Chapter Twenty-Eight: Into Prison

Under the escort of the soldiers, the arrogant and domineering young master Hu Pengju did not dare to be arrogant, his well-behaved appearance was like two people before, every step he took seemed extremely heavy, and the shackles on his hands were the heaviest shackles in his life, becoming a death row prisoner appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang, so that this once high-spirited young master is now lifeless.

His eyes were full of despair, his destination was a dark and cold prison, and the rest of his life could only be spent in prison with his fellow inmates, under the escort of officers and soldiers, many people talked about looking at the son of the prime minister in the prison car, and the official position of Hu Weiyong, the prime minister of the left, was demoted and became the talk of the people in the market after dinner.

In the prison car, Hu Peng lowered his head, in the past, he could still rely on his father's power to oppress the people, but now he has become a rat crossing the street, the pressure of public opinion makes him unable to raise his head in front of the people, he is a murderer in the eyes of the people, even if the murder attempt is successful, this young master who is a fox and a fake tiger will eventually be unable to escape the fate of being sanctioned.

The prisoner car slowly drove towards the dark and cold prison, the crowd gradually dispersed, outside the prison, Hu Pengju saw his father Hu Weiyong, just an hour, he felt that his father seemed to have a lot of vicissitudes, the original eyes that were not angry and self-righteous are now only caring, Hu Weiyong, who hopes for his son Jackie Chan, shook his head, if it is ordinary, how could Hu Pengju end up in such a field? Right now, even if he wants to save his child from prison, it will be useless, this is a criminal appointed by His Majesty Zhu Yuanzhang, and he Hu Weiyong does not dare to resist the order.

Hu Weiyong's side is the triumphant Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di, who can see Hu Pengju thrown into prison with their own eyes, these two can be regarded as having a bad breath in their hearts, the young master always targeted them before, which made Zhu Di and Ma Sanbao very unhappy.

Hu Weiyong raised his head and looked at Ma Sanbao who smiled and waved at him, his eyes were full of hatred, his heart was dripping blood, and he wanted to roar, but he couldn't do anything. Under the escort and warning of the officers and soldiers, he was pushed into prison before he could vent all the foul language he could think of on Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di.

In the prison, it was extremely gloomy, the cold air pierced Hu Pengju's body, the young master who was usually used to living a good life did not think that he would spend the rest of his life in the prison, his cell was dim and damp, leaving him only a pile of dead grass on the ground and a worn-out bedding, the whole room, as if there was no light, fear filled Hu Pengju's heart, he leaned on the dry grass in despair, listening to the sound of the jailer locking, he couldn't help crying.

"Yo? Whose young master was thrown into prison? Is that what it takes? I just came in and cried, I don't think I'm a man! In the prison, there was a discordant voice, Hu Pengju's cell was next to the prison, imprisoned in the city of Nanjing, the most vicious criminals in Nanjing, he had washed a family of five in blood, the officers and soldiers took great efforts to arrest this person, compared with such murderous demons, Hu Pengju was as clean as a baby, after all, he had never killed anyone with his own hands.

"Being left here, it's basically waiting for death, it's normal for him to be afraid, don't think about it, if you can't get out, you can get out, my brothers have already slipped away." On the other side, an old man's voice came, "Listen to your voice, it should be the little rabbit cub of Hu Weiyong's family, hehe, after a while, I will expose your father and let your father come with you." ”

"My father has no grievances with you, why do you want to harm him!" Hu Pengju said fearfully and nervously, his voice was trembling, he felt that the voice of the old man next to him was familiar, but he couldn't figure out who it was for a while.

"No grievances? Joke, if it weren't for your father, why would I have ended up in such a field? In the case of poisoning Liu Ji, it was clear that he was the mastermind, and I was just an accomplice, but I was thrown into prison, obviously, your father gave me up in order to abandon his pawn and protect the handsome. The old man laughed to himself, "You can't remember who the old man is, do you?" Well, after a few months here, it's normal that you don't remember. ”

"It's you, right prime minister Wang Guangyang! Weren't you sent to Hainan? Hu Pengju trembled, he remembered, everything originated from Hu Weiyong, the real factor of Hu Weiyong's restlessness is also Wang Guangyang, since exposing Wang Guangyang, Hu Weiyong has always been restless, for fear that he will provoke today's saint, and Wang Guangyang has no news, so that Hu Weiyong mistakenly thinks that the other party is dead, I thought that Hu Weiyong could live a comfortable life as a prime minister again, but I didn't expect that because of Hu Pengju's incident, Hu Weiyong himself was involved.

