The group stayed like this until late in the evening, when the interrogators from the dungeon finally came back to each other.

The case was tried by Jinyiwei himself, and the presiding judge hurriedly walked in, holding the transcript in his hand, and said: "Back to the king, the minister has found out about the Empress Xiluan's mother." ”

Zhao Yuanxi had heard before that there were eighteen kinds of interrogations in the dungeon, from the first-level "dialogue inquiry" to the eighteenth level "Punishment of a Thousand Rats", which were gradually cruel and bloody. One is more cruel and terrible than the other, and if you continue to interrogate in order, there is no truth that cannot be asked. Zhao Yuanxi does not agree with this method of bending into a trick, which will inevitably lead to many unjust cases.

The world-famous "Punishment of a Thousand Rats" is to throw a person into a closed and dry well, and throw a thousand rats into it that have been starved for five days, so that the prisoners suffer from being eaten by rats. Unable to sleep, unable to eat, unable to drink, non-stop gnawing, pain, and the body being eaten away little by little, no one can survive the day.

Zhao Yi stopped his pen and motioned to Zhao Yuanxi, who was standing beside him, to sit aside, and said, "You say." ”

Jin Yiwei said: "After searching the palace of Emperor Xiluan's Fengge, as well as his cronies, the following conclusions were drawn, the mastermind of framing Emperor Baoyuan, the mastermind of the assassination of the prince, the mastermind of designing the framing of the second prince, the mastermind of designing the framing of Concubine Jia, and the mastermind of framing the miscarriage of Concubine Liu. Exhibits and evidence have been brought. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Xiluan fell from his chair and collapsed to the ground. She wanted to struggle, but in the face of these ironclad evidence, she could not excuse herself.

Zhao Yi glanced at Xiluan and said, "Can you hear clearly?" Now that you admit it, you won't be involved in the Situ family. ”

Empress Xiluan replied with a lost soul: "The concubine has confessed, and these things have nothing to do with others. ”

This confession is fast, and it can be regarded as daring, Zhao Yi felt a little lost in his heart, this is the woman he has loved for 20 years, and the woman he trusts very much.

Zhao Yi waved his hand and motioned for everyone to go out.

All the subordinates consciously left and closed the door of the temple.

Zhao Yi said: "You are so eager for power, you use all means, you are vicious and indifferent, you are simply unworthy of being a person!" ”

Zhao Yuanxi was sitting on the side, and he was so frightened that he quickly knelt down, buried his head on the ground, and listened carefully.

Empress Xiluan said excitedly: "The concubine is guilty!" The concubine must do this! Revenge and restoration, this is the mission of the concubine! Before the concubine married the king, she said about revenge, and the king promised quickly, but then you didn't admit it! If you don't want to help the concubine restore the country, the concubine can only do it herself! ”

Empress Xiluan looked a little crazy, and her shouts were clearly heard by the people standing outside the house.

Zhao Yi said: "Do you think this king doesn't want to?" But this king is burdened with a greater fate, this king is the lord of a country, and he can't put the fate of the entire country into it because of his love with you and his commitment to you! ”

Emperor Xiluan said: "Why do you want to marry me, king!" Do you love me? You don't love, you are a person who likes the new and hates the old, the concubine married you when you were still a prince, and you are an honest person as a young man! If you promise your concubine, you will restore the country for your concubine! ”

Emperor Xiluan cried her face, and her tears flowed like a river.

Zhao Yi was silent.

Emperor Xiluan shouted again: "The concubine ascended the throne for you, took the warriors of the whole clan, erased the obstacles for you, everything the concubine did was for revenge!" Otherwise, do you think the concubine will marry you? At that time, you were the same as Yuanxi now! An incompetent and cowardly man! ”

These words deeply pierced Zhao Yi, he was in a trance, why wasn't he an unscrupulous person?

Zhao Yi said again: "Even if you want to restore the country, then you should think about it in the long run, the current Northern Regions is strong, and it is not something that the Central Plains can compete with!" In order to stabilize the country, this king has been worrying day and night, how many lives does this king bear, this king can't help you! ”

Empress Xiluan smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, you are a high emperor, you have to take care of all opportunities day and night, you live vigilantly day and night, and the concubine is because she knows that you will not help the concubine and will not fulfill the promise to the concubine, so the concubine has to act on her own!" The life of the concubine has been ruined, the life of the concubine only belongs to the Situ family, and the concubine must complete revenge! ”

Zhao Yi coughed violently suddenly, and a few drops of blood splashed on the quilt.

Zhao Yi said: "How much I loved you at the beginning, I decided to ascend the throne and become the emperor for you, and how much blood did I have on my hands for you." But what about you? Because he couldn't be the emperor, he killed the emperor, and the reason why Baoyuan was made emperor is not that you don't know that this king needs the power of her family! You angered Baoyuan's family, and in order to protect you, this king cleaned up everyone up and down her family overnight, hasn't this king done enough? Do you think that the king does not know all the things you have done? ”

Empress Xiluan stood up, pointed at Zhao Yi's nose and shouted: "You are a negative man, you are a liar!" I did everything I could to help you, but you married more than a dozen wives, and that's it, every time I mentioned the matter of going to the Northern Regions, you interrupted and refused, this is your promise to me! I married you for the sake of the Situ family! I married you just because I went to the Northern Regions for the sake of the Burning Kingdom! ”

Zhao Yi said: "Yes, this king knows." That's why this king did his best to compensate you, don't you know the difficulties of this king? Do you think this king wants to marry those wicked and cunning women? This king is also for the sake of the country, and he has to do it as a last resort! ”

Empress Xiluan excitedly knocked over the porcelain bottles on the shelves, and overturned the small table for making tea.

Emperor Xiluan said: "Zhao Yi, you are a liar!" You're done using me, and now you're going to get rid of me for your son and the sons of other women, aren't you? Yes? She walked up to Zhao Yi and asked frantically by tugging at his sleeve.

Zhao Yi trembled with excitement, but he couldn't speak. Yes, he just owes Xiluan, he owes her too much.

Emperor Xiluan had already been draped and had tea on her body, and she looked like she was crazy at the moment.

Zhao Yi said: "You are blinded by hatred, you are too deeply pressed by the responsibility of the family, this king must save you, this is the last thing this king can do." ”

Empress Xiluan said: "Sure enough, sure enough, your Zhao family are all liars!" One by one, for the sake of power and throne, unscrupulous means, ruthless and vicious! ”

Zhao Yi grabbed Xi Luan's cold hand and said, "It's this king who is sorry for you, now you have done so many wrong things, poisoned this king, killed this king's children, and framed this king's concubine, we have settled it." ”

Xi Luan shook off Zhao Yi's hand, took out a short dagger from his sleeve, raised it, and said, "Zhao Yi! You owe me so much! Today, I want you to give it back to me! ”

Zhao Yuanxi heard that this situation was wrong, and when he looked up and saw that the queen mother was about to assassinate his father, he was so frightened that he quickly jumped up and blocked in front of Zhao Yi's bed.