The prison of the criminal department, the official prison.
The official prison is empty, after Zhu Di ascended the throne, it was once full of convicts and their families, and now they should be killed, released, and matched, and the fate of the family members is roughly the same, either they will become the official wife, the official lady, the young master, or they will become official slaves, miscellaneous servants, or they will sing small songs in the teaching department.
Of course, there are still some people who are assigned to the hero's family as slaves, because the hero's mansion has not yet been built, and they are still in prison, such as more than 200 people assigned to Xia Xun's family, but they have been moved from the official prison to the ordinary prison.
The only difference is that there is more graffiti on the walls of the prison, and bored prisoners can look at it to relieve their boredom.
Although those poems and paintings are messy, they are the masterpieces of different prisoners in different time periods from the early years of Hongwu to the present, some of them have long been ancient, some of them are still high-ranking officials, and some people have returned to their hometowns to make fun of their grandchildren, but when they are locked up here, no one knows their fate tomorrow, so even if those poems are limericks, they also contain their feelings of looking back on their lives and the experience of life and death, each poem is a portrayal of a person's life, and the lives of these people are wonderful.
It's enough to spend a lot of time savoring and feeling one by one.
Zhou Zewen, the chief examiner of the Ministry of Officials, Zhang Antai, the right general politician of the General Political Division, and Sun Guanghe, the prefect of Guide, were there staring at the messy poems and songs on the walls to spend time, because they had nothing else to do, they were not political prisoners, but embezzlers, and in order to prevent them from colluding confessions and affecting the investigation of the case, the cells of the three people were far enough away that they could not see each other and could not talk at all.
But not long after, there was one more person in front of Zhang Antai's cell, the jailer's dress, but his expression and temperament did not look like a jailer.
Zhang Antai's face was pale, his hands were clutching the fence tightly, the green tendons on the back of his palms were tensed, and he didn't know how much strength he used.
The person standing opposite, his face hidden in the dim light, his voice was faint, like a hypnotic song: "Master Zhang, you want to think clearly, where to go, it's all in your thoughts."
Zhang Antai said hoarsely: "Is there really no other way?"
"Without a colt, I can only protect myself now.
You know, we are not dealing with just Chen Ying, there is Yang Xu standing behind him, and Fu Guogong is standing behind him. ” "But" "Master Zhang, you have also been an official all your life, why don't you understand either, you are willing to be mediocre, don't choose.
Since you have chosen to be attached and have gained glory and wealth, you will inevitably have to bear the possible consequences.
Success and defeat, the matter has come to this, why bother to say some useless words" Zhang Antai slowly lowered his head and was silent.
The people outside the cell seemed to have insight into his thoughts, smiled coldly, and said, "Master Zhang, don't be lucky, Taizu is legacious, greedy for sixty times of ink, peeling skin and pulling grass; How many benefits have you got, you are not only greedy for ink, that piece of music is pressed for two months, which is intolerable to any emperor, let you do this, won't the emperor become a deaf and blind man, a puppet to be manipulated by his courtiers" Zhang Antai neighed: "I was born and died for the horse, so that I dare not go east to the west, there is no merit and hard work, and the horse can't reach out to save me?"
The person outside the cell said in a deep voice: "What happened to you this time has nothing to do with the horse, Lord Zhang, this is your own insatiable greed and self-inflicted disaster."
Zhang Antai was dumbfounded, he wanted to defend himself, if it weren't for obeying the horse's orders and dealing with Yang Xu, the Duke of Fuguo, he would not have been exposed, but he was already in despair, and he didn't even have the strength to defend himself.
The humanity outside the cell: "Lord Zhang, life is in a hurry, but it is only a hundred years, early death and late death, and you must die eventually."
If you are willing to die a happy death, your family will be saved, and you will be cared for by the horses, who will ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing, and after ten or eight years, this matter has been forgotten, and they will find a way to make your heirs officials.
You don't want to die, you still die in the end, and you will die a miserable death, but you drag the horse into the water, hum the horse may not die, no matter what, he is the brother-in-law of the current emperor after all, but at that time, who cares about your family Master Zhang, your surname is no longer guaranteed, don't you think about the things behind you?"
Zhang Antai's face was distorted, his cheeks twitched from time to time, and after a long time, he slowly raised his eyes, stared at the person outside with a pair of red eyes, and said in a dumb voice: "I can kill him" The man outside said happily: "You can rest assured that the horse will not only ensure that you will take care of your family, but also kill Xia Xun when the time is right, and avenge you."
Zhang Antai smiled miserably: "Okay, please don't forget his promise" "Don't worry, people don't believe in you, you die for the horse, how can the horse not be properly taken care of by your family, even if you don't care if you are blind under the nine springs, the horse master can't make the living feel cold."
Zhang Antai nodded, slowly returned to the prison bed and sat down, staring at the wall in a daze.
The person standing outside the fence hadn't left yet, and after a while, Zhang Antai said coldly: "You must watch me kill myself with your own eyes before you can rest assured?"
The man outside laughed dryly, hugged his fist at him, and turned to leave.
The footsteps were very light, the soles of his boots gently rubbed the ground, making a rustling sound, like a snake swimming by, and the target of his next lobbying was Zhou Zewen, the secretary of the Ministry of Meritorious Service.
