Chapter 234: Torture in the New Era
The heat in Tianjin, which had just subsided at night, became hot again because of the riot of the God-Slaying Division.

Everyone in Xuanwu City saw the Jinyi men using ox carts to pull cart after cart of wealthy businessmen and scholars heading to the Zhushen Division.

As for the Wangshu Tower in Qinglong City, blood was splattered every five steps away.

Shen Tu Yuan was like a madman, even crazier than Zhou Tieyi at that time. After he entered, he would kill anyone who tried to stop him with a knife. If anyone else tried to speak, he would kill them again!

When more than thirty people were killed, the whole building fell silent.

Shentu Yuan enjoyed this feeling very much. He took a deep breath and found the strong smell of blood could not be covered up even by the finest ambergris.

In order to be able to kill someone today, he specially asked his father for a secret treasure and several retainers and guards.

Red blood dripped onto the luxurious wool carpet. Shen Tuyuan scraped the blood off the scraper with the sole of his shoe, then put it on the neck of the owner of Wangshu Tower. "My lord asked me to check the accounts, but I am a rough man and I don't know how to do anything. Do you understand what I mean?"

The owner of Wangshu Tower knew that the adult Shentu Yuan was talking about could only be Zhou Tieyi!
But Zhou Tieyi didn’t play like this when he came to Wangshu Tower that day!
Wangshu OP's throat is very dry and itchy.

He opened his mouth, but for a moment he forgot the words.

Shentu Yuan pressed his knife against Wangshu Tower Master's neck and penetrated into the skin.

The hot blood flowed along the cold knife.

Shen Tuyuan smiled and said, "I know you are afraid of the adults, but I think you should also be afraid of me. The adults are certainly much smarter than me, but they have a lot of things to consider, so they will leave room for maneuver. Unlike me, I have only one life left. Now I have seized the opportunity. If I want to climb up, I can only kill. Do you understand what I mean?"

Wangshu wanted to nod, but his neck couldn't move.

Shentu Yuan didn't care and continued,

"If I can't climb up, I don't want to go back to being a puddle of mud. You know how crazy it is for someone who has been pulled out of the mud to not want to fall back into the mud, right? If I can't get the account book today, I will kill your whole family first, and then think about tomorrow. I won't let a single dog go! I mean what I say!"

Wangshu Louzhu only thought of the words at this time, "The account book... the account book is in the secret room of my house, and the chief steward of the house knows it."

"Where's the token?"

Shen Tu Yuan certainly wouldn't be a fool to follow the owner of Wangshu Tower to his home. It's such a long journey, and there are so many people, so there are too many variables.

The owner of Wangshu Tower took out a small piece of jade from his arms.

Shen Tuyuan snatched the jade pendant and threw it to the servant. "Go to his house and get the account book as soon as possible."

The two retainers nodded and took the secret treasure to the home of the owner of Wangshu Tower.

Shentu Yuan looked around at the literati who were already frightened like quails, and he suddenly realized his own strengths.

Of course, I am not as good as the adults in strategy, but as long as I am crazy enough, I can achieve the desired effect.

"Pull them all into the car and take them back to entertain them slowly!"

Inside the God-Slaying Division, the lights were bright.

After more than twenty years, the God-Slaying Division has not been this busy for a long time.

Wei Shaoan sat in the hall with a gloomy face, while the heads of each courtyard sat on both sides.

Zhou Tieyi did discuss the monthly salary issue in the Zhushensi military camp with him, and Zhou Tieyi said that he would solve it.

But two days ago, Wei Shaoan didn’t realize that Zhou Tieyi’s solution was to do this!

After razing the four dens of vengeance, namely Linshuixuan, Tianbao Tower, Sifang Gambling House and Wangshu Tower, it is naturally more than enough to support the 800 people of the Zhushen Division, and even 8,000 more will not be a problem.

But how many people are standing behind these four buildings?
This does not even include the involvement of the businessmen captured today!
More importantly, Zhou Tieyi didn’t even call for soldiers today!

Pull people out of the barracks directly!

This matter is completely out of his control!

How will he manage the God-Slaying Division in the future?
Now all the powerful people who have a say in Tianjing have sent people to block the door of the God-Slaying Division.

A clerk ran in hurriedly.

"Commander-in-Chief, Inspector Zhou is back and is now stuffing people into the Penal Court. There are not enough jailers, so we are urgently mobilizing clerks."

Everyone's attention was immediately focused on Hou Lejun, the president of the Criminal Court.

