24, to Bo Gongtang
"I said I was arresting you!"
The little guy was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and from time to time he opened his head to look back, muttering: "Why haven't you come back yet, you have to come back quickly, otherwise something will happen!" ”
Cheng Xiaohao put down the charcoal in his hand and wondered, "What's wrong?" Aren't you just going to arrest me and interrogate me? I haven't done anything bad, and I'm not afraid of being judged. ”
The little guy opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything as if he was in the driver's seat.
Ning Er on the side said loudly: "This Lin'an Mansion Yin has a grudge against Lord Ning, if you fall into his hands, I'm afraid it won't be an ordinary interrogation." ”
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaohao was really a little panicked: "You mean, he may torture me?" ”
"Definitely, last time the little cousin just had a little conflict with someone on the street, he was arrested into the yamen, and when Lord Ning rushed to ask for someone, the little cousin had already been beaten out of human shape, and he was also charged with many trumped-up charges." The little guy who came to report the news said indignantly.
Ning Er also nodded in agreement: "Yes, the little one was still in the village at that time, and I also heard the steward and the little ones talk about it." When you came, it was precisely because the brother returned to his hometown to recuperate from his injuries and there was a shortage of people in the house that the younger one was called from the village to Lin'an. ”
Just when the three of them were worried, several officials ran into the courtyard, and one of the leaders looked at the three of them, and finally locked their eyes on Cheng Xiaohao: "Have you been to the Jiaoqin Workshop in the morning?" ”
Cheng Xiaohao suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and said calmly: "I've been there." ”
The head of the official nodded impatiently: "That's you." Do you want to walk out with us, or do you want to be carried out by us? ”
Cheng Xiaohao: "Did I commit any crime?" ”
The head of the official had a cold face: "That's none of my business, I was just ordered to come and get people." Without further ado, let's go now. ”
Cheng Xiaohao didn't know what to do, he looked at the two little guys beside him, but found that the two of them lowered their heads and didn't dare to say a word.
At this time, the steward of the palace ran over with a smile, and he stuffed a few pieces of broken silver into the cloth belt of the head of the government without a trace, and said with a smile: "It's really hard to come here in a hurry, I don't know what the guests in the palace have done?" Can you wait for Master Ning to come back before taking someone away? ”
The face of the official who received the benefits stretched, and he smiled: "Your guest has done something terrible, he actually joined the thieves to break into the house and kidnap people in broad daylight, and he didn't take Wang Fa seriously." ”
Cheng Xiaohao: "I didn't, I..."
Before he finished speaking, the steward interrupted him, gave him a look, and then continued to smile at the head of the officer: "This matter is very important, there must be some evidence." ”
The head of the official pointed to Cheng Xiaohao: "On that street, the owners of many shops saw him sneaking outside, and then entered the Chen family's shop, and when he came out, it didn't take long for a woman's cry for help from the backyard of the shop." Someone else saw a tightly covered carriage galloping out of the city, and the driver was wearing a coat and hat, and his face could not be seen clearly. This must have been a premeditated case, and this person was the one who had colluded with the thief to report the news. ”
"But that doesn't prove that my guest is the one who is in harmony with the thief, and the reason why he went to Jiaoqinfang is to buy painting paper for painting, I swear, I am telling the truth, and I can testify." The steward raised his hand.
The head of the official knocked his hand down: "Come on, for the sake of your sincerity, I can only advise you not to join in this fun, you also want to follow?" ”
The steward stuffed two pieces of broken silver into his trouser belt, pulled his face and smiled: "Let's be lenient, it's better to wait later, when my family comes back, I will definitely take him to the yamen to give an explanation." ”
The head of the official shook his head, took out the broken silver from his belt, and returned half of it to the steward, who refused to ask for it, he frowned, and the steward hurriedly took it.
Seeing that he took it, the head of the official said: "It's not that I don't understand, but the person on top of my head doesn't let me understand, and the hat on my head is still worth more than your silver, so don't grind with me, I have to take people away now." ”
After speaking, he looked at Cheng Xiaohao, and seeing that Cheng Xiaohao was motionless, he waved his hand, and several officials behind him surrounded Cheng Xiaohao.
Seeing people coming around, Cheng Xiaohao took a step forward and said, "You don't have to hold me, I'll go by myself." ”
Several officials stood up and looked at the head of the officials, and the head of the officials nodded: "Then let's go." ”
As he spoke, he led the way out, while the four officials surrounded Cheng Xiaohao left and right to follow the head of the officials.
Although Cheng Xiaohao is calm on the surface, he is already extremely flustered in his heart, he has seen the horror of ancient punishments from TV movies, and the butt may still be the lightest, if it is a red-hot soldering iron, an iron nail drills or something......
After arriving at the yamen, a thin man with triangular eyes with a cold expression sat in the high hall, he slapped the board and drank: "When you see this official, why don't you kneel!" ”
As a modern person in the 21st century, it is okay to kneel to the sky and kneel to parents, but it is simply impossible to kneel to others.
Cheng Xiaohao: "I'm not from the Song Dynasty, so I don't kneel." ”
The triangular-eyed man slapped the board and said angrily: "Talking nonsense, is the official blind?" Come on, let him kneel! ”
Cheng Xiaohao was about to speak, but the two servants came over directly, picked up the long stick in their hands, and smashed it heavily on his leg socket before Cheng Xiaohao could react.
Cheng Xiaohao, who lost his balance, folded his knees and knelt heavily on the ground, because he was defenseless, his entire upper body was braised forward, but fortunately, he instinctively pressed forward with both hands, so as not to let his face hit the ground.
But in order to eliminate the gravity of the body, his hands rubbed violently against the rough gravel floor, and a piercing pain came from the palms of his hands.
He couldn't support the pain anymore, so he immediately turned over his hand and supported his body by his arms and elbows.
Hiss –
The flesh and blood on his hands were already blurred, and the pain in his heart made him not even feel the pain, and both palms lost sensation, leaving only numbness.
The triangular-eyed man in the high hall smiled proudly and coldly: "This is the end of the delusional deception of the official." ”
Cheng Xiaohao slowly propped up his upper body with his arms and elbows, his eyes were full of stubbornness: "I am not from the Song Dynasty. ”
The triangular-eyed man sneered, "Then you are a Mengren?" Is it a spy? Haha, that's more in line with my heart, say, what is the purpose of you going to Chen's shop with those Mengren this time? Who was kidnapped? ”
Cheng Xiaohao: "I'm not a Mongolian, and I didn't commit crimes with thieves, I just went there to buy paper." ”
"Humph! It seems that you are toasting and not eating and drinking. The triangular-eyed man glanced at the head of the official beside Cheng Xiaohao and said, "Let this hard-mouthed spy see the punishment of my Great Song Dynasty." ”