Jiang Qian always suspected that the beggar was trying to trick him. The road became narrower and narrower, and there were no lanterns. The road ahead was dark, the environment was getting worse and worse, and there was a stench. Ragged clothes could be seen everywhere along the road.
beggar.
Jiang Yan didn't know what he stepped on. His feet slipped and he heard a chirping sound. Jiang Yan took a closer look and found that it was a mouse the size of a palm.
In this dirty and messy place, the most common ones are rats, which even jump around on the sleeping people.
“The Rat Tower is right in front of you.”
I heard from people at the inn that many dignitaries would go to Shulou to buy news. I thought that Shulou should be magnificent, but I didn't expect it to be so dilapidated.
The beggar brought him to a leaky house and left quietly. Jiang Yan opened the door and the smell of decay and decay hit his face. There were also a lot of rats crowded together in the corner.
"Is this the Rat Tower?"
Jiang Yan was a little unsure whether he had been deceived or whether the Rat Tower was a place where rats gathered.
"Painter Jiang, this is the Rat Tower!"
In the dilapidated house, a young man in black walked out slowly, his face looked sickly pale, and he coughed every two steps.
"I'm in Xia Shulou, I'm sick"
"How do you know my surname is Jiang?"
Jiang Yan was a little strange. He didn't reveal his name to anyone along the way.
"We at Shulou are in the intelligence business. If even Painter Jiang doesn't know about it, we're ruining our own brand."
Xiao Bingji clapped his hands, and a mouse emerged from the ground. The black mouse jumped into his hand with all its strength.
The mouse also had a bamboo tube in its mouth. Xiao Bing took off the bamboo tube, opened it and poured out a roll of paper.
"Jiang Lun, male, 22 years old, grew up in Nanping Town, Yunzhou. He is an orphan in Tianshe Mansion. He was born outside Sheshe Mansion in Wen Mansion. He is the first among the eight prefectures in Ehuhui. He is good at painting, Jiamen method, and Jiazi Shen.
Curse, I got a black dragon to forge my body in the land of Yique, and my cultivation level is as high as the Xuanling realm, which is better than the Huiyang realm, and I am suspected to be the possessor of special enlightenment!"
Jiang Yan's heart skipped a beat. He had always appeared in front of everyone as a painter, and had never revealed his identity as a painter. Even though he tried his best to conceal it, he was still noticed by Shulou.
This is not over yet, Xiao Bingji said and took out the second volume.
"There is another volume here that records the past events of Painter Jiang. Do you want me to read it to you?"
"No need, I hope my trip won't be in vain."
"There is no doubt about Painter Jiang's reputation and ability in Shulou. I think Painter Jiang is here for the batch of refugees who will be executed in three days." Xiao Bingji asked.
"good"
"From now on, a question of 20,000 taels. Painter Jiang's paintings have doubled in value in the Qing capital. I think Painter Jiang can afford this price," Xiao Bingji said with a smile.
"How are these refugees on the block doing? How many are there?"
"Those are two questions."
Xiao Bingji saw Jiang Gu put the 40,000 taels of silver notes on the ground, and soon a big black rat appeared and took the banknotes into Xiao Bingji's hand.
"Due to the Jiazi Gengxin Rebellion, the emperor moved the fortress barbarians to the vicinity of Daxuan City. Most of these fortress barbarians were from the Qiang and Di tribes. These people were skilled in bows and horses, good at hunting, and had a brave temperament, making them natural warriors.
, although the emperor allocated some fields, they did not work in the fields and preferred to be refugees, often making a living by robbing businessmen.
When these people first moved there, there were 60,000 households and nearly 110,000 people, but now, in just twenty years, only about half of them remain.
At the beginning, the emperor also wanted to recruit these people again, but the Qiang people refused to accept death and only recognized Jiang Boluan and Jiang Fengwu, the commander-in-chief of Tianshe Mansion.
Therefore, even though many years have passed, many of these people are still thinking about regaining the Tianshe Mansion."
"Is there any way to rescue the group of people who will be executed in three days?"
A question costs twenty thousand taels, which is much more valuable than the paintings he sells. After understanding the general situation, Jiang Yan went straight to the point without any nonsense.
"This matter happened because of Prince Kang. If you can find Prince Kang and ask him to forgive, these people may be able to survive.
Prince Kang is an idle prince who specializes in eating, drinking and having fun. He is also very lustful. When he was young, he traveled around the Qing capital. His pursuit of handsome young men is almost paranoid. If you can find one or two to send to his house, this matter may be alleviated.
.
But you'd better not come forward. After all, the people from the royal family only have one idea when they see the people from Tianshe Mansion, and that is to skin you alive."
Jiang Boluan and Jiang Fengwu almost drove out the royal family, and Jiang Yan's intervention would only intensify the conflict.
What's more, he only had three days. Where could he find a handsome young man? Li Youlang could do it, but he was afraid that Li Youlang would get angry and send the prince away.
"Is there no other way?"
"Yes, there is. The second way is to redeem the punishment. According to the laws of Daxuan Taishi, the prisoner can regain his freedom by paying an equal amount of ransom according to the crime he committed. I have already calculated it for you.
, which is one hundred thousand gold!”
"One hundred thousand gold!"
Jiang Yan was a little surprised. One hundred thousand gold was equivalent to one million taels of silver. He had only saved this little after so many years as a painter, which was equivalent to emptying out all his savings.
"Can it be redeemed with one hundred thousand gold?"
What Jiang Yan fears most is that money is spent, things are not done, and in the end he is left with nothing but money and money and is left crying.
"It also depends on who you ask for help. All the prisoners in Xuanguo's prisons are under the management of the prison office. This is the most terrifying office in the world. If you are not careful, no bones will be left.
If you find the wrong person, not only will you not be able to save him, but you will also get into trouble."
"Then who should I look for?"
"The prison yamen has a tiger, an eagle and a dog. Chen Chen, the warden of the prison yamen, is known as the tiger of Daxuan. The eagle is Zhang Tang, the chief torture officer of the prison yamen, and the dog serves as a companion for the prison yamen.
These three people are not only ruthless, but also have special enlightenment and powerful abilities. Even the Qian Yuan Mirror cannot be cured in their hands.
If you really want to redeem your punishment, then go find Zhang Tang.
This person comes from a family of torturers and is known for his use of various cruel methods to extract confessions. He is known as the Daxuan Torturer.
But he is also upright and a staunch supporter of Daxuan Taishi Law. If the criminal penalty is allowed by Taishi Law, you may have a chance to find him."
Xiao Bingji had long known the purpose of Jiang Lu's visit and had already prepared a satisfactory answer.
When I met Zhang Tang for the first time, I felt that this person was unusual. I didn't expect that he was actually a special enlightenment.
Jiang Yan took out another 20,000 taels of silver notes and handed them to the rats.
"Last question, are there many special enlightenments in Daxuan City?"
"The place with the most special enlightenments in the entire Yuling Continent is in Daxuan City. Most of them are attracted by the four yamen and the five departments, and some are living among the people.
It's just that the strength of these people varies, and the strong ones among them are comparable to the top masters of the Eight Prefectures.
And I’ll give you a piece of news. Not to mention special enlightenment, there are three unparalleled enlightenments in Daxuan City now!”
"Three!"
Wushuang has been enlightened for thousands of years, and it is rare to see one person, and now there are three in Daxuan City. Yan Youqin is naturally one of them, but who are the remaining two?
Jiang Yan remembered that when he left Qingdu, Wei Changli once told him that the water in Daxuan City was very deep and mixed with fish and dragons.