Before Jin Yiwei captured Zuo Guangdou and Yang Lian, the others had already been in prison for two to three months.

Zhou Chaorui and Yuan Huazhong were the first to be arrested in imperial prison. They were arrested in Nanzhen Fusi at the beginning of May. Gu Dazhang entered Beizhen Fusi at the end of May. Wei Dazhong was arrested ten days ago. Now all four of them have been moved to Chengdu.

Next to Tianmen is the Fusi Imperial Prison in Beizhen, where Yang Lian is.

The five people met in the prison, and they all sighed, thinking that they had joined hands to fight against the eunuchs in the Hongwan case and the palace transfer case, fighting for their own beliefs and fighting to consolidate the Ming Dynasty's orthodoxy, but now they were reduced to iron shackles.

Prison.

Wei Dazhong and Yuan Huazhong were tortured less and could still walk around comfortably in their own small rooms.

Zhou Chaorui, Gu Dazhang and Yang Lian were seriously injured. Gu Dazhang spent most of his time sitting on the table, while Yang Lian meditated against the wall with one leg bent and the other straight, trying hard to stay awake with his eyes closed.

"Mr. Yang, are you okay?" Yuan Huazhong asked.

Yang Lian opened her eyes slightly and glanced at Yuan Huazhong, "I'm okay, I won't die for a while."

"I heard from the jailer that Mr. Zuo has also been arrested and will go to Beijing soon." Yuan Huazhong continued to ask.

"Lao Zuo is also in trouble. The four of us really enjoyed Jinshi in the same year and lived and died together loyally serving the country." Yang Lian said with a wry smile.

"Sigh, do you think we can get out of this prison?" Gu Dazhang said.

"I can't get out." Yang Lian replied decisively. "This matter is the result of me signing the edict, but it has affected all brothers, and Yang really has no face to face your family members."

"Brother Yang, when you say this, you are taking the responsibility on yourself. If the four of us come in, it is not entirely your fault. We have been staring at Wei Zhongxian for a long time, and Wei Zhongxian has long wanted to get rid of us.

Otherwise, there were more than four of us who signed a letter to support you. Why not kill them all in one fell swoop? It’s not because we are the main enemies. Kill a few of us first so that Wei Zhongxian can feel better mentally." Zhou Chaorui said.

"I heard that when Brother Zhou was arrested, the people in Linqing almost rioted," Gu Dazhang said.

Zhou Chaorui replied: "Sigh, the love of the elders in my hometown almost led to disaster. Today, what I am afraid of is not natural disasters, but man-made disasters."

"Dazhong, I heard that your son followed him all the way to Beijing begging for food. He must have suffered a lot." Gu Dazhang said.

"Chi'er can't believe it. His father volunteered for justice. He should be proud to have a father like me." Wei Dazhong shook his head and said disapprovingly.

At this time, suddenly a jailer pushed open the prison door. A ray of sunlight broke in.

Since the five of them had not seen the sun for a long time, their eyes were irritated by the bright light coming towards them.

I only saw two shadows entering the prison.

"My classmates... Guangdou is here to accompany you... Wu." Zuo Guangdou couldn't help but choked up in his voice when he saw that his classmates were all depressed and seriously injured.

"Guangdou, why are you crying? A man deserves his death, and a general will die on the battlefield. A loyal minister will die to remonstrate, and he will regard his death as home. He has gained his righteousness, so why be afraid." Yang Lian shouted. Although he was not that full of energy after being seriously injured, the last sentence "Why?"

"Fear" is still a wake-up call.

The person who accompanied Zuo Guangdou into the imperial prison was Master Ji. He couldn't help but be shocked when he saw the scene in front of him.

The five people in the prison did not look like prisoners, but like dying people.

The prison was stuffy, damp and smelly, and there was a fishy smell of rotting meat as soon as you entered.

As for these five people, their bodies were covered with blood scabs, their eyes were swollen and black and blue. Their faces were all scarred by whips. Their clothes were in tatters. It seemed that they had not been changed for more than a month. There were black patches on their clothes. Can't tell if it's blood or stains.

Ji Gao had seen torture before, but he had never seen a prisoner beaten so badly. Everyone was still a third-rank official in the court, so he couldn't help but take a breath.

"Guangdou, you're here." People in the same year spoke out one after another.

Zuo Guangdou was not afraid that he would be tortured, but when he saw so many close friends in the court being beaten like this, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

The jailer pulled Zuo Guangdou forcefully, put on handcuffs and shackles, opened the cell next to Yang Lian, and pushed Zuo Guangdou in. Zuo Guangdou became unsteady and fell to the ground.

Ji Huangao spent many days with Zuo Guangdou and felt a little complicated.

He knew Dongchang's methods, and he was heartbroken when he thought that his days were short.

Ji Huangao raised his hand to Zuo Guangdou and said, "Master Zuo, take care." He turned and left.

The heavy prison gates were closed again, as if the world and hell were separated, leaving only the flickering candlelight.
Chapter completed!