Zhang Shixing walked up to the Jinyiwei lobby, feeling that there was an eerie atmosphere today. After he greeted Jiang Huan, he asked cautiously, "I don't know what the commander said when he came to recruit a lowly post today?" ”

Jiang Huan's face was expressionless, staring at him for a long time, and suddenly slapped the table and said: "Zhang Qianhu, you are so bold, you dare to collude with the traitor, come and take it for me." ”

More than a dozen lieutenants rushed out from under the corridor, rushed up, held Zhang Shixing down, and tied up the flowers.

Jiang Huan said: "Zhang Qianhu, how were you entrusted by the Zhang Wen family, and how did you teach Yang Jing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, to revise the verdict, and you recruited from the truth, so as not to suffer from the flesh and skin." ”

Zhang Shixing was secretly shocked: "How did this guy know about this, could it be that Yang Shangshu's east window incident happened?" If this is the case, I am willing to cut this body, and I can't give an account of the righteous Zhang Xin and the grandson. ”

So he gritted the root of his teeth and said, "This matter is all done by me alone, and I have nothing to do with others." On that day, I went to the Huining Marquis Mansion to arrest Zhang Wen, I respected him as a man, so I went to the Criminal Department to find Yang Shangshu and asked him to change the sentence, Yang Shangshu refused, so I threatened to kill his whole family, and he gave in. This is the cause and effect of this matter, if you want to kill or chop, listen to it. ”

Jiang Huan sneered and said, "Zhang Shixing, Zhang Shixing, are you a three-year-old child?" Even if the Da Luo Immortal enters my brocade guard, he must obediently tell the truth. For the sake of you and my colleagues for many years, I won't embarrass you, let's hit twenty sticks first, and then talk about it after you think clearly. ”

After that, he shouted: "Pull me down and beat me down." ”

As soon as he gave the order, the captain of Jinyi immediately pulled Zhang Shixing to the bottom of the hall, opened his pants, exposed his thighs and buttocks, raised the big wooden staff, and hit it with a snap.

The big wooden staff is generally made of chestnut wood, and the end of the blow is cut into a mallet, and is covered with an iron sheet, and the iron sheet is also equipped with barbs. If the executioner does not show mercy and only needs to give 20 to 30 blows, the prisoner's buttocks and thighs will be beaten to shreds, revealing white bones, so that he will be disabled for life.

Fortunately, Jiang Huan had some scruples about Zhang Shixing, and still wanted his confession, so he only said that he would fight with his heart, if he said that he would fight with his heart, Zhang Shixing would definitely die today.

Rao is like this, Zhang Shixing's thighs and buttocks were also beaten to a blur of flesh and blood, and he was also fortunate that he had been practicing internal boxing for a long time, although his skin and flesh were rotten, his spirit was still healthy, and he did not pass out.

Jiang Huan waved his hand and said, "Pull me down, find someone to heal, and try it again tomorrow, see if you are still hard-mouthed." ”

Captain Jinyi dragged Zhang Shixing down the hall and threw him into prison, but fortunately, someone was busy and found someone to treat him. Zhang Shixing suddenly felt that he had been a good person in Jinyiwei all these years and had formed a good fate.

At the second watch, a light was like a bean, Zhang Shixing was lying on the straw in the prison to recuperate, although his thighs and buttocks had been medicated, it was still a heart-piercing pain. He was thinking about how Jiang Huan should torture himself tomorrow, under Miki, why can't he ask for it, whether he can survive this hurdle, I'm afraid he can't help himself.

Just as he was thinking wildly, the cell door opened with a bang, and a tall figure slowly walked inside, Zhang Shixing turned his head to look and found that the person who came was his uncle, Song Zhong, the commander of Jinyiwei.

Song Zhong came to his side, leaned down, checked the injury, and saw that the wound was still well bandaged, and said to himself: "Those boys are quite competent. ”

Zhang Shixing suddenly realized that it seemed that these people had been instructed by Song Zhong to take care of themselves so wholeheartedly, otherwise even if he died in prison, no one would pay attention to him. The warmth of the people and the cold of the world all came to his heart, which made him burst into tears.

Song Zhong smiled: "Silly boy, what are you crying about, didn't I come to see you?" ”

Zhang Shixing suddenly felt a warm current rise in his heart, took Song Zhong's hand, and said sincerely: "Uncle Shi, thank you for coming to see me." I'm afraid that I won't be able to survive the punishment tomorrow, so you can find someone to give me a good time. Anyway, I don't have any relatives in this world. With that, tears flowed down his face.

Song Zhong said angrily: "Nonsense, am I not your relative." I will rescue you, what are you afraid of? ”

Then he scolded in a low voice: "You kid is too bold, a small thousand households, relying on your grandson to spoil you, actually participated in the big case of the Blue Party." But now you're scared? ”

Zhang Shixing said aggrievedly: "People begged me, and I was also indignant for a while, so I wanted to do a favor and save people's lives, but who knew that Yang Shangshu was tired." ”

Song Zhong said angrily: "You are a brocade guard thousand, you don't know how many catties and taels you have, and you still want to save people." How many princes and ministers have fallen into this case, which one is not better than you, you are a moth to the fire, and you have thrown yourself into the net. Okay, tell me the ins and outs, and I can save your life. ”

Zhang Shixing explained in detail how Zhang Xin begged him, how he begged his grandson, and how his grandson found Yang Jing. As for how Taisun and Yang Jing discussed revising the verdict, he didn't know.

