The four major prisons of Haoguo are Zhao Prison, Dongchang Prison, Criminal Department Prison, and Jingzhao Yinfu Prison.

The edict prison is the place where the emperor issued an edict to detain officials, and there was originally a brocade guard in charge, but more than ten years ago, the establishment of the brocade guard was cancelled, and the procuratorate was established, and the edict prison was also owned by the latter, but the edict was still an edict, but it was just a change of people, and the people imprisoned in it were not only officials, but also enemy spies and the like. But there are many prisons in the procuratorate, and the only one that can be called the Imperial Prison is the one in Jingshi.

Dongchang Prison, since it is the prison of Dongchang, Li Xiao has also seen it, but the prisoners in it are all criminal officials, and they are also officials with official ranks, and they are not accepted under the five grades. Therefore, the officials in the court jokingly said that being able to enter the Dongchang prison was a recognition of themselves.

The Criminal Department Prison, referred to as the Criminal Department Prison, is also the prison often referred to in the previous life. The prison is magnificent, but there is always a feeling of middle two, so at the beginning of the emperor's accession to the throne, it was changed to a prison.

At the end of the four major prisons, there is the prison of Jingzhao Yin Mansion. The reason why the prison of Jingzhao Yin Mansion is one of the four major prisons is somewhat absurd. The reason is that at the beginning of its construction, a hundred years ago, the reigning emperor was full of confidence and tried to establish his own power, overpowering the Dongchang and Jinyiwei at that time in one fell swoop, so the Jingzhao Yin Mansion appeared, and it was the same, when the Jingzhao Yin Mansion Prison was built, it was not built according to the general specifications, but expanded a lot, which was much more spacious than the Imperial Prison and the Dongchang Prison.

This was also a sensation at that time, Jingzhao Yin Mansion was also glorious for a long time, and its prisoners were also dazzling, how could it be that a series of changes such as the defeat of Tumu Fort and the prosperity of the new emperor after his accession to the throne made Jingzhao Yin Mansion gradually decline, and the original prison was empty, except for the rats who wandered in the shadows, there were almost no living creatures. If the emperor at that time knew the current situation of Jingzhao Yin Mansion, he was afraid that he would be able to wake up from the coffin angrily.

Having said that, Li Xiao followed the little official into the prison gate, and was greeted by a damp smell, which could not be said to be unpleasant, nor could it be said to smell good, patted the little dust falling on his shoulder, and continued to walk inside.

According to the little official: "The current situation in the prison is not much better, there is no one in the prison of Jingzhao Yin Mansion, and there are only a few of them." Although there are four major prisons, the number of prisoners in them is not as many as a fraction of that of Dongchang and Zhaojiao. Of course, this is also a good thing, no one is crying in their ears, and they can be clean. ”

Haoguo is now back in the prosperous era, and the number of prisoners is obviously much smaller than that of the previous dynasty, of course, even if there is, the prisoners above the five grades are all managed by Dongchang, and the procuratorate has a sideways foot. Under the five products, there are Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate in charge, and the civil offenders, as well as dozens of yamen below, are really unable to manage, so they will be sent to the Criminal Department, and those prisoners will also be the turn of the Criminal Department when the Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate fall.

"This is also the reason why Cui Shangshu is lazy." The little official complained softly. Xu Sheng didn't hear it. Li Xiao heard it clearly.

Cui Shangshu looks like a person who doesn't want to cause trouble, so I think it's because he is not active enough. Otherwise, with the ability of the Criminal Department, it should not be pressed by Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Li Xiao shook his head, this is not something he needs to worry about, what happens to the criminal department has nothing to do with him.

Stepping on the clean steps of the prison, there is nothing unusual around except for the strange smell, and the difference with the Dongchang prison is that there is no trembling wail here, but it is quiet and comfortable, I don't know if the prison of Jingzhao Yin Mansion is so quiet.

He coughed, and the crisp sound lingered in the prison for a long time, echoing in his ears.

Although there were no prisoners in the prison, there were still four or five jailers, after all, this was in the prison of the criminal department, not the county government below. The jailers also rested on the wooden table, snoring for a while, out of place with everything around them, but from a distance, there was something interesting.

"Xiao Wang, who are these two?" The cell head slept lightly, because he was old, and he didn't go to Xiangmanlou last night to be happy.

The little official surnamed Wang stepped forward quickly, whispered a few words in the cell leader's ear, and stood aside. The cell boss is an old senior, and he also has a lot of status in this criminal department.

The cell boss nodded, kicked the jailers who were still sleeping next to him, and then arched his hand towards Li Xiao and the others, and said with a smile: "Two adults, but do you need a little companion?" ”

Don't beat around the bush, don't say polite words, for such a person, Li Xiao admires it very much, such a person is also very suitable for practical things, and needs to stay up in the officialdom, if you get through, the future will be smooth sailing, if you can't get through, then you can only do it for a lifetime. Obviously, the cell boss in front of him, who is over half a hundred years old, belongs to the latter.

