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Chapter 155 Internal and external troubles 3 (Silver Leader 8)

"Alas...there's still not enough time!"

Pang Di left in fear. Hong Tao sat behind the podium where he usually taught the little eunuchs. He chewed the brush stick and looked at the sky. He picked up the chalk and wrote and drew on the table. He got up and walked around again, his expression suddenly melancholy. Suddenly it was ferocious, and after a long time it suddenly looked up to the sky and roared, its voice reaching into the sky.

"Long live the Lord, calm down... Is Monk Fan angry with you?" This howling voice frightened the little eunuchs waiting nearby so much that they all crawled to the ground, trembling and dripping with cold sweat. The nearest Wang Chengen hurriedly crawled to the ground. He came over and asked in a low voice.

"...If you were willing to put more effort into studying, I wouldn't be so useless!"

What Hong Tao is thinking has nothing to do with the little eunuchs, let alone Pang Di.But it feels good to see the little eunuchs being frightened. It encourages them to work harder and turns a bad thing into a good thing.

"This slave is stupid and is willing to be punished..." When they heard that the emperor was offended because they and others did not study well, the little eunuchs became even more frightened. They kept kowtowing and confessed, and the timid ones even peed their pants.

"My slave is willing to do this for Long Live Lord. All I need is a steel knife. I can chase him up and chop down the monk. Then I kill myself outside the palace. I won't bring any trouble to Long Live Lord!" But something unexpected happened again, and before Hong Tao could borrow it, When the machine was talking about the importance of study, Wang Chengen suddenly raised his head, gritting his teeth with a look of determination.

"...Have you ever seen someone kill someone?" After more than four years of training, all the little eunuchs in the Cuju team who were found to be too cowardly or too flexible were gradually replaced. The remaining 200 eunuchs cannot be said to be smart. , but in terms of loyalty, they have gone through countless covert tests.

Hong Tao believed that they would regard him as his only support, and also believed that they would dare to fight for themselves.But daring to fight and being able to fight are two completely different concepts. The former is a belief, while the latter is related to whether the body listens to the brain's instructions.

For people who have never seen bloody scenes or fought life and death, no matter how firm their beliefs are, when faced with a white knife going in and a red knife coming out, and their own lives are in danger, most people will instinctively hesitate or even shrink back.This is not cowardice, but an innate self-protection mechanism of human beings.

"Never..."

"Do you know where to stab with a knife that will kill you instantly?"

"...Neck, slave can wipe his neck!" Wang Chengen, who had an angry look on his face just now and gritted his teeth, was confused by the two questions. The courage in his body disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. He blinked his small eyes and tried to conceive of murder. The more I think about the scene, the more uncertain I become.

"You guys will run in formation to warm up. Go and call Zhang Ran!" Looking at Wang Chengen's appearance, Hong Tao felt that it was time for them to see what life and death meant.

Just practicing steel crossbows and handguns is not enough. If you have never killed someone face to face, you will inevitably be afraid when the situation comes, no matter how advanced the weapons are.A slight hesitation could cost you your life, especially your own.

Zhang Ran came quickly, got into the classroom and trotted away before half a cup of tea.At noon the next day, three four-wheeled carriages carrying twenty young eunuchs, accompanied by the royal horse supervisor and grooms, left Bei'anmen and entered the Europa Temple on the east side of the supply factory.

In the evening, the three carriages returned to the original route, registered the exit tokens, counted and checked everyone's waist badges, and returned to Beijiaochang one by one.There was no one more or less in the car. The only difference was that when I left, my face was full of curiosity and expectation, but when I came back, my face was pale and my eyes were distracted.

"Long live the Lord, my errand has been done. Here are the detailed records." After a while, Zhang Ran took the three heads of Yangxin Hall and the young eunuchs to stand in the Dongnuan Pavilion, and placed a palm-sized notebook in the emperor's Desk.

"Wang Cheng'en, how many times have you been stabbed? Have you ever vomited?" Hong Tao was reviewing the memorial, and Wang An was waiting on him. After hearing this, he put down his pen, raised his head and scanned the faces of the three young eunuchs, grinning. "My slave... I only stabbed her once, in the stomach, and a bunch of pickled liquid came out. I didn't vomit at first, but later... I vomited a little because they induced me to do so." Wang Chengen swallowed hard and pretended to be calm. Distinguish for yourself.

"How about it? Now that I'm giving you a knife, can you go and kill him on the street?" Hong Tao glanced at Zhang Ran and saw him nodding slightly, and continued to ask.

"...My slave is not strong enough. Admiral Zhang said that the stabbing was not deep enough and the position was wrong. I'm afraid I won't die."

Seeing that the emperor had no intention of blaming him, Wang Chengen became bolder and started stabbing him while talking.Judging from the expression, there is less fear than excitement, and more regret than fear.

"Well, I am optimistic about you. When will I be able to kill someone with a single blow and when will I make you a general? Go down and rest first!"

This made Hong Tao a little surprised. The young eunuch was originally promoted to be the chief attendant just because according to historical records, he was willing to accompany Emperor Chongzhen to death. He was a loyal and righteous man. Unexpectedly, he was quite courageous and ruthless. Let’s focus on training him. There may be surprises.

"Long live my lord, I have captured a total of four wandering monks and buried their bodies in the rice fields."

After the three young eunuchs Xie En went out, Zhang Ran knew it was time to report on his work.After glancing at Wang An, he didn't see the emperor speaking. Without asking, he began to describe what happened in the afternoon and how to deal with the aftermath.

"Monk? Why do you want to arrest the monk!" The emperor, who had already picked up his pen and was about to continue reviewing the memorial, suddenly stopped, slowly raised his head and frowned.

"Well... among the roosters and dog thieves around the capital, wandering monks are the most common. This servant specifically asked Qianhu, the Jin Yiwei, for questioning before committing the crime. They are all extremely evil people and they will not be wrongly caught. Don't worry, Long Live Lord."

Zhang Ran was a little embarrassed by the question, so he organized his language a little, trying to use the most shameless statement to explain that it was not because of his own inadequacy, and of course it was not because of the emperor's negligence. The main emphasis was not to leave any consequences.

"Long live my Lord, what Admiral Zhang said is true. This group of fake monks has always done evil, and is capable of deception and abduction. There have been complaints from the people for a long time. However, their methods are so clever that few victims complain, and even if they are arrested, there is no way to verify it."

Seeing the emperor turning his attention to himself, Wang An could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, and he did not intend to cover up for a group of roosters and dog thieves. He just felt that some trivial matters were handled by the Five Cities Soldiers, Patrol Battalions, and Imperial Guards, and were not the responsibility of the emperor. Ask in person.

"Isn't there any legal restraint by the imperial court?" Unfortunately, he thought wrong. The emperor put down his brush again and began to inquire about the inside story.

"Sigh...Zhang Ran, go to Huangzhuang for training every half a month according to today's rules. You must be careful and confidential when doing things. You must not be caught by outsiders, and you must not use this to take people's lives. The person you arrest must be guilty of a heinous crime, otherwise I will kill you first. Your head!”

This lecture took a long time, and Wang An didn't go out of the palace many times. Zhang Ran had to fill in some parts, and it was difficult to explain clearly until it was completely dark.The emperor listened all the time and didn't interrupt much. In the end, he just sighed and gave another warning.

(End of this chapter)