The people of the Ming Dynasty had never seen the torture like tiger benches, but when they saw Song Kuang fainting from pain, they knew that it was even more terrifying than sitting on a nail board.

There was a silence inside and outside the government office.

The people quietly watched what was happening in front of them. One by one, the officials who were usually arrogant were put on the tiger bench one by one. Without exception, they burst into tears in their screams. When people came down from the tiger bench, none of them could still stand and walk.

"Sir, I still refuse to ask!" Jing Yue was responsible for the execution. After interrogating one person, he would turn around and report to Chen Xi.

Chen Xi was still very comfortable at this moment. He didn't seem to care who would or not. He just wanted to torture a member of the Huizhou Prefecture Office.

After interrogating it, none of the people in the prefect's office confessed.

The problem is obvious. Killing good people is a serious crime. It not only makes the court lose all its face, but also makes the people hate it to the core. If you admit that it is death, it would be better to bite it and not let go. There may be a glimmer of hope.

Chen Xi put down the file and slapped the awkward saying, "This case will be adjourned for another trial half an hour!"

Those officials who suffered the Tiger Bench punishment thought they had already suffered, but they didn't expect that this was just a half-time break and there was still the second half.

After Chen Xi finished speaking, he was about to get up and go to the back hall. Jing Yue came over and reminded: "Sir, how many people are there outside... from the capital, will they be tried?"

Jing Yue said that the people from the capital were Jiang Liwei and other Jinyiwei. Because of the face of Jinyiwei, the Jinyiwei wearing flying fish clothes and embroidered spring swords were all taken to the side room in the front yard, and only Jiang Liwei knelt there. Chen Xi had previously interrogated the people from the prefect's office, but showed mercy to Jiang Liwei.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "No need to be tried, let them wait outside!"

After saying that, Chen Xi entered the inner hall, and Jing Yue began to call people to clean up the people and tables and chairs in the lobby, and prepared that Chen Xi would come over and continue to open the trial after half an hour.

The trial in the lobby came to an end, and the inside and outside the yamen suddenly became extremely noisy. The people watching before did not dare to speak, but now it was already in full swing.

What the people are talking about is not the case, but the torture used by Chen Xi before. The people who think they have insight are arguing about the horror of the tiger bench, but they are not sure about the key points.

Jing Yue came out of the lobby and walked to Jiang Liwei who was kneeling on the ground. He curled his lips and asked, "Are you the Jinyiwei polite? You are quite arrogant."

When Jiang Liwei heard such sarcastic words, he pretended not to hear them. He didn't want to fight with these rude warriors at this time. The most important thing was to clear his relationship with Song Kuang.

Jiang Liwei raised her head and asked, "Where is Shen Zhongcheng now?"

Jing Yue said: "Sir, I'm tired, so I'll go to the inner hall to rest for now. I specially ordered me to come and treat Jiang Zhenfu!"

Hearing this, Jiang Liwei felt a chill on her back.

The factory guards' torture and confession are the most proficient. He understood what Jing Yue said as "entertainment" as abuse of lynching. Jiang Liwei protested: "Shen Zhongcheng didn't even find evidence of the crime of prefect Song. Even if I had contact with him, what can I prove?"

Jing Yue had no obligation to explain, so he asked someone to escort Jiang Liwei to the dark place in the side courtyard of the prefect's yamen. Just when Jiang Liwei thought these people were going to punch and kick him, Jing Yue lit up the torch and said:

"Jiang Zhenfu, you have collected dozens of acres of land from the prefect Song Dynasty. The land deeds are found in your clothes. This is conclusive. I advise you to be honest and release the person you took before. Lord Shen will not make things difficult for you!"

Jiang Liwei's mind was spinning very quickly, and he immediately realized the key that Jing Yue said.

