Going to Chang'an, there are many crises, although one or two people can't play a role, to have a ranger by your side, it will always be reassuring.

So after seeing Guo Kai for the first time, Liu He had already thought about using him, but it just depended on an opportunity.

"Is Your Highness talking about that Guo Kai in the county prison?" An Le confirmed again.

"Exactly."

"But this Guo Kai is guilty of a capital crime."

"To commit a capital crime does not necessarily have to be to die."

According to the current Han law, there is still a chance to live if you commit a capital crime.

One is to encounter the world's amnesty, and the other is to use money to redeem the sentence.

From Emperor Xiaohui, you can use money to buy yourself back.

The initial price was 100,000 yuan, but in the later period of Emperor Xiaowu, because of the years of war, the treasury was empty, and the price of ransom was getting higher day by day.

But no matter how high it is, there is a limit, and the limit is easy to do.

After the past few days, Liu He lacks everything, but he is not short of money.

The first class of atonement for capital crimes is only 500,000 yuan, which is a lot of money for ordinary people.

But this amount of money is a drop in the bucket for Liu He, who has already made a windfall.

So An Le is not surprised, but it seems that there are some difficulties.

"Of course it is feasible according to the law, but Xia Guan said before that this Guo Kai robbed and killed several merchants from Chang'an City, this merchant is not an ordinary person, and some big people in the court are implicated, they asked Xia Guan to handle this matter as an iron case, His Royal Highness wants to ask Guo Kai to redeem the sentence, I am afraid that it is not appropriate, I am afraid that it will be implicated."

"Oh? Big shots, what big shots? ”

An Le looked embarrassed, and didn't seem to want to answer Liu He's question, but under the pressure of Liu He's gaze, he finally opened his mouth: "Those merchants are distant relatives of General Sima. ”

Liu He was a little surprised, he didn't expect that this could also be involved with Huo Guang.

"Did the Great General Sima personally give the order?"

"It's not, it's Zhonglang's handwritten letter from Huo Yun, and those merchants are his relatives."

"Huo Yun, the grandson of the champion Hou?"

"Exactly."

There is only one champion Hou in Dahan, and that is Huo Quai!

Huo Quai's north chased the Xiongnu to seal the wolf Juxu, and left a great reputation in the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions, and the only regret is probably that he died young.

Champion Hou is certainly the dragon and phoenix among people, but this Huo Yun is his cheap grandson.

Huo Qubing had an only son named Huo Huan, who was deeply loved by Emperor Xiaowu, but when he was eleven years old, he suddenly died when he accompanied Emperor Xiaowu on a tour, so the champion Hou was thus extinct.

In order to prevent his brother from becoming an heir, and in order to win the reputation of "filial piety" for himself, he ignored the gap in seniority, and passed Huo Yun from the Huo family's sons and nephews to his brother Huo Quai's grandson.

Although Huo Yun did not dare to inherit his title because of the prestige of the champion marquis, he was holding the position of Zhonglang General at this time, and he was a hot figure in the imperial court.

Liu He breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Huo Yun is also surnamed Huo, he is still a little different from Huo Guang's Huo and Huo Quai's Huo.

Although he is powerful, his position is not very high.

Liu He weighed it in his heart.

The weight of this grandson of Emperor Xiaowu, King Changyi of the Han Dynasty, should be heavier than that of the Zhonglang general's wife.

This measurement is not for comparison, let alone vanity, but to see if he has the capital to atone for Guo Kai.

Soon, Liu He came up with an answer.

"An Qing, this Guo Kai's widow is about to be decided, since the Han Dynasty's law stipulates that the sentence can be ransomed, then the widow guesses that Zhonglang General should not be able to stop it, right?"

"Having said that, but to atone for Guo Kai, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to His Royal Highness, for the sake of ......"

An Le originally wanted to say that it was unwise to clash with Huo Yun for a mere two million dollars, but he suddenly stopped before he could speak, because it seemed that this was too underestimating His Highness.

"For the sake of just one Guo Kai, it is not a wise choice to be the enemy of General Sima."

"Hahaha, the widow is already crazy, I'm afraid General Sima won't care about this matter, even if he cares, the widow is not acting in the law of the Han Dynasty, and there are not too many places to cross the line, General Sima is not blameless."

An Le also wanted to persuade Liu He, but Liu He raised his hand to stop An Le.

"An Qing, the widow has made up his mind, there is no need to say more."

An Le no longer dissuaded, so he had to respond.

At noon the next day, in the county prison, Liu He saw Guo Kai again.

In the cramped torture room, the light is extremely thin.

Since confessing, Guo Kai has never been tortured again, under Liu He's instructions, Chen Xiu and He Quxing took special care of him, not only wine but also meat every day, and his life was not bad.

I haven't seen it for a few days, the old wound has scabbed, and the whole person seems to be a little fatter.

Liu He was supposed to meet Guo Kai in the cell, but the county prison was overcrowded, and it was really not a suitable place to chat, so he changed it to the torture room where the two "first met".

"Is that you?" After Guo Kai saw Liu He, he was a little surprised.

Liu He did not answer his question, but sat down on the couch.

As always, the torture chamber emitted a foul smell, worse than the last time I came, and it seemed that some of the corrupt officials who were arrested had suffered a lot.

"How are you doing these days?" Liu He asked.

"That's nature, there is wine and meat, what more can a husband ask for?" After thinking about it, Guo Kai continued, "It's just that those dog officials are too noisy to make a certain person unable to sleep." ”

"That's my fault for not taking this into account."

"Huh? What does this have to do with you? ”

"Because I sent those dog officers to this county prison."

In the past few days, Guo Kai has learned more or less things from those dog officials who have been wailing all day, but at the moment he still doesn't understand this sentence.

"Are you a subordinate of the king of Changyi? Or a subordinate of the Prime Minister's Mansion? ”

Liu He smiled but did not answer, which aroused Guo Kai's curiosity.

"Or maybe it's the minions that the damn Tingwei sent to Changyi State?"

Liu He didn't speak, but let the topic take a huge turn, and this turn was sudden, which made Guo start to unexpected.

"Guo Kai, do you want to get out of the gate of this county prison?"

Guo Kai didn't trust anyone in official uniforms, but freedom was too tempting for him.

However, he is still vigilant, and there must be demons when things go wrong.

"Why?"

"Do you know who wants your life?"

"The family surnamed Huo in Chang'an is just a rat." It is impossible for Guo Kai not to know that he has offended Huo Yun, what he said, just to express his disdain.

"If you can get out of this county prison alive, it will be the biggest provocation to them, why not?"

"But how can so-and-so get out of this county prison?" Guo Kai raised his hand helplessly, and the iron chain he brought made a heavy sound.

"I can atone for you, 500,000 yuan, it's ready."

A hint of murderous intent flashed in Guo Kai's small eyes, and he lowered his voice and asked, "Who are you?" ”

Liu He smiled and said, "The widow is the king of Changyi. ”