The blood on the ground had not dried up yet, and was clearly visible under the illumination of lanterns and torches. Not only did the prefect Chu come, but Wu Tongzhi and other officials rushed over after receiving the news, all of whom were solemn.
"Sir, please remember that there were no criminals in prison during this period." Lord Hong glanced at the body that was moved aside by the constable, and was wearing prison clothes. If he hadn't wanted to take the opportunity to escape, he wouldn't have lost his life.
Wu Tongzhi looked at the cold-faced prefect Chu, and looked around. There were still many weapons scattered on the ground. But at a glance, he knew that this was the saber of the constable and the prisoners. The two groups of enemies who were besieging the prison were not just corpses.
They all disappeared out of thin air, and even a crossbow arrow was not left behind.
Captain Zhao was also injured. At this moment, he did not care about the wound on his body and quickly reported to the prefect Chu. "Sir, Bei Zhi had just gone to the cell for examination. Five prisoners who were imprisoned in the prison died and eight escaped.
All of them were in prison, six jailers died, and two were seriously injured..."
During the melee, the most deaths were the constables and yamen runners, and a total of twenty people died. The corners of the head of the head of Zhao looked red, suppressing the grief in his heart, "Report to the adults, there is a cell with bamboo beds, tables and chairs, etc.
Bei Zhi suspected that these people came to the prisoners in this cell."
The heavy and solemn expression of the prefect Chu finally changed, "lead the way forward."
"Yes, sir, be careful." Captain Zhao took the lantern and walked in front.
If it weren't for the jailer's death or the wounded, Captain Zhao really wanted to catch the person and ask, how much money they had collected and who had locked up in the cell, he didn't even know this captain! Otherwise,
How could so many colleagues die?
Because of Liu Hefeng's funeral, the Qinlou and Chu Pavilion in Huai'an Prefecture were closed to thank the guests, and the playboys who call their friends on weekdays also calmed down, so the public security in Huai'an Prefecture was unprecedentedly good.
The prisoners in the prison were all detained before. Except for a few serious criminals who were asked to be executed, the rest were ordinary prisoners. Captain Zhao remembered the cell at the end of the left side. There were four treasures of the study on the table. Captain Ma actually avoided it.
He locked the prisoner in.
As soon as the prefect Chu left, officials such as Wu Tongzhi immediately followed closely, and many blood stains could be seen along the way.
"This arrangement is so elegant." Standing in front of the prison door, looking at the cell where the sparrow is small and well-organized, Master Chu sneered on his handsome and elegant face.
Priest Chu turned his head to look at the cell opposite. The straw was covered with quilts and was neatly crafted, which means that the cells at the end were not affected.
It seems that the prison guards also know how to avoid the eyes and ears. They specially put the cell in the innermost room, and there are still a few rooms left. Even if someone visits the prison, they notice the situation here.
"Open the prison door." Master Chu's voice was still clear, but anyone knew that this was a sign that the storm was about to come and the wind filled the building.
Such a big thing happened to Huai'an Prefecture, and the jailers and thirty or forty prisoners died, they must report to the court. The prefect Chu's assessment this year is definitely the lowest, and he may be held accountable by the court.
Captain Zhao didn't have the key either. He pulled out the big knife he carried with him and cut off the lock with a clang. "Sir."
"You stay outside." After leaving the words, the prefect Chu stepped into the cell. The three walls were nailed with cloth, and there were gilded engraved gui copper stoves on the table. There were seven or eight books piled up on the left side of the table.
books.
Master Chu picked up a stack of paper and looked at it. Although it was written by copying the calligraphy, Master Chu saw at a glance that the person who wrote the calligraphy was not strong enough. When he opened the following sheets of paper, "Thoughts on Fu Dezhu", this was actually a trial post.
poetry?
The brow frowned slightly, and the prefect Chu quickly flipped through the following poems, but they were all test poems, including drafts and revised poems, and the handwriting was even more in the style of the imperial examination. The prefect Chu did not read the seven or eight books on the table.
Books are nothing more than classics, history, and collections of classics, history, and literature.
Wu Tongzhi and other officials looked inside through the prison door and whispered, "Is this a literati imprisoned?"
For a moment, the officials of Huai'an Prefecture collectively conspired. Could it be that a certain official visited privately? Or was a great scholar framed? Or maybe heir to the heir of the tribe of the shangying clan.
"No matter who is in charge, it is definitely not small." Lord Hong sighed in a low voice. The bodies piled up outside were either prisoners or prisoners. With such a big deal, he dared to besiege the government jail and dealt with afterwards.
The corpse and even the weapons were taken away, and the background was so big that it was scary.
Wu Tongzhi agreed with emotion: "The fire at the city gate affected the fish in the pond, and finally affected our Huaian Prefecture."
