The prison cell of the Criminal Department was located outside the palace and was heavily guarded. The troops here were far stronger than Yu Si's.
The soldiers here are all carefully selected strong soldiers.
The sky, which was still sunny, suddenly turned dark and drizzled.
The smell of the Prison Department's prison is the dampness after the rain combined with the smell of blood.
The entire cell was very dark, with only a few kerosene lamps on both sides shining faintly.
When blown by the wind, two lamps were extinguished.
There is no sunshine here all year round, and even the air is turbid. A normal person wouldn't be able to stand it for a while.
Most of the people detained here are officials who have made mistakes.
As long as you are imprisoned in this prison of the Ministry of Punishment, it will be difficult to get out.
It turned out that there was not only the smell of dampness and blood, but also the smell of death.
Several officials wearing scarlet official uniforms and several jailers with long knives at their waists came over.
The sound of crisp footsteps sounded in the cell, causing the prisoners in the cell to hold their dirty hands tightly on the iron fence, and one hand was about to reach out to grab the clothes of one of the officials, telling them. own injustice.
Upon seeing the dirty hands stretched out by the prisoners, several guards with long knives on their waists stepped forward and pulled out the knives in their hands.
"Back off!"
After the guards shouted, the prisoners had no choice but to stop their hands and looked at the officials with aggrieved eyes.
Several jailers led the way, and several officials walked behind.
No one said a word.
After walking, I came to the cell where Yu Si officials were detained.
Because there were more than a dozen Yusi officials, and they were afraid that they would get together and cause trouble, they were divided into several cells.
The leader seems to be the warden of the Penal Department Prison.
"Shang Shu, Guo Yushi, Cen Shangshu, that's it." Dian Yu said.
His surname was Wu and his given name was Lang. He was from Zhangping County, Mozhang Province. His face seemed to be surrounded by a beard, and his complexion was yellow. Not only his body but also his hands were very strong.
As soon as they heard the sound, the Yusi officials who were imprisoned in the cell stood up quickly, hurried to the iron bars, and shouted that they were wronged.
Seeing that the two officials were brought, Guo Xingwen, the Minister of Punishment, smiled slightly and said: "Shang Shu Cen and Yu Shi Guo, since they are here, Guo will leave first. If there is anything, you can summon Wu Dianyu or Guo. "
"good."
Cen Shangshu and Guo Yushi smiled slightly, and after returning the courtesy of Guo Xingwen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, they began to speak.
"Cen Shangshu, what are you going to do with this...?" Guo Yushi asked.
Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, smiled slightly and looked at Guo Kang, the Censor of Zuodu, with a smile on his face: "Aren't you the Censor of Zuodu? Censor Guo should know this best. Why are you asking about Cen? Hahaha. "
Hearing what Cen Shangshu said, Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, smiled slightly.
Indeed, in the past few days, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Revenue, has been almost all investigating the case. Although he is also investigating the case, the intensity of the investigation is not as strong as that of Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Revenue. If he continues like this, I am afraid he will laugh at him in the future.
At this time, Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, smiled slightly and took the initiative.
"Okay, let Guo come for interrogation." After saying that, Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, waved his hand: "Wu Dianyu, open it."
After hearing this, the warden Wu Lang took the key and unlocked it.
The iron chain knocked on the iron door, making a crisp sound. After a while, the door opened, and several jailers stood guarding it.
As soon as he saw Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, walking in, Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan began to plead for mercy.
"Guo Yushi! Let us out! That booklet is really not a forgery!"
Several petty officials around him said helpfully: "Yes, we were wronged."
Seeing that Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, did not agree and seemed not to believe him at all, Yu Sibai Gaoyuan directed his words to Cen Wenxing, the minister of household affairs.
"Guo Yushi. It's all him! It's him!" Yu Sibai Gaoyuan looked at Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, and continued: "This book has official records every day, how can it be forged?! He must have been unable to find out, and he didn’t want to ruin his reputation, so he deliberately forged the book to frame us!”
"Yes! We were wronged!" the petty officials around shouted.
Listening to Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan's words and looking at the look from Zuodu Yushi Guo Kang, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, became a little angry.
"What a lie! This booklet was obviously the one you gave to me that day! Yushi Guo has witnessed it, so why did I frame you!"
After saying that, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, was still upset. He showed the several booklets and the words he had written a few days ago in front of several officials, and explained how he determined that they were forgeries.
After explaining, the Yusi officials didn't believe a word of it. Even Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, had the slightest suspicion about Cen Wenxing, the minister of household affairs.
Seeing this situation, continuing like this is not an option. Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, asked Cen Wenxing, the minister of household affairs.
"Cen Shangshu, do you see...?"
