Chapter VIII: The Edict of Prison
In order to prevent Liu Wentai from making mistakes in the edict, Xu Xianchun discussed with Tian Ergeng, and he Xu Xianchun interrogated Liu Wentai, and Tian Ergeng was responsible for supervising the arrest of the rest of the imperial doctors.
Most of the prison is underground, isolated from the sunlight and sound of the outside world, gloomy and damp, only faint candlelight for illumination, and most of the people who are locked up here are pampered in the first half of their lives, and few can carry it through this place after the punishment.
But for people like Xu Xianchun, the edict is one of the dependencies of their power, and it couldn't be better.
Lu Jianxing and Jin Yichuan threw Liu Wentai, who was wearing a cloak, to the ground.
Xu Xianchun looked Liu Wentai up and down, thinking: If Jiang Bin is not there, Jinyiwei will have less opportunities to get close to the emperor, but it will also give them the opportunity to perform.
Those who can poison His Majesty, except for those who serve, are the imperial doctors. He couldn't control the people in the palace and the leopard room, but the Tai Hospital had been vague about the emperor's illness before, and there was a suspicion of collusion.
His Majesty instructed the factory guard to act so wantonly, he must have hated the person who harmed him, if this errand came out in front of the second factory in the east and west, he would be able to leave a good impression in the hearts of His Majesty and Niangniang.
Seeing that he didn't make a sound for a long time, Liu Wentai, who had been nervous, trembled and secretly glanced at Xu Xianchun, Lu Jianxing and the two stood beside Xu Xianchun, the dim candlelight jumped slightly, between the half light and half darkness, according to the rare wail, Xu Xianchun, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes in Liu Wentai's eyes, actually gave him a treacherous and terrifying feeling, which made his heart tremble.
Xu Xianchun, who had made up his mind, leaked out his white teeth, and said with an approachable smile: "Lord Liu is so blessed, a mere five-grade official, and he also came to our edict." Lu Jianxing. ”
Lu Jianxing bowed and arched his hand: "Humble duty!" Please command! A few Jinyi guards who were in charge of the execution looked at Lu Jianxing enviously, obviously it was a few of them who would have to work later, but Xu Yishi was obviously not interested in knowing their names.
Xu Xianchun propped one hand on the wooden table beside him, pressed against his chin, stared at Liu Wentai with playful eyes, and said coolly: "Don't talk nonsense, let's punish Lord Liu first." ”
Punishment is mostly used on women, but for Jinyiwei, as long as it is easy to use, what kind of men and women are punished?
Liu Wentai was taken aback, and said in his heart: "Why don't you ask me?" Sentenced first? Or is it a deliberate humiliation to me? ”
He still had a trace of luck in his heart for his integrity and endurance, and felt that as long as he could carry those people to save him, or as long as he didn't recruit himself, the lives of the whole family could be saved, and he could get a good reputation for not being afraid of torture, even if he died, it was worth it.
But all this luck psychology, when the wooden clamps on the hands turned into blanks, the imperial doctor of the Ming Dynasty is hereditary, Liu Wentai has not suffered anything since he was a child, and today I know that there is such a heartache in the world!
For a moment, the sound of wailing echoed in this separate punishment chamber.
Seeing Liu Wentai's miserable situation, Xu Xianchun waved his hand and motioned to a few people who were in charge of the punishment to stop first, and then he spoke: "Liu Wentai, let's talk about it, where did the frost rui jade cold lotus come from?" Who instructed you to poison you, and who instructed you to work together to define the poisoning as a lung disease? Tell you everything you know, and don't have to suffer anymore. ”
The temporary fading of the pain allowed Liu Wentai to regain some of his senses, and as soon as these questions came out, he already believed Jin Yiwei's so-called "incident", but once this kind of crime is confessed, the Nine Clans will inevitably be implicated.
He regretted in his heart that he was obsessed with ghosts back then, and said stubbornly: "If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse, there is no excuse, you broke into my mansion and arrested people everywhere without evidence, you Jinyiwei are so rampant, wait for the court to wash away the grievances of the officials, Liu Jin, Qian Ning is the end of your wait!" ”
The faces of the Jinyi guards present are not very good-looking, Liu Jin's grave grass is a few feet high, Qian Ning is the former commander of the Jinyi guard, and he has also been raided, and now he is staying in the prison of the Criminal Department. Liu Wentai is deliberately disgusting them.
