Chapter 176 You are bringing shame upon yourself
Xu Wei entered Mubo's mansion, but Mu Xian was arrested by Jinyiwei.
In broad daylight, someone attempted an assassination in the capital.
And twice!
This is a blatant provocation!
This matter cannot be left unresolved.
Mu Xian was invited to the Jinyiwei for questioning.
But Mu Xian knew nothing about anything, and he had no evidence of being absent that day.
"Mu Chaobi's people are wantonly assassinating people in the capital, and the court feels ashamed. But they don't want to force Mu Chaobi to turn against them and cause chaos in the southwest. So they have to find a way to save face."
Shen Lian explained the court’s intentions.
Lu Bing thought for a moment, "Torture and interrogation... is inappropriate."
After all, Mu Xian was Mu Chaobi's contact person in the capital. Torturing him without any evidence would easily lead to a backlash from Mu Chaobi.
"Use good interrogators and tell them not to use torture. Whoever gets a confession will be rewarded handsomely."
Lu Bing ordered.
For several days in a row, Mu Xian still did not change his words.
The Mu family members in the capital have already begun to cry out for justice.
It was said that the Jinyiwei arrested people for no reason and forced the Mu family.
No one dares to take this charge.
So an imperial censor impeached the Jinyiwei for incompetence.
Lu Bing was very angry and argued with the censor in the court.
"If you can, then go." Lu Bing has been very angry recently.
The censor stiffened his neck and said, "Last time, you Jinyiwei also said that the assassination case could not be investigated. Why did Chang Wei Bo find the assassin's accomplice as soon as he took action? Let me see what this is..."
"People are useless, and their testicles hurt!"
"Who is talking?" Lu Bing was furious.
"I."
The old playboy Zhu Xizhong came out and said in a sarcastic tone, "Why, you are allowed to run rampant, Lu Bing, but I am not allowed to say a fair word?"
Last time, Lu Bing and others took advantage of Zhu Xizhong's absence and jointly pushed Jiang Qingzhi out to investigate the assassination case. The old playboy was resentful of this, and today, when he found an opportunity, he naturally wanted to avenge Jiang Qingzhi.
Yan Song glanced at Lu Bing and shook his head slightly.
When I was drinking with Yan Shifan the day before yesterday, Yan Shifan said that the biggest reason why Lu Bing gradually lost the trust of Emperor Jiajing was not Jiang Qingzhi, but that he was too cunning.
It would be fine if he was just good at dealing with people, Zhu Xizhong was also good at dealing with people, but the old playboy laughed, scolded and joking as he pleased without any concealment.
What kind of ministers does the emperor like?
Naturally it is someone like Zhu Xizhong.
With a thought in his mind, Lu Bing cursed, "Old dog, if you have the guts, make Mu Xian speak. If you can, I will apologize to you in public."
Damn it!
Zhu Xizhong thought to himself, "I can't use torture, so how can I make Mu Xian speak?"
But if Lu Bing could apologize in public, Zhu Xizhong would feel relieved just thinking about it.
But if you don't handle this well, you will end up looking bad.
That’s all!
Zhu Xizhong was ready to give up. He sneered, "You bastard, if you have the guts, fight me for three hundred rounds!" He suddenly remembered that Lu Bing's martial arts seemed to be a little better than his, so he quickly changed his words, "In the brothel!"
"Commander Lu, are you serious?"
A clear voice came.
It’s Jiang Qingzhi.
Lu Bing's eyes narrowed, and he immediately thought about the whole matter... In a situation where torture was not possible, he wanted to make Mu Xian speak, so he sent out his best interrogator.
But to no avail.
Jiang Qingzhi stepped forward at this moment, probably for Zhu Xizhong!
These two are in cahoots with each other...
"If Lord Chang Wei can't make Mu Xian speak." Lu Bing smiled.
"I will apologize to you in public, I will give you 10,000 strings of cash!" Jiang Qingzhi looked at Lu Bing with sharp eyes, "Do you dare to accept it?"
The emperor should be furious when his ministers made bets in public.
But the Taoist priest just watched coldly.
Lu Bing sneered, "Ten thousand strings of cash! I'll take it! But how many days will it take?"
Jiang Qingzhi said: "Two days!"
You are crazy!
Zhu Xizhong wished he could pull Jiang Qingzhi back and make him swallow the two days.
You asked for this... Lu Bing made a prompt decision, "A gentleman's word is his bond."
"It's hard to catch up with a traitor!" Jiang Qingzhi did not forget to mock Lu Bing, "This is the first time I've seen someone who would humiliate himself by taking advantage of the situation."
