Jinyi Wei Prison, this place, in the word of mouth of the people of the Ming Dynasty, is like the Senluo Palace in the world. I don't know how many loyal ministers and righteous people, righteous men and gentlemen, will anger the Son of Heaven because of their righteousness and will be locked up in the edict, and eventually turned into nameless dry bones. Even all kinds of murderous rumors in this edict have been gradually strengthened in this circulation, making it more and more covered with a layer of blood.

The Son of Heaven of Zhengde waved his army to the south, and the ministers in the court admonished bitterly, and the final outcome was that hundreds of ministers were imprisoned, and even for a period of time, this became the second court. Later, the Son of Heaven died, Yang Tinghe arrested the traitorous party, and imprisoned a large number of civil ministers and military generals, which made people think that Yang Tinghe intended to rebel. In short, in the recent days, the Imperial Prison has gathered countless loyal ministers and fierce generals, from the prison to the jailer, all of whom are grateful to the emperor for his grace and make his pockets a lot richer.

Although Yang Chengzu is the commander of Nanzhen Fu, in terms of his authority, he does not care about the edict. But Luo An, who is in charge of Fu Siyin in Bei Town, is an old man, and his eyes are very bright. Don't look at yourself as serving in front of the old Chitose, but when it comes to the status in the eyes of the new monarch, he can't catch up with Yang Chengzu.

Chongwenmen tax supervisor to whom this fat shortage is given, it is very telling, everyone is from Anlu, it is better not to have contradictions at this time. Therefore, he is very cooperative with Yang Chengzu's work, and his attitude is even more humble, as if Yang Chengzu is the commander of Jinyi.

When he entered the edict prison, Wang Tietou shrunk his neck, turned his head and asked, "Brother Yang, why does it feel so cold here?" Jinyiwei in our Huaxian County also has a prison, but it's not so gloomy. ”

"You, now you have a five-grade future, you have to be a little stylish. Can a place like the Imperial Prison be comparable to a county prison? It has to be eerie and scary, otherwise, how scary? If the edict can't scare people, then what else can we hope for? ”

Yang Chengzu said as he was led by the prison keeper and walked inside. Although it was daytime, there was no sunlight in the prison all year round, and no matter whether it was black or white, it was illuminated by lamps and candles. A cold wind blew, the candlelight flickered, and from time to time there could be bursts of sobbing or wails of unknown meaning.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, this kind of institution is even more so, with the ascension of the new monarch, the original Jinyiwei officials will make changes. The following officials are relatively stable, most of them are inherited from father to son, and they are hereditary. This prisoner is also a messenger who has been passed down for several generations, and he knows that this young man, who is a few years younger than his son, needs to stutter, and enthusiastically introduce him as he walks

"Outside, these are all river and ocean thieves, and the green forest rings horses. There are also those who don't agree to offend any nobleman, and they can't find a suitable crime to send to the law department for disposal, and finally they are all thrown to us. Jiang Bin and his party members were all inside, and in order to prevent them from escaping, they specially arranged it like this. These are poor ghosts outside, and there is no oil or water, so everyone has to test some new torture tools and methods on them, and the smell and sound are annoying, and when you go inside, there is no such thing. ”

Sure enough, when I got to the depths of the Imperial Prison, there were no more cries and screams just now, replaced by bursts of scolding or laughter. Some people are shouting that they are still a good man after eighteen years, or that they have no regrets in their lives, and even death is nothing. In addition, some people scolded Jiang Bin loudly, and their words were very vicious.

"This is Li Cong, he has always blamed Jiang Bin for refusing to conspire with him to raise troops, otherwise, it should be Yang Ge who is being locked up here now." The prisoner had obviously heard too much of Li Cong's scolding, and was already familiar with them, so he raised a whip as he spoke, and skillfully struck at the person behind the fence.

"Shut up! There is a great dignitary here today, if you dare to talk nonsense and collide with Chief Yang, believe it or not, I brought you up and let you taste the taste of our hospitality refreshments? I respect that you were familiar with us at the beginning, and you have a good face for you, don't know what your surname is. ”

Li Cong was dressed in a sin suit, his hands and feet were shackled, his beard was unkempt, and he looked very sloppy. But his martial arts did not fall, the whip came in, and he only raised his hand to catch the whip. The prisoner pulled it a few times, but he couldn't pull it. Li Cong took advantage of this moment to look directly at Yang Chengzu with a pair of big eyes, and after looking at it for a long time, he suddenly loosened the whip and laughed:

"Great nobleman? So soon, a great nobleman appeared? Jiang Bin, you have a successor. The edict is a good place, live with you today, live with him tomorrow, and I don't know who will live in the future. Lucky to be so young, if he is full of slaughter in the future, he will definitely be more interesting than us. He laughed as he said and turned his head to the wall.

The prison man scolded and wanted to whip again, but Yang Chengzu stopped him, "No need, there is a person who wants to be beheaded, why bother to be like him." This official has always treated the dead with preferential treatment. ”

When Li Cong heard the word "ask", he turned around sharply and grabbed the wooden fence with both hands, "Ask and cut?" The date is set? Yang Tinghe, why do you want me to die so soon? I have made meritorious contributions at the border pass, and I have shed blood for Daming! I have repeatedly broken through the northern captives, and there are countless captives and thieves who have been killed, and when the Yingzhou War was fought, the official body was wounded several times, and he did not retreat from the battle, so that he could win the country! Say kill and kill, it's unfair to me, I want to see Xinjun, I want to see Banzai, I have grievances! I still have important news to report, and I can make a ...... for the crime."

The prison man's whip was swung again, and this time Li Cong did not dodge or parry, the whip fell heavily on his head, knocking him back two steps, and blood flowed down his forehead. Yang Chengzu only shook his head and didn't speak, but walked directly to the cell located in the deepest part of the Imperial Prison. Jiang Bin, who used to be dominant, slept in the same bed with the Son of Heaven, and didn't even pay attention to the hereditary nobles, is now locked up here.

Compared with Li Cong, his life seems to be much better, although he is wearing a sin garment, he is not shackled on his hands and feet. A simple wooden bed with a futon on it. As soon as the person arrived at the side of the cell, the aroma of wine and meat rushed out of the room, and on the small table at the head of the bed, there was an open wine jar, and in the saucer, there were several braised hooves.

Prison Cheng's face changed, for fear that Yang Chengzu would misunderstand something, so he turned his head and looked around, "Who?" Who the did this? Don't you want to die? Does this a prisoner understand? Who gave him wine and meat, and where did the torture instruments on his body go? Stand up, I'm going to skin him! ”

"Forget it, the dignified Jiang Chitose has been reduced to the level of eating hooves and drinking old wine, what else should I do? You open the door, and the officer goes in, and he has something to say to him. You and your people just let me in, and the rest, don't worry about it. ”

The prisoner took a step back in embarrassment, "Sir, I don't know which bastard opened this Jiang Bin's torture instrument, you go in, it's not safe." Wait for the villain to put on the royal law again, and then you can go in. ”

"Don't bother, this is Banzai's mantra, you just do it."

The cell door opened, Yang Chengzu stepped in, and then the cell door closed again. Jiang Bin originally only lowered his head to eat and drink, and turned a deaf ear to the things outside, until Yang Chengzu walked in, he raised his head and said coldly:

"Ben Hou didn't let you in, you actually came in by yourself, so bold! Do you think that Ben Hou really doesn't dare to kill you, and he can't kill you? Lao Tzu is a fierce general on the field, and your little juggling is not in my eyes at all. Believe it or not, I'm going to kill you now, and you're already dead when your people rush in? ”