I am the carpenter king

The deep and dark prison cell was damp and oppressive, and there was a faint rancid smell in the air, which choked people's lungs.No one wants to come to such a place, even Zhang Rui, the county magistrate, doesn't come here once a year.

But today it seems to be different, the majestic county magistrate was stopped outside the door, walking back and forth anxiously, but he just couldn't get in.Zhang Rui's face was very anxious, his hands were tightly clasped together, and his head was dripping with cold sweat.Suddenly seeing a group of people approaching from a distance, the county magistrate hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and greeted them with a flattering smile on his face!

"Dang Qianhu, what's the matter?" Although he was really smiling at Dang Han, Zhang Rui's eyes were looking at the detainees behind him. When he saw those familiar faces, Zhang Rui Immediately stunned on the spot.

Looking at the dazed Zhang Rui, Dang Leng snorted without saying anything, and walked straight into the cell.

After a long time, Zhang Rui, the county magistrate, came back to his senses and sat down on the ground, his face turned pale.The yamen servants on one side hurried over to help Zhang Rui, and as soon as they got on his body, the two of them realized something was wrong.In just a moment, Zhang Rui's clothes seemed to have been washed. [

After shouting a few times, Zhang Rui didn't respond. An older policeman said in a rather embarrassed way: "Master, don't blame me!" He stretched out his hand and slapped Zhang Rui's face With a slap, Zhang Rui's face suddenly swelled up.

After moaning in pain a few times, Zhang Rui's eyes slowly rolled a few times, looked at the people around him, and said in a trembling voice: "Send me home!" I couldn't stand up anymore, so I had to be carried back by a few people.

The dark prison was brightly lit at this time, the old man in the prison was reluctant to light the lamp, and all the lamp oil money given by the court was secretly kept by him and the warehouse manager.But Jin Yiwei asked him for lamp oil, so he hurried to buy it.All the big lanterns in the prison were lit, and there were still torches in the adjacent places of the two cells.

Luo Sigong ordered the criminals to be detained separately, and he went to the place where the criminals were interrogated in the prison, and he had to report to Luo Sigong after the matter was completed.

Looking at the place in front of him, Luo Sigong nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Although it is much different from the prison of Beizhen Prefecture, but it can barely make do with it!"

Jin Yiwei, who was following Luo Sigong, had a very serious face, and he was relieved to hear Luo Sigong's words.The Imperial Prison of Beizhen Prefecture can be said to be the darkest prison in the Ming Dynasty, and it is very good to have such a place now.

Slowly sitting behind the table, Luo Sigong glanced around again, and nodded in satisfaction.Originally, this place was used to clean up prisoners in the prison, but after being arranged by Jin Yiwei, it can also be used to interrogate prisoners.

There are four wooden pillars in a horizontal row, each of which can bind a person, and in front of the pillars are three braziers side by side.The charcoal inside has been burnt red.There are all kinds of instruments of torture hanging on the wall not far away, all of which are scary to look at.

"My lord, it's a good luck that I didn't disgrace my life, all the low-ranking people have been arrested!" saluted Luo Sigong, and said in a respectful tone.

Nodding his head in satisfaction, Luo Sigong said with a sullen face: "Let's have a trial! The night is long and there are many dreams!"

"Yes, my lord! I don't know who should start the interrogation?" Dang Han understood in his heart, but it is better to let Luo Sigong decide at this time.

He glanced at Danghan in surprise.Shaking his head with a wry smile, Luo Sigong said rather resignedly: "I'm not interested in a few merchants. You can interrogate them! Interrogate the eight shopkeepers, I'll talk about the little fish and shrimps later."

"Understood, my lord!" After saluting, Dang Han said to Jin Yiwei who was standing not far away: "Arraign the prisoner."

Not long after, a man was brought in by Jin Yiwei, and was tied to a pillar without saying anything.The man was already trembling all over.Obviously he also understood what he was facing.

Walking slowly to the wall, looking at the instruments of torture on the wall, Dang Han shook his head lightly, as if there was nothing he liked, and walked back.When he came to the man, Dang Han smiled and said, "I'm not hiding it from you. We are Jinyiwei, and we are from the capital. You should know that."

Seeing the man nodding, Dang Han went on to say: "Jinyiwei has records of your smuggling and collaborating with the enemy. It is not for you to deny this. A search of the Jinshan Guild Hall at dawn tomorrow will surely find something. But these are private The things that have not been investigated for so many years, you know it in your heart, and we also know it in your heart."

Hearing Dang Han's words, the man was slightly taken aback, he didn't expect this Qianhu from Jinyiwei to speak so frankly.It is natural to understand why no one is chasing him, because of the backer behind him, and because of their regular silver every year.

