Chu Lushan had probably come to the realization that if he stretched out his head, he would also be stabbed if he retracted his head. He spilled the beans from a bamboo tube, leaving Hsu Fengnian speechless. It turned out that the current situation in Beiliang was vaguely unstable, and there was a clamor everywhere. After Chu Lushan became the Protector-General of Beiliang, he did not make any big moves. The more he felt that he had nothing to do, the more he randomly picked up a few unlucky fellows and threw them into the Whisking Room, giving them a miserable beating. Among these fellows, there were villagers, scholars, officials, Jianghu people, and soldiers. Seven or eight of them were the type that could not keep their mouths shut. They were similar to Hsu Fengnian when he heard Skinny Monkey and the others boasting in the restaurant some time ago. Even if he heard them, His Royal Highness would not be bothered to make a fuss about it. However, it was clear that Chu Lushan did not have such a good temper. He sent them all to the Whisking Room, and according to Chu Lushan's imaginative and meticulous plan, he began to make them suffer a fate worse than death. One of the villagers, who was in the prime of his life, gathered a group of people to drink wine and said that Hsu Fengnian, the heir of Beiliang, was too easy to be. He had never suffered in his life, and His Royal Highness lived a life of luxury. How could it be as difficult as him burning charcoal and taking care of the crops in the mountains? In the end, when he arrived at the Whisking Room, he was stabbed more than 160 times. The number and severity of each stab were different. After he was injured, he would immediately apply top-grade wound medicine. During this period, he would be served with fine wine and beautiful women. After he recovered, he would be stabbed again and again. The reason why there were so many stab wounds was not because Chu Lushan had set this rule for no reason. Instead, it was based on the number of stab wounds that His Royal Highness had received before he came to Mount Wudang. He had received 16 stab wounds. Including the Eastern Yue entourage that Wudang's enemy, Princess Sui Zhu's Dong Yue entourage, the Reeds Marsh, the Duck Head Green Forest, the Rou Ran Mountains, the Fifth Raccoon, the Tie Men Pass, the Divine Martial City, and the Liu Hao Shi. Before Chu Lushan sent them to the Whisking Room, he told them that as long as they suffered enough, according to their different backgrounds, they would each receive a hundred thousand taels of silver, a rank seven official, and so on. If they could not endure, they would be released. In the end, without exception, no one was able to withstand more than two hundred strikes. The two strong-willed men of Jianghu were unable to withstand the strike from the saber that was stabbed diagonally into their abdomens. They shouted that they did not want to be the grandmasters of the Northern Liang Sect who had founded their own sect. This saber strike was an imitation of Bo Er's lightning spear that was stabbed into the abdomen. Among the seven or eight people, the scholars all left crying for their parents after the stab. Surprisingly, this villager was the one who could grit his teeth and endure. It was a pity that he could not endure it. This was because the Whisking Room did not tell him how many stab wounds were needed. Not to mention them, even the Whisking Room did not know. Only Chu Lushan knew. These people did not die in the Whisking Room. After they returned home safely, those who had mothers lost their mothers, those who did not have mothers lost their fathers, those who had elder sisters lost their elder sisters, and those who did not have elder sisters lost their younger sisters. Not only that, some of their good brothers lost their arms and legs. Afterwards, they were all blamed for being implicated by them. Some scholars who valued their reputation became disreputable hypocrites. In short, what they cared about the most, Chu Lushan made them lose it. Chu Lushan's ruthlessness was that when these people were on the verge of going crazy, he asked the Whisking Room's spies to appear in front of them and said that he would give them another chance. In the end, no one was willing to agree. After that, there was no 'after', because Chu Lushan killed them.
Chu Lushan, who was sitting on the ground, had a calm expression. He laughed softly and said, "Before they died, I told them that in the past, they complained that they did not have a good family background. In fact, they were not afraid of suffering at all. Therefore, I gave them a chance. His Royal Highness's injuries in the past few years, excluding the different states of His Royal Highness's physique, and based on the physical strength of the person who received the stab, the amount of pain they suffered was actually very little. According to the order, it was only 314 stab wounds."
Xu Xiao threw a piece of orange into his mouth and laughed it off.
Hsu Fengnian frowned and said the same words as Xu Weixiong, "Aren't you bored?"
Chu Lushan raised his head and smiled brightly. He shook his head.
Hsu Fengnian said calmly, "In the future, don't do such things that harm one's virtue."
