When Li Yuntian rushed to the capital with the account books and gift lists he had found in Niu'an's outer room, the soldiers of the Gyeonggi Governor's Office surrounded Jingcang and Tongzhou Cang, and took all the officials of Jingcang and Tongzhou Cang into custody. Watch the latest chapter of Perfect World, and look at it quickly.

At the same time, a group of brocade guards broke into the household department in a menacing manner, took away Niu An, the head of the Jingtong warehouse, and Niu An's subordinates in front of the officials of the household department, and seized all the accounts related to the Jingtong warehouse, which made the people of the household department panic and chaos.

Just when the officials of the major ministries and institutes in the capital were discussing this time, Emperor Hongxi issued an edict to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Criminal Department and the Dali Temple, ordering the three law divisions to assist the cabinet in strictly investigating the corruption in Jingcang and Tongzhoucang.

With the issuance of this edict, a shocking corruption case that shocked the Ming Dynasty opened, and this major case, which was later called the "Hongxi Grain Case", made the household rumor, the grass and trees were all soldiers, and everyone was in danger.

The cabinet appointed Chen Tianxun, the right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, as the chief judge, Luo Qing, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, and Yi Qian, the young secretary of the Dali Temple, as the jury.

Chen Tianxun mobilized more than a dozen imperial historians to participate in the case, including Li Yuntian, who handed over Niu An, the director of Jingtongcang, to Li Yuntian, hoping that Li Yuntian could take it down.

Jinyi Weibei Town Fusi, edict prison.

The edict prison is a place for officials in the capital to talk about the tiger's color change, as long as you go in, it will be even more difficult to come out again, Emperor Hongwu and Emperor Yongle do not know how many high-ranking officials and dignitaries died in it, Yang Shiqi, Huang Huai and Yang Rong and other current officials in the court have also stayed in it.

Because the edict prison is detained by the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty, from another level, it represents the identity and status, so for those middle-level and lower-level officials of the Ming Dynasty, although they can't reach it, they yearn for it.

Of course, those middle- and lower-level officials do not really want to go to prison, but if they are qualified to go to prison, they are already in high positions.

Niu An is a five-grade official, and he was fortunate enough to enter the Imperial Prison this time, which can be regarded as his luck and creation, otherwise he could only be locked up in the prison of the Criminal Department like other officials.

At this moment, in a dark and damp cell in the Imperial Prison, Niu An, who was wearing a prison uniform with his hair scattered, stared blankly at the iron fence on the window.

He had been in this cell for five days, during which time no one had come to interrogate him, as if he had forgotten him, but the three meals a day were not bad, and there was still a meat dish at noon every day, which made him feel very surprised and puzzled.

Although Niu An didn't know that Jingcang and Tongzhou had an accident, but because he had just dealt with some old grain a few days ago, he had already guessed that it must be the reselling of grain, otherwise how could he be arrested here, and his mood suddenly fell to the freezing point.

For Niu An, every extra second spent in the edict was a second of destruction and torment for him, making him think wildly, suffer from gains and losses, and be exhausted.

In addition, although Niu An was not arraigned, the prisoners in the nearby cells were brought over every day, and every time the people who passed the hall were dragged back by the jailers, they had to suffer for a long time.

In the quiet environment of the Imperial Prison, this kind of ** sound can be transmitted far away, and Niu An heard it so vividly that he felt like a dead face, as if he had personally experienced the legendary torture in the Imperial Prison.

A messy footstep sounded in the corridor outside the cell, which immediately attracted Niu An's attention, and Niu An subconsciously looked into the corridor, wondering which person should be arraigned today.

Under Niu An's gaze, several jailers stopped in front of his cell, took out the key and opened the cell door, which made Niu An's face bloodless in an instant, and his body trembled involuntarily.

Several jailers picked up Niu An, whose legs were weak, and dragged him out of the cell and into the torture cell.

In the torture room, an official dressed in Zhengliupin costume was admiring with great interest the various torture instruments in the room, many of which were stained with blood, and it was shocking to look at.

After Niu An was pressed to a chair, several jailers left, leaving only a hundred households in brocade clothes and guards glaring at him.

"Chief Niu, let me introduce myself, this imperial history is Li Yuntian, the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate Huguang Dao Supervision." After the jailer left, the official who admired the torture equipment turned around, smiled at Niu An, walked over quietly, and sat down on the chair opposite him.

"Li Yuntian!" Niu An was taken aback when he heard this, and couldn't help but glance at the young official in front of him.

Of course he had heard of Li Yuntian's name, the hero who sent Emperor Yongle's edict, the red man in front of Emperor Hongxi, he had seen Li Yuntian from afar when he was in the court before, but he didn't see his appearance clearly, and now it seems that Li Yuntian is younger than rumored.

Li Yuntian not only wants Li Manshan to make meritorious contributions in the Jingcang and Tongzhou Cang cases, but more importantly, to accumulate experience in adjudicating cases for Li Manshan, so that Li Manshan will be able to take charge of Jinyiwei in the future.

"Master Niu, after so many days here, you must be worried about your family." Li Yuntian looked up at Niu An, and said calmly, "This imperial history can sue you, your family has all been sent to the prison of the Criminal Department, and the property copied from your home can make you die ten times, and your family will be punished as officials, slaves, and maids!" ”

Niu An's face changed suddenly when he heard this, he knew that he would not be able to escape death, but if his family was punished as official slaves and official maids, then he would become a lowly family forever in the future, with men as slaves and women as prostitutes.

