"You should know the thirty-fifth division of the Blood Robe Guard."
Dou Tianyuan cast a rod beside the pond. "In addition to the branches in the thirty provinces, there are also five branches in the capital."
"The prison warden is in charge of executions and interrogations."
"The Patrol and Guard Division is responsible for patrol and guard duty."
"The Criminal Investigation Department is responsible for investigation and arrest."
"Saint Ritual Master, in charge of the guards."
"Inspection Department..."
As he spoke, Dou Tianyuan's eyes dimmed, "It was Jiang Laojue who figured it out."
"Others don't have a notebook for ten days or half a month, but he has at least three a day."
"The three fixed ones, one is to criticize Lou Heizi, one is to criticize me, and one is to request Your Majesty to set up an Inspection Office, which will be staffed by officials from the Metropolitan Censorate to supervise the internal affairs of the Blood Robe Guard."
Mr. Jiang...
Xu Chong suddenly realized, "How is the effect?"
"The effect is that the Blood Robe Guards' unspeakable profits have been reduced by half."
Dou Tianyuan smiled and said, "At that time, he was really in the limelight, and the whole court was much cleaner."
"It's just a little cleaner on the surface."
Xu Chong didn't care.
At this moment, a beautiful girl came in from the Moon Gate cursing.
"I told you to leave me alone, don't leave me alone. Do you really think I'm easy to mess with? Once you go in today, don't even think about coming out!"
The girl pouted and held a nobleman by the scruff of his neck.
Xu Chong raised his eyebrows and asked, "Your daughter?"
"You already know that I have never married, so where did my daughter come from?"
Dou Tianyuan denied it and looked at the girl. "The Lan family has only one son from generation to generation. If Duke Qing sees you treating Lan Jing like this, I won't stand up for you."
"Master."
The girl let go of the nobleman and glanced at Xu Chong: "This is Junior Brother Xu Chong, right?"
Xu Chong was stunned.
"I am your third senior sister. Master picked me up and named me Douzi, but I don't like others calling me that."
The girl said with a smile.
beans……
Xu Chong looked at Dou Tianyuan.
"It's easy to keep a cheap name, it's good enough that he's not called Gou Sheng."
Dou Tianyuan did not deny it and pointed at the nobleman Lan Jing lying on the ground: "Do you really want to throw him into the imperial prison?"
"Of course."
Douzi kicked Lan Jing who was lying on the ground. "They block the door every day, and as soon as I go out, they circle around me like a fly."
"I don't agree!"
Lan Jing was lying on the ground with an intoxicated look on his face. Hearing this, he jumped up and said solemnly, "Being surrounded by flies is like a toilet. I don't allow you to say that about yourself."
“…”
Dou Zi's face turned red instantly, and he picked up Lan Jing and threw him into the pond.
Dou Tianyuan shook his head helplessly and shook his wrist.
A whirlpool suddenly appeared on the surface of the pond, absorbing the falling Lan Jing.
When the vortex disappears, the pond is still the same pond.
"Is this the imperial prison?"
Xu Chong saw the clue.
"Well, in theory, the Imperial Prison is managed by the Prison Department, but the Imperial Prison does not need jailers or prison bosses. Plus, the pond is difficult to move, so I've been in charge of it."
Dou Tianyuan nodded, retracted the fishing rod, took out a piece of fishing line and handed it to Xu Chong, "Take this with you. Although I can't let you practice in the imperial prison, at least you can choose the prison freely."
Xu Chong reached out and took it.
The half-finger-long fishing line turned into a strange mark, like a tattoo, as soon as it touched the palm.
"Wait, wait, wait..."
Dou Zi was stunned, "Master, are you going to put my junior brother in prison?"
"All I do is play all day long."
Dou Tianyuan's face darkened, "Xu Chong is the descendant of the great ancestor who killed Xie Changqing."
"Um?!"
Dou Zi's eyes lit up instantly, and he stared at Xu Chong fiercely: "Did you kill that disgusting guy?"
"My inner demons are driving me to do this, so I have to do it."
Xu Chong replied calmly.
"Okay, stop interrupting..."
Dou Tianyuan waved his hand, and when he was about to continue speaking, his expression suddenly changed, "I have something to do. Tell Xu Chong about the imperial prison and send him in."
After saying that, he stuffed the fishing rod into Dou Zi's hand and pushed the door open and left.
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes.
"Don't worry about it. He's always like this. He does whatever he wants. I'm used to it, Senior Sister."
Dou Zi immediately put on the airs of a senior sister and spoke in a very serious manner.
"Why don't I see the eldest and second brothers?"
Xu Chong raised his eyebrows.
"The eldest brother died more than 20 years ago. The second brother is a relief envoy in the patrol department. We barely see him all year round."
Dou Zi laughed and raised her chin: "In other words, Master is not here, so I am the one who has the final say here."
