Chapter 183: Cold Face and Cold Iron

The next day, Chongzhen's impeachment of Li Jiantai on the dragon table was like a snowflake, there were all kinds of reasons, it can be said that there were all kinds of things, in short, whether it was true or not, it seemed that everyone wanted to kill Li Jiantai.

Looking at the twists and turns on the case, Chongzhen looked confused, what happened to these ministers, like crazy, just like the civil officials dealt with Yuan Chonghuan back then, it was just too much, the Li family father and son hid at home and didn't dare to go out, Li Jiantai directly sued for sick leave, saying that he was going to recuperate for several months.

There is something more serious, that is, Jinyiwei directly broke into Chen Xinjia's house, arrested Chen Yunze, one of the four young men of the Beijing Division, and imprisoned him in Jinyiwei's prison. He Chongzhen has also heard of the four young masters of Jingshi, they are all some of the sons and daughters of Jingshi, this Jinyiwei also took the wrong medicine, why did he suddenly attack Chen Yunze, this Chen Yunze is Chen Xinjia's son, he is usually arrogant and domineering, and no one is in charge, what is wrong today, this series of news was sent to Chongzhen's ears, making Chongzhen feel more and more that something big happened in Jingshi. But the people in the outer court knew what was going on, but he, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, didn't know anything.

"This mountain of impeachment twists and turns, as well as the sudden arrest of Jinyi Wei, I feel that there is a rumor, there must be something big going on, who can tell me, what happened?" Chongzhen asked.

The eunuchs around him all shook their heads, and even Wang Chengen was at a loss.

"Bastard, I, the ministers of the outer court, have always talked about it left and right, and I play hide and seek, and they impeach Li Aiqing for a variety of reasons, none of which talk about the essentials, what can make Li Aiqing offend so many people? What are you people doing to eat, and there is no news about such a big thing? Chongzhen was very angry, feeling like a fool, watching the ministers busy, but he didn't know why they were so "hard".

Wang Chengen whispered: "Your Majesty, Jinyiwei arrested Lord Chen's son, it must be related to this matter, it is better to ask Gao Gonggong, he may know the inside story." ”

Chongzhen slapped his thigh violently and said, "Quickly send Father-in-law Gao to come over and question." ”

An hour later, Gao Qiqian hurriedly rushed from Jinyiwei's prison to the palace, and knelt in front of Chongzhen in a hurry.

"Aiqing, what's going on today? So many twists and turns are all about Li Jiantai, they are all about Chen Sesame and rotten grain, it is definitely not the real reason, and why was Lord Chen's son arrested by Jinyiwei? Chongzhen asked.

Gao Qi replied lurkingly: "Your Majesty, here's the thing, yesterday Lord Li's son's wedding, halfway suddenly found that a thief came out of Li Gongzi's cave room, the thief insisted that he was the bride invited to see a doctor, but also the words were chiseled, able to point out the bride's private parts, and then Lord Qin saw the flaw, the tanuki changed the prince, dressed the maid as a bride, let the thief identify, the thief really mistook the maid for the new lady, it turned out that the thief had been hiding under Li Gongzi's bed, and then heard the bride's private parts. ”

"Oh? Qin Aiqing again? Well, Qin Aiqing is indeed very witty, but what does this have to do with today's snowflakes and the arrest of Lord Chen? Chongzhen continued to ask.

"The problem is that the thief stole a pamphlet from the Li Mansion!" Raise the dive tunnel.

"Pamphlets?"

"Back to the emperor, this booklet is amazing, it records the behavior of the sons of the senior members of the court and the central government who do not check on weekdays, such as where a certain person drank with someone on a certain day, discussed something inappropriate, and who had prostituted and gambled, etc., a total of more than 20 people's records."

"The children of Jingshi are bad, and there are no people who can't help but be arrogant, and it is normal to have these inappropriate behaviors." Chongzhen now finally knows why Li Jiantai was impeached by so many people, although he is very surprised that Li Jiantai actually did such a thing, this East Window incident, it is normal to be impeached. In fact, some of these so-called gentlemen are older than him, but he is only in his thirties, but he is already gray, and he is decrepit before he is old.

"Among them...... It was also recorded that Lord Chen's son-in-law ...... "Gao Qiqian did not continue.

"What's wrong with Master Chen?" Chongzhen asked.

