Chapter 4: Life and death are connected with brotherhood

But he said that the general sentence in Cangzhou wanted to judge me for murder, and I was terrified at the moment. But when he came back to his senses, he got up and said: Now that you have no evidence and no evidence, how can you judge me to kill someone!

He smiled and said: If this official is unreasonable, how can he make you, a thief who kills people without blinking, willingly confess his guilt and surrender to the law?

You! When I heard this, I was half dead in anger, and slowly said: Tell me, what evidence can be used to prove that I killed the person?

He smiled slightly and said: What did those two come to Cangzhou for? I said: Naturally, they are charging me into the army. Those two are now killed, but who is in the best interest? He asked. This...... Naturally, it's me, but! You can't convict me of murder because of that! I said with my hands shaking angrily. The boss said on the side: My lord, he is a little kid who has no power to restrain the chicken, and he has come from afar, which is naturally extremely difficult, how can he have the ability to assassinate two sturdy officials?

Hehe, according to the official's inference, this kid must have an accomplice! I thought I had made an appointment to do it in Cangzhou, but the noise was too loud and alarmed the tenants, and the kid couldn't get away for a while, so he had to sue the official first! But what about that? He said with a sudden glare.

This...... This is clearly your nonsense! You haven't even seen the scene of the murder, so you framed me for the crime, you ...... You don't have anything to do with that guy surnamed Xu, do you? You want to kill me! I pointed to his nose and said.

This...... What is this? Your Excellency, you can't frame a good person! Besides, he's just a kid...... The boss knelt down and said.

Hmph, that's what you say in the lobby? The judge suddenly raised his eyes and looked at me.

Yes, yes, I'm innocent, so I don't ...... You can't let anyone eat it! I panicked.

Then you're dead! If you just shout for injustice without any evidence, and if you are ineffective, you will insult and frame your parents and officials in the court, and this crime alone will be punished for 30 years and imprisoned for three months. You are at the scene of the crime, but you can't remember the physical characteristics of the criminal, and the bandits broke in after the loud noise, but you didn't call people at the first time, wouldn't you be suspicious? Even if you are robbed by bandits and can't make a sound, the bandits can kill two people in a row, so why don't they kill you? He asked.

I...... How do I know...... When he came in suddenly, he asked me if I was a mismatched child, and how did I know what his purpose was? Suddenly he killed someone, and before I could shout, he came to me, and I naturally didn't dare to shout in order to save my life...... Later, he tried to take me away by force, but I refused, so he didn't kill me...... I'm in a hurry.

According to you, is the suspect acquaintance with you?

No, the voice is slightly hoarse, I haven't heard it.

So how can he come and volunteer to save you?

The kid doesn't know......

Hmph, isn't that the end of it? Since you know that the bandits have robbed you, and you still stand in front of the state government to pronounce that you have been wronged, do you think it is reasonable for this official to convict you of the crime of robbing and killing a public servant by an adulterous bandit? Does such a simple murder case need any real evidence? He glared at me.

I...... But I was wronged! Your Excellency, you can't judge like that! I collapsed in the tunnel. The boss was startled and said: My lord, this crime is a capital crime! Think again, adults!

Hahaha! Are you still hard-mouthed kid now? Do you still dare to curse the official with righteous words? He touched his chin and said.

I lay on the ground and cried: Big brother! Heaven is unfair!

Hey, hey! This has nothing to do with the way of heaven, you ask yourself, is it really the official who is embarrassed by you for this result? If you didn't steal someone's horse, how could you steal the beads? Is it wrong to cut off your mismatch for five years? If you think about it again, today's situation is that the official specially exonerated you, and when you arrive at the criminal department, when you look at the case file, you will also be sent back for retrial, you kid must know that this law enforcement case is not just about the conscience of heaven and earth, you don't know what you do, and you can't come up with counter-evidence, so it is naturally difficult to get rid of it. Cough...... He paused suddenly, touched his head with his hand and said: Now, this official thinks that you are young and in a pitiful situation, and this case will be handed over to the local county government yamen to deal with first, what are you...... Naturally, as a witness, this escaped bandit will not be brought into the case for a day, and I am afraid that this case will be ...... He suddenly looked up at the sun.

The master next to him said: Master, that is to say, this case is ...... first Pressed it first?

Well, anyway, the murderer is a bandit, just now Xiao Liuzi took a look and told me that the murderer is a strong martial artist and a clever guy, and there are such strongmen in my Cangzhou territory, so I must post notices to warn the people!

Got it!

