Chapter 394: Working Together with Xu Jie is the Most Pleasant Thing

Now that the cooperation between the two parties has been finalized.

During the remaining time, Yang Bo explained some precautions in detail to Yan Shaoting.

After all, he has been in the court for so many years. Although he needs to borrow the power of the Yan family in the Censorate and the censors to make a different voice this time, he also has his own people to mobilize.

But finally a specific time was set.

The different voices they wanted to make regarding the impeachment of Xuanfu Town in the court had to be completed before the emperor issued an order to summon the cabinet and court officials for a court meeting.

Otherwise, if you wait until after the fact to do such things, it will be a waste of effort.

After seeing Yang Bo off.

Yan Shaoting sat down again, but narrowed his eyes and pondered silently.

Xu Wei cleaned up everything on the tea table and made two new cups of tea.

"Logically speaking, the censors' impeachment of Yang Bo is nothing. Even if they were serious, they would just issue an imperial decree to reprimand him. So today, he didn't mention himself in any of his sentences. Every word he said was about Xuanfu."

Xu Wei silently analyzed the current situation.

Yan Shaoting lowered his head, holding the teacup, and took a sip of Changping's own jasmine tea. The taste was not strong, and the light tea aroma was mixed with an even more subtle jasmine scent.

"Saving Xuanfu is saving Yang Weiyue himself."

"He's very clear about that."

Yan Shaoting took a sip of tea, letting the aroma of tea and flowers linger between his lips and teeth.

Yang Bo’s sudden visit today was unexpected, but also reasonable.

At least at the beginning of the year, because of Guo Yuchuang's relationship, he planned a big situation in front of the old Taoist priest. This made Yang Bo see the possibility that he would be able to help in this matter.

same.

The current turmoil in the court mainly originates from Xuanfu.

How to characterize Xuanfu's role and merits and demerits in this Mongolian invasion has become a crucial point.

Yan Shaoting narrowed his eyes and said, "But the fact that he came to me in person without any disguise means that he was prepared for others in the court to know about it. In this case..."

Xu Wei listened to Yan Shaoting's analysis and took over the conversation: "If that's the case, it means he is ready to confront Xu Jie head-on."

After all, the censors in the imperial court have always been the private domain of the upright.

Even if others can intervene, they can only hold one or two insignificant positions.

Generally speaking, the censors are mainly upright officials, and what the officials do in the court is also based on the interests of the upright officials.

No matter what Xu Jie's current status in the court is, until new representatives of interests are brought up, he, the Huating Xu, will still be a representative of the clean stream.

"Yang Bo is not that reckless person."

Yan Shaoting spoke slowly, gave Yang Bo his evaluation, and continued, "Since he made such a decision, it means he has a backup plan."

The court is full of thousand-year-old foxes.

Even if I agreed to Yang Bo's request today, I can tell with my ass that Yang Bo must have made preparations for both scenarios.

Xu Wei smiled and looked at the seat where Yang Bo was sitting. "No matter what, since he has made such preparations, if this incident eventually leads to Xu Jie, then he, Yang Bo, will naturally face it head-on."

Hearing Xu Wei say this, Yan Shaoting couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Under Xu Wei's gaze.

Yan Shaoting said cheerfully: "If there really is such an opportunity to team up to deal with Xu Jie, wouldn't it be the most enjoyable thing?"

Xu Wei smiled knowingly when he heard this: "If that's the case, we have to have Lu Tongzhi and his men secretly investigate whether Xu Jie is behind the impeachment by the censors this time."

Yan Shaoting nodded in agreement to this proposal.

As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire.

Although the incident was caused by Xuanfu Town's failure to defend against the enemy, it was impossible for the censors in the capital, who were far away from Xuanfu, to launch impeachment so quickly. It was impossible to say that there was no one behind the scenes pushing them.

It is necessary to check it out.

However, if Xu Jie was really the mastermind behind the scenes, he should be forced to reveal his true colors head-on. It would be best if Gao Gong, Yang Bo and other members of the Northern and Jin factions in the court could see with their own eyes how the Southern elite represented by Xu Jie were tripping them up behind their backs.

After all, this is a contradiction and conflict between them.

Even if I agreed to Yang Bo's request for cooperation, there was no need for me to be at the forefront for their benefit.

I think Yang Bo is well aware of this.

But I thought of Xu Wei's proposal.

Yan Shaoting continued, "We also need to investigate the captured White Lotus members who helped the Mongols in this time to see if there is any information worth paying attention to behind this incident."

Seeing Yan Shaoting say this, Xu Wei immediately asked in confusion: "Sir, do you think that there is something fishy behind these White Lotus Sects?"

