1

In Taihe Prison, Cao Yin sat in the corner of the cell in a daze, silent.

Unlike ordinary prisoners, Cao Yin was an official of the imperial court and the lord of a county after all, and Jiang Yuan specially instructed the prison guards to arrange a separate cell for him and equip him with special jailers to take care of him.

After months of pondering, Cao Yin finally understood that someone must have framed him. But the matter has come to this point, and there is no good way to redeem it, so I can only resign myself to fate, and it is no big deal to go to prison, the only regret is that the long wings are about to fly, and I hate the net by mistake.

"Tiancheng, let's hear what's new out there." This jailer who specializes in taking care of Cao Yin is named Le Tiancheng, who is a Taihe know-it-all, and he can always know about the strange things on the streets and alleys at the first time. When he was bored, Cao Yin listened to Le Tiancheng talk about the new things outside to relieve his boredom.

Lotte was passing through the cell to go to dinner, and when he saw Cao Yin shouting, he stopped and said with a smile: "Lord Cao, there's nothing new recently." ”

Cao Yin let out an "oh" in disappointment, and then silently closed his eyes.

After a while, Lotte Cheng came back after eating and said with a smile: "Master Cao, if you are bored, how about I give you a little book?" ”

Cao Yin opened his eyes and said, "No need, thank you Brother Tiancheng." ”

Le Tiancheng left, Cao Yin suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "Brother Tiancheng, I want to ask you something, why did the prison detain me alone, and I took care of my diet and daily life, could it be that our Taihe Prison treats prisoners so favorably?" ”

Le Tiancheng said with a smile: "Ha, there are some things, Lord Jiang said, Lord Cao is diligent and loves the people, he is a good county order, even if he is confused and makes a big mistake, he should take care of it, so we arrange it like this." ”

Cao Yin was furious: "How can this be true, although I was framed, but after all, I am a prisoner of the imperial court, and I should act in accordance with the laws of the imperial court, how can I be special?" You go and tell Jiang Yuan, and immediately imprison me like a common person, and don't break the law. ”

Le Tiancheng was shocked: "Lord Cao, why are you doing this!" ”

"Cao Yin is not guilty and imprisoned, it is already unfortunate, if he violates the law of the country, then he is really guilty, a guilty person, what face does he have to hold the emperor's Tongtian Wat!"

Le Tiancheng had no choice but to report Cao Yin's request to the prison guard, and the prison officer reported it to Jiang Yuan, Jiang Yuan listened to it and sneered: "I arranged it this way, I was worried that he would come to investigate this matter in the future, so that he would not suspect me in the future, since he suffered voluntarily, let him taste the taste of imprisonment." ”

The jailer smiled, "Why don't you make the play more serious, my lord." ”

Jiang Yuan smiled and praised: "Wonderful! Hurriedly came to the cell to persuade Cao Yin: "My lord, Jiang Yuan doesn't believe that you will do such an ugly thing, since you are not guilty, why bother yourself, the pain of the prison is very unbearable, you do this, how can the lower officials be worthy of Taihe people!" ”

Cao Yin said: "Lord Jiang, thank you for your kindness, but the law of the court is not allowed to be blasphemed, Cao Yin is not afraid of hardship, he is afraid that the law will not work." ”

Jiang Yuan listened, and was filled with grief and indignation: "Lord Cao, the people of Taihe are not blessed, and they finally look forward to a clean official, but they are ......" Before the words were finished, tears flowed, and a dignified eight-grade county man couldn't cry anymore.

2

"Master Cao, let me tell you an interesting story, it's a joke that happened in our Taihe County Yali recently, and I also mentioned you." Although Cao Yin has been transferred to an ordinary cell, drinking porridge and eating wild vegetables with the prisoners, Lotte Cheng still likes to often run over to chat with Cao Yin and help him have fun.

