Ming Dynasty Detective 1546

Chapter 96: The Case is Serious, Your Majesty Will Make the Decision (Part )
The night is as dark as ink, and dark clouds are covering the city.

Outside the Harrier Squad, a row of people stood.

Wearing armor and helmets, at first glance, they look no different from ordinary Ming soldiers.

But their strict discipline was far beyond the reach of the Beijing camp soldiers who had long since rotted away.

The leading commander, Wang Zuo, narrowed his eyes and waved his hand.

The sounds of swords being unsheathed rang out one after another, sounding particularly harsh in the quiet streets, and glowing even more coldly under the illumination of the torches.

The weapon of the Jinyiwei has never been the Embroidered Spring Sword. The Embroidered Spring Sword may have a beautiful shape, but it is relatively short in size, has complicated decorations, and has limited actual combat performance. It is mainly used to reflect political status.

The actual combat equipment is a waist knife, which is mainly in the shape of a scimitar.

At this time, more than 200 fully armed Jinyiwei surrounded the courtyard where the acrobatic troupe lived. The light and shadow of the torches danced on the blue brick walls, like countless ghosts with bared fangs and claws.

When the sword comes out of the waist, it means that an attack is about to be launched.

Lu Bing, who was standing in the command row, subconsciously held his breath.

After returning to the capital, he was still a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Even though he received the emperor's oral order to investigate the follow-up of Zhao Chen's death, it was not his turn to lead the operation. Instead, the commander-in-chief Wang Zuo would lead the team himself.

Wang Zuo was the commander-in-chief who instructed Lu Bing in his writing. The relationship between the two was like that of a half-master. It was not that Lu Bing did not respect him, but Wang Zuo did not dare to completely regard himself as Lu Bing's master. He was still thinking about his children and relatives who would be taken care of by him in the future!
At this time, the commander-in-chief Wang Zuo had a stern expression on his face. He raised his hand to signal, and the Jinyiwei drew their swords. He raised his hand again and the Jinyiwei behind him dispersed. A row of burly men carried out the battering ram, another group of elite soldiers took out the chains, and the last group of Jinyiwei drew their bows and drew their arrows.

Facts have proven that Wang Zuo did not take it lightly. He brought with him the backbone of the Wei Central Army. When everything was ready, he said calmly, "Bring the people up!"

Two Jinyiweis dragged one person on each side and came behind him.

The other person was obviously unable to walk. His legs were as soft as noodles. It was obvious that his bones were completely shattered. However, it was Tian Guang, who was the best in light body skills among Han Yaozi's disciples. His face was pale: "Mercy...Mercy..."

Wang Zuo said calmly, "I'll ask you one last time. Besides the two secret passages you mentioned, are there any other secret passages?"

Tian Guang hissed, "No... no more... The capital... The secret passage is not easy..."

Wang Zuo said, "Think carefully! If we don't catch the thief leader tonight, you won't be able to save even the upper half of your body!"

Tian Guangming was already a cripple, yet he feared death as never before. He groaned, "Master always said... his flying knife had killed soldiers... he would break out on his own..."

"Oh?"

The torchlight illuminated Wang Zuo's profile, and interest flashed in his eyes: "How could there be such a scoundrel? Is he crazy?"

Tian Guang did not answer. He used to blindly worship his master and thought that they were the local tyrants in the capital. It was not until today when they were captured by the Jinyiwei with thunderous force that he realized what a thing the Harrier Squad was. They were just too lazy to clean them up, or maybe they thought that there was a noble person protecting their master?

Anyway, this time was different. Before he could find the source of the news, he was captured by the Jinyiwei, and then he was indiscriminately used a large memory recovery technique to smash his two long legs, which he was most proud of. He also killed all the people and secret passages in the Harrier Squad.

Wang Zuo looked at the thief, who looked like he had lost his parents, and knew that his secrets had indeed been revealed. He waved his hand and said, "Charge in!"

Following his command, eight strong men carried battering rams and slammed the gate hard. The dull sound of impact echoed twice in the night, and the solid gate collapsed. Dozens of Jinyiwei entered one after another, and their heavy footsteps echoed on the stone slabs.

As soon as they rushed in, they saw a group of gangsters of various appearances pouring out of the house. They were the Harrier Squad who had hurriedly retreated from the secret passage.

"Damn!!"

Han Yaozi was in the secret passage. When arrows rained down from the entrance, he immediately realized that one of his disciples must have betrayed him. He reported the key retreat route to the officers and soldiers, but he could only retreat in a hurry.

At this time, they ran into a large number of Jinyiwei again. Everyone felt as if they were struck by lightning and had a sense of fear of being surrounded by enemies. Some disciples had good martial arts skills, but at this time they were trembling and knelt down directly.

"Why are you kneeling? You'll die even if you kneel! Follow me and kill us!"

Han Yaozi's eyes turned red as he heard the order, and he took the lead in charging as soon as he heard the order.

The disciples and the martial artists were inspired and shouted loudly and rushed forward.

The two sides engaged in close combat and fought directly.

In fact, the Jinyiwei was no longer as powerful as it was in the early Ming Dynasty. The Beijing camp had become so weak that no matter how strong the Jinyiwei was, its strength was limited.

This is also why after Lu Bing took charge of the Jinyiwei, he needed to reform the system, reorganize the armaments, expand the number of people, strengthen the intelligence network, and so on, so that the Jinyiwei could get rid of its decadence and restore its prestige.

However, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Maybe he cannot compare with me in my prime, but he is definitely not something that ordinary people can touch.