Hou Lejun also had a strange look on his face at this time. Some time ago, he was complaining to Zhou Tieyi that there were not enough flies in the Court of Punishment. Today, Zhou Tieyi filled the Court of Punishment full of flies.

Wei Shaoan exhaled a breath of foul air and said to Hou Lejun, "Go and take a look."

Then he said to the clerk who came in, "Go and ask Zhou Tieyi to come in. I have something to ask you."

As soon as the clerk walked out of the door, Zhou Tieyi waved his red robe and stepped into the main hall, "No need to invite me, Commander."

In addition to Zhou Tieyi, Jiao Guoping followed closely behind. Both of them were efficient and knew how to judge the importance of things. They were both in Xuanwu City, so naturally they returned at about the same time.

When Wei Shaoan saw Jiao Guoping coming in with Zhou Tieyi, his heart skipped a beat.

He thought Zhou Tieyi would seize power.

But he didn't expect that Zhou Tieyi, who had just planned with him to restructure the Zhushen Division two days ago, would take advantage of the situation and start to seize power today!
You have to know that you were appointed as the director of the Inspection Institute just a few days ago!

Two-faced and ambitious.

Wei Shaoan thought of these two words in his mind.

Wei Shaoan looked towards Nan Jinsong.

Nan Jinsong felt bitter and said, "Sir, why do you ask me to do things that offend others?"

However, he was promoted to commander-in-chief by Wei Shaoan, so he had to do it now even if he didn't want to.

"Inspector Zhou, you mobilized the entire God-Slaying Division barracks today. Why didn't you ask us for permission? I remember when we discussed it, it didn't say that the Inspection Office had the power to mobilize troops."

Unauthorized mobilization of troops is already a serious crime, and it is a serious crime no matter what level of official it is.

Zhou Tieyi sneered, "Report it to the lords, and then the lords will go outside to inform them?"

"you!"

Nan Songjin pressed his palms on the chair.

Zhou Tieyi continued, "Of course I know that you all care about our God Execution Division, but there are bound to be obstacles. Maybe you only told one or two people you know, but for such a big matter, if I don't keep it secret, I will lose my life."

The people present here are the core power of the God-Slaying Division. If he spreads the word, it is guaranteed that places like Tianbao Tower will be completely cleared out within an hour. Who will he catch then?

Wei Shaoan said in a cold voice, "So even I have no right to know?"

Zhou Tieyi was prepared. He took out a half tiger talisman from his sleeve and sneered, "Commander Wei, is this reason enough?"

He never regarded Wei Shaoan as the core force behind the reform of the God-Slaying Division, otherwise Wei Shaoan should have taken action over the years.

The result is that Wei Shaoan is not even as good as Gongsun Chou!
Therefore, Wei Shaoan could only drive them with force and move them with benefits.

On top of the tiger talisman, forty-nine dragon seals were changing and moving.

Tiger Talisman!

Everyone's eyes were focused on the half-broken tiger talisman, and all their previous confusions were instantly answered.

Yesterday, Zhou Tieyi went to court and met the emperor. Unexpectedly, Zhou Tieyi persuaded the emperor to give him the tiger talisman!

Wei Shaoan and the others quickly stood up and bowed to the tiger talisman, "Your Majesty, we respectfully greet you."

Seeing the tiger talisman is like seeing a saint.

Even the authority of the tiger talisman is greater than that of the imperial edict!
Of course Wei Shaoan still had doubts in his mind, which army was Zhou Tieyi mobilizing with this tiger talisman?
Anyway, he knew that there was no other half of the tiger talisman in the God-Slaying Division.

But at this moment he would not be stupid enough to argue with Zhou Tieyi about whether the authority of this half tiger talisman was sufficient to mobilize the eight hundred people of the God-Slaying Division.

This was obviously instructed by the Emperor. Even if the matter was brought to the Emperor, it would still be a matter of his word in the end. Instead, it would make me appear both disloyal and stupid.

"Holy Holy Gong."

Zhou Tieyi put the tiger talisman away again, and then spoke, "The commander-in-chief is afraid of taking responsibility. I understand this. I will get the job done. If there is any fault, I will take the responsibility myself. Of course, I will share the credit with my colleagues, so that outsiders will not think that we are not united in the God-Slaying Division!"

After saying that, Zhou Tieyi ignored the expressions of the people present and walked out with a flick of his sleeves.

Jiao Guoping looked coldly at Wei Shaoan who was still standing there, unable to move forward or backward.

Wei Shaoan, ah Wei Shaoan, what I said today has shut you up. If you don't protect Zhou Tieyi in the future, I'll show you how you can be the commander of the God-Slaying Division, and who will obey you?
He bowed to Wei Shaoan and said, "Commander, I still need to help Lord Zhou, so I won't stay here to chat with you."