"Really? How could I be mentioned? Let's talk about it, the county government is a solemn place, how can there be any jokes, I really don't believe it. Although Cao Yin suffered like this, he still did not lose confidence in the officialdom, in Cao Yin's heart, the county government is a sacred and majestic place, how can he be ridiculed casually?

The other prisoners were also extremely bored, and one by one said, "Come and listen." ”

With a cup of tea in his hand, Lotte stood on one foot, lightly tapping the toe on the ground with the other, leaning his upper body against the outside of the cell door, and talking to everyone through the iron window on the door.

"A few days ago, Zhao Hongyou, a Confucian official of the Ministry of Rites, came to Taihe to inspect with several people from the government and the state, and Jiang Yuan, the county magistrate, asked Wang Han, the county teacher, to sit with more than ten people to sit and drink tea. Zhao Hongyou boasted that he composed more than 800 poems, more than 300 prose, more than 200 lyrics, and more than 100 songs. ”

Le Tiancheng stopped as he spoke, lifted the lid of the teacup, and took a sip of the freshly brewed Jinggangshan black tea.

Cao Yin said: "In the officialdom, it is this flashy and irritable, and he likes to brag and pat his ass." ”

"Yes, but there is a person who is silent, not to mention boasting, not even laughing, looking disdainful," Le Tiancheng smiled and said: "A good story is in this person." ”

Cao Yin asked strangely, "Who?" ”

Lotte Cheng said: "Teach Wang Han." ”

Cao Yin laughed when he heard this: "This person is a mediocre talent, and he also spends money to donate it, he doesn't know poetry, so he naturally doesn't know where to tout." ”

Lotte Cheng said: "You are wrong, Wang Han's lifting is a solid test based on his own ability." ”

"Really?" Cao Yin came to the spirit and was full of anticipation: "Go on." ”

"Seeing that Wang Han was the only one who did not boast, Jiang Yuan only cared about drinking tea alone, and looked deaf, and felt very rude, so he criticized: 'Wang Jiao is from a person's background, familiar with the articles of sages, today Lord Zhao is here, we scholars should ask Lord Zhao for advice, how can we drink tea alone?' That Zhao Hongyou was born in Jinshi, an official of the Ministry of Etiquette of the Imperial Court, and when he came to this small county of Taihe, there were people who were so disdainful of him, and he was already dissatisfied in his heart, but it was inconvenient to attack, and now when he heard the county Cheng mention this, he immediately wanted to humiliate the teachings in front of him who did not know etiquette. Zhao Hongyou said: "It is not only a person, but also a county teaching, when it is quite knowledgeable, I don't know how many poems, a few words, a few articles and how many times have Wang Jiaoyu done?" ’”

Cao Yin decided that Wang Han had no real talent and learning, and he would definitely not be able to make any poems, and said with a smile: "When Lord Zhao asked this, Wang Han must be embarrassed, right?" ”

Le Tiancheng smiled: "You are wrong again, do you guess how Wang Han answered?" ”

Cao Yin said: "He has no knowledge and no skills, how can he answer?" ”

"Wang Han didn't laugh or get angry, but asked: 'Lord Zhao wrote more than 800 poems, more than 300 prose, more than 200 lyrics, and more than 100 songs, right?' Zhao Hongyou replied conceitedly: 'Of course'. Wang Han asked again: "Lord Zhao has heard Li Bai's silent night thoughts: 'The bright moonlight in front of the bed is suspected to be frost on the ground. Raise your head to look at the bright moon and bow your head to think of your hometown. Zhao Hongyou was taken aback, and said angrily: "This is the poem of Li Bai, a poet immortal of the previous dynasty, which can be recited by children all over the world. Wang Han said: "The humble position was not intended to snub the Confucian official just now, but the humble position was thinking about a problem that he couldn't figure out. 'Oh, what a question, let's hear it. Zhao Hongyou was puzzled. Wang Han said: "I'm thinking, Li Bai's short 20-word poem can be passed down for thousands of years, and now it is still a household name, and everyone knows it. ”

