Zhu Cixi was immediately startled. Although he was ordered to interrogate Wu Chang, it was hard to explain even if he were to kill him, so he quickly ordered someone to come forward to check. Fortunately, he found that Wu Chang had only fainted from torture.
Immediately he felt relieved and asked people to splash water on Wu Changshi to wake him up.
When Wuchang Shi woke up and turned around, Lin Jingcai sneered and said, "Wuchang Shi, are you still unwilling to confess? I tell you, if you continue to resist in this corner, I'm afraid you won't be able to wake up next time."
Wu Changshi only felt the excruciating pain in his ten fingers, and even burst into tears. He originally wanted to confess, but when he thought about his confession, he was afraid that ordinary people could be cut off with a knife, but he was only afraid of right and wrong.
It's too late...
When Lin Jing saw Wu Chang, he still refused to confess, so he had to say coldly to Zheng Sanjun who was standing beside him: "When my father ordered me to come to interrogate Wu Chang, no matter what, I have to get a confession today and give it to my father. Let the execution continue."
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Zheng Sanjun nodded quickly and ordered the officer to be tortured. However, this time he no longer tortured his fingers, but began to torture his calf, which was even more painful.
Soon, the officer put the clamp on Wu Changshi's calf. After giving the order, the officer slowly tightened the hemp rope in his hand. Severe pain swept through him again, but it made Wu Changshi feel desperate for life.
De Wen, soon the punishment was excessive, causing Wu Changshi to faint again.
If it were an ordinary prisoner, he would eventually have to slow down at this point to avoid being really killed. However, Prince Lin Jing was currently in prison, and no one of the senior officials of the Sanfa Department dared to speak easily, so they waited until Wu Changshi woke up.
The torture continued several times, but both of Wu Changshi's shins were broken.
By this time, almost all the torture instruments in the cell had been used, and Wu Changshi finally could no longer resist the physical pain. He chose to admit his crimes one by one and signed them.
While everyone breathed a sigh of relief, a heavy shadow also cast a heavy shadow on their hearts, because according to Wu Changshi's confession, Zhou Yanru relied on bribing the inner court to be reinstated, and because of bribery, he promoted cronies on a large scale, including Zhou Yanru.
Feng Quan's plea was because he accepted a bribe.
Lin Jingxin knew that the joints here were of great importance and refused to miss any details, so he tortured Wu Changshi and Dong Xinkui carefully, but he got a so-called Jin Gentleman's Book, in which it was written that Fujian Daoshi Gongzheng and others
The names are all important ministers promoted since Zhou Yanru was reinstated.
"Shameful! Hateful!"
Lin Jing could no longer hold back the anger in his heart. He put away the Jin Gentry Book and everyone's interrogation transcripts, and was about to go to the palace to report. At this time, Zheng Sanjun and others were also looking at it with some anxiety.
Lin Jing.
"Don't worry, adults, I will always ask Father for mercy this time."
After hearing these words, everyone felt relieved and sent Lin Jing out of prison.
Qianqing Palace.
"For the record, my father, this is the oral confession of Dong Xinkui and others during the Wuchang period. I also ask my father to review it."
Lin Jingxian took out the confession from his arms and presented it to Emperor Chongzhen.
It only took Lin Jing less than a day to advance the case to this point, which made Emperor Chongzhen naturally very pleased. On the one hand, he felt that it was indeed a wise move for him to appoint the prince, but on the other hand, he felt that Zhou Yanru
The others were extremely disappointed.
However, when Chongzhen took the confession and looked at it carefully, his face suddenly turned gloomy. He thought that Wu Changshi and others used Zhou Yanru's reputation to do random things, but he didn't expect that many of the things in it were caused by Zhou Yanru.
The personal instructions and planning, especially the fact that Zhou Yanru bribed the inner court to be reinstated, made Chongzhen feel resentful and break out in a cold sweat.
If this person is not a traitor, who else in the world is a traitor?
It can be said that Zhou Yanru's various actions have completely broken Chongzhen's inner bottom line. At this time, he only had one thought in his heart, and that was to kill these people completely!
"I didn't expect that I would reuse such a bunch of people without kings and fathers! It's really hateful!"
The murderous intent on Emperor Chongzhen's face could no longer be suppressed. He almost wanted to pull these people down and execute them in Ling Chi, but he temporarily endured this tone and said in a deep voice: "Is there anything else?"
"To report to my father, there is also a book of Jin gentry. All the people on it are officials who paid bribes to Zhou Yanru... Feng Quan is one of them..."
Wang Chengen quickly walked down and took over the Jin Shen Book, and then forwarded it to Emperor Chongzhen.
Chongzhen took the Jin Shen Book and looked at it carefully. The expression on his face changed a lot. In the end, he even closed the Jin Shen Book in despair and closed his eyes slightly.
The names above were almost all ministers promoted and used by Zhou Yanru after he came to power. The thought that so many people had obtained high-ranking official opportunities by paying tribute to Zhou Yanru made Chongzhen feel extremely painful.
At this point, because the ministers involved in this book were too many and too important, Chongzhen even had to consider handling the matter in a low-key manner. Originally, in Chongzhen's heart, he planned to remove Zhou Yanru, Wu Changshi and others.
They were all sent to the execution ground and executed in Lingchi, but now they could not make up their minds.
Lin Jing naturally saw Chongzhen's dilemma, but he had no way to change it. After all, the Ming Dynasty could have turmoil, but it could not have endless turmoil. Even if Zhou Yanru deserved death, he could not be punished.
Rejecting all the candidates for promotion will only make everyone in the imperial court feel in danger.
After all, even the Minister of Civil Affairs had to obey Zhou Yanru's command, let alone others?
"That's it for now."
Chongzhen sighed deeply. He glanced at Lin Jing with a complicated expression and said softly: "Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work. Please go back to the palace to rest early."
Lin Jing knew that Chongzhen wanted to be alone, so he stopped disturbing him and left.
At the end of May, the turmoil within the imperial court finally subsided to some extent. Wu Changshi was sentenced to abandon the market by Dali Temple, while Zhou Yanru resigned from office again and returned to his hometown to study behind closed doors.
However, Lin Jing knew in his heart that Emperor Chongzhen, who had suffered such a great humiliation, was only doing it for the world to see. When the limelight passed, the chief minister who entered the palace for the second time in the Ming Dynasty was probably not far away from death.
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Of course, officialdom is all about letting people go. Even if Zhou Yanru resigned as chief minister, it would be nothing in the Ming Dynasty. Soon everyone inside and outside the capital was speculating on one thing, that is, who would be the next chief minister.