Xinzhou, the headquarters of the Wang family.
Because the Wang family is a well-known wealthy businessman in Shanxi, their business spans all walks of life, making the entire Xinzhou County as prosperous as the state capital.
Taishan Temple Street is the most prosperous street in Xinzhou County.
In the deepest part of an alley in the middle of the street, in an inner room of a unique courtyard, a young man and a woman were gently twisting and wiping their clothes.
Suddenly the door was opened, and the young man shivered in fright. Before he could yell angrily, the man who entered the room pulled out a long knife and put it on his neck.
"Wang Xintao, get dressed. I'll count to ten. If you don't get dressed properly, I'll chop off your vagina and feed it to the dogs!"
Wang Xintao trembled again, grabbed his clothes and put them on in a panic, and said: "Hero, if you want some money, you can count it. I will never talk back. If you look at this woman, you can give it away..."
"Snapped!"
Before Wang Xintao finished speaking, the long knife hit Wang Xintao's left cheek, and a blood mark immediately appeared on his face.
"If you stop talking nonsense, I'll kill you!"
After a while, Wang Xintao got dressed and went to the main room.
The leader took out a token and said: "Jinyiwei is doing business, and I will answer truthfully when I ask you. If you want to try the method of imprisonment, you can lie and see if we can tell the difference!"
"Jinyiwei? I haven't done anything outrageous. Did you make a mistake?"
"If having an affair with a slave is not a source of outrage, then what else is?"
As soon as these words came out, the color on Wang Xintao's face suddenly disappeared, and he still said stubbornly: "Master, I don't understand what you are saying, I..."
"I like the hardest ones best!"
The leader of the Jin Yiwei had a sneer on his lips: "Come here, seal his mouth, first pull out the nails on his right hand, and give it to Master Wang as an appetizer!"
Four Jinyi guards quickly stepped forward and tied up Wang Xintao.
"I said, I said, I..."
Unfortunately, the imperial guards remained unmoved and continued to torture him.
The gagged Wang Xintao kept twisting, but unfortunately he was tied up and held down. His face turned red and he made a whimpering sound.
After pulling out the nails, the leader of Jin Yiwei said calmly: "Second Young Master Wang, how about the appetizers?
If you feel dissatisfied, I can sprinkle some salt on it.
If you are still not satisfied, I will cut off your five fingers piece by piece, if..."
The gagged Wang Xintao's pupils shrank instantly and he nodded desperately.
The leader of Jin Yiwei nodded towards his subordinates and pulled off the cloth from Wang Xintao's mouth. Wang Xintao sucked in the air desperately.
The rest of the process was very smooth. I asked questions and was told exactly what was asked. I even explained clearly how many times a night I had.
Seeing the result of the explanation, the leader of Jin Yiwei's face was so gloomy that he could shed tears, and his eyes were full of anger.
No wonder his boss told him to use any means when he left.
"You looked at them and something went wrong..."
After the leader finished explaining, he picked up the confession and left in a hurry.
A similar scene was taking place in the place where the direct descendants of the eight great locust merchants lived, but no one knew about it.
After each interrogation, the person in charge hurried to the large group of people waiting dozens of miles outside the city, and then the large group of people went straight to the county seat.
"Jinyiwei is doing business, everyone else is waiting to get out of the way!"
As soon as the large group of people arrived at the city gate, the deputy Qianhu of the Jin Yiwei who led the team shouted at the top of his lungs.
Looking at Qianhu, a Jinyiwei wearing a red flying fish uniform with an embroidered spring knife on his waist, followed by several hundred households in white flying fish uniforms and hundreds of Tiqi wearing mandarin duck war coats.
The gatekeeper didn't have the slightest intention to stop him, and directly moved the horse-rejecting stakes to allow the Jin Yiwei to enter the city.
Before they could take a breath, hundreds more uniformed soldiers arrived at the city gate.
"My officer is Ren Peng, deputy Qianhu of Tengxiang's right guard. I will take over the defense of Xinzhou County immediately."
