"You should know about the Thirty-Fifth Division of the Blood Clothes Guards."
By the pond, Dou Tianyuan threw a shot, "In addition to the branches in the thirty major provinces, there are also five branches in the capital."
"The warden is in charge of executions and interrogations."
"The Patrol Department is in charge of patrol duty."
"The Department of Criminal Investigation is in charge of investigations and arrests."
"Holy Ceremony Officer, relying on the guards."
"Inspection Department..."
As he said this, Dou Tianyuan's eyes darkened, "It was Jiang Laozuo who tinkered with it."
"Others don't have a notebook for ten and a half days, but he doesn't have less than three notebooks a day."
"Of the three fixed books, one is about Lou Heizi, one is about me, and the other is asking His Majesty to set up a Supervision Department, with officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate as the responsibilities, to take charge of the internal supervision of the Blood Guards."
Mr. Jiang...
Xu Chong suddenly asked, "What's the effect?"
"The effect is that the profit and water of Xueyiwei that cannot be brought to the table has been reduced by half."
Dou Tianyuan smiled and said, "At that time, he was really in the limelight, and the whole court was much cleaner."
"It's just that the surface is cleaner."
Xu Chong didn't take it seriously.
At this moment, a beautiful girl came in from the moon gate cursing.
"I told you not to bother me. Don't bother me. Are you really an aunt? If you go in today, don't even think about coming out!"
The girl pouted and held up the back of the noble man's neck.
Xu Chong raised his eyebrows and asked, "Daughter?"
"You all know that I have never married, so where did I get my daughter from?"
Dou Tianyuan denied it and looked at the girl, "It has been passed down from generation to generation in the Lan family. If you treat Lan Jing like this, if Duke Qing sees it, I will not fight on your behalf."
"Master."
The girl let go of the noble young master and glanced at Xu Chong: "Is this Junior Brother Xu Chong?"
Xu Chong was stunned.
"I am your third senior sister. Master picked me up and named me Dou Zi, but I don't like others to call me that."
The girl said with a smile.
beans……
Xu Chong looked at Dou Tianyuan.
"It's easy to make a living with a bad name, and it's good if you don't call him Gou Sheng."
Dou Tianyuan did not deny it, and pointed at the noble master Lan Jing on the ground: "Do you really want to throw him into prison?"
"Of course."
Dou Zi kicked Lan Jing on the ground, "I block the door every day, and as soon as I go out, I'm like a fly circling around me."
"I don't agree!"
Lan Jing was lying on the ground with an intoxicated look on his face. Hearing the words, he jumped up and said solemnly: "It's a latrine surrounded by flies. I don't allow you to talk about yourself like that."
"..."
Dou Zi's face turned red instantly, he picked up Lan Jing and threw him into the pond.
Dou Tianyuan shook his head helplessly and shook his wrist.
A vortex suddenly appeared on the surface of the pond, absorbing the falling blue scenery.
When the vortex disappears, the pond will remain the same pond.
"Is this a prison sentence?"
Xu Chong saw the clues.
"Well, in theory, the imperial prison is managed by the warden, but the imperial prison doesn't need a jailer at all. It's like the head of the cell, and the pond is difficult to move, so I've always been in control."
Dou Tianyuan nodded, took back the fishing rod, took off a piece of fishing line and handed it to Xu Chong, "Bring this with you. Although it won't allow you to practice in the imperial prison, it will at least allow you to choose your prison freely."
Xu Chong reached out and took it.
The half-finger-long fishing line turned into a strange mark as soon as it touched the palm, like a tattoo.
"Wait wait wait..."
Dou Zi looked stunned, "Master, are you going to put your junior brother in prison?"
"I know how to play all day long."
Dou Tianyuan's face darkened, "Xu Chong is the descendant of Taizu who killed Xie Changqing."
"Um?!"
Dou Zi's eyes suddenly lit up and he stared at Xu Chong: "Did you kill that disgusting guy?"
"My inner demons dictate that I have to do it."
Xu Chong replied calmly.
"Okay, don't interrupt..."
Dou Tianyuan waved his hand, and just as he was about to continue speaking, his expression suddenly changed slightly, "I have something to do. You can tell Xu Chong about the imperial edict and then send him in."
After saying that, he put the fishing rod into Douzi's hand, pushed the door open and left.
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes.
"Don't worry, he's always like this. He comes up every time he wants to. Senior sister, I'm used to it."
Dou Zi immediately put on the airs of a senior sister and spoke in a pretentious manner.
"Why haven't you seen the first senior brother and the second senior brother?"
Xu Chong raised his eyebrows.
"The eldest brother is dead, more than 20 years ago. The second brother is working as a relief envoy in the patrol department and has not been able to see him all year round."
