The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 558 Shen Yiguan's Threat
Shen Yiquan did react.

Li Dai was most likely exposed.

Originally, Li Dai was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice.

Moreover, Li Dai was also gradually climbing up the ladder according to the strategy he had set up in advance.

Seventy to eighty percent of the Ministry of Revenue officials were arrested at that time.

Local officials also began making arrests.

Everything was going according to his plan.

Who knew that Li Dai was suddenly thrown into the imperial prison.

He had already sensed something was wrong by then.

When Wanli posthumously conferred the title of Earl of Zhongqin on Wang Chongguang, he finally came to his senses.

The little emperor is about to start purging the Zhejiang Party!

Wang Chongguang's Wang family is a very prestigious aristocratic family, and the number of Jinshi scholars produced by the Wang family is frighteningly large.

Why did the young emperor want to win over the Wang family?

That must be to promote the Wang family.

Wang Zhiyuan was a retired Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, so it is easy to imagine where he would be promoted to.

There are also Wang Zhiyou, Wang Xiangqian, Wang Xiangkun and others, whose qualifications are enough to be promoted to assistant ministers of the six ministries.

Why does the little emperor need so many assistant ministers from the six ministries?
The corruption among the officials was purged from top to bottom. All the corrupt officials in the six ministries had been arrested long ago and replaced by the young emperor's confidants.

Now most of the remaining six ministers are from the Zhejiang Party.

The little emperor came for them!

He couldn't care less about so many things at this moment.

He had to quickly shut up this guy Li Dai.

Li Dai knew too much. If this guy confessed everything, they would all be finished.

He didn't expect that it would have been better if he hadn't shut Li Dai's mouth. Just when he was about to take action, he was caught by the Jinyiwei!

Inside the imperial prison, Shen Yikuan looked at Li Dai in another cell, whose eyes were evasive, and the four treasures of the study in front of this guy, and his mood instantly sank to the bottom.

It's obvious that this guy has confessed!

What to do now?
He was just rolling his eyes when two jailers suddenly came up quickly, opened the cell door, and carried him out.

Is this going to be an interrogation?
Can he still deny it?
Can he withstand the torture in the imperial prison?

He was lost in thought for a while when he was taken to the interrogation room.

Wanli and little Zhu Changxun were sitting there waiting for him.

He quickly prostrated himself on the ground and said respectfully, "Your humble servant greets His Majesty, and His Royal Highness the Third Prince."

You traitor, you're still pretending to be me!
Wanli said coldly: "Shen Yiguan, do you admit your guilt?"

Can I be convicted of sin?
You still want to trick me?
It would be foolish to say that you admit your guilt at this time!

Shen Yiguan said carefully: "Your Majesty, I have always been loyal.

As long as Prime Minister Yu is here, I will do whatever you ask me to do. I have never gone against your wishes.

Later, when Prime Minister Yu was no longer around, and it seemed like you didn't need me to do anything else, I worked diligently and conscientiously, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

Your Majesty, I really don’t know what I did wrong.”

It’s better to say than to sing.

Why don’t you go sing opera?
Life is like a play, right?

Are you still showing off your acting skills to me?

Wanli said coldly: "Li Daiquan confessed, you still don't know what you did wrong?
Tell me the truth, how much money have you embezzled from the Ministry of Revenue over the past ten years, and where did you hide it?"

Sure enough, this guy Li Dai confessed everything!
This useless thing.

Shen Yi Guan pretended to be aggrieved and said, "Your Majesty, it's unfair. Li Dai is just making groundless accusations.

This is all Li Dai's one-sided statement. I have nothing to do with the Ministry of Revenue corruption case, and I have never taken a penny from the Ministry of Revenue."

You let Li Dai randomly accuse others.

Now you actually say that Li Dai is trying to bite you!

Do you really think that shameless people are invincible?
Wanli's face turned stern and he said sternly, "Do you think your nonsense will be of any use? I'm asking you, do you want to recruit or not?"

Why did this little emperor decide it was me?
I have always been careful in doing things and have never been exposed.

Shen Yikuan was puzzled when he heard this.

He really couldn't understand why Wanli would believe Li Dai without hesitation and think that he was the mastermind behind the corruption case in the Ministry of Revenue.

To be honest, he really didn't reveal anything.

However, Wanli didn't need him to reveal his true identity at all. Wanli had this history in his head, and he knew from the beginning that he was a good-for-nothing.

He certainly couldn't have imagined that even if he did nothing, Wanli would deal with this hidden danger of his!

He was stunned for a moment, but still said with a stiff upper lip, "Your Majesty, this is unjust. I really didn't embezzle any money from the Ministry of Revenue. This is just Li Dai's groundless accusation."

You still think you can fool me, right?

Wanli said without hesitation: "Come here, give him some skin." Shen Yikuan is indeed a famous traitor in history. He has a very firm mind.

He knew very well that he couldn't recruit them no matter what. If he did, everything would be over. If he didn't, there was still hope.

