in2ebook Chapter 751 Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen were captured
Chapter 751 Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen were captured
Wu Zetian didn't know whether Xu Xi had listened to her or not.
Anyway, Xu Xi took the court tablet, bowed, and then returned to the court.
The officials who had previously fanned the flames also shut up, as if nothing had happened.
Lai Junchen witnessed all this and felt that the good days of these treacherous ministers were over.
After Wu Zetian left, officials began to leave in groups of three or two.
Di Renjie and Zhang Jianzhi walked together and began to talk about some trivial matters at the court this morning.
Wu Chengsi and Wu Yizong had no princely demeanor at all. They walked towards the gate of Taichu Palace with loud laughter, and were even talking about the feeling of beating Zhou Xing just now.
Even Xu Xi was surrounded by officials, and a group of upright officials praised Xu Xi for his decisive and efficient actions, saying he was so handsome.
Walking at the back, Lai Junchen, who was alone, felt a chill on his back.
Even Zhou Xing was captured, so it probably won’t be long before he is captured.
Lai Junchen suddenly felt a chill and shivered, his eyes quickly turning to the high-ranking officials in the crowd.
But after looking around, he didn't find anyone who could protect his life.
Lai Junchen clenched his fists, his scalp tingling:
"Could it be that I will be like my mentor, beaten up in the court one morning and left with no place to bury my body?"
Lai Junchen was in a state of confusion as he walked forward. Not long after he walked, he looked up and saw Zhao Hai, the leader of the Inner Guard Bureau.
"I am here under the orders of the Demon Spirit of the Inner Guards to invite you to the Inner Guards' prison for a chat."
"If I'm being impolite, please forgive me, sir!"
"excuse me!"
Zhao Hai clasped his fists towards Lai Junchen, and waved his hand to signal the inner guards behind him to arrest the man.
Several inner guards immediately stepped forward and locked Lai Junchen on both sides.
"take away!"
Beads of sweat appeared on Lai Junchen's head and he struggled frantically.
"I'm not going, I'm not going, I'm not breaking any laws, I haven't done anything, don't arrest me!"
His struggle and anger were successfully seen clearly by the officials who had not yet walked far.
Lai Junchen's embarrassed look also made these officials laugh.
Civil and military officials have always known that Lai Junchen and his mentor Zhou Xing colluded with each other to murder officials, so the two were not popular in the court.
This is also the reason why Zhou Xing was beaten but no one helped him.
Now that Lai Junchen has been arrested, all officials applauded.
"Come on, sir, please don't make things difficult for us!"
"I, Zhao Hai, will not be polite to you. If you don't want to leave, I can break your legs and then take you away."
Zhao Hai stretched out his hand and drew his sword, threatening coldly.
Lai Junchen was so frightened that he dared not resist or beg for mercy. He had to let the two inner guards take him away.
Di Renjie turned around, watched all this, breathed a sigh of relief, and said loudly:
"From this moment on, officials will no longer need to give their families instructions when they attend court."
"You no longer need to worry about never being able to leave Taichu Palace alive after entering the palace."
Zhang Jianzhi stroked his beard and smiled slightly.
"Yes, from today onwards, all civil and military officials will no longer be afraid of dying outside the Meridian Gate while attending court."
The pressure on the shoulders of civil and military officials was alleviated, and many officials rushed to tell each other.
In just a quarter of an hour, all the officials who needed to attend court knew that Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen had been arrested.
These two people were imprisoned in the Imperial Guards' prison. Even if they could come out alive, the emperor would no longer trust them.
Inside the Inner Guards' prison, Mo Ling sat motionless on a pile of straw outside a cell, looking at Junchen with a pair of emotionless eyes.
Ever since Lai Junchen was taken into the Inner Guard prison, the demon spirit in charge of the Inner Guard has been sitting here, staring at Lai Junchen.
Lai Junchen was frightened by the look on his face and huddled in a corner, trembling.
Zhou Xing's screams were heard from the interrogation room. The person who whipped Lai Junchen with a whip dipped in cold water was the newly appointed Chief of the Internal Guards, Si Du.
Ever since Sidu became the head of the Inner Guard Bureau, he has been imitating Huang Shengyan's style of doing things, and even learned the interrogation method of using a whip dipped in cold water.
Nowadays, many people in the Inner Guard Office call him "Little Huang Shengyan".
Sidu was very honored by this and studied even harder.
"You heard it too. Zhou Xing was tortured with salt water for half an hour."
The demon spirit finally spoke, his voice cold.
"He keeps saying he's going to confess. And guess what, why aren't we letting him confess?"
Lai Junchen was frightened by the sinister tone and trembled like a sieve.
He looked up at the demon spirit cautiously, only to see endless murderous intent deep in the demon spirit's eyes.
"Because, because..." He trembled and couldn't explain clearly.
"Speak, speak!" the demon roared angrily, "Speak, you damn bastard!"
"Because, because, because you..."
As death approached, Lai Junchen's mind was racing.
Soon, he actually thought of a reason.
"Because you didn't even ask him, he doesn't know what you want him to recruit."
"That's why no matter what he says, you guys will just whip him!"
The demon spirit narrowed its eyes, and the anger disappeared, replaced by a more dangerous murderous intent.
"It seems that Master Lai is very familiar with this."
"Could it be that you often did this before you came to the Lord?"
"This is really interesting. The dignified Chief Censor's interrogation method is exactly the same as the method performed by our internal guards."
"It seems that this leader can now tell the Emperor that you people are indeed harboring evil intentions. You interrogated the prisoners by beating them first and then questioning them. Isn't this torture to extract a confession?"
As soon as the evil spirit came up, he put several big hats on Lai Junchen's head, and then called out to the back.
Zhou Xing was dragged out of the interrogation room by Sidu, unharmed. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at Mo Ling and Lai Junchen.
“How are people like you supposed to change?”
"You won't change at all, you'll just die!"
The evil spirit stood up, grabbed Zhou Xing's neck, and threw him into Junchen's cell.
"You two, now, whatever I ask, you answer."
"Otherwise, you should know the methods of our internal guards. Compared with you treacherous ministers, our methods are far superior!"
"Now, first question, how many officials have you two, you two cunning colluders, framed? Read out their names."
A figure walked out from the side, holding a booklet in his hand, and was about to start taking notes.
"Start from the one with the highest official position and work your way down." Mo Ling said with a straight face.
"This, this..."
Lai Junchen turned around and looked at Zhou Xing with horror.
Zhou Xing was very conflicted. He knew that he would die if he told the truth, but if he didn't tell the truth, he would probably never get out.
While he was still thinking, Lai Junchen knelt down and burst into tears:
"Respected Demon Spirit Pavilion Leader, I confess, I confess everything!"