"Is that so? Please give me some advice, Senior Sister."
Xu Chong nodded.
The word "senior sister" made Dou Zi smile instantly.
"You should know that the Imperial Prison is a cave. Master should have told you that it is a forbidden place."
"But you definitely don't know that a long, long time ago, the Imperial Prison was just a blessed place..."
Dou Zi actually started talking about the origin of the imperial prison.
It took Xu Chong a while to understand.
It turns out that the Imperial Prison was once the same as the Black Prison of Qianhusuo. It was a prison built under the main government office and was originally just a low-grade place of blessing.
The characteristics of the forbidden rules allow the Imperial Prison to not only maintain itself without any feeding, but also continue to grow.
Over time, the imperial prison became a paradise, and the rules became a forbidden land.
The prohibition method can only prohibit the strength of the body.
The forbidden heaven and earth can even ban the seeds of Tao.
And if nothing unexpected happens, the Imperial Prison will continue to grow.
However, starting from the lower-grade cave heaven and growing upwards, no one knows how many years it will take to be promoted.
"The entrance to the Imperial Prison is right in the center of this pond."
Douzi continued, "It's very big inside, with mountains, water, and food. Plus the rules of the forbidden land, there's no need for people to deliver food or watch over it, so apart from the occasional interrogation, no one goes down there."
"But there are a few things you need to pay attention to."
"The Imperial Prison has seven floors in total. Each floor you go down gets smaller and more barren."
“The first floor is the largest, and is about the size of a small county town.”
Dou Zi made a circle with his arms. "Usually, those imprisoned are high-ranking officials in the capital. They will be released after a short period of time, such as Lan Jing who I just threw in ."
"The second floor is a little smaller, about half the size of a small county. The people inside haven't broken any laws. They usually offend the emperor and are sentenced to three to five months in prison... It should be empty now."
"If it's three floors, or even half the area, it's a clear violation of Qing law and will be sentenced to imprisonment by the Three Law Departments."
"From the fourth floor to the sixth floor, all the prisoners are sentenced to death. Some of them have been executed on a chosen day, or they have not yet been fully investigated."
"As for the seventh floor..."
At this point, Dou Zi paused, and his tone became serious: "Senior Sister advises you not to go down."
"Why?"
Xu Chong raised his eyebrows.
"It is said that the most dangerous people in the world are imprisoned there."
Dou Zi said sinisterly.
"It's already forbidden to the heavens and the earth, are you still afraid that they will take action?"
Xu Chong was puzzled, "Unless...Yu Chi Zhong Dao?"
The Jade Pool's cultivation of the Dao can strengthen the fundamental physical body. It does not belong to the category of strength, nor does it belong to the category of Dao seeds.
Theoretically, even if you are sent to the imperial prison, you can still retain your inhuman physical strength.
However, Dou Zi shook his head and said, "There are very few people who cultivate the Jade Pool. Except for us, the Blood Robe Guards, most of them have to take the path of cultivating the Jade Pool. In this case, they must be very careful and will not easily break the law or take risks. What's more... the strength of the rules of the seventh level will limit even physical strength to an extremely weak level, even the ninth transformation of the golden body is no exception."
"If that's the case, then what's so dangerous about the seventh floor?"
Xu Chong became more and more confused.
"I'm not sure. Anyway, anyone who enters the seventh floor will die in the end, whether it's the prisoner or the person in charge of the interrogation."
Douzi shrugged, threw out the hook and shook it, "Go ahead, I'll find you a good place."
"good."
Xu Chong flew up.
At the moment before falling into the vortex, the Wuxiang Clothes was activated.
…
…
Anguogong Mansion.
The gate of the Duke's Mansion, which was originally bustling with people, suddenly became deserted since the court meeting more than ten days ago.
At first, all the servants in the palace were in a panic, thinking that the old Duke had offended the royal prince, causing the powerful people in the capital to avoid him.
After all, the only people higher than the Duke, apart from the Emperor, are the princes of the royal family.
However, as the days went by without any trouble, the servants gradually felt relieved.
Except for Duke Anguo Chen Zhong, and the eldest son, Duke Guo's son Chen Kai.
"Father……"
Inside the study, Chen Kai looked at his old father worriedly.
"Why, are you scared?"
Duke Anguo was calm and composed, "Don't worry, if Prime Minister Lou doesn't take action, then it's fine, but if he does, he will have a perfect plan."
"What I'm worried about is not the appearance of the building, but..."
Chen Kai gritted his teeth and hesitated to speak.
"It's the Duke's Mansion, right?"
Duke Anguo sighed, "We have no choice in this matter."
"Yu Qing, the Chen family's ancestral home is Yongzhou, where we have our roots."
"In theory, disaster relief is only natural."
"Yu Shi... you have made such a big mistake. If you want to save the Duke's Mansion, you can only rely on Prime Minister Lou."
