The prison of the Imperial Inspectorate is nicknamed the "Death Sanatorium" in the aristocratic circle of the imperial capital. According to imperial law, the Inspectorate exercises the power to supervise the illegal behavior of imperial officials and nobles. The Inspectorate itself has the power of supervision and is responsible for collecting various criminal evidence.
, but does not have the final right to pronounce judgment.
As we all know, the Supervisory Office is actually divided into two parts: the outer hall and the inner hall. The outer hall is also responsible for publicly accepting various anonymous reports. It also leads a group of mysterious espionage personnel who are responsible for supervising the conduct of local officials across the empire. The inner hall is also responsible for publicly accepting various anonymous reports.
The hall is the real core place. After some important figures in the imperial capital fall, they are usually sent to the inner hall of the Supervisory Office for processing.
In other words, if you are just a local official the size of a sesame seed, even if you are guilty of treason, you are not qualified to enter the inner hall of the Supervisory Office. Those who can enter are either the prime minister, ministers of various ministries, or military officials.
As a member of the staff, without a certain level, you will never be able to enter this "death sanatorium".
The officialdom is ups and downs, and no one knows what will happen tomorrow. Often a powerful person who is the center of attention one day will become a prisoner the next day. And today's prisoner may be able to walk out of the Supervision Office with swagger if the news changes the next day.
In the prison, the officer was reinstated. Therefore, in the cells in the inner hall of the Supervisory Office, the distinguished prisoners detained here are actually treated with extremely preferential treatment. Except for the poor living conditions, other food, clothing and housing are provided.
Often the people in charge here try their best to satisfy them and open the door for convenience. After all, the prisoners here were all powerful and wealthy people before they came in, and no one dared to offend them rashly. Although they are in trouble now, maybe both of them can
As soon as the sky is over, go out. If you offend such a powerful person, the people in the cell here will suffer a lot.
Therefore, the prisoners held here are often very comfortable. It is even said that in addition to food and clothing, even if you want a woman, as long as you are willing to spend money, they can be sent to you.
In fact, everyone in the imperial capital knows this kind of unspoken rule. But the big bosses and senior officials in any department will turn a blind eye to this kind of thing. Because people always have bad luck, and maybe one day they will
If you are in trouble, you will fall into that place, not to mention that it is a boring thing to offend people, so why bother? The trick of an official is to avoid making unnecessary enemies.
Therefore, the prison in the inner hall of the Supervisory Office has good conditions and excellent treatment, and has even earned a reputation as a "sanitarium". However, the word "death" is also indispensable. Anyone who can enter here is a serious felon. After all, it is a sanatorium.
After that, you can go home and continue to be a powerful person, or you can go directly to the execution ground... It depends on each person's destiny.
Du Wei had heard about these things before coming to the inner prison of the Supervisory Office, but when he actually saw them, he realized that they were not as exaggerated as the rumors outside said.
The Imperial Supervisory Office is located in the south of the city. In the Imperial City, which is surrounded by tall buildings, the Supervisory Office is only made up of a large number of low-rise buildings with three or four floors, and a small road that is not wide and very deep.
There is not enough sunshine, but the green pine trees on both sides give the environment a slightly gloomy atmosphere. The gate of the Supervision Office is not grandly built, but on the contrary, it smells a bit old and decayed. Especially the gate.
The open space next to it was specially used to park carriages. It was so small that it was almost chilly.
Which of the official offices in the imperial capital is not built with grandeur and majesty? As the imperial state-level general inspection office, the parking lot is so small that it can only accommodate three or five carriages at most.
But it’s understandable: OK. Which noble would run here without any trouble?
After the coup, the Supervisory Office imprisoned many wealthy and aristocratic ministers who participated in the coup. Although there was no rebellion on the spot, many people belonging to the eldest prince's party who were dug out afterwards were also invited by the Supervisory Office.
Drink tea here. This makes the originally gloomy Inspectorate a little more popular. The soldiers standing guard at the door are members of the Guards Corps drawn from around the imperial capital, and they all have murderous looks on their faces.
Du Wei was made a hereditary duke by the regent. And after the coup, he had so many glorious palace titles hung on his head, such as palace magic consultant, great scholar, great astrologer, etc., counting now, he
He is almost the most popular person in the entire imperial capital. Such a person came to the Supervision Office. The leader of the Supervision Office, the Supervisory Minister, was not there. I don’t know if he deliberately avoided it. Only Robosky, a steward in the inner hall, was allowed to come.