"It records that Lord Chen's son-in-law collected a military sketch of Shandong, which records my Ming Dynasty...... The armaments of the guards and officials in various places were ready to be bought at a high price...... Outside the gates! Gao Qiqian said intermittently.

"What? And such a thing? Chongzhen was furious, what are the criticisms behind the sons and daughters of those ministers, prostitution and gambling are trivial matters, but someone collaborates with the enemy and betrays the country, then Chongzhen can't bear it.

"How can this be reasonable, immediately detain Chen Xinjia's father and son for me, let Jinyi Wei interrogate them strictly, if there is evidence, the whole door will be beheaded!" Chongzhen was furious.

"Your Majesty, Gongzi Chen has been taken into custody, and Lord Chen is also ...... Detained? This may also be a frame-up! Gao Qiqian instinctively felt that this matter was not so simple.

"Lock it up first, let Luo Yangxing give me a good check, don't slack off!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"I don't want to wronged a good person, I will give me a strict interrogation of all the people recorded in that booklet, if those things of eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling are true, then Chen Xinjia's son colluding with Guanwai is definitely true." Chongzhen felt that there was nothing wrong with his logic, the same booklet, if everything else was true, then this booklet was true.

"Yes, command."

Since Hou Fangyu paid the silver ticket of 90,000 taels in the Chu Pavilion, Chen Yuanyuan was led out by Qin Yiming, and now lives in the Chu Pavilion and is served by the Qiuyue Qiuxiang sisters.

The little monkey is nowhere to be seen all day long, Song Xiance is also elusive, and the three women stay together at the Jingshi Inn, and the women like to chat about gossip when they stay together.

"Listening to what you say, Mrs. Xu is indeed a heroine among women, and the lover is really lucky to be able to get such a good daughter-in-law." Chen Yuanyuan listened to Xu Zhen'er's matter and couldn't help but praise.

"Well, Mrs. Xu is indeed a virtuous helper, but Brother Qin's second wife is not bad." Akika said.

"Second lady?"

"Yes, Miss Kang Shengnan, the young lady of the Kang family, I heard that she is also a big beauty, although Brother Qin and Miss Kang are not married, but in the past, we all regarded Miss Kang as the second lady." Qiu Yue said.

"Oh, haven't you even seen it?" Chen Yuanyuan asked.

"No, we just heard something about the second lady, and the second lady should also be a very good person."

"Well, unlike Qin Gongzi's cousin, who is arrogant and rude, and willful."

"Lover's cousin?"

"Well, it's the daughter of the famous Qin Liangyu, Qin Fengyi, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Miss Qin is very rare Brother Qin, but it's a pity that Brother Qin said that close relatives can't get married, and always refuses Miss Qin's love."

"Lianzhu is not a normal thing, Qin Lang's reason is too far-fetched."

"Who said no, Lord Qin is not something that everyone can look up to, and being able to be looked at by Brother Qin is also a blessing!" Qiu Xiang held her cheeks and said stupidly, remembering what happened in Xinyang's hairy grass house that night.

"Poof. Are you also having a crush on Qin Lang? Hee-hee. Chen Yuanyuan couldn't help laughing.

"Not really! Girl, don't make such jokes. Qiu Xiang's face was suddenly flushed, and her face was hot.

"What's a joke, isn't it funny? It also makes me happy to say it, it's better to be happy alone than to be happy with everyone! Qin Yiming happened to break in.

"Hey, Qiu Xiang, why is your face so red, I'll touch it, wow, why is it so hot, Qiu Yue, go and invite Lang Zhong, Qiu Xiang is afraid that she has a fever." Qin Yiming said seriously.

"Hahahaha." Qiu Yue and Chen Yuanyuan immediately burst out laughing, and Qiu Xiang was so ashamed that she fled instantly.

"What's going on?" Qin Yiming looked dazed.

Chen Yuanyuan's beautiful eyes were like water, he smiled sweetly, and said, "Qin Lang, when will you also play a song "Love Must Be Done" with me, I heard that this song is very popular in De'an Mansion." ”

Qin Yiming glanced at Qiu Yue, and Qiu Yue was suddenly scared away.

"Hehe, when I return to Anlu, I'll play it to you, how!"

Chen Yuanyuan's soft body was so happy that he threw himself into his arms, and the whole person leaned on the broad and strong chest, and said coquettishly: "Okay, don't deceive people." ”

"When will I ......" Qin Yiming didn't finish his sentence before he was interrupted by a knock on the door outside.

