Father can be an enemy to the country

The Trial Department is located in the imperial city, opposite to the Sixth Section, and has the same inferior position and weight.

In the previous Guo Huan case, the Criminal Trial Department under the leadership of Wu Yong showed its power over the Three Legal Departments.

It was a pity that the case was halfway through and before the investigation could be carried out further, the emperor stopped the case on the grounds that "a war is imminent and the prison is ominous".

When the war ended, although Boss Zhu did not explicitly say that the Guo Huan case would be discontinued, he had no intention of continuing the investigation.

The officials who had escaped the disaster naturally celebrated and thanked the Lord for his kindness. But everyone in the Interrogation Department was depressed. Not only did they work in vain, but they also offended the six departments and nine ministers. Even the six departments regarded them as a thorn in their side.

According to reliable information, the officials of the Department of Science and Technology are planning to submit a letter together, asking Boss Zhu to shut down the Criminal Trial Department and return judicial power to the Three Laws Division on the grounds that the establishment of the Criminal Trial Department hinders the administration of justice.

Although Wu Yong did not believe that the emperor would slap himself in the face so quickly and dismantle the institution he had set up personally, the whole team of the Trial Department still felt a strong sense of crisis and were eager to do something to prove their worth. consolidate their position.

But ordinary cases are useless, and ordinary cases do not require their action. Only major cases like the Guo Huan case can meet their needs.

But such a case has not happened once in several years. Wu Yong and others can only burn incense and pray to Buddha, praying that a big case will fall from the sky soon.

Unexpectedly, thanks to the blessing of Bodhisattva, at this moment, the second half of the Hu Weiyong case, which had already passed seven years, actually started again!

You can imagine the excitement of Wu Yong and others. They were all trying their best to solve this case and completely silence the officials.

After prying Feng Ji's mouth open, Wu Yong excitedly took the confession to report to Boss Zhu, asking for the order to capture Li Cunyi, Fei Ju, Lu Zhongheng and others that Feng Ji had confessed to... After weighing it, Boss Zhu decided to be more cautious. , arrest their family members first, and then take further action after obtaining enough evidence.

Only then did the scene Zhu Zhen saw before...

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Wu Yong raised his hands in agreement with Boss Zhu's decision. When he first came up against those arrogant nobles, he was really a little frightened... There was no order, and he didn't dare to torture them. Naturally, the things he could ask were limited, and he had to repeatedly greet the female elders in the family.

It would be better to start with their servants, who would be more comfortable. These people can be tortured without any scruples, and there will definitely be much more that can be asked.

"Listen to me!" Wu Yong loudly lectured all his officials in the yamen of the Interrogation Department: "This case is related to the life and death of the Interrogation Department! Will we soar into the sky and become the Tingwei Mansion of the Ming Dynasty in the future, or will we A flash in the pan, like the fourth auxiliary officer, was swept into the trash, all depends on the performance of this case. "

The officials of the Interrogation Department looked at the chief intently and heard him continue to roar: "I only have one request, let them confess completely! No matter what method you use or who you are dealing with, all of them must have their internal organs removed." Take out the six organs and show them, you can’t let them hide anything! Do you understand?”

"Understood!" the officials responded in unison.

"Let's go!" Wu Yong waved his hand heavily and led all his men to rush to the prison in an aggressive manner.

The officials who passed by were stunned for a moment, thinking to themselves, what are they doing? Are they going to start a group fight?

But they don't go to fight, they go to beat people.

They accumulated rich torture experience in the Guo Huan case, established their own torture styles, and many of them also figured out their own unique skills. Therefore, knowledge is power. When scholars begin to study how to use torture, there will be no need for those vulgar guards.

As soon as they entered the imperial prison, the people in the interrogation department began to work separately. The Eight Immortals crossed the sea and each showed their magical powers, torturing their interrogation subjects all night long.

Those noble servants have all been on the battlefield, and they are quite tough at first, but no matter how hard their bones are, they can't be as hard as those chisels, hammers, brain hoops, clamping sticks, finger sticks, soldering irons, tiger benches, etc... They are crazy in the interrogation department. Under torture to extract confessions, many people's mouths were pried open.

Starting from the next morning, confessions were continuously placed on Boss Zhu's court case, and Zhu Yuanzhang ordered people to copy them to the prince.

If the prince saw it, it meant that Zhu Zhen saw it.

The two of them were sweating when they looked at the confessions specially selected by the interrogation department, even though it was still February.

Just look at the confessions related to Li Shanchang——

Sun Benzhao, a servant of Li Cunyi's house, said: In July of the ninth year of Hongwu, Taishi Li said to the Marquis of Yan'an: "It's not good for me to build the Fengyang Palace. The superiors always blame me and teach me that I have nowhere to live." ’

Another official from the Taishi Mansion's Yizhang household heard that Bao'er Zhao said: In March of the 10th year, Hu Cheng said to Taishi Li Shanchang: "I have been a little annoyed in the past few days. It is not the right way to build a palace for Fengyang." ’

The grand master said, "How can I teach you this?" ’

The prime minister said, "Grand Master, I can't help but look down upon you." ’

The above are just Li Shanchang's resentful words towards Zhu Yuanzhang, and there will be more explosive ones later.

Another person from the Grand Master came to ask for help: In June of the ninth year of Hongwu, Prime Minister Hu asked people to send a cabinet of banknotes to the Grand Master.

The Prime Minister said: "I am not raising this note with anyone else." Pack some good company for me. ’

The Grand Master said: "I am with you as your companion, don't let anyone know about it." ’

On that day, the Grand Master arranged for forty companions, including Chen Jinxing and Geng Zizhong, to accompany Prime Minister Hu. The Prime Minister said: "You always follow me and wait until the first day of February in the twelfth year to take action." ’

Another confession: In March of the sixth year, Hu Zuocheng asked the Grand Tutor: ‘What happened to what I told you?’

The Grand Tutor said: ‘I already know. Tomorrow, Huai’an Hou will be in charge of each gate, and on April 12th, he will select the troops to start the operation.’

These were before Hu Weiyong’s case. There were also confessions after the case -

For example, Zhao Zhugou, a family member of Yan’an Hou, confessed: In June of the sixteenth year, the Grand Tutor invited Yan’an Hou to drink. Yan’an Hou said: ‘We are all guilty people, so be careful when you are in front of the superior.’

The Grand Tutor said: ‘We all have to be careful. If we are angry with the superior, we will find the Hu party again, and we are afraid that it will implicate the dukes and marquises. "

There is also a confession by Fei Qian, a family member of Pingliang Prefecture: In the first month of the fourteenth year, Pingliang Hou invited the Grand Tutor to drink. Pingliang Hou said: 'We are all Prime Minister Hu's rebels. If he comes to power and finds us, our lives will be gone.'

The Grand Tutor said: 'We should not have come to find me earlier.'

Pingliang Hou said: 'If we are lucky enough not to find us, we will just hide and not stand out.'

The above confessions are all about Li Shanchang's fear of disaster after the Hu Party case was exposed. Although only a few words, they vividly describe how he warned his accomplices, told the servants, covered his feet and ears, and was in a state of anxiety.

In addition, the confessions of the servants of each family can corroborate each other, making people have to believe it.