Chapter 44: Yuejing Mansion Prison
It stands to reason that this can be counted as a crime, and the jailer can use the punishment to teach him a lesson, but the leading jailer does not pursue it, but just arranges for someone to change the cell and it is over.
may have seen Jiang Xiaobai's ruthlessness, after changing a cell, it was a lot quieter, and no one came to make trouble again. Seeing this, a sneer crossed Jiang Xiaobai's mouth, he has been a human being in two lives, and he has seen a lot of people in all shapes, and he has never been afraid of anyone more than ruthless, these places in prison are really good people are bullied, and horses are good at being ridden.
Looking at the prison door made of iron bars, Jiang Xiaobai thought that after coming down the mountain from Mutao Peak, he was also very oolong along the way, first he went the opposite way, and then he met Liu Hansan and others who were forced to visit the tomb, and finally survived from the tomb, and now they have fallen into this broken prison again. "Alas..."sighed lightly, this time it was getting farther and farther away from Guangfu.
Just as Jiang Xiaobai's thoughts drifted to Guangfu, which was far away in the south, his arm was suddenly bumped, and someone came up to talk, so he heard the man ask: "Little brother, aren't you from the capital?" ”
Jiang Xiaobai found out that there were only two people imprisoned in this cell, except that he was the person in front of him who asked him, and before he could reply, the man continued: "It was because of offending the children of a high-ranking official that he was imprisoned here."
"How do you know?" Jiang Xiaobai was stunned for a moment and asked.
The man smiled, glanced around, and said, "That's how the people in these six cells came in. ”
Jiang Xiaobai sighed, and asked again: "Then what about you, you also offended the children of high-ranking officials in Kyoto?" ”
"Hey, I'm not, I came in because of theft" The man smiled and squinted, and said again, "My surname is Bai Dan's name, and my friends on the road give face, and I have a name and a day mouse." ”
Dayrats?! Jiang Xiaobai laughed dumbly in his heart, there is also a land consumption star called the White Sun Rat in the Water Margin, and he is a good man in Liangshan, but seeing that this Bai Qi has protruding front teeth, is short and fat, has two mustaches, and has thief eyebrows and mouse eyes, he really looks like a mouse, so he smiled and said: "Didn't you just say that these six cells were all children who offended the high-ranking officials in the capital and came in, it stands to reason that you shouldn't be locked up here for this theft?"
"Although I didn't offend those people, I stole the mansions of some high-ranking officials" Bai Qi's face showed a smug look, as if he was recalling his previous scenery and deeds, and squinted his eyes and said, "I have stolen all the Shangshu Mansion, the Admiral's Mansion, and the General's Mansion." ”
Jiang Xiaobai exclaimed: "Then your ability is really not small!" "Shangshu, Admiral, etc. are all first- and second-rank official positions, and the mansions where these people live are naturally heavily guarded, which is only a little worse than in the imperial city, if Bai Qi, who is known as the day mouse, is not bragging, then his ability to steal is really okay.
Bai Qi smiled bitterly and said, "If you really have the ability, you won't be caught here, by the way, I haven't asked your name yet?" ”
"Jiang Xiaobai" Jiang Xiaobai replied briefly, looked at the middle-aged man in the cell just now, and asked, "Do you know that person?" ”
"Which one?" Bai Qi looked in the direction Jiang Xiaobai was looking at, and whispered, "You said him, his name is Liu Lingba, a native of the rivers and lakes, and he has a little kung fu under his hands, many people in this prison listen to him, and even the director of the prison gives him three points of face." ”
Jiang Xiaobai nodded, it was only a moment since he fought with Liu Lingba, but he could be sure in his heart that this Liu Lingba's kung fu was not weak, and it was even possible that he was above him.
After Bai Qi finished speaking, he sneakily glanced outside the cell door, walked to the cell door, and fiddled with the big lock on the prison door.
Jiang Xiaobai's eyes widened, and he was about to speak, when he saw Bai Qi make a "shhhh ”
"You have this ability, why don't you find a chance to escape," Jiang Xiaobai asked in a low voice.
