Daming Yinghua

The black wooden door opened, and one walked under the plaque of "Prison", and the first thing that caught the eye was a large inner courtyard patio.

As Liu Shimin said, the high and low weeds sprouting from the cracks of the bricks really don't look like someone walking around and trampling on them frequently.

Zheng Haizhu looked around and saw several octagonal wells.A few birds are hopping leisurely along the edge of the well, looking for grass seeds for food.

Luo Yangxing said: "Some prisoners have received the grace of heaven. When they are released, they use well water to wash away the blood here. Don't teach the family members who came to pick them up to scare them."

Zheng Haizhu listened to the clear and melodious chirping voice of the little bird, and said with emotion: "It's rare that human relations and compassion are also talked about in prisons."

He asked again: "Young Master Luo, why are you so quiet?"

Luo Yangxing dealt with this woman for a short while today, and saw that she was neither arrogant nor timid, and he didn't feel bad for her, so he explained in a flat tone: "The prison is a dungeon, and the inner and outer walls are well repaired. Thick. Don't say we are outside, even in the two adjacent basements, the sound of torture can't be heard clearly."

Zheng Haizhu nodded, and Luo Yangxing signaled the guards to open the second gate.

The brightness of day suddenly disappeared.

From the hole in the center of the high dome, a beam of skylight pierced down like a sharp sword, surrounding a table with nothing.

The clerk on duty after the case hurriedly stood up and saluted: "My lord, Marshal Wei is in the fifth room of Xibing."

"Is Governor Liu here?"

"Liu Dudu has an urgent matter at home, Wei Shuai asked him to go back first, but..." The clerk glanced at Zheng Haizhu and other unfamiliar faces, and swallowed the second half of the sentence.

Zheng Haizhu understood that "Liu Dudu" was Liu Qiao, the governor of Beizhen Prefecture.Jinyiwei is divided into the North and South Town Fusi, the South Town Fusi is mainly in charge of military craftsmen, and the well-known Beizhen Fusi is in charge of the interrogation of criminals.

Because he holds the life and death power of the imperial court's order, although the governor of Beizhen Fusi is only from the fourth rank, his nickname of "Living Yanluo" is often louder than the commander of Jinyiwei. In some years, the governor of Beizhen Fusi even You can bypass the commander and directly submit a memorial to the emperor, which means that the real power is greater than the commander.

But Zheng Haizhu saw from the ground today that Luo Sigong, the commander, clearly controlled the overall situation in the Zhenfu Division, and the flying fish suits and Tiqi who went to and from the police also worked together with the prison.

This once again corroborates Liu Shimin's statement: the commander of Jinyiwei this time has a good relationship with the governor of Beizhen Fusi.

No wonder in history, the two were purged together by Wei Zhongxian.

In this way, the two are more worthy of being drawn together.

Luo Yangxing led Zheng Haizhu's master and servant to turn left and walk in along the corridor.

Zheng Haizhu sniffed, the musty smell brought about by the humid and cold environment did not contain a clear smell of blood.

After her eyes had adapted to the dark environment, she glanced to the side, but saw that many wooden doors leading to the dungeon were open like empty pickle jars.

Suddenly, Zheng Haizhu discovered a strange cell with barely illuminated by a resin lamp.

There was actually a memorial tablet inside, and a few sticks of incense were shining like stars, and wisps of smoke escaped.The quality of the incense is not bad, warm and pleasant, around the incense burner, there are vaguely pastry bowls and wine jugs, making the eerie prison appear somewhat incongruously warm.

Zheng Haizhu stopped and asked solemnly: "Mr. Luo, who is enshrined here?"

"It's the late chieftain Shi Jie, Ma Qiancheng."

As Luo Yangxing said, he went in, cleaned up the censer, turned around and continued, "Ma Xuanfu was detained in this cell back then. After his death, his coffin returned to Sichuan. The imperial court gave Ma Xuanfu the peace." Anyway, after the name, the former Wei Shuai ordered to set up a memorial tablet here."

When Zheng Haizhu heard this, his chest suddenly rose and fell.

When she and Ma Xianglin faced each other, although they were magnanimous and open-minded, they never inquired about the details of Ma Qiancheng's death because they were concerned about the pain of General Xiao Ma's father's death.

Unexpectedly, Ma Qiancheng's memorial tablet was offered in the prison.

Obviously not simply because of the word "sorry".

But now is not the time to inquire in detail, so Zheng Haizhu just said "Oh" and continued to follow Luo Yangxing.

……

"Ah... uh..."

The screams that suddenly sounded in the dungeon made people shudder.

Luo Sigong turned around amidst the screams, facing Zheng Haizhu.

In the backlight, Zheng Haizhu couldn't see the facial features of the current commander clearly, but he could only tell that he was not tall, wearing a half-moon net tube on his head, and wearing a dragging suit.

Luo Sigong made a gesture, and the executioner behind him stopped his whip.

Zheng Haizhu bowed slightly with the etiquette of an official's family having a gentleman titled female family: "I have seen Wei Shuai."

