Zhu Shuang was beaten again, and then he finally realized that Zhu Yunwen was serious about this.
He knew Zhu Yunwen wouldn't dare kill him, but as long as he wasn't killed, he was willing to do anything else.
Realizing this, Zhu Shuang completely stopped being arrogant in front of Zhu Yunwen.
Even after being flogged, he could only look at Zhu Yunwen and say:
"Your Highness the Crown Prince has been punished and disciplined; can we stop here?"
He has already given in and is hoping that Zhu Yunwen will spare him.
However, Zhu Yunwen had no intention of letting the matter rest. He calmly produced another petition and said:
"Last month, you learned that the Li family had a luminous pearl, so you sent your steward with men to seize it. When your family refused, you threatened the government and had the entire Li family arrested on trumped-up charges."
While in prison, they used coercion and bribery, employing various means to force the Li family to hand over the luminous pearl.
But this also led to the destruction of the Li family, leaving only an elderly man in his fifties alive. Do you acknowledge this?
Zhu Shuang didn't want to admit it, but it was impossible for him to deny it, because it would be too easy for Zhu Yunwen to investigate.
Once these things are brought into the open, he will have no choice but to admit them, since everyone in Xi'an Prefecture knows that he has done these things.
Forget about investigating, just asking around would yield plenty of evidence. Denying it would only make him, the King of Qin, lose face and earn him a reputation for being a coward who dares to do something but not to admit it.
So he has to admit it; it's the bare minimum of dignity.
Then Zhu Shuang spoke:
“I have done these things, but if you still want to hit me, you might kill me.”
Zhu Yunwen certainly couldn't kill him, and he knew he couldn't take any more beatings. So he said, "Besides the caning, there are other punishments. Guards, bring the cangue!"
Zhu Shuang's face darkened, and he said, "You're going to use a cangue on me? I'm a prince, and I'm your second uncle."
Zhu Yunwen instantly flew into a rage and roared:
"It is precisely because you are a prince, and because you are my second uncle, that I cannot do anything to you. If it were anyone else, they would be beheaded today."
Zhu Yunwen's sudden words startled Prince Qin, Zhu Shuang, so much so that he dared not utter another word.
He could only grit his teeth and endure the two Imperial Guards clamping their fingers with sticks.
As the ropes at both ends were pulled, the clamps tightened, causing Zhu Shuang to tremble all over in pain.
After it was all over, look at the King of Qin's hands; all ten fingers were clearly red and swollen.
As the saying goes, "the ten fingers are connected to the heart," such a punishment was undoubtedly very severe for a pampered person like Prince Zhu Shuang of Qin.
He's never suffered like this before.
However, he also knew that things weren't over yet, and he didn't know what other methods Zhu Yunwen would use to continue torturing him.
The identity of the King of Qin seemed to be useless at this moment. Faced with Zhu Yunwen's anger, everything seemed so pale and superfluous.
Even the surrender and submission of Prince Qin, Zhu Shuang, had no effect on Zhu Yunwen.
Then Zhu Yunwen read through all the case files on the table, one by one.
King Zhu Shuang of Qin had no choice but to accept this, and after the entire process was completed, he received more than ten different punishments.
It can be said that today Zhu Yunwen has utterly trampled on the face of Prince Qin, Zhu Shuang, and trampled on his prestige and authority.
Such an act was tantamount to killing King Zhu Shuang of Qin, and even more painful for him than killing him.
After it was all over, the look in Prince Qin Zhu Shuang's eyes when he looked at Zhu Yunwen became fierce.
He hated Zhu Yunwen, a hatred that came from the depths of his bones, which he no longer bothered to conceal.
However, Zhu Yunwen was completely indifferent to this.
After he put down all the petitions in his hand, Prince Qin, Zhu Shuang, gritted his teeth and said to Zhu Yunwen:
"Your Highness, have you finally finished questioning me?"
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said:
"Your work here is finished for now, but don't worry, your concubine, Consort Deng, still has some matters to attend to."
Zhu Shuang was shocked that Zhu Yunwen would even prey on his own concubines, and immediately glared at Zhu Yunwen, saying:
"Don't go too far!!"
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Shuang with a half-smile and said:
"Who went too far is still unknown. I told you not to rush, let's take it one step at a time. Your concubine, Consort Deng, has been with you all these years, committing all sorts of evil deeds in Chang'an. You, as a prince, have been punished, so how can you expect to let a mere concubine off the hook?"
As he spoke, Zhu Yunwen ordered the Imperial Guards to bring Consort Deng into the hall.
After the Imperial Guards left, they quickly arrested Deng Fei.
At first, Consort Deng was extremely arrogant, constantly emphasizing that she was the King of Qin's consort and saying that no one could arrest her.
However, upon arriving at the main hall, Consort Deng was instantly stunned upon seeing Zhu Shuang's appearance.
She never expected that Prince Zhu Shuang of Qin would be in such a sorry state at this moment.
Having endured all sorts of torture, he was now lying on the ground, groaning incessantly.
In that instant, Consort Deng panicked. If the King of Qin had been punished to such an extent, what right did she, a mere concubine of the King of Qin, have to be so arrogant?
So at that moment, Consort Deng suddenly became well-behaved. Upon seeing Zhu Yunwen, she obediently knelt on the ground, her previous arrogance gone.
Zhu Yunwen glanced at Consort Deng and said harshly:
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