Eunuch's professionalism

When Fu Chen and others arrived, there were already many people standing in the courtyard, and everyone was orderly, holding their breath and lowering their heads.

Affected by the atmosphere, the group of them also stood in the line, and Fu Chen quietly observed through the crowd.

Li Xiangying was standing at the front, the other eunuchs in charge hadn't arrived yet, and Fu Chen hadn't seen their chief eunuch Muruida either, either he was still on duty or he acquiesced that Li Xiangying was the chief punishment for today.

Through the promenade, a few dedicated torturers walked in, carrying torture equipment, and the crowd avoided, making it appear chaotic.

Fu Chen tore open the inner layer of his chest, took out the silver he had saved, and approached Li Xiangying unobtrusively.

Wang Fugui stood aside, seeing Fu Chen's movements, but it was too late to stop him.

He knew that these savings were saved by Fu Chen in the past three years and left to his parents in his hometown.

In the Jin Dynasty, the salary of eunuchs without grades was equivalent to that of eunuchs of fourth grade, with one tael of silver per month, one bucket of rice, and three hundred cash.In the past three years, Fu Chen saved some money besides filial piety, sickness, and disposing of money everywhere, but these are going to be spent today.

Li Xiangying didn't have a bad impression of the little eunuch who opened the door for her last night, "Why, you also want to try fried pork with bamboo shoots?"

"Master Li, don't scare the little ones. The little ones have been timid since they were young." Fu Chen quickly made a suitable expression. As a former psychologist, he knows better than most people when to make which expression. It is a subtle influence to make the person on the opposite side accept oneself more quickly.

Seeing Fu Chen's pale face, with fear in his eyes, Li Xiangying's face turned pale, "Tell me, what are you looking for with the miscellaneous family?"

"Master Li, can you be merciful? This is my filial piety to you." Almost when he saw Li Xiangying being imprisoned, Fu Chen guessed that what happened to Chen Zuoren today was planned by this Eunuch Li. One trick, not only registered with Concubine Qi, but also made the other eunuchs think that Chen Zuoren, who was ordered to give away lychees, harmed all of them. The face-to-face prison sentence is to tell the people present that whoever is in charge of this prison yard can kill three birds with one stone.

Li Xiangying saw that Fu Chen was so good, so he accepted the tribute with a smile.

Most of the eunuchs love money, they have no roots and no worries, only money can give them enough protection, whether it is spiritually or in life.

Originally, among the few eunuchs who went there yesterday, he did not intend to let Chen Zuoren and Fu Chen take the lead.But after thinking about it later, this little eunuch Fu is usually clever, looks comfortable and can talk, the most important thing is that he has never said anything rude to him, and his attitude is very respectful. This kind of little eunuch who knows the times and is not stupid , he wanted to mention it for his own use, so he didn't mention Fu Chen going to Qi Guifei's place.

"That board..."

"Go back to your place and stand, is this what you should ask?" Li Xiangying gave Fu Chen a sideways look, "Do you know why the miscellaneous family let you go?"

Fu Chen was startled, "Master Li, please show me."

"I just like the way you don't pretend to be smart, you know what to say and what not to say."

"It's all thanks to my father-in-law's good teaching."

"Get off, learn how to say nice things."

"You are crazy, you have worked so hard to save for your parents for so long!" Wang Fugui waited for Fu Chen to return to the team, and cursed in a low voice.

"You can save more money, but you only have one life." Fu Chen knew what he was doing.

But the scene that chilled Fu Chen still happened. The soldiers who executed the execution usually judged the severity of the execution by looking at the shape of the eunuch's feet.

If the feet are separated, there will be some flesh wounds, which is not real. If the feet are side by side, there will be no life left, and the fight will be fatal.

And Li Xiangying didn't intend to save the lives of these people at all.

The size of the punishment board has been fixed since ancient times. The green bamboo board is five feet long and six minutes wide. Chen Zuoren and others were brought up. The staff in the court had to take off their pants. It is even more humiliating to blame oneself. In the previous dynasty, some palace officials committed suicide because of shame, and finally sat down together with family members outside the palace.

So as long as there is concern, even suicide is not allowed.

When the board went down, the sound of the bamboo board hitting the flesh made the heart tremble.

The wailing is everywhere, and the shrill voice can make everyone here have nightmares for months.

They must still shout, "Thank you, master, for the reward, the slave knows his mistake!"

If you don't shout like that, it means that the prisoner has dissatisfaction, and the punishment will be more severe.

If Li Xiangying wants to achieve the effect of deterrence, then the effect is very good.

There were already many little eunuchs around who couldn't stand the bloody scene, and the screams seemed to be seeing themselves, and Fu Chen suddenly felt a warmth in his arms.It was Ji Ke who was shivering, this little six-year-old child, who could have a warm home in modern times, act like a baby, and be a brat without any restraint, but here he dared not even cry out.

In this early summer season, the two actually cuddled tightly together, as if this would keep them warm.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's okay..." Fu Chen whispered, covering Ji Ke's eyes with shaking hands.

I don't know if these words are to comfort himself or the child in his arms, this is also the first time that Fu Chen has an unparalleled desire for power.

The execution was over, but the screaming sound still echoed in his mind like a hallucination.

Li Xiangying was going to report to Concubine Qigui, and the soldiers who executed the execution also left. He rolled up and fell to the ground, and crawled towards Fu Chen with his elbows on the ground, dragging out two rows of bloodstains.

