Tingwei's Prison was the most terrifying place for the Han Dynasty.
Even relatives of the emperor and noble marquis will tremble when they come here.
Zhou Bo, who launched the campaign to annihilate the Lu family and even manipulated the emperor to abolish the power, was tortured enough when he entered here, and he even left a famous saying that will last forever.
Although the jailer is not a popular person, he controls life and death in prison, like a king.
He Ergeng is a cell leader in the prison, responsible for guarding the door of the prison and in charge of entry and exit.
He sat cross-legged on the straw mat and carefully counted the brand-new Zhongshan copper coins in his hands.
"One hundred and ninety-eight, one hundred and ninety-nine, two hundred."
After counting the copper coins in the bag, it was found that there were two hundred coins in total, which is one thousand coins per coin.
"The Marquis of Lu's family is also in decline." Shaking the money bag in his hand, He Ergeng sighed, "The noble county marquis can only give away things to his relatives with a penny, and his family's financial situation is not good."
He was in charge of the gate. If the family members of the criminals wanted to visit the prisoners, or if they wanted to bring food, wine, bedding and other items to the prisoners, they had to pass through his hands.
If He Ergeng doesn't agree, he won't be able to enter.
This is a real job. With this job, he has bought a large house in Changling City and several servants and maids.
Even though you are just looking at the gate here, you are also a comfortable person when you go home.
The sound of intensive horse hoofbeats sounded, and He Ergeng looked up and saw a group of fully armed knights roaring across the street and heading straight for Tingwei's prison.
When you are in Chang'an City, it is necessary to have discernment.
He Ergeng carefully observed the flag on his back and was shocked to realize that it was actually the soldiers and horses of the Zhongshan Kingdom.
The fact that King Zhongshan is about to be canonized as crown prince is no secret to well-informed people like He Ergeng.
He stood up in a hurry and wanted to go forward to greet him, but the knights ignored him at all and rode directly into the front yard of the prison.
This shocked He Ergeng.
For how many years, no one has dared to act so arrogantly in Tingwei's prison!
"Who is coming? This is Tingwei's prison!"
Li Yunze, who was rushing at the front, reined in his horse and spun it around in a circle.
His eyes fell on He Ergeng, and he was about to ask where Zhang Tang was, but he was shocked to see a bearded man wearing a belt and walking out of the entrance to the cell on one side with a smug look on his face.
Li Yunze frowned and waved his riding crop, "Who are you?!"
The man looked up and saw a group of knights surrounding him. His hands trembled in fright, and he couldn't hold the belt. His pants fell down and were exposed.
Li Yunze, whose face darkened, asked again, "Who are you?!"
The man who hurriedly picked up his pants hurriedly responded, "I, Ji Liang, sell dog meat in the West Market of Chang'an City."
"Why do you come in and out of the prison so freely?"
Before Ji Liang could reply, He Ergeng had already rushed over and stopped in front of Li Yunze's horse, "General, this is the Tingwei Prison. If you want to show off your power, go back to your military camp!"
Li Yunze ignored him and stared at the dog meat seller, "Say!"
"General!"
He Ergeng, with a dark face, said sternly, "Tingwei Prison is not a place for you to show off your power!?"
A horse whip whipped He Ergeng to the ground. Li Yunze stared at Ji Liang and shouted, "I'm asking you for the last time, tell me!"
At this time, the jailers in the courtyard were already making noises, and many people drew their weapons and surrounded him.
‘呛啷啷~~~’
There was a dense sound of drawing swords, and the cavalry who followed Li Yunze quickly took out their weapons and prepared to fight.
Ji Liang was so frightened that he almost peed his pants.
Although he was very courageous as a butcher, the scene in front of him really scared him.
Ji Liang responded tremblingly, "General, spare your life, general. I just spent money to come to the women's prison to enjoy myself. I paid for it. I paid it."
Li Yunze, whose face was as dark as water, looked at the place where Ji Liang came out, and then took another look at the ferocious jail guards.
Wei Qing turned to look behind him and said, "Kill them all!"
Wei Qing was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously, "Here!"
The cavalry quickly spurred their horses to run, the sabers in their hands whizzing past, and the heads of the jailers flying up one after another.
He Ergeng was so frightened that he stumbled towards the door, screaming "Rebellion, someone is rebelling?!"
The sound of horse hooves came from behind, and the scene in front of him suddenly spun rapidly.
When the head fell to the ground, He Ergen stared blankly at a headless body not far away spurting blood and falling to the ground, and then his consciousness fell into endless darkness.
Since the completion of the construction of Tingwei Prison, there has never been such a tragic situation.
A group of well-armored cavalry went on a killing spree in the courtyard and slaughtered all the prison guards. The courtyard was like a Shura field.
However, this was not over yet. When all the jailers in the courtyard fell to the ground, Wei Qing looked at Li Yunze.
Then he saw Li Yunze pointing at several door entrances leading to the cells.
The cavalry dismounted one after another, leaving a group of people to guard Li Yunze. The rest were divided into units, with the front row holding shields and the back row holding knives. The last ones were followed by those holding crossbows and poured into the prison.
Not long after, shrill screams were heard from various prisons.
Li Yunze has so much experience. He has experienced so many worlds, and of course he knows what the prisons of the past generations looked like.
Prisons in the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties were generally pitch black and you couldn't see your fingers.
