The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 218: Expelling the sect!
"Tang Hao!"

"Tang Hao ah ah ah!"

"Kill me! If you can, just kill me!"

Waves of shrill roars rang out, and the guards outside the door couldn't help but look moved when they heard it.

Not far away, Tang Hao and Mou Bin were having a hearty drink, and their little life was quite nourishing.

"Tang Hou, your method is indeed too vicious!"

"Obviously there are no injuries, but this grandson is screaming like something!"

When Tang Hao heard this, he just chuckled and didn't comment too much.

In fact, he was conducting an experiment on Liu Jin, an experiment that became quite famous in later generations.

Mou Bin first frightened Liu Jin and declared that he would be sentenced to death.

After hearing this, Mou Bin's face changed drastically and he immediately retreated.

"His Majesty the Emperor asked you to spare my life!"

Mou Bin's face was full of curiosity. This was the first time he had seen such torture of a prisoner.

Physically frightened to death?
Mou Bin's face was full of disbelief.

In fact, later researchers conducted a comprehensive examination of the prisoners' bodies and found that all the symptoms of the prisoners' bodies were the same as symptoms of massive blood loss!
In other words, his consciousness believed that he was bleeding, which caused his body to react with excessive blood loss, and then the person actually died!

"But if it's just physical death, his body will be 'scared to death'!"

Of course Tang Hao wanted to kill Liu Jin directly, but Mou Bin would definitely not agree. After all, Zhu Houzhao would not let Liu Jin die like this.

After hearing this, Tang Hao's expression did not change at all, and he was still drinking and eating meat leisurely.

"You can't kill me!"

Because he is really scared!

"Tang Shaozong, the contemporary head of the Tang family, even publicly declared that he will reopen the ancestral hall in three days, expel you from the clan, and expel you from the Tang family!"

In fact, he didn't shed a drop of blood, he was screaming crazily out of fear.

In fact, Tang Hao was originally full of guilt for Tang Shaozong. After all, he had taken away almost everything that should belong to this guy, including his status as a marquis, etc. Tang Hao originally thought that as long as Tang Shaozong was interested, he could use money to make up for it. he.

Liu Jin cursed and cursed, but soon gave in again.

After all, what Tang Hao said was too mysterious.

There is no need to make it bloody, and the deterrent effect has been achieved.

However, at this moment, a guard in golden clothes hurried in, looked at Tang Hao with a slightly fearful look, and then whispered a few words to Mou Bin in a low voice.

Because he doesn't know if he continues like this, he will be drained of blood and die!

Therefore, Tang Hao chose this method.

But the truth is that Jin Yiwei just blindfolded Liu Jin, tied his hands behind his back, fixed him on a chair, slashed his wrist with a knife, but it was not actually cut, and then used a basin of water to drip into the bucket. sound to imitate the sound of blood dripping.

He also hated Liu Jin very much. Even if he died, he would die. There was nothing to say.

"Your Majesty has already told you that if you want to save Liu Jin's life, you can't just kill him!"

Then he was locked in a small dark room with the best sound insulation. The specific method was to cut his wrists and let the blood drip to death.

Mou Bin couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this, then he sighed and said no more words.

Even if Liu Jin doesn't die, it will still teach him a painful lesson!

Liu Jin thought it was his own blood that kept dripping out. After a while, he kept roaring and roaring crazily, and his whole body was shrouded in the fear of death.

"Tang Hou, something happened."

Tang Hao spread his hands helplessly and said with a smile: "We didn't touch Liu Jin at all. Even if he died, there was no fatal injury. He was clearly scared to death. What does that have to do with us? What? It’s easy for you to explain to Your Majesty!”

Tang Hao still had an impression of Tang Shaozong. When the ancestral hall was opened that day, Tang Shaozong looked at Tang Hao with hatred in his eyes. Therefore, Tang Hao even sent Tang Mu to arrange manpower to keep an eye on this guy.

In the small dark room, Liu Jin's roars continued to sound.

And the longer time goes by, the more this fear will deepen until it completely drives the person to collapse.

"Tang Hou, what will be the final outcome of Liu Jin?"

Mou Bin looked at Tang Hao with suspicion, and couldn't help but ask: "Tang Hou, are you really telling the truth?"

How could such a good person die like this without actually cutting him?
"Tishuai doesn't believe it? Let's wait and see!"