Fu Chen stumbled and ran over, and gently hugged Chen Zuoren, but such a gentle movement still made Chen Zuoren painful.

"Chenzi, Chenzi..." Chen Zuoren's face was ashamed, his anger was like a thread, completely lacking in the vitality of the day, and he cursed and abused.

"I'm here!" Fu Chen burst into tears, filling his eyes.

He thought that on the first day he entered the palace, he met Chen Zuoren who was sold into the palace by his parents. Unlike Fu Chen, Chen Zuoren cursed and abused all the way. He said that one day he would be a master and let those who abandoned him people regret.Let all those who look down on him never dare to offend him again.He wants to live in the palace and serve his master.In the future, after the imperial court releases him, he will buy two bowls of soy milk for Fu Chen and drink one bowl after another.In winter, when Fu Chen was frozen into a popsicle, he would yell for warmth and come over to warm Fu Chen. When Fu Chen was in a coma with a fever, he would be kicked out of the imperial hospital more than a dozen times and asked for some medicine. Afterwards, he secretly brought some supper to Fu Chen to fill his stomach. This person always needs a beating, but he is straightforward and soft-hearted.

"He lied about the time... I was framed..."

"I know..." Tears welled up, hot teardrops dripped on Chen Zuoren's face.

"Don't cry...it's ugly." He reached out and touched Fu Chen's face, as if he was nostalgic for the temperature on it.

"It will be fine, I will definitely cure you, Renzi, don't forget that you will buy soy milk for me in the future, we have an appointment!"

"It's useless..." Chen Zuoren's eyes gradually darkened, lifeless, unable to reflect a gleam of light, he held Fu Chen's hand tightly, "Promise me, live a good life for me."

"...Okay" Fu Chen's lips were bitten, and the smell of iron permeated his mouth, but he didn't notice it at all, he couldn't even hear the crying around him.

"My silver is under the second cabinet, and I'll give it all to you." Chen Zuoren's voice became weaker and weaker, "Help me eat candied haws... I haven't seen what it looks like, I really want to eat it..."

"...Okay! Stop talking..."

"I heard that the Jin Dynasty is very big, with deserts, mountains, and waterfalls. It must be beautiful...I really want to take a look...for me..." Chen Zuoren knew that it would be too late if he didn't say anything else.

"Okay, okay!" Fu Chen's voice was hoarse, his chest seemed to be pressed by a huge boulder, and his tears grew more and more, sliding down his face, and kept falling, "I agree!"

The scorching temperature of tears fell on Chen Zuoren's face and neck, and he smiled, with the blood on the corners of his lips like red plums in the snow.

There is still one person in the world who cares about me, and this life is not in vain.

"The last request, Chenzi, give me a good time, I'm in so much pain..."

This was Chen Zuoren's last request. He was in so much pain that he was almost broken from the waist down, and the bones and flesh were red and white.

These words were a heavy hammer, which shattered Fu Chen's expression, "I can't do it..." How could he do it.

His choked voice was as if his throat was blocked by something, difficult and dull, his hands covered his eyes, and tears leaked from between his fingers.

"Please, Chenzi, please..." Wang Fugui gritted his teeth and knocked Chen Zuoren unconscious, Chen Zuoren was unable to slide down holding Fu Chen's hand.

Fu Chen's shoulders were grabbed by Wang Fugui, but there was firmness in his tears, "Chenzi, you can't do this."

A friend who is about to leave, and a friend who is still alive, naturally keep the latter.

If Fu Chen solves the problem, Fu Chen himself will be implicated. Suicide and homicide are considered crimes. No one here will ask you why.

The executioner appeared, Fu Chen wiped the water stains on his face, "Fugui, you have money on you."

"You don't mean to..." Wang Fugui knew it when he saw Fu Chen's expression.

Don't look at Fu Chen who is usually a quiet person, but he is the one who values ​​the most friendship, he sighed.

"Your temper will kill you sooner or later." Putting the money into Fu Chen's hand, "Lend it to you."

"Thank you." When the soldier was about to drag Chen Zuoren away, he stopped him, "Wait, I wonder where the masters are going to take him?"

"Naturally the morgue."

"But he's not dead yet!" A young eunuch shouted at the side.

The soldiers showed impatience, and their sympathy was worn away by so many such things every day.

Chen Zuoren had already fainted from the pain of the soldier's movements, and he breathed out more than breathed in.

The soldier suddenly noticed something strange behind him, and turned his head to find a handsome young man kneeling on the ground, his face was blurred with tears, but he couldn't hide his clear eyes, and there was a soothing voice in his calm voice, "Please!" The uncle gave him the last decency and let him leave with his body intact."

Many people knelt down, and Fu Chen stuffed the money over, "Masters, I hope you can let me accompany you."

The soldier shook the weight in his hand, he was quite satisfied, and curled his lips, "Weird things happen every year, and we are not afraid of bad luck."

Another soldier came from the corridor, Fu Chen vaguely saw the corner of Li Xiangying's clothes, and his heart sank.

"Today, the empress is pregnant, so it is not easy to collide. He has to pass the time before he dies."

That is to say, this person obviously cannot survive this hour, and even if he tries his best to make him survive until the prescribed time before he dies, this person will live his last days in a life that is worse than death. This is a more terrible punishment than the death penalty.

Fu Chen felt dizzy for a while.