Before rescuing Chen Jisheng, he must first save his life, because in the notorious Jinyiwei Prison, people can die anytime and anywhere!
The so-called imperial prison, as the name suggests, is the prison where the emperor personally ordered the prisoner to be imprisoned. It is known as the "prison of the emperor".
Those who can be personally punished by the emperor are naturally not ordinary people. They are basically princes, ministers, senior officials of the six ministries, and generally small officials below the fourth rank are not qualified to come in!
The guilt and innocence of the prisoners here, whether they live or die, all depend on the emperor's word, and there is no need for a three-judge trial or a criminal trial.
Of course, the management is very strict. Even if you dare to wander around the gate of the prison, let alone the rest of the crowd, you will be taken down and punished, or even killed with a knife!
The crime is that he covets the forbidden land and is suspected of trying to rob the prison.
So when they saw Xiao Chen, Wen Shanchang and Wei Yuntian coming on horseback, the guards in golden clothes who were watching the door pulled out their swords without saying a word!
"Who is this person?" A man from a hundred households glared at Xiao Chen with raised eyebrows: "Are you seeking death if you dare to ride into the prison area on horseback?"
"Your grandma is blind! You don't even recognize me?" Wei Yuntian got off his horse and scolded with a smile.
"Yeah! Isn't this Mr. Wei from Xichang? Why do you always have time to come to this poor place!" The hundred households were startled, and when they took a closer look, it turned out to be Mr. Wei Yuntian from the new Xichang Thousand Households. !
He quickly came over and took the reins of his horse, showing a flattering smile.
Ordinarily, how many steps does it take to be promoted from an abandoned junior high school captain in the Jinyi Guards Division to the current hot-selling Xigong Editing Factory with thousands of households?
It's hard for others to say, but Wei Yuntian took one step and reached the sky in one step!
It's so cool to hang out with Brother Xiao!
Getting promoted and making a fortune, gaining both fame and fortune, is just a matter of minutes.
"If you say you are blind, you are really blind! Even if you don't know me, you don't even know our Lord Xiao?" Wei Yuntian walked up to Xiao Chen's horse and stretched out his arm to help him dismount.
"Xiao Xiaoxiao... Mr. Xiao?" That Baihu's face turned pale with fright. Is that the Mr. Xiao that I know?
The most talented person in the world who showed off his prowess at the Lantern Festival, defeating the awesome young prince Wanyan Pingqiu of the Jie Kingdom while chatting and laughing, and easily won five cities for Da Zhou?
The emperor personally conferred the title of Grand Eunuch Bingbi, the Third-grade Superintendent of Ceremonies, to Lord Xiao Chenxiao, who replaced the dead ghost Zhang Zifang and concurrently served as the Grand Eunuch in charge of Kunning Palace?
Eunuch Xiao, who took the lead in establishing the Kunning Palace Editing Factory according to the emperor's imperial decree and the queen's decree, and considered himself the leader of the eunuchs?
The ruthless character who single-handedly braved Cuiyun Tower and personally captured Liu Yunhai, the chief criminal of the imperial court, the leader of Qinglong Hall of Tianxuanhui?
I, the Commander-in-Chief of Jinyiwei, the Marquis of Pingyang, Zhu Xiaochuan, call him brother. I have military power in my hands, and the general Wu Zicheng, who commands the 30,000 Royal Forest Army, is my brother!
The emperor's favorite, the queen's confidant, everyone loved him in the palace, but who saw him as a confused celebrity outside?
Damn it, I can see a live one this time!
No, why are you so young?
Not daring to take a closer look, he quickly knelt down on the ground, kowtowed, and even called the villain blind, damn it!
"Hahaha, you guys have worked hard, get up quickly, we are all brothers, how can we say that we are not guilty?"
Xiao Chen waited for them to kowtow a few times and show off, then smiled and signaled that everyone could get up.
Wei Yuntian took out a large silver ingot worth fifty taels from his arms and threw it into the hands of the hundred households. "Master Xiao will reward you with a drink."
Hundreds of households burst into tears with joy and hurriedly thanked him and took it with both hands. They thought to themselves that although Eunuch Xiao was in a high and powerful position, he was approachable and extremely generous. The rumors were indeed true!
"Master Xiao, we are here because we want to meet someone, but we don't know if it's inconvenient?" Wei Yuntian asked loudly.
"Look at what Mr. Wei said! Others can't do it. Even if the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers come, it won't work! But our Eunuch Xiao, what else did he say? Come in quickly, it's very cold in spring outside..."
Like stars holding the moon, Xiao Chen was welcomed into the official office. He made tea and water snacks, greeted him with greetings, and after flattering him for a long time, he cautiously asked Eunuch Xiao who he wanted to see.
When I heard it was Chen Jisheng, he immediately grinned and shook his head, looking troubled.
"Why can't I see him?" Xiao Chen blew a sip of tea and asked lightly.
"Of course not, it's just that Mr. Chen Jisheng has a bad temper. He has been scolding people all day long since he came in. In addition to the emperor, he has scolded all the princes and ministers in the dynasty... Even to Eunuch Xiao, there are some words in his words. So a little offensive.”
When the hundred households saw that Xiao Chen seemed slightly unhappy, they were startled and quickly stood up to explain.
"Oh? He even scolded me?" After hearing this, Xiao Chen was not only not angry, but also felt a little proud. He felt that now he was very famous and important, otherwise Chen Jisheng would not have scolded him. .
"I don't scold you much." Baihu said hurriedly.
"What are you scolding me for?" Xiao Chen was very interested. He said that he was such a good person and he didn't seem to have any shortcomings.
"Hey! Let's just say that you are young and frivolous, arrogant and indiscreet. You are a little talented and can't learn to do serious things. You can only write some erotic words to please the emperor and the harem, so that those ignorant people and stupid scholars think that as long as If you can compose poetry, you will be able to achieve great success... It can be said to be a disaster for the country and the people, and it is a great crime."
Xiao Chen said in his heart, Mr. Chen, do you feel guilty for saying this?
Do you think I am happy to do this? Isn't it because you have no one in Zhou Dynasty and can't do Wanyan Pingqiu? That's why the emperor, queen and others are crying and begging me to take action?
With one person's power, I saved the face of Zhou Dynasty, showed off the national prestige, and also took back five cities... Don't you call this a disaster for the country and the people?
You can do it, but you can do some harm and let me see!
I miss you, I am a humble gentleman, a dignified man, excellent in both morals and studies, in both sex and art. I am a person who has all the advantages except for the shortcomings. You still scold me?
It shows that the emperor has not wronged you!
Moreover, even if you are imprisoned and facing death, no one will come out to intercede for you!
You are not being reasonable at all.
Believe it or not, I won’t save you?
"What else did you say?" Looking at Baihu's hesitant expression, there must be something even worse.
"Others... it's just his nonsense, it's nothing." Baihu's eyes were wandering, and it seemed that he was talking about some ugly and dirty words that he couldn't say out loud.
Really?
Is he dead now? If he's not dead, take me to see him. I want to ask him personally why he slandered me!
In order to prevent the guilty officials from escaping and to prevent outsiders from robbing the prison, the prisons in the imperial edict were all set underground and were extremely heavily defended, with one sentry every three steps and one post every five steps.
It's even colder and darker below, like hell.
Chen Jisheng was locked up alone in a cell at the end of the corridor. There was only a table with a broken inkstone on it, a few pieces of straw paper, and a bald brush.
There was a straw mat spread on the damp and cold ground next to it, with a tattered quilt piled on top. There was a toilet filled with feces and urine in the corner.
A biting stench went straight to his nose.
