Seeing that Qin Huaidao and others looked down upon him so much, Wang Dachui secretly smiled. It was indeed easier to gain sympathy from others by pretending to be weak.
In his opinion, at least he could suffer less physical pain.
As long as you reveal a few insignificant things or pay some money, you can escape and ascend to heaven.
Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that his hidden smile was noticed by Yang Fan.
As Yang Fan, who has seen many film and television programs, of course he can understand the meaning of that smile.
Without waiting for anyone to speak, Yang Fan ordered the guards next to him to prepare some torture instruments.
Qin Huaidao asked in confusion: "Marquis Zhongyi, since this person is afraid of death, why do you need these methods? Just ask him directly."
Yang Fan replied with a smile: "The more greedy and fearful a person is, the more cunning and cunning he is. If we don't use some means, how can we know whether what he says is true or false?"
"The only way is to torture him first to deter his courage, so that he will not dare to waste our time by talking nonsense."
Hearing this, Wang Dachui turned pale and quickly begged loudly: "Don't use torture. No matter you want money or want to know something, I will do it!"
Qin Huaidao looked at Yang Fan with a half-smile, as if to say, you see, there is no need to punish such a person.
Yang Fan smiled noncommittally and did not refute.
People only gradually grow after falling.
Li Ji, on the other hand, took a different view of Yang Fan's rhetoric and obviously agreed with Yang Fan's approach.
Although Li Ji believed that Wang Dachui was a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, it did not mean that such a person would honestly drag out the whole matter.
Only by breaking Wang Dachui's guard can such a person be honest.
Otherwise, all you get is some irrelevant information.
As an experienced general who has gone through ups and downs, of course Yang Fan can see that Yang Fan has the intention to train Qin Huaidao.
So Li Ji just smiled and didn't say anything.
On the other hand, Di Renjie on the side showed a thoughtful expression, then nodded as if he suddenly realized something, and looked at Yang Fan with an even more admiring expression.
Qin Huaidao was in high spirits and did not realize his arrogance. He shouted loudly: "Tell me your name, age, and what bad things you have done."
"If you want to play any tricks, don't blame me for being ruthless. Just tell me. It will make you happy and save me trouble."
Seeing the rookie-like questioning, Yang Fan and Li Ji looked at each other and shook their heads in a subtle way.
Di Renjie on the side also frowned.
It’s strange that others can tell the truth through this kind of questioning!
As expected, Wang Dachui's eyes flashed with joy, but his face was filled with hesitation and fear of blurting out: "My lord is so kind to me, I know everything I know..."
As he spoke, he told everything about his situation as if he were talking to someone.
"The younger one's original name is Wang Dachui. He is twenty-five this year. Due to his family poverty, he was sold into the Cui Mansion as a slave since he was a child. He was later given the name Cui Da."
"Being loved by the Cui family, I have been able to read and write since I was a child. The head of the family saw that a certain person was quite talented in literature, so he specially eliminated my status as a slave and restored me to civilian status. Only then can I take part in this year's imperial examination..."
Wang Dachui said a lot of nonsense.
He talked about the fights he fought with when he was a child, how he studied hard as a teenager, and even peeped at the widow taking a bath...
It's a pity that it is of no use to Xu Zhangyiyu anyway.
On the contrary, it felt like Wang Dachui had no idea what the purpose of catching him was.
Talking about other things, more than an hour was wasted. There was already a pile of paper to record the confession, but the real thing was not mentioned at all.
At this time, Qin Huaidao finally realized something was wrong and had to lower his head and dare not look directly at Yang Fan.
Li Ji chuckled and said, "Young man Yang, it seems that Xiao Qin's trick is not going to work. What do you think we should do?"
Yang Fan smiled and did not answer, and asked someone to bring a chair to sit down. Then he said leisurely: "I heard that cutting off a finger is very painful if ten fingers are connected to the heart. I don't know if it really hurts that much. I really feel sorry for you today." Want to try it.”
As he said this, he ordered a hundred cavalry soldiers to hold down one of Wang Dachui's palms, and then another soldier raised his knife and dropped it. One of Wang Dachui's fingers was separated from his palm.
"Ah..." Wang Dachui seemed to be stunned, and after a while he let out an earth-shattering howl: "Marquis Zhongyi, please be merciful, I will say anything..."
"Five Dynasties Rivers, Mountains and Winds"
Yang Fan turned a deaf ear and instead shouted at the execution soldiers: "What a bunch of rude men. It's so rude. Execution is an art, how can it be so rough?"
"Look, he didn't even know the pain when his finger fell off. He moved too fast and I didn't see it clearly. Try again!"
"I'm telling you, I have to do it slowly this time. If you still don't understand me, let him stamp his fingers..."
The soldier who had just been executed had a pale face and kept wiping cold sweat.
This Marquis is a man of truth, and I am really afraid that he will do this to me.
But, isn't it too poisonous to subject people to mental torture?
