Outside the Taiping Gate, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Dali Temple, the three divisions of the Criminal Department have long since lost the scenery of the early Ming Dynasty, and the relocation of the capital during the Yongle period took away most of their power, and now most of the time, except for the annual punishment, the cries of those prisoners are hardly heard here begging for mercy. Therefore, when Zhao Qin was transferred from Nanjing Jinyiwei to Nanjing Dali Temple, all he could appreciate was the prison that was still gloomy and did not even have a companion in the summer.

Even when the food was delivered, no one said a word to him, and no one came to interrogate him, and the silence almost drove him crazy. Although the symptoms of vomiting blood in Yingtianfu were gone, he couldn't stand being ignored, so he had to use the vomiting of blood as a reason to say to the jailer who delivered the food, but even so, the other party just treated him as air.

There is no moon in prison, no windows, only the pine resin torches that burn all night, Zhao Qin can only calculate the number of days according to three meals a day, but I don't know if it is his delusion or the feeling of being crazy in prison, he actually feels that sometimes the time between two meals is extremely long, and sometimes it seems that the meal is delivered again after a while, this sense of dislocation between the length and the short made him fall into hysteria several times, and finally every time he solved his predicament, it was a scoop of cold water.

Unable to pry a word out of the jailer's mouth, he fell into despair, and began to tear off his clothes, bite his fingers, and write in blood on them. From the statement of pleadings to the confession, to the request for service before the army, and even to those current affairs, he has worked each one. He completely forgot that Peng Li had written to ask for Zhishi, completely forgot that Fei Kai regarded him as an outcast, and even completely forgot that Qingliu, led by the four gentlemen of the Southern Capital, had abandoned him like a, and just wrote tirelessly.

He couldn't calculate how long it had been, but he knew that he had eaten nearly thirty prison meals in total, and each time it was the same gruel and steamed buns, exactly the same as the previous time he was locked up in Jinyiwei Prison. He gradually got used to such a rough diet, and vaguely even felt that he had touched the threshold of the way of the saint, and experienced the feeling of being a saint sleepy, and he was even more like a god when he wrote for a while. When his clothes were finished, he even began to write on the whitewashed walls of the four walls, until this day the cell door was opened with a rare bang.

Seeing two jailers come in with a small table with a number of dishes on it, and then one of them went out and came in with an urn of wine, he froze for a moment, having no thought of talking to them. Seeing the man come to him, he almost staggered backwards, and it was not until his back was pressed against the wall that he stammered and asked, "You...... You are going to ...... What are you going to do? ”

"Lord Zhao, congratulations, the text has been written, you can go out without saying anything."

The two jailers are old men who are working in the cell of Dali Temple, and the old man said this with a smile, seeing that Zhao Qin was unbelievable at first, and then he looked up to the sky and laughed out loud, so he snorted at his companion, and the two of them stepped forward together, not so much to support, but to carry Zhao Qin to the square table. He diligently poured Zhao Qinman a glass of wine, and he handed it over with both hands with a smile on his face.

"Lord Zhao, there are many offenses in prison these days, let's also listen to the words of the boss and do things, don't be surprised."

"What are you doing with you, I, Zhao Qin, don't have such a small amount of energy!"

Although his body was already disheveled, the good news made Zhao Qin full of ecstasy, and at this time, he raised his glass and drank without saying a word, and then slapped the table and said: "Pour wine!" ”

He didn't notice the other jailer's expression, and immediately took care of himself and munched on the vegetables, and shouted for more wine. As the cups and plates on the table were messy, he gradually spit out one name after another, and all of them said angrily how to go out after they went out, and the two jailers just didn't answer the question, and blindly persuaded them to drink. It wasn't until he was sure that Zhao Qin had no strength in his body that the older man made a look, and another jailer hurriedly went out to summon someone, first removed all the wine and food from the square table, and then the two carried Zhao Qin out of the cell.

After a lot of twists and turns along the way, Zhao Qin gradually regained some consciousness by the upside down, but he was full of thought that he would be able to get out of prison next, so he laughed again. It wasn't until he was brought into a small room that he saw two big men with fleshy faces and red vests, with their heads completely exposed, and they didn't look like a good road, that he panicked, and he was half awake with a sense of alcohol.

"This ...... Where is this! Didn't you say you were going to let me go! ”

The two jailers waited for someone to come up and change hands, and then let go of Zhao Qin's arm, and the old man smiled dryly: "Lord Zhao, this is the old rule of Dali Temple, and our brothers are also acting according to orders." I'll send you on the road today, you will go to the bottom of the Nine Springs to find the King of Yama to complain, and remember to find those adults, who have nothing to do with our little people! ”

"You...... You guys! ”

The executioner was already impatient, and when he saw that Zhao Qin was still going to say more, the two of them immediately strode forward, pulled him by the collar and dragged him to a pillar in the middle, and without saying a word, pressed him to kneel, and neatly untied the rope on the pillar and began to tie it. It was only at this time that Zhao Qin was fully aware of his situation, and when he opened his mouth and was about to shout, he was stuffed with a ball of rags in his mouth. The next moment, someone walked in from outside.

