Li Xian was familiar with the laws of the Tang Dynasty, so he would not be unaware of Lin Mingdu's difficulties. However, Li Xian had a reason to meet Xue Rengui. Of course, Li Xian's move also had the intention of testing Lin Mingdu.
Inside, he said something knowingly.
Of course there are difficulties, but if we really want to do it, it is actually not very difficult. After all, this Lanzhou prison cell is still one-third of an acre of land owned by Lin Mingdu. If he really wants to violate the rules and let people go to the prison, it means that Lin Mingdu can say something.
It's just a matter of skill, but the question is whether it should be said or not is very important. Therefore, it is basically a violation of the rules. If someone takes advantage of the situation, Lin Mingdu will probably end up in a bad situation.
For such a minor crime, Lin Mingdu doesn't have a strong backing. At that point, he may not be able to find a way to redress his grievances, even if he screams to the heavens and the earth, and Lin Mingdu will not be free to hesitate again and again.
"Your Highness Haihan, it's not just that I'm unwilling to be accommodating. It's because the court has yet to make a final decision. I don't dare to show favoritism outside the law. If I offend you, please be considerate of me."
Lin Mingdu came from a poor family. He was a Jinshi in the 21st year of Zhenguan. He was soon released as Yunwu County Lieutenant. For more than 20 years, he has been serving in Lan, Liang and other border states. After working hard for so many years,
I finally got promoted to the post of governor the year before last, and my official career was really average. My promotion to my current position was all about hard work and hard work. What I lacked was that there was no one in the court to help me. I really had a lot of thoughts in my heart.
He wanted to build a good relationship with Li Xian, but without knowing what Li Xian's intentions were, Lin Mingdu did not dare to take risks. He could only grit his teeth and reject Li Xian's request.
"Um?"
Upon hearing what Lin Mingdu said, Li Xian's face immediately drooped, and he uttered a cold sound from his nostrils, and the chilling atmosphere in the tent instantly became as serious as real.
"Your Highness Haihan, I really don't dare to be rude and illegal."
Seeing that Li Xian was showing signs of going crazy, Lin Mingdu immediately started to beat his heart. But now, Lin Mingdu didn't care much anymore and could only bite the bullet and continue to fight.
"Well, Governor Lin, don't be nervous. Gu is not an unreasonable person. Of course, the court system needs to be abided by, but the law is only human. Even prisoners who are sentenced to prison are not invisible. All that is needed is to deal with it.
, As far as I know, all the generals in this city have probably been in prison before, and Gu is not the only one missing. Just tell Governor Lin how much he needs to pay, Gu is not short of some money and supplies."
Seeing Lin Mingdu's legs trembling slightly, but still insisting on refusing to let go, Li Xian suddenly suppressed his anger, smiled very gently, and said casually.
"Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking frankly. Even if what Your Highness said is true, I am not following the path of a lower official. Although your official position is humble, you really dare not forget the laws of the court. If your highness has a sacred intention,
, there is nothing wrong for a lower official to follow. In addition, a lower official... I really don’t dare to act rashly, so please forgive me." Lin Mingdu is still a cautious person after all. Although his courage is not great, he has a deep heart.
But he had his own limits and was unwilling to act against his true intentions. Even though he was facing the extremely powerful Li Xian, even though his face was pale, he still had the courage to reject Li Xian's request.
"Oh? Hahaha..."
As soon as Lin Mingdu finished speaking, Li Xian suddenly burst into laughter. He laughed so hard that Lin Mingdu, the second monk, was confused. Feeling guilty, his already pale face turned even whiter, but he still kept biting his tongue. He gritted his teeth and refused to let go.
"President Lin, don't panic. There is a secret document here. Please take a look at it, Prefect Lin." After Li Xianhao burst out laughing, he turned his hand and took out a tightly rolled copy from his wide sleeve. He held the yellow silk with both hands and gestured to Lin Mingdu with a smile.
"I am rude to you, Your Highness, but I don't know, I don't know why, why..."
Lin Mingdu saw that Li Xian didn't seem to be joking, so he apologized, walked forward, bowed respectfully, took the secret edict with both hands, read it carefully several times, and finally bowed and handed over the edict. He wrote it on the copywriting, looked at Li Xian with a strange expression, and asked something inquiringly.
Although Lin Mingdu never said it completely, Li Xian knew what he wanted to ask. He was just talking about why Li Xian made a supposedly simple matter so complicated and mysterious. In fact, this was not the case. I really can’t blame Li Xian for being mysterious. Yes, testing Lin Mingdu’s character is certainly one of Li Xian’s intentions for doing this, but it’s mostly because of Gaozong’s instructions—according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, Xue Rengui and others suffered such a huge defeat, so they should be punished by beheading. However, they are not desperate. According to the law, they can atone for their sins with huge sums of money. Guo Daifeng and others are from wealthy families, so there is no shortage of atonement money. Yes, but generals like Xue Rengui who came from a poor family were in trouble. Although they would not be unable to raise funds, it was inevitable that the family would fail. Gaozong did not want to pay attention to what others would do, but Gaozong did not want to pay attention to Xue Rengui. There is a reason why he ended up like this, not only because he sympathized with Xue Rengui's bravery, but also because Xue Rengui had risked his life to save Gaozong's life during a flash flood. It is true that Gaozong only needed an imperial edict to go down. Xue Rengui can be exempted from the crime. The problem is that this will is not so easy to make. In any case, Gaozong was not so stupid that he forgot the law and justice, so he secretly told Li Xian to secretly transfer money to Xue Rengui. Qu, and this is a confidential matter that is not open to outsiders, and it is impossible for Li Xianzi to publicize it publicly.
