If you talk, it will be long and if you don't, it will be short. Ordinary days always pass very quickly. Months have passed by in a flash, and now it is the midwinter season that is approaching the twelfth lunar month.
Although Jiangzhou City in the south is not as snowy as the winter in the north, making it difficult for people to stay at home and go out, due to the cold weather and the strong north wind, the number of pedestrians on the street has been relatively high recently. There were still a lot less of them before, which made the group of three people entering from the city gate that afternoon particularly noticeable.
It's not surprising that this group of people was escorted by two police officers. Although the Song Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, there are still many criminals. Every month, several prisoners will be arrested. People have long been accustomed to being escorted here.
But the prisoner who came to Jiangzhou today was a little different. Although this short black man was also wearing a brown prison uniform and had a wooden shackle around his neck as usual, this man was in much better spirits than when he was being escorted on weekdays. The person who came here had a rosy complexion, and even his steps were firm and strong. It didn't look like he had come after a long and hard journey.
What's even more strange is the attitude of the two policemen towards him. They don't stand behind him like escorting ordinary prisoners, scolding him from time to time, but follow him like domestic slaves, half a body behind him. Bit follows. If you really want to describe it, the behavior of these two policemen is more like escort than escort.
The short black prisoner felt a little uneasy about the strange looks from the people around him, so he smiled and said, "You two brothers can actually follow the rules. You don't have to be so respectful to Song. You don't have to be looked down upon." ." Although this is reasonable, it is not something a prisoner should say to an official.
The two men smiled: "Song Yasi said this, our brothers have benefited from you a lot along the way. If you hadn't come to protect us in the past two days, our brothers would have died long ago. Now we have arrived in Jiangzhou. We will respectfully see you off on your last journey."
Seeing that they persisted, the prisoner couldn't say anything else. He could only smile at them gratefully and then continue to move forward quickly. Fortunately, no other people could be seen soon, because they had already arrived in front of the prison camp. Such important local officials did not allow ordinary people to approach at will.
After arriving at the small camp gate and handing over the relevant documents for inspection, the two handed the prisoner over to the prison officer who came to verify his identity. Afterwards, they exchanged a few words with the prisoner. He just handed over and said goodbye. Many of the soldiers who saw this scene had strange expressions on their faces, and they were all speculating about the identity of the prisoner sent this time, and how he was able to receive such courtesy. Some people felt that this person should have brought a lot of money. Maybe we can get more benefits out of him.
But just as they were whispering together, the prison officer coughed, looked at the prisoner for a few times and said, "Your name is Song Jiang, and you come from Yuncheng County, Shandong? But that Yuncheng man who is known as Shiyu County Supervisor?"
"It's Xiao Ke, but I'm really worried about him." Song Jiang smiled bitterly and held his hands in greeting.
Yes, this somewhat peculiar prisoner was Song Jiang and Song Gongming who was sent to Jiangzhou by the government for committing a lawsuit in Yuncheng County. Although he looked much more energetic than the average prisoner, he was still a little more haggard than before, with deep helplessness and bitterness on his face.
But the prison officer was...
Voice: "Sure enough, it is Song Gongming, and you are polite when you lower your official position to discipline Zhou. I have long heard that you, Song Yasi, are the most generous people and are respected by the heroes of the world. How did you end up in such a situation?"
"This..." Song Jiang didn't know what to say at that time. Fortunately, the other party didn't mean to understand it. He just mentioned it casually and quickly changed his mind: "Song Yasi must be very trapped after coming from a long distance. I will send you in to settle down. Come here, Quickly take off the shackles from Song Yasi, why don't you have any eyesight?" The latter sentence was addressed to the soldiers who were stunned by the scene before them.
Everyone was stunned again, and then they stepped forward with some confusion and reluctance to help Song Jiang open and take off the shackles. You must know that these prisoners have become the targets of extortion and exploitation from the moment they entered the prison camp. The first step is to open the shackles.
Because every prisoner who was sent was wearing shackles and chains, it was difficult to move, and the wooden shackles weighing dozens of kilograms would make people breathless. At this time, if he wants the officers and soldiers of the prison camp to carry the heavy burden for him, he has to spend money to take care of it. If there is a tough-tempered person who refuses to pay, these officers, soldiers and jailers will throw him into the cell with shackles, which will at least make him suffer. It would take him ten days and a half to spare him. Of course, generally speaking, the prisoners in the prison camp are quite well-behaved, but they don't dare to offend the guards for a small amount of money.
Originally, they planned to make a fortune from Song Jiang, but unexpectedly, Jijieji, who had been quite greedy in the past, turned sexual and had his shackles removed without getting any money.
But since it was the order of their superiors, these people did not dare to disobey, so they had to step forward and skillfully untie the shackles on Song Jiang one by one. And just after he was freed from the restraints, Song Jiang smiled and thanked these people: "Thank you all for your help. It's not a small sign of respect. I hope you don't dislike it." As he spoke, he actually said from He took out a money bag from his arms and handed it to the person next to him.
