Yang Gongren was already in a bad mood, and his mood became even worse outside Jinyang Prison.
He naturally knows where the prison is. Since he became an official, he has personally sent not one or two people to prison, but he rarely gets close to such places.
Most of the nobles these days believe in Buddhism, and Yang Gongren is no exception, so naturally he will not appear in prison for no reason, for fear of being contaminated with bad luck.
People who enter this gate are like pigs and dogs. Ordinary people are very afraid of it, and nobles are even more taboo.
In fact, regardless of ancient or modern times, this place is the darkest corner of the world, full of all kinds of negative emotions. Anyone who likes to stay here is a psychopathic person.
The prison has its own torture room. Sometimes, officials from the Ministry of Punishment will work here on site. Yang Gongren is not here to inspect, so he will not go to see whether the torture instruments are neat and tidy, and whether the house is beautifully repaired and spacious.
He just led the people into the front door of the prison and walked straight to the east cell. The east was the most prestigious, and the prisoners held there were different.
The prison officers followed closely behind, all with respectful smiles on their faces. However, after being here for a long time, they inevitably became a little sinister, and their smiles looked a little weird.
Of course, what they didn't know was that not long after Yang Gongren entered, soldiers from Zuotunwei Mansion swarmed in and tightly guarded Jinyang Prison, and the purge of Jinyang's jailers had begun.
"Are your ancestors from the Huns?"
Yang Gongren said expressionlessly to Liu Zhisheng who was accompanying him.
This is a dark-faced man. Although he has a very elegant name, he is actually very fierce. He has been in charge of Jinyang Prison for some years. He is very similar to Zhai Rang back then. He has a very rich family fortune by relying on each prison cell.
, the characters we associate with are also among the heroes.
Before Li Po went south to conquer Jinyang, this person had some reputation in Jinyang. Of course, the people guarding the cells these days were more or less involved with the underworld, so most of the heroes everyone said were among them.
These guys deserve to be detained, tortured, and ruthless. They are not good people.
Yang Gongren asked casually, and they immediately became unhappy. Why? Eight out of ten people with the surname Liu in the north these days were given the surname by the Han Dynasty or changed it themselves, with few exceptions.
The Huns and the Han had been entangled for hundreds of years, and were ultimately defeated. After that, most of the Huns who came inside regarded themselves as Han, and no one wanted to let anyone mention what happened to their ancestors in person.
A small person like Liu Zhisheng naturally has no chance of being given a surname. It can only be said to be a loose surname left over from the Wuhu chaos.
At this time, Liu Zhisheng felt deep malice, but with Yang Gongren's identity, he was not allowed to be presumptuous. He could only mutter a few words in his heart, your ancestors of the Yang family may not be much better than us, and now they are even more in trouble.
Dog, what are you so proud of?
He subconsciously glanced at the few guards following Yang Gongren. Not much of the evil spirit he had developed after being immersed in prison for many years was left. He smiled apologetically and replied: "Your eyes are like a torch. The ancestor of Xianguan was indeed born in the Huns."
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Yang Gongren strolled forward, frowning and looking at the houses. No matter what they did, people like Liu Zhisheng were insignificant in his eyes and did not deserve too much attention.
I came here in person today because the Jinyang Prison is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Punishment is naturally responsible for any mistakes.
Secondly, he has not been in charge of the Punishment Department for a long time, and he is a newcomer, so he must be treated with caution.
Thirdly, the King of Han personally ordered this matter, and he had to go there in person.
What’s more, it also involves Li Tang’s prisoner, whose identity is not simple, and he would not trust it if handed over to the people below. Otherwise, as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, at this time, there are so many official affairs that need to be handled at hand, which
Do you still care about such a "little thing" that has been clearly proven guilty?
Yes, this is indeed not a big thing. In fact, it is not even considered as communicating with an enemy country. Yang Gongren also muttered a little bit about the "fuss" made by the King of Han.
Recalling what he said when he was summoned by the King of Han, Yang Gongren understood that the war was imminent and the internal unrest would make everyone irritable. What's more, after all, the King of Han... was only a young man in his twenties...
Well, he felt that the King of Han was a little impatient, because in his opinion, under the current situation where the princes in the world are me and me, and you are among me, it is normal to spread the news... but he doesn't believe it. Chang'an
There is no one who wants to flatter the King of Han...
If that's the case, why go to such great lengths to fight?
"To be honest... Where is Liu Zhenghui being detained now? Take me there."
Hearing Liu Zhenghui's name, Liu Zhisheng's heart immediately trembled, but he was honest. What's the point of being honest? Are his ancestors like Liu Zhenghui's Huns?
But there was no time for him to think too much about this, so he could only lead the way with some luck.
Entering the prison from the cell door, walking a long distance eastward, the masonry-structured house looks gray, but the difference from the prison that ordinary people imagine is getting bigger and bigger, and some places are actually separate
Compared with ordinary houses, a cross-yard house only lacks a courtyard door.
