It stands to reason that the cells in a city are close to the vicinity of the Taishou Mansion, but because of Yuan Shu's construction, the Taishou Mansion has already been changed to the model of the palace, and Shouchun's cell has naturally been moved to Xicheng.

The newly built Shouchun cell is not big, but it is expensive. In this era, there were generally very few prisoners, and it was difficult for the administrators who made minor mistakes to pay attention to, and the gangsters who killed people and set fires or captured enemy generals were directly beheaded, and it was precisely because of this that there was no chance of going to the cell at all.

But the current Shouchun cell is overcrowded.

In the morning, the senior Shouchun who was still on the noble side had been imprisoned, and many people had begun to be unable to adapt to the difference between heaven and hell.

Maybe they were carried away by their interests and reputations, but under the cruel reality, they began to understand that they were fundamentally on a road of no return, this road was full of blood, and they would step into the boundless hell if they were not careful.

But there is never a shortage of hard bones in this world.

The hard side is represented by Hu Jie and Fan Sheng, the two of them were originally important positions in Shouchun, and they were one of the top wealthy families in Jianghuai. They firmly believe in two points of view, Yuan Shu can't do without himself, and Yuan Shu can't help but be afraid of the backlash of the family behind him.

The old general Hu Jie was already wearing a cloak, and he was still wearing today's iron armor when he refused to change his prison uniform. kicked over the food sent by the prison guards, Hu Jie scolded, and kept muttering about the words that Shouchun is about to die, and you are all dying.

Hu Jie is a veteran in the army and has great military achievements, and under his resistance, many people began to echo. Fan Sheng, as a civil official, was not to be outdone, and at the same time refused to eat, as if to lead the prison Chinese official to make silent resistance to Yuan Shu in the form of a hunger strike.

Gao Yun frowned and walked into the cell, the dampness on his face made him a little unacceptable, and under the noisy abuse of those hard bones, he finally saw the whole picture of the cell with his hands on his back.

It was a very simple layout, with a small space at the front, with a rudimentary table, which looked like it was supposed to be a place for the prisoners to rest. After that, they went to the tin house, where all kinds of torture instruments were available, and the fire was extremely vigorous, and needless to say, it was known that this was the place of execution.

Through a short corridor, there are cells arranged in order, not only wooden stakes act as a barrier between the cells and the outside world, but even wrapped in a tight iron sheet. It can be seen that Yuan Shu is still willing to spend money on the cell, so much so that Gao Yun feels that such a cell is like Yuan Shu has prepared in advance.

In fact, the moment he received the appointment, Gao Yun knew that this matter was not so simple at all. Thinking that Yuan Shu let all these people go to prison, but he was inexplicably arranged to investigate the matter, someone should have done it deliberately.

Yuan Shu's meaning Gao Yun understood that he wanted to use all means to pry open the mouths of these hard bones and force them to say that all this was the result of Yan Xiang's instigation, so as to protect these civil and military officials from the righteousness and resist the bottoming out of the Jianghuai family.

But things are simple, but they are really difficult to implement. Such an errand is usually hidden, and no one is willing to offend these people head-on, you must know how terrible the power of the family is in this era, but now Gao Yun has to do it.

Yuan Yao originally intended to stop this matter, but in his opinion, this was simply the persecution of his own henchmen. But in the end, he was stopped by Gao Yun, and to the current situation, every step is difficult, and he can't make mistakes at all, without completely tearing off his face with Yuan Shu, everything still has to follow the will of this superior.

Gao Yun's eyes focused on the first cell, and after confirming that it was Hu Jie, Gao Yun ordered Zhou Han behind him to welcome this person out.

Coincidentally, Hu Jie was also observing Gao Yun.

"The old man knows you, you are the Gao Yun Gao Zi sighed, and he was originally a young man, but he didn't expect to be the eagle dog now!"

In the face of Hu Jie's disrespectful words, Zhou Han was ready to make a move. But after being helplessly stopped by Gao Yun's eyes, he could only grit his teeth and frame Hu Jie.

"The younger generation has seen the old general Hu, everything is the meaning of the lord, wait for the old general to be neglected, don't be surprised."

