As soon as he stepped out of the cell door, the prisoner was hit by the sunlight and had to raise his hands to cover his eyes. He had not seen this sunlight for quite some time. It took him a while to get used to it. When he looked up and saw that the pacifying officer had gone away, he quickly raised his feet to catch up.
"Sir, where are we... going?" The prisoner turned around and saw that he was not going to the county government hall, the torture room master's holding room, or even the torture room. He couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
He looked up his featureless face and saw that he had left the yard and entered a side road. He suddenly remembered that he had been sent in through this road with his arms twisted.
Before they could figure out what was going on, they had already walked out of the Yamen. The police officer showed the disciple a piece of paper, and he handed it over and let them walk out. There are no shackles or shackles on the hands, and no shackles on the feet.
The prisoner was confused and did not dare to move forward. He looked back at the gate and the large black plaque with the four characters "Yugan County Government" above it.
"Hey, what are you thinking about? Let's go!" the officer greeted him.
"I..., just came out like this? This, is this possible? They won't chase me out, beat me up, and then take me back, right?" As soon as the prisoner finished speaking, he saw a few businessmen coming over at the intersection. , so frightened that he quickly hid behind the officer.
"Capital of Zhou." The officer stood at attention and gave a military salute to the big man headed by the other party. Then he clasped his fists and said, "I'm bringing this person out. All the formalities are with Mr. Sun."
Zhou Zheng, as unsmiling as ever, nodded and glanced behind him and said, "Is this guy okay? I'm really afraid that he might miss you, look at how cowardly he looks."
"It's okay, you still don't know me? I'm a naughty guy, isn't this my specialty?" the officer replied with a smile, looking very familiar with this "Zhou Dutou".
The prisoner remembered that on the first day of his interrogation, after the master of the prison room had finished questioning him, he discovered that one of the two interrogators behind him was named Zhou. He couldn't help but shiver.
"Since you picked him, okay." Zhou Du pointed his head at the prisoner and said, "Boy, do whatever you are told. If something happens to him and he gets hurt, I will definitely catch you and tell you to kill me." I’ve tried all the ways to deal with Japanese pirates. Do you hear me clearly?”
The prisoner's face turned pale with fright. Although he didn't know what to do or how to do it, he quickly nodded and agreed.
"You go and do things." Zhou Dutou asked his men to step back, beckoned Xie San'er to come closer, and said in his ear: "Dou Jiong has already led his men to Santang. He is familiar with the situation and will cooperate with you there. action.
If you have something to do, go to the inspection branch and look for him. Use your fingers to sign or write the Arabic numerals of Tanger, "five, four, two." He will know you are one of his own. "
Dou Jiong is a fast-shift head catcher like Wei Xiong, but he is in charge of outside the city, so Zhou Zheng said he is familiar with Santang.
Xie Saner expressed his understanding with his eyes. After thanking him with fists in his hands, he continued walking forward with the prisoner.
"Let's find a place to hang out. You go and wash yourself first, change your clothes, eat and have a good sleep. We'll get down to business later."
After speaking, he pointed to the front of a house not far away, which had three tie-dye printed blue cloth curtains hanging on it. Xie Saner walked straight in with the prisoner.
At that time, there were two kinds of places where you could take a bath. The low-end one had the words "Perfume Shop" on the curtain in front of the door, which was commonly known as the Hungtang. The high-end one had a curtain without the words. The lotus painted on the curtain meant "silt but not water". "Dye", people with money, status and culture call it "Tangchi".
The former may use bamboo joints to connect charcoal-fired earth dragon hot water, or build a pool to introduce hot springs for people to bathe, such as back rub, pedicure, nail clipping, hair care, etc. There are even people who wash and dry clothes, such as This is what Li Dan enjoyed in Wannian.
The hot spring pool mostly provides personalized services in private rooms. In addition to the above, there are also meals, drinks and even female prostitutes. You can also play music and sing outside to enhance the atmosphere. Of course, it is no problem to find a room for you to rest after washing. .
This kind of place is not something ordinary people can go to, it is similar to the "bath center" of later generations. Xie San'er admitted to the prisoner's favor today and entered such a hot spring bath!
This is also one of the two soup pools in the county, and it is the property of the Wu family. It is a rule to pay two taels of silver to each person entering the house. They say that if you pay more, you will be refunded, but you will not be paid afterwards. No matter how high your status is, you must abide by this rule.
Xie Saner also felt a little comfortable and relaxed. Two hours later, he asked his clerk to take him to the room where the prisoners rested. He opened the door and saw that the boy was still sleeping with his arms stretched out.
