First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Going straight to the man who claimed to be Pan Fu, Ma Ze stretched out his hand to press the open wound on his upper body and said with a sneer, "You heard me, that magistrate of yours is used to being pampered and pampered. By then it will be too late for you to say anything.”

"Ah... adults, little... little ones..."

"Oh, it's nothing more than my family being manipulated by others, but don't forget, I'm not a vegetarian, it really caused me to do wrong errands, and you, young and old, don't want to end up in any good way!"

"You are a majestic court official, why... how..."

The man was extremely miserable and desperate, and the Pan family threatened and lured him to repay the debt with his life. They also promised to take care of his children. They originally thought about one knife, so that they could change the medicine for the old mother and earn a way out for their son, which was not a loss. up.

But I didn't expect that this official, who is more prestigious than the county lord, is so ruthless, and he can't advance or retreat. Is there any way for people to survive in this world?

An officer took out a red-hot branding iron from the charcoal fire and said viciously, "You don't want to eat a toast, do you? You're a low-born bastard. If Lang Guan asks you, he will give you a way out. He doesn't even want to catch you." , It seems that I really want to see how many eyes Prince Ma has!"

At this moment, Minister of Criminal Affairs Chen Mingjie frowned and led Zhongshu Provincial Counselor Tu Jie and Official Officials Left Minister Chen Ning into the room. No matter what they were doing, all the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs hurriedly stood up to meet him.

These two officials had just been promoted. Before the emperor returned from his northern tour, Hu Weiyong had really mastered the government for a period of time, so he naturally spared no effort to promote his confidants.

Of course, this was also approved by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom. The transfer of officials of such a high grade cannot be decided by the prime minister himself, but even Hu Weiyong himself was surprised that it went so smoothly...

Naturally, Ma Ze was no exception. He was only a fifth-rank official, and he was a second-rank senior official when he was a member of political affairs. However, he felt a strong vigilance in his heart. With such an identity, it was impossible for him to come here for no reason.

Minister of the Criminal Ministry and Tu Jie didn't speak. Chen Ning glanced around and then said to Ma Ze: "The official punishment will be announced soon, and the government and the public will see and hear it. Why do you still have to torture it? With so many scars, it is inevitable that you will be tortured. Why? Convince the public?"

"Return to the servant, there are still doubts about this case, so..."

Tu Jie suddenly smiled at the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice beside him: "This is only a case in one county. If it wasn't for the coincidence that Da Tian heard about it, it wouldn't be like this. The Prime Minister also repeatedly asked to close the case as soon as possible."

Chen Mingjie frowned even tighter: "Of course I understand what Xiangye means, but this kind of case that even the Crown Prince already knows about must not only be handled quickly, but also be handled well, so that it cannot be missed."

"Naturally, but the heads of the cases that Huang Lu sued have all been brought to justice, and he also confessed to what he committed, so what can there be wrong?"

Ma Ze was very anxious in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on his face. Tu Jie and Chen Ning were both the prime minister's confidantes.

Behind Liyang, there is actually the figure of the prime minister...

Slowly calming his beating heart, Ma Ze had already made up his mind. If his minister chose to obey the prime minister's order, instead of continuing to interrogate the criminals, and directly close the case as an iron case, he would report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

He was in charge of handling this case in an official life full of dangers. If anything bad happened in the future, he would be pushed out to take the blame. Master Shang Shu has credit, hard work and room for maneuver, but he doesn't have it.

If this is the case, the Sixth Department of Zhongshu will definitely not be able to get along, and you have to ask His Highness for the grace to enter Dali Temple or the Tongzheng Envoy.

Minister of the Ministry of Punishment pondered for a moment: "It's noisy here, you two might as well move on, I just got a copybook from the Southern Song Dynasty masters, and I'm about to ask Brother Tu to identify the authenticity."

Tu Jie naturally smiled and agreed. Chen Ning looked at Pan Fuqiang deeply, and before leaving, he said to Ma Ze: "Your brother is really fast and resolute in handling errands. Brother Yu will definitely say a few more words in front of the prime minister. The future of my brother Infinite."

Ma Ze agreed with surprise on his face: "Don't dare to be, dare not be, the servant is too famous."

