Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 446 Lustful Tiger!

The captains of Jin Yiwei were dumbfounded when they heard the word "Lao Leng", but since it was the order issued by Master Hu, they could only bite the bullet and pass on the message.

However, to their surprise, after telling the news to the eunuch next to the emperor, it didn't take long to see the emperor running out with bare feet.

Qin Deshun was carrying a pair of shoes, shouting while running.

"My lord, slow down, you haven't put on your shoes yet!"

Lao Zhu didn't care so much now, he ran for a long time before he realized it, then stopped and put on his shoes.

At this time, the person carrying the shoulder pad also chased after him, and Lao Zhu stopped running around by himself, but sat on the shoulder pad and kept urging his men to run quickly.

When Lao Zhu came to Fusi Prison in Beizhen, Erhu had already started to torture the assassin code-named "Lao Leng" to extract a confession.

However, in view of the special status of this person, Erhu did not use too bloody methods to extract a confession, but ordered him to prick his fingers a few times with steel needles.

"Well, did she recruit anything?"

"Go back to the emperor, so far I haven't recruited, but she is definitely the key person!"

Lao Zhu took a few glances at "Lao Leng" and vaguely felt a sense of familiarity.But he quickly put this feeling aside and asked with a cold face.

"Who do you want us to let go?"

"Or, whose life do you want to trade our eldest grandson for?"

Hearing this, Han Yushang looked at Lao Zhu a few times, as if he wanted to engrave his appearance in his mind.

"You are Butcher Zhu?"

As soon as Han Yushang said this, Erhu and Qin Deshun stopped drinking in unison.

"Bold!"

"Disrespect to His Majesty is a serious crime against the Nine Clans!"

Seeing this, Han Yushang snorted coldly, with endless mockery on his face.

Of all the things she did, any one of them would be the crime of punishing the nine clans. Are you afraid of this one?

Lao Zhu also knew the opponent's state of mind, so he asked Erhu and Qin Deshun to step back and took two steps forward.

"Correct!"

"We are the butcher Zhu that you all want to get rid of!"

When Han Yushang saw Lao Zhu so readily admitting the nickname "Zhu Butcher", his face showed a little bit of surprise.

When she thought about it, Zhu Yuanzhang should be furious when he heard this name, how could he talk to himself so calmly?

"My conditions have been told to you a long time ago, you must release all the detainees in Daming, whether they are in the capital or in the local area!"

Old Zhu shook his head with a sneer when he heard this.

"impossible!"

"No one in this world is qualified to negotiate terms with us!"

"And it's impossible to release many vicious and vicious people. How will the people of Ming Dynasty live if they are released?"

"Once the world is in chaos, wouldn't it give you chaotic officials and thieves a chance?"

"Just say whoever you want, no matter whose life you want to change, we can give it to you!"

Han Yushang rolled his eyes and said.

"I want your life!"

"If you die in front of me now, I will tell you Zhu Yunxi's whereabouts!"

Lao Zhu sighed deeply when he heard this, then turned and left.

"Use punishment!"

"Punishment?"

When Lao Zhu said this, not only Han Yushang, who was tied to the shelf, was stunned, but also the two tigers on the side were dumbfounded.

"Your Majesty?"

Lao Zhu ignored Erhu's call, and still walked outside firmly.However, just as he walked to the door, Han Yushang, who was tied to the shelf, suddenly shouted.

"Zhu Tuhu, don't you want to know where your grandson is?"

When Lao Zhu heard this, his heart seemed to be twisted severely, and his fists and brows were subconsciously tangled together.

However, he still insisted on not looking back and not giving the other party a chance to see his jokes.

"You seem to have forgotten that we have more than one grandson!"

"Without Zhu Yunxi, we still have Zhu Yunxi. As long as we train well for a few years, we can inherit our throne!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's words made Erhu and Qin Deshun dumbfounded. They had already boarded Zhu Yunxie's thief ship and regarded him as the rightful successor of Daming.

