The four of them were surprised to hear the knock on the door, and suddenly they heard one shouting outside the door: "Mr. Song Lian, Mr. Song, does Your Majesty have the will—?"

When they heard that His Majesty had the order, the four of them were shocked and hurriedly sorted out their clothes and hats, and Song Lian opened the door himself.

Outside the door, Mao Xiang held his single knife and walked in, glanced at the four people, and stayed in Yang Xian's face for a moment, and said loudly: "Mr. Song, Your Majesty has an oral order to tell you. Now I have specially set up an imperial examination. I must learn from the scriptures, practice and practice, be knowledgeable about the past and present, and be known for the truth and use it for the court. I would like to ask three gentlemen to gain talents for the country with great pleasure!"

Song Lian and the other two hurriedly clasped their fists and agreed.

After Mao Xiang glanced at Yang Xian, he said: "Today, Your Majesty came to the Gongyuan and just arrested two cheaters of the imperial examination. Now he has been taken to prison by the Jinyiwei. Your Majesty asked his humble position to tell the Prime Minister that you must do a good job in supervision and do not let those who are interested destroy the fairness of the imperial examination."

"I'm humble in my job and receive the order!" Yang Xian received the order tremblingly. When he heard that the emperor came to the tribute court and personally arrested two cheating students, Yang Xian felt a little sad, afraid that it was his nephew Yang Xi, but when he heard Mao Xiang's words, he didn't seem to be like him. He couldn't figure out whether his affairs had been discovered by the emperor. He was about to come forward to make a confusion with Mao Xiang, so that he could inquire about it. After that, Mao Xiang finished speaking, he turned around and left, and did not give Yang Xian the chance to slander. Yang Xian was slightly stunned, and an ominous feeling slowly rose from his heart.

In the Jinyiwei prison, Yang Xi and Liu Wu were thrown into the prison. Since the emperor made a speech, he must draw useful information from his mouth, so Mao Xiang asked this trip in person.

When they were just taken to the prison, the two of them were still relying on their identities, the court, Yang Xian and Liu Bing as their backers, and were not afraid of going to the prison. When Mao Xiang came in, they realized that they would not say anything, so they would let them taste the methods of the Jinyiwei. These two guys were already playboys in the capital on weekdays, but they had never heard of anything else. They had heard too many methods of the Jinyiwei. When they heard Mao Xiang's words, they were immediately a little scared.

Without saying a word, Mao Xiang gave them a punishment recently studied. "Day and night" is not the meaning of torture day and night. Instead, it is to make a wooden cage with nails nailed on all sides, the nail tips are pointed inward, and the prisoner is locked up in the middle, and the nail tips are pierced into the flesh. Therefore, the prisoner must sit upright for twelve hours a day, motionless like a puppet, and cannot doze off. It is conceivable how painful it is. Since the punishment was studied, the powerful and nobles of the Jinyiwei have been much more relaxed. Those high-ranking officials who originally relied on their identities and merits have been told in detail under this torture. Therefore, the Jinyiwei usually uses this punishment if he encounters any difficult person.

Mao Xiang had already learned Zhu Yuanzhang's oral orders, so he had to know everything from the mouth, so there was no need to be polite. He used the most powerful ones as soon as he came up. These two people were spoiled on weekdays, so how could they bear this torture? At first, they had to rely on Yang Xian to grit their teeth and endured it for a few minutes, but later, their bodies moved a little, and the tip of the nail pierced the flesh. The pain made the two scream for a long time, and they could no longer hold it back and shouted to confess.

Mao Xiang smiled and said, "That's right. If I had done this a long time ago, I wouldn't have suffered such great pain?"

The two nodded continuously, but they did not dare to move at all, otherwise another piercing pain would sweep over. The pain would have been so great that both of them would never try again in their entire lives.

Mao Xiang stretched out his body, reached out and picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and said casually: "Tell me, who was the instructions you were given to copying in the imperial examination?"

The two of them were not stupid. They knew whether they could go out. In the end, it was Yang Xian. If something happened to Yang Xian, he would be really finished. Therefore, he insisted that it was his own idea and had nothing to do with others.

Mao Xiang slowly drank tea, he was not in a hurry, he believed that it would not take long before these two people would say it.

He raised his eyelids casually and asked, "You are not very brave in your own ideas. The investigation of the imperial examination is so strict. How did you get in? Is there anyone inside to help you?"

Yang Xi, Liu Bingyi gritted his teeth and said, "No!"

Mao Xiang smiled and said, "No, not bad, but a little bit of backbone, so Mao underestimated it! The emperor only wants to know the people behind the scenes today. As long as you say it, the emperor will not blame you. I didn't expect you to let down the favor of the emperor. Are you really bold and arrogant?"

The two were frightened, but they were still struggling to hold on.

"It seems that the two guys are not satisfied with the "totorment day and night"?" Mao Xiang smiled slightly, afraid of patting his hands behind him, a Jinyiwei walked up and clasped his fists and said, "What are the instructions of the lord?"

Mao Xiang smiled and said, "These two guys really want to try our Jinyiwei's latest torture "Two Dragons Pearls". I thought it was the prince and minister who were lucky enough to enjoy this criminal law. I didn't expect it was the two guys. Hehe, it would be better to meet by chance than to invite him. Since that's the case, let them taste it?"

The Jinyiwei clasped his fists and said, "I understand!"

The so-called "two dragons clamped the beads" means pressing the head of the tied person hard against his own twins, forcing him to bend his whole body as if he were shrimps, and then tied his hands and ankles together. This method of binding people is a bit like the ligament pressing of later athletes, and a bit like the legendary "tiger bench". This "two dragons clamped the beads" have existed since ancient times. According to the "History of the Song Dynasty", Wang Yuanji, a commoner in Kaifeng, was falsely accused by his stepmother and imprisoned in the left army patrol prison. The jailer was "bound and snatched, which was called "rat playing zither", which was extremely vicious". This "rat playing zither" is the prototype of "two dragons clamped the beads". Later, the case alarmed Emperor Taizong of Song, and Emperor Taizong of Song personally quelled Wang Yuanji, and also let the jailer taste a "rat playing zither". He tied it down with a rope. The jailer immediately wailed and only wanted to die quickly.

Yang Xi and Liu Wu were already frightened. When they heard this horrifying torture, they could not resist it and kept calling for injustice.

Mao Xiang only thought these two were really funny. He was captured by the current emperor and dared to call for injustice. He was not polite. He lost his eyes. The Jinyiwei, who had already been unable to control himself, tied the two of them up. In this way, the two of them could not bear it. Yang Xi said weakly: "I'm going to do it, I'll do it!"

Mao Xiang smiled and said, "Why is this trouble? You said you wouldn't have to suffer such a set of suffering? People, can you cry without seeing the coffin?"

"Tell me?" Mao Xiang sighed and asked carelessly. He believed that through this toss, the two of them were completely convinced. It won't take long to say anything.
Chapter completed!