My subjects are too rebellious!

"How's Yuhuatian doing?"

"Your Majesty, according to your Majesty's instructions, the East Factory has taken good care of him."

Thinking of the proud Yu Huatian, now he has become a prisoner.

Qin Chuan became interested.

"Lead the way, I'll go take a look."

Zhang Rang quickly got up and arranged all matters.

The emperor was leaving the palace, which was a big deal, and he had to go to the imperial prison in person, which made him very worried.

Zhang Rang really wanted to inform the Queen Mother first, but Qin Chuan seemed to see through his thoughts.

"If someone with ulterior motives finds out that I am going to the Imperial Prison this time, do you know the consequences?"

Zhang Rang, who had just stood up, was frightened and fell down again in an instant.

Qin Chuan glanced at him coldly: "Zhengxiang, help me change into casual clothes."

"I want to go on a private visit in disguise!"

...

The function of the East Factory is to investigate treason, rumors and serious crimes. It has equal power with the West Factory, and is managed by one person, who is entrusted with the power to arrest, investigate and spy.

It can be said that he is extremely powerful.

However, there is no official in the court who is easy to deal with.

Therefore, except for those who have no power and influence and are afraid of it, high-ranking officials above the third rank all ignore it.

Whether it is the East Factory or the West Factory, in the final analysis they are just running dogs of the emperor.

If you have the intention to change your master, your legs will naturally be broken.

Yu Huatian is a role model.

As the supervisor of the Western Factory, Yu Huatian also enjoyed great glory and power.

As a result, Qin Chuan gave the order and was still detained in the imperial prison like a dead dog.

The imperial prison is different from the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Chamber of Justice and the Censorate.

The imperial prison is a prison where criminals are detained by direct imperial decree.

It is a prison directly managed by the emperor, which means that the criminals in this prison are convicted by the emperor himself.

Although Yu Huatian has not yet taken the blame, everyone with a discerning eye knows that this time the emperor will use him to intimidate all officials.

Therefore, Wei Zhongxian, as his old friend, naturally took good care of him.

Although the emperor had instructed that no hidden injuries should be left.

But what kind of department is the East Factory? There are too many punishments that do not leave hidden injuries.

Qin Chuan was dressed in civilian clothes, followed by Zhang Rang.

Although Zhengxiang said that he was wearing civilian clothes, the clothes that could be found in the palace were all gorgeous and magnificent, and he still looked so wealthy and impressive.

However, Qin Chuan has never left the palace since he traveled through time.

Therefore, he had no idea what kind of life the people outside the palace walls led.

Qin Chuan was also very curious as it was his first time to come to the imperial prison.

Watching Zhang Rang whispering something to a young eunuch at the door, Qin Chuan stood aside and waited.

"Eunuch Zhang, how can you find time to come to this filthy place today? This is polluting your eyes."

"Oh, this little mouth is so sweet."

Zhang Rang stared at the young eunuch with a smile and whispered.

"Here, this is a reward for you. Remember, no matter who asks, they have been to our house before."

The young eunuch took the ten taels of silver that Zhang Rang gave me and thanked him hastily.

"Thank you for the reward, Eunuch Zhang. I will keep my mouth shut."

Zhang Rang glanced secretly at the emperor behind him and continued.

"Send the people inside away for me later. I won't make things difficult for you. Half an hour will be enough."

"Don't let anyone disturb me during this half hour. If anything goes wrong, the Queen will..."

How could the young eunuch not understand Zhang Rang's meaning, and nodded quickly.

"Look at what you said. Not to mention half an hour, an hour will do."

Zhang Rang looked at the young eunuch's flattering expression and threw another ten taels of silver over.

Then, he took Qin Chuan in.

As soon as I entered the imperial prison, a foul smell hit me in the face.

Qin Chuan was choked and almost vomited.

The entire cell was built in a dark and damp underground space, with poor ventilation and rats and insects running around.

Moreover, the prisoners there were severely tortured, and the stench of decaying bodies and blood filled the entire imperial prison.