"Grandpa Sun, it smells big here, you bear with it."

Chen Lu, who accompanied him, picked a place for Sun Bin to stand up, and when he saw that Zhao Qin was already kneeling and tied, and his mouth was tightly gagged, he nodded with satisfaction. At this time, Sun Bin, who was tired of this place, didn't want to waste time, so he took out the holy decree that he had issued yesterday at the Zhao family's mansion under Dongqing Mountain, and saw that the executioner and the jailer knelt down and thanked him, and he didn't care that Zhao Qin's whole person was completely sluggish, whether he understood or didn't understand, so he immediately turned around and left. When he walked out, Chen Lufang, who had never left, stepped forward and took out the gag rag in Zhao Qin's mouth.

Zhao Qin almost used all his strength to spit at Chen Lu, and seeing that he was quickly dodging, he scolded hoarsely: "Chen Lu, you ...... You don't have to die well! ”

"So far, are you still paying lip service?" Chen Lu patted Zhao Qin's originally plump cheeks, but now he had lost a lot of weight, and said word by word, "I came all the way to see you on your way." Now you can't die well, you have to curse others, wait until you go down to the Yellow Spring! You should have heard the holy decree just now, except for the youngest, your sons will go to Liaodong, that bitter cold place, it is estimated that they will not survive for two years. Your house has been ransacked, nothing is left, and the house has also returned to Xu Xun......"

"That little beast who works for the tiger, the little wild breed ......"

Seeing that Zhao Qin scolded again angrily, Chen Lu suddenly slapped out, and seeing that Zhao Qin was stunned by his own blow, he blew his hands and smiled: "I have wanted to come here for a long time, and today I finally caught this opportunity." Zhao Qin, if you want to impeach others, you must clean up your own head and tail first, otherwise those Qingliu will lose face by you, and they hate you more than me! Why were your sons exiled? It's not that the capital has your allies back then! ”

"You...... You are talking nonsense! ”

"You are a dying man, I need to lie to you? Also, that Xu Xun kid is also a single person, your big mansion is worth tens of thousands of yuan, he actually lent it to Zhang Mao and their old scholars, and said that the illegal Zhu Lou has been demolished, and this place can be visited by the students of Guozijian in the future, so that they can take it as a warning; Second, it can be used for poor scholars to live in every three years during the township examination, and third, Zhang Mao can hold a meeting with them, in short, he does not charge a penny of rental money, and he will never move in. Because of Heng'an's virtuous brother to help him speak, Zhang Mao originally had a good impression of him, and after this incident, he vigorously made a propaganda for him in Nanjing Shilin, do you say this kid is smart or not? No wonder Gonggong Fu appreciated it, Wei Guogong appreciated it, and Lord Ye appreciated it...... Everyone thinks that he will have a future in the future, and even I think so. ”

Poof-Seeing that Zhao Qin was angry and a mouthful of blood spurted out, Chen Lu finally relieved the sullen breath in his heart for many years, just stood up with the corner of his bullet coat, looked at the two executioners who had been turning a blind eye and hearing nothing, and said, "It's almost time." ”

"Yes, sir!"

Zhao Qin, whose face was as white as paper, watched as someone put a rope on his neck, and watched the two executioners on the left and right skillfully insert the wooden sticks in their hands into the rope sleeve, and then turned in the opposite direction. When he felt the tighter and tighter touch on his neck, he almost subconsciously hissed.

"On Huangquan Road, I'm waiting for you!"

Knowing that the time was almost up, Chen Lu had already walked out without looking back, and he happened to arrive at the door at this time. Hearing that the sound almost stopped abruptly, he stopped and smiled coldly: "Zhao Qin, on Huangquan Road, you can walk alone!" ”

All the way out of the cell, until he stood again in broad daylight, the heat wave hit his face, and he felt that the cold breath that had been contaminated in the cell earlier had dissipated without a trace. Seeing the Zhao family's family members who were waiting to collect the corpses looking outside while wiping their tears, he sneered and strode out of the other side of the door, and after getting on the horse, he whipped the horse with a strong whip. The mount was in pain, and suddenly rushed forward, just as the wind was galloping.

That Xu Xun is really a lucky general, he has been impeached by so many officials over the years, and he has not been able to really come out for so long, and now after this incident, he actually got Ye Guangbaoju, and he was easily and skillfully named an assistant Nanjing Jinyi Guard!

(To be continued)