The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 575 The True and False King of Chu Rebelled Against Tiangang
Wanli actually ordered his men to execute all the more than 30 members of the Chu clan who led the rebellion without hesitation!

The Ming imperial family had never been so cruel to the princes and royal family members.

During the Xuande reign, the Prince of Han rebelled, but Emperor Xuanzong did not intend to kill him.

In the end, it was the King of Han who was asking for death. When Emperor Xuanzong went to visit him, this guy took advantage of him by surprise and knocked Emperor Xuanzong to the ground with a sweeping kick. Emperor Xuanzong could no longer tolerate this and burned the King of Han to death.

There was also the rebellion of Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao. Emperor Wuzong Zhengde only executed Zhu Chenhao, and his descendants were frightened and drowned themselves. They were not beheaded in public.

These two princes were plotting rebellion and wanted to seize the throne.

To put it bluntly, the Chu vassal rebellion was simply because King Zhu Huakui of Chu was not the heir of Prince Gong, and was a usurper of the throne by a different surname. Therefore, the Chu vassal royal family was dissatisfied and made a big fuss.

They did not want to rebel. On the contrary, they wanted the emperor to come and give them justice. However, they went too far in order to make the matter so big that it reached the ears of the emperor.

Wanli ignored the situation and ordered the execution of more than 30 members of the Chu royal family who led the rebellion.

He was clearly telling the other princes and royal family members to behave themselves and not think they could act lawlessly. Anyone who dared to gather together for rebellion would be killed.

This is not over yet.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered someone to bring Zhou Yingzhi over.

This guy!
When Wanli saw Zhou Yingzhi's appearance, he was stunned.

It is no longer possible to tell what Zhou Yingzhi looks like.

Because the Chu royal family hated him so much, they caught him and beat him up.

He was beaten into a pig's head at that time.

At this moment, his face was covered with bruises, and even his mouth, nose, and eyes were a little deformed, making it impossible to see his appearance clearly.

When little Zhu Changxun saw this, his eyes widened.

How many punches and kicks did he get in the face to look like this?
Wanli was stunned for a moment before he said coldly, "Zhou Yingzhi, tell me the truth. Were you the one who instigated the Chu Clan Rebellion?"

what?
Is this just a cliché, or did someone else sue me?

I did it very secretly, and it seems like no one saw it.

How could the little emperor know?

This is most likely a cliché!

I can't be fooled.

Zhou Yingzhi rolled his eyes for a while, then shook his head repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, no, how could this humble minister possibly instigate a rebellion among the Chu clan?

I don't know why the Chu clan rebelled. I was chased and beaten by them for a long time and I have no idea what was going on.

You're still pretending to be innocent, right?
There are so many officials from the Huguang Provincial Administration Commission and the Huguang Judicial Commission. You have no idea why the Chu royal family is chasing you, right?

This happened because of you!

Do you think I don't know?
Wanli snorted coldly, then said sternly: "I'm asking you, do you want to confess or not?"

That’s definitely not the right approach.

This kind of thing is no joke. If you admit it, it will be a disaster.

Zhou Yingzhi feigned innocence and said, "Your Majesty, I really don't know what's going on."

You don't want to recruit, right?
Okay, I just want to give you a good beating.

Upon hearing this, Wanli said without hesitation: "Come here, loosen his skin."

Pine bark!

Why is he being tortured for asking just a few questions?

Zhou Yingzhi was so frightened when he heard this that he begged for mercy again and again, "Your Majesty, please spare my life! I really don't know what's going on!"

You still dare to be stubborn.

Okay, let me see if you have a tough skin.

Wanli pretended not to hear and did not react at all.

The executioners in the imperial prison rushed forward without hesitation, pinned the guy to the ground and gave him a beating.

This guy's skin was already covered in bruises from being beaten, and now that he was loosened up, he was almost howling in pain.

However, he still refused to confess and kept crying out for justice.

Seeing this, Wanli asked coldly, "Let me ask you one more question, do you confess or not?"

I can't recruit.

Zhou Yingzhi continued to cry out for justice, "Your Majesty, this is unjust."

Then continue.

Upon hearing this, Wanli said without hesitation: "Cramps."

How can you interrogate like this?

Zhou Yingzhi was so frightened that he kept begging for mercy, "Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

Wanli pretended not to hear.

This guy was tortured to death.

Wanli ordered his men to pour cold water on him to wake him up, and then asked coldly: "I ask you again, will you confess or not?"

Why do you think it's me?

Zhou Yingzhi no longer dared to protest his injustice.

The little emperor is acting like if you don't confess when asked a question, you will be tortured.

Who can endure the torture in this imperial prison?

He couldn't stand it anyway.

He hesitated for a moment, but still said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, please spare my life. I confess, I confess." That's just the nature of you.

Wanli curled his lips in disdain and then asked, "Are you Shen Yiguan's confidant?"

what?
How do you know this?
Zhou Yingzhi hesitated again after hearing this.

The Zhejiang Party members were all executed along with their entire families!