However, he did not dare to disobey the order and slowly cut off another finger of Wang Dachui.
Wang Dachui was frightened and felt that he had suffered a huge injustice.
We have nothing to say about the punishment, who will fall into your hands?
But you have to ask something first, and then if I don’t tell you, you’ll get beaten again. If I don’t tell you, then you can use severe punishment. This is the basic routine, and this is what the book says.
But Yang Fan didn't play according to common sense at all.
Just cut off your fingers when you come up, it’s like a devil!
Regardless of the pain, Wang Dachui struggled hard and wailed loudly: "Marquis Zhongyi, please, I'll tell you anything you ask!"
Yang Fan smiled, stared at Wang Dachui and asked, "Let me ask you, how did you kill Xu Zhang, and who was the mastermind behind it?"
Hearing this, Wang Dachui suddenly turned pale with shock, his face full of struggle.
Yang Fan was not in a hurry, but cheerfully said to the hundred cavalry soldiers: "Go and prepare a pot of boiling water, and bring a wild dog."
With that said, someone directly took off Wang Dachui's pants, and then murmured to himself.
"I heard that after a certain part of a person is cooked, those wild dogs like to eat it most. If the wild dog bites it in one bite, it will break all the roots. The person will not feel the pain at all, and will not bleed to death. Today I finally Can you see it?"
Everyone in the room couldn't help but tighten their anus, this prince is so wicked!
Where did you learn these destructive tricks? The indescribable parts are the most delicate.
When scalded with boiling water, not to mention the delicate parts will be cooked, even the eggs may be cooked.
If I get bitten by a wild dog again, I can't even think about it. I get goosebumps just thinking about it. This is such a cruel move!
Qin Huaidao swallowed several times!
As the captain of Baiqi, a secret service organization, I have seen many methods of torture.
This is the first time I have seen someone like Yang Fan who is so prone to scalding his balls. Obviously this trick is very useful.
Because Wang Dachui was frightened to the point of peeing all over the place, and his defenses obviously completely collapsed.
Although there was no need to ask anything in the end, Wang Dachui told everything in detail, even peeping at his mistress taking a bath when he was a child, he didn't dare to hide it.
It was precisely because of Wang Dachui's frankness that everyone present was stunned.
After leaving the secret room, Yang Fan and others looked at each other in silence.
Arriving at the private room in the backyard of Linglong Pavilion, Yang Fan smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Li, what should we do now?"
Li Ji was also speechless, frowning and not knowing what to do.
What the hell!
Who knew Xu Zhangyi would involve so many people?
It turned out that Wang Dachui was ordered by the Cui family to secretly kill Xu Zhang, and there were shadows of several famous families behind him.
In order to make everything seamless, the key is to know the questions of the imperial examination in advance, so that Xu Zhang has enough time to answer the questions first.
So several major aristocratic families found a key figure - Cheng Xin, and even captured his family as a source of power.
If you ask who is satisfied?
Why can I know the questions of the imperial examination?
Then we have to mention Prince Li Chengqian.
As the crown prince of the country, His Majesty Li Er certainly allowed Li Chengqian to participate in setting the questions for the imperial examination.
As an old friend of Prince Li Chengqian, it is not surprising that Yi Xin came up with the questions for the imperial examination while you were farming.
Therefore, even though Xu Zhang was killed after taking the exam on the first day, he could still finish writing the test papers for several days.
What shocked everyone the most was that in order to save his family, Chengxin broke the news to several aristocratic families that His Highness the Crown Prince accidentally injured Changsun Chong when he was hunting a few years ago, causing Changsun Chong to lose his majesty as a man.
In order to retaliate against Li Chengqian, Changsun Chong also deliberately frightened the horses and caused Li Chengqian to break his leg...
Everything is like a palace battle drama, so sinister!
It can be seen from here that whether active or passive, not only several major families were involved in this incident, but also Prince Li Chengqian and others!
Looking at the thick stack of confessions in front of him, Yang Fan couldn't help but take a breath.
This is a hornet's nest!
The root cause of all the turmoil in the current dynasty is because the power of the aristocratic families is too strong.
The reason why His Majesty Li Er wanted to carry out the imperial examination reform was to find talents to fight against the aristocratic families.
His Majesty Li Er believes that as long as enough talents are discovered through the imperial examination, he will no longer be subject to the restrictions of aristocratic families.
If you knew that Prince Li Chengqian actually revealed the problem to these aristocratic families, wouldn't you be furious?
Now that the prince is gradually losing power and the king of Wei is gradually rising, if this incident happens again, the prince Li Chengqian may really be stepped on.
The most ridiculous thing is that the prince's lame leg was actually the result of Zhang Sun Chong's secret manipulation. This is simply a thunderstorm.
As we all know, the reason why His Majesty Li Er dislikes Li Chengqian is that he believes that a disabled person ascending the throne as emperor will harm the face of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Chengqian did not take care of his own body, which caused the country's face to be damaged. This is a sign of lack of self-love and self-respect, and it is difficult to become an excellent emperor!
