Although sparrows are small and well-equipped, the county government is like this. The ritual system is modeled after three provinces and six departments. Bishan County has three gates and six houses. Among the three gates, Zaomen is the place where subordinate officials gather together. As for patrolling the gates and arresting the gates, the root of Beiliang's Jinyi Rodeo is now patrolling the gates, and arresting the gates is easy to understand, and even three-year-old children in the streets and alleys know it. As for the duties of the sixth house, Bishan As far as the county is concerned, Feng Guan, the magistrate of the county, monopolizes the four rooms of official households, labor and punishment, and only leaves a practically empty ceremony room for the county magistrate Zuo Jing. Feng Guan embraced him even more and regarded him as a forbidden family, especially the Zao family, who only followed the lead of Feng County magistrate, especially embarrassing Zuo Jing. Cheng Zuo Jing was suppressed and excluded mercilessly, so he didn't care about "Xu Qi"'s face, but Xu Fengnian's mind was already observing the operation of a county government office. critical.
Although he, an incompetent master, has no intention of fighting for power and profit, but when he has nothing to do, he still wanders around the three gates and six rooms of the county government. There are more than a dozen criminals imprisoned in the punishment room and prison. There are old men who eat food, there are traffickers who kidnap and traffic people, there are young and strong hooligans who fight and provoke, and there are also the lowest-level flower pickers who steal women's bellybands and turn them into prisons. But among the dozen or so people, only one sixtieth old man was handcuffed. Shackles, shackles are big shackles, and locks are heavy locks. Together they weigh thirty-four catties. Xu Fengnian deliberately looked through the files of prison proceedings in the torture room, but he couldn't find any clues. Later, he invited the head of the torture room to drink, and finally managed to come up with something. All he knew was that the old man's surname was Shen, and he was a gangster with a reputation in Hezhou. It was a big business that lost his head, and the loot was not evenly distributed after he got it. Last year, he was blackmailed in Qing'an County, Youzhou, and was seriously injured. He fled to this county. In the early spring, he was escorted to the county to ask about the execution, but the accident in Youzhou, when the newcomers replaced the old ones in Bishan County, was delayed. As for why he was not registered in the torture room, the little boss of the torture room was still ambiguous even though he was drunk at that time. Eyes flicker.
Xu Fengnian had nothing to do anyway, so he came to the prison every three days, carrying a pot of green ant wine, some scraps of sauced meat to eat, and sitting in the middle of the aisle with a chair, chatting with the guys who had suffered from prison on both sides. Except for the big thief Shen, all the brothers and sisters in the prison had begged for green ant wine with him, the well-fed master, and Xu Fengnian seldom refused. The old man kept watching with cold eyes, and occasionally opened his eyes to see that he was naked. In the words of the prison guard, this old man had several lives in his hands, and he had a murderous and sinister aura.
Every time the skinny old guy barely opened his eyelids, there was a sinister sneer at the corner of his mouth, looking at the young master sitting outside the prison, as if he had freed his hand, and he could hold the head with one hand. Pulled off the shoulders. At times like this, the only middle-aged man in Bishan County who re-offended the prison cell next door, he would try to hide his worry. Annoyed the rich family in Bishan County, not to mention their ruined property, and thrown into a cell. In the past six months, the rich family's children have come twice, sneering and sarcastic each time, and even threatened insidiously that they will definitely help support the man's wife Daughter, even some prisoners in the prison think that this guy is a bit too miserable, he might as well be smashed to death, the enemy is enjoying the flowers of mother and daughter outside, is it possible that your brother is with those who often sleep with you? Mice crawling across their faces complaining? No wonder she had a pair of splayed eyebrows with drooping tails, which looked like a fate to suffer.
Today Xu Fengnian sat in the cell chatting with the prisoners again. He just received his salary yesterday, and most of it was confiscated by Pei Nanwei. But now the feng shui is turning, after Feng Guan delegated the power to the master Bo a workshop, most of the county magistrate Zuo Jing invited Xu Fengnian to drink, so Xu Fengnian's money is not as tight as before, but the workshop in Bishan County, which is in charge of farming and water conservancy, can only do it. Fishing some mosquito leg meat is not worth mentioning. The important thing is that the county magistrate Feng took the initiative to show his favor to Zhu Bo, so that the county government servants even gave him a high-level look. Xu Zhubo, who has been kept in the dark, is pregnant with a wall, so be careful to lure wolves into the house. Xu Fengnian pretended to be dazed, Zuo Jing thought this kid was delusional, so he just waited to see a joke.
