Chapter 28: The Most Sorry Man
"Sure enough, he is a smart bastard, and at this time he knows how to get the most out of himself. Tell Chang'an Ling that Cai Cong is not allowed to be abused, but no one is allowed to talk to him, I want to see how long he can survive. Li Shimin said with a smile, it is not something that ordinary people can do to take down the jailer in such a short time.
Li Shimin's words reached Chang'an Ling, which made Chang'an Ling embarrassed. This shows that Cai Cong is still Jane in the emperor's heart. Now it's great that Cai Cong is being tempered, and he doesn't really want to deal with him.
If you eat and drink well, you are afraid that you will not be able to temper the effect, and the emperor will blame it at that time. If you don't serve you well, and you're afraid that Cai Cong will turn over the old accounts at that time, it's really a dilemma.
"Why is the Weng family worried?" The person who spoke was Xun Xian, the former Chang'an Ling was deposed, it stands to reason that he should have left together, I don't know why, he actually stayed.
"It's a fairy hunt! Naturally, it was Cai Cong who was dismissed, how could the rest of the people give this official such a headache? "Chang'an's face is bitter, this kind of uncle should be placed in Dali Temple! Staying in his county office, isn't it harmful to him?
"Hehe, the Weng family doesn't need to worry, Cai Cong is talented and broad-minded, he definitely won't count this matter on your head, you just do what you do. You must know that Your Majesty's holy order is like a mountain, if you let Your Majesty know that you are a snake and mouse in order not to offend people, then your impression in Your Majesty's heart will definitely be much worse than before. ”
"Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years! In this case, pass on my order and tell the people below that no one is allowed to embarrass Cai Cong, but no one is allowed to talk to him. Chang'an Ling suddenly realized that he only needed to hug one thigh tightly, and the rest was not something he had to care about.
"Yes!"
The prison was damp and filthy, and the prisoners were confined in a small space, eating, drinking, and lazing in it, and the smell was simply sour. Cai Cong's cell was not bad, the county order said that it would be a good reception, and the jailer cleaned it again, changed the clean bed boards, lit candles, and had a small window.
Cai Gang brought the futon, took the money, and asked the jailer to take good care of Cai Cong. It's a pity that the money has been returned, and the boss has said that he is not embarrassed, he does not communicate, how dare he give special treatment?
"Cai Cong! What can I do? They don't even dare to take the money! Cai Gang whispered while making the bed. The ups and downs were so great that after only a few days as an official, he was immediately dismissed and imprisoned.
"It's okay, Uncle Gang, when you go back, you will call the villagers back to the village, and the work of raising chickens and pigs cannot be interrupted, so you will continue to sell flower chickens." Also take care of my mother, I'll be back soon. Cai Cong tied a towel to his nose and said slowly, the cell was so smelly, the smell of feces and urine mixed with other rotten smells was really unacceptable.
"Can you really go back soon? You are a county magistrate, and the emperor has dismissed you. Cai Gang asked questioningly, he had a shot of his own in his heart. After beating people with the front foot, the emperor sent someone to dismiss him on the back foot, which shows that the big man is so favored!
"The dismissal is already a great punishment, can you still kill me for this? I'm a kid, and if I kill me, people will be called narrow-minded, and they won't do that. Cai Cong tried hard to widen Cai Gang's heart, so that he could go back and relax his mother's heart.
In fact, he is also very worried now, as a soul from the future, he has his own ideas and opinions on doing things, and as an international thief, he will never allow his debut in this era to go wrong. But as a Tang Dynasty man, he didn't know that if he wanted to provoke a bloody storm by falsely preaching the holy decree, would the emperor spare himself in the face of 30,000 people.
Maybe the decent treatment for yourself now is to see that you have some credit, maybe when it will be a white silk or a glass of poisoned wine to send you on the road.
He doesn't regret it, since he has done it, he doesn't regret it, he just feels sorry for that stupid woman, if his son dies, he doesn't know what it will be like to be sad. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but have a sour nose, although Sister Cai was really ignorant, ignorant and afraid, but her love for herself was not fake at all.
"Uncle Gang, if the emperor says that he will lock me up for a long time, please take care of my mother, I thank you here." Thinking of this, Cai Cong knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Cai Gang seriously.