"Hahahaha, happy! Joyfully! Joyfully! Cao Yinxing will be dripping, and the unhappiness of being wronged and aggrieved in the past few days has been swept away, and he sighed: "Now the talents, lifters, and jinshi bite the words of Wenjue all day long, sprinkled with enthusiasm, flashy but unreal, such articles should have been scolded a long time ago, I can't imagine that we Taihe still have such courageous talents!" ”

Le Tiancheng also smiled: "He is indeed a talent, and this person is really bold enough to make the arrogant Confucian official angry." However, Wang Han was severely scolded by the county order, the county inheritance, the lord Bo, the history of the canon and others afterwards, guess what he did, he actually sighed and said: "Tao Qian does not bend his waist for five buckets of rice, and he is free in Nanshan." Cao Yin sacrificed himself for the three-inch method and was finally imprisoned. Whether officialdom advances or retreats, the pros and cons have emerged. Whether the sea is sinking or floating, the good and the bad are clear. If I know these things, why should I be attached to this mere priesthood? After saying this, he actually took off his official uniform and hat, threw it on the ground, abandoned the official and left. ”

Cao Yin was silent.

When the prisoners heard this, they were all surprised, and everyone discussed: "What a pity that a good teaching is not appropriate and leaves!" "Is this man a fool?" "He abandoned his official position and left, what about his wife and children?"

Lotte City said: "He is almost forty years old, alone, how can he have any wives and children." ”

"He is a dignified county teacher, has food, drink and fame, how can he not have a wife and children?" The crowd was amazed.

"Well, speaking of which, it's another story."

"Tell me about it," the crowd was impressed.

Lotte Cheng said: "More than ten years ago, their Wang family was a young man or twenty, and every time a large family chose to ride the dragon fast son-in-law, everyone was carefully dressed up, behaved quietly, behaved moderately, a gentle and elegant, humble and courteous attitude, and the only Wang Han was sloppy as before, behaved casually, and talked freely. Later, all the sons took their wives and gave birth to young sons, but Wang Han was alone. Someone advised him: 'You are full of wealth and extraordinary ambitions, but you can't marry a satisfactory lady, don't you regret it?' Why don't you also learn some sweet words, coax a lady to show off, start a family first, and then start a business, the way of a gentleman. ’”

The prisoner said: "Yes, he is talented, if he can learn to add a little more to his mouth, it should not be difficult to get a wife and start a family." ”

Lotte Chengdao: "If he thinks like this, he is not Wang Han." Guess how he answered, he said, 'If Wang Han marries a wife, like a prince fishing, he who wishes will take the bait.' ’”

Everyone laughed, "This Wang Han is too interesting." ”

Lotte Chengdao: "No, everyone laughed at him for being crazy, and he sighed proudly: 'A dignified man, he bows down to the knees for a wife, the world is degraded like this, the country is safe and not chaotic, and the day of my Ming Dynasty is not far away!'" ’”

Everyone laughed at Wang Han's stupidity, worrying about the sky, and Cao Yin secretly frightened: "This person is not only my Cao Yin's bosom friend, but also quite insightful, I am a dignified Ming Dynasty, and many men have no integrity, for the sake of official positions, women, gold and silver, lose their personality and lose their dignity, in the long run, how can they resist the rude and domineering Jurchen barbarians?" If I am reinstated, I will seek Wang Han to help me. ”

3

After receiving the submission from Ji'an Mansion, Jiangxi Inspector Guo Wen felt that the matter was very important, and hurriedly explained the things in hand to his subordinates, and he and his deputy envoy Jiang Huai rushed to Taihe to inquire about the case with a cadre of scribes and officials.

Half a month later, the court where the county order was tried in the past is now used to try the county order, and this strange thing naturally attracted hundreds of people to come and watch, Huang Lei ordered the arrest to quickly block the people outside the gate of the county government, and they were not allowed to watch.

