The next morning, the snow finally stopped in Chang'an City, but the temperature did not rise at all, and the sun was still hidden behind the rolling clouds.

The sky was covered in dark clouds, and it looked like another heavy snow could fall at any moment.

As for Weiyang Palace, it is white everywhere, and it is very good-looking.

The top of the hall, the danqi, the stairs, the pavilions, the carved lan, the high gate, the dead trees and the guards and guards on duty...... It's all covered with snow.

The palace maids and maids shrunk in their brocade robes, either sprinkling and sweeping dust, or welcoming and sending filth, or hurriedly performing their duties.

Their hands, ears, and faces were already red from the cold, but they did not dare to stop in the slightest, and only when they reached a place where there were few people did they dare to stop and stomp their numb feet.

I am also worried about being caught by an internal official with a higher rank than myself and reprimanded.

They seem to be very pitiful, but compared to the ordinary people or poor people in Chang'an City, they are extremely lucky.

At least, in Weiyang Palace, they still have food in their stomachs and wear brocade robes, and it is not difficult to survive this winter.

What's more, the Son of Heaven is merciful, maybe on Chinese New Year's Eve, they can still be rewarded.

In this way, compared with the normal year, this year is already much better, what other luxury do they have?

[Note: The word Chinese New Year's Eve first appeared in the Western Jin Dynasty in the classics, and it is speculated that the Han Dynasty also had Chinese New Year's Eve]

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Before the hour arrived, Liu He set off from the Jiaofang Hall early.

When he left, he didn't tell Huo Chengjun what he was going to do, but told a lie, saying that he was going to the central government office to check the payment of taxes this year.

Huo Xian was arrested, Liu He has not yet told Huo Chengjun that at this juncture, it is better not to know some things.

Liu He didn't bring a full set of honor guards for the Son of Heaven, only Changyi Lang and Fan Ke of Liangshi, and walked towards the violent room on one shoulder.

Along the way, the palace maids and officials he met would kneel in the snow and salute, and all Liu He could do was wave them to stand up early and suffer less from the cold.

Today, Liu He is going to the Violent Room Prison to do two things, and the time is very tight, so he gets up so early.

In the Han Empire, the number of prisons was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

In a city, many government offices have their own prisons.

As the largest city in the Han Dynasty, Chang'an City naturally has the largest number of prisons, with a total of 26 prisons under the jurisdiction of various government offices.

In addition to this, many of the high-ranking families also had their own private prisons, which were used to punish slaves and maids who had committed mistakes.

Among the 26 "official-run" prisons, the largest is the edict under the direct jurisdiction of the Son of Heaven.

The Imperial Prison sounds like just a prison, but in fact it is subdivided, and each "sub-prison" is arranged in different places inside and outside Chang'an City.

For example, the Imperial Prison in the Tingwei Temple, the Imperial Prison in the Jinwu Prison, the Shanglin Imperial Prison in the Shanglin Garden, and so on.

Therefore, the edict is said to be under the jurisdiction of the court lieutenant, and the rank is only a thousand stones, but because it is in charge of all the edicts, the independence is quite high.

The edict is not something that anyone can enter if they want to.

Originally, only high-status court officials and relatives of the emperor who committed the crime of rebellion were eligible to be imprisoned.

However, as the imperial power became stronger and stronger, the scale of the imperial prison became larger and larger, and many criminals with ordinary status would also be thrown into the imperial prison.

In the last years of Emperor Xiaowu, the scale of the entire imperial prison reached its peak, and at the most, 100,000 people were imprisoned.

On the one hand, it was because Emperor Xiaowu used troops against the Xiongnu, which led to the people's revolt one after another, and there were too many people who committed rebellion and adultery.

On the other hand, because Emperor Xiaowu was too suspicious, he repeatedly attacked the Gaomen clan to consolidate the imperial power - the most powerful is the Witch Gu Rebellion.

Emperor Xiaowu was in a big way, and Emperor Xiaozhao ascended the throne, and adopted a policy of leniency and strictness, and the edict prison was gradually vacant.

