Rebirth of the Tang Dynasty's strongest consort

Chapter 325 Torture Subordinates
Zhangsun Wuji and the other three came to the prison door, looking at the clean and dry single room with one door and one bed, they couldn't help but frowned.

Xiao Yu believed from the bottom of his heart that Xiao Rui's death was related to the school boy who was detained in the procuratorate. Seeing that his prison was clean and new, he couldn't help feeling a little angry, and said to the guard next to him: "Why is the felon involved? Detained in a single room?"

The jailer took out the key of the cell door from his waist, handed it to Xiao Rui with both hands, and said: "This is specially ordered by Ma Yushi, and has nothing to do with the humble job."

Changsun Wuji frowned and snorted coldly, "Ma Zhou? He has ruined the good deeds of this official twice and three times. How can such people achieve great things?"

"The prime minister is right. If you learn to be a man, it will be futile if you don't know how to be a man." Cai Shaobing took the key from Xiao Yu's hand respectfully, opened the prison door, and stepped aside, facing his eldest grandson Wuji. He and Xiao Rui made a gesture of invitation.

The three of them walked into the cell with ashen complexions, and saw Xie Zhongju who was sitting in front of the simple wooden table, looking at the one-foot-square iron window on the wall and meditating.

"Huh? Why are his clothes so clean?"

"Why are there medicines for sores on the table?"

"Suspects in serious cases will still provide tea? When did the procuratorate change the rules?"

Faced with the questioning of the three officials, the jailer put all the blame on Ma Zhou, "These are all ordered by Ma Yushi, and the humble staff have to follow them."

Hearing the jailer's report, recalling the scene where Ma Zhou had a happy conversation with "He Zudao" in Zichen Palace, Changsun Wuji snorted coldly, "Damn Ma Zhou, it's clear that he is biased towards He Zudao when he does things. If people come to assist this officer in investigating the case, wouldn’t it be too late to investigate?”

Xiao Yu was challenged by his eldest grandson Wuji, and had already regarded "He Zudao" as his lifelong enemy. Seeing that Ma Zhou was partial to He Zudao, he couldn't help stomping his feet angrily and said: "Ma Zhou? This person is so partial to He Zudao, I'm afraid In the future, when the case is investigated, the prime minister will hold back!"

"That's right! Now Wansui has ordered that old man Du Ruhui to preside over the case with me. I think one of them is He Zudao's mentor, and the other is He Zudao's congenial friend. With these two people around... I'm afraid it will be very difficult. The young master’s injustice is going to suffer a lot of twists and turns.”

Cai Shaobing saw that Changsun Wuji and Xiao Yu were having a headache about the trial, so he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and cupped his hands and said, "Changsun Prime Minister and Song Guogong, although Ma and Du are not partial, they are not present at the moment, as long as they stay overnight Interrogation, presumably we can find out some clues before the two of them act!"

As soon as these words came out, Changsun Wuji and Xiao Yu looked sideways at Cai Shaobing who was standing beside him with a respectful face, and a hint of predation flashed in their eyes.

Changsun Wuji nodded with a smile, and said to Cai Shaobing: "Cai Wenshu, it's really a shame to be a clerk in the Procuratorate with your great talent."

Then, Changsun Wuji looked at Xie Zhongju, and said with a smirk: "If you can handle this matter well, I will definitely protect you in front of Long Live and promote you to be the supervisory censor. At that time, you will be the same official as Ma Zhou. Will be bound by him everywhere, how?"

Seeing the promise made by the eldest grandson Wuji, Xiao Yu immediately continued: "That's right! If you can find any flaws in this little book boy's mouth, I will play a copy in front of Long Live. Although the old man is not talented, he is also an official. Shangshu, as long as He Zudao's head falls to the ground, let alone the supervisory censor, what's the matter with serving the censor in the palace?"

The promise of the two happened to be Cai Shaobing's wish. Cai Shaobing knelt on one knee with his robes lifted, and raised his fists with both hands above his head. Although his tone could be suppressed, it was hard to hide his excitement. In the future, I would like to do the work of a dog and a horse!"

"Okay, okay." After Changsun Wuji signaled Cai Shaobing to get up, he looked at Xie Zhongju who had kept his eyes closed and said coldly, "Cai Wenshu, show your skills?"

After finishing speaking, Changsun Wuji and Xiao Yu looked at each other, walked out of the prison one after the other, and went to the guard's room to rest.

After sending the two nobles away respectfully, Cai Shaobing changed his expression instantly, waved to the two jailers beside him, and said treacherously: "Bring the prisoner to the torture room, I want to see if he is a copper prisoner or not." Strong bones!"