"I am very pleased that Governor Lin can fulfill his duties. A great talent like Governor Lin, with his wisdom and wisdom, will never treat him badly. I look forward to Governor Lin being able to serve in the capital as soon as possible. It is getting late, so Governor Lin will Let's go make some arrangements. I still have something important to discuss with General Xue." Li Xian did not answer Lin Mingdu's question, but praised Lin Mingdu with a smile, and his words were obviously solicitous. That's what he meant - obviously, Li Xian was quite satisfied with Lin Mingdu's character. In Li Xian's opinion, although this person was slightly lacking in courage, he was cautious enough in doing things. He might not be as talented as the Prime Minister, but he could He was still qualified to be a high-ranking official such as Yijiuqing or Shangshu. Li Xian, who still lacked high-level officials, naturally wanted to recruit them.
"Yes, I will do as Your Highness wishes. Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will come back as soon as I leave." Lin Mingdu has been in the officialdom for a long time and is not a foolish person. He understood Li Xian's words just after hearing it. I couldn't help but feel happy, I hurriedly accepted the promise, and hurriedly said goodbye...
At Xu time, it was completely dark, and the already gloomy Lanzhou Prison became even darker. Even a few relatively small torches stuck at the door of the prison still could not alleviate the gloomy atmosphere.
On the contrary, it made the dark prison even more depressing and chilling. Coupled with the miserable howls coming from the prison from time to time, it made the whole prison as scary as hell. However, none of this could shake Li Xian's determination to go to prison.
Keep your feet firm.
"Your Highness, please be careful on the steps."
In order to please Li Xian, Lin Mingdu not only arranged the secret meeting with Li Xian, but also personally held a lantern and led Li Xian into the prison door. He completely put aside his dignity as the governor and willingly acted as a pawn for Li Xian.
"Um."
Prisons all over the world basically have the same smell. It goes without saying that they are dirty and messy. Li Xian has been mentally prepared for this for a long time, but even so, he really walked into the dark place of Lanzhou Prison.
The rancid smell that hit his nostrils at the door still made Li Xian severely nauseous, and he couldn't help but frown, but he didn't say anything more, he just said a calm voice and that was his answer.
"See you two adults."
Lin Mingdu accompanied Li Xian to the cell leader's lounge at the front of the cell. Two men in squad uniforms had already grabbed him. They didn't even ask Li Xian's origins and just hurriedly bowed to the two men.
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"Leader Liu, this is Mr. Li from the capital. I have important matters to see General Xue. This matter is confidential and cannot be spread to outsiders. I will lead you into the room right now." Lin Mingdu was very cautious in doing things, even if
To these two confidants, he did not dare to reveal Li Xian's true identity at all, but only confessed that he was from the capital.
"I humbly obey my orders. Master Li, please follow me."
Liu Bantou is Lin Mingdu's confidant. He has received Lin Mingdu's order before. Not only did he replace all the prisoners who were originally on duty with reliable confidants, he also personally waited at the front of the prison door for this purpose.
While waiting for Lin Mingdu to arrive, I saw that Lin Mingdu, a dignified governor, actually did such a humble thing as setting off a lantern. I was very surprised at Li Xian's background and identity, but I didn't dare to ask any more questions.
He just responded respectfully, and carrying a big lantern, he let Li Xian into the cold and damp prison.
"It's time to work."
Seeing that a small prison team leader could be cautious in his words and actions, Li Xian was quite satisfied with Lin Mingdu's arrangements, but he didn't say much, just nodded slightly and said politely.
After that, he slowly followed Bantou Liu into the depths of the prison cell. After turning around several floors of prison cells in silence, he reached the end of the field and saw Xue Rengui, who was dressed in prison uniform, sitting on the withered grass, slightly showing his appearance.
He stared blankly at a small oil lamp burning on the small table, silently and silently not knowing what he was thinking about. Even the footsteps of Li Xian and others approaching did not disturb him.
"General Xue, someone from the capital has come to see you."
Captain Liu obviously had great respect for Xue Rengui. He walked quietly to the cell door and greeted him cautiously.
"Um?"
Hearing Team Leader Liu's greeting, Xue Rengui seemed to wake up suddenly. He suddenly raised his head and glanced at the light with sharp eyes like a knife. The awe-inspiring aura of a peerless warrior burst out.
Captain Liu was so startled that he couldn't help but tremble. His hands shook, and the lantern he was holding fell to the ground crookedly...