Located in the southeast of Taicheng, the scale of the Tingwei prison is among the best among the palaces and temples, and it is not much better than the camp on the nearby Zhoushan Mountain. This is because the court lieutenant is in charge of the criminal litigation of the world, and in addition to the criminal cases in the country, if the criminal litigation affairs of the local county are difficult to decide, they must also be submitted to the court lieutenant for review of the verdict.

Although it is called a prison cell, the atmosphere of the environment here is not gloomy, and the independent institutions, clean and tidy chambers, except for the absence of sharp objects such as gold and iron, are not much different from the mansions in the ordinary government offices.

Of the children of the family who participated in Shen Yuan's brawl a few days ago, more than 20 people have been transferred to the custody of the court captain. Some of these people are internal and external officials whose fathers and ancestors are still in power, such as Liu Ne, the son of Guanglu doctor Liu Chao. Some of them are old heroes, such as a few old Zhaowu troops who followed the horses to recover Jiankang in the early years. Some are well-known, such as Jiang Yu and so on. There are also those who, after being judged, are undoubtedly hurtful and awaiting a verdict.

These 20 people are now being held in a courtyard near the foot of the mountain. In addition to being deprived of freedom, he did not suffer too much harshness in terms of living and eating.

At the beginning of their imprisonment, these people were either frightened, depressed, or remorseful, or sad and weeping, but they were quite peaceful. But after the concubine Shen Zhezi shouted the same punishment and humiliation outside Taicheng, these people changed their appearance one by one, and their decadence was swept away, and they were full of energy, which made the court officials supervised here miserable.

In order to prevent these people from gathering together and causing any further incidents, a warrant was issued in the department the day before yesterday to disperse these people into custody. However, before the historians and officials had time to enter, they found that the doors and windows in the courtyard had been removed and fenced, and they openly disobeyed and did not allow anyone to separate them. While resisting, there are also words shouting: Hundreds of people, endure punishment.

If those young men were ordinary people, the officials would have ordered their men to rush in and slip them out. But it is precisely because of the different identities and the fact that this matter is in the spotlight, and the officials strictly ordered that they should not be lynched without permission, and these people did not dare to use force for a while, so they could only report it.

Ling Shi, who was in charge of managing this place, was naturally furious when he got the report, but after searching the legal order, he found that those people were stubborn and justified. What they are shouting is precisely the clause of the self-discipline letter, to the effect that criminal offenders with more than 100 persons shall be sentenced according to uniform standards. These people grasped the law and resisted stubbornly, and for a while, even the subordinate officials of the court were helpless, so they could only report to the court.

It didn't take long for the department to reply again: Honorees, don't supervise the public.

This time, with the support of the law, the officials rushed into the door again, only to be blocked again. This time, a new slogan was obtained: Scholars should be the same as before, and they should not be punished.

So they suffered these officials, and they went back and forth between the office and the prison cell again and again, and the subordinate officials of the court captain actually started a war of words with those prisoners who were imprisoned, and after being entangled for several days, they couldn't rush in!

Once again, the court officials were forced back to rush in, and a series of cheers rang out in the entire courtyard. Because they were promised to have a colt and no worries about their future, these young people turned to it as a pastime for racing and entertainment.

Surrounded by everyone, there is a young man who has just reached the crown, his appearance looks ordinary, and he does not have any high-standard elegance, the five short figures are a little fat, and he is even a little shy when he laughs, but in the wrestling with the subordinate officials of the court in the past few days, he is undoubtedly the central figure.

This somewhat short and fat young man is named Tang Miao, the word is Yuanyuan, and he is from Nanyang. Originally, Shen Yuan was not conspicuous among the angry youths, and the Nanyang Tang clan was not a big sect, plus he had no elegant conversation, and his appearance was not related to beauty, so he belonged to the kind of person who was thrown into the crowd and did not show his head.

But this Tang Miao has one thing extraordinary, that is, the family inheritance of law, his father learned from Zhang Fei in the early years of the Chinese and Korean law orders, and was taught by Zhang Fei as his wife. Zhang Feiqi may not have a clear reputation, but he is only a master in the field of law, and he is known as Du Yu of the same era. The "Interpretation of the Law" written by him is a law decree that was established by Emperor Wu and enforced in the world with the "Explanation of the Law" written by Du Pre.

The establishment of the Zhongxing system, the laws used in China and the DPRK, Zhang Shuo is also one of the laws used to judge criminal lawsuits.

Tang Miao has been familiar with legal books since he was a child, especially Zhang's "Interpretation of the Law". However, the theory of criminal law is not a prominent study nowadays, and the sword and pen officials are even more inferior to others, and they cannot talk about the mysteries clearly, and they cannot be respected by the people of the time without a prominent family background. Although Tang Miao's family learning is not shallow, it is even more difficult to get a step forward with this. Therefore, he is full of knowledge, and he is rarely known in ordinary times, and he has no opportunity to use it.

But this time, in the prison in distress, he actually got such an opportunity to show by chance, and the opportunity can be described as wonderful. was originally a marginal little person among his peers, but now he has become a central figure, and he is praised by his peers. He doesn't have to worry about his own life and diet, as soon as he opens his eyes every day, someone prepares toiletries for him, the young prince personally brings clean water, Taifu and his sister-in-law serve him, and the famous family holds the lamp for him, he only needs to rack his brains to refute the laws of Tingwei.