Especially when powerful bows and crossbows are deployed on a large scale, it is enough to cause a devastating blow to the scattered people in the martial arts world.

The flying knife disciple was so sharp that he actually knocked down two Jinyiwei. He was given special attention and was shot into a hornet's nest.

The short-legged disciple wanted to climb over the wall, but was tied up by several chains. He let out a hoarse wail and left a terrible trail of blood on the ground.

Screams came and went.

The artists of the Harrier Troupe are indeed quite skilled, and several of them have considerable reputations in the martial arts world. If they can withdraw through the secret passage and then disperse, let alone these Jinyiwei in front of them, even if there are several times more of them, they will not be able to catch many of them.

But now it is a trapped beast fighting hard.

The battle was a foregone conclusion. As arrows rained down, the skilled Harriers fell like rice. The remaining ones tried to beg for mercy, but the bloodthirsty Jinyiwei pounced on them, slashing at their limbs with their swords, blood splattering everywhere. They wouldn't stop until they were at least crippled.

“Ahhhh——!!”

In just two quarters of an hour, the manpower that took ten years to gather collapsed. Han Yaozi let out a hoarse cry and was then pounced on by several Jinyiwei and pressed to the ground with their grappling hands.

In fact, if the leader had not insisted on capturing him alive for interrogation, he would have been shot to pieces. Seeing that the mission was accomplished, the commander-in-chief Wang Zuo waved his hand again: "Collect!"

The Jinyiwei left like fallen leaves swept by the autumn wind, leaving behind a bloodstained courtyard.

soon.

The imperial prison became lively.

As the name suggests, the imperial prison is a prison where criminals are sentenced by the emperor himself. This type of prison was not unique to the Ming Dynasty, but existed in previous dynasties. However, it was a feature of the Ming Dynasty that the imperial prison was specifically run by the Northern Pacification Envoy of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and there were three types of powers in it.

Independent power of arrest, power of secret trial, power of emergency execution.

Behead first and report later, royal authority has granted permission.

This sentence in film and television dramas is really true in certain periods of time.

Of course not all the time.

For example, during the Jiajing reign, Zhu Houcong was an emperor who held power very firmly. The eunuchs in the palace were obedient to him, the East Factory and the West Factory were silenced, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard could not do whatever they wanted.

However, this time, regarding the conflict between important officials in the Imperial College, Jiajing granted permission and allowed the Jinyiwei to fully supervise the case.

Therefore, Han Yaozi's identity qualified him to be imprisoned.

In a trance, he really returned to the period of Ning Wang Mansion.

Watching those usually arrogant and high-handed dignitaries of the palace being dragged away screaming and wailing by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, and before they even left the palace, they were already wearing heavy wooden shackles, which pressed down their entire bodies.

At that time, Han Yaozi escaped through a dog hole and had no conflict with the officers and soldiers. He fled very far before returning trembling with fear.

But later, when he became successful and famous, he automatically hid this memory that should have been unforgettable, and replaced it with the glory of his own survival while the Ning Wang Mansion collapsed.

Now he felt that fear again.

A specially made wooden yoke weighing three hundred pounds was fixed directly on his body and stuffed into the narrow cell.

It was really crowded. The cell was incredibly small, less than one square meter. The county prison was much more spacious than it.

Moreover, the imperial prison was built underground and was cold and damp all year round. Han Yaozi was unable to even move because he was wearing shackles. After being locked up for several hours, he became stiff all over. When the prison door was opened, he was dragged out by two big hands.

Han Yaozi suddenly woke up from his dream and hissed, "You...what are you going to do to me?"

Most of the people being dragged ignored him, but one Jinyiwei with a sharp voice smiled and said, "After the cangues are put on, ordinary prisoners will be tortured with shackles, shackles, sticks, handcuffs, and clamps. They will be tortured day and night. But for someone like you who has martial arts skills, they will naturally play the pipa!"

"Play the pipa?"

"Don't understand? They'll just peel your ribs apart and scrape them repeatedly with a sharp knife. Hey! That sound is so pleasant to the ears! Here we go!"

Han Yaozi's eyes lit up, and he finally came out of the dark passage into a room. Firelight was flickering, and there was already a person on the rack.

If that's still a human being.

Obviously, compared to Lu Bing, the real Jinyiwei were far more cruel. Han Yaozi watched intently, the story of playing the pipa echoing repeatedly in his mind. Tears suddenly burst out: "No! No! Please, don't! I... I will tell you everything! Everything!"

Wang Zuo had never expected that this arrogant leader of the Harriers, who looked down upon the imperial court, would be so weak. He collapsed without even being tortured, and nodded, "Begin!"

A few hours later.

"The remnants of Prince Ning... Marquis Wuding's two thousand taels of silver... is not enough..."

Wang Zuo carefully read the interrogation file, thought for a moment, and then said directly: "Send him to the palace!"

Lu Bing, who was standing beside him, looked at the long file and whispered, "Should it be a little simpler?"

"No need!"

Wang Zuo shook his head.

If it were an ordinary case, Your Majesty would not be bothered to worry about it, but the people involved in this case require even the Imperial Guards to be extremely cautious.

Three years ago, Jiajing had personally interrogated the case of Li Fuda. This emperor was extremely intelligent and was unwilling to just listen to reports from others, but wanted to find out the truth himself.

The same is true now. The Jinyiwei only needs to report the testimony truthfully. As for the conclusion...

"Your Majesty will make the decision!"

(End of this chapter)