Li Zhang

Gu Wen was unconscious but still focused on Li Zhang, and managed to wake herself up quickly.Opening his eyes and seeing Li Zhang rolling out of bed in a hurry, he was also in so much pain that he didn't know what to do. The suppressed crying gradually became uncontrollable, dragging on for a long time out of tune, painful like a beast that lost its young son.She hugged Li Zhang tightly, as if she wanted to push him back into her body, her hands and clothes were stained red with blood, but she still hugged him unconsciously.

Li Zhang was woken up by Gu Wen.

His body hurt as if it had been crushed, and he trembled and twitched uncontrollably.

Gu Wen noticed it immediately, and quickly let go of his hand, not daring to hug Li Zhang lightly or hard, lowered his head to look at his son's face carefully, wanted to make a smile but finally started crying again.

"Mother..., I...it's fine."

Li Zhang held back his tears, looked up at his mother's face, and smiled lightly.Gu Wen couldn't help crying even more, shaking her body and crying for a long time, asking: "Zhang'er..., Zhang'er!...Why——, why is it like this—?"

Li Zhang's heart hurt like thousands of needles, he raised his arms to hug Gu Wen regardless of the pain all over his body, and told his mother softly and simply: "...they...they want to punish the prince."

"...you know?" Gu Wen's eyes were full of tears.

Li Zhang shook his head and smiled wryly: "I...just a...guard,...how could...know."

"Then why?? Why did they hurt you like this..." Gu Wen was so distressed that he didn't know what to do. Looking at the stains on the prison clothes that were still soaking through, he wished to dig out his heart to replace Li Zhang.

Li Zhang's strength to lift it was exhausted, his arms were as heavy as a thousand weights, and he could no longer hold his mother.He struggled, trembled, and tried to get close to his mother's body, it seemed that only in this way could he relieve the pain in his heart that had been stabbed into a puddle of flesh and blood.

"Mother... I'm sorry for you...but... anyway... I don't want to... admit nothing... Mother always said... Zhang'er is... a man,... Zhang'er I don't want to... break... my mother's expectations..."

Listening to Li Zhang's words, Gu Wen's crying gradually subsided, her heart still hurt, but she was full of pride for Li Zhang.Her child, Zhang'er, who was trampled as straight as mud by the people of Li's family, had never been able to stand up straight as they thought!Her child has always been an upright man, no matter how he is belittled or belittled, he has never changed!

never.

Nor will it!

She was proud of such a child, but she couldn't help feeling more and more heartbroken helplessness and sadness.

She saw that Li Zhang was getting closer, so she exerted a little force: "Mother knows. Mother knows... Mother won't drag you down. Mother... not many days..."

Li Zhang was so stunned by these words that his mind became clear again, and he looked at Gu Wen in disbelief: "Mother?!"

Gu Wen leaned her head against Li Zhang's soaked face, looked at the fine dust billowing in the sunlight under the window sill, and said softly: "Mother is very glad to see you again... Mother has been ill for a long time, and I am afraid that you will I am worried that I have not told you. Mother will not...force you to do things against your will...But... Mother's heart hurts so much!...Mother's Zhang'er has always been a good boy, why should he suffer all these things? Why should he eat this A lot of suffering!" Gu Wen said and cried again: "...Mother regrets so much! She gave birth to you but couldn't protect you... Maybe it's not as good as she never gave birth to you!...It's mother who is sorry for you, Mom, I'm sorry for you..."

The more Gu Wen spoke, the softer his voice became, the more he wept and the more depressed he was, and finally he let go of his anger again.Seeing his mother falling straight backwards, Li Zhang stood up suddenly in anxiety, and hugged his mother with all his strength, and then was beaten back to his original shape by the sudden burst of pain, but still hugged his mother tightly, letting his mother fall on the ground himself.

When she woke up again, Gu Wen was no longer there.When Li Zhang saw the facts in front of him clearly, tears rolled down uncontrollably again.

Cheng Zhe had been listening in the side room just now, seeing that the two mother and son were determined to refuse to cooperate, he felt a little admiration in his heart.When Gu Wen was taken away, his eyes were full of contempt and pride, which made him shrink back involuntarily, and then looked at Li Zhang who had passed out on the ground, feeling powerless and sighing, and submitted a report to Cheng Tong on the same day, thinking that Li Zhang was blindly It may be difficult to make a breakthrough, so why not try to directly attack Sima Yi.

Cheng Tong thought over and over again, and agreed with Cheng Zhe's opinion.So the torture of Li Zhang was stopped, and the wound was checked for him, and the broken bone was connected, but the golden needle that Yao Taiqing had placed was still not taken out.After Li Zhang saw Gu Wen, he was emotionally distressed, which caused the attack of the poison of rotten grass. Every day when he thought of his mother, he was in pain, and he was tortured by golden needles all the time, and his desire for life gradually faded.

Since Sima Yi entered Beijing and was detained by the prince, he asked to defend himself several times, but the prince insisted that Dali Temple collect evidence and verify it before proceeding with a joint trial.Seeing this, Sima Yi no longer insisted, and lived in the imperial prison with peace of mind, waiting for the right time that the prince thought.Although the wardens of Zhao Prison were also good at using the wind rudder, they did not dare to abuse the King Ning under the management of Concubine Mi and Mu Yan.He was neither worried nor impatient, he had good food and a good place to live, but he returned to his original suave style.

After more than half a month, the news from Mu Yan's place is still within the controllable range, and Jin Bai's side has made great progress. Sima Yi calmly waited to see the end of Chengtong and Sima Yao .

