Yuan Yan had never thought that there would be a day when he would enter this dark and damp prison of the Investigation Department that was feared by all officials.
This prison was secretly called the Imperial Bodyguard Prison of the former Ming by the officials because it was exactly the same as the Imperial Bodyguard Prison of the former Ming. From the functions to the personnel, to the cruelty and coldness of the personnel, it all showed that this prison and its owner, the Central Investigation Department, were the Imperial Bodyguard of the former Ming.
But compared to the Imperial Bodyguard of the former Ming who only attacked political criminals, the Central Investigation Department's authority was much greater. Its head, the Director of the Investigation Department, was only a fifth-level official, but his authority was great. Not only did he have the authority to investigate within the capital, the Central Investigation Department had branches in every province.
Some counties with better economies or special statuses even had their own branches. For example, there were branches of the Central Investigation Department in the five major port cities. Their authority was so great that even the Audit Department would be supervised by them and paid attention to them.
And once you entered the sights of the Investigation Department, you had to pray for your own good luck. No matter if you were truly wronged or not, only the luckiest people could come out alive.
A great purge established its fierce reputation. Even far away in Luzon, Yuan Yan had long heard of the reputation of the Investigation Department. He sighed emotionally for those who went in and never came out.
However, he had never thought that he would one day enter this place. In this cold and damp place, he could hear the screams that could be heard at any time. It had only been a few days since he entered, but he had not even had a good night's sleep. He felt that he could die here at any time and become a corpse.
He had no idea what crime he had committed to be brought here.
Corruption and malfeasance?
He didn't know. He didn't know that he was guilty of corruption and malfeasance. If he did, why didn't he know that he had broken the law? If he did, why didn't he know that he had committed a crime?
Yuan Yan felt it was very strange. He wanted to appeal, to seek justice for himself, but he quickly realized that there was no justice here.
Everyone who came in was crying about their experiences. They all said that they didn't commit crimes, didn't do bad things, didn't corrupt, didn't bully the good. Why were they caught?
Yuan Yan felt that he was exactly the same as them.
This was a completely different world from the one he knew.
Here, he felt like he was going to die at every moment, but he was not dead yet. He wanted to see the sunlight and breathe in the fresh air outside. He even missed the salty sea breeze that he did not like and the strange taste of seafood.
He missed the rice of his hometown, the small bridge and the flowing water of his hometown. At this moment, he couldn't think of anything like being promoted or having a big career. All he wanted was to leave this place, leave this place and go home, leave this place and return to the place he missed.
Could such a small request be accepted?
He hugged his legs and curled up in the corner of the prison, praying helplessly.
His prayers seemed to be heard.
A jailer in black clothes appeared in front of him. He opened the cell door and said in a hoarse voice, "Yuan Yan, your problem has been solved. You can leave now."
When he heard this sentence in despair, Yuan Yan didn't believe it. He just smiled miserably.
"Leave? You want to kill me, right? Am I going to be beheaded? "
The jailer was a little helpless.
He had seen so many prisoners being brought in. From the ancient times until now, he had seen a lot of them. He had seen those who were brave, and he had also seen those who were cowardly. However, this was the first time he had seen someone who was so cowardly.
Just a few unlucky fellows were beheaded, and it actually scared him silly. He didn't dare to move at all, and just curled up in the corner all day long. He was completely unable to tell that he was the son of that very famous stubborn old man.
Everyone in the prison was well-informed, they were discussing when that stubborn old man would be brought in. In the end, the stubborn old man didn't come, but Tenacious was thrown in instead. The difference between Tenacious and the stubborn old man was too big, they couldn't be compared at all. This made everyone feel very disappointed.
This was not interesting at all. Really, Tenacious was completely uncooperative. It was not like his father who dared to speak ill of His Majesty until now. It was really a tiger father and a dog son.
But thinking about it, that old stubborn old man should also know what kind of disaster he had brought to his son. He was willing to suffer, but he wasn't willing to let his son suffer in his place. If he was still alive, but his son was dead, then what was the point of living?
Thinking about the Daming Dynasty, claiming to be a remnant of the Daming Dynasty, so what if he was so stubborn? Who were you expecting to say a good word about you?
Wake up, Daming Dynasty is finished!
A change of dynasty was a common thing, a wise man submits to the circumstances. Daming Dynasty had already reached that stage, why didn't you take a look and see who was still willing to die for it?
To tell the truth, even if the Daqin Dynasty reached that stage one day, no one would be willing to die for it. For thousands of years, the dynasty had changed countless times, it was just a different person stepping on everyone's head.
The current His Majesty was a bit more benevolent to the commoners, but who knew what would happen if it was another His Majesty?
That was why the old jailer felt that those people were especially foolish, especially naive. They felt that they were a bit special just because they held on to this thought. Even when he was awake, other people were living a befuddled life without any sense of shame. How arrogant did this person have to be to say such words?
On the contrary, his son was a bit more honest. But no matter how honest his son was, he couldn't stand a father who was cheating his son. This was great, he had scared his son to death.
But fortunately, the old stubborn old man came to his senses in time and saved his son. Otherwise, it would really be a tragedy for the old man to see his son die. He really didn't know what the old stubborn old man was thinking.
From the old jailer's point of view, this matter was very easy to explain.
This old stubborn old man thought that the emperor definitely wouldn't kill him, that was why he was fearless and spoke ill of the emperor with all his might. Who would have thought that the emperor really wanted to kill him?
The old stubborn old man knew that he couldn't do this, otherwise, his whole family would die. In front of the lives of his family, what was the Daming Dynasty worth?
So he knelt down and begged for mercy in exchange for the emperor's leniency. When the emperor saw the old stubborn old man begging for mercy, he let him go. The matter was that simple.
To put it bluntly, this old stubborn old man also knew that he wouldn't be able to live in the Daming Dynasty. He just held his breath and didn't want to admit it. He felt that it was very good to be the only one sober when everyone else was drunk. In the end, in front of the emperor's iron fist, he decisively gave in.
This kind of people, he had seen a lot and heard a lot of them.
"Alright, don't be silly. The emperor has ordered to forgive you. You can go out now, your father is waiting for you outside!"
The old jailer said.
Yuan Yan raised his head, his eyes flashed with an inconceivable light.
"I can go out? You're not lying to me? You're not trying to trick me to come out and kill me? "
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