The group of people ran towards Huaiyang Prison in a mighty manner.
It caused many pedestrians to stop and watch.
"Hey, what happened again?"
"I don't know. The prefect is so anxious. It must be a big deal. Should we go and take a look?"
"For Magistrate Qingtian to be like this, there might be a murder somewhere. Let's go, we must see!"
…
Soon, a group of melon-eating people were hanging behind Chen Yuming and others.
Zhang Xiuran came to Guan Zizai's side while running, but he hadn't spoken yet.
Guan Zizai immediately told the whole story in a low voice.
After listening, Zhang Xiuran couldn't help but slow down. After thinking about it for a while, he raised his eyebrows and thought to himself:
"Good guy, I thought that Shan Dan wanted to deal with Ye Qing and give him a painful lesson to vent his anger. Now I think he probably has the same idea as me and wants Ye Qing to work for him."
"but……"
Zhang Xiuran thought that Dan Dan would act like this and ultimately shoot himself in the foot, creating opportunities for him with such low-level tactics.
A proud smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"The mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole follows behind. Now we not only become the oriole, but we also kill two birds with one stone. It's really wonderful."
Thinking about it, Zhang Xiuran looked at the prefect of Huaiyang and the great scholar of Yingchuan Academy in front of him, his face full of satisfaction.
Inside Huaiyang Prison.
Ye Qing, who was tied to the torture rack, opened his arms like Jesus.
He looked calmly at the two jailers who were preparing the torture instruments, but he cursed in his heart:
"There are not many priests and a group of believers praying to me, which really ruins my appearance."
Then, his rough hands touched the sticky dark brown wooden frame that made people feel sick, and he sighed in his heart:
"This wooden frame is soaked in blood. I don't know how many people died on it."
At this time, Zhao Wu picked up the whip dipped in water, looked at the calm and handsome face with evil intentions, and walked slowly to Ye Qing.
A warm voice sounded, causing Zhao Wu to lower his hand that he was about to raise.
Ye Qing asked with a bewildering tone:
"Brother, there is an opportunity to make a fortune, do you want it?"
"oh?"
Zhao Wu raised his eyebrows, feeling a little moved in his heart.
They, the low-level subordinates, have a pitifully low monthly salary, only two taels of silver per month.
In this prosperous city of Huaiyang, people will never die of hunger, but it is simply impossible to eat wine and meat so that their families can live a good life.
They, the jailers, earn their living by relying on the prisoners who are sent to the prison.
If a prisoner wants to live comfortably in prison without being punished, or having his sentence reduced, his family must give him money.
If the prisoner's family is rich, he will have to spend a large amount of money; if the prisoner's family is poor, he will have to empty out his family's wealth, otherwise they will not give up.
Otherwise, even if the prisoner who comes in has committed a minor crime and is imprisoned for three or four days as punishment, he will have to look bad when he goes out.
In this way, these prisoners' families are trying to give money to the jailers illegally so that the prisoners can live safely.
Therefore, in the entire government office, in addition to the household rooms and prison cells in the three-shift and six-room prisons, the most lucrative place is the prison that does not see daylight all day long.
I don’t know how many people are trying to get into a prison and become a jailer.
Ye Qing said quickly: "There is a wealthy young man named Zhang Xiuran in Zuixiang Pavilion in Pinglefang."
"As long as you tell me something for me, Mr. Zhang will definitely reward you with ten taels of silver!"
Greed filled Zhao Wu's face. He licked his lips and was about to speak.
Wang Liu, who was carrying a bucket of cool well water, came in with a frown and stopped him: "Old Zhao, don't listen to him. Don't forget that he is the person Zheng Baofei asked us to take care of."
"We went to report the news for ten taels of silver. If something goes wrong, we will offend Zheng Ming and the loss will outweigh the gain."
"Moreover, the prefect wants to rectify the government affairs, so don't make any mistakes at this juncture."
When Ye Qing heard this, his heart moved.
The fear of Zheng Ming and the awe of the prefect also overwhelmed the greed in Zhao Wu's heart.
He stopped talking nonsense, directly raised his whip and swung it down quickly.
"Prefect Chen, do you want to offend me too?"
Roaring like thunder, Zhao Wu flipped his wrist, and the whip flying in the air immediately drew a graceful arc and landed on the ground.
Snapped!
There was an explosion in the air, followed by a series of water droplets splashing onto Junxiu's face, which was painful.
You don't need to think about it to know that if this whip falls on your body, your skin and flesh will be torn apart.
Ye Qing looked at the leather whip that was thrown into the bucket and soaked in fear, looked at the two jailers who were confused, and continued:
"I don't want to deal with Zheng Ming. The approval document he got is true, but if we really investigate it, the prefect will definitely hold him accountable."
"You send a message for me and Mr. Zhang will escort me out. You two will benefit from this, and you will not offend the prefect and Zheng Ming, and you will not be held accountable by the prefect. You will kill three birds with one stone."
Zhao Wu and Wang Liu looked at each other, obviously excited.
Seeing this, Ye Qing slowly said seductively: "Moreover, this is the moment when the prefect is conducting a strict investigation into the Huaiyang Prison."
"As jailers, you are the most aware of the dirty things. You can also take the initiative to report some wrong cases, and you will definitely be favored by the Lord."
These words completely overcame the hesitation in the hearts of Zhao Wu and Wang Liu.
Zhao Wu looked at Ye Qing who was calm and composed, took out the approval document from his arms, opened it and looked at it carefully, frowned and said in Wang Liu's ear:
"Look at what's written here. This guy is just a cheap guy, but he was targeted like this by Lieutenant Zheng Badang."
"Moreover, this kid didn't panic at all even after being imprisoned. This is not an easy matter."
Wang Liu saw Zhao Wu pointing at a few lines of words on the file, his heart pounded, and he whispered:
"If I go to Zuixiang Pavilion to deliver a message at this time, then the Zhang Xiuran he mentioned must have booked a private room there. He is either rich or noble!"
"How do you see it? It seems like gods are fighting and mortals suffer."
"We are yelling and screaming in this prison, but in front of those people, we are nothing."
The two looked at each other and fell silent.
This made Ye Qing feel relieved, and he looked at the two of them calmly with a gentle smile.
After a few breaths, Zhao Wu stepped forward, looked at Ye Qing and said seriously:
"You are right. Passing a message for you can only do us good, not bad."
"I can pass the message on to you, but I have to go through the transition when I'm in prison. Please forgive me."
Wang Liu took out the whip dipped in water and said apologetically:
"We are just small jailers and subordinates. If the superior officer says something, it must be done. We will be gentler."
Ye Qing smiled bitterly, knowing that the other party was right, so he could only close his eyes resignedly and said:
"These boys understand that they are extremely grateful for being able to pass the message for me."
Seeing Ye Qing being so aggressive, the two jailers breathed a sigh of relief. They had been on duty together for many years, and they had a tacit understanding of each other. With just one look, they understood each other's intentions.
Zhao Wu stepped forward, asked what he wanted to bring, and left quickly.
Wang Liu stood in front of Ye Qing, raised his whip again, took a deep breath and said: "Little brother, I'm offended!"