Chen Xi did not take useful confessions from Song Kuang and others, but Song Kuang used the same party to attack the differences in the prefect's yamen, and "reported" Sui Zhu and others in Huizhou Prefecture. These people have now been beaten to death by the people of the Jinyiwei, either voluntarily or forced to confirm.

If Sui Zhu and others were called out to prove Song Kuang, Sui Zhu would definitely be able to do it.

"The person is not in the hands of me!" Jiang Liwei didn't want to be convenient to Chen Xi, and he estimated in his heart that when he handed over the person, it would be the day when he was in trouble.

If he wanted to avoid suffering, he would hide the place where Sui Zhu and others were hiding. He secretly felt glad that he had moved people out of the city before. He originally wanted to negotiate terms with Song Kuang and get more benefits, but now he has indirectly helped him.

Jing Yue said: "It's fine if you don't want to say it. First, Fujiang Shunfu will go to the room to rest. When the church is opened, please ask Jiang Shunfu to speak in the court!"

Jiang Liwei did not struggle and was sent to a wing room in the side yard. Jing Yue quickly went to the inner hall of the prefect's office to report to Chen Xi.

When Jing Yue arrived at the inner hall, Chen Xi was sitting in front of the candlestick on the desk, holding up a pen to write something.

"Sir, the person surnamed Jiang refused to help. What should I do? I will punish him later?" Jing Yue asked gritted his teeth.

Chen Xi looked up at Jing Yue and shook his head: "No matter how he said he was a member of the Beizhenfu Division. The fifth-rank tutoring officer does not mean that he would be punished just by using punishment."

Jing Yue sighed, "Sir, you won't be beaten even by the fourth-rank prefect. He is a fifth-rank official, afraid that he will be a bird!"

"I'm right, I'm afraid he's a bird."

Chen Xi continued to shake his head, "Lao Yue, you are too straightforward. Sometimes you need to know how to adapt. These fifth-rank officials don't seem to be very good, but specific matters need to be analyzed in detail. The Jinyiwei is the personal army of the emperor and represents the face of the royal family. How can you treat them all? The highest level is to do things that will not fight without fighting."

Jing Yue was timid, but he was quite dissatisfied with it.

Lord Shen said this too lightly? Now that people have been arrested and they have to fight, what are you still trying to defeat?

Jing Yue asked, "Sir, that half an hour later..."

Chen Xi finally finished writing what he had, put down his pen, and said seriously: "After half an hour, you will be able to review it without any mistakes, but there is no need to be torture, just be kind and persuaded."

"Sir, you said... to persuade me?"

Jing Yue looked disbelief. He thought that since the previous tiger bench was not effective, he should have used a more severe punishment, so he simply used the torture and killed a few of his accomplices to intimidate him. There would always be people who could not resist the call, but Chen Xi seemed to have not taken this case seriously at this moment, and he had to just pass it if he didn't work after the torture was used up.

Chen Xidao: "Do as what I said."

Jing Yue could only accept the order: "Yes, sir."

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...

A small courtyard west of Huizhou Fucheng.

A black shadow jumped over the wall like a ghost and jumped into the yard. Soon a faint light lit up in the house, but not a candle, but a small tung oil lamp.

"Godmother."

The black shadow lowered the cloak and revealed the woman's appearance. It was Yu Niang's right-hand assistant Xier.

Yu Niang was dressed neatly, and Yun Liu stood behind her, and several followers who followed her south.

Yu Niang asked, "What's going on over there in the prefect's office?"

Xier was a little embarrassed: "I heard that it was Governor Shen who was an internal trial. The person who tried the Huizhou government office used the people to pretend to be bandits and lied to report their achievements. I couldn't get too close, but I heard screams from inside, as if I had used a great punishment, but no one confessed so far. Now the Governor Shen has gone to the inner hall and said he would wait for half an hour to retrial."

Yu Niang said angrily: "I asked you to check, why didn't you get too close?"

