Rule the Roost in the Tang Dynasty: Three hundred and eighty-three prisons


When Xue Rengui came to Li Zhi’s study under the leadership of the eunuch, he saw that besides him, there was another person in the study, who seemed to be the prisoner, who was complaining: "Your Majesty, it’s not that the minister is not doing anything. ...His Royal Highness now...Alas, the restoration of the East Palace His Highness the Crown Prince drew the blueprints. In this way, the original repair costs are not enough. This makes the minister very difficult.?W≥W≤W≤.≥8≈ 1≥Z≈W≠.≥C≥O≠M≠"

Jiang Zuo Jian is the official office in charge of the production of royal palace buildings, gold and jade jewelry, jade agate, etc., as well as silk satin, and various royal artifacts.

In recent years, with the rapid development of Taiyi City, many skilled craftsmen have come from Taiyi City to be the supervisor, and the result is that they owe His Royal Highness one after another.

Now, His Majesty has allowed him to only be responsible for repairing the Qiyun Temple in the destroyed Hebi Palace in Luoyang Palace. He has not been assigned to repair the destroyed buildings in the East Palace. However, he was not responsible for repairing the destroyed buildings in the East Palace. Know it.

On the same day, I sent someone to send me the drawings for the renovation of the East Palace. After reading the drawings and the specified materials, I will be the supervisor and fainted on the spot.

This is to repair the East Palace. This is obviously to let him demolish the East Palace and rebuild it. The money given by His Majesty is only enough to repair the damaged Qiyun Palace in its original form.

After telling the prince about such hardships, he didn’t expect to get the ridicule from the prince: "You come here, who doesn’t know that you will be prisoners of gold, silver and jewels and jade agate. It is said that you will be prisoners. When the warehouse enters, you have to cover your eyes for fear of blinding your eyes by those jewels."

Faced with such unnecessary corrections, it is difficult to argue that the superintendent will be the superintendent. Even if there are a lot of jewels and emeralds, they are not money, and I dare not exchange them for money to help him repair the East Palace.

If you dare to help, after giving the order today, it is estimated that you will not be able to wait for tomorrow, and your head will be a bit exaggerated, but you will not be able to run away when you are imprisoned in Dali Temple.

So, after thinking and meditation for several days, the superintendent finally summoned the courage to ask His Majesty the Emperor to decide this matter.

As for the future favors of the prince and the private retaliation, oh...who makes us a minister, facing the prince’s Juxu will be repaid, accept it.

Jiang will be the supervisor. There are two supervisors, both from the third rank. The other supervisor is now in Wumei’s Zhenguan Hall. He looks exactly the same as the supervisor who played to Li Zhi, with a bitter face. Constipation-like expression.

Wu Mei is grieving when he listens to it. If he is not filial, this is wrong to your majesty. Listen to this. If your majesty didn’t set the lantern privately, it would be fine, since it was ordered by your majesty. The Kongming Lantern blew up parts of the East Palace and the Imperial Palace, so the general in charge of the construction of the Palace should be the supervisor to bear the funds.

Wang Lou, who was sent out to find Li Hong, came back alone. There was no figure familiar to Wu Mei behind him. Seeing Wang Lou's expression, you don't need to ask to know that someone must have ran out of the palace again, Wang Lou fluttered empty.

In the prison of the Ministry of Justice, Li Hongshi walked in. In the dark cell, the oil lamp looked like a ghost fire, but fortunately, the smell here was not foul-smelling, and the ventilation conditions were poor. A lot, but overall it's pretty good.

What's more, this is a place dedicated to imprisoning high-ranking officials. Dryness and no smell are already the most advanced cell conditions. No matter who is being held here, there is nothing to say about the environment here.

There are independent wooden prison doors on both sides of the narrow passage, and the walls formed by a series of wooden piles give a clear view of the scene in the cell. The prisoner who is in charge of the prison is following Li Hong diligently. This is the penalty department. He was the highest leader, and he was still the prince. Needless to say, when he came here, he naturally wanted to ask the guilt of Shang Guanyi and Ren Yaxiang.

Speaking of it, the two were originally at the time when they were in their turmoil. They didn't want to be implicated because of this incident. I am afraid that their future official careers will be ruined.

Fortunately, because the prince was injured, the queen did not chop off their heads in a rage, it was already very kind.

While leading the way for Li Hong, the prisoner wondered in his heart what the fate of these two high-ranking officials would be after they were sent to prison.

Especially that Shangguanyi, what a pity, it is said that his granddaughter Shangguan Wan'er, who was just seven or eight years old, is already a well-known smart woman in Chang'an. They are all the heart and soul of Shangguanyi, and now it seems that yin and yang are separated.

The prison prince quickly walked to the door of Shangguanyi and Ren Yaxiang's cell, and opened the cell door before Li Hong could speak.

Shangguanyi and Ren Yaxiang actually lived at the opposite door. Walking along the way, they did not hear any words from the two. At this moment, they heard the prison door being opened, and both opened their eyes slowly, waiting. Seeing that His Royal Highness was smiling and standing at the door, he suddenly stood up from his sleep.

"The minister Shangguanyi and Ren Yaxiang have met His Royal Highness." The two simultaneously stood up and saluted Li Hong.

