Chapter 39: The Heavenly Prison
The direction of the prison is twisted and turned, and even a normal person walking in it will get lost, let alone a prisoner who escapes.
Chen Shubao, who followed behind Gonggong Liu, was cautious, this place was the first place he came to besides the dormitory, study, and main hall, he didn't expect that there was such a place in the palace.
He was very apprehensive inside, and he shuddered when he saw the drops of water oozing from the walls, which were dark and damp, eerie, and gloomy.
"They're going to be fine, right?" Chen Shubao said.
Gonggong Liu didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of saying the wrong thing.
Looking at the back of Gonggong Liu, Chen Shubao was too familiar, he knew that these people didn't dare to tell the truth, because they were the Son of Heaven, he just felt that this place was gloomy, and he found a topic to alleviate it.
"If you tell the truth, I won't blame you." Chen Shubao said.
Gonggong Liu then said: "Your Majesty, all the people in this place are condemned prisoners, some people are beheaded after an hour, and some people are in it all their lives, and finally they die of bone necrosis due to joint pain." So it's hard to say whether the two princes will have something to do. ”
Chen Shubao knew that this was the truth, and he was even more worried about Chen Shuyue's safety.
After crossing the ditch and the bump, I saw a cage in the innermost part after a thousand rounds.
"Your Majesty, the place in front of you is where the prisoners are held." Gonggong Liu pointed to the cage in front of him and said.
Chen Shubao looked around and said, "Why didn't we come in all the way in without guards?" And no one came to ask, what if the prisoners escaped? ”
Gonggong Liu said: "Your Majesty, do you remember the way back when we came all the way just now?" ”
Chen Shubao shook his head.
"And do you remember how many bends there were?" Gonggong Liu continued.
Chen Shubao shook his head again.
"We're walking the trail, the dark road. Normally, if you go out, you usually have to go through the front gate, where there will be guards, and the entrance is at the front door. Liu Gonggong said.
Chen Shubao knew in his heart that the front gate was heavily guarded, and even if the prisoner escaped, he would definitely die, but as the Son of Heaven, he didn't know that there was such a place. The prison he understood had always thought that it was the prison cell of the forbidden army, and it was also written in the chapter every time, and he never knew that the front door could lead here.
"Who's in charge of this prison?" Chen Shubao said.
"Your Majesty, the prison used to be in charge of Gonggong Zhao, but later Gonggong Zhao came less, and it was basically General Ma in charge." Liu Gonggong replied.
"General Ma? Ma Youwei? Chen Shubao said.
Gonggong Liu nodded.
"Isn't he the Kyoto shogun who guards the safety of the Imperial Palace? And he is only responsible for the safety of the palace, and he does not have the right to execute prisoners, and besides, the Kyoto military camp is not in the palace, so he doesn't need to be in charge of this place, and the management of this place should be the forbidden army. Chen Shubao asked a series of questions.
Father-in-law Liu was silent.
At this time, Chen Shubao felt more and more terrible, how much he was hiding from himself below, and his own safety was not guaranteed, so how could he talk about the safety of the country.
"How about this horse's promising deeds?" Chen Shubao said as he walked.
Gonggong Liu followed behind, "Your Majesty, General Ma's actions are exactly the opposite of his name, inaction." ”
Chen Shubao stopped, "Inaction? What do you mean by that? ”
"As the general of Kyoto, General Ma is supposed to protect the safety of the people of Kyoto and the imperial palace, but he cultivated dozens of acres of land on the outskirts of Kyoto, and sent those disobedient farmers to work in the fields without any compensation." Liu Gonggong said.
Chen Shubao understood, "Hurry up." ”
When Chen Shuyue and the others woke up, they didn't know where this was, they were surrounded by cages, and they couldn't see anything clearly except for a faint light source. A wave of moisture came to the face, mixed with many smells, making Chen Shuyue and the others almost vomit.
"What is this place? The taste is so strange. Chen Shuyue said.
"I'm afraid I'm coming to the prison." Xiao Dezi said.
"The prison? How did I not know that this was the case in the prison? "Chen Shuyue has been to the prison, which is obviously different from here.
"Yes, this is not the prison you know, because this is mine." Ma Youwei came over and said.
"Who are you?" Chen Shuyue said.
"The prince is really a noble man who forgets things, I am promising, the general of Kyoto!" Ma Youwei said slowly.
Ma Youwei? Chen Shuyue thought about it for a long time and didn't know who this person was. Chen Shuhuan didn't know that Ma Youwei was there, and he didn't know that the current place was called Heavenly Prison.
"I don't know how you want to execute us today?" Chen Shuyue said.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, it depends on how the prince cooperates with me." Ma Youwei said with a smile.
"What did General Ma say about this?" Chen Shuyue asked.
"You killed General Yuwen Tuo, I, Ma Youwei, was General Yuwen's protégé, and Chen Shuxian also killed Yuwen Qing back then, you said that you killed all the people of the Yuwen family, what do you think I will do with you?" Ma Youwei said slowly.
