Yuan Shi Tian

Chapter 393 Hulao Prison
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There are many people involved in this, including people with the surnames Shangyang and Zhuyu, and even the Xun family's office, looming among them.Even Wen Yuanming didn't expect that these people would be implicated.

If this was not handled well, the entire Lu State would fall into turmoil. Although Wen Yuanming himself was not afraid of the hostility of these people, he had to plan for future generations.

Although Wen Yuanming can make the Wen family stand firm in the Lu Kingdom for just one day, Wen Yuanming has already reached the pinnacle of the world's wandering immortals with his magic power, and can take the step of [Refining the Void and Combining the Dao] at any time, proving that The way to immortality.

Once Wen Yuan clearly proves to be a heavenly being, he will definitely not stay in this world for long, and Wen Shi has lost his backer, and will only be torn to pieces by the hungry wolves under the watchful eyes of the pack of wolves.Wen Yuanming, who had such concerns, naturally did not want to cause trouble.

Xun Shaoyu looked at Wen Yuanming intently and said coldly: "Since these people dare to work together and violate the strict national laws, they are all people who deserve to be killed. Zaifu will not show mercy to these people who deserve to be killed." .”

Hearing Yuanming's solemn admonishment: "The selfless thoughts of the monarch are a blessing to our country, Lu. It's just that this time there are so many people involved. Why don't we handle it lightly and see what the consequences are?"

Xun Shaoyu said impatiently: "There is no need to wait and see the consequences. These people ignore the safety of the country. No matter how lightly they handle it, it will only encourage their arrogance."

"20 shi of relief food was nothing when our Lu Kingdom was at its peak, but now Lu is in dire straits internally and externally, and has been depleted of energy by successive wars. During such an important period, their actions are, to say the least, nothing. Ignoring national affairs and talking about it is treason!"

"Moreover, there is...Xunshizi..." He traced his fingers lightly on the memorial, and each name stood out in his eyes. Finally, he suddenly landed on a name that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

Xun Shangli! !
One of the three elders of the Xun family, the son of a concubine named Taichang Fu Xun, he was once an astonishing and unparalleled talent.He was one of the Four Cai Doctors at that time, a figure that Xun Shaoyu regarded as his great enemy. Xun Shaoyu used this as a stepping stone to step into his current position as king.

Xun Shaoyu said quietly: "This man actually participated in this matter, which makes me a little unbelievable. I also had a spirited dispute with him when I was young. Now I am the king, and this son is a minister of the Lu State. The title of king and minister has been determined long ago. , How could you put the foundation of our Lu Kingdom into play for the sake of a young feud?"

Although he said this, when Xun Shaoyu thought about Xun Shangyi's temperament and Wen Yuanming, Ruofei would not present this sensitive memorial if he was not absolutely sure. His eyelids drooped and he sighed for a long time. Said: "The conflict of spirits is the most harmful thing, and it is so frenzied... Does Mr. Taiyong know about this?"

Wen Yuanming said in a deep voice: "The old minister can guarantee that Xun Taichang is obsessed with martial arts, and he is an out-and-out martial arts idiot. It is impossible for him to have a share in these scheming plans."

In the eyes of Xun Shaoyu, this memorial was simply the biggest provocation to his succession. Among them were the old ministers of Nancai and the old ministers of Marquis Wen.One by one, Xun Shaoyu seemed to have his mind set on not exacerbating the situation for the sake of the stability of the Lu Kingdom and the long-term peace and order in the future.

"These veterans... all of them seem to be respectful, but in fact they are not willing to let me, a concubine, become the heir."

"After all, when a widower inherits the throne, it not only ruins the succession of the direct descendants, but also harms the interests of these old ministers. So one by one, they all regard state affairs as a piece of cake, secretly thinking of watching the widower's joke and taking the big promise to the throne. What did Lu Guodang do?" Xun Shaoyu's eyes were bright and he suddenly pushed all the memorials off the table.

Volumes of memorials were scattered on the ground. Wen Yuanming's expression remained unchanged, but his head was slightly lowered.

"Xun Shangyi... Xun Shangyi, you... are forcing me to do this!" Xun Shaoyu murmured coldly, the murderous intent in his eyes unstoppable, a cold light surging, and an alluring force. The coldness of the soul has quietly brewed in my heart.