Now that Lao Zhu said such a thing, if someone with ulterior motives heard it, it would definitely cause an uproar.

"My lord, you..."

Lao Zhu didn't give Erhu a chance to speak at all, and shouted directly.

"Severe interrogation!"

"Don't worry about Zhu Yunxi's whereabouts, you must interrogate this woman and the details of the White Lotus Sect!"

"It doesn't matter if you die with excessive torture!"

When Erhu heard this, he suddenly felt a bit dazed, and quickly replied.

"Humble post respectfully obeys the imperial decree!"

Qin Deshun still didn't understand, but when he chased out and saw the old emperor crying silently while holding on to the wall outside the dungeon, he also understood instantly.

It's not that the old emperor doesn't worry about the grandson of the emperor, it's because he doesn't want to be seen through by the white lotus witch.

"My lord..."

Old Zhu waved at Qin Deshun.

"We're fine!"

"Prepare us a room near here, and let us know as soon as there is any news!"

"promise!"

Lao Zhu stayed in Fusi, Beizhen, and fell asleep listening to the faint sound of interrogation.

Erhu tried his best, but still couldn't pry "Old Leng"'s mouth open, and couldn't even ask her name, so he had no choice but to meet Lao Zhu.

"My lord, this is a tough bone. She doesn't say anything when you ask her, she just clamors to see you!"

Old Zhu laughed when he heard this.

"See us?"

"It's just a delay!"

"The lowly job is a bit ruthless?"

Lao Zhu thought for a while and got up from the bed.

"Forget it, let's go and have a look at her, if she dares to play any tricks, just kill her!"

When Lao Zhu came to the dungeon again, "Lao Leng" on the shelf was soaked, his ten fingers were stained red with blood, and dozens of steel needles were stuck in his body.

Seeing Lao Zhu again, Han Yushang said with all his strength.

"Let go!"

"I'll let you go and tell you... where is Zhu Yunxi..."

Lao Zhu felt tense when he heard this, but soon regained his senses.

"Need not!"

"Let's pretend we never had that grandson!"

"If you confess now, we will save the lives of you and the person you want to save for the sake of Xiaoming Wang Han Lin'er!"

"If you continue to be stubborn and want to threaten us with Zhu Yunxi's life, then we can only order people to behead all the prisoners in the prison!"

Han Yushang roared in horror when he heard this.

"you dare!"

"If you really dare to kill, you will never see Zhu Yunxi!"

Faced with the threat of "Lao Leng", Lao Zhu just replied one word coldly.

"kill!"

"Kill a hundred Jitian first!"

Hearing this, Erhu hurriedly ordered people to drag the criminals out of the Jinyiwei prison, and put them one by one in front of "Lao Leng" for execution.

Although this is against the rules, it is an abuse of lynching, but when did Jin Yiwei explain the rules when handling the case?
Being able to read out the crimes while beheading is already taking care of the prisoner's emotions.

"The prisoner, Zhang Jing, deliberately delayed the documents, refused to implement the new policy of the court, and committed the crime of dereliction of duty. He deserves to be executed!"

"Prisoner Wang Chong, guilty of corruption..."

"Prisoner Tian Li..."

After Jin Yiwei's commander Qianshi read out the final documents, ten executioners raised their knives and immediately beheaded ten officials.

After the heads of ten corrupt officials fell to the ground, Lao Zhu looked at "Lao Leng" on the shelf again.

"You have to seize the opportunity, if you don't confess again, the next group may kill the people you want to save!"

"you dare!"

Han Yushang roared hysterically at Zhu Yuanzhang like an angry tigress.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang is such a tough person, how can he be swayed by her vicious roar?

It's just that he is old and his physical strength is exhausted. After a few rounds of beheading, he felt a little tired, so he yawned and left.

"Er Hu, you continue to be in charge of the execution!"

"Ten each time, until she confesses!"

"promise!"