After Cai Shaobing's words fell, two jailers who were accustomed to the purgatory on earth strode forward. Before they reached out to pull Xie Zhongju, Xie Zhongju, who had been silent for a long time, stood up suddenly.

Xie Zhong raised his hands and looked at Cai Shaobing, his resolute eyes revealed a little hesitation, and the delicacy of a daughter's family was fleeting on his cold cheeks. Although she was well-educated, she was a daughter after all. The torture made her heart a little bit confused, but after thinking of Fang Yiai who was about to participate in the imperial examination, where success or failure depended on one action, the fear in her eyes and cheeks instantly dissipated, and was replaced by the same autumn frost color as before.

"You don't need to do it, I will walk by myself, and lead the way!"

Cai Shaobing never thought that Xie Zhongju would be so virtuous. After hearing her cold words, he clapped his hands and raised the corner of his mouth, "Okay! You're a man! I'll go to the execution room later and see how long you can last!"

Embracing Xie Zhongju to the torture room, Cai Shaobing gave an order, and two wolf-like jailers immediately took out iron handles and fixed Xie Zhongju's limbs on a cross-shaped wooden high pole.

Hands and feet were comfortably bound by irons, Xie Zhong raised his eyes to look at Cai Shaobing, scolded "traitor" very angrily, then closed a pair of almond eyes, clenched his silver teeth and said nothing.

Cai Shaobing took a sip of strong tea, sat on the birch gongan beside him, looked at Xie Zhongju's pair of triangular eyes, and said coldly: "This kid has been studying with He Zudao all the year round. I think his muscles and bones are a little loose. First, use the bamboo clothes Give him a loosen up!"

When the jailer heard the word "Bamboo Clothes", they looked at each other with ferocity in their eyes. From their expressions, it was not difficult to see how powerful this instrument of torture invented by Cai Shaobing himself had the power to kill prisoners.

The bamboo clothes were changed by Cai Shaobing from the armor clothes worn by military generals. The whole body is made of thin bamboo slices, and the bamboo slices are connected by a hemp rope soaked in tung oil. The holes in the four sides of the bamboo slices can be It is very large, and the bamboo pieces are pulled together by pulling the hemp rope. The principle is similar to that of the scorpion, but the suffocation caused by the gradual retraction of the prisoner's chest is incomparable to the scorpion.

After fetching the bamboo clothes, the two guards cooperated with each other and put the bamboo clothes on the two ribs between Xie Zhongju's chest.

Cai Shaobing held a cup of tea and sipped the tea carefully, with a gloomy look in his eyes, he muttered nonchalantly: "Xie Zhongju, I'd better advise you to confess earlier, or else you'll have a taste of the bamboo clothes!"

Xie Zhongju had already made up his mind, and naturally turned a deaf ear to Cai Shaobing's words, his almond eyes were closed, his brows were clustered, and his face looked deathly, but what he was thinking of was the Fang who repeatedly spoke frivolously to her, even offended and threatened her. hansome.

Cai Shaobing was vicious by nature. Seeing Xie Zhongju's silence at this moment, the wolf poison in his heart was instantly aroused, and he jumped up against the case, and said to the jailer: "Take it to me!"

With an order, the two guards each pulled a hemp rope, and with both arms vigorously exerted force, the bamboo clothes shrank instantly, oppressing Xie Zhongju's chest was unbearably stuffy, and it became extremely difficult to breathe.

"Is there any trick?"

"Bah! You son of a bitch! You are a clerk, why do you dare to use private actions and torture to extract a confession? Even if you die today, your tricks will not succeed!"

"Take it! Take it! Take it!"

Under Cai Shaobing's winning streak, the jailers used all their strength, and Xie Zhongju was so suppressed that her cheeks flushed, her lungs were squeezed, and the intense burning sensation almost made her faint.

Although the hemp rope used to connect the bamboo clothes was soaked in tung oil, it was finally torn by two jailers under a huge tug.

As the jailer fell backwards, Xie Zhongju, who had been tortured so much, finally passed out under the severe torture.

Seeing that the bamboo clothes were torn off, Cai Shaobing failed to make Xie Zhongju open his mouth. He, who was only thinking about climbing up to the towering tree of Changsun Wuji, suddenly became angry from embarrassment. Even a few points.

"Pour cold water on him to wake him up. Bamboo clothes won't work? Use water torture! If you don't do it, just pour it on me until he does!"

(End of this chapter)