In court, Cao Yin refused to admit his guilt. The three prostitutes testified that when they were brought into the county government that night, the officials said that they were looking for fun in the county order, and after entering a room, because it was dark, they could not see the layout of the room clearly, let alone the appearance of the county order, and only smelled the smell of alcohol in the county order, and the rain of clouds and rain all night, and the next morning, the county order paid two silver and let the three of them leave quickly, and they never thought that they would be caught before they left the gate of the county office.

Guo Wen and Jiang Huai listened to Cao Yin's defense and the prostitute's confession, and it was difficult to distinguish the truth from the false for a while. When he was hesitating, the jury Jiang Xing said: "Two adults, although Cao Yin denied it, but twenty or thirty officials and officials present at the time saw him running out of the inner hall in rags, and it is indisputable that he was drunk the night before. ”

Guo Wen also knew that Jiang Xing was the nephew of Shi Fenglai, the first assistant of the dynasty, and the new emperor ascended the throne. So he said: "What Master Jiang said is extremely true. Immediately, he was shocked and said angrily: "Cao Yin, the evidence in this case is conclusive, how can you deny it?" If you confess your guilt, you will still be spared the pain of flesh and skin, if not, you will blame the official for being ruthless. ”

Cao Yin argued: "The three witnesses are all framed against me, and I hope that the adults will see clearly." ”

Jiang Xing sneered: "Who is right and wrong in this case, the two imperial historians are aware of everything, and if someone comes, please ask the criminal Cao Yin to draw a detention." A group of officials received the order, rushed up and forced Cao Yin, grabbed his hand and drew a charge on the confession.

Cao Yin shouted that he was wronged, Guo Wen turned a deaf ear, and said to the officials: "The criminal Cao Yin has drawn a confession, and the Ming Law stipulates that all officials who live in prostitutes will have sixty rods, steal official silver, and be imprisoned for ten years, and the official will be sentenced according to the law, and it will be handed over to the boss tomorrow, and you will put the prisoner in prison as soon as possible."

4

The case was closed, and Cao Yin was transferred to Nanchang Prison.

The official area of the big prison is detained by officials and prisoners, most of whom are prisoners with status and status from all over Jiangxi, everyone is a scholar, relatively civilized, generally does not fight and make trouble, and occasionally reciting poems and writing endowments, lamenting the impermanence of life, although it is a prison, it is also free and easy.

When Cao Yin was first imprisoned, he was also in the official area, but it didn't take long for him to offend the large and small prison officials and jailers several times, and he was dragged out of the official area by these little ghosts and sent to the fighting and killing area to be punished.

But Cao Yin would rather endure insults and violence than follow the bad rules of prison, and categorically refused to give any benefits to the prison officials and jailers.

There was endless work to be done in the prison every day, and Cao Yin worked with everyone from morning to night, and after a few days, he lost a lot of weight.

The county Cheng Jiang Yuan, the lord Bo Tian and Yong, and the Dian Shi Ding Xin discussed it, and felt that Cao County Ling was a good person, and the three of them pooled together thirty taels of silver, and Tuo Ding Xin went to visit, doing his best as a colleague.

Seeing Ding Xin coming, Cao Impression grabbed a life-saving straw, and before Ding Xin could speak, he eagerly argued: "Ding Dian History, Cao Yin was wronged." ”

Ding Xin was silent, looking at Cao Yin's emaciated face, he felt quite sad in his heart, and said distressedly: "My lord, you have lost weight." ”

Cao Yin asked, "Ding Dianshi, do you know who framed me?" ”

Ding Xin said: "The lower officials don't know. ”

Cao Yin was quite disappointed, his eyes were demented, and the hope that had just been stirred up was shattered again.