"However, if you can be honest, this imperial history can open the net and sentence them to exile, although the environment there is a little harder, but it is always better than becoming a lowly person, and if you encounter amnesty in the future, you may come back." Li Yuntian took in the changes in Niu An's face, turned his tone, and said slowly.

"Li Yushi, is this true?" Niu An was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked eagerly.

If someone else said such a thing, then he would definitely think that they were fooling him, but Li Yuntian definitely had this qualification, otherwise he would not have been sent to interrogate him.

"A gentleman's word, a quick horse!" Li Yuntian saw that Niu An was moved, and said in a deep voice.

"Li Yushi, what do you want to know, the lower officials must know everything." Niu An is not qualified to bargain with Li Yuntian at all now, seeing that Li Yuntian agreed, his expression suddenly became relaxed, since he entered the edict, he knew that he would definitely die, so he had to fight for his family to live.

"Tell me, what's going on with the grain and salt in Jingtong's warehouse?" Hearing this, Li Yuntian asked with an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

Hearing Li Yuntian mention "salt", Niu An couldn't help but smile bitterly, he was originally lucky, but now it seems that the gangs in Jingcang and Tongzhou have been exposed, so he no longer concealed it, and confessed to the resale of grain and salt.

"Li Yushi, Xia Guan was obsessed with money for a while, so he did such a foolish thing, Xia Guan confessed his guilt and was willing to surrender to the law!" After explaining, Niu An got up and knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Li Yuntian.

"Master Niu, what you said is known in the imperial history, those people involved in this case are all in prison, and the officials in charge of the salt release of the Nanjing household department are also on the way back to Beijing." Li Yuntian stared at Niu An intently when he heard this, and only after a long time did he speak, "This imperial history wants to give you a chance, if you have to take all the blame on yourself, then this imperial history will be powerless." ”

Li ...... Li Yushi, Xiaguan ...... What Xia Guan said was the truth. Niu An's face changed, and he said urgently, because he was too nervous, he stuttered a little for a while.

"This imperial history knows that what you say is true." Li Yuntian sneered, his eyes became awe-inspiring, "This case is a serious matter, involving many links, you are a small principal, how can you get through all these links?" ”

"Xiaguan...... The lower officials promised heavy profits, and they were dragged into the water by the lower officials. Niu An was so impressed by Li Yuntian's sharp eyes that he couldn't help but sweat beads oozed from his forehead, and explained with a smile.

"Chief Niu, this imperial history tells you something, this case has alarmed the emperor, and the cabinet has been ordered to investigate strictly, and now it is the trial of the three law divisions, do you really think that you can carry the case down with a small principal?"

Li Yuntian sneered, and his tone became stern, "This imperial history takes into account the friendship of colleagues, and does not want to make things bloody, so I will give you a chance to atone for your crimes, if you think that this imperial history is easy to deceive, then you are wrong, this imperial history also has thunder means." ”

"Someone!" As soon as the words fell, Li Manshan shouted outside the door.

With a bang, the door of the torture chamber was pushed open, and several jailers walked in menacingly, standing beside Niu An, holding their hands on their chests, and looking at him with a cruel smile.

"Li Yushi, what the lower officials said is the truth, and there is no intention to hide it!" Niu An glanced at the fierce and vicious jailers, raised his head and wiped the sweat on his forehead, and said to Li Yuntian in a loud voice.

"This imperial history asks you, where are the account books that used to make false accounts?" Li Yuntian saw that Niu An was stubbornly resisting, and asked with a sneer.

"The lower officials know that they can't keep that kind of thing, so they burn it every year after the account is settled." Niu An's eyes flashed with a look of panic, and he pretended to be calm.

"In that case, can you tell the Imperial History, what is the thing that the Imperial History found in Tongzhou City?" Li Yuntian slowly stood up, stared at Niu An condescendingly, and asked coldly.

"Tong ...... Tongzhou City? Niu An's face couldn't help but change greatly when he heard this, and the whole person froze there, looking at Li Yuntian with a shocked expression, and his mind was blank.

"Master Niu, if you really want to let this imperial history make things clear, then how can you atone for the crime?"

Li Yuntian glanced at Niu An coldly, and walked towards the door, "Since you don't know how to cherish the opportunity in front of you, then this imperial history can only be done officially, I heard that there are thirty-six 'heavenly punishments' and seventy-two 'earth punishments' in the edict prison, you can taste it slowly." ”

"Li Yushi, Li Yushi, the lower official recruitment, the lower official recruitment!" Seeing that Li Yuntian was leaving, Niu An suddenly came back to his senses, knowing that the last reliance in his heart was gone, and hurriedly crawled towards Li Yuntian, shouting as he crawled.

How could a few jailers let Niu An get close to Li Yuntian, and rushed up and pressed him to the ground.

Li Yuntian stopped, turned to look at Niu An on the ground, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, the reason why Niu An wanted to carry this matter down was that he hoped that those people on the gift list could take care of his family after his death, and now that the list has been searched, his psychological defense line will naturally collapse.

Of course, Niu An can also deny it desperately, and if he doesn't admit the list, then it will be very troublesome in court, so Li Yuntian will take every step of the way, gradually breaking down his psychological defense, making him obediently confess his crimes. One