Cui Lu was one of them.
As the vanguard in impeaching Zhu Wan, Cui Bingke was unsurprisingly treated as a Zuo Shunmen imperial cane.
This was a sudden disaster for Cui Lu.
There were many officials in the Ming Dynasty who cheated in the imperial caning, and there were also many who gained fame by doing so.
But Cui Lu is not the same kind of person as them.
He just wanted to curry favor with someone, get promoted and enjoy some good life.
He had never thought about cheating on the imperial caning.
He had thought that impeaching Zhu Wan together would be less risky. After all, the law does not punish everyone, and even if there really were problems, the Emperor would not be too harsh.
But who would have thought that the current emperor would not play by the rules at all.
Dozens of court officials were dragged away at will.
They lined up neatly outside Zuoshun Gate and received the beating together.
The scene was truly spectacular.
Cui Lu had no words to express his pain and was so upset that he wanted to cry but had no tears.
Two burly men walked up to him, holding a baton in their hands.
Cui Lu knew that he was inevitably going to be tortured, so he subconsciously closed his eyes.
The severity of the caning in court can be different.
Severe injuries can kill people, while mild ones can cause severe injuries.
No matter the severity of the crime, Cui Lu could not avoid being beaten physically.
So miserable!
At this moment, Cui Lu actually felt a little regretful, but it was too late!
The moment the big stick hit him, Cui Lu felt his mind go blank.
Cui Lu then felt numbness in his buttocks and legs, followed by severe pain.
Cui Lu wanted to shout but he couldn't because of the wooden stick stuffed in his mouth.
This was not because the Jinyiwei who carried out the execution intended to insult the person, but because the beating was so painful that they were worried that the person being punished would bite his tongue out of pain.
With one stick after another, Cui Lu felt it was becoming difficult to breathe.
At this moment, all propriety, righteousness, integrity and honor had been forgotten. Cui Lu no longer cared about making a fool of himself and began to struggle desperately.
But his hands and feet were tied and he was being held down by the strong Jinyiwei men, so how could he possibly break free?
From a distance, Cui Lu looked like a live fish struggling on a chopping board.
The others were not much better than Cui Lu, and they were all in a miserable state.
There is a reason why the beating in court was the Ming emperor’s trump card.
Those officials who used to be eloquent have all become like eggplants hit by frost and can no longer make any noise.
As the eunuch supervising the execution, Huang Jin naturally knew what Emperor Jiajing meant by this move.
The emperor has always been skeptical of the civil service group.
His usual tactic is to use one faction to attack another.
Now, those who wrote letters to impeach Zhu Wan seem to be loyal and honest, but in fact they are the mouthpieces of smuggling merchants.
Officials and businessmen colluded with each other and ignored the interests and laws of the court. How could the emperor not be angry?
Before, the emperor just kept the memorial in his possession and did not send it out. Who would have thought that these censors would be so arrogant and think that the emperor was easy to bully.
Then let him be beaten with a stick in the court, so that those who are still waiting and watching can see the consequences of framing loyal and honest people.
"Hit hard!"
Huang Jin only needs to be responsible to Emperor Jiajing. As long as he serves this master well, he will have a bright future.
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"Ouch, that hurts so much."
Cui Lu was carried back to the Zhejiang Guild Hall on a door panel.
He was already weak and sickly, and this beating in court almost took his life.
The most terrifying thing is not the beating in court, but the healing process after the beating.
First, use a knife to dig out the rotten flesh, and then apply ointment for treating stick wounds.
I'm afraid only the person being tortured can understand the pain and pleasure involved.
Cui Lu is experiencing this pain at this moment.
"Gentle, gentle! Ah, it hurts so much."
"Master Cui, please be patient. If this rotten flesh is not dug out, it will cause disease."
The doctor comforted him kindly.
"Just bear with it and it will pass."
But Cui Lu would not listen at all. He wailed and screamed like a pig being slaughtered.
Cui Lu was filled with regret.
Why is he joining in the fun for no reason?
So many people have impeached Zhu Wan.
One more or one less makes no difference.
Now, look what happened. He was beaten with a stick in the court and his buttocks were broken.
But I don't know what this move can bring in return.
If he could make Zuo Tongzheng Zhao Wenhua look at him with a higher regard, it would be considered worth it.
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As soon as the news that the Jinyiwei went south to Hangzhou to arrest someone spread, it caused an uproar in the Zhejiang officialdom.
What are the Jinyiwei? They are nothing more than jackals, tigers and leopards.
In the eyes of civil officials, anyone who was taken away by the Jinyiwei basically had no good ending.
The officials who had written to impeach Zhu Wan were filled with regret, but it was too late to say anything now.
They wanted to run, but where could they run to?
All under heaven belongs to the king.
Even if you run to the ends of the earth, you will be caught back and your family will be implicated.
It would be better to stay at home and surrender, so that at least your family will not be implicated.
Zhu Wan has such a powerful background that even the emperor is willing to protect him at all costs.
They really made a mistake, like moths to a flame and ants trying to shake a tree.
As for the smuggling merchants, they were also very panicked.
They thought it was a perfect opportunity to bring down Zhu Wan.
But now it seems to be a pit, which they dug themselves.
If some of the arrested officials said something they shouldn't have said, they will definitely be implicated.
This is so hopeless.
There is nothing they can do now and they can only hope that these officials will have some ethics and not sell them out.
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Hangzhou Governor's Office.
Zhu Wan was in a very good mood.
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