Two hours later.
Liu Qingzhou was completely out of strength, and shouted weakly with his head drooped.
“…I confess!”
His voice was so soft that it didn't travel far and no one could hear it.
The sound of dripping water continued. Liu Qingzhou felt uncomfortable all over, and even his head was inexplicably swollen and painful.
"Is there anyone! I'm willing to confess! Stop torturing me!"
This time the noise was much louder, and there was a flurry of footsteps coming from outside.
Liu Qingzhou breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, I heard a sound other than the dripping of water.
When Yinreng heard that Liu Qingzhou had compromised, he suddenly felt bored.
Liu Qingzhou had only reached the second stage.
He didn't even ask someone to dress up as a ghost to scare him.
The interrogation of Liu Qingzhou took several days.
In order to verify Liu Qingzhou's words, Yinreng used the same method he used on Liu Qingzhou on Wei Hongling and Zhou Chongli.
What Yinreng didn't expect was that the one who held on the longest was Zhou Chongli.
But it failed in the fourth stage.
Yinreng asked the guard dressed as a ghost to cut a cut on Zhou Chongli's arm, making him mistakenly believe that the sound of dripping water was the sound of his own blood dripping.
He only lasted for half an incense stick before he couldn't hold on any longer.
Physical torture can be easily overcome if you endure it.
But the psychological torture is difficult to overcome.
Confirmed by several parties.
Yinreng discovered a very interesting point.
That is, Wei Hongling was not bribed by Liu Qingzhou.
One of the reasons why he came here to serve as the county magistrate was to monitor Liu Qingzhou.
However, Liu Qingzhou was completely unaware of this.
Instead, he mistakenly believed that Wei Hongling was bribed by his financial offensive.
As for the people behind Wei Hongling, it was the Lu family, one of the aristocratic families in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
How did the Lu family get involved with the White Lotus Sect?
Yinreng was quite puzzled.
Although he was not very familiar with the Lu family, he was very familiar with Lu Yishan who was from the Lu family.
At this time, Lu Yishan was still the Zanshan of the Zhanshi Mansion.
Next year he will be promoted to Cabinet Scholar by Kangxi.
It can be said that he entered the core of the Qing Dynasty.
One can imagine the Lu family's status in the literati community.
In this life, his communication with the Zhanshi Mansion was not as close as in his previous life, but based on his memories of his previous life, he still knew Lu Yishan quite well.
The old man was well-versed in classics, history, and literature. He had served as an editor in the Hanlin Academy and was one of the editors of the "History of Ming Dynasty".
He also presided over several provincial examinations.
He is fair in his dealings, and although a bit pedantic, he has many students and old friends, so it is not an exaggeration to say that his disciples are all over the world.
In Yinreng's memory, Lu Yishan had no connection with the White Lotus Sect in his previous life.
Could it be that there is a secret here that he doesn't know about?
As luck would have it, Lu Yishan was actually an employee of the Zhanshi Mansion. If this was discovered in his previous life, he would have to spend time to dispel Kangxi's doubts.
But now, let it be.
If you have the ability, take away his position as crown prince.
Let him be a salted fish who eats and waits to die every day!
Yinreng just muttered it and then put it out of his mind.
only……
He has found so many clues. Wouldn't it be difficult for the old man to give him the task of investigating the Jiangnan gentry in the future?
No, he can't take it.
He is very busy.
Very busy.
Without manpower, it would be impossible for him to go to Jiangnan to investigate the case.
It’s better to throw all these things to Kangxi. He will not return to Kyoto. He has to go to Shanxi as soon as possible and avoid it as much as possible.
If I can't avoid it...
Can't I push it to the boss?
When he came out of the dungeon, Yinreng was in a good mood.
But halfway through the walk, he was disgusted by the big face on the prison door.
——
"Prince! Your Highness! I am Ling Pu! Your Highness! My mother is your wet nurse, you can't just ignore me!"
Yinreng: “…”
Wow, we just found out about Lu Yishan and Ling Pu.
If Kangxi had not been reborn, he might have really been stripped of his position as crown prince.
However, Yinreng was in a good mood today and had time to chat with this guy.
He walked to Lingpu's cell door and stood there, his face cold.
"You still have the nerve to beg for help!"
Ling Pu was covered in dust and dirt at the moment, but he had not suffered any severe beating.
This kid is a bit too soft-hearted.
As soon as he entered the prison, he confessed everything clearly.
"Your Highness, I was just confused for a moment. I won't dare to do it again. Please, for my mother's sake, save me!"
"Save you?"
Yinreng snorted coldly.
"Do you know what crime you have committed? It is the crime of treason!"
"I might even be implicated by you, and you still expect me to save you?"
Hearing this, Ling Pu was frightened and widened his eyes, stammering,
"No... can't I?"
He only made a little over 10,000 taels of silver, and was planning to give half of it to the prince during the holidays.
How did he get involved in treason?
"Why not? Don't you know what the White Lotus Sect is about? How dare you accept the money they send you?!"
Seeing Yinreng's ugly face from beginning to end, Ling Pu gradually believed his words and was suddenly overwhelmed with grief.
"Your Highness, I don't know! I don't know they are the evil people of the White Lotus Sect! Don't the Han people have an old saying? They say ignorance is not a crime. Can you go to the emperor and ask for mercy? I don't want to die!"
Ling Pu burst into tears for a moment, and his already dirty face looked even more unsightly.
Yinreng felt nauseous.
"Please don't bother with that. Because of you, I have to go to the Emperor and apologize! I want to kill you, and I'm still begging for you?! Bah! What are you dreaming of!"
After saying that, Yinreng turned around and left without waiting for his reaction.
Ling Pu suddenly became anxious.
"Master! Prince! Please don't leave! Even if I can't beg for mercy..."
Watching Yinreng's back disappear on the stairs, Ling Pu suddenly fell into despair.
"...at least tell my mother..."
“Wuwuwu…”
The fear of death lingered in Ling Pu's heart, and he collapsed to the ground and burst into tears.
Guo Luoluo Heshun, who lived next door to him, spat fiercely when he saw this.
"Bah! Good-for-nothing!"
Ling Pu was instantly furious.
"You're promising, you're the only one who can make it! When the day comes when you're on the guillotine, I'll see if you'll piss yourself with fear!"
Heshun rolled his eyes, changed his position, and turned his butt towards Lingpu.
How can a slave be compared with him?
Even now, Heshun doesn't believe that his clan members would allow him to be executed.
He was just cooperating with Forgo to make money.
He didn't get involved in the rest of the dirty work at all.
Yinreng compiled all the confessions into a file and sent troops to escort the prisoners back to Beijing.
He also has to stay here to deal with the remaining members of the White Lotus Sect.
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