jdhmnovel Chapter 138: Become the Minister of Justice (19)
Chapter 138: Become the Minister of Justice (19)
As soon as Xie Lang came in, the clerks who were torturing her stopped the punishment and saluted her. Seeing this, Shang Tan also walked over.
"Has His Royal Highness confessed?"
Xie Lang glanced at Song Chengze, and seeing that he was still able to speak, he couldn't help but ask.
Shang Tan replied respectfully, "Not yet. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince refuses to admit his guilt."
"It seems that this punishment is still too lenient." Xie Lang smiled softly, and then instructed Shang Tan: "Have someone prepare a bucket of hot water, and then pour the boiling hot water on him, and then use an iron brush to brush off the cooked flesh and blood. Repeat this process. I think no matter how tough the Crown Prince is, he will definitely tell us all the crimes."
As soon as the words fell, everyone in the audience took a deep breath when they heard them.
This... this is too cruel!
However, seeing that Xie Lang was determined to do so, Shang Tan bowed respectfully and went downstairs to ask people to prepare.
"I want to see father, I want to see father. Father will never sit idly by." Song Chengze couldn't help but shudder when he heard Xie Lang's words. His hands and feet were shaking constantly. He never thought that Xie Lang would actually dare to treat him like this. Xie Lang's cruelty was beyond his imagination.
Xie Lang looked at him calmly, his eyes full of mockery, and his tone was somewhat nonchalant: "Do you think His Majesty is on your side or on my side?"
Song Chengze thought of the way the puppet emperor looked at him, there was no kindness in his eyes.
It was as if his father had an expression like that of a stranger. This discovery shocked Song Chengze. Either his father had been replaced by someone, or he was controlled by Xie Lang.
"You...what did you do to my father?"
Song Chengze, who noticed this, glanced at Xie Lang fiercely, but Xie Lang did not answer.
He just said slowly to Song Chengze: "Your Highness, do you know the difference between you and me?"
Xie Lang looked at Song Chengze with contempt, and under his astonished gaze, he slowly spoke: "If I were you, when I was in charge of the imperial court, I would have directly executed him first and reported to him later, eliminating the biggest threat and winning over the important officials of the court. By that time, the matter was already done, and it would be too late for Your Majesty to investigate."
"And you, even after I killed several of your henchmen, still didn't dare to fight back. You are such a loser. You even missed the perfect opportunity yesterday. You are such a coward."
Xie Lang said disdainfully that if Song Chengze really dared to chop it down yesterday, she would still look up to him, but she didn't expect that this loser didn't dare to resist until the last moment. She was really happy.
At this moment, the hot water that Xie Lang had prepared for the rich discussions had arrived.
The hot water was boiling hot, with white steam rising from it.
Song Chengze's face turned pale instantly, and beads of sweat the size of beans slowly dripped down from his forehead.
Then Xie Lang gave an order, and when the clerk with the hot water bucket was about to pour the hot water on him, Song Chengze hurriedly shouted: "No... I will write it, I will write all the evidence..."
The clerk stopped and slowly looked at Xie Lang. Xie Lang couldn't help but sneer and waved his hand to let Song Chengze go.
Then he brought in the prepared pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and asked Song Chengze to write quickly.
After a stick of incense, Xie Lang took a confession written by Song Chengze in his hand. Xie Lang put the paper into his arms with satisfaction and said calmly: "Look, isn't the confession ready?"
At this time, Song Chengze panted heavily and said to Xie Lang: "I have written it according to your request. Can you let me go back?"
There was no trace of the arrogance and contempt in Song Chengze's eyes at this moment. When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
"How can that be possible?" Xie Lang shook his head slowly, then revealed an evil smile that made people shudder: "The torture instruments are already prepared, Prince, don't you want to experience it? Come, press the prince back onto the rack."
"Xu Yingqing, you broke your promise. You don't keep your word." Song Chengze's eyes widened, and the anger in his eyes burned. He clenched his hands into fists and slammed towards Xie Lang. Then he was quickly restrained by the Shenlong Guards and taken back to the rack.
"Your Highness, when did I promise you that I would let you go as long as you confessed your guilt? How can that be considered as going back on my word?"
Xie Lang chuckled indifferently. This prince was the culprit who ordered Xu Yingqing's execution by slicing. How could she let him go so easily?
If he didn't experience all kinds of torture instruments before being tortured, it would be too unfair to what he had done to the original owner.
"You..." Song Chengze's eyes were filled with panic and disbelief, as well as a hint of confusion.
He has already confessed, why does Xie Lang treat him like this?
Xie Lang saw Song Chengze's confusion, so he transmitted his memories of his previous life to Song Chengze so that he could die clearly.
Then he instructed Shang Tan to entertain Song Chengze well and left.
When leaving, one could still hear Song Chengze's roars and heart-wrenching screams.
Time passes slowly.
After Song Chengze was subjected to a round of torture, he and Xu Wanxin were both subjected to the death by slicing.
They also fed the two men's flesh and blood to the dogs.
The Xu family was also exterminated, and Xu Guanghai himself was sentenced to the five punishments.
This matter has come to an end.
However, after this incident, no official in the court dared to refute Xie Lang, and Xie Lang's prestige reached an unprecedented level.
All officials live in fear of a person called "Xu Yingqing".
After Crown Prince Song Chengze was executed, the position of crown prince remained vacant, and who would become the next crown prince became a key topic.
The emperor has six sons, and Song Chengze is the eldest son. In addition to Song Chengze, there are five other princes.
However, due to the previous experience of Song Chengze, the other five princes were like quails in front of Xie Lang. They didn't even dare to breathe, for fear that they would suffer the same fate as the crown prince.
On this day, Xie Lang gathered the emperor's children together, and she was going to choose one to inherit the throne.
After all, she had to leave too.
In the imperial garden of the palace, several princes and princesses were lined up. Xie Lang spotted a princess standing at the back, wearing very rough fabric.
She was about thirteen years old, and her eyes looked a little timid, but the look she gave Xie Lang was more of curiosity.
Noticing Xie Lang's look, a eunuch immediately explained to Xie Lang: "The princess is called Song Yunye, born to a palace maid."
Xie Lang nodded slowly and asked Song Yun to come forward as well.
After Song Yun also stepped out, Xie Lang stepped forward and asked, "Do you want to be the Crown Princess?"
Faced with Xie Lang's question, Song Yun hesitated for a long time. She was not a child and knew what Xie Lang meant.
Finally he nodded and said, "I want to."
Xie Lang smiled slightly and then left the palace.
A few days later, an imperial edict was read out in the court, and Song Yun was also canonized as the Princess Dowager.
The government and the opposition were shocked, but no official raised any objection.
Because the price of refutation is to be turned into a human pig.
Ten years later, the puppet emperor was removed from office and Song Yun ascended the throne.
Xie Lang left this world.
It left a profound mark in history books.