Joy of Life: I dressed as a woman and became the Queen of Northern Qi!

Chapter 176: The Marquis of Chang'an who wanted to die, severely punished the Jinyiwei!

Hearing Chen Luo's voice, Baihu, who was still thinking about how to torture Chang'an Hou Ningkang, was stunned. After he came to his senses, he quickly put down the whip and knelt down on the ground without caring about the blood mixed with water.

"Please forgive me, Queen. I was incompetent and did not find out who the Western Hu people who were working with Chang'an Hou Ningkang were!"

"He said he didn't know either, and that his contact with that person was just a coincidence. He hadn't even met that person a few times. He only knew that he was the king of a small kingdom in Xihu!"

Don’t know the specific identity of that person?

Chen Luo frowned slightly and looked at Chang'an Hou Ningkang with a scrutinizing gaze. He saw that his consciousness was a little fuzzy, but there was a strong despair on his ferocious face.

I couldn't help but believe what Chang'an Hou Ningkang said!

It's obvious that Ning Kang, the Marquis of Chang'an, is not someone who can endure hardship, otherwise he wouldn't have been so scared that he knelt down and cried when he heard that he was going to be imprisoned!
The punishment that Baihu has inflicted on him now is enough to make him wish he was dying. Judging from the character that Chang'an Hou Ningkang has shown before, he is definitely not someone who can withstand such torture and not give in!
There is only one possibility. Chang'an Hou Ningkang really doesn't know the other party's identity. He is afraid that if he makes up an excuse, he will be discovered and face even more severe torture, so he has been trying hard to defend himself!

Thinking of this, Chen Luo's frown relaxed a little. He waved his hand casually to signal Baihu to stand up, and slowly walked to Chang'an Hou Ningkang.

At this time, Chang'an Hou Ningkang was already half conscious and had no reaction to his arrival.

Without Chen Luo saying anything, Baihu picked up the wooden barrel beside him and poured the cold water in it directly at Chang'an Hou Ningkang's head.

With his ninth-grade precise control ability, even though Chen Luo and Chang'an Hou Ningkang were only one step away, not a drop of water splashed onto Chen Luo!

However, Chang'an Hou Ningkang had a bucket of cold water poured on his head, and his already fuzzy consciousness instantly became clear!
He looked at Chen Luo in front of him in a daze, then looked at the white tiger who had just put down the wooden barrel. After feeling the severe pain in his body, his expression instantly changed from confusion to hideous pain!

"I've said before, I really haven't met that person many times. The few times we met, he was wearing a mask. I couldn't see what he looked like, let alone his identity!"

"I am really telling the truth. I can swear on the temple that I am telling the truth!!"

"I spread the news that Master Ku He was seriously injured in an attempt to shake the people's hearts. I embezzled military pay and raised private soldiers with the intention of treason. My crimes are extremely heinous!!"

"Please, please give me a quick death! Please!!"

Chang'an Hou Ningkang spoke with a hoarse voice, and his tone was filled with tears and despair. It was obvious that he no longer had any hope of saving his life!

In just half a day, he endured torture in the imperial prison that no one had ever heard of!
The Jinyiwei were even more cruel, using ginseng soup and the inner strength of a master to prolong his life. He thought he was about to be freed several times, but he opened his eyes again to endure torture!
Now he finally understood why everyone was so afraid of the Imperial Prison!
The rumors about the Imperial Prison outside are true, but they are far different from the real Imperial Prison!
This imperial prison is simply hell, the eighteenth level of hell where one can neither live nor die!
In this situation, death has become the most elusive relief!

"The king of a kingdom in Xihu?"

Chen Luo narrowed his eyes, with a hint of thought between his brows.

He didn't say that he absolutely believed what Chang'an Hou Ningkang said, but he believed it quite a bit.

Chang'an Hou Ningkang only wants to die now, how could he have the mind to make up a lie? The reason why I said I would not absolutely believe it is because the things that Chang'an Hou Ningkang knows may need to be verified whether they are true or false!

Why would a king of the Western Hu Kingdom come and cooperate with the Marquis of Chang'an of Northern Qi?

You have to know that many years ago, Chang'an Hou Ningkang was just a man who had lost a battle and was looked down upon by everyone!

Although he only has the title of Marquis of Chang'an, no minister really cares about him!
If they really wanted to cooperate, Northern Qi had plenty of candidates, so why did they choose Ning Kang, the Marquis of Chang'an, who had no power?
For better control?
But isn't it also impossible to control Ning Kang, the Marquis of Chang'an, who has become powerful?
The fact that this person could make such a plan before shows that he is not a fool. There is no reason for him not to understand this!

Now that you understand, why not just cooperate with powerful people?

Chen Luo touched his chin, ignored Chang'an Hou Ningkang's pleading gaze, turned around and walked outside, turning a deaf ear to Chang'an Hou Ningkang's angry roar behind him.

"Qinglong has already taken people to investigate the people in Xihu who cooperated with Chang'an Hou Ningkang, but Xihu has never been our main target, so there are not many secret agents there!"

"It will probably take quite a while to find out who is cooperating with Chang'an Hou Ningkang!"

The white tiger who followed Chen Luo out lowered his head, had a gloomy face, and spoke in a hoarse voice.

These words were tantamount to telling Chen Luo that their Jinyiwei had not done a good enough job and were too careless and did not take Xihu seriously, which led to the current situation!
Otherwise, relying on the capabilities of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, they could have nipped all of this in the bud before it happened!

But they didn't expect this, and they also hadn't noticed the problem with Chang'an Hou Ningkang before, so this could have been avoided!
The reason why it turned out like this was because the Jinyiwei were too complacent and did not take the Xihu seriously!

Now that he said this to Chen Luo, he was asking for punishment!
If they do something wrong, they must be punished, especially the Jinyiwei!
As a sword that cannot have a curled blade, the Jinyiwei must not have any weaknesses, especially such an obvious weakness!
Punishment is not necessarily a bad thing for the Jinyiwei. Instead, it is equivalent to sharpening a knife. After sharpening, the Jinyiwei's knife will become sharper!
Chen Luo, who also understood this, had no intention of showing any mercy. He turned his head and looked at Baihu indifferently.

"Each of the four commanders will be punished with 500 military sticks, the ten thousand households will be punished with 300 military sticks, the thousand households will be punished with 100 military sticks, and all the Jinyiwei will be fined for half a year!"

"I will only give you half a month for this matter. If you still can't find out the identity of that person in half a month, then I will really doubt the ability of the Jinyiwei!"

"Half a month later, you will lead the army!"

After saying this, Chen Luo walked directly out of the imperial prison, ignoring Baihu who was kneeling on the ground to express his gratitude.

Five hundred military sticks may not sound like a lot, but they are military sticks, not ordinary beatings!

An ordinary strong man would not be able to withstand one or two blows from a military stick and would be beaten to death instantly!
For a ninth-rank master like Qinglong and Baihu, being hit by more than 500 military sticks is the limit!
After all, you can't use your internal energy to resist when you're hit by a military stick, you have to take every blow for real!

After being beaten with the military stick, Qinglong, Baihu and the others won’t be able to get out of bed and move around for at least five or six days!

(End of this chapter)