"Hehe, Lord Shang is serious, cheers!"

After three glasses of white wine, Shang Kun's face flushed slightly, put down the wine glass, stood up and hugged his fist at Meng Haili, who had returned to the main position, and said: "Lord Meng, there are still important things in the Xiaguan Mansion, so I won't bother the two Yaxing, and I will leave." ”

After saying that, he arched his hand towards Wang Bin, and walked out of the back hall without looking back, his originally calm face was already full of lust at this time, and Shao Yin's entourage not only made him lose face, but also lost the position of Fu Yin, which was about to arrive, which made Shang Kun, who had always been very self-controlled, extremely angry, and wanted to kill the other party to vent his hatred.

After Shang Kun left, Wang Bin figured out what Shang Kun said just now, and couldn't help but be happy in his heart, if Master Meng sat on the position of Fu Yin, then he would definitely rise and make a fortune with his promotion.

"Congratulations to Lord Meng. ”

Meng Haili took a bite of the dish, and his mouth kept chewing: "Hehe, it's too early to congratulate at this time, you have to take good care of Shang Gongzi, let's just wait to see what Master Sima is capable of." ”

Wang Bin hurriedly hugged his fists and said, "Don't worry, the lower officials will not let the adults down." ”

......

Liao Cheng, who was sitting in a sedan chair, kept thinking about the scene that had just happened in the yamen, and always felt that the name Hu Yu was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it, until he saw the guards patrolling on the street, Liao Cheng slapped his head and shouted: "It turned out to be him!"

Liao Cheng kept clearing his thoughts in his mind, and secretly said that the battle between Shang Kun and Meng Haili had inadvertently offended a big Buddha, although Ling Sheng Tianxing's reputation was not obvious, and it had been overshadowed by the Heavenly Sword Academy in recent years, but Yin Liao Cheng, who was already a high-level member of Dacheng Kingdom, knew that although the Heavenly Sword Academy was in the limelight, the most powerful institution in Dacheng Country was Ling Sheng Tianxing, except for the Senate.

"Stop the sedan chair and go to the yamen again. ”

Liao Cheng has always been worried about being calculated by Wang Bin and these petty officials, as if the big and small officials in Dongming City only know that there are Shang Kun and Meng Haili, and his own mansion Yin is an ornament, and no one takes it seriously at all, except for the superficial respect and the filial piety of some unpopular officials, other benefits have not fallen at all, and the black pot has carried a lot.

The more I think about Liao Cheng, the more angry I become, since you yourself have no eyes and have offended Ling Sheng Tianxing's people, then don't blame me for falling into the well and exposing your old bottom.

Qian Xiang, who had just eaten lunch and was hiding in the shade of a tree to rest in the afternoon, was awakened by the doorman who came to report the news, saying that Lord Fu Yin had gone and returned, and had already entered the yamen and walked towards the cell.

Qian Xiang, who was woken up, was originally a little impatient, but after hearing the doorman's report, the whole person sobered up, and said secretly in his heart: What's wrong with this Liao Cheng, could it be that he changed his mind again and wanted to save Shang Bin and completely fall to Shang Kun?

Qian Xiang hurriedly got up from the recliner and instructed the doorman: "Lead the way in front and take me over to have a look." ”

In the gloomy cell, several catchers were distributing food to the prisoners in the prison, looking at a bowl of gruel and two steamed buns in their hands, Hu Yu asked: "Brother catcher Kuai, it's been an hour, when will you send me for questioning?"

"What's the hurry, this prison is full of prisoners waiting for questioning, and someone will come to summon you when it's your turn. After quickly pushing lunch into the cell from under the door, he said impatiently to Hu Yu.

Hu Yu roughly estimated, when he first came in, he saw that there were more than a dozen people being locked up here, if it was his turn after they finished the trial, then when: "Is the iron catcher in charge of the interrogation?"

