"Say! Where is that Junozawa bandit named Zhang Ji now? How did you bribe him to kill someone? And the Yu Duo who tricked my son here for you, where is he now? If you don't confess truthfully, the official will be tortured again! ”

"Commanding Officer, spare your life! Spare your life! The villain doesn't know that the villain was really wronged! The little one doesn't know what Zhang Ji's bandit is, there is no one in my family named Yu Duo, and I don't dare to buy robbers to kill people! I'm a timid villain, I usually don't even dare to kill a chicken, how can I dare to buy a murderer? The villain is wronged! ”

"Hit! Hit me hard! Beat him until he confesses honestly! ”

Poor Yu Zhiyu Gongzi's hoarse crying and wailing and shouting of grievances did not receive any effect, on the contrary, in exchange for a more violent beating, under the coercion of the single right lieutenant with red eyes, the Ling County official rounded his shoulders, exerted his strength to eat, and pumped the wrist-thick bamboo strips one after another on the naked back of Yu Zhiyu Gongzi, poor Yu Gongzi's back had already been beaten to a bloody blur, and he would be beaten again, of course, the bamboo strips were sticks and sticks to see blood, and the sticks were fleshy, and the poor Yu Gongzi was whipped into a ghost crying wolf howl, tears and tears, I fainted in pain several times, and finally I almost screamed out in my throat, and I couldn't make any decent human voices.

"Prepare to be burned at the stake!"

Lieutenant Shan You, who had lost his beloved son, refused to give up, and roared to urge the sentence to be increased, and the errand officer he personally brought from Lingxian City did not hesitate, and immediately brought a pot of burning charcoal and put it in the face of Gongzi Yu, and then Captain Shan shouted: "Don't confess truthfully!" Serve at the stake! ”

"......Wronged, wronged, wronged......." Yu Gongzi continued to shout injustice in a weak voice, but in exchange for the hysterical roar of Shan Youwei to be punished, several servants immediately lifted Yu Gongzi up, pressed Yu Zhi's chest to the fire and roasted it, so that Yu Zhi, who was already unable to shout, once again let out a miserable cry that was not like a human voice.

"I've seen the right lieutenant." A Ling County errand who suddenly came in temporarily shared a little of the monstrous anger of the single right lieutenant for Yu Zhi, and after saluting, the errand servant played: "Yu right lieutenant, Shicai Yan Jiting Shi Changfan sent someone to report, saying that a group of people entered the gate of Yu's house, and that group of people were all from Xiaxiang County, Surabaya County, and basically all had surnames. ”

"Just in time!" Lieutenant Shan patted the table in front of him with red eyes, and roared: "This official is suspecting that this matter has something to do with them, and he came just in time, so he asked the local chief to keep an eye on them, and when this official asks for a confession, he will arrest them immediately!" ”

The messenger took the order and left, and Shan Youwei turned to Yu Zhi, who was screaming like a pig, first waved his hand to temporarily suspend the execution, and then asked Yu Zhi: "Is the person who killed my son related to the broken children of the lower minister?" Did someone from his family do it directly? Say! said that this official can save you from death! ”

If Yu Zhi made a confession and confessed indiscriminately, then of course the children of the Xiang family would be a little troublesome anyway, but fortunately, although Yu Zhi was both mediocre and cowardly, he did not bite like a mad dog as Shan Youwei expected, he just shook his head with difficulty and said in a difficult voice: "The villain doesn't know, the villain really doesn't know anything...... ”

"Keep the torture! Prepare for the clamping stick! If you don't confess again, you will put a stick on the official! ”

Yu Gongzi, whose upper body was naked, was put on the charcoal fire again, and the clamping stick used to clamp his fingers was also placed in front of Yu Gongzi, his chest was almost oily, and the unlucky Yu Gongzi's screams reached a peak again, "Oh my God! O God! Who am I offending exactly? Offended whom?! Who wronged me so much——?! ”

The angry Right Lieutenant Shan lost his patience, and while continuing to roast Yu Gongzi, when he roared angrily and ordered the stick to be clamped, the previous errand ran in again and said to Shan Youwei: "Right Lieutenant, Feng Zhong, the acting director of Dongxiang County, Xia Xiang County, Surabaya County, asked to see him, saying that there was a case of robbers robbing and injuring people on the side of Xia Xiang, and this Yu Zhi was also involved. ”

"Is this man involved in other cases?" Captain Shan, who was anxious about Gongzi Yu's death and refused to confess, heard the great joy and didn't have time to think about it, so he immediately agreed to meet him, but after the messenger went out to spread the word, Captain Shan suddenly moved in his heart and said secretly: "Feng Zhong? How do you seem to have heard this name there? ”

Captain Shan quickly knew that he had heard of Feng Zhong's name there, because soon, Feng Zhong, who had once done a good thing for Captain Shan, appeared in front of Captain Shan with a smile on his face under the guidance of the officer. And what made Shan Youwei even more unbelievable was that Xiang Kang, who had a hatred for his precious son for taking his wife, and a tall son of the Xiang family, actually followed Feng Zhong in. Captain Shan was shocked when he saw it, and blurted out, "Why are you?" ”

"Brother Xiang, Brother Xiang Kang, save me, save me!" Yu Zhi also struggled and shouted as if he had seen a savior.

