Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 263: Five Tigers and One Tai Sui? The Cripple's Past. [Seeking monthly votes]

"Kill me, kill me now"

In a dark and damp cell, a weak voice muttered.

Before he finished speaking, another teasing voice rang out, "My patience is very limited, and you don't have to doubt the methods of my Jinyiwei. If I want, I can make you wish you were dead!"

"Do you know what this is? It's called an anal hook. It's used to hook the head of your intestines. Then, they hang a stone on the other end, like a scale. They slowly pull out your intestines inch by inch and throw them into the air."

"Of course, you can also replace the hook with a bamboo tip and twist it inside, twisting it out bit by bit. That would also have a good effect."

Having said this, he laughed, and his laughter was quite proud. If the other person looked up and saw that face, he would know that the other person was serious.

Zhang Nannan was listening on the side. She knew that Pei Xingjian was trying to intimidate the messenger, but she still felt a chill.

Ever since Pei Xingjian joined the Embroidered Uniform Guard, it was as if he had opened the door to a new world. The perverted aura that emanated from him was so invisible that even she, the former assassin of Shouzhuolang, could hardly breathe, and she had to move away from him.

However, the messenger was still stubborn and kept repeating the same thing: "Kill me, kill me quickly!"

Pei Xingjian didn't get angry when he heard this. Instead, he grinned with interest and said in a stern tone, "Actually, I really want you to hold on a little longer, because I have many methods I want to try. These methods were all invented by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I remember there's a punishment called Earth Pot Chicken, which involves putting the person in a large pot and then setting fire to it. It's guaranteed to make the person suffer excruciating pain."

Upon hearing the words "Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty", the messenger shuddered noticeably, and even the temperature in the cell seemed to drop by several degrees.

That is a terrifying existence that can bring people back to life.
"Pooh!" Shouzhuolang spat, but found that the saliva didn't come out because his mouth was shaking.

Pei Xingjian saw all of this.

If Zhang Nannan had not put a poison on him in advance, preventing him from committing suicide by taking poison, Pei Xingjian would not have had the confidence to pry open his mouth.

Now he is trembling, which means that although he is not afraid of death, he is also afraid of torture.

This is a good sign.

After all, torture is also an art, just like sex, the essence lies in foreplay.

After discovering the opponent's weakness, Pei Xingjian immediately ordered his subordinates behind him: "Go get a basin. I want to bleed him and watch him bleed to death bit by bit!"

"Wait, aren't you going to interrogate him? He hasn't said anything yet, and you're killing him."

"Shut up!"

Before Zhang Nannan could finish her words, Pei Xingjian suddenly interrupted her.

This sudden shouting and scolding made everyone present tremble, including the guard.

Zhang Nannan was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

Since she joined the Jinyiwei, even Su Dingfang had never been so harsh to her.

Pei Xingjian then began to curse again, "Do you think you're Commander Su or the Crown Prince? You're making such a fuss and giving orders!"

“No, I just think.”

"Don't forget, you are assisting me in this case! I don't care what you think, I care what I think!"

"But."

"Shut up!"

Zhang Nannan's pretty face flushed red after being scolded. After a while, she mustered up the courage, stepped aside and said, "I will never help you again!"

"it's up to you!"

Pei Xingjian said this disapprovingly, then ordered the Jinyiwei behind him again: "What are you still standing there for! Hurry up and go!"

"Ohhhh, yes!"

A Jinyiwei quickly responded and retreated, quickly bringing a copper basin.

Pei Xingjian took the basin and walked towards the messenger without saying a word. He then took out a black cloth and blindfolded him.

"You, what are you going to do, you, you are going to kill me!"

As soon as his eyes were blindfolded, Shouzhuolang started to panic.

But Pei Xingjian ignored him. Instead, he took out a small knife and cut his finger. Then, he stepped aside silently.

just listen
Tick ​​tock!

Tick ​​tock!

Tick ​​tock!

Blood kept dripping from the fingertips into the copper basin.

Gradually, beads of sweat began to appear on Shouzhuolang's forehead, and his expression became more and more panicked.

The intense fear, the slow death of being bled dry, made him scream at the top of his lungs: "Kill me! Kill me!"

Unfortunately, no matter how loud he shouted, no one present responded to him.

He became afraid.

He became nervous.

He began to cry loudly.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I confess! I confess everything!"

In desperation, he finally compromised.

