Chapter 22: The Covenant of the Three Wars
Night.
Liang Zheng couldn't help but sigh when he walked through the county yahua hall, bypassed the cloister, drilled through the moon cave door, and meandered down along the secret passage hidden in the rockery in the back garden.
This is the secret prison of the county government, and it is also the place where Peng Zhanzhen is really imprisoned. Not long ago, he also sent the red lady in. I thought that the two would be escorted into Beijing after that, and the vegetable market would be punished, and there would be no need to meet again in this life, but I didn't expect that in less than half an hour, I would see this famous woman again.
Because he came here overnight today, he decided to let go of the red lady at the invitation of Su Qinghe......
It's just this selfishness, but he didn't dare to let Wu Dalie find out - otherwise, this uncle knew that he was here to let go of the Qin criminal, and he would have to peel off his own skin.
Therefore, under the pretext of interrogating the prisoners, he asked the head catcher Liu Ang to take him to the county government secret prison to interrogate the red lady.
It's just that......
"Lord Liang arraigned the criminal, do you want to go and tell Lord Wu a little and send a clerk to record it?"
At that time, Liu Ang once asked cautiously.
"No, no, no, no. Uncle Shi has already fallen asleep, so it's inconvenient to disturb him, so I'll just come by myself. Liang Zheng hurriedly responded.
"So...... That's fine. Liu Ang didn't say anything more, and led him here directly.
After all, Liang Zheng is a frequent visitor to the county government and the nephew of Wu County Ling, which everyone knows, and now that he has worshiped the official, plus the red lady and the two thieves in Peng Zhanzhen were almost all caught by him, so he didn't think much about it at all.
The two went through the house and came to the county secret prison. Walking through a long corridor, at the end of the corridor is a two-zhang square cell, the red lady sits on the front wall, can hear the sound of opening the door, can't help but turn her face, the candlelight in the room is refracted to her face, reflecting the delicate face flickering brightly and darkly.
Seeing that the red lady's face was haggard, Liang Zheng couldn't help but sigh secretly, and found an excuse to send Liu Ang away, so he stepped forward, tried to squeeze out a kind smile, and asked, "Red girl, don't come unharmed?" ”
The red lady knows that she is against the government, and she has committed many crimes, and today she fell into the hands of the government, and she will inevitably be more auspicious and less lucky, and she has already put life and death out of the way, but Liang Zheng's voice is soft, which is quite goodwill, but she can't help but make her suspicious.
What does he mean by that? Why are you smiling at me like that? What is it...... Ouch, not good!
She had seen Peng Zhanzhen's list of soul detention orders, and expected that this Liang Zheng was lustful and greedy, and had ruined the reputation of many women, and today he fell into his hands, and he had already put life and death out of the way. But at this moment, when he showed favor to himself, he said something with a lewd smile......
It must be some kind of crooked brain!
Thinking of this, the red lady couldn't help but be angry, and spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm: "Phew! You'd better kill me now! ”
She deliberately provoked the other party this time, and at this time she only wanted to die quickly, lest she be insulted by this kid before she died.
However, Liang Zheng was not annoyed, but just reached out to wipe the phlegm stains on his face: "Girl's words are bad, I ...... I'm here to persuade you to surrender to the court. ”
He said as he stepped forward.
When she heard these words, she only became more panicked, and when she saw that Liang Zheng approached without saying a word, her hands and feet trembled for a while: "You...... Don't come here. ”
Although she is a famous heroine, her martial arts are not weak, but at this moment her hands and feet are tightly bound by shackles.
Liang Zheng couldn't help but be stunned.
This red lady's reaction is too strange, right?
But forget it, if you don't pass, you won't go.
Liang Zheng thought to himself, moved a chair and sat down, and said, "Red girl, in fact, your nature is not bad, why do you have to be an enemy of the imperial court?" ”
Seeing that he was no longer coming, the red lady was a little relieved, and when she saw that the other party had moved the idea of persuading herself, she couldn't help but smile coldly, and said: "The government will only oppress the people, cleverly set up a name to expropriate and extort tyranny, collect the people's fat and ointment, and make the people displaced, and the people will be displaced and miserable!" Such an emperor, such a court, if I don't rebel, heaven will not tolerate it! ”
Again...... It seems that this red lady, Su Ziqing, has a deep prejudice against the court. Liang Zheng sighed secretly.
