The prince is more stable

Chapter 531 Man is the Law
Entering the Dali Temple prison is like a short vacation. Although the environment is not very good, it is quiet and allows you to empty your mind and think about life.

Now Zhao Xiaoqian is very unhappy because the quiet environment in the prison has been destroyed.

There is a special place in the Dali Temple prison for interrogating prisoners. The so-called "interrogation" is certainly not too gentle. Torture is a basic operation, and it is understandable that the prisoners scream in pain.

But the prisoners' screams created noise, which Zhao Xiaoqian could not understand.

The rules set when entering prison cannot be broken, and a prince who becomes a prisoner is still a prince.

"I will go and ask them myself and tell them to shut up. Your Highness, please wait a moment." Liang Zhui was about to leave when he was stopped by Zhao Xiaoqian.

"Being locked up in this small cell isn't good for my physical development. Open the door and I'll go out for a walk. I'll also take a look at He Fangsha who's screaming so miserably."

Liang Zhui was startled. This request...

Zhao Xiaoqian squinted at him and said, "Why? Are you afraid that I'll run away? Do you think I will run away?"

Liang Zhui hurriedly smiled and shook his head: "Your Highness, you are joking. It's just a small matter that is temporarily inconvenient. It would be worthless if the prince ran away."

A hint of bitterness appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The prisoner asked the Dali Temple Secretary to open the cell door and let him go out for a walk...

Such a niche word sounds awkward no matter how you listen to it.

But Liang Zhui dared not disobey Zhao Xiaoqian's words. Today, public opinion in Bianjing was getting stronger and stronger. It was said that many court officials were also planning to jointly submit a memorial to exonerate Zhao Xiaoqian.

It is certain that Zhao Xiaoqian will be released soon. In this case, why should Liang Zhui be such a bad guy? Doesn't he want to get rid of his bad behavior in the future?
So Liang Zhui happily opened the prison door and respectfully invited Zhao Xiaoqian to go out for a walk.

After Zhao Xiaoqian walked out of the prison, he went into the dim passage and strolled around leisurely.

Liang Zhui followed behind him with a smile, not daring to disturb the Prince's enjoyment.

Zhao Xiaoqian was very curious about the Dali Temple prisons. He would go to every cell to take a look at the environment inside, compare it with the environment of his own cell, and examine whether the Dali Temple was biased.

He also carefully observed the prisoners in the cell. When he encountered those ferocious prisoners, Zhao Xiaoqian would stand outside the cell door and provoke them, hooking his fingers and looking invincible: "Come here."

When he encountered a criminal who had committed a heinous crime, Zhao Xiaoqian was filled with righteous indignation. He threw stones and spat through the prison door, causing the prisoners inside to curse.

Zhao Xiaoqian was not willing to be outdone and scolded back. The two of them quarreled for a long time. Zhao Xiaoqian was so angry that he called the jailer, went in and beat the prisoner severely. He felt relieved and refreshed!
After this inspection, the Dali Temple prison was in chaos because of Zhao Xiaoqian. Liang Zhui followed behind with a grim expression on his face, but did not dare to speak out to stop him.

This Prince... must have been very unpopular when he was a child. Liang Zhui dared to bet his wife's chastity.

Before I knew it, I had reached the end of the corridor, where I could still hear the shrill screams of prisoners being tortured.

Zhao Xiaoqian frowned, turned a corner and came to a torture chamber.

The screams came from the torture chamber. They were very unpleasant and irritated the eardrums to the point of swelling. If you were close to them, it would give you a headache just by listening to them. It was like an infrasonic attack.

Zhao Xiaoqian became increasingly unhappy and kicked open the door of the torture chamber.

A man was tied up in the middle of the room, his upper body naked, and several perverts were standing next to him. One of them, wearing a crimson official robe, was laughing slyly and holding an iron stick in his hand, stabbing it towards the prisoner's armpit, like an experienced old Chinese doctor giving acupuncture to someone.

The armpit is one of the most painful parts of the human body. Imagine a metal skewer being slowly inserted into your armpit. That feeling...

