Chapter 5: A Thought of Life and Death

"Let's go to the prison and have a look!"

Wang Absi didn't expect Ximen Qing to be so interested, and he was a little overwhelmed for a while.

As the old saying goes, prison is not ventilated. On the one hand, it refers to the isolation from the inside and outside of the prison and the lack of communication to prevent people from colluding to deceive others, but on the other hand, it also truthfully reflects the harsh environment of the prison.

In order to prevent the prisoners from escaping, from ancient times to the present, the doors and windows of this prison are narrow, the corridors are deep, the prisoners eat, drink and Lazar are in it, and the torture chamber is also located in it. When ordinary people go in, they will inevitably cover their noses and leave, not to mention a wealthy businessman like Ximenqing.

"Big official, the environment in that prison is dark, don't defile the big official!"

"Then bring the thief to the officer's room and let me see him!"

In ancient times, the crime of stealing graves and digging graves was worse than murder and arson, not only the crime of killing the head, but also the serious case may even be sentenced to beheading, even in the Northern Song Dynasty, where the criminal law was relatively lenient, it was also a felony of "beheading".

Such a felon, according to the general situation, I am afraid that no one has the right to put him in prison except for the magistrate, but when Wang Zhisi heard Ximenqing's words, he didn't have any doubts at all, and quickly nodded his head: "Big official, please go to the class room and wait." ”

About a quarter of an hour later, Ximen Qing, who was sitting bored in the class room, saw the three officials of the county government and the Wang Zhisi just now, untying a short prisoner who was heavily flailed and bound in chains.

"Get on your knees!"

The leader of the three servants had a foot on the calf of the prisoner, and because he was wearing a torture instrument, the prisoner was unsteady on his feet and immediately fell to his knees.

"This is the official of Simon, talk back."

"Liu Jiejie and Wang Zhusi will sit aside first, they haven't eaten at this hour, can they return to Lin Ju and sit together later?"

In just a moment, Ximenqing saw the appearance of this criminal, a pair of dripping mouse eyes, two mustaches on his mouth, and a short figure, which was really quite similar to the "flea on the drum" he imagined.

Speaking of which, at this time, Qian ranked second to last among the one hundred and eight heavenly gangs, not because of his poor ability or small credit, but simply because of his background, it is estimated that he will not be treated well by that black Saburo. Even though he made many miraculous feats after going up the mountain, when he finally ranked down, he only fell to the bottom, and even Song Qing, who had no size and could only arrange banquets, was far ahead of him.

If there are underrated figures in the Liangshan Seat Rankings, Shi Qian is undoubtedly one of them.

"The big official is polite!"

Liu Jiejie, the head of the county jail, glanced at Wang Zhusi, and then sat down opposite Ximenqing, while the two officials who followed retreated outside the door.

Being able to mix a bowl of public rice in the county government, this Liu Jiejie and Wang Zhisi are naturally fine people, obedient and obedient, this Ximen Qing invited the two to return to Linju for lunch, it must have its deep meaning, and the ten ** fell on the snitch in front of him. Therefore, neither of them said much, only sat quietly, and said nothing else.

"What is the crime of stealing graves and digging graves, I think you should know it, right?"

In "Water Margin", Shi Qian went to Liangshan with Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu, and when he passed through Zhujiazhuang, Shi Qian stole chickens and attracted Song Jiang to fight Zhujiazhuang three times. In fact, if you analyze the cause of this incident carefully, it is not that the thief is difficult to change at this time, but that he wants to show his skills in front of the other two, so as not to be underestimated because of his background.

Obviously, this person is not a character like Wu Song and Lu Zhishen, who has a clear distinction between good and evil, and can't rub sand in his eyes, but more like a scoundrel who is messing around in the market, and he doesn't need Song Jiang's means to subdue such a character. As long as there are enough chips and benefits, this "flea on the drum" will naturally bow down.

"Help!" At this time, Qian is a first-class clever character, among the leaders of Liangshan, in terms of cleverness and dexterity, I am afraid that Yan Qing is above it, at this time, when he heard this, he immediately opened his mouth to beg for mercy, "I only ask the big official to save his life, and the villain is willing to be a cow and a horse to repay!" ”

"Time has changed, I have long heard of the name of 'flea on the drum', if you don't dislike it, I lack a clever helper by my side, I don't know if you want to?"

"Yes, yes!"

Shi Qian, who was kneeling on the ground, was also full of doubts at this time, except for some thief names, where did he come from? The nickname of "flea on the drum" was just a private mess, how did it reach the ears of the brocade-clothed man in front of him. However, seeing that there was a chance to escape, he couldn't care about it at this time, and nodded vigorously.

The reason why Ximenqing is now able to decide the life and death of a death row prisoner so easily is because of his intricate network of relationships in officialdom. The reason why Ximenqing didn't look at Wu Song in his eyes was because of this, but he never thought that Wu Er was a stunned young man who used a knife when he was angry, and this was the ending of Ximenqing's blood-spattered lion tower later.

Now he naturally understands what kind of person Wu Song is, so he has no intention of relying on power to make the other party submit, but can only find another way.

Regarding the matter in this yamen, when he was just waiting in the class room, Ximen Qing knocked out a lot of inside stories from Laiwang's mouth. I didn't expect my predecessor to be really good at it in Yanggu County, and it reached the point of taking charge of all the lawsuits in the county. Those who refer to black as white, reverse right and wrong, and steal people are all led by them in the middle.

Without waiting for Ximen Qing to say anything, Liu Jiejie over there had already stepped forward to untie the flail chain on Shi Qian's body, patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said: "There are many people who have offended just now, and in the future, Brother Shi Qian will follow the big officials, and they will have a great future, don't hold grudges!" ”

"Don't you know each other if you don't fight? Wait for the banquet later, just toast a few more glasses of wine at the festival level! ”

Wang Abshisi rarely had the opportunity to catch up with a "nobleman" like Ximenqing, and he was also helping to make fun on the side, and since he was in Ximenqing's eyes at this time, he would definitely be the number one person in Yanggu County in the future.

"Liu Zhisi's brother is also the order of the magistrate of the county, and if you want to blame it, you can only blame Meng Lang for doing things!"

Seeing that Shi Qian, who was still a prisoner at the previous moment, at this time, he was already looking as usual with Liu Jiejie and Wang Zhisi, and Ximenqing on the side also nodded secretly.

Today's unexpected meeting made Ximenqing see that Shi Qian is not only keen-eyed, but also decisive and organic, plus his "craftsmanship", how to say that he can be called a partial talent.

Ximenqing also knew that his predecessor had not done any good deeds to accumulate virtue, and with his past comments, for heroes like Lin Chong and Lu Zhishen, it was simply a scum who wanted to get rid of it quickly.