Dou Zi chuckled and raised his chin: "In other words, if Master is not here, it is my senior sister who has the final say here."
"Is this so? Please give me some advice, senior sister."
Xu Chong nodded.
The word "Senior Sister" made Dou Zi smile instantly.
"You should know that the imperial prison is a cave. Master should have told you the rules. It is a forbidden place."
"But you definitely don't know that a long time ago, the prison was just a blessed place..."
Dou Zi actually started talking about the origin of the imperial edict.
Xu Chong listened for a long time before he understood.
It turns out that the imperial prison was once just like the black prison of Qianhusuo. It was a prison built under the general office. It was initially just a low-class blessed place.
The characteristics of the forbidden rules allow the prison to not only maintain itself without any feeding, but also to continue to grow.
Over time, the imperial prison became a cave, and the rules became a forbidden world.
The forbidden law can only prohibit the power.
Even Taoist species can be banned from heaven and earth.
And if nothing unexpected happens, the prison will continue to grow.
It's just that starting from the low-grade cave heaven and growing up, I don't know how many years it will take to advance.
"The entrance to the imperial prison is in the center of this pond."
Dou Zi continued, "It's very big inside, with mountains, water and food. In addition to the rules of the forbidden world, there is no need for anyone to deliver food or take care of things, so no one will go down except for occasional interrogations."
"But there are a few things you have to pay attention to."
"The imperial prison has seven floors in total. Each floor you go down has a smaller area and a poorer environment."
"The first floor is the largest, almost as big as a small county town."
Dou Zi moved his arms in a circle, "Usually those imprisoned are high-ranking officials in the capital, and they will be released soon after being imprisoned, such as Lan Jing who I just threw in."
"The second floor is a small circle, about half a small county town. The people in it didn't break any laws. They usually offended Long Yan and were fined for three to five months... It should be empty now."
"If it's on the third floor, even if it's half the area, it's a clear violation of the Qing Law and will be sentenced to imprisonment by the Sanfa Division."
"From the fourth floor all the way to the sixth floor, the prisoners are all death row prisoners. Either they will be executed at a later date, or they have not yet explained clearly."
"As for the seventh floor..."
At this point, Dou Zi paused and his tone became solemn: "Sister, I advise you not to go down."
"Why?"
Xu Chong raised his eyebrows.
"It is said that the most dangerous people in the world are imprisoned inside."
Dou Zi said sadly.
"It's forbidden to do anything, why are you afraid they won't do it?"
Xu Chong was puzzled, "Unless... Yuchi cultivates Taoism?"
Yuchi Taoism can strengthen the basic physical body, and it does not belong to the category of strength or Taoism.
Theoretically, one can retain inhuman physical strength even after being imprisoned.
However, Dou Zi shook his head, "There are very few Yuchi cultivators. Except for our blood-clothed guards, most of them have to follow the path of Yuchi cultivators. In this case, we must be cautious and not easily break the law and take risks. What's more,
What's more... the strength of the rules at the seventh level will limit even the physical strength to an extremely weak level, even the ninth-turn golden body is no exception."
"If that's the case, what's the danger on the seventh floor?"
Xu Chong became increasingly puzzled.
"I'm not sure. Anyway, as long as you enter the seventh floor, you will eventually die, whether it is the criminal or the person responsible for interrogation."
Dou Zi shrugged, threw out the fishhook and said, "Go ahead, I will arrange a good place for you."
"good."
Xu Chong flew up.
The moment before falling into the vortex, Wu Xiangyi activated.
…
…
Anguo Gongfu.
The gate of the Duke's Mansion, which was originally bustling with people, suddenly became deserted since the court meeting more than ten days ago.
At first, all the servants in the palace were panic-stricken, thinking that the old Duke had offended the royal prince, causing the dignitaries in the capital to avoid him.
After all, apart from the Ninth Five-Year-Old Lord, the only people who are greater than the Duke are the princes of the royal family.
However, after so many days, it was still calm, so the servants gradually felt relieved.
In addition to An Guogong Chen Zhong, and his eldest son, Chen Kai, the eldest son of the state.
"Father……"
In the study, Chen Kai looked at his old father worriedly.
"What, are you scared?"
Mr. An Guogong was there, "Don't worry, it's fine if Mr. Lou doesn't take action. If he does, he will have a complete plan."
"What the child is worried about is not the prime minister, but..."
Chen Kai gritted his teeth and stopped talking.
"It's the Duke's Mansion, right?"
Duke An Guo sighed, "We have no choice in this matter."
"Yu Qing, the Chen family's ancestral home is Yongzhou, where we have our roots."
"In principle, disaster relief is a matter of course."
"Yu Shi...you have made such a big mistake. If you want to keep the Duke's palace, you have no choice but to seek refuge with the Prime Minister."
There was a pop.
