I'm watching the gate in the jail

The weather after autumn is really cloudy and cloudy. The sun is just right when I enter the palace in the afternoon. The golden autumn sun shines on the yellow glazed tiles of the Forbidden City, reflecting the blue sky and making the red walls even more dazzling.

Just after the time to light the lamps, it started to drizzle. Looking at the posture, it seemed to be getting bigger and bigger.

"Gaohui, bring an umbrella."

Yang Xiuxian lowered his head, looked at Wanda expressionlessly, then turned to Gao Hui and said.

"Yes."

"Are you copying your home? Whose home are you copying?"

Wanda asked again.

"My lord, it's raining heavily, and I don't think you have carried your lantern. I'll ask Gao Hui to take you back to the Earl's Mansion in a while."

Deng Xiang smiled as usual, but the blood stains on his cheeks were not wiped clean, which made the smile look ferocious and weird.

"Yang 'Test Thousand Households', Mr. Gao, tell me, whose house are you copying!"

Wanda raised his head, facing the dense rain, he had no choice but to use his name of "Jinyiwei Qianhu" and asked the two of them.

"Return to your lord."

Yang Xiuxian took half a step back, bowed his body and clasped his fists, "I was ordered by Yuan Du's command envoy to seize the whole family of Ma Wei, the right servant of the household department who was suspected of the case of counterfeit silver ingots. My lord came to supervise in person, and my subordinates are very happy. Now a gang of criminals He and his family members have all arrived at the case, please inspect the adults."

The fake bank case actually involved the dignified right servant of the household department?

Wanda never thought that it was just a small street case, and it would come to this point.

The rain suddenly became heavier, pouring down from the sky like splashing water, and the bean-sized raindrops hit the brim of the big hat Yang Xiuxian was wearing, and also hit his straight back like the barrel of a gun .

Wanda couldn't hear the sarcasm in Yang Xiuxian's words, such as "coming to supervise" and "extremely happy".

It's not that he doesn't know that in the eyes of this group of serious guards in Jin Yi, he is just a "little thing" who is airborne by relying on a woman's belt.

If something happened in the back kitchen, and some big cases were solved, I felt very happy, and I foolishly ran to the palace to celebrate my achievements in front of His Majesty and Empress.

Thinking of the silver and Lumi rewarded by her brother-in-law just now, Wanda felt even more like a clown.

He is a fool, a complete fool.

Why didn't he think of it before.It was nothing more than the death of a hooligan, and at most a case of defrauding a woman from a good family, how could the troops of Fusi in Jinyiwei North Town be dispatched.

Fortunately, he was still complacent, thinking that he was possessed by Sherlock Holmes, Conan was reborn, and he was able to sort out the case in a short period of time and quickly close the case.

What the Jin Yiwei really want to break is not the "scorpion's head falling to death incident" at all. What they want to investigate from the very beginning is the origin of the two counterfeit coins.

Gao Hui found an oil-paper umbrella from the house of the right servant of the household department that had been ransacked, and walked to Wanda's side with a white-bottomed "Qi Shi Feng" lantern with "Bei Suo" printed on it.

"My lord, I will take you home."

"No need. I will go back to Beizhen Fusi with you."

Wanda shook her head.

Deng Xiang raised his head and looked at him in surprise.

Yang Xiuxian remained silent.

"Gao Hui, where's your horse?"

Wanda didn't take the umbrella, but just carried the lantern, turned around and walked outside.

Gao Hui turned his head in doubt, and looked at Yang Xiuxian and Deng Xiang, who both had serious expressions on their faces.

"Go ahead."

Yang Xiuxian waved his hand.

Nodding his head, Gao Hui put away his umbrella, quickened his pace, and rushed to Wanda's side.

Through the heavy rain curtain, only the torches and lanterns in the hands of Jinyiweimen on both sides can see the surrounding things clearly.

Yang Xiuxian looked at Wanda's thin body with a strong youthful look, and he got on the horseback with a very skillful posture, and then looked at him from a distance.

The boy's big eyes were wet, and the corners of his eyes were slightly red from the rain. The way he looked at him made Yang Xiuxian involuntarily clenched his fists.

Fingernails in the palm of the hand, it hurts, but also makes people awake.

"This time...he is the real 'Jin Yiwei'."