Recently, the Son of Heaven cracked down on the Huo Party and threw dozens or hundreds of families large and small into the Imperial Prison, which made the Imperial Prison lively again.

But until today, only 10,000 or 20,000 people have been held in the Imperial Prison, which is far from the limit of what can be accommodated.

In addition to the edict prison, there are also county prisons and county prisons under the Sanfu Yamen and counties in Chang'an City, and there are several evil prisons that are more terrifying than county prisons and county prisons.

The "living room" under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu was used exclusively to hold the general and the Son of Heaven guard, or the prisoners related to them.

The Northern Military Prison, which is under the jurisdiction of the lieutenant of the middle base, is specially used to imprison convicted soldiers or prisoners who have written against the Son of Heaven.

The silkworm room, which is under the jurisdiction of the Silkworm Bureau, is used to hold criminals who are to be punished by the palace, and Taishi Gong was held here before and after the palace punishment.

The Ye Ting in the Weiyang Palace also governs three special prisons, namely Yongxiang Prison, Ye Ting Prison and Violent Room Prison.

The peculiarity of these three prisons is that they are specifically used for female prisoners.

Chun Yuyan is a female doctor, Huo Xian is the general's wife, and they are all genuine women, so after Huang Ba arrested them, they were all locked up in this violent prison.

Jiaofang Hall and Yeting are in the same "North Palace" of Weiyang Palace, and they are only three or four hundred meters apart - Huo Chengjun would not have thought that her mother was locked so close to him.

One lives a high-ranking queen, and the other lives a lowly and damned female prisoner, which is also a bit ironic.

Because it was very close, in less than a quarter of an hour, Liu He, who was sitting on the ride, came outside the riot room.

In the summer of a few months ago, Liu He had already come to the court and the riot room in order to see Liu's illness.

At that time, in order to hide people's eyes, he only dared to bring a few Changyi Lang and came quietly, and he didn't dare to report in advance.

It was also by chance that he rescued Fan Ke's eldest mother in the service, and won Fan Ke's loyalty, which laid the groundwork for Fan Ke to discover the murder of the monarch in the future.

And now, Liu He doesn't have to be sneaky anymore.

Huang Ba passed on the news of the arrival of the Son of Heaven yesterday, so the officials of all sizes in the court waited outside the courtyard of the riot room early in the morning.

When there were still dozens of zhang away from the riot room, everyone knelt down to greet them under the leadership of Huang Ba.

Liu He looked at these dozens of people and sighed in his heart, the rapid change of the situation always caught people off guard.

Chengyu came to everyone, and after Liu He got down, he asked everyone to reply calmly.

Unexpectedly, he met a lot of old people.

Standing behind Huang Ba is naturally Zhang He, the court commander - he is Zhang Anshi's elder brother, and the two are very similar.

Zhang He was originally a guest of the deposed prince Liu Ju, and he had a great future, but he was tortured for being involved in the witch curse, so he had to be the little edict.

On the contrary, it is his younger brother Zhang Anshi, because he is slightly younger, he has no entanglement with Liu Ju, and now he is in a high position as General Sima.

It's really a trick.

In the original history, Zhang He was named the Marquis of Yangdu because of his meritorious service in supporting Emperor Xiaoxuan.

Now that Liu He is the emperor, I am afraid that this wealth is gone. Liu He knew that Zhang He was a good person, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty about it.

"Are you the court commander Zhang He?"

"Weichen is Zhang He, when His Majesty came last time, Weichen failed to take over, which is really a capital crime!" Zhang He said that he wanted to bow down and ask for sin, but was stopped by Liu He.

"Those who don't know are not guilty, you are a person who does your duty, and I don't blame you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang He said with some excitement.

"Is your son Zhang Pengzu too a student?" Liu He asked.

Zhang He didn't expect the Son of Heaven to ask about his son, so he hurriedly said: "The Vertical Son is studying in Taixue." ”

"Learning and excellence is a master, I heard that Zhang Pengzu has both virtue and ability, then he can become a teacher, let him be an official of Guanglu Temple, are you willing?"

Although the official of Tianzi Lang seems to have no power and power, and his rank is only 600 stones, which is equivalent to the court order, it is the right way to become a leader.

