Chapter 125 The Sword Stabbing at Elder Xu (Subscription Request)
Capital.

It is midsummer and the heat is scorching.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, so the shop owners selling ice snacks in Beijing are busy every day.

There were heat waves rolling on the road, and pedestrians and carriages passing by would push the layers of heat waves to the surroundings.

The cicadas' chirping becomes louder day by day, making the idle people more and more irritated.

But the imperial prison was very cool.

In the imperial prison, which is dark, gloomy and cold all year round, bursts of wailing have been heard day and night these days.

No one who entered the imperial prison would come out intact.

This is customary.

It's also a rule.

Anyone who was sent to the imperial prison would only lose a few pounds of flesh and blood.

Swish.

Swish swish.

The yamen runners carried wooden buckets filled with water and poured them heavily on the dark red floor tiles. Immediately, someone came with a bristle brush and vigorously brushed the bloody and flesh-stained ground.

The blood and water mixed together and were washed into the ditches on both sides, and finally flowed out of the imperial prison through the underground canals.

Deep in the imperial prison, there is an area without cells.

There were countless various torture instruments lying around.

Several officials were tied to tiger benches, their chests covered with whip marks and branding.

The air was filled with the smell of blood mixed with the stench of decay.

If it weren't for the hole on the side that constantly pumps in fresh air, I'm afraid this place would be unsuitable for human habitation.

Whizzing.

Sitting behind a rosewood desk, Yan Shaoting paid no heed to the foul stench in the prison and even leaned against a chair also made of rosewood, holding in his hand a piece of ice cream whose name he did not know.

Scoop it out spoonful by spoonful and put it into your mouth.

then.

You can see a cloud of white smoke coming out of his mouth.

Zhu Qi, who had chopped off the heads of Zheng Michang, He Maocai, Li Xuan and others in Zhejiang and completed his mission, stood beside Yan Shaoting and swept his cold eyes across the faces of the prisoners on the tiger bench.

And next to Zhu Qi is a new face.

The body shape is the same as Zhu Qi.

He has a tiger back, wasp waist, mantis legs, solid muscles, thick and long arms, and legs that are as strong and steady as nails. He is a good fighter.

"beat!"

"Hit hard!"

"After the fight, check again what you said before to see if there are any discrepancies."

The flag officer in charge of torture in the imperial prison spoke in a cold voice, ordering his men to beat the prisoners again and check their confessions again.

The purpose is to check whether there are any discrepancies or errors.

"The Jinyiwei are indeed rigorous in their work."

Yan Shaoting finished the unknown ice food and couldn't help but give a compliment.

But his eyes swept across Zhu Qi and the man beside him.

Zhu Qi just smiled and said, "Most people who are sent to the imperial prison have illusions and are bound to make false confessions. We need to check them many times before we can be sure."

Qi Dazhu, who was brought to the capital from Zhejiang by Zhu Qi and was standing next to him at this moment, frowned slightly.

All this seems to be different from what I thought.

But these people are all corrupt officials who embezzled military supplies and are great treacherous ministers.

Faced with repeated torture by the Jinyiwei.

Qi Dazhu remained silent.

Yan Shaoting stared at the silent Qi Dazhu and asked Zhu Qi, "Is this the man who colluded with the Japanese that Master Qi brought back from Zhejiang?"

Zhu Qi hurriedly bowed and pulled the dazed Qi Dazhui again.

The two men bowed.

Zhu Qi said, "I don't dare to call you Master Qi. He is the Zhejiang commoner who was falsely accused of collaborating with the Japanese by Zheng Michang and others, Qi Dazhu."

Yan Shaoting hummed and nodded: "Look at his figure, he is a good fighter. No wonder you want to bring him back."

Zhu Qi smiled and said, "The court is in need of people right now. One more person means more strength."

As he spoke, Zhu Qi pushed Qi Dazhu again.

Qi Dazhu looked up blankly and said, "I'm honored to meet you, Mr. Yan."

