Chapter 40 Upstart

That night, the lights in the entire Licheng Xuanqing Guardhouse were not extinguished until the sky was bright.

The common people, who had been curious and anxious all night, walked out of the house cautiously at this time, relying on the "small talk" among neighbors to gradually understand that the shouts of killing last night came from the south of the city.

What's more, those with good intentions have the courage to go to the south of the city to watch the excitement. They thought they would be stopped, but they didn't, as long as you don't go to the Viscount's mansion in the south of the city, you can just look outside.

As for what to see?

The entire Viscount's mansion was almost razed to the ground, still haven't seen it? ! One must know that this place used to be a place where ordinary people even passed by with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes. It was a dignified and noble family. The young master of the family is still in the official residence of Xuanqingwei, and the master inside is even an eighth-rank viscount. There is only one copy in Licheng.

May I ask, who in Licheng doesn't know the mansion of Lord Li in the south of the city?

But such a wealthy family is now reduced to rubble.

I heard from those down-to-earth yamen officers on the outskirts that the Li family conspired against him. He not only possessed restricted-grade ordnance, but also boldly assassinated officials of Xuanqing Guards. The whole family will definitely live to the end!

Regardless of whether the Li family was evil in the first place or not, ordinary people like to see the big family being uprooted anyway. At least it can be used as a talking point for ten days and a half months, right?

All kinds of gossip were flying all over the sky, and within half a day it had already spread to the entire Li city.

Ordinary people just watched the fun. Anyway, the rules of the old Jing Dynasty were always relatively loose for the low-level people. As long as they didn't intentionally pour dirty water on the court and gossip casually, they just wanted to have fun. But those so-called "respectable" big shots in Licheng were so frightened that they wanted to pee their pants.

In addition to being a well-known noble family in Licheng, the Li family is also a wealthy family in Licheng. The family's business covers more than a dozen categories, relying on the Li family's connections and status.

Now the Li family has been swept to the ground, and there are rumors that it is because of treason! ?

Conspiracy is a serious crime that implicates the entire family. Who knows if there will be other things involved in a set of joint sittings?

The Li family has been in Licheng for so many years, and the business contacts alone have almost covered all the doorways in Licheng, and these "big shots" are more or less related to these doorways and even rely on these doorways for food. Who can bypass them? Can you win the Li family?

And now not only the teleportation circle in the city can enter but cannot exit, even the official roads out of the city are all blocked and can only enter and not exit. This posture is dangerous!

So can you take it easy?

But if Xuanqingwei was involved, these "big shots" would also feel a little nervous. Only a few prominent figures still had some way to go in Xuanqingwei, and it was a matter of life and death. Waiting at the intersection outside the guard, if you can find out a little bit, you can feel at ease.

But last night when the incident happened urgently, all the officers and soldiers in the Licheng Xuanqing Guard were required to be on duty, or those who were like Jia Ziqi were all sent to the dungeon for custody regardless of whether they were busy or not.

In this way, these anxious "big shots" in Licheng can only rush to nothing in the morning.

It wasn't until the afternoon that the latest and most reliable news came out from Xuanqing Guard, and it spread all over Licheng in an instant.

"The Li family is indeed guilty of treason. Tang Qingyuan, a hundred households, and Heiqiying Zongqi were almost assassinated last night."

"The Li family was not the only one suffering. None of the more than 300 people under the banner of Xuanqing Weijia in Licheng was spared. They either resisted and were shot into hedgehogs, or they were sent to the dungeon to await trial."

"The Li family's case was personally arrested by Tang Baihu. The person in charge of the investigation is Shen Hao, the newly established Headquarters of the Black Banner Battalion. He was even in command last night."

"I haven't heard any news about this case involving other families in Licheng."

The last news relieved the "big shots" in Licheng who had been in fear for a long time.

Cursing the Li family in their hearts is not a thing, and these people also remembered a name, that is Shen Hao, the chief banner officer of the Black Flag Battalion.

Only then did these "big men" realize that this newly established Black Flag Camp, which was not favored by others, seemed to be very unusual. It was not even controlled by Baihu, but directly under the jurisdiction of Baihu.

"The destruction of traitors and traitors this time is definitely a great achievement. It seems that Shen Zongqi has a bright future in the future! You should move around more."

This is a natural thought in the hearts of these "big men".

Is it possible for an upstart who is about to rise, and who happens to be on the three-acre land in Licheng, not to fawn on him?

It's so absurd to say it: the old nobles over there died, and their bones were not yet cold; the new dignitaries here immediately occupied the hearts of the people.

Shen Hao didn't know that he had become a new rich man in Licheng by being so reckless. Now he was sitting in the torture room, watching Li Bing who was tortured on the cross pillar with great interest.

The rule here is to warm up the prisoners with three appetizers: body washing (bamboo brush dry cleaning), massage (coarse salt rubbing), and appetizer (spicy oil filling the nostrils).

Then there are hard dishes.

Hard dishes are divided into upper three ways and lower three ways. If it is further subdivided, there are eighteen hard dishes in the upper three routes; there are eighteen hard dishes in the lower three routes.

Added together, there are a total of thirty-nine punishments.

Of course, these were not created by the people of Xuanqingwei in Licheng, they were all taught by the commander of Xuanqingwei in Jingjiu Dynasty. It is said that since the establishment of Xuanqing Guard, the number of people who can resist these thirty-nine punishments and still not let go can be counted on one hand.

Li Bing is obviously a tough guy, although he is nicknamed "the old soldier" but he is definitely not a soft guy who knows nothing. Even those with real swords and guns have handled many cases and experienced many life and death fights.

But even for a tough guy like Li Bing, after sealing his true energy, this set of punishments can quickly reshuffle his cards from the body to the will.

In the jargon of the killers on the torture side, this is called: live brains.

Only when the brains of the prisoners are opened up, is there a question-and-answer session. It is guaranteed to ask and answer, and only hope that they can die quickly after speaking.

"General Banner, look, what is being used now is the "iron chain link" in Xiasanlu hard dishes. It enters through the back door, and then it is supplemented with special buckles. Clean it up and give him hot wax to tamp it down."

"Wax? Can this be used as a candle?"

"Yes. After the lower three roads are used to tamp the back door and intestinal tract with wax, the esophagus and stomach are also supplemented with low-temperature wax to connect the upper and lower roads. Finally, the wax is used to encapsulate the skin and then it can be used for lighting. .

Hehe, there is also a trick called Renwa. Most people can't do this and don't have that skill, but I can do it. If Shen Zongqi wants to see something new, I can just do it. It's not troublesome. "

Not only the "big shots" outside regarded Shen Hao as an upstart in Licheng, but even the killers of the Criminal Interrogation Department were fawning on him. It's just that these ways of killing talents to curry favor with others are somewhat unacceptable to ordinary people.

"Hey, human wax? This thing makes me sick just thinking about it. I'm afraid I won't be able to eat after seeing it. And this Li Bing can't die, so don't let him be disabled. At least he has to hold his breath, understand?"

"I understand. Please rest assured Mr. Shen, I will ask you all the questions on the interrogation list!"

"Well, let's go ahead, this Li Bing is tough, let him suffer more. But before you use that disgusting method, remind me, so I can avoid it and save some time to eat later. "