"Zaifu, these people are all cancerous and carrion of my Lu country. It is painful to scrape the bone to heal the wound, but the long-term pain is not as good as the short-term pain. The widow's heart illuminates the moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch. Only by cutting off these carrion can the Lu country see a new life." meteorological."

Wen Yuanming was silent for a moment, and said with sonorous words: "I know the aspirations of the kings and princes, and my [-]-year-old foundation of the Lu Kingdom cannot be ruined by these people."

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Xicheng, the capital, Hulao Prison!
The so-called White Tiger of the West is in charge of military warfare and has the innate number of the Five Elements of Geng and Gold. He is a powerful innate fierce god.

And this tiger prison was built in the West City to adopt the essence of Gengjin from heaven and earth, to use the upright murderous spirit of a country's criminal law, and to use the image of the white tiger in the West to suppress the life-long resentment and death of many prisoners in the prison.

Hulao Prison is a prison built by Xun Shaoyu in recent years to suppress key criminals.There are four levels of heaven, earth, xuanhuang within. Among them, the yellow level prison detains the masters under the innate, the Xuanpin prison suppresses the innate masters and the like, the earth level prison corresponds to the extraordinary people who have become saints, and the highest heavenly level prison and heavenly beings. The levels are relative.

However, because Xun Shaoyu's reign was still short, this Hulao Prison was not very famous in the Lu State. The Xuanhuang and Tiandi Prisons belonging to it were just speculations and were not implemented in reality. There are very few extraordinary and saintly people in the Pin Prison, and only the second-rank Xuan and Huang are the most detained.

A red-robed jailer looked indifferent, and slowly walked into the Huangpin Prison, cursing, calling for injustice, and shouting echoed in his ears, and the noisy and noisy voices made the red-robed jailer's face even more serious.

As soon as they entered the Huangpin Prison, several blue-robed jailers guarding the prison door saw the red-robed jailer and quickly stepped forward and said respectfully: "Sir,"

The red-robed jailer glanced at the blue-robed jailers indifferently and said, "Are these prisoners new here?"

A jailer in blue robes cupped his hands and saluted, and said slowly: "Your Excellency, these prisoners were all captured from various places in the Lu Kingdom. They are newcomers to our tiger prison. They don't know our rules here, and we haven't had time to teach them. , so he was unruly and seemed a bit noisy."

This Tiger Prison has many and strict rules. It is almost like a hell on earth. As long as you walk back and forth in it, no one can escape unscathed. It is light to shed even a layer of skin. Life is worse than death in this prison. A true portrayal of prison.

There are two classes of wardens in this tiger prison. The first class wears blue robes, and the first class wears red robes. Among them, red robes are the most expensive.The red-robed jailer is in charge of a prison department, while the blue-robed jailer is just a subordinate of the red-robed jailer.

The difference in status between these blue-robed jailers and red-robed jailers is almost as different as heaven and earth.

A morbid smile appeared on the red-robed jailer's face, and he said: "You're new here... that's understandable. It doesn't matter if you don't know the rules. Our Tiger Prison is a place to teach people to obey the rules. If he doesn't know the rules, let's teach him." He behaves."

Several blue-robed jailers looked at each other and said, "Sir, what do you mean?"

The red-robed jailer snorted and said Yin Yanyan: "Pull out all these people's tongues for me. Roast the tongues slowly over a low fire over charcoal fire and feed them one by one."

"No!" In response to the red-robed jailer's reaction, several blue-robed jailers felt cold and quickly bowed their heads.

Any warden who can become the head of a prison department in Hulao Prison is a moody and ruthless character.Killing people without accounting is just their most common operation. When people often talk about the red robes worn by the wardens, there are rumors that they are dyed red with the blood of each prisoner.

The red-robed jailer looked as usual, as if he hadn't given the heinously brutal order before, he still spoke in a leisurely manner, and said, "Among the new prisoners... is there one called Shangyang Kai? "

At this time, a thin blue-robed jailer hesitated for a moment, and said: "But... but... my lord, that Shangyang Kai was thrown into prison by the old grand master himself."

The so-called Heaven, Earth, Xuanhuang, and Fourth Rank Great Prison originally had no distinction between superiors and inferiors, but the four ranks of Heaven, Earth, Xuanhuang, and Huang were determined because of the strength of the detainees.