Chu Lushan, who was obedient to His Royal Highness, said for the first time, "It's fine if I don't see or hear them. If I, Chu Lushan, see them, I will take care of them. The Whisking Room does not lack torture tools and people. Some newbies need some practice anyway."
Hsu Fengnian turned his head and stared at Chu Lushan. He said slowly, "They are all Beiliang people."
Chu Lushan restrained his smile and raised his head to meet His Royal Highness's eyes. "Although I, Chu Lushan, do not have the surname Xu, I am still a member of the Xu family. In this lifetime, I will be the General's adopted son. I have never heard of Li Yang, and I don't even recognize Beiliang or Beiliang."
Hsu Fengnian said angrily, "Chu Lushan! I told you to stop! "
Chu Lushan clenched his fists and placed them on his knees. He gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "Your Highness!"
Chu Lushan had to support himself with one hand to get up. When he bent over, he laughed and said self-deprecatingly, "I, Chu Lushan, am obsessed with cleanliness. Every day, I have to change into a set of luxurious clothes. I like luxury. Every day, I have to change horses. I am addicted to good food. Every day, I have to have the chef make new dishes. He would change everything except for his master. Chu Lushan wished that he could let all the Beiliang ingrates who were indebted to the Xu family know a simple truth. There are two kinds of bitterness in life. You can't get what you want, and you can lose what you have. As long as Your Highness allows Chu Lushan to be in power, Chu Lushan will not be able to bear the sight of anyone talking without feeling any pain. "
After he got up, this talented and shrewd Chu Basha lowered his head. His eyes were red as he said slowly, "Chu Lushan's master is only foster father. Ever since he took the infant boy from foster mother's hands, ever since he smiled at Chu Lushan, he has treated him as his own younger brother!"
Xu Xiao chuckled and said, "Alright, alright. Lushan, sit down for foster father. Why are you quarreling with your family? But then again, it's good to quarrel. If you speak your mind, there's no threshold that you can't cross. "
Chu Lushan sat down obediently.
Hsu Fengnian walked out of the house silently and stood alone in the courtyard.
Xu Xiao said softly, "Lushan, Fengnian is doing this for your own good. He believes in fate and cherishes fortune and fate the most. He's afraid that you will suffer from retribution. My foster father has already lost three foster sons. When you die or Yuan Zuozong dies on the battlefield, he will feel guilty towards me. But who can he find to complain to? All these years, he cherishes the maids in Wutongin very much, but he doesn't dare to care too much about them. He's just worried that one day something will happen to them because of him … "
Hearing this, Chu Lushan wanted to say something but stopped. Xu Xiao waved his hand and said, "It might not have been so in the past, but now he can handle it. There's no other way. He's my, Xu Xiao's, son. "
Chu Lushan punched his knee hard.
Xu Xiao said with a smile, "Changsheng, that little girl, is blessed. Foster father likes her when he sees her. Now while foster father is still clear-headed and can still manage things, let's settle this child marriage first."
Chu Lushan was stunned. Then he saw his foster father take out a badly wet jade bracelet from his sleeve. A layman could tell at a glance that it was not worth much. But Chu Lushan, such a wicked man who could make children stop crying, suddenly sobbed.
Xu Xiao stood up from the chair and squatted in front of Chu Lushan. He said with emotion, "It's reasonable to say that this bracelet is the heirloom of our Xu family. Foster father wants to help your foster mother to give it to the future wife of the King of Beiliang. But it's not something that can be done. Foster father thought about it and decided not to give it to his daughter-in-law, but to give it to his granddaughter-in-law is the same. You also know that among the six foster sons, your foster mother loves you the most. She said that you are talented, honest, and know how to repay kindness. She also advised you to read more. You also know that your foster mother rarely cries. That time when you helped your foster father carry so many swords, your foster mother saw you being carried back on a horse and cried in front of everyone. She even scolded me, Xu Xiao, for being a good-for-nothing and scolded me for not treating you as a son. And that time when you rode thousands of cavalry to Shu, your foster mother calculated the time and then waited for you on the mountain for a few days. She was always afraid that you wouldn't come back. She even told your foster father that when you have a daughter in the future, you must be even closer. But in the end, you gave birth to a string of sons. Before your foster mother passed away, she was still worried about this matter and said that she would most likely become his granddaughter-in-law. "
Chu Lushan held the bracelet that his foster father gave to his foster mother as a token of love. He cried like a child.
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