With a plop.
Chen Kai knelt down and burst into tears: "My child has brought trouble to the entire family, and he deserves death..."
This story begins at the beginning of the year.
At the beginning of the year, Chen Kai was promoted to the position of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, in charge of auditing household registration, tax collection and other matters.
As the saying goes, a new official starts with three things to do, and Chen Kai is an extremely motivated person.
So as soon as he took office, he took his subordinates in the Ministry of Personnel to review the account books of previous years and compile new data into a record.
In just one month, he completed the extremely tedious work and won the recognition of the Minister of Revenue and his colleagues.
The only problem was that the memorial was just written and ready to be submitted the next day, but it was lost that night.
At first, Chen Kai didn't take it seriously and just wrote a new one and handed it in.
However, it wasn't long before news came out that granaries in various places had been robbed or destroyed by the Taiping Dao...
How could the Taiping Dao know the accurate information about granaries in various places?
There is no doubt that this was leaked by the lost memorial.
And the fact that the report was lost... wasn't just known to him.
"It's too late to say that now."
Duke Anguo waved his hands, looking puzzled: "It's just that I still don't understand how the Taiping Dao did it... They can't be so rampant as to sneak into the capital and steal from the Ministry of Revenue, right?"
"No way."
Chen Kai wiped his eyes. "The Ministry of Revenue's defenses are more stringent than the Ministry of Personnel. Even if Dou Tianyuan took action himself, it would be impossible to steal the documents from the Ministry of Revenue."
"Forget it. Now that things have come to this, I just hope that Prime Minister Lou can provide disaster relief smoothly and cover up this matter completely."
Duke Anguo sighed again, his face full of worry.
To be honest, he was not worried about disaster relief at all.
With so much food and Yongzhou's population having dropped so much, it is definitely enough.
What he was worried about was what would happen to the Anguo Mansion in the future.
If I completely rely on Lou Youzhi, I might be used as cannon fodder one day...
Just as I thought of this, a panicked voice came.
"Master, Master, something bad has happened!"
The butler stumbled into the study without knocking.
Duke Anguo's expression changed and he shouted, "What happened? Tell me now!"
"Master, there are a lot of people and horses outside the palace, and they have surrounded the Duke's Mansion!"
The butler trembled and said, "There are blood-robed guards and golden-armored pagodas..."
Blood-Clothed Guards and Golden-Armored Pagoda?
Duke Anguo's heart sank suddenly.
"Who was the leader?! Did he say why?"
Chen Kaiteng stood up and grabbed the butler by the collar.
"No... I didn't see the leader. They surrounded the Duke's Mansion without saying anything."
The butler replied tremblingly.
"I am the leader."
A voice sounded, and Dou Tianyuan appeared in the study.
"Lord Dou?"
Chen Kai was startled and let go of the butler, asking him to leave.
"I wonder why Lord Dou surrounded my mansion innocently?"
Duke Anguo said with a sullen face.
"This is the book of the Minister of Justice. Take a look at it yourself."
Dou Tianyuan put a memorial on the desk and sighed deeply.
"Ministry of Justice..."
Duke Anguo felt even more depressed.
And when he saw the content clearly, he felt like he was falling into an abyss.
'Respectfully addressed to the Holy Emperor:'
"I, the Minister of Punishment Pan Shi, received a secret report several months ago that Chen Kai, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, colluded with the Taiping Dao and secretly leaked information about granaries in various places. Now we have found out that this is true. "
'The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is an important official of the court. He should be loyal to the emperor and love the people, and assist the wise emperor in governing the country.'
'However, Chen Kai was corrupt and perverted the law, with ulterior motives, and secretly leaked information about granaries in various places to the Taiping Dao, causing granaries in various places to be looted and damaged, resulting in heavy losses.'
'Later, disaster relief in Yongzhou was delayed for several months, and millions of victims died of starvation.'
"This is a heinous crime that cannot be forgiven!"
"According to the Qing Dynasty Law, he should be sentenced to death by slow slicing, and all nine clans should be exterminated to demonstrate the power of law and discipline."
"Your Majesty, please review this case and issue an order to execute it, to comfort the millions of dead souls!"
After reading the report, Chen Kai trembled all over and looked pale.
"Prime Minister Lou...are you so eager to get rid of the donkey after it has served its purpose?"
Duke Anguo’s face was as gloomy as water.
"You are wrong."
Dou Tianyuan shook his head. "Lou Heizi is still in Yongzhou. Even if he wants to get rid of him, it won't be now... Besides, why would he do this?"
"Yes, he is in Yongzhou, but wouldn't it be easier for him to get rid of the donkey without getting himself involved?"
Duke Anguo stared at Dou Tianyuan fiercely: "You don't have to hide it, I know Pan Shi is his man."
