No, gentlemen are also careful Chapter 599 Rong Zhen: How many times have I told you that you should call your job title when working [please vote for me!]
Chapter 599 Rong Zhen: How many times have I told you that you should call your job title when working [please vote for me!]
There are two state prisons in Jiangzhou, one new and one old.
The former is on the outskirts of the city.
The latter is located in Xunyangfang in the city and is built on a cliff near the river.
In the past, Jiangzhou Prison separated prisoners into old and new state prisons based on factors such as the severity of the crime, gender, and whether solitary confinement was required.
The New South Wales Prison jail houses some prisoners who have committed minor crimes.
The old state prison cell is specially used to hold serious criminals and death row prisoners.
The latter is located in Xingzifang in the city, which is also convenient for the management and tracking of Jiangzhou Hall and the Supervisory Yuan.
The state prison is in charge of the governor of Jiangxi.
Since Ouyang Rong took office as Jiang Governor last year, he has begun to improve the people's livelihood in the state, including the state prison.
The Xinzhou Prison on the outskirts of the city was built by Ouyang Rong after he took office as the governor. Originally, the old State Prison in the city was too cramped and damp.
Improvements generally include planting some sparse trees around the prison to slightly beautify the environment, while maintaining good ventilation and lighting.
Officials will be sent out regularly to inspect the state prisons, check the food, see if any jailers mistreat the prisoners, extort excessive amounts of money, etc.
Anyway, just try to be as humane and caring as possible.
However, these are only for light-duty prisoners who can be reformed through labor in the Xinzhou Prison.
As for the felons on death row in the old prison cell... stop thinking about improving the environment all day long, think about how to reincarnate.
Dazhou's punishments are notoriously severe. In recent years, they have become slightly better depending on the political environment...
In the afternoon, Xunyangfang, the cliff near the river.
The warm sunshine in early spring falls on the outer wall of the old state prison facing the river.
These days, the state prison's level of security has suddenly risen to a new level.
From time to time on weekdays, a stern-looking female official in white would come in and out of the prison.
Anyone who knows anything knows that this is the female official of the Supervisory Yuan, currently the most difficult and violent institution of the imperial court in Jiangzhou.
He fell into their hands, and he was still accused of being suspected of liaison with a thief. He had to shed his skin unless he died.
Starting a month ago, the Supervisory Yuan took over the control of this state prison from Jiangzhou Hall and took over full authority.
It seems to be used as a base for some kind of centralized and rigorous interrogation of suspected criminals.
Groups of anti-bandit suspects from within and outside the state were escorted over and thrown into prison.
Inside the prison, intermittent cries of ghosts and wolf howls could be heard day and night, and rumors spread throughout the surrounding residential areas...
After leaving the Huaiye Lane mansion, Ouyang Rong did not go alone.
He first went to the Jiangzhou lobby and found Yuan Huaimin and Yan Liulang.
The three of them arrived at the gate of the Old State Prison together.
The two female Overwatch Council officers waiting at the door looked at each other, as if they had received the order long ago and signaled the jailer to open the prison door.
One of the female officials reminded: "Sir Ouyang, the female history lady has been here for a while."
Another female official came in and reported.
"Um."
Ouyang Rong glanced at the dimly lit and dark door, and the smell of dead fish hit his face.
Just as he was about to walk in, he felt his sleeves being pulled by someone. He turned around and saw that it was Yan Liulang.
"Mingfu..."
"What's wrong?"
Yan Liulang turned his head and gestured to the stable not far from the door with his chin.
I saw no one in the stable except the clerk who was feeding the jujube horse.
There is also a lonely short young man from behind, wearing a blue-gray soap suit and a felt hat of the same color.
He folded his arms and leaned against the wall of the stable, with the orange sunlight falling on him in the afternoon. The short young man leaned his head back against the wall, dozing off with his eyes closed, like a statue.
"Fuck it?"
Ouyang Rong and Yuan Huaimin looked at each other and walked away.
"Lord Governor...Lord Changshi..."
The clerk in the stable greeted him respectfully.
The movement woke up Wang Caozhi.
He suddenly woke up, looked around, relaxed a little, and rubbed his sleepy eyes: "Brother-in-law? Mr. Yuan, Brother Yan. Well, why are you here."
"Of course something happened. What about you, you are not at Xunyang Grottoes, why did you come here?" Ouyang Rongqi asked.
