"Zhao Zhifu?" Hearing the words of his second son Li Xingxiao, Li Jiucheng raised his head and looked at the group of people. Looking from beginning to end, he also spotted the figure of the former Suzhou Zhifu Zhao Yan. He was stunned and asked a spectator next to him.
Humanity said: "Brother, what do you do?"
"These people are all criminals in this Suzhou case. They have been convicted by the court and sentenced to exile. They will be sent to the place of exile." The man said.
"Usually, prisoners who are sentenced to exile are usually exiled after collecting at least a thousand people. Why are there so few people being exiled this time?" Li Jiuzheng was puzzled. As a policeman, he was also responsible for sending prisoners to the dock.
Unify the errands of exile and know the past practices.
"This time is different from the past. It is said that the Holy Emperor takes this case very seriously, so the subordinates did not dare to delay and sent them there immediately. Moreover, it is said that there are many prisoners who want to be exiled in Fujian, and they just happen to be exiled together."
The man said again.
"Thank you, brother." Li Jiucheng thanked him, thought for a while, and followed the group with his two sons.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Li Xingjian asked in confusion. But Li Jiuzheng didn't answer and followed him to the dock. He saw the police escorting the prisoner standing next to a large boat, but he didn't
Before boarding the boat, he seemed to be waiting for something. After a moment of hesitation, he gritted his teeth and stepped forward and said to a policeman: "Sir, one of these criminals is an old acquaintance of Xiao. Xiao wants to have a few words with him."
talk."
Seeing the policeman's hesitation, he hurriedly took out a handful of money from his pocket, stuffed it into his hand and said, "With this little money, I'll treat you sir to have tea with all the police brothers."
'Anyway, there are still two-quarters of an hour before the ship leaves. No one on the ship will let the prisoners on board until the last quarter of an hour. These prisoners have already been interrogated and convicted. It doesn't matter if they say a few words. What's more?
There is still money to be made.' The policeman had this idea in his mind and said to Li Jiucheng: "It's only a quarter of an hour, it won't work after a quarter of an hour!"
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. A quarter of an hour is enough." Li Jiucheng thanked him repeatedly.
The policeman walked over and brought Zhao Yan to Li Jiucheng, carefully checked Zhao Yan's handcuffs and shackles, and then stepped back to let them talk. However, several policemen still stood in different directions, blocking their escape.
all routes.
"Sir Zhao." Li Jiucheng ignored the precautions taken by the police in the capital and called to Zhao Yan.
"Li Jiucheng? You, you were acquitted?" Zhao Yan raised his head and glanced, recognized Li Jiucheng, and said with some surprise.
"Yes, sir, the younger one has been acquitted."
"No!" Zhao Yan suddenly said: "You have been bribed by Jin Yiwei a long time ago, right?"
It was not unusual for a little person like Li Jiucheng to be acquitted, and he didn't care, but he suddenly noticed that Li Jiuzheng didn't have any injuries on his body. Even if he confessed immediately after being caught, he would have been beaten; he was later sent to prison.
If he goes to the Jinyiwei Yamen in the capital, he will at least be beaten, and there is no way he will not have any injuries on his body. It has only been a few days, and it is impossible for his injuries to heal.
"I see," Zhao Yan thought of more things that he didn't notice at the time: "On the day after Zhengdan, I will tell you to go find trouble for the Li family, making it difficult for the Li family for years to come, but you made excuses
Ran Fenghan didn't agree; on the day I was arrested, I asked you how many bullies there were in the city, and you said they opened a road to lure them to the capital for fun. Haha, they were brought to the capital by the Jin Yiwei."
"My lord, your guess is right. Long before the day of arrest, or even years ago, the captain of the Jin Yiwei had found the villain. When the villain saw them showing the Jin Yiwei's waistband, he was so frightened that he lost his mind.
Po, like a bamboo tube, told everything he knew. At that time, the captain of Jinyiwei did not make things difficult for the villain. Instead, he asked the villain to go back to the Yamen to work again, and asked the villain if he discovered anything or remembered anything again,
They all told them that it could be regarded as meritorious service."
"After hearing this, the villain returned to the yamen and tried his best to collect evidence that you wanted the Li family to donate their property and colluded with the local gangsters to frame the Li family. The villain was not the only one like this.
Yes. Several policemen were taken away by the Jin Yiwei and later put back. However, the government office was closed at that time, so there was nothing wrong with them. People who didn't care much wouldn't notice."
"After the New Year, the villain thought that because there were other policemen who had been released by Jinyiwei, he might not be able to collect any fresh evidence, so he sent what he collected to the Jinyiwei Yamen. The Jinyiwei Qianhu who was in charge of this matter also praised
If you do a good job, you can get away with it."
"Of course I don't want to be just exempted. Our family has been serving as government officials in Suzhou Prefecture for generations. It was only a few years ago that we were changed to police. We have many enemies. Without this official skin, we will be bankrupt. So the villain will
He also thought about performing meritorious service so that he could keep his official position or at least keep his identity as a policeman. Qianhu of Jinyiwei asked the villain to write a confession in advance according to his thoughts, and memorized the confession so well that no matter who asked, he would not be confused.
.With this, the villain is not only innocent, but is also regarded as a meritorious person and retains his official position."
"Now that it is known that the court is investigating the case, in order not to increase the number of crimes, the villain certainly does not dare to punish the Li family anymore; those ruffians and bullies who suddenly disappeared were indeed brought to the capital by the Jin Yiwei captain." Li Jiucheng said.
The story was told from beginning to end.
"Hello, you are really talented." Zhao Yan said with a ferocious smile: "I was really blind when I promoted you to team leader. What the previous prefect said was really good. You are so naughty and can't be promoted. I really regret not listening.
his words!"
Zhao Yan cursed a few times and then said: "Since you are not only innocent but also meritorious, why do you come to see me, a sinner, today?"
"Sir Zhao, after all, you were the one who promoted me to captain. Now that I have met you, it doesn't make sense for me to come and see you off." Even though Zhao Yan scolded him a few times, he said without changing his expression: "Besides, Zhao
Your Excellency is going to Pufan. The journey is long and the life on the road is not easy." He took out some broken silver and stuffed it into his hand and said, "I will give these silvers to you, Your Excellency. You can bribe and bribe the people in custody on the way so that you can live well."
Better."
Zhao Yan reached out and was about to throw away the broken silver, but he only heard Li Jiucheng say: "Sir, although you have been an official for a long time, you have not saved much money. Your wife and children were exiled to Pufan with you, and you have no money."
Money is close to you. If you die on the road, sir, they will have no support at all. For the sake of your wife and children, you'd better take care of yourself and reach Pufan safely."
Zhao Yan slowly withdrew his outstretched hand, glanced at the broken silver in his hand, and said to Li Jiucheng: "You are really a talent, you will definitely be able to accomplish something in the future."
"Thank you for your kind words, sir." Li Jiucheng said with a smile. At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Yan was about to say something else when suddenly the policeman came over and shouted: "The time has come!"
After hearing this, Zhao Yan had no time to say anything more, so he finally said: "But I have a hunch that we will meet again in the future."
"It is possible that your Excellency will return to the Central Plains after having made great contributions to Pu Fan." Li Jiucheng was stunned and said.
After hearing this, Zhao Yan looked at him again, said nothing, and followed the police on the boat. (To be continued)