Xier looked a little dodged. It was not that she didn't have the chance to approach the lobby of the prefect's office, but because everyone onlookers there were all men, and she was wearing men's clothes and was afraid of being taken advantage of when there were crowds of people, so she didn't dare to move forward.

Yun Liu defended Xier: "Godmother, there are too many people in the prefect's office, so Xier may not be able to approach us. Now, Lord Shen suddenly arrived at Huizhou Prefecture and tortured the prefect, Lord Song. What is this... what to do?"

Yu Niang frowned and said, "I also want to know what Lord Shen meant... I suddenly visited Huizhou and asked about the crime of killing Liang and taking credit. I think Lord Shen already has some evidence of guilt, so maybe we don't have to worry about it."

Yun Liu said: "But my godmother, isn't this an errand assigned to you by the court?"

Yu Niang and Jiang Liwei were ordered to go to the local area, and their main task was to escort Shen Xi to the office and investigate the case separately.

Jiang Liwei investigated the White Lotus Rebellion in Fujian and Guangdong, and Yu Niang investigated the case of killing good and promising good deeds. Yu Niang and Jiang Liwei did not discuss it secretly, so Yu Niang only learned earlier that Jiang Liwei was in Huizhou.

Jiang Liwei detained Sui Zhu, the Tongzhi of Huizhou Prefecture, and tortured him severely, which made Yu Niang, who was acting secretly, very passive.

Now Shen Xi suddenly appeared again, not only disrupting Jiang Liwei's wishful thinking, but Yu Niang was even more confused.

Yu Niang said: "Everything related to the bribery along the coast of the three provinces is related to the governor's yamen. After all, this is Lord Shen's main purpose for coming to the place. As long as he thinks that anyone has an affair with the bandit, let alone torture it, it is not an exaggeration to kill him. Lord Shen has the authority to take action first and then report it."

These words shocked Xier, Yun Liu and the followers behind Yu Niang.

This was the first time they knew that Shen Xi could actually kill the local magistrate first and then report.

Xier asked in surprise: "Godmother, Lord Shen really has such great authority?"

"well!"

Yu Niang had a little worried, "Although Lord Shen is a civil servant, this time he was given a military service adjustment for the three provinces, and the military is in power. The so-called general is not accepted by the king. As for how Lord Shen wants to suppress the bandits, the court will not ask about it. If he wants to kill a Huizhou prefect, at most he will write a memorial to explain the reasons afterwards!"

Shenxi calmed down bandits along the southeast coast and adopted a wartime system, that is, all political and military resources must be subject to combat needs.

If Shen Xi thinks that anyone disturbs the morale of the army, he can take action first and then report; if Shen Xi thinks that anyone delays the military operation, he can take action first and then report; if Shen Xi thinks that anyone has a connection with the bandits, he can also take action first and then report.

Even if Shen Xi killed the wrong person, no one could impeach Shen Xi when the war broke out. This was just like Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, who was far higher than his position. Because this would cause chaos in the three armies, and to punish or punish them, they had to wait until after the war. If the bandit Shen Xi wins, even if Shen Xi kills the local officials by mistake because of revenge, he can also compensate for his merits and demerits.

Yu Niang said, "Since Lord Shen comes straight to Huizhou, he will take down the prefect's office and others, so he will take down the authority to take action first and then report. You will follow me to the prefect's office and listen to the case. If Lord Shen needs evidence of his crime, we will also present the previous investigation results one by one to stabilize the morale of the army and the people as soon as possible."

Xier was a little unwilling to accept: "Godmother, we took the boss's time to get those evidences..."

Yunliu quickly pulled her sister, but Yu Niang's shouting sound still came:

"How can we always remember the merits when doing things for the court? We are just a group of daughters. Even if we have merits, how will the court reward you? But if Lord Shen is satisfied and Lord Shen is outstanding, even if Lord Shen leaks a little credit from his fingers, it will be enough to benefit us in this life!" (To be continued.)
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