Who is Little Wei Chi?
Suddenly.
Gao Shiming thought of a name: Li Dingguo! (After Zhang Xianzhong adopted Li Dingguo as his adopted son, Li Dingguo changed his surname to Zhang. After Zhang Xianzhong's death, he changed back to his original surname. In order to make it easier to identify him, he will be called Li Dingguo from now on.)
Before coming, the emperor specifically instructed him to pay special attention to this person.
Unexpectedly, this person was the first one I met after arriving in Wanxian!
The little leader tied Gao Shiming's pants with a look of disgust, and led his men to push him into Wanxian County.
After some twists and turns, they arrived outside a small courtyard.
The area outside was densely packed with military tents. It was noon, and smoke was rising and the aroma of rice was in the air.
"Sixth Brother, why are you here if you are not here to defend the city?" The little leader was about to walk inside when he was stopped by two soldiers on duty.
"Hey, hey," the little leader called Lao Liu said with a smile, "I caught a spy and I want to send him to General Li to seek credit. Is that not okay?"
The soldier on duty looked at Gao Shiming's face seriously and said, "Damn it, go ahead."
The little leader chuckled again and pushed Gao Shiming into the courtyard.
There is a pavilion in the middle of the courtyard, and a young man in his twenties is eating porridge and vegetables in the pavilion.
"General Li, I caught a spy sent by the Ming Dynasty court."
Gao Shiming looked at Li Dingguo carefully and was surprised.
Li Dingguo was wearing a light blue gown with the most common cloth belt tied around his waist. He had delicate eyebrows, a fierce gaze, and was eight feet tall. He gave people a feeling of majesty yet kindness.
It was a bit surprising that there was such a heroic man among the bandits.
"A spy sent by the Ming army and the imperial court?" Li Dingguo was a little confused by so many auxiliary words.
"General Li, he is a useless eunuch!"
"Oh!" Li Dingguo suddenly realized. He put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at Gao Shiming. "I am Li Dingguo, the adopted son of the Great Western King. What is your name? What are you doing in Wanxian?"
"I still say the same thing. I won't say a word more before I meet Zhang Xianzhong!" Gao Shiming repeated again.
He understood the principle that talking too much will lead to mistakes, and in front of so many people, he couldn't say anything even if he wanted to.
Dare you call your adoptive father by his name?
Li Dingguo wanted to beat Gao Shiming up at that time, but gave up the idea after thinking for a moment.
When two armies are fighting, no one kills the envoys. This man shows no fear and is truly a character.
Moreover, this eunuch dared to come here alone, so he must have something important to discuss.
In that case, let him meet his adoptive father.
To ensure correctness, he personally took off Gao Shiming's pants for inspection.
After checking, Li Dingguo took Gao Shiming to the county government office.
After a series of checkpoints, the group finally arrived outside the county government office.
Wanxian County Government Office is much larger than other county governments. Before the sixth year of Hongwu, this was Wanzhou Prefecture. After the sixth year of Hongwu, it was downgraded to a county.
Entering the lobby of the county government office, Gao Shiming finally met Zhang Xianzhong in person.
Zhang Xianzhong was wearing a gorgeous brocade robe and walking in the center of the county government hall with his eyes wide open, staring at him.
There were more than a dozen people sitting or standing on both sides, and from their clothes one could tell that some were civil and some were military.
"How dare you! You don't even kneel when you see the King of the Great West?" Wang Zhaolin, who was sitting in the position where Zhang Xianzhong would attack, slammed the table.
Wang Zhaolin was Zhang Xianzhong's son-in-law and was deeply trusted by Zhang Xianzhong. In history, he was appointed as the left prime minister after Zhang Xianzhong proclaimed himself emperor. He was domineering in the army and was deeply hated by the soldiers. After Zhang Xianzhong's death, he was executed by Li Dingguo and others, which was also a retribution.
"I am Gao Shiming, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department of the Ming Dynasty. I have come here to meet General Zhang to discuss important matters." Gao Shiming looked at Zhang Xianzhong without fear.
Zhang Xianzhong said nothing and waved gently at Sun Kewang.
Sun Kewang stood up with a grim smile and walked to Gao Shiming. He looked around first and then pulled off his pants.
Zhang Xianzhong had four adopted sons. The eldest was Sun Kewang, the second was Li Dingguo, the third was Liu Wenxiu, and the fourth was Ai Nengqi.
Gao Shiming almost cried.
In just less than half an hour, my pants were taken off three times, and I was also touched once. Who can stand this?
"Godfather, he is indeed a eunuch, he did not lie." Sun Kewang said.
Zhang Xianzhong nodded but still said nothing.
Wang Zhaolin sneered: "Gao Shiming, when you met the Great Western King, you refused to kneel and refused to claim the throne. Aren't you afraid that the Great Western King would kill you?"
"Afraid? If I were afraid, I wouldn't have come."
"Okay!" Wang Zhaolin sneered again: "Come here, drag him out and beat him until he kneels down and declares himself king."
"Yes, sir!" Four Daxi soldiers came over without any explanation and dragged Gao Shiming out.
Then, there were banging sounds and screams outside the door.
Gao Shiming was the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department. His status in the palace was the highest except that of Chongzhen and the concubines.
On normal days, I have never been beaten, let alone slapped.
Faced with Zhang Xianzhong's unreasonable behavior, Gao Shiming soon couldn't stand it anymore and screamed in pain.
but...
Gao Shiming didn't even say a word to beg for mercy.
He allowed the Wanzhou County Court's water and fire sticks to hit him, and all he could do was release the pain in his body with sharp howls.
After a while, Gao Shiming's butt was torn open, blood spurted out, and everything was blurred.
Li Dingguo in the hall hesitated for a moment and then spoke: "Foster father, since the Ming court has sent the eunuch who holds the seal of the Imperial Household Department to discuss matters, there must be something important to discuss. It is better not to fight him for now, and it will not be too late to fight him after he finishes his business."
Wang Zhaolin laughed and said, "General Li, don't just focus on fighting and killing. You should read more books when you have nothing to do. Do you know what it means to show your power? This is it!"
Li Dingguo didn't want to refute. After all, he couldn't let Gao Shiming hear the voices of their internal discord.
But after seeing Wang Zhaolin's disgusting face, Li Dingguo could not help it. He stood up and retorted: "As the saying goes, when two armies are fighting, they do not kill the messengers. If there is a disagreement, the victory or defeat can be decided on the battlefield. It is not something a scholar would do to torture a useless eunuch, right?"
Wang Zhaolin was so angry that he stood up. After glancing at Zhang Xianzhong out of the corner of his eye, he sat back down in silence.
It’s not that he had no words, it’s that Zhang Xianzhong gave him a warning look.
"Let him in!" Zhang Xianzhong's deep voice rang out, ending this brief confrontation.
Soon, Gao Shiming was dragged in from outside.
His buttocks had been beaten to a bloody mess. He couldn't even lie down, let alone stand. He could only lie on the ground, gasping for breath.
“Hiss….Hu…”
"Tell me, what exactly does Chongzhen send you here for?" Zhang Xianzhong sat on the chair and returned to his previous indifference.
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