Ice Well Affairs is the most inconspicuous job in the Imperial City Department, and it only handles the matter of storing ice, but in fact it is not the case...
Although the Bingjingwu is in charge of storing ice in the palace, he is also responsible for the custody of the Imperial City.
The prisoners captured by Detective Suluozu were detained here before being sent to Dali Temple or Kaifeng Mansion. Of course, torture was also indispensable. With the development of Han civilization for thousands of years, torture methods and methods have emerged in endlessly.
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In fact, the history of the development of the legal system is the history of the development of torture methods. However, the legal system has gradually changed from barbarism to civilization, while torture has gradually changed from simplicity to complexity.
Bingjingwu can be said to be the strictest prison in the Song Dynasty. Prisoners were imprisoned in deep cellars. This kind of dark environment did not even require too many torture methods to gradually cause the prisoners to collapse physically and psychologically.
Xue Fu stood at the door of Bingjingwu, afraid to go in. In fact, the yamen of Bingjingwu was no different from an ordinary government office. If there was one, it was just an extra huge royal ice cellar.
Ye An and Chen Lin walked out of the ice cellar without changing their expressions. This was a tunnel leading to the underground. The tunnel was designed to be particularly long to keep the cellar warm. Guards carrying lanterns led the way.
The ice cellar is not airtight. On the contrary, there are many gouty bamboo tubes connected to the ground. These bamboo tubes must be replaced every year to prevent blockage or rot.
Although it is cold in the ice cellar, it is not unbearable. The storage technology of the Song people has been very mature, and each small compartment is the real icehouse for storing ice cubes.
The icehouse door is made of wooden boards covered with thick cotton quilts, and is also surrounded by thick linen cloth. The sealing effect is quite good.
Between the many icehouses are several separated cells. There are special guards in charge here, so safety is naturally not a problem. However, most of the people here look scared and huddle in a corner of the cells.
Needless to say, the torture methods of the Imperial City Division were used. The two chamberlains who were recognized by Xue Fu were already on the verge of collapse. Ever since they entered the Bingjing Service, they knew that a disaster was coming, but even so, there was no "lenity for confession."
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Both of them know that once they tell the truth, the Imperial City Secretary will not let them go, and the person outside the palace will not let them go either. In this case, it is better to carry it to the end, even if it means death.
, family members outside the palace can also be preserved.
It's a pity that these people's ideas are too simple. Ye An sat in front of them expressionlessly. One of these two people was named Li Zhong and the other was named Wei Jiesheng.
"How can these two people be locked up together?"
Ye An looked at Chen Lin strangely. He would never make such a low-level mistake. Only by interrogating separately can he put great pressure on the other party, because you never know whether the other party will betray you first. Human nature is the best thing in this world.
The most untestable thing.
"I haven't done anything yet. I've been waiting for you, Tiji, to come and interrogate it in person! After all, this is the first major case you've taken on in the Imperial City Division, isn't it?"
Chen Lin looked at Ye An with a smile. Although she said this, it was also to give Ye An a chance to show off his methods and abilities in the Imperial City Division. If he wanted to shock these "arrogant soldiers" of the Tian family, it would be impossible without some real skills.
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Looking at the expectant eyes of the guards nearby, Ye An felt that this was Chen Lin's intention, but he also knew that this was the old guy's good intention.
Standing up and walking towards Laofeng, looking at the two young chamberlains with delicate faces, Ye An frowned and said: "You know who I am, but at this time, you still think that keeping silent may give your family a chance to survive? You don't know yourself?
How significant is the impact of what you did? It seems like you killed a sick palace servant, but in fact it is far from that. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be invited to speak in the ice prison of the Imperial City Division, right?"
Ye An explained the seriousness of it in a few words. At least these two unfortunate ghosts should know how serious this matter is, and let them know that people outside the palace cannot protect their family.
Sure enough, after hearing Ye An's words, the expressions of the two people changed drastically. At this time, Ye An slowly said: "Give you a chance, the person who speaks out first can die happily, and the Imperial City Secretary will protect his family. As for the latter one...
…Our Imperial City Division will declare to the public that it is his confession, and as for the life and death of his family, it has nothing to do with our Imperial City Division. Do you know what that means?"
The two chamberlains immediately became nervous. Ye An's words meant that whoever spoke first would have a safe family, and the other would become the scapegoat!
However, no one spoke first when they were in shock and doubt. Ye An said unhurriedly: "I will count to ten. If you don't do anything, then you will all die, and your family members outside the palace will not be spared either.
I believe you are aware of the torture in the Imperial City Division. Now that you are safe from the physical pain, you might as well tell me earlier! One...two...three..."
"I said!"
"I said!"
The two spoke almost at the same time, and looked at each other hatefully. A ferocious expression gradually appeared on the young and delicate face. Ye An's words had stirred up their inner demons, and the two even ended up fighting each other.
The guards and Chen Lin around were a little dazed. They didn't expect that Ye An's few words would cause the two chamberlains who were determined to die to fight with each other, fighting to confess.
He casually pulled out the short knife from the guard's waist and threw it into the cell. The "ding" sound of the knife hitting the ground made the guard's cheek twitch violently.
The two people who were still struggling almost froze at the same time, and then suddenly rushed towards the knife on the ground.
In the end, Wei Jiesheng grabbed the short knife and quickly plunged it into Li Zhong's chest. He survived but his body was covered with blood. Ye An looked at all this coldly and did not stop it. These two people must die.
Wiping the blood on the knife clean with his palace clothes, Wei Jiesheng handed the knife back with both hands: "I confess!"
Ye An nodded, winked at the security guard and sat down behind the table. The security guard took the knife and started asking, while Chen Lin narrowed her eyes as if she was falling asleep.
Wei Jiesheng glanced at Li Zhong who was dying in a pool of blood, tremblingly stretched out his hand to close his eyes, and seemed to have lost all the sharp weapons in his body. He trembled and said: "This slave and Li Zhong are on duty in Funing Hall. We are from Xiangfu County."
Neighbors, we entered the palace together in the second year of Tiansheng's reign. After entering the palace, we have been waiting in the Funing Palace until half a month ago..."
Coming out of the ice cellar of Bingjingwu, the sunshine today is very good, and it is warm on people's bodies. It is a blessing to enjoy such sunshine in winter, but Ye An and Chen Lin can't feel it at all.
of warmth.
Wei Jiesheng gave an explanation, but the details were not very detailed, but the scary thing was that his supervisor was actually someone from the palace, which showed that there were countless people in the entire palace who were taking orders outside the palace.
This is an extremely dangerous signal, and it also makes Ye An and Chen Lin wary. Are the people in the Imperial City Division also being bribed? How many people are trustworthy and can truly obey the two of them?
When suspicion arises, everyone they see becomes suspicious. Ye An and Chen Lin not only want to eliminate the rebellion in the palace, but also investigate the Imperial City Department themselves.
If even the Imperial City Division is unsafe, then the palace will be even more unsafe. Fortunately, the personal officers guarding Zhao Zhen are all trustworthy elites of the Imperial City Division. Otherwise, Ye An would even plan to arrange for Zhao Hu and other personal soldiers to be placed in the palace.