"His Majesty!"
Li Ruolian, who was kneeling, said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I failed in my duties this time. Even if I am beheaded, I will not complain.
But I ask your Majesty to give me a chance to find out what happened. When the case comes to light, I will come to see you personally! "
I go……
Which one is this? I just asked you to pass on someone, why did you come to see me with your head raised?
After listening to Li Ruolian's words, Chongzhen was startled for a moment, and then complained in his heart.
The ancients' idea of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism was really deep-rooted. Although the assassination was an oversight of the Jin Yiwei's duty.
But it really has nothing to do with Li Ruolian, not even with Jin Yiwei.
Who would have thought that a vassal king would assassinate the emperor?
If Jin Yiwei can find out such a deep-hidden conspiracy, then the entire Ming Dynasty will really be transparent in front of Jin Yiwei.
"I will let you remember whether you have neglected your duty or not. The top priority is to find out the conspiracy behind this matter."
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions!"
"Where is Luo Sigong now?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Luo Sigong returned to his hometown in Ningyuan, Yongzhou Prefecture, Huguang last year!"
"The assassination cannot be made public. It is difficult to say whether they will arrange manpower in the court. It would be best if Luo Sigong was in his hometown.
Ning is less than five hundred miles away from Guilin. From there, no one will notice.
After a while, you secretly send a message to him, asking him to investigate as a fellow commander of the Jinyi Guards and the left deputy censor of the Inspectorate, and at the same time give him the right to act expediently. "
"I understand!"
After Li Ruolian responded, Chongzhen thought for a while and continued: "Has the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi investigated it?"
"Your Majesty, the current Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is Wang Zunde. He was a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Wanli. Last year, he was promoted from Governor of Guangxi to Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War.
He is an upright official and lives a frugal life. It is not an exaggeration to describe him as a breeze on his sleeves! "
"A decree was sent to him, asking him to secretly watch the villages of the Yao people, mobilize troops to blockade the city of Guilin, and detain all the officials of the Third Division of Guangxi in the city.
In addition, the Jingjiang Prince's Mansion will be surrounded, the family property will be counted, and the fields will be inspected. If there is a rebellion, it will be suppressed immediately and bloodyly without asking for instructions! "
"I will make arrangements now!"
After Li Ruolian responded, she left immediately, feeling like she was feeling windy while walking.
Chongzhen shook his head gently. At this juncture, things were really troubled.
Li Ruolian speculated that the Yao people might be causing trouble, but he was even more terrifying than Li Ruolian suspected. The uprising in Dateng Gorge spread across Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces.
The She'an Rebellion in Yunnan and Guizhou has been going on for several years now, and now a Yao tribe has emerged. Who knows if it will have any connection with the rebellion in Yunnan and Guizhou?
In order for the chieftain to surrender completely, the first step is to use a strong deterrent to make the Yao people feel that as long as they rebel, there will be only a dead end.
The second is to have means of appeasement to make the Yao people feel that they can live a prosperous life only by following the Ming court.
Luo Sigong was also a capable minister and played a decisive role in Wanli's Korean War and Tianqi's palace transfer case.
He has been in charge of Jinyiwei for forty-two years, and he has been in charge of Jinyiwei for thirty-eight years under Wanli, an emperor who was considered to be the best before the Ming Dynasty in terms of IQ and political acumen. How can it be done without some ability?
By arranging for Luo Sigong to go, Chongzhen's worries were reduced by half.
If this matter is handled well, it is not impossible for his son Luo Yangxing to be cultivated.
"Forget it, don't think about it. As long as the vassal reduction is successful, all the property of the vassal kings will be transported back to the capital. I will defeat any conspiracy he may have!"
"If the Yao people don't move this time, that's all. If they really rebel, don't blame me for imitating Zhang Juzheng and deploying an army to implement the iron barrel siege technique. For the sake of the stability of the Ming Dynasty, I will not hesitate to bear the infamy.
After Chongzhen muttered to himself, he slowly walked towards the palace. He was really tired.
He slept in darkness, but he suffered for the princes in prison.
In a hall of the prison, there were several torches stuck on the wall, illuminating the hall like daylight. There were dark brown blood stains on the ground, and the smell of blood and stench could be vaguely smelled.
Dozens of feudal lords stood in two rows, their eyes full of fear.
"Your Highnesses, your Majesty, the Deputy Qianhu Ren Peng of Jinyi Guards, you may not have heard of me, but I also have the nickname of Black-handed Butcher."
Seeing the pupils of the vassal kings dilated instantly, Ren Peng chuckled and said: "Those who enter this prison can only have one identity, and that is a prisoner. The same is true for the emperor's relatives.
Many honorable relatives have died in this imperial prison. The lower officials advise the princes not to put on airs, otherwise it will only make it difficult for the lower officials.
Your Majesty has not yet issued a decree, so it is not a good idea to wait like this. There is no fun to be found in this prison.
Why don't I show you the execution process of the eighteen major tortures in Zhao Prison? Anyway, I have nothing to do. Take a look and have a look. It's not a waste of time to visit Zhao Prison. "
Ren Peng spoke in an understatement while taking in the expressions on the faces of the princes.
“The eighteen major tortures include drinking medicine, washing, twirling fingers, clamping sticks, skinning, pulling out tongues, breaking spines, dropping fingers, stabbing the heart, playing the pipa... Lingchi!
Do you have any objections to this order? If you have any objections, please mention them. We can adjust them. If not, how about the first one? "
His inquiry was met with silence. Let alone talking, all the vassal kings were trembling at this moment.
"If all the kings don't say anything, that means they have no objections. Let's start with the first punishment - drinking medicine.
The so-called medicine is to make the prisoners drink all kinds of strange poisons, and then give the prisoners the antidote when they are about to die.
After the poison is detoxified, another poison will be poured in, and it will not stop until the prisoner's internal organs are completely corroded into water.
It's a pity that over the years, no prisoner has been able to survive to this point. Basically, after more than ten kinds of poisons were administered, he could not bear the severe pain and died of pain.
We have concluded that the pain of the first type of poison is just like a needle prick, the second type is... the ninth type is like holding a knife to scratch the internal organs, and then there is a burning fire underneath. "
As Ren Peng spoke, he opened the box next to him, revealing small porcelain bottles one by one.
Looking at the small porcelain bottles, like tigers and wolves, the vassal kings immediately stepped back.
His face changed drastically, and his stomach began to twitch.
"Bring the prisoner up!"
"After verification, the execution begins!"
…
The shrill wails resounded throughout the hall, and in the ears of the feudal kings, they sounded like the roar of demons from hell.
An hour later, the five punishments were completed, and none of the more than twenty feudal kings could still stand.
They were sitting, squatting, lying down or lying down, all of them were vomiting until they were in a daze. They regretted what they had done after eating so much at the dinner.
For a time, the entire hall was filled with a foul stench and vomit flowed across the hall.
But all the Jin Yiwei around them had normal expressions, as if none of this had ever happened.
Ren Peng, on the other hand, slowly wiped the blood stains on his hands with a white towel. Every time he wiped it, the hearts of all the feudal kings trembled.
Looking at Ren Peng's expression was like looking at a devil.
