In the past, most of the people in Yong'an's prison were poor people who couldn't pay their taxes, but now there are a different group of people. These people are all big families in Yong'an City, Qin Rigang imprisoned them here, paid money within a time limit, according to the size of their house, the third house paid 300 taels, the fifth house paid 1,000 taels, and the seventh house paid 2,000 taels of silver.

The prison was damp and cold, with no sunlight all day long, and there were only a few straw beds on the ground, and rats often came and went. How can these big families endure this hardship, suffer this crime, and pay money in the hope of leaving this nightmare land as soon as possible.

It's the fifth day, and there is only one old man Li in the prison who hasn't handed it over. This old man Li's name is Li Dongsheng, he is very old, with a white beard, a thick layer of calluses on his weather-beaten hands, his face is full of wrinkles, and his complexion is already very haggard, and he doesn't look like a rich man.

"Old man Li, you can hand it over. Everyone else has paid the money and left, so why should you care about that money? The jailer persuaded him that he should leave early.

"Although my house is bigger than the average family, it was left by my ancestors, and our family has long been in the middle of the road. Not to mention three hundred taels of silver, even thirty taels of silver can't be taken out. "Li Dongsheng also wants to leave here, but he really has no money.

"How can you big families have no money, the last few days when you shouted that you didn't have money ended up. I see that you are just hard-mouthed, see how long you can be hard! The jailer said indignantly.

"Young man, how do you speak? Why didn't you Taiping Army investigate? What is the difference between indiscriminately arresting people and asking for money, and robbers? Old man Li is usually quite respected by the neighbors, but when he was provoked by this young jailer, a bullish temper also came up.

"What a big temper, you still dare to insult our Taiping Army, see if I don't tell the Heavenly Marquis to punish you!" When he was a child, the jailer was bullied by the rich families in the village, and he hated these people very much. As soon as he heard that Li Dongsheng was not mentioning the Taiping Army, he became angry.

The jailer quickly forwarded Old Man Li's words to you Qin Rigang.

"What? This old man doesn't pay the money, and he dares to ruin the reputation of my Taiping Army? Qin Rigang became angry when he heard this, "Push the old man to the entrance of the vegetable market, whip him a few times, and cut off his head if he is not honest, and show those big families that this is the end of disobedience." ”

But when Qin Rigang saw the old man Li kneeling below with five flowers tied up at the entrance of the vegetable market, he knew that he was wrong, this old man Li didn't look like a rich man no matter how he looked at it, he wanted to save trouble and cut it all according to the house, and this errand didn't seem to be done well.

"Li Dongsheng is a good man, is it a mistake?"

"Their family has no money, and they still do their own work to support themselves when they are so old, and they don't have a single servant, how can they have money?"

"I heard that he said in prison that the Taiping army was a robber, which angered the senior officials above."

"If you say a word, you're going to kill your head, this long hair is too ruthless."

"Be quiet, don't talk nonsense, watch your head."

。。。。。 The onlookers around were talking.

Qin Rigang is now difficult to ride a tiger, the scene is all down, if he is let go like this, he will not be able to get over his face, and it will make people laugh when he turns back. He gritted his teeth and said sharply: "Li Dongsheng is disrespectful to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and he will be punished with three lashes here today to set an example." ”

The audience immediately talked about it, and Old Man Li's wife Li beat her chest on the spot and couldn't cry. Old man Li's body bones are not to mention three whips, one whip can kill him, it seems that he will not survive today.

Under Qin Rigang's order, the executioner raised his whip and prepared to be executed.

"Wait a minute." Yang Xiaoshan shouted, he and the Luo family brothers and sisters happened to pass by here with Qian Yuanwai, and they had just learned about Li Dongsheng's situation below. He knew that if this whip went down, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would lose the popular hearts that he had just won in Yong'an, so he hurriedly stopped him.

Yang Xiaoshan hurriedly walked up to Qin Rigang, hugged his fists and said: "Rigang, is there a mistake, this Li Dongsheng doesn't look like a rich man, you see that the calluses on his hands are a pair of hands that often work." ”

"Xiaoshan, I am on the order of the King of the West to let the rich people in the city contribute a little silver to the kingdom of heaven, so don't hinder my official business." Qin Rigang's duck beak was stiff, and he didn't want to lose the upper hand in front of Yang Xiaoshan.

Yang Xiaoshan knew from his expression that he had realized that Old Man Li was not the rich man that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was looking for, but he lacked a step, Qin Rigang was a person who ate soft and not hard, and he was afraid that if he wanted to protect his face, he would not let Li Dongsheng go, and he had to master the method.

"In the past few days, I have caught a group of bandits outside the city, they are in the same group as Su Baode, and I am about to hand them over to the king of the east. In this way, you will take them away for me, and the credit will be credited to both of us. Leave this mess at the market to me. The hearts of the people that our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has won so hard in Yong'an can't just be buried. Yang Xiaoshan gave Qin Rigang a big step.

Qin Rigang raised his head in surprise, he noticed Yang Xiaoshan's serious eyes, and his old face turned red, "Then there will be you here, brother, I am ashamed, take your leave." ”

Qin Rigang escorted Qian Yuanwai and the others away, Yang Xiaoshan hurriedly went over to untie the rope on Old Man Li's body, and said apologetically: "We made a mistake, I'm sorry old man, you can go home." ”

Old man Li was stunned, he was ready to die just now, but he didn't expect that the peak would turn around, and this old life would be picked up again. The Li family on the side pounced on Gu Lai, and cried with joy: "Thank you for this little military master, I thank you for him." ”

The villagers I knew next to me also came over to say goodbye, "This little military master is really a good person, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is still reasonable." ”

Yang Xiaoshan comforted Old Man Li with kind words and sent them home in person, finally recovering the image of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the hearts of the villagers.

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Yang Xiaoshan's words and deeds fell into Luo Meiying's eyes, and after the separation, her mind was still full of Yang Xiaoshan's shadow.

"Meiying, are you still thinking about Yang Xiaoshan?" Luo Xuan saw his cousin who was absentmindedly sitting in the pavilion in a daze, and quipped.

"If you don't speak, no one will treat you like a dumb person." Luo Meiying's face turned red, pretending to be angry, and she didn't want to pay attention to him.

"Yang Xiaoshan ranked first among the marquis at a young age, and he is the righteous son of the king of the east, and his future is limitless. If you marry him, you will be able to be the queen at that time, and there is nothing wrong with what my brother introduced to you. Luo Jian shook his head and said smugly.

"I don't value his future, Xiaoshan saved Li Dongsheng today, which impressed me. I saw the kindness in his bones, and he took other people's lives seriously. Even if a man is in a high position, if he can't treat his woman well, no matter how high his status and power are, it will be in vain. With this kindness, even if a woman is old and decrepit in the future, I believe that he will treat me as always. Luo Meiying muttered.

"Then you are willing to marry Yang Xiaoshan." Luo Jian danced and said with a smile.

"My sister's parents are no longer alive, and my marriage is up to my brother." Luo Meiying blushed with shame, and the red was all up to the base of her neck.

"Great, don't worry, I'll choose a good day and go to Dongwang to propose marriage." Luo Xuan couldn't help but be overjoyed and rubbed his hands.

"Then Yang Xiaoshan is willing to marry me?" Luo Meiying said uneasily.

"I have asked him, he is alone, he is not married, and now he has been made a marquis, and according to the system of the kingdom of heaven, he can get married. My sister is so beautiful, he is a tall boy, how can he not want to? Rest assured, it's all on me. Luo Xuan patted his chest and said with a determined face.