"My lord, tell you a good news, my lord's mother is not dead, I came to the county government to find you," Ding Xin brought Cao Yin a great news: "I heard the old lady say that after she fell into the water, she was rescued by a hermit, and three months later, her body recovered, and the hermit gave her ten taels of silver to help her find her son in Tonglu, and the old lady trekked to Tonglu alone, but she didn't see you take office, and then she ran out of silver, and had to wander the rivers and lakes, begging to live." This year, I heard that you were in Taihe as a county magistrate, so I hurried here, not wanting my lord to be wronged and imprisoned again, alas......"

Cao Yin couldn't believe that this was true, his hands clenched the iron railing, his eyes widened, and he asked excitedly, "Really?" Where is my mother now? ”

Ding Xin said: "Don't worry, the four brothers of the Jing family took the old lady to Huangmei." ”

Cao Yin was relieved at this time, and suddenly cried again: "Cao Yin is not filial, and let his mother suffer for three years, it is really better than a beast." ”

Ding Xin said: "Adults must not be sad, the old lady is now taken to Huangmei by Sijing to take care of her, and there is no need to worry." ”

Cao Yin said: "After Ding Dianshi goes back, help me do three things: first, find out who recruited those three prostitutes into the county government, why did it depend on me, how can I, Cao Yin, do this ugly thing of stealing officials and recruiting prostitutes?" Second, help me go to see Huangmei's mother and tell her that Cao Yin is fine in prison and don't worry. Third, tell the Jing brothers that although Cao Yin is in prison, the four of them must abide by the law and never forget their original aspirations. ”

Cao Yin's eyes were full of tears, and his voice was infarcted. Ding Xin comforted: "The county prince, Lord Bo and I all believe in Lord Cao, I will definitely find out the truth when I go back, and I will return my innocence." As for the adult mother, we will definitely go and take care of it, so don't worry. After speaking, Ding Xin took out a certain tattoo of silver and said: "This time, the three of us scraped together thirty taels of silver, and it cost twenty taels to beat the jailer just now, and the jailer's name is Xiao Xiao, he promised to take care of the adult, and there are still ten taels of silver left here for the adult." ”

Cao Yin was furious when he heard this, and scolded: "Ding Xin, Cao Yin would rather die than pay a bribe, how dare you hide from me to fight the jailers?" Then he pointed to the other people in the cell: "How can we people in the public family and officials of the court be as worldly as them?" You quickly find the jailer to get the money back, don't ruin my Cao Yin's reputation. ”

Ding Xin pleaded: "My lord, why is this difficult, there is a way that people are under the eaves, and they have to bow their heads, and now the adults are in prison, so they should endure the humiliation and burden, in order to make him ......rise again in the future."

Before Ding Xin finished speaking, Cao Yin laughed sadly: "If he has no integrity, even if he rises again in the future, Cao Yin will not have the face to face the sky." Ding Xin, you take these ten taels of silver back, Cao Yin doesn't need it in the prison, you must find Xiao Xiao to come back for the twenty taels of silver, Cao Yin has a bright life, and he will never go against the law. ”

Ding Xin saw that Cao Yin was so stubborn, and he was also anxious, and replied: "My lord, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood." ”

Cao Yin smiled coldly: "I have fallen to this point, it is already very unfortunate, if I lose my integrity again, how can you let Cao Yin establish the world?" Ding Dianshi, remember, if you want to get back the twenty taels of silver, don't let Cao Yin bear the notoriety of bribing the jailer. ”

Ding Xin had no choice, so he nodded silently and said, "Okay, let's go to Xiao Xiao for my humble position." My lord, take care, Ding Xin said goodbye. ”

Ding Xin left, Cao Yin lay on the straw mat and wept, and the dozen or so prisoners in the cell were surprised, and everyone gathered around.

One of them said, "You're still a county magistrate?" Cao Yin was silent and closed his eyes silently.