Seeing this, Wanli said coldly: "You still don't want to confess, right? Fine, loosen the bones, search the intestines, or scrape the belly, you choose one."

How much hatred do I have against you?
Who can bear these tortures?

Don't be like this.

I can’t stand it!
Zhou Yingzhi was so frightened when he heard this that he trembled and said, "I admit it, I admit it. I was promoted by Shen Yiguan, so I can't be considered a confidant."

Are you still hoping for luck?

What's the difference?
Didn’t you just join Shen Yikuan?

Wanli continued to ask, "Did Shen Yiguan instigate the Chu Clan Rebellion?"

How do you know everything?

Who betrayed me?
Zhou Yingzhi hesitated again.

Is this kind of thing possible?

He felt that what Shen Yi had asked him to do was a bit unscrupulous.

Seeing this, Wanli couldn't help but frowned slightly.

How long will the trial take?
He actually didn't need this guy to confess. He had already figured out what the Chu Fan Rebellion was all about. The reason he ordered the torture was just to punish this guy, not to force a confession.

We have already used two tortures now, so it’s almost enough.

He thought for a moment and said simply, "You may not know this yet, but Zhu Huakui has already confessed.

It was you who lied to him at that time, saying that Shen Yikuan had confessed to his bribery, and that I would deal with him after I had dealt with the corrupt officials. You asked him to pay tribute quickly to please me.

Then, you ordered someone to secretly tell the news to the Chu royal family, saying that since King Zhu Huakui of Chu had won my favor, they had no hope of turning things around.

You also ordered people to pretend to be experts and trick the Chu royal family into robbing tribute, trying to make the matter as big as possible to attract my attention and expose the fake Chu King case to the world."

what?
You know everything!
Then what are you reviewing?
After all this torture, it was all in vain!
Zhou Yingzhi was stunned when he heard this.

Seeing this, Wanli said, "This shouldn't be planned by you. Shen Yiguan taught you to do this. Shen Yiguan is dead, why are you still taking the blame for him?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yingzhi nodded subconsciously. He was so dizzy from the torture that he couldn't think too much. He just wanted to end this terrible torture as soon as possible.

He simply gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, this was done by Shen Yi Guan, and I received a secret letter from him some time ago.

Shen Yiguan instructed me to stir up a rebellion in the Chu vassal state at an appropriate time. In his secret letter, he also said that he would send me 100,000 taels of silver after the rebellion was accomplished.

Does this mean that Shen Yiquan also arranged for someone to send you money?

Upon hearing this, Wanli asked, "Where's the money? Did you receive it? Who sent it to you?"

Zhou Yingzhi shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, I was arrested by the Imperial Guards before I even got the money."

You haven't received the money yet?

Then I shouldn't have dealt with you so early!
Upon hearing this, Wanli couldn't help but feel regretful.

Pity.

If I had known this would happen earlier, I would not have touched Zhou Yingzhi.

This time it was a bit too hasty. If the secret guards could keep an eye on Zhou Yingzhi first, perhaps they could also capture the other confidants left behind by Shen Yikuan.

It's too late to say anything now. They have already arrested Zhou Yingzhi. Unless Shen Yiquan's confidants are fools, they will not take the risk to find Zhou Yingzhi.

He sighed secretly and then asked, "Tell me the truth, was Zhu Huakui adopted by Concubine Wang, and is his biological father Wang Ruyan, Wang's brother?

This is Zhu Huakui's business, there's no need for you to hide it for him, right?
He paid Shen Yi Guan a huge bribe just to get you to help suppress this matter, right? "

There was really no need for him to hide this matter from Zhu Huakui.

Shen Yikuan's entire family had been executed, so there was no need for him to hide the truth for this guy.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yingzhi nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Zhu Huakui is not the son of Prince Gong, he is the son of Wang Ruyan, the brother of Wang Shi.

Zhu Huabi was not the son of Prince Gong. Both brothers were sons of Wang Ruyan, the elder brother of Wang Shi.

This was clear to both the Chu clan and Shen Yiguan. Zhu Huakui offered Shen Yiguan a large bribe in order to ask him for help in suppressing the Chu clan and suppressing this matter.

I am interrogating you just for this confession.

There is no need to continue the review now.

Zhu Huakui is a usurper of the throne by a different surname. This guy is the fake King of Chu!

I just need to prove this.

Wanli nodded slightly, then glanced at the person writing the confession.

The experienced person came up swiftly with a pen and ink, showed the confession to Zhou Yingzhi carefully, and asked him to sign and seal it.

The interrogation is over.

Seeing this, Wanli waved his hand and said, "Come here, drag his entire family to the West Market execution ground and execute them all!"

what?
I confessed everything, but my entire family was still executed!

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yingzhi couldn't help but howl, "Your Majesty, spare my life."

Can I forgive you?

You guys are incredible. You helped the fake King of Chu to oppress the real royal family members, and you also designed to cause the Chu vassal rebellion, so that those Chu vassal royal family members who dared to go against you would jump out and die!

How can I forgive you for doing such a thing that goes against Tiangang?

(End of this chapter)