After hearing this, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, looked at several Yusi officials with a pair of angry eyes: "Since I took office, I have not taken advantage of the court or the people. What I have done is all for the people of Damo. Since several If you don’t believe it, then I can’t do anything.”
"In my opinion, let's take action on Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan, who is taking the lead in making trouble, making lies, and slandering me."
After saying this, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, did not hesitate for a moment. He looked at Wu Dianjiu on the side and ordered: "Wu Dianjiu, pull him down and interrogate him severely!"
"Yes. Cen Shangshu." After answering, Wu Dianyu glanced at him, and several jailors walked in, grabbed Yu Sibai Gaoyuan tightly, and dragged him out.
"Cen Wenxing! You piece of shit! You're slandering your subordinates! You'll get the best of you!"
He was arrogantly scolding Cen Wenxing, the minister of household affairs, but he was shouting injustice from behind.
"What an injustice! What an injustice!"
After being wronged all the way, Yu Sibai Gaoyuan was taken to the torture chamber.
This place can be said to be the paradise that prisoners fear most; here, there are various torture instruments, almost comparable to those of the secret guards; here, it is the nightmare of many prisoners.
Cen Shangshu and Guo Yushi followed and also came to the execution room.
Before he even got close to the execution room, he could already hear the screams of pain from the prisoners being tortured. When he entered the execution room, the screams of pain made him miserable.
The little heart of Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, couldn't bear the shouting, and he didn't dare to look at it.
I saw that Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan was directly tied to the wood of a cross, waiting to be tortured.
"Cen Wenxing! You are so clever! What a clever trick!" Yu Sibai Gaoyuan was still shouting.
Listening to Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan's words, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, wanted to cut off his head with a knife, but he was still involved in the case and could not cut it off in advance.
"Guo Yushi, why don't you come and torture...?" Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, smiled slightly and was a little scared.
Looking at the appearance of Cen Wenxing, the minister of household affairs, Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, had already seen it.
Guo Yushi smiled slightly, walked over, looked at the iron plate being placed in the furnace, and then looked at Yu Sibai Gaoyuan who looked unafraid, smiled, and said teasingly: "You should be tough. , I haven’t tried this thing yet. You’re lucky.”
After saying that, Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, picked up the red-hot iron and approached Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan.
Looking at such a bright red soldering iron, Yu Sibai Gaoyuan panicked.
His body was shaking, and his face showed no reluctance.
However, it's not up to you whether you want to do this or not unless you tell the truth.
All of a sudden, the iron was pressed against Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan's chest.
"Bah!"
After a sound, white smoke billowed upwards, and Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan was burned to the point of screaming.
"ah!"
A shout drowned out the shouts of the other prisoners in the torture cell.
Seeing that his voice was louder than his own, the other prisoners who were being tortured were confused.
"Bai Gaoyuan. How effective is this instrument of torture?"
Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, smiled slightly and looked at the burnt wound.
At this time, Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan was so hot that he was sweating all over. He had never experienced such a bitter taste.
"You are slandering the official! What the official has done is worthy of the people of the court. It is slander!" Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan was very dissatisfied.
Listening to Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan's words, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs who dared not look directly at the side, smiled slightly and said: "If I really slandered you...then I will not serve as an official, and wouldn't it be nice to live in seclusion and escape from the world?"
Yu Sibai Gaoyuan hesitated at what Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, said. After a moment, he still said firmly: "Okay! Then you just wait until this official is dismissed. Let's see how long you can succeed."
Looking at Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan's appearance in front of him, Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, smiled.
"Bai Gaoyuan, Master Cen has spoken, why don't you actually recruit him?"
Listening to the words of Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu in front of him, Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan still looked arrogant and domineering.
"There is no lie in what I said. In short, even if you burn me hundreds of times and kill me, I will never admit it. The book must have been forged by him, Cen Wenxing!"
Seeing that Yu Sibai Gaoyuan didn't recognize him, Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, was at a loss. For a moment, he didn't know whose words were true and who were false.
"Cen Shangshu, this..."
Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, looked at Cen Wenxing, the minister of household affairs, with a bewildered face.
Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, waved.
Although he didn't say a word, Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, understood what it meant.
Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, looked at the torture instruments on the table. There were so many kinds of torture instruments.
"Which one is better to play?" Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, said to himself, looking at the instruments of torture.
Listening to Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan's words, Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan was already trembling in his heart, but his face still showed a strong look.
After choosing for a while, Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, fell in love with a torture instrument.
This torture instrument is full of all kinds of barbs, which are very sharp and grow all over a wooden stick.
"That's it."
After saying that, Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, carefully lifted up the torture instrument and looked at Bai Gaoyuan with a smile on his face.
A moment!
"ah!"
A long scream sounded in the prison.
