I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 5 The Bloody Smell of the County Prison
Before Liu He and Yu Wuyou had a good chat, the dilapidated carriage came to the gate of the fortified Lieutenant's Mansion. Of course, this was still a side entrance.

"Master, we're here." Outside the palace, Yu Wuyou always called Liu He his disciple, using this as a cover for his identity.

"Then let's go in."

"only."

The carriage approached the door, and Yu Wuyou knocked on the door first, and Facao Shi Chen Xiu, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately came out and welcomed Liu He into the Lieutenant's Mansion.

In Changyi Kingdom, apart from Liu He, the vassal king who doesn't care about things, the Prime Minister of Changyi commands all the officials and is in charge of the affairs of the people. He is the highest official of the country.

Under the Chancellor of Changyi, they were the lieutenants who were in charge of security and military affairs. Only the two of them could open houses and government offices alone, and almost all other officials were subject to their restraint.

The Zhongwei's Mansion is slightly smaller than the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it is only one-third the size of the Royal Palace, but it is already a huge building complex in Changyi City.

Liu He was wearing sackcloth at this time, but almost everyone in the mansion knew him. All the officials who came and went knew that Liu He was an "easy-going" person, and they all saluted him after meeting each other.

"Soldier Cao catches Wu's illness and asks his disciples well!"

"Wei Cao Shiban timidly asked his family to be safe"

……

No matter who he met, Liu He would stop and ask them how they were doing just like he did in the palace.

Like the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Zhongwei's Mansion is also a structure with the front office and the back mansion. The first half is a public place, and the second half is the residence of the Lieutenant and his relatives.

The three-story courtyard in the public area is generally in the shape of a back, the middle is the lobby where the lieutenant acts as the agent of government affairs, the second floor is the office of the Cao Cao, and the outermost layer is the dormitory for the officials—many of the officials are from other counties. I can only go home once a month, and I usually live in the Lieutenant's Mansion.

The county prison that Liu He is going to today is located in the southwest corner of the Lieutenant's Mansion, occupying an independent courtyard.As for Facao and Cicao, they are still set up in the Prime Minister's Mansion, under the direct jurisdiction of the Prime Minister.

It's just that because the matters in charge of the two Caos are related to the county prison, they often have to visit the Lieutenant's Mansion.

"Are Li Caoxuan and He Yucheng both in the county prison now?"

"Li Caoxuan suffered from wind pain and is recuperating at home. He Yucheng has been waiting for a long time."

Li Caoxuan is 60 years old this year, which is already considered an advanced age in this age. In addition, he has to go to the humid and cold county prison frequently, so it is normal to have wind pain.

"Then Chen Caoshi has more things to worry about, thank you for your hard work."

"Thank you for your concern. The servants are only doing their duty, and they dare not be greedy for credit."

Liu He originally wanted to ask Lieutenant Wang Ji's recent situation, but before he had time to figure out how to ask, several people had already arrived outside the gate of the county prison.

Liu He followed Chen Xiu to the gate of the county prison.

Prisoner He Qushang waited respectfully in the yard, seeing Liu He coming up immediately, there was a trace of excitement in his eyes, he saluted hastily and said in a trembling voice: "Changyi Priest Cheng, why did you go to ask for your family's well-being, I haven't seen you for a few days, and I miss you very much."

He Qushang is a thin middle-aged man with a pair of triangular eyes. He is only 40 years old on the left. He has been the prison chief of the county prison for three generations. He has countless means to punish prisoners. The reason why he wants to see Liu He so much , because Liu He has many methods that he has never heard of or seen before in the matter of extorting a confession-it may not necessarily see blood, but it is much better than torture.

"He Yucheng, let's get back on his feet. Time is running out, so these vain rituals will be avoided. Take me to see that piece of hob meat."

"only!"

He Qushang led a few people towards the criminal, and introduced Liu He's situation as he walked.

"This bandit is called Guo Kai, a person in Zhixian County, Hanoi County. He is about 35 years old. It was six or seven years ago that he pulled this group together in Dayeze."

"Wait, you said he was from Zhi County, did he say it himself?" Liu He asked suddenly, he had a little impression of this place.

"This is what his subordinates said. This Guo Kai is a tough guy. After being arrested, no matter what we ask or how much punishment we use, he will just say a word and come to take someone's head."

He Qushang is also a well-informed person, and he couldn't help but reveal a sense of admiration when he said this.

Chen Xiu on the side also sighed and said: "I heard that this person is very skilled. When rounding him up, four or five officers couldn't get close to him. In the end, more than a dozen people fought with wheels and exhausted his strength. What he caught was really a good man.

"If he hadn't embarked on this evil path and was willing to go to the border county to join the army, I'm afraid he could be promoted to no more in a year."

"Let Guo Kai go to join the army, it might be better to kill him." Liu He said to himself secretly, he already knew a little bit in his heart, he already had a plan.

Soon, Liu He and others came to the gate of the execution room.

The doorman opened the door, and a stream of moisture mixed with the smell of blood rushed in from inside, forcing Liu He to lean back.

Yu Wuyou handed a handkerchief soaked in pepper wine to Liu He, but Liu He frowned and shook his head, and walked straight in.

The punishment room is not big, less than two feet square.

No windows were opened, and the sunlight only filtered through the sporadic clamshell tiles on the roof, which was very blurry.

The oil lamp on the wall was crackling, and there was a strange burning smell in the firelight.

There are several wooden shelves standing under the lamp, on which there are all kinds of instruments of torture, all of which are stained with old blackened blood stains without exception.

There are thick black holes in the cracks in the walls, doors, and the torture mechanism. I don't know if it is made of the prisoner's flesh and blood.

After only a few breaths of walking in, Liu He's sense of smell failed, and the good mood brought about by leaving the palace disappeared at this moment.

It wasn't the first time he came to the torture chamber, every time he felt the same way.

In the middle of the torture room was a pillar from the floor to the roof, on which was tied a bloody man, his limbs were firmly fixed by thick iron chains.

The man lowered his head, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.

Guo Kai in Liu He's imagination must be a powerful man, but the dying man in front of him looked very thin, and against the black pillars and black iron chains, he looked like a dead bone in a tomb.

Guo Kai seemed to hear someone coming in, he tried to move a bit, but he couldn't even raise his head, he just moved the heavy iron chain, making a creepy sound of clicking.

Liu He seemed to hear what the other party was saying, but he couldn't hear clearly. He took two steps forward before he heard the intermittent voice clearly.

"Needless...to speak too much, here to get...a certain head."

It seems that Chen Xiu and He Qushang are right, this Guo Kai is a tough one.

Although torture is commonplace in this era, Chen Xiu and He Wushang were too ruthless in their actions.Even though Liu He knew that they were on duty, he still couldn't help feeling a little disgusted.

Liu He returned to Chen Xiu and the others, and asked with a cold face: "The injury is so serious, people will not just die like this."

"We asked the medical officer in the mansion to look at it. He looked seriously injured, but he couldn't die yet." He Qushang replied.

"He Yucheng is really careful."

Liu He made a sarcasm on purpose, even though he knew that it was his duty to injure them, and he knew that torture was the limitation of this era, but he didn't agree with it deep in his heart.

Of course, He Qushang didn't understand Liu He's subtext, and might even take it as a compliment.

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, that's where the responsibility lies."

Liu He waved his hand and said, "Then wake him up, let's start."

"only!"

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