Another said: "No wonder he has fine skin and tender meat, and he looks like a showman." ”

Another said: "No, being a county magistrate is at least a lifter, how can he look like a lifter." ”

Another argued: "You know a fart, to be a county magistrate is at least a Jinshi born." ”

"Wow, Jinshi?" Everyone exclaimed.

Cao Yin let them talk around him without saying a word.

"Aren't you Cao Yin in the Criminal Department?" The head of the cell is ** Lake, and I have heard Cao Yin's name early: "I heard that Emperor Guangzong personally gave you Tongtianwat?" Is this serious? ”

Cao Yin was still silent, noncommittal!

"I don't think he's a county magistrate." One of the young queens, who was sitting cross-legged on Cao Yin's left side, came out coldly, only to see him quickly crawl back to the corner and lie down, and then add three words: "Imposter." ”

"How do you know?" The cell boss asked.

When Cao Yin heard the word "fake", his eyes also opened.

"Little brother, how do you say I'm a fake county magistrate?"

At this time, the group of prisoners surrounding Cao Yin climbed to the corner of the wall and listened to his high arguments around Dao Yuan Yuanyuan.

Dao Yuanyuan got up and sat on the ground, and did not pay attention to Cao Yin's questioning, but said to the dozen or so people: "In today's world, who can mix in the officialdom, who is not a cunning and old man, how can he not know the reason of human feelings?" You see this person is so pedantic, that looks like an official? ”

Everyone felt that Dao Yuanyuan was reasonable, and one of them shouted at Cao Yin: "Since you are a county magistrate, why don't you know anything, how can there be a reason to return the money you have made?" ”

Cao Yin wanted to defend himself, and he wanted to know the ambition of the bird, alas, it didn't matter if he didn't distinguish it, Cao Yin sighed and closed his eyes again.

Seeing that Cao Yin was silent, everyone said that he was not a county order, so they acquiesced, so they didn't care about him anymore, and everyone slept by themselves.

When it was Cao Yin's turn, Cao Yin took the porridge and asked, "This brother, is there a jailer named Xiao Xiao in the prison city?" ”

Before the cook could reply, he heard someone in the distance: "Who is looking for me?" Then came the sound of steady footsteps. Cao Yin saw that a tall fat man in a jailer's clothes walked over, and the man came to him and asked sharply, "Who are you?" Ask me what my name does? ”

Cao Yin put down the bowl and arched his hand: "Under Cao Yin, who was originally the commander of Taihe County, was framed and imprisoned, today I came to see me in the county canon, and I blamed him for being confused for a while, and sent you twenty taels of silver, which is against the law, and I hope you will retreat, so as not to damage the name of you and me." ”

As soon as Cao Yin's words came out, Xiao Xiao was angry, and the other prisoners in the cell were frightened, even the cook who delivered the meal had never encountered such a thing, and looked at Xiao Xiao in shock.

"Phew," Xiao Xiao spit out a mouthful of phlegm, and said angrily: "Okay, you bold Cao Yin, you think this is your county office, and Ding Xin volunteered to take care of your for me." After saying that, he left angrily.

The cell head, Dao Yuanyuan and others all surrounded them again, and said nonsense: "You are so stupid, how dare you talk like this?" ”

"If you want him to return the money, isn't it a tiger's mouth to pull out teeth?"

"Now you're finished, if you don't die, you have to shed your skin."

"As a county magistrate, are you still stingy with that mere twenty taels of silver? Isn't this asking for trouble? ”

Only the cell boss was respectful to Cao Yin, knelt down and said, "Lord Cao is above, please accept the villain's worship." ”

Cao Yin hurriedly helped him up, and the cell head said: "The villain should be damned, he collided with an adult a few days ago, he really has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai!" ”

Cao Yin said: "Strong men don't have to worry about it. ”

The cell boss said: "Lord Cao is iron-clad, and everyone in the world admires it, but if you offend Xiao Xiao today, how can he give up easily." ”