Yan Shaoting snorted.

"They brought over 3,000 Mongols in without making any noise. If they could do it easily, there must be something fishy going on!"

Xu Wei nodded: "This matter seems to be in the hands of Zhu Qiqianhu, how about I go over there now?"

Yan Shaoting's eyes turned, his thoughts drifted away, and after thinking carefully, he nodded and said, "Go over there in the name of the Changping Public Security Bureau. There's no need to cover up such a thing."

Xu Wei nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Yan Shaoting did not mention Pang's matter again, he bowed slightly, left the tea room, and hurried towards the Jinyiwei Yamen.

After seeing Xu Wei off, Yan Shaoting drank the jasmine tea in the cup in front of him.

After putting down the teacup, he stood up and went to the back house of Yan's mansion.

The other end.

When Xu Wei was rushing to the Jinyiwei Yamen.

It’s in the Jinyiwei prison.

The business of the imperial prison has been particularly prosperous recently, and it is bustling day and night.

Zhu Qi, who had been busy outside all day, rushed back to the yamen with Qi Dazhu. Behind them, there were dozens of other people who were detained by the Jinyiwei and sent directly to the imperial prison.

Zhu Qi and Qi Dazhu didn't even have a chance to catch their breath and followed the prisoner into the imperial prison.

The imperial prison today can be described as overcrowded.

In each cell, countless big black hands stretched out from behind the bars, and wailing and pleas for mercy could be heard one after another.

The further they went in, the fewer the wailing and pleas for mercy became, and were gradually replaced by shrill screams.

In the dim cell, the stagnant air was filled with the stench of decay from previous days and the strong smell of blood.

Zhu Qi's expression remained unchanged.

Cases like this do not have as much impact as those major cases in the past.

Qi Dazhu, who had been working in the Jinyiwei for several years, was also familiar with the ins and outs of this business.

It is hard to see in him the image of the Zhejiang farmer who used to speak up for justice.

surroundings.

It is the thing that can change a person the most.

Zhu Qi walked all the way to the deepest part of the imperial prison. The sunlight outside could no longer reach here, so candles had to be lit for lighting.

Of course, there was a pot of red-hot charcoal fire in the corner, and several soldering irons were inserted into the red-hot charcoal fire, absorbing the heat.

After Zhu Qi arrived, he sat down on a chair. Qi Dazhu stood behind him with his hands behind his back. Although his eyes were not cold, he silently looked at the several people who were hanging on the racks in the cell.

There were three people hanging on the rack.

The clothes of the three people had already been stripped off.

It's the kind that is stripped off without leaving any trace.

However, once you are in the imperial prison, there is no need to talk about whether it is decent or not.

After all, whether you can walk out of the imperial prison alive is another matter.

The three people who were hung up had scars all over their bodies.

The wounds in some places were also torn apart, but due to repeated injuries, it was difficult for the wounds to have a chance to heal and form calluses, so that the areas around the wounds began to fester and rot due to the environment in the imperial prison.

There were three people. The first one was bald and was found to be the leader of the group of monks who escaped from Nanlu Temple, Monk Fochun.

The other one had a big belly and his eyes were so swollen that they could not be seen. After some investigation, it was discovered that he was a merchant from Yanqing Prefecture.

As for the last person, his identity is very interesting.

A centurion of the Sihai administrative center of Yanqing Prefecture.

These three people were the ones who were responsible for enabling more than 3,000 Mongols to quietly cross the Yanshan Great Wall and sneak into the capital under the nose of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Qi sat on the chair and casually flipped through the confession in front of him.

The confession only contained the questions asked by the Jinyiwei interrogators, but did not contain the confessions of these three people.

Obviously.

Facing severe torture by the Imperial Guards, these three people have stubbornly resisted until now.

After taking a look at the confession which showed no progress, Zhu Qi snorted coldly.

He stood up and walked to the monk Fuchun who was hanging in the middle position, and pulled out a dagger from his waist.

The tip of the knife pressed against a gaping wound on Fochun's chest.

As Zhu Qi's arm moved gently, the tip of the knife slid slowly across the wound.

Blood began to flow out of the wound continuously.

Zhu Qi said in a cold voice: "It's been several days. I didn't expect that a bald donkey like you could hold on until now."

The pain woke up Fo Chun, who had fainted. His face twitched continuously as he raised his head and looked at Zhu Qi.

The monk bit his lips which were oozing blood foam, and glared at Zhu Qi with resentment.

Those eyes full of resentment seemed to contain countless curses.

Zhu Qi laughed instead: "I know that you rebels are determined to oppose the imperial court. Even if I arrest you and interrogate you, it will be difficult to pry your mouths open."

