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The young man's neck had already been cut by the sword, leaving a few small strands of blood, and now he was strangled by Pu Chen's palm, his originally fair face was flushed red due to poor blood flow.Pu Chen's hand was a hand that held a sword all the year round, and the tiger's mouth was full of calluses, strangling the young man's neck, a tingling pain and a feeling of suffocation overwhelming.The boy couldn't help but snorted softly.This is the first time the boy has made a sound in front of Pu Chen, the humming sound came from the depths of the boy's throat.

Seeing that the boy's breath was already unstable, Pu Chen intensified the strength in his hands.He did it very carefully, not only to make the boy feel more and more suffocating, but also not to strangle him out of proportion.People are always extraordinarily weak in the moment before they think they are dying.Pu Chen leaned his entire face towards the young man, this time he said in a voice that only he and the young man could hear: "Who the hell are you?"

There was finally a shadow of fear in the boy's pupils, and there seemed to be a sound in his throat.Pu Chen quickly loosened his strength a little, just enough for the boy to make a sound, but the oppressive feeling was still there.Pu Chen put his ear close to the young man's mouth, and the young man faintly uttered a few sounds: "No...not...me."

"Damn it!" Pu Chen was furious, got up and kicked the boy hard: "It's not you but you refuse to say who you are, I think you don't want to tell the person behind it!"

The young man was kicked by Pu Chen, a burst of severe pain hit him but he didn't groan.

Seeing this, Pu Chen knew that this was a difficult person to deal with, so he left the torture room silently.Tang Yu and Xiang Hu followed, and Xiang Hu hurriedly asked, "Young Master, what should I do with this person?"

Pu Chen licked his lower molars with the tip of his tongue, thought for a while and said, "Whipping."

That night, Cai Bo, the housekeeper of the General's Mansion, served Pu Chen to take a bath.Cai Bo is an old man who followed the Pu family. At first, his wife Jiang Ji brought him as a dowry, and later he has been guarding Jiankang's Hussar General's Mansion as a housekeeper.When Pu Chen took off his shirt, he found the dried blood on his hands, which was the blood from the wound on the assassin's neck that was cut by the sword before he pinched him.He sank his hand into the bathtub, the blood smeared in the clear water, Pu Chen inexplicably thought of the boy's face in the moonlight, it was really a pretty face.There was the sound of whips being whipped from the direction of the execution room. The Jinyang Pu clan climbed to the center of power little by little by relying on their military exploits.In the army, the most important thing is to distinguish between rewards and punishments.Pushi has always been known for his strictness in punishment, especially Pushi's caning.The whips are specially made, with small hooks, and the strength and angle of each whip are regulated. Even soldiers who have been beaten all the year round in the military camp often cannot survive thirty whips.Just now Pu Chen ordered the assassin to be whipped ten times a night until he opened his mouth.Pu Chen listened to the sound in the direction of the torture room with his ears open. Generally speaking, it is rare for a whipping to not howl.

"Crack" "Crack" "Crack"...

The ten lashes had already been beaten, but Pu Chen didn't hear a single groan.He almost wondered if the person had been beaten to death. Just as he was about to ask Tang Yu, he suddenly heard a few hisses of gasping and teeth chattering.This voice could not be heard by ordinary people, but Pu Chen's five senses were surprisingly sharp, and he frowned after catching this breath.

This person is too stubborn, if he is not the assassin who killed his father, why didn't he tell himself his identity?If he was really an assassin, whose name was he swearing to the death?

6, 6.

When Pu Chen woke up the next day, it was already bright.He was awakened by a sudden knock on the door.

"Young master! Young master!" It seemed to be Tang Yu's voice, Pu Chen thought in a daze, and opened the door.

"What's the matter?" Pu Chen ran all the way, and there was another thrill last night. He was still a little unconscious at the moment, but he saw Tang Yu was very excited, bouncing around.

"Young master, there is a review on the first day of the month today, and the invitation card has just been sent." Tang Yu shook the invitation card in his hand as if offering a treasure, "I heard that this time Duke Yuanhua came down to comment in person, we can't miss it."

Pu Chen took the invitation, seeing that it really said Yuanhua's father-in-law's invitation, he couldn't help being a little interested.After the fall of the Jing Dynasty, the aristocratic family withered, many famous people who came from great aristocratic families lived in seclusion in the mountains to avoid the world, and among them, Duke Yuanhua was the most famous.The reason is that although Duke Yuanhua lived in seclusion in the mountains, he would go down the mountain once a month to hold a talk meeting by the Yanque Lake, and only those who had received invitations could participate.In the clear talk meeting, Yuanhuagong needs to comment on current events and people, which is called Yuedan comment.Back then, Duke Yuanhua commented on Pu Yang, who had not yet emerged, with the words "a hero in troubled times".Every time after that, a large number of disciples from aristocratic families came to comment on the first day of the month, hoping to get a few comments from Yuanhua Gong.In recent years, as Duke Yuanhua got older, he gradually only allowed his disciples to come forward to hold talks.This time, Duke Yuanhua, who hadn't shown his face for a long time, went down the mountain in person, and Pu Chen couldn't help being curious about this expert who once criticized his father.

