There are many powerful people in the capital, and there are often rumors that a certain family is bullying others. It is not the powerful people themselves, but the playboys in the family.
The person who just dragged someone into a dark alley and beat him up just because he was hit on the street was Tang Zhao, the former second son of the Tang family and now the young head of the Tang family.
Even though the Tang family is now in decline and is in trouble, there is still no problem in bullying some ordinary people.
Not long after, Tang Zhao walked out of the alley.
As soon as he walked to the street, several officers came up. Tang Zhao looked at them and said helplessly: "Are you tired of following me all day long..."
The policeman said: "Unfortunately, I saw the young master oppressing the people. Please come with us."
"Let's go, let's go..." Tang Zhao said impatiently: "It's just a small fine again, but the tea in your Ping'an County Government is not bad, remember to make me a cup later..."
The policeman ignored Tang Zhao and looked at Xiao Gui, who was walking out with a bruised nose and swollen face, and said, "Please come with us to the county government office..."
"No, no, no..." Xiao Gui glanced at Tang Zhao, with a look of fear on his face, and said, "I'm fine, I just accidentally fell down in the alley, it's none of this young master's business..."
Tang Zhao looked at the catcher, twitched the corner of his mouth, looking like a playboy, and said: "You see, people say it's none of my business..."
The policeman looked at Xiao Gui and said, "Don't be afraid. When you get to the county government office, the county magistrate will make the decision for you..."
"It's really none of this young master's business. I still have something to do. I'm leaving first..." Xiao Gui seemed to be worried about Tang Zhao's revenge, so he limped away without waiting for the catcher to speak again.
Tang Zhao looked at the policeman from Ping'an County Government and asked: "How about it, do you still want to go to the county government?"
The people who were beaten obviously did not want to offend Tang Zhao. If he took Tang Zhao back to the county government office forcibly, it would not comply with the case handling procedures at all, and he would probably be caught.
The catcher's thoughts changed rapidly, and he finally bowed his hand to Tang Zhao and said, "Excuse me..."
…
Xiao Gui walked through two streets before reaching the North District of the capital.
After passing through several small alleys, we finally came to a dilapidated courtyard.
A woman was holding an infant baby in her arms. Seeing that he was limping and with a bruised nose and face, she hurried forward and said anxiously: "Master, what's wrong with you? You got into a fight. Mom said,
Don't fight and fight outside..."
Xiao Gui pulled her into the courtyard, closed the door, and whispered: "Come into the room and talk."
The woman entered the room, put down the child, took Xiao Gui's hand, and asked, "What happened?"
Xiao Gui took out two large silver ingots from his arms, handed them to her, and said, "Put this money away."
Looking at the two fifty taels of silver ingots that Xiao Gui took out, the woman suddenly became panicked and said in a trembling voice: "Master, where did you steal this silver? Please return it to others as soon as possible. You were caught stealing so much silver."
If you stop, your hands and feet will be broken..."
"It's not stolen." Xiao Gui grinned and said, "Today someone spent a hundred taels of silver to buy a word from me. I never thought that the words coming out of my mouth, Xiao Gui, would be so valuable..."
The woman's face turned pale and she said: "Master, you are out of your mind. Don't you know what you do? You can't accept this money. Please return it to me as soon as possible!"
Xiao Gui smiled and said, "Once you accept this money, you can't get it back."
The woman looked even more anxious: "The head of the house..."
Xiao Gui stretched out his hand to stop her from continuing, his expression became serious, he looked at her and said: "You have to remember clearly what I'm going to say next... If I'm fine, of course it's best. If I'm fine, of course it's best.
, these one hundred taels of silver, you exchange it into pieces of silver twice, and wear a cloak when there are many people on the street. Don't let anyone know that Fu'er can't be a jailer in the future. You spend some money to let him learn.
A craft, don’t be as useless as me..."
The woman wiped her tears and choked up: "Master, how can we two live without you..."
"Don't worry, I won't die. At most I will be back after being exiled for a few years. We are from the Ministry of Punishment and know these things very well..." Xiao Gui squeezed out a smile on his face and said: "This one hundred taels of silver can do more things than
I can do a lot more, I can do without, I can’t do without money..."
He wiped his nose and continued: "Also, when you get rich in the future, remember not to stop taking my mother's medicine, and buy you a set of beautiful clothes and jewelry. You have followed me for so many years, and you don't even have a decent piece of jewelry."