He seemed to be asking and answering his own questions.

Zhu Qi just glanced at Fu Chun, whose face was full of resentment, and continued to say with a smile: "But it may be the blessing of the Buddha that allowed me to find evidence against you, the rebels."

Talking.

Then Qi Dazhu, who had been standing there, clapped his hands.

Then two Jinyiwei officers and soldiers came in, escorting a beautiful woman.

The moment he saw the woman come in, Fu Chun, who originally had a face full of resentment, suddenly had a flash of panic in his eyes.

He immediately raised his head and looked at Zhu Qi.

"what you up to!"

Zhu Qi did not look back at Fu Chun, but just stretched out his hand to pinch the chin of the woman in front of him, and then he looked at her as if he was admiring an exquisite object.

"The Buddha said that we should give up the seven emotions and six desires, but you, a bald ass, have committed all of them. I don't know if the Buddha will send you to the eighteen levels of hell when the time comes."

The woman's face was full of panic and anxiety, but she clenched her teeth and dared not make a sound.

Zhu Qi still spoke in a cold tone: "Our people just checked her pulse and it seems that she is pregnant..."

"I said!"

Without waiting for Zhu Qi to finish his words, Fo Chun's face was finally filled with nervousness, fearing that Zhu Qi would say something next that would make him regret for the rest of his life.

Zhu Qi smiled coldly and waved his hand, and the woman was taken away.

Zhu Qi just spat at Fo Chun and said, "Don't worry. Although you will die if you enter my Jinyiwei prison, we usually won't do anything to your family. If you can explain it clearly, the woman can get a lot of money to live on in the future."

There was a deep sense of sadness on Fuchun's face.

He knew he had no choice.

At this time, Qi Dazhu also winked at the people beside him, and these people took Fochun off the shelf and dragged him away for interrogation.

At this time, Zhu Qi had already walked up to the merchant from Yanqing Prefecture.

The noise just now had already woken this person up.

When he saw Zhu Qi coming, this man's face was filled with panic.

Zhu Qi still had a smile on his face: "Think it over and decide whether to tell it or not?"

But after Zhu Qi said this, the businessman's expression became completely restrained, and he even had the strength to spit out a mouthful of blood at Zhu Qi.

"Dog officer!"

"Kill me now if you have the guts!"

Zhu Qi just wiped his face with his sleeve, and then stared at the businessman with a smile on his face: "I don't find any handle on you. Your family has been doing business for generations. After your parents died, you took over the family business. Even though you have taken in many concubines over the years, you have never had a child. But..."

Speaking of it.

suddenly.

A black shadow flashed.

The dagger that Zhu Qi was originally playing with in his hand suddenly stabbed into the merchant's waist without any warning.

And Zhu Qi had already come in front of the businessman.

The two looked at each other.

Zhu Qi said in a sinister tone: "I have found the bodies of many women you have harmed, as well as the torture methods you have specially recorded. What if I ask someone to return all the punishments to you according to what you have written down?"

As he spoke, Zhu Qi gently turned the hand holding the dagger.

As someone who came from the Jinyiwei, he knew best where a knife could be stabbed without being fatal but still causing great pain.

The businessman's face was twisted into a frown, and sweat was pouring down his forehead.

His body was shaking constantly.

But every time he trembled, it would pull at the wounds on his body, making him more painful.

slowly.

Zhu Qi slowly pulled out the knife, and a stream of blood gushed out from the merchant's waist and abdomen, but soon not much blood continued to flow out.

The position is perfect.

"You're going to hell!"

The merchant was trembling all over and cursing Zhu Qi in a resentful tone, but he could not stop the Jinyiwei officers and soldiers who had been eager to try and rush forward to repeat the methods he had used on those innocent women in the past.

Screams continued to ring out from deep within the cell.

Zhu Qi stood like a devil in front of the officials of the Yanqing Prefecture.

Zhu Qi's expression also became somewhat conflicted at this moment.

He even sighed.

But the centurion had a calm expression.

"I don't know much to begin with, and it turns out I had no choice."

"Please be lenient with those brothers who were dragged into this water by me without my knowledge, and give them a chance to live."

"As long as Shangguan agrees, I will tell you everything I know."

Zhu Qi's eyes flickered, and after a moment of silence, he finally nodded.

At this moment.

After Qi Dazhu came back from a trip to the imperial prison, he walked up behind him and whispered, "Mr. Wenchang is here and is waiting for you outside."

Zhu Qi's eyes flashed, and then he nodded.

"You stay here and keep a close eye on these people."

After finishing speaking.

Zhu Qi then walked out of the imperial prison.

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