In the dark and damp dungeon, Zhang Fakui, who had a bruised nose and swollen face, sat on the haystack with a dull expression and his eyes vacant, looking at the beam of light coming in obliquely.
He rubbed his swollen nose, blew out some bloody snot, and threw the two-inch-long snot into the next cell. He put his fingers on the cage fence and rubbed it: "Even if we can get out alive,
The days ahead will not be easy. Han Fei will never trust us again."
Zhang Falin, who was sitting aside and weaving ropes from weeds out of boredom, raised his head and said, "When there was no Silver Snake Gang before, didn't we get along pretty well?"
Zhang Fakui shook his head: "That's different. We used to fool around, and a few people would pop up to challenge us from time to time. If we were lucky, we would fuck them; if we were unlucky, we would be fucked by others. Since I followed Han Fei
, we have a guarantee. If we can fight, we will fight; if we can’t fight, let the Fang Shu fight for us. But if there is no Han Fei, can the Fang Shu take care of us? It would be good if they don’t arrest us.
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Zhang Falin asked: "What does the elder brother mean...?"
Zhang Fakui sighed: "Let's go find Han Wei."
"Han Wei?" Zhang Falin sneered: "He is already the fifth lucky relative of the Han family. He no longer lives in the Hou Mansion, so he is no longer considered a Han family member."
Zhang Fakui said: "Distant relatives are also relatives. They have lived in the Hou Mansion since they were young. His concubine died, so he and his mother moved out. I heard that Hou Hanping of Shouxiang still misses them during the New Year and the holidays.
Yes, there is someone to take care of her. Otherwise, how can her mother, a little girl with little feet, be able to support two children as a widow?"
Lao Liu said: "I met Han Wei a while ago, and the Han family asked him to be responsible for transporting goods. He is also in need of people there, especially those like us who can fight. He also asked me if I wanted to go. I said that if my eldest brother goes, I will
Go, if you don’t go, I won’t go.”
Zhang Fakui looked at Lao Liu with relief.
Zhang Falin frowned and said, "But Han Wei's character is too bad, he is a villain."
Zhang Fakui glared and said: "What's wrong with villains? Aren't we villains? Villains only have the word "interest" in their eyes. They come when it's beneficial and leave when it's not. They don't talk about hypocrisy. But hypocrites are different. They talk about benevolence and righteousness.
Morality is actually just trying to use people in vain. In essence, they are the real villains, and we are villains just to live. It is different."
Lao Liu became excited: "Big brother is right! They are the real villains!"
Zhang Fakui raised his hand and high-fived Lao Liu.
While they were talking, the cell door opened, and an inspector walked in with paperwork and a cell key in his hand. Anyone who has been in prison knows that this is for release. If it is for interrogation, the inspector will
The arrester would be accompanied by a small official carrying a torture cane.
The people in the cage stood up one after another, staring at the inspector, hoping that he was here to release them. But when the inspector passed by their cage, they sat back downcast.
Su Ping stood in front of the cage where Zhang Fakui was. Zhang Fakui stood up ecstatically: "I want to ask you something about Mr. Su, who is robbing us?"
Su Ping said: "It's the Han family."
"Is someone coming to pick us up?"
"no one."
"Is Li Chengbiao still alive? Has he been released too?"
"If he dies, you don't want to get out." Su Ping opened the cage.
Zhang Fakui came out and whispered: "Master Su, let me tell you a secret."
"What secret?"
Zhang Fakui looked around with a stern look, lowered his big bald head, raised his right hand, and rubbed his fingers.
He was asking Su Ping for money.
Su Ping sneered: "You tell me the secret first, and I will give you as much as I think it's worth."
"Oh, Mr. Su, don't be such a thief. Although we have offended Han Fei this time, we are still hanging out in Luoyang. Don't underestimate our brothers. We know a lot about the affairs of the country.
It's still there. It's not safe. You'll have to ask us in the future. Do you know Mr. Tu of Nan City? But do you know who the black market boss of Bei City is?" As he spoke, Zhang Fakui patted his heart and said, "It's me!"
Su Ping sneered and said, "Are you going to tell me or not? If you don't tell me, I'll leave. I won't have time to grind my teeth with you."
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa but Mr. Su, look at it, why are you so impatient?" Zhang Fakui laughed playfully and continued to pinch his fingers: "I guarantee that this news will be useful to you. Give me a little, give a little, not much, just two taels
The silver is enough."
Su Ping took out a handful of broken silver, which was probably only seven or eight dollars, and put it into Zhang Fakui's hand. Zhang Fakui looked bitter: "Is that all?"
"Not enough?" As he spoke, Su Ping stretched out his hand to take it back. Zhang Fakui quickly put the money into his pocket, smiled, and said in his ear: "The crossbow in my hand was snatched away by you. Later you took it away.
The crossbow machine was sent to Nanshi and handed over to Tong Yin. Right?"
"How did you know?"
"Oh, Mr. Su, please don't ask. I know all this. Do you know how I got that crossbow? Hehe, if you don't give me money, you will never listen.
Find the truth. Because the lies I told before have been so complete that no one can find the flaw, and Han Fei will definitely redeem me by then. This matter is not easy. "
"Cut the nonsense and talk about the important points."