Bureaucratic corruption at the end of the Ming Dynasty was indeed the biggest problem of the Ming Empire, and it even led to the collapse of the entire empire because of this......
However, if there is a problem with the system, we must start with the system and reform and adjust it from the top down, instead of rebelling from the bottom up.
If you want to rebel, the imperial court will put down the rebellion, and the result will only cause chaos in the world and make people's livelihood more difficult.
It's just that the red lady has too deep prejudices about the court, and she can't be persuaded in a moment, even if she talks to her, she may not be able to listen to it.
"That's fine." He thought for a moment, "It's useless to talk too much. If I let you go, it can be regarded as the end of benevolence. I just want to say one thing: your wish is good, but your way is wrong, you can't change the world with your personal strength, I hope you can understand this truth in the future. ”
Liang Zheng said as he got up and approached again.
The red lady saw that he was coming over again, this surprise was not trivial, she never believed that this "disciple" who personally sent herself to the prison would have any good intentions, she must have taken the opportunity to come over and move her hands and feet, and she was so frightened that she lost her face and struggled desperately, but it was a pity that her hands and feet were tied, and only the handcuffs and shackles sounded.
Liang Zheng couldn't help frowning: "Don't move, I'm worried about breaking the wound...... By the way, I accidentally shot you before, how is the wound now? I brought some gold sore medicine for me to see. ”
At that time, the red lady almost escaped from the trap, and when the situation was critical, he also raised his gun and shot, just seeking to retreat from the enemy, and didn't care where he hit.
At this moment, since he knew that she was Su Qinghe's daughter, he naturally had to think of ways to heal her and take out the warhead.
Who knew that this sentence made the red lady die of shame.
It turned out that Liang Zheng's shot hit her in the thigh......
So this kid actually wants to "see" my wounds, that's not, that's not......
The so-called speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, the red lady is preconceived, and at this moment she has already decided that the other party is teasing herself, and she can't help but scold: "Shameless!" Dirty! Aunt and grandmother I ...... I won't let you go! ”
Liang Zheng couldn't help but be stunned again.
How is this woman ...... Don't buy it for her to heal her injuries?
If he had to change his usual life, he would have turned around and left a long time ago, but for the sake of Su Qinghe...... Alas, bear with it.
"What I said is true," Liang Zheng had to bite the bullet, "I'm really here to save you, don't believe it, what is this?" ”
As he spoke, he pulled out the twine directly from behind him.
Since the red lady is Su Qinghe's daughter, naturally she can't be sent to the court to be punished in the Ming Dynasty......
That's why he came to try to persuade her to surrender, as long as the red lady is willing to accept Zhao'an, she and Wu Dalie will talk about it, and report it layer by layer, there should be a way to restore her identity, and when Su Qing and her father and daughter are reunited, she will be worthy of this loyal subordinate.
It's a pity that the red lady doesn't accept Zhao'an at all......
In desperation, he had no choice but to take the second step: that is, to secretly release people.
It is impossible to let it go openly, otherwise it would be a private indulgence in the imperial court, and it would be a capital crime.
So I had to let her escape from prison......
But who knew that it was okay if he didn't pay it, when the red lady saw this, her face turned red, and she instantly turned pale again:
"If you want to kill, you will kill, aunt and grandmother, I am ...... I am...... Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated! How dare you, a thief, think wrongly, I, I'd rather die than ...... Never ......"
I couldn't go on with the rest of the words.
"What...... What 'lewd thief', 'shameless'? What is 'non-divisive thinking'? There is a cliff behind this cell, and I can't let you go openly, you are injured, how can you escape without a hemp rope? Liang Zheng was stunned like a dream.
Does this red lady have a hole in her brain?
But after a few moments, it dawned on him.
Originally...... It turned out that in this short period of time, the other party's mind had already staged a plot event of "the dark cell, the lonely and helpless girl, who was roped into a tortoiseshell shape without resistance, and could only let the other party do whatever he wanted and let the humiliation in his heart turn into tears and flow quietly......"?!
I'll it!
"I'm really here to let you out." Liang Zheng was full of black lines, "If you don't believe it, this is a wire saw, turn around and use it to open the handcuffs and shackles yourself, I will put the gold sore medicine here for you, you are injured, you can't use light work, the hemp rope can send you down the cliff, I will also put it here......"
Su Ziqing saw Liang Zheng talking while putting the things he brought in front of him one by one. I can't help but be suspicious in my heart, but since the other party even brought a wire saw, it seems that the intention to release himself is true.
