Catching Monsters

Chapter 171: Torture and interrogation!

Tong Jianhui said this, slowly put down the file in his hand, and looked at Jiang Yun: "Jiang Yun, is what I said true?"

Jiang Yun frowned slightly, raised his hands and bowed, and said slowly: "So, Master Tong, what crime do you think I have committed?"

"You said that General Wei Huaian gave me thousands of taels of silver before. This is obviously contrary to common sense."

"As the general commander of the Imperial Guard, why would he send me money for no reason?"

"In fact, I helped Lord Wei Huaian, and he gave me this money voluntarily."

"As for your statement that I was a scholar by manipulation, that's even more ridiculous."

"The poems I wrote at the Chenming Poetry Club were highly appreciated by the great scholar Fang Tingzhi."

"Even great scholars appreciate my poetic talent, but Master Tong actually said that I bought my title as a scholar?"

Jiang Yun's heart skipped a beat. The other party came prepared and even found out about his deeds in Nanzhou Prefecture.

Including the bet between himself and Wei Huaian, the other party also knew about it.

Tong Jianhui frowned when he heard Jiang Yun's rebuttal, and subconsciously glanced at Xiao Jingqi beside him.

Xiao Jingqi took the file from Tong Jianhui, glanced at it, and said, "Jiang Yun, you should have explained these things slowly in the prison of the Metropolitan Procuratorate instead of telling me here."

Xiao Jingqi obviously didn't plan to waste time talking to Jiang Yun. He threw the file aside and looked at the censors in the room: "Catch Jiang Yun and take him back to the Censorate."

"Yes!"

Soon, someone came forward and tied Jiang Yun up with a rope.

Jiang Yun frowned, the other party was clearly trying to frame him.

I am really wronged. Although I am not an honest person, I haven't had the chance to be greedy for money!

Jiang Yun did not dare to resist. If he did, Xiao Jingqi would be able to kill him with justification.

He took a deep breath and was tied up in silence.

This is the advantage of the feudal dynasty. As long as the apparent justice is achieved, many times, it is really impossible to resist.

Seeing Jiang Yun being tied up, the smile on Xiao Jingqi's face became more and more intense.

It is far from enough to arrest Jiang Yun based on these two so-called "charges".

But as long as Jiang Yun is brought to jail, there are plenty of ways to add a bunch of charges to Jiang Yun.

Soon, Jiang Yun was escorted aside and kept together with the other arrested people.

In the crowd, the expressions of brother and sister Xu Suwen and Xu Xiaogang changed slightly.

Xu Xiaogang gritted his teeth and whispered, "Sister, isn't the Sixth Prince deliberately targeting Jiang Yun for revenge?"

"The two charges were also forced upon us. They are not even charges at all."

Xu Suwen fell silent and said, "Go to the palace's cleansing room and find Eunuch Feng to see if he can help."

"I'll go back to find Jiang Qiaoqiao. Qiaoqiao has been going to the palace quite often recently. Let's see if she can find a solution from Concubine Shu."

The brother and sister left the East Pacification Office quickly and without leaving a trace.

After capturing Jiang Yun, Xiao Jingqi closed his eyes and rested. He had captured the main purpose of this trip, and as for the others, he was not interested.

The investigation and arrest were still going on, and the faces of the Jinyiwei in the room were extremely grim.

Tong Jianhui quite enjoyed the feeling of being able to decide the life and death of people present with just one sentence.

Even though he is the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, a third-rank official, his power is very low on a daily basis.

Now that corruption has been thoroughly investigated, he can finally feel proud and have some real power.

Just as the two were arresting the Jinyiwei of the Dongzhenfu Division.

Xu Xiaogang had been running all the way towards the direction of the imperial city. Finally, he arrived at the cleansing room in one breath, but it was very quiet inside.

Xu Xiaogang knocked on the door, and soon the door of the cleansing room opened.

The person who opened the door was a young eunuch, about sixteen or seventeen years old. This young eunuch often followed Feng Yu and had seen Xu Xiaogang before.

Having a photographic memory for dignitaries and the sons of the powerful is one of the essential skills for eunuchs to survive in the imperial city of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The young eunuch called out Xu Xiaogang's name accurately: "Isn't this the young Duke of Zhenguo Mansion? You are so anxious, is there something wrong?"

"I have something important to tell you and I want to see Eunuch Feng." Xu Xiaogang said, panting.

"Young Lord, please wait a moment."

The young eunuch quickly entered the imperial city from the cleansing room.

The cleansing room was originally located under the wall of the imperial city, with a small door at the back leading directly to the palace.

Not long after, the young eunuch came back with a smile on his face and made a gesture of invitation: "Young Duke, please follow me."

Xu Xiaogang was no stranger to the imperial city. When he was very young, he often followed his father into the palace.

Feng Yu's residence was in the southeast corner of the imperial city, a place where eunuchs and palace maids lived together.

There are many row houses here. Although they are clean, they are far from worthy of Feng Yu's status.

Feng Yu was deeply trusted by Xiao Yuzheng, and had been following him around since Xiao Yuzheng was still the crown prince.

I know that Xiao Yuzheng likes honest people.

Even if you pretend, you have to pretend to be honest.

Therefore, Feng Yu had been in the palace for many years and had always acted as if he didn't care about his residence and lived in this simple place.

The young eunuch led Xu Xiaogang to a house and knocked on the door gently.

The door slowly opened and Feng Yu walked out of the room. At this time, two young eunuchs were tidying up his clothes and combing his hair.

"Father-in-law, Jiang Yun is in trouble." Xu Xiaogang looked anxious: "I'm afraid only you can help."

