The woman was almost frightened. She blurted out, "Do, do something! I, I thought they wanted the bones to do something, curse, curse..."
When she said this, she came to her senses and couldn't say anything else.
Almost everyone present was furious. Curse? Is this better than exposing the body in the watchtower? There is witchcraft at this time, and the means of witchcraft are extremely insidious and disgusting. Could it be that she thinks that she can escape death by saying this?
The other four were even more desperate, and at this point, they didn't even dare to think about defending themselves.
Xiao Rong looked at these people in silence, then whispered to Qu Yunmie, "Your Majesty, calm down. It seems that we can't get anything out of this interrogation. Your Majesty is still injured, so why don't you go back and rest first?"
Qu Yunmie clenched his fists, turned around and left. Xiao Rong followed him and waved to Gongsun Yuan and Yuan Baifu.
The two men looked at each other and followed him out.
Back in the king's tent, Qu Yunmie sat on the bed to calm down, while Xiao Rong opened the cabinet and took out two bottles of medicine, saying to the two people behind him: "General Yuan, you have worked hard to capture the people so quickly. No wonder General Yuan has always been the king's right-hand man. Let General Jian interrogate those people again tonight. Tomorrow, please ask General Gongsun to take these people and select 5,000 soldiers to the front line. The closer to the Xianbei army, the better, as long as it does not cause a fight between the two sides."
Gongsun Yuan took a while to react before he understood what Xiao Rong meant: "Sir, do you want me to be executed in public?"
Xiao Rong nodded and added, "Execution."
Gongsun Yuan smiled. Facing these traitors who committed heinous crimes, any extreme punishment would be appropriate. He even felt that killing them so quickly was too generous. "Okay, okay, sir, what kind of punishment do you prefer, quartering? Burning with fire? Or disembowelment?"
Xiao Rong: “…………”
You know a lot.
But Xiao Rong shook his head: "Neither, I want to use Lingchi."
Gongsun Yuan had never heard of this kind of punishment. He was stunned and looked at Yuan Baifu, but Yuan Baifu also looked confused.
Xiao Rong smiled and said, "It's very simple. Just tie the person to a pillar and cut off his flesh one by one. If the technique is good, it can take 3,600 cuts to kill the person. If the technique is not good, the person may die after a few hundred cuts. When the execution is tomorrow, please ask General Gongsun to find a few careful people. And don't kill all five people at once. Do it one by one. It would be better to build a high platform so that everyone can see his miserable condition."
Gongsun Yuan: “…”
His eyes were as big as copper bells, not only because he had never heard of such a punishment, but also because these words came from Xiao Rong's mouth.
You scholars...are so cruel.
Yuan Baifu immediately objected: "No! This method is too cruel, and it is carried out in front of the entire army. If this gets out, the reputation of the Zhenbei Army--"
Xiao Rong: "Since the Xianbei used their vicious plan, the reputation of the Zhenbei Army has been ruined! Even if it was just a child in Chenliu who heard about this, he would applaud the fate of these people. General Yuan, are you using your mercy in the wrong place? They intended to curse the king, do you still want to plead for them?"
Yuan Baifu almost gasped for breath, "When did I ask for mercy for them? I just think that this kind of punishment is too cruel. No one else has ever done this. Now that we have done it, I don't know how those scholars will slander the king again!"
Xiao Rong narrowed his eyes and said, "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. As long as the king remains in an unshakable position, the slander of the scholars will not shake the king's foundation. Moreover, how can you be so sure that the scholars will slander the king? Filial piety is the most important virtue. The king is avenging his parents, and any punishment is not excessive!"
Yuan Baifu: "The king never wants to torture his enemies with extreme punishment, Xiao Rong, this is clearly your own insistence!"
Just as Xiao Rong was about to open his mouth to refute him, suddenly, Qu Yunmie's impatient voice sounded from not far away: "Xiao Rong's insistence is my insistence, Yuan Baifu, if these were your parents, would you still say such words!"
Yuan Baifu immediately turned his head to look at Qu Yunmie. He was eager to explain to Qu Yunmie, "My King, I am not——"
Qu Yunmie didn't want to listen to him: "You can use your kindness and righteousness in the army as you like, but don't use it on me. I don't need you to forgive anyone for me!"
He was already in a bad mood, and now it was even worse. He took a deep breath and said to Yuan Baifu, "Get out, all of you, get out!"
Yuan Baifu's jaw was tense. He endured it again and again, then he clasped his fists towards Qu Yunmie and said, "Yes, I will take my leave."
After saying that, he quickly left the king's tent, and Gongsun Yuan followed silently. Although Qu Yunmie did not yell at him, he said "get out", and Gongsun Yuan consciously included himself in it.
Xiao Rong stood there in silence for a while. He secretly glanced at Qu Yunmie, and seeing that he had no other reaction, he thought that this "all" did not include himself, so he took the medicine bottle in his hand and walked towards Qu Yunmie.
When he arrived in front of Qu Yunmie, Xiao Rong said, "Raise your hand."
Qu Yunmie raised his head and looked at Xiao Rong with a frown. Seeing that he still didn't move, Xiao Rong had no choice but to sit on his right side and forcefully lifted his hand.
Qu Yunmie had calluses on his palms, which could protect him from many minor injuries, but burns were not among them. Xiao Rong looked at his palms, which had already turned red, and he was very puzzled: "Doesn't it hurt?"
He had been scalded by a casserole once before. It only lasted for a second and was just a small strip. The pain was so severe that he had to apply cold compress for two hours.
Qu Yunmie looked at his hand being held by Xiao Rong. He was silent for a moment and said, "It didn't hurt when you didn't say it, but now that you've said it, I feel a little pain."
Xiao Rong: “…”
Haha, you blame me for saying that.
Xiao Rong said nothing, just smeared the medicine on it, and a cool feeling spread to Qu Yunmie's palm. At the same time, he heard Xiao Rong say: "In troubled times, severe punishments are used. In the future, the king can no longer be so merciful to those who betray. Those who can be caught will be killed with a single blow, and those who cannot be caught will be ignored. Since there is still a way out, they will naturally have a lucky mentality. I did this not only to deter the Xianbei people, but also to deter my own people. Lingchi... General Yuan is right. This is an extremely cruel punishment, so I only plan to use this punishment for the crime of treason. I hope that no one will end up like this in the future."
Qu Yunmie blinked: "Treason? I thought they only betrayed me."
Xiao Rong straightened his head and looked at Qu Yunmie helplessly: "It has come to this point. No matter whether you want to admit it or not, you are now half a king. Of course, we can't say this to the outside world. We still have to carry the banner of the King of Zhenbei, but the fact is that everyone knows that the king is only one step away from establishing his own faction and officially becoming emperor."
But such a title of emperor cannot last long. Why have so many emperors appeared in the past 180 years? It is because they started to claim the title of emperor whenever they had the chance. What was the result? They all died in various ways, and when they died, their dynasties disappeared.
This is not the system's judgment of becoming an emperor. What the system wants is for Qu Yunmie to become the final winner and create a long-lasting dynasty that unifies the north and the south and belongs to him alone.
Not to mention the system, Xiao Rong only recognized the second one. He paid so much, not just to see Qu Yunmie live happily for a few years. There are many things he wants to see and achieve now.
Qu Yunmie listened to Xiao Rong's words, and then said realistically: "I can't even be the King of Zhenbei."
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