After saying that, without waiting for Wei Shaoan to answer, he waved his sleeves and left with Zhou Tieyi.

Today Wei Shaoan called them both in for questioning, and he finally understood everything.

Restructuring the God-Slaying Division...

Wei Shaoan is not worthy of being a consultant!
Things have come to this point, and you, Wei Shaoan, are still thinking about using internal strife to suppress others?
Can't you wait until the matter is settled before asking questions?
Over the years, apart from your great cultivation skills, I haven't seen any other abilities from you.

The clerks who were serving the masters also buried their heads deeper. They naturally had a scale in their hearts and knew how to evaluate their superiors, but they didn't dare to say it to their faces on weekdays. Gongsun Chou was stunned for a while, then smiled and said, "I'll go see if you need any help. Lord Wei, please sit here for a while."

Zhou Tieyi walked out of the main hall and headed towards the God-Slaying Division.

Today, he used the tiger talisman incident to set a trap for Wei Shaoan again, saying many things that should not be said, making it difficult for Wei Shaoan to back down, and letting the people in the God-Slaying Division know that I have the ability and means to suppress Wei Shaoan.

And this is just the first step.

The second step is that I really have to ask for credit for Wei Shaoan.

A stick and a date.

The same applies to leaders.

There are two reasons for asking for credit for Wei Shaoan.

First, the power of the God-Slaying Division is expanding rapidly. Now people have not yet reacted to how far it will expand, but after a year or two, everyone will discover how outrageous the power of the God-Slaying Division is.

Then the position of the Dean of Inspectorate is just right for me. I can intimidate the commander internally and represent the God-Slaying Division externally.

On the contrary, it would be a foolish decision to seek further progress in the short term.

So secondly, he wanted to sideline Wei Shaoan, and at the same time force Wei Shaoan to protect himself and not dare to make things difficult for him.

Then we must win the hearts of the people in the God-Slaying Division. Today’s words will spread in the God-Slaying Division.

I, Zhou Tieyi, have made great contributions and am thinking of everyone in the God-Slaying Division. I have also specifically recommended the credit to you, a piece of trash. Do you, Wei Shaoan, dare to punish me, Zhou Tieyi, because of an outsider?

Even if I make a mess outside, you have to fill it up for me as soon as possible, otherwise how can you be a leader?
A third-grade product can still fill a lot of holes.

Zhou Tieyi thought so.

The cozy nest of the God-Slaying Division is not suitable for either the small flag officers or the commanders.

He can't even figure out this level of political struggle, and yet he makes such low-level mistakes. It's true that he has only been thinking about practicing and embezzling money for so many years, and hasn't made any progress at all!

"Master Zhou."

Jiao Guoping caught up with Zhou Tieyi and, taking advantage of the night, gave Zhou Tieyi a thumbs up.

Zhou Tieyi laughed out loud, "Jiao Guoping, you know how to behave. Today I'm going to make you feel good."

"Master Jiao, have you calmed down from the wrath you suffered at the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Education today?"

Jiao Guoping was stunned. He had arrested the people from Sifang Gambling House and taken the account book. He must have calmed down a lot now, but after all, the faces of those people today were still in his mind...

Zhou Tieyi brought up the matter again.

Jiao Guoping's heart skipped a beat. "What does Lord Zhou mean?"

Zhou Tieyi did not answer and pulled Jiao Guoping out. Outside the God-Slaying Division, carriages carrying white gloves of dignitaries from various prefectures were waiting.

They have just passed the information in and are now waiting for Wei Shaoan to send someone out to invite them in.

"It's Zhou Tieyi!"

When they saw Zhou Tieyi, many managers in the carriages felt nervous.

Zhou Tieyi said with a smile, "Everyone, come to the God-Slaying Division to drink tea so late at night. You are a guest from afar, so please come in if you want!"

After he said this, many managers did not dare to move.

Looking at the black hole-like Zhushen Division behind Zhou Tieyi, it really looked like a monster with its huge mouth open.

Now that they have gone in, can they come out?

Seeing that no one got off the car, Zhou Tieyi shook his head in disappointment, "It seems that your rank is not high enough. Why don't you go back and tell your superiors and ask them to send a few Langguan to handle this matter."

"I have received reports from the Inspection Office and have seized a large number of corrupt businessmen. According to the system of reporting to the court, we should now..."

Zhou Tieyi turned his head and looked at Jiao Guoping beside him.

