The streets of Nakdo are very spacious, and four carriages can walk side by side, and after several generations of Jing Zhaoyin have been carefully repaired, the various squares and cities are in order, showing the bearing of the great power of the Celestial Empire.

The Great Xia Dynasty was founded by eight horsemen, except for the Wu family respected as the royal family, the remaining seven horsemen descendants were named kings and marquises, hereditary merits, inside and outside the dynasty, called the descendants of the eight horsemen as "the royal family".

Xu Yazhi's ancestors are one of the eight horsemen, the disciples of the eight clans are glorious and noble, only marrying between the eight surnames, and never intermarrying with the ministers of the court or ordinary family gentry.

Xia Renzong granted amnesty to the world, according to the law of Great Xia, the ten evil sins, three minus one.

The crime of murdering his husband was one of the ten heinous crimes in the Great Xia Dynasty, and Renzong sentenced Su Ziqing to fifteen years of hard labor, if three minus one, it would be five years, so that he could go home safely in less than ten years.

Su Ziqing's clear and stubborn gaze once again appeared in Xu Ya's heart, judging from his experience as an official for many years, Zheng Yuanwai in Peach Blossom Town failed to get married, and was most likely killed by the young Su Ziang, Su Ziqing in order to protect his younger brother, so he admitted that he insisted on killing Zheng Yuanwai.

"This pair of sisters and brothers are not ordinary people, one kills people with a knife to protect her sister from humiliation, and the other sacrifices her life in exchange for her brother's life. ”

The sky and white clouds stretched freely, Xu Yazhi thought about it for a long time, and suddenly a strong urge to explore Su Ziqing's recent situation suddenly rose in his heart, and he made up his mind, picked up the reins, turned the horse's head and galloped towards the sky.

Luodu lives in the middle of the world, leans on the turbid river in the north, overlaps the mountains around it, there is Luoshui sanitation outside the city, the dangerous pass road, easy to defend and difficult to attack, there are two prisons in the city that are very famous, one is the heavenly prison, and the other is called Jinxu City.

The Heavenly Prison only holds the Son of Heaven and the felons sentenced by the Criminal Department, and is guarded by ordinary Qianniuwei soldiers.

The Golden Ruins City is mysterious and unpredictable, according to legend, it is built of gold, and it is guarded by the Golden Eagle Warriors, who only imprison the people who have committed serious crimes in the royal family and generals of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The head of the prison is surnamed Cui, who also belongs to the Eight Horsemen Houmen, and Xu Yazhi has known each other since childhood, the trumpet Cui Fatman, listening to Xu Yazhi's visit, trotting out with a cyan robe, after seeing Xu Ya, he shouted excitedly:

"Xu Lao Wu, after being promoted to the imperial history, he didn't come to find his brother to eat and drink, will he come to Tianjian for business or private affairs today?"

"Private matters. Xu Yazhi stretched out his hand and pinched Cui Fatzi's round face, and said, "The fat on Brother Cui's face is oily, and Mrs. Sister-in-law never dislikes it?"

"She dares to dislike it?" Lao Tzu slapped her to death. Cui Fatzi finished bragging, then pulled Xu Yazhi to a secluded place and asked, "Tell me quickly, what is the private matter?"

"Let's see an old man, her name is Su Ziqing. ”

"Su Ziqing, I'll look for her there. ”

"There's Brother Lautre. ”

When Su Ziqing appeared in front of Xu Yazhi in a black and red prison suit, her slender figure swayed left and right in the large prison clothes, like a green bamboo, her eyes flashed with a hint of hesitation, looking at Xu Yazhi and not daring to speak.

"This official, Xu Yazhi, used to be the Taishou of Jiangcheng County, and personally tried your case in the lobby of the Criminal Department a few months ago. Xu Yazhi reported to his home, and his heart was empty for no reason, and said: "Cough, cough, do you remember this official?"

"The sinner girl Su Ziqing has seen Lord Xu. Su Ziqing's eyes lit up, and he gave a blessing gift, and said, "Thank you, Lord Xu, for redressing my grievances that day." ”

"You are not guilty, most of the Zheng Yuanwai in Peach Blossom Town were not killed by you!" Xu Yazhi suddenly realized that he was acting presumptuously, a doctor of the imperial history could not say it directly to a prisoner in a prison, he was just curious to see each other, and paused and said: "This case has not yet lacked the main evidence, you insist on aggravating for your brother, and this official will not interfere." ”

"Lord Xu......" Su Ziqing listened to Xu Yayi's words and broke the secret in his heart, and his eyes were full of tears, and he felt that he was as kind as meeting a bosom friend, but he must be a prisoner after all, and he didn't know Xu Ya's intention, so he could only hold back his tears and not speak.

