Luo Yi sat down and said: "Wu Changshi, it's not that the official is dedicated, it's forced by the situation, the emperor is anxious to know the situation of the salt tax in Huainan, and he has urged him several times, but I am also helpless, I believe that Lord Changshi also hopes to check it as soon as possible, everyone can breathe a sigh of relief, right?" ”

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A little, more than a dozen soldiers carried five or six boxes into the main hall, and placed all the ledgers in front of Luo Yi, in addition to these, there were also some scattered, several soldiers hugged a snail and followed the queue in.

It's all piled on top of each other, like a hill.

Wu Shengqing sneered secretly, there are so many account books, not to mention that there is no problem, even if there is a problem, you can't check it for a few years, Wu Shengqing said in his heart: "Just check it slowly and see what you can find." ”

In the past, a large number of Qincha who came to Yangzhou died in accidents, some died of poisoning, and some also read the account books, but more than a dozen account gentlemen checked for half a year, and they couldn't find out any useful information.

Wu Shengqing is quite confident, even if Luo Yi doesn't sleep every day, he can't catch any handles.

"Wenxian, you are here to watch these boxes, and you can't let anyone move them."

"Yes."

Luo Yi looked at Wu Shengqing with a smile and said, "Lord Changshi, you read so many account books, how can I read them alone." ”

"You can find a helper."

Luo Yi said: "I think so too. Lord Changshi, then I'll lend you a few people, don't you mind? ”

"Don't mind, the lower officials are very willing to serve."

"That's good."

At Luo Yi's signal, a group of people left the lobby and walked towards the Yangzhou Mansion prison.

The Yangzhou Mansion Prison is very close to Yangzhou Mansion, only half an hour's road, and soon, everyone is outside the prison. Until this time, Wu Shengqing hadn't figured it out, what was Luo Yi doing in prison?

"Little Marquis, you... What are you doing in prison? ”

Luo Yi said: "Didn't I say just now, I want to borrow a few people from you." ”

"Jailer?"

Luo Yi said with a smile: "It's not a jailer, it's a prisoner." ”

"Open the door."

"Yes."

Walking into the prison, a foul smell came to the face, compared with the prison of Chang'an Mansion, the environment is even more unbearable, especially the light here, extremely dim, as if it was dark all of a sudden, the people who live here have no difference between day and night, and it is difficult to see the light of day in their lives.

"Lord Changshi, what kind of crimes have these committed? How long has it been closed? ”

Luo Yi casually pointed to a cell and asked.

Wu Shengqing said: "Little Hou Ye, these are crimes of extortion, extortion, theft, etc., and they have been locked up for more than half a year. ”

"And what about these?"

Luo Yi pointed to another cell.

Wu Shengqing replied: "Hou Ye, these are local officials who have committed corruption and other local officials, because of the amount of corruption, the punishment is different, some are locked up for a few years, some are more than ten years, and even..." ”

Under the guidance of Wu Shengqing, he walked farther and farther, and entered the deeper part of the cell, the environment here was even worse, rats, cockroaches, and stench appeared on the ground from time to time, and more importantly, there was stagnant water on the ground, which was very damp.

Luo Yi couldn't help covering his nose, looked at the noisy room inside and asked, "Lord Changshi, what is this...?" ”

Wu Shengqing said: "The people who are locked up here are all guilty of serious crimes, some are murderers and will be imprisoned for life, some will be beheaded after the autumn, and some will be sentenced to 20 to 50 years in prison for too much corruption." ”

"Have you ever been locked up for making false accounts?"

"Yes, Master Hou, please come with me."

As soon as Wu Shengqing spoke, he frowned, making fake accounts? What is Luo Yi going to do? Do you want to rely on those experts to find out the salt tax in Yangzhou? Wu Shengqing was taken aback, took back the steps he had just taken, and sneered: "Little Hou Ye, there is no one who makes fake accounts." ”

"Huh? Didn't you just say there was? ”

Wu Shengqing said: "Xu is a mistake in the memory. Master Hou, the humidity here is too heavy, let's go out and talk again. ”

"Not busy."

Since he has come, how can Luo Yi leave easily, how can there be no prisoners who make false accounts in the huge Yangzhou cell, it doesn't make sense, plus Wu Shengqing made a slip of the tongue just now, Luo Yi concluded that Wu Shengqing did not tell the truth.

"Okay, if you don't say it, I'll find it myself."

Luo Yi stepped forward, found a nearby cell, and asked a prisoner who was over half a hundred years old inside, "You, come here." The officer has something to ask. ”

In this kind of place, except for the jailers who come in every day to deliver food, basically no one comes, and it may not change for a few years.

Locked in the cell was an old man, full of stench, who got up and hurriedly said, "Official, are you going to let me out?" ”

"Yes, I asked you, and you answered well."

"Yes, yes, the little one must answer truthfully."

Luo Yi asked, "What crime did you commit and be locked up?" ”

"Back to the adults, the small ones are... Homicide. Attempted murder, twenty years of betrayal. ”

Luo Yi frowned and said: "Murder pays for life, this is a big crime, you continue to go to prison." Oh yes. Luo Yi stopped and asked, "Do you know which of those in this prison were locked up for making false accounts, if you can tell it, you can reduce the sentence." ”

"Really, well, little one."

The prisoner was overjoyed.

Wu Shengqing, who was watching the play from the sidelines, looked shocked and hurriedly said: "Little Hou Ye, this is a case approved by the Criminal Department, how can the sentence be commuted." ”

Luo Yi said: "Why not? After returning to Beijing, the marquis can report to the emperor and reduce the sentence of one or two prisoners, so isn't it still easy to capture? ”

"Say it, name one, and reduce your sentence by one year."

Yes... Minus one year!

The old man who was locked up in the cell couldn't close his mouth happily, he was supposed to be sixty-eight years old before he could get out, but he was afraid that he would be dead before he could do it, but now, as long as he said the names of a dozen people, he could go out immediately, and it would be a great thing to see the outside world again in his lifetime.

"Okay, okay, I say."

Immediately afterwards, he said the names of a full fifteen people, and four people who didn't know their names, but he could identify them, Luo Yi counted one by one, wrote them all down, and promised to reduce his sentence by nineteen years.

He was originally sentenced to twenty years in prison, but now he is only one or two months away from being released from prison, Luo Yi simply did it to the end, and said directly to Wu Shengqing: "Lord Changshi, open the door and let him go, I will take care of something." ”

"It's... That's not going to work, he's a repeat offender. ”

Luo Yi sneered: "Repeat offender? Isn't he an attempted murder, the attempt is not to kill, the sentence of 20 years is already heavy, besides, he said the names of more than a dozen criminals who made false accounts, then he has made a great contribution to the investigation of Yangzhou salt tax, and the sentence can be commuted, this matter is done by me, you just have to release people, who will ask about this matter in the future, even if you push it on my head, just say that I took Lu Guogong's token to force you to release people, and it has nothing to do with you! ”

The words have already been said about this, Wu Shengqing just can't let people go, and said embarrassedly: "Okay, let the officials go." ”

"Someone, open the door."

This scene directly made the other prisoners in the cell boil, and the prisoner who was sentenced to 20 years in prison could still be released on the spot, what is the situation? In a trance, they seemed to see hope.