Hu Jie snorted coldly, and his white beard seemed to have begun to shake due to the increase in the range of movement. He broke free of Zhou Han and strode towards the iron house full of torture instruments.

Seeing that Hu Jie was stripped of his shirt and cuffed to the cross, Gao Yun slowly sat down, tapped the table with his fingers, and asked.

"In Xialujiang, Gao Yun, the Taishou of the Lord, asked the general by order, can this death be instigated by the traitor Yan Xiang and plot against him?"

"Phew!" Hu Jie spat violently and shouted: "The lord is calling the emperor to bring about his own destruction, and we are acting on the orders of heaven, what do we have to do with Yan Beijia?" ”

"The lord holds a heavy army, the jade seal is in his hand, and he dominates Jianghuai, this time he ascended to the Ninth Five-Year Plan in accordance with the mandate of heaven, how is it the old general said that he will bring about his own destruction?

The old general is a vigilant person, and he must have been bewitched by the Yan Xiang to make such a decision, the old general only needs to explain the reason, and the younger generation will definitely seek justice for the old general in front of the lord. ”

Gao Yun's words were very respectful, but Hu Jie didn't appreciate it, and he didn't want to speak as soon as he turned his head.

Gao Yun was helpless, so he could only signal to Zhou Han on the side, and saw Zhou Han lifting the leather whip with an expressionless face.

"Old general, offended."

The whip like thorns whipped on Hu Jie's body, and after a while, the old man was already scarred, but because he was often in the army, Hu Jie did not snort in the face of the beating, but just frowned and wanted to get through this hurdle.

But the age is relatively old, Zhou Han's whip will not be merciful, and after several tortures, Hu Jie actually fainted.

This scene was seen by the officials in the front cell, they either gritted their teeth and scolded Gao Yun, or trembled and couldn't bear to look at it, but Gao Yun didn't care at all and went straight to Hu Jie.

Cold water splashed on Hu Jie's face brought him a brief lucidity, and he grinned again.

"Gao Yun'er, you can't die well, you..."

"Old General!"

Gao Yun raised his eyebrows, interrupted Hu Jie's scolding, and then spoke in an extremely subtle voice.

"The old general suffered, but since it was ordered by the lord, the younger generation had to fake it."

"I want to come to the lord's meaning, but I just want you to give in and confess Yan Beijia's crimes, so that the lord can handle the situation well, so that Shouchun will not go into decline."

Hu Jie was stunned when he heard this, but Gao Yun had already continued to speak: "Since the matter has happened, the lord just wants to find someone who will bear the consequences." Yan Beijia has fallen into a dead end, but the lord doesn't want to see the old general and others all follow in Yan Beijia's footsteps.

According to the meaning of the juniors, it is better for the old general to provide Yan Beijia, so that these ministers will not suffer from flesh and skin, and as for Yan Beijia's place, it will be handed over to the juniors to find a way. ”

Hu Jie's pupils continued to dilate in surprise, but he was still not sure whether he should believe Gao Yun's words, in his opinion, Gao Yun's position had not been clear, and the sudden reversal made him unable to accept it for a while.

"There is no other reason, just admiration for Yan Beijia's integrity. Even the juniors had been rivals with Yan Beijia before, but now the juniors are willing to give it a go for the life and death of Beijia.

The old general is a smart man, although he knows that the lord does not dare to face the anger of the Jianghuai family, but has the old general ever thought that the lord is the fourth and third princes, once he is forced to be in a hurry, but he will do nothing regardless of the consequences.

The old general Rong Ma may feel that death should be heroic in his life, but the old general still has three sons under his knees, and his grandson has just been born. ”

Hu Jie's mouth opened and closed, and he was trying his best to digest Gao Yun's words just now.

He has always felt that his family is his biggest hole card, but he ignores that this is also his biggest weakness.

Just because he's hard alone doesn't mean everyone here is hard. If Yuan Shu is in a hurry, he will definitely hit the Hu family hard, and then give some benefits to other Jianghuai families, and completely scrape the Hu family!

However, these are all results that Hu Jie does not want to see at all.

Hu Jie's empty eyes suddenly had a glimmer of brilliance, and in the face of Gao Yun, who was much younger than himself, he finally spoke with difficulty...