Walking in the prison, it was cold and unusually cold, there was a constant sound of dripping water, and a pungent musty smell made Liu Qian cough.

It was pitch black, and the sound of scrambled breathing could be heard, but it was impossible to see the specific people in each cell.

But the only fortunate thing is that the people detained here did not take the initiative to come out, shouting at Liu Qian and Wang Yi, or begging Wang Yi to kill them, but none of them did.

But the people who stay in this place, even normal people, I am afraid that it will not be long before they lose their minds.

The only light in it was the lantern in Wang Yi's hand, Liu Qian was a little annoyed, and shouted: "Why is there no light here." ”

Wang Yi turned his head and explained, "Lord Liu, there has been no light in this prison since it was built. ”

Liu Qian breathed heavily, and he couldn't understand why he had such a regulation, Wang Yi seemed to see Liu Qian's incomprehension, and said with a smile: "Lord Liu, don't worry about these, all the prisoners who enter the Jinyi Guard Prison are those who are extremely evil, and the emperor doesn't want to see them at all, so here, whether there is a light or not is the same." ”

Liu Qian frowned, he knew what was in Luoyang City, why did those Li family clansmen jointly write a letter back then and cancel Jinyiwei, this is not a place for people.

Wang Yi walked to the front of a cell and lit the remaining candles on the walls.

In the dark night, the deepest part of the Jinyi Guard's Imperial Prison finally had a glimmer of light. In the prison in front of Liu Qian, a figure seemed to be frightened and hid back.

Liu Qian looked at the prison, all the daily necessities were readily available, even the four treasures of the study, but there was no light in it, and some were just bright light shining through the window.

After all, this prince is the future emperor if he can't say it, and he can't afford to offend.

Liu Qian saw the appearance of the people in the prison, covered with straw, and the clothes on his body were already tattered, and his mental state was good. Liu Qian was shocked, frowned and looked at Wang Yi, Wang Yi opened the door and said, "This is the prince." ”

Liu Qian snatched the lantern in Wang Yi's hand, directly pushed open the cell door, and walked in. Wang Yi stood outside with a wry smile and looked at the two.

Liu Qian took two steps forward and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the old minister is Liu Qian, and Liu Qian is the secretary of the household department." ”

The figure moved, lifted his messy long hair, and with the help of a faint light, after seeing Liu Qian's appearance clearly, his eyes changed from gray like a dead corpse to finally a trace of agility, and a few traces of clarity appeared.

The crown prince grabbed Liu Qian's arm and shouted: "Lord Liu, Lord Liu, you tell your father, I am wronged, I am wronged." ”

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, calm down. ”

Liu Qian grabbed the prince's arm and shook the prince's body vigorously, but the prince continued to shout as if he hadn't heard Liu Qian's words, he was wronged.

Liu Qian took a deep breath, and then shouted, "Prince, you are sober, if you do this again, you will have no hope of going out." ”

After the prince who had been shouting for a long time heard Liu Qian's shout, he no longer shouted, but burst into tears, crying bitterly: "Lord Liu, it's really not me, it's really not me." ”1

"Don't panic, Your Majesty has sent someone to investigate this matter thoroughly. ”

"My father sent someone to investigate, but Lord Liu knew who he had sent to investigate. ”

Liu Qian pondered for a while, but still said some things he knew, "Your Majesty sent Yang Zhao of the Imperial Historical Observatory, Lu Zhong of the Jinyi Guard, and Li He of the Imperial Forest Army, Your Highness does not need to panic." ”

After hearing the candidates, the prince sighed, these people are not his own, but they do not belong to any forces, they are just simple officials, especially Li He, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army who should call him a brother, that is notoriously upright.

"Lord Liu, will my father kill me?"

Liu Qian said: "No, as long as His Highness doesn't do this, then the old minister is willing to guarantee his life to save His Highness." ”

The crown prince, who was guaranteed by Liu Qian, no longer cried, but sat on the ground, and all kinds of things on the table had been pushed to the ground in the cry he had just cried.

"Prince, I'm here to ask, why is your token on that palace maid?"

The crown prince stabilized his mind, frowned, and thought carefully, "I don't know, that palace maid was Luzhu who had served the Queen Mother for many years, and she had been in the palace for many years. ”

After all, Liu Qian came here to test whether the prince was a person with a thick membrane, but judging from the prince's performance just now, the prince should be completely unaware.

Liu Qian sighed in his heart, this incident happened really suddenly, and before the matter was investigated, everything could have happened.

Liu Qian got up and said to the prince: "Your Royal Highness the prince, you should stay here for a few days and wait for the outcome of the matter." ”

Hearing that Liu Qian wanted to leave, the prince was unwilling, and Liu Qian was imprisoned here by himself. The first person to see it, to be able to enter here, must have been instructed by his father, otherwise it would be impossible to enter.

