The dim corridor was illuminated by the lanterns carried by the prison wardens, and after a short time, they came to a cell in the far back of the corner, and saw a middle-aged man with a weak temperament, reading under the butter lamp.

Xia Mu thought in his heart how Yu Dawei was also an image of a tiger with a bear waist and a big beard on his chin, but he didn't want to be so bookish.

Seeing that Yu Dawei didn't notice Xia Mu's arrival at all, the prison guard was immediately dissatisfied, and reprimanded loudly: "The surname Yu, our master has come to see you, don't you say hello!" ”

When Yu Dawei heard this, he slowly raised his head, and saw that there was a young and wealthy young man standing in the cell, but he didn't know this person, so he stood up and saluted, and asked: "Dare to ask who is here, does Yu know Your Excellency?" ”

Xia Mu smiled, only said that he was his nobleman, so he asked the prison guard to move the bench in the cell, sat in front of Yu Dawei, and said with a smile: "It's normal that General Yu doesn't know me, I am the first-class Ning Yuanbo of the emperor's new edict, the envoy of Beizhen Fusi Sipin Town, and the governor of Jingying Rongzheng Xia Mu." ”

Yu Dakun couldn't help but be stunned when he heard it, he originally thought that a little boy was only the son of that high-ranking official, but he didn't know that it was the person who was in the limelight infinitely high-ranking at the moment, and he was so young, he was even more awe-inspiring in his heart, and he became more and more humble: "It turned out that the uncle was here, and he had heard the name of the uncle, Yu Dakun was rude!" ”

Xia Mu waved his hand and dispensed with these vulgar courtesies: "General soldier Yu is not polite, I came to see Hu Zongxian today, I heard that General Soldier is in prison, so I will come and see by the way." ”

"Uncle Lao Ning is bothered!" Yu Dawei heard the word Hu Zongxian, and his heart was heavy, the two had been in the southeast for many years, and they were friends of life and death, and he didn't want Hu Zongxian to pull him on his back, and the guilt of Xinghua being lost and his friend Ouyang Shen dying in battle was pushed onto himself, which was really chilling.

Xia Mu thought about it, and saw that Yu Dakun was in prison, but he was guilty of the crime first: "If the chief soldier is in prison, he will complain about me, this move is really a disaster for the boy." ”

Xia Mu's words were confusing, and Yu Dawei was like falling into a fog in the clouds, and he didn't know why.

Xia Mu didn't explain, looked at the broken bowl that Yu Dawei put aside, and saw that it was full of rancid rice that some pigs didn't eat, so he said: "Looking at you like this, I guess I haven't eaten dinner either, why don't I go and order the prison guard to get a table and a banquet, and I'll accompany Yu Zongbing here to have a few drinks." ”

Hearing this, the prison guard did not wait for Xia Mu's instructions, and hurriedly obeyed the order, leaving only Xia Mu and Yu Dawei in the house.

Yu Dawei then asked: "Why does Uncle Ning Yuan say that my imprisonment is a disaster caused by my uncle?" ”

Xia Mu stood up, came to Yongdao, and asked the Jinyi guards who were waiting around him to retreat, and then turned around and said: "General Ouyang died in battle, I went all the way north from the southeast, entered the teacher Xu Jiemen, and impeached Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian for embezzling military salaries, don't you want Hu Zongxian to actually blame the general army for the defeat of the war, if I had known this, I would never have affected the general army!" ”

Yu Dawei understood seven or eight points, it turned out that this case of the governor who was widely implicated was single-handedly set off by the person in front of him, and he was even more shocked in his heart. I don't want a weak-crowned young man to ascend to the sky in one step and play with the officials of the imperial court in applause.

Thinking about it, seeing that Xia Mu came here on purpose and was very polite, did he mean to save himself out? couldn't help but say: "Yu is really just a rough person, he doesn't know what conspiracies and tricks, he only knows that the emperor asked me to kill the Japanese to serve the country, and I went to serve the emperor and didn't want to end up like this." If the uncle is willing to help, Yu Dawei will be the first to look forward to the uncle! ”

said that he was going to kneel down for Xia Mu.

How did Xia Mu make him like this, hurriedly supported him, told him not to worry, sat on the stool by himself, and looked at the airtight secret room again, before he said with a smile: "At the feet of the Son of Heaven in the capital, it is not only an inch of paradise, but also a trap step by step. Dongchang, Jinyiwei, and the secret agents under the Imperial History of the City Patrol are all some pervasive guys, people who are flowing all over the street, do you know who is a good person and who is a spy? If you don't have a heart, you don't know how to die, you can't be framed, and you can help others count the money and spend it! ”

"Uncle is right, Yu is a tenacious guy and doesn't understand this."

Xia Mu heard this, smiled but did not speak, and a subtle smile passed through his eyes.

It's just that the lights are dim, and Yu Dawei didn't notice it, but from Xia Mu's tone, he still heard some kind of terrible sound. In order to further explore Xia Mu's thoughts, he had to say stupidly:

"If the uncle finds it inconvenient, tell me that is, why bother making such a noise, I will accept my fate!"

"If it is inconvenient to see each other, it is not a prevarication," Xia Muqu tapped his fingers on his knee, and he also carefully said his words, "The recent situation in the capital, you must also know." Since Yan Song's illness, the brothers in the government have been in trouble, and Li Mo's ambition to seize the position of first assistant has been well known to passers-by. ”

Saying that, Xia Mu saw Yu Dawei nodding frequently, so he continued, "As the old saying goes, Lu Yao knows horsepower, and he will see people's hearts over time. Thirteen years ago, my Xia family was raided, my father and grandfather knelt at the noon gate, their heads were bleeding, the huge capital, full of old officials, no one spoke for my Xia family. But thirteen years and one parting, I have achieved a brilliant result today...... And in this extraordinary period, you also know my difficulties, the twelve regiments and battalions are in ruins, and I need you by my side, who is not for utilitarian gain, but only for the common people, and friends who share honor and disgrace......"

