Chapter 77: Saving the Craftsman (3)

Style: Historical Author: Song HunWords: 3631Update Time: 24/01/12 11:34:02
At this time, Lu Lu came to Zhao Ping's ear and whispered: "Xiao Langjun, these students have been taken advantage of by idiots. Do I need to make a statement through the "Da Song Zhonghua News"?"

Zhao Ping thought for a moment and glanced at Xin Zhicai, Yuan Xuezheng, Qian Shao and others who were walking slowly behind.

He shook his head and said: "This is no good. The newspapers reported it and the entire Song Dynasty knew about it. This is to discredit Changyuan County. My parents and officials will be unhappy."

Lu Lu couldn't help being stunned, feeling that it was a pity that Zhao Ping didn't use this public opinion weapon.

He was very worried and asked: "What should I do?"

Are you the only one who can shout slogans?

Zhao Ping looked at it and found that there were about ten people including Juzi.

Then he glanced at all the candidates and said, "You should follow me and shout together."

Zhao Ping raised his right hand and shouted: "Drive out the barbarians and give me back China."

"The rise and fall, everyone is responsible."

So Lu Lu and others also shouted together.

Those students who were marching did not expect that the slogans shouted by Zhao Ping were louder and more moving.

When the prince saw Zhao Ping shouting inside, he sneered.

He led everyone towards the Yamen direction, shouting as he walked.

They clearly put pressure on the government.

Suddenly, people on the street stopped one after another, curious about the two teams who kept shouting slogans.

There was even a lot of discussion.

Passers-by saw both groups of people shouting, but Zhao Ping's side accounted for the majority.

There is also a young woman wearing a curtain hat being pushed by a young lady.

The young woman also shouted.

The sound is as clear as an oriole.

I am obviously more interested in this side, and feel that the shouting here is more authoritative.

Zhao Ping shouted and shouted, and his voice became louder and louder unknowingly.

There are more and more people, looking back.

It turned out that Tao Ran, Wang Ziyi, Li Hanshu and their classmates also came to cheer.

You can still rely on your friends.

When the two teams came to the Yamen, the prince and the team shouted: "Kill the barbarians and work carefully to save the people of the Song Dynasty!"

And Zhao Ping's team shouted: "Drive out the barbarians and give me back China."

"The rise and fall, everyone is responsible."

Obviously, Zhao Ping has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.

The prince and his side have not yet promoted their son, and their momentum is not as good as that of Zhao Ping's side.

At this time, Xin Dong, Yuan Xuezheng, and Qian Shao came to Zhao Ping and said, "Follow us to the prison."

We cannot just shout slogans here.

If the craftsman is mistreated.

That's not worth the gain.

Zhao Ping nodded and told Lu Lu, Yang Tao and the others to continue the parade.

Following Xin Dong, Yuan Xuezheng, and Yang Tao, they led the nursing staff to the prison carrying food boxes.

The prison is not far away, just behind the Yamen.

The rotor arrives in just one turn.

At first glance, it looks eerie, solemn, and even a little scary!

It is indeed a place where criminals are imprisoned!

An arched door made of blue bricks.

The dark walls on both sides of the door.

There are two squares engraved with Haechi, which specializes in judging loyalty and traitors.

If the criminal wants to escape from here, it is obviously impossible.

The arched door is a foot thick.

There is a plaque above the gate with two big characters "Prison" written on it.

The walls are all made of blue bricks.

Inside is a small courtyard with about a dozen rooms, also made of blue bricks.

There were several jailers patrolling outside the courtyard gate.

The one holding the knife was wearing black clothes and had the word "Prison" on the back.

And vigilance is also very high.

He saw Xin Dong and others coming over, holding a knife in one hand.

One person looked at him and shouted loudly: "Stop, who are you? This is a powerful prison, and you are not allowed to break in!"

Xin Dong also said loudly: "Be brave, I am the current magistrate's staff, please quickly call your warden to see me."

Several jailers looked at each other.

One of the jailers raised his hand and said to Xin Xin: "The junior official has seen Staff Xin. Staff Xin, please wait a moment while the junior official goes to report."

Soon, a shy man with a big belly came out.

He was about forty years old, holding a toothpick in one hand, supporting his waist with the other, and a sinister expression on his face.

He glanced sideways at everyone and asked: "Who is Staff Officer Xin? What do you want to see the warden for?"

Xin Dong took a step forward and gave the visitor the famous thorn in his hand.

He said coldly: "I am a staff member of the current magistrate. This is the magistrate's reputation. Please open your eyes and take a look."

The warden took it and looked at it carefully.

He glanced at Xin Dong lightly.

Asked: "You are Staff Officer Xin, why have I never seen you before? Are you a fake?"

Xin Dong suppressed the anger in his heart, took out a wooden sign, and handed it to the warden.

He said coldly: "Open your dog eyes and take a look. It's clearly written on this wooden sign."

The warden took the wooden sign, looked at it, and gave it back to Xin Dong.

He said calmly: "It turns out that it is indeed Staff Officer Xin. I, the warden, have met Staff Xin. I wonder what Staff Xin has to do with me, the Warden?"

He said he had seen it before, but there was no salute in his hands.

And there is no respect in the mouth.

It seems that the newly arrived magistrate obviously can't get enough of it here.

The warden didn't buy the new magistrate's account at all.

Xin Dong snorted coldly and said: "My staff has passed down an oral decree from the county magistrate that craftsmen are the essence of the Song Dynasty and must not be mistreated before being convicted."

Warden Liu Yong looked at Xin Dong, raised his hands, and said calmly: "As ordered."

