Xu Jie guessed correctly, the person who wanted to see him was Master Li.

The people who were caught in the alley before were actually put back without even being tried.

There was no way, although he didn't want to offend Li Qian, but the Zhao family couldn't offend it. Moreover, according to the procedure, after they arrested someone, they would hand them over to the torture cell, and it was not entirely his responsibility to be held accountable.

Jufu Building, in the private seat by the window on the second floor, Li Qian squinted at Xu Bantou who was led up by Lao Wu, and there was always a smile on the corner of his lips, which made people unable to guess what he was thinking at the moment.

Although Xu Jie felt some pressure in his heart, when facing Li Qian, he was not so nervous.

In the final analysis, he, Li Qian, is just Xixi, a gentleman who teaches the little boy to read, not his top boss, nor is he a serious master, and he can't control his own head------ besides, what if he is really a master in charge? Now that the county lord is already unable to protect himself, is there still that idle time to stand out for him?

There is no way to investigate this matter at all, after all, all that has been caught is just a few ruffians and gangsters who do not do their jobs.

If those people confessed after interrogation, it would be better to say, and through their confessions, they could take the opportunity to find out the main messenger hidden behind the scenes. But the current situation is that the person who was arrested has been let go of the torture room in private, and without the assistance of his county head arrester, Li Qian would not have been able to arrest anyone.

If he can't catch someone, and without evidence, he will naturally not be able to hold himself accountable.

The torture room and the third shift, because of the need to cooperate with each other at work, have always worn the same pair of pants.

Although there is not much harmony between them, it is not uncommon for them to look at each other and cause conflicts. The key is that everyone knows the details of each other, so there will be no such thing as revealing other people's old backgrounds, which will break the rules------ the money usually received is shared by everyone, and if you really want to betray others, isn't it equivalent to selling yourself? No one can be so stupid!

Of course, Xu Jie didn't want to offend Li Qian in his heart. No matter how you say that the other party is a jinshi, and his status is transcendent, it is far from what they can afford to offend, but the Zhao family also can't afford to offend------

Take people's money and eliminate disasters for others. Since the Zhao family used the money to dredge, it is natural for them to release the person, and this is not a big case, even if the party asks about it, it can be said that it is a small misunderstanding!

Originally, Xu Jie thought so.

But when he saluted Li Qian, the other party did not make any response, but stared straight at him with an unusually cold gaze, he suddenly felt extremely nervous------ those eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, staring at him for a burst of weakness in his heart, only to feel that he had nothing to hide in front of the other party.

After staring at him quietly for a moment, Li Qian's face suddenly relaxed, and he changed to a gentle smile.

"Xu Bantou, don't come unharmed."

"It's okay, it's okay, there's Master Lao to ------remember," Xu Jie said with a little caution.

"Remember? That's right! Li Qian looked at him and said with a pun: "Xu Bantou has outstanding ability, how can Li not remember something?" ”

Of course, Xu Jie understood the implication, but he could only pretend to be confused, only smiled modestly at the other party, and did not respond.

Seeing this, Li Qian's smile became even worse, and then said: "I have always been timid, after being frightened a few days ago, I had a nightmare that night, and then I couldn't sleep very comfortably for several nights, but I pointed to Xu Bantou to untie the knot in my heart for me------ now that such a long time has passed, I wonder if Xu Bantou has found the person who intends to commit murder to me?" ”

"This ------"

The people have already made their words clear, Xu Jie didn't dare to be confused this time, so he had to answer honestly at the moment: "I don't dare to hide it from my master, those people are ------" said and gritted his teeth, "It's all been released." ”

"What? Released out?!! Li Qian stood up from his chair and said angrily: "Xu Bantou, how do you explain this matter to me?" ”

"This ------ Master Li is angry."

Xu Jie bowed slightly, and explained in a small way: "This kind of case is usually in charge of the torture room, and our strong squad can't control the torture." However, the humble duty has asked you on your behalf, and the people in the torture room only said that this was a misunderstanding, and those idlers also saw that you did not bring an entourage with you, and your clothes and demeanor were extraordinary, so they had the idea of robbing money, and they did not intend to commit murder against you------"

Before he finished speaking, Li Qian said coldly: "So I just took a board according to the rules, and then put them all back, right?" ”

Xu Jie was a little sluggish, and he didn't dare to look at Li Qian anymore when he lowered his head, so he could only nod his head again and again.

"Heh------" Li Qian's voice suddenly became a little colder, and he said in a calm tone: "Xu Bantou, don't you know what a big crime it is to plot to kill scholars?" You bend the law for personal gain, indulge in gangsters, are you really not afraid of being involved? Or ------are you willing to take it for others? ”

There is no way to answer this question, and the two sides have different conclusions on the matter. What Xu Jie hopes is that the big things will be turned into small things, and they will be revealed, so that everyone will be happy------ Li Qian is adamant that those people intend to murder him, and no one can afford this crime.

He Li Qian is not just as simple as two rank jinshi, he is also a seven-rank official eunuch, and he has the Son of Heaven Mobao in his hands, even if he no longer enters the career in his life, his energy is not to be underestimated by ordinary people------ and he is just a small official, even if he climbs to the position of the head catcher of the three classes, he is far inferior to a small show------

Seeing that he didn't dare to speak, Li Qian's face softened a lot, slowly sat back on the table, and said slowly: "Xu Bantou, don't you think that I can't punish you?" ”

Xu Jie was silent, his face seemed respectful, but in his heart he didn't think much of this kind of threatening words. In his opinion, if Li Qian really had the means, I am afraid he would have already used it, instead of talking useless nonsense to himself here.

