Since joining Jinyiwei, I have not seriously walked through the edict. Today is my first day in office, so it's good to take a look here. Xiao Chengzi slipped over at some point and said, "My lord, do you want to go?" ”

I didn't have any objection to him, and nodded, "You take me for a walk!" The little city gladly agreed, and led the way ahead.

In the past, I just stayed in the courtyard, and when I crossed the heavy gate, I realized that it was like another world inside. Facing is a small hill, a small mound to be exact, and a circle of verandahs is built around the mountain, from left to right, hanging lanterns in turn, the leftmost three lanterns have the word "heaven" written on them, the middle six lanterns have the word "earth" written on them, and the nine lanterns behind them have the word "people" written on them. Underneath each lantern is an iron door. Each doorway was guarded by a captain, and from time to time a wandering captain appeared in the verandah.

Through the doorway, you can see that there is still a long verandah, and the cells surrounded by wooden fences on both sides, the dim lights have disappeared inside. I couldn't help but ask, "How many cells are there?" Why can't you see the end? Xiao Chengzi scratched his head and said, "I don't know how many rooms there are, I really don't know if the small ones are, but the cells are covered with cells, but it's true, and half of them are water prisons." ”

I listened for a while, noticed that it was quiet inside, and asked, "Why are there no prisoners?" Xiao Chengzi smiled: "If you go back to your lordship, there are now a total of 731 prisoners in the edict!" "So many people, no movement at all?"

"My lord doesn't know, this is a 'Tian' cell, and the people who are being held are officials who have not been charged with crimes for the time being, so let me tell you, the people with the name of 'Tian' may not be prisoners, and they may get out of the whole body; the people with the name of 'earth' are all small faults, and if someone guarantees or takes care of them, they can get out; and the people with the name of 'people' are no longer people, but prisoners, and there are the most prisoners, and they are even more miserable."

I suddenly wanted to go and see Wang Shouren, so I said, "Where is that Wang Shouren Wang Wang?" Xiao Chengzi smiled mysteriously: "Right here, my lord, do you want to go in and have a look?" I nodded, and it seemed that the Jinyi guard still took good care of him, so Xiao Chengzi led me into the cells, and found that lanterns were hung at the door of each cell according to the twelve hours, and the little city said, "The reason why the twelve hours are hung is so that at this hour, they can go to the courtyard for a walk." I couldn't help but secretly marvel at it, we came to the cell with the word "Chen", and sure enough, we saw Wang Shouren sitting cross-legged on the ground, closing his eyes and recuperating. Looking at his expression, it was no different from the first meeting at the city gate, and it could be seen that no execution was carried out against him.

This cell is quite clean, with tables, chairs, pen and ink, similar to normal people's homes, and I can't help but laugh: "It's not bad here!" ”

Xiao Chengzi deliberately said loudly: "The people who live here are not ordinary people, so naturally they don't dare to slack off!" Unexpectedly, Wang Shouren in the cell spoke: "Whoever comes to you is not a person!" He opened his eyes and looked at us.

I could feel that there was still an air of elegance in his eyes, this man looked quite strong, I had heard that he was able to write and martial arts, different from ordinary scholars. At the moment, he hugged his fists and said: "Zhang Ying, who is in the lower brocade clothes and guards, has heard the fame of Lord Wang for a long time, and I can see it today, and I am fortunate to have three lives!" I wonder if this is a mistreatment of Lord Wang? ”

Wang Shouren seemed to recognize me, but he was polite, stood up, arched his hand at me, and said, "We have met at the city gate, congratulations to your lordship!" ”

I naturally remember that we met, but I was afraid that he would forget it and be embarrassed to say it, and now that he mentions it, I can't help but laugh and say: "Yes, I also remember that we met, but I didn't have a chance to speak." This is also my jurisdiction, and if you need anything, just ask! Wang Shouren raised his head and said, "I am a prisoner, what can I need?" However, it is also good to give more pen and paper. I nodded and said, "It's okay, I'll arrange for someone to pick it up right away!" As he spoke, he motioned to the small town to do it.

After Xiaochengzi left, I walked a few steps, caught a glimpse of a piece of paper on the table, full of words, and smiled unconsciously and said, "Lord Wang, can you let me see what you have written?" Wang Shouren was also refreshed, handed me the piece of paper, and said, "It's just a matter of writing a few lines of poetry to pass the time." I opened it and looked, and it was really a poem: Yesterday the fog buried the first day, and the sound of rain bursting into the cold clouds to dawn. Mo Dao people have no inspiration, and they have always had a clear providence. He must be in danger every day, crying bitterly and laughing at Jia Sheng. Sit on the remnants of the lamp and worry all night, and listen to the morning drum to report the new sunshine.

