Tomorrow is the autumn decision, and the procurator in charge of the criminal prison in Zhejiang Province will make the Yamen even busier, and at the same time, the soldiers guarding the door will also become stricter, and no idle people will be allowed to step into the yamen for half a step.

Because now all the death row prisoners from all the counties under the jurisdiction of the Hangzhou government have been sent to their prisons, and they will be sent to the downtown area to be executed by a knife in the early hours of tomorrow morning. And among these death row prisoners, there are quite a few fierce people in the rivers and lakes, and they may have accomplices who are thinking of rescuing them. Therefore, tonight, when the head hits the ground, there must be enough vigilance for the people who are in charge of the inspection and the yamen.

However, there are exceptions to everything, and it is naturally not easy for ordinary people to get close to the yamen of the Criminal Division at this time, but some people can still easily enter. For example, Xie Jingchang, who has the identity of the son of the Xie family, is already sitting in the public house of Xu Mu, the servant of the Yamen, at this moment, and he is talking to him in a low voice.

This Xu Yishi is not very old, only in his forties, and he is bent on climbing up, so what he wants most is credit. And now, after listening to Xie Jingchang's story, his whole face was a little red, and his eyes flashed with a strange light: "Gongzi Xie, is your news reliable?" ”

"If it's not reliable, I won't dare to come to see you, Lord Xu. Who told you to help our Xie family before, I just reciprocated this time. How about it, as long as this matter is reported and confirmed to be true, it will definitely be indispensable Lord Xu, and you will be able to go further in a few years, and even if you are transferred to the capital because of this, it is unknown. Xie Jingchang said agitatedly.

Xu Mu's somewhat moved eyes suddenly flashed: "Transferred to the capital?" What do you mean by that? ”

"Since Lord Xu, you heard what I meant, then I won't hide it below. The reason why this matter can be known to me is that someone learned the news early, and the source is Jinyiwei. ”

"Jinyi Wei ......" Xu Mu was shocked, although the factory guards are now limited outside Beijing, but it is still a great threat to these middle and lower-level officials, so he can't help but be afraid.

"Exactly. It's hard to say why, but you'll know when the time comes. This is a God-given opportunity, who can not only make meritorious contributions to the yamen, but also take this opportunity to befriend the Jinyi guard, will be much easier to go in the officialdom in the future. Xie Jingchang continued to say seductively.

Xu Mu's face changed for a while, and he finally put his head a little harder: "Young Master Xie, please rest assured, I will definitely handle him well in this matter." As long as the matter is true, the relevant officials will definitely be severely punished! ”

"Lord Xu is really iron-faced and selfless, and I admire it. That being the case, there is no need to bother with it below. Xie Jingchang said as he got up and bowed his hand, and then withdrew. When he left, his whole heart was quite excited, and the matter had already become seven or eight points, just waiting for tomorrow, when he went to the court to watch the play.

Of course, he also has a way to prevent Xu Mu from not doing anything in the end, if he really wants to do that, he will show up in person and shake things out in the court as Xiucai and the children of the Xie family! Anyway, this time, he must put Lu Jin, a hateful guy, in a place where he must die!

Xie Sanshao, who went away full of hope, didn't notice behind him, and Xu Mu's face, who had just agreed, had become a little solemn: "He said this, I'm afraid it's just to deal with Lu Jin, the general judge of the mansion." The contradiction between them had been known all over the city before, and they dared to say it so openly at this time. Also, even if things are true, I don't dare to go to the Dharma field and shake things again......"

Although Xu Mu has an enterprising heart, he has not yet been lost by this mind. He knew very well that if he did what the other party said, he might have credit, but more than that, he would be an enemy, and he would offend all the people in the government and the Criminal Division, which was too much to lose.

So what we have to do now is to report the matter to our superiors and leave it to these people to make the final decision. At that time, although the credit will be thinned, the responsibility on your shoulders will be much lighter if something goes wrong, isn't it?

To be an official, in many things, you must first seek no fault before you can think about how to make merit. Reciting this officialdom proverb taught to him by his teacher back then, Xu Mu got up and went out, and came to the public house of the envoy without the slightest hesitation.

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In the evening, twenty miles outside Hangzhou, a manor.

When the sunset completely sank in the west, and the last golden afterglow disappeared, Xiao Zhuangzi, who was still a little angry, had completely calmed down except for a few dog barks. Here, like countless villages and manors in the world, it is quiet and peaceful.

But tonight, this village was clearly very different from the rest of the village, for several black shadows flew towards it like predatory eagles.

