Although Ma Shifan did not say a specific plan, Ma Gan saw that his father looked confident, and he was frank in his heart. He knew that his father wanted to use his cousin's incident to make a fuss and bring down Liu Yong.

At this time, Guo Dequan came back.

Father and son hurried to catch up.

"My lord, what crime did my nephew commit?" Ma Shifan asked hurriedly.

Guo Dequan shook his head and said, "I've disappointed Brother Ma." Lord Zhizhou is tight-lipped as a bottle. It is only said that the case has already been tried in Qingshen County, and he is waiting for the verdict to be announced tomorrow morning. ”

Ma Shifan nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "Brother Guo has worked hard. After speaking, Ma Gan poured a cup of tea for Guo Dequan.

Guo Dequan took it and drank it, sat down, and said, "Brother Guo, I told you that I have no contact with Lord Zhizhou, and it is useless for me to go." ”

"Yes, I'm also sick and rushed to the doctor!" Ma Shifan said.

"But I said, Brother Ma, if the nephew really commits a crime, the law of the country is majestic, and it is not appropriate to be punished. It's not something that someone can put out with a word. Guo Dequan said.

Ma Shifan said yes again and again. immediately looked at his son Ma Gan, then got up and arched his hand to Guo Dequan, and said, "Then Ma will not bother." Say goodbye first, Ma still wants to visit him in prison, after all, it is my nephew. ”

"Okay, Brother Ma walks slowly." Guo Dequan said.

Ma Shifan took a few steps and turned back.

"Brother Guo, Ma still has some things to discuss with Brother Guo later, can you talk about Hongyanlou?"

"Oh?" Guo Dequan pondered for a moment, "Okay, see you in Hongyan Tower in the evening." ”

Ma Shifan arched his hand and went with Ma Gan.

"Father, are we really going to visit my cousin in prison?" After getting into the carriage, Ma Qian asked.

"Hmm."

So Ma Gan instructed the coachman to go to a makeshift cell not far from the state capital. When I got there, I met the cell boss directly. The cell boss knew Ma Shifan, so he naturally opened his face, and after taking a few taels of silver from Ma Gan, he let them in.

Seeing the pig-like motor with a swollen mouth, Ma Shifan burst into tears.

Across the fence, the motor fell to his knees, kowtowed a few times, and begged his uncle to save him in vague words.

"Nephew, get up. Tell me more about it. Ma Shifan wiped a handful of old tears and said.

The motor stood up and told the whole story.

After listening, Ma Shifan and Ma Ganmian looked at each other. This is completely wrong with the motor, what else to talk about saving him? Mada saw his uncle and cousin stunned, and knew that he had committed a serious crime. He only said, "Uncle, cousin, if you are embarrassed, forget it." ”

Ma Shifan and Ma Ganshu looked at the motor together.

"Nephew, you are my nephew, the root of our Ma family. Even though I had some conflicts with your father when I was alive, after all, I smashed my bones and connected my tendons. How can my uncle watch you die? Ma Shifan said sadly.

"Dead?" Hearing the word death, the motor panicked in his heart. He thought that he would only be in prison for a few years and be finished, and it would be impossible for him to be sentenced to death. But at this moment, when I heard the word death, I immediately understood that death was beside me.

Plopped, the motor sat down on the ground with a dizziness.

"Nephew, are you alright?" Ma Shifan asked urgently.

At this time, Ma Da was extremely frightened, his brain and ears were buzzing, and he didn't hear Ma Shifan's words at all. At this time, Ma Gan asked several times in a row before he heard it, and he threw himself on the fence and cried.

"Uncle save me, uncle save me!"

"Don't panic, nephew, uncle is trying to figure out a way." Ma Shifan said.

Mada suddenly stopped crying, and his uncle's words gave him a glimmer of hope. After being stunned for a long time, he suddenly asked, "Uncle, do you have a way?" ”

Ma Shifan nodded solemnly.

The motor was immediately excited, and he almost clapped his hands and jumped high.

"Nephew, don't be too happy too soon. But I won't let you die, uncle. Ma Shifan said.

"Okay, as long as my nephew doesn't die, I'm not afraid of anything else." The motor felt as if it had survived the catastrophe, and he was so happy that he forgot the pain of the swollen pig's mouth.

"Nephew, I'm going to hire a mentor for you first, and I'll save your life first. As long as the green mountains are left, there is no fear of no firewood. Ma Shifan said.

"Well, my nephew listens to my uncle for everything." The confidence of the motor came.

"Okay, don't be impatient, uncle, I'll go and ask you to go to the teacher."

Just as Ma Shifan finished speaking, Wang Erguang's voice came from a cell in the next room.

"Great official, don't you forget me?"

"Who's that?" Ma Shifan asked.

"It's my butler, uncle."

Ma Shifan nodded and said, "Okay, uncle will go first." ”

"Uncle, the life of the child depends on you." The motor shouted.

Ma Shifan turned around and nodded, and then hurriedly walked out of the cell with Ma Gan.

The sun sank into the horizon, and the earth was dark. As soon as I got out of the cell, I happened to meet Liu Yong and Su Erniang who came from Qingshen County.

Liu Yong stopped the horse and said secretly in his heart: "How could their father and son come to the prison cell of this state government?" ”

And Ma Shifan and Ma Gan also saw Liu Yong, and the two sides were only five or six zhang away. Neither side greeted each other, but was hostile. Then the two sides staggered.

Entering the yamen of the state capital, Su Erniang said: "Brother, I think that the old and the young seem to be not good to us!" ”

"They are the Ma father and son, the richest man in this Meizhou City? Opened a sauce shop. Liu Yong said as he walked.

"Surname Ma?" Su Erniang muttered.

Liu Yong suddenly stopped.

"Brother, what do you think of?" Su Erniang asked.

"It's not good, that motor may be related to Ma Shifan." Liu Yong seemed to be talking to himself.

"You're talking about the father and son you saw in front of the cell door?" Su Erniang asked again.

Liu Yong nodded.

"So it looks like they're not going to give up." Su Erniang muttered, and then asked, "Then what should we do?" ”

"Hmph, his motor is unforgivable. The law of the land is still there, what do they want? Regardless of him, let's meet Lord Zhizhou. After speaking, Liu Yong strode towards the lobby.

Su Erniang nodded and followed behind.

After the report of the officials, Liu Yongsu Erniang met Ouyang Song, the lord of Zhizhou, in the back hall.

"Liu Yong, see Lord Zhizhou." Liu Yong bowed.

"Excuse me, sit down." Ouyang Song said.

Liu Yong sat down and listened to Ouyang Song say: "I have already read the case file you brought, and I can announce the verdict tomorrow." ”

"Thank you for making decisions for the small people." Liu Yong said.

"Well, your worries are justified, this criminal motor does have a friendship with the magistrate of Qingshen County. If I hadn't asked you to supervise the trial, this case wouldn't have been so happy even if it could have been tried. If you don't toss for a year and a half, it's even if you burn high incense. I know that. Ouyang Song smiled.

"Yes, the villain is worried about this, so he reported the case to Lord Zhizhou in advance." Liu Yong said.