The Dali Temple is already well prepared. From the temple ministers to the temple principals and hall officials, everyone is ready.
Although the cabinet's intention was very clear, whatever should be done should be done, but after all, there had been no imperial infringements in Dali Temple for several years. Everyone was refreshed and cheered up.[..com]
During the Ming Dynasty, the status of Dali Temple had become more and more embarrassing. Most of the serious cases were handled by the Ministry of Punishment. Once an official committed a crime, it was originally the Dali Temple that was under the jurisdiction of the court according to the rules of the court. However, rules are rules. The reality is reality. Dali Temple cannot control it even if it wants to. Beizhen Fusi and Dong Jiji Factory have already taken care of their original errands.
As a result, Dali Temple suffered a tragedy. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, when Dali Temple was still called Tingwei, what kind of scenery was it? Even if it was on par with the officials, no one dared to question it. By the Tang and Song Dynasties, its status was also prominent and well-known. It was so frightening. But now, it has become the review agency of the Ministry of Punishment.
To put it bluntly, they have no role to intervene in the cases of officials. Dongchang and Jinyiwei handle them for themselves. Serious and important cases are tried by the Ministry of Punishment, and then the files are sent to Dali Temple for review.
With such an imperial convict suddenly arriving, it's no wonder that everything in Dali Temple was in chaos. After all, we had never had such experience before, so we had to look through the Dali Temple's Code of Laws.
The first thing is to house imperial prisoners. There are cells in Dali Temple now, but they have been vacant for many years, and there is a shortage of cell heads. We discussed it and found that Dali Temple does not have it, but the Ministry of Punishment and Zhao Prison have it, and the jailers of the Zhenfu Division They can't be invited, but the Criminal Department is a brother department, so you can invite a few of them by sending a note.
There is also the treatment of imperial convicts. Is he a convict, or is he an ordinary repeat offender? It’s easy to say that convicts can be treated better, so let’s call him a convict.
After surviving this busy schedule, I finally managed to arrange it.
On the other side, Liu Chengfeng had already arrived, and the officers and soldiers of the Beijing Guards Command did not make it difficult for him, and their tone was very polite. When the delivery was made, the general held his hand in front of Liu Chengfeng, said he was offended, and then stabbed him hard. out.
Liu Chengfeng was taken to a desolate cell in the backyard of Dali Temple. Perhaps because it had just been urgently repaired, the cell was relatively clean. There was only a table, a chair, and a small couch in the room. Perhaps it was to take care of his prisoners. Due to official reasons, a screen was placed in front of the urine bucket in the corner.
However, the light here was a bit dark, with only a small skylight. Liu Chengfeng sat in the darkness, with his hands on his knees, staring at the cobwebs on the ceiling in a daze.
Ask yourself, if he were asked to make another decision, he might not make the choice he made now, but now that he has a choice, Liu Chengfeng does not feel any regrets.
"Cell head, is there a light?" Liu Chengfeng cheered up again after a brief period of despair. No matter where he was, life had to pass. Without a light, Liu Chengfeng felt very uncomfortable.
The cell leader came from the Ministry of Punishment. Hearing Liu Chengfeng's words, he walked outside the door. There was a hole as big as a fist in the door. The cell leader looked inside with a lazy look, and then immediately Sneered: "Lamp? Do you think you are still the old master? Do you know where this place is? This is the Ministry of Punishment... No, the cell in Dali Temple, you still want a lamp? What a joke! Be honest, and if you dare to mess around again, pay attention to your Pi'er."
This old man's surname was Deng, and his name was Deng Long. He was transferred to Dali Temple. After all, he was seconded from elsewhere, so Dali Temple treated him politely. I also heard that Liu Chengfeng was an imperial prisoner and was said to have killed many people.
He had several major crimes on his head, so he was not polite to Liu Chengfeng at all.
Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but feel angry, but there was nothing he could do.
At night, there were many mosquitoes here, and Liu Chengfeng could not sleep. He thought of his wife at home, staring at the moonlight outside through the small skylight.
Moreover, I was feeling very hungry. In the evening, the prison warden brought me some cooking cakes, but they were obviously sour. Liu Chengfeng threw them away and was ridiculed by the prison warden.
That night, Liu Chengfeng didn't know when he fell asleep. When he woke up, he heard the cell leader outside cursing: "Damn it, I kindly gave you cooking cakes, but you threw them out and you don't know how to die."
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When Liu Chengfeng heard the cell boss scolding him, he shouted: "Who are you scolding, grandson?"
"The one I'm scolding is you, you thief!" the cell leader Deng Long yelled. But after thinking about it casually, he realized that he had been tricked. Didn't he become his grandson?
Deng Long couldn't help being furious and said angrily: "How dare you scold grandpa? If you have the ability, come out and see if grandpa doesn't beat you to death."
Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but laugh, and said: "Okay, then let me out."
Deng Long was at a loss for words outside, and felt that he had nothing to do with a thief and a prisoner. The reason why he lost his temper just now was because when he was in the Penal Department Prison, which prisoner would dare to contradict him like this? This person is an imperial prisoner.
, otherwise Deng Long would have dragged two servants in to beat him up.