In the whole room, the only sound that could be heard was the ticking sound of his own blood flowing out. This was simply more terrifying than killing him!

"Taking a step back, even if you really kill him, if His Majesty blames you, you can just blame it on me. That's fine. Anyway, I have a lot of debts and I don't have to worry about it. Liu Jin left together!"

"Rumors are spreading among the capital, claiming that you are a barbarian who stole your identity after the Tang family's meritorious deeds!"

Tang Hao chuckled.

But now it seems that Tang Shaozong can't overcome this obstacle in his heart, so he seizes the opportunity and wants to beat him Tang Hao to death!

"Mo Bin!"

This feeling of waiting for death is really torture!
"The final result is that Liu Jin will "die"!"

Open a clan and expel the membership!
This was the most vicious punishment in the Ming Dynasty.

Because the Ming Dynasty had strict etiquette and filial piety, once they violated the clan rules, they would be interrogated in the ancestral hall in front of the clan members and given punishments. In severe cases, they would be expelled from the family directly.

Being expelled from the family is the most shameful thing in all dynasties. After all, the Chinese nation has always been a farming civilization. In the countryside, people live on the basis of clan. People who are not serious will be punished. He was expelled from the family, but his name is still in the family tree, and there is still hope of returning to the family in the future.

However, for serious cases, people who have committed unforgivable crimes, such as selling their ancestors for glory, collaborating with the enemy and treason, committing adultery, etc., will not only be expelled from the family, but their names will also be crossed out from the family tree and deprived of their rights. People who have a surname and are expelled from the family cannot enter the family tree after death, nor can they be buried in the family cemetery.

Once a person commits such an unforgivable crime and is expelled from the family, not only will the family no longer recognize his identity as a clan member, but this person will become a "rootless" person from now on, let alone continue to do anything. If you become an official, you will be deprived of all human rights and become like a lonely ghost!
Therefore, Tang Shaozong's approach seemed extremely vicious.

"I generally know Tang Shaozong."

"He doesn't have such courage. Someone must be instigating him behind the scenes. It's either Li Dongyang or this guy inside."

Tang Hao sneered and said: "They are really planning on killing me!"

Mou Bin looked solemn. Of course he knew what would happen if he was expelled from the sect.

"Tang Hou, are you just going to let them act like this?"

"If you are really expelled from the clan, you will no longer have a foothold in the Ming Dynasty!"

Tang Hao spread his hands indifferently and said with a smile: "Then what else can be done? I am in prison now, can you still let me out?"

Of course this is a joke.

Mou Bin can treat Tang Hao well in prison, but he cannot let Tang Hao go. This is his responsibility.

"They planned all of this carefully. Now I don't have military power in my hands, and I am still behind bars. What can I do?"

Mou Bin was silent for a while after hearing this, and couldn't help but sigh heavily.

But when he saw Tang Hao still eating and drinking happily, his expression suddenly became suspicious again.

"Tang Hou, how can you still eat and drink? Do you have any backup methods?"

"No, you overestimate me!" Tang Hao waved his hand, "As soon as I returned to Beijing, I entered the palace immediately, scolded His Majesty, and then was thrown into your prison."

"Look at how I have time to arrange any backup plans. It's simply impossible."

This is also true.

But after hearing this, Mou Bin became even more confused.

"Then what are you..."

Normal people would at least panic and feel on pins and needles when faced with Tang Hao's current situation.

But the Marquis of Zhongshan in front of him looked indifferent and didn't take this matter to heart at all.

"The reason is simple."

"It depends on whether His Majesty wants to keep me."

Tang Hao chuckled and said, "If your Majesty is willing to protect me, no matter what underhanded tricks they use, it will be useless."

"But if His Majesty has a grudge against me because of the child molestation incident and is unwilling to take action to protect me as the Marquis of Zhongshan, then by the same token, no matter what I do, it will be meaningless!"

After hearing this, Mou Bin finally understood.

The only person who can save Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan, and the only person who can decide Tang Hao's life or death is the Emperor! If His Majesty the Emperor really wants to keep Tang Hao, no matter what tricks clowns like Tang Shaozong and Li Dongyang use, they will only bring humiliation to themselves in the end!

But vice versa, if His Majesty the Emperor does not want to keep Tang Hao, then no matter what Tang Hao does, it will be meaningless.

