Chapter 2 First Snow (One)

Seeing the two people facing each other, Wang Xun couldn't help but laugh.

The two people have no similar personalities, so I really don’t understand how they got together?

Zhang Xun was a Tanhua in the late Kaiyuan period. He was full of knowledge and had no choice in character and talent. But there was only one thing that was too unacceptable. This person always acted seriously and followed the teachings of ancient sages and wise men when dealing with others. He would never be able to adapt until he had to. Although he encountered many walls in the world, he still did not repent.

Lei Wanchun went to another extreme. He was very skilled in martial arts, acted completely at will, and regarded all the rules and etiquette in the world as nothing. If it weren't for Zhang Xun who met later, he would have been able to wash his hands completely. It was estimated that Lei Wanchun would have been the number of people in the arresting documents of the Ministry of Justice in the Tang Dynasty.

But soon, Wang Xun understood the reason why these two men became close friends.

Although Lei Wanchun couldn't get off the stage in front of outsiders, Zhang Xun's face was not angry at all. He just bowed to Lei Wanchun and gave up.

"Old Lei's words today should be a big deal." Seeing the two of them having an interesting argument, Wang Xun deliberately cheered loudly.

"It's just a word of crooked and evil sayings!" Zhang Xun shrugged his shoulders and showed off his appearance that I won't argue with you.

"Brother Zhang still let Lao Lei go all out?" Just to see Zhang Xun's embarrassment, Wang Xun asked knowingly.

"The fallacies are also true!" Zhang Xun glanced at him and said sternly. "Zhang is a disciple of a saint. Debate is just a debate. If you figure out the key in the future, you will be able to argue. But if you try to force others to shut up, it is the behavior of the unfilial disciple of the Legalists, and it is not done by the true Confucians!"

After saying that, I also found it interesting and started laughing first. Wang Xun and Lei Wanchun also laughed. After laughing, some unhappiness arose because of different ideas about people's behavior, and I felt that the other party was truly respectable.

Wannian County Yamen was not far from Pingkangli, and after leaving the main gate of Fangkou, he turned a few turns and arrived. Just after Chen, the local officials had not officially started to handle official duties. At the huge county Yamen, there was no sign of the people. There was only a servant who had just changed his shift, leaning against the big drum at the door, holding his hands in the sleeves of his clothes, and fighting with his upper and lower eyelids.

He got off his mount early and threw the reins of the horse to the servant who was chasing him from behind. Wang Xun sorted out his clothes, walked quickly to the officer, and bowed with his fists, "This yamen officer invited me. Do you dare to ask my brother, will the Sun of the fast-paced team be on duty today?"

"Who are you looking for?" The yamen who was pretending to be asleep was startled and picked up the water and fire stick beside him and asked loudly.

Wang Xun smiled, grabbed the worker's hand, and threw a string of copper coins into the other party's raised sleeve. "I want to find Sun Tender of the fast class. It's the newly transferred one. I am his cousin Kong Youfang. Please let the elder brother come in and help me see if he is there?"

"Look for the head of the sun. Wait, I'll go in and show you!" Without lowering my head, the officer estimated the approximate number of copper coins just by relying on the weight from his sleeves. He nodded at Wang Xun, who was generous, and turned around and walked into the county government.

Wang Xun shook his head gently, flashed aside, and waited with a smile. After about half a cup of tea, Sun Renyu, a constable who was bribed by a large amount of money from the Wang family yesterday, arrived with a confused look on his face. Seeing Wang Xun smilingly approaching him, he was startled and quickly pulled the other party a few steps away, and asked in a low voice: "My little ancestor! Why did you come to the yamen? My master finally forgot you, but you were still wandering at the yamen. Isn't this just throwing himself into the trap?"

"Hehe!" Wang Xun grinned and laughed silly, "As long as you don't say anything, who else in the yamen can recognize me? Just now, I told them that they were your cousin, cousin, do you think we two look like each other?"

"It's weird!" Sun Renyu was so angry that he jumped. "I am a errand running in the yamen. How dare you catch up with relatives with Xiao Marquis? Tell me, what are you asking me for today!"

"My cousin is such a happy person!" Wang Xun smiled again, took out the jade bracelet from his close-fitting pocket to make women happy, and handed it to Sun Renyu casually, "Look at this bracelet, is the texture of this bracelet still right? It can be considered my uncle's destiny!"