It is precisely because of this that Shangyang Kai was imprisoned in the Huangpin Prison instead of the heavy prisons in the Di and Xuanpin.

The red-robed jailer chuckled softly and whispered to himself: "Oh... Master Wen imprisoned him personally. This is interesting. Master Wen actually imprisoned Shang Yangchao's nephew in our prison. It's no wonder that old fellow Shang Yangchao would not hesitate to owe me favors, but also to look at his unworthy nephew."

"It seems... the imperial court has been very uneasy recently. The collision between Wen Yuanming and Shangyang Chao is really interesting!"

The blue-robed jailers on the side were as silent as a cicada, wishing they could cover their ears, not daring to listen to the red-robed jailer's rebellious words.

The red-robed jailer whispered to several blue-robed jailers and said: "Go and bring Shangyang Kai to me. His family wants to see him. How can I not satisfy him with this wish? This is a good show, Shang Yangkai This old fox Yang Chao is not easy to mess with, I want to see how he will deal with his nephew."

This red-robed jailer was also one of the heroes of Xun Shaoyu's rise in the past. It was only because of his violent and murderous temperament that he had no real talent for governing, so he was forced to live in Hulao Prison and take charge of prison sentences.

Although he was far away from the court and the real center of power, he was one of the most loyal people to Xun Shaoyu.If the red-robed jailer hadn't gotten Xun Shaoyu's signal, he might not have been useful in front of him with his old face from Shang Yangchao.

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In a cold and gloomy cell, Shang Yangyuan sat quietly on the torture chair, with an indescribable coldness on his slightly fat face.

Crunch!Crunch!
The cell door was slowly pushed open after a loud sound of chains, and two expressionless blue-robed jailers dragged Shang Yangkai into the cell.

At this time, the sun was rising, and the whole person was completely drained of energy and spirit. It was as if his whole body had no bones. He lay limply on the ground, his eyes were dull and empty, and he was being dragged from left to right by two blue-robed jailers.

"You... all go down!" Shang Yangyuan glanced at the blue-robed jailer, his voice was strong and strong, but there was also a trace of undetectable fatigue.

You know, with the changes in the past few days, the Shangyang family is in a conspicuous position. Even mistakes as big as the tip of a pin will be magnified infinitely.

As for Shangyang Chao, the pillar of the family, it was because the monarch asked him to stay behind closed doors for a hundred days to reflect, and he could not support his appearance at this time.We can only let Shang Yangyuan, the only capable person in the Shangyang family, run back and forth to work outside.

Although Shang Yangyuan is the number two figure in the Shangyang family, in the past, Shangyang Chao would come forward for everything. Now that Shang Yangchao cannot come forward, one can imagine the pressure on Shang Yangyuan.

If it weren't for Shang Yangyuan's acquaintance with several old friends among the wardens of Hulao Prison, and Shang Yangchao's face and favor, ordinary and important ministers might not have been able to find the gate of Hulao Prison.

"..."

The two blue-robed jailers glanced at Shang Yangyuan with empty eyes. They didn't say anything in response. They just turned around and walked out of the cell door, closing the heavy iron door with a rustling sound.

clang! !

The cell door slammed shut, and the iron door echoed melodiously, echoing in this silent cell.

"Shang Yang Kai," Shang Yang Yuan looked at Shang Yang Kai indifferently, as if looking at a stranger, without any trace of affection.

The trouble Shang Yang Kai got into this time was really too big. Shang Yang Yuan only knew a small part of what he had committed, and he had already secretly abandoned his incompetent nephew in his heart.

The rise of the Shangyang family is not easy. Let alone a dandy, Shang Yangyuan himself has no choice but to sacrifice his life. Compared with the inheritance of a family, the weight of individual family ties is too light.

When Shangyang Kai saw Shangyang Yuan's cold face, coldness flooded his whole body, and he murmured: "Ten...Uncle Ten!"

"You still have the nerve to call me Uncle Ten, but you have no idea how much trouble you have caused for the Shangyang family?" Shangyang Yuan's cold gaze made him want to eat Shangyang Kai alive.

"Uncle Ten...Uncle Ten...help me, save me, save me!" Shang Yang Kai struggled to climb to Shang Yang Yuan's feet, hugged Shang Yang Yuan's feet, and kept crying, looking embarrassed It makes people sigh.