"What the hell are you going to do?" Chen Shuhuan was impatient.
"Tut-tut, is the great prince? What's your temper? I said that I am General Yuwen's protégé, Yuwenqing is General Yuwen's nephew, and I am General Yuwen's protégé, so I think I have to do my best to be a landlord. Ma Youwei said with a smile.
"It's a rabble, you brutes." Chen Shuhuan scolded.
Ma Youwei smiled even more proudly, "Hahaha, we are a rabble, but I, a rabble, can make your Chen family disappear completely, you can pinch it as much as you want, what can you do with me now?" ”
Chen Shuyue said: "General Ma, as a general of Kyoto, you must put the safety of the people of Kyoto first, and we have no grievances with you, so don't spend too much energy on this." ”
Ma Youwei spat out a mouthful of water, "Phew! Don't give me a high-sounding voice here, but I don't listen. I'm telling you, we had a plan with General Yuwen, and that your stupid brother sitting on the throne was something we couldn't ask for, so we had to get rid of the rest of you. Chen Shuhuan was terminally ill when God helped him. Uncle Chen obviously has a grudge against killing Yu Wenqing, so we let him go wherever he goes, as for you Chen Shuyue, we still have to spend a little effort. ”
"You bastard, you are betraying the country and selling your soul." Chen Shuhuan scolded.
"The country? This country was almost a few of us, and if you hadn't killed General Yuwen, we would have been the masters of this country. Since you Chen Shuyue are so capable, it is easy to find you an errand, who made your father so strong, and he will send you out without admitting his mistakes, the farther away the better, as long as you are not in Kyoto, everything is easy to do, so your big stupid brother became the emperor, isn't it that we can do whatever we want? Ma Youwei said.
"It's not good for you either." Chen Shuhuan said.
"The benefits? As long as I have money and power, I don't care who is the emperor, anyway, whether it is Chen Shubao or Yuwen Tuo, I will not suffer. Why wouldn't I do it with two birds with one stone? Ma Youwei was proud.
"The wicked will not end well." Xiao Dezi said.
"I'd like to see who's going to end up, look at the man behind you, do you still recognize it?" Ma Youwei said.
Chen Shuyue and the others looked through the faint light, only to see that this person was unkempt, his beard and hair were cultivated together, and he couldn't tell who it was at all, and he was dying, and he seemed to have no life. Xiao Dezi stepped forward and pushed, but the man just moved and continued to sleep, as if everything that happened here had nothing to do with him.
"Haha, you don't know who this person is, do you? I don't think you know, and you don't know who it is. Ma Youwei said proudly.
"Ma Youwei, hurry up and say, Hugh is going to show off here." Chen Shuhuan said.
Ma Youwei said: "This person is your long-lost Chen Shuxian, the murderer who killed Yu Wenqing. ”
Chen Shuyue and Chen Shuhuan are blinded, this is Chen Shuxian, this is their brother?
Chen Shuyue hurriedly stepped forward to hug the person sleeping on the side, and then observed carefully, but the light was too dim to see clearly.
"Come on, come on, I'll let you see this person." Ma Youwei said and asked someone to light a torch.
Chen Shuyue took a closer look and found that the face shape was a bit similar, "Third brother, third brother, I'm Xuanwu, do you hear me?" ”
The man opened his eyes and looked at Chen Shuyue, then closed them again.
"Third brother, isn't it you, I'm the eldest brother, I'm the eldest brother." Chen Shuhuan said, "You bastard, why is he here?" What did you do to him? Chen Shuhuan scolded at Ma Youwei.
"What can I do with him, it's just that he killed Yu Wenqing, so I have to lock him up here, it's not too much!" Ma Youwei said.
"Didn't my third brother give an order to go to the bitter cold land to repent, but then we didn't know where the others were, and we didn't expect that they were here." Chen Shuyue said.
"There are many unthinkable things, and I regret the bitter cold land! This is the bitter cold place, but he has never repented, so he has always repented here. Ma Youwei said.
"Third brother, is it you!" Chen Shuyue shouted as she bit the man lying on the ground.
I saw that the man opened his eyes slightly, looked at Chen Shuyue carefully, and then looked at Chen Shuhuan. "I didn't do anything wrong, and someone finally remembered me after more than ten years." As he spoke, he began to cry loudly.
It turned out that this person was Chen Shuxian.
"How can this be reasonable, you didn't lose your voice, it turned out that you were pretending to be deaf and dumb here, it's just that, anyway, your brothers are reunited, and when the time comes, we will send you to the west together, and we will reunite with you and Lao Tzu." Ma Youwei said.
"Be bold and promising, I named you the general of Kyoto to protect the safety of the people of Kyoto, not to let you kill my Chen family's flesh and blood here." Suddenly, a voice appeared in the prison.