Xu Fengnian brought in two jailers who were already familiar with each other, and the three of them drank wine with cooked meat. If any prisoner was greedy, he asked the jailer to send some wine and meat, and when a young man in fine clothes covered his nose with a sachet, he walked in. In the prison cell, I was a little surprised. There were three drinking and eating meat sitting in the aisle. Most of the prisoners were sitting on the edge of the prison fence near the corridor. Everyone was laughing and chatting. The young master frowned. Xu Fengnian picked up the A wine glass, wiped his cuffs, raised the glass with a smile, and asked if he wanted a mouthful of green ants. Then pointing to the prisoner surnamed Wang, Xu Fengnian smiled knowingly and nodded. The young man went straight to the outside of the prison where the farmer was, and was about to speak, to sprinkle salt on the guy's wounds. Four strong and strong guards escorted two prisoners of different ages. Ragged, but with a pair of heroic sword eyebrows, even if his face is covered with dirt, people can't help but look at him a few more times, and feel that he is out of place in this big prison, but if his pace is a little slow, give him a quick look. The punch hit his back, he staggered, and almost fell to the ground, the elderly accomplice hurriedly helped him up, and gave smiles to the police officers. Xu Fengnian asked with a smile: "What happened?"
The four arresters were relatively close to the county magistrate Feng Guanxian Wei Baishangyu, and they had always looked down on this boss, but more or less they had accumulated some sophistication in the officialdom. The first arrester leader, Squeezing out a lukewarm smile, he said: "Master Bo, they are two low-class thieves, thieves, who stole things into Mrs. Zhu's house, and if they were not beaten to death on the spot, it would be their lifetime." It's a blessing."
After finishing speaking, the arrester quickly approached the young master who was using a sachet to cover up the smell of the prison, and said humbly with a smile on his face: "Isn't this Mr. Song from the county city? Don't worry, that bastard who doesn't have eyes, the brothers will entertain him whenever they have time, and keeping him alive would be worse than death..."
The soft-tempered young master took out a brocade money bag, threw it to the head of the police, and said softly: "Don't kill me, it's not a big deal, it's just trouble. I'm not afraid of trouble, I'm just afraid of trouble."
The catcher who made a fortune laughed and said: "There are countless brothers. Every time they beat him, they put two or three layers of cotton cloth on them. There are no wounds, but internal injuries."
Brother Young Master looked around for a week, and finally fell on the man surnamed Wang. He pointed his finger and said with a smile: "These two thieves, or throw them here."
The policeman said without hesitation, "How difficult is this?"
Brother Young Master turned to look at the two thieves, smiled and said: "After you go in, take care of the old resident. After taking care of it, you will naturally have a lot of wine and meat."
The sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked old thief swallowed his saliva, glanced at Mr. Bo's small wine table, and asked timidly: "My lord, can we owe a few drinks on credit first, the little one will definitely be with the young master as soon as he moves in." It’s good to get close to my old acquaintance.”
Brother Young Master looked at Xu Fengnian. From his point of view, such a trivial matter, a boss who is down to the county, would not and would not dare to refuse. Even a foreigner who has just assumed a new post in Bishan County should know the name of the Song family in Yanzhi County. It's just that he raised his eyebrows quickly, and there was a gloomy look between his brows. The young master even reached out and gently covered the wine glass, clearly showing that he was not giving him face! The old thief, who probably couldn't drink, saw this scene and secretly laughed. Since he inadvertently fanned the flames once and caused a gap between an official and a big dude, it was not worse than drinking happily. Mr. Song sniffed the fragrance of sandalwood fragments in the sachet, and smiled sinisterly, "Okay, I didn't expect that there are people in Bishan County that I, Song Yu, can't invite. I have learned."
