Dakui went all the way downstairs, and the imperial guards escorted him out of the post house.
A blue silk sedan was prepared outside the door, and more than a hundred armored troops stood in the street. Da Kui couldn't help but feel nervous: "The Beijing armored army is the exclusive army to protect the palace. No one can mobilize it without the emperor's order. Your Majesty." What is this going to do,'
Dakui got on the sedan chair, and the team immediately headed east. After walking for about half an hour, they arrived in front of a house. Seeing the team arriving, the boy in front of the door hurriedly opened the middle door, and the team filed out without stopping. When they entered, Dakui was sitting in the sedan, and he could no longer tell the difference between east, west, north and south. When he got off the sedan, Dakui walked out of the sedan door and looked again. This place was his former house in Yingtian, but he came here for some reason.
It’s still the same cornices and flowing pavilions, it’s still the rockery and green bamboos, the only difference is that things have changed and people have changed.
Just when Dakui was confused, a man came and Dakui recognized him as Sheng Yuanfu, the newly appointed minister of the Ministry of Punishment.
"Master Zhang, you're all right," Sheng Yuanfu said first, then walked closer and clasped his fists to salute.
Dakui smiled slightly, returned the greeting and asked: "I wonder what Shanda people meant by bringing me here. I am eating, and I was invited here before I was full, hahahaha."
When Sheng Yuanfu saw what Dakui said, he couldn't help but smile: "How can a lower official have such ability?" He pretended to be very careful and said in his ear: "The emperor is here."
"Oh, since the emperor has arrived, please ask Mr. Sheng to quickly take me to the audience." After saying that, Dakui went first, and Sheng Yuanfu followed closely. Along the way, Dakui asked: "I don't know what the emperor is doing now." where,"
Sheng Yuanfu responded from behind: "In Xiaochun Garden,"
Xiaochun Garden is the most beautiful courtyard in this mansion. When spring comes, the flowers are so beautiful that the couplets written by Dakui on both sides of the corner gate are still fresh in my memory: fireworks rain in early spring in March, and laurel moonlight wind in late autumn in eighty years. These are poems that should be sought for artistic conception. , and this couplet is a perfect match for Xiaochun Garden.
Turning around the corner of the house, I saw the corner gate of Xiaochun Garden. In front of the gate were two guards in brocade clothes standing with swords. When Dakui walked to the door, the guards both stretched out their hands to block the way.
When Dakui saw this, he not only turned back to see Sheng Yuanfu, but Sheng Yuanfu bypassed Dakui and entered the garden without being stopped by the guards.
Da Kui felt a little uneasy in his heart. As the saying goes, if you don't do something bad, you won't be afraid of ghosts. He once accepted 300,000 taels of silver from Miao Hexuan in Linjiang, but this one thing was a disease in Da Kui's heart. Just when Da Kui was beating drums in his heart , Sheng Yuanfu came out of the corner door again.
Dakui didn't ask, but Sheng Yuanfu asked in a low voice: "The emperor has an oral message."
Upon hearing this, Dakui quickly lifted up his robe and knelt down: "Your Majesty, Zhang Dakui, accepts the order."
"I heard a secret report that you accepted a bribe of 300,000 taels when you were on official business in Linjiang and hired a fifth-grade household minister, a foreigner. Is this possible?" Sheng Yuanfu Su Rong asked.
Dakui's mind changed: The money collected was real, but it was not because he wanted someone to become an official. Although the money was obtained through blackmail, it had nothing to do with anything else. If he admitted it, wouldn't he be buying and selling his official position?
Thinking of this, Da Kui said sadly: "I have been wronged. There are reasons for this. I hope the Holy One will forgive me."
After Sheng Yuanfu finished passing on the message, he walked forward with a smile and helped Da Kui up.
"Your Majesty was in the mood today and came to Xiaochun Garden for a walk. He just asked some questions and then returned to the palace. Your Majesty will go into the palace to present to the Emperor, hoping to get an explanation for you," Sheng Yuanfu chuckled. He turned to leave, but then turned back and said: "The emperor said that it is better for Mr. Zhang to live in this house than to live in a post house. There will be people waiting for him sooner or later, right?" After saying that, he entered the corner door again, which must be Went through the back door.
Dakui stood in front of the door, feeling that the world is difficult and dangerous, and people's hearts are unpredictable. People say that rivers and lakes are dangerous, and there is no place in life without rivers and lakes.
Da Kui was familiar with this house. There were several maids and servants in the house, and he was taken care of in daily life. However, both the front and back doors were guarded by imperial guards. Da Kui wanted to go out for a walk, but the soldiers guarding the door were He said coldly: "Your Majesty has an edict that no one in the house can leave the house until they get the edict." Seeing this, Dakui had no choice but to give up.
As evening approached, Da Kui saw a woman shopping for groceries going out. He couldn't help but be curious. He followed her not far behind until he reached the door. He saw the woman swaggering out of the door without seeing any guards blocking her. Now Da Kui Understand, it turns out that Emperor Taizu actually put himself under house arrest.
In the house, Dakui ate when he was hungry, slept when he was sleepy, and stretched his muscles and practiced martial arts when he was free. This was a comfortable and happy life.
After a few days, Da Kui couldn't stand it anymore. There were dozens of people in the house, but none of them smiled or spoke. Da Kui only said hello if he needed anything, but at most he just asked: "What do you want, sir?" "Instructions," and then: "Yes," and then there are no words. They are like half-mute, and they can only say two sentences at most.
There are still twenty soldiers waiting for him to go back in the post house, and the memorial in his arms has not yet been handed down. Now he is in trouble every day. It is said that with Dakui's skills, if he wants to go out at night, it will be a disaster. It's easy, but it goes against the Holy Order, that is, it's disrespectful.
