Chapter 124 No way in or out without seeing the light of day
Sure enough, there were relatives of three official families making a fuss at the gate of the Jinyiwei Yamen. Everyone knew that making trouble was useless, but they had to make a fuss. The emperor did not dare to make a fuss there, and it was out of reach, so they had to go to the Jinyiwei Yamen gate to make a fuss.
Chang Xiao stepped in. When the relatives saw Chang Xiao, they immediately fell silent. Then they all stared angrily, wishing to devour Chang Xiao in one bite, especially the women who were dressed in rich clothes.
"Chang Xiao, you thief, you framed my brother and harmed my whole family. I will fight with you today!" A voice sounded from among the group of relatives, and then a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old drew a knife towards Chang Xiao.
Come rushing.
This young man had obviously practiced boxing and kicking for several years. He held a knife in his hand very well and used the seven stars on his feet to chop it down at Chang Xiao.
Chang Xiao knocked him down with a kick and kicked the long knife out of his hand. He didn't even bother to pay attention to him and stepped into the Jinyiwei Yamen.
At this time, no one dared to stop him, but Chang Xiao could feel that the pungent and bloody smell on his official robe was stronger, and the power of faith flowing on his official robe was also heavier.
Zhongyou plays a nourishing role in the true energy in his body. The stronger the power of faith, the better it is for Chang Xiao!
And the tiger inside the bun of the official robe almost feels like it's about to come out. Every move it makes, it's like a powerful heart beating inside the bun. Just one look at it makes people fearful. This is the power of the official.
Chang Xiao entered the Jinyiwei Yamen without saying hello to any official, and went directly to the cell behind the Yamen.
Arriving at the door of the cell, Chang Xiao felt a fishy stench lingering in the air. I don't know how many people died in vain in this prison, and most of the people who entered this prison had basically tried various methods.
Various instruments of torture and countless sufferings during life. The souls of characters who die in this way are relatively stronger. After all, every time they suffer a lot of suffering, the souls are tempered. Plus, the resentment before death makes the souls stronger.
Amplify the soul layer by layer.
The door of the cell is engraved with the head of a mythical beast. This beast is one of the Nine Sons of the Dragon. It is litigious and specializes in jailing criminals. It looks a bit like a tiger. Folks often call the prison a tiger-head prison.
Because every prison has this beast’s head on it!
If Chang Xiao had no cultivation, he would just regard this beast as a beautiful object for decoration, but now Chang Xiao understands that the ancients had a very systematic way of doing things, which in the eyes of later generations is just superstitious things, often in this world
Time plays a huge role! Chang Xiao could clearly feel the strange fluctuations coming from this beast at this time, covering the entire prison. This thing is not a simple decoration. He is suppressing this
The whole prison.
The jailer had never seen Chang Xiao before, but he recognized Chang Xiao's official robe, especially the tiger patch on the chest of Chang Xiao's official robe, which was intimidating at first sight.
The prison chief hurriedly stepped forward.
Chang Xiao said: "Open the door."
There is an additional Tongzhi in the Jinyiwei Yamen. Everyone knows this kind of thing. Naturally, this person is Chang Xiao, Chang Tongzhi.
There haven't been any serious people in the Jinyiwei cell for several years. These jailers live a miserable life with their salary alone. Their wives and children eat bran every day. Now, thanks to Chang Xiao, they are suddenly incarcerated like this.
There are many officials' children, and all the Jinyiwei people have gained a lot of benefits. The bosses are soft-handed in collecting cash. Naturally, they, the jailers, also have a share of the benefits. These benefits are all brought by Chang Xiao, and these jailers naturally respect him.
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The prison chief quickly opened the cell door.
Jinyiwei's cell is divided into two parts, one is above ground and the other is underground. There is no such thing as humane treatment in this era, and the smell in the prison is no different from that of a cesspit. Fortunately, it is winter now, and the dry smell can be tolerated.