The baron came out with people to welcome him.
Du Wei rode a white horse, followed by two red palace magicians and two inner court guards given to him by Prince Chen. He sat on the horse and glanced at the people from the Supervision Office who came out in front of him. He turned over and got down.
He got off the horse and handed the whip to the attendant, with a sincere look on his face: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Roboski."
"The Duke is here today..." As a figure in the Supervisory Office, Roboski has been welcoming and sending people to and from the Office for many years. Naturally, he has been in the officialdom for a long time and has become a mature figure. He was speculating in his mind and trying to find out.
: "Could it be that the regent has something..."
"No." Du Wei shook his head and gave the other party a reassuring look: "I'm here for a private matter. I want to meet Count Raymond."
Robosky immediately understood what he meant. Who in the imperial capital didn’t know the identity of this new Duke? Now it was expected that he would come to visit his father. Robosky quickly dispersed
The entourage personally led someone to lead Du Wei inside.
The prison in the inner hall looks like a shrunken castle made of huge rocks from a distance, only about three stories high. It is said that the origin of this castle is also quite interesting.
Before the Roland Empire unified the continent, the imperial capital was still the capital of a small and medium-sized country in the middle of the continent. The Dalao Castle in the Supervisory Office was originally the palace of that small country. However, later, Emperor Aragon established the empire to unify the continent, and the imperial capital was located here.
In addition, a majestic palace was built in the city. This small palace, which was originally used to destroy the country, was naturally abandoned. Moreover, when the walls of the imperial capital were built, due to lack of stone, half of the small palace was demolished. Most of the palace was demolished.
The stones were all filled up on the walls of the imperial capital. The remaining half was not demolished. Later, it was seen that the small palace that destroyed the country was so solid that it simply became the prison of the Supervisory Office.
It was once the royal palace of a country, but now it has become a place where prisoners are imprisoned. The dramatic changes in history are really touching.
The castle made of gray boulders has a rich and calm atmosphere from the outside. When you walk in, you immediately feel a hint of coolness. The thick and hard boulders completely block the heat of the sun.
The interior of the castle is full of eerie feeling. The oil lamps on both sides add to the chill.
Duwei's boots trampled on the cold rocks. As Baron Robosky walked up the steps, a huge iron gate was in front of him. Several fully armed warriors in armor. Holding axes and guns, a lookout next to him
There were archers patrolling the stage, and not far away was a group of fully armed soldiers. It was obvious that the guards were still very tight.
The iron gate slowly rose. Baron Robosky led Duwei inside, up two flights of steps, and walked into a corridor to the left. The corridors in this old castle were all filled with thick and solid materials.
The cold boulders are just rooms in the corridor. The doors are all solid but fully sealed iron gates. There is only a small opening left on each door, which can barely allow some food to be brought in every day.
"Count Raymond has a different identity. I have already arranged a spacious single room for him." Robosky knew that he was about to take pictures of Duwei, the new Duke's horse, and introduced him repeatedly: "My lord, Count Raymond, I
We knew each other at the beginning, and of course he won't suffer much if he is here now. I have three delicious meals a day, and afternoon tea is served every day. The earl has been in a good mood these two days.
He just doesn't like to talk much. He just sits in his room and reads books every day. Yesterday, he asked me to send him a set of "General History of the Mainland". At this time, he should have just had afternoon tea and is reading..."
Du Wei sighed, looked at the supervisor of the Supervision Office, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Lord Baron."
As he was turning a corridor, Du Wei suddenly stopped. He heard a short female chuckle faintly coming from an iron door passing by. The laughter was charming and unrestrained, with a heavy tone to it.
The smell of dust.
Robosky naturally heard this sound. His face was a little ugly at the moment. Although everyone was well aware of the hidden rules of the inner court, after all, Du Wei in front of him was the new Duke, and this half-man
The boy from Earth probably doesn't understand the trick yet. If he tells it in front of the Regent after he goes back...