The middle-aged man surnamed Wang who had never struck up a conversation with Xu Fengnian raised his head and smiled gratefully at this master who "didn't know the meaning of officialdom" at all.
Song Yu, a son of the Song family in Yanzhi County, went straight out of the prison cell. The policeman pushed the two thieves into the prison bar, and then strode away. After Xu Zhubo offended Mr. Song, he didn't even say goodbye as a subordinate. .
Mr. Xu, who had made enemies unintentionally, stood up and was about to leave the cell when the old felon with the shackles on his body suddenly grinned and said, "Boy surnamed Xu, you are an interesting official. I will drink a few glasses of wine from you, don't you?" If you think your mouth is dirty, come, bring me some wine."
Xu Fengnian remained indifferent, walked out of the cell, and left all the wine and meat to the jailer.
The old guy was cursing, but his eyes met those of the two new neighbors, and they nodded.
It was a moonless night, and Xu Fengnian was on duty in the workshop. The workshop was in the same row as the execution room but in a different row. It was further back, but not far from the prison. Even though Bishan County is an insignificant lower county, there are many good hands in patrolling and arresting the gates and handymen in the punishment room. This is due to the fact that Bishan County has a large jurisdiction and a lot of right and wrong, and the number of places in the yamen is so small that they have no real skills. Come to squat in the latrine, this latrine has long been stinking to the sky by those villains, the former officials of the county government can still handle the seriousness, if there are too many cases of murder and arson, it will not be a shame little thing. Xu Fengnian was the only one in the workshop. He stood up suddenly, poured a glass of wine, and walked out of the room with the wine. "Coincidentally" bumped into four people walking out of the cell. They were all wearing ill-fitting jailer clothes. It looked a little ridiculous, Xu Fengnian "" A dazed face" froze on the spot, and was about to make a sound, but the felon old man who had taken off his shackles walked like thunder and hit his forehead with a fist, Master Bo flew upside down, before falling heavily to the ground, Catch up to the sudden bandit striding forward, put his foot on his back, lightly let go of his strength, Lord Bo's body fell to the ground quietly, without a sound, the old man twisted his withered fingers, and said with a smile: "It's been a long time. Stretching my muscles and bones, I couldn't help it all at once, and I almost missed the important event of the golden cicada's shelling."
There were two thieves behind the old man, and the peasant man surnamed Wang who had a miserable life experience. The latter couldn't bear to see this scene, while the first two looked indifferent. Bo, the leader of Bishan County on the ground, said softly: "Senior Shen, this person is an official, so you might as well take him as a hostage. The night patrol in Bishan County has always been rigorous and difficult. If there is a mistake in the middle, you can also get a talisman , Wait until you enter the mountain, and it will not be too late to kill."
The old man thought for a while, waved to the farmer, and said: "Wang Shiwei, you still have some strength. Carry this man on your back and go into the mountain with the old man. In the future, it will be easy for you to seek revenge on the son of the Song family."
The peasant man with a sad face all the year round carried Xu Zhubo on his back in silence.
The four of them plus a master Bo who was knocked out, knew the way. The young man who robbed the prison cleared the way, and stopped to hide when he heard the sound. Brute force, not to mention martial arts skills, are all gently grabbed by the shoulders of the old man surnamed Shen, and they are carried to the top of the wall two or three feet high. This is probably what ordinary people call flying over the wall. The group left the county government without any risk. Bishan County has no deep moats and high walls, and did not encounter a group of soldiers patrolling the city tonight. They just escaped so easily and comfortably. On a secluded path, three men in black rode to meet them. , brought three unridden horses, and the old man landed on the horse's back with a little tiptoe. There was no one else around, and he laughed loudly: "Liu Yu, you ride with Wang Shiwei, and kill the master Bo Just throw the corpse in the wilderness, and let this old man leave Bishan County as a parting gift!"
The farmer bravely said: "This boss is not bad, is the old man showing mercy?"
The old man sneered and said: "It's hard to say whether he is a good person or not, but since he is a good official, he should be killed anyway! Wang Shiwei, where is the kindness of a woman? Dogs can't change it! You deserve it! The son of a rich family with the power to bind chickens insults and bullies, and if I were replaced by an old man, even if I didn't have this kind of skill, I would still be able to kill the sissy holding the sachet today!"
