Yang Congwen looked at the branding iron that was almost poking his nose and wanted to step back in fear, but he was tied to the iron frame and had no way to escape.
"Yu Qizhe, we have no grudges in the past or today, why do you treat me like this?" Yang Congwen trembled all over, "Aren't you afraid of your career being cut short by offending my Yang family?"
"Of course there is a grudge. Have you forgotten how you were castrated by Cheng Zhangyin?" Yu Qizhe said this gently, and the branding iron in his hand fell on Yang Congwen's chest. The smell of roasted flesh and the sound of sizzling filled the torture room. Yang Congwen immediately let out a howl and fainted from the pain.
By the time he was awakened again by being poured with salt water, Yang Congwen was already disheartened. He had only heard of the horrific tortures in the Dongchang Prison before, but he had never expected that the Ministry of Justice prison would be so harsh.
Seeing Yu Qizhe rummaging around with the torture instruments again, Yang Congwen thought about what he heard before he fainted, and felt that Yu Qizhe was a complete lunatic! At the beginning, he was just helping the prince to plot against Liu Yujiao, not only did he not get close to her, but he also castrated Cheng Ying's life force, and now he is suffering all kinds of torture, and it's all because of that!
If he had known this day would happen, he would never help the prince do that!
"According to the time, Yang Xu should be here soon." Yu Qizhe suddenly spoke.
These words made Yang Congwen's eyes suddenly brighten, but then he was poured with a bucket of cold water.
"It's a good thing for you that your entire Yang family can be reunited in the Ministry of Justice's prison." Yu Qizhe said calmly.
Yang Congwen didn't believe it and murmured, "How is it possible? My father is the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. The Ministry of Justice has no control over the Dali Temple. Don't try to scare me. You must be deceiving me. If you want to touch my Yang family, you have to ask the prince for permission..."
Yu Qizhe looked at him coldly, as if he was looking at a dog struggling to death. "So your biggest support is Zhu Fei, but you don't even think about who wants to attack your Yang family? Can the prince be more powerful than the emperor? If the emperor wants to attack your Yang family, there will be only one result whether you admit your guilt or not."
Yang Congwen was disheartened for a moment. In recent years, everyone has accused the East Factory of being treacherous and causing harm to the country, and Cheng Ying of abusing power and framing court officials. However, all the court officials who died were approved and instructed by Emperor Mingzheng. Cheng Ying was just the sharpest knife in the hand of Emperor Mingzheng, who could hit wherever he pointed...
Thinking of Cheng Ying, Yang Congwen was full of hope for a moment, as if grasping the last straw, and weakly refuted Yu Qizhe, "If the emperor really wants to touch my Yang family, he should let the East Factory and the Jinyiwei do it. Who do you think you are? How could he let you, a mere fifth-rank Imperial Academy reader, to interrogate a fourth-rank official?"
Yu Qizhe sneered, "You still don't give up? Do you think that even the police station doesn't know about the secret lawsuits that have been going on behind the scenes of your Yang family over the years?"
At this moment, a shout came from outside: "Mei Xuanlang! How dare you put me in jail? I am a fourth-rank official of the imperial court. If you dare to arrest me without summons, watch out for your official hat!"
When Yang Congwen recognized the voice as his father Yang Xu, his heart instantly sank.
It has always been the East Factory that arrests people and puts them in jail without any evidence. Mei Xuanlang dared to directly arrest his father and bring him to the Ministry of Justice's jail, so there must be conclusive evidence of his father's guilt.
In just two days, the case of Yang Xu, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, which was presided over by Mei Xuanlang and Yu Qizhe of the Ministry of Justice, came to an end.
Yang Xu abused his power to accept bribes, commit murder for money, seize people's land, and steal people's private property, causing the destruction of more than a dozen merchants' families. He also allowed his own children to detain women, beat and kill civilians, and committed dozens of other crimes, with all the witnesses and evidence.
By the time Zhu Fei got the news and wanted to make some money, it was too late. Yang Congwen had already signed the confession.
The scapegoat prepared by the Yang family was never used at all. A veteran official like Yang Xu suffered a loss because he thought he had been dealing with officialdom for many years and had complex relationships, so he could hear any news and make arrangements. However, he did not expect that a young official like Yu Qizhe would take the initiative and put the person in jail without any explanation.
The Yang family was not given any chance to argue, and there was no joint trial by the three courts. Instead, they were tortured severely and forced to sign a confession before being convicted in court. Such ruthless and efficient behavior was exactly the same as that of the Eastern Depot.
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