While leading the way, Zhang Rang explained to Qin Chuan the various cruel punishments in the imperial prison.

"Your Majesty, look here."

Qin Chuan looked in the direction of Zhang Rang's finger, and saw all kinds of torture instruments hanging on the wall.

"The most famous ones are the irons, shackles, clubs, skinning, gutting, and hooking the back (using an iron hook to pierce the prisoner's back)."

"The big yoke (a wooden torture device worn around the neck), the standing yoke (standing with the yoke), broken spine, broken fingers, stabbing the heart, etc."

"There is also a kind of total punishment. The so-called total punishment is to let the prisoner be shackled and fettered."

"He was tortured with five kinds of torture, such as sticking, 拶 (zan, stringing several small wooden sticks together with ropes to apply pressure to the fingers), and clamping sticks. He suffered a lot of pain and finally died."

Zhang Rang became more and more excited as he spoke, and seemed to enjoy the pain that torturing others brought.

However, Qin Chuan felt more and more uncomfortable the more he listened. What he saw reminded him of what he had seen in movies and TV dramas in his previous life.

"The walls of this prison are very thick. If you shout loudly inside, no one in the next room can hear you at all."

"During the coldest season, no fire is allowed indoors, it's like an ice cave."

"In the summer, epidemics were rampant. Important prisoners were often tortured with several instruments and could not move at all."

"The lighting inside is dim, and it's hard to make out what's on the other side even during the day."

"At night, the rats in the prison came out to bite the prisoners. The prisoners were bitten until they bled all over their bodies, and some even had their fingers and toes bitten off."

Zhang Rang held a lantern and walked slowly and steadily.

But the light still flickered.

This scene made Qin Chuan feel uncomfortable, and he felt inexplicably depressed.

Zhang Rang, who was walking in front and leading the way, seemed to have thought of something interesting, and there was a hint of happiness in his tone.

"Your Majesty, I thought of something interesting."

"It is said that one day, a criminal officer named Meng Zhao came to the prison for some reason."

"Seeing the prisoners bleeding from being bitten by rats, I actually felt pity for them."

"The situation got better after I bought a few cats and put them in jail."

Qin Chuan asked in surprise: "Is there such an official in this imperial prison?"

"used to have."

"When Duke Wei learned of Meng Zhao's affairs, he charged him with accepting bribes."

"The next day, I was punished with the combing and washing."

This was the first time Qin Chuan had come to this world and had intuitively experienced what it meant to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime.

He knew about the punishment of combing and washing.

Before the execution, the prisoner was tied to a special bed, and then the executioner poured boiling water on the prisoner.

After the prisoner's flesh was scalded by boiling water and was in a half-cooked state, the executioner immediately used an iron brush to brush the prisoner's flesh hard!

The half-cooked flesh would soon become rotten, and the pain the prisoner would suffer was hard to imagine!

If the prisoner still refuses to surrender and confess, the executioner will repeat the above process.

By the end, there was no intact part of the prisoner's body. Even if he escaped with his life, he would be dying and would not live long!

He didn't expect that Wei Zhongxian would be so cruel.

"Was this punishment of washing and combing ordered by Wei Zhongxian?"

Zhang Rang was very excited at the moment and did not notice the coldness in Qin Chuan's tone at all.

"That's not true. When Duke Wei convicted Meng Zhao, he only intended to punish him with ten lashes and put him in prison for a period of time."

"It's just that Meng Zhao had offended Liu Jin before, and this punishment was also arranged by Liu Jin."

"When Duke Wei arrived, he stopped the execution, but Meng Zhao had been tortured beyond recognition and could not be saved."

"In the end, Duke Wei had no choice but to order him to be buried and give some silver to Meng Zhao's family."

When Qin Chuan heard Liu Jin's name, he asked in a bad tone.

"But it's the eunuch Liu Jin who holds the seal."

"It is Liu Jin, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department."

Zhang Rang didn't know that he had tricked Liu Jin with just a few words.

If Liu Jin knew about this, he would definitely curse me as a stupid teammate!