The wet smell of summer is simply unbearable.
After entering the cell, there were iron bars on both sides. Basically, five or six people were crammed into a ten-square-meter cell. There were no windows and no sunlight. Only a few egg-sized lights in the cell were burning to illuminate and keep warm.
, if it can be heated... For some reason, it seems to be colder in the prison than outside.
As soon as Chang Xiao entered the prison, he saw souls one by one. The prison was full of mist-like souls floating back and forth, or they were entangled in a certain young man and would not leave.
There were all kinds of people, some looked like craftsmen, some looked like scholars, some looked like young men, there were also merchants, military generals, etc. In short, there were all kinds of people including traffickers, footmen, high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen. When they saw Chang Xiao, they all ran away in fear.
open.
When the prison door was opened, for those who had not seen the sun in the prison, it was like a sun suddenly shining brightly, which was extremely dazzling. At this time, the young masters got used to the light. When they saw Chang Xiao, they all jumped in.
On the fence, everyone stretched out their arms and cried out for mercy.
This group of young men already knew that three young men had confessed to the crime of treason. They knew exactly how they admitted it, because the screams lasted in the cell all night.
That night was the most difficult night in their lives. They could not help but imagine themselves as those who endured torture. Outsiders were scolding the three young masters for being cowardly and useless, causing harm to their families and nine clans. But they knew clearly that the three young masters were already strong enough.
They were so stubborn that they stayed up all night before admitting the crime. If it were them who were punished, they probably wouldn't be able to hold out for one night before they would have to admit to the crime of treason. They knew very well what this crime meant. They originally thought that Chang Xiao was just to scare him.
If you scare them, they will never know that Chang Xiao is real.
When I see Chang Xiao again at this time, he can still be tough. If Chang Xiao says, "Lick my shoes, I will let you out." It is estimated that Chang Xiao's shoes will have to have a layer of skin licked off.
Chang Xiao had a vague feeling at this time. He seemed to be standing on a T-shaped stage, surrounded by admirers, kneeling down and crying to him. He felt that the power of faith in the official robe on his body was rising sharply, and the spicy blood was even more intense.
It seems to be erecting.
Fear itself is also a kind of belief, and even fear is a higher level than belief, because people always have fear first and then have faith. People without fear will not have faith.
At this time, the jailer hurriedly hit the fence with an iron rod. They all had money, so naturally they would not make it difficult for these young men. If ordinary prisoners were so noisy, they would have beaten their hands and feet with sticks.
Chang Xiao looked around at the young masters. They all looked like they were not suffering much apart from their messy hair. The cells in the cells all used brocade quilts and wore thick cotton clothes. There were some cells in several cells, perhaps because of
The meals that were difficult to swallow due to my mood were all delicacies, obviously brought in by servants from outside.
Even if they are not suffering, these young men are still mentally haggard. If they stay here, they may be accused of treason by the Yi Jiu Clan at any time, or they may be dragged out and tortured. This is indeed a great mental torture.
After a person dies, his or her soul becomes stronger than that of ordinary people. The longer the person is tortured, the stronger the soul becomes.
It is impossible for Chang Xiao not to have pity in his heart at this time. After all, people's hearts are made of flesh. These young men are just standing up for a woman. Their crime will not lead to death, let alone the Yijiu tribe. However, Chang Xiao should find a way to let go because of pity.
It is absolutely impossible to kill these young masters.
After these young masters are officials, they each have their own power. Sooner or later, they will ascend to the official position. Now they are here to beg for mercy. If they go out, they will all turn into man-eating tigers. They must hate Chang Xiao in their hearts.
Chang Xiao knows it all too well. Moreover, the families of these young masters must also hate Chang Xiao very much. Just like the young master at the door who slashed at Chang Xiao with a knife, each of them wants to eat Chang Xiao alive, and every one of them will turn into ashes.
