Section 486 Interrogation

The night breeze did not stop, a little apricot blossom spring rain, obliquely sparse on the window lattice under the eaves, the half-open sparse window dampness poured in, and the candle flame swayed.

Zhu Zhongjun's face was dull.

Gu Jinzhi didn't speak for a long time.

Both of them have their own thoughts.

For the rest of the night, neither of them slept much.

As soon as he arrived in Yinzheng, Zhu Zhongjun got up.

I can still hear the spring rain outside the window,

The brocade quilt was warm, and Gu Jin's hand was reluctant to stretch out, so she just called the maid to come in and serve Zhu Zhongjun to change clothes. If it's not cold, she'll get up on her own.

“…… Can you come back early today? Gu Jinzhi asked through the brocade tent.

Zhu Zhongjun said: "Yes, I'll be back in the afternoon." ”

Then he said, "I'll go see Tongtong, will I wake her up?" ”

He accompanied Gu Jinzhi last night, and Tongtong went to bed very early, and he didn't see enough. On weekdays, Zhu Zhongjun is not at home, Gu Jinzhi always puts Tongtong in his bed, just like Yanshan when he was a child.

Zhu Zhongjun came back last night, and Gu Jinzhi temporarily handed Tongtong over to the nurse.

The nurse arranged Tongtong in the warm pavilion of the main courtyard.

"It's okay, Tongtong sleeps soundly, and she won't wake up if you're not hungry." Gu Jinzhi said with a smile.

Zhu Zhongjun smiled.

After he freshened up, he didn't care about breakfast, and went to the warm pavilion to see Tongtong.

Tongtong is still sleeping.

Her small arms are slanted on her shoulders, and her small mouth is enlarged, much like when Yanying was a child. Yanying and Tongtong are very similar to Zhu Zhongjun.

Zhu Zhongjun thought that he wanted to kiss the child's cheeks yesterday, because the cheeks were a little cold, and the child was cried by ice.

He put his hand down his sleeve. Wait until both hands are warmer before stepping forward and gently touching the child's face.

Tongtong didn't feel it, and still slept soundly.

Zhu Zhongjun looked at it for a moment. And he got up and left. He was afraid of waking up the child and delaying the door. But after walking a few steps, I felt unwilling.

He didn't see enough.

ruthlessly, Zhu Zhongjun walked out.

He went straight to the palace.

The Emperor had risen up and summoned his ministers in the Imperial Study.

The early dynasty had not yet begun, and the ministers of the cabinet and the six ministers. It's all waiting outside the study.

Zhu Zhongjun greeted a few familiar adults, then crossed them and went to the imperial study.

He stepped lightly into the study.

In the imperial study, the crown prince and Gu Yantao knelt side by side.

The emperor sat upright on the couch, one hand tightly on the edge of the couch, and his face was pale.

He kept coughing.

The emperor was not fat in the first place.

When Zhu Zhongjun went to pick him up, he only felt that he had lost weight, but he didn't feel shocked. Looking at him now, he is wearing the dragon robe of the past, but he is very loose. It's a little scary to watch.

At this glance, the emperor's face appeared even paler.

The thin and pale emperor has no dignity and majesty for those who rule the world.

His angry appearance is not a deterrent.

“…… The ancestors are going to be defeated by you. "The emperor is scolding the crown prince. He coughed so hard that he was about to cover his mouth after a few curses. Coughing vigorously for a long time.

The eunuchs who followed beside him were nervous and uneasy, wanting to persuade but not daring to persuade them.

"In just one year, there have been thirteen rebellions in the Southwest; Eight bandits in the southeast; Huguang suffered a drought last autumn, killing and injuring tens of thousands of people, but the imperial court still paid heavy taxes, and it also forced them to rebel? The Emperor continued to scold.

But the prince stiffened his neck.

He was tempted to go back.

