Zhou Yanru was already prepared to be tortured. He couldn't help gritting his teeth for a moment and cheering himself up secretly, thinking: "If I can survive, I will gain a good reputation among officials in the future and win the support of civil servants all over the world." , it will undoubtedly be easier to join the cabinet in the future!
If you are beaten to death by people from Dongchang, you can still leave a good name!
But there is no doubt that I cannot admit that I have an informant in the inner court. Not only will I die, but I will also lose a good reputation! Even the scholar-bureaucrats would not write me down in their notes, so as not to damage the reputation of the entire scholar-bureaucrats!
After all, civil servants and officials have always been the most loyal, upright and honest. How could they do such a despicable thing as placing spies to spy on the emperor? "
But Zhou Yanru did not expect that the people in Dongchang did not torture him. They only forced him to inhale the smoke produced by burning black powder a few days ago.
And I smoke it every other day.
But it happened that after the last ten days, I stopped sucking him.
But Zhou Yanru miraculously found that he wanted to take another breath of the smoke produced by the burning black powder.
The further back he went, the more he thought about it.
Zhou Yanru even found that he was going crazy because he wanted this.
When Wei Zhongxian came to Dongchang again, he couldn't help but pounced on Wei Zhongxian, and he hit the cell door directly, making a loud noise.
Wei Zhongxian looked over because of the noise.
Zhou Yanru took the initiative and shouted: "Mr. Factory, Mr. Factory, Mr. Factory, please, please be merciful and let me breathe in the black powder you gave me before. I seem to like this very much!" "
Wei Zhongxian laughed and asked: "Then tell us who you have installed in the inner court and what do you want to do by installing these people?"
Zhou Yanru subconsciously replied: "No, there is no such thing."
"No, you have. You have done such a thing. Only by admitting that you have done it can you inhale the fragrance."
As Wei Zhongxian spoke, he took out a white paper bag and waved it in front of Zhou Yanru.
Zhou Yanru was about to reach out to take it but was blocked by the cell door. Then Zhou Yanru shouted angrily: "Give it to me! Give it to me! I am a Hanlin editor, and I am the number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty. You Give it to me, if you don’t give it to me, I’ll kill you!”
Wei Zhongxian wasn't angry at all, he just looked at Zhou Yanru getting angry.
After Zhou Yanru got angry, he became very sad, and finally said uncontrollably: "I can't do it, I can't admit it!"
"You have to admit it. If you admit it, our family will reward you with this!"
As Wei Zhongxian spoke, he placed the white paper bag in front of Zhou Yanru again and shook it.
Zhou Yanru pounced again, but was in vain. He could only say: "Okay, I admit it, I admit it."
"Then who did you install and why did you install these people?"
Wei Zhongxian continued to ask.
Zhou Yanru now only looked at the white paper bag in Wei Zhongxian's hand with burning eyes, completely losing his mind, and only said: "Young prisoner Du Zhizhi of the inner official prison, Aunt Mei, the wet nurse next to the late emperor and the fifth prince..."
Wei Zhongxian was shocked after hearing this. He thought that he had actually placed people around the fifth prince Zhu Youjian, and thought to himself: "These Donglin Party members are so brave! The chess pieces are also spread far and wide!"
Wei Zhongxian then asked: "Why are these people placed?"
"If you want to know the secrets of the inner court, the most important thing is what kind of emperor the emperor is. Also, if the emperor is not a good emperor, let's see if we can find an opportunity to replace the emperor! We don't want the emperor to be an unkind emperor! "
Zhou Yanru looked at the white paper bag and spoke.
Wei Zhongxian stood up in surprise, subconsciously dropped the white paper bag in his hand, pointed at Zhou Yanru and roared: "Bold!"
Zhou Yanru didn't take it seriously at all, and just grabbed the white paper bag that fell on the ground. When he found that he couldn't smoke it, he had to shout again: "Fire, I want fire!"
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"Give him fire!"
Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhou Yanru who was frantically trying to suck up the flames in front of him and said nothing, then returned to the Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace with a serious expression, and asked Wei Zhongxian to follow him back to Nuan Pavilion.
After Wei Zhongxian reported the interrogation results about Zhou Yanru and others' spying in the inner court, Zhu Youxiao personally used Wuxiang to interrogate Zhou Yanru again.
After confirming that it was correct, Zhu Youxiao had to be more sure of all his suspicions. Although the vested interests no longer easily have the ambition to usurp the throne and become emperor, they have their own ideals of replacing an emperor they like or controlling the emperor. The ambition of the emperor.
If it continues like this, it will obviously become more and more bourgeois-style, that is, it wants the political leaders in front of the stage to be in line with the image in their hearts.
And if it doesn't meet the requirements, we don't rule out using assassination to get rid of them.
Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but ask Wei Zhongxian: "Did Fan Yuqing say the same thing? Did he bribe the eunuchs in Qianqing Palace just to see if the emperor was their ideal emperor?"
"Back to my lord, it's basically the same."
Wei Zhongxian replied carefully.
He also didn't expect that he would dig out such shocking secrets after taking charge of the East Factory and strengthening the factory's security forces in accordance with His Majesty's request.
Wei Zhongxian had to admit that he had gained a lot of knowledge and had a deeper understanding of these civil servants.
In any era, any character grows slowly through what they experience.
Wei Zhongxian is no exception. He just wants to know what his emperor will do now, whether he will be the image of a benevolent, wise and virtuous king in the minds of others, or whether he will still be an emperor who sticks to his words.
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao pondered for a long time and said, "Go and bring Zhou Yanru over."
"My slave obeys the order!"
Wei Zhongxian said and immediately retreated.
Then, Zhu Youxiao ordered Liu Ruoyu: "Send an order to Ma Xianglin, Chen Xin and others to enter the palace immediately and serve as the masters of the inner factory to punish thousands of households. They will assist you in the inner factory. They will be released immediately according to the confessions of Zhou Yanru and Fan Yuqing." Make a list to arrest people, and after arresting them, they will also be sent to prison! Anyone who resists the order will be killed!"
"yes!"
Liu Ruoyu retreated.
then.
That day, countless eunuchs and maids were arrested throughout the Forbidden City.
And because the executors were Ma Xianglin and other people who had just arrived in Beijing and had no foundation, the outer court had no idea about this matter.
at this time.
After inhaling the incense in the small room, Zhou Yanru returned to normal. Suddenly he felt that his spiritual platform was particularly clear. He was still the talented number one scholar, and the Hanlin prime minister who would join the cabinet in the future.
But Zhou Yanru suddenly realized that he seemed to have once again expressed the true thoughts in his heart and the hearts of all Donglin officials.
And this time he said it in front of the emperor.
"Oh my god! Why did I smoke this thing again! This thing is poisonous! It's poisonous to the soul!"
Zhou Yanru cried out in pain.
When Wei Zhongxian ordered someone to bring him to Zhu Youxiao again, he quickly denied it and said: "Your Majesty! What I said before were all lies. It was Wei Zhongxian who used the so-called black fragrance to confuse the soul of the minister. It is not the minister." Tell the truth, your majesty, please tell me clearly!"