Yuan Xuezheng stepped forward and saluted Liu Yong and said: "Warden Liu, you are polite."

When Liu Yong saw that it was Yuan Xuezheng, he hurriedly returned the courtesy and said: "It turns out to be Yuan Xuezheng. I am polite. I wonder what Xuezheng has to do?"

Xin Dong's expression couldn't help but change.

The warden actually returned the favor.

Yuan Xuezheng seems to be more practical than the county magistrate.

Yuan Xuezheng pointed at Zhao Ping and said: "This is my disciple Zhao Ping. He is also the young master of Zhaojiazhuang. He wants to go in and visit his craftsmen."

"Those craftsmen are all workers in his workshop. I would like to ask Warden Liu for a convenience."

Liu Yong was a little hesitant.

Zhao Ping stepped forward and saluted, and Liu Yong hurriedly returned the salute.

Zhao Ping's reputation is too great.

Zhao Di took advantage of Yuan Xuezheng's turn and handed a delivery card to Liu Yong to the warden.

Liu Yong saw that it was a delivery card worth ten taels of silver, which was equivalent to a delivery card worth thirty taels of silver.

Liu Yong looked around at his men.

He also wanted to fight for them.

Zhao Di gave a dozen more delivery cards, all worth fifty taels of silver.

After taking a look, Liu Yong nodded and said, "Okay. Xiaolangjun, please!"

He made a gesture of invitation.

Zhao Ping went in through the courtyard door and saw only four rooms in the courtyard.

This is clearly not a prison.

It is expected that one of the rooms is the warden's room, and the other three are the jailer's room.

Under the leadership of cell leader Li Jin, Zhao Ping, Zhao Di and Hu Yuan carrying food boxes passed through the fixed prison gate.

Yuan Xuezheng, Qian Shao, and Xin Dong did not come in.

Instead, they stayed outside to chat with the warden.

The warden also invited them to tea.

And the tea is still drunk by the spring breeze.

Obviously Zhao Di's pickup card has a lot of uses.

These are far more than their salaries.

Zhao Ping saw that the prison inside the gate was divided into two sides.

Sure enough, it is so tight that it is difficult for normal people to pass, let alone criminals!

There is a corridor in the middle, which is not very wide and can only accommodate four people.

There is no roof above the corridor, light passes through here, and there are gutters in the corridor to facilitate the drainage of water on rainy days.

When he came here, Zhao Ping couldn't help but cover his nose.

The smell of urine, feces, sweat and many other smells come here.

You can imagine that even if it's like this outside, the smell inside will certainly be stronger.

Everyone couldn't help but cover their noses, and the voices of people giving orders kept coming from inside.

There were also voices shouting injustice.

Someone yelled to get out.

Because there is a graduated father and son.

There are also Xie Chen and others.

Obviously the voice belonged to Zhaojiazhuang.

Xi Xing covered his hands in the shape of a trumpet and shouted to the cell: "Everyone in Zhaojiazhuang, please listen to the imperial edict. Don't worry, I am here to visit you. I will also bring you delicious meals." . The young man has also received help from the county magistrate, and he will never let you be wronged."

The voices coming from Zhaojiazhuang, who were waiting for the imperial edict, came from inside: "Xiao Langjun, we are wronged. We are all Han people. We couldn't survive among the barbarians, so we came to the Song Dynasty to survive. Please help me, Xiao Langjun." I'll wait for the decision and let you go out."

Zhao Ping also shouted: "I know you are wronged, so I am here to rescue you."

"Don't worry, everyone, I will find a way to get you out in a few days."

Voices of thanks came one after another from the cell.

A jailer opened the door.

Zhao Ping entered a room with poor lighting.

I saw only a wooden wall inside.

There are rows of fine wooden pillars with lower legs.

It separates prisoners from visiting personnel.

Where does the light come in?

There is a small window.

The base of the wall of its corridor.

The wooden lattice is half a person tall.

But very thick.

As thick as an arm.

The length, width and height are about three feet.

And close to the ground.

This is for insurance reasons.

So the light is weak.

Since you are a prisoner.

So there is nothing particular about it.

I can only blame you for not coming to this place.

But my craftsman made some mistake.

Zhao Ping was making noises while looking at this place.

The ground is paved with a layer of green bricks and some grain straw is placed on it. This is the so-called bed.

There was a wooden barrel in the corner, and the strong smell of urine and feces came from there.

As expected, there were about twenty people including the graduate father and son, Xie Chen, and others.

Sure enough, Xiao Langjun did not abandon them.

Seeing Zhao Ping, Xi Xing and some unknown people come in, they kept complaining to Zhao Ping about their grievances.

Zhao Ping comforted them and shook hands with each of them.

He took the lunch box and handed the food to each of them personally.

These craftsmen who were waiting for orders were deeply moved.

Zhao Ping was stunned when he saw that there was a statue of a god enshrined in the cell.

Li Jin stepped forward and bowed to the statue and explained: "Xiao Langjun, this is the prison god Gaotao."

"Because there is a long-standing legend that Gao Tao enforces the law fairly, promotes good and punishes evil. In every cell, the prison god Gao Tao will be worshiped."

"In the Song Dynasty, criminal suspects, witnesses, wardens, wardens and other people of all kinds had to pay homage to Gaotao whenever they entered the cell."

The God of Justice saw it, but did not see justice coming.

But he still had to pray and see Gao Tao.

After all, this is the God of Prison.

It’s also about respecting the prison.

Zhao Ping then said to Li Jin: "Prison Leader Li, these people have never lived in a prison cell. I don't know if they can be improved."