He pulled two errands under the promenade outside and ordered some food and wine to eat. Liu Chengfeng had not eaten since yesterday, and the aroma of the food and wine came in, making him greedy.
After getting out, he simply lay back on the couch and fell asleep.
When Deng Long was full of wine and food, he happily picked his teeth and yelled outside: "You bitch, you dare to contradict me, I will starve you to death."
When Deng Long saw that Liu Chengfeng didn't reply, he asked someone to bring a chair and lay there comfortably to relax. It was more comfortable here than the prison of the Ministry of Punishments. It would take ten days and a half for this prisoner to be tried.
Taking this time is just a good time for him to rest his mind. After all, in the past, one person and several people were in charge of hundreds of prisoners, but now he only has to watch one and be at ease.
After lying comfortably under the eaves and basking in the sun for a while, Deng Long found that there was no movement at all in the cell, and wondered in his heart, could this kid be starving to death?
He was starved to death and fell down. Deng Long sneered and lay down comfortably on the chair. He was just a thief and a prisoner, but he was also an imperial prisoner. He had committed such a big case. I heard that even the palace was furious. Beheading was a minor matter. He said
If not, he will be executed, so don't pay attention to him.
Just as he was taking a nap, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps. Deng Long opened his eyes and saw a middle-aged man wearing a light yellow flying fish suit.
He had an air of dignity. Behind him was an official from Dali Temple. The official shouted to Deng Long: "Prison head, open the door. This is the prisoner's father-in-law, the commander of the Jinyi Guards of Nanzhen Prefecture."
Qian Shi, I came to visit the prison."
When Deng Long heard this, his eyes almost popped out. He looked at this big shot in disbelief. What kind of officer was the commander? He was a dignified military attache of the third rank! In addition, he was also a military attaché of the Jinyi Guards Station. That's all.
Incredible! To put it harshly, Deng Long had never seen him before, not to mention it was just a trivial matter.
Such a person actually went to see the thief and prisoner?
Deng Long was so surprised that he couldn't speak. His legs couldn't help but tremble. He quickly squeezed out a smile and said, "Sir...come with me."
He didn't dare to say anything, so he took off the key from his waist, opened the door with trembling hands, and pushed it open. He saw Liu Chengfeng sleeping inside, but Deng Long was thinking at this time, this thief... no, this criminal
Are you fainting from hunger? If so...
Fortunately, the senior official went in without saying anything. He glanced at Deng Long and said, "Wait outside." When Deng Long walked out, the senior official closed the door.
Liu Chengfeng heard the commotion, saw that it was Wen Zheng, and immediately sat up from the couch.
Wen Zheng was looking at him, and seeing that he was not in a good mood, the scowl he had put on earlier could not help but relax. He sighed and said, "Chen Xi and Chen Ruo are also outside, but I didn't ask them to come in, so as not to make people sad."
As he spoke, he sat down, took a deep look at Liu Chengfeng, and said seriously: "This matter is really too big. Your Majesty has worked diligently for so many years and finally maintained a ZTE situation. But under the emperor's feet,
, some people create rebellion, and some people suppress them, these two things are inseparable from you. Think about it, Long Yan is so angry, can you bear it? "
Before Liu Chengfeng could speak, Wen Zheng continued: "Fortunately, Commander Mou has already convened everyone for discussion when he came back from the palace. The commander said that the right and wrong of this matter has not yet been decided, and now every household has been informed.
The Hundred Household Office will investigate this matter carefully. If there are really thieves who take the opportunity to instigate it and you suppress it, it is not a serious crime and you don't need to be discouraged."
Liu Chengfeng said: "Master Taishan, my son-in-law has actually been waiting here for a long time."
Wen Zheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Oh? You tell me."
Liu Chengfeng first smiled bitterly and said: "This time I acted too recklessly, but in retrospect, although I was in prison, my son-in-law had no regrets. But since the commander and Master Taishan are willing to work hard for my son-in-law, my son-in-law has no regrets."
But I have one thing to tell you. After Mr. Taishan goes out, he immediately goes to find a general named Lao Huo, and he will give Mr. Taishan a witness."
Wen Zheng nodded and said: "I remember, it seems that you are not completely discouraged. You can still plan this now, which is good."
Wen Zheng hesitated for a moment and continued: "My father-in-law used to look down on you and always thought you were a useless scholar. He made things difficult for you in every possible way. Don't take it to heart. Although you are too impulsive this time, you can still be considered a man."
Behavior, do you know that I was sent to Liaodong to be a hundred households? At that time, I already understood that life and death are determined by destiny, wealth is determined by heaven, and some things must be done even if there are all kinds of obstacles."
"But..." Wen Zheng smiled at Liu Chengfeng and said: "Compared to me, you are much more impudent. Under the emperor's feet, if you say you are going to quell rebellion, you will quell rebellion, and if you want to kill people, you will kill people. Alas... you are more upright.
And if you don’t have enough scheming, this is not good either.”
"You are an imperial prisoner. I have some connections when you come in. I'm afraid you can't say too much. If you have anything to explain, you can tell me."
Liu Chengfeng thought for a while and then said: "Master Taishan, I am hungry, do you have anything to eat?"