"Gongzi Qin, is Gongzi Qin here?"

"Come in!" Qin Yiming was sitting precariously.

"Qin Gongzi, this is a letter sent by a small servant." The shopkeeper handed over the envelope, and the wax mark on it was intact.

"I see." Qin Yiming took out some broken silver and threw it to the shopkeeper, who happily retreated.

Chen Yuanyuan watched Qin Yiming open the envelope carelessly, and began to read it, slowly frowning, becoming more and more serious, more and more serious.

"What's wrong?" Chen Yuanyuan asked worriedly.

Kang Yingyuan has been in Jinyiwei Prison for a few days, where he has not been tortured from time to time like others, but has been treated preferentially, eating and drinking well, but not sleeping well, he can always hear those screams, and he can also see those bloody and terrifying scenes.

Kang Yingyuan is also a person who has seen the world, but the experience in Jinyiwei Prison in the past few days still opened his eyes, he was extremely afraid in his heart, always worried that he would be arraigned, and then beaten to a bloody blur, so he had been curled up in the corner of the cell, trembling, at this time he suddenly heard a somewhat familiar voice.

"Hmph, I'm the head of the household, you guys are so bold, be careful that after I go out, you won't be able to eat and walk around."

"Ouch, Master Chen, don't say that you are the head of the household, that is, the secretary of the household department, who came to us, that is, a prisoner, whether you can get out depends on your creation, be honest."

"You let me in, our family is kind enough to lock up your father and son together, so that you can catch up with the old days, I'm afraid there will be no chance to talk in the future."

Chen Xinjia was escorted into the cell by several brocade guards, and suddenly saw his son, who was already covered in blood and lying on the ground.

"Son, what's wrong with you, you bastards!"

"Daddy! Woo woo woo woo " Chen Yunze saw his father and cried, the arrogant spirit he used to have outside, there was nothing left, all of them were gone, and now he was like an injured child.

"Son, tell me honestly, have you collected artworks, and have you contacted Guanwai?" Chen Xinjia asked, although he didn't believe that his son would be so rebellious, if he wanted to say that his son was eating, drinking, prostituting, gambling, and doing mischief, he believed that if he wanted to say that his son collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, he would never believe it, and he would not dare to believe it.

"Dad, the son doesn't, the son absolutely not, the son is wronged!" Chen Yunze said seriously.

"Okay, as long as you don't do it, then you must not admit it, otherwise our father and son will both die in this Jinyi Guard prison." Chen Xinjia's eyes were very resolute, and he seriously scared Chen Yunze.

"Knowing my father, what my son hasn't done, I will never admit it." Chen Yunze nodded, he clearly distinguished, his father said that they could die here, then they really could die here, he didn't want to die.

"Well, very good, don't worry, someone outside will still rescue us out. Li Jiantai is a bastard, waiting for the old man to go out, and he is not finished. ”

After a while, four brocade guards came and opened the door.

"Chen Gongzi, please!"

"Why are you guys, I'm not going out! I'm not going out, Dad, help me, help me. Chen Yunze shouted in horror.

"Hmph, when we get here, even if we are dumb, we can let him speak, Chen Gongzi, you are also a man, and you have survived the three torture instruments, but tonight we will let you taste what it feels like to be better off than dead."

"What do you want to do? I'm not going out, I'm not going out. ”

"Chen Gongzi, as long as you tell us honestly where the map is hidden, you don't have to suffer from this."

"Don't talk nonsense, Zhang San, you drag Chen Gongzi out, the commander said, deal with this kind of Gongzi brother, use the dirt bag method to ensure that he is honestly explained, if he can hold on until tomorrow! Hahaha. One brocade guard opened his mouth and laughed wildly, and the other two brocade guards directly dragged Chen Yunze out of the prison, pressed him on a wide bench, tied it up, and then pressed a ** bag on his chest.

This kind of torture is no worse than severe torture, but it is more uncomfortable than direct torture, the heavy sack pressed on the chest, like a fierce ghost pressing down, people will have difficulty breathing, for a long time the brain is deprived of oxygen, delirium, chest pain, life is worse than death.

Chen Xinjia's pupils were full of bloodshots, and he pleaded and shouted: "Cold face and cold iron, I, Chen Xinjia, have been wronged, your subordinates are merciful, he will definitely repay him when he goes out......"