Also, tell Xiao Liuzi to take two people and send that kid to the Overseer's Mansion, and this errand will be healed. In addition, he clasped his ears and walked up to me and said: You kid is so self-conscious, you can't be a traitor in the future, and you can't break the law lightly, this case is not solved, you will inevitably have a lawsuit sooner or later, just think about it yourself! Strive to return home as soon as possible in the army! As he spoke, he patted me on the shoulder and got into the sedan chair and left, never entering the hotel to look at it. I was worried that he would slap me a few times and drop the earwax, so I shook vigorously, and the boss said: Although Zheng Tong's official reputation is not good, people in the know know that he is not ruthless or confused, it is really difficult for this Cangzhou official to do, alas! As he spoke, he patted me on the head and said, "Boy, take care of yourself!" And then it went in.

So the head catcher named Xiao Liuzi let me ride behind his horse and galloped all the way to Cangzhou City. When they arrived in the west of the city, they escorted me into the governor's palace, handed over the papers, and shut me up in the stable at the back of the palace. It turned out that ordinary criminals were taken directly to the camp outside the city, but if there was a special lawsuit or a heinous crime, they would be taken to the governor's mansion for questioning. So the soldiers fed me some water, and gave me a dry biscuit for dinner. There were no horses in the stable, and the roof of the barn was not completely sheltered, just because I was a small child. But the rain in the night was dying, and the stable was muddy inside and out, so I naturally had no place to stay, so I had to nap against the door panel in the cold. Then I heard a noise overhead, and when I opened my eyes, I saw that the murderer who had caused me to sue was poking his head out of the hole in the roof of the shed to see me. The reason why I think it's him is because I don't think anyone in black will go out of their way to find me.

Sure enough, he opened his mouth and smiled: Little brother, you are so miserable now, why don't you go with me! If he is sent to the camp tomorrow, it will be much worse than this! As he spoke, he jumped from it and landed on the muddy ground, but he was nowhere to be seen. He took out a package from his bosom with two large buns, and as soon as he handed it to me, I grabbed it and stuffed it into my mouth. Seeing that I was eating in a mess, he smiled slightly: When you are full, follow me in a whisper. As he looked around, I could see the black scabbard at his waist. So I pursed my lips, grabbed his shirt and said: Thank you for looking at me, I don't know what your name is? He turned around and said, "What so much nonsense?" Seeing that I didn't let go, he said nonsense: You call me Chu Tianxiong! Oh me! sighed, then patted him on the shoulder and said: I Nie Chenghai wrote down this kindness! Go on your own!

He was stunned for a moment, then turned around and pressed my shoulders with both hands and said, "Are you kidding me?" I tried so hard to take you away, why did you eat my buns and turn your face? I said: It's still the same sentence, I'll die if I go with you, I promised my eldest brother that I will go back to learn words and read in the future! Oops, why are you so ignorant? He scratched his head and said: You are so young in the army, you will be tired to death, is it good to listen to your brother? I was surprised and said, "Why do you have to take me away?" I don't have any great friends, and I don't have any relatives who have the ability, you are such a strange person, you don't always think that I am your long-lost brother, right? I laughed.

As a result, he scratched his head and said: Just treat it as my lost brother, take you away no matter what! Otherwise, it's not easy to explain to the big brother! As soon as I heard it, "Who is your eldest brother?" Oh, it doesn't matter, you just go, why is there so much nonsense at a young age! As he spoke, he took me by the hand and walked. So I put my left hand to my mouth and shouted, "Someone! There are assassins! He gagged me and said, "I'm going to die!" You don't want to die! As soon as he heard this, a group of soldiers ran nearby, and when he heard this, he immediately flew up from the hole to the roof, and then flew to the other roof with a slight jump, and disappeared into the night with small steps. The guards in the house couldn't catch up, and seeing that I hadn't fled, they didn't bother anymore.

The next morning, when the sky had cleared, my clothes were evaporated and dried, and I felt even more uncomfortable, the linen prison clothes were really rough, and my flesh was not tender, but there was still blood grinding along the way. Now when the linen cloth is damp and dried, it becomes even harder, and it is full of burrs, and it scratches my wounds, so that I can't cry out even if I am bitter. The soldiers had already changed their guards, and the two big men who came over this time didn't look at me as a child, so they pulled my arm stiffly and dragged me outside, grinning in pain. They carried me all the way up the lobby. The legendary Grand Governor sat in the middle chair, with a clerk standing beside him.