Xie San'er went over and kicked his legs: "It's time to get up and talk about business, go to sleep later!"
"Wha, what's the matter?" The guy got up in confusion. When he saw it was Xie San'er, he quickly got up and stood at the table with his hands crossed. "What are your orders, sir?"
"Huh? How did you know I was going to give you an order?"
"Hey, if you bring me to a place like this, you must be doing a very dangerous job that may cost me my head. Can't I see this?" He said, bowing his head in submission.
"Then guess what I'm going to ask you to do?" Xie San'er sat on the stool and pointed to the other chair to ask him to sit down and talk.
"Uh, you don't want me to go back to Tatego and Tatehanako's place to lurk in the studio, right?"
Xie Saner chuckled: "What are you screaming for?"
"Young man Yu Liang, people call me 'fish belly.'" The prisoner scratched the back of his head with a hint of embarrassment. After he had washed himself, Xie San'er saw that this man didn't seem to be that big, and he should be about the same size as himself.
As expected, Yu Liang was half a year older than Xie San'er. "How can a villain dare to call his superior a brother?" Yu Liang waved his hand and nodded in fear.
"Hey, straighten up!" Xie San'er waved his hand in an imposing manner: "Brother Yu, everyone in the world is the same, why do you have to... be so presumptuous... where did you come from?"
"Belittle yourself."
"Hey, have you read the book?" Xie San'er looked at him in surprise.
"I studied for four years when I was a child, and then worked as a pawn shop clerk for another three years."
"Hey, then we are the same! I was imprisoned by the county magistrate for half a year because I had a fight with someone from Nancheng and broke his nose. Then Li Sanlang - the one who inspected the capital - paid for the shopkeeper Liu Jiashao He bailed me out, and I was spared half a year in prison, and even became a waiter in a hotel.
No, after working for two years, I went to Shangrao with the second young master to inspect the capital, and now I am a small flag officer in the town and governor's office. Even though I'm just a small flag, I'm a town governor and a senior official, and I'm getting the salary of a general flag... "
"Oh, then, then you have met a noble person." Yu Liang clicked his lips enviously: "I think back then, the guy did a good job, and the leader Liao didn't have time to run away when he was killed.
Fortunately, I was literate, could do calculations, and could keep accounts. They kept the things they had stolen from me to keep in the account books. When they saw that I could write well, they took me away. well! Now that I have stayed with them for three years, I am neither a thief nor a thief.
If I could have met a noble person like sir, I wouldn't be where I am today... "
"Then, why did you serve as a messenger again?"
"Because I have a good brain and a good memory, I can draw and write down what I see, and I may be quite clever, so I was spotted by Dong Shuai (Dong Qi), a heavenly being, and asked me to stay with him. Went to Polygonatum again.
To be honest, sir, there are so many people in the lake, and I know who has the shortcomings. When they meet, they know what to say and what not to say. After doing a few things, Liaohuazi feels more at ease with the villain. "
"Then you're going to reveal their old secrets this time. Aren't you afraid that they will seek revenge on your family?"
"The villain only has an uncle named Zhu. When I was arrested, I was in Shikou Town. They all thought I was from there. In fact, when I was very young, my father left us mother and son in the mines and never came back. My mother died of illness and I was in Zibu. My uncle grew up."
Hearing what Yu Liang said, Xie San'er sighed: "It turns out that you have a hard life!" Then he patted his arm: "It doesn't matter, follow us from now on, follow Li Sanlang and no one will bully you again!"
"I-I've been a thief before, does that matter?" Yu Liang asked carefully.
"What do you think you are doing? All the generals under Lou Zishi have been demoted and inspected at my house, especially the generals and sentinel commanders!" Xie Saner chuckled:
"When I was in charge of prisoners, they were all under my command, and now I still lead troops to fight! There are many differences here, and you will understand gradually. For example, you know, we are not called adults.
They are all called sir.
Also, meeting is a military salute, not a military handshake. You are not allowed to kneel or kowtow when you see an officer in the team. We value equality here. Officials are not allowed to take advantage of it, because Li Sanlang said that officials and soldiers are equal.
Oh, by the way, when we chat, you don’t have to be a villain, just call yourself a villain. When we see our superiors speaking, we all claim to be in a lower position or lower... "
Yu Liang was stunned when he heard this: "My dear, why do you have to be so particular about it? It seems to be quite troublesome?"
"It's not troublesome, just get used to it." Xie San'er waved his hand: "The key is to put yourself on an equal footing with others. This is called... the job levels can be different, but the personality status is the same!