Thinking of this, Roboski was covered in cold sweat, and he couldn't help secretly regretting that he shouldn't have accepted the five hundred gold coins from the prisoner in this room, and found him a red card from Fengyue Circle in the south of the city. But in fact, this
Needless to say, the overnight fee for a red-brand prostitute was only three hundred, and Robosky himself took two hundred from it.
Du Wei just smiled softly and said leisurely: "It seems that the rumors are indeed true, and this 'death sanatorium' is also worthy of its name." He pointed at the iron door that made a woman's voice and said with a smile: "Who is locked up here?
grown ups?"
"Yes..." Robosky wiped his cold sweat and said, "It's General Longbottom."
Du Wei originally asked casually, but when Roboski answered the name, he couldn't help but think about it, and he thought: "General Longbottom? Is he still locked up here?"
Although Du Wei did not have a deep understanding of the aristocratic circle in the imperial capital, he had heard of the name "Longbottom".
Speaking of which, this person can be considered an anomaly.
The empire originally fought an expedition war across the desert in the northwest with foreign races twenty years ago. After wasting people and money, it won a "tragic victory". The plan to eradicate the enemy was blocked by the temple, making the war victorious but meaningless.
, and also laid a root of disaster for the empire.
After that, the empire stationed 20,000 cavalry all year round on the alien grasslands behind the northwest desert. Those 20,000 cavalry really cost countless gold coins to pile up every year, because there was a desert in the middle of the empire, and the 20,000 troops hung alone outside. Every year
The supplies and equipment replacement, etc., all cost several times the price. The empire's finances almost use the financial resources to support a legion to maintain 20,000 cavalry every year.
And this General Longbottom, seven or eight years ago, was the commander-in-chief of the 20,000 cavalry. Speaking of this man's weirdness, it is really a bit emotional. This guy was born in a low-class noble family (really rich)
Who of the powerful nobles would be willing to be sent to that hellish place on the alien grassland behind the desert to serve as an official?), relying on his true skills to become a commanding officer, but there was no war in the mainland. He was finally sent to the northwest
He went to command the 20,000 "high-priced cavalry".
From then on, this guy got a series of nicknames: butcher, executioner, madman, lecherous general, etc.
Speaking of his abilities, he is really good at riding horses, fighting and commanding troops. And his character makes people laugh and cry: this person is greedy for money and lustful. He is also greedy and has an extreme and irritable personality. Can you do something...
You could say he was arbitrary and reckless, but you could also say he was decisive.
In short, a certain big shot in the military later made an evaluation of him that was surprisingly appropriate and gave him a nickname: General Two Hundred and Five.
Even Du Wei had heard of several famous deeds of General Longbottom. Originally, the 20,000 cavalry he led were to intimidate the aliens on the grassland. However, they were not allowed to easily conflict with the aliens on weekdays, but this guy actually took over the grassland.
The leader of one of the foreign tribes bribed him with 300 gold, and then took 3,000 people to help him wipe out another tribe that night. Afterwards, several tribes on the grassland united to seek justice, and he actually changed hands and killed the other tribe.
The tribe that bribed them was sold. They turned their guns and helped other tribes to wipe out the tribe that bribed them. As a result, they got a lot of benefits, including more than 5,000 cattle and sheep.
.Nearly all of his soldiers had a new set of coats made of cow and sheep fur.
As a result, the incident broke out and caused a lot of diplomatic troubles for the empire. Many of the big guys above really hated this troublesome 250. However, no one really wanted to go to that shabby place in the northwest, even for a while.
If someone replaces him, he can only stay there.
There is another thing: because there is a desert in the middle, the imperial military's support for the 20,000 cavalry often cannot be delivered on time. When the horses are replaced in a certain year, the 20,000 cavalry have 500 old horses that need to be replaced.
, but the Imperial Army delayed for three months with no news. General Longbottom was so angry that he immediately led five thousand people, pretending to be horse thieves, and swept through two tribes on the edge of the grassland overnight and robbed hundreds of horses.
Good horse. He killed a tribe of 2,000 people and left no chickens or dogs behind. He also took back thousands of their cattle and sheep that could be taken away. Those that could not be taken away were slaughtered and burned on the spot!
"I will never leave a hair for those barbarians." (These are his original words).
This was a robbery disguised as a horse thief. He had done it more than once, and was nicknamed "Leave no chicken or dog behind." What was most unacceptable to the gentlemen in the imperial capital was that he actually condoned his subordinates' prostitution.