"We, Jin Yiwei, have no choice this time. You have done too much, and the emperor can no longer explain it to you. If we ask something this time, you can just say what you want. Maybe you can save your life. Otherwise, I'm afraid your nine clans will be in danger. "Dang Han's voice was very soft, and he didn't know if it had any effect.

"My Ming Dynasty can punish not only the nine clans, but also the ten clans." Luo Sigong on the side looked at that person and said in a cold tone. [

Everyone's body trembled, including Jin Yiwei present, everyone seemed to have thought of something.The two most wise emperors of the Ming Dynasty, one is the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, and the other is Ming Chengzu Zhu Di.It was these two wise emperors who had the most severe punishments in the Ming Dynasty when they were in power.The number of people who were skinned and filled by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang is unknown, and more than 2 people were implicated in the case of Hu Weiyong.

After Ming Chengzu Zhu Di seized the throne, he took cruel measures to suppress dissatisfied people, and the extermination of the ten clans began at that time.Civil officials in the Ming Dynasty had a teacher system, and the extermination of the ten clans was actually aimed at these people. I don’t know if Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, was far-sighted.

While emphasizing the use of Jinyiwei, the eunuchs in the palace were appointed, and these people were used to contain the power of the civil official group.Perhaps the wise emperor felt that this was not enough, and formulated a criminal law based on the most important way for civil officials to form a party, that is, the unprecedented extermination of ten clans.You must know that the tenth clan other than the nine clans is the disciples of the disciples. If this continues to be implicated, no matter what kind of party it is, it will definitely be wiped out.

Luo Sigong's tone was very soft, but one sentence made people think of these two emperors, and the two emperors chose one kind of person to carry out torture, that is, the famous Jin Yiwei of the Ming Dynasty.

After being taken aback for a moment, Dang Han smiled and said to the person in front of him: "Tell me! What's your name? Don't hide anything, tell me everything you know. We all know about you. If you dare If you lie to us with one, then the whole family will be killed, and if you lie to us with two, you will add one clan, and there will be a total of ten clans to figure it out!"

Although Dang Han was smiling, the temperature in the cell seemed to be much lower.

Dang Han seemed to feel that he was not strong enough, and said with a smile: "We are the prefect of Jinyiwei North Town, don't think that we dare not do anything, you are just a businessman, killing you is like crushing a bedbug, don't be ignorant of current affairs !"

"Speak, the young one, talk to the young ones! The young one is called Liang Jiabin, if you have anything to say, feel free to ask." Knowing that he couldn't do anything, the man was not hiding anything, so he nodded his head and said.

Dang Han nodded with a smile, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know if your ancestors are virtuous. When investigating the Liaodong smuggling case last time, the emperor issued an imperial decree. Anyone who voluntarily abandons the dark side and turns to the bright side to help the court can be exempted." One death. You are the first person to be raised, as long as you do well, maybe you can keep this life."

Liang Jiabin thought that he would die, and it would be very difficult to keep his family alive, but he didn't expect that he still had hope of surviving.Nodding quickly, he said loudly: "My lord, just ask if you have anything to say, the little ones will definitely know what to say!"

It seemed that it was about the same, Dang Han's expression suddenly became serious, and asked in a deep voice: "We came this time to arrest a few people. You must have heard about this matter, and we arrested you for this matter. Now say Tell me! Do you know where that man is hiding?"

I thought I would ask about smuggling, but Liang Jiabao didn’t expect to ask about this matter. He pondered for a while and then said: “My lord, we are all businessmen and we don’t care about these things, so we don’t What news. But if anyone would take that person in, I'm afraid they are the only ones with the guts."

"Who? Who are you talking about?" Although he had expected that these people must know something, but he didn't expect it to be so smooth, Dang Han asked impatiently.

"My lord, let me speak slowly. Although there are people from all ethnic groups in Zhangjiakou, they don't get along well with Jiannu. The Mongols here are all Tatars and Wacha people, and there are no people who get along well with Jiannu. At this time, they are the only ones who can take in the criminals wanted by the imperial court." Looking at the prison cell in the distance, Liang Jiajie was heartbroken, always dead friends and poor daoists, there is only one chance to survive, Don't blame me for being sorry for you.

Dang Han froze suddenly, Luo Sigong also stood up, looked at Liang Jiabin and said, "You said there are people who built slaves in Zhangjiakou?"

Although he didn't know Luo Sigong, Liang Jiabao also knew that this must be a high official, so he said quickly: "Yes, my lord! There are indeed slave builders in the city, and they are the ones we do business with. Here is a slave builder. His name is Ha Yuansheng."

Luo Sigong naturally understood the content of Dutong. He was a military officer similar to the chief soldier of the Ming Dynasty, but after thinking about it, he asked again: "Is there any slaves in Zhangjiakou? Do you know how many people there are?"

"My lord, this little one doesn't know!" Looking at Luo Sigong cautiously, Liang Jiabin said hesitantly. (to be continued...)

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