No, I’m sorry for you..."
The woman threw herself into his arms and cried: "You are the one who suffers..."
…
Tangning was sitting in the study, looking at the letter in her hand.
His people were watching the four entrances of the Tang family day and night. When the Tang family went out, where they went, and what they did, they were all recorded and sent here every night.
"Tang Huai and Tang Qi did not go out today. Tang Zhao went to the bookstore and bought a lot of books. He was hit by a commoner on the road and ordered his men to drag him and beat him..."
Peng Chen stood beside him and asked: "Sir, do you want the Ping'an County Government to go to the Tang Mansion to summon Tang Zhao again for bullying the people?"
"No need." Tang Ning waved her hand. The Tang family's affairs were progressing step by step. At this point, it was no longer necessary to use the same methods as at the beginning.
He thought of the previous messages and asked: "Tang Zhao likes to buy books these days?"
"It started a few months ago." Peng Chen said a little strangely: "He often goes to the bookstore to buy books. Several times, he stayed in the bookstore all day reading. He was very absorbed in it. It didn't look like he was pretending.
There hasn’t been any trouble in the past few months..."
In the past, Tang Zhao was just the second generation ancestor of the Tang family. He was eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling, and oppressing the people. This is what the second generation ancestor should do.
After Tang Jing's death, he became the young head of the Tang family and the only heir. Naturally, some changes occurred in his conduct.
Tang Ning didn't know whether he really found the joy of life from the book, or whether he was writing it for others to see, but no matter which reason it was, it couldn't explain why he suddenly turned into a lawless dandy.
Tangning thought for a moment and said, "Has there been any investigation into the person who was beaten by him today?"
Peng Chen nodded and said: "Although he did not dare to go to the county government, considering that he might be useful in the future, the police from Ping'an County secretly followed him and found his residence."
Tangning put down the letter in her hand and said, "Let's check him again."
…
Punishment Department, Tianlao.
Among the yamen, the jailers have the lowest status, and among the jailers, the jailers work the hardest, do the dirtiest and most tiring work, and have the lowest status.
In the Prison Prison of the Ministry of Punishment, the prisoners are not ordinary people. The guards cannot treat them as prisoners and must accompany them and be careful everywhere.
The situation in the court is changing, and factions are constantly fighting. Today's prisoners may be able to stand up and re-enter the court tomorrow. In the past, there were jailers who made things difficult for the prisoners in the prison, but not long after, the prisoner's party was in the court.
After gaining power, he was rescued from prison. Within two days, there was one less jailer in the Penal Prison.
There are countless precedents, so it has become a habit for jailers of the Ministry of Punishment to be careful with prisoners in prison.
Although the jailer has a low status, compared with the policeman, he has a lot of free time every day. In the three-acre land of Tianlao, he plays cards and throws a few dice every day, and no one cares about it at all.
Several jailers were sitting at the table in the front, gambling in full swing. The servant from the dining hall brought a few wooden barrels and said, "Meal is here..."
One of the jailers was lucky enough to wave his hand and said, "Leave it alone, I'll be there in a minute..."
Xiao Gui picked up a bucket and said with a smile: "I happen to be going to deliver food, why don't I deliver it to you too?"
"That's a good relationship..." The jailer patted Xiao Gui's chest and said, "I'll buy you a drink after winning money..."
Xiao Gui smiled, carried the bucket, and walked deeper into the cell.
He delivered meals to the prisoners along the way and arrived at a cell in the deepest part.
An old man with one arm was imprisoned in the cell. He was sitting cross-legged on the ground and taking a nap with his eyes closed.
Xiao Gui prepared the meal, squatted on the ground, passed it through a small hole, and said in a low voice: "I'll bite you to death because you went to assassinate the Tang family's scoundrels. You don't know about the envoy..."
Inside the cell, the one-armed old man's eyes suddenly opened.
Xiao Gui didn't look at him again. After delivering the meal, he picked up the empty bucket and walked back along the original road.
When he walked back, the jailers at the front of the sky prison no longer sifted. They all knelt on the ground and looked at the person in front of them with trepidation.
Song Yi, the Minister of Punishment, had a cold expression on his face. He did not look at them, but at Xiao Gui.
Bang!
The empty bucket in Xiao Gui's hand fell to the ground and slowly rolled to Song Yi's feet.
