Jinyiwei Beizhenfusi Prison.
This was not the first time Zhu Ping'an came here. He had been here once when he visited his senior brother Yang Jisheng. This time, he revisited the place as a "stay-in" and felt even more deeply.
The sun was high outside, but it was pitch black inside the prison.
Zhu Pingan closed his eyes as he entered the prison, and opened them after entering. He quickly adapted to the darkness of the prison. The faint candlelight and ointment lamps above the winding prison corridor jumped irregularly up and down and left and right like ghost lights under the impact of the airflow.
The prison was dark and damp, with a chill that penetrated the bones. Creepy screams like ghosts' cries could be heard from inside the prison.
Water and fire cannot mix, and the prison is filled with the smell of plague.
Zhu Ping'an silently counted the steps and walked down under the escort of the Embroidered Uniform Guards. When he counted to sixty-eight, he officially stepped into the imperial prison.
"Haha, Zhu Ping'an, what do you feel about entering this imperial prison?" The Jinyiwei in bright red flying fish uniform put on the attitude of a host and asked with a sinister smile. His hoarse voice like a jackal echoed in the prison corridor.
What
Wanting to see me laugh, Zhu Ping'an twitched his lips slightly, "What do you think?"
The Jinyiwei in the red flying fish uniform looked at Zhu Ping'an with interest, as if he was looking at a lamb to be slaughtered.
"My feeling is..." Zhu Ping'an paused here, took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
Regret now, haha, it's too late. The red flying fish uniform Jinyiwei's mouth curved up. Haha, I have seen many people like this. Before entering the imperial prison, they were all very tough. After entering the imperial prison,
"My feeling is..." Zhu Pingan paused for a second, then suddenly opened his closed eyes. There was sunshine in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up. "I will have the capital to brag from now on."
"ha?"
The Jinyiwei in the red flying fish uniform was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't keep up with Zhu Ping'an's wild and imaginative pace.
"This is the Jinyiwei Beizhenfusi Prison, with a long history and great reputation, truly the best prison in the world. When I drink and brag in the future, I can just say, 'Brother, when I was in prison,' and I think it will scare a lot of people..."
Zhu Ping'an's eyes were bright, like two bonfires in the dark bushes. He glanced around the imperial prison, and there was a hint of excitement on his face as he spoke.
Whether in ancient times or modern times, going to jail has always been a source of bragging. If you say what you did in jail, you will be the most impressive and handsome guy at the table, no doubt about it.
After hearing Zhu Ping'an's thoughts, the corners of the Jinyiwei's mouth twitched a little.
You're using a toad as a cushion for the table leg, just hold on... The Jinyiwei in the red flying fish uniform gave Zhu Ping'an a sinister look and said, "You'll cry someday in the future. Humph, then I'll enjoy your miserable appearance with snot running down your face."
"Zhu Ping'an, please."
After being escorted for who knows how far, up and down, through twists and turns, Zhu Ping'an was "invited" into a cramped cell, shattering his fantasy of being neighbors with his senior brother Yang Jisheng.
In fact, Zhu Ping'an knew in his heart that they would never let him be neighbors with Senior Brother Yang.
So after his fantasy was shattered, Zhu Ping'an was not too disappointed, just a little regretful.
After the group of Jinyiwei in red flying fish uniforms had left after having ridiculed him enough, Zhu Ping'an cleaned up the narrow and damp cell.
The cell he was in was dark, cold and damp, and was not much better than that of his senior brother Yang Jisheng.
The moss on the corners of the wall was like patches, here and there, telling of the shabby and damp prison. There were two or three wet spots overhead, dripping with water at a frequency of about one minute. The ground was muddy, with few dry spots.
There were no tables or chairs, no beds or bedding in the cell, only a pile of half-dried straw.
In the innermost corner, there is a lively scene. I don’t know if it’s cockroaches or some other insects, but they are wriggling in groups. If you have trypophobia, you will definitely get goose bumps when you see this scene.
Fortunately, I don't have trypophobia.
Zhu Ping'an curled the corner of his mouth, then found a dry place, picked out some dry grass from the half-dried straw pile, and made a simple bed for himself with the straw.
"Yeah, not bad."
Looking at the fruits of his labor, Zhu Ping'an clapped his hands, smiled with satisfaction, and sat down.
"Ahem, young man, who are you? How did you get into this prison?"
Just as Zhu Ping'an was sitting on the thatched mat feeling satisfied with himself, he heard the inquiring voice of an old man beside him.
Zhu Ping'an looked up and looked in the direction of the voice, and saw a white-haired old man in his sixties in the cell next door looking at him with curiosity and inquiry.
The old man was indeed very curious. His eyes were full of confusion as he looked at Zhu Ping'an, with sympathy and indignation on his face.
This imperial prison is not an ordinary prison. The word "zhao" alone shows its uniqueness. After Qin King Ying Zheng unified the world, he asked his ministers to discuss the title. The ministers suggested that the emperor call himself "Zhen", "order" is "zhi", and order is "zhao". The word "zhao" in the imperial prison shows that this prison is closely related to the emperor's order. Those who can be imprisoned in this imperial prison are generally those who need the emperor to issue an imperial edict to be imprisoned. And the cases that can make the emperor issue an imperial edict are generally high-ranking officials at the level of Jiuqing and county governors, or officials who have offended the emperor, or extremely vicious and evil criminals.
However, the old man saw that Zhu Ping'an was very young, even looked younger than twenty, and looked simple and honest, with a scholarly air, and did not look like a vicious person. Therefore, he was very curious about how Zhu Ping'an was imprisoned in the imperial prison.
Judging from the attitude of the captain of the Jinyiwei towards Zhu Ping'an just now, it was obvious that he was targeted.
Could it be that the Jinyiwei was seeking revenge for personal gain? Was it that they were using public resources for personal gain?!
How outrageous!
If this is the case, then I will have to submit a report and impeach them.
"Hello, old man. I'm Zhu Ping'an." Zhu Ping'an stood up and bowed in reply.
"Zhu Ping'an?!"
After hearing Zhu Ping'an's name, the old man seemed to find it familiar. After repeating it, his body trembled with obvious excitement. The sympathy and indignation on his face disappeared instantly. He blew his beard and glared at Zhu Ping'an across the cell, grabbing the bars. "You, you are the Zhu Ping'an who bullies the heaven!"
Ahem...
Zhu Pingan who deceives the heaven? !
After hearing what the old man said, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but cough. He made it sound like he was an unforgivable traitor.