Impeachment will make me stronger, and I will be invincible on the road to death.

Chapter 118 Catching Wang Rui

At this moment, Wang seemed to be much older.

After Yang Yanzhang treated his wounds, he hurried back to Chang'an City.

After the injury was cured, Shangguan Wan'er immediately brought the news that Wu Zetian wanted to see him.

"This bitch won't try to do anything against me again."

With this thought in his mind, Yang Yanzhang entered the palace with anxiety.

"His Majesty."

After seeing Wu Zetian, Yang Yanzhang immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Please come to Yang Qing's family."

Wu Zetian said lightly.

"The Yang Qing family went to Nanyang County to suppress bandits this time. Thank you for your hard work. I am going to reward you with a thousand acres of fertile land and ten thousand gold."

Hearing this, Yang Yanzhang immediately beamed with joy and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Our emperor's holy grace is so great."

He had long wanted to be promoted, and now he finally got his wish.

"Yang Qing's family, do you know the crimes Wang Rui committed?"

Wu Zetian continued.

"Your Majesty, Wang Rui connived with his clan brother Wang Yue to rob civilian girls in the city, causing them to become pregnant and give birth to children before marriage, which brought shame to the Wang family. That's why the ministers decided to arrest him and punish him severely!" Yang Yanzhangyi! Strict speech.

"Oh, I see, no wonder someone died." Wu Zetian murmured to herself, and then ordered: "Bring that maid up."

Soon, the maid was brought up, her body covered with wounds from whipping.

"You bitch, tell me, what happened?"

Wu Zetian said in a cold voice.

The maid was trembling, obviously very afraid of Wu Zetian, and she did not dare to hide anything and tell the whole story.

A sneer appeared on Wu Zetian's face: "What an evil deed. You have done such an immoral act and it is a waste of my teachings. You should be killed!"

"Wang Rui's death is not a pity. The key is that the people behind Wang Rui have no clue yet."

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I have sent my subordinates to conduct a thorough investigation. I believe there will be results soon."

"Well, I hope the Yang Qing family will solve the case as soon as possible and give the Wang family an explanation!"

Wu Zetian waved her hands and said, "Go down now!"

After Yang Yanzhang left, Li Lianying stood beside Wu Zetian.

"Slaves see Your Majesty."

Li Lianying said respectfully.

Wu Zetian said calmly: "Wang is the legitimate daughter of the Wang family and has a respected status. How can we allow Yang Yanzhang to do whatever he wants?"

"Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to cause unnecessary trouble at this time."

"The Wang family is a member of the clan and is involved in too many things. Once something happens, it will definitely cause chaos in the court. This is a big taboo. Although Yang Yanzhang is domineering, he also understands the importance of the situation." Li Lianying persuaded in a low voice.

"Yang Yanzhang is the censor. He knows the importance of the matter. I don't understand. How can Yang Yanzhang put the Wang family to death?"

"Yang Yanzhang's move is actually directed at you." Li Lianying sighed: "Your Majesty, although Yang Yanzhang's behavior is against the rules, it is also in line with the procedures. If an official like him does not handle matters impartially, where will the laws of the imperial court exist? "

"Are you saying that I am bending the law for personal gain?" Wu Zetian frowned.

"I don't dare, old slave." Li Lianying hurriedly knelt on the ground and fought.

"Huh, I have never bent the law for personal gain. I just follow the laws and regulations. As you said, Yang Yanzhang is a court official and he can do nothing wrong if he acts in accordance with the laws."

"As for the Wang family being framed by Yang Yanzhang for collaborating with the enemy and treason, it can only be said that Yang Yanzhang had ulterior motives and deliberately framed the Wang family in an attempt to frame the incident."

Speaking of this, Wu Zetian's eyes showed murderous intent: "When the time comes, even if I like him very much, I will have to punish him severely."

"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Li Lianying flattered him repeatedly.

