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 prison in my impression. The private prison here is a courtyard, with a main room and 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 only a few people!
"Mr. Lu!" A guard came over. He looked about seventeen or eighteen years old and seemed familiar.
The wild Taoist pointed and said: "This is Qin Ying, the eldest son of Captain Qin. 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, it is Jane who 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's childish face was extremely serious: "Mr. Lu, there is no reason that 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 solemnly."
"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 house and Taisun have secrets, but should I really understand these secrets?
When he reached the fifth room, it was no longer an empty room. There was a person 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 forgive 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 fine. 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 and asked casually against the gray and gloomy sky: "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? ?”
"Be honest and tell the bribe, the whole story of the other party, the name and address, and there may be a way to survive."
"Otherwise, it will be too late to regret!"
Wen Xunpeng listened silently, and already understood, this person got the oil and water from the business?
Whether this matter is big or small, because he is in charge, there may be more than one person involved. Being locked up here may also be a reflection, but if we don’t talk about the people who colluded, the nature of the matter has changed. This is a clique. Fight against the Taisun Mansion, and even be 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 more pityful. Not everyone understood the key, and it is estimated that the steward did not 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 always have luck in mind, and even deceive His Highness Taisun to be kind."
"Xiao Qin, you were originally the son of Xiao Cheng of the Prince's Mansion. Your father died at the time, 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."
"You buy and sell vegetables and grains, and 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 involved just by letting you?"
Hearing this, Xiao Qin knew something was wrong and knelt down quickly: "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 determined. For this little money and your wife, you dare to betray me?"
"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 has betrayed his master, to have any luck? Come, take him, for his father's sake, give him a whole body, and seal him in the snow." "
"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, I will only punish you with a sudden death. Your mother and wife will not lack a ration."
With a wave of his hand, the wild man 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's heart shuddered, and his eyes fell on the place in front of him that he had not yet reached, thinking to himself: "Could it be that the people locked up in front are all this kind?"
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 can be said to be 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 found that although there was a lock, it was actually locked, 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 little more basic.
But the temperature in the room was not too cold, and the hygiene was okay. There was only one person in the room. The 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 minister. 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, took a look, and said to the person carrying the food box.
The servant immediately carried the food box in, opened the food box very considerately, and laid out 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 aside. He walked in, looked down at Benxuan who was sitting cross-legged there, and asked: "Bianxuan, can you plead guilty?"
This is not the first time I have asked him. Benxuan 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 my grandson."
Wen Xunpeng stood watching and listening. At this moment, he understood what happened.
"In the Vice Minister's Mansion, something happened that day where the saint appeared in the daytime, the gods and men paid homage, and the dragon threw himself into his arms."
"Now it seems like a good omen, 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 appeared at that time heard that it was golden. Could it be Brahma?"
Wen Xunpeng was so alert, 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 leeway, but that did not mean he was overly benevolent. He never hesitated 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 the grandson, it is an unforgivable crime to make one's own decisions and use the technique of Nightmare Suppression. If everyone learns it, how can it be okay?"
Wen Xunpeng was confused and didn't understand some of the points. After hearing Bianxuan's answer, the wild 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 carry out the nightmare 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 wild Taoist 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 coldness. 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 a man. 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 confused about my lord's behavior. My lord has the ability to observe people."
The meaning of this statement 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 investigate it. This was a matter of course in Prince Qi's Mansion, but now he still makes this mistake. Could it be that he is really magnanimous? , will it make people push themselves further?
Did you even cross the line without knowing it?
(End of chapter)
