Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1261

Although forty strokes of the cane was not as severe as a flogging, it was still considered quite heavy for a civil official.

During the torture, Qian Jingguang was prepared to be bedridden for several days, gritting his teeth as he lay prone on the torture platform.

However, when the thorny branch struck him for the first time, Qian Jingguang was somewhat bewildered, as he felt almost no pain.

When the executioner swung the thorn cane, he could clearly hear the wind, but it didn't hurt at all when it hit him.

Just as Qian Jinguang was filled with doubt, the executioner swung the thorn cane a second time, and just like before, he felt no pain.

And this continued for the next twenty executions, which made Qian Jingguang begin to have doubts.

Those who carried out executions in the Ministry of Justice underwent extremely rigorous training, and absolutely no mistakes were allowed when they were carrying out the executions.

Not even a single mistake can be tolerated, but the person being executed has already made twenty mistakes, which is clearly not right.

Therefore, Qian Jingguang began to wonder if the executioner had been specifically instructed to be more discreet in carrying out the execution.

However, just as Qian Jingguang was thinking this, the thorny branch was swung for the twenty-first time, but this time the result was different.

Qian Jingguang was wondering what had happened when he felt a burning pain in his buttocks and immediately cried out in pain.

"what!!!"

A pig-like scream suddenly rang out, but Qian Jingguang was already certain that the executioner had been instructed by someone.

The punishment of forty strokes was to administer half the blows and release the other half, so that the person would be injured enough to complete the task, but not so badly.

It was obvious that someone was extending a friendly gesture to make me aware of it. Although I didn't know exactly who it was, it must be someone from the Ministry of Justice.

Snapped!

Snapped!

Snapped!

Amid Qian Jingguang's screams and the sound of the whipping, the remaining twenty strokes of the cane were finally completed.

At this point, Qian Jingguang was in so much pain that his face had turned pale, his breathing was rapid, and even his voice was hoarse.

Immediately afterwards, the Ministry of Justice specially arranged for someone to examine his injuries and apply medicine to him, which took a quarter of an hour to complete.

After the person examining the injuries finished recording and left, Qian Jingguang realized that the person who had been helping him was about to reveal themselves.

However, to Qian Jingguang's surprise, he waited in the torture chamber for about an hour, but no one appeared.

This left Qian Jingguang somewhat puzzled, unable to understand the purpose of the person behind it all, and why they didn't show themselves.

It should be noted that after an official is tortured, unless he is completely unable to move, he will generally leave the Ministry of Justice without anyone stopping him.

Qian Jingguang stayed there, waiting for that person to show up so he could find out what his purpose was in helping him.

Now that this person is unwilling to show himself, there's no need for him to wait any longer, so he endured the pain and climbed up from the execution platform.

But at that moment, the door to the torture chamber was suddenly pushed open, and a figure slowly walked in from outside.

Qian Jinguang looked closely and realized that the man was actually Wang Huidi, the Minister of Justice.

"Your Majesty?"

Qian Jingguang looked at Wang Huidi with disbelief, but Wang Huidi simply smiled and said:

"I apologize, His Majesty convened an emergency court meeting after we returned to the capital, and all officials had to attend, so I was a little late."

"However, before I entered the palace, I specifically sent someone back to give instructions that the executioners should not hold back and would not let you be injured too badly."

After Wang Huidi finished speaking, Qian Jinguang slowly nodded his thanks.

"Thank you, Lord Wang, but..."

Qian Jingguang hesitated for a moment, but finally asked a question with a heart full of doubt.

"But why would Lord Wang risk helping me? This matter was personally decided by His Majesty. Why would Lord Wang risk his life for me?"

There is never any help without a reason in officialdom, and Qian Jinguang was well aware of this, which is why he asked in this way.

Because Wang Huidi's actions were too extreme; she took such a big risk to help herself without any personal gain, which seemed very wrong.