The female officer behind her was trembling with fear, waiting for the Queen's order. After hearing the Queen's order, she did not dare to neglect. After saying hello, the phoenix chariot went directly back to the palace.
Just when Empress Ma went to trouble Zhu Yuanzhang, one of Li Shanchang's domestic slaves had already bought a house in the suburbs of the capital.
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The house is not large in area, but it is relatively quiet and has all the daily necessities. The most important thing is that it is close to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
This domestic slave can visit Li Shanchang at any time and deliver news to him.
Lang Su Posheng, a fourth-grade foreign member of the Ministry of Punishment, took the domestic slave named Li Wei outside the prison and said to Li Wei: "Brother Li, I have already said hello to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. You
From now on, you can go to the Penal Department Prison to visit Li Ning once every day."
Seeing that Su Posheng had made detailed arrangements for him so quickly, Li Wei handed him a banknote of one hundred thousand taels of silver with grateful hands.
Su Posheng pushed it for a while and then accepted it.
With the care of the fourth-grade foreign member Lang Su Posheng, the prison chief of the Criminal Department did not dare to embarrass Li Wei and quickly took him into the prison of the Criminal Department.
While leading Li Wei to the cell, the cell leader introduced him to the rules of the Penal Department Prison while carefully inquiring about his background and origins.
"The prisoners on both sides of the cells are mostly minor officials with some status. Mr. Li Shanchang was originally the Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province. Naturally, he was imprisoned in the deepest part of the cell, but the conditions are much better than here..."
When passing by the outer cells, Li Wei nodded gently when he heard the introduction from the cell leader, and a trace of relief flashed in his eyes.
He was originally an orphan, but was later adopted by Li Shanchang as a domestic slave and given the surname Li.
It is precisely because of this that he is loyal to Li Shanchang. Even if the tree falls and the hozens scatter, he will not leave.
Today, it was the first time for him to see the scene in the prison. Naturally, he was extremely uncomfortable with it. Let’s not talk about the harsh environment in the prison, nor the dirty and numb appearance of the prisoners in the prison.
Just the stench in the air made him want to vomit several times. Now he heard that the conditions of the owner Li Shanchang's cell were better than other cells here...
He also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
The two walked while chatting. After walking for about half an hour, they had reached the depths of the cell.
Different from the small, dirty, and mosquito-infested cells outside, the cells here are clean and spacious, and all commonly used daily utensils are available.
There are not only beds, tables and chairs, teapots and tea cups, but also a smoker specially designed to repel mosquitoes.
There are also books, Go chess, pens, ink, papers and other items placed in the cell. The guards around him are also very polite.
Although the cell leader had already said that the conditions here were much better than those in the outer cells, Li Wei was still stunned after seeing this scene.
Seeing Li Wei's surprised expression, the cell leader smiled and explained: "Most of the prisoners detained here were originally high-ranking officials of the imperial court of third grade or above. Although they ended up in this cell due to temporary failure or bad luck.
However, no one knows whether they will make a comeback in the future and return to their posts...
No one knows if they have any relatives or friends in the court, so we people don’t dare to offend them easily...
On the contrary, we want to provide them with good food and drink. If they have any requests, as long as they are not too excessive, we will try our best to agree and will never let them suffer any injustice.
Civilians and officials have long become two completely different classes.
A commoner who steals ten taels of silver and an official who embezzles millions of silver will be thrown into jail if they are found out.
However, the former often suffers a lot and is constantly humiliated in prison, while the latter still enjoys the treatment of the upper class, even if the crimes committed by the latter are thousands of times that of the former!
In a way, this is actually a very ironic thing, but it has been true throughout the ages!
After hearing this explanation from the cell leader, Li Wei was trapped in his own reasons and did not think of too many reasons.
Just because I no longer worry that my master will be wronged, I feel relieved again.
While he was talking, the cell leader pointed to a cell not far away and said, "Brother, the people you see are staying there for the time being."
"According to Master Su Posheng's instructions, brother, you can naturally meet with him at will, and we don't dare to limit the time..."
"But it's best not to meet for more than half an hour, otherwise it will be more difficult for us."
Following the cell leader's guidance, Li Wei looked around and finally saw the figure of his master, Li Shanchang.