"In previous years, the horse said that there is no humble use in learning, but there is a long, and it can be shown. I didn't understand the meaning before, but now that Tang Zeyuan is an example, I know that what I said is true! ”

After the crowd celebrated the victory, their joy subsided slightly, and one of them couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

When the others heard this, they all nodded, if it weren't for Tang Miao's criminal law here, if they were separated, they would inevitably be frightened, and they might have to be broken apart and make some unfavorable testimony. But now that we are living together, we can not only feel at ease, but also unify our voice, so as not to be separated and destroy unity.

"You still have to rely on the horses and fight for righteousness, and don't abandon us. Tingwei is afraid of this and does not dare to torture, otherwise I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to wait! ”

Jiang Yu said in the audience that although he was not the main force in the brawl, he was naturally regarded as the core figure because of his fame. He was arraigned as soon as he was imprisoned, and was hinted several times that he could be executed lightly if he was willing to be recognized.

Fortunately, he couldn't bear to betray his father's life, so he persevered. If it weren't for the timely support of the horses outside Taicheng, I am afraid that the people's hearts would have been scattered by now, and they would have rebelled and framed their companions for self-protection.

Hearing Jiang Yu say this, a sturdy young man smiled and said: "What is this, the high righteousness of the horse is superb, I have already seen it in the old Zhaowu people!" In the early years of the battle, they lost their lives at every turn, and they could not give up, not to mention the current troubles! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed again, talking about the old things of the horses, and people like Jiang Yu, who have benefited a lot, are even more emotional. Gaomen is not credible, he only wants to be respected, but he is unwilling to take responsibility, and it is naturally much more credible from Jiang Yu's humanitarianism, who has been full of cold words and ridicule.

"For now, we may be able to be safe, but we must not think that we can be free of worry. The horses have come out in solidarity with us this time, and they have suffered a lot. ”

At this time, Liu Ne said worriedly: "I won't hide it from you, my father had a precept before I was imprisoned, and this time it was a rash mistake for us, so we should take responsibility." Fang Jindu is newly determined, and the conspirators don't know how many, like a colt, there are few people who can stick to the right theory and be diligent in national duties, and most of them are still private schemes. If we bite the horse because of our reckless deeds, the horse will suffer a lot! ”

"What we have done this time is not wrong, if everyone is indulged in the fun and intoxicated with the pleasure of the moment, when will we be able to look north and sweep away the Hulu! But what he did was still inappropriate after all, and it was too presumptuous, and it was inevitable that things would boil. Ladies and gentlemen, I can't hide it, after the fight the day before yesterday, I was not afraid of absconding, but after I entered the prison county, some officials indulged me privately, saying that they had benefited from my family's patriarch and wanted to indulge in my favor. At that time, I was panicked, and I was intimidated by his words, but dozens of people died before I fled in a hurry......"

When everyone heard Liu Chao say this, they could feel the strong smell of conspiracy after a little thought. After a brief moment of silence, someone stood up and whispered some hints he had received during his interrogation. For a while, the smell of conspiracy couldn't help but get stronger.

These people may still have little experience, but even if they have not experienced some power struggle conspiracies, they have heard about them from their fathers and ancestors. As for who the conspiracy is going to target, there is no need to think about it at all, they are not weighty enough, then there is only one answer!

"If there is really a private right to commit adultery, wouldn't it be just within the scope of people's calculations for the horses and the horses to look at us?"

After a long silence, someone lost his voice.

In fact, there are many people who have been aware of this problem for a long time, but it is only now on the surface. One of the old Zhaowu people sighed: "The horse is extremely intelligent, how can he not understand this problem. It's just that we made a mistake and were caught, even if we knew that it was dangerous, but in order to protect us, we had to enter......"

After understanding this, the crowd no longer had the same smugness and flamboyance as before. Originally, they were proud in their hearts, and the brawl had the advantage, even if they killed someone and went to prison, the court lieutenant had nothing to do with them. But now I realize that all this is not without a price!

"Tang Zeyuan, if I confess as soon as possible, how will I be punished? Is it possible to stop implicating others? ”

Hearing this question, Tang Miao lowered his head and pondered. It's just that someone in the banquet said dejectedly: "The traitors and evil people have frequent methods, and what happens to this matter is no longer a matter of criminal law alone." Moreover, the horses mourn the dead friends and support us, and there is no crime involved in their words, which is to warn us that what we are doing is not guilty, and we will never bow down and be defiled! ”

"Yes, if we are so easily stigmatized, where will we put our horses? The Han Dynasty party members have been imprisoned for decades, and they can still praise the righteousness and strength, and we can use this to mark ourselves, how can we speak out because of small difficulties! If so, what will be the face of the colt in the future! What a face, goodbye peers! ”

As everyone expressed their opinions, the atmosphere gradually became solemn. Then there was news from outside, Shen Yuan Xinglou was banned, which inevitably hit them like a hammer in their hearts, and they felt more and more the difficulties of the world and the difficulty of sticking to their beliefs.