In the prison in Lingzhou City, Officer Qin looked above his head. The ubiquitous stench in the cell almost made him nauseous. No matter how much he shouted, no one came.
In the past, not to mention the jailers who guarded the prison, even the clerks in the yamen were respectful and kind to him, but now he only felt waves of despair welling up from the bottom of his heart.
"I want to see Mr. Fu Zun. There must be some misunderstanding!"
"I, I don't mean to sow discord between Master Fu Zun and Master Zhizhou!"
Officer Qin shouted again at the top of his lungs. After a long time, no one responded to him except for the ridicule and ridicule from other prisoners in the cell.
Now Qin Yuanwai was even more desperate. Just when he collapsed on the ground muttering that he was going to die, someone seemed to be calling his name in a low voice.
"Qin Yuanwai, Qin Yuanwai!"
When Qin Yuanwai heard the sound, he suddenly raised his head, looked around, and then a light emitted from it.
"Yes, is it Liu Dianshi?"
If someone from Qin dares to come to the magistrate's Yamen to beat drums and cry out for injustice, he must have made some preparations. For example, Liu Dianshi from the Yamen is familiar with him.
Although Liu Dianshi was obviously present when he was detained at the Yamen Gate, he did not stand up and say a few words to him.
But at this moment, Qin Yuanwai could no longer care about so much. Maybe there were too many people present at the time, so it was inconvenient for Liu Dianshi?
"Haha, I was just kidding. I don't remember that there is a person named Liu in the Yamen."
"I'm here to tell you something."
The next day, early morning.
Soon after the jailers of the government office began to check the prisoners on a daily basis, the news that Yuan Qin committed suicide by taking poison spread throughout the government office.
On the way to the prison of the magistrate's yamen with his people, Tang Hao found that all the subordinate officials in the yamen seemed to be relieved.
"Master Fu, these are all children who have not been looked after well. Please forgive me, Mr. Fu."
Hearing this sentence as soon as he entered the cell, Tang Hao couldn't help but grin.
Regarding the dereliction of duty of an inmate committing suicide in prison, the jailer not only did not try his best to defend it, but also took the initiative to admit it. It was so obvious that he could not see it.
"Your Excellency, although Qin Yuanwai is temporarily detained, there is no evidence to prove that he is really guilty."
"Nowadays, people die in prison. If they are not dealt with properly, the villain may..."
In the prison, Lingzhou Magistrate Yang Anguo glanced at the warehouse Dianshi who suddenly became attentive. From the corner of his eye, he saw Tang Haozheng walking over, pretending to be deep in thought for a moment.
"Forget it, inform Yuan Qin's family members and no one will say anything about this matter!"
"As for Qin Yuanwai's death, you have discussed the matter of compensation and reported it to me. In any case, he committed suicide and has little to do with our government."
Finally, he added in a serious tone: "The amount of compensation cannot be too much!"
Then he turned his head and covered his nose, and walked out of the cell, muttering: "Bad luck!"
After leaving the prison, Yang Anguo and Tang Hao looked at each other and then left quickly.
Qin Yuanwai committed suicide in prison. To others, this happened suddenly.
But Yang Anguo had already been mentally prepared.
He has been an official in Lingzhou for many years, and he knows that his subordinate staff and the local squires will do anything to achieve their goals!
The reason why Qin Yuanwai was asked to "commit suicide" to cut off the possibility of implicating them was just because he and Tang Hao didn't test too much. Otherwise, Yang Anguo suspected that these people would even attack him.
Without the force support brought by Tang Hao, Yang Anguo would never have taken the risk of encountering such bad luck.
"Dong Weng, the death of Qin Yuanwai is a slap and warning given to you by the officials in Lingzhou!"
"I know, that's why I didn't show my feelings and gave them the result they wanted."
Yang Anguo picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and continued: "Master Hou, are you scared? That's right. I still have the status of prefect here. They don't dare to touch me unless they have to. Then the people who will suffer may be
You."
Master Hou, who was sitting aside, had a tangled look on his face when he heard this. The expression on his face changed several times, and finally he handed over his hands with a look of shame.
"Dong Weng treats me well. Gao Yang really doesn't want to run away in this critical moment. But, his mother still needs Gao Yang to support him. Loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, Gao Yang is ashamed of Dong Weng!"
Yang Anguo's eyelids drooped half an inch, he raised his hand to help Master Hou up, and said: "What's wrong with running away from the battlefield? This is not a battlefield. It's fate that you and I met each other."
"Let's set off tomorrow, I've prepared the money for you."
"Dong Weng!"
Yang Anguo waved his hand and continued to sip tea, but his expression became more solemn.
Master Hou is over sixty years old. He has been working as a master since he repeatedly failed in the examination. Now he is experienced in traveling all over the world. He is familiar with the tricks that ordinary subordinates use.
Nowadays, even an experienced person like him dare not stay here anymore, which shows how dangerous Lingzhou is right now.
While sipping his tea, Yang Anguo suddenly thought of a possibility.
"Why hasn't the news from the capital arrived yet? Is this guy Tang Hao trying to trick me?"
......
Yang Anguo originally thought that Qin Yuanwai's death would end after his performance of "giving in".
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, on the next day, the entire gentry community in Lingzhou, large and small, would be in commotion.
First, the scholars in Lingzhou City gathered in front of the Yamen, crying out for Qin Yuanwai's injustice, and demanding that the state government tell the truth about the cause of Qin Yuanwai's death.
Then there were letters from squires from all over Lingzhou, including some former court officials who returned to their hometowns after returning to their hometowns.
This overwhelming pressure swept over him in an instant, and Yang Anguo felt like he was carrying a huge mountain!
On the other hand, the Zhizhou Yamen in the same city is very quiet.
Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that the guard in charge of the Zhizhou Yamen is the sergeant Tang Hao brought to Lingzhou from Qianzhou.
In Zhizhou Yamen, Old God Tang Hao was sitting in the room, as if he didn't know what was going on outside, while Joining the Army came from time to time to report on the latest situation.
"Sir, Mr. Yang looks like he can't hold on anymore, why don't you do something?"
"Haha, after all, I am also the prefect of Lingzhou. If I couldn't handle this little thing, I would have packed up and left long ago. How can I still be an official in Lingzhou for several years?"
Tang Hao chuckled and remained unmoved. He had tried his best to win Yang Anguo over to his side, wasn't it just for now?
With Yang Anguo there to attract firepower, his methods can be delayed as long as possible.
For two or three consecutive days, the number of people in front of the magistrate's office increased instead of decreasing. Many gentry who came from all over Lingzhou also joined in the condemnation of Yang Anguo.
Perhaps seeing that Yang Anguo had been staying behind closed doors, these people became more and more arrogant. They initially asked for justice for members of Qin, but evolved into condemning Yang Anguo himself.
The petty officials of the prefecture's yamen did not take the initiative to stop it. Just when the situation was about to get out of hand, a carriage entered from Daozhou and slowly drove into the boundary of Lingzhou.
"Chen Ping, we have arrived at the border of Lingzhou!"