Jiao Guoping understood immediately, "We should write to the relevant officials to discuss countermeasures, and then report to the court. After the emperor's jade pen, it will be published in the Tianjing Newspaper to inform the world, to show that the judiciary is fair and open, and our Great Xia people are in the court."

After saying this, Jiao Guoping felt relieved.

This is so cool!

Zhou Tieyi sighed, "It's so late, and everyone is here, so let's not write a letter. Let's go back and notify everyone. Oh, and which officials from which departments should come to discuss this?"

Jiao Guoping felt even better. "This is about customs duties, so naturally the officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Justice will come over. However, this involves many famous scholars, so I'm afraid the Ministry of Education will have to come as well."

After hearing this question and answer, many managers sighed in their hearts.

When they united together, they were not afraid of even the third-rank Wei Shaoan, but Zhou Tieyi and the others were really afraid and did not dare to enter the door. They could only bite the bullet and go back to report.

If I go back and report, at most I'll be scolded, at worst I'll be ignored by the host.

But if you go through this door, you may not be able to come out alive tomorrow. I heard that people in Wangshu Tower have gone crazy with killing. Who knows what will happen tomorrow?
After Zhou Tieyi announced the 'policy', he patted Jiao Guoping on the shoulder and said, "President Jiao, please receive them first and give them a good reception."

Thinking about how I got mad today, and thinking about the people I will be receiving later...

A tingling electric current rushed from Jiao Guoping's coccyx to his forehead.

This feels so good, even better than sleeping with an oiran!
Wave after wave, there's no way they can stop!

Zhou Tieyi staggered into the Execution Court. At this time, Shen Tu Yuan, who was the farthest away, had already returned. He not only brought back hundreds of living people, but also more than thirty corpses.

These corpses were piled directly at the entrance of the Execution Court, letting the merchants from the other three places who entered know how lucky they were today for not falling into Shentu Yuan's hands.

One by one, the inkstone lamps were lit, illuminating the pale faces of many wealthy merchants and scholars.

Zhou Tieyi clapped his hands.

Crisp applause immediately echoed throughout the dungeon.

"Everyone, I, Zhou, have a kind heart and do not like to use torture to extract a confession."

Zhou Tieyi said with a smile.

But his voice was colder than a knife.

At this time, many people have even begun to wonder how Zhou Tieyi will deal with his family and his reputation.

Zhou Tieyi really doesn't like torture.

But it can make one's life worse than death or even make the whole family exterminated.

There are vivid examples in the past two months.

"Come here, give everyone a piece of paper and a pen."

When the clerks heard Zhou Tieyi's instructions, they immediately took action.

Then Zhou Tieyi continued, "You can write two things on this piece of paper. First, write how much tax you have evaded over the years. Just write a rough estimate. You don't need to be too detailed. I won't do anything too radical. As for the tax evasion, you just need to make up for it the first time. I will guarantee it in the name of my Zhou family."

depression to luck.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief.

However, some people still feel nervous because a lot of their money is not their own and cannot be touched. How can they have so much money to fill the hole?

"second."

Zhou Tieyi smiled and offered a second solution, "You can think of a name to write on it and see if it can stop me, Zhou Tieyi. I know that everyone has such a big business, and there must be people behind them. The smallest one is probably a high-ranking official in Tianjing. I guess everyone is used to taking advantage of their power. Can this method be used against me today? After all, I am only a fifth-rank official, and my words carry little weight in Tianjing."

Many people holding pens had their hands shaken, and the ink directly stained the paper black.

This is torture.

No matter how you write it, it's like stabbing directly into our hearts!
Zhou Tieyi put away his smile and said in a cold voice, "Of course, you can write nothing. That means you have no backing and you have not violated the law. It means that my men, Zhou Tieyi, are oppressing innocent people. I have to investigate this matter carefully. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I'll give you five hours to write. Come, light a lotus clepsydra in front of each cell!"

The so-called lotus leak is a dripping timer.

Bronze lotus clepsydras were moved to the front of the cells and the clerks filled them with water. The dripping sound continued to echo in the empty cells.

Zhou Tieyi once again instructed the jailer, "No one is allowed to talk or rest. They are only allowed to write. Anyone who talks will be charged with fabricating a confession. Anyone who sleeps will be charged with neglecting justice and will be severely punished!"

The jailers looked at the businessmen in the cell who were pale but sweating profusely, and thought, this torture is truly cruel!

People will struggle repeatedly only when they have room for maneuver. However, no matter how they struggle, they are like a person falling into the water. They can neither grab hold of the front nor the back, and can only watch themselves sinking little by little. This is real despair.

(End of this chapter)