The head catcher who delivered the meal sneered and stared at Hu Yu for a while, his eyes were like looking at an idiot: "How can the iron catcher have the spare time to take care of such a trivial matter." Then he knocked on the iron door opposite Hu Yu and said to the old man inside: "Old man Li, tell him about our rules." ”

When Old Man Li heard the order of the catcher, a flattering smile appeared on his face, and he waved at the catcher again and again, and said flatteringly: "Master Zhao, don't worry, the little old man knows what to do." ”

"Hmm. The catcher who was called Zhao Ye snorted, then glanced at Hu Yu, and walked towards the next prison cell.

After the arrest was about to leave, Old Man Li looked at the prison cell where Hu Yu was and said, "Young man, in this yamen, the existence of catching heads is second only to the chief officer, and things like the examination and hearing are all done by the chroniclers below. ”

Listening to Old Man Li babbling about things in the Yamen, and then looking at the old man's obscene expression, Hu Yu secretly thought in his heart that this old man should be a frequent visitor here, and he was clear about things here.

Originally, Hu Yu was reluctant to pay attention to the old man opposite, because the old man didn't feel very good about Hu Yu, it was too obscene, but now Hu Yu felt that the development of things was a little different from his imagination, so he asked: "When will the notekeeper pass on our questions?"

Old man Li stretched out his hand to wipe his sparse hair, grinned, revealing the big yellow teeth in his mouth that had not left a few left, and looked a little terrifying.

"It's not for sure, when the adults are in a good mood, they can send a few people a day to ask a few questions, and if they are in a bad mood, it is common for them not to ask people for a few days. ”

"What!" Hu Yu didn't expect the officials in the yamen to be so procrastinating, if it was according to what Old Man Li said, when would it be his turn, one day, three days, ten days? Hu Yu couldn't wait that long.

Old man Li looked Hu Yu up and down, and then said: "Young man, I see that you are well-dressed, presumably your family background should still be good, as long as you are willing to be filial and filial, you can still enjoy some special treatment in this prison." ”

As soon as Old Man Li said it, Hu Yu understood, it seemed that he wanted to make money, no wonder the prisoners who were detained here waiting for interrogation were all dressed in rags, and they looked like they had been detained for a long time, at first Hu Yu thought that these were prisoners who had already been sentenced, but now it seems that these are just ordinary prisoners who have no money to dredge up relationships.

Touching his robe, Hu Yu opened his mouth and asked, "According to what you say, people like me must honor them before they can be summoned for interrogation?"

Old man Li nodded and said with a smile: "The children can be taught." ”

Hu Yu was not angry at Old Man Li's preachy tone, this old man was also an old fritter, and he didn't respect people and age, Hu Yu continued to ask: "But I don't have silver taels on me now?"

Looking left and right, Old Man Li lowered his voice and said, "As long as you sign and draw, they are not afraid that you will run away." Young man, let me tell you one thing, don't talk nonsense, there used to be a foreigner, and the catcher agreed the price, and finally went out of the city without admitting the account, and ran out of the city overnight, but the yamen went down to catch the paperwork, the man was arrested in a small mountain village, and finally the man spent all his property, not to mention, in the end, he still did not even save his life, and was sentenced to a hanging. ”

took a bite of the dry and hard steamed bun, Hu Yu stared at the old man Li without speaking, explaining to himself so hard, presumably this old man could also get a little benefit in the end, which made Hu Yu wonder if this old man was a prisoner here, could it be the nursery specially hired by these little officials.

It seems that there are still a lot of pickles in this cell, and now Hu Yu became interested, and continued to ask: "Then how should I honor them? and how much?"

Old man Li's eyes flashed, and after clapping his hands, he said, "This is the number of interrogations that day." After saying that, Old Man Li stretched out two fingers and shook them outside the cell door.

"Two taels?"

Of course, Hu Yu knew that according to the style of these little officials, two taels of silver could not be sent, but he couldn't imagine that it would cost twenty taels of silver to simply ask these little officials to perform their duties, and this little yamen was really deep.

Old man Li's voice was much louder, and his tone became a little sharper: "Two taels? This will be the price after ten days! The trial will cost twenty taels on the same day, fifteen taels on the next day, and ten taels on the third day." If there is no filial piety within three days, then you can only wait, and it may be your turn in ten and a half days. ”