' craftsmen. It's been such a long time. They've been keeping it to themselves and are unwilling to teach them how to make cement. That's why I've only imposed a light punishment to serve as a warning to others..."
"You're talking nonsense!" A craftsman who had just been rescued heard Qiu Chuyang's explanation and cursed loudly regardless of where he was.
"Qiu, it was clearly you who refused to make cement according to the method we taught you. When something went wrong, you were punished by your superiors, yet you put the blame on us!"
"Sir!" The craftsman knelt down in front of Zhu Chong. "It was him. He didn't listen to our explanations and arrested us without any reason. He also beat us severely and forced us to admit to crimes that we didn't even have..."
"Oh?" The dangerous look in Zhu Chong's eyes became more intense. He looked at Qiu Chuyang with amusement, "Master Qiu, is there such a thing? Is what he said true?"
"Your Highness, Prince of Qin!" Qiu Chuyang seemed to have thrown everything into the wind. "There's something else going on here. I hope Your Highness, Prince of Qin, won't embarrass me for the sake of these lowly people. Otherwise, if this gets out in full force, I'm afraid you won't end up in any good situation!"
"I can pretend that nothing happened today, and I hope Your Highness the Prince of Qin will also pretend that nothing happened. I will definitely come to your house to apologize in the future!"
Qiu Chuyang's words made Zhu Chong's eyes widen. This guy actually dared to negotiate with him at this time!
However, the surrounding craftsmen, and even the Jinyiwei who heard Qiu Chuyang's words, all tacitly kept silent.
At this point, it is obvious that the other party's true intentions are revealed. He actually dared to negotiate with a prince of the Ming Dynasty. It can be seen that the power behind him is extraordinary.
The eyes of the craftsmen were suddenly filled with despair and loneliness. Only then did they realize their own identities. Even though Zhu Chong had been very caring towards them recently, no matter what, he was still an official.
In the Ming Dynasty officialdom, no one would offend anyone because of a few low-class craftsmen.
"It's really rare!" Zhu Chong sneered, walked forward and looked at Qiu Chuyang who was restrained by the Jinyiwei, and suddenly punched him hard under the right rib. Qiu Chuyang immediately became like a shrimp, trying to curl up, but was held down by the Jinyiwei.
"Zhu Chong, if you kill me, you will suffer the consequences!" Qiu Chuyang seemed to be really crazy.
"Really? Then I really want to see it." Zhu Chong signaled to the Jinyiwei, "Let him go. I'm here to see who is so blind as to dare to challenge me!"
Upon hearing this, the Jinyiwei did not hesitate, but did not let Qiu Chuyang go normally. Instead, they exerted force at the same time and threw Qiu Chuyang directly out of the house like a sack, and he fell heavily in the yard.
Qiu Chuyang screamed, but did not dare to delay at all. He crawled up and ran away.
Zhu Chong sat in the room with his horse and golden sword, looking at the surrounding environment. He had to say that the room of the Ministry of Works was very well designed. It was probably not inferior to the prison of the Ministry of Justice. It was equipped with all kinds of torture instruments.
"You really make the best use of everything, Ministry of Works, huh!" Zhu Chong sneered repeatedly, looking at the craftsmen whose wounds were being treated on the spot by the Jinyiwei. He noticed the complicated looks they gave him, and something dawned on him.
"Chop off the thumbs of these people and throw them out." Zhu Chong pointed at the people who were restrained by the Jinyiwei and gave orders.
"No, sir, please spare my life. I was only following orders. I had no choice but to do it!" Upon hearing this, the restrained Ministry of Works officials were terrified and begged for mercy.
"Follow orders? Whose orders?" Zhu Chong sneered. "When will the Ministry of Works ever be able to do the work of the Ministry of Justice? When you attacked them, you should have thought this day would come!"
"Your Highness, I am just trying to make a living. It's not my own will, and you guys are forced to do it. Even if we don't beat them, someone else will do it!" The brave ones quickly defended themselves.
"Really? Then you must know what's going on?" Zhu Chong looked at the man with a playful smile.
The man hesitated for a moment, and Zhu Chong's eyes turned cold. Just as he was about to raise his hand to give an order, the man saw that the situation was not good and quickly told him everything he knew.
After listening to this, Zhu Chong looked at the other people. Seeing that they all had deaf heads and expressions as if they had lost their parents, he suddenly understood what was going on.
At this moment, a large group of people suddenly rushed into the yard outside. When Zhu Chong looked closely, he found that it was Qiu Chuyang who brought a group of officials and guards from the Ministry of Works, rushing in aggressively.
"Who are you? How dare you act so recklessly in the Ministry of Works? Arrest them all!" The leading official gave orders without asking for reasons.
When Zhu Chong heard this, he was immediately amused. It seemed that Qiu Chuyang had brought a club with him. Any official who knew who he was would never dare to give such an order if he knew that I was in the room.
"Capture them all. Kill all who resist. I just gave the order. Leave the man surnamed Qiu alive."
Zhu Chong gave orders to the Jinyiwei in a nonchalant manner. Upon hearing this, the captain of the Jinyiwei responded with a promise, left two people to protect Zhu Chong, and then led his men out of the house, rushing towards the newcomers with a ferocious look.
The guards and officials who were rushing towards the house were stunned when they saw the Jinyiwei in Feiyu uniforms rushing out of the house.
The official who had just given the order was also dumbfounded when he saw this scene, and then stared at Qiu Chuyang in disbelief.
Qiu Chuyang shrank his neck, but his eyes were filled with strong resentment. Looking at him, the official who had just given the order knew that he had been cheated, but it was too late to regret.
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