Shangguan Beitang originally wanted to show his identity to see how far this Qian Wanqing had ignored the laws of the imperial court, but now he dared to kill the imperial court officials indiscriminately, and he wanted to resist but could not obey. If he resists, there will be several of them who will be his opponents. Just about to shout "You dare?" As soon as the word "you" came out, he was pulled to his knees by Hu Shang. Hu Shang kowtowed and said, "Adults spare their lives, adults spare their lives!" ”

At this time, the master on the side spoke, and it was the master's words that saved the lives of Hu Shang and Shangguan Beitang: "My lord, since these two people are fakes, there is no need to take the lives of the two of them, seeing that the two of them are dressed luxuriously, they must also be from rich families, so they might as well leave their lives and do business with his family." How is it? It was this sentence that made Shangguan Beitang see how shameless Qian Wanqing was. To what extent is the abuse of power.

After hearing this, Qian Wanqing thought for a moment and asked, "Where are you two from, and what do you do at home?" "If you go back to your lordship, we are Huaiyang people, my family is in the cloth business, my brother's family is a pawnshop, and the two of us traveled all the way to pass by the precious land." Hu Shang said.

"Do you know what it is to pretend to be the prince of the court? He deserves to be punished! Qian Wanqing exclaimed. The little ones know that they are wrong, the little ones just heard that the King of Beixuan is coming here to suppress the bandits, so they want to pretend to pretend, and they don't want to run into Lord Qian, Lord Qian has a keen eye to see through the little ones, if the adults can save the lives of the two of us, the little ones will be rewarded with a lot of money. Hu Shang said again.

Qian Wanqing paced back and forth a few steps and sighed: "Hey, who told the official to be soft-hearted and not bloody, in this way, the two of you each write a letter to the family, asking them to each take 100,000 taels of silver." You must know that pretending to be the prince of the court is not a small crime, and the official must also take care of this up and down. You must know that there is nothing more important than being alive, and it is not easy to be born! As he spoke, he patted Hu Shang on the shoulder earnestly.

Hu Shang nodded again and again while listening: "Understood, understood, thank you for saving your life." Qian Wanqing looked at him and smiled: "Young man, you are more knowledgeable." Then he instructed the officers and soldiers: "Put the two of them in prison, prepare pen and ink for them, by the way, no torture, be polite." ”

As soon as I walked into the prison, Shangguan Beitang heard the shouts of injustice one after another, and they were endless. Look at the people in this prison all with pleading eyes and bruises all over their bodies.

After the officers and soldiers escorted Shangguan Beitang and the others into a cell and left, Shangguan Beitang sat with his back to Hu Shang and ignored him. Hu Shang looked at him and said, "Look at you, why are you angry with me!" I'm all for your good, so it's hard for you to let that dog official cut off our heads for nothing. ”

"Hmph, this king might as well lose his head if he suffers this great humiliation." Shangguan Beitang said angrily. "To be a man, you have to be able to bend and stretch, and it's not worth losing your head for such a small thing. Come, get up, cool on the ground, put this hay on the mat and sit again. Hu Shang said as he cleaned up the hay. Shangguan Beitang ignored it and didn't move, as if he hadn't heard him speak.

Hu Shang brought the hay over and pushed him, saying, "Don't be angry, get up." Shangguan Beitang moved his ass slightly. This cell is so damp, and there are insects and rats on the floor, you can sit if you like. Hu Shang said.

When Shangguan Beitang heard this, he immediately stood up and shook his sleeves: "I am the king of Beixuan of Dajiang, the king of heaven and earth, and the parents of my ancestors, how can I kneel to a corrupt official who loots the people's fat, it really insults my name as the king of Beixuan." ”

After Hu Shang finished cleaning up the grass on the ground, he got up and walked to the door of the cell, and said, "Did you hear the cry of injustice in this prison?" Do you see these unclothed people? You, as the king of Beixuan of Great Jiang, can you stand up to them? Shangguan Beitang was immediately deflated when he heard this, and the annoyance he had held back suddenly disappeared, and he couldn't help but be speechless.

Hu Shang looked at him and said, "Compared to you, they are the ones who are really annoyed!" Do you still feel humiliated by kneeling today? You are kneeling not those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, but the people of Da Jiang, you were born as the king of Beixuan of Da Jiang but let them suffer from wind and rain, and unjust prisons are rampant, this is because you can't stand them. If you don't kneel, you and I will already be in different places, how can we come to this prison to avenge them? ”

"How did you know there was a prison here?" Shangguan Beitang asked. Hu Shang said with some hatred: "I don't know, but do you think that a prefect who robs people's wives and plunders people's wealth is really so fair and strict?" Listen to the cries of injustice from this prison! ”

There was a sound of footsteps in the corridor of the prison, and a moment later the jailer led a man in official uniform to them. The man looked at the two men in the prison and asked, "Who and what have you committed?" The jailer replied, "My lord, these two people have disrupted the collection of grain and wantonly pretended to be the king of the north. The man looked at them and said, "Oh." Let's put it on! The jailer was a little embarrassed: "This, Lord Zheng, was ordered by Lord Qian to be arrested, and his subordinates can't be the master." ”

The man snorted and said, "All the big things are locked up, and the prison will be full again." "But my lord, these two are pretending to be the king of the North Circle." The jailer said. "What did the two of them do after pretending? Robbed the people's daughter? Or was it cheated? The man asked. No. The jailer replied.

