Chapter 162 (1/2)
The prison of the imperial Inspectorate was jokingly called the ”death sanatorium” in the aristocratic circle of the imperial capital. According to the laws of the Empire, the Inspectorate exercised the power to supervise the illegal acts of imperial officials and nobles. The Inspectorate itself had the power to supervise and collect all kinds of criminal evidence, but it did not have the final power to sentence.
As we all know, the Inspectorate is actually divided into internal and external departments. The external department is also responsible for accepting all kinds of anonymous reports publicly, and under its command, a group of secret agents are responsible for supervising the risk assessment of local officials in all parts of the Empire. The inner hall is the real core. After the downfall of some important figures in the imperial capital, they are usually sent to the inner hall of the Ministry of supervision.
In other words, if you are only a local official of the size of sesame seed, even if you have committed treason, you are not qualified to enter the inspection department. Those who can come in are not prime ministers, ministers of various ministries, or military dignitaries. Without a certain level, you can never enter this ”death sanatorium”.
With the ups and downs of officialdom, no one knows what will happen tomorrow. Today, people are still in power, and the next day they become prisoners. Today's prisoners may be able to walk out of the prison of the supervision department and return to their original posts as soon as the news changes the next day. Therefore, in the cells of the inner hall of the Inspectorate, it is extremely preferential to treat the high-ranking prisoners here. In addition to the poor living conditions, the people in charge here often try their best to meet the other needs of food, clothing and housing. After all, the prisoners here were all big men with great power before they came in, and no one dared to offend them rashly. Although they are in trouble now, they may go out after two days. If you offend such a powerful person at that time. The people in the cells here are going to suffer.
Therefore, the prisoners who are often held here are very comfortable. It is even said that apart from food and clothing, even if you want a woman, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can be sent in.
In fact, everyone in the imperial capital knows this hidden rule. But the leaders and senior officials of any department turn a blind eye to this kind of thing. Because people always have bad luck, maybe they will fall into that place one day when they are in trouble. What's more, this kind of thing is a boring business that offends people. Why bother? The trick of being an official is to set up few useless enemies.
Therefore, the prison conditions and treatment of the inner hall of the supervision department are so good that it even falls into the reputation of a ”sanatorium”. However, the word ”death” is indispensable. It's a felony to get in here. Whether it's expensive to go home after convalescence or just go to the Dharma field depends on everyone's nature.
Before he came to the inner hall prison of the supervision department, Dewey had heard about these things, but after seeing them, he found that they were not as exaggerated as the rumors outside.
The imperial Inspectorate was set up in the south of the city. In the imperial capital city in the forest of tall buildings, the supervision department is only composed of a large area of low buildings with three or four floors. It is not a spacious path, and the road is very deep. Sunlight is not enough, the green pine trees on both sides, in this environment is a bit more gloomy. The gate of the supervision department was not built grandly. On the contrary, it was a bit old and decadent. In particular, the open space beside the gate is specially used to park carriages, which is almost small.
Which of the official offices in any part of the imperial capital is not built to be magnificent and solemn? As the first-class general inspector general of the Empire, the parking lot was so small that it could only hold three or five carriages at most.
But it's understandable: OK. Which nobleman will run here?
After the coup, many powerful and noble ministers who participated in the coup were detained in the supervision department, and many people who belonged to the first party of the Grand Prince were also invited here for tea by the people of the supervision department. Only in this way did the originally gloomy supervision department gain a little more popularity. The soldiers on guard at the gate were the guards who had been drawn in from around the imperial capital, and they all looked murderous.
Duvet was made a hereditary Duke by the Regent. And after the coup. There are so many glorious royal titles hanging on my head. What kind of Royal magic consultant. Now, he is almost the most popular person in the whole empire. When such a person came to the supervision department, the head of the supervision department, the Minister of supervision, was not there. I don't know if he deliberately avoided it. Only Baron robertsky, a steward of the inner hall, came out with someone to welcome him.
Duwei was riding a white horse, followed by two court magicians in red, and two Prince Chen gave them to his inner court bodyguards. Sitting on the horse, he took a look at the people from the supervision department who came out in front of him. He turned over and got off the horse, gave the whip to the followers, and looked sincere: ”hard work, Lord robertsky.”
”The Duchess is here today...” as a figure in the supervision department, robertsky has been here for many years. Naturally, he is a man who has experienced a lot of officialdom and has become a fine man. He speculated in his heart and asked in an interview: ”is it the Regent who has something...”
”No Dewey shook his head and cast a reassuring look: ”I'm here for personal business. I want to see count Raymond
Robertsky immediately a face clear meaning, the identity of the new Duke of the road, the emperor who do not know? Now he came to see his father, as expected. Robsky quickly dispersed the entourage, personally took a person to lead Duwei to go inside.
From a distance, the prison in the inner hall looks like a castle made of shrunken boulders, only about three stories high. It is said that the origin of the castle is also quite interesting.
