Everything, for this unjustly wronged official Xu Jifei, is like a dream. When he handed the blood book out, he only clung to the last glimmer of hope. Even if he saw Liu Ming, he didn't completely believe that the other party would be able to take him to escape.

However, after only half an hour, he was outside the prison walls.

"Liu Gongzi ......" When he saw Liu Ming again, Ji Fei had tears in his eyes, knelt on the ground, and sobbed: "I met Gongzi in Pingshui, but I was tired of helping Xianggong to save him. There is no way to repay this life-saving grace. ”

"When you and I meet, it's a kind of fate. This place is not suitable for a long time, let's go back to the house to talk. Get on the horse, it's all for you. Liu Ming patted the saddle.

The night sky was as black as ink.

The cold night autumn wind, mixed with dead leaves, flutters in the streets and alleys of Fei County.

In the main room in Liufu, an oil lamp swayed, and two cups of tea were hot.

Ji Fei and Liu Ming sat opposite each other.

From the cold county prison that was about to be beheaded, in a blink of an eye, it was to the warm and spring-like Kuanya Inner Hall. Ji Fei couldn't help but feel emotional, he was holding the teacup, his hands were still trembling.

"Ji Fei, how did you get framed and imprisoned by that Yang Liwu?" Liu Ming asked.

"Childe, I, Ji, originally guarded the armory for decades. Because in the past few years, thieves have been in turmoil, so there is often the task of suppressing bandits. Every month, I count my swords, halberds, armor, and all kinds of baggage. Two years ago, however, I noticed that the number in my arsenal was starting to run low. I reported the matter to Yang Liwu, but he kept prevaricating. Later, Yang Liwu came to me, meaning to ask me to turn a blind eye......"

Ji Fei's face showed resoluteness: "I have served in this armory for ten years, and I have met three magistrates, and I know the importance of this important ordnance land. Therefore, they did not dare to agree to each other. ”

"Later, Yang Liwu didn't like me, so he was transferred to the county yahuan wardrobe to do the laundry and mopping the floor. I was always unconvinced, so I wrote a letter to He Zhixian to accuse Yang Liwu of the crime of stealing weapons from the armory. Ji Fei said with a painful expression on his face, "Unexpectedly, this Yang Liwu dog jumped off the wall in a hurry, directly knocked me unconscious, and tied me to death row." ”

When Ji Fei woke up from death row, he found that he was in shackles, his mouth was also stuffed with strips of cloth, and a kind of framed anger burned all over his chest. In desperation, he wrote the blood book and stuffed it through the small cracks in the wall, holding on to the last glimmer of hope......

"Young Master Liu, you are my savior." Ji Fei was about to kneel again.

Liu Ming immediately helped the other party up, and sighed, it is not easy for this Fei County County Government to have such an honest and upright official.

"Brother Ji, you are upright and conscientious, so naturally you shouldn't die like this. That's right......" Liu Ming said frankly: "I originally intended to bring down Yang Liwu, I hope you can help." ”

Ji Fei said with tears in his eyes: "Yang Liwu is covering the sky in Fei County, and everyone is afraid of his might. Now, if Liu Gongzi can stand up, he will definitely be able to bring him down, and it can be regarded as a bad breath for us. ”

"By the way, Ji Fei, I want to trouble you to take me to the armory." Liu Ming pondered, "I want to see how much of this Yang Liwu is missing...... However, the soldiers guarding outside here are very tricky. ”

Although Liu Ming has the waist card of the county, he is not unimpeded. In the middle of the night, if you raid the armory, and the soldiers are brave enough to stop you, you have no excuse. Moreover, this county prison has just caught fire, and the security is even more stringent, if it alarms Yang Liwu......

Liu Ming is a little nerve-wracking.

"Your Excellency...... I know a tunnel that leads to the armory. Ji Fei smiled slightly, "This tunnel, originally dug by a few thieves in order to steal weapons, but now after they are captured, this tunnel has been retained." ”

"Without further ado, let's go."

Ji Fei took Liu Ming and opened the shelter of the tunnel at the end of an alley, and then the two of them got in.

In this tunnel, there is still a fire fold for light, and the two of them walked a short distance in the dim tunnel, and then reached the end of the tunnel.

Ji Fei pointed upward: "Young Master Liu, above is the arsenal warehouse." ”

"There won't be guards up there, will they?" Looking at the unknown world above the ground, Liu Ming was still a little worried.

"Probably not, this location is the internal storehouse where the armor and armor are stored, and it is already some distance from the gate." Ji Fei responded.

Liu Ming looked up at the top and thought to himself, no matter if there was anyone on it, he had to go and see it.

The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth.

Liu Ming put his hands on the top and slowly removed the top cover, and a burst of dust and gravel fell on his body. He held the rammed ground with both hands, his legs curled, and with all his strength, the whole person climbed to the ground.