Xiang Kang and Xiang Guan didn't speak, only Feng Zhong stepped forward and said to Shan Youwei: "The subordinate Feng Zhong, the acting director of Dongxiang County, Xiaxiang County, Surabaya County, has seen Lord Youyou. ”

"What are you doing here?" Captain Shan was as angry as a fighting, and pointed at Xiang Kang and Xiang Guan and shouted, "And them? How did you bring them here? ”

"Returning to Lord Right Lieutenant, the subordinates are here to investigate a case of robbery and injury by bandits that occurred in the territory of Shiling Pavilion in Dongxiang, Xiaxiang County." Feng Zhong, a veteran in handling cases, was neither humble nor arrogant, first clearly explained the reason why he came here, and then pointed to Xiang Kang and Xiang Guan and said: "This Xiang Kangxiang brother is my pavilion pawn, and he came to help me." This Xiang Guanxiang Gongzi is the bitter master of the robbery and wounding case of the bandits, and he will follow me to identify the criminals. ”

"He's your pawn?" Lieutenant Shan pointed at Xiang Kang, asked suspiciously, and after killing Xiang Yan, the martial believer of the Chu State, who didn't believe in the dignified state, he would be a small pavilion pawn with no official establishment for Feng Zhong.

"Returning to Lord Right Lieutenant, that's exactly the case, he is now my pavilion guard." Feng Zhong nodded calmly - this is the benefit of not having a formal establishment, Feng Zhong said yes, and no one can prove that it is not.

"Then what kind of robbery and wounding case are you talking about, and what is the specific situation?" Lieutenant Shan asked vigilantly.

"Here's the thing." Feng Zhong cleared his throat and said: "The day before yesterday was about the afternoon, this Xiang Guan Xiang Gongzi went out to play, and met a bandit who claimed to be Zhang Ji in the territory of Shiling Pavilion, the bandit said that he was a subordinate of Peng Yue, the thief of Juyeze in Dangjun, and borrowed the shortcoming from Xiang Guangongzi, of course Xiang Guangongzi didn't give it, so the bandit started to rob it, knocked over Xiang Guanxiang Gongzi, forcibly snatched Xiang Guangongzi's five ingots of gold, and then ran to Yan Jiting. ”

"After Xiang Gongzi reported the crime, I took him here to track down the fugitives." Feng Zhong continued: "I don't know if I don't check the result, I scared the subordinates a lot when I checked it, the bandit named Zhang Ji not only robbed Xiang Gongzi's gold in Shiling Pavilion, but also ran to Yan Jiting to kill people and rob horses, and committed a serious crime. Later, the subordinates found out that the bandit named Zhang Ji might be related to Yu Zhiyu Gongzi of the Yu family, and heard that Yu Gongzi had been arrested here for interrogation, so the subordinates came over to ask for a meeting, hoping to participate in the interrogation and track down the whereabouts of the robber Zhang Ji. ”

Before Feng Zhong's nonsense was finished, Shan Youwei had already tilted his nose, pointed at the crown and yelled, "He was robbed of hardware?" Look at his poor appearance, can he have five ingots of gold on him? Also, look at his figure, it's okay if he doesn't rob others, but can others rob him?! ”

"That bandit's martial arts are too powerful, I can't beat him." Xiang Guan confidently admitted that he was not as good as a little thief, and said: "As for my gold, it was my brother Kang who asked me to hand it over to my two uncles to support the family, but I didn't expect it to be robbed by that robber." ”

"In the blacksmith shop under my name, I made a big deal the day before yesterday, and sold sixty knives to the officials of Pei County, and got fifty gold." Xiang Kang also testified decently: "There are wooden coupons as evidence, and the wooden coupons are now in my home." ”

"So what the hell are you trying to do?" Captain Shan yelled angrily.

"Of course, it's to interrogate this Yu Zhi." Feng Zhong pointed to Yu Zhi, who was roasting on the fire, and said confidently: "I found out that the bandit named Zhang Ji may have a secret connection with this Yu Zhi, and I want to ask him about the whereabouts of that Zhang Ji." ”

After that, Feng Zhong, who was still familiar with the laws of Great Qin, pretended to glance at Yu Zhi, who was being tortured, and said as if he was surprised: "Why have you already used the punishment?" Did he change his confession? How to use such a heavy sentence as burning the ribs? ”

According to the Qin law, if the prisoner refused to confess, he could only use the punishment of flogging, and the heavier punishment could only be used if the confession was changed repeatedly. So after listening to Feng Zhong's words, Captain Shan You, who knew the law and broke the law, could only keep his mouth shut, while Feng Zhong had to inch in, and turned to the little official next to him who was in charge of recording the confession and asked, "What confession did he change?" Take it for me to see. ”

