Chapter 247

Great Qing, Kangxi era.

Xuan Ye also had an extremely solemn expression, and said sternly to the eunuch Gu Wenxing who was standing by, as well as the princes and ministers:

"The fall of Ming was actually due to Wanli and Tianqi, and the disaster of eunuchs began in Zhengde and became fierce in Tianqi."

"Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian are both warnings from the past. Our dynasty strictly forbids eunuchs from interfering in politics, which is the iron law of the ancestral system."

"You all must remember that eunuchs are the family slaves of the royal family. If anyone dares to spy on government affairs, associate with external officials, or embezzle and take bribes, I will definitely punish them severely and will never let the disaster of Liu Jin reappear in our dynasty."

"Yes! This servant/subject will remember!" Everyone quickly agreed.

Ming Dynasty, fourth year of Zhengde.

Beijing, Liu Jin's outer residence, underground gold vault.

Liu Jin was "appreciating" his mountains of gold and silver, accompanied by several confidant god-sons.

He picked up a heavy gold brick, weighed it, and a intoxicated and greedy look appeared on his face.

The power of these few years made him float; he even really started to order people to secretly imitate the Imperial Seal and Dragon Robe, fantasizing about one day...

Suddenly, the Heavenly Screen appeared, and the golden light covered everything, live-streaming his downfall, confiscation, the exact figure of 310 million taels, and the fatal ironclad evidence of privately hiding the Imperial Seal and Dragon Robe to the whole world in high definition!

The intoxication on Liu Jin's face froze instantly, and the gold brick in his hand hit his instep with a "clatter," but he was completely unaware.

"No... no! Fake! It's all fake! It's Zhang Yong! It's Gu Dayong! It's those civil officials framing Me!"

Liu Jin let out a hysterical scream, his voice distorted by extreme fear.

He turned around abruptly, wanting to order his confidants to transfer the property and destroy the Imperial Seal and Dragon Robe.

But he saw that those god-sons also had bloodless faces, and the look in their eyes was filled with shock, fear, and a trace of... indescribable alienation?

The Heavenly Screen said that following Liu Jin would lead to the extermination of the entire family!

Almost simultaneously, the entire city of Beijing exploded like a powder keg that had been lit!

"300 million taels! Liu Jin embezzled 300 million taels!"

"Imperial Seal! Dragon Robe! This eunuch dog wants to rebel!"

"5,000 taels! My father was forced by him to pay 5,000 taels 【visiting gift】 to keep his official position, and he died vomiting blood after returning home!"

"Liu Jin! National thief! Eunuch dog! Kill him!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, did you see it? Liu Jin wants to usurp the throne!"

Waves of angry voices surged toward the Imperial Palace and Liu Jin's outer residence like a tsunami.

Countless families of officials who had been extorted by Liu Jin, commoners persecuted by the depot guards, and scholars who had long hated his monopoly on power, all had red eyes.

Liu Jin's outer residence was quickly surrounded by a dense crowd of angry people, and bricks and stones rained down on the high walls and vermilion gates.

Imperial Palace, Leopard House.

Emperor Wuzong of Ming, Zhu Houzhao, was watching juggling, but was interrupted by the suddenly appearing Heavenly Screen.

At first, he found it interesting, but when he saw Liu Jin embezzling 300 million taels, he frowned.

When he saw the close-up of the Imperial Seal and the Dragon Robe, the smile on his face disappeared instantly.

He crushed the wine cup in his hand with a "snap," and the shards cut his palm, blood dripping, but he was completely unaware.

"Imperial Seal... Dragon Robe..."

Zhu Houzhao muttered, his eyes first filled with disbelief, then rage at being betrayed, and finally turning into icy murderous intent.

He could tolerate Liu Jin coveting money, could tolerate him manipulating power, and could even tolerate him acting recklessly, but he could never tolerate him coveting his throne!

This was the bottom line!

"Zhang Yong! Gu Dayong!" Zhu Houzhao shouted sternly.

Zhang Yong and Gu Dayong, the eunuchs who had been standing by and were also terrified after watching the Heavenly Screen, quickly stepped out.

"This servant is here!"

"Is what the Heavenly Screen says true?"

Zhu Houzhao stared at them, his eyes icy.

Zhang Yong gritted his teeth and fell to his knees with a thud: "Your Majesty! The Heavenly Screen is clear, how could it be fake?"

"Liu Jin has wolfish ambition, boundless greed, privately hides forbidden items, and intends to rebel. This servant... this servant had long sensed it, but was suffering from a lack of ironclad evidence and dared not speak rashly!"

