Chapter 55: Inside the Sky Prison

At nightfall, Zhao stood beside the carriage and helped Lu Wenyu get into the carriage.

Lu Wenyu was sitting on the beam of the carriage. He had changed out of his red flying fish suit and was now wearing regular clothes, like a rich man. He smiled and patted Zhao Jiu's shoulder. He didn't give any instructions. He just straightened out Zhao Jiu's official uniform. Then he turned around and got into the car.

"Take care." Zhao said goodbye.

When Zhao straightened up, the carriage had already gone some distance away. The night was dark, and there was only the sound of horse hooves hitting the stone road.

Seeing that the carriage had gone far and disappeared into the night, he said, "Prepare a table of wine and food. I'm going to go to the prison. After that, you should go to bed early. There are still cases tomorrow, so there is no need to delay."

The turquoise Feiyu uniform looked dark in the night. Zhao put his hands behind his back, and the several Jin Yiwei behind him responded and went to prepare. After a while, Zhao was left standing alone in front of the door, with the misty night behind him.

Less than two-quarters of an hour later, a guard wearing green flying fish uniform bowed and handed over a food box. Zhao nodded, took out more than twenty taels of silver from his pocket, and stuffed it into the man's arms. Then he patted his shoulder, took the food box, and ordered, "Let the brothers eat something and rest. We will have more tomorrow." trial."

Zhao took the food box and turned around to go to the prison.

At the door, two young officials saw the green flying fish suit carrying a food box, looked at each other, and stepped forward and asked, "Why did you come to Tianlao so late?"

"Bring the criminal to trial." Zhao was already in a bad mood when he was working late at night, but when he met this ignorant clerk, his mood worsened and he said impatiently.

The two clerks looked troubled and said cautiously, "Sir, Master Xu has ordered that no one should be found guilty of the crime."

Seeing Zhao's posture, the junior official knew that he must be here to interrogate the criminals in the Jiangnan corruption case. But just now Xu Rencai personally came over and told him that he must keep an eye on the criminal tonight and not allow anyone to interrogate him. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, it will all be blamed on the petty officials. This made the officials dare not let Zhao go in.

Zhao naturally would not embarrass these small officials who were working in the cracks. He took out his waist badge from his arms, followed by the light of the lantern, and raised his hand in front of the small officials.

Seeing the four words "Beizhen Fusi" written on the waistband under the flickering firelight, the clerk was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. What's going on? Can Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi be offended by someone like him?

"See clearly? I'm in charge of Zhao Prison." Zhao took back his badge and asked, "Can I go in?"

"Yes, yes, I'm blind. I don't know that I'm the master of Fusi in Beizhen. It has nothing to do with me to stop you. It's Master Xu's order..." The clerk quickly gestured to open the door and left by himself. Lead the way.

Zhao smiled and said, "Don't panic. If Xu Zhixian is in trouble, just use my name."

After hearing Zhao Jiu's words, the clerk's face became a little better, and he bowed his body and led the way.

The two walked underground for a while, and soon they stopped in front of a cell. They took out the key from their arms and opened the cell door. They bowed and said, "Sir, this is it. Please excuse me."

After saying that, he stepped back and left, leaving Zhao alone to carry the food box into the cell.

When the door opened, many people in the cell had already woken up. Everyone had puzzled expressions on their faces when they saw the Jin Yiwei in the green flying fish uniform placing the dishes from the food box on the table one by one. Several people looked at each other, unable to see through the purpose of this Jin Yiwei, so they could only cope with the changes by remaining unchanged.

The Tianlao was built underground. It was spring, and the drizzle continued in the south of the Yangtze River. The Tianlao had not seen the sun for a long time. The top was covered, and the bottom was stuffy. People gathered together again, defecating and urinating, and the floor was covered with straw. The smell still lingered. Open, there is a strange smell of mold and deterioration, which makes people feel uncomfortable. However, Zhao didn't care about these small problems and just put the food and drinks on his own. After all the food and wine were placed on the table, Zhao sat on the stool leisurely, holding chopsticks, drinking and eating.

A group of people in the cell had strange expressions. Looking at Zhao Jiu eating and drinking, they didn't understand what Zhao was doing. Could it be that eating in Tianlao was more delicious? But Zhao didn't see the expressions of these people. Even if he did, it didn't matter. He was here for them. Could it be that he still cares about these messy looks?

After Zhao had finished a few glasses of wine and a bowl of rice, he slowly said, "All of you are important members of the party, why don't you come over and eat and drink together."

Everyone was even more confused. You looked at me and I looked at you, but no one dared to move.