Yang Xiuxian said in a low voice.

The rain was so loud that only he could hear it.

"The real Jinyiwei" - the emperor's eagle dog, the imperial power's sword.

Deng Xiang's complexion was also very bad.

He was ordered to bring Wanda back to Beijing from Bazhou County.

Deng Xiang did not deny that in the first period of time, he took the initiative to approach and please him because of his identity as Wan Niangniang's younger brother.

But after getting along with each other in the past few months, the clay figurine has to be somewhat popular, let alone getting along with such a cheerful and kind boy.

If possible, he hoped that Master Xiao Wan would always be a happy Master Xiao Wan.Get some delicious food and drink every day, occasionally solve some small cases, and hang out with my brothers laughing and joking every day counts as a day.

"Youth will grow up after all."

Yang Xiuxian let go of the painful palm he pinched, and stepped onto the steed led by the captain next to him.

"Let's go! Go back to Beizhen Fusi!"

Following Yang Xiuxian's order, more than a dozen Tiqi stepped on their horses one after another.

The torches blown by the strong wind reflected the cold light on the sabers beside them, and the riders holding the banner of "Jinyi Pro-Army Commander" and "North Town Fusi Yamen" roared through the streets and alleys. All the doors are closed, and even the vicious dogs obediently stopped barking at night.

Riding the horse through thousands of raindrops, Wanda squinted her eyes and wiped her icy face.

he told himself.

Once this is gone, there is no turning back.

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Beizhen Fusi Houya

Putting on the clean cloth armor and gown prepared in the room, Wanda faced the mirror and slowly tied the rope of the big black hat on her head.

"My lord, Yang Qianhu and Deng Zongqi are already waiting for you in the prison."

Gao Hui came to his back and straightened his back collar.

"Let's go."

Wanda took one last look at herself in the mirror.

"Go to prison."

The frightening prison is located in the darkest north of Fusi Yamen in Beizhen.On the day when she was on duty for the first time, Wanda was led to the door by Deng Xiang, but she didn't even step through the threshold and ran away in fright.

Although he spent every day in the yamen on weekdays, Wanda didn't even dare to pass the gate of the imperial prison, let alone look at him.

There was a strong man leading the way with a lamp in front, and Gao Hui with an umbrella behind him. Wanda heard the sound of his newly put on leather boots stepping on the bluestone pavement under the rain curtain, as if stepping directly into his heart.

"My lord, be careful where you step."

I don't know how many years the stone gate of the imperial prison has been washed open. Wanda just took a few steps, when he felt a chill rise from the soles of his feet, and he couldn't help but stop.

"Go back and get a cloak for your lord."

Gao Hui turned his head and commanded the sword-wielding warrior on the side.

"My lord, half of this imperial prison is built underground, and it doesn't see the sun on weekdays, so it's very cold. It's the first time my lord is here, and it's raining, so it's better to wear two more clothes, so as not to catch the cold and hurt yourself. "

After receiving the cotton cloak hurriedly sent by Lishi, Gao Hui said in a low voice while helping Wanda fasten it.

"Why are you so nice to me today?"

Wanda asked suddenly.

This is a person who can't beat a dull fart with three sticks on weekdays. He can only say "drink more hot water" to comfort others.

"...The subordinate is talking too much."

Gao Hui paused with his fingers and stepped aside.

He remembered the day when he first entered Zhao Prison.

The next day, because of the cold and high fever, I had to ask for a day's sick leave.

This was the case when I was as strong as a cow back then, not to mention such a thin and small family.

"Thank you, let's go."

Wanda patted Gao Hui on the shoulder and walked past him.

This imperial prison is indeed extremely gloomy, the more one walks in, the more bloody smell mixed with a rancid smell.

The corridors on both sides were built with large stones, and the gap between the stones could not even penetrate the sharpest dagger.

There is only one entrance and exit, and there is no window.Wanting to escape from prison by jumping out of a window, or digging a tunnel to escape is simply daydreaming.

Not to mention that half of this imperial prison is underground, and there is nowhere to escape.Even if the thick stone is dug out, the wall behind it will be filled with mercury. At that time, the mercury will pour into it like a river, which is tantamount to seeking a dead end.

After passing through the long corridor, I finally came to the prison where the prisoners were held.