Song Zhong frowned and listened, and said: "The bell must be tied to the bell, and this matter has to fall on the grandson." ”

Zhang Shixing said: "If the grandson really wants to save Zhang Wen, there is no need to go around such a big circle and let Yang Jing change the sentence, will he still stand up for me, a small thousand households?" ”

Song Zhong sneered: "You don't understand this, you have to look at the owner to beat the dog." ”

After Zhang Shixing heard this, he looked at Song Zhong as if he didn't understand, and said in his heart: "As long as my uncle is here, I can be saved." ”

The next day, the grandson Zhu Yunwen suddenly drove to Jinyiwei to command the envoy, Jiang Huan hurriedly led a group of officials to get up to greet him, the gift has been completed, Zhu Yunwen said: "Jiang Gong handled the case of the Blue Party, working day and night, it is really hard, I am here to reward me today." After that, he ordered the accompanying eunuch to send a box of exquisite pastries, Jiang Huan hurriedly knelt down to receive it, flattered and said: "The grandson is too famous, what Weichen did is a matter of duty, He Lao's grandson is here in person, and Weichen is ashamed." ”

Zhu Yunwen smiled slightly and said, "Gong Jiang is too modest. I heard that more than 20,000 people have been arrested in the Blue Party case, and it seems that the edict prison can't hold so many people? ”

Jiang Huan said: "Taisun Mingjian, more than 9,000 people were imprisoned in the edict prison, and the rest were locked up in the elephant room. ”

Zhu Yunwen pretended to be surprised and said, "Isn't that overcrowded?" I heard that the edict is invulnerable, the plague is full of prisons, and the prisoners are not waiting for the verdict, and they have died in prison? ”

Jiang Huan's face turned red and said: "The Criminal Department has received the imperial approval, and the people in the prison will be executed in the near future. ”

Zhu Yunwen said: "Since I have come, Jiang Gong might as well take me to have a look." ”

Jiang Huan hesitated slightly: "Taisun Guiti, how can you step on this cheap land." The ministers are afraid that the filthy air will collide with the grandson, in case the emperor blames it, it is difficult for the ministers to explain. ”

Zhu Yunwen said firmly: "It's okay, you lead the way." ”

Jiang Huan secretly thought that this grandson must go to prison, whether it was to visit Zhang Wen or others, but the emperor had already approved these people to be beheaded or Ling Chi, even if he was the grandson, he could not openly disobey the emperor's orders.

As soon as he thought of this, Jiang Huan stood up and led Jinyiwei and his subordinates to accompany Zhu Yunwen into the prison.

The edict is located in the right rear of the Jinyi Guard's command envoy, sitting north and facing south, and the black lacquer gate is decorated with two huge copper door knockers, which looks hideous, and makes people feel frightened at a glance.

Jiang Huan led everyone into the courtyard, only to see that the wall was eight feet high, the four corners were expected to be upstairs, the middle was a narrow corridor, and on both sides were a piece of low cells, half of which were built underground, and the walls were three feet thick, all of which were built of stones, indestructible, and small holes were opened on them, which were only used for ventilation. The cell door was made of fine iron, and it was only accessible by half-bending over.

Jiang Huan introduced as he walked: "Taisun, there are five prison areas on each side of this east and west, the east side is called to be gentle, good, courteous, thrifty, and letting, and the northwest is called to be loyalty, filial piety, courtesy, wisdom, and faith, a total of more than 200 prison cells, but there are more than 1,000 prisoners, and now more than 9,000 people are imprisoned, which is indeed crowded. After the execution of these prisoners, Wechen will definitely vigorously rectify it. ”

Zhu Yunwen looked at it while walking, and seemed to ask casually: "Where is Ninghou Zhang Wen locked up?" ”

Jiang Huan's heart froze, and he said secretly: "Sure enough, it's coming for Zhang Wen, I want to see how Taisun rescued this person?" ”

Jiang Huan pointed to a stone gate at the end of the road and said, "Zhang Wen is a key criminal of the Blue Party and is imprisoned in the Tiger Head Prison. ”

Zhu Yunwen said: "Go over and take a look." ”

Jiang Huan had no choice but to take everyone to this tiger head prison. This cell is a whole underground cell, its construction method is to dig a few zhang of the ground, dig out the prison cell, and then lay bricks on the four walls, cover the top with huge stones, just set up a triangular stone door at the entrance, so as to enter and exit, such as a tiger squatting, so it is named the tiger head prison. The prisoner is imprisoned in this prison, spare you Daluo Immortal, and it is impossible to escape.