In the cell, Master Chu put down his articles and poems, looked at the newly arranged prison cell, hesitated for a moment, but opened the wooden box placed in the corner.
Seeing the dresses neatly stacked in the box, Master Chu felt like the dust had settled, "Captain Zhao locked the cell again and put a seal on it. Without the order of his official, no one was allowed to step forward.
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Well……
Wu Tongzhi and others who were still planning to enter the cell were stunned. But Master Chu spoke, and no one dared to object, but he was puzzled. Could it be that Lord Chu already knew the identity of the person who was imprisoned in the cell?
Just as the prefect Chu came out of the prison cell, a detective hurriedly ran over, "Sir, my subordinates found a crossbow arrow from a prisoner."
It was probably during the melee, and the prisoner took the opportunity to pick it up and defend himself. Later, he heard someone shouting that there were archers outside. The prisoners who wanted to escape in the chaos hid back in the prison cell, and then saved their lives.
The crossbow arrows were preserved.
Master Chu picked up the crossbow arrow long with a slap, made of fine iron, which was extremely sharp. There was no sign on the crossbow arrow and could not be traced and the identity of the user was judged.
"Captain Zhao, please take someone to clean up the prison first." The prefect Chu handed the crossbow arrow to Wu Tongzhi who was beside him and continued: "Mr. Wu, you will discuss the follow-up matters with me."
As soon as the prefect Chu and his group were out of prison, they saw two constables running over with one person.
"Report to the master, the clerk of Xinglong Inn came to report that a group of black-clad men started a massacre at Xinglong Inn!" The constable quickly informed the clerk of the clerk's words to the prefect Chu.
"Sir, it's too dark, and the young man was afraid of death and didn't dare to look at it anymore. So he took a secret glance with the shopkeeper. They first shot rockets into the room upstairs, and then many people appeared in the yard..."
He is from the government. Although the guy was breathing heavily, he still explained the matter clearly.
Wu Tongzhi interrupted, "Sir, can they be the same group?"
The prefect Chu remembered Deng Zhiwu who had visited before. He and the guards of the General's Mansion lived in Xinglong Inn. He came to Huai'an Mansion to find Zhan Feiyu during this trip. However, the prefect Chu and Deng Zhiwu thought Zhan Feiyu had left Huai'an Mansion.
, Who would have thought that she would be in prison?
In the end, the prefect of Chu left Wu Tongzhi to guard the government office, and took more than 30 constables and provocateurs straight to Xinglong Inn.
...
The sky became brighter and Wu Tongzhi yawned. Seeing the two people coming outside the door, they couldn't help laughing, "Why are Madam here?"
Mrs. Wu was dressed in luxurious clothes, with a gilded face on her head. She glanced at Wu Tongzhi and spoke crisply: "The master has not returned overnight. I am not worried that the master is hungry. I went to the kitchen to cook ginseng soup for the master and brought it to him."
After the maid took out the ginseng soup from the food box and the morning one by one, Mrs. Wu told someone to retreat outside, and then sat down in the circle opposite Wu Tongzhi, "Master, do we hear that the prison is dead?
Few people.”
After a long struggle, the prefect Chu took his men to Xinglong Inn and had not come back yet. Wu Tongzhi was hungry now, so he put down the chopsticks he picked up and solemnly reminded: "I'm afraid this matter is not small, ma'am, don't inquire.
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Unlike the sick and weak Mrs. Chu who never sees guests for many years, Mrs. Wu is the first person in the back house of Huai'an Mansion. Such a big thing happened in the government office. Once the news spreads, the wives of each family will definitely visit her. In fact,
It's about inquiring about news.
Mrs. Wu came to deliver food to Wu Tongzhi just dawn, in fact, to find out the situation and reveal some inside information to these ladies.
But as soon as he saw Wu Tongzhi's expression, Mrs. Wu understood, "I'll write it down, and then all those posts will be rejected."
"Madam is virtuous." Wu Tongzhi praised, and then he started to eat breakfast. When it was still busy after dawn, a light flashed quickly in his eyes. If Lord Chu was implicated, he might be able to replace him!
Suddenly remembering something, Mrs. Wu couldn't help asking: "Master, where is the little girl who was locked up in the Jin family before? She is not dead, right?"
After collecting Jin Baozhen's silver twice, Mrs. Wu was naturally willing to help. She was just a little girl. If she had a big fuss, it would be the jailer who was in vain and could not get involved with her.
But locking someone for a few days is different from killing someone. The little girl is buying things on the second floor of Jinyuzhai. I think she has some background. If this person dies... Mrs. Wu frowned, and this little girl is also unlucky.