When he saw me come in, the governor put down the bowl of tea. The two soldiers threw me to the ground and stood on either side. I was dizzy on the ground, shook my head vigorously, raised my face, and the clerk shouted: Bold prisoner! How dare you look us in the eye! I don't hear too much light in my ears, and I probably haven't had a good rest last night, so Venus is shining. The governor stretched out his hand and said, "Show me the criminal file!" The paperwork was ready to be handed over. The governor looked at it in a big way, and saw from above to below, and his eyes changed from small to large, and from large to small. So he closed the file and said, "Are you really twelve years old?" I looked up and said, "Yes...... It's twelve, and it's three months old...... I'll be thirteen years old in three months! He stroked a small handful of mustache and said: Well, this governor looks at you with a roe deer's head and rat eyes, with a fierce light in your eyes, you must not be a good person, and now you have been mismatched for a robbery! It's a pity that you are so cunning that you lied about your age in an attempt to get away with it, but fortunately Bohai County enforces the law impartially! Now that you have arrived at my Cangzhou territory, you don't have to be lucky, it won't be convenient for you here because you claim to be young! You hear me!

When I heard this, I said angrily: You stupid official! What evidence is there to falsely accuse me of lying about my age? The boy has his own neighbors and the local state government to testify, and the county order has never said that the boy is the wrong age, so how can he lie?

You! What did you say? It's just bold! He pointed to me.

What's more, judging people by their appearance, and assuming that I lied to make it convenient, it's just the heart of a villain! Don't you have other plans? Since I came to Cangzhou Mansion, I am at the disposal of adults, but I am never allowed to be framed for no reason! I got up and glared at him, thinking that I had been angry with the official family all the way, and I had met such a person after the lawsuit.

He immediately got up from his position and walked up to me and glared at me, but I didn't look at him. So he shook his hand and returned to his seat and said: You criminal is really sharp-toothed, I think you are a habitual thief, and now I will send you to the Gongbu camp in the north of the city and hand it over to Liang Qianhu, see how hard you are still mouthed! Left and right, take away! With a wave of his hand, he picked up the tea bowl and drank it.

When we went out, the clerk said, "My lord, why is this child so angry with adults?" According to the law, you should consider sending him to the Ma Army to be a horse boy, or stay and be a handyman, why should he be sent to the Ministry of Industry? Isn't this a dead end? The governor glared at him and said, "What do you know?" I know what that kid is, so I won't bother you! With that, he got up and retreated to the back hall. When he returned to the study, the governor sat down in front of the case, and with some sweat on his forehead, he immediately took up a pen and paper and wrote a letter, called the sturdy soldiers, and instructed him to deliver the letter to the master of the military department in the capital, and to deliver it in person. When the soldier had gone, the governor was relieved and ordered a pot of wine to drink.

But they said that I was sent to the north of the city by those soldiers and entered the gate of the Ministry of Works. It was actually a construction site, where many of the criminals were repairing the walls and the horse roads, and they were all between the ages of 21 and 45 because they were strong and good at work. Seeing that one of my children was brought in, some of the tampering criminals stopped to look at me, and the soldiers next to me did not prohibit me, nor did they stop looking at me. After that, I was taken into Liang Qianhu's big tent, where he was sitting and drinking, and next to him was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old soldier filling him with wine. So when he saw us coming in, he stretched out his hand slightly, and the soldier handed him the documents of the governor's mansion, he looked at it, scratched his head and said: Mother! Another unclear! You! Come here! As he spoke, he picked up his horsewhip and pointed at me.

I moved over in small steps in fear, and he half-squinted his eyes and said: Go! Pour the night pot for Lao Tzu! As he spoke, he pointed to the side. I looked back and saw a large night pot next to Maza nearby, but it was dirty. Seeing that I didn't move, he waved his whip and said, "What are you waiting for?" Still not going? I immediately covered my arm, it was hot just now, and when I looked down, it was bloodstained. The little soldier below raised his head and whispered: Don't go yet! Liang Qianhu raised the whip again, so I immediately ran over, pinched the ear of the night pot and grinned and asked: Where did it fall? He glared and said, "You still need to ask me!" If you can't find a place, I'll pour it into your mouth! Get lost! As he spoke, he waved his hand, and I had to tiptoe out. The two soldiers arched their hands and said: Qianhu, my lord still has orders! Well? He said with his eyes half-opened. The adult said, just in case, I hope that the Lord of the Thousand Households can help the Governor Haosheng to see this criminal! Well! That's nature, that's nature...... He said dismissively. So the two soldiers withdrew.