This guy, facing the torture in the imperial prison, kept shouting out his injustice, as if he was really being wronged!
Wanli was extremely ruthless. He stared at the guy until the pine bark was completely loosened. Then he said coldly, "I'll ask you again, do you confess or not?"

I can’t admit it, even if you kill me!
Although Shen Yi Guan was sweating profusely from the pain, he still croaked, "Your Majesty, I am wronged. I really did not embezzle the money from the Ministry of Revenue."

You're still hoping for a lucky break, right?

I have seen many shameless people, but I have never seen someone as shameless as you!
Wanli said with a face full of sarcasm: "Yang Hao is your favorite student, right? You asked him to go to Liaodong and do something without my reminding you, right?
Xu Xinsu is your man, right? You know very well what he did originally and what he did later. Do you want to see what he confessed?

Shen Weijing was your man, right? He was controlling the pirate Kapitan on your behalf, right? He was sent to Japan by you, right? You should know how he died, right?
Do you think I know nothing?
I am too lazy to watch your acting, so I just want to ask you, do you want to accept it or not? "

what?
The little emperor knows so much!

When Shen Yikuan heard this, his expression changed.

However, he was only stunned for a moment, and then continued to cry out for justice: "Your Majesty, it's unfair."

He still can't recruit!

Because he knows too much, if he lets it slip, who knows how many people will be implicated.

He didn't want to implicate everyone, not because he was so noble.

On the contrary, this is precisely what makes him so insidious and vicious.

He had already sensed something was amiss when Li Dai was thrown into the imperial prison, and he had already begun making arrangements in secret when Wang Chongguang was conferred the title of Earl of Zhongqin.

At this time, he already knew that there was a high probability that he would not be able to escape this time, so what else could he do?
He wants to keep those people to avenge him!
Seeing this, Wanli couldn't help but hesitate.

What torture will be used next?

If he was the only one conducting the trial, he naturally wouldn't have to consider it.

The key is that Xiao Zhu Changxun is also there.

The torture in the imperial prison was truly horrible, and he didn't know if the little guy could withstand it.

He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Cramp!"

The scene that followed was truly horrific and indescribable.

Little Zhu Changxun was so frightened that his face changed drastically.

Shen Yikuan fainted from the pain.

Seeing this, Wanli still said coldly: "Give him a bucket of water."

Shen Yikuan was splashed with cold water and woke up slowly.

Wanli asked coldly: "I ask you again, do you want to confess or not?"

The little emperor is really cruel.

However, no matter how cruel you are, I won't admit it!
You thought that killing me would put an end to it, right?
Shen Yi Guan took a deep breath, then said quietly: "Your Majesty, money is a good thing. It can make people enjoy wealth and glory and even do whatever they want.

So, many people in this world love money, and some people will do anything for it.”

What does this mean?
Are you threatening me?

This means you still have a lot of tricks up your sleeve, right?

You bribed a lot of people with the money you embezzled, right?
Would I be afraid of someone you bribed with money?

Upon hearing this, Wanli said coldly: "The Master said: Wealth and honor are what people desire, but if they are not obtained by proper means, they should not be kept.

If a gentleman abandons benevolence, how can he become famous?
You scholars have read the Four Books and Five Classics in vain. Your minds are only focused on money, and you have thrown benevolence, righteousness, and morality aside.

Money is indeed a good thing, but there are many people like you who want to get it by unfair means. Even Confucius couldn't do anything to you.

However, you are wrong about one thing. Even if you get a lot of money through illegal means, you can't do whatever you want.

What do you think the laws of the Ming Dynasty are for? What do you think the millions of troops under my command are for?

Can't I deal with you traitors and rebels?
Don’t you know what your ending will be now?
How dare you threaten me!

I have dealt with the northern barbarians and the southern Japanese, so why should I be afraid of the villains you bribed with money?
I also want to tell you something: no matter how much money you want, you must live to spend it! "

Do you think I just bribed a few scoundrels?

Shen Yiguan remained silent.

Seeing this, Wanli said coldly: "That's all for today, Lu Yi. From now on, you will interrogate him once a day. Just knock him out, don't kill him. I want to see how long he can hold out."

When Shen Yikuan heard this, a hint of fear appeared in his eyes.

This little emperor is so cruel!
However, he still doesn't know how to recruit.

Wanli glanced at little Zhu Changxun, then waved his hand and said, "Drag him away."

He was afraid of scaring little Zhu Changxun, so it was enough for the little guy to see so much today.

The fact that Shen Yikuan could threaten him proved that this guy was prepared to never confess even if he was beaten to death.

He was not sure whether Shen Yikuan could withstand all the torture, so he simply left it to Lu Yi to judge.

These days there are still people who can withstand all the tortures in the imperial prison.

The Seven Gentlemen of Donglin in history are a clear example.

Shen Yikuan is even worse than that!

(End of this chapter)