Seeing that everyone was still acting like that, he paused slightly with his hand holding the chopsticks, "What? You don't look down on my food? It seems that the environment in Tianlao is not good. Why don't you come to my Zhao prison to stay for a few days?"

Among the crowd, Lin Gui, who had seen Zhao Jiu, smiled and could only walk to sit across from Zhao Jiu. He picked up the chopsticks tremblingly and ate the food and wine uneasily. The warm food tasted like chewing in his mouth. Seeing this, everyone felt relieved and stepped forward to share the food and wine on the table.

Instead, Zhao put down his chopsticks and stood in front of the door, smiling at these people eating and drinking. When the food on the table was almost gone, he said, "Zhao Muzhi, Fusi, Xiabei Town."

After saying this, the group of people eating food and drinking immediately stopped their chopsticks and looked at Zhao Jiu in horror. Even Lin Kui, He Yichun, Ren Gongzhu and Zhu Yugui, who had been the highest officials in the area for many years, did not dare to move their chopsticks.

Zhao didn't look back. He put one hand behind his back and waved the other hand behind him. He said gently, "Eat. I just want to send you to Zhao Prison, so I'm not in a hurry."

Hearing the sound of chopsticks being moved behind him, Zhao continued, "Zhao has traveled all over the world these years, relying on his literary and military skills. He is not afraid of swords and swords when alone. He is upright and never makes friends randomly."

Zhao turned around and looked at everyone with a smile, "You have been in the officialdom for a long time, so you should understand this principle better than Zhao. Although you are now guilty ministers, you should know one thing: when a man is about to die, his words are good. Being an official in the same dynasty is like being on the same boat. If someone breaks the plank and digs a hole, haha. You all have wives, children, relatives, students, friends and colleagues, so don't embarrass yourself."

After saying this, the others were puzzled, only Lin Kui took the lead and stood up, sneering, "There is nothing big between life and death. Lord Zhao came here, is it to tell us the truth? I, Lin Kui, have been studying since I was five years old, and I have read more truths today than you have heard."

"It's nothing more than death, do we have other outcomes? Lord Zhao, is there any possibility that we won't go to Zhaoyu?"

Zhao smiled and said nothing. It must be said that these people can reach this position, and they are still sensitive to the situation. Lin Kui knew Zhao Jue's purpose, and Lin Kui's reaction was also within Zhao Jue's expectations. It was nothing more than that they were all going to die anyway, so who could drag anyone down with them? Who dared to say that their butts would be clean?

However, Zhao Jue didn't care about these things. Although he was a legitimate pacification envoy, he had no concerns in this regard. At most, he would change his appearance and become a turtle.

"Lord Lin is really brave. Don't forget that you all have families. If you understand the answer, you will die. If you don't understand the answer, you will die. It's just to make things convenient for them. Killing one person and exterminating three clans depends on how we write it, and what we find in the house search also depends on how we copy it. The emperor is kind and doesn't want to commit more sins, but we are born in blood. One more or one less is nothing more than spending some effort." Zhao Jue smiled, his voice was gentle, but the threat was full.

"How to die is also particular. Jinyiwei's thirteen styles come once, maybe you can still survive."

Lin Kui's face became paler after hearing this. He may not care about other things, but his wife and children have always been his biggest worry. At first, Zhao Jue meant to thoroughly investigate his wife and children, but he didn't care. Although he was greedy, his family was well managed and definitely had never participated in these things. Later, Zhao Jue's "extermination of three clans" was really scary. This was to punish the whole family! Then his wife and children could not be guaranteed. After entering Zhaoyu, after a set of thirteen styles, would there be anyone alive? He couldn't be sure.

Zhao Jue saw the changes in the expressions on everyone's faces, especially Lin Kui. Knowing that the matter was almost done, he continued, "You stop here, we stop here, this is not what I mean."

Hearing this, Lin Kui was relieved. What is the most feared thing in negotiation? It is that the other party has no power to make the final decision. Now Zhao Jue's words are equivalent to saying that he is just a messenger, and his meaning is the meaning of the above. Who is above the Jinyiwei? The emperor!

After getting the promise, Lin Kui did not hesitate and said decisively, "Sir, the criminal is willing to cooperate."

The others thought for a while and figured out what was going on. Seeing Lin Kui say this, they all agreed. There was no other way. They were not alone and did not have the courage to face the sword alone.

Zhao Jue achieved his goal, put away the food box, raised his eyebrows and said, "Remember, the silver cannot be less, otherwise it will not be the three tribes."

"Money can make the world go round. Maybe it's just exile, hehe."

ps. I'll take a few days off after being sick. I've been laying the groundwork for so long, and I'm about to push the climax. Thank you for watching. Thank you.