Whose fault is it for the Southwest rebellion? A few years ago, Annan had quelled the turmoil, and as a result, the subject state of Annam was withdrawn and the Annan Political Department was established. The people of Annam are not convinced and have been resentful for a long time. When he heard that there was a war in the northwest of the imperial court, he took the opportunity to raise an army.

Is this the prince's fault?

The southeast water bandits have also been bandits for many years. From seven or eight years ago. The water bandits on the southeast side continued to harass the people. The imperial court dragged on and on, refusing to send heavy troops, and each time it sent a team to drive it away, and as a result, there were more and more water bandits. This is all the court's appeasement and treachery.

Is this the prince's fault?

As for the drought in Huguang last year, the imperial court refused to reduce taxes, was it not because of the war in the northwest? In the war in the northwest, the treasury spent a lot of money, and there was no tax, how to supply?

Is this also the prince's fault?

The emperor scolded these points, and the prince can refute them.

The crown prince was also aggrieved.

However, now the grievances also have to be suffered. The emperor captured his uncle Tan You in the East Palace, and if he was charging Prince An with befriending foreign ministers and plotting rebellion, the prince would be at a loss.

The prince's anxiety covered up his grievances.

He bowed his head and did not dare to say a word.

“…… It's only been a year, and the treasury has been empty to such an extent, where has all my belongings gone? The more the emperor spoke, the more angry he became.

He roared.

Such a roar was followed by a big cough.

He coughed and gasped.

In the past six months, the treasury has been very empty.

On more than one occasion, the Ministry of Household Affairs reported that there was a problem with the taxes collected.

The prince also ordered the household department to investigate, but he couldn't find out what the problem was.

Not only the prince and the household department were confused, but even Gu Yantao's conceited and shrewd people were also confused. The emperor came back and looked at the account books, and was so angry that he vomited blood, but he couldn't understand it.

In this room, the only person who knows should be Zhu Zhongjun.

Zhu Zhongjun stood silently and landed on his feet.

No one paid any attention to him except when he came in.

The emperor only scolded the prince and Gu Yantao.

Some words are not suitable for scolding in the court, so they can only be scolded in private.

For more than a year, the government has been more than that.

The Emperor continued to curse.

The more he spoke, the more angry he became, and when he coughed again, a mouthful of blood came out. This is not the first time the emperor has coughed up blood. The fishy sweet smell made him almost vomit.

In order to suppress this gag, he blushed.

"Your Majesty Xià ......" stepped forward to Liang and gently supported the emperor.

The Emperor took a deep breath and suppressed the feeling of gagging.

Zhu Zhongjun could see that the emperor had just coughed up blood, so he immediately served tea from the table next to him and brought it to the emperor in person.

The emperor seemed to have just seen Zhu Zhongjun and took the tea from him. Nodding at him slightly.

Xiang Liang looked in his eyes and took a spittoon from the side.

During the whole process, Xiang Liang Biaoxiàn's eyesight was not comparable to that of another eunuch Liu Shu.

The emperor gargles. The prince and Gu Yantao wanted to step forward to serve, but they didn't dare, so they still knelt.

Zhu Zhongjun reminded the emperor: "Brother Huang, it's already the beginning of Chen, isn't it time to go to court early?" ”

Officials above the third grade waited outside the imperial study for almost two hours. And the three grades below. was not called into the palace, and waited for almost an hour in the Qianqing Palace.

In the early morning of March, the spring is cold, and the cold wind is still biting.

The drizzle outside didn't stop.

Even if the ministers held their umbrellas, they were half wet from the rain. It's cold and tired, and it's uncomfortable enough.

"It's early." The emperor scolded that he was tired, and he was also a little tired, unable to snuggle up to the pillow, and gently docked to rest for a while.

"You go first." The emperor said to the crown prince and Gu Yantao.

The prince and Gu Yantao did not say a word during the whole process. didn't dare to refute, let the emperor scold. At this moment, he kowtowed and got up, and his voice was a little dry.

Liu Shu went to order the ministers waiting outside the imperial study to let them go to the main hall first.

