Chapter 519 Huang Liang Yi Meng
Imprisonment.
The bedding in the cell is all new, which is also a privilege given by the imperial prison.
Li Huan was sleeping soundly, and was very happy despite Chang's annoying little snoring.
Under the light, a human-shaped shadow suddenly appeared in the dim cell.
The shadow slowly moved towards the lying Li Huan.
Snapped!
The sound of unlocking was very gentle.
The cell door slowly opened.
The shadow walked in step by step, and in the light, it reached the bedside.
He raised his hand, holding a pillow.
The shadow of the pillow swayed on the wall. The human-shaped shadow looked closely at Li Huan on the bed and pressed the pillow hard against his face with both hands.
Li Huan woke up from his sleep with eyes wide open, and saw a man grinning at him.
He struggled hard.
But her body was pressed down by the man.
The man was breathing heavily, pressing down on the pillow while trying his best to control Li Huan's body.
He knew that the prisoners dared not make a sound.
At this moment, the nearest jailer could not hear any noise from here.
The dark shadow grinned.
"It was not in vain that I waited all night, as expected, a rat came!"
Suddenly, a bright light appeared in the dim alley, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps.
The shadow was startled and subconsciously jumped up. He turned around and put the pillow in front of him, squinting at the alley that suddenly became brighter.
Li Jing, the newly appointed deputy captain and head of the Imperial Prison, came over surrounded by more than a dozen jailers.
Li Huan breathed heavily, and he rushed out, rolling and crawling, and sat down outside the opposite cell door, and said in horror: "Who is it? Who wants to kill me?"
Li Jing walked outside his cell, looked at the man with a look of despair, and said coldly: "Chen Fang!"
The man's legs went weak and he knelt down, "Your subordinate...death penalty!"
"Take it!"
Several jailers rushed in. At this moment, the man had lost his ferocity and his whole body was limp, like mud.
Watching the man being dragged out, Li Jing said to Li Huan, "Li Sicheng, just take a rest. The rest will naturally be handled by me, the Jinyiwei."
Li Huan stood up and saluted, "Thank you very much."
"You're welcome." Li Jing nodded and waited for Li Huan to go in before leaving.
The light faded away, and darkness returned to the cell.
Li Huan was no longer sleepy. He sat on the bed and whispered, "You actually want to kill me. This shows that the situation is complicated. If things go wrong... Could it be that Qingzhi discovered something?"
He became excited and stood up and paced back and forth in the small cell.
"I really did choose the right son-in-law."
……
Lu Bing was sleeping soundly when someone knocked on the door.
"Commander."
The woman beside him woke up in shock. Just as she was about to speak, Lu Bing suddenly sat up and asked, "What's the matter?"
The maid outside the door said, "Someone from the front yard has reported that there is something going on in the imperial prison, and we need the commander to go there."
"understood."
Lu Bing put on his clothes, walked out of the bedroom and stopped, looking at the remaining stars in the sky. "Li Huan was recently imprisoned in the Imperial Prison. Could it be..."
The relationship between him and Jiang Qingzhi was complicated. They were both trusted ministers of the Daoye, but after Jiang Qingzhi came to Beijing, Lu Bing's status declined significantly. Many times, the Daoye trusted Jiang Qingzhi more.
This is why Lu Bing hated Jiang Qingzhi, and in many cases, the two of them needed to work together. For example, when the Jinyiwei sent spies to the outside of the Great Wall to gather information, they relied on Jiang Qingzhi's cooperation.
Fight when it's time to fight, cooperate when it's time to cooperate... fight but don't break up, this is Lu Bing's judgment on the relationship between the two.
But if Jiang Qingzhi's father-in-law died in prison, this relationship would be destroyed in an instant.
Jiang Qingzhi will try every means to kill him to avenge Li Huan... unless he can prove that he has nothing to do with this matter.
"quick!"
Lu Bing was extremely anxious. He was not only afraid of Jiang Qingzhi's methods, but also worried about the Taoist's anger.
A living person was thrown into prison during the day and killed at night.