Neither of them spoke, and the hall was silent for a while, and the breathing of the other could be heard quietly.

"Lord Xu, does the folk girl have something to inquire about?" After a while, Su Ziqing intended to break the deadlock, Xu Yazhi let out a breath and hurriedly responded: "If you have something to say, you don't have to be polite to this official." ”

"Minnu's mother, Zheng, and younger brother, Su Ziang, where are they now, everything is okay?" asked Su Ziqing cautiously.

"The Zheng family has long been repatriated to Red Leaf Valley, and Su Ziang's whereabouts are still unknown. Xu Yazhi relaxed, and then said: "There is a natural disaster in Pingyuan County, and now long live the edict to amnesty the world, you will be able to meet your family after three crimes are reduced by one according to the law, and you will be in prison for about seven years." ”

"Is this true?" Su Ziqing was suddenly overjoyed, smiling brightly, and jumping up and down with his feet together like a bear.

"This is true, and the edict will soon reach the prison. Xu Yazhi looked at Su Ziqing who was jumping, and his eyes lit up, as if he saw a Yingshan red slowly opening in the breeze, and the cell was full of spring for a while, and then said ruthlessly: "This official is leaving, you take care." ”

Su Ziqing was stunned for a moment, feeling a little reluctant, lowered his head, and said softly: "If there is news of my younger brother Su Ziang, can Lord Xu come and tell me......?"

"Okay, this official promises you, if there is any news of Su Ziang, I will let you know. After Xu Yazhi finished speaking, he looked at Su Ziqing with lowered eyebrows again, and turned around and walked out of the cell.

"Old Five, what's so good about this Su Ziqing?" Cui Fatzi sent Xu Yazhi to the door of the prison and asked quietly: "Could it be that it was your little friend who let you visit the prison in person?"

"The spring breeze is proud of all relatives and friends, if there is a danger, who will come forward!" Xu Yazhi replied inexplicably with a clueless sentence, and then reached out to pinch the fat face in front of him, and asked: "If Brother Cui is in danger, how many people around him are willing to sacrifice their lives to protect each other?"

"If there is a danger, how many people will sacrifice their lives to protect each other?" Cui Fatzi thought about it, suddenly jumped up, and shouted at Xu Yazhi's back: "Old Five, you curse me......"

Dozens of days later, hundreds of miles away from Pingyuan County, in a continuous mountain range.

The sky was cloudless and the weather was scorching.

A team of more than 10,000 Qianniuwei troops wearing crimson robes meandered through a mountain road, the yellow and black two-color green dragon flag flew fiercely in the mountain wind, and Xu Yazhi accompanied the prince Wu Zhimin to walk in the middle of the team.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, the weather is so humid and hot, and there are many mosquitoes in the barren mountains, if you hurt the prince's dragon body, the minister can't afford to be guilty. Xu Yazhi wiped his sweat and said.

"When Taizu Eight Cavalry founded the country, he led the army through barren mountains and wild mountains several times, and won thousands of miles of attacks. Wu Zhimin smiled: "You and I are both eight horsemen, there are no outsiders at the moment, you can call me Wu Zhimin." ”

Wu Zhimin has been the crown prince for more than 20 years, since ancient times, the prince is a dual identity figure, the prince is a minister in front of the emperor, and in front of his ministers, the prince is the prince, the future emperor.

Although Wu Zhimin had orders, Xu Yazhi did not call the prince by his name, so he said: "The army passed through this barren mountain, and after two days of marching forward, it entered the boundary of Pingyuan County. ”

"If the two of us suddenly appear in front of the King of the Plains, my uncle doesn't know how happy he should be?" Wu Zhimin said with a smile, the King of the Plains County is also the queen of the Eight Horsemen, and he has been leading the army to garrison the Plains County and marrying Wu Zhimin's aunt as his wife.

"Lord of the Plains must be very pleased. Xu Yazhi replied tepidly.