Ming Jiajing: Starting from Immortality

Chapter 44: Shifan disobeys the order and searches Yan’s house!
"take away!"

Chen Hong gave an order.

The momentum suddenly changed dramatically.

The set of shackles and handcuffs on Lu Fang is the famous "Tiger and Wolf Set".

In the Ministry of Justice and the provincial and county government offices, these torture instruments are specifically used to deal with notorious bandits. No matter who they are, no matter how powerful they are, once they are tortured with this set of torture instruments, they will not be able to escape.

However, the Jinyiwei of the Tixingsi and Beizhenfusi used it to arrest officials who displeased the emperor, so the name was changed in official circles to "Golden Buyao".

Because her whole body from head to toe was covered with chains, every step she took made a clanging sound. Her hands and feet were handcuffed together, and she could only move step by step because of the chains between her legs. When she walked, her steps were like the small steps of a woman's golden lotus, hence the elegant name.

But it cannot conceal the sinister intention, which is to humiliate those civil servants who consider themselves to be upright, such as the "Four Remonstrants of Yuezhong" and the "Seven Masters of Shaoxing" in those days, all of whom were tortured with this set of instruments.

When the authority fell heavily from the sky, Chen Hong finally understood what Lu Fang meant by "peace of mind".

The more miserable Lu Fang was, the faster the fear in the eunuch's heart would disappear. After putting on the shackles, Chen Hong felt that this godfather of forty years didn't seem to be a big deal.

The two eunuchs in charge of justice immediately tried to pull the chain.

The torture instruments are extremely heavy and the restraints are severe. If the prisoner walks alone, he will walk slowly, but his body can adjust the stride independently, so the pain will be less.

If the prisoner were to be dragged along in chains by an outsider, every bone in his body would feel uncomfortable.

"Wait!" Huang Jin hurriedly shouted, looking at Chen Hong who was pretending to be ignorant but exuding the aura of a villain who had achieved success, "Eunuch Lu has served the emperor for decades. Even if he has no merit, he has worked hard. If you treat him like this today, aren't you afraid that others will treat you like this in the future?"

Chen Hong's face darkened.

He regarded the position of the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department as a sure thing. He was very unhappy that the little Huang Jin, who was just a eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, dared to speak to him like this.

But what Huang Jin said did make some sense. Chen Hong suppressed his anger and waved his hand.

The two eunuchs in charge of justice loosened the chains. Huang Jin originally wanted to lift the chains to help Lu Fang walk, but Lu Fang refused and slowly moved out of the house by himself.

After just a few steps, Lu Fang's neck and ankles were scratched with bright red marks. The further he walked, the darker the marks became.

The eunuchs who were escorting Lu Fang did not dare to use force, so they had to follow him patiently, watching him slowly move out in chains. However, when he reached the gate of the courtyard, he was still blocked by the high threshold.

Huang Jin, who was always ready, hurried over to help. He held the chain in one hand and supported Lu Fang out of the door with the other hand. Then, he moved straight towards the prison van.

The prison van of the Ministry of Justice was sealed, with only a door at the rear, which was open. When Lu Fang and Huang Jin walked to the door at the rear of the van, two eunuchs from the Ministry of Justice helped Lu Fang into the van.

Then the door of the prison van slammed shut from the outside and locked with a click.

Chen Hongquan saw the deep affection between Lu Fang and Huang Jin. At this time, Chen Hong's godson stepped forward and whispered in his ear, "Godfather, do you want to search?"

Search, of course, means search the house.

The Xin'an River embankment was built under the supervision of the Zhejiang River Administration. The eunuch Li Xuan, who supervised the Zhejiang River Administration, was the adopted son of Yang Jinshui, who was also the director of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau and Zhejiang Maritime Customs. Yang Jinshui was in turn the adopted son of Lu Fang.

If Lu Fang was really involved in the Xin'an River flood, he must have had correspondence with Yang Jinshui, and perhaps the correspondence was in this private residence. If it could be found, Lu Fang would be doomed.

Even if they couldn't find anything in this private residence, the eunuchs in the inner court had already been eyeing the ancestors' money. The eunuchs might not be good at other things, but they were good at slipping silver into their pockets during a search.

Chen Hong looked around, seeing the eunuchs from the Ministry of Justice ready to make a move, and gained a new understanding of Lu Fang's position.

When the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department only needs to consider how to overthrow the eunuch who holds the seal of the Imperial Household Department, but when the eunuch holds the seal of the Imperial Household Department, there are many things to consider. For some reason, Chen Hong has a hunch that there is no evidence in Lu Fang's private residence, and there is even no correspondence with Yang Jinshui in Zhejiang in this regard. Even if he searches the place thoroughly, he can't find anything that can put Lu Fang to death.

If that's the case, then why search?

Moreover.

As for the Xin'an River flood, the emperor wanted the Jinyiwei to be responsible. It was the Jinyiwei's job to collect evidence. All he and the eunuchs from the Ministry of Justice should do was to send Lu Fang to the imperial prison.

Chen Hong glared at his godson and stepped out, "Let's go!"

On the road.

Lu Fang saw the chief minister of the cabinet Yan Song, the minister of the Ministry of Revenue Xu Jie, the foreign minister, the internal minister, and the land official in the prison car. The three prison cars were driving side by side and slowly passing by on the official road. It was really shocking.

……

Yan Shifan has just returned to the Yan Mansion.

The sedan curtain is opened.

Yan Shifan was stunned as he looked at Zhu Qi and others who were on high alert.

"According to the imperial order, Yan Shifan is thrown into the imperial prison and awaits his fate."

Zhu Qi slowly looked towards Yan Shifan and spoke clearly: "Young Lord, please follow me."

"What?" Yan Shifan asked back, unwilling to believe his ears.

"Young Lord, we are here on orders from the emperor. Please get out of the sedan chair." Zhu Qi smiled faintly and pointed to the prison car behind him.

"Show me the imperial edict!" Yan Shifan sat in the sedan chair without moving.

Even if he was wrong, he was just expelled from the palace by the emperor not long ago. Even if the emperor wants to settle the score in the autumn, it should be in the autumn. It's not even the beginning of summer yet!

"Young minister, you know that the imperial edict is not read out by the Jinyiwei. The Jinyiwei are only responsible for arresting people." Zhu Qi ordered someone to take the chains and prepare to put them on Yan Shifan as soon as he got off the sedan chair.

Yan Shifan was enraged by this aggressive attitude and roared, "Without an imperial decree, you dared to surround my house and torture me!"

Yan Shifan's lack of tact also made Zhu Qi lose his remaining patience. He cupped his hands and said, "Young Lord, I'm sorry."

Say it.

Zhu Qi stretched out his hand, grabbed the curtain of the sedan chair, pulled it and threw it to the ground, then jumped into the sedan chair pole and struck the pillars on both sides of the sedan chair with both palms from inside. The roof and walls of the sedan chair flew away in an instant, leaving only the sedan chair seat and the lonely Yan Shifan.

Yan Shifan's hair crown was blown away and his body was completely frozen.

Zhu Qi patted the dust off his hands, then noticed the abnormality of the young elder. He curled his lips and walked away: "Someone, bring it up!"

Two Jinyiwei rushed over, one of them put copper locks and handcuffs on his hands, and the other one put shackles on his legs.

The Jinyiwei were no match for the eunuchs in the Ministry of Justice. After applying the torture instruments, one person lifted Yan Shifan up by each arm and dragged him into the prison van.

Zhu Qi ordered Yan Shifan to be escorted to the imperial prison to reunite with Yan Song. Looking at the huge Yan residence, he raised his hand and said, "Search!"

(End of this chapter)