There were 237 male servants in the Humble Administrator's Garden. Cai Guoxi did not let any of them go and ordered his men to lock them all up.

Since there were not enough chains, they used hemp ropes instead, which were then strung together into a long string and used to escort them out of the Humble Administrator's Garden.

Cai Guoxi intended to take revenge on the Xu family, and ordered his men not to return directly to the yamen, but to beat gongs and lead the Xu family's people in a parade around the streets of Suzhou city first.

The official struck the gong and shouted loudly:

"Look, the main culprit who burned down the government office and instigated the riot has been arrested!"

"It's these guys who are fanning the flames, jumping up and down, hoping that the world won't be in chaos!"

"They are the ones who ordered people to rob everywhere, causing you to suffer heavy losses and live in fear!"

When the common people heard the noise on the street, they gathered around to watch the fun.

"Hey, isn't this someone from the Xu family?"

"How could it be them?" The citizens expressed shock. If the Xu family wanted to cause trouble, why didn't they do it in Songjiang instead of coming to Suzhou?

"How could it not be them!" The police had already received orders and were trying to put the blame on the Xu family.

"The Xu family was tyrannical before and was severely punished by our grandfather according to the law. So they hold a grudge and try to destroy the good situation in Suzhou where everyone has a job and everyone has food to eat. This is simply a heinous crime!"

The citizens were originally somewhat sympathetic, but when they heard the officials' instigation, they immediately became furious.

"It turns out they were the ones who did it!"

"Smash them, smash them to death!" The citizens followed international practice and threw rotten eggs and vegetable stalks at the culprits.

"Ouch, ouch!" The servants of the Xu family in Suzhou also suffered the same treatment as their counterparts in Kunshan.

And how rich are the supplies in Suzhou City? It was in chaos for a few days, with garbage and ammunition everywhere.

The rain of bullets was countless times more dense than that in Kunshan.

Xu Xu was standing at the front of the team. He was so beaten that he was dizzy and didn't know which way to go.

There were a few leaves of green spinach hanging on his head and his face was covered with smelly egg liquid. He had no time to wail and was left with only a painful heartbreak.

"Yesterday you were following my lead, but today you are humiliating your king. You were easily swayed. No wonder you have never succeeded in so many incidents..."

There is no greater sorrow than a dead heart!

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When the parade ended and they were taken into the government office, Manager Xu and the others were covered in egg liquid and vegetable leaves, stinking beyond human form.

The officer dragged Xu Xu to the well, washed him, and then carried him dripping wet into the ruined lobby.

Cai Guoxi had been waiting for a long time. He looked coldly at Xu Xu standing in the hall, his teeth itching with hatred.

With a bang, Magistrate Cai slammed the gavel heavily and asked angrily, "Who is this person in the hall? Why don't you kneel before me?!"

"Ming Fu, there's no need for us to do this, right?" Xu Xu bared his teeth and said unhappily, "Isn't this mouth full of gold teeth thanks to you?!"

"How dare you disrespect the court!" Magistrate Cai drew out a burning stick, threw it into the hall and shouted, "Give him twenty strokes of the cane first!"

The bailiff stepped forward and tried to hold down Manager Xu.

"Wait!" Xu Xu shouted, and then he calmly undressed and took off all his clothes... No, he took off the dirty navy blue cloth robe on the outside, revealing the blue black-collared shirt inside.

Xu Xu deliberately tied the blue silk ribbon around his waist and said with some pride: "A person will not be tripped by the same threshold twice. Now that the student has donated money to enter the school, he has become a glorious student of the Imperial Academy."

If Zhao Hao were here, he would probably sigh and say, "Fuck, how ruthless!"

At the beginning, he also donated money for admission to school with the same purpose. With the help of Zhou Jijiu, he also gave money for expedited processing, but he still had to wait until a month after the provincial examination to receive the robe.

He didn't expect that a servant from the Xu family would receive this year's student robe just a few days later than him.

But the difference is that Zhao Hao was originally fighting against a seventh-rank county magistrate, but Xu Xu was going to confront a fourth-rank prefect who also had a royal banner.

Manager Xu is really foolish to think that he can defeat the opponent with just the title of a student of the Imperial Academy.

Then, Magistrate Cai bowed his hands toward the north and shouted, "Please give me the flags and banners, my king!"

"Shit, here it comes again..." Xu Xu was stunned.

Amid the dense drumbeats, four flag officers carried out the king's flag again.

"Take off this man's robe. I, under the king's order, will revoke his fame!" Prefect Cai slammed the gavel heavily.

"Don't do this..." Manager Xu cried sadly. Who can stand using the trump card all the time?

The vicious bailiff tore off Manager Xu's shirt and then pulled down his pants, leaving him completely naked.

"Hit me! Hit me hard!" Cai Guoxi threw another fire stick. "Hit me until he surrenders!"

"You haven't even asked yet, what should I confess?!" Xu Xu screamed in protest amid the sound of the board hitting his flesh.

Cai Guoxi just remembered this, but said calmly: "Don't stop, keep fighting and asking!"

The yamen runners happily beat the sticks and listened to the prefect Cai interrogating the prisoner:

"What a daring criminal, what a mad man! He dared to instigate his men to set fire to the government office and break into the prison to resist the government. He also organized a so-called citizen self-defense force, which smashed and looted the city and occupied various city gates in an attempt to prevent the government troops from entering the city to quell the rebellion."

After a pause, Cai Guoxi shouted, "Do you admit these crimes or not?!"

Xu Xu had been beaten to pieces, and he screamed, "I admit it. I admit whatever you say..."

"Who is behind all these crimes? Why doesn't he confess immediately?!" Cai Guoxi slammed the gavel again.

"No one instructed me to do this..." Xu Xu said weakly, "I just wanted to do this myself."

He had figured it out along the way.

If he falls into Cai Guoxi's hands, he is doomed this time, but he must take the blame.

If he dares to implicate the Xu family, his entire family will be killed without a burial place.

"What nonsense! Are you tired of living, you little dog?!" Cai Guoxi shouted angrily.

"I'm just trying to get revenge on you." Xu Xu replied with a sad smile, "Who told you to knock out all my teeth? You've humiliated me like this, so you must pay me back tenfold."

"How dare you hide the truth!" Cai Guoxi's brows tightened when he heard this, and he threw out another bamboo stick and shouted, "Use the clamps! Use the torture sticks!"

"Mingfu, the torture chamber is used on female prisoners." The aide beside him reminded in a low voice.

"Who cares if they are men or women, just get on!" Cai Guoxi didn't care and roared, "The red-hot iron is ready, and all the 18 classes must perform the same tricks!"

I don’t know if he is interrogating the prisoner or just taking revenge?

Anyway, Manager Xu was frightened to death. When the mandrels were used, all ten fingers were broken. When the clamps were used, both legs were broken. Who could bear this?

"No, no, I confess. I confess everything!"

He no longer cared about his family and quickly gave out the mastermind behind the scenes - it was the eldest master of the Xu family, the former junior cabinet minister and Minister of Rites Xu Fan!

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