"Before this, I also thought Pan Shiyong was his man. Everyone thought Pan Shi was his man, but now it seems..."
Dou Tianyuan smiled bitterly, "Do you know what His Majesty's will is?"
"What else could it be? It's just a joint review by the three judicial departments."
Duke Anguo said coldly, "Prime Minister Lou wants to get rid of me, so don't blame me for telling you the truth about where the grain came from!"
"You're wrong again."
Dou Tianyuan shook his head again, "Your Majesty said that Chen Kaili is stupid and disregards the law of the country and human life, but considering that the Duke of Anguo has been loyal for generations, the sentence of the main culprit will be changed to lingchi, and the nine clans will be exterminated. The men will be enslaved and the women will be prostituted... Execute immediately."
“——How is it possible?!!”
Duke Anguo could no longer maintain his composure and screamed in shock.
The memorial submitted by the Minister of Justice was outrageous enough. None of the steps of arrest, interrogation or investigation were included. The conviction and sentencing were directly made.
So he thought that this was all manipulated by Lou Youzhi, who wanted to get rid of him.
So he still had a glimmer of hope.
Because the handling of a Duke must definitely go through the approval of His Majesty.
And Your Majesty is his last hope.
Even if he was convicted of colluding with traitors in the end, at least he could still bite back at Lou Youzhi.
But now!!
There was not even any review and the judgment was directly executed???
"how so?"
"How could this be possible?!"
Duke Anguo's eyes were red, "Tell me, tell me!"
Dou Tianyuan sighed secretly and said, "Do you think that His Majesty doesn't know where the food came from?"
"What?!"
Duke Anguo was shocked, "Your Majesty knows?!"
Your Majesty knows...
But still skip the review...
"So... Pan Shi is really your Majesty's man?"
Duke Anguo laughed bitterly, "So, it is your Majesty who wants to kill me?"
"The only one who died was Chen Kai."
Dou Tianyuan said, "The rest of you..."
"Men are slaves and women are prostitutes."
Duke Anguo smiled, no longer holding out any hope, "What on earth happened? What is there about this whole thing that I don't know?"
"I can only tell you that Yongzhou is not providing disaster relief, but suppressing bandits."
Dou Tianyuan turned his head and looked outside the house. "It's not that I don't want to tell you more, but there is not enough time."
"Suppress the bandits? Not enough time?"
Duke Anguo didn't understand a word of these two sentences.
But just as he was about to ask again, without any sign, both his own expression and Chen Kai's expression became confused at the same time.
Their household registration was revoked.
It's not just these two.
Whether they are in the Anguo Mansion, working in various government offices, or far away from the capital.
With Chen Kai as the center, all relatives within the nine clans lost most of their life memories at the same time.
For example, the Imperial College in the capital.
On the observatory, the pretty woman's behavior and words changed drastically, and Supervisor Du Qianchuan was at a loss.
It was not until the officers and soldiers of the brigade arrived that he knew what had happened.
"Nine clans were expelled from the clan... Why nine clans? Why nine clans?"
Du Qianchuan felt as if struck by lightning.
Whether it is three tribes, five tribes, or seven tribes.
It does not include married daughters.
Because theoretically, when a daughter gets married, she becomes a member of another family...
There is only the nine clans, which does not refer to specific relationships at all, as long as they are related.
"Du Qianchuan, why don't you get out of the way? Do you want to protect the criminal?"
The Shaoqing of Dali Temple spoke coldly.
“…”
Du Qianchuan came back to his senses and smiled, "How is it possible? This is such a heinous crime. I wish I could kill Chen Kai with my own hands to comfort the millions of innocent souls... It would be better to kill his daughter with my own hands."
As soon as he finished speaking, Du Qianchuan turned around and slapped the foolish woman on the head with a lightning-fast move.
"you!"
The Shaoqing of Dali Temple was furious.
"I was angry about the injustice done to the refugees in Yongzhou, and I took action out of righteous indignation. If you want to accuse me, I will never resist."
Du Qianchuan stood there arrogantly, looking like he was ready to surrender.
The Dali Temple Shaoqing looked at Du Qianchuan coldly, turned around and said, "Take the body with you, and let's go."
The officers and soldiers just left like that.
Du Qianchuan began to tremble and squatted down little by little.
His fingers pierced his palms and his teeth bit them, drawing blood.
"I want to grow old with you..."
Du Qianchuan suppressed his anger and growled, "I thought we could grow old together..."
Fourteen years.
It took him fourteen years to finally get Duke Anguo to agree to marry his granddaughter to him.
Less than a year after their marriage, he killed his wife with his own hands.
He didn't want to kill, but he had to.
If he wasn't killed, his wife would be sent to the Jiaofangsi... No, the Jiaofangsi didn't have a register of craftsmen.
Those with craftsman status are the lowest, dirtiest and cheapest brothels.