Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 736 Cruel
"Are you scared?"

Zhejiang Provincial Administration Commission.

Hangzhou city.

The Integrity Bureau has set up a prison.

Cui Chengxiu smiled faintly, with his hands behind his back, staring at Tian Ji, Wu Chunfu, Li Kuilong, Ni Wenhuan and others who were accompanying him. He ignored the screams, roars and pleas coming from behind him, and spoke to them calmly.

"what!!!"

"Let someone out now!!"

"You are a bunch of cruel officials!!"

"Please spare me, I'll tell you everything!"

"stop fighting."

Tian Ji and his companions, who were standing with their hands hanging down, were not as calm as Cui Chengxiu. Especially when they smelled the bloody and foul smell in the air, they all frowned slightly.

Even though they were used to seeing life and death, they still felt complicated when they came to this specially built prison and knew what kind of punishment the people imprisoned here had experienced.

"Lian Xian, it's not that I'm afraid of waiting."

Li Kuilong tried to calm down, raised his hand and bowed to Cui Chengxiu, saying, "The secret petition jointly submitted by the Integrity Council should have arrived in Beijing and been presented to the emperor. The decree to arrest these nine clans of treacherous officials has not been issued. If we rashly start the arrest, regardless of what will happen in Zhejiang, if the emperor's decree does not involve this matter, we will have made a big mistake."

"Yes, Lian Xian, you must think twice about this matter."

Tian Ji followed closely and said, "This is no small matter. In the beginning, the arrest of these treacherous officials caused a great disturbance in Zhejiang. If Qi Jin and his men were not in Nanzhili and Yuan Shizhen and his men in Lianghuai, their deeds would have spread to Zhejiang, making some people afraid to act rashly. I'm afraid Zhejiang would have been in chaos."

When he said this, Tian Ji's heart beat faster.

Even though this incident happened a long time ago, he still hasn't forgotten it in his heart. It's not because of anything else, but because the commotion it caused had such a huge impact.

Cui Chengxiu went crazy, and Tian Ji and the others were all deeply frightened!
"Is there a big turmoil in Zhejiang?"

Cui Chengxiu lifted his sleeves and stared at them with a half-smile, "Don't use what has happened to scare yourself again and again. As for arresting their nine clans, I have my own opinion on this matter. If there is any mistake, I will be responsible for it alone. It has nothing to do with you!"

When he said this, Cui Chengxiu's eyes became sharp.

"Lian Xian, this is not what I meant."

Seeing Cui Chengxiu like this, Li Kuilong hurried forward to explain, "Your humble servant is..."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

Cui Chengxiu waved his hand and interrupted, "I don't want to listen to this. The person must be arrested. If not, we will be in great trouble."

"Don't forget that the number of disaster victims gathered in the name of our Integrity Bureau in the prefectures, counties and cities under Zhejiang has exceeded 200,000. With so many mouths to feed, even if we only provide two meals a day, the amount of food consumed will be countless!"

"The purpose of arresting the nine clans of these treacherous officials is to raid their homes. All the gold, silver, treasures, and land seized will be recorded, and the grain will be used for relief."

"Do you know why many people did not dare to act rashly when the Anti-Corruption Commission launched arrests in various parts of Zhejiang? The most fundamental reason is not what Qi Jin, Yuan Shizhen and others did in Nanzhili and Lianghuai, but these disaster victims who obeyed the orders of our Anti-Corruption Commission are the root of those people's fear! ”

Tian Ji, Li Kuilong and others showed different expressions after hearing this.

Talking about this matter, when Cui Chengxiu was doing it at the beginning, he caused a lot of people to advise and oppose him. After all, the Anti-Corruption Commission was ordered to go south to Zhejiang in the name of investigating the grain transport case to solve the tax resistance in Zhejiang. How come they were investigating and ended up doing disaster relief?

This is not their job!
However, as time went on, after some calculations and constraints were gradually released, especially when they found out a lot of information and wanted to arrest the confirmed traitors, Cui Chengxiu did two things. One was to select a group of brave men from the disaster relief victims, and the other was to send a letter to all the departments, prefectures, counties and governments in Zhejiang.

The letter was simple and clear. If Zhejiang was going to be in chaos, the disaster victims who were given relief by the Integrity Bureau would be released to cause chaos everywhere. He immediately reported the matter to the imperial court.

The hidden meaning is obvious. Don't force me to turn against you completely. If anyone dares to obstruct the Anti-Corruption Commission from handling the case, the worst that can happen is that both of us will die!