But then Pei Xingjian said again: "Since you confess everything, then tell me the truth. Where did you start the fire?"

"In the Huji Tavern in the West Market, our accommodation and the commission were all handed over in that house."

Hu Ji Tavern?

Pei Xingjian was slightly stunned, then he thought about it carefully and felt that it was perfectly reasonable.

There are not only wine shops from the Tang Dynasty in the West Market, but also wine shops from foreign countries, including the 29 countries in the Western Regions, all of which have their own industries there.

Those industries are not only gathering places for transactions and trade, leisure and entertainment places for businessmen from all over the world, but also intelligence centers.

Shouzhuolang will set up his base in Xishili, where there are all kinds of people. It is convenient for him to hide himself and he can access all kinds of information. It is simply perfect.

Thinking of this, Pei Xingjian subconsciously flexed his fingers, then turned to look at Zhang Nannan beside him and said, "Do you want to go with me?"

"I"

Zhang Nannan hesitated for a moment, wondering what was going on in this man's head. Didn't she say she wouldn't help him?

"I'm not going!" Zhang Nannan said pretending to be angry.

"Row!"

"No, why are you like this?"

"I'm just asking casually, I'll leave this person to you!"

After Pei Xingjian finished speaking, he prepared to leave alone without saying anything else.

But then Zhang Nannan said anxiously: "You hand him over to me, what should I do with him? Kill him, or..."

"Except you can't let it go, you can do whatever you want with it!"

Pei Xingjian said this calmly and walked away on his own.

Yang Nannan sighed softly as she watched him leave. She was a little worried about Shouzhuolang's fate. But she could never go back, and she couldn't bear to think about the past. She had no choice but to make up her mind and decisively ordered, "Carry him into the Gu room!"

"promise!"

The two Jinyiwei immediately took the order, and the guard's pupils suddenly contracted.

He didn't know what Yang Nannan was going to do to him, nor did he understand how Yang Nannan was saved by Li Chengqian, but he knew Yang Nannan's reputation for practicing Gu in Shouzhuolang, that is, she was a 'heartless Gu master' who would not even let her companions go.

"No, no, don't come over here!"

"I confessed everything. I confessed everything."

"You confessed to him, what does it have to do with me?"

Yang Nannan sneered: "You wanted to poison His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that day, did you think you could survive?"

After saying this, she raised her jade hand.

Soon, the guard was carried into a room full of various poisonous insects.

In just a moment, the room was silent.

And the other side.

At the Prince's Mansion, Li Chengqian was just about to enjoy lunch when he heard that Chang Sun Chong had arrived. He suppressed his appetite and met Chang Sun Chong in the side hall.

But Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Brother Chong, why did you think of looking for me?"

"Uh, this."

Chang Sun Chong glanced at Li Chengqian awkwardly, then quickly lowered his head and bowed, saying, "I hope Your Highness will forgive me for my intrusion. However, I have come specially to invite Your Highness to the banquet. I hope you will honor me with your presence."

"Oh?"

Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes slightly, then said calmly, "Why did you invite me to your party?"

"If the Crown Prince hadn't stepped forward on the day of the Double Ninth Festival, Princess Changle would have been married off."

Having said this, Chang Sun Chong did not dare to continue, but waited timidly for Li Chengqian's decision.

But Li Chengqian smiled as if he suddenly understood something and said, "So you are here to thank me on behalf of Li Zhi! Haha, cousin, I didn't expect you to care so much about Li Zhi."

"No, no, I just want to."

"Alright, cousin, we're just friends, why are you being so polite? You're still acting like a lowly person, what kind of scholar do you think you are? You're so pedantic."

Before Chang Sun Chong could finish his words, Li Chengqian interrupted him impatiently, then stood up from his chair, walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Let's go, where should we go to eat?"

"It's at the Huji Tavern in the West Market. They have special delicacies not available in the Tang Dynasty!"

"Oh? Really? Then let's go! I haven't tried any special dishes yet!"

As he spoke, he put his arm around Changsun Chong's shoulders and walked out of the Prince's Mansion arm in arm. Although Changsun Chong was a few years older than Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian was about the same height as him. The two looked like they were of the same age, with no sense of disobedience.

However, it seemed that this was the first time that Chang Sun Chong was so close to Li Chengqian. He was obviously not used to it and walked very mechanically, fearing that he would walk too fast or too slow.

