Chapter Eighty-Eight: Rescuing Pang Wanchun (I)
When Zhu Fu heard that Pang Wanchun was arrested, he was immediately shocked.
This Pang Wanchun is a well-known and important person in the eldest brother, and he must not be lost.
Zhu Fu forced himself to calm down and thought about countermeasures, the most important thing at present was to find out why Pang Wanchun was in prison.
After figuring out the reason, we can get along with each other and rescue Pang Wanchun.
Zhu Fu and his subordinates found a tavern nearby.
went up to the second floor, and his subordinates sat at a table, and Zhu Fu sat at a table alone.
Xiao Er hurriedly walked over and shouted, "Guest officer, what do you want?" ”
Zhu Fu put 5 yuan in Xiao Er's hand and asked, "Little brother, what happened to Pang Wanchun's family in Sunjiaqiao in front of him, how could he be arrested!" ”
The little second eye was quick, and with a whoosh, he put the copper coin into his arms and said, "This guest officer, hey, it's really a person sitting at home, and disaster comes from heaven." You said that Pang Yuan was ......."
Hearing Xiao Er say a lot, Zhu Fu understood. Why was Pang Wanchun arrested?
Zhu Mian was in charge of the Suzhou "Ying Feng Bureau", specializing in searching for exotic flowers and stones to please Song Huizong.
In order to welcome Huizong of the Song Dynasty, Zhu Mian tried every possible way to extort flowers and stones, and transported them into the capital by boat from the Huai River and the Bianhe River, known as the "Flower Stone Gang".
This campaign continued year after year, the people were devastated, the middle-class families were all bankrupt, and even sold their children and women for claims.
While welcoming the emperor, Zhu Mian did everything possible to seize and accumulate private property.
Zhu Mian is good at building mountains and gardens, and is nicknamed "Huayuanzi".
In order to build his own luxury village, Zhu Mian used all means to forcibly occupy 80 acres of land east and west of Sunjiaqiao in Suzhou.
The owners of these houses are allowed to move out within five days, and if they dare not obey the order, Zhu Mian will bring people to the door, falsely claiming that their houses have strange stones or flowers and trees that are very ornamental, and they want to present them to the current official family.
But it was not transported away on the spot, but just affixed a yellow seal for people to take care of.
Within two days, when Zhu Daguan sent someone to carry it again, he insisted that the strange stones, flowers and trees to be offered were damaged. This is a great disrespect to today's officials, and they will be arrested and taken to prison.
This is how Pang Wanchun was arrested and put in prison.
Zhu Fu pondered for a moment when he heard this, and said, "Thank you, little brother, dare to ask who is the prison level of the two houses here?" ”
The little second said, "But it's Wang Ming's festival level in the west of the city!" ”
Zhu Fu took out a tael of silver and handed it to Xiao Er, and said, "I also bother the little brother to run in person, and help me invite the king to come over for a while." ”
Seeing the silver, Xiao Er's eyes immediately lit up. One or two pieces of silver, even if you work for a month, you can't earn that much.
He immediately took it and said, "Okay, guest officer, sit down for a while." You can come when you go! ”
On this day, Wang Ming just came out of the prison door, and when he was about to go home, he saw Xiao Er standing at the door and shouting. "Section-level, section-level, there is a guest upstairs in the villain tavern, and he is invited to speak at the section level!"
Wang Ming asked, "Who is it?" ”
The little second shook his head and said, "But I don't know, I just let the villain pass the word to see the section level!" ”
Wang Ming thought for a while and followed Xiao Er to the restaurant.
When I went up to the second floor, I saw Zhu Fu, who was full of rich faces, stood up, and arched his hand and said, "Dare to ask, but Wang Ming is at the level of Wang Ming!" ”
After giving salutes, Wang Ming shouted: "It's just below, I don't know the official's surname?" What do you want to find Wang Ming? ”
Zhu Fu didn't reply immediately, he took out two taels of silver and threw it to Xiao Er and said, "Bring any good wine and food." I have something to say to Wang Jiejie, don't come here without my shouting! ”
Xiao Er took the silver and said, "Okay, guest officer." Drinks and food will be here soon! ”
Seeing that Xiao Er had gone downstairs, Zhu Fu asked Wang Ming to sit down and said, "In Xia Zhu Wu, Pang Wanchun is in the lower cousin." Hearing that he was arrested and put in a cell, Zhu Wu was terrified. If this Pang Wanchun has three long and two short, what kind of face will Zhu Wu have to see my aunt in the future. I heard that Wang Jiejie is a righteous and loyal hero. Take care of everything and see if you can release my cousin. There is nothing to give, and the gift table is a heart. ”
After speaking, Zhu Fu took out 30 taels of gold and put it on the table.
Seeing so much gold, Wang Ming's eyes were about to protrude.
Wang Ming finally took his eyes off the gold and said, "Oh, Zhu Daguan, if you are not small, you don't want to help." This Pang Yuanwai annoyed Lord Zhu, but it is extremely difficult to be acquitted! ”
Zhu Fu is used to looking at other people's faces, where can he not understand.
Zhu Fu immediately took out another 50 taels of gold and put it on the table. "Alas, please also ask Wang Jiejie to look at the thin feelings of my aunt Pang and try his best to be considerate. The 50 taels of gold are also requested to be used by Brother Wang, and it is best to find a way to sentence him lightly and exile him to Qingzhou, Shandong. It's so small that it's easy to take care of one or two. ”
When Wang Ming heard this, he immediately patted his chest and said, "It is very difficult to be acquitted, but it is not difficult to get a light sentence." Zhu Daguan rest assured that within three days, there will be news. ”
Zhu Fu hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Everything is at the level of King Lao's Day!" ”
After Wang Ming received the money, he returned to the prison and asked his subordinates to take care of Pang Wanchun, but he secretly dredged the silver up and down.