Zhao Xiaoqian shuddered when he saw the pervert in the crimson official robe with his back to him, laughing in a particularly disgusting and chilling way. Zhao Xiaoqian was immediately furious and kicked the pervert in the butt.

The pervert was caught off guard and fell to the ground with a scream of pain. However, Zhao Xiaoqian stepped forward and stomped on the pervert, cursing at him.

"Who the hell are you? You really want to challenge the rules I set, right?"

"What the hell did you come out of? You're laughing so ugly, are you trying to attract my attention, Long Aotian?"

"Be quiet, understand? Do you have any manners? The neighbors still have to go to work tomorrow!"

The pervert was almost deformed from being stepped on, and screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

While Zhao Xiaoqian was still stomping on his face, the pervert finally recognized Zhao Xiaoqian's voice.

"Slow down! Wait! Your Highness, Your Highness the Prince, it's me, it's me, Liu Shan!" The pervert finally caught the last kick from Zhao Xiaoqian with his quick eyes and hands.

Zhao Xiaoqian paused, squatted down and looked at him carefully.

His face was covered in shoe prints, and his cheeks were slightly bruised. He was indeed dressed in the attire of a eunuch. Looking at his features, he looked quite familiar. He must be an old friend, but we didn't recognize each other...

Zhao Xiaoqian took a deep breath: "Liu Dan?"

Seeing that Zhao Xiaoqian finally recognized him, Liu Dan breathed a sigh of relief. A feeling of grievance rose in his heart, and he hugged Zhao Xiaoqian's thighs and burst into tears.

"Your Highness, your attack is so cruel. This servant... This servant is so wronged!"

Zhao Xiaoqian was suddenly embarrassed and secretly reflected on himself, wondering if he had been too impulsive just now.

But the first kick he threw was simply irresistible. Liu Dan's position at that time was so cool...

Zhao Xiaoqian said apologetically, "I'm sorry. The court is so stingy in saving money that they didn't even bother to light more lights. The light was too dim, and I really didn't recognize you..."

"Lao Liu, you have your period, let me plug your nostrils..."

He tore a piece of cloth from the corner of Liu Dan's clothes, rolled it into a small stick, and roughly stuffed it into Liu Dan's nostrils without any foreplay.
Liu Shan was still crying loudly, and Zhao Xiaoqian's comfort was of no use at all.

"Your Highness, I was just trying to help you. I heard you were imprisoned, and the entire Imperial City Office was running around for your Highness. I was seconded to the Dali Temple, where I was ordered to interrogate Liu Xianzhen and others. I just needed to get their confessions, and then Your Highness would be freed. I didn't expect... sob."

Zhao Xiaoqian felt increasingly guilty, patting his shoulder and comforting him, "I was wrong. I apologize to you. I see your loyalty. Now that this matter is over, I'll treat you to a visit to Qing..."

Zhao Xiaoqian stopped talking halfway and cleverly changed the subject: "...I will give you a house in Bianjing."

This trick really worked. Liu Dan stopped crying immediately and a look of joy flashed in his eyes.

"Well...how could I have deserved such a generous gift?" Liu Dan declined in a hypocritical manner.

"If you keep pretending, I won't send you off." Zhao Xiaoqian said coldly.

Liu Shan immediately thanked him: "Thank you for your generosity, Your Highness. I am deeply grateful for your kindness."

Zhao Xiaoqian's gaze shifted to the man tied up in the torture chamber.

The man had been tortured beyond recognition. Zhao Xiaoqian had witnessed Liu Dan's perversion with his own eyes.

But from his eyebrows and eyes, he could still vaguely recognize that this person was Liu Xianzhen who had argued with him in the court the day before yesterday.

Zhao Xiaoqian immediately frowned and said, "Old Liu, you're too harsh. Punishing officials shouldn't be punished. Liu Xianzhen is an official after all. If you torture him like this, how will he face the public in court in the future?"

Liu Shan smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't worry. Liu Xianzhen will not be brought to justice. I can tear him into pieces and no one will care."

Zhao Xiaoqian turned his head and looked at him in confusion.