"I'm going to spend money again. How can I be so embarrassed, old grandson!" Sun Renyu quickly looked at both sides, speaking politely, but his movements were not slow at all. He grabbed the bracelet and hid it neatly into his sleeves. "As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it. But Xiao Majesty, don't be too embarrassed for me, after all, this is the yamen in the capital..."

"I know, I know, it's definitely a trivial matter!" Wang Xun smiled and promised, "I have a friend, the surname Yuwen, who was arrested by the yamen yesterday morning. We wanted to go in and see if my cousin could do it!"

"What?" Sun Renyu grinned, and the leek leaves on his teeth were clearly visible. "He was the main criminal ordered by Jingzhao Yin to take it. You are not..."

He reached into his sleeve and wanted to take out the jade bracelet and throw it back to Wang Xun, but he couldn't make up that determination. After hesitating, he stomped his feet and whispered, "Go to the corner gate behind the yamen to wait for me, and you're close to the prison. I'll go in and arrange it and look for you there for about a quarter of an hour."

Wang Xun nodded tacitly, took Zhang Xun, Lei Wanchun and two, turned around and left. After dozens of steps away from the yamen, he slowly walked along the base of the wall toward the back corner door. After waiting there for a while, the door was gently opened from the inside. Sun Renyu's head looked out and shouted in a low voice: "Cousin, come here quickly. Follow me, don't look at it or say more!"

The three of them were overjoyed and immediately flashed into the yamen. Following Sun Renyu, they first passed a small garden, then walked around two high blue-gray walls, and passed under a barbed wire covered with copper bells, and came to the prison door.

"This is my cousin!" Sun Renyu greeted the prisoner and hid aside. Wang Xun immediately understood it, walked forward, and quickly stuffed a pair of small silver ingots into each other's sleeves. The prisoner's eyes lit up immediately, and shot out two cold lights like a wild wolf's prey seen in the middle of the night. Then he patted Wang Xun's shoulder like an old acquaintance who had not seen for many years, and said politely, "Since it is Sun's cousin, it is his own person. Follow Sun's in, be careful, don't delay too long, brothers are all taking the risk of the boss!"

Wang Xun nodded and followed Sun Renyu closely and quickly stepped into the prison gate. Apart from one door, the gap between inside and outside was immediately like two heavens. I saw a stone slab path that had existed for many years at the entrance to the depths of the prison, with sewage flowing across the ground and filth. Two rows of thick wooden fences lined up opposite each other. Behind the fence, countless prisoners with dirt on their hands poked out with their hands and shouted for justice at the servants at the door.

Wang Xun, who had been frugal since childhood, had never seen such a scene. He was immediately soaked in the scent of the corpse in the prison that he almost spit out the mutton soup he ate last night. He finally suppressed his annoyance and looked to both sides. The prison behind the fence was separated by the earthen walls, each with four or five prisoners or only one person. They were both in jail, but their treatment was very different.

The cage with four or five prisoners was locked, and there was only a pile of straw for the prisoners to lay the prisoners. Most of them were away from the vents of the prison, and the sun was dark. Only one prisoner's cage had bedding, tables and chairs. Even some cages were placed neatly in some neatly.

The restraints on the prisoners were also very different. Some did not bring torture instruments at all, some only had a symbolic iron chain around their necks, and some were handcuffed and shackled for a moment. The worst person was his head, hands, and feet, and five holes in the same wooden board, and he was lying in the mud pit, lifting his neck and slowly breathing. Hearing someone passing by, a trace of nostalgic gaze appeared in his wide open eyes. If this continues, he may not be able to survive two hours and become disabled.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Xun could no longer help but feel angry. He raised his eyebrows and said loudly: "I didn't expect that the capital prison is so filthy!"

"Hey, it would be nice to have a group of prisoners with tiles on their heads to cover the rain. Can they still be allowed to stay in the inn?" Nian was that Zhang Xun and Wang Xun came together, and it was very likely that they would be either rich or noble, Sun Renyu did not care about him and lowered his voice to explain.

Zhang Xun refused to accept this affection, pointed to the prisoner who was shackled into a cattle and asked in a low voice: "What crime did he commit? Are you going to torture him like this? What if you kill someone? Will there be no king's law at the foot of the emperor?"

"That's not the rule I set?" Sun Renyu didn't expect that Zhang Xun, who looked gentle and kind, was so incomprehensible. He frowned and responded in a low voice, "Don't worry, he can't die even if he is on the shackles for three days and three nights. This is famous and cannot die. It's been hundreds of years. The yamen has dealt with the unsightly guys in this way. Who made him lose his life, but he violated the king's law again? If he was willing to give money and he was unwilling to give money, the rice price in the capital is so high, why would the brothers have to drink the northwest wind!"

"Nonsense!" Zhang Xun was so angry that he shivered, trying to refute it again, and ordered Sun Renyu to let go of the prisoner who was almost shattered, but Lei Wanchun pulled it to the side. "My friend reads too much, so it's a little unclear here!" While laughing at Sun Renyu, Lei Wanchun pointed at his head. "I'm too serious about studying, I'm stupid. What do you understand?"

For the sake of a pair of jade bracelets, Sun Renyu was too lazy to be serious with the other party. He smiled and accelerated his speed. After a while, the group came to the deepest part of the prison and pointed to a cage that was unable to see his fingers. He whispered: "It's locked up here. It was Jingzhao Yin who ordered the strict supervision. Don't blame me. I'll go out and explain to my brothers first, and come in to find you in a quarter of an hour. Everyone must leave on time!"

After saying that, he stuffed the lantern in his hand to Wang Xun, turned around and left quickly.

Wang Xun bowed his hand to thank the other party, and then slowly lifted the lantern into the cage. Suddenly, he saw the light. The prisoner in the cage was so scared that he shivered and quickly fled backwards. The iron chains on his hands and feet sounded.

"It's me, Zida, Lao Lei and Lao Zhang are here to see you!" Wang Xun felt so sad when he saw it, and he quickly whispered to reveal his identity.

"Erlang?" Yuwen Zida responded in a daze, and then rushed over as if he saw his biological parents' baby. He held the prison fence with both hands and cried loudly: "Second brother, you are here. I knew you would definitely find a way to save me. Hurry up, save me quickly, and I will be tortured to death by them two days later!"

"Did they torture you?" Seeing Yu Wen Zida's body covered in blood, Wang Xun felt ache in his heart, suppressing the overwhelming hatred and asked.

"Yeah!" Yuwen Zida's tears fell in a string. This time, he was no longer pretending. "I asked twice and hit me twice. The county magistrate named Zhang said that if I don't admit it, I'll put on a stick next time!"

"God!" Wang Xun took a breath, "What did they ask you to admit? Did you ask?"

"Not yet!" Yuwen Zida shook his head vigorously, fearing that Wang Xun would not believe him. "I have never done any of those things, so how dare I admit it? If I do, it will definitely be pushed out and chopped off my head in less than half a month!"

Wang Xun, Lei Wanchun and Zhang Xun looked at each other. Judging from the injuries, Yuwen Zida might have survived the two major punishments. With a little admiration, he asked in a low voice: "Who did you provoke? What crime did they ask you to admit?"

Yuwen Zida hesitated again and then yelled in a low voice: "I don't know who I provoked. They asked me to admit that they formed a party to commit crimes, robbed women in the streets, were instructed to humiliate imperial officials, and also bullied people and occupied the land of the people. Second brother, I have never done anything, I have never done anything!"

Anything is a crime of beheading, and there are four key words "instructed by someone". Zhang Xun felt nervous when he heard this, he took a step forward and lowered his voice and emphasized, "Zida, as long as you have never done it, you have to endure it even if you have any pain. I am Zhang Xun, listen to me, your case is a bit weird. If you are still planning to survive, think about it carefully and tell Erlang the truth, who is the person behind you?"

"No, no!" Yuwen Zida looked around guiltily and denied it casually.

"Let's go, let's go, let's let this kid be beaten to death!" Seeing this, Yuwen Zida still refused to tell the truth. Wang Xun was furious, picked up the lantern, turned around and left.

"Second brother, second brother. I'm really wronged!" Seeing this, Yuwen Zida hurriedly hugged the fence and cried, "Second brother, don't leave, if you leave, I'll really die here!"

"It's all my business whether you die or not. The Wang surnamed Wang doesn't have a friend like you? Who instructed you to design the humiliation of Li Bai? What business did you do with Boss Jia?"

After hearing Wang Xun reported all the size of Boss Jia, Yuwen Zida shivered again, looked around, and looked at Wuqing in a dark way. He pointed to both sides with his hands, and then said loudly: "Second brother, don't force me. I, Yuwen Zhi, do things and behave one by one. Even if I die, I will not catch up with others!"

Seeing Yuwen Zhi like this, Wang Xun finally understood what he was worried about. He leaned over and whispered: "I don't care who you are involved with. But you must tell me today who you are doing things for. Otherwise, as long as he refuses to come forward to save you, there are at least a hundred ways to make you die in the yamen!
Chapter completed!