"How can I see it?"
Chongzhen was shocked and asked with doubts.
Du Yinxi walked out to the desk and stared at Wang Chengyin and the other two people kneeling on the ground.
“Your Majesty, the biggest flaw is the absence of any flaw.
As Your Majesty, I would like to question any minister whether he has committed the serious crime of smuggling, even senior ministers like Mr. Sun Ge and Mr. Yingying who have been in officialdom for decades.
Not to mention panicked, but at least there will be expressions of surprise, unnaturalness, wandering eyes, cold sweats, etc.
Just look at the expressions of Governor Guo and Commander Madu just now.
But when His Majesty asked, Wang Chengyin's expression was terrifyingly calm, which meant that he either didn't do it and had a clear conscience.
Either he did it, but he kept reminding himself that he didn't do it, so that on the day of preventing the incident from happening, as long as he refused to admit it, the case would not be settled.
Even if he dies, it will only be recorded in the history books as being suspected of smuggling and being beaten to death unjustly. He will not bear the infamy!
Mr. Wang, I wonder if my analysis is correct? "
Everyone in the lobby was stunned at first, and then nodded thoughtfully.
They were just listening, and they were all frightened, not to mention the person involved?
Chongzhen also nodded, secretly saying that it was a good thing he brought Du Yinxi with him.
He was worthy of being the master who single-handedly persuaded Li Zicheng's nephew's 300,000-strong army to surrender decades later.
I originally brought him with me to practice in advance, but I didn't expect that he would make great achievements as soon as he arrived at Xuan Mansion.
He is such a ruthless person, so ruthless that he even deceives himself!
This is Chongzhen's evaluation of Wang Chengyin.
At this point, he still accuses Da Ming of his serious sin of seeking personal gain, speaking harshly.
"Your Majesty, hand him over to your ministers and take him to the imperial prison. He will be subjected to eighteen torture methods including skinning, tongue cutting, spine breaking, finger cutting, heart stabbing, and pipa playing.
All the bones are torn off, the flesh and blood are festering, and you can't survive or die. If it doesn't work once, just do it two or three times, don't worry, he won't do it. "
"Your Majesty, leave it to me. Although the methods in the army are not as sophisticated as those in prison, in terms of pain, they are definitely worse!"
As soon as Tan Yao, the accompanying envoy of Jin Yiwei North Town, finished speaking, Zhou Yuji, the commander of Tengxiang's right guard, also spoke, with murderous intent in their eyes.
Tan Yao also realized why the people from Beizhen Fusi followed the emperor's inspection tour.
He thought that the emperor asked him to follow him and let them deal with corruption management and other matters where the people on the inspection road intercepted the official reports, but he never thought that he would be waiting here.
"Your Majesty, Wang Chengyin's attitude is to bet that you don't dare to kill him and you can't kill him?"
After Du Yinxi saluted Chongzhen, he looked at Wang Chengyin: "Commander Wang, please guess why you are so tough.
First, not only the soldiers of Xuanfu Town were involved in the things you committed, but also the merchants and gentry in the city were involved, and maybe even the big shots were involved. It was too involved.
If His Majesty wants to move them, it will inevitably cause riots, giving the Mongolian tribes in Monan an opportunity. There are still Jiannu in Liaodong, fighting on two fronts, and the Ming Dynasty cannot afford to hold them back.
Second, maybe you made preparations for hijacking passing caravans. As long as you die or are caught, the cronies you arranged will be able to spread the news.
Just say that everything you do is ordered by the imperial court, and the purpose is to solve the military pay problem.
At that time, the imperial court will face questioning and pressure from the Mongolian Monan tribes, and there may be a war;
The fear and uneasiness of the caravans in the Ming Dynasty made them unwilling to trade with each other. The inability to trade with each other would still make the Mongolian tribes dissatisfied;
The people of the Ming Dynasty were suspicious of three people, because since it was possible to kill people and take credit here, it might not be possible in other places.
I have to say, you are very good at calculating. "
This time, Wang Chengyin's expression finally changed, and he looked like he was looking forward to death: "So what if you guessed it?"