It is different from the kind of prison seen in TV dramas with wooden railings that are ventilated on all sides and straws spread randomly inside.Jinyiwei Prison also had four high walls, and there was an iron gate with a few holes left on it.

There are very few single rooms, and basically a dozen prisoners are held in a small space.Even though it was late autumn, they were all wearing thin prison clothes whose original color could no longer be discerned.In prison, they all carry heavy shackles.

No fire is allowed in the prison, only the thin, moldy and rotten straw under the body can be kept warm.

Because the prisoner's food, drink, and urine are all inside, all kinds of smells are mixed together.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was no humanistic care and time to let the wind go. Countless people died of freezing and starvation, or died of illness in imperial prisons.

It is said that it was not until the Tianshun period that Emperor Yingzong had to decree that the prisoners could get one liter of rice every day because the death rate in the imperial prison was so high.

Prior to this, if no family members went to Beizhen Fusi to pay the money, the prisoners could not even guarantee basic food and water.

Waves of stench gushed out from the endless prison and gathered together, causing Wanda to retch all of a sudden.

"grown ups!"

Gao Hui took a step forward to support him, Wanda pressed the base of his nose with his hands, took out a white handkerchief from his sleeve, and covered his mouth and nose.

"My lord, let's go this way."

Gao Hui helped Wanda walk to the execution room.

On the burning iron basin at the door of the punishment room, there was a row of soldering irons.The flames distorted the air.

A school lieutenant wrapped a red-hot iron in a towel and scalded an elderly man who was naked to the waist and hung on a torture rack.

"Ah! Beasts! You bastards! Hawk dogs! Dog thieves!"

When Wanda stepped into the torture chamber, what he saw was the cruel and bloody scene in front of him.

The flesh on the old man's chest was completely open, and there was even a smell of burnt barbecue in the air.

Wanda thought that he would not want to eat barbecue for a long time.

"Curse, scold whatever you want."

With his back to the gate, Yang Xiuxian sat on a pear-blossom chair, next to a small official who was recording his statement.

"Master Ma likes to scold people, so let's do it first. After scolding, let's talk about the case. Where was the fake money made? How did it get into the bank of the Ministry of Households?"

Holding a cup of fragrant tea, Yang Xiuxian sneered and said, "It's okay, it's only the first night. I'm afraid Mr. Ma doesn't know that there are [-] most commonly used torture tools in Jinyiwei Prison. Today's iron is just an appetizer. That’s all, adults experience it first.”

Putting down the teacup, Yang Xiuxian wrung his fingers and counted with a smile, "There are also 'washing up', 'nasal irrigation', 'finger nailing', etc... Mr. Ma likes that kind? Tell Yang, Yang will definitely find it." The best fighter in Beizhen Fusi will punish you."

"brute……"

Ma Shilang raised his blurred face, which had already been beaten, and continued to curse unrelentingly.

"Let's 'play the pipa'! Or 'play the pipa' is more suitable for Master Ma."

Yang Xiuxian stood up with his hands behind his back, the torch hanging on the wall reflected his handsome face, like a piece of carefully carved jade.

"I heard that Mrs. Ma is very elegant and has a lot of beautiful wives and concubines at home. Among them is a 'Mrs. Zhuo', who was the best pipa player in the alley of our department before marrying you as a concubine. It is said that her Qin art can be compared to the pipa girl in Bai Letian's poem. It's a pity that Jin Yiwei is a bunch of rough people who don't know how to appreciate music. This lady Zhuo's finger was stuck on a stick just now...Maybe she won't be able to in this life Let's play the piano."

"Azhuo..."

Ma Shilang closed his eyes in pain.

Walking to Ma Shilang's side, Yang Xiuxian smiled slightly, "But it doesn't matter, isn't there a ready-made 'pipa' here?"

Yang Xiuxian took the whip from the captain's hand, and pointed to Ma Shilang's chest.

"I don't know if Mr. Ma will appreciate it. How about Jin Yiwei's instrument of torture 'playing the pipa' on Mr. Ma?"

The so-called "playing the pipa" in the prison is to use the ribs of the prisoner as the strings, and use sharp tools such as knives as the plectrum, sliding back and forth on the ribs.

