Chang 'an County Magistrate He Shan Guang stood in the middle of the prison, a few jailers and two teams of jailers standing behind him.
"Did you all hear the imperial edict just now?" County Magistrate He said loudly. His Majesty is merciful and has extended your lives by a year. You can return home and reunite with your families. If you have any unfinished wishes, you can take the opportunity to complete them. However, on this day next year, you must follow the law and return to Chang 'an County Prison to die! Do you understand?"
All the prisoners gripped the bars tightly, and just like when Li Xian had grabbed Li Shimin's ankles, they squeezed their faces out of shape, their eyes glowing.
"He Mingfu, what did you say? Just now…that noble in the red and yellow shirt was the current emperor?”
"Yes!"
"The emperor issued an edict to release all of us? You want us to return to the capital to be punished on the ninth of the ninth month next year?”
"Yes!"
"If…if we leave the prison, won't there be anyone monitoring the superintendent?”
"No!"
"Do we need to leave with the Death Castanea Death Shackles?”
"No need!"
"Then…then, if we don't come back on the 9th of September next year, will we implicate our relatives and neighbors?”
County Magistrate He's face twitched violently.""You're already thinking about leaving and not coming back? His Majesty is really…Sigh!"
County Magistrate He gritted his teeth and shook his head.""I won't either!"
"Long live! Hooray! Long live my emperor!"
At first, it was a person who shouted hoarsely. Then, all the people in the prison shouted at the same time.
Many people knelt on the ground and cried loudly. Even the thief Jin Wanliang, who had always been indifferent to the execution ground, was trembling with tears in his eyes. Not being afraid of death did not mean that they wanted to die. When they thought that death was coming, regardless of whether they were good or evil, the most they thought about was the reflection of their lives, the nostalgia for survival and their loved ones, and endless regrets.
Now, they could be suspended for a year, they could leave the prison and reunite with their families, they could complete the regrets that they could not make up for in time. No matter how much they ignored the living, they could not stop their tears.
"Long live! Hooray! Long live!"
"My Emperor is merciful!"
"The emperor's kindness is unforgettable!”
In the cells, countless people kowtowed like they were pounding garlic, wailing one after another.
He Shan Guang took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and ordered,"Open the cell door!"
The two teams of jailers strode forward, and the doors of the cells opened one after another. The prisoners looked at the open cell doors in shock. Someone tentatively stepped out carefully. The jailers stood there, looking down as if they did not see anything.
The prisoners 'bewilderment turned into surprise and excitement. They ran out of the cell. More and more prisoners rushed out of the cell and gathered in the team that rushed out of the cell. They flooded past the county magistrate, He Shan Guang. He Shan Guang stood there, his shoulders were scratched by the prisoners who had forgotten themselves. His body swayed, but his face was expressionless.
"Tian Zi is muddle-headed! How many of these people would come back on the 9th of September next year?”
The prisoners in the second cell also cheered and ran out as if they had gone crazy. Only Li Xian stood there blankly, somewhat at a loss.
"Release? The emperor actually let us go? The person who heard my story just now…is the Emperor of the Great Tang, Li Shi Min! I actually saw Emperor Taizong from the history books! You're awesome, my brother!"
Just as Li Xian's imagination ran wild, Butcher Old Fan, who had already run out of the cell door, suddenly rushed back. He grabbed Li Xian's hand and shook it hard.
"What are you doing?" Li Xian was stunned.
Butcher Old Fan smiled. I'm a little happy! Let's have some joy!"
After Butcher Old Fan finished speaking, he ran out with a silly smile.
Upon hearing Old Fan's words, Boss Liu, Monk Dahong, Class Master Kang, Lame Ma, and the others rushed over to shake hands with Li Xian, then left with wild laughter.
Li Xian stood at the door of the cell and shook hands with all his fellow prisoners as if he was receiving guests. After everyone had run away, he walked out in a daze as if he was dreaming.
Hundreds of houses are like chess games, and twelve streets are like vegetable fields.
Far away, I saw a little fire in the morning, west of the five gates of a constellation.
Chang 'an, Great Tang.
It was ten kilometers long from east to west and nine thousand meters long from north to south, ten times longer than Xi'an during the Ming Dynasty. The city wall was six meters high and was made of dry yellow soil without bricks. There were three gates on each side of the city wall. The Mingde Gate in the south of the city was the most magnificent.
Li Xian stood on the Vermilion Bird Avenue, which was five thousand meters long and one hundred and fifty-five meters wide, twice as wide as Chang 'an Avenue in Beijing in the future. He watched blankly as the Arabs, who wore white hats, had black faces and beards, led camels, wore red dresses, embroidered waists of the same color, and wore creamy white tulle on their faces.
If it weren't for the many Chang 'an citizens and prostitutes. Actresses, scholars, and monks all had the same face as him and spoke the same language as him. Li Xian thought he had stepped into a foreign country.
The first thing the prisoners released from the Supreme Court Prison, Jingzhao Prefecture Prison, Chang 'an County Prison, and Wannian County Prison did was run to their homes. Those who lived in other places also immediately searched for suitable water and land tools. They all wanted to go home immediately to see their relatives, but Li Xian had nowhere to go.
Baiqian Jia was like a Go game, and he was the chess piece that should not appear on this board.
Li Xian vaguely remembered seeing a piece of news about someone who had been in prison since he was young and had been in prison for his entire life. When he was finally released, he actually wanted to go back because he was completely unaccustomed to the outside world and didn't know how to live outside.
This was how Li Xian felt now. The world was vast, but he didn't know where to go.
Thinking of the endless world, I shed tears alone…
At this moment, on Vermilion Bird Avenue, a yellow ox carriage slowly approached. There were two cultivators in Taoist robes sitting on the carriage. One of them was nearly thirty years old, with a jade-like face, sword-like eyebrows, and star-like eyes. A young man with red lips, white teeth, and handsome eyebrows. The two of them would occasionally lower their heads and chat, and occasionally look around.
The red-lipped, white-teethed youth suddenly saw Li Xian. His gaze had already swept past his face, but he suddenly withdrew it and focused on his face again. After a careful look, he was suddenly interested. He hurriedly pulled the middle-aged scholar and called out excitedly,"Brother Tiangang, look at that person, quickly look at that person!”
The middle-aged scholar turned his head and glanced lazily at Li Xian. Disapprovingly, he said,""I say, Chunfeng, are your tastes so heavy now? He's not a charming young woman, so why should I look at him?”
The young man with red lips and white teeth clapped and laughed."Haha! Senior Brother, your eyes are really bad. Take a closer look at that person. Is there anything different about his face?”
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