"Come, please return to the city immediately and inform your Majesty of the situation here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a royal guard got on his horse and galloped away.
At the same time, several voices came from the prison car. The pupils of Shi Rongsheng, Zhong Zigui and other leaders dilated. They heard the word "Your Majesty."
"guessed?"
Li Ruolian glanced at the prison car and walked to Zhong Zigui: "Yes, I am Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guards. You must have guessed it. I advise you to take the initiative to avoid fatigue!"
But what he got in return was Zhong Zigui's horrified look.
At this moment, Zhong Zigui's mind was buzzing.
Suzhou Prefecture notified His Majesty?
Doesn’t this mean that the emperor is also in Suzhou City?
The emperor was in Suzhou City, and the person in front of him was the commander of the Jinyi Guards. The people who had just surrounded and killed them were most likely the warrior battalion of the emperor's personal guards.
Yes, only the warrior battalion that the Ming Dynasty sergeant most yearned for had the kind of combat power to kill them all.
And they seemed to have heard the Yanshan Guards, one of the nine guards of the Forbidden Army stationed in Shangyu, the elite among the elite of the Ming Dynasty.
Such a big battle means that the emperor is going to take action against Jiangnan.
Not to mention him, a small fourth-grade prefect, even the Sixth Department of Nanjing was finished.
As soon as he thought of this, Zhong Zigui shivered all over, and the urge to urinate rushed straight to the sky. He couldn't control it, and a smell of urine came out.
"Zhong Zigui, don't resist stubbornly. It's meaningless. If you don't say it, some people will say it.
In the official circles of Suzhou and Jiangnan, if we randomly arrest a few officials above the fifth rank, we will definitely find the final person by following the clues. It is only a matter of time.
To tell you the truth, when His Majesty comes in person, Jiangnan will definitely be washed with blood. Think about His Majesty's methods in Xuanfu, Shaanxi, Shanxi and other places, and you will know that His Majesty will never compromise.
Don't think that the people above can protect you and your family, that's just wishful thinking.
As long as you cooperate honestly, tell everything you know clearly, and perform meritorious deeds, this commander will report the truth to Your Majesty, and maybe leave you a bloodline.
Otherwise, the eighteen kinds of torture in this prison will really make you unable to survive and die. "
"I tell you, I tell you everything!"
The frightened Zhong Zigui screamed tremblingly.
Li Ruolian waved his hand, and several Jinyi guards took Zhong Zigui aside. They took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone they had prepared and started recording.
After dealing with Zhong Zigui, Li Ruolian turned back to Shi Rongsheng and looked at him coldly.
After a while, he suddenly said in a cold voice: "Jinyiwei has a kind of torture called Pipa playing, which is to take off the prisoner's clothes, tie his hands and hang him high.
At this time, the ribs are prominent. Use the dagger to scratch the ribs back and forth, just like playing a pipa! "
"Come here, take off Shi Rongsheng's clothes and play the pipa! Then go catch some leeches nearby and give them to him when the execution is over!"
Several Jinyi guards dragged Shi Rongsheng, who was still a little dazed, and left.
Jin Yiwei's actions woke Shi Rongsheng up, and he struggled violently.
"You haven't asked yet!"
"You asked!"
…
It's a pity that Li Ruolian didn't even look at him. A moment later, Shi Rongsheng's miserable howl came, making the prisoners panic.
"Think carefully. If you know any secrets, tell them quickly. Otherwise, Shi Rongsheng's present will be your future.
If someone else has given an explanation and it involves you, I will ask you to live or die and give you half a quarter of an hour. "
Time passed by breath by breath, and Shi Rongsheng's miserable howl sounded in the ears of the Wenxiang Sect members, like the wails of the innocent souls of hell, causing the Wenxiang Sect members to suffer.
If you confess something, it is apostasy, and the consequences of apostasy are serious.
But if they don't explain, they will definitely not be able to withstand the torture of Jinyiwei's prison, and they may have to explain it when the time comes.
"Big, big, sir, I know something!"
"Sir, I, I am the leader of the Changshu branch of the Wenxiang Sect, and I know where the Changshu branch is!"
"Sir, I know the contact information of the four major messengers of the Suzhou Prefecture Association!"
…
There are only the first and countless betrayals. Someone takes the lead, and the rest are not far behind.
One by one, they rushed to shout at Jin Yiwei, fearing that the secret they knew would be revealed by others first, and then they would be sentenced to death.
Less than half an hour later, dozens of prisoners revealed all the information they knew.
Li Ruolian quickly looked at the compiled information. The more he looked at it, the uglier his face became. If it weren't for the fact that these people were still useful, he would have killed them directly.
Full of misdeeds and numerous crimes!
When he saw one of the confessions, he trembled all over and shouted: "Who is Wu Laosan? Bring him here!"
After Wu Laosan was dragged up, Li Ruolian pointed to the confession: "Are you sure the things about the Japanese pirates are true? If you tell a lie, your nine tribes will be dead!"
"It's absolutely true, I swear, it's absolutely true!"
"Come here, drag him down, beat him, and ask him to repeat it again. If he makes a mistake in a word, it will be delayed!"
"My lord, my lord, everything I said is true. There is absolutely no lie. My lord...ah..."
Li Ruolian was too lazy to care about him and continued to read the confessions. After a quarter of an hour, he finished reading all the confessions, and Wu Laosan also got the results, which were exactly the same as the first confession.
"Xue Baihu, the situation is urgent. I must return to Suzhou and report this information to His Majesty.
This place is left to you. When the Yanshan Guards come, you will deal with the battlefield and clean up the traces. After cleaning up, return to Suzhou City with the army under the pressure of a group of prisoners! "
"I will finally understand!"
Before he finished speaking, Li Ruolian got on his horse and left with a few personal guards.
Half an hour later, Li Ruolian entered the mansion where Chongzhen was.
In the lobby of the mansion, Chongzhen sat at the head of the table, and an elegant middle-aged man stood below him.
Li Ruolian took a glance and recognized Zhou Tingru who had come from Changzhou. At this moment, Zhou Tingru's forehead was covered with cold sweat, but there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, I have received a lot of information from the followers of Wenxiang Sect, and some of them have been invited to be read by Your Majesty!"
"Just summarize it and talk about it!"
Li Ruolian was a little surprised. This information was not considered top secret, but at least it couldn't be said in front of Zhou Tingru. But when the emperor spoke, he could only describe it quickly.
The description was finished after a moment. Although Chongzhen's face was calm, there was infinite murderous intent in his heart.
"Where's Shi Rongsheng?"
"Back to Your Majesty, we are still on the battlefield outside the city, and the Jinyi Guards are interrogating us!"
"In addition to not being able to die, I allow you to use all means to squeeze out all information. When Jiangnan is dealt with, I will light their sky lanterns!"
"I will give you the order now!"
After Li Ruolian responded, Chongzhen tapped his fingers on the armrest. After a while, he opened his eyes and stared at Zhou Tingru.
"Zhou Tingru, tell me, what should we do next?"