Chen Kai knelt down and cried bitterly: "My child brings down the whole clan and deserves death..."
This matter should start from the beginning of the year.
At the beginning of the year, Chen Kai was promoted to the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Household Affairs, in charge of auditing editions, tax collection and other matters.
The so-called three things a new official needs when taking office, and Chen Kai is an extremely motivated person.
So as soon as he took office, he took his subordinates to correct previous years' accounts and collect new data and register them.
In just one month, he completed the extremely tedious work and was recognized by the Minister of Revenue and colleagues.
The only thing was that as soon as the report was written and ready to be handed in the next day, it was lost that night.
Chen Kai didn't take it seriously at first, so he wrote a new one and submitted it.
However, it didn’t take long before news spread that granaries in various places had been robbed or destroyed by the Taiping Road...
How can Taipingdao know accurate information about granaries in various places?
There is no doubt that this was leaked by the missing report.
And the fact that the report was lost... was not just known to him.
"It's too late to say that now."
Duke An Guo waved his hand and looked puzzled: "It's just that I still don't understand how Taiping Dao did it... It's not like they are so rampant that they sneaked into the capital and went to the household department to steal, right?"
"Absolutely impossible."
Chen Kai wiped his eyes and said, "The Ministry of Revenue's security is stricter than that of the Ministry of Personnel. Even if Dou Tianyuan takes action himself, it is impossible to steal documents from the Ministry of Revenue."
"Forget it, the matter is over. I just hope that Prime Minister Lou can provide disaster relief smoothly and cover up this matter completely."
Duke An Guo sighed again, his face filled with sadness.
To be honest, he is not worried at all about disaster relief matters.
With so much food, Yongzhou's population has dropped so much, it's definitely enough.
What he was worried about was where An Guo Gongfu would go from here.
He completely surrendered to Lou Youzhi, and he might have been used as cannon fodder that day...
Just when I thought about this, a panicked voice came.
"Master, Master, it's not good!"
The housekeeper stumbled into the study without knocking.
An Guogong's expression changed and he shouted: "What happened, tell me quickly!"
"Sir, a lot of troops have come outside the mansion and have surrounded the Duke's mansion!"
The housekeeper trembled and said, "There are blood-clad guards, there are golden-armored pagodas..."
Blood-clad Guards and Golden-Armored Pagoda?
An Guogong's heart suddenly sank.
"Who is the leader?! Did he say why?"
Chen Kai stood up suddenly and grabbed the butler's collar.
"No...I didn't see the leader, so they surrounded the Duke's Mansion without saying a word."
The butler replied tremblingly.
"I am the leader."
A voice sounded, and Dou Tianyuan appeared in the study.
"Master Dou?"
Chen Kaixin was startled, let go of the butler and asked him to step back.
"I don't know what's going on, Mr. Dou, who surrounded my mansion innocently?"
An Guogong said with a serious face.
"This is the book of the Minister of Justice. Read it yourself."
Dou Tianyuan placed a memorial on his desk and sighed deeply.
"Ministry of Punishment..."
Anguo Gong's heart became even heavier.
And when he saw the content clearly, he felt like he was falling into an abyss.
‘To the Holy Emperor Qiqing:’
'Pan Shi, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, received a secret report a few months ago that Chen Kai, the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, colluded with Taiping Dao to secretly leak information about granaries in various places. Now it has been found that this matter is true and is the truth.'
‘The Zuo Shilang of Hubu is an important minister of the imperial court. He should be loyal to the emperor, love the people, and assist the saints in governing the country.’
'However, Chen Kai was corrupt, perverted the law, and had ulterior motives. He secretly leaked information about granaries in various places to Taiping Road, causing granaries in various places to be looted, damaged, and suffered heavy losses.'
'Then the disaster relief in Yongzhou was delayed for several months, and millions of victims died of hunger.'
'The crime is really heinous and the crime cannot be punished!'
'According to the "Qing Code", he should be sentenced to death in Ling Chi, and all nine clans should be executed to demonstrate the power of law and discipline.'
'Your Majesty, please review this case and implement the order to comfort millions of dead souls!'
After Chen Kai read the report, his whole body was shaking like chaff and his face was pale.
"Prime Minister Lou...are you so eager to get rid of the trouble and kill the donkey?"
An Guogong's face was as dark as water.
"You are wrong."
Dou Tianyuan shook his head, "Lou Heizi is still in Yongzhou. Even if he kills the donkey, it won't be at this time... Moreover, why would he do this?"
"Yes, he is in Yongzhou, but wouldn't it be more convenient for him to kill the donkey without contaminating himself?"
Duke An Guo stared at Dou Tianyuan fiercely: "You don't have to hide it, I know Pan Shi is his."
"Before this, I thought Pan Shiyong was his, and everyone thought Pan Shi was his, but now it seems..."