"Isn't this okay, these two people haven't committed any major incidents, why don't they let it go? Lord Qian wants to ask, he has his own official to bear, what are you afraid of? The man said again. This," the jailer whispered a few words in the adult's ear, somewhat embarrassed.

When the adults heard this, they were immediately angry, and they scolded: "The shameless man Qian Wanqing, as the parent of the people, actually did such a thing of public power and private use, abusing the people and collecting money. He wanted to say something, but the jailer hurriedly stopped: "Don't say it, Lord Zheng, how can you say that Lord Qian is the prefect, let him hear it, I'm afraid it's not good for adults!" ”

"This official is an official of the imperial court, so why be afraid of him Qian Wanqing, he relied on his father-in-law to be the master of the court and run rampant and bully the people, which is really shameless." Zheng retorted angrily, and then he knelt down in the direction of Kyoto and said, "Your Majesty! When will you be able to manage the people of Dongchuan, since Weichen took office in Dongchuan, he has written countless songs, haven't you seen any of them? Can you just bear to watch the people of Dongchuan struggle to survive in this water and fire? When he said the emotion, tears rolled down his cheeks, and finally all the words turned into crying and pleading.

Shangguan Beitang looked at this person outside the cell, but he didn't expect that Dongchuan City, where corruption is prevalent and the people are not happy, there is such a good official who is upright and not stained with mud. I couldn't help but have some admiration in my heart, so I shouted to him: "This lord, my lord." "Then Lord Zheng got up and looked at the prison with a calm mood." Dare to ask what is the official position of the adult? Shangguan Beitang asked.

"The kid must not be unreasonable, this is Lord Zheng Yi of Zhizhou." The jailer said. "It's okay, it's okay." Master Zheng waved his hand to the jailer. "It turned out to be Lord Zhizhou, dare to ask the Lord so upright, you and Qian Wanqing are both Dongchuan parents, how can he tolerate you?" Shangguan Beitang asked again. "The appointment of this official is determined by the imperial court, by the ministry, and it is not appointed by him Qian Wanqing, this official is doing right, so why should he be tolerated."

Shangguan Beitang laughed loudly and said three good words in a row: "Good, good, good." Not afraid of the powerful. Then he pointed to the jailer and said to Master Zheng, "Let him stand down, I have something to talk to your lord." "My lord, this." The jailer was a little displeased. "Stand down!" Zheng Yi said. "Yes."

After the jailer walked away, Zheng Yi asked, "I don't know what advice the son has." "Lord Zheng, why don't you hurry up and meet the King of Beixuan." Hu Shang said. "This," Zheng Yi was skeptical. "Why, do you think this king is impersonating?" Shangguan Beitang asked with a wicked smile. "No, it's not." Zheng Yi hurriedly explained.

Shangguan Beitang waved his hand to prevent him from saying any more: "That's it, that's it, I'm in prison at the moment, do you think this king is true or false, but you can do what this king begs you?" "Childe, no, what does the prince command, the lower officials will do their best." Zheng Yi bowed and said.

"You send this jade pendant to the military camp outside Dongchuan City tonight, find someone named An Hai, and ask him to come to the prison early tomorrow morning with Shang Fang's sword to inspect it, this matter may be done." As he spoke, he took off the jade pendant on his waist and handed it to Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully, and saw that it was a fine piece of mutton fat jade, which was carved with a four-clawed math pattern, and he was shocked. Knowing that this pattern could not be worn by others except for the prince, he hurriedly knelt down and said: "Xiaguan Dongchuan Zhizhou Zheng Yi visited the prince, the prince is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old." ”

"Lord Zheng, please get up! You can remember what this king has told you. "Remember." "Hmm." Shangguan Beitang nodded. "In addition, Lord Wang, the lower officials still have something to play." Zheng Yi thought about it and said. "What?" "Xia Guan thinks that it is inappropriate to only ask An Hai to bring Shang Fang's sword to come, what if Qian Wanqing dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, it may be unfavorable to the prince." "He Qian Wanqing is bold, is it possible that he dares to rebel?" Shangguan Beitang said disdainfully.

"Lord Wang, I think that Lord Zheng is reasonable, Qian Wanqing has been the overlord of Dongchuan for decades, and now we want to cut off his wealth and take his life. In case he jumps off the wall in a hurry, he may really do such a thing, and he must be guarded against! Hu Shang thought for a moment and persuaded him.

"No, as soon as the army of bandits enters the city, Qian Wanqing will inevitably have suspicions, if he sets up defenses in advance, it will inevitably be a vicious battle, the people are defenseless, and it is the people of Dongchuan who suffer!" Shangguan Beitang thought about it and said.

"The lower official came to find a way to do this, and the lower official has a friend who is the Dongchuan defender Li Si's joining the army, so it is better for the lower official to lobby the king to join the army, and let him secretly let the bandit army enter the city tonight, and tomorrow morning by An Hai to lead the troops to inspect, and then it will be too late for him to transfer troops. Measuring his money, Wanqing didn't dare to come nonsense. Zheng Yi said.

"Well, that's a good idea, but why don't you just go and lobby the city defender Li Si?" Hu Shang asked. Shangguan Beitang also looked at Zheng Yi suspiciously.

"The prince doesn't know, Li Si is Qian Wanqing's cronies, and the two of them are the same raccoon dogs, and it is the embarrassment of the two of them that has turned Dongchuan City into this." Zheng Yi said.