Because of the tigers, the best way for Chang Xiao is to kill all these tigers. The young masters present will kill the nine tribes. In this case, Chang Xiao will not be in danger. All the enemies are dead! He has to.
It is said that punishing the Nine Tribes is indeed a good policy, at least for the policy makers.
Life is like this. One second the scenery is perfect, and the next second you are on your knees begging for mercy. Who can always laugh at the world?
Maybe the person named Chang Xiao can.
The purpose of Chang Xiao's visit was not to see how these young men begged for mercy, so he was too lazy to pay attention to these guys. The smell of the cell was really bad. At first, some of the young men's families brought sandalwood in, thinking that it could drive away the smell and cover up the smell.
Who would have thought that once the sandalwood was burned and mixed with the stench, it went straight to the forehead. Several young men vomited on the spot and quickly snuffed it out. They never thought of it again. Anyway, they just smelled it if they were used to it.
Not here!
Under such a filthy smell, a person can survive for a year, which is really amazing.
Chang Xiao felt a little worried when he looked at the souls that were running away after seeing him. These souls had all hid in the prison. He couldn't go into the prison to catch the souls. Moreover, the souls seemed to be nothing, and they could pass through the wall and pass through the gate as they wished. If it weren't for someone
If the beast had been suppressed, these innocent souls would have run away long ago. There are bars and walls everywhere in this prison, and he can't catch them at all. Wouldn't it be like hide-and-seek if he really caught them? If he couldn't catch a few souls, he would have to be sent to a lunatic asylum.
Already.
Chang Xiao frowned and shook his head. Chang Xiao's expression attracted the attention of many people. The warden's heart skipped a beat and he quickly said: "Sir, what did you guys do wrong?"
Chang Xiao shook his head and said: "Is there any spacious place in this prison? Or the place where the most people died."
The jailer was stunned and didn't know how Chang Xiao asked this question. After thinking about it, he replied: "Sir, there is really no spacious place in our Jinyiwei prison, but the place with the most dead people in the prison is down there.
The torture chamber, this..."
Ignoring the hesitation of the prison chief, Chang Xiao nodded and asked the prison guard to lead the way.
After going down the narrow stairs and arriving at the underground prison, it was actually warmer here than above.
"The prisoners on this underground floor are all serious criminals, and the three rebellious young masters are also here."
When Chang Xiao passed through the fence, he saw four or five prisoners, each in a separate room. Three of them looked like the three young men who had just entered, because their clothes were relatively fresh.
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Chang Xiao glanced at one of them, and then stopped looking. He had some understanding of Wang Tongzhi's methods in his heart. Wang Tongzhi basically didn't say a word on weekdays and looked kind and gentle, but he could be so cruel to people.
, presumably not a kind person.
The underground was indeed more spacious than the one above. The jailer led Chang Xiao to a dark room. Chang Xiao noticed that the rusty iron door of the dark room was almost like the pattern of a giant glutton’s head. The glutton opened its mouth wide and stared angrily.
, even if Chang Xiao doesn’t understand the key, he still knows that this probably means that there is an entrance but no exit. After all, a ferocious beast like Taotie only eats but does not eat. It has a mouth but no butt. This dark room is his mouth, so naturally it is
There is no way out.
This kind of torture chamber does not need to be locked. The jailer opened the heavy door with a creak.
A fishy smell hit my face.
As the jailer lit the candles in the torture chamber, even though Chang Xiao had a strong mind, he was a little shaken at this moment.
This torture chamber, which was more than 100 square meters and equipped with various torture instruments, was actually densely packed with souls. Each one seemed to be trapped and nailed in the torture chamber by something, unable to move.
The entire torture chamber, not to mention the floor, but also the ceiling, was crowded with souls. It felt like seeing an ice cube made of countless people frozen. Or that kind of sardine can, densely packed and crowded with each other.
Not to mention there is nowhere to stay in this torture chamber, there is even a feeling that a needle cannot be inserted.