Seeing this, Chen Ning smiled in satisfaction, and didn't look at anyone any more, but took a quick look at the still red soldering iron, his eyes full of nostalgia, he was called Chen Branding Iron in the past.

After everyone left, several criminal officials looked at each other a few times. Naturally, no one would be too stupid to be able to hang out here. They have already noticed the depth of the case.

"Guard Lang, do you want the younger ones to take the prisoners into custody and make sure there will be no mistakes?"

Ma Ze turned around with a cold face: "Continue to torture!"

"Lang Guan, this...you look at this..."

The criminals faltered, none of them spoke the whole story, and none of them obeyed orders as before. The prisoners who were tied to the torture tools expressed their gratitude.

But then there was sadness from it, and they would not rescue them even if they had all hands and eyes. Although they escaped the torture, they probably could not escape the final death penalty.

Ma Ze's complexion was pale and angry, and he was ready to make up his mind to leave as soon as he rolled his eyes. The Ministry of Punishment is the place where Lord Shangshu has the final say, and it is far from his turn to dictate, and the people below will not listen to him.

Fortunately, he had saved an extra hand in Liyang, and those few should be able to get some evidence. When the time came to His Highness, it was not empty talk.

But before Ma Ze could act, another person walked in from outside the door. He was an eighth-rank official of the Ministry of Punishment, and he was not high, but this person was the nephew of Lord Shangshu.

"What are you waiting for if you don't continue the interrogation!"

"Hey... this is the beginning."

After several criminal officials saluted Lord Shangshu's nephew, they hurriedly showed a flattering smile to Ma Ze. Zheng Wupinlang said that he was not too big but he was not too small. At least it was easy to suppress these officials.

As a result, he exerted more force on his hands, and in an instant the screams of ghosts and wolves begging for mercy resumed in the room, and the entanglement on their faces became more and more serious. They wanted to vomit everything, but they didn't dare to be the first. But I'm also afraid that someone will be one step behind.

Ma Ze was determined in his heart, knowing that these people would soon be overwhelmed. In fact, it was only a few hours before these people were escorted to Beijing. District and county government officials are not much different from ordinary people. There were ups and downs and the Ministry of Punishment took turns to execute punishments.

"My lord, my little one... the little one is willing to..."

"My lord! Little denunciation, he's not Pan Fu, he's an impostor!"

"Pan Fu is a fake. The little one knows a lot of things, so he is willing to confess truthfully. I beg the adults to save a life, and don't drag the little ones down!"

"grown ups……"

Seeing that the matter could not be concealed, the county yamen guards in the torture room, who had been clenching their teeth, shouted scramblingly, fearing that others would rob them of their way of life.

At this time, the wailing and screaming in the other room also stopped, and after a while, the criminal came in with a slender whip: "Mr. After several times, I couldn't help but beat him up, and the people below are waiting for him to make a confession."

"Okay! It seems that Pan Fu is the big fish, and he almost got away from the official's hand!"

When Ma Ze said this, he was unavoidably afraid, but it was more of arrogance. He had already noticed something was wrong, and now it seems that it is true.

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After admiring the calligraphy for a while, Tu Jie finally felt that something was wrong, waved away the officials who were waiting for the tea and said in a deep voice: "Brother Chen, the matter is of great importance, the Prime Minister's side..."

Chen Mingjie gently put the tea aside: "When this case is settled, I will personally report the details to Prime Minister Hu."

Chen Ning slapped the table and stood up and said sharply: "Stop pretending to be ignorant here, you don't know what it means for us to come in person? Don't forget who you are!"

Chen Mingjie squinted at Chen Ning and said contemptuously, "I am the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment of the Ming Dynasty, and a minister of the Holy Majesty!"

"you!"

Tu Jie hastily interjected: "Brother Chen is right, we are all officials of the imperial court, the courtiers of the Holy Majesty."

The atmosphere was dignified, Tu Jie said with a wry smile: "Brother Chen, it's not easy for Xiang Ye, you can be considerate and considerate, after all, you are one of your own."

Chen Mingjie breathed out: "It's not that I don't care about the friendship of my colleagues, but that this matter is no longer something you and I can suppress. How many heads were chopped off by the pro-military captain's mansion last night, even if I help, I can hide it for a while." I can't live forever."

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