The man kept silent, hesitated to speak, saw the young man who was called Liu Yu by the old man approaching, gritted his teeth, moved his footsteps, and stepped back a few steps, as if determined to protect the life of the young official on his back .
Seeing it, the old man frowned and said, "Wang Shiwei, this old man took you out of prison just because you are a poor person, so don't push yourself too hard. The old man's temper is indeed a thousand times better than when he was young. The nickname is still in hand. If you don't let go of the boss, Liu Yu will kill you, and the old man will not care. What's more, if you want to find a seat in the fairy coffin cave, you have to kill someone as a vote , the old man will give you a chance at last, either go down to the underworld with that shit master Bo, or personally kill the kid behind you, and go to Fulu Mountain in a beautiful way. A few good words. Otherwise, even if you go up the mountain, no one will treat you as a green onion, and weigh it yourself!"
An honest and dutiful man is at war with man and nature, hesitating.
This calamity happened in the Bishan County Prison, which quickly alarmed the two adults, the county magistrate and the county magistrate, who got up in their clothes. Feng Guan is in power, not to mention the escape of the felon surnamed Shen. After all, it has not been recorded in the first place, and he can make up for it. It took a lot of money to use the county prison to get you to Xiaoxiao Bishan County. You, Feng Guan, can't even handle such trivial matters, and you still hope to be promoted to the county town of Yanzhi County in the future? Even if you get there by luck, aren't you afraid that Mrs. Song will trip you up by wearing small shoes? It was raining all night when the house leaked, and when he heard the servants report that Song Yu had visited the county government all night, Zuo Jing slightly turned his head, staring at the big red candle as thick as a baby's arm in the hall, with an unconcealable smile. It's just that Zuo Jing couldn't laugh very quickly, because after Song Yu, a high-ranking student, asked to dismiss the county government officials, leaving only the county magistrate and the county magistrate's parents and officials, he suppressed his arrogance, clasped his fists and said, "Song Yu previously Offending the two adults, I still look at Haihan. Shen Li, nicknamed the King of Hell, is a bandit who has been on the run for many years in Youzhou. Song Yu once had an identity in the criminal office of Yanzhi County, and Wang Shiwei is the head of the police in Qingan County. , They all want to let the tiger go back to the mountain on purpose, and find out the old lair of Fulu Mountain. In addition to Mr. Wang, there is also Bai Xianwei, who invited the elite scouts of Captain Ruojiang and a hundred Qingqi. When the time comes, we only need to cooperate with Mr. Wang... "
At this time, a woman came into the lobby of the yamen carrying a food box to deliver supper.
Song Yu was a little stunned, this woman's beauty is rare in my life, why can I go straight to the heavily guarded Yamen? Even the family members of any official should not be so reckless.
Feng Guan, the magistrate of the county, and Zuo Jing, the magistrate of the county, got better at the same time. Feng Guan quietly smoothed the corners of his raised lips, and said with a sad face: "Mrs. Don't worry, the Bishan County Government will try its best to rescue..."
Before the county magistrate could finish speaking, the woman let out a sigh of relief, turned around and left.
Zuo Jing twisted his beard into a smile, could it be that this woman with a face that could bring disaster to the country and the people is at odds with the gorgeous Xu Zhu Boshi? Zuo Jing glanced at the county magistrate with fiery eyes, and sneered in his heart, Xu Zhubo, Xu Zhubo, even if you don't die at the hands of the bandits, you will die at the hands of the county magistrate.
How do you say a famous spring and autumn saying? Zuo Jing quickly remembered: brother, die in peace, your wife and I will take care of him.
Zuo Jing is now preoccupied with thinking about how to ask the county magistrate for a cup of leftovers, otherwise he will restrain his opponents who are already ready to attack, so as not to fight to the death, and sincerely assist this proud county magistrate Ling, the big deal is that the two of them will be in-laws under the table in harmony
Pei Nanwei walked out of the county office, walked on the deserted street, glanced at the night, and said softly: "I don't come home at night, do you think it's not enough to make a bed?"