Soon, a group of people surrounded Yang Gongren and arrived outside a courtyard. Yang Gongren stepped in and took a look at the environment. There was nothing surprising. He had also seen the Dali Temple Prison in Chang'an. Some prisoners had worse food and accommodation than
It's even better here. The jailers are treated like domestic slaves. Except that they can't go out to show off their power, it seems to be no different from outside.
Of course, this is all a joke. For the nobles, Yang Gongren knew very well what losing freedom meant. He absolutely did not want to experience that feeling of life being worse than death.
The room inside is divided into an inside and an outside, and there is no decoration. There is a brazier in the outside, so the room is very warm. In the inside, you can finally see the common things in prisons, iron bars, and the prisoners are locked in the back room.
Yang Gongren looked over and saw a tall and thin middle-aged man sitting cross-legged on the couch, concentrating on swiping ink. Yang Gongren sneered in his heart, who is showing this pretense?
Turning his head and glancing at Liu Zhisheng, he said calmly: "You take good care of me... Come on, take them all down."
After a crackling sound, mixed with cries of injustice and screams, the original guards in the prison became prisoners. The middle-aged man finally raised his head and looked straight outside.
He was Liu Zhenghui. When Li Yuan was staying in Taiyuan, he and the warrior Xun were both Sima of the Yingyang Prefecture and defected to Li Yuan. It was he who got the news from the warrior Xun, and Wang Wei, Gao Junya and others made great contributions.
Later, Li Yuan stayed in Jinyang to assist King Li Yuanji of Qi. When Li Yuanji escaped, except for the Li family members, in order to prevent the news from leaking, he only took Dou Dan and other few people with him, and did not care about these people around him.
The ministers, so they became prisoners one after another.
In other words, Liu Zhenghui has been here for two years, and he is very likely to be imprisoned.
Liu Zhenghui is from Henan. His ancestors came from the Xiongnu family. He has read a lot of books and has a stubborn temperament. This is not funny. Others come and go in a hurry, but this man is unshakable and has a strong sense of loyalty.
He was taken very seriously, but he turned out to be a descendant of the Huns.
Just thinking about the implications would make many people blush with embarrassment.
It's just that people nowadays rarely pay attention to this. The saying of "winners and losers" is their true portrayal.
After a few tricks were used, the people in the prison were not frightened to the point of urinating or pleading. They just sat there quietly. Their demeanor was really different from ordinary people, which made Yang Gongren very dissatisfied.
Even if he is acting like this when he is about to die, let’s see what Mikishi looks like...
Just when he was about to order someone to drag him out, interrogate him, and settle the matter as soon as possible, someone hurriedly walked in from outside, waved off the followers in the room, and came to Yang Gongren's side.
Yang Gongren looked sideways and saw that the person coming was his younger brother, Yang Xu, the secretary of the Han Dynasty Palace.
Yang Xuxian smiled and bowed his hands to Liu Zhenghui inside. Liu Zhenghui smiled slightly and returned the salute. The two of them had served together in Prince Qi's palace and were imprisoned together for a period of time. Naturally, they had some friendship.
It's just that Liu Zhenghui was not of high birth. Compared with Yang Xulai, who adhered to the aristocratic class, he was not a little bit more popular at that time. He had contacts with Liu Wenjing, Samurai Tong, Chai Shao, Liu Hongji, and even Li Shimin, and many people regarded him as a close friend.
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If Li Yuanji hadn't done something terrible, once this person went to Chang'an, his future would not be comparable to that of Yang Xu.
Only then did Yang Xu turn his head and murmured in his brother's ear for a long time. Yang Gongren's brows gradually became more and more frowned, and he was cursing in his heart. Damn it, I'll come here in person. It seems like it's really the right time.
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What the King of Han wants is not just a few inhuman executioners, or a few or even a dozen heads chopped off with blood, what he wants is...
Thinking about the result... Yang Gongren also shuddered a little, thinking that he had to be more careful when doing things in the future, otherwise he would end up like this. Even if he survived by luck, how would he have the dignity to show up in broad daylight?
He casually patted his younger brother on the shoulder and said: "You go to the outside to take charge. The officials in the prison will also take them down and interrogate them carefully. Don't interfere with other matters."
Yang Xu didn't understand his brother's painstaking efforts. He shook his head and said, "I know this person, and after some good words and persuasion..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yang Gongren interrupted him, with a stern tone in his voice, "It's not easy to get involved in such things... I'm still young. Now that all the children in the family are withered, I will still need to take care of him in the future."
The portal... No need to say more, go quickly, I have my own worries for my brother."
After sending away his reluctant brother, Yang Gongren tilted his head and thought for a long time, then carefully looked at Liu Zhenghui outside the cell door, but turned around and left.
(The holiday just ended, and I came back yesterday. I have roughly thought out the plot, but my mind was numb when I wrote it, so I have to take it slow. These chapters are transitional chapters, so don’t rush.)
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