"You, are you really going to let me go?" She stared at Liang Zheng for a moment, as if she had to see some conspiracy from the delicate and handsome face opposite.
"Really let you go." Liang Zheng said, "I just hope that the heroine can figure it out as soon as possible, no longer oppose the court, find someone to marry, and no longer live this kind of life of licking blood with a knife, isn't it ......"
"Humph! I knew you weren't in a good mood! If you want me to surrender to the court, that's a fantasy! The red lady said coldly, "If you go, I won't accept Zhao'an, so I don't dare to accept your affection." ”
"You ......" Liang Zheng suddenly became angry.
Why is this girl so brainless?
He couldn't help but look at the other person deeply.
The woman in front of her has a palpitating beauty, with a beautiful eyebrow and a nose, and the torture of prison not only does not hide her natural beauty, but adds a bit of heroism.
The red lady in history rebelled desperately and finally voted for Li Zicheng, but what was the ending?
was forced to death by Li Zicheng, and after the Qing soldiers entered the customs, they also ended up with a bleak ending.
If it was just an ordinary female bandit, he wouldn't bother to care so much. But the red lady is different, she is Su Qinghe's daughter......
Is it okay to let her continue to fall into the grass, and then continue to let her go to Li Zicheng, who has a vain name but can't become a big weapon, and finally died in the massacre of the Qing soldiers?
"Miss Sue." Thinking of this, Liang Zheng held back the anger that gradually rose in his heart, and said patiently, "You are chivalrous, I admire this very much......
“…… Hum. ”
"But I really don't understand, do you think that with the three-foot Qingfeng in your hand, you can level the world?"
"Why not?"
"You're wrong." Liang Zheng shook his head, "Martial arts are just a small way, you can use it to strengthen your body, and you want to use it to fight the world?" You can't even deal with me, a powerless scholar......"
"You caught me by relying on ghost tricks and agency information." The red lady scoffed, "What kind of real skill is that?" ”
"Oh?" Liang Zheng's eyes jumped, "So you think you can win on top of the battle formation?" Have you forgotten what happened to your brother? ”
"It was just his carelessness." The red lady clenched her fists tightly.
This guy, with a sharp firearm, killed so many of his brothers, and he is still there to be ashamed!
"So be it...... How about we make a bet? Liang Zheng tilted his head sideways and thought for a while, "I'll let you go." You can come to me for revenge at any time, no matter what way you do. ”
Su Ziqing: "...... I won't let you go without you saying it. ”
Liang Zheng: "But I can catch you all the same, but I can promise to spare you three times." ”
"Just you......?" Su Ziqing laughed angrily, "A scholar who has no power to restrain a chicken still dares to speak wildly......"
"Believe it or not, I'll leave it here anyway." Liang Zheng said, "We are limited to three months, and if we are caught or caught one less time, I will lose." At that time, I will not only let the girl dispose of it, but also release your senior brother. ”
“…… Hum! Su Ziqing sneered, "You treat me as a three-year-old child?" We are engaged in the business of having our heads pinned to the waistband of our trousers, and we are important criminals who are strictly ordered to be arrested by the Criminal Department, what authority do you have to not hand over the prisoners for three months? ”
"That's easy to do." Liang Zheng flicked the corner of his clothes, "I will ask Master Wu to go to Wenzhou Mansion on the grounds that you have not been caught for the time being, you have not completed your full work, and you can lead the snake out of the hole if you keep your senior brother, and I will not hand over your senior brother for the time being, with my relationship with him, I think he will listen to me." ”
Su Ziqing: "......"
"So ......" Liang Zheng glanced at the silent red lady, and said, "If I am lucky enough to do it, I also ask the girl to promise not to be an enemy of the court from now on, and to live a peaceful and stable life, okay?" ”
At the moment of receiving Liang Zheng's bet, Su Ziqing glanced away, and seemed to be holding back the anger of the young woman who was burning like a black panther, and her shoulders trembled slightly......
Either way...... Also three captures and three verticals......
Is this guy looking down on me like that?
But it has to be said that the terms of the bet are tempting......
Not only can he avenge the dead brothers, but he can also rescue the brothers.
As for failure......
I don't have these two words in my red lady's dictionary, and today it's just a momentary carelessness!
Su Ziqing thought like this, her face turned abruptly, and then she finally glared at Liang Zheng.
"Good! My aunt and grandmother gambled! ”