Bachelor

Chapter 306 Unlucky Duo (Part [-])
The Dongchang Prison is very different from Jinyiwei Beiya. Even if they are both heavenly prisons, those who enter the Jinyiwei Prison need to be of a certain grade. If you are not a minister of the court, you are not qualified to enter.Therefore, sometimes, if you can enter the minister in the imperial edict, you are not qualified to enter.Therefore, sometimes, being able to enter the imperial prison may not be an honor.Moreover, after entering the Beiya, a large number of officials will return to their posts after being imprisoned in the future, and they will even be more prosperous.

But once you enter the cell of Dongchang, you basically have no chance to get out.The Dongchang Prison detains criminals who are secretly arrested. Sometimes people are caught, and people outside don't know what's going on.

Moreover, the prisoners in Dongchang Prison have no qualifications to talk about. From the court ministers to the traffickers and pawns, they can be arrested or killed if they want to, without any legal channels.

Seeing that fan come over to talk, the two of them were too weak to walk.

It was still Guo Pu who was bold enough to breathe a sigh of relief, and stepped forward and asked, "Dare to ask... is Eunuch Bi inside?"

That fan sneered: "Who do you think you are, dare to ask where Eunuch Bi is? If Eunuch Bi needs to interrogate all cases in person, won't he be exhausted to death?"

Guo Pu and Mu Shouli were even more surprised.

After the two entered, they were immediately thrown into a dark cell without any interrogation.

Then there was an overnight interrogation, and the two were arrested and tortured in turn, until they cried for their father and mother.

After all this tossing, it was almost endless, and the trial lasted for three consecutive days.Guo Pu was better, after all, he had a lot of money, and his family used money up and down, so he suffered less, but his buttocks were smashed to pieces by Dongchang's whip.If it wasn't for the people in Dongchang who were merciful, if it wasn't for his strong body, he might have to lie on the bed for half a year.

But Mu Shouli was in a worse situation. His net worth had been wiped out, and he was already extremely poor. He wanted to make up for it by getting some benefits from being the magistrate of Fangshan County, so he and Sun Danshi were at odds.Now it fell into the hands of Dongchang, without any money, and was beaten extremely severely.His chest was scorched by a branding iron, and his ten fingers were nailed with bamboo sticks until the nails fell off.

Once the three-day interrogation period expired, when he was thrown back into the cell again, he had only one life left.

Guo Pu's butt was beaten to pieces, so he couldn't lie down, so he could only lie on the straw and hum.But these are all skin traumas, and after a few days the scars will heal.Seeing that Mu Shouli was beaten so badly, he was surprised, and asked, "Master Mu, why did you make it like this? Did you not use money?"

Mu Shouli had already fainted on the ground, and after hearing Guo Pu yelling a few times, he woke up leisurely and groaned: "Money, where do I have money, I don't think Mr. Guo, you are a local anyway, and you have a fortune... Hey, I I'm going to die. It looks like I can't get out this time."

Guo Pu: "Isn't it? Aren't you a student of Prime Minister Mao? If you walk in his line, can't you just save your life?"

Mu Shouli sighed and replied in a weak voice: "Mao Xiang...Mao Xiang is also afraid of that Bi Yun, let me find a way... Woo...Master Guo, hey, we are out of luck. I didn't expect Sun Dan to be so unlucky." The big guy, actually has a lot of friendship with Bi Yun?"

Guo Pu hurriedly asked: "Master Mu, you go to Prime Minister Mao, what did Mr. Mao Ge say? Is that Sun Dan a human being, how did he make Bi Yun move?" He was also curious, wanting to know who exactly he had offended.

Just now at Guo Xun's place, no matter what Guo Pu asked, he was willing to tell Sun Dan's origin regardless of life or death, which made Guo Pu very curious and wanted to find out through Mu Shouli.

Therefore, Guo Pu endured the pain in his buttocks, and got up from the ground with a grunt. He ignored the dirt on his body, picked up a broken tile from the corner of the wall, and wanted to scoop some water to feed Mu Shouzhi.

But when he went to look at the wooden barrel in the corner, he was so sick that he wanted to vomit.

It turns out that Dongchang Prison is not as clean and tidy as a high-end post house like Beiya Zhao Prison, and the dirty and dirty place is better than ordinary prison cells.

There is only one wooden bucket in the prison, which is used to relieve hands at night, and half of the bucket is filled with water for prisoners to drink during the day.

This wooden barrel was probably not cleaned during the day, and there were still a few bamboo sticks on the bottom.Guo Pu thought about it carefully, and suddenly realized that this thing was a toilet chip used by the prisoner to shave his buttocks when he relieved himself.

This discovery made Guo Pu's hairs stand on end, he was stunned for a moment, and thought to himself: Damn it, it's for Mu Shouli to eat anyway, what do I care so much about?I don't want to eat this kind of water. At worst, I will spend money tomorrow to buy clean water from the fans.

So, Guo Pu scooped up some water with his eyes closed and fed it to Mu Shouli.

The place where Mu Shouli was lying was just under the skylight, and a small piece of pale skylight fell from above onto his blood-stained face.

Then, when the light came, Guo Pu saw that the water in his hand was suspiciously yellow and had a faint smell.

Mu Shouli took a sip of water and recovered a lot, and then told Guo Pu how he went to Mao Ji.

It turned out that Namu Shouli ran to Mao Ji in a hurry on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Although Mao Ji has not had the glory of the Zhengde period in the past six months, he is still a cabinet minister. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the mansion is naturally very lively. The alley outside is full.