The little official didn't dare to answer, so he could only secretly go to see Shan Youwei, and Shan Youwei yelled at Feng Zhong: "You don't care!" Now it's the official trial, you are a little wanderer in Surabaya County, and you don't have the right to speak! ”

"Lord Right, but this case is related to me." Feng Zhong smiled bitterly on his face, as if he was very aggrieved, and said: "It stands to reason that I, the subordinate minister, am not qualified to get involved in the affairs of Ling County. But this Yu Zhi is related to the robbery and wounding case that happened under my rule, and I also have to ask him for a confession, so I have no choice but to take the liberty of participating. ”

After finishing speaking, Feng Zhong kindly persuaded again: "Right Lieutenant Shan, let's put this Yu Zhi off the fire first, otherwise, if the county magistrate and prison Peng of your county know, I'm afraid that you will feel that you have exceeded your authority." ”

"Shut up!" Shan Youwei roared: "Lao Tzu's own business, you don't need to care!" ”

"Lord Lieutenant, don't force the subordinates." Feng Zhong said boldly: "Our Great Qin's control of officials is not just ordinary strict. ”

Right Lieutenant Shan glared at Feng Zhong angrily, his eyes were almost spewing fire, Feng Zhong was timid, his eyes were obviously weak, Xiang Kang next to him saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Lord Right Lieutenant, if you don't listen to our Feng Youxi's kind dissuasion, don't blame us for reporting to the official, Great Qin has its own laws." The injuries on Yu Gongzi's body are so serious, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to hide from the world. ”

The Qin Dynasty's management constraints on officials were far stricter than those of any dynasty, and once officials committed crimes, they were often punished more severely than the people. Considering that he is not completely covering the sky in Ling County, and Xiang Kang will definitely go to the county to accuse him of abusing the punishment and communiquing personal vendetta, Shan Youwei gritted his teeth, and still snorted to the errand who was being tortured, and the errand officer understood, and quickly let go of Yu Zhi, whose chest had almost been roasted, Yu Zhi groaned on the ground, crying as miserable as he could.

"Thank you, Lieutenant." Feng Zhong also made a little concession and said, "If Lord Right Lieutenant doesn't mind, please let the subordinate ask him something." ”

Shan Youwei kept a straight face and did not speak, Feng Zhong asked Xiang Kang to temporarily ghostwrite the record, ran to Yu Zhi and pretended to interrogate, and asked Yu Zhi to explain his relationship with the so-called Juyeze bandit Zhang Ji, Yu Zhi, who was temporarily out of the sea of suffering, of course denied it, and insisted that he didn't know what Zhang Ji was, Feng Zhong repeatedly asked to confirm that the confession had not been changed, and asked Yu Zhi to sign his name on the bamboo slip recorded by Xiang Kang, and got the ironclad evidence of Yu Zhi's original confession. Then Feng Zhong turned to Shan Right Lieutenant, pretending to be worried and said: "Lord Right Lieutenant, this matter is troublesome, this Yu Zhi insists that he doesn't know Zhang Ji, and we haven't caught that Zhang Ji, what can we do about this?" ”

"What do you want to do?" Lieutenant Shan asked angrily.

"According to the subordinates, let's take him to Lingxian County first." Feng Zhong was also not polite, and said: "This case is too complicated, involving the three counties of Dong County, Dang County and Surabaya County, and it is definitely not possible to do it in a day or two if you want to find out." Therefore, the subordinates thought that they could only take this Yu Zhi to Lingxian City for careful interrogation, and at the same time issue a sea fishing document to arrest Zhang Ji, the thief of Juyeze, who killed and robbed. ”

The murderer claimed to be a person from Dangjun, first robbed and injured people in Surabaya County, and then went to Dongjun to kill people, after thinking for a long time, he found that this case was indeed very complicated, and Shan Youwei had to reluctantly nod and shouted: "Change this Yu Zhi into ochre clothes (prison clothes), put them in a prisoner car, and escort them into the city to be handed over to Wu Prison Peng!" and those servants of the Yu family who were arrested, and they were all taken away! ”

Hearing this, Xiang Kang and Feng Zhong both quietly breathed a sigh of relief, because the prison and the county lieutenant of the Qin Dynasty did not belong to the same system, and they could not manage and control each other, so they imprisoned Yu Zhi in the Ling County Prison.

While breathing a sigh of relief, he glanced at Yu Zhi, who was already dying, Xiang Kang couldn't help but have a more vicious thought in his heart, and said in his heart: "The old man is so rich, and the only brother-in-law died tragically in the prison, this old father-in-law's money should be a cheap son-in-law logically?" Should I continue to save my future brother-in-law? ”

When a vicious son-in-law was quietly calculating the rich family property of his future father-in-law, Shan Youwei also looked at Xiang Kang with a vicious look, and said in his heart: "I must let this little son be buried with my son!" No matter what you think, you have to pull this little shaft into the water for me! ”