"Did you have a good time? I thought you two would yell in jail, but I didn’t expect you two to be very calm, not at all embarrassed." Li Hong looked at the clean and tidy clothes on the two, although they were imprisoned. It has been many days, but the appearance of the two still looks clean and tidy.

"His Royal Highness joked, the minister is responsible for his own sake, and deserves to be imprisoned, no wonder the queen." Shangguanyi said with a calm smile.

"What you said is correct. It's just that Ren Yaxiang was implicated by you. He had nothing to do with Ren Yaxiang. It was because you gave your Majesty the Kong Ming Lantern to cause such a big disaster. "Li Hong said half-jokingly.

After speaking, he waved to the two of them, motioned them to come out, and said as they walked.

The prison prince stood aside, seeing that His Royal Highness was about to release the two from prison, suddenly a little at a loss, wanted to stop but didn't dare, so he had to follow behind and walk outside.

"His Royal Highness has said that it is very true. The Lord Shangguan has also said these few days. After His Majesty and the Queen have let us go out, he will ask the minister to go to the Luoshui Flower Workshop to drink and make amends." Ren Yaxiang's voice still remained. It was strong and powerful, not at all like someone who had just been released from prison.

"In fact, the minister feels very guilty. For what happened that day, the most sorry was your Highness. If the minister did not make his own decision, he would not hurt you so badly. In other words, everything is The guilt of the minister." Shangguanyi said with a personable, elegant and gentle voice, with a deep self-blaming tone.

"Yes, the ministers and the Shangguan have been thinking in this prison for the past few days. If you can tell your Majesty in advance that day, all this may not be born. The ministers and the Shangguan are ashamed of your Highness. Please also ask your Highness to convict Minister and Lord Shangguan." Ren Yaxiang followed Shangguanyi and stood at the door with a smile and said with a bow.

Li Hong turned around and glanced at the two of them, and said faintly: "What? I personally invite two of them, don't I invite both of them? Or do you need your majesty and the queen to invite them out of this cell?"

"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood, the minister and the lord Ren are deeply guilty of making you suffer such a serious injury, when you think of it...Ah...I feel guilty." Shangguanyi said sincerely and sincerely.

Li Hong said indifferently: "Okay, if you really feel sorry for me, you should take care of the Chongwenguan for me, and it is enough to repay me. As for you, Lord Ren, then The Ministry of War cannot do without you now. Xue Rengui and Quan Yi returned from Anxi and asked Master Shang Shu of the Ministry of War to report. They couldn't find anyone. Could they let them come to you in prison?"

The two looked at each other and discussed secretly when they were in prison. If your Highness recovers from the injury, would you treat them like this? Is it to ask the guilt or to be sentenced to death?

The two of them thought about it, although they knew in their hearts that His Royal Highness would be retributable on the surface, but in fact he was always a magnanimous person, but they did not expect that His Royal Highness would personally release them from prison without questioning.

At this time, hearing Li Hong’s words, I was immediately moved, because their self-assertion caused the prince to suffer such severe injuries, especially when he was sent to prison by the powerful queen that day, and even thought about it. Soon the mentally prepared for the world.

Now, his Royal Highness released him magnanimously. Even if the two of them were made of stone, they were still deeply moved at this time.

"The minister, thank you for not killing!" Shangguanyi and Ren Yaxiang, in accordance with the court of the court, bowed down and saluted.

"Get up quickly, there are many more leaning sticks above the court, not to mention that you can't be blamed for that day, if you blame it..." Li Hong looked at the blue sky and pointed his finger , The three of them suddenly smiled.

After walking out of the prison of the Ministry of Justice, a carriage stopped on the side of the road. Bai Chun stood beside the carriage and waited. Just now, Li Hong asked her to follow in. The goblin said nothing, even standing. The door is also far away.

Li Hong was very curious. After asking for a long time, Bai Chun squeaked out the reason. After being detained by Li Hong for two days, he was afraid of it and vowed not to go in again.

Li Hong pouted her mouth~IndoMTL.com~ disdainfully said she was a cleanliness fetish, so don't blame him.

"You two go back by yourself, take a shower, eat with your family, or you two inmates celebrate the rest of your life, just do what you want, the carriage is mine, not for you two Yes, walk home by yourself." Li Hong said relaxedly as he watched Ren Yaxiang follow Guanyi.

"So thank you, Your Highness, and the ministers send your Highness."

"No delivery." Li Hong looked at the prisoner at the gate of the criminal ministry's prison, hehe smiled: "Go to the criminal ministry attendant to issue a document by yourself. If you don't want to go, then wait for tomorrow to go to Shang Shusheng. Find me and I will accompany you to go with you."

"I don’t dare to be under the official, and I don’t dare to be under the official, then I’ll go to the Penalty Department if I am." The prisoner looked panicked, joking, let you accompany you to open the release document. Knowing it, you can't put me in jail directly.

Looking at the carriage far away, and then after greeted him, Shangguanyi and Ren Yaxiang, who were walking side by side, talking and laughing, murmured: "It seems that after being in prison It doesn’t mean that the official career is over. Looking at Master Shangguan and Master Ren, how does it feel that the official career has just begun."


Leave a Reply