Xu Sheng didn't fit, but looked at Li Xiao, after all, this time it was the latter, and he just followed.

"It's not a bother, just go in with the next person." Li Xiao said.

The cell leader stroked his beard and smiled, pointed to the depths of the inner prison behind him, and said, "My lord, the innermost room is where the Cai family's father and son are. ”

Li Xiao nodded and walked inside. The voice of the cell boss came from behind him: "My lord, it is dirty inside, the road is not easy to walk, and you can do it and be careful." ”

As one of the four major prisons, the prison naturally has its own unique characteristics, as a prison that once held officials, the environment is better, although it is not as good as the edict prison, but it is almost the same. First, the cells were divided into three categories. First, it is an ordinary type, the space is small and there is no light, and damp and dark are the main colors of this type of cell, because it is not an official who is locked up, but a snitch outside, or a criminal such as a serial murder case.

Second, the officials are imprisoned, and the environment is much better than that of ordinary classes, and the resting place alone is not a shriveled thatch, but a rough stall, and a black and gray wooden case is placed, and there is sunshine in the first half of the day, although there is still humidity inside, but it is much better than the first class.

The third category is much more special. It is not only officials who are imprisoned, but also ordinary civilians. And the reason for this is because the people who live here are dying people.

Cai Xu and his son were arranged here. It can be seen that the cells here are much better than the first two, everything is new, the sun shines in at all times, there is no dampness, no darkness, and no rats. There is a kang on the inside, under the thatch, and the cotton blanket covers it, which is in the summer, and a straw mat is placed.

"You're here." Cai Xu closed his eyes and recuperated, just glanced at Li Xiao, who was standing opposite, and spoke.

There are only a few sturdy wooden bars separating them.

Cai Xu's father and son's faces were a little haggard, especially Cai Kun, who was full of decadence, the black circles around his eyes made people sigh, his eyes were blank, he shrank in the corner of the wall in a daze, looking out of the window, there was no trace of arrogance from a month ago, which made it difficult to connect Cai Kun at this time with the presumptuous Cangzhou genius on Shengye Street a month ago. In the past few days in prison, the Cai family's father and son have not had a good time. But the two of them don't seem to be emaciated, it seems that the food is good, and it is estimated that the people in the Criminal Department are also for the sake of being officials in the same dynasty, so that the two of them can live more comfortably before leaving.

Li Xiao shook his head slightly, stood with his hands in his hands, and said, "Do you know I'm coming?" ”

Until now, he couldn't believe that it was the Cai family's father and son who planned the Wencheng Street assassination. It's not that I believe in the character of the latter, but the ability of the latter, but I don't have the ability.

"You'll come sooner or later, not now, but soon, at the latest, before my head hits the ground." Cai Xu still didn't open his eyes, sat cross-legged, and spoke lightly. The ends of his hair were a little messy, but the whole was still neat, a few shriveled thatches fell from his shoulders, and his white prison uniform was too clean to speak

Looking at Cai Xu, the former waiter in front of him who had never met, Li Xiao's heart did not have any waves. The person who can get into the position of the squire will not be a fool, Cai Xu ended up in today's situation, probably because of all kinds of tricks in the court. In the final analysis, it's just a scapegoat, but the case of Wencheng Street is not just an ordinary assassination, even if he is a scapegoat, he will know some of the tricks, which is also the purpose of his coming today.

"How much do you know about Wencheng Street?"

He glanced at Cai Kun, who was godless in the corner, and then stared at Cai Xu, who was waiting for Cai Xu's answer. Today is the last chance for the emperor to investigate the case, and tomorrow, he will go to plant peppers.

Cai Kun paused for a long time, the warm wind blew in from the pane, blowing the wide prison uniform on his body, and the messy ends of his hair fluttered with it, looking extraordinarily vicissitudes. In one night, he changed from a dignified five-grade servant to a prisoner, and the luxurious official uniform on his body is now a prison uniform, and on the white and miserable prison uniform, the crimson word "prisoner" is extremely dazzling.

He sighed softly and slowly opened his eyes, their dark eyes sunken in, without any light. Reach out and remove the thatch from your shoulder, and rub it in your hand. The shriveled thatch turned into crumbs in a few breaths. "What's the point of asking this question today? Dongchang has been investigating with the procuratorate for so long, do you think you can find out by yourself? ”

And so it was. Li Xiao couldn't help frowning, Cai Xu really wouldn't tell him so easily. took a step forward, his steps were very light, and he didn't make a sound, he squinted slightly: "Are you just resigned to your fate?" ”

Cai Xu smiled, his laughter was a little desolate, he tidied up his somewhat messy clothes, and said: "What if you accept your fate, what if you don't accept your fate, how can we people below have the ability to decide our own fate, the people above wave their hands at will, it won't determine your life and death, chess pieces are chess pieces, you can use them or throw them away." If the struggle had been useful, how could I have ended up like this? ”

"Boy, you're smart, much better than my useless son, so don't waste your time with me. It doesn't matter if the Wencheng Street case was done by me or not. ”