I was so tired and trembling with the night pot that I couldn't find a place, and I didn't talk to me even after asking a few soldiers. Only one of the criminals secretly told me that there was actually a thatched hut half a mile behind the big tent, and there was a small river nearby where I could wash. So I had to turn around and walk more than a mile before I poured out the night pot. So I simply washed it with river water and ran back. As a result, as soon as I entered the big tent, the thousand households whipped the little soldier, so I immediately ran over to stop him and said, "Good manner, why are you beating people?" As a result, he raised his eyebrows, snorted in his nose, and the whip fell on me. I was hurt by his beating, so I grabbed the whip in my hand with a second blow. He looked angry and said: If he knocks over Lao Tzu's wine, he will be beaten! Do you want to come out? I nodded slightly, but he jerked hard, and I couldn't stand up and lean forward, and he kicked him in the chest, and I immediately felt the heat in my chest, and the wind was blowing under my feet, and before I could react, I fell to the ground, and then he stepped over, picked up the whip and opened the bow left and right, and I immediately held my head, and I felt that every part of my arm seemed to be transparent.

The little soldier was still sobbing after a beating, and when he saw that I was beaten by Liang Qianhu, he immediately crawled over and hugged his feet and cried: Uncle Liang, stop fighting! If you fight again, you'll die! Uncle Liang, stop fighting! Qianhu was using the strength of the wine to be ruthless, and he grabbed his feet, so he kicked hard, kicked the little soldier aside and said: Don't find wine for Lao Tzu yet! Hum! So saying, he returned to his seat and lay there leaning over. I hugged my head and felt cold, and then my arm felt like it was broken, and it tingled like a bone. So I waited for a while, and found that the thousand households did not beat me again, so I carefully showed my eyes and looked, it turned out that he was falling asleep. So I sat up immediately, but the little soldier ran in, brought a small pot of wine, put it on the case, and saw that Qianhu was asleep, so he walked over and squatted next to me and said, "How are you?" Why do you want to make a thousand households angry? You see that you are so badly injured, how can you be good? Then he said, "Come, I'll carry you to rest!" As he spoke, he came to carry me, but as soon as I stretched my leg slightly, a tearing pain poured into my heart, and when I looked down, there were more than a dozen blood marks on my leg, which was really not light. So he carefully picked me up and took me to the hut where he rested on weekdays, so I met my first brother who was away from home, Han Baiwen.

Han Baiwen is 14 years old this year, unlike me, he was ostracized because his father was an official in the court, and finally his house was raided, and his father and brother were beheaded, leaving him alone. At the age of eleven, he fled so far, and was finally arrested, cut off on the spot for 30 years, and never returned to the Central Plains. At that time, the political enemies of the DPRK and China meant to let him die of exhaustion in this Ministry of Engineering battalion, and did not want Liang Qianhu to be unwilling to set himself on fire, so he made him a guard, although he was constantly beaten and scolded, so he finally saved his life. So he advised me not to resist, to serve the Lord of the Thousand Households carefully, and finally became a guard, no need to be a coolie, as long as there was no mistake, the five-year punishment of mismatch was naturally better. Otherwise, we will be like other criminals, doing that nerve-wracking work all day long, like our small body, we would have died a long time ago!

I lay down in the haystack and thought to myself, this little soldier is such a good man, so I said, "Thank you for saving me!" He was a little shy and said, "Where? Didn't you save me too? Otherwise, how can you make adults angry? I see that you can't move for three days this time, so I'll take it for you, don't worry! As he spoke, he used a slightly white cloth torn off from his shirt, dipped in cold water in a bowl, and scrubbed my wounds. I screamed in pain, and he immediately said, "I'm sorry!" You can't wipe this wound, that whip is dirty! Bear with me! I then said with gratitude: It's good to know you as a brother! He smiled slightly: Then we will share weal and woe together in the future! You're younger than me, so I'll be sure to take care of you more!

At this moment, a dark shadow flashed and startled us. Han Baiwen immediately looked back and found that there was a stone at the door of the grass hut, on which a bag of things was pressed with small stones. So he took it and opened it, and there were a few ingots of silver in it, and a packet of cooked beef and a small paper packet, and he saw that the paper bag was white and fine. Han Baiwen sniffed it and said: It's Jinchuang Medicine! Could it be that the adults of a thousand households can't bear it, so they are merciful? I said: No way! Qianhu is drunk, how can he be so agile? Well? Isn't it him? I exclaimed.

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