Xiao Qinghuan

Chapter 95

Yushitai is different from Jingzhaoyin and the Ministry of Punishment. Although all three have government offices, Jingzhaoyin and the Ministry of Punishment are both in charge of private criminal cases, while Yushitai is dedicated to detaining former officials, so the guards It is also more severe than other prisons.

Jiang Xiaohan came here in Leuye.

Xie Yongming was charged with resisting the order and not complying with the order, and was imprisoned in Yushitai's heavy prison, and no one who was idle was allowed to visit.But I don't know if it was Ning Yu who said hello in advance, Jiang Xiaohan took his handwritten letter unimpeded, and it took almost no trouble along the way.

Jiang Ying insisted on an oil lamp to open the way for Jiang Xiaohan. The heavy prison is at the deepest part of the prison, and the further you go in, the darker the light inside.This is because during construction, the deeper the prison, the thicker the wall bricks.In addition to preventing people from robbing the prison, the blue bricks also made the heavy prison warm in summer and cool in winter, adding a lot of torture for nothing.

Officials who have entered Yushitai seldom walk out completely.Jiang Xiaohan stepped on the brick floor, and the dim oil lamp could only illuminate a small area in front of him. Most of the long corridor was dark, and it seemed that it would never end.

Jiang Xiaohan suddenly stepped on something under his feet, and there was a crisp sound under his feet. He looked down, only to find that he was stepping on a small puddle of water.

Jiang Ying in front of him noticed that he stopped, so he stopped too, turned around and saw this scene, and walked over holding the oil lamp, bent down and wiped the water splashed on the hem of his clothes with his sleeve.

With Jiang Ying's effort of bending over, the candlelight reflected the puddle under Jiang Xiaohan's feet vividly. The water stain was sticky to his boots, and the color was dark - it was blood.

As if to confirm his conjecture, the real sound of dripping water suddenly sounded in his ears, and the water drop was falling on the back of Jiang Xiaohan's raised hand. Jiang Xiaohan glanced at it, and saw a drop of bright red blood dripping down the back of his hand .

Jiang Xiaohan looked around, and saw a soft whip made of steel wire hanging on the wall above his head, and a drop of blood that was slowly condensing into shape hung on the tip of the whip, precariously falling.

Jiang Ying said: "Young Master, this is not clean, let's move on."

Jiang Xiaohan looked away: "Let's go."

"It's a common practice to set up lynchings at Yushitai." Jiang Yingying was afraid that Jiang Xiaohan would feel uncomfortable seeing these things, so he said in a low voice: "The ordinary adults who come in, except for capital crimes such as ransacking their homes and killing their families, come in because of injustice. There is no need to worry about the former, but if the latter turns over, Yushitai will not end well, so he simply tosses him half to death in prison, which can be regarded as avoiding future troubles."

Jiang Xiaohan's face was indifferent, showing no emotion: "It seems that the shadow guard understands this very well?"

"I used to deal with people when I was doing business." Jiang Ying said veiledly: "In the early days of the Shadow Guard's establishment, it also borrowed the place of Yushitai."

Shadow guards are heartless and ruthless people, and they are extremely ruthless in training people. If the prison at Yushitai had dealt with shadow guards before, I'm afraid this ability is not too bad.

——I don’t know what happened to Xie Yongming here.

Jiang Xiaohan's heart sank slightly.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Jiang Mo pushed open a heavy iron door for Jiang Xiaohan.After passing through this door, the inside is regarded as a heavy prison, and Xie Yongming is in the innermost room. I don't know whether it was by accident or on purpose, but he was not separated from Xie Yu.

Jiang Ying handed the oil lamp to Jiang Xiaohan: "I'm waiting outside for my son. There is a quota for visiting the prison at Yushitai. If you have anything to say, you have to say it quickly, lest someone catch you."

Jiang Xiaohan was noncommittal, just took the oil lamp, and walked in alone.

Perhaps Ning Zongyuan hadn't shown up yet, and Ning Zheng didn't dare to act too recklessly, so although Xie Yongming was wearing prison clothes, he didn't seem to have been tortured by lynching.

Jiang Xiaohan put the oil lamp in his hand on the lampstand on the wall, took out a copper-colored key from his arms, and opened the prison door.

Xie Yongming in prison hadn't seen the sky for a few days, and his eyes couldn't even adapt to the light of the oil lamp. He squinted his eyes for a while, and then said, "Mingyuan?"

"It's me." Jiang Xiaohan whispered.

