Those who can go to the Sky Prison are either death row inmates who have committed serious crimes or those who have been wrongfully imprisoned.
The person in charge of this matter together with Lu Feng was Qian Ke, the Minister of Punishment.
According to the information Lu Feng had, although Qian Ke was greedy for money, he was also afraid of death. He sat all the way from a junior official to the position of Minister of Justice, which also shows that he has certain abilities.
As for whether it is the ability to bribe or the ability to do office work, that remains to be seen.
The next day, Lu Feng put on his official uniform and rode a carriage to Tianlao.
Qian Ke, the Minister of Punishment, had already been waiting at the door of the prison. When Lu Feng walked over, the short Qian Ke immediately greeted him.
With a smile on his face, he said: "Qian Ke, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, has met Mr. Lu."
"Hey, Master Qian came so early, I feel ashamed."
"No, no, the official has just arrived, Mr. Lu, don't worry."
Lu Feng naturally knew how to deal with these officials in the officialdom. After the two exchanged pleasantries, they stepped into the prison.
There is no sunlight all year round in the Tianlao, which is gloomy and depressing. Even the air is a bit turbid than outside.
From time to time, the guards' whippings and curses and the prisoners' screams could be heard in the ears, and even the timid people did not dare to find out.
Lu Feng calmly walked to the target cell with Qian Ke talking and laughing.
"Master Lu is young and promising. To be recognized by His Majesty at such a young age and to take on such an important responsibility is to say that he is a genius. It makes this junior official who has been struggling for half his life really ashamed."
"What are you talking about, Mr. Qian? Officials, big and small, all serve His Majesty. I should learn more about being an official from Mr. Qian."
"Don't dare."
"Hey, Mr. Qian, please don't be humble."
After talking, Qian Ke had a better impression of Lu Feng.
"Sir, we're here." The jailer leading the way stopped and turned around and said.
"Open the door." Lu Feng ordered him.
There was a sound of unlocking, and then the cell door was opened.
I saw a half-dead man lying on the spot in a dark and damp cell. The prison uniform on his body had changed from white to dirty black. His hair was disheveled and he was looking at the ceiling with dull eyes.
The jailer came forward with a water and fire stick and stabbed him, shouting: "Get up, the Censor and the Punishment Department are here to see you."
The man ignored the jailer's scolding and made no reaction.
"Master Lu, I think this person has been in the prison for a long time and has lost his mind."
Lu Feng did not take Qian Ke's words. He took out the relevant information about this person from his sleeve and started reading.
"Wang Zhong, a native of Ma County, Haozhou, was the former head of the Ministry of War. He became an official in the first year of Kaiping and had no criminal record. On April 5, the third year of Anqi, he was exposed for taking advantage of his position to secretly sell arms and collude with foreign enemies. He was arrested and imprisoned. The whole family was exiled to the North. On June 1st, they encountered horse bandits on the way to the North, and no one was spared."
Anqi is the reign name of the emperor who was just buried, and Kaiping is the reign name of his father when he was in power.
However, both their reigns were short-lived, with the former serving for seven years and the latter for six years.
Wang Zhong originally had no reaction when he heard the first half of what Lu Feng said, but when he heard the second part, Gujing Wubo's face instantly turned red and he said angrily:
"What's wrong with me? I performed my duties as an official and was honest, but I was framed by a traitor. The dog emperor trusted villains, was stupid and incompetent, and caused my family to die miserably in a foreign country."
"Even if I die, I will turn into a ghost and come back to find him."
When he shouted, Qian Ke cursed: "Hongzhang, how dare you offend your late Majesty like this."
"Hahahaha, the Dog Emperor is dead?? It's a good death. As long as he is around, the people will suffer."
No matter Qian Ke snatched the fire and water stick from the jailer's hand and beat him, Wang Zhong still laughed heartily.
He added: "Let me guess, after the Dog Emperor dies, which of his incompetent sons will succeed in taking over and continue to harm the country."
"The eldest prince is that piece of trash? The second prince is that idiot, or the third prince is that piece of trash addicted to alcohol and sex."
Lu Feng took a step forward and reached out to grab the water and fire stick that Qian Ke was swinging up and down.
Qian Ke didn't expect Lu Feng to be so strong, "Master Lu?"
"Master Qian, let me talk to him."
As he spoke, Lu Feng knelt down, looked directly into Wang Zhong's cloudy eyes, and said word by word:
"Everything you guessed is wrong. The Queen Mother He is the emperor now."
Wang Zhong thought he heard it wrong, "Say it again."
Tianlao is already blocked by information, so it is normal to not be aware of what is happening in the outside world.
"I said, today is the first female emperor of my country, and women will not be inferior to men. My coming here this time is based on His Majesty's will, and I want to restore the innocence of you loyal ministers who have been framed."
"Hahahaha...the female emperor...hahahaha."
Wang Zhong looked like he was crazy and laughed again and again.
They laughed until they burst into tears, and then slowly stopped.
"Who are you?"
"Me?" Lu Feng stood up, his eyes blazing, "I am your Majesty's personal censor, responsible for your unjust case."
"How can you, a yellow-haired boy, be able to become a censor? Looking at it this way, the current court is still rubbish."
Lu Feng didn't feel angry after hearing this, "Whatever you think, just know that I'm here to help you."
"Hmph! Go away, I don't need your fake mercy."
"Yeah?"
Lu Feng walked around him and said to himself:
"That's right. You're used to living here, so it's normal if you don't want to go out. It's understandable for a middle-aged man who was framed by an adulterer and whose family died tragically. Now he has hope for revenge but has no fighting spirit."
As he spoke, Lu Feng walked out of the cell.
"Let's go, Mr. Qian, don't waste my precious time here, wouldn't it be better to give it to those in need?"
"Wait a minute." Wang Zhong called to Lu Feng.
"Why, does the prisoner have anything else to say?"
"I think about revenge for my family all the time. You can insult me, but you are not allowed to slander my desire for revenge."
"Oh! Why, you can't even get out of this door now, why are you talking to me?"
Wang Zhong was speechless immediately.
After a moment, he spoke again:
"Didn't you say you were here to help me?"
Lu Feng came back with a smile, "A man is a man who can bend and stretch. It seems that Mr. Wang also understands this truth."
Mr. Wang's words made Wang Zhong feel extremely emotional.
Looking at the young man in front of him, Wang Zhong actually had the idea that this young man would do great things in the future.
"Okay, now that the communication is over, I will ask the jailer to bring you paper and pen to write a pleading for yourself later. I will act impartially and give you a clean slate."
Finally, he also ordered the jailer to improve Wang Zhong's food in prison.
"Master Lu."
Wang Zhong called out to Lu Feng again.
"What else?"
"If Mr. Lu is sincere in rehabilitating innocent people, you might as well go and see Mr. Lu Yi Lu. This is also a pitiful man. He dedicated his whole life to the court and died, but he is not immune to the villain's frame-up."
Luyi?
Lu Feng remembered that this person was also involved in an unjust case.
