"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward. From now on, this old servant will swear loyalty to the death.”
The old eunuch kowtowed heavily again.
However, compared to his previous pale face, at this moment, his face was glowing red.
Yin Hongcai was ecstatic.
As expected, his choice was correct.
This reward could no longer be described as generous or not. It was simply a vast and mighty heavenly grace.
The money on the ground was nothing. He had practiced martial arts before, so the punishment of ten sticks would not hurt his bones.
The most important thing was to be on duty in the palace. This was a first-class good thing.
From now on, he was the person beside the monarch and could reach the heavens.
In this palace, status was not determined by rank or strength, but by the closeness of the owner.
Sometimes, no matter how strong you were or how much power you had, a single sentence from the other party in front of the monarch would make you die.
Yin Hongcai lowered his head.
He swore in his heart over and over again that from now on, he would become the king's most loyal dog.
He would bite whoever His Majesty asked him to bite.
Yin Hongcai kowtowed. Behind him, the other eunuchs were filled with envy and jealousy.
They also knew about Cao Cheng's matter, but they did not stand up for him immediately. They had let this old man get such a big bargain for nothing.
They were all eunuchs, but there were still differences between them. The difference between cleaning the toilet and serving the monarch was like heaven and earth.
Looking at Yin Hongcai's smug look, someone finally couldn't hold it in anymore.
Behind them, a plump eunuch crawled up to Jiang Chen.
He said flatteringly,
"Your Majesty, my name is Zhao Cheng. I have exposed Yuan Chengwen. He has a very good relationship with Cao Cheng, and he must have an unclear relationship with the Prime Minister's Estate.”
Before the fat eunuch could finish his words, a person in the crowd was shocked and glared at him.
He hurriedly defended himself,
"Your Majesty, he has wronged this servant. Cao Cheng was indeed on good terms with this servant before he became the Prime Minister's spy, but ever since he ran to the Prime Minister's residence, this servant has directly cut off all contact with him.
This servant knows who I am and what kind of person I am.
They know that Your Majesty is the master of these servants. Those people outside are unreliable and will never betray Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will be clear about this.”
In the crowd, many people secretly glanced at the two of them, and their faces revealed some shock.
The two of them had a feud, and many people knew about it.
Moreover, Zhao Cheng was the collateral bloodline of the Zhao family's butler. He was specially sent to the palace.
Compared to having a good relationship with Cao Cheng, the lackey of the Prime Minister's Estate, or having a good relationship with him in the past, it was needless to say which one was closer to the Prime Minister's Estate.
However, as a slave, it was better to avoid trouble.
This matter had nothing to do with them, so even if Yuan Chengwen was wrongly accused, everyone was still afraid.
Yin Hong had only said one sentence earlier, and Cao Cheng had not even had the chance to defend himself before he was beaten into a pulp by the order.
If the fire was drawn to him, wouldn't he suffer a great loss?
However, just as everyone was feeling apprehensive…
Jiang Chen raised his hand gently, signaling Yuan Chengwen to shut up.
He crouched down on the spot and stretched out his index finger. He lifted the chin of the fat eunuch kneeling in front of him with some disdain.
Under the other party's flattering smile, he asked indifferently,
"Do you know what the crime of deceiving the emperor is?”
Zhao Cheng, who had jumped out to testify against someone else, was one of the two whose loyalty was below 60.
As for Yuan Chengwen, who was exposed, his loyalty was 75. Although it was not particularly high, it was definitely not considered a betrayal.
Loyalty level of 60 was a dividing line. 60 could be considered to be swaying left and right or not taking a stand.
Those above 70 could basically be classified as loyal. 80 was already quite loyal. 90 would not easily lower their loyalty unless something completely violated their bottom line.
As for the 100, they would never betray him no matter what happened.
As for those below sixty, especially those around thirty, their hearts were bound to be in Cao's camp but their bodies were in Han.
Furthermore, loyalty below 10 meant that there was an irreconcilable blood feud or that they were loyal to the enemy.
Zhao Cheng, Loyalty 35.
Jiang Chen suddenly stood up, and the smile on his face instantly became extremely cold.
He shouted sternly,
"Men, pull him down and scrape him. Everyone has to do it.
If he dies within a thousand cuts, I'll let whoever dies continue the punishment until he has a thousand cuts.
You can make mistakes, but you must not deceive the emperor.
Making a mistake did not necessarily mean death. Admitting it voluntarily might even reduce the punishment.
Even if you have made a grave mistake and must die, I will try my best to make your death a little more comfortable.
However, as long as he was a liar, he would be cut into pieces.”
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