Jiang Haoxuan was very anxious, and after speaking, he took Han Xiufeng to the criminal department.

When Han Xiufeng was in his hometown in Ba County, he was reluctant to get involved in the lawsuit, let alone get involved in a case like the shortage of copper catties, but when he met Jiang Haoxuan, a fellow villager, he couldn't refuse, so he could only go together, and bought a roast chicken and a pot of wine out of his own pocket.

The criminal department is in the southwest corner of Tiananmen Square, and the yamen sits west to east.

There are two prisons in the Criminal Department, which are located in the southwest and northwest corners of the Criminal Department.

Jiang Haoxuan asked him to wait at the door of the cell in the northwest corner, and then went to the lobby of the Criminal Department to report to the court official who presided over Zhou Xingyuan's lack of copper catties. Han Xiufeng waited for nearly two incense sticks before Jiang Haoxuan came running with an official document and beckoned him to go in together.

In the eyes of others, the prison of the Criminal Department is a gloomy and terrifying place, but in Han Xiufeng's opinion, the prison of the Criminal Department is only larger than the prison of Ba County and Chongqing Prefecture, and the security is stricter, and the identities of the prisoners are not the same, and there seems to be no difference in others.

Master Youde used the official documents that had been printed, and the road was unimpeded. Just walking, Jiang Haoxuan disappeared, and he should be waiting for news outside.

Han Xiufeng looked back, and could only hold something in one hand and cover his nose with the other hand and follow the jailer inside, until he walked to a small and dark cell.

"Master Zhou, someone has come to see you!"

"Ah......h

I haven't seen Zhou Xingyuan for two or three months, and Han Xiufeng almost didn't recognize him. I saw that he had lost a whole weight, unkempt, his beard was unkempt, his clothes were dirty, curled up in the corner, and his eyes were so dull.

Seeing him fall into this, Han Xiufeng suddenly felt a sense of guilt, he didn't want to talk to him so condescendingly, and there was no stool in the corridor, so he simply put down the roast chicken and wine and sat on the ground across the fence. Zhou Xingyuan also recognized that the person who came to visit the prison was actually the sworn enemy who had fought from Ba County to Kuizhou, and he was immediately frightened into a cold sweat, just staring at Han Xiufeng like this, his lips pursed, and he didn't know what to say.

"Master Han, you can catch up with Master Zhou, and the little one will retire first." The jailer knew that Han Xiufeng was sent by Lord De, and he didn't dare to stretch out his hand to ask for benefits.

"Okay, go ahead."

Han Xiufeng nodded slightly, and waited for the jailer to go away before handing in the roast chicken and wine.

Zhou Xingyuan has no relatives in the capital, only two of the same year, and those two of the same year can only try to rescue them outside, and they can't openly come to the prison of the Criminal Department to visit the prison, so no one has come to the prison to take care of it, and the past few days have been miserable, and when they see the fragrant roast chicken, they salivate, but they don't dare to take it.

"Don't worry, it's not poisoned." Han Xiufeng put his hand into the prison and pushed the roast chicken and wine in front of him: "Brother Zhou, now you are a Qincha, if the emperor doesn't let you die, you can't die, and I don't dare to harm you if I borrow ten guts." ”

"That's right, I almost forgot that this is a prison of the Criminal Department." Zhou Xingyuan relieved himself, quickly crawled over and grabbed the roast chicken and gnawed it, gobbling it up like a starving ghost reincarnated.

"Eat slowly, don't choke." Han Xiufeng looked back at the surrounding cells and muttered, "I thought the prison of the Criminal Department was overcrowded, but I didn't expect so many cells to be empty. It is estimated that it was cut at the entrance of the vegetable market last autumn, and only a few are left to be beheaded. ”

Zhou Xingyuan settled down, put down the roast chicken and asked, "Han Si, are you scaring me, or are you making fun of me?" ”

"Brother Zhou, you're like this, do I need to scare?" Han Xiufeng sighed lightly and said again: "It's impossible to talk about teasing, you're unlucky to be like this, is it interesting to make fun of you?" ”

"Yes, it's unlucky enough, who let me kill the villain." Zhou Xingyuan picked up the wine jug and pulled out the stopper, poured it violently, wiped the corners of his mouth, and then pointed at Han Xiufeng: "Since I met you, I haven't been good." It can be said that someone in my Zhou fell into such a field, all thanks to you Han Si. ”

"Brother Zhou, you look down on me too much."

"Isn't it?"

"It's not." Han Xiufeng rubbed his legs and said slowly: "Brother Zhou, I know that you are angry in your heart, but you are a smart person, it is impossible not to know that you have fallen into such a field, and you can only complain about the Shangguan who appointed you to relieve Yunnan copper, and you can't complain about me Han Si." ”

Zhou Xingyuan prepared for the worst from the moment he dismissed his entourage and servants, not only was he not afraid of going to prison, but he was convinced that as long as he gritted his teeth and persevered for a year and a half, he would be able to turn a big thing into a small one, and he would be able to get out of this prison like hell on earth.

However, thousands of calculations did not count Han Xiufeng!

He didn't dare to offend Han Xiufeng again at this juncture, looked at the roast chicken in his hand and said with a wry smile: "What Brother Han said is extremely true, if I think about it, I can't blame you for falling into such a field." ”

"It's okay to complain about me, you didn't take me when you were a transport officer, let alone now."

"It's not that I didn't take you, it's that I have been defeated by you repeatedly, and Zhou is willing to bow down."

"Brother Zhou, why did you say this, in my opinion, you did not defeat me, but lost to yourself, too careless, too underestimating the enemy, you didn't treat me as an opponent from beginning to end."

"Brother Han, just by virtue of these words, I Zhou someone lost not unjustly at all."

"Isn't it fun to tout to each other, let's eat it quickly."

Zhou Xingyuan knew very well that if Han Xiufeng fell into the well, the officials of the Criminal Department who did not catch the money would definitely be annoyed and angry and put him to death, it was a matter of his family's life, how could he be in the mood to eat, stared at Han Xiufeng and asked worriedly: "Brother Han, you and I don't know each other, can you give a happy word, why did you come?" ”

"The master of the criminal department who investigated your case asked me to come, let me persuade you not to be obsessed."

"How did they find you?"

"The capital is not small, but it is not big, not to mention that I came to the capital to confess, and it is not easy for them to find me."

Zhou Xingyuan asked eagerly: "How do they know that there is a festival between you and me?" ”

Han Xiufeng said helplessly: "I don't know this. ”

"And then?"

"What, then?"

"Brother Han, don't sell it, have you told them anything?"

Han Xiufeng looked around, confirmed that there was no one around, looked at him with a smile and said, "Brother Zhou, don't worry, although you and I have some festivals, but I, Han Si, can't do anything to fall into the well, besides, what good will it do to me." ”

"Really didn't fall into the ground?" Zhou Xingyuan will be skeptical.

"Brother Zhou, although I come from a humble background, although I am only a nine-grade candidate for inspection with money donated, I still know some of the rules of officialdom. I'm not a melon baby, why should I fall into the well. ”

"Since you didn't think about falling into the well, why did you come back?"

"The master of the criminal department summons, do I dare not come?"

"Also, what's the benefit of falling into the well," Zhou Xingyuan nodded, thinking about it, he couldn't help asking: "Brother Han, don't you want to take this opportunity to blackmail me?" ”

"What are I going to blackmail you, do you have any money? Even if there is, are you willing to take it out and seal my mouth? ”