The two men saluted Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing remained silent.
This is tacit consent.
Several officials exchanged glances, thinking that this was a dog-eat-dog fight within the imperial party, which was very gratifying.
After everyone left, Huang Jin said, "Your Majesty, this matter will not be good for anyone!"
One is your milk brother and the other is your cousin.
When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured.
The thin face of Emperor Jiajing was calm. "When I was in Anlu, I saw a family of brothers fighting each other in the market. They were fighting over how to divide the family property of 60 wen. I was very curious at the time, thinking, is 60 wen worth turning against each other?"
At that time, the person who accompanied Emperor Jiajing on the most trips was Lu Bing.
"Later, when I entered the capital, I saw that the ministers would do anything to gain power. Only then did I understand that if a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth."
Emperor Jiajing stood up and supported the table.
This is a rare action.
He walked outside the hall and could see Prince Yu walking hurriedly with something in his hand in the distance.
"Even in the Heavenly Family, there are constant fights between fathers, sons and brothers."
"Father!" Prince Yu shouted happily when he saw Emperor Jiajing.
The corners of Emperor Jiajing's mouth curled up slightly, and then his face turned stern.
"Why are you here?"
"My cousin had homework today, but he said we have a day off today. I just got a puppy. Father, can you give it to Shuangmei to keep her company?"
As he spoke, Prince Yu picked up a puppy with both hands.
"Meow!"
The frosty eyebrows in Emperor Jiajing's hands stood up.
The puppy opened his eyes, perhaps feeling threatened, "Woof woof woof!"
"Put it down and try it."
Emperor Jiajing squatted down.
Prince Yu squatted down and put the puppy on the ground.
The father and son watched the cat and dog slowly approach.
A fight is about to break out...
Frostbrow raised his paw, but in the end he just patted the puppy's head gently.
The puppy yawned and fell asleep against Frost Eyebrow.
The father and son looked up, feeling inexplicably funny.
"Your Majesty, the prince is here."
Not far away, the prince stared at Prince Yu with complicated eyes.
Emperor Jiajing raised his eyes and the prince's expression turned into a smile.
"Father, Third Brother!"
"coming."
"Yes!" After a conversation between father and son, the two sons left.
"Wherever there are people, there are conflicts. I can suppress them, but even if I suppress them openly, they will still be in turmoil in secret. In this case, let them fight."
Emperor Jiajing spent his entire life watching his ministers fighting overtly and covertly, until he felt it was time for him to take action, and then he slapped them.
Xia Yan was slapped to death.
Yan Song and his son were slapped to death.
Xu Jie was lucky as he lived until the death of Emperor Jiajing, otherwise he would have been doomed to death given the amount of corruption in the Xu family.
"I am just a little curious. Even the best guards of the Imperial Guards couldn't make that man speak. Where does Qingzhi get the confidence from?"
Emperor Jiajing said with great interest: "Qingzhi is too arrogant. It would be fine if he gave Lu Bing 10,000 strings of cash, but he has to apologize to Lu Bing in public. This is more painful than killing him."
……
Jiang Qingzhi went to the Jinyiwei.
"Here you are, let's make the deal. From now on, you have nothing to do with our Jinyiwei."
Zhu Hao still had whip marks on his face, and sneered, "But I have a piece of advice for you. Mu Xian is Mu Chaobi's confidant. If he tortures him and causes unrest in Yunnan, no one can stop him!"
Jiang Qingzhi looked at the room where he was held and said, "Here it is!"
Zhu Hao: “…”
"Master, they will eavesdrop." Sun Chonglou looked at the Jinyiwei behind Zhu Hao vigilantly.
Several Jinyiwei rolled their eyes, and Zhu Hao said, "Just use it."
He turned around and reported to Lu Bing, who said, "You did a good job on this matter. You interrogated him in Jinyiwei. Everything is under our noses, so it would be difficult for Jiang Qingzhi to do anything. But why did he interrogate him in Jinyiwei?"
Zhu Hao was also puzzled.
In the torture room, Dou Jialan asked, "Master, why do you want to interrogate him in the Jinyiwei?"
Jiang Qingzhi looked at her and said, "I heard that you suffered a lot of injustice in the Jinyiwei back then. So how do you feel about slapping the Jinyiwei in the face in the Jinyiwei's place as revenge?"
Dou Jialan's eyes instantly turned red, "Uncle, it's not worth it..."
Jiang Qingzhi patted her shoulder and said, "It's enough if you think it's worth it."
Jiang Qingzhi turned around and ordered, "Keep an eye on him and don't let him sleep."