Han Yushang went crazy when she heard this. She had never seen such a hard-hearted person.

Zhu Yunxi is his own grandson, does he not care at all?

Didn't it mean that Zhu Yunxi was his favorite grandson and his favorite heir?
Could it be that the rumors are wrong and we were all deceived by him?
However, what broke Han Yushang even more was that she didn't know what to do now.

If I were honest, with Zhu Tuhu's ruthlessness, she and her uncle Han Qing would surely die.

If you don't explain, if Jin Yiwei continues to kill like this, it will soon be uncle's turn...

In the end how to do?
Han Yushang regretted it to death at this time. If he knew that he would not be able to rescue his uncle after capturing Zhu Yunxi, he might as well come directly to the Jinyiwei prison to rob him!

Although the latter is equally dangerous, there is still a chance of survival!
But what made Han Yushang even more desperate was the killing in front of him. With the heads of prisoners falling to the ground, the room where he was interrogated was already covered with blood.

At this moment, not only was blood flowing like rivers on the ground, but even the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

She had never seen so many dead people, let alone so many dead people whose heads had been neatly beheaded, and who were observed so closely.Especially when Jin Yiwei held the head, turned the dead man's face to her, and asked if she was the one she wanted to save, she broke down and wanted to commit suicide.

Han Yushang's will only lasted until the evening, and when he killed the No. 12 batch of prisoners, he collapsed and went crazy.

It wasn't until this moment that she felt remorse. She overestimated herself and underestimated Zhu Tuhu.

"crazy?"

"Stupid?"

"Ask the imperial physician to see if it's real or fake!"

Not long after, the imperial physician was called over, checked the people on the shelf for a while, and gave Erhu an accurate answer.

"Master Tiger, this person is indeed insane, it should be caused by a great stimulus..."

"Then prescribe her medicine, and make sure to cure her!"

The imperial doctor looked at the blood all over the floor, and then at the prison like Sen Luo Temple, thinking how can this broken place be cured?

He healed the woman with his front foot, and the woman's back foot would be frightened stupid by the environment in front of her.

"Master Tiger, do you want to change her cell?"

Erhu sighed helplessly upon hearing the words.

"Ugh!"

"Who knew that this girl is so useless, not even the pampered Lu family can handle it!"

The imperial doctor was dumbfounded when he heard this, and felt that he had heard something he shouldn't have heard.

It was rumored that Mrs. Lu died at the hands of Jin Yiwei, it seems that it is not groundless.

After Erhu said this, he also realized the problem, and threatened the imperial physician by the collar.

"You didn't hear anything just now!"

"Yes Yes!"

"Wei Chen didn't hear anything, Wei Chen just came to treat the prisoner!"

While Erhu was interrogating "Old Leng", the rest of the Jinyiwei were not idle. Anyone who passed by the gate of Fusi in Beizhen was arrested and tortured by them.

When the imperial physician was treating "Lao Leng", Erhu collected all the valuable interrogation statements and came to Lao Zhu's room where he had a rest.

"My lord, that woman is crazy..."

Lao Zhu was not surprised when he heard this. The girl was not very old, and she was someone who had never been through a storm. She would not be able to last long under such a bloody scene.

"Any useful news?"

"From other people's confessions, this woman should be an extremely important figure in the White Lotus Sect!"

"In addition, people from Eunuch Qin's side also contributed a lot of clues, saying that this woman has been in and out of Prince Qin's mansion, and has been a singer in Prince Qin's mansion for a while..."

When Lao Zhu heard this, his face showed anger, and he slammed off the bed heavily.

"It's that rebellious son Zhu Xi again!"

"How did Zhu Yu explain it, and what role did he play in this incident?"

"Go back to the emperor, King Qin..."

Lao Zhu interrupted mercilessly.

"What kind of King Qin is he!"

Erhu hurriedly changed his mind when he heard the words.

"Going back to the emperor, Shuren Qin explained that he was only in charge of delivering the message, and he didn't know who the person who asked him to deliver the message was. He just received a note."

