III Jiangshan

The prison of the Ministry of Punishment is extremely heavily guarded today, inside and outside, bright and dark guards are arranged like iron barrels.Not to mention one or two villains, even if a bird flies by, there is no way to fly out completely.

It's just that few people know the inside story of such an arrangement. They acted according to Shangfeng's order, but why it was arranged. After looking around the Ministry of Criminal Justice, only the Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice knows the truth.

Seeing a line of chariots and horses coming here from a distance, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment's heart slipped into his throat.From now on, until that one left, if he made even the slightest mistake, it would be a great sin.

The mental leader who had to stack up twelve points served cautiously.

Since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, learning the lessons of the subjugation of the previous dynasty, Emperor Tai Zu established the rules, and his descendants succeeded to the throne, and he was not allowed to set up prisons for any reason.This move minimized the possibility of the previous dynasty forming a party for personal gain and using the imperial edict to slander each other to deceive the emperor.

When Emperor Taizong issued a Ming instruction, this court shall not sue prison officials.Since then, as long as the censor officials do not insult the emperor and the ancestors with words or deeds, no matter what kind of advice and advice they give, they will not bring them and the family behind them into prison or even death.Even though the first emperor Zhuangzong was obsessed with cultivating Taoism and longevity in the later period, and was annoyed by the censor repeatedly, he would at most reprimand the censor for "pay more attention to state affairs", and he would not say anything else.

Therefore, being a speech official in the Great Wei Dynasty is a good way to get promoted.Many scholars who are self-promising to help the world like to enter Xiantai to realize their life ideal of "admonishing the emperor and Zuo Mingjun".

Because of the clear teachings of the ancestors, the emperors of the Wei Dynasty, even if they were harsh and unkind, would never dare to set a precedent for imperial edicts.Under the premise of ensuring that the politics of the past dynasties are relatively clear and the emperors are relatively clear-headed, it also makes the "heavenly prison" and "going to prison" of the previous dynasty non-existent in the Great Wei Dynasty.

The prisons of all dynasties have always been used to imprison the royal family and important officials and relatives who were defeated in the struggle for imperial power.In the more than a hundred years since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, there were naturally many royal clans who were defeated in the struggle for imperial power. However, these people were either killed by his decree as Zhuang Zong did after he seized the throne, or they were imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple for a lifetime.

As for the important ministers, because of the teachings of Taizu and Taizong, even the important ministers who stood on the wrong team and saved the wrong people and finally lost, the emperors of all dynasties did not dare to make things too difficult, except for a few who were imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Justice In addition to the final beheading, many people ended up being dismissed from office and sent back to their hometowns after having nothing.

And two days ago, the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs received a high-ranking official, and he was also a high-ranking official who kept the few officials who knew his true identity awake in the middle of the night.

What makes people sleepless is that the emperor actually wants to meet this man in person.

The emperor's personal visit to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, although it is said to be in modest clothes and a more secret decree not to be announced, but it is also the first time in the more than a hundred years of the Great Wei Dynasty.

Yuan Junshu has been nervous ever since she entered the palace early in the morning and saw Shengjia, which made her more nervous than the days in Shaozhou.

There is no one else, just because the emperor summoned her to the palace, let her ride with him, and went to see Ding Feng in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs in a low-clothes.

Weifu is indeed a microfu, and it is not beyond the rules to ride with the emperor in the imperial chariot, but after all, they are sitting in the same carriage, which is also an experience that Yuan Junshu has never experienced before.She was ready to speak in response to the emperor's possible inquiries.However, the actual situation was not what she thought at all. The emperor didn't say much along the way, and his face was as dark as water.

It turned out that she was thinking too much.Because after the emperor arrived at the prison of the Ministry of punishment, he didn't even let the Minister of the Ministry of punishment who came out cautiously to accompany him. Except for the accompanying imperial guards, he only ordered himself to accompany him.

Yuan Junshu's heart became much more stable.She began to believe that the emperor really trusted her.

She needs the emperor's trust and affirmation too much!

Yuan Youqi appointed Yuan Junshu to accompany him, and only brought Liang Shaoan and two guards, and left the Minister of Criminal Affairs at the gate of the prison.

She walked at the front quickly on her own, and she didn't even need the jailer to lead the way.

Yuan Junshu and the others followed closely behind, and couldn't help but secretly amazed that the emperor was able to find his way when he came here for the first time.

It is indeed the first time for Yuan Youqi to come here, and he is going to the deepest part of the prison step by step based on his feeling.There was a suffocated breath in her chest, which had been held there since the moment she learned that Ding Feng had been arrested, making her walk faster and faster at this moment, and she could find Ding Feng's location without anyone leading the way.

The group of people walked like this for a quarter of an hour, and the surroundings had already lost any connection with light, warmth, and daylight. The dark wind from the ground, wrapped in moisture, burrowed coldly into the cracks in the bones.Maybe this is the darkest place in the world where there are living people. If it weren't for the pine oil torches hanging on both sides to illuminate it, the rest would be pitch black and nothing could be seen, right?

Yuan Youqi suddenly stopped.

In front of her was the end of the prison corridor of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, a separate dark cell that was extremely far away from all the cells, and could not be heard clearly when shouting loudly.

Liang Shaoan followed the emperor for a long time, and when he saw that he had reached his destination, he ordered the two guards to guard outside the corridor, while he himself took two steps forward with a torch, illuminating the cell——

The ground was covered with dry grass, and there was not a single quilt to keep warm.In the middle of the cell, an old man sat upright.Even though he was in prison, his demeanor was still calm, as if he was not in the deepest part of the criminal prison, but in his own bright hall.

