"Tell me, who sent you here?”Zhu Zhanxin's voice carried a hint of a smile that was not a smile.
There was no anger, but it made everyone present shiver.
Xia Yuanji immediately frowned when he heard this.
It was impossible for ordinary people to wander around all day.
Farmers relied on the harvest in the fields to survive, so they would go to the fields every day to check.
Moreover, it was time to work in the fields, so it was impossible for them to wander outside.
If they didn't take good care of the crops, they would starve the next year if their harvest wasn't good.
For farmers, the most important thing in life was to have enough food and clothing.
If the farming was not done well and there was no food, ordinary farmers would not have the mood to cause trouble.
These people wandered around all day and did not farm. They were definitely not farmers!
Xia Yuanji's gaze turned sharp as he looked at those people.
He was not a fool who only knew about finance. He had not reacted in time before, but now that someone had pointed out the problems of these people, how could he not understand!
If these people were really farmers, they would definitely not not farm!
Moreover, he often wandered around the Department of Education!
Moreover, the people of Ming Dynasty had always had a harmonious relationship with their neighbors. Even if there were some who were not harmonious, it could not be so coincidental. It just so happened that this group of people who usually interacted with each other more often did not have a good relationship with their neighbors.
The few people who were questioned immediately became even more flustered.
Although Zhu Zhan Xin did not show any anger on his face, they could not help but feel angry in their hearts.
He could not see through Zhu Zhanxin's thoughts at all!
"What is Your Highness saying? I really don't understand." One of the tall and thin men said.
Someone spoke up, and the others followed suit.
"Yes, yes. What do you mean by who sent us? Didn't His Highness send people to arrest us?”
"That's right. These people inexplicably captured us and brought us here. We don't even know what happened!”
"Your Highness, please explain! We really don't know what happened.”
Zhu Zhan Xin naturally didn't believe their words and changed his way of speaking." Then, or should I say, where do you usually gather?”
The few of them saw that Zhu Zhan Xin was not angry and instead asked other questions. His attitude seemed to be quite friendly.
They looked at each other and became bolder.
Some people even felt that Zhu Zhan Xin was only so-so. He was just a young kid who was fooled in an instant.
"Your Highness 'words make us even more confused. What gathering place is this?”
"We usually have time to visit. How can there be a gathering place?”
"Your Highness is fine. Why do you ask this? Usually, when everyone was free, they would just drink a few times. What gathering place could there be?”
Zhu Zhan Xin laughed directly." Then explain, why are you wandering outside all day? And he was always observing the Department of Education?”
Seeing Zhu Zhan Xin reveal a smile, the few of them instantly relaxed even more.
"Aiya, Your Highness, it's not that we want to wander outside!”
As he spoke, this person actually revealed a somewhat accusatory and sorrowful expression.
"The imperial court suddenly raised the business tax. We can't eat or sleep in peace. How can we have the mood to farm?”
"Yes, I feel depressed when I think about this. I don't have the mood to go to the fields at all.”
"Isn't the Department of Revenue responsible for collecting business taxes? We often stay near the Department of Revenue to see what exactly is going on with this tax.”
"To put it bluntly, we just want to be at ease. Otherwise, how would we have the mood to farm?”
These people's words actually meant that they were forced to wander outside all day because of Zhu Zhanxin's proposal to increase the business tax.
After the few of them finished speaking, someone stole a glance at Zhu Zhan Xin. Seeing that he was not angry, he immediately felt relieved.
Zhu Zhanxin did not say whether he believed it or not, and only asked,""Then why is it so coincidental that your relationship with your neighbors is not good?”
At this moment, the scholar spoke first.
"Your Highness, we don't know why we're so unlucky to meet such high-quality neighbors.”
"That's why we don't have a good relationship with our neighbors.”
Perhaps it was because Zhu Zhan Xin did not show any anger or overly fierce appearance, so when this scholar spoke, he no longer had the panic he had when he was just captured.
The others also echoed.
Zhu Zhan laughed." So, it's really such a coincidence that you all met the best neighbors?”
The people who were captured nodded hurriedly." Yes, yes.”
The young man who had just reported to Zhu Zhanxin heard this and glanced at these people.
They were truly foolish. Just based on his short interaction with the Fifth Imperial Sun, he could tell that the Fifth Imperial Sun was definitely not a good person. These people actually thought that they really believed their nonsense.
" These words, it sounds like…" Zhu Zhanshi's expression was unclear, and he dragged out his accent.
The few people waiting for the trial were so nervous that they held their breaths and stared at Zhu Zhan Xin.
A chuckle was heard.
"Ha, how ridiculous." A smile appeared at the corner of Zhu Zhanxin's lips, with a hint of sarcasm." You're quite stubborn. Use torture."”
The Embroidered Uniform Guards around immediately moved when they heard this.
Regardless of whether they were convinced by Zhu Zhan Xin or not, Zhu Zhan Xin now held the waist token of 'Regal Arrival' in his hands, so they had to listen to Zhu Zhan Xin.
Moreover, in such a short period of time, the appearance that Zhu Zhan Xin displayed truly shocked them.
The few of them were stunned for a moment. When they saw the Embroidered Uniform Guards quickly walking towards them, they immediately panicked.
"Your Highness! We're just ordinary people!"
"Your Highness, please spare my life! We really don't know anything! We're just a few farmers."
"Isn't it a little inappropriate for Your Highness to torture ordinary people?”
"Your Highness, are you trying to force a confession out of me?”
……
Their faces were pale as they begged for mercy, shouting that they were just ordinary people.
They had all heard of the prestige of the Embroidered Uniform Guards and the Imperial Jail. The punishment was not easy.
They did not expect that Zhu Zhan Xin, who originally looked kind, would suddenly want to torture them.
Facing these people's pleas for mercy, Zhu Zhan Xin did not care at all.
Since you're stubborn, let's see if these torture tools are tougher or your mouths are tougher.
Zhu Zhan Xin sighed in his heart.
The Brocade Guard did not show any mercy when facing these people. They neatly tied everyone to the torture rack.
Because the torture racks in the interrogation room were not enough, two Jinyiwei brought two torture racks over from somewhere.
The two of them who had just heaved a sigh of relief because there were not enough torture racks instantly fell to the ground.
Then, he was lifted up by the Embroidered Uniform Guards and tied to the torture rack.
Xia Yuanji was a little hesitant when he saw this scene. Those people from before were still alright. After all, they had caused a ruckus in the Department of Discipline Inspection. The charges on them were set in stone.
However, it was not good to directly torture these people.
After all, if they were really commoners, Zhu Zhanyan would inevitably be impeached.
.....
At the same time.
After one person reported everything, Zhu Gaoxu's expression gradually became serious.
A moment later, she slowly stood up and said in a clear voice,"Men, change your clothes!"
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