Wang Caozhi was about to speak, but before he could react, he looked around and observed the surroundings, especially the state prison.
After a while, his expression seemed to be relieved and he whispered:
"After I finished my business in the morning, the female historian asked me to come with her."
After a pause, Wang Caozhi sighed:
"Maybe you're afraid that I'll be lazy in Xunyang Grottoes. The female historian really doesn't trust me at all."
Everyone couldn't help but look sideways at Wang Caozhi's tired face.
Yuan Huaimin patted his shoulder sympathetically:
"Shopkeeper Wang, I understand your feelings very well! It's really distressing to have this kind of Shangguan, well, it will be over after a while."
Ouyang Rong looked sideways.
Yuan Huaimin immediately shut up.
Ouyang Rong pursed his lips, glanced at Wang Caozhi, and said nothing.
"Why don't you come in when we're here?" At this moment, Rong Zhen's figure appeared at the door of the state prison. She walked out of the prison door with four female officers.
The female historian stopped in the shadow of the sunlight falling from the eaves, without taking a step forward. She held her sleeves in her hands and looked in the direction of Ouyang Rong and Yuan Huaimin with her cold eyes.
"Ms. Shi arrived very early."
Ouyang Rong smiled, turned around and walked away with Yuan Huaimin.
Rong Zhen looked in the direction of Wang Cao:
"Ouyang Lianghan, what were you talking about just now?"
"Nothing." Ouyang Rong shook his head.
Wang Caozhi immediately took the reins of the horse from Yan Liulang and Yuan Huaimin, led him into the stable, and said righteously:
"Brother-in-law, Yuan Changshi, please feel free to go in with Lady Shi. Leave these small matters outside to me."
Rong Zhen didn't answer, as if he didn't hear him, and turned around and returned to the prison door.
Ouyang Rong turned around and said:
"Rokuro, you stay outside and let me do it with you."
"Yes, Mingfu."
Ouyang Rong and Yuan Huaimin followed Rong Zhen into the prison.
Yan Liulang stayed behind, holding a waist knife and standing at the gate of the state prison.
He seemed to be familiar with Rong Zhen and other female officials. A cold-faced female official guarding the door handed Yan Liulang a water bag.
"Brother Yan."
Yan Liulang suddenly heard a weak voice coming from the side and turned his head to look.
Wang Caozhi approached him at some point, looked at him cautiously, and pointed to the side with his index finger.
Yan Liulang followed Wang Caozhi and walked aside.
The two came to the shade of a tree.
Wang Caozhi swallowed and looked at the water bag in Yan Liulang's hand. The latter reacted and handed out the water bag.
Wang Caozhi raised his head and drank water to moisten his dry throat.
Yan Liulang was not in a hurry. He held a waist knife, looked at him, and waited patiently.
Wang Caozhi wiped his mouth, looked at the ruthless "brother-in-law's confidant" in front of him, and asked in a weak tone: "Brother Yan, is the female historian always this tempered? Brother-in-law is in Xunyang Grottoes.
, is she also working so hard?"
Yan Liulang thought for a while and nodded first.
Wang Caozhi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, but immediately saw that Yan Liulang shook his head after nodding.
"Brother Yan, what do you mean? Why are you clicking and shaking."
Yan Liulang looked up at the sky, silent as the wind blew.
Wang Caozhi couldn't help but frown. After a while, his face suddenly brightened and he said:
"Yes, you don't need to think about it to know that my brother-in-law is definitely different from me. If it were my brother-in-law, how dare the female historian dare to do so, at least she must be polite...
"Is it because we are all like this to the people below, these female officials are more arrogant than others? Well, I just saw that the female history lady and the people around her have a very good attitude towards you, Brother Yan."
After speaking, Wang Caozhi couldn't help but look at the water bag.
Yan Liulang looked around and asked:
"Brother Wang, do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?"
"What's the meaning?"
Wang Caozhi was puzzled. He took off his felt hat and fanned himself. He also fanned Yan Liulang. He asked in a low voice:
"I just came to Xunyang recently. My brother-in-law suddenly entrusted me with such an important matter. I am also a little confused.
"Especially, I haven't had much dealings with these northerners before. They were all ascetic female officials from the palace. Their personalities are even harder to figure out. I really have no experience.
"Could it be that there is nothing wrong with dealing with these serious female officials? They are just like those eunuchs? I hope Brother Yan will give you some advice."
