The Assassin Empire of the Three Kingdoms

As soon as the red-hot copper pillar was placed on Zhang Zhao's body, light smoke immediately filled the air.The fine Sichuan brocade immediately turned into a blind eye, and the moment the copper pillar touched the skin, a burnt smell came out.

"Ah...!" Who would have imagined that such a frail old man would have such strength and utter such a loud cry.Everyone was stunned by this scene, and some court ladies turned their faces away and couldn't bear to watch any more.

Zhang Zhao rolled on the ground with the copper pillar in his arms. His beard and hair were already on fire. After the clothes all over his body were roasted at high temperature, his hair burned together.Zhang Zhao was surrounded by fire, and the sound of shouting was directly proportional to the intensity of the flames.When the fire was completely extinguished, a charred human body appeared on the ground.The tenacious vitality supported the old man and left a sigh of relief.

Lu Su rushed over to hug Zhang Zhao, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he tore off a piece of scorched flesh, and Zhang Zhao's whole body trembled.After a while, Zhang Zhao said in a weak voice intermittently: "Your Majesty, this is a temptress! Please kill her as soon as possible, so as not to harm the country and the people!"

Pointing at Qin Cao who was hiding behind Sun Quan with one hand, he finally exhaled his last breath, his arm fell to the ground, and his black eyes were wide open.It's not that he doesn't want to close it, but the flesh on his face has been burned away, even the eyelids have been burned clean, and the two eyes have long since disappeared, leaving only two black holes

According to legend, the punishment of cannon fire was a torture used by King Zhou of Yin. "Xunzi? Yibing": "Zhou cut off Bigan, imprisoned Jizi, and burned him with cannons." "Historical Records? Yin Benji": "The people resented and the princes had sidelines, so Zhou was severely punished and had the law of cannon "Pei Yiji explained the "Biography of Lie Nu": "Paste the copper pillar and add charcoal to the bottom, so that the guilty will do what they want, and they will fall into the charcoal. Daji laughed, and the name is the punishment of cannon fire." Human punishment, this punishment is extremely cruel, and the tortured person is in so much pain that he would be wiped out in ashes.

Looking at Zhang Zhao's horrific corpse, Lu Su stared at Sun Quan, his eyes were full of anger, resentment and unwillingness.Qin Cao who was behind Sun Quan took a look with his head, and met Lu Su's eyes, so scared that he quickly shrank his head back.Originally, he suggested to Sun Quan to scare Zhang Zhao and others with the torture of cannon fire, but he did not expect this to be the result.

Sun Quan has always been ruthless and ruthless. In order to compete for the master position, he would not let go of his own elder brother and third younger brother, let alone Zhang Zhao, an outsider.But this is indeed a bit too much.But he is the emperor, and the emperor is always right, even if he is wrong, he is still right.He waved his hand: "Send the Grand Tutor back to the mansion, you should leave too! Tomorrow morning, I don't want this kind of thing to happen again."

Bells and drums rang in the palace, and those officials who were hungover last night were hastily woken up by their personal servants.When he heard that the emperor was going to court early, he was surprised but not afraid.In the past six months, Sun Quan has never come to court early, how could he want to go to court early today on a whim, without notifying in advance, if the time is delayed, it will be a death penalty.

At the same time, Zhang Zhao's mansion was full of tears, and the mourning hall built overnight was solemn and solemn.The children and grandchildren knelt on both sides and wailed loudly. In the huge coffin, the black and unrecognizable corpse lay quietly inside. Anyone who saw it felt a little scared.

The eldest son Zhang Cheng, the second son Zhang Xiu and the nephew Zhang Fen were all angry.The Zhang family made great contributions to the establishment of the Wu state, and now they have ended up like this.If Lu Su hadn't interceded, maybe Sun Quan would have killed them all.After thinking about it, the three of them felt aggrieved.

Zhang Cheng got up and went back to the back hall, Zhang Xiu and Zhang Fen hurriedly followed.As soon as he walked out of the mourning hall, Zhang Xiu called Zhang Cheng: "Brother, my father can't die in vain. Just because of a few insulting words, Sun Quan ignored his father as a veteran of the state of Wu and used such cruel punishment. , I must seek an explanation for my father!"

"Second brother, don't mess around!" Zhang Cheng grabbed Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Fen said: "Brothers, don't blame us for being unkind to your Majesty. My Zhang family has been loyal and good for generations, but today I have been dubbed an anti-thief. If you don't go, go!"

"Brother Fen, you come back too!" Zhang Cheng knew these two brothers very well.They all belong to the powder keg type, just one point.At this time, they must not be allowed to cause trouble, otherwise the whole Zhang family will really be over.

Zhang Chengsheng pulled the two of them closer to the back hall.After closing the door, looking at the two younger brothers who were still yelling, Zhang Chengdao: "Stop arguing, I am also saddened by the death of my father, but we can't mess around, that is my Majesty of Wu, and now His Majesty has framed us for treason , That’s why I killed my father. If we really raise an army, won’t we be convicted of this crime? By then, our Zhang family will have a foothold in the five generals of Wu.”

"Where is the foothold? Does Wu have a foothold in this world?" Zhang Xiu said angrily, "The Heavenly Dragon Empire has strong soldiers and strong horses, but in the past two years, my country of Wu has been poor and weak. I'm afraid that if Long Fei doesn't do anything, our country of Wu will bow down and surrender. Instead of letting Long Fei seize Jiangdong, which our Zhang family worked so hard to build, it's better for us to strike first!" Zhang Xiu glanced at Zhang Cheng: "Don't worry , I will not compete with you for the position of lord at that time."

