The two big shots of the Imperial Censorate, Wen Chun and Xu Zuo, were the first to be arrested.
They had been under semi-house arrest during Shen Yicheng's era, and had been completely abandoned after Xiao Ruxun came to power. In the end, they were the first to be arrested and thrown into the Central Bureau of Investigation for strict investigation.
Of course, no one sympathized with them. The reputation of the Imperial Censors was bad before the Ming Dynasty. They were just a bunch of mad dogs. No one cared if they died. They just hoped that the Emperor wouldn't burn them.
Although the arrested Imperial Censors were scared witless, they originally thought that it would just be a simple interrogation. After all, they had already been abandoned, what kind of storm could they cause? They didn't know if it was their own people who had gone crazy and tried to assassinate Zhao Shiqing. They were also panicking.
But when they entered the Central Bureau of Investigation's prison, they realized the situation was bad.
No, no, no!
This dark and damp environment, these familiar and cruel torture tools … these unfriendly people … this strange atmosphere …
This was the prison of the Imperial Bodyguard of the Ming Dynasty!!!
They broke down in an instant.
After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, some of the original Imperial Bodyguard and East Faction Guards didn't die. They successfully survived Shen Yicheng's purge of the Eunuch's power and Xiao Ruxun's purge of the Imperial Bodyguard.
Then, under Xiao Ruxun's instructions, they were secretly brought into the Black Poison system by Zhou Yao and became Black Poison's spies.
After these professionals from the East Faction Guards and Imperial Bodyguard joined Black Poison, they quickly improved the level of Black Poison's work. Black Poison quickly grew from a ten-year-old child to a strong young man in his mid-twenties with great strength.
The most direct manifestation was that the Central Bureau of Investigation had inherited all the torture tools and methods of the East Faction Guards and the Imperial Bodyguard.
Along the way, Zhou Yao also obtained books that specifically explained how to deal with those loyal and martyred officials, how to find a person's weakest point, and how to break their psychological and physical defenses. These secrets were an eye-opener for Zhou Yao.
It had to be said that the Imperial Bodyguard and the East Faction Guards were the most professional when it came to investigating and pranking people. After hundreds of years of professional pranking people, Zhou Yao and the reborn Black Venom had benefited greatly.
They decided to use this political storm as the first step to making the Black Poison famous.
Xiao Ruxun defined this operation as a great purge.
As Xiao Ruxun's most capable cleaning tool, Zhou Yao had to fulfill his duty of cleaning the world.
So the mad dogs finally found something that could restrain them.
From that day onwards, the Central Bureau of Investigation's prison was filled with incessant noises. Roars, screams, cries, and all sorts of other sounds intertwined together. A normal person would probably go crazy if they heard it.
But if these professionals were to listen, they might be able to find flaws, find the parts that had not been tortured, and torture them so that their voices would be more perfect and pleasing to the ear.
Even Zhou Yao found it a little hard to watch, but he forced himself to calm down and let himself watch the whole process to train his mental endurance. He felt that he would be associated with such things in the future, and he had to get used to it so that he would not disappoint His Majesty.
On the third day, Zhou Yao began to pass on the results of the interrogation to Xiao Ruxun.
The first accomplice to be confessed was the Marquis of Zhenyuan, Gu Dali.
An imperial censor really could not stand the torture, so he blurted out the name of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, Gu Dali, saying that Gu Dali was involved in this matter. Zhou Yao immediately told this shocking news to Xiao Ruxun.
Xiao Ruxun was furious. He smashed the teacup in his hand and immediately ordered the arrest of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, Gu Dali, for interrogation.
This political storm began to affect the nobles.
The Marquis of Zhenyuan, Gu Dali became the first noble to be arrested. In the midst of his breakdown, he was thrown into the Central Bureau of Investigation's prison, and began the journey of further collapse.
He was very honored to be the first noble to enjoy the combined package of the Bureau of Investigation.
"Speak! Who is the mastermind behind this?! "
The burly man wearing a hungry ghost mask, who was in charge of the torture, waved the leather whip in his hand that was soaked in chili sauce, and whipped Gu Dali's delicate skin and tender flesh.
It should not be said that this guy was fair and clean, and also fat. The flesh on his body was loose and loose. At first glance, one could tell that he was pampered and raised in luxury. He had not experienced any setbacks at all. This was probably the first time someone had experienced this, so when he saw this situation, he was so scared that he peed his pants.
But even if he was incontinent, he could not escape this ending. The burly man waved the leather whip and whipped his body again and again. He let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered, and his face could no longer be distinguished from tears and snot.
Whenever someone asked him who was the mastermind behind this and asked him to quickly explain, he would only say —
"I don't know! I don't know! I don't know who did it! I didn't! I didn't!! "
That was all he knew to say. Of course, this was not bad. After being beaten like this for two days, he did not even know how to speak. His mouth was making sounds that no one knew what he was saying.
He even felt a little crazy.
Mental disorder was a possibility.
"He can't really be crazy, right?"
Zhou Yao looked at Gu Dali, who no longer looked like a human, and asked the former senior member of the Brocade Uniform Guards beside him.
The senior staff observed Gu Dali for a moment, then looked at Zhou Yao with a flattering expression.
"Based on my many years of experience, this is a demonic barrier. Only the castration technique can make him return to normal. Please do not worry, doctor. Although I am a lowly person, I have a good castration technique. Back then, the eunuchs in the internal court all knew of my skills and often asked me to help them castrate the new little fellows."
Zhou Yao wanted to laugh when he heard this, so he nodded.
"Okay, I'll leave it to you. Make him return to normal as soon as possible. There are still many things for him to do!"
"Yes, sir."
This guy quickly got the tools for castration, then burned the castration knife on a candle as a form of sterilization. Then, he had someone control Gu Dali, take off his pants, and aim at the delicate spot.
"Don't! Don't! Don't! I know who did it! I know who did it! I know! I'll talk! I'll talk! Don't castrate me! Don't castrate me!!!! "
Gu Dali's psychological defense finally collapsed.
Zhou Yao nodded in satisfaction.
"Ten taels of silver."
The senior staff was overjoyed and knelt down to thank him.
Then, Zhou Yao looked at Gu Dali.
"Marquis Gu, why don't you just tell us the truth? Now that things have become like this, I really feel sorry for you! "
Gu Dali looked at Zhou Yao with fear in his eyes, trembling all over.
"Who is the mastermind behind this?"
Zhou Yao smiled coldly.
"I … I … I …"
Gu Dali trembled all over, unable to speak.
"It seems that Marquis Gu has a bad memory. Then let me help you remember. The mastermind behind this is State Duke Zhu Yinghuai. He secretly hated His Majesty for not using him, and was even more jealous of Zhao Shiqing who was appointed. So, he decided to make a move on Zhao Shiqing and even collude with a group of people to rebel!"
Gu Dali was scared and trembling, but he was not crazy.
Zhu Yinghuai … Zhu Yinghuai …
Is … is he asking me to be a false witness?
"State … State Duke Cheng … He …"
"He is the mastermind behind this. He is the mastermind behind this. He ordered his trusted men to kill Zhao Shiqing with the standard military crossbow to threaten His Majesty to get the throne. If he failed, he decided to start a rebellion, kill His Majesty, and ascend the throne himself."
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