Spring Girl's Notes

Section 486 Interrogation

The night wind did not stop, and a few spring rains of apricot blossoms slanted and sparsely hit the window lattices under the eaves, moisture poured in from the half-opened windows, and the candles flickered.

Zhu Zhongjun's face was dark.

Gu Jinzhi also didn't speak for a long time.

The two have their own thoughts.

For the rest of the night, neither of them slept much.

As soon as he arrived at Yinzheng, Zhu Zhongjun got up.

I can still hear the pattering spring rain outside the window,

The brocade quilt was so warm that Gu Jin didn't even want to stretch out his hand, but just called the maid to come in and help Zhu Zhongjun change his clothes.If the weather is not cold, she will get up by herself.

"...Can you come back early today?" Gu Jinzhi asked through the brocade tent.

Zhu Zhongjun said: "Yes, I will be back in the afternoon."

Then he said, "I'll go and see Tongtong, will it wake her up?"

He was with Gu Jinzhi last night, Tongtong went to bed early again, he didn't see enough.On weekdays, when Zhu Zhongjun is not at home, Gu Jinzhi always puts Tongtong in his bed, just like Yan Shan did when he was a child.

When Zhu Zhongjun came back last night, Gu Jinzhi temporarily handed Tongtong to the wet nurse.

The wet nurse arranged Tongtong in the warm pavilion in the main courtyard.

"It's okay, Tongtong slept soundly, and won't wake up if she isn't hungry." Gu Jinzhi smiled.

Zhu Zhongjun smiled.

After washing up, he didn't even bother to eat breakfast, so he went to see Tongtong in the Nuan Pavilion.

Tongtong is still sleeping.

Her small arms were slanted on her shoulders, and her mouth was pouted, much like Yanying when she was a child.Yanying and Tongtong are very similar to Zhu Zhongjun.

Zhu Zhongjun thought of wanting to kiss the child's cheek yesterday, because it was a bit cold.Cry the child by ice.

He put his hands together in his sleeves, and waited until both hands were warmer before he stepped forward and gently touched the child's face.

Tongtong didn't feel it, she still slept soundly.

Zhu Zhongjun looked at it for a while, then got up and left.He was afraid of waking up the child, and afraid of delaying going out.But after walking a few steps, I felt unwilling again.

He hasn't seen enough.

Hardened, Zhu Zhongjun walked out.

He went straight to the palace.

The emperor has risen.Summon the ministers in the imperial study.

The early court has not yet started, all the ministers of the cabinet and the ministers of the six ministries are already waiting outside the imperial study.

After Zhu Zhongjun greeted several familiar adults, he passed them and went to the imperial study.

He walked lightly into the royal study.

In the imperial study room, the crown prince and Gu Yantao knelt side by side.

The emperor sat on the couch.Holding the edge of the couch tightly with one hand, his face was pale.

He keeps coughing.

The emperor was not fat in the first place.

When Zhu Zhongjun went to pick him up, he only felt that he had lost weight, but he didn't feel noticeable.Looking at him now, he is wearing the dragon robe from before, but it is very loose.It looked a little startling.

Looking at it this way, the emperor's face became even paler.

The thin and pale emperor.There is no majesty and majesty of the ruler of the world.

His angry appearance is not deterrent.

"...The country of our ancestors is going to be ruined by you." The emperor scolded the prince.He coughed so badly that he had to cover his mouth after a few curses, and coughed hard for a long time.

The eunuchs Xiang Liang and Liu Shu were nervous, trying to persuade but dare not.

"In just one year, there have been thirteen rebellions in the southwest, eight water bandits in the southeast, and drought in Huguang last autumn. Tens of thousands of people were killed or injured, but the court still imposed heavy taxes. Do you want them to rebel?" the emperor continued to scold.

The prince was stubborn.

He really wanted to reply.

Whose fault was the Southwest Rebellion?A few years ago, Annan had quelled the chaos, and as a result, the Annan vassal state was withdrawn, and the Annan Chief Secretary was established.The people in Annan refused to accept it and had long-standing grievances.Hearing that there was a war in the northwest of the imperial court, he took the opportunity to raise an army.

Is this the prince's fault?

The southeast water bandits have also been there for many years.Since seven or eight years ago, water bandits in the southeast have been harassing the people.The imperial court procrastinated and refused to send heavy troops. Every time they sent a small team to drive them away. As a result, the water bandits became more and more powerful.

Is this the prince's fault?

As for the drought in Huguang last year, the imperial court refused to reduce taxes. Was it because of the Northwest War?During the Northwest War, the national treasury spent a lot of money, and there was no taxation. How to provide it?

Is this also the prince's fault?

The prince can refute the emperor's scolding.

The prince was also wronged.

But now, I have to bear the grievances.The emperor captured his uncle Tan You in the East Palace. If he was accusing the prince of making friends with foreign ministers and conspiring to rebel, the prince would not be able to tell.

The uneasiness in the prince's heart covered up his grievance.

He bowed his head, not daring to say a word.

"...It's only been a year, and the national treasury has become so empty, where have all my possessions gone?" The more the emperor said, the angrier he became.

He growled.

After such a roar, there was another big cough.

He coughed and couldn't breathe.

The national treasury has been very empty in the past six months.

The Ministry of Household Affairs reported more than once that there was a problem with the taxes collected.

The prince also asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to investigate, but they couldn't find out what the problem was.

Not only the crown prince and the household department were confused, but even Gu Yantao, who was conceited and shrewd, was also confused.The emperor came back to look at the account books, and was so angry that he vomited blood, but he couldn't understand.

In this room, the only person who knows clearly should be Zhu Zhongjun.

Zhu Zhongjun stood on the ground silently.

No one paid any attention to him except when he came in.

The emperor just scolded the crown prince and Gu Yantao.