"In that case, I will keep an eye on it for you and hope that Your Majesty can make the right decision!"

Tang Hao nodded, noncommittal.

He also wanted to know what Zhu Houzhao would do.

It is not difficult to see from Liu Jin's incident that Zhu Houzhao has indeed grown a lot after experiencing the child molestation incident with Feng'er. At least it is no longer possible for Liu Jin to fool him like before, otherwise this guy will not be sent to prison to suffer. Torture!
So, according to common sense, Zhu Houzhao will most likely take action.

Tang Hao's eyes flashed, and a smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Three days later, Zhongshan Hou Mansion.

The descendants of the Tang family gathered together, and even Tang Ren hadn’t left yet.

He wanted to wait for a result, a final answer.

If Tang Hao is really expelled from the Tang family, then the decline of the Tang family has become doomed!

In addition to Tang Yan, there are a large number of informants in front of the Zhongshan Hou Mansion, coming from various forces!
They all wanted to see if this Tang Hao was a barbarian and whether this Tang Shaozong dared to "bring order to chaos"!
After all, once Tang Hao is expelled from his clan, his true identity as a barbarian will undoubtedly be confirmed!
At three quarters of noon, everyone in the Tang family gathered in the ancestral hall.

This time, the host is no longer Tang Yan, but an elder whom Tang Shaozong invited to support him.

And this time, the spiritual status in the ancestral hall has changed drastically compared to last time.

There is no doubt that the main position in the middle is still Tang He's spiritual position, but the spiritual positions of Tang Bing and Tang Yinji have been moved to the corners, replaced by the spiritual position of Tang Shaozong's nominal heir apparent.

"Today, the family will discuss only one thing!"

"Abolish the position of the head of the Tang Hao family, expel him from the clan, and request the court to deprive him of the Marquis of Zhongshan and return him to Tang Shaozong, the direct heir!"

Following the clan elder's order, everyone immediately started talking.

Tang Shaozong did not flinch. Instead, he limped to the main seat and shouted loudly in front of everyone: "Everyone in the tribe must have understood that this Tang Hao is not Tang Bing's son at all, and Tang Bing is not like him." son!"

"This Tang Hao is a barbarian. He stole the identity of the Tang family after his meritorious service, and stole the title of Marquis of Zhongshan from the Tang family. After that, he became even more arrogant and lawless. He even dared to commit the following crimes to anger the emperor, causing the Tang family to lose all face and become a mere slave. The laughingstock of the world!”

"Today, I would also like to ask all clan members to understand the righteousness, consider the Tang family, and jointly submit a letter to depose Tang Hao as the Marquis of Zhongshan, and expel this name-stealer from the clan, so that he can get the retribution he deserves!"

Tang Shaozong spoke with great justice and plausibility.

Tang Yan frowned and remained silent as he listened.

All the Tang family members were talking about it, and they had different opinions.

Most of them benefited from Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan.

Especially after Tang Hao took charge of the Beijing army and became a powerful nobleman, the Tang family members also followed the trend and made huge profits.

For example, a shop that the Tang family had their eyes on earlier had the backing of a powerful person, and no one was looking down on them.

What bullshit, the Tang family, is just a declining noble, living in poverty and poverty.
But with the strong rise of Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan, and his fierce reputation, which shocked the world, the powerful people behind him immediately sent this shop over without even having to ask the Tang family!

This is the benefit of power and status!
The Tang family followed Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan, and they were very proud and proud!

Now you, Tang Shaozong, want to depose Tang Hao as the head of the family, steal Tang Hao's position as Marquis of Zhongshan, and also want to expel Tang Hao from his clan... Why?

Does it matter whether Tang Hao is a member of the Tang family or a barbarian?
It's not important at all!
What everyone is really concerned about is whether the head of the family, Zhongshan Hou, can bring benefits to the clan!

Even if you, Tang Shaozong, become the head of the family, Marquis Zhongshan, can you, a lame man, be able to command an army and be as powerful as Tang Hao?

I'm afraid that if we do this, the Tang family, which was once prosperous, will decline!
"disagree!"

"Yes, I don't agree with this either!"

"Tang Shaozong, you are a wolf-hearted person. The Marquis has been treating you well, but you actually want to take advantage of this opportunity to add insult to injury?"

Oppositions came one after another, leaving Tang Shaozong stunned on the spot!

