At this moment, Wei Zheng only felt a burning pain in his buttocks. After all, he had been beaten 30 times, which was quite a heavy punishment. Luckily, the executioner had taken Li Jiancheng's face into consideration. On the surface, he had used a lot of force, but in reality, he had only hurt Wei Zheng's skin.
Even though his buttocks were bleeding profusely, in reality, they had only injured his flesh and not his bones.
Flogging was a very particular punishment.
If he was merciless, every strike would hit the pelvic bone of the buttocks. Not to mention thirty strikes, even ten strikes would be enough to kill someone. A scholar like Wei Zheng couldn't even take a beating. Ten strokes would be enough to kill Wei Zheng.
Even though Wei Zheng had endured thirty beatings, his expression was still unsightly. He couldn't sit down, so he could only prop himself up with both hands on the chair and lean his body forward slightly. He just stood like that.
Wei Zheng frowned, his face contorted in pain. "Your Highness, it seems that Xie Zhizhou's actions have affected the Eastern Palace."
"His Majesty already has a preconceived impression of Xie Zhizhou. The responsibility for dealing with Du Qi could fall on Your Highness the Crown Prince's head. If anything happens to Du Qi, or if he is treated unfairly, Your Highness may take the blame. "
"Our current situation is the most dangerous."
"If we don't change His Majesty's impression of the Eastern Palace, I'm afraid that the Eastern Palace will be in a difficult position in the future."
"I believe that the most important thing right now is not to deal with Du Qi, but to change His Majesty's opinion of Du Qi, as well as change His Majesty's appreciation of Du Qi. Only by making His Majesty hate Du Qi, and without His Majesty's protection, can Du Qi deal with Du Qi. "
Wei Zheng said, "This subject suggests that we postpone the matter of using He Mengyao to deal with Du Qi."
"No!"
Li Jiancheng shook his head.
"Reporting!"
At this moment, an eunuch entered and reported, "Your Highness, King Qi requests an audience."
"Please!"
Li Jiancheng ordered.
After the eunuch passed down the order, Li Yuanji soon entered the hall.
Li Yuanji's expression was very solemn as he said, "Big Brother, I just heard news from the palace that Chang 'an County Magistrate Xie Zhizhou has been directly executed by Imperial Father in the palace. This Xie Zhizhou is one of your men. How can you execute him just like that? What exactly was going on? I still don't know anything here. "
After saying that, Li Yuanji looked at Wei Zheng. Seeing that Wei Zheng's butt was covered in blood, he said, "Wei Zheng, what happened to you? Why is your butt covered in blood?"
Wei Zheng explained, "His Majesty has decreed that I have failed to assist the Crown Prince. I will be flogged thirty times."
When Li Yuanji heard this, he was even more confused.
He was not clear about Xie Zhizhou's situation.
For some reason, Wei Zheng angered Li Yuan all of a sudden and received a flogging punishment. Moreover, it was thirty floggings. This was not a light punishment. Once the news spread, it was actually very disadvantageous for him.
Li Yuanji asked, "What exactly is going on?"
Seeing this, Wei Zheng explained in detail about Xie Zhizhou and how the Eastern Palace was being targeted.
"This is really …"
When Li Yuanji heard this, his expression was full of helplessness. He said, "Du Qi has now become a huge problem. Not to mention Second Brother's threat, just Du Qi alone is enough to make the Eastern Palace badly battered. "
Li Jiancheng said, "It's all my fault for not hardening my heart to kill Du Qi back then. If I had killed Du Qi earlier and ignored Imperial Father's punishment, perhaps things would not have come to this. "
Li Yuanji said, "Big Brother, things have already come to this. There is no use in regretting it."
Wei Zheng echoed, "Your Highness King of Qi, although Du Qi is a huge problem, the main focus is still on His Majesty. As long as His Majesty is disappointed in Du Qi, as long as His Majesty once again relies heavily on the Crown Prince, then everything will be back on track. "
"My idea is to temporarily ignore Du Qi and try to persuade His Majesty not to target the Eastern Palace. Originally, I was prepared to use He Mengyao to deal with Du Qi. Now, I do not recommend that. "
Wei Zheng spoke again.
