"Say, do you recruit or not!"

After the thirty boards were finished, Li Hongyu's buttocks were already bloody and blurred, the clothes on his body were wet with sweat, and the whole person was like a sauna.

To tell the truth, Niu Feng was shocked by the silent scene when Li Hongyu was tortured, originally he thought that a weak scholar like Li Hongyu would definitely not be able to endure such a big punishment, even if he did not admit his guilt, he would cry and beg for mercy, but he didn't think that the fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy in front of him still had such a tenacious side.

You must know that the water and fire stick in the yamen is a sharp weapon used for execution, and if it is hit on the body, it is easy to open the skin and flesh, which will bring great pain to the tortured, so not to mention Li Hongyu, even those strong men with big shoulders and round waists cannot bear this kind of heart-piercing pain.

This made Niu Feng realize that his trial this time hit the iron plate, Li Hongyu did not give in as easily as he imagined, and the case became tricky.

What Niu Feng needs most now is Li Hongyu's confession, hoping that Li Hongyu will not be able to bear the torture "confession", so that others will not be able to find him trouble in this trial.

But now it seems that the development of events has exceeded Niu Feng's expectations, and Niu Feng has to worry about this.

Not only Niu Feng, but also the Zhang family and others on the side were also stunned, they never expected that Li Hongyu, a young scholar with a polite and polite temperament, could withstand such torture, and suddenly felt an inexplicable fear in his heart, after all, they framed Li Hongyu and naturally had a weak heart.

"My lord, the student is not guilty, he was wronged, please be aware of it." Li Hongyu, who was sweating profusely, raised his head and shouted to Niu Feng loudly, his face turned pale due to the pain from the wound on his buttocks.

"Hmph, stubborn, this official wants to see how long you can last!" Niu Feng sneered when he heard this, and shouted at the official in front of the hall, "Come on, drag him into the prison and keep him alone, and no one is allowed to approach." ”

"Go and check Zhang's neighborhood to see if anyone has seen Zhang's fornication." Afterwards, Niu Feng took out another order from the lottery holder, and said in a deep voice to the stout errand who brought Li Hongyu here, "Bring the relevant people for interrogation." ”

"Quit!" With that, Niu Feng got up and walked away, terminating the court trial.

For Niu Feng, because of Li Hongyu's unexpected tenacity, he now has two ways to go, one is to continue to torture Li Hongyu until Li Hongyu is beaten into a trick, so that he will have an excuse if the people above ask about this matter in the future.

The other way is to stop here in order to avoid the expansion of the situation, after all, Li Hongyu is not the kind of person who has no foundation, and if he wants to do things too much, he will inevitably get burned.

What makes Niu Feng jealous is naturally Zhao Guangfeng, although Zhao Guangfeng is obsessed with learning and has no entanglement with officialdom, but many of his disciples have passed the examination to lift people and jinshi, and now those people are all officials of the imperial court.

Besides, although Li Hongyu has not yet gained fame, after all, he has already passed the Jiangkou County Examination, which is equivalent to a prospective student of the Ming Dynasty, if he continues to torture Li Hongyu to make him inhuman, I am afraid that his career will be over, and he will definitely be impeached by the officials.

Niu Feng knew very well in his heart that Zhang and others were framing Li Hongyu, and Li Hongyu was the head of the case in Jiangkou County, so the government would definitely intervene in the case.

What is especially important is that Niu Feng has beaten Li Hongyu for 30 boards, which has made Li Hongyu suffer from skin and flesh, so that Li Hongyu will not be able to participate in tomorrow's government examination, and he can also explain to the instructors behind the scenes.

As for the responsibility of framing Li Hongyu, then naturally it was borne by the Zhang family and others, who let them lie in the lobby.

And Niu Feng did not have any major faults in this case, he was completely in accordance with the process of court trial, even if he played the thirty boards, it was reasonable, at most he was reprimanded by his boss for "negligence", which was insignificant to him.

Since Niu Feng dared to move Li Hongyu, he had naturally already thought of a countermeasure, and he would never fold himself in, otherwise the gains would outweigh the losses.

Li Hongyu, Zhang and others were immediately taken to the cell by the officials, and due to the injury to his hips, Li Hongyu was no longer able to walk, so he had to be dragged by two officials.

"Li Hongyu, are you okay?" When passing by the door of the lobby, Zhao Xin vigorously pushed away the officials who were blocking her, and stepped forward to check with a concerned face.

"I'm fine, the case will definitely be investigated, you get out of here quickly, so as not to implicate you." Li Hongyu, who was pale, smiled at Zhao Xin weakly, looking very weak, tomorrow is the government test, but he doesn't want Zhao Xin to be affected.

"You're laughing like this!" Seeing that Li Hongyu's pants were dripping with blood, his face was haggard, and the whole person was like he had collapsed, Zhao Xin's heart couldn't help but feel sour, and tears flowed down his cheeks.

"I'm really fine, it's just a few days of recuperation from some skin injuries, my grandfather must have gone to the prefect, and it won't be long before I clear my name."

Li Hongyu didn't expect Zhao Xin to cry, and after being stunned for a moment, a smile appeared on his face, "Men don't flick when they have tears, we can't let others see the joke." ”

"How can I leave after you're like this, it's too unrighteous." Zhao Xin felt that she was a little out of shape, wiped her tears and said, "I'll go to prison with you, so they won't dare to do anything to you." ”

"Don't worry, I'm the head of the county test in Jiangkou County, and I won't die so easily, otherwise none of them will be able to escape." Li Hongyu's heart warmed when he heard this, and he forced a smile on his face, "You better go, if I delay your county exam, I will feel guilty." ”

"You can take the child test again next time, but there is only one brother, how can I put you in danger?" Zhao Xin shook his head resolutely.

