After Xu Juge climbed to the position of Minister of War, he was no longer just a military general.
I glanced at Chu Yu, but my mind was racing!
If his daughter really entered the palace, he wouldn't have to worry about losing his position as Shangshu, and his Xu family would be even more prosperous.
I will also become the father-in-law of the emperor...
But... he knew that this Queen Lu Hongyi was a tyrannical person who killed people without blinking an eye, and she was also the strongest person in Eastern Shenzhou. He was afraid that before his daughter even entered the palace, his Xu family would suffer a devastating disaster!
But at this moment, Chu Yu laughed: "Minister Xu, are you worried that the Empress will be unreasonable?"
Xu Juge didn't say anything, which meant he agreed.
Chu Yu chuckled and said, "Even if there are risks, they're worth taking. If you become the emperor's father-in-law, not only will your position as Minister of War be secure, but the position of Prime Minister will also be vacant. Don't you think that position is beckoning to you? What's more, what you think is a risk is not a risk at all!"
Xu Juge was stunned: "Brother Chuyu, what do you mean?"
Unconsciously, Xu Juge changed the way he addressed Chu Yu.
Chu Yu glanced at Xu Juge and said, "Have you forgotten that His Majesty controls the ancient divine formation of Tiandu City and has the strongest control power among all the emperors in the history of the dynasty? You have seen that even Lu Hongyi and Chen Feng, two saints, could not do anything to the Second Prince under the divine formation!"
Xu Juge's eyes flashed and his heart began to pound.
Then, Chu Yu spoke again: "As long as His Majesty truly has a crush on your daughter, do you think His Majesty will tolerate the Empress's domineering and overbearing behavior?"
"But... I heard that His Majesty seems to listen to Lu Hongyi."
"You only know one side of the story. Your Majesty didn't have strong power then. But now, Your Majesty has taken over Tiandu City. Here, Your Majesty is almost invincible. Do you think something like this will happen again?"
Chu Yu's words made Xu Juge's heart moved again.
Seeing Xu Juge's expression, Chu Yu's eyes flickered slightly. "If His Majesty takes a liking to your daughter, with His Majesty protecting your Xu family, where is the risk? If His Majesty doesn't, your Xu family won't suffer any loss, nor will it offend the Queen."
Xu Juge was silent for a long time, and seemed to have made a decision. He suddenly looked up and said, "Brother Chuyu, please help me. As long as I succeed, I, Xu Juge, will never forget the great kindness of the Right Prime Minister!"
Chu Yu smiled brightly: "Don't worry, I will arrange it, you go back and get ready first!"
"Okay!" Xu Juge left.
Chu Yu watched Xu Juge leave, with a cold look in his eyes and an inexplicable smile on his lips.
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After meeting the three saints of the Imperial Pavilion, Chen An seemed to have nothing to do.
"Alas, the palace is large, the courtyard is huge, but this is too deserted."
Chen An couldn't help but mutter. Apart from some palace maids and eunuchs, there were only expressionless palace guards and some imperial guards brought by Cheng Wei.
Suddenly, Chen An felt as if something was missing.
After a moment, I understood, there are fewer people!
I couldn't help but shout, "Cheng Wei, why is Xing'er gone?"
"Your Majesty, Xing'er saw that you were busy, so she went out for a stroll with Xie Huayu."
Hearing this, Chen An couldn't help but roll his eyes: "This damn girl, she didn't even call me before going out to play!"
Then, Chen An remembered something important and said, "Cheng Wei, have someone bring over the woman captured outside the Royal Pavilion!"
"Take him to the palace?" Cheng Wei was puzzled.
Chen An thought about it and felt that it was boring to stay in the palace, so he decided to go out for a walk. He had been in Tiandu City for so many days, but he had never properly inspected his territory.
"Where is he being held?"
"Ministry of Justice, Prison!"
"Just go to the prison!"
This prison, also known as the big jail, Chen An walked out of the palace. In addition to the royal guards, there were also many masters following him secretly.
Yu Xing, the captain of the Chenzi unit of the Imperial Guard and now the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, followed him all the way to the prison.
The prison is deep and dark, and there is also the energy of formations. It is obvious that this is not an ordinary prison.
After Chen An asked the old man some questions, he finally understood that the prison was extremely complicated. There were even formations inside the cells. Not only could it hold ordinary prisoners, but even powerful cultivators would not be able to use their cultivation once they entered, and would be almost the same as ordinary people.
After a while, the woman who could transform into Xing'er was taken into the interrogation room.
The woman had shackles on her hands and feet and looked quite disheveled, with messy hair and a dirty face.
Seeing Chen An, he seemed very calm.
Chen An said, "Tell me, who sent you to assassinate me?"
The woman said without hesitation: "Huanglaoge!"
Chen An's lips curled up slightly: "I just asked the three saints of the Royal Pavilion, and they all denied it."
The woman laughed and said, "They say it's gone? They just don't dare to admit it. Well, now that I've fallen into your hands, I'll eventually be a scapegoat."
Chen An raised his eyebrows: "It seems that you still refuse to tell the truth!"
After saying that, Chen An snapped his fingers.
The jailer walked in from outside and knelt on the ground: "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
"Do you have any way to make this woman speak her mind?" Chen An said calmly.
When the jailer heard this, his eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, there are ten cruel tortures in the prison. If we use them on her one by one, she won't be afraid of not telling the truth!"
"Oh? Tell me about it first!" Chen An asked with great interest.
"Yes!" The jailer was extremely excited at this moment.
He rubbed his hands eagerly and said, "The first torture is human torture. Your Majesty, this torture involves peeling off the skin from a certain part of her body, smearing it with coarse salt, and then baking it in a furnace...!"
When the woman heard the words of the prison boss, her face turned pale and her whole body began to tremble.
Even Chen An felt that it was too bloody and cruel when he heard it.
But Chen An smiled and said, "Okay, that's good, there's more!"
"Your Majesty, the second torture, the Ten Thousand Dragon Bath!"
Chen An asked with interest: "What does this mean?"
The jailer beamed with joy and said, "Your Majesty, take a large pot, add water, throw the naked prisoner in, then put dozens of small snakes in, and then burn them with a high fire."
Chen An was stunned: "Making soup?"
The jailer chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, this isn't just making soup. These little snakes, sensing the water temperature is getting higher, will find a hole to burrow into, and then... hehe..."
While the prison boss was speaking, he was already looking at the woman with ill intent, sizing her up and down. His eyes were bright and even scary.
The woman's face turned even paler and her whole body was shaking.
When Chen An heard this, he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.
Isn’t this the same recipe for loach tofu?
cruel!
So cruel and outrageous!
Who the hell invented this? That's such a pervert!
The jailer introduced them briefly, then clasped his fists and said excitedly, "Your Majesty, I think the Wanlong Bath is the most suitable. Would you like to let her try it first?"
Before Chen An could say anything, the woman excitedly shouted, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"
Chen An was stunned. This... was too fast!
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