The man weighed the portion with his hands and knew that there might not be more than five hundred dollars in it. This was more generous than the usual income for opening shackles, and a smile appeared on his face immediately: "Song Yasi is too polite, I will respect you later." It's better to obey." Everyone can get a hundred yuan each from this bag of money, so naturally they will not refuse.
Seeing that Song Jiang knew the generals so well, Ji Zhou also smiled happily. He could make things easier for Song Jiang, but he had to make friends with others by himself: "Song Yasi, please come with me to settle down, and then go to see the people here." Dean Dai, he will arrange relevant matters."
Song Jiang nodded and thanked him, then put a money bag into Ji Zhou's hand smoothly: "Thank you Ji Jiejie for taking such good care of me, please don't refuse me."
After Ji Zhou took the money bag casually, he felt a little more favorable towards Song Jiang, and then said: "Song Yasi is really too polite. Even if you don't give me money, I will arrange everything for you. It's just...the rules in my prison camp in Jiangzhou have changed in the past few months, otherwise I would have been able to help you find an easy job."
"Oh, what's the difference?" Song Jiang has been in the officialdom for many years. Although Yuncheng County and Jiangzhou are thousands of miles apart, the rules of the prisons in the world are similar, so they have been prepared for it. But now listening to what he means, it seems that there is something different here. Some changes
"Sun Tuanlian, who is now calling the shots in my prison camp,
, the head of the house is Mr. Huang. Neither of these two people are too greedy for money. On the contrary, they are very helpful to the poor, old and weak, so even if they have money, they may not be able to get them to give you an easy job. Ji Zhou lowered his voice and said.
"Oh, there is such a thing?" Song Jiang also asked slightly surprised.
"Actually, we are also very strange, but Sun Tuanlian has always been honest and self-sufficient. He only takes what he deserves, which leaves us with nowhere to start. Moreover, he is a close confidant of Prefect Cai, and we, the villain, have nothing but When you obey orders, you don't dare to disobey them." After a few casual explanations, Ji Zhou took Song Jiang to an empty room at the front of the cell. After asking the guard guarding the side to open the door, he let Song Jiang move in first. : "Wait until the official goes to see Dean Dai before making other arrangements."
Song Jiang nodded in agreement, and looked around the cell out of habit, only to find that it was much cleaner than he thought. Not only was there no stinky smell that should be in a cell, but there was even debris and water. No, it's even more decent than some of the country hotels I've stayed at along the way. This surprised him so much that he couldn't help but ask: "Discipline level, is this really a prison cell? Why is it so clean?"
"Ahem, this is what Sun Tuanlian meant. Since he took office at the end of June, he has asked the prisoners to clean the cells every half month. Now everyone has developed a habit. Don't talk about your single cell. Even the large cell at the back, where about ten people are shared, is equally clean. But this is also good. At least in the past few months, not many of the prisoners detained here have fallen ill, and no one has died of illness in several months. Of course, It really saves a lot of effort." Ji Zhou answered casually before leaving in a hurry.
Song Jiang was stunned when he heard this. He had never thought that someone would ask someone to clean the prison camp: "Who is this Sun Tuanlian? He really has some tricks. I don't know when I will be lucky enough to meet him..." Although he has fallen into decline Although he is a prisoner, he still has the heart to make friends with the heroes of the world.
As expected, Ji Zhou did not delay, and soon took Song Jiang's relevant documents to the public room in the front yard of Laochengying. Just when he was about to report the matter to Dai Zong, he saw Dean Dai lowering his hands and lowering his hand, which originally belonged to him. But there was a handsome-looking young man sitting in front of his seat. He was looking at something when Sun Tuanlian suddenly arrived.
This made Ji Zhou feel a little embarrassed. After all, some things under the table should not be exposed to the light, and he didn't want Sun Tuanlian to know about it in person, but everyone was here...
Sun Tu raised his head as if he was aware of it: "Why are you here at the Jijie level? Why do you look so embarrassed?" As he said that, he glanced at Dai Zong again, making the latter nervous. Although they had only been together for a few months, they had already developed a sense of awe towards Sun Tu. Sometimes they could overwhelm everyone with just one look without even speaking a word.
"Ji Zhou, do you have any official business to report?" Dai Zong could only say casually.
After thinking about it for a while, Ji Zhou could only come in and answer honestly: "Today Song Jiang, a prisoner from Yuncheng County, was escorted to our Jiangzhou. The younger one came to ask Dean Dai to make a decision." Although he admired Song Jiang and wanted to help him Yes, but compared to his own errand, of course the latter is more important.
After hearing this, Sun Tu and Dai Zong were both stunned, and said softly at the same time: "Why is he here?"