Bai Qi made a bitter face and said, "I'm good at sneaking and unlocking, but I don't have the kung fu at hand, and I can't get past the jailers guarding outside." ”
Jiang Xiaobai bowed slightly, and then listened to Bai Qi continue: "So I'm waiting for someone to rescue me out." ”
"Waiting for whom?"
"You!"
"Me?!" Jiang Xiaobai's eyes widened, and his face was puzzled, "Could it be that you want to open this lock and I'll take you out?" ”
Bai Qi hurriedly said: "How can the prison escape be done!" This is the capital! If you really do that, even if you succeed in escaping, you and I will have no land to live in this Yue country. ”
This is also Jiang Xiaobai's distress, from the outside, the security of the Yuejing Mansion prison is not very strict, there are less than 20 jailers, but if the jailer is injured and escapes, he will become a fugitive, and he will inevitably be pursued by the imperial court. If this is the case, he might as well resist in Yuejing City, and save himself from falling into this prison.
"If you want to go, you have to go openly," Bai Qi continued.
Jiang Xiaobai said curiously: "Tell me, how to make a light method." ”
"Do you know why these six cells are of different sizes?" Bai Qi got closer, saw Jiang Xiaobai shook his head, and said, "There is a rule in this Yuejing Mansion prison, and the mansion Yin relies on this to make money."
Ha?? Jiang Xiaobai's eyes rolled, and when he heard that Bai Qi's words seemed to contain a mystery, he asked with interest: "This group of prisoners, how did he get the silver from it, didn't you also say it, none of the people in these six cells were from the capital, and no one came to bail out." ”
"It's this characteristic that he doesn't have to play until he has a lot of money" Bai Qi squeezed his eyes, his already small eyes narrowed into a line, and said mysteriously, "Little white brother, you don't know, don't look at this Yuejing Mansion is also an institution in Kyoto, but the salary of the yacha is not much, so sometimes, the yamen will do some strange ways to get some subsidies." ”
Jiang Xiaobai nodded, it is very common for officials to use their power to obtain extra money, and it is not surprising that they occur everywhere at all times, that is, he motioned for Bai Qi to continue.
Bai Qi continued: "This money is endless, but he is a master of this way, and after he took office, he asked people to build these six cells to detain some outsiders who committed crimes. Every once in a while, people were selected from these six cells to fight, and a secret field was built for this purpose, which was opened for those dignitaries and nobles in the capital to bet on and entertain. After talking too much, he swallowed a mouthful of foam and said, "What fun haven't those dignitaries enjoyed?" Maybe I think it's so exciting, but it's just a bloody game! The more ferocious the prisoners beaten, the happier they became, and they would spend a lot of money to buy some skilled prisoners as their own servants or doormen. And the prisoners who were imprisoned wanted the dignitaries to buy them, so they naturally beat you to death, and the money was endless, and they accumulated a lot of wealth. ”
"Ho!" Jiang Xiaobai sneered after hearing this, this money is really as good as its name, and if the money is not enough, people are endless, and they actually bet on the lives of prisoners for fun, so he asked: "After a long time, there will always be a voice, and no one cares?" ”
"the ball! This money is endless, but he can be a man, and he smiles when he sees people, and often takes some silver to honor others. Bai Qi took a sip and said in a low voice, "The world is as black as a crow, if you want me to say, these dignitaries and nobles are no different from us, the only difference is that they can rob openly with official hats, and we can't keep silent yet." Not to mention that some people are in charge of this money, and even some royal relatives will come to have fun! ”
After that, Bai Qi smiled again, and said to Jiang Xiaobai: "I saw that you are good just now, no worse than that Liu Ling Baye, if you participate in this underground struggle, Tie Zhun will let those high-ranking officials and nobles protect me, and I hope you will take care of it more when the time comes, and let the people who protect you buy me by the way." You just saw that?! I'm not small, but I just can't fight. ”
Jiang Xiaobai didn't reply again, and now it seemed that only by participating in this underground struggle could he get out of the prison justifiably, and after a long time, he spoke: "When will this underground fight be held, are there any rules?" ”