"Chen... Chen..." Fang Jian thought nervously. Looking at Hongli's look, it was clear that he did not intend to spare his life. Even if he confessed Gao Bin, it would be difficult to change the outcome. In this case, he hesitated.
I wonder if Gao Bin should still be confessed. No one is willing to make life easy for the person who killed him, and Fang Jian is no exception.
Hongli waited for a while, but he still didn't see him continue, so he said impatiently: "What's wrong, aren't those twenty lashes enough?"
Fang Jian was afraid that he would suffer physical pain again, so he hurriedly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me... I would like to say something! Qiao Yan'er..." He secretly gritted his teeth and said, "When I was in Hangzhou Mansion, I was guilty...
I once... was confused for a while and secretly went to a brothel. When she found out, she threatened to report the matter to the emperor if he didn't follow her instructions.
I know that it is a serious crime for an official of the imperial court to enter and leave a brothel without permission. It can range from being demoted, to being dismissed from office and having your home confiscated. It took a lot of effort for the criminal to get to where he is today. I don’t want to suddenly have nothing, so I have no choice but to accept her coercion and send her home.
The medicinal powder given to the guilty minister was pretended to be kudzu root powder and was mixed into the medicine taken by the emperor. The guilty minister committed a serious crime. I beg the emperor for mercy!"
After much consideration, he finally did not confess Gao Bin. This was not because he was loyal, but because he knew that he would definitely die, so he did not want to make things easier for Hong Li.
Hongli stood up without saying a word and walked in front of him. Before Fang Jian could plead for his life again, Hongli had already stepped on the back of Fang Jian's hand that was resting on the ground and stepped hard on it. The latter felt as if his hand bones were shaking.
It looked like it was being trampled to pieces, and it screamed in agony.
Hongli sneered and said: "Fang Jian, who do you think I am? A three-year-old child is still a fool. You can fool and deceive me. Don't say that you, Fang Jian, are not a womanizer. Even if it is true, you go to a brothel.
How could Qiao Yan'er know? Furthermore, if you go to a brothel privately, as you said, at most you will be dismissed from office and your home will be confiscated, without any risk to your life. You will be forced by Qiao Yan'er to commit treason and other crimes of confiscating your family and exterminating your family.
?!"
Fang Jian endured the pain and said: "The guilty minister... said everything is true. The guilty minister was too scared at the time. By the time he thought about what the emperor said, it was too late and he could no longer withdraw. He could only...continue to be controlled by her.
"His response was to step harder. When Hongli retracted his foot, Fang Jian's hand was already red, swollen and deformed.
Hongli looked down at Fang Jian, whose face was full of pain, and suddenly laughed gently, "Since Dr. Fang is so loyal and wants to protect that person even when he is about to die, it would be unreasonable for me not to do it, don't you think?
?”
Hongli's smile became the most terrifying thing in Fang Jian's eyes. He panicked and said eagerly: "The guilty minister did not protect anyone. The guilty minister told the truth and did not deceive!"
Hongli raised his eyebrows and said: "Go and ask Dehai to bring the torture instruments. I want to watch his execution here with my own eyes!"
There are so many eunuchs in the palace, and Dehai's name is undoubtedly the most feared one. No one wants to see him, because it often means pain and torture.
Si Xi agreed. When passing by Fang Jian, he paused, leaned over and whispered in his ear: "As far as I know, Dehai used no less than a hundred kinds of punishments. What is life worse than death? Doctor Fang
You’ll find out soon.”
"No!" Fang Jian was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder burst. He grabbed his feet tightly and refused to let him leave. Sixi straightened up and said coldly: "In this Yangxin Hall, there are many people who pass orders for the emperor. You can catch him
What's the use of living alone in our house." After saying that, he said to Xiao Wu: "You go to the Punishment Department to pass the emperor's order."
"No! Please don't go!" Fang Jian hurriedly crawled over and grabbed Xiao Wu's feet, but in this case, Si Xi couldn't take care of him. Seeing him leaving, Fang Jian screamed in horror.
, but his voice couldn't stop Si Xi's footsteps. Seeing Si Xi about to step out of the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart, he finally couldn't bear the pain in his heart.
He was so frightened that he crawled to Hongli's feet with tears streaming down his face, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to tell you everything I know. I just ask for mercy from the Emperor and spare my life."
The pain of my skin and flesh!" At this time, he no longer dared to hope for life, he only wanted to die a more pleasant death.
"Say!" This time, Fang Jian did not dare to play tricks anymore and said truthfully: "Actually... the one who really holds the handle is not Qiao Yan'er, but... Gao Bin!"
Hearing this, Hong Li's expression suddenly changed and he stared at Fang Jian in disbelief, "What did you say? Say it again!"
Fang Jian said seductively: "The real cause of death of Imperial Concubine Huixian...Gao Bin already knows."
Hongli's eyebrows suddenly twitched, and he said with an ugly face: "Did you tell him?" Apart from him and Ling Ruo, only Fang Jian knew about this matter, and he didn't even tell Xianyue.
Fang Jian said anxiously: "This matter is of great importance. How dare the guilty minister tell him that during the southern tour, Gao Bin suddenly came to ask the guilty minister, and I don't know where he knew it. The guilty minister refused to tell him at first, but
He threatened the guilty minister, and if he didn't tell the truth, he would come and ask the emperor himself. The guilty minister was afraid that he would make things worse, so he could only tell the truth. The guilty minister thought that the matter would be revealed. After all, it has been so many years, and he would not pursue it again.
It makes no sense after all, and he has been deeply favored by the emperor over the years, and he has been a very popular minister. The emperor has treated him with kindness and justice, and he should be satisfied. Unexpectedly, just half a month ago, Qiao Yan'er suddenly came to find the guilty minister, asking him to
The guilty minister tried to make the emperor sick and threatened him with it. Only then did the guilty minister know that Gao Bin was not willing to give up. He secretly colluded with Qiao Yan'er to harm the emperor."
After a moment of silence, Hongli said, "So, she deliberately exposed me to the rain that day?"
"Yes, she brought up the matter of Concubine Huixian. The guilty minister had no choice but to tell her that the emperor was weak due to overwork and would be very susceptible to cold if he was exposed to the rain." Although Hongli had already guessed about this matter.
, but I’m not sure until now.
"After that, she came to ask the guilty minister to treat the emperor. On the way, she handed the guilty minister a packet of medicinal powder and asked him to try to put it in the emperor's medicine. But the guilty minister didn't know what it was until she came to see him a few days ago.
I just realized that it is something addictive." At this point, he cried bitterly and regretted it. If he had not been threatened by Gao Bin at the beginning, he would not have reached this point. Unfortunately, now
It's too late to say anything.
"Gao Bin..." Hongli squeezed out these two words through his teeth with a cold expression, and then said: "When did he know about it?"
Fang Jian thought about it carefully and said, "I don't remember the specific date, but I probably haven't arrived in Hangzhou yet at that time."
Hearing this, Hongli's expression became even more ugly. When Gao Bin was in Hangzhou, he somehow found out Qiao Yan'er's identity. However, because of Gao's death, he had a different intention towards him. Not only did he not treat Qiao Yan'er
He told him about the incident, and secretly colluded with him to conspire to kill him.