Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 494 Confession
After Gao Ming woke up, the first thing Gao Ming did was to find Liu Bing, and then asked him with a straight face.

"Liu Bing, let me ask you something, you must tell me honestly, Changsun Chong has lost his testicles, is he still okay? Let me tell you, if my sister and I become widows, your crime will be serious... ...No, I have to find a way to get her to remarry..."

Liu Bing: "..."

According to Liu Bing's original thinking, he felt that Gao Ming rushed to find him after waking up, probably because he wanted to ask him about the situation in the early court, but he didn't expect that Gao Ming's first question was whether Changsun Chong could do it.

Whether Chang Sun Chong can do it or not is none of your business?You actually want to throw the black pot at our family. Without your order, would our family dare to use a knife against the son-in-law?

Thinking of this, Liu Bing cast a resentful glance at Gao Ming, and then cupped his hands towards him with an aggrieved face.

"His Royal Highness, the old slave dares to pledge his life, he will definitely do it, and he will definitely not let the princess guard... that widow!"

Liu Bing's tone was very affirmative, and his expression was also very confident, and this confidence stemmed from his ten-year career as castration masters.

As a professional castration master, before Li Shimin ascended the throne, Liu Bing was already a leader in this industry. The eunuchs castrated by him are like carp crossing the river, and the little sparrows who die in his hands every year , there are eight hundred if there is no one thousand, it can be called "the bird killer"!
Having slaughtered so many sparrows by himself, Liu Bing certainly gained a lot of experience. In addition to becoming more skilled, he also summed up his own experience in castration.

Castration is divided into age groups. Before the age of ten, only two balls are removed, because the boy has not developed at that time, or has just begun to develop. After taking the balls, he will be considered completely castrated.

Boys after the age of ten have already developed a bit, so in addition to cutting off two balls, half of the connecting rod must be cut off to ensure nothing goes wrong.

As for 15 years old, this is already the age of marriage in Datang, that is to say, a man of this age is no longer a child, but a mature man. If a man like this wants to be a eunuch, he must cut it across the board!
Some people don't know this, they ask the doctor to cut the eggs in private, and rush to apply for eunuchs, only to find out in the palace that the cuts are too small, and they have to be cut again.

That feeling can only be described as sour.

In order to reassure Gao Ming completely, Liu Bing made a comprehensive analysis of the eunuch profession to Gao Ming, and also told Gao Ming what he had experienced in his own life.

After listening to Liu Bing's narration, Gao Ming couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Hey, before the age of ten, the eggs are cut to keep the birds, and after the fifteenth, they are all cut off. When the books are used up, the hatred will be less. If you want to be a eunuch, you have to do it early!"

"Pfft...cough...cough..."

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, there was a violent coughing sound from the door. He looked up, and immediately saw Li Shimin walking in with a flushed face while coughing.

Seeing this scene, Gao Ming's eyes widened in surprise.

"Old man, when did you come?"

"When you said, 'When the book is in use, you will hate less, if you want to be a eunuch, you should do it early'!"

Having said this, Li Shimin glared at Gao Ming angrily.

"It's a good persuasive sentence, but it was ruined by you. Hmph, is your body better? Why don't I ask the imperial doctor to look at it again!"

Seeing Li Shimin's stern face, but his words revealed concern, Gao Ming's heart warmed, and he immediately laughed.

"I'm fine, I don't need to call the imperial doctor, I'm just a little bored, so let Liu Bing come over and talk, and ask him something by the way."

"Ok!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin nodded immediately, and then glanced at Liu Bing.

"You are right to ask him, but there are some things he still doesn't know, come on, take a look at this!"

As he spoke, Li Shimin took out a piece of cloth from his arms and handed it to Gao Ming.

The piece of cloth Li Shimin took out was nothing but the blood book that Gao Ming asked Liu Bing to get. Li Shimin threw it on the hall before, and Liu Bing picked it up and handed it to him after he retired.

Looking at the blood book Li Shimin handed over, Gao Ming raised his eyebrows, then raised his chin towards Liu Bing.

"Old Liu, go and guard the door, don't let anyone in, including the princess!"

"Yes!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Liu Bing didn't say much, just agreed, then saluted Li Shimin, and walked out, closing the door behind him.

Seeing that the door was closed, Gao Ming smiled at Li Shimin again.

"Old man, I don't need to read this blood book to know the content, because I asked Liu Bing to write this blood book!"

"hiss……"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin immediately gasped, and then looked at Gao Ming with incredulous eyes.

Li Shimin's shock was expected by Gao Ming, because he knew that in this society steeped in Confucianism, scholars valued reputation very much.

In this era, "Scholars can be killed but not humiliated" is not an empty phrase, because "Book of Rites Confucianism" is written like this: "Confucians are amiable but not robbed; they can be close but not forced. They can be killed but not Shame also."

Because of this sentence, many nerds who eat soft but not hard, and many scholars who are helpless, can die for the sake of fame!

Under such a big background, everyone's thinking has entered into a circle, that is - fame is more important than life!

Therefore, after the "Xuanwu Gate Naked Lying Incident", from Li Shimin to other officials, they suspected many people, but no one doubted Gao Ming.

Because from their point of view, if it was their turn, after experiencing such a thing, even if they survived such a thing, they would be ashamed to face others, and Gao Ming, as one of the biggest victims of this incident, is absolutely impossible to be the instigator!
Li Shimin also thought so, so when Gao Ming said that he was the "behind the scenes", he was quite surprised.

"You did this? Then what is your reason for doing this even at the expense of yourself?"

Seeing Li Shimin's shocked expression, Gao Ming suddenly smiled.

"There are two main reasons for this."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming raised a finger towards Li Shimin.

"The first reason is that I intend to take this opportunity to kill the saltworks of other aristocratic families in one fell swoop and take back the power of salt. If the Tang Dynasty wants to have long-term peace and stability, these two things, salt and iron, must be in hand, otherwise it will be a disaster." The source of the turmoil!"

Hearing Gao Ming's reason, Li Shimin nodded immediately.

"That's right, I thought the same way, so I have already mounted guards to seal off other salt farms. Anyway, Fanyang Salt Farm is enough to supply the entire Tang Dynasty. I no longer need to rely on salt from those aristocratic families. I agree with your reason. What about the second reason?"

Hearing Li Shimin's question, Gao Ming pursed his lips and fell silent for a while, then heaved a long sigh.

"Well...the second reason is that I asked Liu Bing to cut off Changsun Chong's two balls. If I don't cause something big, how can I cover it up?"

"Hiss...you..."

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Li Shimin gasped again, pointed at Gao Ming, and couldn't say a word for a long time.

(End of this chapter)