Some words are not suitable for cursing in court, so they can only be scolded in private.

For more than a year, the government has been more than that.

The emperor continued to curse.

The more he talked, the more angry he became, and when he coughed again, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.This wasn't the first time the emperor coughed up blood, either.The fishy-sweet smell made him almost vomit.

In order to suppress the nausea, he blushed.

"Your Majesty..." Xiang Liang stepped forward and gently supported the emperor.

The emperor took a deep breath to suppress the nausea.

Zhu Zhongjun could tell that the emperor had just coughed up blood, so he immediately brought tea from the table next to him, and brought it to the emperor himself.

The emperor seemed to have just seen Zhu Zhongjun.Taking the tea from his hand, she nodded slightly at him.

Xiang Liang saw it, and took the spittoon from the side.

During the whole process, the eyesight shown by Xiang Liang was not comparable to another eunuch Liu Shu.

The emperor rinsed his mouth, the crown prince and Gu Yantao wanted to go forward to serve, but they didn't dare, and still knelt down.

Zhu Zhongjun reminded the emperor: "Brother Emperor, it's already the beginning of the morning. Shouldn't it be time for court?"

Officials above the third rank waited for almost two hours outside the Imperial Study Room.As for those below the third rank, they were not called into the palace and had to wait for almost an hour in Qianqing Palace.

In the early morning of March, the spring is cold and the cold wind is still biting.

The drizzle outside did not stop.

Those ministers even held up umbrellas.Also got half wet from the rain.It was cold and tired, and uncomfortable enough.

"Let's go to court early." The emperor was tired of cursing, and he was also a little tired, unable to lean against the leading pillow, and rested gently for a while.

"You go first." The emperor said to the crown prince and Gu Yantao.

During the whole process, the prince and Gu Yantao didn't say a word.They didn't dare to refute, and let the emperor scold them.Kowtow and stand up at this moment.Yes, the voice is a bit dry.

Liu Shu went to tell the ministers waiting outside the imperial study room to go to the main hall first.

Zhu Zhongjun and Xiang Liang stayed with the emperor in the imperial study.

The emperor rested for a while, and asked Xiang Liang to pour him another cup of hot tea.

Xiang Liang went down.

After drinking a cup of hot tea, the emperor felt much better.

"Zhongjun, you are not in a hurry to go to court." The emperor saw Zhu Zhongjun and wanted to help him.So he stopped Zhu Zhongjun, "You go to prison on my behalf. Interrogate Tan You. Find out the purpose of his return to Beijing, and then convict him."

After a pause, the emperor whispered again, "Zhong Jun, don't take it lightly."

Zhu Zhongjun was overjoyed, he didn't dare to show half a point on his face, and said: "Yes, I will never disgrace my life."

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Zhu Zhongjun was ordered to interrogate Tan You, and wanted to use a severe punishment, but found that the executioner was in the wrong.

He told the emperor about it.

King Jin took it back to the palace today, the emperor was happy and his complexion improved a bit.

Hearing this, the emperor was furious again.

"Okay, okay, okay!" The emperor laughed back angrily, and said three good words in succession, "This imperial prison will also belong to his Tan family! Kill them all, and see how arrogant they are."

The emperor can't kill ministers casually without passing the criminal law, but he can kill jailers.

When he comes back this time, he must assert his imperial power.

Zhu Zhongjun said yes.

He didn't kill all the jailers, but half of them.

The remaining half were scared out of their wits.

When Zhu Zhongjun was interrogated again, the guards were not weak at all, they played really hard.

Tan You was beaten to pieces.

He gritted his teeth, his eyes were red, and he didn't cry out.

"...You should be honest." Zhu Zhongjun said, "Why bother? You and I both know that you will not be able to get out of this prison."

Tan You laughed out loud.

His laughter shook the jailers back a few steps.

"Come on, if you have any tricks, just use them." Tan You said with a smile, "For so many years, you have worked so hard to raise my son and woman for me. Today I just treat you as my return, and you can greet me however you want. Come."

All the jailers heard this in their ears.

Everyone wished they could cut off their ears.

What Tan You meant by these words may not be clear to everyone.But as long as they go out and inquire, they will be able to inquire about the rumor that the eldest son of King Luyang is an evil species.

Seeing how King Luyang tortured Tan You, it would be difficult for these insignificant little jailers to survive.

After hearing Tan You's words, King Luyang paused for a moment, then smiled lightly.

Suddenly, he slapped Tan You on the face.

Tan You's fortitude in keeping silent while serving his sentence seemed to collapse in an instant, and his complexion changed drastically.

Tortured him, it was physical.

A slap in the face is an insult to his spirit.

He can resist physical torture; he cannot bear mental insult.He's a tough guy.

If it was a jailer, Tan You might not feel that deeply,

But Zhu Zhongjun's slap made all the anger in his heart rise.

Still waiting for him to start swearing, Zhu Zhongjun slapped him seven or eight times in a row, making Tan You's teeth loose, blood dripped down involuntarily, his tongue was no longer so controllable, and he couldn't even swear.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty ordered that he not be allowed to die in the imperial prison, otherwise he will not be able to explain." The guards beside him reminded Zhu Zhongjun.

He could see Zhu Zhongjun's killing intent.

Tan You is Lord Marquis, a first-rank title, and a Northwest general.

He couldn't die without knowing why, otherwise the emperor wouldn't be able to explain clearly.

The emperor hoped that Zhu Zhongjun could get the evidence, and torture Tan You to vent his anger by the way, instead of beating him to death in the imperial prison.

When Zhu Zhongjun heard the guard's hand, he withdrew it.

He smiled at Tan You.

Tan You felt insulted like never before.

It was the greatest insult of his life.

He wanted Zhu Zhongjun to be hacked into pieces.

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