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"I didn't pay attention..." Wu Tongzhi replied subconsciously, and he was stunned. With a click, the spoon in his hand fell into the porcelain bowl, and the warm ginseng soup splashed out.
Mrs. Wu looked at Wu Tongzhi who seemed to be struck by lightning in confusion, "Master, what's wrong with you?"
"Damn it!" After rubbing his feet, Wu Tongzhi's face turned black and the bottom of the pot was dark. That cell... Yes, even the wall was covered with fabric. Such a particularity must be a girl's house.
But there are four treasures of the study on the table? A little girl with money is not afraid of, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce! Even if the imperial merchant Liu family is as rich as the country, they have to respectfully call him Lord Wu when they see him.
But a young girl who was still reading and writing in the prison, and when she thought of the prefect Chu asking Captain Zhao to lock the door again and put a seal on it, Wu Tongzhi's face looked even more ugly.
"You go back first! Remember, don't interact with the Jin family anymore!" After leaving the words, Wu Tongzhi walked into the door and saw the little officials waiting beside him and asked, "Where are those prison guards?"
The little official was stunned for a moment, "The injured are all in the North Court, and the doctor is there."
The yard of the North Courtyard is filled with a strong smell of medicine. Several doctors from the clinics in Huai'an Prefecture were called over. This will bandage the wounds and boil the medicines, especially the doctors are still applying the medicines in it.
Needle.
Wu Tongzhi stopped the yamen runners from salute and asked straight to the point: "Are the jailer still awake?
"Sir, Liao Xiaodong hurts his leg, he will be lying in the house." The yamen runner just sent medicine to Liao Xiaodong. Compared to the jailer who was killed, Liao Xiaodong was lucky. He was stabbed twice in the leg and was not injured yet.
It's just a skin injury.
In the room, Liao Xiaodong leaned on the bed blankly. As soon as he closed his eyes, the sound of fighting was heard in his mind. It seemed that even the room was full of bloody smell, and the horse's head died like this.
When Liao Xiaodong thought of the head of Ma Lao, who was sealed with a sword, looked pale and frightened, and his whole body trembled.
At this moment, the door was pushed open with a creaking sound, which scared Liao Xiaodong trembled and asked with a timid look on his face: "Who?"
Wu Tongzhi closed the door with his backhand and glanced at Liao Xiaodong who was trembling, "I ask you, who is in the cell at the end of the left?"
"Master Wu?" Liao Xiaodong looked at Wu Tongzhi with a sharp expression in a daze. After a while, he suddenly came to his senses, "Master, the one who is in the prison cell is not the wife..."
Liao Xiaodong swallowed the words that he didn't finish Wu Tongzhi's ruthless eyes.
As the confidant of Ma Prisoner, Liao Xiaodong naturally knew why Zhan Feiyu was imprisoned. If Mrs. Wu had not sent someone over here, how could they dare to bypass the constable and lock a little girl in the cell privately?
But knowing the law breaks the law.
Ma Laotuo later wanted to report to the upper hand, but was stopped by Zhan Feiyu, so Ma Laotuo could only collect the money given by Mrs. Wu on the one hand, and on the other hand, she was careful to serve Zhan Feiyu. Both sides were ancestors, and they were all these.
No jailer dares to offend him.
Wu Tongzhi looked at Liao Xiaodong condescendingly and said word by word: "I heard that Ma LaoTe was killed. It is your luck that you can escape. You are young and you will regret your life."
At first, it sounded like a comforting word, but Liao Xiaodong felt a chill on his back. Lord Wu was threatening himself. If he said something he shouldn't say, he would die like a horse's head.
"Thank you, sir, for your advice, I know." Liao Xiaodong lowered his head, not daring to show any dissatisfaction.
Wu Tongzhi then calmed down his harsh expression and his voice calmed down, "Tell me about the situation of that little girl. Whose girl is she? Why did she come to Huai'an Mansion?"
After Zhan Feiyu was imprisoned, Prisoner Ma asked Liao Xiaodong to be responsible alone, so Liao Xiaodong knew the situation best.
"Sir, the young man asked Ma Lao before, but he said he shouldn't ask if he shouldn't ask, just ask the young man carefully to serve him. What does the girl want? After giving the silver, the young man will buy it and then steal it.
He was sent to the cell..."
Wu Tongzhi asked a few more questions, but Ma Laoshou was too cautious, so Liao Xiaodong knew about all the irrelevant things. No matter how many he asked, he didn't know about it.
After leaving the house, Wu Tongzhi went to see other injured constables and jailers, and found two sober prisoners and hit them indirectly. They knew even less, only knowing that the little girl who was imprisoned in had offended someone.
Later, it was Captain Ma who was responsible, and these jailers were not aware of it.