"Oh, okay, let's get to the point. Bao An, the bad handsome man from Bei City, was originally trying to trick Tong Yin. But as it turned out, the trickster made a mistake and stole Cao Bao's crossbow. I have to say that this was also my bad luck. I didn't do it.
I made it clear to the trickster. But afterward, Bao An refused to admit his debt and refused to give me money. I told Bao An that it was a crime for Tong Yin to suppress this matter. If he brought this matter up, Tong Yin would be fine.
Damn it, the official promoted by the Ministry of War this time is you, Bao Shuai. But Bao An said, what if they don’t admit it? Cao Bao took the responsibility himself, saying that he didn’t report it to Tong Yin after it was lost? "
Having said this, Zhang Fakui spread his hands: "Mr. Su, tell me, if the man named Bao didn't listen to me, did he miss an opportunity?"
Su Ping nodded and said, "I did miss an opportunity."
Zhang Fakui smiled proudly and said: "Hehe, right?"
Su Ping said: "I missed an opportunity to find bad luck."
The smile on Zhang Fakui's face turned awkward. Su Ping took out another two coins and put it in his hand, turned around and left.
…
Su Ping has taken over a new case and is planning to visit a few counties outside the city, because most of the cases filed against the imperial merchants are due to land issues.
The royal merchants annexed land in Gyeonggi Province on a large scale, but they only gave the people a small amount of money. Those poor people, honest and kind, could only suffer the consequences. But some landowners quit and came to the city to complain. The result was without exception, the gang
Not only did the landlords fail to sue the imperial merchants, but they also caused a lot of trouble. Some had accidents and died on the way home after complaining; some were imprisoned; some were exiled.
Xue Pang believed that there must be an injustice involved, and Su Ping also believed the same.
The previously fired inspector in charge of the case already had a lot of evidence, but he just didn't dare to investigate further, so he handed the problem to Xue Pang.
Doesn’t this make things difficult for leaders?
No wonder Xue Pang wanted to remove him from his post.
This is like saying to an officer on the battlefield that he was given an almost life-threatening mission. But what the inspector did was equivalent to saying to the officer, "Go ahead!"
Of course, this is just a metaphor.
If he really fails to go up on the battlefield, the officer will behead him with his own hands. He will be a dead man. If he dies on the battlefield, he will be remembered as a martyr and receive pensions for his family. If he is beheaded by the officer, he will be killed.
He was considered a deserter. He received no benefits and his family was also affected.
In fact, being a police inspector is not so easy to risk your life. For example, in a major corruption case, if the situation is not good, Xue Shilang will remove his favorite general.
It was a long way out of the city, and he might even have to stay outside, so when Su Ping returned to Qinghuafang, he wanted to bring some clothes and say hello to the princess. But while Su Ping was packing his clothes, the maid who heard the news said that the Su family
The master is here.
It's seven to eight hundred miles from Chang'an to Luoyang, why did dad come here?
"You are a traitor, you are a traitor!"
Before they met, I heard my father Su Mantang's voice, and it sounded like he was extremely angry.
I don't know where he heard it - after Su Ping came to the Duke's Mansion, he was disrespectful to the Sixth Miss and was expelled. At this time, the Sixth Miss was promoted to Princess Dacheng.
As soon as they met, my father became angry. Su Ping asked him to sit down, but he refused to sit down. He stood at the door and cursed: "It's a good life, but you have to die! Do you know what kind of person An Guogong is in Chang'an? That's Chang'an."
The emperor! You are lucky enough to enter the Duke of An's palace, which is equivalent to becoming the consort! This is your blessing, what else do you feel wronged about? How dare you disrespect An Guogong's daughter? You know that since your marriage to the Duke of An, Dad
How much respect do I have in Chang'an? All the big men in the county invite my father to dinner. Respectable people often come to my house. Your five sisters are now very popular, and the matchmakers who come to ask for your hand in marriage are going to break them.
Threshold. Your brother is always victorious and has a bright future. But suddenly I felt something was wrong, no one came to our house. When I asked about it, I found out that you are seeking death! You disobeyed the princess!"
Father Su Mantang was originally the richest man in Wuwei. To say how smart he is is actually a compliment. His biggest characteristic is not wisdom, but courage and strong action. He dares to do business with barbarians, so
Obtained the first pot of gold. Then he colluded with officials in Wuwei, and the business grew bigger and bigger.
Collusion between officials and businessmen seems to be a derogatory term. But if you don't collude with officials, how can you become the richest man? At least in the Liang Dynasty, Su Ping did not find a richest man who dared not to please the government.
But my father also has advantages. He is a man of dignity. During the famine years, as the richest man in Wuwei, he had to have the face of being the richest man. He set up a porridge shop at the gate of the city and saved the lives of many refugees. It can be said that he has some ethics.
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"Dad, what are you yelling about? You were not like this before."
"Oh, my dear brother, dad is also in trouble."
Dad was usually relatively calm, so why was he so excited today? Later, Su Ping understood that dad was shouting these words for the princess to hear. He kept his voice low, fearing that the princess wouldn't be able to hear him.
When Tang Mei heard these words, the corners of her mouth raised unconsciously...