Wu Zetian waved his hand: "You step back first, and let people stare at Yang Yanzhang to see what he will do next."

"Yes!" Li Lianying responded, bowed and slowly exited the imperial garden.After he left, Wu Zetian had a playful smile on his lips.

"Yang Yanzhang, Yang Yanzhang, I have been looking forward to this day for a long time."

"You want to keep proving yourself to organize my actions. But this time, haha, I'm afraid you will be disappointed."

"I had long expected that you would find excuses to target the Wang family, so I laid out the chess game in advance..."

"Yang Yanzhang, please don't let me down."

………………

In the secret room of the palace, Wang Rui was sitting there, his eyes blank.

During these days, he suffered great torture and endured great pain every day, making life worse than death.

Especially today, it made him feel like seconds passed by like a year. He was terrified and worried that Yang Yanzhang would find any clues and arrest him and send him to prison.

"dong dong dong~~"

There was a knocking on the secret room door.

Wang Rui was startled, and the hair on his body exploded.

"Who?" Wang Rui suppressed his panic and asked.

"It's me, Xiao Huazi!"

After hearing this, Wang Rui opened the door of the secret room, and it was Yang Yanzhang who stood in front of him.

Yang Yanzhang pushed open the door and walked in, followed by a group of Jin Yiwei soldiers, holding chains and shackles.

"Master Yang!" Wang Rui said tremblingly, with strong despair rising in his heart. Is it impossible to escape this disaster?

"Master Yang, what are you doing? The common people don't know what they have done. Please take action yourself."

Wang Rui was trembling and tried to force out a flattering smile.

"Huh, Wang Rui, stop pretending." Yang Yanzhang snorted coldly and threw a piece of paper at his feet: "It records that you bullied men and women in Luoyang, raped young children, and forced women into prostitution. It's simply a shame. To the best of my conscience, this crime deserves death."

"I was wronged." Wang Rui cried out urgently.

"Whether you are unjustly accused or not, you know better than anyone else!" Yang Yanzhang shouted sharply: "If you refuse to confess, don't blame me for using torture. When the time comes, your life will be worse than death."

Wang Rui gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Yang, do you want to surrender?"

"I always pay attention to solid evidence and no ambiguity. You'd better cooperate obediently."

"Since you insist on forcing me, then don't blame me for death. I would rather die than confess. At worst, we will both perish."

Wang Rui took the risk.

Yang Yanzhang snorted coldly: "Do you really think I can't do anything to you?"

As he spoke, Yang Yanzhang suddenly reached out and pinched Wang Rui's neck, and said coldly: "Wang Rui, aren't you relying on the power of the Wang family to be arrogant? Now I will let you know what it means that people are doing it and God is watching."

"Cough~~~cough~~~"

Wang Rui struggled to speak: "How dare you! My father is the minister of the court. If you dare to deal with me, my father will never let you go!"

Yang Yanzhang laughed loudly: "Wang Zan? Now that Du Ni Bodhisattva can't save himself when crossing the river, how can he care about you? Besides, I don't want your life. I just need you to write a few sentences of confession of repentance."

"If you don't agree, then you will suffer a lot!" Yang Yanzhang sneered.

Wang Rui's heart was full of despair. He knew that Yang Yanzhang was by no means an alarmist. Yang Yanzhang was definitely much more courageous than he imagined.

"Whether you are jealous of my father being favored by His Majesty the Emperor or for other reasons, you must pay the price for what you did today!" Wang Rui said fiercely.

Yang Yanzhang angrily shouted: "You bastard! How dare you threaten me? Someone, pull him down and pour water on him until he is willing to confess."

Two government officials came in and dragged Wang Rui deeper into the secret room.

Wang Rui struggled wildly and called for help miserably: "Father, mother, help!"

"Woo~~~" Wang Rui cried, but the secret room was empty and silent, and there was no response. No one even came to help him to plead for mercy.

"Beast, beast! I'm going to kill you, kill you."

(End of this chapter)