He hoped that Li Yuanji would persuade Li Jiancheng.
Hearing this, Li Yuanji was silent for a moment, then looked at Li Jiancheng. "Big Brother, what do you think?"
"No, we must act."
Li Jiancheng shook his head. "We and Du Qi will never give up. Moreover, He Mengyao's identity is top secret. No one knows. I think we should continue the operation and let He Mengyao deal with Du Qi. We should even let He Mengyao become Du Qi's woman. Then, with He Mengyao by Du Qi's side, it will be easier to deal with Du Qi. "
Li Yuanji thought for a moment. "Wei Zheng, I agree with Big Brother's opinion. At this point, what is there to be afraid of? Moreover, there is no use in being afraid. We can only act. "
"Since no one knows He Mengyao's identity, we do not need to worry about her being exposed."
"Xie Zhizhou's matter was actually Xie Zhizhou's foolishness. He only needed Xie Hun to act and not participate in the plan. Then, Xie Zhizhou would not have acted this way. "
Li Yuanji said, "Big Brother was implicated because Xie Zhizhou was involved. This time, it was actually Xie Zhizhou who was too foolish. "
"Now that Xie Zhizhou is dead, our strength is weakened. The new Chang 'an County Magistrate must be rearranged. This person must be recommended by various parties and selected by the Ministry of Personnel. "
"Originally, the arrangement of the Chang 'an County Magistrate did not need to be reviewed by Imperial Father."
"It only needs the approval of the Ministry of Personnel."
"But after Xie Zhizhou's matter, Imperial Father will definitely be involved in this candidate."
Li Yuanji said, "And this candidate is quite crucial. During this period of time, the Eastern Palace had gained many benefits. It was because of Xie Zhizhou that such a scene was possible. Under the current circumstances, I think we should seize the position of Chang 'an County Magistrate. "
Wei Zheng said, "I'm afraid this matter will not be easy."
Li Yuanji said, "Whether it is easy or not, we must do it. Only by doing it will we have a chance. Before, when Wang Minzhi was Chang 'an County Magistrate, Big Brother was constrained everywhere. During Xie Zhizhou's tenure, our situation improved a lot. "
Li Jiancheng said, "Indeed!"
Then, Li Jiancheng looked at Wei Zheng. "Xuancheng, who do you have in mind?"
Wei Zheng said, "If we really want to arrange it, I do have a candidate. Among the Eastern Palace's aides, there's a person called Cui Ye. He's from the Cui Clan of Qinghe, not a true descendant, but a side branch."
"But he's still a descendant of the Cui Clan of Qinghe. He's from a good family, and Cui Ye's knowledge is not bad. So we can have someone report Cui Ye. "
"When the time comes, the Duke of Qin's Residence will also arrange someone. It will depend on His Majesty's decision."
Wei Zheng said, "I believe that His Majesty will favor the Eastern Palace for the position of Chang 'an County Magistrate. After all, His Majesty is currently dissatisfied with the Eastern Palace because of Du Qi's involvement. Otherwise, His Majesty has not suppressed the Eastern Palace. "
Li Yuanji said, "I agree with Wei Zheng's suggestion. It's a good one."
Li Jiancheng said, "In that case, it's decided. But I think this matter won't be easy. This Crown Prince thinks that we can ask Feng Deyi to step forward again and let him speak before Imperial Father. "
Li Yuanji said, "We can try."
"That won't do!"
Wei Zheng shook his head. "Your Highness, if we ask Feng Deyi to speak up at this time, it'll expose the relationship between the Eastern Palace and Feng Deyi. His Majesty will be wary of this. After all, Feng Deyi is His Majesty's trusted aide. Moreover, I think Feng Deyi is an important chess piece that can't be used lightly. "
Li Jiancheng thought for a moment, then said, "Forget it. We'll follow Xuancheng's suggestion and not ask Feng Deyi. But we'll have to make arrangements immediately. "
"Yes!"
Wei Zheng replied immediately.
After Wei Zheng left, Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng discussed the current state of affairs in the study.
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