An Dun sat in the office of the Taiwan Affairs Office on the Yushitai, and took a sip of the freshly brewed tea to dispel his tired spirit.

He spent the whole night interrogating the officials of Dali Temple last night, but he didn't get much useful information.

"Is there still no one confessing?" He asked Zhang Ruxian, the supervisory censor beside him - Zhang Ruxian was transferred by him to be responsible for the interrogation at Kaifeng Mansion.

Zhang Ruxian nodded: "For such a big case, if you want to get people to talk, I'm afraid it might be a little difficult if you're so anxious."

Those arrested were all officials.

Among them were even civil servants and officials from the imperial court.

The impact of this case was particularly great, and everyone in the palace and the capital were watching.

Naturally, it is impossible to use torture, and even the procedures must be free of loopholes.

Otherwise, the verdict may be overturned!

Yushitai has suffered losses in this regard.

An Dun stroked his beard and chuckled: "They will talk."

He is confident enough about this.

"By the way..." An Dun asked, "Has the news been released?"

Zhang Ruxian lowered his head and replied: "Tai Duan (the official title of Shi Yushi - a title passed down from the Han and Tang Dynasties), don't worry, the lower officials have made arrangements."

"Good!" An Dun narrowed his eyes.

Yushitai, although it is impossible to use torture in the trial of this case.

But it didn't hinder it at all. Yushitai released rumors of torture and torture of relevant prisoners.

This method was invented by Cai Que when he was trying the case of Zhang Anmin.

By spreading false news about Yushitai's torture to the outside world, political opponents can jump out on their own and avoid incurring the consequences themselves.

From then on, Yushitai began to use this method frequently when handling cases.

The effect is very good.

Many times, although people outside know that Yushitai is making a nest and fishing, some people still can't help but bite the hook.

"The relevant criminals have now been imprisoned in the Taiwan Prison Prison..." Zhang Ruxian continued to report: "According to the Taiwan authorities' instructions, they have been imprisoned in prisons such as Seyong Prison, Penal Prison, and Baisi Prison..."

An Dun nodded.

After Yuanfeng was restructured, the fourteen cases inside and outside Yushitai were downsized to eleven cases.

Six cases of internal bombing and five cases of external bombing constitute a prestigious Taiwan case.

At the top level, the officials are in charge and under control, and at the bottom level, the local prefectures, counties, and even subordinate officials and government offices are acting illegally.

Each of the eleven cases at Yushitai has its own prison.

Among them, the most terrifying ones are sex labor, prison, and Baisi.

Just by looking at the names, you can tell that these three places held prisoners who had committed serious crimes and were captured by the censor for interrogation.

And the status must be very low, most of them are subordinate staff and select people.

The crimes committed were also very serious.

Either he wants to marry Salmon Island, or he wants to be exiled for three thousand miles.

Naturally, the conditions in these places are a bit more difficult.

Dirty and messy for sure.

The food supply must also adhere to the minimum standard - as long as people can't starve to death.

Of course, the most important thing is that these places hold desperate prisoners who are waiting for death and have no chance of making a comeback.

Now, a group of delicate officials from Dali Temple and Kaifeng Prefecture are imprisoned in these places.

In an atmosphere of fear and depression, they will scare themselves.

This was also Cai Que's invention - the case of Zhang Anmin was groundbreaking for Yushitai.

From then on, the entire Yushitai seemed to have opened a window to a new world.

It was the first time for many people to know that it was possible to torture people like this!

Learned, learned!

"That's right!" An Dun thought about it and asked, "Where is Hu Ji being detained now?"

Zhang Ruxian said: "Now that Kaifeng Prefecture has promoted the official, he cannot be treated normally, so he is temporarily detained in a pending case and has been taken care of by the official."

An Dun rubbed his hands, stood up, and said to Zhang Ruxian, "I'm going to see Hu Ji."

He was really curious.

Hu Ji doesn't look stupid either.

How could you make such a stupid mistake?

Is there a hidden secret here?

Otherwise, An Dun feels that he cannot understand it no matter what.

A good, promising official in Kaifeng Prefecture.

Will you bet your future and reputation on it for a mere three thousand guan?

What's more, based on what An Dun knows now, Hu Ji has spent almost all of the three thousand guans he obtained and distributed them to officials up and down.

This is simply charity.

But the problem is, how can a civil servant who has climbed to Hu Ji's position be such a stupid person?

Unless Hu Ji has something in the opponent's hands.

…

Under the leadership of Zhang Ruxian, An Dun came to the official office of the censor Taitung where the case was pending.

Open the door and you will find a quiet and elegant courtyard.

The Tui Si Li responsible for guarding here saw An Dun arriving and hurriedly came to greet him.

"Where is Hu Tuiguan now?" An Dun asked.

Na Tui Si replied: "I am reporting to the top of the stage that Hu Tuiguan is currently writing poetry."

"Oh!" An Dun nodded: "Lead the way."

Under the leadership of this official, he passed through the tightly guarded attic courtyard and came to a simple and elegant stone house.

From a distance, An Dun saw Hu Ji, sitting in the stone house, holding a pen and standing in front of a table covered with rice paper.

He seemed to be deep in thought, thinking about something.

As for Hu Ji, he was still wearing the official uniform of a seventh-grade civil servant, with a crotch-footed futou on his head.

Except for the gloomy look on his face, he didn't look like a jailed official at all.

This is natural.

Hu Ji, a promoted official in Kaifeng Prefecture, before the incident, had been promoted to the seventh rank of Chaoqinglang, and had been appointed as a post in the imperial palace of Zhiji Xianyuan.

He is already a high-ranking official!

If he were to be sent out, his seniority would be enough to serve as a criminal officer or a regular officer.

You can even have the right to send a deputy envoy along the way.

As long as this transition is completed, after returning to the court, you can be promoted to the sixth rank of court official, direct bachelor of Jialong Tuge Pavilion, or direct bachelor of Baowen Pavilion, Tianzhang Pavilion, and then you can touch the threshold of being an important minister.

What's more, now the emperor personally leads Kaifeng Mansion.

Even though Hu Ji was a promoted official in Kaifeng Prefecture, even though he was far inferior to Cai Jing and Su Song, they were favored by the imperial court.

But he is also a close minister of the emperor.

According to tradition, the emperor's ministers can be regarded as senior ministers.

This is also true.

In the leap month of February this year, Hu Ji specially ordered to add 600 households to the city, transferred his honorary officers to military cavalry officers, and granted him the title of Founding Man.

In general, the status of the city and the title are benefits that can only be enjoyed by ministers waiting to be appointed.

Therefore, looking at Hu Ji, An Dun really couldn't think clearly.

You say he is stupid.

From the time when the new monarch came to the throne last year to now, he has maintained his position as the official in Kaifeng Prefecture and has not been driven away by others like Fan Jun.

You say he is smart.

He was given a mere three thousand guan by a Jinshi scholar of the same year, and he did such a thing.

Three thousand strings?
To be continued...