He knew this was the best opportunity to topple Liu Jin and clear himself.

Gu Dayong also quickly agreed.

"Good! What a Liu Jin!"

Zhu Houzhao laughed out of extreme anger, "Embezzled 150 years of My national treasury, and still wants My country!"

"Come! Mobilize the Embroidered Uniform Guards and the Four Guards of Tengxiang!"

"I will personally go and ask this 【Standing Emperor】 when he plans to use his Imperial Seal and Dragon Robe!"

"This servant obeys the decree!" Zhang Yong and others agreed excitedly.

Just then, the Heavenly Screen's punishment, although it did not mention reducing his lifespan, descended in a more torturous way.

【In view of Liu Jin embezzling 300 million, wealth rivaling a nation, privately hiding forbidden items, and intending to usurp the throne, his crimes are monstrous and incur the wrath of Heaven and man!】

【Now, the Heavenly Dao punishment is decreed: In the seven days from his arrest to his execution, he shall endure three types of torture every day, automatically switching every three hours, cycling without end, without interval!】

【The three tortures are: skinning and tendon-pulling, roasting on a copper pillar, and mountain of knives and sea of fire! All of which will be felt by his soul, enduring real pain!】

【Lasting for seven days, until he suffers the ultimate human punishment and his soul is scattered!】

As the Heavenly Screen's words faded, three strange beams of light landed precisely on Liu Jin.

"Ah—!!!"

Liu Jin only felt an indescribable sharp pain coming from his body surface, as if countless small knives were alive and peeling off his skin.

The pain of every inch of skin being torn open was clear!

This was the beginning of the "skinning" torture!

Immediately after, three types of cruel tortures switched on time every three hours, without stopping!

Liu Jin collapsed on the ground, rolling, twitching, and wailing, making the gold bricks and silver ingots clatter, but he could not alleviate the slightest bit of pain.

His miserable state made the Embroidered Uniform Guards and the onlookers who rushed to hear the news feel a tremor from their souls, but then, even greater pleasure and cheers erupted!

"Heavenly punishment! This is heavenly punishment!"

"Let him also taste the feeling of being skinned and roasted!"

"Liu Jin eunuch dog! You have your day too!"

When Zhu Houzhao personally led his troops to arrive, what he saw was Liu Jin like a pile of mud, twitching and wailing in the pile of gold and silver, neither human nor ghost.

A flash of pleasure passed through his heart, but more than that was disgust and murderous intent.

"Arrest this traitor! Guard him strictly!"

Zhu Houzhao said coldly, "Search! Search carefully! Especially the Imperial Seal and Dragon Robe, as well as all gold and silver account books."

"Obey the decree!"

The Embroidered Uniform Guards soon found the imitated Imperial Seal and the overstepping Dragon Robe in a hidden compartment in Liu Jin's bedroom, exactly the same as shown on the Heavenly Screen.

The initial count of the confiscated property, although not yet complete, showed that the amount of gold and silver found was already close to the scale mentioned by the Heavenly Screen, absolutely a figure that would make anyone crazy.

Zhu Houzhao looked at the Imperial Seal and Dragon Robe, then at the mountains of gold and silver, his expression terrifyingly gloomy.

He issued a decree: Liu Jin is to be thrown into the death row of the prison immediately, his property is to be confiscated, and his party members are to be arrested together.

Seven days later, at the vegetable market execution ground in the East Market, Liu Jin is to be executed by lingering death, cut into a thousand pieces!

His embezzled wealth is to be confiscated!

When the news spread, the city of Beijing boiled over again.

The people cheered and jumped for joy, and many families even set off firecrackers.

Those families who had been persecuted by Liu Jin were even more tearful, kowtowing to the sky.

The next seven days were a true living hell for Liu Jin.

The three tortures of the Heavenly Dao tortured his soul in turn, and the prison's torture instruments and the fear of waiting for lingering death ravaged his body and spirit.

On the seventh day, he was dragged to the execution ground.

3,357 cuts, not one less.

The people of Beijing, just like the future history displayed by the Heavenly Screen, used copper coins to "buy" his flesh, venting their hatred of many years.

The 300 million huge wealth he embezzled filled the national treasury, but it also became a stain and joke that the Ming dynasty could never erase.

The golden light of the Heavenly Screen coldly swept over the end of this "Standing Emperor" and finally froze.

Only the last one remained on the list of corrupt officials, the world-class giant moth that sat firmly at the top of the list, surpassing Liu Jin's 300 million huge corruption—who would it be?

【Everyone can guess who is the number one corrupt official in history?】

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