Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

In the woodshed in the backyard of the Southwest Palace, Yan Mu looked out through the crack in the window. Just when he looked, there were many guards on the other side of the door, but there were no guards on this side of the window. When it got dark, they could escape from this side.

Just as he was thinking this, several guards came over and sealed the window with wooden boards.

Yan Mu sighed silently and looked back at Tuoba Fei'er, who was easing Tuoba Siqi's frown.

"Second brother, don't worry. Sister Mingyue will definitely find a way to save us."

Yan Mu wanted to roll his eyes, "Didn't you hear that just now? She was also imprisoned by her father. She couldn't save herself, so why did she save us?"

Tuoba Feier thought of the fierce appearance of the Southwest King, and swallowed a small mouthful of saliva, "The Southwest King is Sister Mingyue's father after all. He can only be detained for a day or two with a small punishment. He won't be detained for too long, right? "

Yan Mu raised his eyebrows, "What do you think?"

"Ah, then didn't we harm Sister Mingyue?" Tuoba Feier said angrily.

"We have really stepped out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's den. How did you think that you would ask Sikong Mingyue for help? I don't know what Sikong Mingyue was thinking. She knew that she didn't make the decision, but she insisted on us coming to Hongye City with her. ." Yan Mu said and shook his head.

"Sister Mingyue is also kind-hearted."

"Oh, then thank her for her kindness."

Yan Mu sat down on the ground and looked at Tuoba Siqi. He had a worried look on his face. He was obviously not worried about their own situation, but worried about Sikong Mingyue.

"Don't worry, the Southwest King still loves his daughter. Locking her up is just a show."

Tuoba Siqi shook his head, "According to the customs of the twelve tribes in the southwest, the status of women is very low. Even if the princess makes a small mistake, she will be severely punished."

"What punishment?"

"Walk the whip."

In the front yard of the Southwest Palace, the Southwest King stood in front, and other tribal leaders stood on both sides.

Sikong Qingyun came to report that the imperial court had begun to mobilize heavy troops towards Shou'an Town. Upon hearing this, other tribal leaders shook their heads and sighed.

"Your Majesty, Princess Mingyue has caused big trouble for us in the southwest this time."

"Yeah, she's a girl who doesn't stay at home well, but she dares to go to jail. No wonder the court is so angry."

"Although we have small conflicts with the imperial court from time to time, we are still in peace. If this triggers a large-scale conflict, countless people will die."

The tribal leaders pointed at Sikong Mingyue with every word they said.

The king of Southwest frowned and said: "The imperial court wants to drive the twelve tribes of Southwest to the desert in the west. Everyone knows in their hearts that although Mingyue was at fault in this matter, it just gave the imperial court an excuse to embarrass our Southwest. . Furthermore, she saved Dai Wang. Dai Wang has good relations with our southwest and often helps our people. Mingyue saved him out of loyalty."

"Your Majesty, you can't say that. You have to be loyal, but you also have to take care of yourself. Let me tell you, after all, a woman is short-sighted and will fail more than she succeeds. If she still can't get married, Your Majesty will still appoint a heir apparent. , have a good education."

"Yes, Sikong Qingyun is pretty good."

"I like him too."

The King of Southwest glanced at his nephew standing next to him. Perhaps he felt his gaze. Sikong Qingyun raised his head and glanced up, then said modestly: "Qingyun is stupid and may not be able to take on a big position. Mingyue is the king's only daughter. According to the ancestral legacy, According to the rules, her husband should succeed as the leader of the twelve tribes."

"But Princess Mingyue has made a big mistake this time. She can't just not be held accountable just because she is the king's daughter, right?"

"My lord, what do you say?"

The Southwest King took a deep breath. The twelve tribes were not twisted into one rope, but several strands. Although they respected him as their king, they were not convinced and had already begun to make small calculations. "Ming Yue has made a mistake, and I will never protect her. I will punish her according to the rules."

A tribal leader narrowed his eyes, then stroked his beard and said, "That's the punishment of being whipped."

King Southwest's face tightened, "Then let's go for it."

"How many times do you walk?"

The King of Southwest looked at the person who said this, his eyes sharpened, "How many times do you want to walk?"

The Southwest King was tall and tall, with stern eyes, staring like a vicious wolf. The man couldn't help but shudder, "Princess Mingyue is the first offender, so she will go away for three years..."

"How many times?" King Southwest asked again, his eyes even colder.

"Just once, once."

This was already an obvious show of support, but others did not dare to confront the Southwest King head-on, so they agreed to go through it again.

The so-called walking whip is the leader of the twelve tribes, each holding a whip. This whip is specially made with tiny barbs on it, and hitting the body is like hundreds of needles piercing the flesh and blood.It hurts, but it doesn't bleed too much.

The person who was to be tortured had to walk over from the other end, pass by a tribal leader, and be whipped by him until he came to the southwestern king. The southwestern king beat him one last time, which was called walking once.

With this style of fighting, even a strong man would fall down after only five steps.

Sikong Mingyue was brought up by another maid. In fact, before she went to rescue Tuoba Siqi and Yan Mu, she knew that she would receive this punishment.Just once, it must be her father protecting her.

She looked at the leaders of the twelve tribes holding whips. Some of them saw her with pity, some with cruelty, and most of them saw her with indifference and contempt.

Those who pity her are those who follow her father, those who are vicious are those who oppose her father, and those who are indifferent and contemptuous of her are those who despise women from the bottom of their hearts.

Sikong Mingyue looked at her father again. His eyes were lowered and his face was cold.

She took a deep breath and started walking forward.The leader who whipped him for the first time didn't use much force, but Sikong Mingyue still shivered in pain, but bit her lower lip and didn't make a sound.Then the second whip was given. The one who struck this whip snorted coldly before hitting him, so he struck with anger and full strength.

The barbs on the whip pierced her body like needles, piercing the flesh and bones, causing her feet to weaken in pain, and she bit her lower lip hard.

Keep going forward, the third whip, the fourth whip, the fifth whip...

She didn't cry out and received the last whipping.This whip was for her father to give. She looked up at the King of Southwest and saw that his face was filled with both distress and anger.

"Do you know you are wrong?" King Southwest asked sharply.

Sikong Mingyue was not stupid enough to challenge her father, so she nodded quickly, "My daughter realizes her mistake."

The king of Southwest became less angry and raised his whip to hit him, which was naturally very light.

"Mingyue, the imperial court mobilized heavy troops to Shou'an Town. You have caused a big disaster this time. I just hope you can remedy it. My second uncle and I will take Tuoba Siqi and Na Yan Mu to Shou'an Town and hand them over to the imperial court. , hoping that the imperial court can withdraw its troops." Sikong Qingyun narrowed his eyes and said.

Upon hearing this, Sikong Mingyue was indeed anxious.

"Father, you must not hand them over to the imperial court. They..."

"You still don't know you're wrong!" King Southwest roared angrily. (End of chapter)