He never imagined that even though they knew Tang Hao was an "outsider", these damn tribesmen would still support him, instead of supporting himself, the direct heir!
In an instant, Tang Shaozong's face suddenly turned livid!
"Are you all crazy?"

"Not to mention that Tang Hao is currently in prison and his life and death are unknown. He is a barbarian. Why do you..."

"Is it important?" Tang Yan interrupted in a deep voice.

"Shaozong, with your talents, you are not worthy of being the head of this family. If the clan members really support you in betraying the head of the family, Tang Hao, that would be a truly stupid move!"

"You are lame in one leg, so naturally you cannot command an army. Then the Tang family will have no chance to gain military glory. Besides, what status can a nobleman without real power have?"

"To put it harshly, what the tribesmen value is profit. It really doesn't matter who the head of the family is. As long as the head of the family can make everyone's life better, then everyone will support him unconditionally. This is called... the human heart. Towards!"

"You don't understand such a simple truth, why are you the head of the family?"

Tang Er sighed and wanted to persuade Tang Shaozong to return to his lost ways.

When Tang Shaozong heard what he said, he became extremely angry and his face became ferocious.

"Don't you know how my leg was broken?"

"If it weren't for helping my Tang family regain their title, would my leg be broken?"

"I made such sacrifices for the Tang family, but in the end I got nothing, and everything was taken away from me by a barbarian who shaved off his hair and beard. Is this fair?"

Tang Shaozong roared with a ferocious face, that ferocious face full of anger and resentment!

When Tang Yan heard these questions, he was speechless.

There really isn't much to say.

The Tang family wants to restore the title, and the title can only be given to Tang Hao. This is the emperor's wish.

Therefore, for the sake of profit and family, Tang Shaozong had to make sacrifices, and the result was such a hidden danger.

The most important thing is that everyone in the Tang family is now headless. They don't know what happened to Tang Hou at all, so they suddenly returned to Beijing and broke into the palace, and then were suddenly thrown into prison again!

Moreover, Tang Mu, Tang Hou’s confidant, had gone somewhere, leaving no one in the Tang family to take charge of the overall situation. This gave Tang Shaozong the opportunity to cause trouble!
Seeing that most of the Tang family members were opposed, Tang Ren also gained confidence.

He immediately straightened his face and scolded sternly: "Tang Shaozong, you colluded with outsiders to spread rumors with the intention of framing the head of the family and shaking the foundation of our Tang family. You should be punished for your crime! Don't you still repent?"

As soon as these words came out, most of the Tang family members also echoed their words.
Looking at these Tang family members who were accusing him, Tang Shaozong suddenly burst out laughing maniacally.

"You idiots!"

"Do you think that Tang Hao can still escape from the imperial edict alive?"

"That's a prison! Don't you fools know how terrifying it is?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Tang family fell silent.

The horror of imprisonment is known to all the world.

Even if you come out of it alive, you will become seriously ill, which is equivalent to being disabled!
"Hahaha……"

"I'm just lame in one leg!"

"That damn barbarian you're so optimistic about might just come out paralyzed..."

"Oh? Do you see that I'm paralyzed?"

A cold voice came, and everyone was stunned at first, and then they were all ecstatic!

Tang Shaozong looked at the visitor in disbelief, and his face gradually turned pale, until finally there was no trace of blood.

"No!"

"This is impossible!"

"How did you get out of jail?"

"Tang Hao! You, a thief, dare to escape from prison?"

That's right, Tang Hao was released from prison and was looking at Tang Shaozong with a playful look on his face.

No one with any brains would say such a thing to Yue Jinyiwei and send him to prison.

This Tang Shaozong is still a complete idiot. He was used as a weapon by Li Dongyang throughout the whole process. He is not aware of it and is still dreaming of becoming the Marquis of Zhongshan!

Zhang Yong had a look of disdain on his face and shouted directly: "The imperial edict has arrived——"

Everyone fell to their knees, even Tang Hao was no exception.

"Tang Shaozong, the former commander of the Nanjing Jinyi Guards, had a low moral character, listened to slander, and secretly spread rumors to criticize Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao. He should be punished for his crime!"

"But God has the virtue of good life. After thinking about his meritorious service, and the Marquis of Zhongshan interceding for him, he was sentenced to exile and exiled to the army, and moved to Dingshan Guards. I admire him here!"

(End of this chapter)