Chao Gai, Wei Dutou and a large group of servants walked all the way from Shijie Village to the yamen gate of Yuncheng County. At this time, the morning light had filled the bluestone-paved avenue, shining on the couple on the left and right of the yamen gate. On the stone lion, it looked more and more majestic. Wei Du was worried, so he put shackles on Chao Gai, and then he brought Chao Gai to the hall. Soon, Mr. Wu was promoted to the hall, and the plaintiff and defendant were brought to the hall. After telling the whole story, the Zang family did not deny cutting down the Chao family's fruit trees, and Chao Gai also confessed to beating Zang Ao to pieces. Therefore, Master Wu followed suit and sentenced Chao Gai to prison for a month.
Although the Zang family was not as satisfied with the verdict as they imagined, after all, their own family did not care, so when the guards pushed the shackled Chao Gai out, Zang Hanzhong curled his lips proudly and smiled evilly. The fate of Chao Gai.
When Chao Gai walked to Zang Hanzhong's side, he stopped and said coldly: "This is the end of the past grudges. From now on, you will walk on your Yangguan Road, and I will walk on my single-plank bridge. If the two families are inundated with water, they will not interfere with the river."
Zang Hanzhong sneered and snorted, rolled his eyes and said nothing.
Chao Gai was pushed out of the lobby by the officer. As soon as he turned a corner, the officer took out a key with a smiling face, opened Chao Gai's shackles, and said with a smile: "Wei Dutou gave the order, these shackles You don’t have to suffer the crime, but... Mr. Chao, I’m sorry, but I can’t avoid this prison.”
"Thank you for your kindness. Thank you very much for leading the way." Chao Gai agreed with clasped fists and followed the two officers, taking a leisurely walk all the way to the prison in Yuncheng County.
This prison was renovated from the prison of the previous dynasty when Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty began. Later, with funding from the state government, a walled dungeon was rebuilt. A team of officers were allocated from the county for custody and management, and it was also equipped with a prison guard and a prison guard. , the prisoners in the Yuncheng County Prison are also divided into two levels. The prisoners in the dungeon are all locked up for some extremely evil people, who are either habitual criminals or people who commit murder and cheating and want to be executed in the future. Above the dungeon, there are They are not good people, most of them are evil-doers. However, there are two explanations for the placement of the upper and lower prisons. One is based on the severity of the crime, and the other is based on the background and benefits provided.
Chao Gai came in this time because the cell leader was greeted by Wei Dutou, and Chao Jidao was a little worried and specially used money to reward the cell leader. With this foreshadowing, ever since the Chao family entered the prison, everything was going well. It embodies specialness and exception, and it immediately caused quite a stir in the prison.
Although these prisoners knew the injustice here and could do anything as long as they were willing to spend money, what they saw this time exceeded their expectations. When Chao Gai entered the prison, the guards not only did not give him hand and anklets, but also Accompanied by smiling faces, in their mental images, such a scene would only occur when the county magistrate came to inspect, and this was not the most surprising thing to them. The reason why they were surprised was because of the killing power of the stick. This killing stick is said to be the old system of Emperor Taizu Wude. Whenever a prisoner arrives for the first time, he needs to hit a hundred killing sticks to eliminate the criminal's limelight. To put it bluntly, it is to make the criminal know how powerful he is and stay in the prison obediently. Wait, don't cause any trouble, but often when this hundred-killing stick comes down, no matter what special skills you have, you will still be beaten to pieces, and your blood will flow profusely. Even those who can withstand beatings will take a year and a half to get better. If you are weak, you may be beaten to death, so this killing stick is the first hurdle to enter this prison, and it is also the most difficult thing to endure. Zang Hanzhong knows that there is such a thing in this prison. A procedure, so I spent a few taels of loose money to bribe a small officer in the prison, and I wanted to use the officer to use all his strength when beating the killing stick. Even if Chao Gai could not be beaten to death on the spot, he would be beaten to death. It is good to be half-dead and crippled. Therefore, when Chao Gai was pushed away by the guards, the Zang Han Center was already full of scenes of Chao Gai being brutally beaten.
However, this has to come back to Chao Gai. Chao Gai came all the way but was not taken to the camp, let alone eaten the hundred-killing stick. Instead, the cell leader sent someone to clean Chao Gai quickly. He lived in a clean single room facing south and north. Not only were the quilts the best, but even the tables and chairs were things that other prisoners would never dare to think of. Ever since he came in from Chao Gai, there had been a special guard He came here from time to time to refill tea and water, and that wasn't all. Even the most powerful manager in the prison came in specially at night, with two guards carrying two crimson food boxes.