Everything that Chang Sun Chong was doing was actually seen by Li Chengqian, but Li Chengqian pretended not to see anything and just hugged him until they got into the carriage of the Prince's Mansion.

"Brother Chong, do you think I did something wrong on the night of the Double Ninth Festival?"

After the carriage had traveled a distance, Li Chengqian slowly spoke out from the silence between the two of them.

"This"

Chang Sun Chong seemed to have not expected Li Chengqian to ask him this. He was visibly stunned for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "I think that for traitors like the Five Surnames and Seven Families, you can deal with them however you want, Crown Prince. There's no need to ask whether it's right or wrong, right?"

"Maybe!" Li Chengqian responded vaguely.

Just as Li Lizhi's attitude towards him had changed before, he didn't find it strange at all that Chang Sun Chong treated him like that just now.

He even thought that there was nothing wrong with changing his personality.

After all, people always change.

But then Chang Sun Chong continued, "To be honest, Your Highness, the reason I came to see you is not only to express my gratitude to you on behalf of Princess Changle, but also because a group of my good friends have always wanted to meet you, and today is a good opportunity for us to get together!"

"Your group of friends?" Li Chengqian tilted his head and looked at Changsun Chong in confusion.

Zhang Sun Chong scratched his head a bit embarrassedly and said, "It's the Five Tigers and the Tai Sui of Chang'an City, and Du He, the son of Minister Du."

"Du He, I know what this 'Five Tigers and One Tai Sui' is?"

"Don't you know, Prince?"

"Nonsense! Why would I ask you if I knew?!"

"Alright, alright, these five tigers and one Tai Sui are: Qin Huaiyu, the Mountain Guarding Tiger; Cheng Chuliang, the Overlord Tiger; Li Ke, the Roaring Mountain Tiger; Chai Zhewei, the City Tiger; Li Zong, the Green-Faced Tiger; and Yuchi Huan, the Flowery Tai Sui!"

"Oh, you're talking about them!"

After hearing Chang Sun Chong's introduction, Li Chengqian instantly recalled this group of people.

When Li Shimin was in the Prince of Qin's Palace, he and his ministers were often fighting outside, and the sons of his ministers often came to the Prince of Qin's Palace to play.

Over time, this group of playboys who didn't like studying since childhood started playing together.

Every day he was either brandishing swords and guns or playing pranks, giving himself some very "middle school" nicknames to scare the people in Chang'an City.

As for why Li Ke was in the "Five Tigers and One Tai Sui" while Li Chengqian and Li Tai were not, it was mainly because Li Chengqian and Li Tai did not like to play with them.

Because Li Tai likes reading and studying, it is difficult for the top student to play with the poor student.

Li Chengqian was a bit weird. He felt that their status was not worthy of playing with him.

To be honest, the reason why the lame man failed in his rebellion was largely due to his self-admiring character.

However, Li Chengqian is now very curious as to why they suddenly come to play with him again.

You have to know that before, it was not that Li Chengqian brothers unilaterally didn't like playing with them, but they also didn't like playing with Li Chengqian brothers.

The relationship between the two parties is like that of keeping out of each other's way.

But then Li Chengqian said meaningfully to Chang Sun Chong, "Our gathering shouldn't just be a simple meal, right?"

"Hehe, it's true that nothing can be hidden from the prince."

Chang Sun Chong smiled and was about to tell them their purpose when Chang Wei, who was driving the carriage outside, suddenly said, "Your Highness, we are here."

"Prince, look at this"

"Okay, no matter what, it's a rare opportunity to see you today, so I'll spend some quality time with you guys!"

Li Chengqian didn't wait for Chang Sun Chong to finish his words. He smiled, patted his shoulder, and got out of the carriage on his own.

As soon as he stepped out of the carriage and before he could catch up, he heard a very cheerful voice: "Gao Ming! Long time no see!"

clever?

Oh yes, this is my nickname, just like Qingque!
Li Chengqian reacted for a moment, but was not angry about others calling him by his nickname. After all, the occasion here was not suitable for calling him the prince.

He looked in the direction of the sound and immediately saw a tall young man walking towards him.

"Zhewei?"

Li Chengqian recognized the other person at a glance. He was the son of Chai Shao and Princess Pingyang, and also his cousin.

"Big brother!" Li Ke also smiled and stepped forward to salute Li Chengqian.

Immediately afterwards, everyone prepared to salute Li Chengqian.