Although I don't know much about poetry, but my grandfather told me some history, this Zhou Bo is a general of the Han Dynasty, when Han Gaozu was dying, he had sensed that Empress Lu was going to usurp the Han Dynasty, but he knew that people were good at his job, let Zhou Bo manage the forbidden army, and asserted that the person who restored the Han family must be Zhou Bo, sure enough, after the death of Han Gaozu, the Lu family was in charge alone, and when the Lu family was critically ill and the Lu family was about to seize the throne, Zhou Bo and Chen Ping launched a mutiny, eradicated the Lu family's forces, and set up the king as the emperor, which was for the Han Wen Emperor, which opened the prelude to the rule of Wenjing.

And Jia Sheng is Jia Yi, known as Mrs. Jia. Young and outstanding, he was a doctor of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, wrote many articles, "Public Security Policy", "Treatise on Qin", etc. are all famous articles praised by later generations, and have deep insights into Confucianism, separation, etiquette, foreign enemies, etc., but unfortunately he was not reused, on the contrary, his rhetoric was fierce, and he was squeezed out by the ministers of the court, and finally released as the prince of King Liang Xiao, but unfortunately King Liang Xiao died, and he also died with depression.

Wang Shouren wrote this poem, it is self-explanatory, and there is a sigh in it, but I don't know if Wang Shouren wants to be Zhou Bo or Jia Yi? I sighed lightly, and just before I could speak, Wang Shouren had already spoken: "Master Zhang, why are you sighing?" ”

I was speechless for a while, and Wang Shouren said: "Aren't you worried about the court? I remembered Lin Sheng's entrustment and said, "The major affairs of the court have been decided, and many things are not known by our little people. Adults are relieved that there will be a chance to go out. Wang Shouren was stunned for a moment and said, "What if you go out?" It's just a rotten person. How many Qingliu were destroyed in the hands of the eunuchs, the situation in the court was turbulent, and the people of Li were in pain! ”

Of course, I knew that what he was talking about was the battle between the Eight Tigers of Zhengde and the courtiers, but he didn't know that most of those so-called Qingliu had already admitted their mistakes, and he couldn't bear it in his heart, and said: "At this time and that time, many things may not be able to be seen clearly now!" Wang Shouren seemed to be surprised, looked at me, and said: "Yes, yes, although the adult is young, his words are very reasonable, but he doesn't wait for me, it's a pity to lose it!" ”

Suddenly there was a noisy sound of footsteps outside, and Xiao Chengzi walked from a distance and said, "Grandpa Qiu is here!" I hurriedly put the piece of paper in my arms, Wang Shouren looked at me strangely, I didn't say much, I arched my hand at him, and walked out.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he bumped into a group of people, one of whom was Qiusheng who was led by Gonggong Qiu that day. "Dead ghost, you bumped into me!" As he spoke, he touched me, and I had goosebumps all over my body, so I quickly took a step back and arched my hand: "Father-in-law Qiu, you are here!" ”

That Qiusheng glanced at me, and his eyebrows fluttered and said: "Yes, our family is happy today, come to see you here, Qiu Ye said, our Shangyi Prison can't be left behind, and the children of Gonggong Zhang must not be neglected." Who knows, when you come here, you say that you are in this ghost place, you must bow down to everything, so you can make a difference, hehe, I am also the first time to come, take me for a walk! His body twisted around, like a willow leaf, I sighed in my heart, such a person is neither male nor female, which makes people stay away, but he said: "Father-in-law Qiu, your body is noble, here is unlucky, unlike us old and rough, let's go outside and talk!" ”

Qiusheng smiled gracefully and said: "Oh, look at your young age, you know that it hurts, too, you are dignified, and you are just around the corner, there must be a good one outside!" If not, I'll introduce you to a girl from Goldfish Alley, who is smart! Although he said, his footsteps walked into the cell, and the place he went to turned out to be a cell with the word "ground", and the voice in it was very loud, and my heart was tight, what was Qiusheng going to do there? I suddenly remembered Lin Sheng's words, these people will definitely not come here easily, they all have a purpose.

I followed a few steps and said, "Father-in-law Qiu, it doesn't taste good here, and there are all kinds of prisoners, so you better follow me to the front for tea!" ”

Qiusheng sniffed with his nose, took out a handkerchief, covered his nose and said: "It really smells bad, but it's better like this, let's go, I want to see inside, after all, these people have been officials, and they never put us in their eyes, today, I also want to see what they look like!" ”

His tone was extremely fierce, and the few little eunuchs he brought with him had already rushed to the front, so I couldn't stop it anymore, so I had to follow behind with Xiaochengzi.

The "earth" cell was much worse than the "heaven" cell, and it was quite dry, and it was filled with officials who had written against the Eight Tigers, and they were all surprised to see us come in, and they were silent for a while.