Although what Li Hongyu said is right, if someone wants to be unfavorable to Li Hongyu, it will be bad, with Li Hongyu's current situation, she is unable to protect herself, but she has heard of the filth and darkness in the prison, and those jailers have a way to plot against Li Hongyu.

"You!" Li Hongyu couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this, he didn't know what to say for a while, his heart was full of emotion, he really didn't see that Zhao Xin was such a righteous person, and he made up his mind about the so-called brother who saw the truth in adversity.

Xiangyang County Ya Da Jail.

"This son, do you really want to stay here?"

After putting Li Hongyu on the floor of an empty cell, a leading official asked Zhao Xin, who had followed him with a suspicious face, and it was the first time he had encountered someone who had taken the initiative to enter the cell in more than 20 years.

"He's injured like this now, and he needs someone to take care of him, otherwise who of you will take the responsibility if something happens?" Zhao Xinliu raised his eyebrows, and his mask stared at the leading official with a frosty face.

Hearing this, the leading official couldn't help but have a helpless look on his face, and waved his hand at the official and jailer on the side and left, since Zhao Xin was willing to stay, let her stay here, in case something happened to Li Hongyu after he was tortured, someone would come to carry the black pot.

"Brother Zhao, tomorrow is the government test, why do you have to follow me to suffer from this prison!" Li Hongyu lay on the hay on the ground, and said to Zhao Xin with a wry smile, his buttocks hurt hotly, I am afraid he will lie on his stomach for a long time.

"If it's a brother, don't be such a mother-in-law." Zhao Xin smiled disappreciatively, then took out a small porcelain bottle and said, "This is gold sore medicine, you won't be so painful after I give you the medicine." ”

"How do you have gold sore medicine?" Li Hongyu couldn't help but show a look of surprise when he heard this, ordinary people would not carry a bottle of gold sore medicine with him.

"When my ancestors first started to do business, they often ran around, and it was inevitable that there would be a bump and even a bad guy on the road, so they carried gold sore medicine with them, and if they were injured, they could save themselves, and over time it became the rule of the family, and they were prepared."

Zhao Xin smiled slightly, then hesitated, bit her lip, and after biting her lip, regardless of whether men and women were kissed or not, she leaned over and took off Li Hongyu's blood-soaked pants, revealing her bloody buttocks, which made her cheeks, which originally appeared two blushing cheeks, suddenly feel a chill, "These people are really ruthless, it's really hateful!" ”

"These are flesh wounds that are not in the way, for outsiders to see, just rest for a while, if they really harm my mind, then I'm afraid my muscles and bones have been damaged by them."

When Zhao Xin took off his pants, he inevitably touched the wound on Li Hongyu's buttocks, which made Li Hongyu so painful that cold sweat broke out on his head, and he pretended to answer easily.

Li Hongyu also has a certain understanding of these insiders in the yamen, and the executions of the officials are light and severe, and usually the family members of the criminals will try their best to bribe those officials, so that the family members can suffer a lot less when they are punished.

In particular, the most commonly used cane execution in the county government is an art when executing, and experienced officials can accurately grasp the square inch and heat of the execution.

Some injuries look bloody and are actually just skin injuries that can be recovered after a period of rest, while others look like they have just broken some skin but have actually injured their muscles and bones, which involves an inch of skill.

Therefore, although Li Hongyu was punished, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and those officials who were executed obviously did not want to deal a heavy hand on him, otherwise he would definitely fall ill after this meal.

"I didn't expect you to know about these dirty things in the yamen." Zhao Xin looked at Li Hongyu with some surprise, but he didn't expect the introverted Li Hongyu to know these things.

"My second cousin told me." Li Hongyu didn't expect that he would be so unbearable in Zhao Xin's heart, and replied after a dry laugh, "He likes to make friends with those who are three and nine streams, and he knows these things better." ”

"Listen outside, bring some water!"

Zhao Xin couldn't help but bow her head slightly when she heard this, she had lived in the Li family for so many days, she naturally saw Zhao Yulong who came to visit the door, and knew that Zhao Yulong was an alternative among the children of the Zhao family, and he mixed with fox friends and dog friends all day long, and then shouted loudly outside the prison door, "This son wants to treat the injuries of the head of the Li case." ”

The cell boss did not embarrass Li Hongyu, it was difficult for the jailer to bring a basin of water, after all, Zhao Guangfeng had a high reputation in Xiangyang City, and they were not willing to make things difficult for Li Hongyu.

Moreover, the cell boss heard about the court trial and knew that there was something strange in it, in his impression, Niu Feng had never tried the case in such a hurry, so Li Hongyu was wronged nine times out of ten, considering that Li Hongyu was the head of the county trial case in Jiangkou County, even if Zhao Guangfeng did not come out, then Chen Yu, the magistrate of Jiangkou County, would come forward to wash away Li Hongyu's grievances, and he was full of trouble for himself.

Zhao Xin is the first time to treat a man's injury, and it is an embarrassing place like the buttocks, after she stabilized herself, she blushed her cheeks and methodically treated the wound on Li Hongyu's buttocks, and then skillfully bandaged the medicine, it can be seen that she has been trained in this area.

"Bastard, I won't let you go!"

Li Hongyu gritted his teeth and lay motionless on the ground, wishing in his heart to break the body of that hateful mastermind behind the scenes, so that this vicious guy would suffer the consequences.