This was Li Chengqian's first time gathering with so many people his age, and he couldn't help but be in a good mood. He waved his hand to interrupt everyone's greetings and said, "Alright, we're all brothers. There's no need to be so polite. Don't make fun of us!"

When everyone heard him call them brothers, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, the prince is really different from before.

If it were in the past, he would not be so close to me and others.

Thinking of this, Chai Zhewei, the oldest member of the group, smiled and teased Li Chengqian, "Gao Ming, we finally have the chance to meet you alone. You've changed so much in the past three years, we almost didn't recognize you!"

"Yes, Brother Gao Ming, I heard that you have been practicing martial arts recently. My house is right next to yours, why don't you ask me to practice with you!"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, then looked in the direction of the voice and found a child about ten years old. He couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Who are you?"

"Hey! Big brother really forgot about me. I'm Li Zong!"

"Li Zong?"

When Li Chengqian heard the name, he suddenly remembered that he was the son of Li Daozong, King of Jiangxia, and the younger brother of Princess Wencheng Li Xueyan. So he said with a smile, "Then I'll invite you to my next martial arts practice!"

"Okay, okay, you must remember to call me!"

"Well, definitely next time!"

Li Chengqian nodded, then quickly jumped off the carriage and carefully looked at this group of second-generation nobles in Chang'an City.

It has to be said that a tiger father has like dogs sons. These second-generation heroes look like their fathers. They all have strong shoulders and broad shoulders, and only Li Ke is a little more normal.

However, except for Chai Zhewei, Li Ke, Li Zong and Li Chengqian, everyone else seemed to be silent.

It’s not that they don’t want to talk to Li Chengqian, but compared with Chai Zhewei, Li Ke, Li Zong, Changsun Chong and others, these people’s status is obviously lower.

Fortunately, Li Chengqian didn't care about status. After all, no one could surpass him, so he took the initiative to say, "Since everyone is here, why don't you just stand here? Aren't we having a banquet? Let's go in and have fun while we chat!"

"Ah, yes, yes, let's go inside and talk about it, let's go inside and talk about it!"

Seeing Cheng Huailiang, Du He and the others standing there awkwardly, bewildered, Chang Sun Chong quickly invited them into the tavern. He then followed Li Chengqian and quietly explained, "Don't blame me, Your Highness. This is the first time Du He and the others have been so close to you, so they're inevitably a little nervous. However, I can assure you that they sincerely want to join you!"

"Take refuge in me?"

Li Chengqian was stunned, seeming a little puzzled.

But then Chang Sun Chong whispered again, "They have witnessed the strength of the Six Guards of the Eastern Palace with their own eyes and want to join the Crown Prince's Six Guards. They hope the Crown Prince will give them a chance. They are willing to join any Guards."

"This"

Li Chengqian hadn't expected this to happen. He was a little amused and asked, "You don't want to join too, do you?"

"Uh, well, do you think I still have a chance?"

"no!"

"Huh? Why?"

"Aren't you going to be my brother-in-law? What are you doing here in my guards?"

“But I haven’t yet.”

"Okay, let's talk about this later. Let's have fun first and don't think too much!"

Li Chengqian directly interrupted what Changsun Chong wanted to say, and then went into the Hu Ji Tavern on his own.

I have to say that the decoration of this Hu Ji Tavern is indeed completely different from the style of the Tang Dynasty.

Even the waiters inside are all Hu Ji.

It looks very exotic with its colorful gold threads, emerald green eyes and bright green eyes.

"Heh, that's interesting."

Li Chengqian's mouth corners slightly raised.

In his memory, the most famous place in the entire Tang Dynasty was Pingkangfang.

However, Pingkangfang only became prosperous in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, and today's Chang'an West Market seems to be a good entertainment venue.

"Do you often come here to play?" Li Chengqian asked suddenly.

Chang Sun Chong was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "No, no, they often come here to play. I basically don't like to come to places like this!"

At this point, he suddenly remembered something and lowered his voice, "Please don't tell Li Zhi that I have been to such a place."

"hehe."

Li Chengqian smiled faintly and immediately stepped over the threshold.

And the next moment he stepped over the threshold.

A man who looked like a shop owner spotted Changsun Chong behind him and immediately jumped onto the platform. He spoke loudly, his energy sinking into his dantian, "Listen up everyone, the old rules apply! Young Master Changsun will pay for everything today!"

“Have fun!!”

Chang Sun Chong: “???”

Li Chengqian: "???"

(End of this chapter)