Zhu Zhongjun and Xiang Liang were in the imperial study, accompanying the emperor.

The Emperor rested for a long time. Let Xiang Liang pour him another cup of hot tea.

Xiang Liang went and fell.

After drinking a cup of hot tea, the emperor felt a lot better.

"Zhongjun, you're not busy going to court." When the emperor saw that Zhu Zhongjun wanted to support him, he stopped Zhu Zhongjun, "You go to the edict on my behalf and try Tan You." The purpose of his return to Beijing will be tried, and he will be convicted again. ”

After a pause, the emperor said in a low voice, "Zhongjun, don't take it lightly. ”

Zhu Zhongjun was overjoyed. He didn't dare to bring out half a point on his face, and said: "Yes, my brother will never be dishonored." ”

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Zhu Zhongjun was ordered to interrogate Tan You and wanted to use a big punishment, but found that the jailer who was executed was Yang Fengyin and disobeyed.

He took it. Sue the emperor.

King Jin took him back to the palace today, and the emperor was happy, and his face was a little better.

Hearing this, the emperor was furious again.

"Good, good, good!" The emperor laughed angrily, and said three good words in a row, "This edict is going to become his Tan family!" Kill them all, and see how arrogant they are. ”

The emperor could not kill the minister casually without the criminal law, but he could kill the jailer.

When he comes back this time, he must assert imperial power.

Zhu Zhongjun said yes.

He didn't kill all the jailers, but half of them.

The rest of the half, the courage is broken.

When Zhu Zhongjun interrogated again, the jailers were not weak at all, and they fought solidly.

Tan You was beaten to the point that his skin was opened.

He gritted his teeth, his eyes were red, and he didn't scream.

“…… You'd better be honest. Zhu Zhongjun said, "Why bother? You and I both know that you can't get out of this prison. ”

Tan You laughed.

His laughter shook the jailers back a few steps.

"Come on, if you have any tricks, just use them." Tan You said with a smile, "For so many years, you have worked hard to raise a son and a woman for Benhou. Today, I only want to return you, and you can come as you want to greet you. ”

All the jailers heard this in their ears.

People hate to cut off their ears.

What Tan You means by this may not be clear to everyone. But as long as they went out to inquire, they could find out the rumors that the eldest son of the king of Luyang was a sinister species.

Looking at King Luyang's method of torturing Tan You, they, insignificant little jailers, are afraid that it will be difficult to survive.

When King Luyang heard Tan You's words, he paused, and then smiled lightly.

Suddenly, he slapped Tan You in the face.

Tan You's silent fortitude when serving his sentence seemed to collapse in an instant, and his face changed greatly.

Torture him, that's physical.

A slap in the face, it was a mental insult to him.

Physical torture, he can resist; Mental insults, he couldn't stand it. He's a tough guy.

If it was a jailer, Tan You might not feel so deep,

But Zhu Zhongjun's slap made all the anger in his heart rise.

can still wait for him to scold, Zhu Zhongjun opened his bow left and right, and slapped him seven or eight times in a row, which made Tan You's teeth loose, and the blood flowed down involuntarily, and his tongue was no longer so obedient, and he couldn't scold.

"Lord Wang, Your Majesty commanded that he should not be allowed to die in the edict prison, otherwise he would not be able to confess." The guards beside him reminded Zhu Zhongjun.

He could see Zhu Zhongjun's killing intent.

Tan You is a marquis, a first-class knight, and a general in the northwest.

He can't die without knowing it, otherwise the emperor won't be able to explain it clearly.

The emperor hoped that Zhu Zhongjun could get the evidence and torture Tan You to vent his anger by the way, instead of beating him to death in the edict prison.

Zhu Zhongjun heard the guard's hand, so he withdrew it.

He smiled at Tan You.

Tan You felt insulted like never before.

This is the biggest insult of his life.

He wants to cut Zhu Zhongjun with a thousand knives.

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