There was no surprise on Feng Yu's face. He raised his hand and waved, and the eunuchs nearby hurriedly stepped back.

Feng Yu had received the news a long time ago. He shook his head slightly and said, "His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince is a member of the royal family. How dare a servant like me interfere with the people he wants to deal with?" Feng Yu had a clear sense of boundaries. No matter how powerful he seemed, it was all because the Emperor trusted him.

Once you displease His Majesty the Emperor, your fate will be over.

Hearing this, Xu Xiaogang said in a deep voice: "Eunuch..."

"Ah, His Majesty really favors Concubine Shu."

"He attaches so much importance to government affairs that he even takes time out to accompany Concubine Shu to go outing outside the capital. The other concubines are so envious when they hear this."

"Okay, I will go to the Imperial Study to assist His Majesty in handling government affairs."

After saying this, Feng Yu turned and walked into the house.

After hearing this, Xu Xiaogang understood that Feng Yu was reminding him.

It seems that we have to depend on the situation with Xu Suwen and Jiang Qiaoqiao.

……

Shufei has been in a good mood recently. She is sitting in the yard, eating the red bean cake brought by Jiang Qiaoqiao and chatting with her about family matters.

This little girl has been in a bad mood and has a lot on her mind since she came here just now.

The two of them sat in a pavilion in the imperial garden, enjoying the cool breeze, feeling quite comfortable.

"Miss Jiang, what's wrong with you? What's on your mind?" Concubine Shu took a bite of the red bean cake and looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao curiously: "Are you attracted to a young man? How about I help you get in touch with him?"

"No." Jiang Qiaoqiao frowned and whispered, "I want to ask the Concubine Shu for help..."

"My brother was taken away by the people from the Censorate."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu asked in confusion, "Is that Jiang Yun?"

Jiang Qiaoqiao nodded: "I heard that His Majesty is going to crack down on corrupt officials recently, but my brother is not that kind of person."

Shufei frowned. She was a concubine in the harem and it was impossible for her to interfere in government affairs. However, because of Jiang Qiaoqiao, she had a good impression of Jiang Yun.

According to Jiang Qiaoqiao, her brother was quite diligent and studied hard every day. Unfortunately, his family was poor and he had no money, so he had no choice but to join the Jinyiwei to make a living.

Moreover, he has made many outstanding achievements in the short time since joining the Jinyiwei, and His Majesty is quite impressed by him.

Jiang Qiaoqiao sighed and said, "My brother is too honest and simple, he doesn't understand the ways of the world, and he doesn't know how to adapt when handling cases. That's why he offended people and was framed and slandered."

"If my brother really embezzled a lot of money, how could we be living in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, living under someone else's roof and unable to even afford a house?"

Originally, according to Xu Suwen's suggestion, Jiang Qiaoqiao was not allowed to ask Concubine Shu for help directly.

Instead, he had to inadvertently reveal that Jiang Yun had been captured, and then let Concubine Shu help herself.

But Jiang Qiaoqiao had been in contact with Concubine Shu for a few days and knew her character.

She doesn't like people who think too much, and speaking frankly is the best choice.

Sure enough, when Concubine Shu saw Jiang Qiaoqiao's frankness, she was not disgusted. Instead, she explained, "Concubines in the harem cannot easily interfere in political affairs."

Jiang Qiaoqiao looked at Concubine Shu with some grievance: "Madam Concubine Shu, I am not asking you to ask His Majesty to release my brother."

"Instead, please handle this impartially, Your Majesty. If my brother really embezzled the money, then whatever punishment is appropriate is appropriate."

"But my brother was wronged."

Hearing this, Concubine Shu showed some hesitation in her eyes.

If Your Majesty handles this impartially, this would not be considered out of the ordinary.

"My Lady, I really have no other choice."

"Alas." After seeing this, Concubine Shu thought for a while and said, "I will go to His Majesty's imperial study and ask him to go there in person to see what's going on."

……

There were more than thirty Jinyiwei imprisoned in the dungeon of the Censorate.

Among them, there are three centurions and seven general flag officers. Except for Jiang Yun, almost all of the others have solid evidence to prove corruption.

Their hands and feet were shackled, and the atmosphere in the dungeon was stuffy.

A captain named Suo Anze was imprisoned in the same prison as Jiang Yun.

After Suo Anze came in, he looked at Jiang Yun from time to time: "Brother Jiang Yun, you are really amazing. You just joined Jinyiwei and you can get Wei Huaian to give you money? That bastard only cares about money and not people."

"Don't you think this is nonsense? Who among the officials in the capital is clean? Why did they arrest us?"

"I heard that you have a grudge against the Sixth Prince. You were arrested without any injustice, but I was wronged..."

"The amount of money I have embezzled is not even in the top ten in our East Pacification Division..."

Jiang Yun glanced at Suo Anze and said in a deep voice: "A person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear. I am innocent."

Suo Anze couldn't help but nod when he heard this: "I am wronged too."

boom.

The guard smashed the prison bars and said, "Stop screaming. Who among you Jinyiwei has clean hands and feet?"

Outside the dungeon, footsteps were soon heard, and two figures walked down from above.

"Master, please slow down."

Xiao Jingqi respectfully led Master Bai Chen to the dungeon.

"The person is already here. We will punish him later. This will also help you calm down." Xiao Jingqi said respectfully.

If it weren't for asking Master Bai Chen to come, Jiang Yun would have been punished long ago.

Master Bai Chen held a whisk in his hand and looked at Jiang Yun who was imprisoned in the prison, with a look of joy on his face.

Soon, all kinds of torture instruments were taken out.

Xiao Jingqi ordered loudly: "Use torture to interrogate!"

(End of this chapter)