"Yes, big brother! The second brother is right!" Zhang Fen supported Zhang Xiu: "Sun Quan is too deceitful to use such cruel punishments. How is it different from that tyrant? Even if we don't take it, we will be dragons in the future." Fly the meat around the mouth."

"You bastard, how dare you call His Majesty by his first name!" Zhang Cheng stared, Zhang Xiu and Zhang Fen took half a step back.Don't look at them all looking very powerful, the boss of this family is still Zhang Cheng.Zhang Cheng is over 30 years old this year, and he is the general of Wu Guo Fenwei. He holds a lot of military power in his hands, which is much more good medicine than Zhang Xiu and Zhang Fen combined.Moreover, Zhang Chengneng is a rare hero who is used to fighting. He was sent by Lu Su to Xuyukou as the first line of defense against the dragon army.Among the Eastern Wu, Zhang Cheng was recognized as the third general after Xu Sheng and Quanzong.

Zhang Cheng took a deep breath, changed the tense atmosphere in the room, and said calmly: "Even if you want to rebel, you have to find a suitable time. Now, in order to guard Jianye, Sun Quan has dispatched a large number of soldiers and horses. Doing it at this time is tantamount to a dead end." .”

"Then what does Big Brother think we should really do?"

"One word, endure!" Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth: "We must avenge the murder of our father, and we must not be reckless to shake Sun Quan's position. We have to wait for an opportunity, an opportunity to completely avenge our father, you two Go back first, I'm going to meet my father-in-law, I hope it can help us."

Zhang Cheng's wife's surname is Zhuge, who is Zhuge Jin's daughter.Zhang Cheng said that if he wanted to discuss with his father-in-law, he would turn to Zhuge Jin.Although Zhuge Jin was no longer valued by Sun Quan in the state of Wu, his talent and learning remained undiminished, and because he was a veteran minister, he still had a certain prestige in the court.Zhang Cheng took off his filial piety clothes, put on a disguise, and quietly came to Zhuge Jin's house in a sedan chair.

Zhuge Jin is reading a book.Zhang Cheng's arrival surprised Zhuge Jin: "The son-in-law is not at home to pay homage to your father, why did you come to me?"

Zhang Cheng knelt down in front of Zhuge Jin with a plop.Zhuge Jin was at a loss for a while, and quickly helped Zhang Cheng up: "Your son-in-law, feel free to say something, we are a family. As his close friend, Mr. Taifu passed away suddenly, I feel sad, my son-in-law got up and spoke!" Zhuge Jin Pulling Zhang Cheng towards the secret room.

Sun Quan went to court for the first time, and many ministers did not come.The few people who were scattered were crooked, and some people didn't have time to put on their clothes, yawning again and again, and the faint makeup on their faces showed where he went last night.Sun Quan was a little annoyed, he beckoned Chang Shi over, and whispered a few words in his ear.Chang Shi was startled: "Your Majesty!" Sun Quan's face darkened, Chang Shi didn't dare to continue speaking, and bowed and retreated.

The early court usually starts around Yin time, but now it is Mao time, the sky is already bright, and there are still a few seats vacant.Sun Quan's face became more and more ugly, and he immediately ordered the palace gates to be closed. Those who have not come at this time will not have to come again in the future.The implication is to dismiss from office.Everyone was silent, and they didn't know what kind of medicine Sun Quan bought in the gourd.

Time was not long, Chang Shi led a dozen servants in with a brazier.Enemies Lu Su, Xue Zong, and Bu Lu are all too familiar with the routine.Especially Xue Zong and Bu Lu trembled when they saw this thing.Lu Su hurried forward, knelt down and saluted: "Your Majesty!..."

Before Lu Su could finish speaking, Sun Quan interrupted: "The governor doesn't need to say too much, I'm free to measure myself."

Right in the middle of the hall, the servants began to bake the copper pillar on a charcoal fire.The copper pillar I brought today was bigger than the one that burned Zhang Zhao to death last night, and it brought in more charcoal fire.Some people who have read ancient books have some understanding of this thing.And those who have never seen it are a little curious, and some even take the initiative to approach it.

When the cannon was burning red, and the whole body exuded a scorching heat wave, those people who heard about Zhang Zhao's incident became frightened one by one.They didn't know who they were going to deal with today, so they all hid back.Sun Quan was very satisfied with this performance. As a king, he must have a little bit of domineering, so that these ministers are afraid of him.Otherwise, one day someone will climb onto your capital. It was because I was too modest that Zhang Zhao happened.

Sun Quan cast a gloomy face and glanced at all the ministers: "You are all talents of Wu Guo, and you are also a generation who has read poetry and books. You should understand etiquette. Some people should know this thing. If you don't know it, I will tell you! It's called Pao Lao!"

Hearing the word Paobao, they all gasped.I only heard that this object was made by King Zhou. Later Zhou destroyed Shang and abolished it because of the cruel punishment. I didn't expect to see it again today.Anyone who is tortured by cannonballs is considered a tyrant, could it be...?I dare not think about it further.The excited person instantly understood that Sun Quan was telling the officials that it was best not to say anything harsh in the future, otherwise Zhang Zhao would be an example.

The officials were silent like cicadas, shivering timidly, knelt on the ground with their heads down and said nothing.The previous quarrels were no longer seen, and the whole world seemed to be quiet all of a sudden.After the court was over, Sun Quan hurried back to Fenglai Building, and hugged Qin Cao as soon as he entered the door: "My concubine is really a god, once this thing comes out, I will never be troubled by those guys again."