Pulling the corner of Liu Qian's clothes, the prince begged: "Lord Liu, you must check carefully, and return the prince's innocence." ”

Liu Qian finally broke free from the prince's entanglement, walked out of the cell and said, "The old minister did his best. ”

After Wang Yi walked out of the cell with Liu Qian, he moved several skillfully to manage the cell door, and the key was not placed on his waist, but in his hand. Wang Yi bent down to pick up the lantern on the ground and continued to walk forward, Liu Qian looked at the cell where the prince was held, sighed slightly, and followed Wang Yi to the next cell.

Opening the cell, Wang Yi continued to stand outside the cell, letting Liu Qian enter alone.

Li Zhong in the cell is fine, he looks much better than the prince. Seeing Liu Qian come in, Li Zhong got up and saluted Liu Qian. Liu Qian was a little surprised, King Zhao was not frightened by the environment here.

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Qian figured out that the prince was implicated in the rebellion, and King Zhao and the acting king were just fighting in front of the emperor, and they were locked up by the somewhat angry Ming Emperor, which was implicated by the prince.

Seeing Liu Qian walk in, Li Zhong said, "Thank you Lord Liu for coming to see this king, I don't know what happened to the prince." ”

Liu Qian returned the courtesy: "King Zhao is polite, but the old minister wants to know how King Zhao learned that the old minister has been to the prince." ”

After King Zhao saluted, he sat cross-legged on the straw behind the desk and pointed to the position in front of him, "Lord Liu, please take a seat." ”

Liu Qian sat down with a smile and waited quietly for Li Zhong's next words.

"Although the prince is locked up in the deepest part of the prison, the shouting just now is yes

Let me listen to it for a long time. ”

Liu Qian was stunned for a moment, this answer was obviously beyond Liu Qian's expectations, touching his beard Liu Qian smiled and asked, "King Zhao might as well guess what the old minister came here this time?"

Li Zhong smiled and said unhurriedly: "It's just that the old man is suspicious, let you ask the prince, as for me and Li Xiaoyun, this time the old man is very unhappy, the old man should have asked Lord Liu to come and ask me what I am going to do." ”

Liu Qian sat there, looking at Li Zhong, the king of Zhao who was guessing in front of him, the way he spoke just now was too much like his old friend, the same intelligence, the same calmness.

"King Zhao is smart, and the old minister has indeed been instructed by His Majesty to come to ask about the matter between King Zhao and the acting king. ”

Li Zhong had already guessed that it was this, and sitting on the straw, Li Zhong said: "It's just that he doesn't like it, I have to say that I colluded with the prince to do such a thing, it's really brainless, I'm ashamed to have the same surname as him." ”

Liu Qian remembered the previous words, as for the rebellious words in the back, Li Zhong can say that Liu Qian himself can't remember it, this is the rule, and it is also the bottom line, the bottom line of being a courtier.

"Does King Zhao have anything else to convey to His Majesty?"

Li Zhong didn't think about it, and said directly: "No, if you go to Li Xiaoyun and tell him, when this matter is over, this king will compete with him in the Imperial Forest Army in the imperial city again, see if he dares!"

Liu Qian had to smile bitterly and exit the cell.

Wang Yi, who was standing outside the door, heard all the conversation between the two, and when Liu Qian walked out, he couldn't hold back, covered his mouth, and laughed.

Liu Qian glanced at Wang Yi, "Lord Wang, what are you laughing at?"

Wang Yi continued to lead the way in front, "No, no, Lord Liu." ”

Liu Qian, under the leadership of Wang Yi, came to the cell of Li Xiaoyun, the acting king, and said: "It's best to have nothing, and today's conversation, don't say a word, otherwise Lu Zhong won't be able to protect you." ”

Wang Yi cleared his throat and replied: "This is natural, I still understand the rules, and Lord Liu can't enter the prison cell of this generation of kings." ”

Liu Qian slapped Wang Yi on the back of the head and strode into the cell.

Li Xiaoyun, like Li Zhong, is not worried about his safety at all, after all, a quarrel, even at this time, there is no danger.

"Lord Liu, are you here?"

After Liu Qian and Li Xiaoyun greeted each other, he said straight to the point: "Your Majesty sent me to visit the three highnesses. ”

Li Xiaoyun nodded, he had been staying in Yangzhou all the year round, and his complexion was tanned, and he looked a lot stronger.

"Then there is Master Lao Liu, tell my father to check the second and the eldest carefully, it is not so simple between them. ”

As soon as Liu Qian heard the words of the acting king, this was a grudge with King Zhao that had not been completely eliminated, so he had to persuade: "Your Highness, you are brothers, and harmony is precious." ”

Li Xiaoyun directly issued an eviction order, "Lord Liu will go back, the two of them have joined forces to bully me since they were children, I am not afraid, tell my father that I should investigate, I should kill, don't worry about losing my son, and me." ”

Liu Qian sighed secretly, took a step back, bowed, and exited the prison.

This errand is really not easy.