Even though he had made a lot of guesses in his heart, he expected the consequences of Yang Liwu's giant rat occupying the granary. However, when Liu Ming saw the inside of this armory, he was still surprised.

At this time, Ji Fei also climbed up, glanced around, and sighed: "I didn't expect it...... This Yang Liwu is so greedy and bold! ”

The armory, the shelves where hundreds of sets of armor and saddles were supposed to be stored, were empty. In the entire armory, there is not a single helmet, armor, knife or halberd, only a few large water tanks with duckweed floating to resist the fire.

This Yang Liwu was really too bold, and he actually looted the armory that was close to the county government, leaving no one, so that the county government armory had nothing to store.

Yang Liwu is staging an empty city plan, if this is a war, He Zhixian, who is the parent of a county, can only be blind.

"Young Master Liu, what should I do now?" Ji Fei ran out of ideas.

"Now, the only way to find out the truth is to go to the county magistrate." Liu Ming knew that the evidence he wanted had finally been found. Yang Liwu disregarded human life, framed officials, and stole weapons from the armory, which are all serious crimes.

Now, while the sky is not yet dawn and the other party has not yet noticed, he will make as many arrangements as possible.

That night, the two immediately rushed to Hefu. Then He Zhixian listened to the music late, and he was sleeping soundly with his concubine in his arms. As a result, he was awakened by Liu Ming's kicking on the door.

He Zhixian listened to the porter's report, dressed sleepily, and slowly walked to the front hall with impatience on his face.

"What?" He Zhixian yawned and said, "This is called you Liu Ming, if other people disturb the official's dream late at night, the official will beat him with twenty sticks first." ”

"Your Excellency...... This is no small matter. Liu Ming's face was serious, and he told the truth.

"What did you say?" He Zhixian almost fell off his chair, and immediately shook his head and said, "Impossible, impossible!" Yang Dianshi is the right-hand man of this official, how could he do such a thing? Pure slander. ”

Ji Fei prostrate in the tunnel: "The adult Mingjian, the little one was imprisoned on death row by that Yang Liwu, just because of the matter of this armory. ”

Although He Zhixian was confused, he saw Ji Fei's face full of blood and complained, and he felt that it was unlikely that this matter was fake.

"In this way, this officer will immediately go to the armory to check." He Zhixian decided to leave.

"My lord......" Liu Minglang said, "If you go straight like this, you may be startled, so let's go through the tunnel with the students." ”

Although this dignified county, it is a little indecent to learn from the rat to drill the tunnel. But when He Zhixian spent a long time trying to climb inside the armory, he was also extremely shocked to see this empty scene.

He Zhixian's legs were weak and he almost collapsed to the ground, and in the past few days, Zhizhou Wang Su was inspecting the counties. If the other party is made aware of this, not only will it be difficult to protect it, but I am afraid that it will be held responsible.

He Zhi County regretted it, and he tried to save trouble, and handed over many affairs in the county to the other party. Unexpectedly, the other party took revenge and moved the armory empty.

"It's over, it's over." He Zhixian covered his head with both hands, "In a few days, Lord Zhizhou will come to inspect the county again." The armory has been emptied, and this official is to blame. ”

"Your Excellency...... Don't worry. The top priority at the moment is to re-replenish the armory, so that it can cope with the inspection of Zhizhou. Liu Ming said.

"It's easy to say......" He Zhixian sat on the rammed earth of the armory with gloomy eyes, "where can I find so much armor and baggage?" ”

Liu Ming's eyes suddenly sharpened, and at this moment, he finally sorted out all kinds of relationships, and there was a sense of empowerment.

"Your Excellency...... I know where to replace the lost ordnance...... "Liu Ming arched his hand, "Please lead your personal soldiers, prepare the car immediately, and go with me." ”

When He Zhixian heard that there was a way to remedy it, he immediately nodded and agreed. ordered more than 20 personal soldiers in the house, prepared horses and saddles, and followed Liu Ming to hurry out in the night.

A day later, a convoy of carriages and horses appeared on the streets of the state capital.

"Liu Ming, you said you can find ordnance and armor here?" He Zhixian looked at the signboard of the Peace Hall and became suspicious.

"Your Excellency...... I'm 80% sure. Liu Ming nodded.

This state capital, adjacent to the intersection of the three states, is the only way for Qingzhou to go to other places. That Yang Liwu, whether it is transporting stolen silver or other materials, must find a transit foothold. If he Yang Liwu had other disposal points, he would not have to hold himself hostage all the time.

Therefore, this peace hall is the biggest suspicion.

The moon is dark and the wind is high, and the day of murder and arson.

The wooden door of the Ping'an Hall had been closed, and suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Who, it's already closed, let's grab the medicine tomorrow!" Impatient shouts rang out from inside the wooden row door.