As he spoke, Xia Mu was unexpectedly moved, and the corners of his eyes were moist and filled with tears. If Yu Dawei was still suspicious of Xia Mu before, and now he sees Xia Mu talking to him, and his words are sincere and touching, then the slightest suspicion will disappear, and he can't help but say emotionally:

"Uncle treats me so sincerely, what else do I have to say, just give my life to Uncle!"

"That's very good." Xia Mu smiled, slapped his ass and was about to leave, so he had to tell Yu Dawei, "You eat and drink well in prison, and I will walk around outside, you should be safe!" ”

"Slow," Yu Dawei hurriedly stopped him and said with a smile, "We haven't eaten the banquet yet, this prison ceremony, after making it in the middle of the night, I don't know where the banquet is." ”

After finishing speaking, I only heard the prison warden shouting outside: "Master, the banquet is here." ”

Before the words fell, the two of them pushed open the door and brought the banquet in, it turned out that the banquet had already been prepared, and the prison attendant saw that the two of them were talking hotly, for fear of disturbing, so he stood quietly outside and waited.

Xia Mu looked at the table of wine and food that was already cold, and he didn't have any appetite, and said, "When I came in just now, I really felt hungry, and now I don't want to eat anything. ”

"If you don't want to eat, you have to eat a little," Yu Dawei said and picked up the wine jug, poured two full glasses, raised a glass and said, "Uncle is really for me, you should drink this cup full!" ”

Xia Mu smiled, took it and drank it all, and then got out of prison.

The prison guard carefully led the way in front, and Xia Mu walked behind, saying in a domineering tone: "If today's events leak out of your mouth a little bit, be careful of your head!" ”

When the prison guard heard this, he couldn't help but feel excited, and hurriedly smiled: "Master, the small one has eight heads, and he doesn't dare to tell you about it!" ”

"I don't dare!" Xia Mu smiled, "For the next three meals, Yu Dakun will entertain you with good wine and meat, you don't have to worry about the silver, go to the treasury to get two hundred yuan." ”

"Don't worry, the things that the master confesses, the little ones have always done their best."

He had only taken half a step when he heard the jailer in the distance running in a panic, but he was disheveled and pale.

Seeing him like this, Xia Mu frowned and reprimanded: "Panic, what do you look like, what's wrong!" ”

The jailer's face was not good-looking, and he trembled and pointed to the cell where the Japanese slaves were held in the north, and said in a trembling voice: "That...... Those, those Japanese slaves......"

Xia Mu suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart when he heard the "Japanese slaves", these people were felons named by Zhu Xizhong to take care of, how could something go wrong, and he couldn't help shouting: "Dog, see if I don't clean you up!" ”

Saying that the prison code opened the way, he called the eight captains who came to guard the prison, raised torches, and rushed into the cell on the north side, only to see that the Japanese slaves who had been arrested from the warehouse a few days ago were all blue and black, spitting black blood, obviously poisoned, and had died.

In the duty room next to the cell, a woman in Qinglou was also disheveled, kneeling on the ground with her breasts exposed, looking extremely frightened.

When the prison guard saw where he didn't understand what was going on, he suddenly became angry in his heart, kicked the jailer guarding the cell to the ground, and scolded angrily: "You son of a dog, rotten ** thing, it's just a matter of engaging in women on weekdays, but you actually started a woman in this place, you don't look at what kind of goods are imprisoned here, and now that you have committed a crime, do you spare you or not?" ”

When the jailer heard this, he hurriedly kowtowed to Xia Mu and begged for mercy, but Xia Mu was puzzled in his heart, when this group of Japanese slaves could not die, but they died on the day of the triage of the three divisions, thinking that it was Yan Shifan's backhand, afraid that the matter would be implicated, and gave Li Mo the opportunity to grab the pigtails.

"You all deserve to die!" Xia Mu sent out a nameless fire, looked at the Jinyi guard behind him, and commanded sharply, "Don't publicize this matter, only say that the Japanese slave contracted dysentery, fell ill and died suddenly, and it is okay to find someone to bury the body, where is the grandfather of the country I will reply, I am not allowed to say a word about the matter of coming to the prison tonight, otherwise be careful of your heads!" ”

When everyone heard that they dared to go out and speak, they just lowered their heads and listened.

After everyone collected the corpses, it was already the second watch, Xia Mu walked out of the cell, and saw that Xu Wei had already taken the first step to leave, and the guard just told him that Xu Wei was going to wait, but he heard that the uncle was going to visit other prisoners, so he said goodbye, saying that he would officially come to the door tomorrow.

Xia Mu heard the guard say this, nodded, got into the sedan chair, and took advantage of the night to return home.

It's just that when Xia Mu returned home, the wedding banquet had already dispersed, and a group of subordinates were busy cleaning up the mess, and he himself sneaked into the house through the back door, walked through the corridor, and walked into the main bedroom.

It's just that as soon as I entered the door, I saw that Xu Xiyi and Princess An Ning were not asleep, and they were talking and laughing together, and Ah Sang was sitting on the side.

Princess An Ning saw that Xia Mu only returned home at night, and she didn't know where she went, although she was dissatisfied in her heart, she never complained, just thought he was busy with official business.

Seeing Xia Mu coming back, Ah Sang hurriedly asked a group of waiting girls to retreat, closed the door by himself, and went to sleep in the outhouse.

At night, I only heard the sound of popping and the woman's shyness in the house, and the shame was as red as an apple.