I don't know how many important ministers in the court started from the official of Tianzilang.

Zhang He didn't know why the Son of Heaven wanted to promote Zhang Pengzu, but he was naturally ecstatic in his heart, and he thanked him again and again.

"Where is Xu Guanghan, the tyrant?" Liu He had obviously seen Xu Guanghan, but he still deliberately shouted loudly.

Xu Guanghan, who was thin and swarthy, immediately flashed out of the crowd and greeted Liu He.

Although he was friendly with Zhang He and received some protection, he was still often oppressed by others.

"Xu Zhijun is okay when he comes?" Liu He asked with a smile.

"I'm tired of Your Majesty's thoughts!" This Xu Guanghan's eyes were a little cloudy.

Don't blame Xu Guanghan for being sentimental, after all, he is the official of the former king Liu Ji, and he was also a friend in the past, and he is of course relieved to see his friend's son sitting on the throne.

"How are you doing?"

Liu He's question shocked all the officials, including Zhang He and Huang Ba.

This unsightly tyrannical husband, how can He De actually get the consolation of the Son of Heaven alone?

In fact, Liu He's move is to let these people know that he "does not forget the old people".

"Twenty years ago, Xu Guanghan was the official of the former king, and he was conscientious in his office, and he had meritorious service with the previous king, and Yu Zhen also had meritorious service."

"From today on, Xu Guanghan is still a tyrant, his rank has been raised to 600 stones, 100 acres of land, 300 gold, and 3 horses."

The reward is not much, and it is even more meager compared to what he deserves, but it can immediately improve his life, which is also the limit of what Liu He can do.

Xu Guanghan was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, and hurriedly bowed down to thank him, and the rest of the people also praised the Son of Heaven for his kindness and wisdom.

"Calm down, I heard that you have found a good son-in-law, named Liu Ai, but here." Liu He asked deliberately.

"In, in, sick, sick!"

Xu Guanghan turned around and shouted a few times at the crowd, and the tall and thin Liu Yi had just squeezed out of the rear: the rank is not a fight for food, of course it can't be on the table.

As soon as this Liu illness appeared, many people's faces changed.

Zhang He was worried, Huang Ba was thoughtful, and the rest of the subordinate officials were puzzled - how did the high Son of Heaven know that this unruly Liu was sick.

At the moment, only Xu Guanghan, who knew that the Son of Heaven had already recognized Liu's illness, had a happy face, and dragged his good son-in-law to the Son of Heaven.

After a few months out of the plug, Liu Yi has lost a lot of weight and darkened, but he is also more capable.

The Su Fu delegation has made great contributions, and Liu He has not yet had a chance to meet them to give a reward.

Today, Liu He stopped by to see Liu Ai because some things could not be postponed any longer.

"In the past few days, I have been asked by Emperor Xiaowu to dream, and in this dream, Emperor Xiaowu told me that there is a pearl in this court."

"I couldn't figure it out, and after asking the doctor's officer, I learned that the pearl was left to the heir, so I guessed that this court might have the blood of the Liu family."

"After ordering someone to check the genealogy, I realized that Liu Yi in the court was actually the prince of sin, and it was the real bloodline of the Liu family."

"I heard that Liu Yi has recently made a contribution to the Western Regions with the Su Fu mission, isn't it the light of the missing pearl?"

Liu He said words praising Liu Aiji, but in fact, he was praising Liu's bloodline, which also reminded everyone of Liu Aiji's life experience, and his eyes immediately changed when they looked at him.

"Since it is the pearl of the Liu family's bloodline, how can I let the pearl be secretly cast?"

"In the past, the abolition of the Son of Heaven was suspected of rebellion, but Emperor Xiaowu first built Sizitai, and then pardoned Liu's illness, and the love of licking calves jumped on the paper."

"Today, I am dreaming of me, and I am afraid that I also want Liu Ill to not bury the people."

"I hereby issue ......an edict," Liu He finished speaking, and gave Liu Yi a look.

The latter immediately remembered what the Son of Heaven had promised him, and bowed down with understanding.

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