On the fifth day of June, less than half a month had passed since the public trial of Le Er's rebellion.
Just when Liaoxi County was full of vitality, a different scene unfolded in the desolate Liaoxi Prison. The seven helmsmen of the Qiling Gang and the deputy gang leader Ling Xiao were imprisoned alone again, and the rest of the gang The place was crowded, decadent and depressed, without the arrogance and arrogance of the past.
Except for three meals a day, no one visited them, no one interrogated them, and no one cared about them. It was as if they had evaporated and been forgotten by the world.
This is also true. All the people in western Liaoning do not want to recall those difficult and difficult days. They unanimously chose to quietly forget about the people and things at that time. Therefore, for the Qiling Gang in this prison in western Liaoning The gang members naturally became indifferent.
The members of the Qiling Gang who are imprisoned also know that there is no need to list the crimes they have committed. At this moment, the only thing they can do is to wait for death. They may not even have a choice about how they die.
The most unwilling among the imprisoned members of the Qiling Gang was undoubtedly the deputy gang leader Ling Xiao, who had just entered the realm of pushing monuments a few days ago.
Ling Xiao did not originally belong to the Qiling Gang, but made his fortune in the Wu Ci Army. When he was in Wu Ci's army, Ling Xiao led troops well and was ruthless and decisive in his work, so he was appreciated by Le Er and adopted as his adopted son. A few years ago, in order to further consolidate the cooperative relationship between Wu Ci's army and the Qiling Gang, Le Er He recommended Ling Xiao to Jin Zhao and became the deputy leader of the Qiling Gang, but in fact he monitored the activities of the Qiling Gang.
Today, Ling Xiao never dreamed that his father-in-law and supporter Le Er would fall so quickly, without even giving them time to escape. Is it because his father-in-law is incompetent or the enemy is too strong?
None of this mattered. He was now a prisoner, and there was probably no way he could stand up again.
Every time the moon rises and the moon sets, Ling Xiao wears a heavy stainless steel shackle and stares out of the small window, lamenting his bad luck and misfortune, and at the same time, he always feels a sense of loss.
One afternoon a few days ago, when the sun was rising, he listened to the cheers outside the window and hurriedly asked the county guard to ask. After asking, he found out that it was the messenger who was delivering the memorial to the capital and had left the city today.
Ling Xiao's heart tightened. He knew that he couldn't wait any longer. He had to find a way to escape immediately. If he waited any longer, he would be the fish under the knife and the meat on the board!
After thinking about it, Ling Xiao decided: Tonight when the county guard is inspecting the house at Haishi, he will be lured with benefits. No matter what he does, he will find a way to get out first!
In the middle of the night, people are sleeping soundly. No matter whether they die the next day or the day after, they will always sleep. In the low and narrow cell, the grunts of the Ling Gang members are heard. You will sing and I will appear. Even the jailer is attracted by this. The air was noisy and chaotic, and there was a lot of snoring.
The person in the dream may not necessarily be asleep, and the person in sleep may not be dreaming. At this moment, Ling Xiao seemed to be in a dream but not a dream, and seemed to be awake but not awake. Just when he was about to fall asleep, he finally waited for the Liaoxi County Guards whom he had longed for. Lieutenant, Zhang Shisan.
Zhang Shisan, as the name suggests, is the thirteenth eldest in the family. Zhang Shisan is 42 years old this year. He has no wife and no children. His family is wealthy. He went to school for a few days when he was young. He is very familiar with people and the past. However, there are big things in the family of County Guard Chief Su Daoyun. Xiaoqing, he is always busy, plus he is quick to do things, and has some friends in both black and white, he soon reached the position of county guard. If nothing happens, in a few years, Su Daoyun will retire. Later, Zhang Shisan was determined to be the next Liaoxi County Guard Chief.
