The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 226 Cruel but efficient

Yi Hong even enthusiastically asked Jia Huan to help organize the confession, but the latter quickly declined and said: "Commander Yi promoted a late student. Firstly, a late student has little talent and little knowledge. Secondly, it is not appropriate for a late student."

Although there is no risk in this matter, Jia Huan does not want to get involved. After all, these confessions were obtained by Yi Hong through torture. It is best if there is no problem. If something goes wrong, it will cause trouble.

Yi Hong chuckled and said, "Jia Xiucai is too modest. Although I, Yi Hong, have no knowledge, I have heard that Jia Xiucai once won the first prize in the county examination, the government examination and the hospital examination. I can't say that he is very talented." Isn't it too much? How can it be that the talent is lacking and the learning is shallow? Moreover, I also heard that it was Jia Xiucai who led the people to raid the Kang Mansion. Tsk tsk, it is true that heroes have been born in young men since ancient times. Come on, come on, awkward and coquettish, the whole family in Kang Ling City You are the one who caught me, so let’s see what the confession means. Please help me sort it out and polish it up.”

Yi Hong didn't know what his purpose was, but he seemed determined to get Raja Huan into the water. Without saying a word, he thrust the stack of confessions into Jia Huan's hand and stared at the latter with a stern look on his face, with a playful expression on his face!

Jia Huan couldn't help but feel awe in his heart. If he refused again, this perverted guy might turn against him. Compared with Prince Yizhong, this Yi Hong was obviously more offended. After all, he was Emperor Qian Sheng's confidant, so he could only bite the bullet and accept it. Browsing through the stack of confessions.

Yi Hong showed a satisfied smile when he saw this.

There are about ten confessions in this stack. In other words, Yi Hong interrogated more than a dozen prisoners in one night. Tsk tsk, his work ability is indeed outstanding. No wonder he can sit on the top spot of Jinyiwei.

"The handwriting of these confessions is different. They were not written down by Commander Yi himself, right?" Jia Huan glanced at Yi Hong and asked.

Yi Hong raised his thumb and said: "Jia Xiucai is really observant. No wonder Mr. Lin thinks so highly of him. Hehe, I originally asked two scribes to help with the writing, but they didn't work. I only reviewed half of it, and one of them was frightened." One of them fainted, one of them was so frightened that he peed, and the conductor threw them out in a rage, so I recorded half of the latter by myself."

Jia Huan couldn't help but be surprised. No wonder the words at the back became uglier and more typographically. It seemed that Yi Hong was not modest. He really had no education. He was just selling favors to the leader of Jinyiwei.

So Jia Huan took up a pen and copied the confessions again. The process of copying was naturally equivalent to reading all the confessions. He couldn't help but secretly sigh at the efficiency of torture to extract confessions.

For example, the housekeeper Diao Sheng, who had always been very tough before, has now admitted that Kang Lingcheng ordered him to poison, and he also swore a confession in his confession.

Another example is that Li Shan, who took the lead in besieging the Kang family, also confessed. He admitted that he was once a gangster who killed people and sold goods. He was raised by the Kang family as a thug and secretly eliminated competitors in the Kang family's business. He even confessed to killing several people. Got to be clear.As a result, Kanglingcheng was once again charged with paying someone to kill someone.

In addition, the four "wealth, wealth, longevity" stewards of the Kang family thought that Kang Lingcheng was dead, and they could not stand the torture of the Jin Yiwei, so they successively confessed the fact that the Kang family had colluded with the pirate Gu San Mazi to sell illicit salt, and Tell him about the fact that the second son of the Kang family, Kang Dayong, is still alive and now takes the third position under the pirate Gu San Mazi.

In addition, under Yi Hong's repeated questioning, the four housekeepers also provided a list of officials. The officials on the list had all received gifts from the Kang family. After all, it was impossible for Kang Lingcheng to give gifts in person. To do it, it must be done by the servants, so the four housekeepers know it clearly.

Let us say that Jia Huan re-transcribed the confession, correcting the sentences that did not make sense and correcting the wrong words. It took nearly an hour, but Yi Hong was not anxious at all and waited very patiently. During this period, he also had breakfast. In such an environment, luckily he still ate with gusto.

After waiting for Jia Huan to finish writing, Yi Hong took the confession and read it. His eyes suddenly lit up and he praised: "A scholar is worthy of being a scholar. The handwriting cannot be said to be beautiful. In comparison, what I wrote is just bullshit." Hehe, by the way, Jia Xiucai's paintings are also very good. I saw them at the emperor's place back then, and also saw the portrait you painted of the old princess in the palace of Prince Beijing." "It's ridiculous, I was born that year. Unexpectedly, I sold a few paintings to the Seventh Prince. Unexpectedly, they were passed to the Emperor. They were just portraits of the old princess in Prince Beijing's palace. I didn't expect Commander Yi to have seen them. Could it be that Commander Yi is familiar with Prince Beijing?" Jia Huan asked calmly.