The old man's beard and hair were pale, and the crow black was almost invisible.His face was scorched, with a tired and unhealthy color; the clothes on his body were stained with dust and grass froth, but they still had the demeanor of a scholar when worn on him.On each of his two wrists and two ankles, an inch-wide iron shackle was tightly bound, and the chain of the shackle was connected to the ground.

Liang Shaoan knew how strong the shackles were, not to mention the old man in his twilight years, or the soldier in his prime, and they couldn't break it even if they tried their best.It can be seen how the Ministry of punishment dare not take this serious criminal lightly.

However, the old man's arrogant expression with closed eyes made Liang Shaoan frown slightly.

Liang Shaoan held the torch again, and took a picture of the four corners of the cell: the four corners are all empty, neither can there be anything that may hurt people, let alone bad people.Only then did he feel relieved, and put the torch on the iron seat of the wall beside him, so that Yuan Youqi could clearly see the scene in the cell, and then he bowed deeply to Yuan Youqi, and retreated silently.

Yuan Junshu stood behind Yuan Youqi, observing carefully from beginning to end, observing Liang Shaoan's movements, observing the situation in the cell, paying more attention to Yuan Youqi's reaction.

After Liang Shaoan resigned, Yuan Junshu also pondered whether he should ask to resign with a wink.However, after much deliberation, I came to the conclusion that: His Majesty didn't let me go, so I should stand here respectfully.This is the most eye-catching behavior at the moment.

Sure enough, Yuan Youqi didn't drive her away, but stared fixedly at Ding Feng in the cell with his eyes closed, as if a storm was brewing silently.

"Ding Gong, are you safe?" Yuan Youqi said slowly.

Hearing her voice, Ding Feng suddenly opened his eyes, the eyes were full of brilliance, and there were two clusters of blood red.

"It turned out to be you!" His voice was older than ten years ago, but his eyes were fixed on Yuan Youqi's eyes, wishing he could eat them alive.

"Oh? Dinggong didn't expect to see me?" Yuan Youqi sneered, "Didn't Dinggong always miss me?"

When Ding Feng heard this, his face became even more ugly, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Yuan Youqi had a good time, and said to himself: "It's just that Ding Gong didn't expect to see me here, right?"

Ding Feng's face was livid, and his fists were clenched tightly.

Yuan Youqi snorted coldly, "Dong Gong should have thought of today when he was planning in the past!"

The calm self-prestige and full of sarcasm in her words angered Ding Feng, and he couldn't restrain himself any longer, he roared: "Yuan Youqi! Don't be arrogant!"

"Whoa, whoa-"

The iron chain rang, and Ding Feng suddenly jumped up, rushing towards Yuan Youqi who was outside the prison gate.Helpless, but was restrained by the iron chain of limited length, he could only pant heavily, staring at Yuan Youqi with blood red eyes.

Yuan Junshu stood behind Yuan Youqi, listening to their conversation word for word.She had dealt with Ding Feng before, and she knew that Ding Feng was cunning and cunning, but she never thought that this old man who looked like an old Confucian from a family would have such explosive power.

Shocked, she subconsciously moved her body sideways, trying to stand in front of Yuan Youqi.

But Yuan Youqi stopped him calmly with a wave.

Yuan Youqi stood in the same place without moving, his amber eyes stared coldly at Ding Feng, whose body was trembling and gnashing his teeth.

"Desire to be rampant?" Yuan Youqi sneered, "Is Ding Gongdangzhen Yuan Chengbai?"

Yuan Junshu opened his eyes slightly.She knows who Yuan Chengbai is!

When Ding Feng heard this, his muscles twitched convulsively.

Only to hear Yuan Youqi say quietly again: "Still, when I am my good second brother? The one who Ding Gong can't help up the wall?"

Ding Feng trembled even more.

Yuan Youqi didn't bother to look at his face, and said sternly: "I know, you couldn't help the second brother back then, and when the second brother fell down, you wanted to turn around and turn to the fourth brother..."

She sneered and continued: "It's a pity that the fourth brother doesn't buy your account! Yuan Chengbai wants to buy your account, but you don't want to see him!"

"Ding Gong, since you have done that shameful thing, why are you pretending to be an upright gentleman?" Yuan Youqi sarcastically said.

Ding Fengxiang prided himself on being noble and orthodox, Yuan Youqi's words were like slapping his face fiercely, kicking him on the ground, and stomping him down, which was extremely insulting.

"Yuan Youqi!" Ding Feng trembled, "What are you proud of! If it weren't for that bitch, how could you have survived to this day! How could you have the opportunity to show off in front of this old man!"

When Yuan Youqi heard the word "bitch", his originally calm mood suddenly changed, and two cold lights shot out from his eyes, like sharp swords, piercing straight through Ding Feng's disabled and old body.

"Ding Feng! I miss you at the end of your life, so I won't argue with you, and don't deceive me about my ignorance!"

Yuan Youqi said, and said coldly: "You were one of the chief culprits who instigated the late emperor in the past when my mother died! You are full of benevolence and morality, but you are dirty inside, what kind of decent gentleman are you pretending to be!"

Hearing this, Ding Feng was caught off guard, while his face was pale, his eyes were closed and he was speechless.

On the other hand, Yuan Junshu felt that the whole person was not good: she seemed to know too many hidden things about the Tian family...

The author has something to say: Xiao Yuan: How dare you scold my wife!I fight with you!