Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

"Yes, I will obey the emperor's order." Qin Yunyun replied respectfully.

Qin Yunyun took the order and immediately sent people to the Ministry of Justice to intensify the torture of Hai Rui and Wei Zhongxian.

The two traitors were hung in the air, covered with bruises and in great pain.

The official from the Ministry of Justice shouted angrily, "Tell me! Who ordered you to frame a loyal and honest person?"

Hai Rui endured the severe pain and said through gritted teeth, "My Lord, I am innocent! I am loyal to the emperor and love my country, and I have no ulterior motives!"

"Bullshit!" The official from the Ministry of Justice was so angry that he whipped Hai Rui on the back.

Blood splattered everywhere, Hai Rui screamed, and his breath was almost gone.

Wei Zhongxian, who was standing by, sneered, "Master Hai, why are you still pretending to be innocent? Wasn't it Yan Song who instructed you to falsely accuse Minister Li?"

"You're talking nonsense! Lord Yan and I are innocent and there is absolutely no collusion!" Hai Rui's face turned pale and he hurriedly explained.

"Humph, what a hypocrite!" Wei Zhongxian curled his lips in disdain, "The remnants of the Yan Party are all like you!"

"Shut up! Shut up!"

Veins popped out of the Ministry of Justice's forehead, and he shouted to his men, "Increase the intensity! You have to confess even if you don't want to!"

The subordinate understood and immediately changed to a red-hot iron and burned the two men severely.

"Ah!" A shrill scream echoed in the prison.

Hai Rui and Wei Zhongxian were in so much pain that they were about to faint.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded: "Wait a minute!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old man in a black robe and a full beard appear at the cell door at some point.

"Who are you? Do you want to die by breaking into the prison?" the official from the Ministry of Justice asked sternly.

The old man smiled and said leisurely: "I am the head of the Wudang Sect. I am here to investigate this case on the orders of the Queen."

"The head of the Wudang sect?" The criminal official was suspicious. "How do you prove it?"

The old man waved his sleeves and a bronze plate flew in front of the official from the Ministry of Justice.

Inscribed on it are six large characters: "The Queen's Personally Written Letter", which looks very impressive.

The official from the Ministry of Justice quickly took the imperial edict and examined it carefully.

After a moment, he returned it to the old man respectfully and said, "So you are the head of Wudang. I am so sorry for your disrespect!"

"My Lords, the Queen is already aware of this matter."

The head of Wudang slowly walked up to Hai Rui and Wei Zhongxian and said in a deep voice, "The emperor is now unconscious, and the entire court is worried about this case. What else do you have to say?"

When Hai Rui heard this, his vision suddenly went dark.

If the emperor wakes up, he will punish him severely. But now the emperor is in a coma and the queen is asking about this matter.
Thinking of this, Hai Rui's heart trembled, and he said in a trembling voice: "Master Wudang, Hai I have something to say."

"You want to confess?" Wei Zhongxian was horrified and tried to stop him. "Hai Rui, are you crazy? We are innocent. How can we be tortured into confessing?"

"Sir Wei, the situation is stronger than people!" Hai Rui smiled bitterly, "The emperor's life is in danger and the queen is in power. If we don't confess, I'm afraid..."

He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, I'll give in!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of satisfaction flashed in the eyes of the Wudang leader.

"Okay! Then tell the truth. If you tell even a lie, don't blame me for being rude!"

Hai Rui nodded tremblingly, and said with tears streaming down his face, "Yes, it was Lord Yan who instructed me to falsely accuse Minister Li of corruption."

"That day, Minister Li found out about many bad deeds of the Yan Party and wanted to impeach them. Lord Yan ordered Hai to forge evidence and frame Minister Li, forcing him to plead guilty."

"So that's how it is!" The head of Wudang sneered, "The Yan Party has evil ambitions and persecutes loyal people. Now that the truth is out, they can't escape!"

He looked at Wei Zhongxian again and asked, "Sir Wei, do you have anything else to say?"

Wei Zhongxian's face was pale and he was shaking all over: "Master of Wudang, I am Wei so-and-so, Wei so-and-so." "Speak! If you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for being ruthless!" the Master of Wudang shouted.

Wei Zhongxian looked ashen, and said dejectedly: "Yes, it was all planned by me."

"That day, Wei saw that Hai Rui had falsely accused Li Shangshu, but he was alone and weak, and was afraid that it would be difficult to convince the public. So he came forward to frame him, thinking that he could help Hai Rui."

"I never expected that I would end up making things worse and end up in jail."

When Wei Zhongxian talked about the sad things, he couldn't help crying.

"What a sinister and cunning traitor!" The head of Wudang was furious. "Originally you wanted to put the blame on Hong Chengchou and Shen Rong. Fortunately, the emperor found out the truth in time!"

"Now that I have obtained your two confessions, I will return to the palace to report!"

After saying this, the Wudang leader strode away, leaving only the sobbing sounds of Hai Rui and Wei Zhongxian in the cell.

"Back to the palace?"

Hong Chengchou looked confused, "Isn't the Queen in the palace? How could the head of Wudang..."

"Haha, how can you guess the identity of the Wudang Sect Leader?"

A young and handsome voice came.

I saw a young man in Taoist clothes walking towards me on the moon.

He had an upright posture and an extraordinary bearing. He was actually the second disciple of Wudang Sect—Yu Daying!

"Brother Yu Yu?" Hong Chengchou was overjoyed. "Why are you here?"

"Master has been summoned by the Queen, so I must accompany him." Yu Daying smiled slightly, "However, the Queen has ordered me to secretly investigate the confessions of Hai Rui and others. I didn't expect to find such a secret."

"The Queen is so calculating!" Shen Rong sighed.

The Queen quietly arranged for a Wudang master to investigate the case. It's really unpredictable!
Shen Rong and Hong Chengchou were expressing their feelings when suddenly, a palace maid ran in in a panic.

She knelt in front of Hong Chengchou, panting and crying, "General, it's bad! The emperor has passed away!"

"What?" Hong Chengchou was struck by lightning, "The emperor, the emperor passed away? How is this possible?"

He staggered and nearly fell to the ground.

"The Emperor was assassinated and died of his wounds," the maid burst into tears, "The Empress was heartbroken and fell ill. The Queen Mother summoned all the civil and military officials to choose a day to ascend the throne."

The whole court was shocked, who wouldn't be shocked?
Such a wise ruler died young!
Hong Chengchou and Shen Rong looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Yu Daying, however, frowned and remained silent.

After a long while, he said quietly, "If you are given a great mission, you must first be tempered."

"Although the emperor has passed away, the Ming Dynasty is waiting for a new ruler."

"Brother Yu, what do you mean?" Hong Chengchou asked in surprise.

Yu Daying said no more, just looked at Hong Chengchou meaningfully, then turned and left.

Hong and Shen were left standing there in a daze.
A few days later, the empress dowager summoned all civil and military officials to hold the coronation ceremony in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

But the eunuch read out the imperial edict loudly: "Generals Hong Chengchou and Shen Rong have made outstanding military achievements."

"Since the previous emperor died young, there is no leader in the court."

"After consultation between the Empress Dowager and the royal family and important ministers, I hereby decree that Hong Chengchou ascend the throne and be crowned Emperor!"

Civil and military officials knelt and bowed, shouting "Long live the emperor!"

Hong Chengchou, wearing a dragon robe, ascended the throne with a blank expression.

Has he ever thought that one day he would sit on the throne?
Shen Rong standing by was even more confused and felt that everything was like a dream. (End of this chapter)