After Pang Wanchun was imprisoned, his hands and feet were shackled.
At home, his parents died early, and he had no siblings. When he entered the cell, he didn't even have anyone to give money to the cell boss.
Pang Wanchun and twenty or thirty people were crammed into a small cell, the toilet was placed in the cell, no one had cleaned it, and the whole cell was stinking and noisy.
Eating is a bad chaff and gluttonous rice, and there is only one meal a day, barely starving to death, not even as good as pigs and dogs.
But in one day, Pang Wanchun found that his treatment had completely changed.
Not to mention being sent to a solitary cell, the shackles on his hands and feet were removed.
Immediately afterwards, the cell boss brought hot water, a bath bucket, a large plate of meat, white rice, and a pot of wine.
Pang Wanchun was surprised and delighted to see that his treatment had suddenly undergone a earth-shaking change.
Pang Wanchun hurriedly asked, "I am a prisoner who committed crimes, and I have never given any benefit to the management of the camp minister's office, these things ......."
And the cell boss replied; "Your cousin heard that you were in prison, so he came over and made money for you."
After speaking, the cell boss no longer took care of Pang Wanchun, locked the cell door, and said, "Wash and eat, call out, and someone will clean it up." ”
After the cell boss left, Pang Wanchun was very puzzled when he heard it, where did my cousin come from, why don't I know.
Could it be a distant relative! Only who will that be?
Pang Wanchun couldn't even think of who it was!
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Li Kongmu, who specialized in assisting officials in handling criminal and prison proceedings, tax account books, and other government affairs in the yamen, received Wang Ming's silver and submitted the copy to the prefect Wang on the same day.
There are hundreds of people like Pang Wanchun who were forcibly expropriated by Zhu Mian and sent to prison.
If they were all beheaded for the crime of great disrespect, the prefect's seat would have come to an end.
You must know that the death penalty must be reported to the imperial court and can only be executed after a review.
The prefect saw the copywriting reported by Li Kongmu, and he was also very worried about the trial of these people.
If he is not sentenced, he will offend Zhu Mian.
You must know that since Zhu Mian served as the Suzhou Yingfeng Bureau, he has been searching for exotic flowers and stones, because he has worked hard, Zhu Mian has won the favor of Song Huizong.
The assassins and county guards in the southeast took Zhu Mian's way, and were willing to obey his orders, so that they could be promoted and made rich.
For a time, the people of the southeast called Zhu Mian's Ying Feng Bureau "the small court in the southeast".
But if they are all severely sentenced, the court will investigate it, and he will be unlucky.
The prefect asked his henchman Li Kongmu: "How to decide this matter?" ”
Li Kongmu, who had been prepared, hurriedly replied: "From the point of view of the little official, it is better for an adult to be sentenced lightly. Twenty rods of the spine of this group of men, and a thousand miles of thorns. It can conform to Lord Zhu's wishes, but it will not attract the attention of the imperial court. I don't know what adults think? ”
The prefect said: "What you say is very true, so do as you say." ”
With Wang Ming escorted Pang Wanchun out of prison, he removed the flail from the hall, read the copy of the petition, broke the twenty spine canes, and replaced them with a twenty-pound iron industry pan head flail, and nailed them in front of the hall. The two guards escorted them to Qingzhou, Shandong.
After the matter of dredging Pang Wanchun was completed, Wang Ming also earned more than 40 taels of gold, and was about to go to the Qinglou to be chic.
Suddenly, two people walked towards him, one with majesty, the other eight feet tall, and powerful.
The dignified person who only met him stepped forward and said, "Dare to ask, but is it Wang Jie?" ”
Wang Ming said, "It's exactly below, I don't know if the official's surname is high? What's the matter? ”
I saw that the man arched his hand and said, "In Xiamuzhou Fangzheng, it is a relative of Pang Wanchun." I heard that he was in prison. I would like to invite Wang Jie-level to be thoughtful. Be careful, not respectful! ”
After speaking, Fang Zheng escaped from his arms and handed 2 taels of silver to Wang Ming.
Wang Ming thought in his heart, this Pang Wanchun's relatives are really strange enough, one or two disappeared a few days ago. Now all of a sudden they all popped up, and one or two rushed to save him.
It's just that the person in front of him is a little stingy, thinking that Zhu Wu, as soon as he makes a move, it will be 30 taels of gold.
This guy only took out 2 taels of silver to think about Pang Wanchun, it was a dream.
Fortunately, his cousin came to the door first, otherwise Pang Wanchun was afraid that he would continue to suffer.
Wang Ming didn't put 2 taels of silver in his eyes at all now, and said without even taking the silver, "You're late, that Pang Wanchun has been sent to Shandong by his cousin's money, and he has been gone for two days!" ”
I saw that the man shouted in surprise when he heard it, "What, I have been assassinated and sent to Shandong!" ”
Damn, it's a step late.
This Pang Wanchun's archery skills are superb, and you can't be underestimated. originally planned to take advantage of Pang Wanchun's imprisonment to rescue him and recruit him. Now it's a failure!
The big man who followed shouted, "Big brother, this Pang Wanchun was assassinated and sent to Shandong, what should we do?" ”
The man motioned to his brother to be quiet, and said with a smile: "Since someone has sent Qian Thorn to Shandong." Then we can have peace of mind. I'm sorry, I'll leave it here, excuse me! ”
Wang Ming was not interested in taking care of these two brothers, his mind was already on the Qinglou.
The two brothers of the Fang family walked to a corner where no one was around, and the big man said anxiously: "Big brother, how about we intercept and kill Pang Wanchun halfway and rescue Pang Wanchun?"
"What the third brother said is reasonable, let's set off now, we must not miss the opportunity again!"