HLnovel Chapter 294 Iron-Blooded Anti-Traitor Camp
Chapter 294 Iron-Blooded Anti-Traitor Camp
Chapter 294 Iron-Blooded Anti-Traitor Camp
Qian Qianyi looked at the Hanshan Weekly in his hand and smiled wryly. Wang Wenzhou's mouth was really something else; he could make black seem white.
They claimed that the people needed peace, that war was detrimental to national interests, and even more so to the people's peaceful and prosperous lives. In short, they used various anti-war slogans.
"Bang!" Qian Qianyi slammed the weekly magazine he was holding onto the table. He was quite puzzled. Five days had passed since the court passed the peace proposal, and Wang Wenzhou should have already begun his mission to Liaodong. However, Wang Wenzhou hadn't attended court at all. And His Majesty didn't seem to be in a hurry. He really didn't know what kind of game the emperor and his minister were playing.
Wang Wenzhou was merely beginning to build momentum for peace talks. Not only did the "Hanshan Weekly" do this, but the imperial gazette also contained various cryptic articles, all conveying the main message that peace was essential for development and that peace was the only hope for the Ming Dynasty.
Qian Qianyi was not idle either. Through his efforts and those of the Donglin Party, various rumors about Wang Wenzhou coercing officials spread throughout the Ming Dynasty. There were even rumors that the current emperor had been bewitched by this traitor Wang Wenzhou, and had not only agreed to Wang Wenzhou's humiliating peace talks with the enemy, but had also bestowed his beloved concubine upon Wang Wenzhou.
At this moment, Wang Wenzhou was on a small hill on the outskirts of the capital. This nameless hill was heavily guarded both inside and out, and Wang Wenzhou named it the training base of the Iron-Blooded Anti-Traitor Camp.
Wei Yongfu was a death row inmate. He was 23 years old and had the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations). He studied diligently and his teacher believed that he would definitely pass the next imperial examination and become a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examinations). After that, he would likely rise to the top and pass the Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest level of the imperial examinations). However, fate is cruel. Last winter, Wei Yongfu got into an argument while drinking and accidentally killed someone.
Three days ago, Wei Yongfu was escorted here from the prison in his hometown. He knew the laws of the court; in principle, unless it was treason, all death row inmates would be executed in the autumn. Wei Yongfu was very puzzled. He initially thought it was his execution day, but he had been treated well here for the past two days and had not been executed.
What puzzled Wei Yongfu even more was that this place was a gathering place for death row inmates from all over the country. Yesterday, Wei Yongfu finally figured it out: the imperial court probably wanted them to do something, which was actually a good thing, as he could not only atone for his sins but also perhaps save his life.
"Quiet! Shut up, all of you! Lord Wang is here. Don't blame me for not warning you. Anyone who displeases Lord Wang will definitely suffer the consequences!" At this moment, Jiang Zhenghe, a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, shouted loudly.
Everyone immediately quieted down. In a short while, Wang Wenzhou had one arm around Chen Yuanyuan and the other around Wang Ying, with Gao Guilan pouting and Sun Rurui looking bitter behind him.
Wang Wenzhou kept all the babies in the capital with him because he feared that Zhu Youjian might one day become lustful and sleep with his babies in revenge. Wang Wenzhou also thought that Zhu Youjian probably wouldn't be as shameless as him, but he had a psychological trauma and was always worried.
Wang Wenzhou looked at the death row inmates standing on the playground. There were more than 2600 in total, including 2000 male prisoners and 600 female prisoners.
Wang Wenzhou said loudly, "Let me first introduce myself. My name is Wang Wenzhou, the heir of the Earl of Xinjian, and I am currently the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Great Ming Dynasty."
"Lord Wang, why does the court gather all the condemned prisoners together when carrying out executions?" a prisoner asked.
Wang Wenzhou smiled, pointed at the man, and said, "Men, drag him out and behead him!"
Jiang Zhenghe waved his hand, and several Imperial Guards rushed forward, pulled the man back from the group, kicked him to his knees, and chopped off his head with a knife.
Wang Wenzhou said coldly, "I'm actually quite easy to talk to, and I'm kind to people, but that's only towards people. You're all prisoners who have committed capital crimes, and you're not even human in front of me. So, you all better listen up, without my question, anyone who speaks will die! Anyone who disobeys my orders will die! Do you understand?"
Although they were all death row inmates and knew they wouldn't live past next year, they were all terrified of death. They were all stunned and speechless, completely frightened by Wang Wenzhou.
"Damn it!" Wang Wenzhou cursed, "Didn't you guys understand what I just said?"
Wang Wenzhou casually pointed at a death row inmate and said, "I don't like the look of him, drag him out and behead him!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the man was dragged out and beheaded.
Everyone was terrified. This Lord Wang was truly a god of death! He killed people just because he didn't like them. Lord Wang, you must find me pleasing to the eye!
Wang Wenzhou said coldly, "I'll emphasize again, my orders must be obeyed, and my questions must be answered. Did you hear me?"
"We heard you!" the death row inmates shouted, praying in their hearts, "Lord Wang, please don't take offense at us!"
"Very good!" Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly, pointed at the female prisoners' formation, and said, "Take off all your clothes!"
These female prisoners were carefully selected by Wang Wenzhou from various regions; they were all between 16 and 30 years old, and of course, they couldn't be ugly. Because the Tartar men were also men, and they wouldn't like ugly women.
The female prisoners looked at each other, then hesitantly began to take off their clothes.
Wang Wenzhou laughed and scolded, "Babies, babies, you're all about to die, what are you being shy about? If you hadn't committed a capital crime, would you be here? I don't want to humiliate you, I just want to give you a chance to live, of course, on the condition that you obey my orders and take your clothes off quickly!"
In no time, the female prisoners were all naked.
Suddenly, Gao Guilan reached out and pinched Wang Wenzhou's ear, saying in an annoyed tone, "Uncle, it's one thing for you to sleep with policewomen and take concubines, but you don't even spare death row inmates?"
Wang Wenzhou was both amused and exasperated. He said softly, "Little Lanlan, can you give me some face? There are so many people here. How am I supposed to lead my underlings if you treat me like this? Let go of her. Don't worry, I won't touch these women!"
"Hmph!" Gao Guilan sneered, then said aggrievedly, "Uncle, to tell you the truth, I've already written to my sisters, asking them to come to the capital immediately. If they don't come soon, I don't know how many more concubines you'll take. In less than a month, you've already taken three!"
Wang Wenzhou quickly hugged Gao Guilan and kissed her, coaxing her, "Little Lanlan, be good. These sisters of yours are all accidents. You don't know, and you don't know who said that I was lustful in front of the Emperor. You also know that the Emperor is my good friend, so he not only bestowed Yuanyuan upon me, but also his beloved concubine Yingying. I have no way to repay the Emperor's great kindness, so I can only do my best to serve the Emperor. I'm doing something important now, little Lanlan, be good."
Gao Guilan, this naive and innocent girl, is still very easy to fool. She pouted and nodded aggrievedly.
The male prisoners stared at the many white, bare thighs around them, their mouths agape, practically drooling.
Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly and said to the male prisoners, "I'll give you the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. I don't care who you kill, as long as you kill one person and drag his body to me, you can sleep with one of the girls over there."