If you find out again that Li Chengqian is fooling around with Chengxin, the problem will be exposed.
The position of Prince Li Chengqian will definitely be in jeopardy, and there may be a storm in the court.
All these things made everyone cover their foreheads and sigh.
If he had known this earlier, he might as well have allowed Wang Dachui to lie.
If the truth cannot be found, the most he can do is be scolded by His Majesty Li Er!
Now that I know the truth, I feel a little bit stuck.
The most unlucky person is naturally Yang Fan, who just wants to show off in front of Di Renjie.
Who knew that he would be inexplicably involved in such a complicated incident?
Now he wants to slap himself twice. Why are you pretending to be so cool? This is great!
Thinking of this, Yang Fan said angrily: "These aristocratic families are too incompetent. How come they have all such spineless people under their command? They were all recruited before they were executed. Isn't this hurting people!"
If Wang Dachui could be half as strong as the people of our party in later generations, he would not have to get involved in this muddy water.
Who would have thought that Wang Dachui would even confess to everything without being able to carry a set.
Just do what you say, as long as the responsibility for killing Xu Zhang is put on your head.
Why did you have to drag Li Chengqian into trouble and reveal so many secrets? Damn it.
Now I don’t know whether to report everything to His Majesty Li Er.
Yang Fan's complaint made everyone roll their eyes.
With your tricks of chopping off your fingers and burning your balls, even a dead soldier with a death wish would not be able to bear it, let alone a weak scholar who is greedy for life and afraid of death?
Qin Huaidao was also a little confused and didn't know what to do. He muttered to himself: "What should I do now?"
Yang Fan said angrily: "I'm not responsible for this. You can do whatever you want?"
Historically, it is only said that Li Chengqian's leg was injured when he fell from a horse, and the details are not recorded.
If it weren't for a mistake, who could have uncovered this historical mystery?
But he couldn't take it out for rewards. After all, it was involved in the dispute between the Changsun family and the royal family, and Fan was annoyed to death!
Li Ji also said helplessly: "When things have reached this point, it is obviously impossible to escape from the involvement, and it is even more impossible to hide and not retaliate. That would be the crime of deceiving the emperor."
"Although no one else knows except us at the moment, as the saying goes, heaven knows and earth knows. You know and I know. There is no airtight wall. If His Majesty finds out about it afterwards, our crime will not be small."
"For the present plan, let's hand over the confessions together with the person's confession. As for how to deal with it, it is up to His Majesty himself to decide."
Yang Fan quickly nodded in agreement: "Uncle Li is still well-informed and experienced in dealing with things."
With that said, he turned to Qin Huai and said: "Since Baiqi is responsible for this matter, I will let Mr. Qin report it to His Majesty. You deserve all the rewards. In order to avoid suspicion, I will not participate!"
Anyway, throw this pot away if you can, Yang Fan doesn't want to get involved in the affairs of the royal family.
Hearing Yang Fan's words, Qin Huaidao felt as if he was eating shit.
I originally wanted to use this to claim credit in front of His Majesty Li Er, but if I reported it directly, I was really afraid of being silenced by His Majesty Li Er.
The status of the Qin family in the heart of His Majesty Li Er cannot be more important than the reputations of Prince Li Chengqian and Changsun Chong.
The only person who can do anything here is his father's comrade Li Ji.
So Qin Huaidao begged with a grimace: "Uncle Li, for the sake of my father Qin Qiong, please make the decision for my nephew."
Contrary to expectations, Li Ji did not delay: "Okay, this matter is not your responsibility in the first place. I will report this matter to Your Majesty."
Qin Huaidao was greatly moved, because his father still had face.
Yang Fan also looked at Li Ji with special eyes. Seeing his courage and responsibility, he quickly complimented:
"Uncle Li Bo Yuntian is a role model for men in the world. He is really a role model for our generation and a role model for young people to learn from."
Li Ji listened to Yang Fan's flattery with a smile. When Yang Fan gradually ran out of words, he sighed quietly: "Thank you for your praise, good nephew. I and Duke Yi are brothers, so naturally I have to take care of his descendants. I don't deserve such praise." ?”
Then the conversation changed: "In the final analysis, this matter is very involved. I'm afraid I can't handle it alone. My nephew is young and talented, and is deeply trusted by His Majesty. How about we report it together?"
"Of course, if my nephew agrees to a condition, I will bear all the criticism myself?"
"Uh..." Yang Fan's flattery stopped abruptly.
So Li Ji was waiting here?
Sure enough, it was Xiao Zhuge who immediately grasped my weakness. How could I not give in under such circumstances?
He is really a veteran in officialdom, and he always strives for the greatest interests in everything.
Yang Fan was not disgusted with Li Ji's actions, but gave him a big "acceptance"!
Since he didn't want to get involved in these things, Yang Fan had no choice but to agree.
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