The black wooden door opens, and when you walk under the plaque of "Edict", the first thing you see is a large inner courtyard patio.
If it is as Liu Shimin said, there are high and low weeds sprouting from the cracks in the bricks, and it does not look like someone is walking around frequently.
Zheng Haizhu looked around and saw several octagonal wells. Several birds were jumping leisurely around the edges of the wells, looking for grass seeds for food.
Luo Yangxing said: "Some prisoners received heaven's grace. When they were released, they washed their blood with well water here. Don't scare the family members who came to pick them up."
Listening to the sweet and sweet chirping of the little bird, Zheng Haizhu sighed with emotion: "It's rare that human ethics and compassion are also emphasized in prison."
Then he asked: "Master Luo, why are you so quiet?"
Luo Yangxing had a brief interaction with this woman today. Seeing that she was neither arrogant nor timid, and had no ill feelings towards her, he explained in a calm tone: "The imperial prison is a dungeon, and the inner and outer walls are very well built."
It's thick. Not to mention that we are outside, even in two adjacent basements, and the sound of torture cannot be heard clearly."
Zheng Haizhu nodded, and Luo Yangxing signaled the guards to open the second door.
The brightness of the day suddenly disappeared.
Through the hole in the center of the high dome, a beam of skylight penetrated straight down like a sharp sword, which was better than enclosing a table without space.
The clerk on duty after the case stood up and saluted: "Sir, Commander Wei is in the fifth room of Xi Bing."
"Is Governor Liu here too?"
"There is an emergency at Governor Liu's house. Commander Wei just asked him to rush back first, but..." The clerk glanced at Zheng Haizhu and other unfamiliar faces and swallowed the second half of the sentence.
Zheng Haizhu understood that "Captain Liu" was Liu Qiao, the governor of the Beizhen Prefecture. The Jinyi Guards were divided into the North and South Town Fusi. The South Town Fusi was mainly in charge of military craftsmen, and the famous North Town Fusi was in charge of the interrogation of prisoners.
Because he holds the power of life and death as an official of the imperial court, although the Governor of Fusi in Beizhen is only of the fourth rank, his nickname of "Living Yama" is often more famous than that of the commander of the Jinyi Guards. In some years, the Governor of Fusi in Beizhen even
You can bypass the commander and directly submit a memorial to the emperor, which is equivalent to having greater power than the commander.
But Zheng Haizhu saw it on the spot today and found that the commander Luo Sigong was clearly in control of the overall situation in the Zhenfu Division. The Feiyufu and Tiqi who were conducting investigations also co-located with the imperial edict.
This once again supports Liu Shimin's statement: the current commander of the Jinyi Guards has a good relationship with the Governor of Beizhen Fusi.
No wonder in history, both of them were later purged together by Wei Zhongxian.
In this way, the two of them are more worthy of being drawn together.
Luo Yangxing took Zheng Haizhu, his master and his servant, to the left and walked along the corridor.
Zheng Haizhu sniffed. The musty smell brought by the damp and cold environment was not mixed with the distinct smell of blood.
After her eyes adjusted to the dark environment, she glanced to her side and saw that many of the wooden doors leading to the dungeons from the cells were open like empty pickle jars.
Suddenly, with the barely illuminated rosin lamp, Zheng Haizhu discovered a strange cell.
There was actually a memorial tablet inside, and several sticks of incense held up the dim light like stars, and wisps of smoke escaped. The quality of the incense was not bad, and it was warm and pleasant. There were vaguely pastry basins and wine bottles around the incense burner, which made it scary.
The imperial edict actually had a somewhat incongruous and warm tone.
Zheng Haizhu stopped and asked in a solemn tone: "Mr. Luo, what is being enshrined here?"
"This is the late Chieftain Shi Ling, Ma Qian Cheng."
Luo Yangxing said, walked in, cleaned the incense burner slightly, turned around and continued: "Ma Xuanfu was detained in this cell back then. After his death, his coffin was returned to Sichuan. The imperial court made a sound to appease Ma Xuanfu.
Anyway, after the name, the former commander-in-chief ordered a memorial tablet to be set up here."
When she and Ma Xianglin faced each other, although they were open-minded and upright in their interactions, they were concerned about the pain of General Xiao Ma's young father's death and never inquired about the details of Ma Qiancheng's death that year.
Unexpectedly, there was actually a memorial tablet of Ma Qiancheng in the imperial prison.
Obviously it's not just about the word "apology".
But now was not the time to inquire in detail, so Zheng Haizhu just said "oh" and continued to follow Luo Yangxing.
…
"Ah...uh..."
The screams suddenly sounded in the dungeon, making people's hair stand on end.
Luo Sigong turned around amid the screams and faced Zheng Haizhu.
In the backlight, Zheng Haizhu could not clearly see the facial features of the current commander. He could only make out that he was not tall, wearing a half-moon network tube on his head and wearing a sash.
Luo Sigong made a gesture, and the execution sergeant behind him stopped his whip.
Zheng Haizhu bowed slightly and said, "I have met Commander Wei."
