Even if he is a high-ranking emperor, if he wants to really cut this sword against the Wuxun Group, he needs a reason.

Lin Guodong has confirmed that he is the mastermind who made Zhao Qi and others assassinate, which is undoubtedly the best breakthrough.

If Lin Guodong's mouth can be pried open and it is confirmed that the real culprit behind the assassination is Wu Xun, then this knife will be able to kill a large area.

Marriage between special martial artists has long been the norm, and if something happens to the Marquis of Funing, then the British duke, one of the three dukes of the capital, will also suffer.

The morning sun is rising, and a new day is ushered in. There are no windows at all in Dongchang Prison, and even the roof is mainly made of earth and stone, and there is no sunlight here all year round, so there is no day and night at all.

In one of the torture chambers, the torches were blazing, but they lit every corner of the room, and the shelf on the north side was filled with various shapes.

Syllable! Syllable! Syllable! A leather whip stained with salt water was whipped on Lin Guodong, who was wearing a white prison uniform, and the blood had already stained the clothes red, but Lin Guodong still kept silent.

Lin Guodong is indeed a tough guy, even if he was beaten all over his body, even if he was beaten until he fainted several times, he still insisted that he was not instructed by anyone.

"If you fight again, the miscellaneous family will see how hard he can be!" Zheng Guozhong had never encountered such a pry open mouth, and he was also annoyed.

In fact, I was very angry, but I also secretly felt a headache. Although Dongchang Prison has many methods to punish prisoners, and he has also used many methods on Lin Guodong, he has always refused to confess the mastermind behind the scenes.

Once he can't pry this mouth open, then he naturally can't give an account to His Majesty, and his position as the factory governor will not be stable.

Syllable! Syllable! Syllable! The young eunuch who whipped was already feeling his hands sore, and after soaking the tip of the whip in salt water, he took the opportunity to rest his arm, and then waved the whip again to continue to whip and torture.

Lin Guodong is a tall Liaodong man, who is being tied to a wooden stake at the moment, but the leather whip seems to be whipping a skin.

Naturally, it was not that he couldn't feel pain, but after this round of torture, his voice was already hoarse, and the whole person didn't even have the strength to scream.

At this moment, he regretted why he underestimated Song Cheng's ability to handle the case, causing him to become a prisoner now, and now it seems that there is only one way to confess to the person behind the scenes.

"As long as you confess to the mastermind behind the scenes, you can eat and live well in prison, and you don't need to continue to suffer this flesh and skin here!" Zheng Guozhong raised his hand to stop his subordinates, and immediately put forward tempting conditions.

For ordinary people, this is naturally not a good condition, but for Lin Guodong, who is being tortured inhumanly at the moment, Zheng Guozhong's price is simply depicting a fairy tale world.

The fire swayed in the torture chamber with walls on all sides, and sometimes there was a slight crackling sound, and Lin Guodong's face had two more shocking whip marks.

Lin Guodong finally let go, and his mouth moved slightly. Zheng Guozhong's eyes lit up slightly, and he leaned his ears over.

As long as this person confesses the main envoy behind him, then he will successfully complete the task assigned by His Majesty to Dongchang, so as to solve problems for His Majesty.

Lin Guodong's eyelids looked very heavy, but he said softly: "Come over again!" Zheng Guozhong glanced up at Lin Guodong, who was dying, and then got closer, his eyes suddenly lit up slightly, and the other party really confessed a key name to him.

It's just that in the expectant gaze, he heard a string of names: Sun Ming, Marquis of Huichang, Empress Dowager Zhou, British Minister Zhang Mao, and Wan An, the first assistant of the cabinet, ......, and his mood suddenly seemed to be on a roller coaster.

If it is still possible to say that it is a certain one, but to say that Sun Ming, the Marquis of Huichang, the Empress Dowager Zhou, the British Minister Zhang Mao, and the first assistant of the cabinet, Wan An, and others joined forces to assassinate him, this is clearly making fun of himself.

But before Zheng Guozhong could get angry, he felt a sudden tingling pain in his ears, causing him to scream immediately.

"Factory Father!"

"Factory Father!"

"Quick, kill this guy!" …… Several little eunuchs saw Lin Guodong biting the factory's ear, and even exclaimed in surprise, and at the same time rushed out and knocked Lin Guodong's head to rescue Zheng Guozhong.

Lin Guodong's head was beaten out with blood, and he suddenly fainted again. Zheng Guozhong covered his bleeding ears, looked at Lin Guodong, who was already unconscious, and wanted to beat this person to death, but he swallowed this evil breath.

Although he didn't understand who Lin Guodong was protecting, he was still reluctant to speak in the face of such torture, but wanted to stimulate himself for fear of dying.