Obviously, these people had already familiarized themselves with the terrain around the village, and without half a moment's hesitation, they had already rushed into the small village. When a few watchdogs barked at them to warn, the cold light suddenly flashed, and after two whimperes, there was no more sound.

And the movements of these figures did not slow down a little, and they still rushed straight to a mansion with a high wall in the middle of Zhuangzi.

After a few ups and downs, they were at the wall, and without the aid of anything, saw two of them rush forward, and then put their feet on the wall, and then they jumped up high, and with a single touch of their hands on the wall, they had already climbed over the wall.

Moments later, the side door opened and three others entered. Then he threw himself straight towards the still brightly lit hall in front of him.

It was only then that a scream came from the door of the village house behind: "Ah...... There are robbers! But the owner of the dog heard that the movement was wrong, and dared to come out to see what was going on, but he was stabbed to death on the ground, and the bloody corpse of the dog screamed in fright.

Suddenly, the screams rang out, and some people even beat gongs and drums, and the sound of dong dong spread far away, and people from three or five miles away could hear it clearly.

Their screams did not stop the five men in black who rushed into the house, but they did alarm the people in the hall. There were a few actors babbling and singing in that hall, and there were a few strong men surrounding a thin young man looking at it energetically, but suddenly there was such a movement outside, which made the young man frown a little dissatisfied: "What is the name of the ghost at night?" Go to someone, let them not disturb this son to watch the play. ”

A short black man at the back hurriedly agreed, then got up and walked out of the hall. But as soon as he arrived at the door, the whole person was stunned. Because he saw five figures rushing straight towards him like a whirlwind.

Before he could open his mouth and scream, the first person had already pounced in front of him, and with a wave of his hand, a long knife with a sheath had smashed into his jaw, beating his body of more than 100 catties diagonally, and then fell into the hall.

The sound of screaming in pain and falling to the ground came out almost at the same time, and at this time, the other people in the hall finally noticed that something was wrong and turned back one after another.

But before the strong men could get up and shout, the five men in black had already rushed towards them like fierce tigers.

Around the young man were all the powerful slaves of his family, and when they saw this, they immediately greeted him. Although they did not have any weapons with them, they were not afraid, and immediately picked up the stool or chair under them, and when they rounded up, they struck at the enemy in front of them.

It's just that this time, the means they used to run amok and oppress the people are completely useless, and the chairs and stools that have been waved over are easily flashed by the other party, and the other party's footsteps have not stopped, and they came to them at once, and then the long knife with the sheath in their hands smashed into the faces or chests of these strong men.

In just a moment, they fell to the ground with a grunt, unable to get up. Because this time, their facial bones or chests have been torn, and the injuries are really not light.

Two of the clever ones wanted to take the young man away while the others were blocking each other, but before they could take two steps, the others had already fallen to the ground, and after a cold snort, the three men in black had already stepped forward and blocked their way.

"Who are you? Do you know who my son-in-law is? If you want some money, you can export it......" one of the men shouted incoherently.

In the face of such an obstruction, these black-clothed people didn't bother to take care of it at all, and with a wave of the weapon in their hands, they knocked him to the ground, and finally fixed their eyes on the young man.

"Good...... The hero spares his life, whatever you want, just take it yourself, I won't report to the official. The young man said tremblingly.

And at this time, the scenes in front of him have also been easily defeated by one of the separated people. It wasn't until he saw that the scene was completely under control that the cold-faced man led by him walked up to the young man leisurely: "Chang Gongzi, your matter has been released, come back to Hangzhou with me." ”

Seeing that the other party easily shouted out his identity, Chang Gongzi's face was even more pale, and his feet were weak, and he immediately fell to the ground.

At the same time, a large group of villagers rushed into the house with torches, hoes, iron rakes and other farm tools, and they were all frightened when they saw the situation. But the sturdy young man at the head shouted loudly: "Where did you come from? Dare to come to our village to make trouble. If you know each other, let them go quickly, or ...... Soon the officers and soldiers of the city will arrive, and then you will all be arrested and punished! ”

Hearing his somewhat inwardly words, several people in black laughed unconsciously. Then, the cold-faced man took out a waist card from his sleeve and lit up in front of everyone: "Jinyi Wei is ordered to take people!" Are you all accomplices to this prisoner? ”

"Ah......" Everyone was stunned, no one thought that these people who stole into Zhuangzi at night would actually be the people of Jinyiwei. Although they did not know whether it was true or not, they could only watch as they dragged the obviously frightened young man out of the house and into the night.