Liu Shan nodded vigorously and whispered, "Mr. Zhang is personally trying this case. He has lost his patience and just wants to get the confession and close the case quickly."

Zhao Xiaoqian understood.

Zhang Dun was indeed not interested in doing judicial work. After all, he was the prime minister. In his eyes, no matter how serious the criminal case was, it was just a minor inconvenience. Prime Minister Zhang was a talented person who was supposed to govern the country and bring peace to the world. He had no interest in wasting time on such things.

After the court dispute the day before, Zhang Dun had already made an accurate judgment on the outcome of the case. He knew very well what the final result of the case would be. He just had to act according to this result. As for the process, Zhang Dun did not care.

When Zhang Dun was appointed as prime minister, he suppressed the old party. Was the whole process reasonable and legal?
Zhao Xiaoqian nodded. "Since that's what Mr. Zhang wants, you should do your job well and get the confession as soon as possible so I can be released soon. I've had enough of this damn place."

Liu Shan hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. We'll probably be able to get Liu Xianzhen's confession in half an hour."

Zhao Xiaoqian looked at Liu Xianzhen and saw that he was already in a semi-comatose state, obviously not conscious. So he asked curiously, "He's in this state, how can you get a confession?"

Liu Shan smiled confidently: "Even if the person is dead, I can get a confession. The reputation I have built in Bingjing Service over the years must have some ability after all."

As Liu Dan spoke, a familiar perverted expression unconsciously appeared on his face. Like a serial killer on a rainy night, he let out a weird laugh that was the standard of a villain.

"If Your Highness has time, you may as well wait here for a while and see how this servant can display her abilities, hehehe..."

Zhao Xiaoqian turned around and left without hesitation: "Not interested! I'm still a baby over 200 months old, don't affect my psychological development!"

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Liu Dan really did what he said.

Half an hour later, Liu Xianzhen's confession was freshly produced, with his personal signature and bloody fingerprints on it.

The content of the confession was basically Zhang Dun's intention. It detailed the fact that Liu Xianzhen colluded with more than 30 powerful people in Bianliang and instructed officials such as Han Wei to occupy land. Of course, Liu Xianzhen also took responsibility for the murder of more than 400 civilians, saying that it was his own instruction.

In the inner hall of the Dali Temple, Zhang Dun waited patiently, chatting with the heads of the three judicial departments, and occasionally looking up at the sky.

After a while, the Dali Temple officers came hurriedly holding Liu Xianzhen's confession and delivered it to Zhang Dun's desk.

Zhang Dun took the confession and read it carefully, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he circulated the confession to the heads of the three judicial departments.

"Liu Dan is a man of some ability. He actually got the confession within an hour. He is a real talent!" Zhang Dun stroked his beard and nodded in praise.

Xing Shu, who was standing beside him, whispered, "We've got the confession. Do we still need Liu Xianzhen and the others to appear in court?"

Zhang Dun frowned impatiently. "Didn't we just interrogate them? What's the point of going through them again and again? We've got the confessions. Liu Xianzhen and the other convicted officials have confessed to their crimes. They've signed and sealed them. Do you have any questions?"

The three chief judicial officials shook their heads in unison.

They had already noticed Mr. Zhang's impatience. Who would dare to jump out and make him unhappy at this time?
Zhang Dun said with satisfaction, "Since this is the case, I, the old man, will work with the three of you to make this a final decision. We will immediately submit a memorial to the emperor. What do you think?"

Xing Shu and the other three hurriedly said, "This subordinate has no objection."

The prime minister of the time, together with the Minister of Punishment, the Minister of Dali Temple, and the Chief Censor, immediately wrote a joint memorial and sent it to Yanfu Palace together with the confessions of the guilty officials such as Liu Xianzhen.

There are laws in the world, and the laws are merciless.

But laws are also made by people. From this perspective, Zhang Dun and the other three are the law.

When the four people jointly submitted a memorial stating that Liu Xianzhen and others were guilty, then this was the final result of the laws of the Song Dynasty and could not be changed.

(End of this chapter)