After Ren Peng handed over a belt card, he immediately said without waiting for the city gatekeeper to speak: "The soldiers listened to the order and immediately closed the city gate. Without the permission of this thousand households, they are only allowed to enter but not to leave. Anyone who violates will be executed!"
Hearing Ren Peng's voice, the people outside the city who were ready to watch the excitement immediately rushed into the city. Even if they couldn't leave the city in a short time, it was safer than outside the city.
If you spend the night outside the city these days, you might not be able to see the sun tomorrow.
The Jin Yiwei's operations in various cities were very smooth. The Jin Yiwei was a sharp weapon in the hands of the emperor, and he was automatically promoted to a higher level when he saw an official.
All the officials were shocked when they heard about this existence, and Teng Xiang's right guard was the emperor's forbidden army.
The guards of the two emperors are coming, and those who dare to stop them are really tired of living.
But there are always some stubborn people, such as Datong.
At this moment, in front of Yongtai Gate, the south gate of Datong City, hundreds of guards in golden uniforms stopped in front of the city gate to confront the Datong city guard sergeants, just because Zhang Xiao, the general guarding Datong, refused to let in.
"How dare you stop Jin Yiwei from doing something?"
"The imperial guards can enter, but the sergeants behind you are not allowed to enter. This is the rule!"
"They are assisting Jin Yiwei in handling the case, why can't they enter?"
"The rules are there, no..."
"Then what if I, the commander, have to take them in?"
The Jinyi Guards dispersed, and Li Ruolian, who was wearing a python robe, walked out and stared at General Zhang Xiao coldly.
Li Ruolian also felt a little sad. If this was the case in the Hongwu and Yongle periods, these people would not dare to stop them even if they had nine heads.
After the Taichang and Tianqi dynasties, the authority of Jinyiwei had fallen to the bottom due to Wei Zhongxian's interference.
Even an official dared to hit or scold him, which was despised by the people.
Although the new emperor ascended the throne and reused the Jinyiwei, and the efficiency of the Jinyiwei after cleaning up was greatly improved, there was still a lack of a major case that could serve as a strong deterrent.
Once the eight major locust business cases are announced to the world, the intimidation of the Jin Yiwei will return to its peak.
Looking at Li Ruolian in the python robe, Zhang Xiao's scalp felt numb.
The python robe is a special reward from the emperor. It is not included in the official uniform. It is a great honor for anyone who can wear the python robe.
Except for the commander Li Ruolian, no one among the Jinyi Guards could wear the python robe.
If the commander comes in person, how big of a case must it be?
"Commander Li, Datong City is where the general soldiers, governors and kings of Datong are stationed. If the sergeants enter, the general will be worried..."
"Then let them go to Taiyuan City to argue with His Majesty. It's not far anyway!"
After Li Ruolian finished speaking coldly, he added: "Anyone who blocks the way into the city will be punished as a treasonous crime. Anyone who dares to take action will be killed without mercy!"
After saying that, he got on his horse and walked straight forward, and the guards in uniform behind him all followed suit.
General Datong and the city guarding sergeants could only retreat slowly, then got out of the way, allowing Li Ruolian and others to enter the city, and slowly disappeared from the sight of the city gate.
The crowd of people watching the excitement immediately exploded and started talking one after another.
"I'll go, Jin Yiwei is so domineering, he just beat up a general and left him speechless!"
"The commander of the Jinyi Guard personally brought people to Datong City. How big a case is this? What a crime!"
"Looking at this situation, it doesn't mean that the commander-in-chief, the governor, or the governor-general are guilty of something. They can't stand up to such a big battle."
"It can't be... the acting king, right? I heard that Mr. Yuan Keli and Yuan Ge personally handled the crimes committed in the Prince of Qin's Mansion years ago. The commander of the Jinyi Guards came here. The crime is not a small one, and at least it is a crime of treason."
"It's best to kill the king, and the common people will be treated like slaves..."
"If you want to die, don't involve us. Is he someone we can discuss?"
"If you have anything to guess, follow me and see which unlucky guy is targeted by the Jin Yiwei."
