"It's not good, brother keeping the promise! The general was captured by the Jiankang Order." Guo Shang pushed open the door of Xi Jian's room, his face became flushed from running continuously, and there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead and cheeks, and he kept panting. Sighing.
Xi Jian's face was expressionless and there was no sign of any reaction. He glanced at Guo Shang and said, "Brother Zijin, what on earth is going on?"
Guo Chang's thirsty throat was about to smoke. Xi Jian handed him a glass of water. After Guo Chang drank the water, he told the cause and effect intermittently: "Today, the general and I went to the Taiping Tower to taste Yusheng Glory Qiuju, and left. At that time, I met Xun Chong, the Marquis of Xichang, bullying a singer outside Guanju Tower. By chance, the singer and the general had a relationship before, so..."
"That means the Marquis of Xichang only met you when he came out of Guanju Tower, right?"
"good!"
"Have you seen clearly where Guanju Tower is?"
"That's a brothel! What could the Marquis of Xichang do there? He must have gone to have sex with women, drink and have sex with prostitutes."
"That's right, don't worry! The general is fine and will leave Jiankang Prison soon."
As expected of Xi Jian, whom Xu Zongwen introduced as his guest, Xi kept his promise, could see through the essence of the problem at a glance, and could immediately grasp the key points.
As for Xu Zongwen beating the Marquis of Xichang in the street, Xi Jian had already guessed that Xu Zongwen must be confident before he dared to do that!
Xi Jian took Guo Shang with him to see the Taifu Xie An. He wanted to ask the Taifu to say a word. After all, no matter how unbearable the Marquis of Xichang was, he was still a member of the Xun family of Yingchuan. It would indeed take a lot of effort to let Xu Zongwen leave the Jiankang prison safely. After a lot of effort, it was better to take care of it.
Just as the two stepped out of the threshold, brothers Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, and Zhang ran over, with anxious expressions on their faces. They dragged them and asked: "Two gentlemen, I heard that something happened to the general. What happened?"
Guo Shang could only recount it again. Because he was going to Taiping Tower, Xu Zongwen didn't take any extra people with him. Zhang three and four were left in Xie's house. After learning the news, the two brothers rushed over.
Brothers Zhang, Zhang and Zhang knew that Xu Zongwen had been kidnapped by Jiankang Yamen officials. Their faces were full of guilt and they all fell into deep self-blame.
"You two, don't blame yourself too much. The general's arrest is only temporary. We will definitely rescue him as soon as possible." Xi Jian hurriedly comforted him, and then pulled Guo Guo before the brothers could react. Shang rushed to Tai Fu Xie An's residence.
The news that Xu Zongwen was taken away by the Jiankang Order quickly alarmed the Xie family's descendants. The Xie family generals headed by Xie An and Xie Shi all gathered together to discuss ways to rescue Xu Zongwen.
Xie Xuan, the governor and general of chariots and cavalry, said coldly: "Xun Chong has always been arrogant and domineering. He destroyed people's crops by hunting in the fields, robbed people's girls, and acted wantonly. He took advantage of his being a member of the Xun family of Yingchuan and his royal status to do all kinds of evil. , has long been notorious!"
Xie Yan, the son of Xie An, who was newly promoted to Duke Cai, also stood up to seek justice for Xu Zongwen: "If the child meets that arrogant Xun Chong, he will be taught a lesson."
The Grand Governor Xie Shi said angrily: "Brother, this Wang Fu is really bold. How dare he detain the dignified General Zhengbei?"
"Obviously, Jiankang ordered Wang Fu to do this to please Xun Chong. It seems that Zong Wen's identity has not been exposed. Wang Fu is afraid that he will ask for trouble. There is no edict from His Majesty, the central edict, and the official Cao Xingwen (Ministry of Punishments), he dared to detain court officials and heroes of the Northern Expedition with just a small Jiankang order!" Zhang Xuanzhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, said in detail.
Xu Zongwen's actual positions are General Zhengbei and Lieutenant Sili. General Zhengbei is a military position, ranking third in the imperial class, and has the title of general, while the position of Lieutenant Sili is a civilian position and has a higher status.
Sili Xiaowei has jurisdiction over seven counties including Jingzhaoyin, Zuofengyi, Youfufeng, Hedong, Henan, Hanoi and Hongnong near Luoyang.