Yan Liulang crossed his arms and tilted his head, looking at his face a few more times.
Wang Caozhi found that Yan Liulang's face was a little... weird. It was hard to describe this weird expression, it seemed like a weird smile.
Wang Caozhi's mouth was dry and he asked: "Brother Yan, what is going on..."
Yan Liulang suddenly patted Wang Caozhi on the shoulder:
"Brother Wang, when doing things in front of Rong Zhennvshi, you should pay attention to whether you have it or not, and whether you have it or not. The main thing is to understand it yourself.
"Well, let me tell you the most important thing, brother... remember it. It may not be correct, but it may be useful to you. In addition, you must not tell others that I taught you."
"Which one? Okay, okay, please tell me."
Wang Caozhi humbly asked for advice. After waiting for a while, he heard Yan Liulang's hoarse voice:
"Brother Wang, please remember that when Rong Zhennu Shi is working..., please be sure to address her by title."
"Ah? No, no more?"
Wang Caozhi thought it was some special hobby of the superior officer that needed to be avoided, but he never thought it could be so simple and finished in one sentence.
Before he could speak, he felt two heavy taps on his shoulder. Yan Liulang took the water bag and returned to the door of the state prison.
"When I'm working, I address my position... haven't I always done this? How dare I go beyond calling her Lady Shi? It's strange, there's no such thing as a title..."
Wang Caozhi murmured in a low voice, puzzled for a hundred times.
After a while, the short young man frowned in confusion, covered his eyes with his palms, and looked up at the dazzling sun: "What is wrong with my duties..."
At a certain moment, Wang Caozhi's expression changed slightly.
"I'm a bitch!"
…
"Rong Nu Shi, shopkeeper Wang is at the Xunyang Grottoes. How are you doing recently?"
"It's okay, um, I'm satisfied."
"As long as Rong Nu Shi is satisfied, but the official thinks he is not in good spirits. He was the same when I saw him yesterday."
"How do I know? Isn't it the person you arranged? Did he say anything to you?"
Ouyang Rong was really walking on the dark and damp corridor. In the cells on both sides, there were unkempt prisoners, either quiet or crazy.
The two chatted casually, and Ouyang Rong was slightly choked by Rong Zhen's reply.
"I didn't say anything. I was just worried about whether I could do my job well. How about I arrange for another person to come over? I think Shopkeeper Wang seems a little overwhelmed."
"It's up to you. But don't let all the aunts and uncles crowd into this palace. We are doing the official business of the court."
Rong Zhen walked in front, his tone serious.
Before Ouyang Rong could speak, everyone came to the innermost corridor of the prison.
There are two cells in the corridor.
The door of one room was closed, and the door of another was half open. In the back room, the faint sound of clattering shackles and torture instruments could be heard.
Judging from the direction Rong Zhen and others were leading the way, they should have just come out from the cell at the back to pick someone up.
Rong Zhen stopped: "We're here."
"This is?"
"The last time we arrested Xizuo, two died during the interrogation. There were still two left. In the morning before you came, the retired old official from Jinling accidentally killed one.
"But the remaining one seems to be scared out of his wits. He just let go. I went out to pick you up and stopped for a while. Let's go, let's continue."
Ouyang Rong sighed: "Okay."
As he walked into the cell, a bleak and bloody scene came into view.
Rong Zhen suddenly turned his head to observe Ouyang Rong's expression.
Noticing that he was looking away, she touched Ouyang Rong with her arm and whispered:
"They are all rebels who used force to rebel against the ban. They violated the laws of the Zhou Dynasty and should be punished."
"Understand, the overall situation is more important."
"Okay, sit down and wait." Rong Zhen walked forward.
About an hour later, Ouyang Rong and Rong Zhen walked out of the cell door side by side.
On the torture frame behind him, there was a bald man covered in scars and salt, who was dying. He was being put down by several jailers. Beside the torture frame, a one-eyed old official was lowering his head to clean the torture instruments...
"Did you just hear that?"
Rong Zhen's voice was cold.
"Well, what are you saying about being a virgin..."
Ouyang Rong nodded lightly, and the spy in the cell behind him was pried open and said that they were looking for a virgin.
Ouyang Rong has heard his junior sister mention it before. Yunmeng Jianze is currently the Yue Virgin, and her name seems to be Zhao Qingxiu. Like the eldest daughter, Xuezhongzhu, and the second daughter, Yu Nianyuan, she is a high-status female monarch in the palace of the female monarchs.