Yi Hong is obviously a confidant of Emperor Qian Sheng, and Prince Beijing is one of the four founding princes of the Jin Dynasty. He belongs to the old group of nobles, that is, he is a member of the Supreme Emperor, so it is unlikely that Yi Hong will see himself given to the Prince of Beijing. The portrait painted by the old princess is the right one.

Yi Hong's eyes flashed and he said: "The Prince of Beijing is not something that Yi can afford. But last year, the old princess passed away. Yi went to the Prince's Mansion in Beijing to express his condolences and saw the portrait of Xuanzhen hanging in front of the soul. Then The portrait is very lifelike, and after asking about it, I found out that it was the portrait that Jia Xiucai painted for the old princess."

Jia Huan couldn't help but suddenly realized that at this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the cell, and the captain in Jinyi who was guarding the door loudly announced: "The governor is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ruhai and Lu Xiangsheng walked in.

When he saw the scene in the prison, Lu Xiangsheng's expression suddenly changed, and Lin Ruhai also frowned. They all said that Jin Yiwei was cruel, and it was true!
However, Yi Hong didn't take it seriously at all. He held a stack of confessions and said with a smile on his face: "Master Lin came at the right time. After interrogation overnight by my commander, basically all the prisoners were recruited. Please take a look. Kang Lingcheng colluded with the pirate Gu San Mazi to clear his name. The salt has not escaped. As for the specific number and profit from selling private salt, it is temporarily impossible to calculate. I am afraid only Kang Lingcheng and the eldest son of the Kang family know."

Lin Ruhai took the confession and recognized Jia Huan's handwriting at a glance. She frowned secretly, read it carefully again, nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Commander Yi."

Yi Hong smiled proudly and said: "Master Lin is a scholar. He is too particular and limits his hands and feet. Therefore, when it comes to interrogating prisoners, we, the Jin Yi Guards, are better at it. When treating prisoners, especially the most vicious criminals, we must not be merciful at all, otherwise the interrogation will be difficult." I can’t even hope to find a Chou Yinmao in a year and a half.”

As he spoke, Yi Hong proudly took out a list and said: "According to the confessions of the four stewards of Kang Mansion, the local officials on this list have all received gifts from the Kang family. Among them are Yangzhou Magistrate, Tong Magistrate, Fu Cheng, wait a minute, even the salt transport envoy Zhang Yitong and the Yangzhou Guard Commander Dai Li are also on the list. Tsk tsk, Kang Da Yuan has a wide circle of contacts. Now as long as these people are arrested and interrogated, who is corrupt and bribed, and who is harming the public and enriching himself? Isn’t it clear which one is forming a clique for personal gain, and which one is colluding with pirates to murder Mr. Lin?”

Lin Ruhai took a look at the list and immediately shook his head and said, "Absolutely not."

Yi Hong was stunned and asked, "Why not?"

Lin Ruhai said solemnly: "The involvement is too wide. If we arrest them all at once, the entire Yangzhou Prefecture will be paralyzed. And based on the prisoners' confessions, it is not enough to arrest them."

Yi Hong sneered: "Kang Lingcheng colluded with pirates to launder and sell private salt, and these people accepted bribes from Kang Lingcheng. Isn't there enough evidence to arrest them?"

Jia Huan coughed slightly and said: "Wan Sheng dares to say that there is indeed insufficient evidence, because according to the prisoner's confession, these officials only accepted gifts and favors from the Kang family during the holidays. If there is no evidence to prove that these officials took If the gifts from the Kang family are used to seek personal gain for the Kang family, then these properties can only be regarded as courtesy. In addition, Mr. Lin has also promised in public that as long as he does not do anything illegal for the Kang family, normal human interactions will not be treated."

Yi Hong sneered in his heart, secretly thinking that it was true that the scholars rebelled, and it took ten years. These scholars are too pedantic. If you don't arrest them or interrogate them, how can they admit to using their power for personal gain on behalf of the Kang family?But arresting so many officials at once is indeed very risky, and it might even cause a backlash. That's all, then take your time, arrest them one by one, and interrogate them one by one. Pulling out the carrot will always bring out some mud. ,hey-hey!
When Yi Hong thought about this, he didn't comment. He just sneered twice, then stretched his body and said, "I'm tired too, so I'll go back and catch up on my sleep. Sorry!" After that, he left the cell.

(End of this chapter)