Luo Sigong spoke in a deep voice, but his accent still had the background of Hunan and Hubei: "Eunuch Liu said that Mrs. Zheng served as a soldier for the imperial court in Chongming, and she practiced in a decent manner. There are military talismans hidden in the mandarin duck sleeves, and the woman
Besides General Qin, Luo is lucky enough to be able to meet the second person who has contributed money to raise troops."
Zheng Haizhu said solemnly: "I have personally seen the situation in Liaodong and the Fujian Sea. The border troubles of the Ming Dynasty are actually like weeds in the wilderness. They cannot be eradicated by a few victories in Fushun and Liaoluowan. Every man has his own responsibility when the country is peaceful.
What's more, I earned money from the Ming Dynasty's scholars and received orders from the imperial court?"
Luo Sigong raised his eyebrows in the shadows: "Madam, you are indeed a woman like a woman, and Luo admires her."
"Commander Wei's wisdom and bravery when he went to Korea and penetrated into the Japanese camp are beyond compare."
"Oh, haha, Madam Miao praised it," Luo Sigong's voice lowered, but his tone suddenly became self-deprecating, "The great achievements in conquering North Korea belong to the civil servants. We are just running errands, brothers can earn some silver rewards, no
I hope this breast patch can be replaced by a more beautiful one."
Zheng Haizhu didn't fight an unprepared battle. Since he was planning his first visit, he had to tear down several rows of fences that Luo Sigong was wary of. Naturally, he couldn't just rely on a mere hundred taels of silver.
It happened that someone handed me a pillow when I was dozing off, so the old man Luo Sigong complained.
Zheng Haizhu then chuckled meaningfully and said: "To be honest with Luo Shuai, when I was in Fushun, Liaoyang, I thought that thanks to the fact that the governor of Liaodong was no longer Yang Hao, otherwise if Yang Junmen replaced Zhang Shilang and came to fight the Tatars, what would happen now?
It’s really not certain who has Fushun in his hands.”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Luo Sigong and Luo Yangxing, who was standing by with him, were all shocked when they heard this.
How could this woman's speech be as direct as someone shouting at someone on the street?
However, these words, the ruthless ridicule of Yang Hao, really touched Luo Sigong's happy point.
Due to the victory in the Battle of Fushun, the direction of the military confrontation between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty was changed. The Battle of Saerhu, which historically started the pace of the demise of the Ming Dynasty, did not happen last year. The leading military officials who were mainly responsible for the defeat of the Ming army
, Yang Hao has not yet been roasted on the fire by political opponents and public opinion.
Just because we didn’t lose people last year doesn’t mean we didn’t lose people more than ten years ago.
During the Wanli Korean War, Yang Hao frequently committed misconduct in command and lied about his military achievements. After being impeached and dismissed by the imperial censor, he was reinstated as a governor just two years later.
How could a warrior like Luo Sigong, who went directly into the enemy's camp on the battlefield and fucked with his head tied to his belt, completely swallow his breath?
But after all, Luo Sigong sat in this position, and he was no longer the young general who showed his bravery many years ago.
Although he suddenly developed some affection for Zheng Haizhu, he did not continue to argue. Instead, he turned around, looked at the prisoner tied to the cross, and said solemnly: "Master Juren, you can do it."
, you scholars can’t bear the taste of whipping, think about your wife, children and parents at home.”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone heard a loud but soft androgynous voice coming from above their heads.
"Shuai Luo, you finally remembered to continue the interrogation? Our family thought that this prison had turned into a flower hall for tea and chat in Luo Mansion."
Zheng Haizhu, Li Daniu, and Hua Er raised their heads in astonishment and looked around, only to see a torch suddenly light up on the high wall on one side of the dungeon, about two feet high, revealing a wooden elevator.
The hemp rope creaked, the wooden cage lowered, and a man also wearing a sash came out.
"Little Eunuch Zhang," Luo Sigong cupped his hands and said calmly, "Eunuch, do you think there is anything wrong with the interrogation I just conducted?"
The eunuch known as "Little Eunuch Zhang" pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Eunuch Lu has always taught us that we must not be soft-hearted when interrogating prisoners. How can Shuai Luo just give him a few whips without any pain?"
Luo Sigong cast his eyes on the scribe on the cross and said word by word: "Please give me some advice from Mr. Zhang."
The eunuch tilted his head slightly and squinted at Zheng Haizhu: "We just listened with our ears pricked up. It turns out that the distinguished master is Mrs. Zheng."
Zheng Haizhu had realized that what he saw was that people from the Supervisor of Ceremonies often came to supervise the Jin Yiwei in handling cases. It was not strange or weird.
But Luo Sigong actually didn't shy away from calling a woman into the imperial prison to chat in front of the eunuchs who loved to cause trouble?
Why haven't you told her beforehand?
What is Luo Sigong trying to test and express?
This eunuch mentioned Lu Eunuch? Lu Shou, the eunuch with the seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, was born as Wanli's confidant, but like Cui Wensheng, he supported Concubine Zheng?
Eunuch Zhang said in a pinched voice: "It is said that women are kind-hearted. The method our family will use next is not as simple as seeing some blood. Mrs. Zheng, do you want to avoid it?"