Zheng Guozhong knew that it was very important, so he stopped his subordinates who still wanted to be angry and said: "Stop! If you really beat him to death, how can we Dongchang give an account to Your Majesty? I'll screw your head off when the time comes! The murderous little eunuch stopped in a daze, but he knew that his horse's fart had slapped the horse's leg.

A eunuch stepped forward to check Lin Guodong's condition, and asked, "Factory Father, he fainted again, do you want to splash him up with water?" ”

"Forget it, if you continue to do it, it will really be his wish, Rong Zajia will think about how to pry his mouth open first!" Zheng Guozhong secretly felt a headache, and he seemed to be a rat trap.

This case is very important, although this mouth must be pried open no matter what, but judging from Lin Guodong's reaction, it is not possible to kill people directly.

The Ming Dynasty was the most populous and most extensive country in the world, and there were many daily things in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, and the interrogation of Lin Guodong was only one of many important things.

At sunset, the Ming Dynasty was still operating normally, and the Hanlin Academy ushered in a relatively large personnel adjustment today.

Zhu Youzhu did not force Xu Pu to resign, but he also found a reason to remove Xu Pu's position as a bachelor of Hanlin and replace him with Cheng Minzheng, a bachelor of Hanlin.

As for the vacancy vacated by Cheng Minzheng as a bachelor-in-waiting, according to the earlier plan, it was changed to Xie Qian, the son of Zuo, to take the position, which can be regarded as a compliment to Xie Qian's earlier standing in line on the solar eclipse.

It's just that the word minister has always been a radish and a pit, so whenever there is a change above, it is often slowly transmitted to the Hanlin officials below.

Although Hanlin officials are mainly promoted according to seniority, this kind of thing is never absolute, and there is competition for similar seniority, and the cabinet's right to recommend is very important.

In the evening of the same day, Wanfu still looked very lively. Since they have all figured out that the new monarch is not superstitious about the so-called clear stream, and now the old Shoufu who has conscientiously dealt with the two capitals and thirteen provinces has been relied on, then they naturally want to come back and hug their thighs, especially this year is the New Year of Jingcha.

The housekeeper of Wanfu ignored Yang Li, who was waiting in line for the governor of Henan, and said enthusiastically to a handsome young man wearing an eight-rank official uniform: "Hehe...... Lord Xiao Yang, you are here, the master is in the study, I will lead you over! "Huh?

Yang Li was stunned when he saw a young man wearing an eight-rank official uniform walking around in front of him, and he once suspected that the world was in chaos.

"Governor Yang doesn't need to be surprised, that person is Yang Tinghe!" A rite department Langzhong stood behind Yang Li, and directly pointed out the identity of the young man.

Yang Li looked at the back of the housekeeper who was still puzzled, after all, the young man was only wearing an eight-rank official uniform.

The three most important relationships in the Ming officialdom are teachers and students, the same year and fellow villagers, and the Hanlin review Yang Tinghe and the first assistant of the cabinet Wan An are the same townspeople.

It is said that such a lowly Hanlin official cannot be entered into the eyes of the first assistant, but Yang Tinghe is the most dazzling superstar in Sichuan's political arena in the past 100 years.

At the age of twelve, he was lifted in the Sichuan Township Examination, and then was introduced as a son-in-law by Huang Mingshan, the Guozijian during his studies, and then entered the Hanlin Academy at the age of nineteen as a Hanlin Shujishi, and has been in the Hanlin Academy for nine years.

Not to mention that Sichuan Jinshi can rarely enter the Hanlin Academy, even if they can enter the Hanlin Academy, they are still a lot older, where can Yang Tinghe have such an age advantage?

It is precisely in this way that Yang Tinghe has not only already entered the eyes of Wan'an, but also the successor of the township leader who is now the focus of the Sichuan Township Party in the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Yang Tinghe came to Wanfu, it was precisely because of the personnel changes in the Hanlin Academy today, and his qualifications had reached the standard, so Wan An, who was wearing a python robe, was busy every day, and at this time, the old face was obviously tired, and he said to the fellow villagers who came: "Jiefu, you should not move this time!" "This ...... Wan Hongbi was slightly stunned, and turned his head to look at his grandfather in confusion.

Although he also entered the Hanlin Academy as a Hanlin Shuji last year, he was one year older than Yang Tinghe, and the Ming officialdom avoided the bloodline, so he was not an ideal heir to Sichuan Township.

This time it is rare to encounter the personnel changes of the Hanlin Academy, it is said that Yang Tinghe should move up no matter what, but he never thought that his grandfather would suppress Yang Tinghe.

"Everything is subject to the arrangement of Wan Ge Lao!" Yang Tinghe's eyes flashed with disappointment, but he still maintained the appearance of a humble gentleman, and said respectfully.