Yan Shaoting shook his head and said, "Stand up straight, everyone. Since the reign of Emperor Taizu Hongwu, there have been Jinyiwei to supervise the interior and the exterior. They should be more majestic and stand up straight."

This person from the Yan family looks pretty good.

Qi Dazhu was thinking silently in his heart, and when he saw Zhu Qi beside him straighten his back, he stood up.

Yan Shaoting glanced at Qi Dazhu again, then retracted his gaze and looked at the ambassador of the Ministry of Revenue's B Library who was tied to a tiger bench in front of him.

Zhu Qi also keenly noticed that Yan Shaoting glanced at Qi Dazhu just now.

Something moved in my heart.

Yan Shaoting had already spoken: "The Yizi Treasury of the Ministry of Revenue is responsible for storing cotton military uniforms and paper for memorials. Now I checked the inventory and accounts and found that 90% is gone and only 10% is left. I want to ask you, where did the remaining 90% go?"

The ambassador of the Ministry of Revenue's Yi Zi Ku, who had been beaten to pieces, raised his head with difficulty, blood flowing from the corners of his mouth.

Ambassador Yi Zi Ku had swollen eyes and looked blurrily at Yan Shaoting who couldn't see clearly in front of him.

But he could recognize Yan Shaoting's voice.

Ambassador Yi Zi Ku smiled miserably, but the wounds on his body were agitated, and he wailed with his teeth bared.

After a long while, he sneered and said, "Mr. Yan really asked knowingly. I have already said that nine out of ten missing characters in the Yi character library were not made by me."

Zhu Qi shouted coldly: "I told you to answer clearly, how dare you say anything else, answer honestly, or you will get beaten less!"

Ambassador Yi Zi Ku let out a series of miserable sneers.

Blood continued to flow out of his mouth.

“Why are nine out of ten missing from the Yi character library?”

"Minister Yan understands that the Yizi warehouse stores cotton military uniforms and paper for memorials. The cotton cloth of the imperial court all comes from the southeast, especially from Suzhou and Songjiang."

"Yan Shidu asked me why the number of characters in the Yi character library was less than one in ten. Isn't this asking even though you already know the answer?"

"Even if I explain everything clearly, does Yan Shidu really dare to report this matter to the emperor and punish all the people involved?"

Yan Shaoting sneered.

He naturally understood what the ambassador of the Yi character library said, and why the remaining Yi character library was less than one tenth.

He glanced at the clerk beside him and said, "Record his words."

The clerk nodded.

Zhu Qi shouted, "I told you to answer clearly! Why is there less than one tenth of the Yi character library, and who should be held accountable?"

The Yiziku ambassador's mouth was full of blood, and as he exhaled, blood foam came out.

He laughed miserably louder and louder.

The swollen eyes finally opened a little because of the effort. "Everyone!"

"Everyone is guilty!"

"The minister is guilty! The Ministry of Revenue is guilty!"

"There is a serious crime in Wenyuan Pavilion!"

"Neither of them is a good person...Neither of them is a good person..."

"They are not good people!"

"..."

The ambassador of Yiziku looked like a madman, roaring madly, with blood constantly gushing out of his mouth.

It looked like he was about to die.

Zhu Qi quickly winked.

The Jinyiwei officers and soldiers guarding the Yi Zi Ku Ambassador immediately stepped forward and held down the crazy Yi Zi Ku Ambassador.

Zhu Qi asked anxiously, "Who is it? Who is not a good person? Who in Wenyuan Pavilion is involved in this matter?"

In prison.

There was only Zhu Qi's questioning voice.

Not long after.

The soldier raised his head and looked at Zhu Qi: "Master Qi, this man is dead."

Anger showed on Zhu Qi's face, and he looked at Yan Shaoting with some difficulty.

Yan Shaoting smiled faintly and waved his hand: "Just record what he said, and move on to the next one."

"I said!"

"I said!"

"Master Yan, I will tell you everything..."

"I only ask that Master Yan forgive us..."

When Yan Shaoting was about to interrogate the next person, the remaining officials who were tied to the tiger bench immediately raised their heads and shouted loudly for mercy.