Hey, just remember it anyway, and you will understand it one day in the future. Let's keep it serious. "
Yu Liang nodded, and then he realized that the fuss that had been going on for a long time was all a foreshadowing, and the real drama had not yet begun! "Are you familiar with Chen Yuanhai and Chen Tong?" Seeing him nodding, Xie San'er lowered his voice and said:
"These two men are a big scourge in Huxi! The purpose of the inspection is to get rid of them. Do you dare to follow me to find them and find out their whereabouts and true facts?"
"Chen family father and son, this is easy to handle and should have been done long ago!" Yu Liang slapped his thigh: "Their reputation in Huxi is so bad that many leaders look down on them.
Just because Junshanhu was the first to send troops this time, Liaohuazi supported them very much, and promised to give Chen Yuanhai two thousand weapons after capturing Yugan, and appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the Huxi Navy.
I also heard that Liaohuazi had privately agreed to hand over all the lakes west of Sheshan (Snake Mountain) to the Chen family for management! "
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Xie San'er rolled his eyes and remembered it. He tapped his fingers on the table and said, "I heard you are familiar with the Chen family?"
"I've been there three or four times, and their people should know me." After Yu Liang finished speaking, he thought for a moment: "But the inspection department wants to use troops against his family?
Before I came out, I heard that Liaohuazi was planning to divide the army into two groups. Mr. Sun and I had already discussed this matter. I guess... the Chen family won't really take the lead on this road to the west, right? "
"Well, you really guessed it right!"
"That little man, ah no, can you come up with a strategy to make up for your mistakes?"
Xie San'er glanced at him and said, "Tell me about it. I'll go to the inspection department later and talk to him. If it works, I'll ask Mr. Fan, the county magistrate, to pardon you."
"Okay, okay, please!" Yu Liang became happy, stepped forward and said, "The thing is like this, there are two people among the heads of the Huxi family who have the worst dealings with the Chen family.
One is the big white goose of Jinxi Lake, whose real name is Baiyan, the swallow of swallow. This man was originally a Jianghu person, a disciple of the Junshan Sect of Dongting Lake. He came here because he was sued for his life and was taken in by Jinxi Lake. He was later selected as the leader. "
"Then, why did he become enemies with Junshan Lake?" Xie San'er asked.
"His brother's name is Bai He. They were originally engaged, but the girl was raped by Chen Tong and thrown into the lake. Although the Chen family later lost a lot of money and repeatedly stated that they did not know beforehand that she was related to the Bai family, this feud was settled. Got off.
There were only a thousand people here at Jinxi Lake, and they were too weak to be angry and dare not speak out, so Bai He went to Sanqing Mountain to become a Taoist priest. So Bai Yan hates the Chen family so much that this person can work hard on him. "
"Okay, what about the second one?"
"Song Gongming and Song Laoqiao from Botang."
"Botang? That place is very small. How many people can this man named Song have?"
"Not much, just four hundred." Yu Liang chuckled and held out four fingers: "But Song Gongming has deep qualifications in Huxi. Sir Xie, you may not know that the Shinao village occupied by the Chen family was originally owned by Song Gongming territory!"
"Hey, that's it!" Xie San'er slapped his knee: "Is it true that his father and son snatched this village from Song?"
"To be precise, it was a combination of cheating and robbery. Song Gongming took Chen Yuanhai in at first, and Chen Yuanhai stayed behind when he went out, but when he came back to the stronghold, the flag had been changed. Song Gongming had no choice but to take people to set up stronghold elsewhere.
Later, he fought with the Chen family three times and was defeated.
They had no choice but to establish a stronghold in Botang. From then on, the Chen family became stronger and stronger, and Song Gongming did not dare to ask for Shi Nao Village again. "
After Yu Liang finished speaking, he lowered his voice and said: "This time Liaohuazi gathered all the leaders of Yi, Da Baiyan and Song Gongming also went there one after another. I guess they were unwilling and incompatible, but they were just afraid of provoking Liaohuazi."
"I understand, what you mean is that flies don't bite seamless eggs. Since there are gaps, we might as well take advantage of them?" It's really important.
In this way, let's find you a bunk over there at the school ground to have a good sleep. I'll go and discuss it with the capital inspector and Chief of Staff Zhao. Once it's decided, we'll set off tonight or early tomorrow morning! "
When Yu Liang heard that he was about to leave, he looked around the room and muttered reluctantly: "Let's go now. With all the money, sir, wouldn't it be a pity if you don't wash it more often?"
Seeing Xie Saner's glare, he had to stand up slowly and muttered: "Oh! It's good to have money. I don't know when I'll come back. Will I have a chance to wash it off in this life?"
