Signed, stamped, and thrown into the serious criminal area, an ironclad case was born.
In fact, logically speaking, all those who can enter the Sky Prison are serious criminals. Ordinary people are not qualified to come here. It is really unnecessary to divide the miscellaneous prison area.
However, there is also a yamen in the capital, called Shuntianfu Yamen, which mainly manages local affairs in the capital, and all miscellaneous criminals come from here.
According to folklore, the successive emperors of Dakun were kinder and did not want to raise large prisons, so they ordered that a part of the Tianlao, where only the emperor's relatives could live, be separated and used as the prison of Shuntian Mansion Yamen.
To put it bluntly, we are not willing to spend money to build another big prison, and we will save money when we can.
Of course, there are advantages, that is, jailers like Zhang Wu and others have a "higher status" and are not under the supervision of Shuntianfu Yamen, but directly under the imperial court.
Since the two parties are not in the same system, there is no need to worry too much about doing things.
Therefore, in a case that was supposed to be conducted by Shuntian Mansion officers through torture and extortion of confessions, without testimony or evidence, the person was first imprisoned and pushed to the cell, and the jailers completed the case.
The guards can push, but the sky prison is the end. Where can the jailers push?
I can only accept this thankless job for free, so as not to offend the powerful.
After being busy for a long time, Ma Liu had his confession sent to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen, and sat in the execution room drinking alone.
"unlucky!"
In the past two months, every time there was an unjust case, Uncle Six would get drunk.
If the prisoner is beaten and beaten, the prisoner will have a hard time, but how can the perpetrator feel better?
Zhang Wu sat down and complained softly:
"Is this mighty general crazy? Why does the slave keep stealing his money? This is the third time."
"I gamble, I also like to listen to music, spend hundreds of dollars, and I always have an explanation when I get home."
Uncle Six looked disappointed.
Zhang Wu frowned and said:
"Then he wronged these slaves?"
"If you don't blame your family, who will you blame?"
Ma Liu glanced at the young man and whispered:
"I know you are soft-hearted, and your hands always shake when you divide the food. Give these wrongdoers half a spoonful of chaff."
Being exposed, Zhang Wu picked his nose in embarrassment.
Each meal in the prison has a fixed amount, and the food is distributed to the prisoners according to the tribute payment. The cooks will only cook less, not more, and what is saved is what is earned.
If you give half a spoon more to each wrongdoer, you will have to give less to other people who pay. Over time, it will break the rules in the prison.
It's just that the new chef didn't dare to say anything because of someone's bad relationship.
Ma Liu advised:
"It's good that you have a kind heart, and it's human nature to sympathize with those wronged criminals, but I must advise you, since you want to eat from the jailer, you have to harden your heart, otherwise you won't be able to stay in this prison.
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Uncle Liu took a sip of wine and sighed:
"You are much stronger than my uncle back then. When I first came to the prison, I was just like you. When I saw the prisoners who had been extremely unjust and were so hungry that they were all skin and bones, I had the idea to give the cook some money to give him more money.
Make a few bites of rice so that I can show my kindness."
"As much as you can, do some good deeds and let yourself have clear thoughts, you will always feel better."
"But I tell you, if you do this, you will only be kicked out of the prison."
"Others squeeze the prisoners hard so that you can get the prison money, but you take the money and smash everyone's pot to show your kindness. Are you the only one who will pity the prisoners and everyone else is evil?"
Ma Liu sighed and said:
"Being an official has its rules, and there are unspoken rules in prison. This is true in any industry. You can pity these wronged criminals in your heart and drink to relieve worries, but you must respect your own job."
"I understand Uncle Six."
Zhang Wu nodded, feeling he had been taught something.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, I had to change the subject and asked:
"What is the origin of this mighty general?"
"There is no origin. He is just a sixth-grade general with no name. He has reached the age of forty."
Ma Liu sighed:
"This guy is lucky. He followed the army to quell the chaos and did not go to the battlefield to fight. He only served in escorting grain and fodder from behind, so he was made a general and became a powerful person."
"It's just that..."
Zhang Wu stroked his chin and thought.
Ma Liu was shocked.
"What do you want to do?"
"Don't do anything stupid!"
Uncle Six advised in a deep voice:
"It doesn't matter that he has no real power, but with his rank as a sixth-grade official, crushing us cheap jailers is as easy as stepping on ants!"
"Uncle, don't worry, I won't do anything random."
Zhang Wu thought and smiled.
Uncle Six's eyebrows were twisted into a ball, and he said anxiously:
"You kid has great perseverance, and your decisions are not easy to change, but you must listen to my uncle this time. It's okay to vent your anger on the prisoner, but you must not seek death... Uncle, let's be blunt, I want to live a long time.
, you must bully the weak and fear the strong!”
"..."
Zhang Wu's mouth opened wide. This really made Uncle Liu anxious. All the principles of life came out, so he had no choice but to say:
"Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely not have any conflict with him during his lifetime."
"In my lifetime?"
Ma Liu was stunned, not knowing why.
Zhang Wu nodded and said:
"When he dies, I will pee and poop on his grave."
After a pause, the young man said happily:
"If he dares to send in his enemies again, he will be better off himself, but let us brothers help him torture and extract confessions, and then suffer the consequences. When he dies and the family falls into ruin, I will buy his granddaughter as a maid and whip him every day."
"You kid..."
Uncle Six, who was originally glum, was suddenly amused and laughed out loud.
However, after laughing, I felt much better, but I just thought Zhang Wu was joking and didn't take it seriously.
That mighty general is only forty years old, and he has at least twenty years to live. When his granddaughter grows up, you will be a grown-up yourself, so how can you still think about holding such a grudge?
However, this child is always kind-hearted, and Ma Liu also made a rare joke:
"Uncle has internal strength, so he should live longer than him. When he dies, uncle and you will go to his grave and urinate as soon as possible."
"become!"
Zhang Wu smiled and nodded seriously.
The two of them were chatting, and before they knew it, the sky outside had darkened, and the jailers on night duty had all come to take over. There were gradually more people in the execution room.
"Sixth Master, have you heard that the imperial court is going to build a town and Fusi?"
"Zhenfu Division?"
Ma Liu was puzzled, but Zhang Wu was moved in his heart.
A jailer said:
"During the day, a gold list was posted outside the Imperial City, saying that the Zhenfu Division is directly responsible to His Majesty and is recruiting talented people from all over the country. Anyone with high martial arts skills, regardless of origin, whether they are a martial artist or not, can join as long as they pass the assessment."
"Master Liu, you have great martial arts skills. If you join the Zhenfu Division, you will definitely have a place."
Everyone was making a fuss and told all kinds of gossip.
Why does the Zhenfu Division have the power to arrest anyone without the approval of the Ministry of Punishment? It is also responsible for spying on intelligence, suppressing Jianghu sects, etc.
Ma Liu was so excited when he talked about it.
Zhang Wu's eyelids trembled, and he wanted to persuade him, but everyone was setting up seedlings nearby, so he couldn't speak.
This Zhenfu Division, to put it bluntly, is just the Jinyi Guards plus six doors. It looks like it has great power, but in fact it is full of dangers. It does everything to offend the powerful and the powerful.
Hutulong killed the barbarian king with one man's power, which shocked both the court and the public.
There are many super masters in the world who are so powerful. What if they want to assassinate the emperor?
Rather than suppressing these people and driving them into panic, it is better to use them for your own purposes.
In this way, the emperor not only strengthened his own rights, but also arranged a way forward for those martial arts masters who had no way out.