JiZhou. Qinbei Pavilion
"Master Magistrate, Chao Gai has now fled to Qingzhou. The Qingzhou Magistrate sent troops to exterminate but failed to return. Chao Gai has established a foothold in Qingzhou and has also contacted the three bandits in Qingzhou. Now it has become a climate in Qingzhou. Magistrate Murong wrote a letter saying that he was unable to annihilate them."
An observer said to the Jeju governor.
"Qingzhou Prefecture is a large prefecture. Where did Chao Gai go to them? How dare they not destroy them with all their strength? He is trying to support the bandits and respect himself. I will report it to Grand Master Cai and punish him!"
The prefect of Jeju slapped the table and said angrily.
"Master Magistrate, the Magistrate Murong of Qingzhou is the elder brother of Concubine Murong. Concubine Murong is favored now. I'm afraid Taishi Cai will not embarrass him."
A Kongmu next to the Jeju magistrate whispered, Murong Yanda, the magistrate, came to power through the nepotism of his younger sister Murong Guifei. It is impossible for Cai Jing to offend the emperor's favorite concubine for such a small thing. If the matter gets bigger, he will be unlucky in the end. It was Jeju Prefecture, and this time he offended not only Cai Jing but also Concubine Murong.
"Then why are you embarrassing me? Chao Gai has gone to Qingzhou, what can I do? Lead troops to Qingzhou to arrest people?"
The prefect of Jeju was even more angry. The presence of Sun Lei in his jurisdiction was already a headache. Taiwei Gaoqiu was still urging him to kill Sun Lei. Now Taishi Cai Jing asked him to hand over Chao Gai. He was the recruiter. Who offended whom?
"You are all talking, why are you not talking! Do you all want to be escorted to Salmon Island? I will help you now!"
Seeing that all his subordinates were silent, the prefect of Jeju became furious when he thought that he might be dismissed from office. He couldn't do anything to Cai Jing and Gao Qiu, so why couldn't he do anything to these subordinates? If you don't have a good time, no one can have a good time!
"Master Prefect, didn't we arrest someone?"
He Qing smiled and clasped his fists at the Jeju governor. He was the younger brother of Jeju's envoy He Tao. He was appointed as the Jeju inspector because he reported on Bai Sheng and cracked the birth date card.
"Caught someone? Didn't you just catch Bai Sheng!"
The prefect of Jeju said nonchalantly.
"It's Bai Sheng. I checked recently. Bai Sheng only mentioned Chao Gai. According to what the villagers in Dongxi Village saw, there should be eight Chao Gai and his party! Only four people in Chao Gai Village ran away. This time It seems that there are still three people missing.”
He Tao said, he has not been idle in the past few months. After asking around, he still found some clues.
"You mean there are still people hiding in Jeju? It's impossible. Chao Gai has already run away. Who else is so bold?"
The governor of Jeju didn't believe it. He had already gone to sea to capture the documents, and the thieves had fled far away. How could anyone dare to stay here?
"Master Prefect, this most dangerous place is also the safest place. Some people in the world just like to be dark under the lights."
He Qing opened his mouth and said that he was not a figure in the world, but he had heard of many deeds in the world.
"Bring Bai Sheng to me and torture him, and be sure to find out who else robbed the birthday card!"
The Jeju magistrate ordered that He Qing's words gave him a glimmer of hope. As long as he caught a few more thieves and handed them over to Cai Jing, the matter would be settled.
"Yes, Lord Prefect!"
He Qing smiled and bowed before retreating.
"What's going on in Liangshanbo recently?"
The Jeju magistrate lost some of his anger and looked at the others and asked, Sun Lei made a big fuss in Jiangnan not long ago and caused a storm in the city. Tokyo sent three documents in a row asking him to wipe out the bandits in the territory.
"Master Magistrate, according to reports from Yuncheng County, Liangshan is training troops."
A Dutou replied.
"Troop training? Thieves training?"
The prefect of Jeju didn't believe it.
"It is said that there are thousands of soldiers and horses, and many people saw the Liangshan bandits coming down the mountain to train."
Dutou said with conviction, this news has been confirmed by many parties and should be true.
"These lawless thieves are training troops? What do they want to do? Do they really want to rebel?"
The face of the prefect of Jeju was gloomy. This Sun Lei was really not an economical person. He just wanted to kill Gao Yanei and Luocao, but he still wanted to rebel. Was he going to go all the way to the dark side?
"Everyone, go down and closely monitor Liang Shanbo's every move."
The governor of Jeju waved his hand and told everyone to disperse. He had to think about his retreat. He couldn't stay in Jeju anymore. With Sun Lei here, the governor of Jeju was a hot potato. It would be better to throw it out as soon as possible and find a safe place. It is also good to make money by being a local magistrate.
Song Jiang left without saying a word, walked around the Jeju government office twice, and finally arrived outside the prison camp.
"Privy Minister Song? Did you come to the dungeon for something?"
Guanying, the prison guard, saw Song Jiang coming and greeted him with a smile. Song Jiang's reputation in Yuncheng was known to everyone in Jeju. Since Song Jiang came to Jeju Prefecture, he often entertained officials, and Guanying was among them.
"The prefect asked Bai Sheng, the criminal to be interrogated, to come over and take a look."
Song Jiang looked at Guan Ying with a smile and said.
"For that man, He Guanzhan is being tortured inside."
Guan Ying smiled and invited Song Jiang into the prison camp. The small prison guards at the door also benefited from Song Jiang, so they welcomed him cordially.
There was a sound of whipping, and Bai Sheng, who was tied to the wooden frame, had been beaten so hard that his flesh and blood were covered in bruises.
"Baik Sheng, you can be considered a man, but this is Jeju Prison. You'd better be obedient and surrender the other people who have been robbed of the birthday card. You have suffered this physical pain. Don't wait for me to beat you." Why bother after three or four meals?"
He Qing looked at Bai Sheng with disheveled hair and drooped head and smiled and said, this Bai Sheng can be considered a tough guy. He was tortured three or four times and was almost beaten to death before he confessed to Chao Gai.
"I know... everything I know... I told you everything!"
Bai Sheng's chapped lips moved and he spoke intermittently.
"Okay, you're a man, I want to see if it's your mouth that's tougher or these torture tools that are tougher!"
When He Qing saw that Bai Sheng was unwilling to move, he pointed at the rows of torture instruments on the wall and said with a smile, no matter how strong a man was, he could not withstand these torture instruments, let alone Bai Sheng, an idle man.
"Privy Minister Song?"
He Qingzheng was holding a soldering iron and asked confusedly when he saw Song Jiang coming in.
"He Zhan, is this thief still unwilling to recruit?"
Song Jiang looked at He Qing and asked.
"He's a man of character. He won't be able to do anything without a few good beatings."
He Qing pointed at Bai Sheng and said with a smile.
"He Zhuan, this torture is not just once or twice. He probably knows everything he knows, so what's the point of beating him again."
Song Jiang walked to the torture device and looked at He Qing and said.
"The prefect is urging me urgently, so I can only give it a try. Maybe this guy didn't finish what he said last time."
He Qing replied that Bai Sheng had been in this prison camp for a while, and there was not much information that could be tortured, but he could only try.
"He Zhun, we only have one thief in our hands now. If you beat him to death, the prefect will not be able to report to Master Cai!"
Song Jiang glanced at Bai Sheng and wanted to save him, so he used the usual method of Yuncheng's police officer.
"this……"
He Qing looked at the dying Bai Sheng, and then looked at the soldering iron in his hand. Bai Sheng had been tortured to the point of losing most of his life. If he accidentally killed him, there would be no way to explain it.
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