Maybe there is a reason, but it is not clear at the moment.
Yu Qizhe has secretly investigated the tragedy at Princess Huaiyang's Mansion more than ten years ago. When the late emperor was seriously ill, Emperor Mingzheng took control of the palace, took out the late emperor's last will and testament, and executed the late crown prince for treason. Then Cheng Ying led the East Factory and the Embroidered Uniform Guard to massacre Princess Huaiyang's Mansion.
This is also one of the reasons why Yu Qizhe dared to boldly infer that Yu Jiao was born in Princess Huaiyang's Mansion.
Cheng Ying was the leader of the bloodbath in Princess Huaiyang's Mansion. Without his cover-up, it would have been difficult for Yu Jiao, who was still a child more than ten years ago, to escape from Princess Huaiyang's Mansion. Cheng Ying had raised Yu Jiao in Huairou for several years. All these signs indicate that Yu Jiao's life experience is inextricably linked to Cheng Ying.
As for Cheng Ying's purpose of playing the role of Master Huijue in the Fahua Temple for more than ten years, it will be exposed one day.
Seeing Lu Jin's distraught face, Yu Qizhe handed him the branding iron in his hand and said, "I'll leave this man to you. He is Zhou Li's confidant. He was involved in a lot of the accounts of the Taifu Temple's horse breeding regulations. You must pry his mouth open and close the case before I get married."
Lu Jin wiped his face vigorously before coming back to his senses. He took the branding iron and said, "Okay, you don't have to stay in the Dali Temple overnight. You are going to marry Miss Yu. See less blood. Leave everything to me."
Emperor Ming Zheng promoted Lu Jin to be the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in order to make the Embroidered Uniform Guard work for Yu Qizhe and assist him in solving cases.
Now the Gongwei Division has been divided into two factions. One faction headed by Gao Jian is loyal to the Supervisor of Ceremonies Cheng Ying, and the other faction follows Lu Jin to help Yu Qizhe solve the case. Because Yu Qizhe is in the limelight, Lu Jin is already able to compete with Gao Jian in the Gongwei Division.
Yu Qizhe nodded, slowly raised his hand and patted Lu Jin on the shoulder, then walked out of Zhaoyu. Before leaving, he said, "Brother, don't think about the past anymore. We can't change the past, but we live now for the present and the future."
Lu Jin was silent for a while, "I understand."
After Yu Qizhe left, he scooped up a bucket of salt water and poured it on the prisoner who was still unconscious on the rack. The salt-dissolved water fell on the wound, which was tantamount to another life-and-death torture. This trick of waking up unconscious prisoners has always been effective.
The man tied to the rack groaned in pain and woke up again. Lu Jin frowned and said, "I'm in a bad mood tonight. If you know what's good for you, you would have confessed earlier to avoid suffering."
The tied-up man was Wang Huaizhi, a sixth-rank chief clerk of the Imperial Household Department. He was brought to the Dali Temple while having fun on Zhixiang Street. However, he was half dead in just half a day.
The Imperial Household Department has been making arrangements for all levels over the years. Although it is not conspicuous in the court, it has been able to get along with everyone in secret. Both the Shen Party and the Crown Prince Zhu Xun have received a lot of tributes from the Imperial Household Department, and almost nothing has happened to them. When Wang Huaizhi was first arrested and sent to the Dali Temple, he did not take it seriously, but after seeing Yu Qizhe's behavior, he began to feel uneasy.
He had enjoyed himself for many years, but had never experienced such physical pain? He was in so much pain that he could hardly bear it, but he was just pretending to be strong because he knew in his heart that if he really confessed, he would be completely cut off from his escape route and would definitely die. He could only hope that Zhou Li would receive the news and rescue him as soon as possible.
Seeing Wang Huaizhi's wandering eyes, he had other plans in mind.
Lu Jin frowned and snorted coldly, then asked someone to prepare the oil tank and rag.
"I've always heard that there's a torture called sky lantern in the East Factory's secret cell. No matter if they're desperate criminals or the fearless, once they're lighted to death, they'll all be scared to death. Today, I'll use you to try it out and see if the East Factory's sky lantern is as powerful as it's said to be."
Wang Huaizhi's face changed drastically after hearing this, and he said with trembling lips: "I am an official appointed by the court, you can't use private punishment on me!"
Lu Jin grinned, "You still don't understand your current situation? Who do you think Lord Yu is working for?"
Soon, several officers carried a large vat filled with oil and placed it next to the rack. Lu Jin commanded, "Strip him naked and wrap him in sackcloth."
Wang Huaizhi was pulled down from the rack. He struggled desperately. Several officers roughly stripped him of his clothes, wrapped him in layer by layer of sackcloth, making him look like a rice dumpling, and then carried him into the oil tank.
Lu Jin scooped up a bucket of oil and poured it on Wang Huaizhi's head, saying leisurely: "For this sky lantern, you should also pour some human oil wax. You have to soak the person in oil, and then tie him to a tall wooden pole from head to toe. At night, light him from the soles of his feet. In this way, the person can burn from feet to head like a wick. I heard that if this person is lit, it can bake out a lot of corpse oil, and it will be bright and shiny when lit!"
Wang Huaizhi, with only his mouth, eyes, nose and mouth exposed, was trembling all over. He begged for mercy, "I really don't know anything. If I had known, I would have confessed long ago. Please forgive me, Lu Tongzhi. I am willing to offer my entire fortune... um..."
Lu Jin poured oil on his mouth, "Forget about it, do you really think no one knows about your affair with Zhou Li?" He tore a piece of sackcloth and stuffed it into Wang Huaizhi's mouth, "I don't want to listen anymore, I just want to see some sky lanterns!"
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