Before the Loran Empire unified the mainland, the imperial capital was the capital of a small and medium-sized country in the middle of the mainland. The prison castle in the supervision office was originally the palace of that small country. However, later, the great alagong established an empire to unify the mainland. He established the capital in this city and built a towering imperial palace. Naturally, the original little Royal Palace which destroyed the country was abandoned. Moreover, when the walls of the capital were built, half of the little Royal Palace which destroyed the country was demolished because of the lack of stones. Most of the stones are filled into the walls of the imperial capital. The remaining half of the land was not demolished. Later, it seemed that the small Royal Palace which destroyed the country had been built so solidly that it became the prison of the supervision office.
It used to be the palace of a country, but now it has become a place for prisoners. The dramatic changes in history are also impressive.
From the outside, the castle piled up with gray boulders has a deep and steady smell. When you walk in, you will feel a cool air. Thick and hard boulders completely block the heat of the sun, and the interior of the castle is full of gloomy feeling. The oil lamps on both sides add a third of coolness.
Dewey's boots trampled on the cold rock. As Baron robertsky walked up the steps, a huge iron gate was in front of him. Several armed warriors were all in armor. Armed with axes and spears, there is a watchtower nearby, and archers patrol. Not far away is a team of armed soldiers. Obviously, the guard is still very strict.
The iron gate rises slowly. Baron robertsky led Dewey in, up two steps, and left into a corridor, which was full of thick and cold boulders in the old castle. It's just a room in the corridor. The doors are all solid but completely closed iron gates. There is only a small opening left on each door, which can barely deliver some food every day.
”Count Raymond is different. I've already arranged a spacious single room for him. ” Robertsky knew that he was about to take a big picture of Dewey, the new Duke's horse, and repeatedly introduced: ”count Raymond, I knew him at the beginning. Now he is here, of course, he will not suffer any hardship. I make people eat three meals a day, which are delicious and delicious, and every day he has afternoon tea. The count is in a good mood these two days. I just don't like to talk very much. I just sit in my room and read every day. Yesterday, I was told to send a set of general history of the mainland in. At this time, he should have just had afternoon tea and was reading a book.... ”
Du Wei sighed, looked at the inspector general, and said with a smile, ”thank you, Baron.”
Just as he was turning a corridor, Dewey stopped. I heard the sound of a short woman's smile coming from an iron door passing by. The laughter was charming and dissolute, with a strong wind and dust flavor.
Of course, robertsky heard it. His face was a little ugly at the moment. Although the activities in the inner hall had already been a well-known hidden rule, after all, Dewey was the new Duke in front of him, and I'm afraid he didn't know the secret. If he went back and said it in front of the Regent
Thinking of this, robertsky was in a cold sweat. He could not help but secretly regret that he should not have accepted the 500 gold coins of the prisoner in this room and found him a red card in the wind and moon circle in the south of the city. In fact, the red card prostitute's overnight fee was only 300 yuan, and robertsky himself swallowed 200 yuan, needless to say.
Du Wei just a smile, leisurely way: ”it seems that the rumor is true, this' death sanatorium 'is also worthy of the name.” He pointed to the iron door that made a woman's voice and said with a smile, ”which adult is closed here?”
”Yes...” robertsky said, wiping his cold sweat, ”it's general lombarton.”
Dewey asked casually, but when robertsky answered the name, he could not help thinking, ”general lombaton? Is he still here? ”
Although Dewey didn't know much about the aristocratic circle of the imperial capital, he had heard of the name ”Longbottom”.
In a word, this man is a different kind.
Twenty years ago, the Empire fought an expedition across the desert with other nationalities in the northwest. After laboring and wasting money, it won a ”tragic victory”. The original plan to cut down the grass roots was blocked by the temple. Although the war won, it lost its meaning and buried a curse for the Empire.
After that, the Empire stationed 20000 cavalry troops on the alien grassland behind the northwest desert. The 20000 cavalry troops really spent countless gold coins every year. Because there was a desert between the Empire and the mainland, 20000 troops were hanging out alone, and the annual supplies and equipment replacement cost several times, The Empire's financial resources were almost used to support a legion of cavalry, maintaining 20000 cavalry a year.
And this general Longbottom, seven or eight years ago, was the commander of the 20000 cavalry. When it comes to the weirdness of this man, it's really a bit of emotion. This guy came from a lower aristocratic family (really rich and powerful aristocrat, who would like to be an official in the ghost place of the alien grassland behind the desert?), He got to the commanding officer with his real ability, but there was no war in the mainland. Finally, he was sent to the northwest to command the 20000 ”sky high price cavalry”.
This guy got a series of nicknames from then on: butcher, executioner, madman, lascivious general, etc.
When it comes to this man's ability, he is really good at riding horses, fighting and commanding troops. And his character, that is to make people laugh and cry: this man is greedy and lustful. And insatiable, extreme character, do things... You can say that he is arbitrary and reckless, you can also say that he is resolute.
In a word, later a big man in the military made an evaluation of him, which was surprisingly appropriate and gave him a nickname: General 250.