Emperor Taizu naturally knew Zhang Dakui's ability. How could someone who could fight Chang Yuchun be weak?
Although the courtyard is deep with red walls and blue tiles, if you want to go out, you can only cross the wall. However, there is an ancient saying that the ground is a prison. Beware of villains but not gentlemen. How can an open-minded person do unwise things?
Da Kui was wandering in the garden, thinking about his beloved wife and son at home. There was another person who haunted Da Kui even more, and that was Sima Yan. Sima Yan had not been heard from since they parted ways in Zhongqing City. I don't know where she is now, but thinking about Sima Yan's elegant and refined appearance and her soft muscles and charming bones makes Dakui obsessed with her.
You can meet many confidants in life, but it is even harder to find a confidante. If Huang Ying in the family is a good wife and mother, Sima Yan is his confidante. Every word she said is right. She said that there will be a big event when she returns to the capital. Disaster is no longer effective now. The comfort at this moment is just a moment of tranquility before disaster strikes.
Da Kui was thinking about his own thoughts when a servant came to the garden and bowed to Da Kui and said: "Master Zhang, Master Sheng Yuanfu, Minister of Punishment, has been waiting in the front hall for a long time."
Hearing this, Dakui waved his hand and said: "I understand, I will go immediately and lead the way."
The servant made a promise and turned around to leave. Dakui followed him and thought as he walked: "It's time for the storm to start."
After turning around the corridor and passing through a moon gate, Dakui was led to the front hall by his servants. As soon as he saw Sheng Yuanfu's face, Dakui immediately asked: "Sheng Sheng, what did the emperor say?"
However, Sheng Yuanfu smiled and said: "The emperor only said four words. There is no reason to argue." After saying this, Sheng Yuanfu's face turned stern, without a trace of smile. He took out the yellow silk imperial edict from his sleeve and said loudly: "Zhang Dakui accepted the order,"
Dakui did not dare to neglect, he lifted up his robes and knelt down. Sheng Yuanfu opened the imperial edict and said: "After detailed investigation by the Ministry of Punishment, Zhang Dakui, the envoy to Jiangnan Province, sold his official position for personal gain while on official business in Linjiang. It is unacceptable to engage in favoritism and abuse of national law. I am temporarily suppressing the punishment department pending trial. I appreciate this." As soon as he finished speaking, two soldiers rushed out of the hall. Dakui was completely disheartened and stood up.
Sheng Yuanfu smiled slightly at Da Kui and said, "Please, Mr. Zhang." He turned sideways and raised his hand to indicate that if Da Kui remained silent, he would walk out the door first.
It was still a small sedan with a blue roof, and it was still guarded by more than a hundred soldiers. The difference was that the destination was the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. The guard of the soldiers was more appropriately described as an escort.
The deep and solemn courtyard of the Criminal Department was as solemn and solemn as ever. Da Kui was so familiar with it all. The blue silk sedan entered the courtyard. Although Da Kui was sitting in the sedan, he felt that the atmosphere was different from before. It was more... Deeply lonely.
The sedan stopped. Da Kui got off the sedan and was taken to the backyard by the Yamen. The backyard was where the prison cell was. Da Kui knew that his doom was coming. Although he felt a little hesitant in his heart, he still walked firmly.
As Dakui is a first-class person, as long as the emperor does not issue an order, then Dakui will still be a first-class person.
The smell in the cell was extremely unpleasant, the light was dark and the walls were damp. All the prisoners in the cell had disheveled hair and blood on their clothes. When they suddenly saw Da Kui entering the door, they all ran to the fence and stretched out their hands.
"Sir, please spare my life,"
"It's unjust, sir,"
Dakui kept shouting and begging for mercy, and strode forward with his head raised, turning a deaf ear to the cries around him.
When Da Kui entered the innermost cell, the cell door closed with a bang and was locked. The prisoners not only sneered, but one of the prisoners laughed and said: "It turns out that we are prisoners just like us."
Another person said: "How can it be the same? He is a high-ranking official. Looking at his official uniform, he is at least a governor."
At this moment, the two government officials on the left who were passing by in the corridor cursed: "You thieves, if you keep chewing your tongue, I'll cut your tongues out." This sentence really worked, and no one said another word at once.
You say that a fallen phoenix is not as good as a chicken, and Dakui now deeply feels the taste of it.
The four walls of the cell were made of bluestone. There was only a small transom window on the wall two feet high. There was a broken wooden bed, a wooden table and a bench, but there was nothing else in the cell.
"You're a young lady, I don't even have a lamp," Dakui couldn't help but curse, and sat down on the bench. Looking at the simple furnishings in the room, Dakui couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart: "The moon waxes and wanes, and people have their days and nights." What a blessing, I never thought that I, Zhang Dakui, would be where I am today,'
The sun set outside the window, and the light in the cell began to dim, gradually turning into darkness. Da Kui sat like this for two hours. Except for the occasional sound of wind blowing outside the window, Da Kui could not hear any sound. , this cell is in the innermost room of the cell. The four walls are made of blue stone and Gao Lei is isolated from the outside world. Not only the sound, but also the warmth and coldness of the world have nothing to do with Da Kui. Thinking about the past, the many lives and deaths seem to have happened in the previous life. matter.
Dakui got up and walked to the bed, gently sat down and lay down with his clothes on, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.
'I don't know how the emperor will make a decision. If he is tempted to kill in anger, then no one else can be blamed.' Dakui thought of this and felt calm in his heart. He stopped thinking about it and forced himself to sleep leisurely.