No one is perfect, but every individual will always have some weaknesses and flaws. Almost everyone knows Zhang Shisan's weaknesses. One is his romantic nature, and the other is his fondness for treasures. There are two things that people praised for Zhang Shisan. One is that on his twenty-third birthday, he and his friends fought with dozens of women in the brothel without falling. The other is that the treasures collected in his home are worth thousands of dollars. One hundred thousand taels of gold.
In other words, if you see money in this Thirteen Years, your eyes will not necessarily open. If you see beautiful women and treasures, you will definitely get what you ask for.
Seeing that it was Zhang Laosan who was patrolling at night, Ling Xiao was secretly happy: There are dark clouds in the sky and thirteen on the earth, God help me! God help me!
Outside the dim prison room, Zhang Shisan swaggered through each prison room with his hands behind his back and his head held high. Behind him was a small official, who held a yellow book in his left hand and a pen in his right hand. Everywhere he went, , Zhang Shisan stretched his head to look into the room from the small window. After checking the number of people, he nodded slightly to the clerk behind him. The clerk immediately understood and drew a line, and then the two of them walked to the next place.
Walking to the door of the deepest room where Ling Xiao was imprisoned, Zhang Shisan turned around and leaned on the small window to peep. Seeing that there was no one in the cell, he rubbed his eyes and was about to peep again when Ling Xiao suddenly appeared in the small window. Face to face with Zhang Shisan. The two of them were a mile and a mile away, only two punches apart, and their eyes met. Zhang Shisan was immediately frightened and took a few steps back. He gasped and yelled, "How dare you tease the official of the court, you treacherous minister? You are really tired of living." you?"
Ling Xiao raised his nostrils to the sky and snorted coldly, "I am a dying person. Let alone teasing you, even if I attack and kill you, so what? Besides, since ancient times, there have been differences between officials and officials, and you, Zhang Shisan, are worthy of being in the imperial court." Order officer? Zhang Weiwei, do you dare to come in and talk to me?"
"Bah, you are a death row prisoner, you are worthy of reminiscing and talking to me?" Zhang Shisan spat and mocked with disgust, "Do you still remember? When you were the deputy gang leader, you came to my house every now and then. Clean up, clean up, at least half of the treasures and valuables in my house can be taken away, right? You are so happy to be here today, so happy! Haha! Ling Xiao, let's see who God spares."
Ling Xiao sneered, "Oh, Zhang Shisan, you actually still remember these treasures of yours? Then do you know what kind of treasures there are?"
Zhang Shisan glared at Ling Xiao fiercely and said angrily, "I love treasures as much as my life. I will remember how much you, a son of a bitch, took from me."
A trace of imperceptible anger appeared on Ling Xiao's face. Ling Xiao had always respected and admired his father-in-law Le Er. On weekdays, he was also respectful and kind to Le Er and did not dare to disobey him in the slightest. But Zhang Shisan This sentence of "dog son" even humiliated his father-in-law Le Er. This made him have endless murderous intentions in his heart. Unconsciously, he had already murderous intentions towards Zhang Shisan.
Zhang Shisan didn't notice this. In this scene, he didn't bother to pay attention. He only saw him clasping his fingers and saying, "Listen carefully, there is a red bird gold silk feather crown, the seal of Haihun Marquis Mansion, green dragon amber wear...."
After saying this series of nouns, Zhang Shisan lowered his head thoughtfully, then raised his head and said categorically to Ling Xiao, "Nothing was left out, that's it. You son of a bitch, you took away so much from me." The treasure really deserves to die, no, it deserves to be cut into pieces by a thousand swords!”
Hearing the word 'dog son' again, Ling Xiao's heart boiled with anger, but his expression remained normal and he chuckled, "Sir Zhang, do you want to take back these many treasures? I think those objects were stolen by me It’s very skillful to hide it, but it hasn’t been discovered by Sheriff Su yet! If Sheriff Su discovers it then, everything will be confiscated as stolen property!”
When Zhang Shisan heard this, his heart trembled, and his surprise was beyond words, "Huh? What do you mean by this?"
