Han emperor system

Chapter 95 Intimidating Cui Lie

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"Come here and lead the way. You can tell Cui Lie that the king is here to visit the prison. If he has any objections, call him here." Liu Bian pointed to another jailer to lead the way, and then shouted at the other jailers.

"Yes, please, Your Highness."

The jailer had no choice but to lead Liu Bian and others in. Dian Wei left four guards from the East Palace to guard outside the gate, and the other guards from the East Palace followed him to protect Prince Liu Bian and entered the prison.

In the prison of the Tingwei Yamen, all the court officials who violated the law were imprisoned. After Liu Bian entered, he found that the prison was very dark. There were wind lamps hanging on the walls on both sides, and the lights flickered and swayed, making it look gloomy.

From time to time, there was a clear and crisp iron ringing sound in the prison, but it was the sound of the prisoner's handcuffs on his feet. The faint sound could be heard from a long distance, like a sigh.

The prison is very humid, the air is also very dirty, and there is cold wind blowing from the ground, which adds to a gloomy atmosphere. Coupled with the groans of some prisoners, it makes people feel as if they have come to an underground tomb. .

Liu Bian looked at the cells on both sides as he walked, and found that there were still a lot of prisoners in there. In almost every room, there were some figures lying on the ground in the haystack, with disheveled hair and faces like ghosts.

At the same time, he also saw that there would be an interrogation room at regular intervals. The surrounding walls were covered with various instruments of torture, some of which had red blood stains on them. It is unknown how many prisoners had been tortured by these tortured.

"Your Highness, the room ahead is where the two generals are."

It wasn't until they reached the end of the cell that they arrived at the cells of two generals, Huang Fusong and Zhu Jun. However, their treatment was much better than that of the others. First, they were not handcuffed, and second, they were all in a single room. Facing each other, there are not only stone beds, but also bedding tables and the like.

"See His Royal Highness."

When Liu Bian and his party came outside the cell of the two generals, the two of them also saw Liu Bian, and hurriedly knelt down to salute at the same time, but Liu Bian glanced at the jailer, who went over to open the two generals very obediently. cell.

Liu Bian looked at the two of them, and found that although they were put on prison uniforms, they had not been tortured yet. The clothes were relatively clean, and there were no wounds on their bodies. It seemed that Ting Wei Cui Lie hadn't conducted a special interrogation on them yet.

Liu Bian asked Zhu Jun to come to Huangfusong's cell, and the three of them sat down at the table, and asked the Eastern Palace guards to bring out wine and bowls, and poured a bowl for each of them: "The two generals have suffered."

"His Royal Highness came to visit in person, I really dare not accept it." The two did not refuse, but picked up a bowl and drank a bowl of wine.

"I have already sent people to inquire about the situation of the two generals. They indeed found General Zhu's subordinates back then, and mentioned the several battles you lost under Zhang Bao's sorcery, so they entangled you. But General Zhu, if Tingwei Yamen asks about this matter, you must say that you have already reported it to the general, and the general thinks that the merits outweigh the faults, so he only recorded the military exploits and not the defeats in the battle. Just don’t say anything. As for General Huangfu, they just want to use General Zhu’s affairs to implicate you, so don’t say anything when they ask you, they will have nothing to do with you.”

"It was me who was reckless, and the crown prince was tired." Huangfusong said with some embarrassment.

"Since General Huangfu, you didn't punch those eunuchs today, I'm afraid they will do something to deal with you tomorrow, so you don't have to blame yourself. Although you are imprisoned now, this is precisely what is most beneficial to you. They have to waste their energy to find other things to deal with you, I am afraid there is no time. I will ask the people in the Tingwei Yamen to watch the case during the trial, and will not let the gang of eunuchs mess around , I will go to the general personally after that, I believe he will come forward to speak for you."

Liu Bian discussed some details with the two generals before leaving the prison, but he asked someone to give the jailer a sum of money, asking him to feed the two generals with food and drink every day, otherwise the two generals would If a general loses weight a little bit, he will come back to settle accounts with him.

When Liu Bian came out of the prison with his men, Ting Wei Cui Lie just came over. He came over after receiving a report from his subordinates. When he first arrived, he saw his confidant being put on the ground by the guards of the Eastern Palace. , I couldn't help but feel a little angry.

Ting Wei is one of the Nine Ministers, his status is second only to the three princes of the court, and he is a second-rank official. Even if he is above the court, he can speak well, but now the crown prince actually detained his subordinates, which made him feel His dignity was challenged, even though his official position was bought with money.

"Why did you detain my subordinate, why don't you let him go quickly?" Liu Bian just heard Cui Lie scolding the guards of the East Palace when Liu Bian came out.

"Lord Cui, I ordered him to be taken down. Because this person is similar to the man in black who assassinated me in Shifu half a year ago, I want to take him back to the East Palace for interrogation. Does Master Cui have any opinions, or are you afraid? Did he say something?"

Hearing Prince Liu Bian's words, Cui Lie turned his head to look at Prince Liu Bian who had just come out of the prison, and found that this ten-year-old child actually made him somewhat incomprehensible, and Liu Bian's words made him completely It is difficult to answer.

If he wants to keep his own subordinates, he will be accused of ordering his subordinates to assassinate the prince. If he abandons this subordinate, he will lose the hearts of many subordinates, and it is not known whether the prince will take advantage of this Something happened, so I got a headache.

"His Royal Highness is joking. What is there to be afraid of? Although this person is a subordinate of the Tingwei Yamen, the subordinates may be negligent. If the Crown Prince really suspects that he is related to the assassin, it is better to hand it over to the lower officials." Come for an interrogation?"

"That's not necessary. Since he is Master Cui's subordinate, Master Cui must avoid suspicion. As for whether the assassination has anything to do with Master Cui, it depends on Master Cui himself. Master Cui should figure it out for himself."

When Cui Lie heard this, his face immediately turned red. Prince Liu Bian's meaning was very clear. If he did something wrong during the interrogation of the two generals, the prince might also find someone behind the scenes to assassinate the prince. At that time, he will definitely have to go around without food, so he must deal with the case of the two generals fairly, and cannot follow the order of the ten permanent servants to convict the two generals.

"His Royal Highness, please rest assured, the officials have always enforced the law fairly, and will never engage in favoritism or fraud." Cui Lie said with cold sweat on his forehead, cupping his hands.

"Of course this king believes in Lord Cui. It is estimated that your subordinates are also bewitched by others to participate in the assassination of this king. It should have nothing to do with Lord Cui."

(End of this chapter)