Does this matter have anything to do with you, Lu Bing?
Even if there was no connection, Lu Bing could not escape the suspicion of dereliction of duty.
Others don't know, but Lu Bing knows that Jiang Qingzhi's marriage was arranged by the Taoist himself, just like a father or brother would do it himself. For this reason, he has been in contact with Li Huan many times and has a subtle liking for this man.
I hope it’s not Lee Hwan!
Lu Bing rode his horse at full speed and arrived outside the imperial prison. He saw the bright lights and his heart skipped a beat.
"Where is Li Jing?"
Lu Bing dismounted and asked.
Without waiting for an answer, he walked in quickly.
Just then, Li Jing heard the voice and came out, saluted, "Greetings, Commander."
"How is Li Huan?" Lu Bing asked.
Li Jing said: "The commander asked me to keep an eye on Li Huan. I was worried that someone might do something bad, so I took some people to wait there tonight. Sure enough, someone sneaked in and wanted to kill Li Huan..."
Lu Bing did not ask who that person was, but looked at Li Jing with sharp eyes.
"Li Huan is fine." Li Jing said respectfully, "Fortunately the commander reminded me earlier, otherwise I would have made a big mistake."
When the Imperial Prison was undergoing a major change, Lu Bing could not find a suitable person to take over the prison for a while, so he temporarily let Li Jing, who seemed to be the most dutiful and diligent, manage the prison.
He has been thinking about who to put in charge of the imperial prison for some time. As for Li Jing, he is fine as a deputy, but someone with his personality is not strong enough to be in charge of the imperial prison.
But at this moment he was extremely glad for his original choice. As for the idea of replacing Li Jing, it had long disappeared after seeing the living Li Huan.
He patted Li Jing on the shoulder and said, "You are very good!" But he had to give Jiang Qingzhi an explanation for this matter.
"Send someone to Xin'an Lane to inform them that someone attacked Li Sicheng and was arrested!"
"Yes."
Da da da!
The sound of horse hooves faded away.
Jiang Qingzhi is in Xiyuan at this moment.
The entire capital was asleep, but Daoye and Yan Song's father were discussing politics in high spirits.
"Your Majesty, Long Wilbur requests to see you."
Emperor Jiajing put down the memorial in his hand and said, "Pass it on."
The shadows of the trees in Xiyuan were swaying in the midnight, and the autumn wind made people feel chilly.
"Why do you think this person lives in such a big place?" Jiang Qingzhi suddenly thought of the local tycoons in later generations. He once visited the mansion of a certain wealthy man. The couple lived in a mansion of thousands of square meters. He couldn't imagine how this person would feel facing this empty mansion every day.
For him, home is a place where he feels safe and secure, and it is also a very private place. It is definitely not a tool to show off his status and financial resources.
For a while, he even liked those small houses of 50 or 60 square meters, with one bedroom, one living room, a bathroom and a small kitchen, which was enough.
The smaller the room, the cozier he felt. Later he realized that it was not coziness but security.
Jiang Qingzhi couldn't believe that he actually lacked a sense of security, so he turned around and bought a house of nearly 200 square meters in the city center.
He moved in and lived there for half a year, and the feeling of facing the empty room every day was indescribable.
"My Lord, it's spacious, great!" said the eunuch who led the way with a smile. He glanced at the young noble and saw that he looked melancholy. He couldn't help but feel curious, thinking that he was now successful and famous, so was there anything worth worrying about?
When he saw the Taoist priest, Yan Song tactfully took his leave.
As he passed by Jiang Qingzhi, Yan Song whispered, "Everything is normal at the Taichang Temple."
——I’m on your side in this matter!
Jiang Qingzhi nodded to show his appreciation.
After Yan Song left, Jiang Qingzhi told him about his trip.
"Yuan Ze?" Dao Ye said, "I have some impression of this person. Why is he doing this?"
There must be a strong motivation to do such a big thing, that is, there must be sufficient rewards.
Neither the emperor nor his ministers could guess it.
"Catch him!" Emperor Jiajing looked at Jiang Qingzhi, "Don't bother two masters with one thing. Since you are here, take the people with you."