Ling Xiao winked at Zhang Shisan. Zhang Shisan understood it and without thinking at all, he turned around and pushed the clerk away. In this small area, only Ling Xiao and Zhang Shisan were left.
Zhang Shisan knew that Ling Xiao was highly skilled in martial arts. After confirming that the shackles on him were still on, he quietly opened the cell door, tiptoed into the room, and whispered, "Ling Xiao, quickly return what has been taken from me over the years." , this can be considered as your virtue in the world, don’t worry, after your death, I will go to your grave to burn paper during the holidays!"
Ling Xiao was a little amused and said with a smile, "You want to get a priceless treasure with just a few pieces of yellow paper? Zhang Shisan, Zhang Shisan, aren't you a little fanciful?"
"What's the matter? You still want me to let you out?" Zhang Shisan's expression was a little strange, with a hint of disbelief in the mockery, and he looked at Ling Xiao as if he were looking at a second-in-command.
"Haha! Zhang Weiwei is really worried. I am already dying, how dare I have such unrealistic fantasies?" Ling Xiao casually sat on a straw mat and said slowly, "Let's not talk about it for now. Do you think Mr. Zhang has this ability?"
Zhang Shisan took a step closer, his voice low and stern, "Then what exactly do you want? Say it quickly! As long as I can do my best, I will satisfy you."
"Hey! When a person is about to die, he has nothing to ask for." Ling Xiao suddenly sighed and said sadly, "Brother Zhang, I have done many evil things, and I deserve it. It's just that I still have an old mother at home. If I can't see each other and talk to each other before I die, , It’s really unfilial!”
Zhang Shisan said in surprise, "Oh? You also have a mother? I lived in western Liaoning since I was a child, how come I have never heard of it?"
"Hey! What the Qiling Gang does is licking blood from the tip of a knife. How can family members dare to talk to others casually?" Ling Xiao's words were filled with helplessness. He pretended to wipe his eyes and slowly walked out of his arms. He took out an object and said, "Zhang Weiwei, do you recognize this object?"
"Ah! This, this is?"
When Zhang Shisan saw this thing, his eyes lit up and his expression was fiery.
Ling Xiao smiled warmly and explained, "This thing is called an openwork dragon and phoenix pendant. In order to make up for the lack of military pay, Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty, Cao Cao, set up official positions such as Faqiu Zhonglang General and Mojin Xiaowei in the army, including all the calligraphy of the previous dynasty. After searching through the Yi seals of all dynasties, it was at that time that Captain Mo Jin secretly dug up this item from the tomb of the King of Nanyue. It passed through many hands and finally found its way into the hands of my grandfather. It has since become an heirloom of my Ling family. .”
Ling Xiao turned over the jade pendant, and a soft light spread over the jade, as if it had taken away the moonlight, and also taken away Zhang Shisan's heart and soul.
Zhang Shisan looked at the openwork dragon and phoenix pendant and swallowed unconsciously.
Seeing this, Ling Xiao secretly smiled in his heart, pointed at the openwork dragon and phoenix pendant and said, "Zhang Weiwei, please look at this thing, which is half a finger thin and four inches round. It is made of Hetian jade. It is divided into two rings, the inner ring is an openwork dragon. , a phoenix bird is open-carved on the outer ring, and the phoenix bird stands on the outstretched front paws of the swimming dragon. The dragon's tail and hind paws extend outside the inner ring, and together with the phoenix crown and tail feathers, are connected to each other and extend up and down to form an open-carved curling cloud pattern. , filling up the outer space. The phoenix bird looks back at the dragon, and the dragon and phoenix seem to be whispering. When a mortal wears it, it is as if a god is clinging to him. "
The light was dim, but the thing in Ling Xiao's hand was shining brightly.
Zhang Shisan's eyes showed uncontrollable greed.
All the foolish things in the world are caused by greed; the pure and turbid things in the world are all caused by the sword!