I don't want to, but Li Qian's next words made him completely stunned, to be precise, shocked!

"On the ninth night of the first month of April, the ------ hour" The corners of Li Qian's mouth hooked up a smile, his eyes looked at the expression on his face with interest, and he continued in a steady and powerful tone: "The Zhao family followed Zhao Wu, carried 500 treasure money, bribed the officials and wardens of the Qiantang County Torture Room, and the leader of the third class------"

Airplanes------

As soon as he heard this, Xu Jie's head exploded, and his ears were deaf for a moment. Although Li Qian's mouth in front of him was still slightly opened, the words he said could not reach his ears again, as if he was watching a silent drama------

He shook his head, his hearing gradually recovered, and Li Qian's calm narration was still faintly heard in his ears.

"Xu Jie, the leader of the Zhuang class, and a cadre who was detained in the ya, were all released that night and ------ unscathed."

Speaking of this, Li Qian's voice suddenly paused, and he looked at him and said jokingly: "Xu Bantou, this is what you said about being beaten on the board?" Then I would like to ask, who were the executioners at that time, how many boards were beaten, and what kind of torture staff skills did they learn? How can a prisoner be allowed to survive his sentence unharmed? ”

"------" Xu Jie had cold sweat on his forehead, and when he looked at Li Qian again, his eyes were already full of fear.

It's horrible!

This kind of intelligence infiltration capability is simply terrifying.

Although the bribery was not a big secret, there were not many people who knew that the entourage was from the Zhao family, only their leaders, and a few core personnel under them. A torture room clerk like Lao Wu has no way of knowing the details at all.

If it weren't for the fact that there were traitors among them, how could Li Qian know all about this?

Five hundred bills------ the people below actually didn't have much to share, and most of them swallowed them.

According to the laws of the dynasty, these people are already a capital crime! In other words, if Li Qian really planned to kill them, in fact, it was not difficult at all, it was as simple as pinching an ant to death------ how could he not be afraid?

"You ------"

Xu Jie swallowed his saliva with difficulty, his face had become very ugly, but he still denied it: "Master Li------ are you joking, right?" Hehe------ what Zhao Wu, five hundred times, where did you hear about this? How did I not know? ”

Dead duck with a hard mouth!

In the face of his inability to defend himself, Li Qian just sat there for a long time and sipped the fragrant tea, and did not speak again.

The words that should be said have been said, and his meaning has been expressed very clearly, and then it is up to him to choose.

Xu Jie's face was uncertain, and the gaze that looked at him from time to time was also very complicated, including fear, remorse, anger, and so on. It can be seen that his heart is also very entangled.

In fact, not only Xu Jie, but even Lao Wu's face at the moment is not very good-looking. As an old scrivener of the torture room, although he is not treated by his boss Wang Xingshu, this kind of sharing of spoils still has a share------ he does not suffer from widowhood and unevenness, even his boss cannot treat his subordinates too harshly. Originally, he was not a bureaucreat, if he even cut off his source of income, it would be strange if he didn't fight with you.

Dogs will jump over walls in a hurry, and rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry.

Therefore, if Li Qian really plans to kick this thing out, I am afraid that no one in the entire Qiantang County Ya, from top to bottom, will be able to run. The head of the deserve to be killed, the exile of the deserved, the deserved to be exiled, and the deposition of the army------

In fact, Li Qian really didn't plan to poke this kind of thing out, because he knew Zhu Baba's temperament too well.

That is a jealous and greedy master, I really know that under his rule, if there is still such corruption in the local area, God knows what kind of bloody storm will be set off------ it is thousands of lives, thousands of families, I can never do this immoral thing that cuts off children and grandchildren. Otherwise, everything will change, and there will be more colorful strokes in the history of the early Ming Dynasty, which will be called by later generations -

Five major cases in the early Ming Dynasty------

As a person with a noble personality, a person of pure character, a person with thoughts, morals and conscience, a person who is free from low-level tastes, and a person who is beneficial to the people------ well, it is too exaggerated, he is still a layman after all.

As a person who is neither good nor bad, still has a trace of conscience in his heart, and still adheres to the last bottom line, although Li Qian also hates corrupt officials and corrupt officials, he does not think that all these people should go to hell, after all, this is not only their responsibility, more often, the problem is actually in the system.

From ancient times to the present, this problem has never been truly solved, because as long as an individual has selfishness and desire, it is difficult to resist all kinds of temptations in the outside world, and when people have power in their hands, it is inevitable to be corrupted by it, this is only a matter of time.

Of course, this can't be said too absolutely, there will always be an example of everything, the honest person is like Hai Rui, and the person who is not chaotic is like Yanagishita Hui------ cough, it may also be due to some aspect of his own reasons, the will can be so firm, it is impossible to test.

In short, Li Qian has deep admiration for a clean official like Hai Rui, but he asked himself that if he changed himself, he would not be able to reach such a selfless and desireless realm in his life, and few officials in the world could reach it. So he won't be the one who lifts the lid, which will kill too many innocent lives and invite countless opposing enemies for himself.

This kind of thing that does not outweigh the losses and harms others and is not beneficial to oneself, only a fool will do it!

However, this is just the true thoughts in his heart, and he has not shown a single cent on his face, how can Xu Jie see it?

After hesitating for a long time, Xu Bantou finally made a decision.

He looked up at Li Qian and asked with a dejected expression, "What does Master Li want me to do?" ”

"Got it?"

"Figured it out."

"Got it thought through?"

"Think it through."

"But I still don't believe in you------" Li Qian sighed softly, so anxious that Xu Jie was about to jump to his feet, so he said unhurriedly: "It's not difficult to gain my trust, you can get a vote first." ”