"Yes."
Jiang Qingzhi took his leave and after leaving, he looked back at the hall.
Tall, spacious...
The Taoist sitting there looked particularly lonely.
More than ten guards followed Jiang Qingzhi out.
When he arrived at Zhilu, Jiang Qingzhi saw Lu Bing.
"I just happened to be looking for you for something." After Lu Bing learned that Jiang Qingzhi went to Xiyuan, he rushed over immediately.
Jiang Qingzhi stopped, and Lu Bing said, "Someone tried to kill Li Sicheng before, but was arrested. That person confessed that it was Yuan Ze's order."
Jiang Qingzhi knew that it must be Li Jing who took action, so he bowed and said, "Thank you very much."
"Easy to say."
The two men passed each other, and Lu Bing immediately went to report the matter.
"How brave!" After a long time, Daoye looked at his foster brother with a gratified look again, "This shows that the imperial prison is loyal to its duties, not bad."
He heard the sobbing sound, and seeing Lu Bing lower his head, he couldn't help but sigh, "Everything is fine."
"Yes." Lu Bing wiped his tears, "Your Majesty, should we arrest Yuan Ze?"
He brought more than ten Jinyiwei with him and waited for orders outside the West Garden.
Emperor Jiajing said: "I let Qingzhi go."
Lu Bing: “…”
Before Jiang Qingzhi came to the capital, such matters were handled by the Jinyiwei.
And now...
……
The more Yuan Ze drank, the more sober he became. The autumn night was cool, and he poured wine into his stomach gulp by gulp. The more he chewed the beans, the more fragrant they became.
"Is the rooster crowing?" Yuan Ze seemed to hear a rooster crowing.
Then he heard rustling sounds, as if someone was approaching quietly.
"I've had too much to drink, haven't I?" Yuan Ze stood up and said with a smile, "Could it be that Li Huan's spirit has come? That's perfect, I'll invite you to have a drink, so you don't end up becoming a hungry ghost in the underworld."
He walked out of the door, and just then two guards came over from both sides.
Yuan Ze opened his mouth and was about to shout "There's a thief" but saw Jiang Qingzhi walking towards him.
His body trembled, and he forced a smile and said, "I am not blinded by greed."
Jiang Qingzhi was very curious, "You should know that you will die after the incident, but you are still willing to take the risk. So, why?"
Yuan Ze suddenly regained his composure, "Back then, the Crown Prince had a concubine named Yuan, but she made a small mistake and was imprisoned, and died in depression."
He looked at Jiang Qingzhi and suddenly hissed, "The prince deserves to die! He deserves to die!"
Jiang Qingzhi sighed, "As far as I know, any punishment in the palace, especially imprisonment, would go through Concubine Lu first.
Although Concubine Lu is a fierce person, she also knows how to accumulate connections and favors for the Lu family. The crime committed by Yuan must be serious, otherwise why would Concubine Lu offend the Minister of the Taichang Temple and add another enemy to the Lu family? "
"He deserves to die!" Yuan Ze waved his hands, "That bastard deserves to die!"
"Take it!"
The two guards rushed over, and Yuan Ze struggled violently. At this moment, everyone in the family was awakened, and they heard his wife shouting, "Why is this happening? Someone, someone, please come!"
"If you really loved your daughter, you wouldn't have sent her to the palace. Since you sent her there, you probably wanted to gain wealth and fame." Jiang Qingzhi came over, "You're unwilling, right?"
At this time, his old wife was brought in. She softened when she saw Jiang Qingzhi, pointing at Yuan Ze and cursing, "The eldest wife died for your father-in-law Meng, but you still refused to give up. Now that the whole family is finished, are you satisfied?
Old dog, if there is an afterlife, I would rather marry a pig or a dog than even look at you!"
Yuan Ze's body relaxed, and he looked as if he had aged ten years. He was trembling all over, as if he was crying and laughing, "Father-in-law, I am the father-in-law... I am the father-in-law! Hahahaha!"
(End of this chapter)