In the end, the skin was ripped apart, the bones were broken, and the tendons were broken. Even a tough guy with strong bones couldn't survive a back and forth.It can be regarded as one of the most severe punishments in imperial prison.

If Ma Shilang said that he still had the strength to swear after being branded just now, he simply passed out after hearing Yang Xiuxian's "recommendation of the prison package with all his heart".

"Wake him up."

Yang Xiuxian frowned and turned around, and saw Wanda standing behind him, looking at him without saying a word.

"Master Wan..."

For some reason, he almost subconsciously took a step to the left, covering the torture rack behind him.

"I... Let's see how you try the case. Leave me alone."

Wanda knew that this was the real method of Jin Yiwei's interrogation.

Last time in the interrogation hall, the scene where the big guy knelt and waited for the questioning was exactly the "Nipple Fun" specially prepared for Wanda.

It seems that although the movie has fooled him many times, the description of the prison is only beyond its power, and it does not exaggerate indiscriminately.

After all, reality is much scarier than movies.

"I'm fine, you continue."

Wanda put down the handkerchief in his hand, walked to the wooden chair and sat down.

Yang Xiuxian looked at his pale and pretendingly strong face, and the word "Chuan" wrinkled between his brows.He turned his back to Wanda, thinking that it might be because of the rain today that the torture room, which had a bad air, was particularly stuffy.

A bucket of cold salt water was poured down on Mr. Ma's head, which made him wake up almost convulsively with a gulp of cool air.

"Master Ma, keep on scolding, the night is still long."

Yang Xiuxian said so, but at the moment, he no longer has the interest to spend time with this Ma.

"I have seen you...you are the younger brother of that Concubine Wan."

The swollen-nosed and swollen-eyed Tobe right servant squinted his eyes and saw clearly the new person sitting on the top chair.

"Yaofei! Haha, Yaofei's younger brother is still Jin Yiwei's lackey, and you Wan brothers and sisters really don't have a good thing!"

He laughed and shouted at Wanda.

Before Wanda could speak, Gao Hui strode forward and slapped him, knocking out one of his teeth.

"Absurdly talking about your mother, you should hit me!"

Wanda secretly gave him a thumbs up in his heart, the staff with few words are straightforward and unpretentious in their work.

I also thought to myself that you, an old man, can't pick persimmons and just pick soft ones.

What are you yelling at me?Whoever hits you, you scold at whomever.

"You said my sister is a 'demon concubine'?"

Wanda gathered her cloak, tilted her head and said, "But my sister didn't let me make fake money, and she didn't let me replace Kuyin from the household department with fake money, and then squander it on my own."

These people have dirty buttocks and stare at others. Except that my sister is older and has a better relationship with her brother-in-law, what's bothering you?

Are your wives and concubines not old enough to die?Is it impossible to retire when you are old?

Wanda puffed out her chest, thinking it was extremely funny.

On the way here, some of the following people have already reported to Wanda the reason for raiding Ma's house this time.

Although "Scorpion Tou" is dead, the source of his two ingots of lead-filled fake silver ingots still needs to be traced.

During the period when Wanda and the back kitchen staff were studying the new menu of the winter cafeteria, and preparing some pots of small peppers at home to keep warm during the winter, Jin Yiweimen headed by Yang Xiuxian searched around and found this attention in the capital. Lead fake silver is not rare.

Because the denomination is too large, it cannot be used in ordinary shops and taverns, and it is only circulated in underground banks and gambling houses, so it is hidden from the official's sight.Otherwise, someone would have reported it to the police.

After repeated investigations, Jin Yiweimen found that the places where they flowed all pointed to one place - the nephew and son of Ma Shilang Tobu.

And the highest official in charge of the treasury is the Ma Shilang in front of him, Ma Dawei.

After receiving Yang Xiuxian's report, Yuan Bin immediately wrote to Zhu Jianshen.

The emperor, Longyan, was furious, and immediately approved the driving invitation, and ordered Yuan Bin to send someone to copy Ma Wei's family, so he must find out the ins and outs of this batch of fake money.

Ma Wei is from Baoding Prefecture in Beizhili, and his home in the capital was ransacked tonight.Someone will rush to Baoding's hometown early tomorrow morning to kill the rest of the tribe.

The wrath of the emperor, thunderous!