However, Liu Xie did not set the matter to death, Sima Tu's wife Shen Jing, eating, drinking, living and traveling in the capital, Liu Xie covered everything, including Shen Jing to find Li Xun, all of which were Liu Xie's ideas for her.

After all, Sima Tu has been a staff member under Li Xun for a period of time, Liu Xie has worked with him, and he has a little friendship, and Li Xun has helped Shan Qiu, Zhao Wei and many others, these people have now become Li Xun's right-hand man, so Liu Xie felt that Li Xun was a person with a strong heart of benevolence and righteousness, and he was more helpful, whether he would help Sima Tu or not, or unknown, in the end, Liu Xie also moved a little thought, if Sima Tu can really escape this catastrophe, he will not know how to repay himself in the future?

Li Xun was puzzled: "Why did Shen Jing commit suicide? Although Sima Tu's crime was not light, he was only sentenced to exile in Lingnan and would not die. ”

Li Xun is indeed a little puzzled, Sima Tu will not die, even if he goes to Lingnan, as long as he has money in his hands and makes a little effort everywhere, his fame may not be restored, but his life can at least be guaranteed.

And Li Xun didn't plan to stop helping Sima Tu at all, in fact, after the case was decided, he was going to give some money Sima Tu, so that when he got to Lingnan, life could still go on, so why go to extremes?

Liu Xie looked at Li Xun and whispered: "General, I'm afraid you still don't know, the corruption case in Gu County has a tendency to expand upward, and officials at all levels of the Daizhou Assassin Mansion, in order to escape responsibility, have already planted all the blame on Sima Tu's head, and the Criminal Department has drawn up a verdict to increase the punishment, and it is predetermined that Sima Tu will be beheaded in half, and it will be executed immediately after the approval of the political affairs hall." ”

Li Xun said strangely: "Sima Tu is a small official of the ninth grade who is not in the stream, what's the big deal about his life and death, he actually has to go through the political affairs hall?" ”

Liu Xie said softly: "General, Hedong is the territory of the Yiwang, and the case in Daizhou may end with Sima Tu being killed, and it will eventually be resolved." ”

Listening to Liu Xie's words, Li Xun's eyes suddenly rose, Hedong is the territory of the Wing King, and the case in Daizhou is probably not so simple, involving so many people, but in the end, it was thunder and heavy rain, and it slowly returned to calm, and the Wing King may have exerted a lot of strength in it.

Li Xun was silent for a while, and finally nodded silently: "You go and prepare some wine, food and pastries, Sima Tu and I will finally get acquainted." ”

"Yes, General, the subordinates will take care of the matter of entering and leaving the prison cells of the Criminal Department."

Sima Tu is just a nine-rank official who is not in the stream, and his detention level is naturally not very high, Liu Xie can still handle this little thing.

"I'll go back and sleep, it's about dusk, you wait for me at the entrance of the criminal department."

Li Xun gave a final order, and then got on his horse and left.

Looking at the back of Li Xun leaving, Liu Xie did not leave, pondered for a while, and then beckoned in a direction, and a short and ordinarily dressed young man walked over briskly from a corner.

"Your Excellency."

"Go buy some good wine and meat, and then send it to the prison cell of the criminal department to find the head of the king's cell"

Liu Xie commanded, and the young man nodded again and again, and then did not leave.

After arranging the things Li Xun confessed, Liu Xie immediately rushed to the prison cell of the Criminal Department.

The prison cells of the Criminal Department are much larger than those of Dali Temple, of course, the former mainly houses ordinary prisoners and low-level officials, while the latter specializes in important criminals.

In the dim cell, there is a foul smell, compared to most of the other dirty cells, the cell where Sima Tu is located seems to be quite clean, which is also the credit of Liu Xie, he gave the cell head here two hundred taels of silver, and received this money, no matter what Sima Tu's fate will be in the future, but at least here, he will not be tortured too much.

When Liu Xie arrived, Sima Tu was sitting there, slightly lowered in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Sima Tu."

Liu Xie called softly, Sima Tu looked up, and said lightly, "You are here." ”

"Two news, one good and one bad."

Liu Xie said softly: "The good news is that the general will come here to see you at dusk, and the bad news is that he just came to see you, that's all." ”

"That's enough."

Hearing that Li Xun was coming here to see himself, Sima Tu's rigid face suddenly fluctuated, and it was a look of surprise.

Sima Tu stood up, walked back and forth, his mood seemed quite excited, and after a while, he walked to Liu Xie, bowed to Liu Xie through the prison door, and said: "I don't thank you for this kindness, if I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely repay him." ”

"In the future, I will talk about it later, I can only help you get here, and the result depends on your own creation."

Liu Xie glanced at Sima Tu deeply, then turned around and left.

At dusk, Li Xun arrived as promised, and Liu Xie waited outside the prison gate of the Criminal Department with a package.

"General, do you need me to come in with you?"

"No, just have a brief chat with Sima Tu, you can go first if you have something, you don't need to wait for me."

Li Xun took the package from Liu Xie's hand, and then under the leadership of the cell leader, he entered the prison of the Criminal Department.

"General, Liu Xie has already told the subordinate about your situation, and I ask the general not to do anything that violates the rules, making it difficult for the subordinate to do it."

The cell boss led the way and explained.

Li Xun smiled, seeing death row prisoners in private, isn't it a violation?

"It's just to catch up with the old people, what can happen?"

Li Xun said, took out an ingot of ten taels of silver and gave it to the cell head, collected the money, and the cell head smiled and said: "The general is right, it is the lower officials who are too worried." ”

When I arrived at Sima Tu's cell, the cell head opened the cell door and whispered to the general, you are free, I will wait in the lobby, and when you leave, the lower officer will take you out. Then he left.

"General, long time no see."

Sima Tu bowed.

"It's not a long time, it's less than two years."

Li Xun put down the package, untied it, and took out the wine and food inside, and Sima Tu stepped forward to help.

After fiddling with the wine and food, the two sat cross-legged opposite each other, Li Xun took a closer look at Sima Tu at this time, and chuckled: "It seems that you are here, and you are doing well." ”

Sima Tu smiled bitterly: "The prisoner under the stairs has no face to see people. ”

Li Xun smiled: "Compared to the time you used to be in Momeng, life here is already good, at least you can eat enough." ”

Sima Tu sighed: "The general is right, the ancients said, remember bitter and think sweet, but I forgot these truths." ”

Li Xun nodded, poured himself and Sima Tu a glass of wine each, Sima Tu held the wine glass, and thanked him again and again.

The two drank a cup together, and Li Xun said: "Look at your body is still clean, they didn't punish you?" ”

Li Xun has worked in Jingzhao Mansion for a period of time, and he knows the process of trying the case, generally speaking, when a person arrives at the case, the first thing is to beat him up first, which is called a powerful stick, and then he is interrogated.

Sima Tu smiled bitterly: "The first thing I did when I came here was to confess my guilt immediately, and they had no interest in using me to torture." ”

Li Xun said strangely: "I heard your wife say that you were wronged, since this is the case, why do you have to confess?" ”

Sima Tu sighed: "Whether you admit your guilt or not, the result is the same, in that case, why should I suffer that again?" ”

Li Xun laughed and said, "You think about it." ”