Dou Tianyuan smiled bitterly, "Do you know what your Majesty's will is?"
"What else could it be? It's just a joint review by the three judicial divisions."
An Guogong said coldly, "The Prime Minister wants to kill the donkey, so don't blame me for telling the truth about the origin of the food!"
"You're wrong again."
Dou Tianyuan shook his head again and said, "Your Majesty said that Chen Kaili has lost his mind. Although he has no regard for national laws and human life, he still wants to be loyal to the Duke of Anguo for generations. He has changed the sentence of the main criminal Ling Chi, and the nine tribes have had their membership reduced, and the men have been slaves and the women have been prostitutes... It will be executed immediately."
"——How is it possible?!!"
An Guogong could no longer maintain his composure and screamed.
The memorial given by the Minister of Punishment is outrageous enough. There are no steps such as arrest, interrogation, or investigation, and he is directly convicted and sentenced.
So he believed that this was controlled by Lou Youzhi, who wanted to get rid of the situation and kill the donkey.
So he can still retain a glimmer of hope.
Because the treatment of a prince will definitely have to pass the test of His Majesty.
And Your Majesty is his last hope.
To put it bluntly, even in the end, the charge of colluding with the rebels was still confirmed, at least he could still bite Lou Youzhi back.
But now!!
There was no review and the judgment was directly executed???
"how so?"
"How could this be possible?!"
An Guogong's eyes were red, "Tell me, tell me!"
Dou Tianyuan sighed secretly and said, "Do you think His Majesty doesn't know where the food comes from?"
"What?!"
Duke An Guo was struck by thunder, "Your Majesty knows?!"
Your Majesty knows...
But still skipped the review...
"So... Pan Shi is really His Majesty's man?"
Duke An Guo smiled miserably, "So, it's your Majesty who wants to kill me?"
"The only one who died was Chen Kai."
Dou Tianyuan said, "The rest of you..."
"Men are slaves and women are prostitutes."
An Guogong smiled and gave up any hope, "What exactly happened? What is there that I don't know about this whole thing?"
"I can only tell you that the Yongzhou side is not providing disaster relief, but suppressing bandits."
Dou Tianyuan turned his head and looked outside the room, "It's not that I don't want to tell you more, but that I don't have enough time."
"Suppressing bandits? Not enough time?"
Duke An Guo didn't understand a word of these two sentences.
But just when he was about to ask again, without any warning, the expressions of both of them, including himself and Chen Kai, became confused at the same time.
Their household registrations were cut off.
It's not just these two people.
Whether they are in the Anguo Palace, working in various yamen, or far away from the capital.
With Chen Kai as the center of the circle, all relatives within the nine clans lost most of their lifetime memories at the same moment.
For example, the Imperial College in Beijing.
Upstairs in the Star Observation Tower, the pretty woman's words and deeds changed drastically, leaving Supervisor Du Qianchuan at a loss.
He didn't know what happened until the officers and soldiers from the brigade arrived.
"Nine tribes cut their membership...why nine tribes, why nine tribes?"
Du Qianchuan felt like he was struck by thunder.
Whether it is three tribes, five tribes, or seven tribes.
It will not include married daughters.
Because in theory, when a daughter gets married, she becomes a member of another clan...
Only the Nine Clan does not refer to a specific relationship at all, just a close relationship.
"Du Qianchuan, if you still don't get out of the way, do you want to protect the criminal?"
The young minister of Dali Temple spoke coldly.
"..."
Du Qianchuan came back to his senses and smiled, "How is that possible? With such a heinous crime, I wish I could kill Chen Kai to comfort millions of wronged souls... I might as well kill his daughter."
As soon as he finished speaking, Du Qianchuan turned around and struck the stupid woman on the head like lightning.
"you!"
The young minister of Dali Temple was furious.
"I acted out of righteous indignation because of the injustice of the Yongzhou refugees. If you want to accuse me, I will never resist."
Du Qianchuan stood there stricken, looking like he was at a loss.
The Shaoqing of Dali Temple gave Du Qianchuan a cold look, turned around and said, "Take the body with you and let's go."
All the officers and soldiers just left.
Du Qianchuan began to tremble and squatted down bit by bit.
His fingers pricked the palm of his hand, and his teeth drew blood.
"I want to grow old together with you..."
Du Qianchuan growled low and low, "I thought we could grow old together..."
A full fourteen years.
It took him fourteen years to finally get An Guogong to nod and marry his granddaughter to him.
Not even a year after their marriage, he killed his wife with his own hands.
He didn't want to kill, but he had to kill.
If he doesn't kill her, his wife will be sent to the Jiaofangsi... No, the Jiaofangsi does not have a craftsmanship.
Those with craftsmanship are the lowest, dirtiest and cheapest goulan.