Chapter 4 Ye Xuan Gets the Confession
Chapter 4 Ye Xuan gets the confession

"Everyone has ten fingers. In fact, I really want to try what it feels like if I insert steel needles into all ten of your fingers?" Ye Xuan said in a calm tone, making a cruel thing sound extremely easy.

This made Cheng Gong shudder suddenly.

He always thought that Ye Xuan's methods were similar to those of the previous Jinyiwei, and at most they would only cause him some physical pain.

But looking back now, it is clear that he was wrong.

Compared with those of the Jinyiwei, Ye Xuan's punishment is simply inhumane.

You never know, you might even die from the pain.

"You...you..." Cheng Gong was already dying, with cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

He looked at Ye Xuan angrily, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

"What? Could it be that Lord Cheng is so anxious that he wants to try my next more cruel punishment?" Facing the miserable Cheng Gong, Ye Xuan put on a sly smile.

Seeing Ye Xuan grab his hand again and not seeming to be threatening anyone, Cheng Gong was completely convinced.

"I...I confess everything! Please don't punish me anymore..." Cheng Gong was dying and began to beg weakly.

Ye Xuan smiled slightly and took back the needle: "Wouldn't it be better if you were like this earlier? Why suffer in vain?"

Song Zhenshan, who was standing by, felt incomparable admiration for the methods used by Ye Xuan.

Otherwise, how could he be promoted to the position of a centurion?
This method is really powerful!

You have to know that the Jinyiwei had tried their best but couldn't pry open Cheng Gong's mouth. They were completely helpless.

But Ye Xuan could pry open Cheng Gong's mouth with just a tiny steel needle.

It really makes people deeply impressed!

If these punishments were imposed on someone else, they probably wouldn't be able to come up with them.

Now that Cheng Gong is willing to speak up, everything will be easy!

Afterwards, under Ye Xuan's instructions, Song Zhenshan brought Cheng Gong to the interrogation room.

There are all kinds of torture instruments displayed here, which is dazzling.

But Ye Xuan is not in the mood to study these things now.

"Okay! Tell me, what's going on with this blank account book?" Ye Xuan sat cross-legged on a long wooden bench and said seriously, "Tell me the truth! Do you understand?"

“Yes…Yes!”

In front of him, Cheng Gong, with cold shackles on his hands and feet, responded to Ye Xuan timidly.

Then he thought of the inhumane methods used by the man in front of him, and he no longer had the slightest intention of deceiving him.

Now he just wants to tell the truth as Ye Xuan said.

"Okay, let's talk!"

As Ye Xuan gave orders, Cheng Gong slowly began to explain the whole story of the blank account book.

"Actually, this is a long story..." Cheng Gong was about to start a long speech as he was lost in his memories.

Ye Xuan interrupted what he was about to say impatiently: "Don't talk nonsense, make it short!"

Cheng Gong nodded, reorganized his words, and explained: "This matter..."

After a cup of tea, Ye Xuan had learned all the ins and outs of the whole thing.

The development of the matter is almost the same as what is recorded in history.

They are all formal official documents with a seal in advance, and the specific information is filled in when they are used.

However, because this practice could lead to abuse of power and corruption, it attracted great attention from Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.

This custom was actually very common during the Yuan Dynasty, but Zhu Yuanzhang obviously would not recognize it.

That's why the war broke out.

Cheng Gong and several other officials had been following the custom of the previous dynasty (Yuan Dynasty) and using blank account books.

But because they were afraid that the truth would be exposed, no one knew about it.

Hearing Cheng Gong's words, Ye Xuan understood. He had just observed Cheng Gong for a while and found that he did not show any signs of lying.

And under his coercion and inducement, he was sure that he would not dare to lie.

However, what Ye Xuan knew was that the officials implicated in this empty seal case were not just a few officials, but tens of thousands of officials behind it.

As for other officials involved, further investigation is probably needed.

This case itself involves a lot of people, so it is normal that it requires a long time to investigate.

Moreover, he has been unwilling to speak, probably because he looks down on the Jinyiwei.

"Have you written it all down?"

Ye Xuan turned around and looked at Song Zhenshan, who was writing the contents of the interrogation on the file.

After Song Zhenshan finished writing, he put down his pen and said, "It's done, sir."

Ye Xuan nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Cheng Gong to sign the confession.

It's all done.

After obtaining the key evidence, Ye Xuan did not stay any longer and prepared to find his superior to hand over his confession.

Although he also wants to take full responsibility for this case, he is not qualified to do so now.

Even a simple meeting with the emperor was a luxury for him.

When he arrived outside the prison, Ye Xuan specifically instructed Song Zhenshan: "Keep an eye on Cheng Gong! Don't let him meet anyone without my order."

"Yes!"

Afterwards, Ye Xuan walked towards the inner courtyard.

……

quickly!

Ye Xuan came to the Qianhu room.

Ye Xuan took a deep breath and then pushed the door open.

As soon as you enter the room, what catches your eye is the antique style, carved beams and painted buildings, which is almost the same as Ye Xuan's previous room.

And on the armchair in the middle of the room, there was a middle-aged man sitting at his desk, writing quickly, as if he was writing something.

The middle-aged man had a hooked nose, tanned skin, thick lips, a long and narrow face, a mustache on his upper lip, and a pair of round eyes that shone with brilliance.

The clothes he wore were obviously of much higher quality than Ye Xuan's. After all, he was a thousand-householder, while Ye Xuan was only a hundred-householder.

"Master Wei!"

Ye Xuan walked up to Captain Wei Qingming and greeted him politely.

As a person with modern thinking, he really couldn't accept kneeling down.

But fortunately, Wei Qingming didn't care too much about it.

Noticing Ye Xuan coming, Wei Qingming immediately stopped writing and looked up and said, "Ye Xuan? You're here."

Ye Xuan took a quick glance and discovered that the old man was practicing calligraphy.

Ugh!
Look at others and then look at yourself.

Sure enough, people in high positions feel comfortable.

Ye Xuan immediately handed the confession of Cheng Gong to Wei Qingming: "Sir Wei, this is the confession of a captured county magistrate named Cheng Gong."

Then he added: "It has something to do with the blank account books."

Hearing Ye Xuan's words, Wei Qingming paused, realizing that this was something that could not be underestimated.

So he immediately took it and read it carefully.

While staring at the contents of the confession, Wei Qingming nodded and said with satisfaction: "Not bad! Ye Xuan, you did a great job this time!"

(End of this chapter)