In fact, Mao Ji is still in a good mood recently. In the first half of the year, he was on the side of King Jianghua in the battle for the heir apparent. It stands to reason that after the new king ascended the throne, he should have been taken down.The strange thing is that Emperor Jiajing didn't hold him accountable, but instead handed over many government affairs to Prime Minister Mao, which appeared to be very trusting on the surface.

At the beginning, Mao Ji was also puzzled, and he couldn't figure it out.Later, he had a talk with his protégé Ping Qiuli.Ping Qiuli's words were like waves clearing the clouds and mist to see the blue sky, which made Mao Ji suddenly realize, and he couldn't help feeling: the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and each wave is higher than the other waves. This Ping Qiuli's wisdom has already surpassed him as a teacher.

The words in Pingqiuli were: "Men, think about it, I got the position today because I stood out from the fierce competition with Qingzhou. Although there was a will, it was Sun Dan who announced the will, and Sun Dan It is an old minister of Shanglongqian today. Therefore, there are rumors in the market that His Majesty the Emperor was able to inherit the Datong because he tampered with Emperor Wuzong's edict. There is a lot of discussion about the examination question, and there will be a fierce conflict between the emperor and his ministers the next day. In order to show that he is very upright, the emperor will not let others mention the matter of King Jianghua, because he will not touch his teacher. If he moves, it will appear that he Feeling guilty. Don’t worry, teacher. As soon as the ceremony starts, you don’t say anything, just watch the fun. In the future, when the emperor wins Yang Tinghe, you may not be able to replace him.”

"It's impossible for me to be the chief assistant. Your Majesty doubts me very much..." Mao Ji was a little confused.

"There is nothing impossible." Ping Qiuli laughed: "Master, haven't you seen the current trend clearly? The emperor wants to strengthen the imperial power, and he is arbitrary. He doesn't care about who is in the cabinet. He If you want to deal with government affairs, you can just ask the people in charge of rituals to help him, what else do you need from the cabinet?"

Only then did Mao Ji laugh out loud, stroking his beard and laughing: "I didn't think about anything else, I just wanted to be able to maintain my integrity and get a decent retirement from the position of cabinet minister. Old Yang Ge and the others were obsessed with the imperial examination questions, I don't want to join. But, how can I let His Majesty know my intention?"

Ping Qiuli: "The teacher has such thoughts, and the students can rest assured. If you want to let His Majesty know your thoughts, you have time to find Sun Jingyuan during the Chinese New Year."

Mao Ji laughed loudly: "Good idea, if you find Sun Jingyuan, you will find His Majesty the Emperor. You young people, it's amazing."

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Therefore, when Mu Shouli found Mao Ji, spoke out about Fangshan angrily, and asked Prime Minister Mao to come forward to intercede with Bi Yun, Mao Ji's complexion changed drastically, and he hated Mu Shouli even more in his heart: How is the old man doing now? Yi Yi saved his life and power, and was about to stay in the cabinet for a few years to retire honorably. You, who is not polite, would not provoke you, but recruited Sun Dan. Sun Dan will definitely charge this account to the old man. At that time, as long as he and Bi Yun mentioned the matter of King Jianghua in front of the emperor, they would be overwhelmed and walk around.

I don't know what evil I did in my previous life. When I met such a student, do I owe him something?

Thinking of this, Mao Ji became anxious again, and slapped the table and scolded: "Sun Dan's clearing up the land in Fangshan is a good thing for the country and the people. Instead of helping, you are holding back. The old man also heard it , you have been in Fangshan for the past few years, and you have been oppressing the people together with the evil gentry of Fangshan. Others see that you are my protégé and it is difficult to control you, but I can't ignore you. You don't have to be the prime minister of Fangshan County. I will tell the official department to save you Your official position. How did the old man meet such a stupid student like you? Today, the friendship between you and me as a teacher and student is exhausted. You go! I have a way with Bi Yun, but seeing that you are so stupid, the old man is not in the mood to save you You. Wish your luck."

It was only then that Mu Shouli realized that he was kicked out of the school by Prime Minister Mao. In the Ming Dynasty, among scholars, the teacher-student relationship was the most important, and being kicked out by the teacher was a very serious matter.Usually those who are kicked out of the teacher's school are all treacherous and evil people. It is conceivable that once I am kicked out, not only will I not be able to use the relationship with Mao Xiang in the future, but I will also be despised by the world.

With a loud cry, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed until his forehead was blurred with blood: "Teacher, teacher, how could you do this!"

Two of Mao Ji's waiters came over, took him out of Mao's mansion and threw him on the street.

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Hearing Mu Shouli finish the story with blood and tears on his face, Guo Pu still didn't know Sun Dan's identity, and was very disappointed in his heart. He put down the tile in his hand, walked aside in disgust, and refused to look at Mu Shouli again.

The Mu Shouli who had only breath left in front of him was not only dismissed from his post, but also dismissed from his reputation, and was kicked out of the school by Mao Ji.Such a person is worthless, worse than the dogs outside.Guo Pu didn't even want to look at such a person.

Thinking of how he was related to the Guo family, even though he lost his fame, his life was saved, which was considered a blessing among misfortunes.But after a few days, Guo Pu realized that his luck was not much better than Mu Shouli's.

The things here are really too expensive, one tael of silver for a bowl of clean water, ten taels of gold medicine for sores, and two taels of white rice without sand...

(End of this chapter)