Just look at the non-human beast Li Kui who was born as a jailer, and you will know how heartless and crazy these jailers are.
More than a quarter of an hour passed, and the cavalry who rushed into the prison gradually retreated.
The originally bright armor on their bodies was now stained with many colors, the most common being dazzling bright red.
There are quite a few jailers at the head of the cell, but when they fight against heavily armed sergeants, the outcome is already doomed from the beginning.
The sergeants of the Zhongshan Kingdom strictly carried out the king's orders.
No matter whether these prison guards resisted desperately, begged and cried, or escaped and begged for mercy, the result was the same.
The king has issued a military order to kill them all, then they must be killed, otherwise it will be disobedience to the military order!
Here in the Han Dynasty, disobeying military orders has only one outcome.
Wei Qing and others helped Zhang Tang walk out of the prison.
Zhang Tang, who had not seen the sun for a long time, looked pale.
After coming out, Zhang Tang couldn't get used to the bright sunshine, so he closed his eyes involuntarily.
After relaxing for a while, Zhang Tang opened his eyes and immediately saw Li Yunze standing in front of him.
"King!?"
"You have suffered." Li Yunze held Zhang Tang's hands and nodded vigorously. "I will not say any more unnecessary words. I will write a memorial and ask His Majesty to appoint you as a court captain. As for the previous court officials
Lieutenant
Li Yunze turned to look at Wei Qing who was standing beside him, "Go to Tingwei's mansion and tell him that he will apologize before the sun sets, and that will end the matter. If he refuses, then the whole family will go on the road together!"
"Here!"
Regarding Li Yunze's request, the emperor Liu Qi, who was on the sickbed, immediately agreed.
Before dark, the Huangmen Minister sent all the funeral utensils to Tingwei's house. Many ministers who got the news also rushed outside Tingwei's house and began to mourn.
At this point, what else can Tingwei do?
Although the disadvantages of prisons have been passed down for many years and everyone is already aware of them, who made him unlucky enough to catch them?
Early the next morning, when the previous Tingwei died of a sudden illness, Zhang Tang took up the post of Tingwei immediately.
Li Yunze will not interfere with the subsequent matters of Tingwei Yamen. That is Zhang Tang's job.
Li Yunze also believed that with Zhang Tang's ability, he would be able to arrange things properly.
After leaving a group of soldiers to guard Zhang Tang and a box of gold coins, Li Yunze gave everyone a day off and ordered the army to set off tomorrow.
One day's holiday is not much, so most people choose to stay in the Fuzhong camp to rest.
But there are also a lot of people going out.
There is no need to say anything about how Zhu Fuyan and others walked to Zhangtai, but here Wei Qing arrived at Pingyang Marquis Mansion.
Looking at the Hou Mansion in front of him, Wei Qing's expression was a little complicated.
He lived here before going to Pingyang County to join Zheng Ji.
After reminiscing about the past, Wei Qing took a deep breath and walked in.
Of course, he was not qualified to enter the gate. The gate of Pingyang Marquis Mansion was usually opened to greet the Emperor and Queen Mother when they arrived. Li Yunze would also open the gate to greet him if he came.
The side door didn't work either. At this time, Wei Qing could only use the corner door, which was where the servants came in and out.
After entering the mansion, I met many acquaintances. After all, I grew up here.
If you have a good relationship, say a few words, if you have a normal relationship, just say hello, if you have a bad relationship, just make sarcastic remarks.
"You can't survive and you're back again?"
"After all, he is a wild child. It is normal for others not to want him."
"When I come back this time, I have to ask his sister to go find the manager to clear things up and make a living in the mansion."
Facing the ridicule, Wei Qing seemed unaware and walked all the way to the place where the servants lived.
"Big mother!"
Seeing Wei Wei who was washing clothes, Wei Qing's eyes were sour and he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"Wei Qing?" Wei Wei, whose hair was already gray, was surprised when her son fell in front of her. "Why are you back?"
The servants who were washing clothes nearby all gathered around and asked why Wei Qing came back.
Wei Qing's sisters also walked out of the room, and they were all very happy to see Wei Qing.
Wei Qing is a son of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, just like the servants of the Jia family in Dream of Red Mansions. Regardless of generation, their children are slaves of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion.
Looking at the relatives in front of him, Wei Qing, who has a calm personality, also had red eyes.
The hardships of these past few years are really hard to describe in words.
After recounting what happened to him at Zheng Ji's home, everyone was very angry.
Wei Wei directly put the clothes in her hands into the basin, "Old thief! Old thief! You are so blind. How could you have fallen in love with this old thief in the first place!"
Wei Zifu and others came forward to comfort Wei Qing. Wei Shaoer also said that he would go to the manager to clear things up, and from now on he would stay in the house and work, so that he could at least have a full meal.
"I have joined the army." Feeling the care of his family, Wei Qing blushed and took out a cloth bag from his arms and handed it to Wei Wei, "Mother, this is a gift from the king. You and your sisters can take it and use it."
Wei Wei didn't hold it firmly when she opened the bag, and the gold coins in the bag fell to the ground, shocking everyone's attention.
"This, this, this"
Wei Wei was shocked and said, "This is the gold coin of Zhongshan Kingdom? Where did you come from? Could it be that you have become a thief?"
"Mother, how can Qing be such a thief? This is a reward from the king."
"King? Which king?"
Wei Qing said proudly, "My master is the King of Zhongshan!"