Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"No, His Majesty did not ask me to go to the Ministry of Justice. You can't take me there!"

When Yang Yuntao heard that he was going to be taken to the Ministry of Justice, his face became extremely ugly.

He never dreamed that one day he would become a prisoner.

As an official of the Ministry of Justice, he knew how terrible the prison was. Any torture used on him was not something a scholar like him could endure.

"His Royal Highness!"

Yang Yuntao knelt down in front of the prince, grabbed the dragon robe embroidered with four claws, and begged bitterly: "Please save me, save me!"

The prince's mouth twitched and a look of disappointment appeared on his face.

Yang Yuntao at this moment is completely different from the usual wise Yang Yuntao.

If Yang Yuntao could be tougher at this moment, he would definitely lend a helping hand and be willing to save this person at any cost.

But, at this moment, Yang Yuntao's performance was too embarrassing.

In front of all the civil and military officials in the court, he didn't even dare to go to the Ministry of Justice. How could such a person be entrusted with important tasks in the future?

Thinking of this, the prince narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice: "Father asked you to cooperate with the investigation, so you can go to the Ministry of Justice. I believe that my eighteenth brother will not do anything to you without evidence."

After saying this, the prince shook off Yang Yuntao, turned around and walked away.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

Even though Yang Yuntao was calling out to him from behind, the prince pretended not to hear him.

The arrogant Yang Yuntao looked around at this moment with a look of indifference.

When the prince's party officials saw that the prince did not want to deal with the matter, they left one after another.

The other emperors and ministers either watched coldly or gloated over the misfortune, looking like they were enjoying a good show.

No one dares to take care of this matter!

Yang Yuntao, who was terrified, quickly turned to look at the Minister of Industry He Peng: "Sir He..."

He Peng's face changed, and before Yang Yuntao could finish, he interrupted and said, "The Ministry of Industry has important matters, so I'll take my leave!"

After saying this, He Peng turned around and left as if he was escaping.

This scene made Yang Yuntao feel hopeless. The pride and backbone in his heart completely disappeared at this moment.

It turned out that the person he was loyal to was such an irresponsible person.

It turned out that the people who were on good terms with him on weekdays did not dare to plead for him at this moment.

It turned out that all the civil and military officials in the court had their own ulterior motives.

“Hahahaha, hahahaha, hahahaha!”

Yang Yuntao suddenly burst into laughter, with a hint of sadness and unwillingness in his laughter.

After planning for a long time, I didn't expect it to end like this.

Seeing this, Chu Ning sneered: "Alright, no one wants to see you perform in such a miserable way. Come, take him to the Ministry of Justice!"

After saying that, Chu Ning extended his hand to Ling Haoran and said, "Master Ling, please come in~"

Ling Haoran said sternly, "Your Highness, please go first."

Chu Ning stood up and walked out of the hall amidst loud laughter.

Today, everything is under control.

Next, it depends on whether Yang Yuntao can withstand the pressure and confess everything.

As long as he confesses, this person will surely die!

Anyone who dares to leak the information of ten million taels of silver is unforgivable!

Half an hour later, in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice.

Chu Ning sat in the main seat, and Ling Haoran sat beside him as a foil.

Although Ling Haoran is the chief official of the Ministry of Justice, given the status of Prince Chu Ning, how dare he sit in the main seat?

The hall is decorated in dark colors, solemn and majestic.

In the hall, runners from the Ministry of Justice stood in two rows, holding killing sticks, looking very majestic.

"Snapped!"

Chu Ning slammed the gavel and shouted, "Bring the suspect!"

Two runners from the Ministry of Justice pulled Yang Yuntao into the hall, one on the left and one on the right.

At this moment, Yang Yuntao's face was dejected, his eyes were dull, and he looked like a walking corpse.

Chu Ning snorted coldly: "Kneel down!"

Yang Yuntao's legs went weak and he couldn't help but kneel on the ground.

This scene made Ling Haoran shake his head secretly, with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Yang Yuntao usually looks so arrogant, but I didn't expect him to become like this just after being fired.

There is no literary spirit at all!

How can such a person achieve great things?

Compared with Deng Hongwen, this person is far inferior!

While thinking, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and asked in a cold voice: "Tell me, why did you leak the information about the 10 million taels of silver to me? Who instructed you to do this?"

He asked the question very cleverly. He did not ask Yang Yuntao to confess his guilt, but directly asked the mastermind behind the scenes.

If Yang Yuntao answered this way, it would be tantamount to admitting that it was Yang Yuntao who did it, and that someone else instructed him to do so.

But Yang Yuntao, who was in a daze, suddenly burst into laughter when he heard this.

"Hahahaha~"

"You want to cheat me?"

Yang Yuntao suddenly raised his head and looked at Chu Ning. His lifeless eyes were red and he said madly:

"Do you really think that I will plead guilty? Hahahaha, His Majesty has only given you three days. As long as you can't find evidence, you must let me go, and I will be reinstated!"

“King of Chu, King of Chu, you don’t think I’m giving up just like that, do you? Hahahaha!”

When these words came out, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, knowing that he was being cheated.

It turns out that this person has been acting all along!

In the court, this person was unable to refute and no one was willing to help him, so he had to pretend to be depressed and distracted.

But now facing the interrogation, this person no longer needs to pretend.

"You are worthy of being one of the top three newcomers. It would be a shame if you didn't become an actor with your acting skills. Maybe you could become a famous actor."

Chu Ning chuckled, sighed, and then shook his head and said, "Do you think that if you don't speak up, I can't do anything to you?"

"Come here, punish this man twenty times!"

Yang Yuntao's face changed drastically when he heard this: "How dare you? I am an official appointed by the court. How can you easily order someone to be tortured?"

Chu Ning chuckled: "An official appointed by the imperial court? Sorry, you are no longer one now."

With a wave of his right hand, the bailiff did not dare to delay and immediately stepped forward to grab Yang Yuntao and pressed him to the ground.

"No, you can't torture me. I'm going to impeach you for arbitrarily using torture!"

Yang Yuntao was furious and struggled and shouted wildly.

But he was just a scholar, and his strength was nowhere near that of the yamen runners. After his limbs were pinned down, one of the yamen runners picked up a killing stick and hit him hard.

"Ah~"

Yang Yuntao screamed, no longer daring to shout, and turned to look at Ling Haoran and shouted: "Master Ling, save me!"

Ling Haoran frowned, turned around and bowed to Chu Ning: "Your Highness, Yang Yuntao is just a scholar, and he is weak. If he continues to be beaten with these twenty sticks, I am afraid he will die."

Chu Ning thought about it, nodded and said: "Okay, since Lord Ling is begging for mercy, I will give you this face and punish you ten times!"

While they were talking, the bailiff had already completed the beating ten times.

Yang Yuntao was beaten so hard that he was out of breath, his face turned extremely pale, and he even had difficulty speaking.

He could only stare at Chu Ning with a pair of hateful eyes. If looks could kill, Chu Ning would have died countless times.

But even so, he could only stare at Chu Ning and could do nothing.

After Chu Ning finished beating Yang Yuntao, he seemed to have lost interest in the fight. He waved his hand and said, "Take this man back to the mansion. Also, summon everyone in his mansion to the Ministry of Justice. I will interrogate them one by one!"

Either don’t do it, or once you do it, you must do it to the end.

To investigate Yang Yuntao’s leak, we must start with the people around him!