"I'm your shopkeeper, Liu Ming!" Liu Ming said directly.

"Oh?" Hearing this, the guy in the Ping'an Hall lost his voice and said, "Shopkeeper, why did you come here?" Lord Yang is here too? ”

"I'm the only one. Hurry up and open the door! Liu Ming shouted.

"Yes, yes, yes." Those guys immediately hurriedly dismantled the wooden row door. No matter what, this Ping'an Hall still has the signboard of the Liu family, and a few guys dare not slack off.

Liu Ming walked into the hall, pointed to the outside and said, "A few of you, hurry up and let me go out to see, why is Lord Yang lying outside?" Bring a few more people to help......"

"What?" When those guys heard Yang Liwu lying outside, they immediately panicked, and when they saw what Liu Ming said, they called a few guys in the hall without any doubt, and seven or eight people rushed out together.

Before he had walked a few steps, he suddenly saw a few bright white lights under the moonlight, and he was dumbfounded. More than a dozen soldiers bravely armed with sabers surrounded them.

"Shopkeeper, this is ......" A few guys were dumbfounded.

"Come on, tie me all up and gag me." He Zhixian flashed out of the dark shadow, "The rest of you, follow me in!" ”

At this time, He Zhixian was full of majesty, and he looked like he was forbidden. Those pro-soldiers, knowing that their master was really moving this time, did not dare to slack off, and all rushed into the Peace Hall with their knives.

Fortunately for Liu Ming, there were not many people arranged by Yang Liwu in Ping'an Hall. Except for the seven or eight guys just now, there were only three or four guards left.

These more than a dozen personal soldiers rushed up and directly asked the guards to disarm and surrender.

"Come on, these people, tie me up too." He Zhixian waved his hand.

"Wait, sir!" Liu Ming raised his eyebrows, pointed to one of the guards who was kneeling on the ground, hooked his finger and said, "You...... Come here! ”

"The little ones don't dare!" The guard whispered.

"Let you come, you will come!" Liu Ming said in a deep voice.

At this time, the guard reluctantly moved his steps, and when he walked up to Liu Ming, he was grabbed by the neck.

Liu Ming grabbed the other party's collar, half-lifted the other party, and said with a sarcastic smile: "You let me find it...... Zhou Ding! ”

Hearing the word Zhou Ding, Ji Fei's pupils on the side shrank, this name was really unforgettable for him. He almost became a substitute for this man.

"Your Excellency...... You're mistaken," the guard argued, bowing his head.

"Zhou Ding, you are the culprit of the first murder case I solved." Liu Ming smiled, "How could I be mistaken?" ”

There is nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get them. This Zhou Ding, who has been absconding for a long time, did not expect to hide in Ping'an Hall.

"You bastard!" Ji Fei was annoyed and ashamed, kicked at that Zhou Ding, and then picked up a green brick and threw it at the other party.

"Ji Fei!" He Zhixian's face sank, and he said in a low voice, "Don't be impulsive. He put his hands behind his back, looked at Zhou Ding, and asked, "Zhou Ding, I didn't expect to meet here again." I ask you, what's in the storeroom? ”

Zhou Ding said with a bitter face: "My lord...... I don't know if it's small. That Yang Liwu just let the small guard the warehouse, and never told the small truth. ”

"Don't you know either?" He Zhixian's gaze swept to the other guards.

"My lord, we really don't know. Lord Yang is forbidden to enter the warehouse. Therefore, no one dared to go in and see it. Several other guards said.

"Yes. In this way, only the official himself has found out. He Zhixian stroked his beard and said, "Ji Fei, don't be impulsive."

This official is in charge of one side, and after interrogating Zhou Ding, he will inevitably give you an explanation. Time is pressing, everyone follows me to the storeroom first. ”

The storehouse in the backyard of this Ping'an Hall occupies a small half an acre of land, and the wall of the warehouse is nearly one zhang high, all of which are rammed with wasteland.

He Zhixian found the key, and took Liu Ming to the door of the warehouse. He inserted the key into the lock hole, but stopped, looked at Liu Ming and asked, "Liu Ming, if there are no weapons in this warehouse, they are all medicinal herbs." And how? ”

Liu Ming gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't have a ...... The student asks the adult to punish the crime. ”

To be honest, he is only seventy or eighty percent sure now. If you really don't, you can only blame yourself for being too unlucky.

"The punishment of crime is serious." He Zhixian frowned and showed sorrow, "If there is really none, I just don't know how to face Lord Nazhizhou......"

When the key is inserted into the lock hole, the deadbolt moves, making a crisp turning sound.

With a "bang", the open copper lock fell to the ground.

He Zhixian looked at Liu Ming, took a breath and said, "We...... Let's go inside! ”