Zhu Zhu nodded and said: "In that case, we will interrogate him again in five days."
Li Zongmian did not object and nodded in agreement.
Then Zhu Zhu came to Funing Hall and handed the interrogation confession to Zhao Yun for review.
Zhao Yun attaches great importance to the assassination and requires that once there is any progress, no matter what the outcome, he must report it as soon as possible. Naturally, Zhu Zhu does not dare to delay.
After Zhao Yun read the confession, he clenched his fists tightly, obviously dissatisfied with the confession.
Zhao Yun said in his heart: "If this confession is true, if word spreads about it, people in the world will not only not sympathize with me, but they will also laugh at me as an unlucky guy, whose luck is even worse than that of Wanyan Shouxu."
Zhao Yun threw the confession on the table and said calmly: "I know, let's continue the interrogation."
Zhu Zhu secretly raised his eyes and glanced at Zhao Yun. Seeing Zhao Yun's serious face and cold tone, he understood that Zhao Yun was obviously dissatisfied with the result.
Zhu Zhu quickly raised his hand and responded: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhao Yun asked again: "How are the people in Wujiazhuang doing?"
Zhu Zhu replied: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Punishment has interrogated all the people in Wujiazhuang one by one. There are no suspicious persons yet. At present, they are all detained in the Prison of the Ministry of Punishment, waiting for continued interrogation."
Zhao Yun was silent for a while, with a gentle expression on his face, and said: "They are all common people, why bother them? Let them go, just order them not to leave Wujiazhuang before the marriage."
"Yes, your majesty's benevolence brings happiness to the people."
After leaving Funing Hall, Zhu Zhu's back was already wet. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, shook his head and sighed: "The officials respect heaven and love their people, how could something like this happen? I just hope that it was the fault of that guy.
good."
All the people in Wujiazhuang were soon released. Their release also made the court, soldiers and civilians all breathe a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere of terror finally dissipated a little.
Zhou Cang continued to be interrogated. After a few days, his wounds improved a little and his fever subsided a little, so he was taken over again and tortured.
Zhu Zhu shouted: "Zhou Cang, how many days of rest have you figured it out? If you tell me honestly, I will let you have a safe journey. If you dare to be stubborn, today I will let you know how powerful I am, Zhu Zhu."
Jiang Wanli and Li Zongmian also looked at Zhou Cang coldly, obviously very angry at Zhou Cang's assassination of Zhao Yun, and they still can't get over it.
Zhou Cang was unmoved and sneered, saying: "If you murder the emperor, how can you live a happy life? Is it possible that you can still leave my whole body?"
Zhu Zhu was furious and shouted to the jailer: "Come on, let's torture you."
Immediately, two jailers brought a chair, which was covered with sharp steel needles and thorns. Under the light of the torch, the sharp thorns were still shining with a cold and biting light.
Zhou Cang's face suddenly twitched when he saw the chair, and he cursed: "They say you southerners are the most polite, open and silent about Confucius and Mencius. Damn it, I can see it today, you are all lying to me."
Zhu Zhu smiled disdainfully and said: "Our etiquette also depends on the person. When guests come, there will be etiquette. When the enemy comes, how can we talk about etiquette?"
Zhou Cang was then driven onto a chair. As soon as he sat down, steel thorns were pierced into his butt, thighs, and back, causing blood to flow out. Zhou Cang howled and screamed in pain.
Seeing that Zhou Cang had not confessed yet, Zhu Zhu waved his hand, and another jailer brought a long wooden stick. Two jailers, one on the left and one on the right, pressed the wooden sticks on Zhou Cang's body, and the steel thorns tightened deeper.
Inside Zhou Cang's body, Zhou Cang's face was deformed in pain and he screamed not to come out.
Zhu Zhu stood up, walked slowly to Zhou Cang, pointed at the torture instruments hanging on the wall, and said: "I think that Zhou Bo, the founding general of the Han Dynasty, lived a tyrannical life. After coming to the prison, he had to sigh.
He said, "Only today did I realize the power of the jailer." I think you, Zhou Cang, have committed the heinous crime of death, but I want to see how you survive these various instruments of torture!"
After that, Zhu Zhu personally ordered another torture instrument, which was a wooden horse. There was a protruding half-arm-long wooden stick on the back of the wooden horse. This wooden stick was specially fixed so that the horse could move and the stick would not move.
,This is,,,hey, putting aside the cruelty, this design is really ingenious.
Zhou Cang was lifted from the chair by the jailers, his trousers were stripped off, and he was asked to ride on the wooden horse.
Li Zongmian looked at Jiang Wanli on the other side. He was very angry with Zhou Cang, and they all turned away. This criminal law was really cruel and indecent.
"I'll recruit, I'll recruit."
At the last moment, Zhou Cang couldn't hold on anymore and shouted loudly: "Zhao Shanxiang asked me to do it. He gave me gold and asked me to assassinate your emperor."
Jing, deathly Jing, Zhu Zhu, Jiang Wanli, and Li Zongmian looked at each other, unable to believe what they heard.
Zhao Shanxiang, a dignified minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was a minister of the highest rank, and the officials had great trust in him. He enjoyed unlimited glory. How could he bribe the murderer and commit such a heinous act?
In addition, Zhao Shanxiang also has another identity, that is, the clan. He is also the royal family of Zhao and Song Dynasties. Five generations up, he is the Pu King Zhao Yunrang. With such an identity, how could he do such a treasonous thing!
Zhu Zhu recovered from the shock and shouted sternly: "You dare to bite randomly. It's a heinous crime. Come on, pick me up."
Zhou Cang couldn't hold his face anymore and burst into tears. As he cried, he said: "If I don't do it, you will be tortured. If I do, and you don't believe it, then what on earth do you want me to do? Give me a
Prompt, can I just follow it?"
Jiang Wanli stood up and asked: "You said it was Ambassador Zhao. Did you meet him in person, or was there someone in the middle who passed the message?"
Zhou Cang said: "I met him face to face. That day I was blindfolded and taken to a secret room. I met him there. As for where the secret room is, I don't know."
"snort."
Jiang Wanli snorted coldly and said: "What kind of status is Mr. Zhao? Even if he wants to do such a treacherous and unethical thing, how can he come forward in person? You can't deceive even a three-year-old child with your words, but you have come to deceive us. It's really good."
Big dog courage."
Zhou Cang looked aggrieved and cried: "If you don't believe me, I have nothing to say. I just want to die. I will do whatever you want me to do. I beg you to do well and stop using torture. Let's
Let me die and give me a happy life."
Zhou Cang said this. Zhu Zhu, Jiang Wanli, and Li Zongmian were all speechless for a moment, and the clerk who was responsible for recording the confessions was also at a loss. He stood up and said to Zhu Zhu: "Your Majesty, what happened just now?"
Should confessions be recorded truthfully?"
Zhu Zhu looked at Jiang Wanli and Li Zongmian, both of whom were somewhat evasive and did not speak.
Zhu Zhu had no choice but to grit his teeth and said: "Of course we have to record it truthfully. How can we show favoritism in such matters? How dare we show favoritism?"