Chen Ying stayed up all night again, which even his subordinates admired very much, the thin body of the imperial envoy seemed to be made of iron, once he had a case at hand, he could forget to sleep and eat, work all night, and still be energetic in the morning, which many people can't do.
It's just that Chen Ying is so capable, and his subordinates have suffered with it, and they have to be busy and sleepless all night.
Early in the morning, Chen Ying drank a cup of tea, ate two pieces of snacks, and was about to go to the Criminal Department to interrogate the prisoner, when a messenger wearing the official uniform of the Criminal Department hurriedly walked in, and when he saw him, he bowed and saluted: "Master Imperial Envoy, the villain is ordered by the Lord of the Main Hall of the Criminal Department to invite the master, and go to the Punishment Hall immediately." ” Chen Ying smiled: "Haha, the book is more urgent than the official."
The messenger smiled bitterly and said, "Master Du Imperial Envoy, Master Yu is not in a hurry."
Last night, Zhang Antai and Zhou Zewen both committed suicide in prison" "What do you say?"
Chen Ying's face turned red, and she stood up viciously, staring at the poor man like a hungry wolf, scaring the poor man back two steps.
Chen Ying was stunned, and immediately waved his hand and said: "Prepare the sedan chair, prepare the sedan chair, go to the criminal department immediately" In the lobby of the Criminal Department, there was a row of jailers lying on the ground, who had been whipped all over their bodies, and the Shangshu of the Criminal Department asked angrily: "How could two people commit suicide at the same time, and the official told you to take care of your life, why did no one inspect it, and it was not until dawn that I found out that there was no one who entered the cell without permission, and whether anyone touched them, recruited me?"
Outside the lobby, Chen Ying and Jiang Linjie, the Dali Temple Qing who arrived in a hurry, bumped into each other, and the two arched their hands to each other, obviously, Jiang Linjie also knew about Zhou Zewen and Zhang Antai's suicide, and their expressions were very solemn, the two didn't say much, and immediately walked into the lobby side by side.
"Lord Chen, Master Jiang" As soon as he saw the two of them coming in, Luo Shangshu hurriedly left the public case and came forward: "Last night, Zhou Zewen and Zhang Antai committed suicide. ” "Suicide" Chen Ying's gaze glanced coldly at the jailers who were covered in bruises, and Luo Shangshu said: "Yes, judging from the current investigation, there is no doubt that he committed suicide.
The key to the cell is held by two prison guards, one is in the prison and the other is outside the prison, no one can enter without them opening it together, and Zhou Zewen and the others committed suicide in the prison with their clothes and belts."
Luo Shangshu let the two of them into the hall, looked at the seats, and said: "The official is being tortured, and the jailers have been lazy to rest in the second half of the night, so they have not found out."
The only thing to be thankful for is that Sun Guanghe, the prefect of Guide, is still alive."
Chen Ying sighed stiffly with a stiff expression, and said disappointedly: "A small fish, what's the use of being alive?"
The news spread quickly, and many officials were relieved when they heard the news that Zhou Zewen and Zhang Antai committed suicide.
They may not have participated in any conspiracy of these two people against Yang Xu, the Auxiliary State Prince, and they may not even know anything about it, but they have cooperated with Zhou Zewen and Zhang Antai in other aspects, or helped each other, and those may not be the glorious things that can be put on the table.
When these two men committed suicide, they cut off all the troubles, and their anxiety relaxed, and their gratitude came spontaneously.
At present, the wind is tight, and it is inconvenient for them to pay respects or go to the homes of these two people to offer condolences, but it can be expected that when the rumors subside, as long as the families of these two officials find them, they will definitely do their best to help.
"Zhou Zewen and Zhang Antai committed suicide" Xia Xun smiled faintly after hearing the news, and said disapprerovitically: "Their use value has disappeared, whether they die or not has nothing to do with me, it is Chen Ying who has a headache."
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Now all we have to do is stare at Mei Yin, what is Mei Yin doing?"
Zuo Dan replied: "The villain just got the news, Mei Yin is in Juxian Building today, and he is feasting on the second son of the emperor. ” Xia Xun was stunned when he heard this, and his face slowly became solemn: "Banquet Lord Xu" "Yes, Guogong thinks, is there anything wrong?"
Xia Xun was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked, "The old Ci'en Temple has almost been cleaned up, right?"
Zuo Dan was stunned, I don't know why he suddenly asked about this matter, he really didn't pay much attention to this, thought for a while, and then said: "It should be about the same, more than 10,000 laborers were originally requisitioned from near Jinling, a total of more than 100,000 people, and now they are being transferred from all over the country one after another, if you clean it up, it should be very soon." ” Xia Xun nodded and said, "You continue to send people to keep an eye on him, but you don't need to report his whereabouts at any time, I will look for you when needed." ” "Yes," Zuo Dan slowly retreated.
Xia Xun touched his chin and smiled lightly: "Take advantage of the situation and use the momentum, turn flowers into swords, this horse master, it's not simple."
Okay, then let's ride a donkey and read the record book, and we'll see."
To be continued: