The misfortune of Hu Zhongcheng, who was severely beaten by society as soon as he left Zhao Guan's house, was not over yet, but he was not directly killed and silenced as Wan Qi joined the army feared - the whole group was first robbed, and then thrown directly into the house.
He entered the prison of Zhiluo City, and then the sky became dark.
But what was unexpected was that Hu Mingzhong, who came here with a single-minded attitude to do things, was not depressed when he was hit head-on. In other words, after just a moment, this man cheered up and comforted everyone around him in the prison.
, and took the initiative to discuss the situation with Wan Qixi, who had obviously more social experience, and studied how to get out of the predicament.
This magnanimity really shocked Wan Qixi's heart, and greatly changed his view on this young censor Zhongcheng, and even vaguely mentioned this person as half a scholar of Xiaolin - you must know that they are really alive at the moment.
dangerous.
In fact, to be fair, although the Song Dynasty had the problem of emphasizing literature over military affairs, the imperial examination system of the Song Dynasty was not as rigid as the eight-legged essay selection of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it has been constantly reformed (six major debates before and after) in order to seek
Select the best talents possible.
On the whole, it has indeed achieved this. In the Song Dynasty, the general quality of the outstanding civil servants always left people speechless.
Of course, one of the fundamental reasons for this is that the vitality of Confucianism is still there these days, and various theories are developing vigorously, and it has not yet reached the irreversible dead end that it later became.
Back in front of them, Hu Yin and Wan Qixi could endure the physical pain and calmed down to think and discuss, but they quickly came to a conclusion after just one meal:
That's what happened. Either Qu Duan had inquired about their itinerary in advance and deliberately used this method to kill people. If so, all he had to do was spend time fighting with them. In fact, everyone had no real choice.
Life is in danger; or Commander Xue is really a military leader who has been spoiled by the troubled times. If this is the case, it is indeed dangerous, but as long as you have a little patience, someone should come to rescue him soon, and you can use the topic to your advantage and start from there.
As for the reason for this judgment, it is very simple... Although they were trapped in the prison, the floor was dirty, and lice and mice were running around, but unexpectedly, among the prison meals delivered, none of them were for Hu Yin.
One serving, surprisingly neat.
What does this mean?
This shows that there are definitely people in the city who are watching.
And sure enough, they had only eaten four or five meals in the prison, and they didn't know whether it was morning or afternoon outside. Suddenly, countless soldiers surrounded the three of them and poured into the prison.
One of them was obviously a civil servant. He came directly to the prison door and bowed his head to the end before opening the door. He called himself a lower official, but he was the magistrate of Huang County in Zhiluo City. The remaining two generals in military uniforms all had pale faces.
A short, fat officer opened the cell door and smelled the stench in the cell. He simply took two steps forward, entered the cell and knelt down to apologize to Hu Yin.
Wan Qixi had sharp eyes, but he recognized that this person was the figure beside Commander Xue... In this way, it was clear who had protected them before.
However, when the magistrate stepped further into the stinking prison and prepared to help Hu Mingzhong up personally, the Song Dynasty Yushi Zhongcheng refused the magistrate's support, and then stood up on his own initiative, and only talked to Wan Mingzhong.
Once they looked at each other, they raised their hands and asked directly:
"Who is General Qu's subordinate?"
"Wu Yilang, the military supervisor of Jingyuan Road, knows Wu Jie of the German army, and has met Zhongcheng!"
The burly, sallow-faced general standing outside the prison quickly took a step forward after hearing this and tried to enter the prison. However, because the prison was too small and two newcomers squeezed in, he had to stop outside the prison door.
They cupped their hands and stated their official names.
"Is Qu Duan rebelling and sending you to kill me?" Hu Mingzhong, whose body exuded a foul smell, still responded with his hands behind his back. "General Wu, I am a minister of the imperial court. I can be killed but not humiliated... Please point to me.
Southeast, let me die facing Tokyo."
Wu Jie and the other two people were stunned on the spot... They just felt that they understood every word that this high-ranking official from Tokyo said, but even one piece was as absurd as the Holy Book of Emperor Zhenzong. The so-called is not that they don't recognize it, but that they don't understand it.
I dare not understand.
"That's what I mean too."
Seeing that no one said anything, Wan Qixi looked at him with the same attitude. "Emperor Taizong once said, 'Practice filial piety at home, and be loyal when you eat and earn money.'
, has been given the important task of the Privy Council, and now he is an angel, how can he be unruly? If you want to kill him quickly, from Zhongcheng to below, no one among us will act as an aid to the tiger!"
When Wu Jie heard this, he still didn't dare to say a word... He had understood the words at this time, but he still didn't dare to say a word, so he had no choice but to look to the county magistrate for help.
The county magistrate was also sweating profusely, but he was the only one who could speak here, so he hesitated for a long time before he finally explained:
"Zhong Cheng may have some misunderstandings... That Xue thief was originally a rogue army recruited by Wang Xie when he was in Hedong. He used to be a dog skin dealer and had no control over his actions. After retreating this time, Wang Xie ran very fast and killed most of them.
The soldiers and horses were abandoned, so he had no choice but to follow the king's strategy and Qu Duanqu's command here... And the day before yesterday, after he did such a ridiculous and rebellious thing without any distinction and without inspection, we couldn't help him because he had soldiers in his hands.
Dare to come to force him to persuade, for fear that if he did not do it well, Zhong Cheng and others would be killed. Fortunately, there was Commander Han here who knew what was going on, so he asked Commander Han to stabilize the Xue thief and protect Zhong Cheng, and then he sent an urgent letter to the river.
On the other side, Luojiao City asked for help from Superintendent Wu... and that’s what happened today.”
When Hu Yin heard this, he only imitated Zhao Guan's appearance. He said he had no expression on his face, but he said something like a tiger or a wolf: "Why should the magistrate bully me? From Chang'an to Tokyo, everyone knows that the crooked plan is going to rebel, and no one can stop it. I and Wan Wan
When the army came here this time, it was originally planned to cut off Huanqing Road and Yanzhou to him, so that he would not follow the example of Jinan Liu Yu and claim to be a puppet emperor, and then see if he could rescue the king's secrets that he had detained..."
After Huang Zhixian heard this, he was completely frightened and directly pulled Hu Yin's sleeve and said, "Zhongcheng! Don't be joking!"
"Who is kidding you?!" Wan Qiqi was also making fun of him. "Everyone knows that he wanted to rebel. First he refused to obey orders and went to war. After the war, he detained the military envoys and annexed troops from all over the country.
, Later Liu Yu rebelled against the traitors and proclaimed himself emperor, and he used the overall situation of northern Shaanxi to force Prime Minister Yu Wen to kill Wang Jinglue... His rebellion was obvious and everyone knew it, so how come you didn't know it?"
The magistrate became more and more frightened, but looked at Wu Jie outside the prison door.
Wu Jie was startled for a moment, and instinctively wanted to defend Shangguan, who he had followed for many years, but for some reason, when he opened his mouth, he was speechless.
Not only that, Wan Qixi's words actually coincided directly with what happened one day after Qu Duan detained Wang Jinglue, Prime Minister Yu Wen's special staff member suddenly left the front line in embarrassment, and an incident that happened recently...
Qu Da, this guy, have you ever thought about killing the official?
"Speak, Inspector Wu?!" The magistrate looked outside the prison with wide eyes, almost begging.
Wu Jie was in a daze, but he could only answer bravely: "Xiaguan really doesn't know about Wang Jinglue and Qu Dutong, but before receiving the message from here yesterday, Xiaguan knew one thing.
It was at the Diaoyin Mountain camp. After Qudutong asked Wang Jinglue to leave his seal, he invited him out... But who is Liu Yu? Xiaguan has just come from Xiangle, Ningzhou for ten days, so it is not true.
Do you know the story of the front line and the generals on the front line..."
Wu Jie's voice became softer and softer as he spoke, and after he gradually stopped, there was silence in the cell. Finally, it was Huang Zhixian who broke the silence. The man's body swayed and he almost fell down, but Hu Yinqing was the first to help him.
Got him.
As for the kneeling Commander Han, he could not hold on any longer and his body was visibly shaking on the ground.
"Prison Wu, if you don't know, I'll tell you to listen." In the cramped and cramped cell that smelled of sweat and stinking, Wan Qixi looked at each other coldly across the railing with his hands behind his back. "Your home
After the war in Yan'an, the district governor took advantage of the situation to detain the imperial envoys Wang Shu and annex troops from all over the country. Not only that, he also spoke to the officials sent by Prime Minister Yu Wen a few days ago, asking Prime Minister Yu Wen to kill him in the army for the crime of defeating the army.
The imperial envoy Wang Shu... The imperial court had never heard of any case of a capital governor killing an envoy, but it thought that the district governor's rebellious attitude had become clear, so the two of us were sent here just to retrieve Wang Jinglue. Unexpectedly, just
When we got here, we were all attacked by your family, and then we were forced to die."
"Zhongcheng, the military on the front line is in chaos. I really don't know about it. This matter has absolutely nothing to do with me!" Before Wu Jie could say anything, Huang Zhixian pulled Hu Yin's clothes into his arms and cried. "I am also a student of the Imperial College.
From birth to official position, you have worked diligently and diligently, but have you ever thought of aiding someone who is rebellious?"
"It has nothing to do with the official." Just as Wu Jie was about to say more, Commander Han on the ground finally hurriedly opened his mouth to defend himself. "What Xue Thief did was the killing stick ordered by Qu Duan, and it was just that they colluded with each other... and the subordinate
It has nothing to do with the official position. I still hope that Zhongcheng will make a clear decision, and I also hope that Huang Zhixian will give evidence to the lower official."
Wu Jie finally managed to speak, but couldn't help but feel dazed. After a while, he carefully raised his hands to each other: "I just received an urgent letter from Tianzhi County and came to save people... If Zhongcheng doesn't believe it, I will kill Xue Feng now."
Thief, bring his head over here to prove his innocence."
"Poor Commander Xue, he thought he could help others with a killing blow and get a certificate of surrender, but instead he got himself killed." Wan Qixi sneered even more.
"That's all, I am a swordsman and a fish." Hu Yin finally spoke again, but he let go of the magistrate and faced the outside of the prison through the cell door. "This Superintendent Wu, please tell Qu Dutong that Wang Jinglue has left.
, my trip is useless... Therefore, if he is really sincere, please don't humiliate him, just give me Wang Jinglue's seal and let us go."
Wu Jie's scalp was numb. He couldn't advance or retreat standing there. But Huang Zhixian was here. No one could hide that he was Qu Duan's confidant. The so-called person who had followed Qu Duan for many years and the tide had risen... actually couldn't even defend himself.
Neither can be justified.
After standing there for half a day, Wu Jie could only walk away. After walking a few steps, he finally came to his senses. Then he turned around and saluted carefully: "Anyway, please leave the cell temporarily, wash and eat, change back to your official robe, and come to the county."
Take a break..."
Hu Yin shook his head repeatedly: "The situation is unclear at the moment. If I get out of this cell and enjoy these, I'm afraid I won't be able to tell when I return to Tokyo in the future..."
"What can't be explained?" Poor Wu Jie, who was famous for his bravery in advancing the Western Army, was now as cautious and fearful as a frightened rabbit.
"What could it be?" Wan Qixi sat down directly on the dirty ground in the prison. "It is easy to go out and enjoy the few days at this time. If someone points out this in the future, they will say that we have surrendered and lost the dignity of the court.
, but there is no defense... Therefore, Wu Du will leave now, and as for us, we will never dare to leave this cell unless we resolve this matter with Qu Du."
"I won't go out either." Magistrate Huang thought for a moment and then sat down.
As for Commander Han, it would be easier to just stand up.
Wu Jie stood alone outside the cell, looking at the full cell. For some reason, he wanted to go in too.