Cao Yin looked up to the sky and sneered: "Cao Yin is an official, and law enforcement is like a ding; Cao Yin is for the people, law-abiding like a mountain, Cao Yin never violates the law, how can a traitor bear me? ”

The cell boss worried: "Even though my lord is bright, this dark prison is not a place to reason. ”

Cao Yin said with a smile: "For the sake of fame, even if it is a tiger's mouth to extract teeth, I will not hesitate to do it." ”

Sure enough, everyone was anxious, and a rush of footsteps came inspiringly, six jailers broke into the cell, led by Xiao Xiao, I saw him wave his hand, the jailers grabbed Cao Yin and punched and kicked, although Cao Yin was angry and resisted, but after all, he was not an opponent, and he was beaten to the point of bleeding. Although the prisoners pity Cao Yin, who dares to speak? Everyone hid and watched the gang do the murder.

Xiao Xiao saw that Cao Yin was lying on the ground and couldn't move, so he dropped two ingots of silver, and said viciously: "Lord Cao, return your name, hahahaha......"

5

On this day, Dao Yuanyuan in the cell is about to be released from prison, this person is from Gaoxian County, Sichuan, because his parents gave birth to three brothers before, and he really wants to have another daughter, so when Dao Yuanyuan was still in his mother's womb, he gave him a female name according to the instructions of the fortune teller, expecting to give birth to a female baby. Unexpectedly, the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, not only gave birth to a son, but also a ruffian who hung his son.

After Dao Yuanyuan was in his twenties, he was idle in Gao County all day long, fighting and making trouble, and his parents were worried that he would cause trouble, so they sent him to Nanchang to follow his uncle to do fruit trading. Who knew that the dog couldn't change its eating, and during his stay in Nanchang, he had a fight with his peers and injured someone by mistake, so he was sentenced to prison.

Before leaving, Cao Yin said to Dao Yuanyuan: "Brother, I ask you to do me a favor, please go to Huangmei after you go out, I will write a letter, you take the letter to see my mother." ”

Dao Yuanyuan said impatiently: "How can I have time to help you visit your mother!" ”

The cell boss shouted: "The knife is round, you kid doesn't want to help with this little favor, do you want to be fisted?" ”

Seeing that the cell head clenched his fists and walked over, Dao Yuanyuan hurriedly said: "I'll go, can't I go!" ”

Cao Yin asked the jailer for a pen and paper to write a few lines, and then handed the twenty taels of silver returned by Xiao Xiao to Dao Yuanyuan's hand, saying, "Please give this silver to my mother, thank you!" ”

Dao Yuanyuan saw the silver, his eyes suddenly lit up, and the cell head shouted: "Dao Yuanyuan, this matter must be done, if there is a mistake, Lao Tzu will unload your two legs after he comes out." ”

Dao Yuanyuan smiled and said: "Big brother, don't worry, I will definitely handle what Master Cao explains." ”

Dao Yuanyuan hid the silver and the letter, packed up his clothes, and waited for the jailer to call.

Out of the prison door, the knife took a few long breaths of fresh air, and shouted: "Grandpa is free...... Hahahaha......"

Dao Yuanyuan was originally a splash, leaving the prison city and walking on the street, secretly thinking that if he went to find his uncle, he would definitely be scolded, so he simply went to Huangmei first, and then talked about it after visiting Cao's mother. was about to go to Huangmei, and then thought: What a pity to give twenty taels of silver to the old woman, if I keep it for my own use, how will Cao Yin know? No, after a few years, the cell boss will come out, and if he knows that I have done this unrighteous thing, how will he spare me? Mo Ruo, swallow this silver, go back to Gao County, and be free with his former brothers, even if the cell boss comes out in the future, he will not be able to find me, hehe.

This crooked mind had already been decided, so he treacherously swallowed Cao Yin's twenty taels of silver, went to the market to buy a black horse, rode a good horse, whistled, and ran towards Gao County in high spirits.