"What prime minister? Where did the prime minister come from, where did he come from the demotion of Hainan, it's just a plain word, now I'm just a prisoner, I used to want to kill your father, and even kill you, but ah, I don't have a chance, but now there is no way, look at it, you, or the same as the old decay, wait for death. Wang Guangyang smiled bitterly, he was conscientious and conscientious by Zhu Yuanzhang's side, but he had no choice but to listen to Hu Weiyong, so he ended up in such a field, he thought that he could be successfully assigned to Hainan to protect his life, but in fact he was thrown into prison and waited for death, there was no hope for life in his tone, only a sadness remained, thinking that at the beginning, he was like Hu Weiyong, he was the prime minister of the imperial court, Zhu Yuanzhang's important minister, but he was accidentally framed by Hu Weiyong, poisoning Liu Ji's case, he was angry, suffering from the jailer not giving him a chance, now, Hu Weiyong's son is by his side, and he can't help but pour out his heart.

Wang Guangyang's desperate tone made Hu Pengju's fear even worse, of course he was afraid of death, no one was not afraid of death, everyone hoped that they could live a long life, but the reality was not so, he was not far from death. Right now, even the prime minister has been thrown into prison, can he still survive? At the moment, he is most worried about his father, and his fear of Zhu Yuanzhang is even deeper.

Wang Guangyang's imprisonment is undoubtedly a warning to the prime ministers, Hu Weiyong's demotion is a signal, he wants to give his father Hu Weiyong a hint to escape, but he can't do anything, he can't do anything in the prison.

In prison, it is difficult to distinguish day and night, Hu Peng raised his head and shrank in the corner, kept his head bowed and kept silent, Wang Guangyang, the right prime minister in another cell, always recited poems and texts, before being thrown into the prison, Wang Guangyang also wrote countless books and had his own poetry collection.

Hu Pengju quietly recalled the stupid things he had done before, he regretted why he provoked Ma Sanbao and Zhu Di, one or two assassinations were unsuccessful, he should not have let the assassins assassinate four times, now that the assassins were counter-killed, he and his father were sold by General Lan Yu, this assassination was completely thankless.

Since being thrown into prison, unlike Ma Sanbao's frankness, Hu Pengju has been immersed in fear every day, he never thought that his dignified son would end up in this field, but he has not arrived for a day, but he is a lot haggard, the young master who was originally good at visiting the Qinglou can only wait for his death in prison at this time.

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"Prime Minister, it's time to eat." In the Prime Minister's Mansion, the food in front of him is the delicacies of the mountains and seas that are difficult for ordinary people to taste, but Hu Weiyong has no taste for food, since Hu Pengju was imprisoned, he has been restless, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered him to be grounded for many days, he has not been out of the Prime Minister's Mansion for many days, he has lost a lot of weight without intentionally engaging in politics, and now he has no wolf ambitions, and what he has done before is making him eat the consequences.

"Get out, get out!" In just three days, Hu Weiyong's voice was hoarse, the former prime minister who seemed majestic in the eyes of the next people was like becoming a country village man at this moment, Hu Weiyong looked at the door outside the prime minister's mansion stupidly, in the past, Hu Pengju would always come back from outside, he had been waiting for the return of the person in his heart, but he was disappointed, by Hu Weiyong's side, his wife tried to be safe Hu Weiyong, but Hu Weiyong didn't care, he looked at the more dishes and chopsticks in front of him blankly, Just waiting for his son to be able to return to him from prison.

In the past, he was monstrous, and now, he was deprived of his official position by Zhu Yuanzhang, and there are not many officials who are willing to sell him face to take risks for him, even Lan Yu, who was the only one who looked at him before, and the brother who has always been regarded by him as a lifelong friend, did not help his ideas, and even fell into the ground.

The early subordination made Hu Weiyong himself in the status of civil and military officials decline rapidly, and now, the entire imperial court, only one prime minister in the imperial history, Wang Guangyang, the right prime minister, was transferred to the Hainan province of the Ming Dynasty, and the official position of the left prime minister Hu Weiyong was demoted, and the ministers who were close to Hu Weiyong before stayed away from Hu Weiyong, for fear that they would be affected.

Hu Weiyong can't hate Lan Yu, he also understands Lan Yu's hardships, at this moment to shield him, it is Lan Yu who is implicated, he Hu Weiyong doesn't want to involve Lan Yu, otherwise he will help Lan Yu with some previous help, right now, he can't hate Ma Sanbao, if he wasn't blinded by vanity for a while, hoping that his child can become a talent, he wouldn't find someone to assassinate Ma Sanbao.

"For the father, I don't want the white-haired person to send the black-haired person! Pengju, you say, is there any way to get you out of the prison? Hu Weiyong said to himself, he was a little at a loss, the dignified prime minister, and now he is to blame for this land, he stood outside the room where Hu Pengju once lived, looking forward to opening the door, being able to see his children tasting wine and composing poems, even if it was to bring the Qinglou Oiran back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he no longer objected.

In three days, Hu Weiyong's head had a lot of gray hair, he was worried that his children were not used to the days in prison, and they were not used to the food in prison.

In Hu Pengju's room, there are a lot of letters exchanged between His Royal Highness and him, Hu Weiyong's eyes are a little more angry, and the relationship between His Royal Highness Zhu Li and Hu Pengju makes Hu Weiyong seem to see a life-saving straw.