The news of the transfer of the party in the prison of the criminal department in front of the palace soon spread, and soon the whole Yecheng knew about it, and those officials who had received hints from the family behind the scenes suppressed the notes that had been written, waiting to see what the emperor wanted to do.

At noon on the second day, Gao Wei issued an edict, the general content of which was "These people are attached to Heshikai, committed rebellion, originally planned to wipe things with a knife, but now there is no money in the treasury, and most of these people are descendants of meritorious nobles in the country, and I can't bear to wipe it if I really want to wipe it, so let's give each of you the money and property that has been greedy for ink over the years, make up for it, and solve the financial crisis of the imperial court, then I will let you go with great benevolence and compassion." ”

Cushman & Wakefield has already thought of a name, called "Atonement Silver".

As soon as this edict was issued, it immediately caused an uproar, and the government and the opposition, especially among the nobles, caused a lot of shock. Originally, the nobles were going to work together this time, and find some reasons such as "hurting the heavens" to ask Gao Wei for intercession, after all, it has almost become a tradition for the Gao family to be more tolerant of the noble class, so many people work together, maybe the emperor who is in anger will have to relax.

After all, "the law does not blame the public", and His Majesty can't clean up so many of them together if he is angry, right?

didn't expect the emperor to suddenly give them such a hand, it was really beyond their expectations, the emperor really didn't plan to kill them, but he didn't tolerate them as unrestricted as before, this time he needed to pay some price, but it was probably not unacceptable.

Then they received a "ticket" sent by the brocade armor soldier himself, and the amount above was a "reasonable estimate" calculated by the Yiluan Division in front of the palace according to the situation of each family, but judging from the accounts, these are already sky-high prices, and many nobles are sore and sore.

Although some of them are in pain, they still pay the fine honestly after careful consideration, and some do not believe in evil, so they hold their troops first, waiting to see if there is a possibility of a change in the direction of the wind, and indeed this money is not a small amount, if it is possible not to pay, who will be stupid to let the fat in the bowl in vain?

So they first went to visit the prison in the yamen of the Yiluan Division in front of the palace, and at the same time hinted that their children should not "act rashly, the family has its own arrangements".

For this situation, the brocade armor guards also turned a blind eye with the tacit consent of their superiors. Gao Wei's palace front Yiluan Division is different from the edict in the late Ming Dynasty, it is still very humane, it is allowed to visit the prison, and all the regulations are in accordance with modernization.

Yigan and the party, who were so frightened that their faces turned pale, thought that the end was coming, and they were crying and shouting to their mothers in panic, but under the hints of the elders in the family, they immediately felt like they had taken a dose of heart booster, their waists were no longer sore, their legs were not shaking, they were calm, and they looked like everyone with good psychological quality could become pilots.

Later, they found out that this prison was not a big deal, there was a good supply of leather mattresses, and people would also send clean changes of clothes, and hot charcoal basins to burn at night. If it weren't for the abrupt surroundings, I almost thought it wasn't a prison.

Seeing this, those noble children all fell back into their stomachs, it seems that His Majesty didn't want to deal with them, isn't it good for them?

I thought that Liu Taozhi was talking the opposite, and if he changed his cell, he might have to suffer a good meal, but now it seems that Liu Taozhi is not wrong, it is indeed a lot more comfortable than that place, and after a few days of worrying, the cell is like a scene of "Zhumen wine and meat stinks".

"It seems that His Majesty is in favor of the meritorious family, and I am mixed in it, and it is probably safe......" In the prison, Gao Anahong felt a lot more relieved after a few days of observation, and leisurely served a slice of cooked beef with wine.

Outside the prison door, Liu Taozhi stood outside silently, showing a sarcastic smile, and half an hour later, Liu Taozhi appeared in Zhaoyang Hall to report the situation to Gao Wei.

Gao Wei was reading a volume of historical materials, and after listening to it, he put down the scroll and couldn't help but smile and said, "These second ancestors really regard the prison cell as their own home?" ”

I have to admire, the psychological quality is really good, shaking his head, he felt a little in his heart, Liu Taozhi asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to ...... now?"

Cushman looked up at the sky, the warm sunlight fell on the snow, shining like a diamond, it was a rare good weather. After thinking about it, he denied: "No, it's not the time yet, don't stop at this time, it's easy to not work...... Let's find another weather......"

"By the way, if they have any requirements in the future, don't stop them, try to meet their ......, they want wine and meat, they can ......, they want women, and they will also find them, and they will serve them like an uncle every day, understand?"

Gao Wei slowly spread out a piece of rice paper, lifted the brush, dipped it in ink, and leisurely dropped the first stroke. The expression is focused, and there is no joke at all.

Liu Taozhi respectfully replied yes, and slowly retreated.

Gao Wei put the pen away, put it back on the pen holder, looked down, the ink on the rice paper was drenched, the pen walked the dragon and snake, and there were a few big words on it, "I want to capture the old indulgence", Gao Wei quietly admired it for a while, and nodded with satisfaction, "Good word ......"