Wan An saw Yang Tinghe's response like this, knowing that the other party had already realized his hard work, so he nodded with satisfaction, and let his grandson send off the guest with a few words of greeting, there are too many people to see tonight.

Wan An and Liu Ji's appearance is already a well-known thing, and the two families are only separated by an alley.

After Liu Ji learned about Wan An's arrangement for Yang Tinghe, he said inscrutablely: "Jiefu, do you know why Wan Ge Lao arranged it like this?" ”

"Students don't know!" Yang Tinghe was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head bitterly. In fact, he vaguely felt that Wan An's grandson Wan Hongbi also had a great future when he entered the Hanlin Academy, and he had a close relationship with Liu Ji's teachers and students, but these two things were not easy to pick out directly.

His father-in-law has been transferred to the locality, and his father is just a local official, and the teacher in front of him has already made him obey Wan'an's arrangement, so he can only swallow his anger when he is wronged.

Liu Ji intended to cultivate this young and ambitious protégé, so he deliberately mentioned: "Jiefu, do you know why when the emperor succeeded to the throne last year, why most of the Mei party hugged Xu Pu's thighs?" Even if it is a secondary assistant for the teacher, those people disdain! ”

"Teacher, the students think that everyone is guessing that Xinjun prefers upright officials, and Xu Pu's reputation in the court is the best!" Yang Tinghe had already felt Xu Pu's summoning power among the ministers when he was in Shujishi, so he replied honestly.

Liu Ji picked up the teacup, but shook his head lightly and said: "This is just one of them, the most important thing is that Xu Pu is the first emperor of the new monarch and has taught the new monarch for the longest time!" For example, why the teacher and the elder of the Wan Pavilion have been able to enter the pavilion and worship each other for many years, of course, it is related to the fact that the two of us can judge the situation, but back then, your master skillfully arranged for the two of us to enter the East Palace together, which is our prominent capital in the Chenghua Dynasty! ”

"Master, do you mean that Elder Wan Ge wants the students to wait a little longer, so that they can arrange for the students to enter the Prince's Mansion in the future?" Yang Tinghe asked thoughtfully.

Liu Ji took a sip of tea, and said with hope in his eyes: "Wan Ge Lao should mean this!" The current emperor has not yet given birth, and even the empress has not yet been canonized, so rushing to the promotion now is not conducive to your long-term plans! It is better to stay up for another year or two, and then arrange for you to participate in the compilation of the "Records of the Constitution" and the "Daming Huidian" next year, so as to save you some more political capital. When the emperor comes out of the cabinet to study in the future, you will be able to enter the East Palace to teach the prince, and it will be much smoother to enter the cabinet in the future to worship the ministers and lead the hundred officials! Although their civil official group does not engage in hereditary behavior, through this father-son teacher-student inheritance, they can continue to have power, and even completely empty the imperial power through several generations of inheritance.

"Master, does Wan Ge Lao really mean this?" Yang Tinghe found that he seemed to have misunderstood Wan An, so he earnestly sought to prove it.

Liu Ji knew that his apprentice boy was inevitably impetuous, so he nodded very seriously and said: "Bloodline inheritance is a taboo in officialdom, and Wan'an will need someone to deter all parties in the court when he retires in the future, so you are the best choice for Sichuan Xiangkui." Since he wants to cultivate you, he naturally can't just care about the immediate gains and losses, but must plan for you in the long run, so that you can smoothly enter the cabinet in the future, and even worship the first assistant! ”

"I see!" When Yang Tinghe learned what happened, he couldn't help but say bitterly at the corner of his mouth. Although he knew Wan An's intentions, he couldn't be happy when he thought that he still had to continue to stay in the position of the Zhengbapin Hanlin review.

He was originally the pride of the sky, the dragon and phoenix among the people, and he had a close relationship with the three bigwigs in the court, but he spent nine years in the position of Shu Jishi and Xiaoxiao Zheng Bapin Hanlin review.

Liu Ji saw Yang Tinghe's impatience, so he comforted and said: "Jiefu, you can study in the Hanlin Academy with peace of mind, I and Wan Ge Lao came here like this back then!" There are birds that stop in the south, and they will not move for three years, and they will be determined; It does not fly, it will have long wings; If it does not sound, it will be read by the people. Although the bird does not fly, it will soar to the sky; Although there is no sound, the song will be terrifying. After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "You will be the one who will take over our mantle in the future, and you must not do anything in a hurry!" ”

"Students should remember the teachings of their teachers, and they will definitely live up to their teachers' expectations!" Yang Tinghe knew that the way of the ministers was to work hard to improve their qualifications and create a person, so they gave up bitterly.