But no matter how terrifying that look was, what could she do? Ming Zhixin could only let him manipulate her.
Those who were arrested and imprisoned naturally also included those who helped Ming Zhixin. Before Wei Tingyu took action, he had almost figured out the whereabouts of these people. Although he could not be sure that these were all the people, there must be very few who slipped through the net.
Those who were able to dodge were either hiding very deeply or were extremely smart. If they could dodge under such intensive secret investigations, it would be even more difficult to find them now that they have been "alerted".
Even so, Wei Tingyu didn't care too much. The existence of these people was originally a kind of speculation. If he lost sleep and eat because of this, it would be putting the cart before the horse. However, Wei Tingyu still found some time to have a good chat with his younger aunt Wen Renying. This younger aunt came back from the "future". Although Wen Renying herself said that too many things have changed, and now they are basically inconsistent with what she "had" experienced, the people who originally existed would not disappear inexplicably. Wei Tingyu's purpose is to dig out some people from Wen Renying's memory who have no reputation now and are hiding in some corner, but will have to care about in the "future".
-Of course, Wei Tingyu would not use this as a standard, but only as a reference. According to Wen Renying's words, history has changed now, so people with prominent reputations may become unknown, and people who originally left no trace may also soar to the sky. People who appear in the future may be completely different. The simplest example is that Wenren Hui, the eldest daughter of Wenren, originally had no children, but now, the child she gave birth to is the treasure of the entire Lu family.
—The so-called "history" is only in Wen Renying's memory. In fact, it has nothing to do with the present. People like them are living in the present, not in Wen Renying's "memory", right
Wei Tingyu focused on understanding the close and capable ministers of the "future Emperor Tianshun".
Emperor Xuanren is still alive and well today, so the incident of Prince Dun "taking on the task in a time of crisis" and becoming the unlucky Emperor Chongwen who only sat on the throne for a few years naturally did not exist. There might very likely be no Emperor Chongwen and Emperor Tianshun in the future. However, in Wen Renying's "previous life", even if the Ming family was suppressed because of Prince Dun's ascension to the throne, Prince Dun had very limited manpower, and the throne was always shaky. It was simply a pipe dream for him to destroy the powerful Ming family with just one word like Emperor Xuanren did. So later, Prince Heng overthrew his brothers and seized the throne, and the Ming family became even more powerful. Then, among the people who helped Prince Heng seize the throne, there might be people from the Ming family, and now it is in Ming Zhixin's hands.
Judging from this line of thought, Wei Tingyu did get some useful things from Wen Renying.
Apart from anything else, among those who were arrested, there was one who was a close minister of the "future Emperor Tianshun". This person is now in his thirties and looks inconspicuous. However, according to Wen Renying, this person began to emerge after entering Kaiping Guard with the ascension of Emperor Tianshun, and his promotion speed was quite fast. In almost three years, he has taken Wei Tingyu's current position.
—Compared to this, his promotion speed seems not as fast as Wei Tingyu’s.
Correspondingly, many people died at the hands of this man. He could be said to be the real lackey and the first executioner under Emperor Tianshun. Although Prince Heng had seized the throne from his brothers, he was not the only one in power. The other brothers, if taken out individually, might not be able to compete with him. If they joined forces, they would be enough to cause trouble for him. Moreover, with his precedent, the other brothers would naturally want to pull him down and take the throne themselves. If they wanted to calm these down, killing was essential.
The process of Emperor Tianshun purging his brothers was also the process of this massacre.
No one who entered Kaiping Weixing Prison through his hands came out alive, or in other words, no one came out intact. Wen Renying didn't know this, but this person was the one who carried out most of the crimes that Ming Zhixin committed. By connecting the two, Wei Tingyu was able to portray this person in complete detail.
—A cruel official with a brutal nature and twisted mind.
Wei Tingyu originally wanted to treat this man well. He deserved to have a taste of the cruelty of hurting and harming others and taking pleasure in it. However, if he also allowed people to use the same torture, wouldn't he be no different from this man? Moreover, there are some things that cannot be opened, for fear that if they are opened, someone will lose control.
So, Prince Wei went back to find his wife. When it comes to making people feel heartbroken, painful to the bone, and worse than death, without actually hurting their body, probably no one can compare to Xiao Cao.
Wei Tingyu had known a lot about this aspect before, but now he needed a more precise understanding, and also needed to prescribe some medicine. This two-pronged approach would make some people regret what they had done.
Well, Ming Zhixin can also let her try it.
Knowing that Wei Tingyu wanted to punish Ming Zhixin, Xiaocao gave Wei Tingyu two books without hesitation. One was a map of the human body's tendons, meridians and acupoints, and the other was a map of the human anatomy. She also prescribed medicine that could be used locally or all over the body. If she was ruthless, it could really make people regret living in this world.
Wei Tingyu has a solid foundation, so he is not afraid of not understanding it. After some research, he will be almost there. However, he certainly cannot be as precise as Xiaocao, who can make people feel as much pain as he wants. Because of this, the target of his attack will probably be in a worse situation.
Ming Zhixin and the cruel official truly regretted their relationship. They cried bitterly and begged for mercy and death.