This is Cui Chengxiu!

To achieve the goal, anything can be done.

"Let's go and check on those guys."

Looking at the people with complicated expressions, Cui Chengxiu took out a handkerchief, covered his mouth and nose with it, and turned to walk towards the prison in front of him. The officers of the Integrity Bureau who were on duty outside the prison bowed their heads respectfully.

"Meet Lian Xian!"

"Lian Xian!"

"I'm honored to meet Lian Xian!"

Cui Chengxiu said a few words to the officers in front of him. As the prison door was opened, a bloody and foul smell rushed out.

"Cough cough~"

Even if I cover my mouth and nose with a handkerchief, I can still smell these odors.

"Say it or not!!"

“Bang!!” “Ah!!”

"Let me ask you again, who instructed you?"

"Zi~"

"Give me the pliers, I'll see how tough he is!"

All kinds of sounds echoed in this prison, which occupied a large area. Deep in the wooden cells, faint lights were flickering, and all the shouting and screaming came from here.

Led by several officers with knives, Cui Chengxiu walked forward with his mouth and nose covered. He glanced at the wooden prisons on both sides. Many of the prisoners had no good flesh on their bodies. They showed panic and fear. Many of them curled up and hugged their legs. Even if they heard noises outside, they didn't dare to raise their heads.

What a despicable person.

When he saw some familiar people, Cui Chengxiu showed a look of contempt. These people had high reputations in Zhejiang, and some of them even had achievements to their credit. They had scolded him a lot in the past.

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For the vengeful Cui Chengxiu, he had not forgotten any of these people. When he decided to launch a large-scale arrest, these people were the first to be arrested.

"Wow~"

As Cui Chengxiu walked forward, he saw a man in a wooden prison, lying on the wooden bars in an agitated state, his hands covered in blood, clutching the wooden stake tightly, and shouting at Cui Chengxiu.

"Cui Lianxian, I know I was wrong! Please spare my life!!"

Cui Chengxiu frowned and looked, only to see that the man's face was covered in blood, his hands that were holding the wooden stake were rotten, his nails had long been gone, and even white could be seen between the flesh and blood. The most horrifying thing was that the man's left leg was constantly oozing blood. Seeing that man so excited, Cui Chengxiu knew that he could no longer feel the pain.

He knew this man.

He was from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, came from a prominent family, had the title of Juren, and had a wealthy family. When there was a trend of people gathering to resist taxes in Zhejiang, he was one of the organizers!

Among those who cursed Cui Chengxiu and the people from the Commission for Discipline Inspection, he was the most harsh.

"You know you're afraid?"

Cui Chengxiu stopped walking, standing some distance away from the wooden prison, and stared at the person in front of him teasingly, "Besides these words, don't you have anything else to say to Benxian?"

"Cui Lianxian, I know I was wrong."

Seeing this, the man knelt on the ground and stretched out his hands excitedly, trying to grab Cui Chengxiu, "Please spare my life. I will tell you everything I know."

Cui Chengxiu frowned slightly and glanced sideways at the officer beside him.

"Lian Xian, this person is extremely dishonest."

An officer stepped forward and whispered, "We interrogated him, but he only said useless things. He and his family still haven't explained who they are connected to."

"is it?"

After hearing this, Cui Chengxiu looked at the man kneeling on the ground with a smile.

"Cui Lianxian, all the students have confessed!"

The man became even more agitated, and there was even fear in his eyes.

"If you don't want to explain, just pull out your tongue."

Cui Chengxiu didn't even bother to look at it, and turned around and walked towards the depths of the prison. "Those secrets hidden can be revealed without relying on words. Roast your tongue and give it to those people to eat!!"

"Here!"

The accompanying officers suppressed their fear and hurriedly clasped their fists and bowed.

After hearing this, Tian Ji, Li Kuilong and others all felt a chill, and their hands, which were covering their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs, began to tremble slightly inadvertently.

"What are you going to do?"

"let me go!"

"No!!"

Cui Chengxiu didn't care at all about the screams coming from behind him. He knew too well the moral character of these scholars, especially those with official titles.

They are all conceited and think they are very great. Nothing can make them feel afraid, and they dare to say anything.

The more such a person is, the more he fears death.

But on the other hand, they are very concerned about their reputation, well, that is the so-called dignity of scholars. Since it is so twisted, it is better to be simple and rough. The more impolite you are, the more honest they will be. This is cheapness! !

(End of this chapter)