What could possibly be the reason that someone would dare to rebel?
Lin Jinfeng also thought this was just a desperate act by corrupt officials after their facades were exposed.
However, the constant attacks on Tang County by bandits and outlaws, along with information gleaned from interrogations of Cui Ning, Cui Haichang, and others, suggest that things are not so simple at all.
That's why Lin Jinfeng wrote in his memorial to the emperor that a large-scale riot had occurred in Zhongshan Prefecture, rather than it being as simple as Tang County officials oppressing the people.
The exposure of the plot was only the direct cause, merely accelerating the arrival of the rebellion. Lin Jinfeng did not know the real reason.
Cui Haichang and Cui Ning have been tortured to the point of near death by the Imperial Guards, as have those wealthy merchants and philanthropists in Tang County.
The phrase "unable to live and unable to die" is the best way to describe it.
At this time, Cui Ning was imprisoned in a simple jail in Tang County. His left leg was broken, he was tied to a wooden stake, and his tongue had been cut out. He could not commit suicide.
Every day, several pieces of Cui Haichang's flesh would be cut off, and his wounds would be smeared with salt and mustard. Every time this happened, he would scream more pitifully than a pig being slaughtered.
However, both of them were just minor figures in the Cui family.
The information obtained during the interrogation was limited, but now it's different; Lu Qing has been captured.
Cui Ning, Cui Haichang, Cui Qingliu, Liu Fugui, and others are completely worthless now; they have said everything that needed to be said.
These people were taken to the main street of Tang County, where many people gathered around upon hearing the commotion.
The people of Tang County hated these people to the core. Even wolves leave bones after eating people, but these people don't even spit out the bones when they eat people.
They drink the blood of the people, eat their flesh, and treat people like dirt!
Zhang Jian held a rather sharp knife in his hand. He twisted Cui Ning up with one hand and, ignoring Cui Ning's struggles, began to cut the flesh on Cui Ning's thigh piece by piece.
Cui Ning was bound very tightly and could not move at all. He was sweating profusely from the intense pain.
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