However, if the two of them recruit it, it will become a soft bone, a joke, and there will be no chance in the future. Therefore, no matter how coercive and tempting the officials of the Criminal Department were, the answers of the two people were very simple.

"I just can't get used to seeing corrupt officials like Xu Jie occupy the court, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and Your Majesty, I am not afraid of broken bones.

Who instigated it?

No one directs! If I want to find a person who instructs, it is Sage Confucius, I have been familiar with the words of the sage since I was a child, and after becoming an official, I naturally have to do things according to the words of the sage. When encountering a big corrupt official like Xu Jie, how can he endure it?

His two sons almost paralyzed the city and shook the finances of the Ming Dynasty, such a thing, just said that his two sons did it, and Xu Jie didn't know at all, do you believe it?

You must know that there are not only his two sons in the southeast, but also his most proud protégé Zhang Juzheng, as well as Xu Shixing, the talent he cultivated. If something like this happens, even if Xu Jie's two sons want to hide it, will Zhang Juzheng and Xu Shixing hide it?

I just want to impeach Xu Jie, and no one instructs me. It is my conscience that directs me. ”

For three days, the Criminal Department did not interrogate the slightest confession favorable to Xu Jie. Facing the officials of the Criminal Department who reported to him, Xu Jie said lightly:

"Torture."

"Whew......"

In the prison of the Criminal Department, there was a terrible scream, and the leather whip dipped in water was whipped on the bodies of Yin Shidan and Chen Yiqin, and in just a few strokes, the clothes on their bodies were crushed, the muscles on their bodies were torn, and blood flowed out.

Where did two literati suffer such a crime?

After less than five lashes, he passed out. But these two people really have a ruthless spirit, they have been knocked unconscious to death four or five times in the past, and every time they wake up, they still say the same thing over and over again.

And Xu Jie really can't kill these two people, let alone kill them, even if others see Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan's bruises now, I'm afraid there will be a bunch of scholars to block the door of his house.

But Gao Gong's heart has always been mentioned, as the second assistant of the cabinet, although he does not control the Criminal Department, it is impossible to have no one in the Criminal Department.

Therefore, Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan were tortured in the Criminal Department, and he was also very clear. He had already seen Xu Jie's intentions clearly at this time, and he wanted to beat Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan into a trick, and let Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan bite him out, or bite Luo Xin out, so as to give Emperor Jiajing an illusion that Gao Gong and Luo Xin had formed a party, which was not a good thing. If this made Emperor Jiajing have this idea in his heart, it would definitely not be a good thing for him to arch high.

Although Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan have not yet been beaten into tricks, can the two literati withstand the torture of the Criminal Department?

The high arch is not optimistic!

There is a limit to human beings, so Gao Gong decided that he couldn't sit back and wait like this, he was going to meet Emperor Jiajing and take over the power to interrogate Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan, so that he could close the case in one day and end the matter completely.

So, on this day, after Gao Gong briefly dealt with the government affairs, he went to Yuxi Palace. After meeting Emperor Jiajing, he didn't make a detour, and said directly:

"Your Majesty, now the matter of Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan has been publicized one after another, and it is being publicized all over the capital. The Criminal Department has repeatedly tortured Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan, and if these two people are really beaten to death, it will chill the entire world. And ......"

"And what?"

"And Chen Yiqin and Yin Shiwei impeached Xu Gelao, I think Xu Gelao should avoid this matter, and the old minister is willing to take on this matter."

"Huang Banban!"

"The minions are here!"

"Go and invite Xu Qing to come."

Soon, Xu Jie came to Yuxi Palace, and after meeting Emperor Jiajing, he said:

"Your Majesty summoned the old minister, what's the matter?"

Emperor Jiajing said lightly: "Gao Qing said that it was you who were impeached by Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan, so when interrogating these two people, you should avoid suspicion and hand over the case to Gao Qing." ”

Xu Jie suddenly turned his head and glared at Gao Gong fiercely, and Gao Gong's face was blank. Xu Jie turned his head and saluted Emperor Jiajing:

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask, when did Lord Gao become so interested in this case?"

Emperor Jiajing looked at Gao Gong, and Gao Gong saluted: "Your Majesty, when I heard that Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan were tortured in the Criminal Department and fell into a coma several times, the minister thought that Xu Jie was not suitable to be in charge of this matter. If the scholars are treated in this way, once it spreads, it will cause an uproar. If Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan die in the Criminal Department, the consequences will be unimaginable, for the sake of Da Ming and His Majesty, Lord Xu is not suitable to try this case again. What's more, Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan were originally imprisoned for impeaching Lord Xu, but they asked Lord Xu to be responsible for interrogation, which is unreasonable. ”

"I can't leave it to you, can I?" Xu Jie said lightly.

"Why not?" Gao Gong Muran replied.

Xu Jie's gaze gradually became cold, if Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan were handed over to Gao Gong, Gao Gong would definitely close the case in a hurry, and at most, the two of them would be dismissed. In this way, Xu Jie's face was embarrassed. Originally, after the Southeast Incident, his two sons dragged him down enough, not only losing nearly half of his family wealth, but also affecting his official reputation, so that his position as the first assistant of the cabinet was shaken.

If it weren't for this situation, if they lent Yin Shidan and Chen Yiqin two more courage, the two of them would not dare to impeach him Xu Jie. I arrested the two of them, and now it's just a matter of dismissal, where do you need him to arch high? I closed the case a long time ago.

Xu Jie only needs two results, one result is to let Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan bite out of the high arch, or Luo Xin. Even if you can't tell Gao Gong and Luo Xin, you have to take advantage of this matter to plant a thorn in Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan in Emperor Jiajing's heart. In this way, everyone has a thorn in Emperor Jiajing's heart, and his position in the cabinet is relatively stable.

The second result is to send Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan into exile, and it is very difficult to directly kill Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan, but there is not much difference between sending them to exile and killing them.

However, that kind of result is enough to make his Xu Jie's reputation rise again, and no one will see him as a soft persimmon anymore, anyone can come up and step on him, and at the same time, let people see that His Majesty still reuses him, otherwise he will not be given this power.

So, how could he possibly hand over this case to Gao Gong?

If it is really handed over to Gao Gong, his reputation and official reputation will completely collapse.

This means that he is a soft persimmon, and a soft persimmon that has fallen out of favor. The Xu party's camp will collapse immediately, and a large number of officials will switch to Gao Gong, or to Luo Xin. Even if Emperor Jiajing still kept him in the cabinet, it was just a wood carving. So, he put his heart on the horizon:

"I think there are instructors behind Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan!"

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