Sun Chonglou suddenly exclaimed, "Jia Lan, why are you crying?"
"Sun Chonglou, shut up!"
Dou Jialan wiped his eyes, no tears!
"You really want to cry." Sun Chonglou laughed proudly.
He was then chased out.
Lu Bing stood under the eaves, watching Dou Jialan chasing Sun Chonglou, and asked, "I remember this woman was very taciturn, how come she has changed so much?"
Zhu Hao said: "That bitch must be trying to curry favor with the powerful."
Shen Lian said coldly: "If she wanted to curry favor with the powerful, she should have flattered the commander in the first place."
"Then why do you think that is?" Zhu Hao asked back.
"There are constant internal struggles in the Jinyiwei, and the Jiang family..." There is no need to say the rest.
Lu Bing snorted coldly, "Keep an eye on Jiang Qingzhi. I'm waiting for his apology."
The first day passed peacefully.
At night, Sun Bu Tong and several guards took turns in the torture room.
"Put a candle in front of his eyes. I don't know what the point of Master's instructions is. Can we make him speak by shining the light in front of his eyes?" Sun Butong was puzzled, but there was one good thing: he carried out Jiang Qingzhi's orders without any compromise.
"Splash water!"
"Wake him up!"
Mu Xian had been working hard for several days and was now exhausted, but the tallow candles in front of him were shining brightly, and Sun Bu Tong had got a mask from somewhere and was using it to focus the candlelight on his face, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
He yawned and someone patted his cheek.
"Wake up."
"Let me sleep!"
"I'll let you sleep after you've explained."
"No!" Mu Xian opened his bloodshot eyes.
Not long after, his eyelids drooped again.
"Give him a shot."
Sun Bu Tong smiled sinisterly, took out a thin needle, and gave Mu Xian an injection in the thigh.
"what!"
Mu Xian opened his eyes and became more alert. This time he endured for an hour.
But soon, a stronger sleepiness came over me.
"Give him a shot."
"Ouch!"
Mu Xian opened his eyes and begged, "Please, let me sleep for a while! I'll tell you when I wake up."
"Now that I've explained everything, I'll let you sleep." Sun Bu Tong said with a smile.
Mu Xian survived the first night.
That night, Lu Bing was on duty at the Jinyiwei, waiting.
"No results." In the early morning, the person staring at the torture chamber reported.
In the afternoon, Lu Bing couldn't stand it anymore and said to Zhu Hao, "It seems that Jiang Qingzhi has no tricks. I will go back first and report to you if I have anything to say."
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Don't worry, Commander. I'm here to make sure not even a fly can get in."
Early the next morning, Lu Bing got up.
"Did anyone ask to see you last night?"
The maid outside the door said: "No."
"Jiang Qingzhi, there has been no result in two days, don't blame me for making trouble!"
The corners of Lu Bing's mouth curled up slightly in the morning light.
After breakfast, I came to Jinyiwei.
"Was he tortured?" Lu Bing asked.
Zhu Hao stepped forward, his eyes bloodshot, "I've been watching all night, but there's nothing much going on."
Lu Bing stood in the middle of the yard.
"Assemble!" Zhu Hao smiled proudly and called everyone together.
"Go and invite Chang Wei Bo." Lu Bing said coldly.
This was a slap in the face in public, and afterwards, Jiang Qingzhi had to bow to Lu Bing and apologize in front of everyone.
Shen Lian was in the crowd and sighed softly, "You are going to offend Jiang Qingzhi to death!"
Jiang Qingzhi came over yawning.
"Why make such a big scene?" Jiang Qingzhi smiled. Dou Jialan whispered behind him, "My Lord, most of the Jinyiwei are here."
Lu Bing said coldly: "It's the second day, Chief Wilbur, is there any progress?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "It's a two-day deadline. Is today almost the end? Long Wei Bo, may I ask if Mu Xian has spoken yet?"
At this moment, a roar came from the torture chamber.
"Isn't it enough that I confess? It was Mu Chaobi, it was Governor Mu who ordered me to assassinate Mu Shu... Please, let me get some sleep!"
In the morning light.
The viciousness in Lu Bing's eyes turned into astonishment.
Zhu Hao's smug smile froze.
More than a hundred Jinyiwei slowly looked at the young man in the morning light.
The young man took out a medicinal cigarette, and the female captain of the Jinyiwei beside him blew the firewood to light the cigarette for him.
The boy took a puff of the medicinal smoke.
Look at this group of people.
Said: "I told you that you are asking for trouble."
(End of this chapter)
