Shen Qinghe looked at the file in his hand and couldn't help but slap his thigh on the spot:
"good-----"
He had just said "OK" halfway when he saw the surprised looks of the other officials, so he dragged out the word:
"What a courage!"
After he finished speaking, his thoughts were in turmoil and he could hardly control himself.
I originally thought that Qiao was so audacious that he dared to discuss state affairs and insult the emperor... I didn't expect that he spoke so convincingly.
"The emperor regards his subjects as cattle and horses, so can he easily give them up and hand them over to the immortals?"
"Oh. He dares to say it."
"I underestimated him, too."
Shen Qinghe repeated Qiao Mu's words several times in his mind, and the more he repeated them, the more his emotions became turbulent.
When Wang Shanhe was the Minister of Justice, he was a fifth-rank doctor of the Ministry of Justice. He admired the demeanor of Wang Shanhe when he carried his coffin to the court and made his last appeal.
Now he saw Qiao Pifu cursing the emperor in a teahouse, and he felt very relieved.
"It would be a pity if this person died here." He thought to himself.
If Qiao Pifu was just a talent recommended by Wang Shanhe, then he would not rescue him, as this would go against his principles.
But this time, he had such an idea.
He did what he thought. He went out immediately and went straight to the residence of the Heyang prefect.
This Magistrate Lou was also an old acquaintance of his.
However, one of them was a fourth-rank local official, and the other was a seventh-rank official under him. Shen Qinghe was also a man who cared about his reputation. He had his own official account, so he did not go to this former classmate to make friends.
But this time, he didn't care about that.
He reached the door of the mansion and was about to tell the guard that he was visiting, but he suddenly stopped and choked for a moment.
Shen Qinghe had been an official for many years, but this was the first time he had asked for mercy, and moreover, it was the first time he had rescued a serious criminal from prison. For a moment, he couldn't think of how to start the conversation.
After hesitating for a long time outside the door, he was noticed by the doorman. Shen Qinghe then sighed, put on a smile and went forward to speak.
"Shen Qinghe?"
Magistrate Lou was practicing calligraphy in his study, and was writing the word "Yong" on a piece of rice paper with great enthusiasm. But when he heard the news from his servant, he could not help but stop writing and smiled.
"Hasn't he always been a tough guy? Is he willing to bow his head this time?"
In fact, he had heard about Qiao Pifu being convicted for his words.
The main reason was that what this person said was so outrageous that it left a deep impression on him.
With his status as a prefect, he found out after a brief investigation that Qiao Pifu was recommended by Shen Qinghe.
These past few days, he deliberately left that man Qiao in jail and didn't kill him right away. In fact, he was more or less just wanting to watch the show. He wanted to see if Shen Qinghe, who was stubborn and unyielding, was willing to lose face.
"No." He waved his hand:
"Let him hang out outside the mansion for a few days first."
He picked up the brush again and continued writing.
He was not in a hurry because he was not the one in jail anyway.
I continued writing, time passed, and soon the sun set.
At this time, another servant arrived at the door of the study.
"Why, is Shen Qinghe still waiting outside the mansion?" Magistrate Lou put down his pen, looked up with a smile.
But what he saw, in addition to the servant, was another middle-aged man with bulging temples and eyes as cold as a deep pool.
"Lord Lou." Guard Chu took out the Feiyu Guard's badge and showed it.
"I came here this time with the oral instructions of the current emperor."
"Pardon the police chief Qiao Pifu who was imprisoned for discussing state affairs."
Magistrate Lou looked up at the person who came, and the corner of his eye twitched slightly.
..
The sun has set, and the sunset dyed half the sky red.
Shen Qinghe had been standing outside the mansion for half a day, and his face gradually became gloomy.
The prefect made him wait until sunset, saying that he was "not feeling well and taking a nap"... He was not a fool, so he naturally knew what this old acquaintance meant.
"Forget it. If this doesn't work out, I've already tried my best."
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, the door of the mansion behind him suddenly opened.
"Brother Shen, you finally come to my house." Prefect Lou walked over quickly with a smile on his face, held Shen Qinghe's hand, and walked towards the house.
"I have been feeling a bit cold lately and have been sleeping till dusk. Please forgive me for the rudeness of the servants in the mansion and their neglect of you, my brother."
"No, I am disturbing the Mansion Master..." Shen Qinghe also forced a smile.
Although he was confused, he wanted to ask for help, so he naturally wouldn't ask at this time.
The title of the Palace Master is not an official official title, but just a respectful title.
According to the custom of the Great Yan Dynasty, the head of a city, who was also the prefect and a warrior, had considerable strength and was a local official in charge of both military and political affairs, was generally called the lord of the city.
His official title was prefect, but as the lord of the prefecture, he was essentially the local tyrant.
He followed the prefect into the hall and patiently exchanged pleasantries for a quarter of an hour before Shen Qinghe told him about Qiao Pifu.
"Why should Brother Shen worry about this?" Magistrate Lou smiled warmly:
"Brother Shen, you may not know that I admire Qiao for his integrity and for speaking the truth. But this matter is against the laws of Dayan after all, so I only plan to lock him up for a few days and then find a reason to release him."