As a result, someone took him out of the imperial prison that day, put him in a carriage and drove him around, and he was taken to Dali Temple.Sima Yi was slightly surprised, but still walked into the hall quietly.

He is no stranger to this place.When he was in charge of the Ministry of Officials, all the officials who investigated and dealt with were interrogated here. As the chief executive, although he didn't like to do it himself, it was always inevitable to come forward occasionally to see the results. Naturally, he knew many methods of interrogation.He didn't believe that Cheng Tong dared to do anything to himself when there was no evidence, so he stood proudly and looked at everyone in the hall with disdain.

Cheng Zhe didn't neglect, he ordered someone to show Sima Yi a seat, and only then did he solemnly let someone lead him into prison.

Sima Yi slightly raised his eyebrows, and looked out the door curiously.

Under the bright sun, two yamen servants dragged a man in and threw him under the hall.The man lay down on the ground for a long time before sitting up with his body propped up. His right leg was tied with a wooden stick and dragged beside him.He struggled to find a slightly more comfortable position and raised his head.

Sima Yi thought he had seen Li Zhang in various forms, but he was still startled by the crippled Li Zhang in front of him.Li Zhang propped his hands on the ground to raise his head slightly. His messy hair was dry, yellow and dry. His already sharp face was so thin that his cheekbones protruded. Shen, it's so dark that it's bottomless.

Sima Yi's eyes were full of evil, and he secretly clenched his fist hidden in his sleeve.

Li Zhang's eyes swept over Sima Yi indifferently and then slid towards Cheng Zhe, his eyes were tired and dim, and he couldn't see a single star of light.The hands he held in front of him were covered with scabs of blood, and they were already shaking after a short while, and he lowered his head again.

Sima Yi suppressed the idea of ​​attacking immediately, and continued to maintain a cold and disdainful posture, waiting for Cheng Zhe to make a move.

After being silent for a long enough time, Cheng Zhe finally cleared his throat, and said to Sima Yi, "Does King Ning recognize this person?"

Sima Yi nodded: "He is the king's bodyguard. I don't know what he committed?"

"On the pleading paper that Zhao Yushen handed over, he pretended to sneak into the governor's mansion, spied on and fabricated Mr. Zhao's crimes, and the whole family knew about it. But this person said that he entered Zhao's mansion to seek medical treatment for the prince. I don't know if there is any good doctor in Zhao's mansion that he can't ask for. He has to make an unannounced visit , or, did the prince send him there for another purpose?"

Sima Yi gritted his teeth secretly, without changing his face, he said: "This king has never sent guards to the Zhao residence."

"Oh? Then he acted privately?"

"Exactly!"

"I don't know how the prince will deal with the guards who act privately and disregard military orders?"

Sima Yi gritted his teeth again: "Two hundred torture sticks, I will be expelled from the guard camp."

"Since that's the case, how about I punish him for the prince?"

"No need! This king's people should be dealt with by this king!"

Cheng Zhe was surprised, "Wang Ye intends to do it himself?"

"...The palace will send to the special person and place who will be punished!"

"However, the prince himself is still in the process of accountability and self-reflection. This guard is also the key point in the case. I have no right to let the prince take him back to the palace to be blamed!"

"What exactly do you want?!" Sima Yi became irritable.

Cheng Zhe smiled and said: "No one else. The prince has nothing to do with this matter, and this person is also a guard of the palace. He needs to correct the rules of the palace first, so that I can continue the trial."

"you!"

"Will the prince come by himself or let the servants do it for him?"

Sima Yi stared for a while, clenched his fists again and again, finally held back his anger, and waved his sleeves as an answer.

Cheng Zhe said solemnly, and asked Li Zhang again: "Prisoner Li Zhang, did you hear what King Ning said clearly? Do you have something to say?"

Li Zhang had been listening to the conversation just now with his head down, and when he saw himself being asked, he nodded slightly and said: "It is indeed not sent by the prince."

Cheng Zhe suddenly turned cold: "Since that's the case, I will punish you, an unruly guard, on behalf of King Ning!"

Following the clap of Xingmu in Cheng Zhe's hand, the yamen servants on both sides came up and knocked Li Zhang down, picked up the thickest and heaviest ebony rod, swung it round, and then dropped it heavily.

Li Zhang gritted his teeth, knowing that he couldn't bear it, but his expression was calm.

He is not stupid, since he came out of Ningzhou, even though he didn't know the whole picture, he already knew the outline of the matter between the crown prince and Sima Yi, so he felt very helpless that he would be involved in it.

He didn't like Sima Yi, and he didn't like the prince who tortured him to extract a confession.What he wants to hold on now is just the bottom line of his own life.

The only thing he can't let go of is his guilt towards his mother.It's just that when he thought of his mother, there was a sharp pain in his heart, which made him so sad that he just wanted to cry!

But can't cry.

I don't want to cry either.

In front of these high-ranking people who disregard human life, he will not shed a single tear!

The torture rod was swung up and down, each time it fell heavily on the body, the wound that had just begun to scab burst open again, and the newly connected broken bone was broken again.Blood oozes from the corners of Li Zhang's lips as he gritted his teeth. He digs the ground with both hands until blood is all over his hands.He didn't know how many times he had suffered, but he only knew that the pain had finally come to an end.Before he passed out, he tried his best to think about mother for the last time, and called mother in his heart.

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Wenxiu, what you most want to see is coming soon.There are too many words, I will hang you for two more days, HOHO~