Originally, it was normal for Qiu Ba, a soldier with a bad name, to find prostitutes to vent his feelings on weekdays, but this guy was able to do such unseemly things openly. His most glorious time was when he brought thousands of people with him.
He rummaged through the desert and emptied out several brothels in a small town on the edge. All the bitches inside were kept by him for three days. Thousands of people made a great noise in that small town, and even fought with the local guards.
The army fought several battles.
To put it in the words of this 250-year-old: "All soldiers are men, men, they die like birds in the sky! Damn, they are all miserable on the grassland. They have not moved back home for several years. They have been around all their lives.
I have never touched a woman, is there such a fucking place for people to serve as soldiers? All my subordinates are dead men, the military doesn’t care about the lower body, I do!”
When this man was here, the 20,000 men under his command almost believed in him like a god. They dared to break through mountains of swords and seas of fire with a single pointed spear. These people were almost half bandits and half soldiers in the northwest. On one occasion, some members of a large tribe even
The chief was getting married to his daughter. After hearing this, the lecherous general intercepted the bride-seeing procession halfway. Regardless of local customs, he flashed his saber and made sure to see what the bride looked like.
According to local customs, a girl should not be seen before she gets married. However, this lecherous general did not care and forcibly tore off the girl's veil. After looking at the girl, he left a sentence: "Damn, her face is pockmarked.
My concubine is as smart as I am." After saying that, he led the others and walked away.
Afterwards, the marriage between the two tribes did not succeed, and the bride whose face was looked at was returned and was unable to marry from then on. It also almost caused a fight between the two tribes. The bride's natal tribe brought men and horses
To settle a score with this lecherous general, he dared to lead his men in formation on the grassland to confront them for a day and night in the face of tens of thousands of people.
Finally, someone from the tribe came to negotiate and reprimanded the 250-year-old general face to face for violating the customs of the grassland tribe. The general curled his lips and said, "Isn't it just a look at my face? Let's do this, this pockmarked girl. Others don't want her.
I want it! Send it to my camp, I will marry her!"
At that time, the 250-year-old general actually said in front of the envoy sent by the other tribe:
"Damn it, from now on I will look at her face during the day, strip her naked and look at her body at night, and look at her however you want! If I get tired of looking at her, I can still vent my anger. From now on, I'll give her a spanking in the morning, and a spanking at noon and night.
.If you have nothing to do in the evening, let’s have a good snack! Humph, what’s so great about it!”
In this way, he took in a house of concubines.
Speaking of the deeds of this 250-year-old general, there are many more. At that time, Du Wei almost read them as legendary novels. When he saw the end, people like Du Wei couldn't help but sigh.
Where is this two hundred and five? He is simply a talent!! He kills, robs and is greedy on the grassland. He seems to be rude and greedy, but in fact he is doing something to rule by division! Stealing the bride is destroying the relationship between the big tribes.
The marriage, and marrying him, is even more meaningful... not to mention that he is definitely a good commander in the army!
Such a talent, such a talent!
But in the end, the 250-year-old general was unlucky. Not only did he rob his troops, but he also robbed the empire's caravan! Just about eight years ago, he led his men to rob a famous caravan on the mainland. That caravan
He crossed the desert with dozens of carts of goods, but was robbed by him before entering the grassland. All the dozens of carts of goods were lost. He also killed more than 200 people. Once this matter was revealed, no one spoke to him anymore.
.
However, after Du Wei saw this paragraph later, he learned from some places that the caravan that General 250 robbed was all metal ore!
There are no mountains or minerals on the grassland! Cattle and sheep can be self-sufficient in food, clothing, and clothing, but warriors' swords, guns, and weapons cannot grow from the grassland, nor can they be born from the cattle and sheep! Therefore, the most lacking thing on the grassland is iron tools!
The caravan that the 250-year-old general robbed was vaguely a caravan belonging to a large noble family in the court. For his own personal gain, he actually dared to sell iron to those prairie wolves!
It is said that these 250 generals robbed this kind of caravan not once or twice. They finally provoked some nobles in the imperial capital, and they were demoted and taken back to the imperial capital for trial. Du Wei didn't know what happened after that.
, this 250-year-old genius probably died unjustly.
But I didn’t expect that this guy is still locked up in the Supervision Office, and he still has money to visit prostitutes...
