After receiving the news, Xu Xianchun walked out.
Seeing Huang Kezun, Xu Xianchun quickly bowed and said with a smile, "Why are you here, Lord?"
Looking up at Xu Xianchun, although Huang Kezun looked down on Xu Xianchun, he also knew that now was not the time to worry about these things.
Huang Kezun then said, "We just learned that His Majesty had been assassinated. I, Lord Xu, and Duke Ying went to the palace together. His Majesty had already gone to bed, so we didn't disturb him. Lord Xu asked me to come here to see what happened."
After hearing what Huang Kezun said, Xu Xianchun's heart suddenly turned upside down, and he also understood what it meant.
Apparently, the news of His Majesty's assassination had caused a great stir, and three important figures had formed a temporary government office. Two cabinet ministers and a Duke of England were a combination he couldn't afford to offend.
Xu Xianchun then said, "They're already being interrogated. Would you like to go and take a look?"
Of course, Huang Kezun could not be stopped at this time. If he stopped him, something might happen, so Xu Xianchun wanted Huang Kezun to go and take a look.
Since we are already here, there is no reason not to take a look, so Huang Kezun nodded and said, "Let's go and take a look together."
"Please come this way, sir." After saying this, Xu Xianchun turned around and led the way with a very respectful attitude.
Two people came into a room one after another.
After entering, Huang Kezun found that this place had been turned into a prison by the Jinyiwei. Apparently, the Jinyiwei were very quick.
The burning brazier occasionally crackled, and the red-hot irons seemed to evoke the aroma of roasting meat. Hanging on the wall were all various brand-new torture instruments, all ready for bloody sacrifice.
A man was stripped of his outer clothes, leaving only his undershirt, the color of which could no longer be seen. It was tattered and hung on a rack not far away like a pile of rags.
The iron hook hooked directly on his jaw, and his entire body was covered with whip marks, blood and flesh flying everywhere, and there was a pool of black blood under his feet. It was a chilling sight.
Obviously, after the person arrived at the Jinyiwei, the Jinyiwei did not hesitate at all and took action directly.
Huang Kezun glanced at Xu Xianchun, frowned, and asked, "Who is this person?"
Although the Ministry of Justice also used torture during interrogations, it was not as severe as that used by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Therefore, when Huang Kezun saw this scene, he always felt a little uncomfortable.
However, this time it is a major case of treason, and it also involves the assassination of His Majesty. There is nothing to say even if the means are more violent, as long as no one is killed.
Besides, the Jinyiwei was in charge of investigating this case, which was also ordered by His Majesty. Without His Majesty's imperial decree, it was naturally not appropriate for me to intervene rashly.
Inquiring about the interrogation process and taking a look at the suspects was the maximum extent possible. If he interfered too deeply, the Jinyiwei would definitely be dissatisfied.
The situation is good for everyone, so there's no need to stir up trouble. If His Majesty knew that I had a quarrel with the Jinyiwei, especially when His Majesty was assassinated, it would make me look ignorant.
When Xu Xianchun heard Huang Kezun ask this, he smiled and said, "Chen He, the chief eunuch of the Prince of Lu's Palace."
Huang Kezun had naturally heard of the name Chen He. Before he came to Jinyiwei, he had already figured out who the two assassins were. Now that he heard it was Chen He, he didn't feel surprised at all.
Looking up at Xu Xianchun, Huang Kezun asked, "Can you show me your mouth?"
"Of course there is no problem." Xu Xianchun also said with a smile, and at the same time reached out to take Chen He's confession.
There was no problem at all with the confession, and Xu Xianchun was not afraid that Huang Kezun would find any problems.
Huang Kezun took the confession and read it quickly.
In this confession, Chen He explained in detail why he wanted to assassinate His Majesty. The reason was very simple: they were afraid. They were afraid that His Majesty would track them down.
During the day, His Majesty met with the King of Lu and asked him about some things. After the King of Lu returned, Chen He went to see the King of Lu and asked him what His Majesty had said to him.
The King of Lu told Chen He that His Majesty had mentioned the corruption of disaster relief grain and money. After learning this, Chen He was very frightened.
According to Chen He's confession, the King of Lu had no idea about the embezzlement of grain and money, and all the things were done by him and Zhou Yi, the chief historian of the palace. So they were afraid.
Once Your Majesty finds out that the two of them deceived Prince Lu and embezzled disaster relief food and money under the banner of Prince Lu, what good end will there be for them?
So Chen He went to discuss the matter with Zhou Yi. After hearing about it, Zhou Yi proposed to assassinate His Majesty.
According to Chen He's confession, Zhou Yi had long been in collusion with the White Lotus Sect, and much of the disaster relief grain that Zhou Yi embezzled from the Prince of Lu's Mansion was sold to the White Lotus Sect.
The White Lotus Sect also collected grain on a large scale to use for rebellion and as military rations. At the same time, the White Lotus Sect had existed for decades and had grown very strong.
Zhou Yi wanted to cause chaos in Jining by assassinating His Majesty, and then let the White Lotus Sect invade the city. After doing these things, they would jointly support the King of Lu.
At that time, Zhou Yi and Chen He were both heroes in the founding of the country. The reason why they were so confident was that they were not the only ones doing the grain business, they had many partners.
This included officials at all levels in Shandong, especially the Provincial Governor and the Criminal Commissioner, who were also their partners. There were even people from Qufu.
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