Zhu Yunwen came to the door and said to Jiang Huan: "Open, I want to go in and take a look." ”

Jiang Huan was a little embarrassed: "Taisun, there are some rebellious repeat offenders in prison, and the air is dirty, the epidemic is rampant, Taisun Gui's body, if there is damage, how can I bear it?" ”

Zhu Yunwen smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, Commander Song will also go in with us." ”

Jin Yiwei commanded Tongzhi Song Zhong and immediately bowed his hand and said: ""

Jiang Huan saw that Song Zhong agreed, and he had to give up his hand and say, "Weichen obeys." Then he ordered the jailer to open the door. He led the way in front of his head and walked down the stone steps, Zhu Yunwen followed behind, and after Song Zhongdian, he snatched the key from the jailer and ordered: "You wait here, you can't enter without an order." The crowd waited at the door.

They walked down the dungeon in a group of three, the underground was really dark and damp, the air was dirty, the stench was unpleasant, every few steps on the iron fence was lit an oil lamp, opened their eyes and looked carefully, only to see that on both sides of the passage were prison cells, separated by thick iron fences, and the prisoners in it were sitting or lying, all of them were covered with hair, ragged clothes, scars, moaning and crying endlessly, and the whole dungeon looked gloomy and terrifying, like hell on earth.

When the prisoners saw someone coming in, they rushed to the fence and stretched out their hands to grab something, even if they were handcuffed and shackled. Someone recognized that the person was Jiang Huan, so he cursed loudly: "You straight thief who has been cut by a thousand knives, you are so vicious, Lao Tzu will not let you go." ”

Someone also recognized Zhu Yunwen, hurriedly knelt on the ground, and kowtowed again and again: "Taisun, I was really wronged, save my life." ”

Jiang Huan dodged the outstretched hand from the fence and reprimanded: "Hugh is rude, if you want to blame yourself, you are plotting misdeeds, forming a party for personal gain, I am on an errand and am ordered to eliminate traitors for the country." In a few days, you will be able to attain bliss, and you will not have to suffer this endless suffering, and you will thank me Jiang Huan for his mercy. ”

Zhu Yunwen asked as he walked, "Where is the Marquis of Huining?" ”

I only heard a faint voice say, "The old minister is here." ”

I saw an old man kneeling down and prostrating in a prison cell, his hair half white, scattered behind his head, and his body stained with blood.

Zhu Yunwen hurriedly walked over, and more than ten people in the prison saw the grandson coming, so they knelt down one after another, saying that they would see the grandson.

Zhu Yunwen said with tears in his eyes: "Zhu Qing is flat. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Wen grabbed the iron railing and slowly stood up. Yang Jing, the former secretary of the Criminal Department, knelt down and cried: "Taisun, I was wronged." ”

Zhu Yunwen shook it to the ground and said, "It's me who bears Yang Qing, if you have anything to say, you and Commander Jiang will make it clear." ”

Jiang Huan listened to it and was startled and said: "What does it have to do with me, Yang Jing, you dare to modify the verdict without permission, violating the law of the country, you deserve it." ”

Yang Jing stood up angrily and scolded: "Traitor! I can't wait to eat the flesh raw and drink the blood alive. ”

Zhu Yunwen suddenly shouted: "Take it." ”

This sound was like thunder, exploding in Jiang Huan's ears, making him tremble all over his body, turn his head and run. That day was in the Donghua Palace, Zhu Yunwen screamed and took it, Zhan Hui died on the spot, he saw it with his own eyes, it seems that it is his turn again today, how can he not run.

It was too late, it was too fast, Song Zhong behind him suddenly made a move, and grabbed the big vertebral point on the back of his neck, making him sore, numb, unable to move, and then heard two clicks, and twisted his arms off, Jiang Huan screamed in pain: "Come on, help." ”

Song Zhong immediately stretched out his thumb and hit the dumb point on the back of his neck, and Jiang Huan immediately fell to the ground and couldn't make a sound.

Song Zhong opened Zhang Wen's prison and threw Jiang Huan in. The prisoner inside immediately rushed forward, tore and beat him, and after a while, Jiang Huan was out of breath.

Song Zhong locked the prison door, and Zhu Yunwen bowed deeply to the prison door: "Yunwen is incompetent, let you suffer, I will try my best to tell the imperial grandfather Chen and identify the grievances." ”

After that, he and Song Zhong went out of the dungeon one after the other.

Zhang Wen and the others knelt down in prison and said with tears streaming down their faces: "Thank you, grandson." ”

The Jinyi Wei and the others who were waiting at the door saw the two of them coming out, but they didn't see Jiang Huan, and asked in surprise: "Commander Song, why didn't Commander Jiang come out?" ”

Song Zhong said: "Commander Jiang is still interrogating the prisoners inside, you are waiting here, and you are not allowed to disturb." And after an hour, if he does not appear, go in and check it out. ”

With that, he handed the key back to the jailer.

Everyone looked at each other, suspicious, and did not dare to disobey the order, so they had to wait obediently outside.