Han Huang, Hou Yu, Qin Liangyu and others also frowned. What Du Yinxi analyzed is likely to happen.
If any one of them is not handled well, it will have disastrous consequences.
This is why it is better to guard against the people's mouth than against the river.
Du Yinxi also frowned. He could guess it, but that didn't mean he could solve it.
Chongzhen looked at everyone's expressions and chuckled in his heart. People in this era are still very restrictive in their thinking.
If we put this in future generations, it would be nothing at all, and it would be easy to solve.
"Tan Yao, see if there is any poison in his mouth!"
As soon as Chongzhen finished speaking, Tan Yao instantly reached Wang Chengyin's side, reached out and pinched Wang Chengyin's chin, examined it carefully, and then shook his head towards Chongzhen.
"Your Majesty, there is one way to hide poison in your teeth, and there is another way to put poison on your clothes or cuffs. Just add it when you commit suicide!"
As Tan Yao spoke, he took off Wang Chengyin's clothes and put on a new set.
Chongzhen looked stunned, looked at Wang Chengyin and shook his head: "I thought you were a nobody, but it turns out you don't even have the determination to die!"
Everyone was speechless for a while. Who could be alive and want to die?
"Wang Chengyin, do you think you are naive or stupid? To threaten the court and me with this, do you really think that I don't have a way to crack it?"
"I will make sure you die today!"
Chongzhen stood up: "Do you think the imperial court was afraid of Anda when I captured Xuanfu and besieged Beijing a few decades ago, and was forced to open a mutual trade and give annual coins?"
"Unfortunately, that was Lord Jiajing, not me!"
"If they dare to come again, I won't tolerate it, so what if we all die together? It's hard for Ming Dynasty, but it will be better for him if I answer?"
"You may be disdainful in your heart and want to ask me what I can do for you. Then I will tell you a truth. Things that can be solved with money are no big deal!"
"What do you think I am going to do with an army of more than 20,000 people on an inspection tour? What else do you want a cabinet minister, a minister of war, and a marquis who has experienced hundreds of battles to do?"
"Your 1.6 million taels of silver will probably arrive in Xuanhua City soon. The wealthy merchants and gentry in Xuanfu Town will probably be able to get a few million taels.
I don’t believe it anymore. These five million taels of silver, coupled with my army of more than 20,000 to suppress it,
And there are 90,000 soldiers from Xuanfu. Do they really dare to come? "
"You may have questions. This Xuanfu is your territory. The deputy generals, staff generals, guerrillas, and guards below have nothing to do with this matter. They will not listen to me.
I can tell you that I have sent Man Gui to contact the various generals. If they listen and hand over the money they gained from corruption, I will let it go.
If you don't listen, then we will kill them all. The vacant positions are just for the martial arts scholars who are waiting to be promoted in the martial arts department. Don't you think I don't dare? "
Every time Chongzhen said something, Wang Chengyin's heart sank.
"As for whether the caravan still dares to come to trade, it doesn't matter. If you want to come, I welcome it.
If they don't come, I will ask the Ministry of Revenue to form their own caravan. I will completely block the original caravan.
Moreover, I will have the Jinyi Guards to investigate them thoroughly. I don’t believe that these caravans will be so clean and have not done any smuggling or entrapment.
As long as there are contraband, tax evasion, bullying of men and women, I will kill them and not bury them! "
"Finally, for the people who were slaughtered by you, the imperial court will build a memorial tower, gather all their bones in the tower, and ask monks and Taoists to perform a grand salvation ceremony for them.
Then, you and the cronies who participated in the massacre will be placed in front of the memorial tower, and the craftsmen will carve stone statues in your appearance and kneel in front of the tower to apologize, as a warning to others.
Finally, expose your crimes and intentions in the Ming Dynasty Daily, so that your crimes will spread to the ears of the 150 million people of the Ming Dynasty.
Even if you die, I will make you infamy for eternity! "
After Chongzhen finished speaking, he looked at Wang Chengyin: "Wang Chengyin, do you think I can solve your plan like this?"