Luo Sigong spoke in a low voice, but his accent still retained the background of the land of Hunan and Hubei: "Eunuch Liu said that Mrs. Zheng made up for the vacancy of the imperial court in Chongming, and she was practicing decently. Besides Qian Yangbing and General Qin, Luo is lucky to be able to meet the second one."

Zheng Haizhu said calmly: "I have seen the situation in Liaodong and Minhai with my own eyes. The border troubles of Ming Dynasty are like weeds in the wilderness. They cannot be eradicated after a few victories in Fushun and Liuluowan. The country is peaceful and everyone is responsible. What's more, I earned money from the hands of the great Ming scholars and got imperial orders?"

Luo Sigong raised his eyebrows in the shadows: "Mrs. really does not give way to men, Luo admires it."

"Wei Shuai went to North Korea and went deep into the Japanese camp for his wisdom and bravery. The young woman is hard to compare."

"Oh, hehe, Madam Miao praised." Luo Sigong lowered his voice, but his tone suddenly became self-deprecating, "Conquest of North Korea, the great merit is still the civil servants, let's just run an errand, brothers earn some rewards, no I hope this patch on the chest can be changed into something more beautiful."

Zheng Haizhu doesn't fight unprepared battles, since he plans to take down several rows of fences that Luo Sigong guards against for his first visit, naturally he can't just rely on a mere hundred taels of silver bills.

It happened that someone was passing a pillow when he was dozing off, so the old man Luo Sigong complained.

Zheng Haizhu then chuckled meaningfully and said: "To tell the truth, Shuai Luo, when I was in Fushun, Liaoyang, I thought, thanks to the fact that the governor of Liaodong is no longer Yang Gao, otherwise if Yang Junmen replaced Zhang Shilang and came to fight the Tartars, now Who owns Fushun is not sure."

Luo Sigong, and Luo Yangxing, who was standing beside him, were all taken aback when they heard this.

How could this woman speak so directly as if she was yelling melons and vegetables on the street.

But these words, the merciless ridicule of Yang Gao, did touch on Luo Sigong's cool point.

Due to the victory in the Battle of Fushun, the direction of the military confrontation between the Ming Dynasty and the Houjin Dynasty was changed. The Battle of Saerhu, which started the rhythm of the Ming Dynasty’s demise in history, did not happen last year. , Yang Gao, has not yet been roasted by political opponents and public opinion.

Not being humiliated last year does not mean not being humiliated more than ten years ago.

During the Wanli Korean War, Yang Gao was not uncommon for miscommanding and lying about his military achievements. After being impeached and dismissed by the imperial censor, he was reinstated as a governor after a mere two years.

How could Luo Sigong, a soldier like Luo Sigong who went directly into the enemy's camp on the battlefield and worked hard with his head tied on his belt, swallow this breath completely.

But after all, Luo Sigong sat in this seat, and he was no longer the young general who showed his bravery many years ago.

Although he developed a good impression of Zheng Haizhu in an instant, he didn't continue to pick up the quarrel, but turned around, looked at the prisoner tied to the cross, and said solemnly: "Master Juren, why don't you recruit me?" , The taste of eating whips, you scholars can't bear it, think about your wives, children and parents at home."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone only heard a loud but soft androgynous voice from above their heads.

"Shuai Luo, have you finally remembered to continue the interrogation? Our family thought that this grand prison has become a flower hall for tea and chat in Luo's residence."

Zheng Haizhu, Li Daniu, and Hua Er raised their heads in astonishment, followed the prestige, and saw a torch suddenly lit on the high wall on one side of the dungeon, at a height of about two feet, reflecting a wooden elevator.

The hemp rope creaked, the wooden cage was lowered, and a man also wearing a drag came out.

"Little Eunuch Zhang," Luo Sigong cupped his hands, and said calmly, "Elder-in-law feels that there is something wrong with the interrogation by the Commander just now?"

The eunuch known as "Little Eunuch Zhang" pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Eunuch Lu has always taught us that we should not be soft-hearted when interrogating criminals. How can Shuai Luo just whip the whip without pain?"

Luo Sigong cast his eyes on the scribe on the cross, and said word by word: "Please teach me, little eunuch Zhang."

The eunuch tilted his head slightly, and squinted at Zheng Haizhu: "Our family just listened with pricked ears, and it turns out that your honor is Mrs. Zheng."

Zheng Haizhu has realized that the situation he saw is that the person in charge of ceremonies often comes to supervise Jinyiwei's handling of cases, which is not strange or weird.

But Luo Sigong didn't shy away from calling her a woman into the imperial prison to chat in front of the eunuchs who love to make trouble the most?

Why don't you tell her beforehand?
What is Luo Sigong trying to test and show?
This eunuch mentioned Eunuch Lu?Lu Shou, the eunuch in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies?Although he was from Wanli's confidant, but like Cui Wensheng, he stood for Concubine Zheng?
Eunuch Zhang squeezed his voice and said: "It is said that women are kind-hearted. The method our family will use next is not as simple as seeing some blood. Mrs. Zheng, do you want to avoid it?"