Suddenly thinking of those tenacious money bags in the prison, he couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, and said softly: "Terrorists can't stand this trick, I don't believe it, you can?" ”

After Liu Taozhi went back, he immediately added a few new "services" to the prison, and since then, the second ancestor in the prison has lived a more moist and erosive life, and this place seems to be no longer a prison, but a paradise on earth! For a while, it attracted everyone's sideways attention and was surprised. For this reason, Gao Rui specially put on a letter of impeachment, impeaching Liu Taozhi for "dereliction of duty and living up to the holy hope", Gao Wei snorted, and gave Liu Taozhi a punishment that was not light or heavy, and there was no follow-up, Tang Yong, Feng Zicong and others secretly slandered, so to raise these two ancestors, it is better to put them back directly. But their folds have been up for a long time, and Your Majesty has not said anything, what does Your Majesty mean in your heart? Can't figure it out......

More than half a month later, Hu Luguang sent another letter urging military salaries, money and food to Yecheng, and at this time, the time Gao Wei said finally came.

In December, the wind roared and the snow fell, and the entire Yecheng became a white forest, and the temperature was much colder than the previous month. Even the tiles on the roofs of some houses were frozen and cracked.

Late one night, in the prison of Yiluan Division in front of the palace, the prisoners were sleeping sweetly in the bed, and the warm charcoal fire was burning on the edge of the bed.

Suddenly, the cell door was slammed open, and the fire in the charcoal basin swayed a few times, and then Gao Ananhong, who was sleeping with his fur fur in his arms, was suddenly awakened, and opened his confused eyes, only to see a few brocade-clad soldiers walking in murderously.

"You guys! ......" Before Gao Ananhong's shocked words could be spoken, a slash was placed on his mouth, and in an instant several teeth were separated from the gums, and his lips were blue and bloody, and then he was grabbed by the placket of his clothes and dragged off the bed.

Gao Anahong watched in horror as these people took away the braziers, bedding, coats, furs, wine, and dried meat in their cells, and in a blink of an eye the cells were emptied, and all the things to eat and drink, as well as to keep warm and cold, were taken away, and they were cleaned, leaving only a straw mat.

The same thing happened in other cells, a large number of brocade armor soldiers rushed into the cells, took away all the "personal belongings", and some resisted, encountered the severe suppression of the brocade armor soldiers, these two ancestors were the opponents of these veterans who had been on the battlefield, and in the blink of an eye, the cells were full of wailing.

Gao Ana squatted tremblingly in a corner of the cell, looking at these brocade-clad soldiers who had responded to their requests during the day today, and his mind was full of mush. There was only one thought left in my mind, and I kept turning: "What's going on?" What's going on? ”

The slightest cold wind passed through the cell, Gao Ana Hong shivered fiercely, goosebumps trembled all over his body, he was just in a state of panic, he didn't feel it, but now after calming down a little, the biting cold was like a needle sting, stimulating every inch of skin on his body.

Gao Anahong trembled and shrunk into a ball, put the palm of his hand that was quickly frozen to his mouth and sighed a few breaths, and then rubbed vigorously, how comfortable he was a few days ago, how uncomfortable he was now, this feeling of being soaked in ice is really worse than death!

The condition of the others is even worse, there is an old man who likes to sleep naked is now frozen and unable to speak, his clothes have been taken away, and at the moment his bare ass is shrunk into a ball and wailing, "Great, my lord, can you be kind and return the clothes to me...... I, I, I'm almost frozen......"

The other prison people were no better, a few days ago they were lying in the warm quilt with braziers, talking to each other about how cold they didn't feel cold, but now all the things that keep out the cold have been taken away, and they are only wearing one or two single clothes, and there is no way to talk about the cold.

Not to mention, at this time, the door of the prison was open, the air was circulating, and the wind outside whined through the small window on the wall, dispelling away the warmth of the original brazier. Now they could not even howl, and their whole bodies trembled, their cheeks puffed out, and their upper and lower teeth chattered.

"Ladies and gentlemen, how is it to be in this cell, is it comfortable enough?"

Liu Taozhi put his hands behind his back, and glanced at the crowd that was almost shrinking into quails.

"Lord Liu......," a guy said with a sad face, trembling, he was not far from freezing, "Can you return the clothes to us, we are all about to freeze to death......"

"Yes, yes, Kaien......" the crowd pleaded feebly.

Liu Taozhi pretended to sigh and said: "It's not that I don't want to return the clothes to you, but I am also forced to be helpless...... alas, you have good food and drink here, I am miserable, and I was scolded by the ministers in the court." Originally, for the sake of your merits, Your Majesty planned to let you go back after you were fined, so I first served you with good food and drink, and Your Majesty had clearly written the ...... in the holy decree, but you also didn't give Your Majesty face, and you still drank wine and ate meat, but you didn't mention the fine at all, so I'll tell you, you can do it yourself now......"

As he spoke, he turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped: "Can we pay a fine and return everything to us?" ”

Liu Taozhi said: "That's natural, you have all paid the fine, is it possible to let you suffer the crime?" ”

"Okay," the man gritted his teeth and said, "I'll pay the fine, I'll pay ......."

Liu Taozhi instantly showed a sunny smile and said, "Okay, come on, take this adult's ticket to sign and draw a pledge for this adult!" ”