There is not even a decent bedding for a bed in the heavy prison. Xie Yongming is wearing a snow-white jacket and is sitting on a low couch made of wooden frames. His wrists are fastened with shackles that are as wide as four fingers. Extending from the top, it is firmly buckled in the iron ring at the corner.

Jiang Xiaohan frowned at the first sight, not to mention Xie Yongming, the majestic Marshal of the army, who has not yet been judged and convicted by the court, how could he be so humiliated.

Xie Yu leaned against the corner, looking much weaker than Xie Yongming.

The heavy prison is eerie and terrifying, and the shackles on the wall that are used to pierce the bones glow with a chilling light.There was only a thin layer of damp dry grass on the ground, and it was cold to the touch.

"You two have been wronged." Jiang Xiaohan knelt in front of Xie Yongming on one knee, gritted his teeth and blamed himself: "I came back late."

Before Xie Yongming said anything, Xie Yu suddenly moved. He seemed to recognize Jiang Xiaohan's voice. He stumbled and tried to get up from the wall, but he fell to the ground before taking two steps.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaohan hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up. It didn't matter, but it almost startled him.

Xie Yu followed Xie Yongming to Beijing to report on his work every year, and Jiang Xiaohan saw him not infrequently.It can be counted that Xie Yu is considered to be a top-notch young man of the same generation in Beijing. He is not very young, but he has already accumulated a whole body of military achievements, and he is only waiting to take Xie Yongming's hand later.

It's only been a few days since I saw him, how can he be haggard to such a virtue.

Jiang Xiaohan supported his arm, only to feel that the other person was shaking violently, and the flesh under his hand was so thin that it seemed that he could hold it with one hand. Xie Yu's eyes were dull, and he just stared at Jiang Xiaohan with wide eyes.

"Where is Xie Jue?" Xie Yu squeezed Jiang Xiaohan's hand tightly, and said in a panic, "Where is my little brother..."

Jiang Xiaohan was taken aback, thinking that Xie Yu might not even be conscious at this time.

"Xie Jue is at my residence." Jiang Xiaohan hurriedly comforted him, "At the Prime Minister's residence...it's very safe. For the time being, no one else knows that he has returned to Beijing."

Xie Yu seemed to understand, he laughed softly, and muttered to himself: "Okay, little brother is okay..."

He couldn't speak clearly, but he couldn't stop laughing, as if he was crazy.The tension in his heart was loosened, and his whole body lost all strength, and he fell down limply.

Jiang Xiaohan supported him: "...Xie Yu?"

Xie Yu turned a deaf ear, he swayed, his jaws clenched and rattled, Jiang Xiaohan was afraid that he would bite his tongue, but in the end he couldn't, so he could only temporarily touch his sleeping point to calm him down.

Jiang Xiaohan was terrified when he saw it. Xie Yu fought with Xie Yongming since he was a child.

"Ming Yuan." Xie Yongming said suddenly: "Come here."

"What..." Jiang Xiaohan came to his senses, hurriedly laid Xie Yu down, and then turned to look at Xie Yongming.

Xie Yongming seemed to be in better condition than Xie Yu, at least he was still conscious.It's just that he is very thin, and the skin on his wrists is slack, and he has begun to look old.

"General Xie." Jiang Xiaohan reached out to touch the iron cuffs on Xie Yongming's wrist: "——I will deal with this matter outside, don't worry."

"Not busy." Xie Yongming held Jiang Xiaohan's wrist with his backhand, and gently pulled his hand off his shackles.The general over half a century old smiled and said gently: "Ming Yuan, I have been waiting for you for several days."

Jiang Xiaohan pursed his lips: "I know, you have suffered—"

"Mingyuan." Xie Yongming interrupted him gently but could not refuse: "These little ones have no sense of propriety, but if you count carefully, you learned art from my father. According to your seniority, I have to call you a good brother." .”

Jiang Xiaohan didn't understand why he suddenly mentioned this, but he could only respond: "You are welcome, General."

"Xie Jue has been in Beijing all these years, thanks to your care, he can grow up so well." Xie Yongming looked deeply at Jiang Xiaohan, and said seriously: "Ming Yuan, the Xie family will remember your kindness in their hearts."

"Don't dare to do it." Jiang Xiaohan said: "Old General Xie taught me martial arts and took care of me. What I can do is only one out of ten."

Xie Yongming sighed: "My father once said that the Jiang family's Mingyuan is clear and self-reliant, and stands upright...the Xie family has no worries about entrusting Xie Jue to you."

Jiang Xiaohan could hear the sluggishness in his words, and couldn't help but hurriedly said: "The elder sister has already written to me about the specific situation."