Old Zhu snorted coldly when he heard this.

"Let the ghost go!"

"Take that rebellious son to meet people, see if you recognize this woman!"

"promise!"

Not long after, Erhu came back again.

"The emperor's plan is like a god. According to Qin Shuren's account, this girl is the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus, named Han Yushang, and she is the niece of the current King Xiaoming."

"This girl is on good terms with the Lu family, and also with the Qin concubine Deng's side concubine. She once plotted to assassinate His Royal Highness the Empress Dowager..."

"It was the time when the emperor's grandson went to the brothel under King Qin's name to listen to songs, but our people arrived before the assassination..."

"Mr. Qin Shu also explained that this woman has a deep relationship with the Lu family and has helped the Lu family with many things. The death of the uncle may also be related to this woman..."

"hiss……"

Lao Zhu felt like his chest was on fire when he heard this, it was true that old and new grudges were all driven together.

"We're going to cut her to pieces!"

"Did the Nizi tell you what the name of the current King Ming is?"

Erhu shook his head upon hearing this.

"no!"

"Mr. Qin Shu said that he didn't know either. He had never met King Xiaoming before. All the connections with the White Lotus Sect were made through this woman."

"Oh, that's right...according to Qin Shuren's account, Long Guangshan's assassination and Xiaolingwei's assassination should all be done by this woman."

"It's just that he didn't participate in those two times, because he listened to Deng's words later."

"Deng?"

"It's Deng Shi again!"

Old Zhu scolded furiously.

"Arrest and torture this Mrs. Deng!"

"promise!"

In fact, Erhu had already ordered someone to do this matter. It is estimated that the criminal is already on his way to Fusi in Beizhen. How could he wait for Lao Zhu to remind him?

"My lord, what should we do now?"

"Stop killing people, lest you really kill King Ming!"

"Oh……"

Erhu was a little displeased when he heard this. Back then, his elder brother earned his nephew the title of Uncle Zhongyi by killing King Xiao Ming. Now he still wants to make meritorious service by the new King Xiao Ming. I'm afraid the emperor won't Will give him this chance.

Lao Zhu seemed to have guessed what Erhu was thinking, and comforted him.

"Don't worry, we will help you think about your title, and we will never let you serve us in vain!"

Erhu hurriedly lowered his head in shame upon hearing this.

"My lord, you have misunderstood, the lowly position just thinks that the evil is done!"

"Actually, we were really guilty of killing Han Liner back then. If the girl can honestly confess, we can really look at Han Liner's face, spare their lives, and leave a trace of incense for Han Liner..."

After Lao Zhu briefly sighed, he suddenly looked at Erhu curiously.

"By the way, how did you catch this girl?"

"We heard from Qin Deshun that you just passed by the tea beach to drink tea, and you noticed that this girl was abnormal, and then you arrested her?"

Erhu scratched his head in embarrassment when he heard this.

"My lord, if you are telling the truth, don't laugh..."

"Say it, we promise not to laugh!"

"When Beizhi took the tea bowl, he suddenly smelled a faint scent of powder on this woman."

"My lord, think about it, this woman looks like a seventy-year-old woman on the outside, but she has the fragrance of a young girl on her body, which is obviously unreasonable!"

"Humble job grabbed the opponent's hand and looked at it, and I am more sure of my guess."

"Although the skin on this woman's hand is dark brown, it is soft and smooth when held in her hand. At first glance, it is not the skin that a 70-year-old woman should have..."

Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he held back for a long time before he could say two words.

"You really are a pervert!"

"Hurry up and go back to interrogate, and make sure to find out the whereabouts of our grandson!"

"promise!"

In the middle of the night, in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

In a dark cell, two Huizhou officials were detained.One is the supervisory censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the other is an ordinary member of the Imperial College.

Both of them were charged with the same crime, leaking court secrets and tipping off Huizhou officials and gentry.