Xu Xianchun's face sank even more, and he stepped forward and kicked Liu Wentai down, pulled his hair and said: "This matter is limited in patience, you don't respond to me here!" Hum! During the Hongzhi period, you were ordered to compile the "Essence of Materia Medica", with you as the president, and now you are the order of the Tai Hospital, I don't understand the facts, you are so superb in medical skills, but you have set His Majesty's illness as lung fever! If you don't recruit, there is naturally a way to pry your mouth open! ”
motioned to Lu Jianxing for them to continue. Only then did he sit down again and whisper to Jin Yichuan, Jin Yichuan led people to retreat in a hurry, and then looked at Liu Wentai and said, "Do you want to add a crime?" Lord Liu, are you mistaken, when did we talk about the evidence? Since you are so ignorant of lifting, I will let you see the means of our Jinyiwei today! ”
As soon as the words fell, Jin Yichuan and a few people dragged two men in, and when these two people saw so many brocade guards looking at them faintly, they were so panicked that their legs were swinging, and when they saw Liu Wentai kneeling on the ground and being tortured, and they were constantly wailing, and their eyes suddenly cracked.
Among them, the eldest man struggled under Jin Yichuan's hands, Jin Yichuan was angry in his heart, and kicked him on the calf directly from behind him, forcing the person to kneel on the ground, and twisting the person's arm back, which restrained him.
This person was beaten to tears by Jin Yichuan, and because of Liu Wentai's tragic condition, he actually cried out loud, and said angrily: "You murderers, you treat my father like this, let him go!" ”
Another year, when he was only a teenager, he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground when he saw his brother being beaten, full of fear.
Liu Wentai noticed that someone had come in at this time, and he, who had been tortured, looked up with difficulty, and found that it was his sons Liu Yingsong and Liu Yingtong, and his eyes instantly became terrified.
A few Jinyi guards who were in charge of the execution stopped the execution with a very good look, but Liu Wentai's wail was even more poignant, his ten fingers were blue and black, and they were twisted in a strange state, these hands were already useless!
Liu Yingsong burst into tears and cried: "Father! Father! Are you okay! When you have done this, and have lost all your conscience, are you not afraid of retribution? ”
Xu Xianchun's face was very calm, this kind of scene is the norm in the edict, and he has already practiced it. He only lightly ordered people to plug Liu Wentai and Liu Yingsong to prevent them from biting their tongues and committing suicide.
The little Liu Yingtong knelt on the side and sobbed, not daring to come out, but he was very obedient.
Seeing that the two of them were finally born, Xu Xianchun drew a smile on his face: "Lord Xiao Liu, your father colluded with the imperial doctor to cover up His Majesty's poisoning, you also know about this, right?" Liu Yingsong is young after all, Xu Xianchun asked, and he was trembling at the moment, and his feelings of weakness were more obvious and obvious.
Xu Xianchun didn't pay attention to him anymore, and smiled: "Lord Liu, if Xu is not mistaken, you just have these two sons, right?" ”
Appreciating the horror on Liu Wentai's face distorted by pain, Xu Xianchun then said quietly: "You tell us about the evidence?" As long as you are beaten half to death, write something casually, and press a handprint, it will be ironclad evidence! Why did you arrest your whole family when Xu? Hehe, didn't you say that Liu Jin, Qian Ning and others are the fate of Xu and others in the future? Today, I will let you see the fate of your eldest son, Liu Yingsong!"
He has decided to concoct Liu Wentai's son to thank Liu Wentai for his wishes for his future destiny.
Liu Wentai's eyes widened, the murderous aura in Xu Xianchun's tone was not concealed at all, he knew that this was going to kill his son, and he shouted in his heart: "I recruit!" I'm recruiting! I'll recruit them all! But the mouth is blocked, and he can only make a whining sound.
Liu Wentai shook his head frantically, trying to beg with his crying red and swollen eyes, but Xu Xianchun was indifferent and said lightly: "It's a pity, Liu Yingsong's son has now been admitted to the Tai Hospital, and he has a great future. ”
As soon as he heard the word "grooming", Liu Wentai's face turned even paler, he served as the order of the Imperial Hospital, and he had come into contact with many officials or their families who came out of the Imperial Prison, and he had long known the punishment of the Imperial Prison, so as soon as he heard that Jinyiwei was going to take him, he went straight to the backyard to commit suicide, but unfortunately he was a step too slow and affected his family.
Now Xu Xianchun wants to give his son the punishment of grooming, he intends to send him to death, Liu Wentai wants to kowtow and beg Xu Xianchun to let him go, but the two brocade guards hold his arm tightly, making him unable to move, and he can only cry for a while.
Liu Yingsong trembled and struggled hard, but there was a martial arts master in the Jinyi guard, and he actually ordered his acupoint to put him on the wooden frame.