According to the regulations, the prisoners would not even hold a light at night, but would not give them even a spark. They were afraid that some prisoners would burn the prison down. But tonight, as expected, it was another exception. In Chao Gai's single room, he lit a candle with canola oil and placed it on an elevated lamppost, illuminating the entire single room brightly.
The prisoner next door could easily see Chao Gai's side clearly, and watched Guan Ying take out delicacies one by one from the crimson food box, including a plate of cut beef and a complete dish of soy and vinegar. Roast chicken, a braised golden-spine carp, and a variety of side dishes were placed on the table. Finally, a jar of good wine was brought up.
The prisoners looked at it with their eyes wide open. They had never seen such delicious food in this prison, not even in their dreams. They all stretched their necks eagerly to look at it from a distance, and swallowed one bite after another. This spit, and the stomach was screaming one after another in disgrace at this moment. At this moment, the guard's call to announce the meal was faintly heard outside. When the prisoners heard it, they suddenly seemed to have seen a savior and paid attention. Li Li turned around, stretched out his hand outside the railing, and stretched out the empty bowls towards the road.
At this time, two guards pushed a wheelbarrow cart along the corridor and distributed it all the way. As usual, each person received a dry steamed bun and a ladle of plain soup. The prisoner carefully brought the bowl back. The bowl was still filled with clear soup. There was no water, not even an oil flower was seen. The prisoner looked at the things in his hands and looked at the food over there. It was of the same grade. It was like the sky and the earth. They couldn't compare and couldn't compare.
The prisoner took a hard look at the servant who was delivering the meal, and said to himself in a deliberately raised voice: "I'm celebrating my birthday as an emperor, and it turns out it's never been better."
The officer's ears were very sharp. He followed the sound and looked into the cell. He saw that the speaker was none other than Qin Dong, the underground boss of the prison. Speaking of which, this guy named Qin Dong also lived in this prison. It's been a few years. The reason why I came in was because it was related to the massacre of a village. The five members of the family who were murdered mysteriously disappeared overnight. There were only large blood stains in the house and five different animals on the ground. According to the government investigation, Qin Dong had the intention of exterminating the family a long time ago, and they also had evidence that Qin Dong happened to be present at the time of the crime. However, not a single body of this family of five was found. It was found that Qin Dong was not found guilty of murder and was imprisoned by the ignorant official in such a confused way.
And Qin Dong in prison is not an easy man. He often bullies the prisoners in the prison with his own cruel methods. Over time, he has pulled up a gang of twenty or thirty people, and has been secretly controlling the prisoners in the prison all these years. Because his power has grown, sometimes the guards don't dare to embarrass him. If someone deserves one share, they will give him two. Such more or less care has also brought a lot to this prison. of peace.
In this way, the camp management gradually discovered that using the black boss to restrain the prisoners from causing trouble was more effective than those servants, so they promoted Qin Dong more and more, not only meeting his demands for internal and external business, but also secretly acquiescing to Qin Dong Qin Dong's gang status in this prison. As a result, Qin Dong, the boss, behaves very carefree. He enjoys everything in the prison that other prisoners cannot enjoy. He also has a high and arrogant attitude. Even the prison boss would sometimes look at his face.
However, today, such an old man happened to come. Not only did he set a precedent overnight that no one had ever dreamed of, but he also received such attentive hospitality from the management team. He lived a better life in this prison than he did. Qin Dong still feels comfortable outside. All this is seen in Qin Dong's eyes, and Qin Dong can't help but frown. After all, he is the boss in this prison. Apart from official officials, he is the only one in this prison. I could have the best life, but now I am eating steamed buns and drinking clear soup in this mixed-person cell, and what kind of background does that young man have, that he should be treated like this? It is really contrary to his expectations.
Qin Dong felt really unhappy when he saw that someone had surpassed him and even overshadowed him, so he deliberately complained to the official and the camp manager.
The official originally wanted to scold him loudly, but when he saw it was Qin Dong, he had to give up. He turned around and left an extra bun for Qin Dong. He secretly gave Qin Dong a look and told Qin Dong that now was definitely not the time to show off. But Qin Dong wished he could knock the pottery out of the guard's hands with one hand, but the guard couldn't provoke him unless he had to, so he snatched it away, rolled his eyes to the sky fiercely, and began to think of ways to torture this man. A highly respected man, otherwise who is the boss in this prison.
But just when Qin Dong was complaining here, Guan Ying from Chao Gai's side also had a ten-day meal with Chao Gai, and came out of the room with a few polite words. Guan Ying took two steps out and then turned back. , in the darkness of a corner, he called the cell leader over and ordered: "Tell Qin Dong to let him use his tricks more clearly and don't let me get in trouble, otherwise I will be rude to him."