I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Shen Changgong nodded and signaled the jailer to untie her rope.

At the same time, he also drew out the scimitar from his waist.

Tu Que Ling is a master. If she suddenly attacks, no one present will be able to control her except herself.

Defenses can not do without.

After Tu Queling was untied, he stretched his arms, picked up the red-hot iron, and walked towards Yan Guichao.

Yan Guichao widened his eyes and said in disbelief,

"Que Ling, what are you doing? I am your husband, I am your man, you have to protect me, you can't..."

"what!!!"

Before Yan Guichao could finish his words, Tu Queling took the branding iron and pressed it hard on Yan Guichao's crotch.

Yan Guichao let out another heart-wrenching scream.

The smell of burnt roasted bird wafted out again.

Poor swallow returning to the nest, the bird suffered two critical hits in a short period of time, and was completely destroyed.

Became a thorough palace professional.

The man who had tried twice to snatch women from Shen Changgong no longer had any ability to enjoy pleasure from women.

I can no longer have sex or have intercourse with others.

The jailers and prison bosses around were so frightened that their crotches felt cold.

As men, they can empathize with this pain.

Originally, the only person on their list of people they must not offend was Shen Changgong, but now there is one more person, Tu Queling.

Damn it, who can stand roasting a bird just because of a disagreement?

Apparently, Tu Queling still felt that it was not cruel enough, so he picked up another branding iron and branded Yan Guichao's face hard.

Following a series of pig-slaughtering screams, Yan Guichao completely fainted.

If it hurts any more, I’ll die.

Tu Que Ling threw down the branding iron with a feeling of unfulfilled desire and said,

"Let's leave it at that for today. Let him take it easy tomorrow before torturing him again."

Shen Changgong said to the jailer,

"Let him sleep for an hour, then pour water on him to wake him up. Write down all the crimes he confessed. For the other people's crimes, use this list to force them to confess."

Shen Changgong handed a list to the jailer, which included ministers and officials from the Prince Rong and Prince Gong factions.

"As you command, I will definitely see to it."

The jailer happily took the list.

During this period, he became very familiar with Shen Changgong and received many rewards.

Shen Changgong took Gongsun Wan'er and Tu Que Ling out of the cell and returned to the Duwei Mansion.

The guards lit the candlesticks, illuminating the table.

"Tea."

Shen Changgong called out, then asked Gongsun Wan'er and Tu Que Ling to sit down and said,

"Ms. Tu, please tell us your story."

"Hmm? What's my story? Shouldn't you let me confess the evidence of Prince Rong and Prince Gong's group's crimes?"

Tu Queling looked at Shen Changgong in confusion, with a harsh sneer on his lips.

"But I'm very interested in your story now, and that's going to determine whether I can trust you."

"Oh? Have you heard my story?"

“No, but your face is full of stories.”

"Okay, then I have to ask you a question first. Do you want to overthrow all the powerful and influential people, especially Prince Rong and Prince Gong, who are so powerful in the court?"

“How come you see?”

Tu Que Ling sneered and said,

"I can observe it from your actions and your reaction when I mentioned Prince Gong.

I have investigated you. You are from a common family and have an instinctive opposition to the powerful. How can a common person not hate the powerful?

As soon as you came to power, you launched a bloody revenge on the powerful. I don't know how the powerful offended you. Let's just say that you were showing your loyalty to the empress. It may also be mixed with some personal grudges. You can't wait to show yourself and prove that you are useful.

After all, you are not from a powerful family, and you don't have the support of powerful people to support your position. All your power comes from the empress, and you must gain her trust as soon as possible.

Of course, I can also tell from your ruthless methods that you really hate the powerful.

So I want to ask you, do you want to kill all the powerful people?"

Shen Changgong smiled slowly and nodded.

"Smart, it's like this. I really want to kill all the powerful people and make a major change in the court. This country has reached the point where it will perish if it doesn't reform."

"That's right. You and I naturally share a common ground. I also hate all the powerful and wealthy. I'm willing to help you as long as you can kill them all."

Tu Que Ling leaned back in his chair and continued,

“Back then, our Tu family belonged to Prince Rong’s faction, while Prince Gong’s faction and Prince Rong’s faction were incompatible.

My father was the Chief Justice, in charge of judicial trials. At that time, the father of the bitch Gongsun Wan'er was the Minister of Grain, in charge of the country's money and grain.

They are all one of the Nine Ministers, both hold high and powerful positions, and both sides want to fight for the position.

Because of this opposing stance, Gongsun Wan'er and I, that bitch, are naturally incompatible and we always fight when we meet."

Gongsun Wan'er could no longer bear it, slammed the table and stood up, shouting,

"Can you please stop calling me a bitch? I'm not scolding you anymore, why are you still scolding me? Don't forget, I'm the chief steward of the palace now, and you're just a prisoner. I want to kill you, it's very simple!"

Tu Que Ling sneered,

"You and I are only one step apart. At this distance, I have at least ten ways to kill you instantly."

"Are you looking down on me? I've also been practicing martial arts diligently over the years, so it's not clear who is better than whom!"

"Alright, both of you, be quiet."

Shen Changgong knew that Gongsun Wan'er was almost a master, but he had fought with Tu Que Ling personally, and he felt that Tu Que Ling's martial arts should be better than Gongsun Wan'er's.

"You're both homeless people now, both pitiful souls, what are you arguing about? Your political stances back then are no longer the same, and you're now on the same side. Why are you still holding such a deep hatred for each other?

Tu Que Ling, please continue.

Tu Que Ling nodded calmly and said,

"At the beginning, Prince Gong joined forces with other powerful people to suddenly rebel and sue my father. The late emperor demoted my father to a local official. As a result, that night, Prince Gong sent assassins to kill my entire family.

With the protection of a guest master in my family, I managed to escape. I hid in the capital for seven days and then quietly left the capital with my master.

Afterwards, I followed him to learn the skills and the ways of assassins. In five years, I became an excellent assassin.

Not long after I left the capital, I heard that the Gongsun family was also wiped out. This should be Prince Rong's revenge on Prince Gong.

When gods fight, mortals suffer. Our two families have never done anything against the will of heaven. We just had to take sides and became victims of their struggle.

Tell me, should I hate them?"