, anyway, he must be very good at fighting...
At that time, the junior sister said that Yue was aloof and aloof. Since then, including at the Peach Valley Wenjian Conference, she had disdained to talk to any outsiders and could not be contacted by outsiders. She was very mysterious.
Rong Zhen's long sleeves, as if deep in thought, silently walked towards the other cell door. She was wearing a plain White House skirt and was petite. She looked out of place walking in the dark and damp corridor, but her steps forward were extraordinarily firm and steady.
Ouyang Rong and the four female officials are taller, but they are following the girls in palace clothes. The style of their paintings is a bit strange.
"Rong Nu Shi seems to be very interested. I thought it was not a clue about the owner of Dielianhua. You are disappointed."
Rong Zhen shook his head from behind and said in deep thought:
"As for Master Die Lianhua, these traitors are too strict with their words. I don't know why they are so strict. Or I really don't know. Could it be that this son is really the hidden king of the Female Queen's Palace? Apart from the core
Except for the anonymous female monarch, no one knows..."
After a while, she narrowed her eyes slightly:
"Let's forget about it for now. This clue is very important right now. If we catch Yue Virgin, we can also follow the clues and find out the owner of Dielianhua who is suspected to be Yin Jun."
"Why is the female historian so sure that the virgin must be in the city?"
Rong Zhen raised his sharp chin:
"The female officer of our department has caught several groups of rebels in other states in Jiangnan and has received some news a long time ago.
"It is said that when the Xingzi Lake Buddha collapsed, there were three female monarchs in Xunyang City, namely the eldest female monarch, the second female monarch, and the seventh female monarch. The last one was the rumored Yue Virgin, who ranked seventh in the palace and was the youngest.
"I have always wondered why Yue Chunzhi didn't take action during the turmoil that day.
"I thought it was a fish that slipped through the net and just didn't show up, so I evacuated with them, but the detailed work just now provided new clues.
"It turns out that Yunmeng Jianze is also sending people to look for Yue Virgin, which means that this lady has never returned, and the people in Yunmeng Jianze have no news about her.
"Looking at it this way, the virgin is most likely in the city."
Ouyang Rong raised his eyebrows and asked:
"It makes sense, but we have searched the city, including Xingzifang, so many times, and still haven't found Yue Virgin. Isn't it a little late now? She has already fled to a safe place."
"Not late. Not late at all."
Rong Zhen suddenly spoke decisively.
"What's the meaning?"
"If I were Yue Virgin, under the current situation, I would stay in the city. There are two reasons."
Rong Zhen has a clear voice and clear logic:
"First, the most dangerous place is the safest place.
"Secondly, in Xunyang City, all the hidden halls of Yunmeng Jianze and Tiannan Jianghu sects have been destroyed. The Xunyang Grottoes are about to be built. If she happens to be hiding in the city, why should she go out?
It is better to stand still."
"Agree."
Ouyang Rong nodded lightly.
He originally wanted to ask if Rong Zhen was worrying too much, but when he thought about the fact that the embroiderer he hid was also a Yue girl, she could be a mute and blind girl hiding in Donglin Temple, let alone a female monarch like Yue Virgin.
The genius is better than a girl.
Ouyang Rong followed Rong Zhen calmly.
"The reason why this clue is important is because catching this woman means catching Yunmeng Jianze's fate. Yue Chuzi is the first heir to Lady Yunmeng, and even the eldest lady, Snow Zhongzhu, has to give in.
This is their future prince."
Rong Zhen narrowed her eyes. Just as Ouyang Rong was digesting this information, she stopped in front of the innermost cell door.
"arrive."
"Who's inside?"
Ouyang Rong looked at it curiously.
"Unknown to Mr. Li, who was harboring the second daughter Jun Yu Nianyuan that day, I was still a little soft-hearted. I felt that his family was indeed innocent and brought harm to Chi Yu. Moreover, his family is in our hands.
I thought I didn't dare to play any tricks, but now it seems...
The temperature of the air around Rong Zhen suddenly dropped, and he cleared his throat coldly: "At least you have been hiding it from me about becoming a virgin. You are really stubborn."
Ouyang Rong raised his eyebrows, feeling somewhat impressed.
He followed Rong Zhen into the innermost cell with a curious look on his face...