Mentioning Xie Yao, Jiang Xiaohan immediately felt ashamed: "...It's just that my people were a step late, and they didn't save Eldest Sister."

Xie Yongming knew about Xie Yao earlier than Jiang Xiaohan. He patted Jiang Xiaohan's shoulder and didn't speak.

Knowing that now is not the time to blame himself, Jiang Xiaohan calmed himself down and asked again: "It's just that the imperial decree will not go to the mezzanine for no reason. Think carefully about who did it."

Xie Yongming looked at Jiang Xiaohan when he heard the words, his eyes were very complicated, and there was a little guilt, as if there was a battle between heaven and man in his mind.

Jiang Xiaohan was startled.

Xie Yongming's eyes reminded him of Jiang Qiuhong——Jiang Qiuhong also looked at him with this look when he was 16 years old when he was the champion of high school.

Xie Yongming had a very tangled look on his face, he was like a wounded old beast, with pleading in his eyes.

Jiang Xiaohan didn't know if Xie Yongming was hesitating whether to take the responsibility of the Xie family on him, but anyway, since he promised Xie Jue, he would definitely try his best.

"Uncle." Jiang Xiaohan softened his voice: "Do you have an idea?"

"...Third Highness." Xie Yongming finally gave up struggling, his voice was very soft, as if resigned to his fate: "Ning Zheng."

"I see." Jiang Xiaohan said: "Just don't worry, General, I will definitely give justice to my family."

Jiang Xiaohan wanted to get up as he spoke, but was grabbed by Xie Yongming. The general's withered fingers tightly held Jiang Xiaohan's wrist, not allowing him to get up.

Jiang Xiaohan paused, only feeling that something was stuffed into his hand by the other party.He took the thing over calmly. With the cover of the wide sleeves, Xie Yongming guided Jiang Xiaohan to touch the side of the thing with his fingertips. Following Xie Yongming's movements, he touched the thing.

It was a square and hard object with cold tentacles, not like jade.Jiang Xiaohan fumbled along the movements of Xie Yongming's fingertips, and suddenly he paused, and touched a small protruding nucleus.

——It’s a mechanism.

Seeing that he had found the key, Xie Yongming slowly let go of his grip.

"Parents' beloved son should have a far-reaching plan." Xie Yongming said: "There is a soldier beside Xie Jue, whose surname is Guan and his name is Zhong. I have seen him before. His son has a stable temperament and is a useful person."

——Is it important?Jiang Xiaohan naturally remembered this person, but he didn't expect that this person was Xie Yongming's.

Before he could think about it, Xie Yongming patted his hand again.

"Ming Yuan, when I was in the frontier, I chose the words for Xie Jue. When you go out, remember to hand them over to him for me." Xie Yongming looked at his empty hand, and said slowly: "'Zhaoming likes and dislikes, not leaving out the details'... …Let’s choose the word Zhaoming.”

Jiang Xiaohan felt that his words were a bit ominous, but seeing Xie Yongming's appearance, he couldn't say anything.He squeezed the object in his hand, and naturally understood what Xie Yongming meant - this object was for Xie Jue.

"My father always said that my Xie family owed the Jiang family a life. If there is a chance, I will repay it. My father's last words, the Xie family has always kept in mind." Xie Yongming breathed a sigh of relief: "Master Jiang, the Xie family I prepared a gift for you, I just hope...you can protect Xie Jue in the future."

"Uncle doesn't have to be like this." Jiang Xiaohan said: "Xie Jue's surname is Xie, and it's only natural for me to help him."

"Okay." Xie Yongming smiled suddenly: "Okay."

Jiang Xiaohan still has something to ask, but Jiang Ying has already come in from the outside: "My lord, it's getting late."

There is no difference between day and night in the prison, Jiang Xiaohan realized that he had indeed been delayed for a long time after careful consideration, so he could only swallow those doubts for the time being, and only waited for the future to be long before slowly finding out.

Jiang Xiaohan got up to say goodbye, and walked to the door, but Xie Yongming suddenly stopped her.

"Mingyuan."

Jiang Xiaohan turned his head when he heard the sound.

"Imperial power is an airtight net." Xie Yongming said, "You and I are both fish in this net."

The author says:

First of all, I want to say sorry. After reading yesterday’s comments, I realized that some of my friends have made mistakes... Although Gongshou was marked in the copy from the beginning, it may be that I wrote it too low and caused some My friend didn’t see it, I don’t know if there are any friends who are particularly concerned about this, if so, I’m really sorry for the discomfort of reading QAQ, I will write it on the top next time~