Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

"As the minister of Dali Temple, you are supposed to be in charge of law and order and uphold the principles of the government. However, there have been so many chaos under your rule. It is really derelict in your duties."

"Therefore, I will punish you by shutting yourself up and thinking about your past for ten days. You will not be allowed to step out of the house without an order!"

"Do you understand?"

Fan Xin hesitated for a moment, then bowed and said: "I understand, I will go home and think about my mistakes behind closed doors."

After saying that, he walked out of the hall and walked out of the palace under the unwilling eyes of the ministers.

Fan Xin knew that the Queen Mother was protecting him. This arms reselling case had caused heavy losses to all parties. If he continued to stay in the court, there was no guarantee that he would not fall into death.

So he planned to go home to rest for a few days and think of a way to rescue Jiang Wen and Zhou Tong.

Looking back from outside the palace, Wu Zetian looked at Zhou Tongtong.

"As a frontline sergeant, you fled the battlefield without authorization and impersonated a marquis. Although the matter is excusable, the death penalty is inevitable."

"Come on, take Zhou Tong and Jiang Wen to the Senate for strict interrogation and see if there is anyone behind it!"

"Yes!"

The four Qianniu Guards cupped their fists and escorted Jiang Wen and Zhou Tong out of Shangyang Palace.

After watching the ministers leave, Wu Zetian sat on the dragon chair and rubbed her temples.

"Huaiying, what do you think?"

"Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was intended for Pei Gong." Di Renjie said with a solemn expression.

"Yes." Wu Zetian sighed: "The aristocratic family has suffered heavy losses this time. It is estimated that they will use all means to involve Fan Xin."

"Then you still..."

"There is no other way. The aristocratic family has caught Zhou Tong pretending to be a marquis. I can only enforce the law impartially."

"But it's just a dream for them to involve Fan Xin!"

Wu Zetian smiled confidently. In fact, the reason why she handed Zhou Tong and Jiang Wen over to the Senate was because she had arranged the killing move in advance.

As long as these two people cannot bear the torture and confess Fan Xin, her people will kill and silence them.

At that time, even if the wealthy family is dissatisfied, there will be nothing they can do to Fan Xin.

Di Renjie was a very measured person and knew what to ask and what not to ask. Seeing that Wu Zetian didn't want to talk, he brought the topic to Fan Xin.

"Your Majesty, I'm worried that if that boy Fan Xin finds out that the two of them have been sentenced to beheading, he might do something outrageous and be caught by those wealthy families."

Wu Zetian smiled and waved his hand: "You don't have to worry about this. In the name of execution of imprisonment, I sent a guard of 200 people to guard the gate of Fan Mansion."

"Even if he knew that the two of them were killed, he wouldn't be able to run out of the house."

As Wu Zetian stepped down from the throne and headed to the harem, a majestic voice sounded in the hall.

"There is only one month left until August 8th. Please ask the etiquette department to prepare for the wedding. I am still waiting for Fan Xin and Taiping to have a grandson."

"Yes, Queen Mother!" Di Renjie bowed and turned towards the Ministry of Rites.

At the same time, the Magistrate's Court was in a mess.

Dozens of torture instruments were hung on the low mud walls, stained with dark blood.

"Zhou Tong, you are a smart man. As long as you reveal who is behind the scenes, I promise to let you go."

The one-eyed dragon stood in front of the brazier and fiddled with the iron brand while speaking to the man on the torture rack.

After two hours of whipping, Zhou Tong's skin and flesh were already torn and bruised.

Hearing this, Zhou Tong opened his bloody eyelids and glanced at the one-eyed dragon.

A mouthful of bloody phlegm spat on his face.

"Guan Gu, if you want me to frame Fan Siqing, you are just dreaming!"

"If you have the guts, give me a good time!"

"Young man named Ye, aren't you afraid of being blamed by the court for treating the two of us like this today?" Jiang Wen said angrily.

Wiping the bloody sputum off his face, the one-eyed dragon said with a half-smile.

"The King's Law is nothing. When did our Magistrate's Court pay attention to the King's Law when handling cases?"

"Finally, let me ask you, do you want to recruit me or not?"

"Don't think about it!"

"Okay, okay, since you don't have to drink wine as a penalty for toasting, then don't blame me for being rude!"

The words fell.

The one-eyed dragon picked up the iron brand and pressed it hard on Zhou Tong's chest.

next moment.

Zhou Tong screamed, and bursts of white smoke rose from his chest. Judging from the situation, he was obviously scalded.

"Come here, splash him awake and pull out all his nails with a fire stick!"

"yes,!"

The two cool officials walked up to Zhou Tong and sneered. They picked up the iron pick and inserted it directly into his fingernails. Then they lifted the nail cover upwards to reveal the nail flesh inside.

Because the iron skewers were burning hot, Zhou Tong couldn't stand it when he touched the meat.

He was tied to the torture rack and struggled violently, letting out heart-piercing screams.

Seeing Zhou Tong's miserable appearance, Jiang Wen's eyes turned red. He didn't expect the beasts in the Magistrate's Court to be so inhumane.

At this time, the one-eyed dragon signaled his subordinates to stop, grabbed a slightly pretty woman and came to the torture rack, and licked his lips cruelly.

"If I'm right, this woman named Yan Niang should be your wife, right?"

Zhou Tong raised his head with difficulty, glanced at the woman and said to the one-eyed dragon.

"One person does the work and the other takes responsibility. If anything happens, come to me!"

"You can let me go if you want, unless you say that Fan Xin ordered you to do it, how about that?"

"dream!"

The one-eyed dragon sneered, looked at the woman in front of him, and said meaningfully.

"Yanniang, whether your husband lives or not depends entirely on your thoughts. You have to think carefully before answering."

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhou Tong who was tied to the torture rack.

"Madam, these guys want to frame Fan Siqing, you must not act against your conscience!"

Hearing the noise, Zhou Tong reluctantly opened his eyelids and struggled to speak.

"Shut up!" The one-eyed dragon's expression changed, and he stared at the woman with a ferocious expression.

"Tell me, did Fan Xin instigate you to pretend to be a princess and a marquis to frame Cheng Shangshu!"

The woman looked at her husband with tears in her eyes and started to cry.

After a long moment, he shook his head.

"The little woman has no one to instruct her. Sir, please spare my husband."

"Spare your husband?" The one-eyed dragon laughed angrily, tore off the woman's clothes and pinned her down in front of Zhou Tong.

"You are bent on opposing me, and I want to spare your lives!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he began to violently attack the woman while she was crying.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Tong's eyes were splitting, and his whole body started to struggle crazily.

"Guan Gu, you must die a happy death!"

"One-eyed dragon, I must impeach you to the court!" Jiang Wen roared loudly.

After an unknown amount of time, the one-eyed dragon stood up, pulled up his pants, and glanced at the woman with dull eyes.

"You guys throw her out! Don't eat meat on the way!"

"I understand, you villain!" A few cruel officers laughed ferociously and carried the half-dressed woman out of the prison.

Looking at the backs of everyone, a smile of success flashed across the corner of One-Eyed Dragon's mouth.

He had already put out the bait and was waiting for Fan Xin to take the bait.

Bang!

Throwing the woman to the ground, a few cruel officials cursed and closed the door.

Getting up from the ground, the woman looked around helplessly and limped towards Tianjie.

Looking in the direction, it is the location of Fan Mansion!