Dengdengdeng.

Just then, footsteps were heard behind Yan Shaoting.

Not long after.

Lu Yi approached Yan Shaoting with a nervous look.

"Brother-in-law..."

Yan Shaoting immediately glared at his brother-in-law.

Lu Yi's face was gloomy, and he said, "Student Yan! There is urgent news."

Yan Shaoting nodded and looked at Zhu Qi.

Zhu Qi folded his hands and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Yan, I will leave this to my subordinates. I will make sure these corrupt officials explain everything clearly!"

Yan Shaoting hummed and glanced at the deceived Qi Dazhu again.

Zhu Qi finally spoke: "Qi Dazhu."

"exist!"

Qi Dazhu straightened his chest.

Zhu Qi said, "Mr. Yan is now in charge of many state affairs, which are of great importance. You will follow Mr. Yan from now on. You must protect Mr. Yan's safety and never let him make any mistakes."

Qi Dazhu didn't understand why Yan Shidu, who had such heavy responsibilities in state affairs, needed his protection.

But he still nodded and said in a deep voice: "I obey your orders! I will never let the tutor make any mistakes!"

Afterwards, he really followed Yan Shaoting at a distance of three steps.

Yan Shaoting smiled and said, "Brothers, you have been working hard these days. We should not let ourselves suffer when working for His Majesty. In the next ten days, let's go to Fangchun Tower in South City for a drink. The bill will be in my name!"

This is an added bonus.

Immediately.

All the Jinyiwei in the imperial prison, led by Zhu Qi, bowed and clasped their fists.

"Thank you, tutor!"

Yan Shaoting had already led Lu Yi, with Qi Dazhu following behind, out of the imperial prison.

Got outside.

Yan Shaoting just glanced at Qi Dazhu.

This man was quite smart. He immediately walked to the gate of the courtyard in the distance and stood guard there to avoid suspicion and not listen to the secrets.

Only then did Yan Shaoting look at Lu Yi.

"What happened?"

Lu Yi curled his lips, swallowed his saliva, and whispered: "Didn't you ask me to send people to the southeast to keep an eye on Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui?"

He understood why his second brother-in-law asked him to send someone to keep an eye on Zhang Juzheng.

But he didn't understand why they were targeting Hai Rui, an unknown minor official.

Yan Shaoting's eyes narrowed: "Is it Zhang Juzheng or Hai Rui?"

"It's Hai Rui."

Lu Yi answered truthfully.

Yan Shaoting's expression relaxed, and he asked with an ambiguous smile, "What happened to him?"

Lu Yi took out an urgent letter from his sleeve and said, "This Hai Rui went from Zhejiang to Suzhou and Songjiang a few days ago. He went to the countryside six times to investigate the concealment of land and tax evasion in the two prefectures and compiled 32 memorials.

The original intention was to ask Zhang Juzheng to submit a joint memorial, but Zhang Juzheng disagreed, and the two had a very unpleasant argument.

So Hai Rui himself, in his capacity as the Censor of the Metropolitan Censorate, sent an urgent courier to deliver the thirty-two memorials to the capital, hoping to bring the matter before His Majesty.

Yan Shaoting lowered his head and looked at the urgent package that Lu Yi handed over.

The above excerpts some of the important contents of Hai Rui's thirty-two memorials.

He immediately asked: "Where are these memorials?"

Lu Yi replied: "When we received the news, the memorial had already arrived at Jintai Posthouse in Baoding Prefecture. Now, according to the time, it should have passed Zhuozhou and will soon enter the capital."

Yan Shaoting smiled silently.

Within Zhuozhou is Zhuolu Posthouse. After Zhuolu Posthouse, there is only Liangxiang Gujie Posthouse left, and then it is the capital.

Now it's just a coincidence.

I am investigating a case of corruption in military supplies.

Hai Rui then handed over a sword from the Suzhou and Songshan prefectures, which was intended to stab someone.

He immediately looked at Lu Yi, and then glanced at Qi Dazhu not far away.

"Take him with you, leave the city immediately, and stop the memorial."

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