Wen Xunpeng looked over and saw a few servants sweeping the floor, and four guards patrolling the wall meticulously with their swords drawn. The cold air was filled with chills.
However, although it looks like a private prison, it is different from the private prisons in my impression. The private prison here is a courtyard, a main house, and side rooms. There are more than a dozen rooms in total. The buildings are not big. The only thing that is different from ordinary courtyards
Yes, the surrounding walls are made of water-polished blue bricks, twice as high and twice as thick.
Wen Xunpeng originally thought that at least dozens of people would be locked up, but the wild Taoist led them inside and walked from room to room, only to find that most of these rooms were empty and there were not many people!
"Mr. Lu!" A guard came over. He looked about seventeen or eighteen years old and seemed a bit familiar.
The wild Taoist pointed and said: "This is Qin Min, the eldest son of Qin Ying, the commander of the Qin team. The Lord has given him the position of captain to guard this courtyard."
Wen Xunpeng suddenly realized that the last time Qin Ying stepped forward in a crisis, he not only received a generous reward, but was also reused, and even his son Qin Min was assigned a position.
Don't look at the mere corps commander, but Jane is in His Highness's heart.
The wild Taoist took out half of the iron talisman and said calmly: "I am ordered by the lord to deal with the personnel in the private prison..."
Qin Minshang looked extremely serious with a childish face: "Mr. Lu, there is nothing I can't believe when I come here, but this is the system set by His Highness."
After saying that, he took the iron talisman and checked it. It matched his own. He hurriedly handed it back with both hands and saluted: "Yes, I will obey your orders with dignity."
"Let's go in." The wild Taoist said, and Wen Xunpeng had to follow him, feeling a little uneasy.
No matter what happened before or what I see now, I am telling myself that Taisun's Mansion and Taisun have secrets, but should I really understand these secrets?
When he reached the fifth room, it was no longer an empty room, but someone was locked inside. Wen Xunpeng took a look outside and recognized who it was.
This is a person from the government, not from the bottom, but a middle-level manager.
Seeing the two people from a distance, the steward immediately came to the window and shouted: "I was wronged. I really only took five taels of silver. I am obsessed and confused. Please spare me this time!"
The wild Taoist's expression remained unchanged and he continued to move forward. At the same time, he said softly: "This man is Xiao Qin. He got a kickback, but it was more than five taels. That's all. The key is that he still refuses to say who bribed him and who he colluded with.
I have been locked up here for several days."
After saying that, he took a few steps forward, facing the gloomy sky, and asked casually: "Xiao Qin, let's not talk about the amount of money. You are a person who buys and sells grain and vegetables for the government. Do you know why someone is willing to bribe you?
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"Be honest and give bribes. If you tell the other party the whole story and the name and address, there may be a way to survive."
"Otherwise, it will be too late to regret!"
Wen Xunpeng listened silently, and he already understood that this person got the oil and water through trading?
This matter is not big or small, because I am in charge, and there may be more than one person involved. Being detained here probably also means self-reflection, but without mentioning the people who colluded, the nature of the matter has changed. This is a clique.
Fighting against the Taisun Mansion, and even being suspected of colluding with outsiders?
Not to mention that food is a top priority and one of the few ways to interfere with your life and death.
Thinking about this, Wen Xunpeng's eyes became filled with pity. Not everyone understood the key, and the steward probably didn't understand the seriousness of the matter.
Now Taisun is at a critical juncture, and he really wants to kill someone who is wrong.
Sure enough, seeing Xiao Qin muttering unable to argue and refusing to say anything, the wild Taoist smiled sinisterly: "People are always lucky, and even deceive His Highness Taisun to be kind."
"Xiao Qin, you were originally the son of Xiao Cheng from the Prince's Mansion. Your father died at the hands of the prince, and the grandson was looking for you. Since you were originally working in a trading company, you were entrusted with the task of buying and selling vegetables and grains."
"When you buy and sell vegetables and grains, you just get some money and oil in between. Why do you dare to collude with outsiders?"
"Do you know who the grain merchant surnamed Huang at Wanyong No. on Donghuai Street is and who his beautiful wife is? You can get your hands on them just by letting you?"
Hearing this, Xiao Qin knew something was wrong and quickly knelt down: "Mr. Lu, I'm confused. I was deceived. I was seduced by the woman and caught by the man named Huang. That's why I was fooled and bought
They also took thirty taels of silver for their food!”
"But I didn't dare to do anything else. I chewed the grain I bought myself, and there was no difference."
The wild Taoist ignored him at this time and smiled ferociously: "Actually, the question I just asked was the last chance given to you by the lord. I don't want you but you are so determined that you dare to betray me just for this little money and your wife?"
"Yes, there is no abnormality in the food for the time being, but your behavior is that of a seller. Do you know that a thousand-mile embankment collapses under the influence of ants?"
"Do you know that using time is a step-by-step approach?"
At this point, the wild Taoist had already sternly said: "How dare you, a person who betrays the Lord, to have any luck? Someone comes and takes him. For his father's sake, he will give him a whole body and be sealed in snow."
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"Spare my life, I don't dare anymore, spare my life!" Xiao Qin was so frightened that he begged for mercy again and again, but the guard obeyed the order sternly, jumped on him and pulled him out. Although Qin Min was young, his heart was extremely hard, and he tore Xiao Qin to pieces with his hands.
Qin's clothes were peeled off, and after a while, he was completely naked.
"Spare me, spare me." In just a moment, Xiao Qin was livid with cold, and he could only beg for mercy: "I still have a sixty-year-old mother to support!"
"Don't worry, Taisun Renhou, for the sake of your father's martyrdom, will only punish you with a sudden death. Your mother and wife will not lack a ration."
