In a gloomy water prison.
Xu Youzhen, Li Xian, and Zhu Ji were sitting on a high platform, looking down at an iron cage below.
This iron cage is hung high by chains. Below it is a turbid pool. In the pool, there are many leeches and poisonous insects...'
And what was imprisoned in the iron prison was none other than Yang Dexing, a scholar with a dagger in his hand who wanted to change the world for the Ming Dynasty...
However, Yang Dexing was in a very miserable state at this time. His skin and flesh were all torn apart, his dirty clothes were covered with poisonous leeches, and he was in great pain...
Even though half of his life was gone, he still didn't say any useful information.
From the beginning to the end, he kept talking about the scene. In his words, he is a foolish king today, and he himself is a loyal minister who dares to risk his life. The reason why he chose to kill the king is to give a bright future to the scholars of the Ming Dynasty.
"Say, or not..." Xu Youzhen, who was sitting on the high platform, asked loudly, with murderous intent in her tone.
After Yang Dexing heard Xu Youzhen's words, he grinned and laughed. The inhuman torture for such a long time had made him fall into a state of madness...
"Anyone can punish a foolish king. It's hateful. I tried to destroy everything, but I still fell short..."
"Put it down, put it down..." Xu Youzhen stood up and shouted angrily.
When he heard this, the jailer who controlled the iron cage twisted the wheel, and the iron cage suddenly fell into the water.
The turbid water flooded the entire iron cage, suffocating Yang Dexing and struggling in the water...
Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Xian stood up: "Pull up..."
The jailer was saved and quickly pulled up the iron cage.
Yang Dexing in the iron cage kept vomiting water outside. There were even some poisonous insects accompanying the vomited water...
"Yang Dexing, I all know that you have accomplices. Now that the incident has come to light, we can all find out whether you say it or not. If you say it, your majesty is kind, maybe you can save some of the blood of your Yang family, but If we don’t tell them, all nine clans will be wiped out..."
After taking a breath, Yang Dexing still laughed loudly: "I already want to kill the faint king, do you still think I care about the Nine Clans? I only read the books of sages, only the beautiful articles, and the righteousness of the sky. How could you betray others? When we succeed, my fate today will be your fate tomorrow... Hahaha..."
After listening to Yang Dexing's words, Xu Youzhen, Li Xian and Zhu Ji's expressions changed again and again.
"Censor of Xudu, I see, we can't pry his mouth open. Since we can't pry him open, he is of no value to us. Let him suffer the consequences he deserves..."
Xu Youzhen nodded and shouted outside: "Bring all thirty-two members of Yang Dexing's family in..."
At the instruction of the jailer outside, the heavy wooden door was pushed open, and more than thirty people, including men and women, old and young, were driven to the waterhole.
They all raised their heads and looked at Yang Dexing in the iron cage high above.
He is their father and grandfather, who gave them life, but today, he will take away their lives.
"Tie Yang, tell me, have enough people from your family come?" Li Xian said loudly.
After listening to Li Xian's words, Yang Dexing, whose body was on the verge of death and his mind was on the verge of collapse, noticed his family below him who was being escorted by more than a dozen soldiers.
"Haha, I can't help you, don't blame me, don't blame me..." As he said this, Yang Dexing burst into tears...
Yang Dexing's four sons and two daughters, looking at their father's current state, and because the environment they were in was too oppressive, they could only cry in a low voice...
Zhu Ji stood up, walked on the edge of the high platform, and pointed to Yang Dexing in the iron cage below: "He is a sinner of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, he refuses to admit his guilt and speaks arrogantly. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, he will definitely die. What do you do? Immediate relatives will undoubtedly die, but we have the final say on how to decide the death method. Does Ling Chi know? Adults can bear it by cutting away the flesh with one knife, but you can't harm the child you are holding inside. But I have suffered a lot..."
"I can give you a chance. If any of you can tell which official Yang Thief has been in close contact with during this period, we can give you a good time..." BIquGe.biz
After a period of coercion and inducement by Zhu Ji, he finally got a big fish. During this period, Chen Guang, the chief envoy of Shandong Province, often had private meetings with Yang De, and he didn't know what to say.
After Chen Guang's name was said, Zhu Ji, Xu Youzhen, and Li Xian had different expressions and different psychological fluctuations...
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Zhu Jianshen's chariot officially entered Jinan City as planned and moved into the Baotu Spring Wanzhu Garden.
Wanzhu Garden, as the name suggests, has green bamboos all over the garden, and the scenery is beautiful. In addition, it is adjacent to Baotu Spring, and the air every morning is excellent.
After he entered Jinan, he entrusted the investigation of Yang Dexing to Xu Youzhen, Li Xian, and Zhu Ji, and then he never asked about these matters again.
On the second day, Zhu Jianshen sat in the pavilion in the middle of the bamboo forest and read in high spirits, with Ji Yao standing beside him.
There were more than a dozen Jin Yiwei outside the pavilion, all looking around with vigilance.
Whether it was the Jinyi Guards who were under personal protection or the thousands of soldiers in Wanzhu Garden who were personally commanded by Ning Guogong Chen Ying, they were all very nervous and did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
Unlike them, His Majesty the Emperor seemed much more relaxed.
As soon as I arrived at Wanzhu Garden, I seemed to be attracted by these green bamboos. I often came here to play, turning a blind eye to the tense atmosphere in Jinan city at this time.
While Zhu Jianshen was concentrating on reading and enjoying the peaceful time, Zhao Huanong quickly walked into the pavilion.
"Your Majesty, I asked something, but it's just a lie..."
Zhu Jianshen put down the book in his hand and was a little surprised: "What's true or false? Say..."
"Yang Dexing didn't say a word, but his son said that Chief Minister Chen Guang and Yang Dexing had a close relationship in recent times..."
After Zhu Jianshen listened, he smiled and said, "It seems that we are not the only ones who can play tricks on us, but they can too."
"Summon Xu Youzhen, I will show him my cards..."
"Yes, Your Majesty..." Zhao Huanong said and hurried down to find Xu Youzhen.
All the officials who went out to greet him were banned from entering an empty house and were guarded by royal guards.
Since the emperor entered Jinan City, the army has implemented an extremely strict curfew in Jinan City, searched civilians for weapons and armor, and accurately verified household registrations...
The imperial court wanted to collect taxes from the gentry and gentry and reduce the burden on ordinary people. This was the foundation of the court. It was also human nature for the gentry and gentry to want to protect their own interests and maintain the privileges of their own class.
These are opposites, and this contradiction cannot be changed no matter what.
The strong cannot point their guns at the weak, they can only operate on the strong...
This time, it was the counterattack of the Jiangnan nobles, but when planning this counterattack, the people arranged by the court were always in the innermost circle...
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