Your Majesty, please beg for mercy. The prince's rebellion was successful.

"Your Highness, further inside is the place where death row prisoners are held..."

Inside the prison, Warden Huang had a look of embarrassment on his face.

Although this place is not as good as the Heavenly Prison, it is also the main place where the imperial court detained criminals.

Ordinary people must not set foot in it easily.

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Zhou Zheng's indifferent eyes caused some sweat to form on Warden Huang's forehead.

If it were before, he would naturally not take Zhou Zheng into his eyes, but now Zhou Zheng is no longer an idiot, he has been favored, and has begun to hold some real power. Even the ministers and concubines of the court have lost their lives in Zhou Zheng's hands. He is a small person. How dare the warden stop Zhou Zheng?

"I am worried that the extremely vicious people inside will make His Highness uncomfortable."

Warden Huang hurriedly explained in a trembling voice, and then let Zhou Zheng walk towards the depths of the prison.

"Hurry and report this matter to the Minister of Punishment."

Obviously, Warden Huang still didn't dare to make the decision privately, so he could only urge the guards around him to report the matter quickly.

As he walked deeper into the prison, a rotten and musty smell hit his nostrils, making Zhou Zheng's stomach churn uncontrollably and he almost vomited it out.

Most of the so-called relatives of the emperor, powerful ministers and nobles were imprisoned in heavenly prisons.

The environment there is completely different from here.

Holding back the discomfort in his heart, Zhou Zheng frowned and kept taking steps.

Wherever he passed, the sound of moaning and shouting could be heard endlessly.

Most of the criminals in these prisons have suffered from the torture of the criminal law. Their faces are bloodless, their bodies are thin, their hair is unkempt, and they look like beggars.

Some people didn't even have the strength to move, and sat helplessly on the ground, waiting to die at any time.

What's more, the injuries on the body are rotten, bloody and bloody, with white bones protruding and covered with maggots.

It is not an exaggeration to describe this place as hell on earth.

It is in sharp contrast to the prosperity of the outside world.

But Zhou Zheng also noticed that when Warden Huang glanced at these criminals, he showed no trace of mercy.

There was indifference and even disgust in his eyes.

"Your Highness, the people here are all death row inmates specially approved by the Ministry of Punishment."

Finally, Warden Huang's footsteps paused a little, and his words were filled with a hint of fear.

The criminals imprisoned here no longer mourned in other places, but were in deathly silence.

But the eyes of these people were almost fierce, and even Warden Huang did not dare to look at them.

The prisoners on death row are almost all extremely evil people, and of course there are also people who have committed extremely evil crimes.

Not to mention a mere warden Huang, even the Minister of Punishment must be careful when facing these death row inmates.

Therefore, the number of jailers around was obviously much larger.

Zhou Zheng looked around, but still did not stop.

The cells where death row inmates are held are different from others. On the one hand, they are held in separate cells. On the other hand, there is a wooden sign hanging next to it with the name of the person in custody and the date of execution.

"What exactly is Your Highness going to do?"

Warden Huang was very reluctant to enter this kind of place where death row prisoners were held.

But he didn't know the purpose of entering this place.

At this time, Warden Huang only hoped that Zhou Zheng was only interested for a while and would leave when his interest faded.

After all, Warden Huang didn't want to stay in this place for more than a quarter of an hour.

However, Zhou Zheng did not fulfill Warden Huang's wish.

He took his time and moved slowly towards the depths where the death row prisoners were kept.

It seemed as if he wanted to see all the death row prisoners.

Ok?

"Your Highness, this is Gan Mo!"

When Zhou Zheng's footsteps finally stopped, Warden Huang's heartbeat accelerated slightly.

The person imprisoned here is none other than the person who shocked the government and the entire imperial capital ten years ago, Gan Mo!

It is said that Gan Mo killed hundreds of people, setting off a bloody storm in the imperial capital, and was even ordered to be put on death row by the Holy Emperor himself!

But no one knew why the Holy Sage didn't kill him immediately, but gave him ten more years to live!

Could it be that the prince is doing it for Gan Mo this time?

When this possibility popped up in Warden Huang's mind, he quickly shook his head because it was simply impossible.

Prison is the darkest place in a dynasty.

There are many unspoken rules here. As long as you have money, you can even find ways to get people.

Even if you are on death row, you can change your life.

Therefore, although the working environment and conditions here are not good, there is a lot of money and oil, which is why Warden Huang is willing to stay here.

Can you get Ganmo?

Warden Huang smiled sarcastically, "This is a death row prisoner appointed by the Holy Spirit. Who dares to do anything wrong?"

That was a serious crime of confiscating the property of the nine clans!

For ten years, no one has dared to take a chance on Gan Mo!

Zhou Zheng stood with his hands behind his back and looked straight into the depths of the cell in front of him.

This cell is undoubtedly much cleaner than other cells, and even the smell of rot and mold is lighter.

But again, this is one of the deepest areas of the death row, and light is almost inaccessible.

The entire cell was pitch black and deathly quiet, revealing a hint of coldness.

Turning his eyes, Zhou Zheng could only vaguely see a dark figure sitting cross-legged in the deepest part of the cell.

That shadow seemed to be completely integrated into the night, as if he was born to be in this place.

"Is this Gan Mo?"

Zhou Zheng murmured to himself. Although he had never seen Gan Mo, his intuition told him that the man in front of him was completely different from other death row inmates because he had a special aura about him, calm!

Terrible calmness!

Even the surrounding air is cooler than other places, giving people a chilling feeling.

"How long until the Minister of Punishment arrives?"

Looking back slowly, Zhou Zheng looked at Warden Huang who was retreating a little and asked in a deep voice.

"His Majesty......"

Warden Huang was stunned. He obviously knew that the prince knew about his secret report to the Minister of Punishment.

"There's probably still a stick of incense left..."

With his head lowered, Warden Huang did not dare to hide anything.

"Open the cell door. I want to go in and have a good chat with him."

However, Zhou Zheng's words made Warden Huang's body stiffen suddenly. When he raised his head, his eyes were full of disbelief.

"Your Highness, Gan Mo is a desperado who kills without blinking an eye!"

Warden Huang never expected that Zhou Zheng's target this time would really be Gan Mo.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Zheng actually wanted to meet Gan Mo alone!

"There are many people who want me dead."

"If I really die inside, you will naturally have a prosperous official career."

"So, what are you afraid of?"

Zhou Zheng looked sideways at Warden Huang. The Minister of Punishment belonged to the eldest prince, so warden Huang must also belong to the eldest prince's faction.

"Besides, this is my order."

"You were just following orders."

Zhou Zheng flicked his sleeves, giving Warden Huang a reasonable reason and step.

However, Zhou Zheng's operation made Warden Huang somewhat incompetent.

"Your Majesty, follow your orders!"

Gritting his teeth, Warden Huang knew that this was not a difficult decision to make.

"We will protect His Highness's safety!"

Warden Huang took a deep breath. He knew very well that he had no qualifications or ability to go against Zhou Zheng's wishes.

"What I mean is that I want to talk to him alone."

As soon as these words came out, Warden Huang's expression suddenly changed.

Talk alone! ?

And these words made the dark shadow in the deepest part of the cell suddenly open its eyes.

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