It's just that Shangyangkai himself didn't realize it at all. The cruelty of this tiger prison completely frightened the playboy Shangyangkai to the point of not thinking about it.He saw with his own eyes how the jailers tortured the prisoners in the prison, and how the prisoners were so miserable that they just cried for death.

It was really impossible to survive but not to die. Just looking at it, Shangyang Kai had the idea that it would be better to kill himself immediately.

Shang Yangyuan looked at Shang Yangkai indifferently and said calmly: "Did you realize you were wrong?"

"Uncle Ten, my nephew has realized his mistake. My nephew has really realized his mistake. My nephew will never dare to do it again. For the sake of my deceased parents, please give my nephew a chance." Shang Yangkai kept pleading. , a day in Hulao Prison is like a year, it is really a terrible torture.

"Recognize your mistake... Unfortunately, it's too late!"

Shang Yangyuan closed his eyes and slowly said the cruel and cold reality: "The mistake you made is too big. My Shangyang family cannot deal with your mess. It is your own fault that can only be dealt with by yourself." face."

"No...no...Uncle Ten, Uncle Ten,"

Shangyang Kai didn't know where the strength came from, and he hugged Shang Yang Yuan's legs tightly, trembling and said: "Uncle Ten, this is impossible, this is impossible, our Shang Yang family is the arm of the king, Shang Yang If my family wants to protect me, why can’t I repay it?”

Shang Yangyuan looked at his nephew who was in a state of embarrassment, with a cold look in his eyes, he struggled hard, and was torn off the corner of his trousers by Shang Yangkai, and said in a harsh voice: "If I had known today, why would you , My brother and I have told you many times to tell right from wrong and not to be used by people with ulterior motives."

"But what about you? When did you remember our words in your heart? When did you not just ignore the wind and go in one ear and out the other? It's too late to repent now!!"

The importance of the Shangyang family in Lu State is indeed not small. Shangyang Dynasty is the auxiliary of Chaozhongya, ranking above ten thousand people. If some price is paid, Shangyang Kai's life may not be spared.

After all, Shang Yang's crime was too sensitive. If he was spared his life, how would the Shang Yang family explain it to the monarch?

The so-called excuses of being young and frivolous, being too young to do things, can only be used if they do not harm the interests of Lu Guo.If the interests of the Lu State were harmed and he was not cut into pieces, it would be the Shangyang family who exerted their influence secretly.

"Uncle Ten...Uncle Ten..." Shang Yangkai cried bitterly. He was completely confused and was just muttering unconsciously.

Shangyang Yuan said leisurely: "Don't blame your tenth uncle for being cruel, and don't blame the prince for not giving you a way to live. You haven't given 10,000+ people a way to live. If I give you a way to live, it's a bit too much."

"Besides, you have to know one thing. The Lord will not let you go on the road alone. You will never be lonely on the road to Huangquan. I'm afraid it will be very busy then."

Shang Yangyuan sighed and said: "There is no need to fight to the death. Tell me everything you know. Don't hide it. Those people can't be counted on. Every single one of them is the Ni Bodhisattva who can't protect himself when crossing the river. Character, what can I do to give you a way to survive?"

"Don't take chances. This thing is the most serious thing. You can't live if you deserve it, and you can't die if you deserve to live."

Looking at Shang Yangkai, who almost lost his spine and fell limply on the ground, Shang Yangyuan shook his head and muttered: "You will not survive if you do it!"

It is inevitable for the Shangyang family to abandon Shangyang Kai. This dandy, who relies on the power of the Shangyang family to dominate, usually does not harm the overall interests of the Shangyang family. They all have plenty of patience for them.

But what is touched this time is the interests of the entire Lu State. The Shangyang family exists as a dependence on the Lu State. If the Lu State is destroyed, the Shangyang family will be nothing.

This is the tragedy of people from a wealthy family. Being born into such a wealthy family is both a great blessing and a responsibility that one cannot help.Since you are enjoying the benefits brought by the big clan, you must be part of the bundle of the big clan, and you must throw away your life and death for it as a matter of course.

In this Hulao Prison, Shang Yangkai was not just an exception, there were more than a dozen members of the old clan who had similar experiences at the same time.

After all, you only need to give up an insignificant person in exchange for the stability of your family. It is not surprising that the choices of these noble elders coincide with the Shangyang family.

(End of this chapter)