At this time, Li Shanchang was sitting next to a table, holding a thick ancient book and reading it carefully. There was also a pot of tea and a plate of cakes on hand, and there was actually a sense of leisure and contentment in it.
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In Li Wei's mind, Li Shanchang is a perfect master image.
Therefore, when Li Wei met Li Shanchang, he was just as excited as meeting his biological parents.
On the other side, the cell leader shouted to the surrounding jailers: "This brother next to me wants to see Mr. Li in Room A, so hurry up and open the cell door!"
Following the cell leader's shout, Li Shanchang in the cell immediately put down the book in his hand with a slight smile on his face.
It has been more than half a month since the master and servant last met.
During this period of time, Li Shan was in prison and worried about Li Wei's arrival day and night.
It's not because Li Shanchang wants to see Li Wei so much, but because Li Wei is an important chess piece for him to convey news.
After opening the cell door, the cell leader led the jailer away, leaving all the surrounding space to Li Shanchang and Li Wei.
As soon as he entered the cell, Li Wei walked quickly and knelt down on the ground with a plop.
He said with an excited expression: "Master, according to your plan, the ladies have been staying outside the palace gate for several days, and successfully met Queen Ma today?"
When Li Shanchang heard this, he interrupted Li Wei and said loudly: "Okay, okay, okay, then my plan will be mostly successful..."
Having said this, Li Shanchang told Li Wei earnestly: "They have completed the first plan, and all future plans depend on you..."
After hearing these words from Li Shanchang, Li Wei couldn't help but be stunned, and then he puffed up his chest and vowed to complete the task given by his master.
the other side.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma had a big quarrel and smashed a lot of things, even some antique calligraphy and paintings, but they did not escape their vicious hands.
At the end of the fight, Empress Ma became completely angry, pointing at Zhu Yuanzhang's nose and scolding him, which made Zhu Yuanzhang speechless.
"When you talk to me from now on, be sure not to put the word "我" in front of you. As soon as I hear the word "Zhen", I feel sick..."
"I married you when you were a soldier. Why didn't you tell me how I was...how I was?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he was shaking all over and his face was red, but he didn't dare because he didn't want to really beat his knotted wife.
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After the battle was over, both of them began to sit on the bed and chairs, and began to think for a long time. Anna sat in her editor's seat and fell into deep thought.
Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking about the pros and cons or the years of brotherhood, which one is more important?
On Queen Ma's side, she didn't think too much.
She only thought about how to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang, those brothers who were suffering in prison.
One stick of incense, half an hour, one hour, two hours, three hours...
Zhu Yuanzhang never spoke, and Queen Ma waited patiently.
Both of them knew very clearly that this was a major event, and it was a very important event that related to the stability of the entire Ming Empire.
In fact, if one is acting with public conscience, putting these high-ranking members of the Huaixi clan who have lost the ability to resist to death in prison is actually the best and most correct choice.
After all, these have been lost
The senior members of the Huaixi clique who have lost the ability to resist will be released again and regain power.
If some of them are resentful and intend to launch a coup or rebellion, it will really cause a great shock to the entire Ming Empire.
No one can bear that possibility.
Even the emperor and empress are the same.
But Queen Ma's selfishness now outweighs her public concern.
so……
"Jungpachi..."
Queen Ma finally spoke, with a very serious expression, "You can open up and let go of these brothers who are fighting against us. You can deprive them of their real power and give them some false positions. I believe you understand what I mean!"
The meaning of a false position is that it looks and sounds nice, but in fact, it does not have any power.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and walked around in a large circle with his chair in his hands, looking very solemn.
"Sister, I cannot agree to your request. For the sake of the safety of the entire Ming Empire, even if it is only a rare possibility, I will nip it in the cradle."
"Jongba, Jongba, others say that after you became emperor, you seemed to have changed into a different person. Now it seems that it is indeed the case!"
"You are so cruel. You are ten thousand times more cruel than when Liu Bang killed Han Xin. You are a thousand times more cruel than Li Shimin's Xuanwu Sect. You are so cruel that no one has ever done it before, and there will be no one like you in the future."
"In the more than four thousand years of recorded history, you are the first emperor who wants to kill all the brothers who conquer the world with you, and the most ruthless emperor."
"We are all sixty years old and have already entered our sixtieth year. We still have a few years of good life. How many of these brothers who are conquering the world with us can have a good life."
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