Baron Robeschi saw that Du Wei had been stunned for such a long time after hearing the name of Lombardo, the 250th General. He was the guard here, and of course he knew that this 250th General had offended a lot.
The nobleman is still alive today because after he was captured, his 20,000 cavalrymen caused trouble. Moreover, one of his wives was the daughter of a tribal chief on the grassland, and he spent large sums of gold on the officialdom of the imperial capital.
, this saved the life of this 250-year-old general, but he was neither tried nor released, and he has been locked up like this for so many years.
Look at the young Duke... Could it be that among the nobles that General 250 offended back then, there was also the Luo Lin family?
"This... Your Majesty the Duke?"
Finally, a smile appeared on Duwei's face, dispelling Baron Robosky's concerns: "Oh, it's okay."
Du Wei shook his head, and after taking only two steps, he suddenly stopped. Then he turned around, glanced at the iron door, thought for a moment, and said, "By the way, what does General Longbottom like most in his daily life?"
"Like it?" Baron Roboski was stunned for a moment, thinking what else could this guy like? Good food, good drinks, and women...other than that, nothing else.
Du Wei is such a smart person. He guessed it just by looking at the other person's expression. He thought for a moment and suddenly said: "By the way, I don't know about these situations... If you find someone like the one who is accompanying General Longbottom now...
How much does it cost to breed a woman per night?”
"Huh?" Roboski almost stared out of his eyes... Could it be that the Duke became lustful after hearing the bitch inside snorted? Damn it, grandma, if this can be done,
There is a newly popular Grand Duke. I will let my daughter go to the Duke’s house tonight and hum every day! If I can get close to this Grand Duke, my future is bright!
With distracting thoughts in his mind, he quickly said: "It won't cost much...five hundred...ah no, three hundred! If you throw out three hundred gold coins, the girl inside will have to stay with you for a whole day."
three hundred?
Du Wei raised his eyebrows. Although these 800 gold coins were a huge sum of money for ordinary people, Du Wei seemed to be very cheap. Apart from other things, Prince Chen took him outside the imperial capital city.
The ecstasy cave where the real nobles gathered easily cost tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of gold coins.
In comparison, these three hundred gold coins can be considered a relatively "public" consumption level.
Du Wei smiled: "What about a better one?" Since it's a favor, it might as well be a bigger one.
Robosky was in a cold sweat. Unexpectedly, at this moment, the young Duke would talk to him about the price of these romantic affairs. He said tremblingly: "This, sir, the south of the city is no better than other places. The south of the city is the gathering place for civilians."
In this area, the expenses in this area are not much higher. The red card goblins in several famous places in the south of the city can only spend a night at the top of 800 yuan. But if it is in the north of the city, then even more.
Adding a zero is not enough." After a pause, Roboski swallowed hard and said, "But this General Longbottom is weird. He doesn't like those real delicate fairies.
He likes the low-priced ones. He said that when you go to prostitutes, you have to be open-minded, hot and unrestrained. Most of the high-priced prostitutes are...well, what is he talking about...oh, show off! He
He said that the more expensive the person, the more pretentious he was. He would throw out a lot of gold coins before even touching his hand. It wouldn't be much fun if he had to pull her to the bed to do it... So... He also said that I am here for whoring, not for the obedience.
Saint..."
Du Wei almost laughed so hard that he held his stomach. He said loudly: "Wonderful man! Wonderful man!"
After saying that, Duwei pointed to the door and lowered his voice and said: "Baron Robosky, from today on, you will feed Baron Longbottom with good food and drink. As for the woman, you will give me a
Go to the south of the city, um, according to the general's preference, find ten or eight, and then send one in every two days." After a pause, he said: "Tomorrow I will send someone to send you 20,000 gold coins first.
Come on, come find me when you're done."
Robosky's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but have a strange expression on his face. He turned back and took a deep look at the big iron gate, thinking: This 250-year-old general must be lucky, and I don't know how he got there.
Who knew this red young grand duke?
Just as he was thinking about how to think of a way to return the two hundred gold coins that he had used to hack Longbottom, he would not dare to offend such a person when he became prosperous in the future... Before hesitating, Du Wei had already walked to the front and turned around and said:
"Come on, Baron Robeschi, take me to see my father."