Originally, the two were arrested by Jin Yiwei, but Jin Yiwei suspected that the crime committed by the two was too minor, so they were interrogated and thrown to the Ministry of Punishment.

After all, there are more than a dozen officials who may have leaked the secret, and there is no direct evidence for these two. It is only because they were born in Huizhou that they are barely related.

Han Qing also felt that there was nothing serious about him, so after being admitted to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, instead of escaping in a hurry, he chatted with a group of corrupt officials of the Ming Dynasty through the wall with great interest.

Didn't he put so much effort into infiltrating the court because he wanted to know how the court works, and then tried to overthrow the Ming court from within?

Otherwise, relying on the teachings of the White Lotus Sect alone, they would never have succeeded in rebelling after a hundred years of tossing.

Chatting for a few days opened Han Qing's horizons.

He finally knew why Zhu Tuhu hated corrupt officials so much. The money-making methods of these corrupt officials were really eye-opening.

What is cheating, what is a clever name, what is being tortured...

Basically, only you can't think of it, nothing they dare not do.

However, he also learned a lot about the court system and the relationship between officials and so on.

He believes that with these secrets, he can better integrate into the officialdom of Ming Dynasty after going out in the future, so as to make more officials and let more officials work for him!
Han Qing was so happy that he couldn't think of leaving, but Dong Hui, his cellmate in the same cell, didn't have such a good time.

Dong Hui has been in fear all day since he entered the cell, and he is always worried that he will be dragged out.

Whenever he heard the sound of the cell door, Dong Hui would hide in a corner and tremble in fright.

On this day, the cell door rang suddenly, and Dong Hui hid in the corner again.

"Xiao Dong, what are you afraid of every day?"

"Don't say we're not guilty, even if we're guilty, it's nothing more than exile and distribution, it's no big deal!"

"No, no, no... you don't understand... His Majesty the Emperor never relents in killing people, who knows if there is something else..."

"Is there anything you don't know about yourself?"

"The Hu Weiyong case is not over yet. My family...my family used to have relatives with Hu Weiyong's family..."

"hiss……"

Hearing this, Han Qing could only shrug his shoulders helplessly. He found that some officials of Daming were scared out of their wits by Zhu Tuhu.

But it's also strange, since they are so afraid of Zhu Tuhu, why do they dare to be corrupt officials?

Just when Han Qing was thinking this way, the jailer knocked on the cell door with an iron rod, and sent a table of wine and food to each cell.

"This is the food for cutting off the head. You should eat and drink. If you go to Jinyiwei tomorrow, you won't be treated like this!"

When Dong Hui heard the decapitation meal, he broke down and cried, covering his head.When the prisoners in other cells heard this, they also cried bitterly in fright, expressing their last nostalgia for the world.

The jailers have long been accustomed to these things. After all, tens of thousands of officials have died over the years.

"Don't worry about it, eat it quickly, if you don't eat it now, you won't have a chance!"

Han Qing asked unwillingly.

"Brother Wang, what happened to us is not serious, why are we both transferred to Jinyiwei?"

"Besides, didn't we both turn from there?"

The jailer Wang Wu looked around when he heard the words, and lowered his voice.

"I don't know the specifics. I just heard from the brothers at Jinyiwei that they didn't have enough people to kill, so I urgently transferred a group from the Ministry of Punishment..."

"What?"

When Han Qing heard this, he just felt that his brain was not enough. What do you mean he was not enough to kill?
Could it be that Jin Yiwei kills people every day?

But one thing is certain, that is, if he entered the Jinyiwei, his little life will probably be accounted for.

"Brother Wang is here!"

"There's some money here, I won't need it in the future, so let's leave it to Brother Wang to buy wine and eat!"

Wang Wu took the money carefully, and said in a loyal way.

"Don't eat, I'll bring you some good wine and food later..."

"Thank you so much then!"

"I don't want food and drink, you just need to prepare one for me..."

(End of this chapter)