The wild man waved his hand and saw the guards pushing him to the ground, and someone shoveled the snow to cover him.
Ignoring the vague pleas behind him, the wild Taoist continued to move forward with Wen Xunpeng. Wen Xunpeng felt secretly in his heart, and his eyes fell on the place in front of him that he had not yet reached, thinking to himself: "Could it be that all the people locked up in front are all
This category?"
But the result was completely unexpected. There were several empty rooms in between. Stopping in front of the next occupied room, the wild Taoist glanced in. Wen Xunpeng also looked in through the gap in the window. This look seemed to make sense.
Thinking, it can be said that it is both unexpected and within clearing.
They are all monks.
All the monks were locked up inside, not even one monk. There were two or three monks locked up in this room alone. Wen Xunpeng continued to move forward.
Another room was separated, and people were locked up inside. The people here must not be ordinary people. The person walking in front carrying a food box was already standing outside this room, but did not move, waiting for the wild Taoist to come.
"Open the door." The wild Taoist ordered.
Someone immediately opened the door, and Wen Xunpeng realized that although there was a lock, it was actually locked and not locked. Looking inside, the room was not small, but except for a low table and a futon, there was nothing else in it. It was much better than before.
The rooms are a bit more basic.
But the temperature inside the room was not too cold, and the hygiene was okay. There was only one person in the room, and that person was sitting cross-legged on the futon, but he didn't look up when he found the door opened.
Wen Xunpeng recognized who this person was at first sight, Bian Xuan!
Bianxuan was originally a person who was rescued from prison by the grandson, and he was also treated as a guest guest. The treatment was not low. He disappeared not long ago.
It would be hypocritical to say that Wen Xunpeng didn't understand anything, but the specific inside information was handled by a Taoist, so he really didn't bother to inquire.
Even after he came out of Prince Qi's Mansion, many of his habits were still deeply ingrained - the grandson didn't let himself get involved in anything, and he didn't ask about it.
"Bring it in for him." The wild Taoist stood at the door, his eyes fell on Benxuan, he glanced at it, and then said to the man carrying the food box.
The servant immediately brought the food box in, opened the food box very considerately, and laid out all the food one by one.
There are four dishes and one soup, plus two white flour steamed buns. The vegetables and soup are both vegetarian and look good.
The wild Taoist asked people to step back. He walked in, looked down at Benxuan who was sitting there, and asked: "Bianxuan, can you plead guilty?"
This is not the first time I have asked him. Bianxuan looked very calm and did not even raise his head to look. He just sat there and replied: "I don't know what the crime is, little monk."
The wild Taoist sneered: "You should be aware of what you did in the Shilang's Mansion that day, right?"
Obviously, this was never stated clearly in the past.
Benxuan sat there, silent for a moment, with melancholy in his eyes: "Whether you believe it or not, I can only say that I have no intention of harming the grandson."
Wen Xunpeng stood watching and listening. At this moment, he understood what happened.
"In the Vice Minister's Mansion, something happened that day: a saint appeared in the daylight, gods and men paid homage, and a dragon threw himself into his arms."
"It seems like a good omen now, but at the time it seemed like a fatal disaster."
"If you ask this question, this debate should be something that was secretly done in the Shilang's Mansion. It was probably a spell or even a Brahma method."
"The god who manifested the saint at that time heard that it was golden, could it be Brahma?"
Wen Xunpeng was so astute that he immediately thought of this and his face changed slightly.
"It turns out that's the case. He's good at casting spells on noble people. This is the magic of witchcraft. Regardless of whether he's good or bad, he deserves to be punished. It's understandable that the monks are implicated and are being held here."
"But why didn't my lord kill him?"
Although Wen Xunpeng had not been in Taisun's house for a long time, he could see relatively clearly that Taisun liked to leave some room, but that did not mean he was overly benevolent and would never hesitate to kill those who should be killed.
"Could it be that what Bianxuan did was beneficial to Taisun in the end, so he hasn't been killed yet?"
"No, even if what Bianxuan does is beneficial to Taisun, it is an unforgivable crime to make one's own decisions and use the technique of Nightmare Suppression. If everyone learns it, what's the point?"
Wen Xunpeng was confused and didn't understand some of the points. After hearing Bianxuan's answer, the Taoist sneered.
"Humph, you are still making excuses. No matter what you do is beneficial or harmful to His Highness, if you do not report it to His Highness and just carry out the suppression in private, it is a serious crime!"
After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving behind a sentence: "If you don't plead guilty, just stay here!"
Wen Xunpeng took a deep look at Bianxuan and followed him out.
The guard locked the door, and Wen Xunpeng followed the Taoist priest out of the courtyard. The two of them stepped on the remaining snow that had not melted away, making a crunching sound.
A gust of wind blew, bringing with it a bit of chill. Looking from a distance, I could see Xiao Qin buried in the snow on the ground, frozen and motionless. He must have frozen to death.
The wild Taoist walked slowly and suddenly said to Wen Xunpeng: "It's a pity that Bian Xuan is there. If he is still ignorant, Taisun Mansion will not be able to lock him up indefinitely. He may be sentenced to death one day."
"When you die, there is nothing." The wild Taoist said coldly, then changed his words and said, "I know what you are confused about."
Wen Xunpeng looked over, and the wild Taoist smiled and continued: "You don't have to be too doubtful about my lord's actions. My lord has the ability to observe people."
The meaning of this is very clear.
The wild Taoist saw what Wen Xunpeng was thinking, so he walked around with him, which was both a reminder and a warning.
Wen Xunpeng nodded: "I understand."
He did think so in his heart, and secretly felt that he was a little distracted. Even if his grandson had a secret, he should not explore it. This was a matter of course in Prince Qi's Mansion, but he still made this mistake now. Could it be that he was really magnanimous?