The scope of authority of the Sili Xiaowei is similar to that of the provincial governor, but the provincial governor supervises local officials, while the Sili Xiaowei supervises central officials, so his status is higher than that of the provincial governor.
Moreover, Sili Xiaowei also has a unique right - Sili Xiaowei is one of the three independent positions.
What is sitting alone?
During the Han Dynasty, Shangshu Ling, Sili Xiaowei, and Yushi Zhongcheng all sat at special tables during court meetings. Hundreds of officials usually took their seats at court meetings. These three officials sat alone at one table to show the emperor's favor, so they were called Sandu. seat.
Sili can also refer to the vicinity of Gyeonggi. The current capital of the Jin Dynasty is Jiankang, which means that Sili Xiaowei can also be said to be the largest official in the Yangzhou area where Jiankang is located, and is at the same level as the Yangzhou governor!
All things considered, Jiankang Ling Wang Fu was still Xu Zongwen's subordinate.
Grand Tutor Xie An's face was grim, and he immediately wrote a memorial in handwriting, including all the causes and consequences of Xu Zongwen and Xun Chong's incident. He then ordered people to send it to Taicheng, to the Taiji Hall, and to give it to Jin Emperor Sima Changming. Decide in person.
Seeing that Xie An was all away, everyone felt at ease.
Build the city of Kang, build the prison of Kang.
The distance from the cell door to the prison is as high as thirty steps. Because it is lower than the ground and the light is insufficient, the cell has insufficient light and looks very dark.
The sound of dripping water came from the prisoners' water room. The only light came from a palm-sized round hole on the top of the cell. For ventilation, there were such ventilation holes around the cell. Sometimes light would shine into the cell through the round hole.
In addition, there were lanterns lit by the jailers. The cells separated by wooden bars were very close to each other, and each cell was fastened with a heavy, rusty iron lock.
Xu Zongwen found out that the jailer's food didn't look very good. It was porridge cooked with moldy corn. He didn't smell it. It was either rancid or rotten. There was even gravel mixed in!
Xu Zongwen looked at the prisoners in the cell next door who were eating deliciously. He shook his head and took out the water bag under his body. There was still the remaining Sangluo wine in Taipinglou. He opened the water bag and took a slow sip.
The prisoner in the next cell who was holding rice porridge with his hands smelled the aroma of wine. He turned his head and saw Xu Zongwen, who had closed his eyes to rest, and the water bag with the aroma of wine, and then the rice porridge in his hand flickered. It doesn’t smell good anymore!
"Pa--" The prisoner threw away the rice porridge and groped his way to Xu Zongwen's side. He stretched out his hand and tried his best to touch it, but there was a wooden fence between him and he couldn't get Xu Zongwen's water bag.
The slight movement had already reached Xu Zongwen's ears, and he pretended to be asleep, waiting for the inmate next door to take action.
Soon, the prisoner swept up the cracked grass and stretched it out. "Oops!" Xu Zongwen suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed the bamboo mat, and with a strong tug, he took the weapon from the prisoner's hand.
The prisoner's beard and hair were all white, and he was wearing a torn Taoist robe, with a thin bamboo stick stuck in his messy bun. When he saw that the mat had been taken away, and there was no hope of getting Xu Zongwen's water bag, his nose was crooked with anger!
"Boy, you're so rude! It's been a long time since I've been with you and I'm eating alone. It's really boring!"
Xu Zongwen smiled and was quite surprised to see the old man's extraordinary temperament and deep eyes. He smiled and took off his water bag and threw it over.
When the old man heard the noise, he turned around and received the water bag without mistake. With a look of satisfaction on his face, he took off the stopper and poured it into his mouth without hearing anything. Good guy, he drank half of the wine in the water bag in one breath.
"Uh-" The old man drank the wine and was so excited that the dry skin on his face couldn't help but tremble. He leaned against the wall and quietly looked at Xu Zongwen with his eyes slightly closed.
"Good boy, please be conscientious. The wine is not bad. I'll return it to you." Before he could finish his words, he drank the rest of the wine. He shook it off and threw it away until all the drops were gone. Return it to Xu Zongwen.
If a meat bun beats a dog, it will never come back.
Xu Zongwen did not expect the old Taoist to return the wine to him. He just felt that the old Taoist was behaving strangely and very strangely. He was about to ask something, but when he turned around, the old Taoist was already snoring and went to meet Duke Zhou...