"Oh?" Shen Qinghe suddenly showed a look of surprise:
"Does the Palace Master also think that the current emperor is afraid of death--"
"Puff----" Magistrate Lou almost spit out his tea after hearing this and looked at Shen Qinghe in fear.
The Feiyuwei official who was beside the emperor had just left not long ago.
Feiyuwei was not only a personal guard directly under the emperor, but also had the duty of supervising all officials. If what he said just now was reported to him... he would break out in a cold sweat.
This Shen Qinghe, really can't be a close friend...
Magistrate Lou changed the subject abruptly, continued chatting for a while, and then asked casually:
"It seems that Mr. Qiao has just arrived in Heyang Prefecture. His household registration was also arranged by Brother Shen, right?"
"I wonder where this brave man who dares to speak the truth comes from?"
Shen Qinghe's heart trembled.
The strange feeling in my heart before finally had a solution at this moment.
This Magistrate Lou, the head of a prefecture and a local leader, seems to be cautiously asking him about Qiao Pifu's identity
Then maybe Qiao Pifu, this high-ranking warrior with a damaged soul, has a more prominent background than he thought
... ..
Inside the government jail.
Qiao Mu, who was tied up with heavy iron chains, stretched his body with difficulty.
The perverted cat from before had disappeared and escaped from the window.
"Damn it, that perverted cat actually dared to put on that kind of attitude in front of me and let people tease him. If it wasn't tied with so many chains and couldn't move easily, I would have made it doubt its life as a cat."
As Qiao Mu was muttering to himself, the door of the cell suddenly opened.
This time, there were more than ten people appearing in front of him.
Except for a few familiar-looking jailers, the other few people were dressed in official uniforms, all of whom were prison officials that Qiao Mu had never seen in the past few days.
"Such a big scene, am I finally going to die?" Qiao Mu said cheerfully:
"Can you tell me in detail how you plan to kill me? Where will I be executed? How about the vegetable market? There should be more people. I like crowds."
"...Captain Qiao is joking." The leading prison officer wiped his sweat and his body became stiff.
When Qiao Mu went to prison, they just felt that this man was a little weird, but now they understand clearly.
This person has an incredibly strong backing and is completely fearless, having long been certain that he would be released.
Insulting the emperor, and the prefect personally ordered to rescue him... They couldn't imagine how powerful this person's backing was.
So it turns out that I was being sarcastic with them all along
The official could only smile:
"This incident is all a misunderstanding. Don't blame me, Captain Qiao."
Then he turned around and scolded the jailer beside him with a cold face:
"What are you doing standing there? Don't you know what to do? Why don't you remove the chains and send Captain Qiao out of prison?"
There was a commotion in the prison, and the other prisoners were all staring in amazement.
Qiao Mu had tried to escape from prison before, but now he was able to get out of prison and have so many officials flatter him
"Why am I not dead?" Qiao Mu sighed softly.
His sigh made the prison officials' hearts pound.
No matter how it sounded, it sounded like he was blaming them, blaming them for arresting him and putting him in jail.
"Forget it, that's fine. Keep stacking buffs. Stack them. You can stack them all. When you stack them all, you can destroy the Yonghe Imperial Capital."
He wins anyway!
Although he was out of prison today, the name of Heyang Prefecture's Chief Constable Qiao Pifu would surely spread throughout the city.
The death of an unknown person is very different from the death of a famous person!
Qiao Mu whispered some strange words that no one could understand, and then he walked out of the prison in high spirits amid the officials' farewell.
After the jailers saw Qiao Mu off and left.
In the eerily quiet prison, noisy discussions suddenly broke out.
"Who is this Qiao Pifu?"
"What he did was insult the emperor. Who can get him out? Who dares to get him out?"
"Is there a possibility that he is the illegitimate son of the current emperor?" Some people began to think divergently.
"Come on, at his age, maybe Emperor Yonghe is his illegitimate son..."
The prisoners took advantage of the fact that no one was watching and chatted without any taboos.
.
Qiao Mu took a shower, changed his clothes, and put on the police chief's white uniform again. He felt much more refreshed.
Even though he received extra care from the jailers, this prison was not a suitable place to stay for a long time.
With nothing to do, Qiao Mu changed into a black robe and went to the yamen to report.
As soon as he came in, Captain Qian came up to him with a forced smile.
"Congratulations to Captain Qiao for returning safely..."
"Captain Qian has sharp hearing. He heard the news so quickly?" Qiao Mu said casually.
As soon as these words came out, Captain Qian's smile suddenly fell:
"Captain Qiao, please don't blame me. I have a 60-year-old father and a young daughter who is crying for food..."
"Stop, don't mention this." Qiao Mu actually didn't mind that Captain Qian had tried to arrest him before.
After all, if there were more people like this, he could die more efficiently.
Captain Qian's smile became uglier.
"Captain Qiao, shall we go to Wangyue Tower later to welcome you? I'll treat you." He said with a bit of pain in his heart.