Pu Chen thought to himself, he hadn't been in Jiankang all the year round, the Duke of Yuanhua had sent him an invitation card just after he arrived here last night, which showed his love, as a junior, he had to go there in person.He nodded and said, "Yes, let's go now."

Because of Pu Yang's new funeral, Pu Chen only wore plain clothes and a crown.He is used to wearing dark colors on weekdays, but now with plain clothes, his whole body is radiantly white and extremely cold.Standing beside him, Tang Yu felt a little chill for no reason.The two rode forward, Pu Chen held the reins, suddenly remembered the assassin from last night, and asked, "Did that man speak later?"

It's okay not to mention it, when Pu Chen mentioned that man, Tang Yu became excited all over, and with the horse gait, the whole body swayed and said: "Young master, let me tell you that I have never seen such a tolerant person! Ten lashes down, the skin is open, which one who was whipped before is not crying and howling, that person didn't even cry out, tsk tsk tsk. In my opinion, only the dead who were raised can have this ability. "

"Impossible." Pu Chen was categorical, "If it was a dead man, he would have committed suicide the moment he was caught. He has neither suicide weapons nor poison around him, so he doesn't look like a dead man."

"That's too powerful." Tang Yu stuck out his tongue, and he couldn't help trembling at the thought of those whips with hooks.

"Continue tonight, still ten lashes, I don't think he will open his mouth." Pu Chen snorted coldly, squeezed out these words from between his teeth, and galloped forward.

By the bank of Yanque Lake, scholars from Jiankang came in an endless stream, all of them with toga and sleeves, full of scented powder.Pu Chen wrinkled his nose. Although he didn't hate the custom of applying powder and fragrance like Xiang Hu, he was really not used to the thick sweetness in the air. Tang Yu sneezed three times in a row.At this time, several uniformly dressed teenagers came to meet them, they were the disciples of Duke Yuanhua.The teenagers read their invitation cards and led them inside to a bamboo forest near the lake.The desks in the forest are all ready, and there are tea and sake on each desk, which is very elegant.

"Brother Yi Xing." Pu Chen suddenly heard a familiar voice, and saw that the visitor was wearing a light golden long gown, and he was waving at him with a smile. It was just a few days ago that he was in Luzhou The Dai Wang Zhou Yu I have seen.

"It's so soon to meet the prince again." Pu Chen saluted very respectfully this time.

Zhou Yu invited Pu Chen to sit down and said: "After I sent the major general away that day, I thought about it back and forth. My father is seriously ill, so I probably won't handle the government affairs in person. I'd better make a trip in person and get the order from my father." Done. Otherwise, the Major General’s [-] troops will be detained in Luzhou City.”

Pu Chen said with a smile: "My lord is really stingy. If there are [-] troops in the lower district, my lord is not happy to stay in Luzhou for one more day."

Zhou Yu joked: "Naturally I'm not happy, all I eat is the food that this king has in Luzhou City."

Both of them burst out laughing. With Zhou Yu coming in person, his [-] soldiers and horses should be able to cross Luzhou and station in Stone City soon.This is naturally a great favor from Dai Wang to Pu Chen, Pu Chen was grateful in his heart, and let go of his guard all the time during the conversation: "Dai Wang is very elegant, and once he returns to Jiankang, he will come to Yuedan Review."

Zhou Yudao: "It was thanks to the Major General. As soon as I came back, I met Duke Yuanhua who went down the mountain to preside over the Yuedan Review. Although this king is not a high-ranking prince, I would like to see the current talents that Duke Yuanhua appraised." Zhou Yuyao Wearing a folding fan, he showed a royal demeanor, quite different from the vagrant commander who was in Luzhou City that day.

There was a commotion between the two of them talking, and at the entrance of the bamboo forest, a young man in fine clothes and a group of guards were arguing with the disciples of Duke Yuanhua.Pu Chen stretched his neck to find out, but Zhou Yu on the side was unmoved, pouring tea and drinking alone.

Tang Yu took the first step to check, and came back to reply: "It's terrible, it's the king of Chu who came. But the king of Chu didn't have an invitation, so he was stopped."

No wonder Dai Wang was unmoved just now, he knew it was the Chu king, he sighed softly: "My good brother..."

"No entry without stickers." The disciple at the entrance insisted.

"The king of Chu has a noble status, why does your lord need an invitation to enter?" The speaker was Qi Yan, and although his expression was normal, he carried a strong sense of oppression.

Seeing the stalemate over there, Zhou Yu sighed, straightened his clothes, got up and walked over and said: "Imperial Brother is in a good mood today, tell Brother Wei earlier, so that we can come together."

King Zhou Ya of Chu saw that it was Zhou Yu, his eyes lit up and he said: "Brother Huang is here too! It is rare for Duke Yuanhua to go down the mountain. This king forgot to ask for an invitation card. I don't want this disciple of Duke Yuanhua they are so old fashioned