You must know that the kneecaps of the Han people were not so soft before the Song Dynasty, and such a kneeling is completely a guilt for Sister Cai. If I can't go back, I'm afraid this woman won't be able to live.
"There's no need for such a big gift, your mother is my cousin, and I should take care of her anyway. You can rest assured, no matter what, as long as there is a certain family, you will definitely protect your mother. This is the promise of a certain family. Cai Gang hurriedly helped Cai Cong up and said solemnly. The ancients made a promise, and since Cai Gang agreed, he would desperately defend this oath.
"I'm leaving, there's some food here, eat when you're hungry. I'll leave you some money, and if there's anything you need, you can ask the messenger to help, and ask them to find someone to come to the village and report to me. ”
"Don't worry, I know. If there is something in the village that can't be solved, you can come to me, I can't get out, but it's okay to come up with an idea. ”
"I know too."
Cai Gang left directly after speaking, it was very time-consuming to move back to the village, and he couldn't delay.
In the next few days, Cai Cong's books were taken away, and it was no problem to eat and drink, but there was no door to enjoy it. The people in several cells around him were all herded into the others.
It was forbidden for anyone to talk to Cai Cong, no matter what Cai Cong wanted, the jailer just did it silently, but he didn't even make a nasal voice to Cai Cong, and his surroundings were as silent as a ghost domain.
In this way, half a month passed quietly, and Cai Cong was already going crazy. If it weren't for the occasional jailer shouting at other prisoners, it would be very similar to confinement.
"Come on, come on, give me paper and pen, and I'll write a recital to the emperor." Cai Cong finally couldn't stand it anymore, either let me go, or chop me up with a knife, what is the matter with being locked up like this?
The jailer soon brought paper and pen, and Cai Cong wrote five or six pages freely, criticizing himself from the depths of his heart, showing that he should not be bold and reckless, and he regretted making such a mistake.
Chang Anling didn't dare to look at the contents inside, and immediately entered the palace with a fold. Li Shimin was really discussing with several ministers, and when he heard that Chang'an Ling came with Cai Cong's recital, he said with a smile: "This kid finally knows that he is afraid, and I dare to bet that this recital must be full of paper begging for mercy." ”
"Hahaha...... The minister doesn't bet with His Majesty, he lost Wang Youjun's post last time, and he is still distressed! The eldest grandson Wuji said with a smile, and the others also shook their heads and didn't agree, they were all human spirits, how could they not guess what Cai Cong wrote.
"O you! Declare him in! Li Shimin shook his head and said.
"Your Majesty."
"Get up! What about Cai Cong's letter? The bastard boy is really shameless, he has been dismissed, and he has the face to say some twists and turns. "Li Shimin is in a very good mood today, four days ago Wei Zheng finally surrendered, and he has already gone to lobby those old departments of Li Jiancheng in Hebei.
Don't look at it as the ninth year of martial arts, next year will be Zhenguan. However, there are Liang Guo and pseudo-Sui Weiping inside, and the major families in Shandong are actually unconvinced, secretly through the Turks, and there are all the people who are eyeing the Tang Dynasty, and now Wei Zheng is lobbying these Shandong scholars, which can be said to save him a lot of things.
Back to the original topic, taking Cai Cong's letter, Li Shimin looked at it with a smile, and through the words in the letter, he seemed to see a little person gritting his teeth and writing a letter against his will, playing cautiously, and wanting to get by.
"Hahaha, lock him up for another half a month, I originally planned to go to see him in the past two days, and go back to make him an earl, he still hates me in his heart. Just stay for half a month longer! Remember to take care of him and don't make any mistakes. Li Shimin said with a smile, how can they all be people who have meritorious service to the country, even if they grind their temperament, nothing can really happen.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, you live in a separate cell, and you have never lacked food and clothing, but you just don't let people talk to Cai Cong." Chang'an Ling was horrified, such a big hairy child, no credit, his father's shadow, he was about to be knighted, I really couldn't figure out what Cai Cong's background was, could it be the emperor's illegitimate son? Otherwise, why are you so spoiled.
But it shouldn't be! If the dragon species doesn't say that Zhang Liang is a servant, even if he beats Zhang Liang, he won't be locked up. Could it be that the father and son quarreled? Cai Cong doesn't recognize this father? Thinking about these in his heart, he didn't dare to move slowly, and retreated after retiring.