man sanctified in death row vest

Chapter 17 This prison, don't leave it!
Respect for 32 years.

mid-November.

In a blink of an eye, Boss Zheng has been in prison for the sixth day.

The sun was shining brightly, and birds were singing everywhere, fleeing to the south.

The autumn wind is bleak, and the fallen leaves are swept by the wind for half a day.

Scar Lao Liu is in a very good mood these days. He first went home and bought Zheng's cloth shop new clothes for his eighty-year-old mother.

He had just stepped into the Chenghuangmiao Street branch of Cheng's Pot Village.

The clerk recognized Scar Lao Liu with a scar at the corner of his eye.

He said that the shopkeeper had ordered that this handsome and strong man with a scar on the corner of his eye was a distinguished guest.

If Scar Lao Liu comes, no matter how many new clothes are ordered, they will be free.

The shopkeeper and clerks of Zheng's cloth shop made Ba Lao Liu feel at ease after a meal of hard work.

Afterwards, Ba Laoliu gave the brothers new leather whips, shackles, and candle torture instruments.

All shotguns change guns.

Rich people can really do whatever they want.

For the first time, Scar Lao Liu experienced the happiness of being a rich man.

Only when you have money can you be a filial son and a big brother.

Of course, the reason why Scar Lao Liu is in a good mood is not only this.

Returning to the prison camp humming a ditty with incomplete tone, just as he walked down the stairs, he heard a clear and pleasant ding-dong sound coming from the corridor.

Ding ding dong ding ding ding dong.

"lute?"

Scar Lao Liu was taken aback.

A burst of urgency is like a shower, and big and small beads fall on the jade plate.

In the sound of pipa.

A woman's voice was like a warbler's cry, and sang:
"Who is playing Dongfeng Po on the pipa"

"The years are peeling off the walls"

"I saw my childhood"

"I still remember when we were still very young~"

"And now the zither is playing melodiously"

……

When Scar Lao Liu heard this, he put on a straight face.

I saw the two jailers resting their legs on the table, with their eyes closed and their faces full of enjoyment, they were listening attentively.

"Who made the decision and let Mr. Zheng's family come in?"

Scar Six asked coldly.

One said weakly: "The subordinate told Mr. Zheng that it was Sixth Brother's order from you."

"Yo ho?" Hearing this, Scar Lao Liu turned his anger into a smile, and gave the little one a thumbs up: "Good job! There will be a reward next time!"

"Got it!"

In the tunnel, the rest of the prisoners all showed envy and hatred.

Scar Lao Liu gave a few warnings when he passed by, and when he arrived at the A character room, he saw such an outrageous scene.

I don't know when a grand master's chair was moved into the A character room. In front of the grand master's chair, a desk was facing the prison door. The golden silk vine was moved to the table, and there was a fruit basket on the table.

In the corner of the cell, someone made a knee-high luxurious soft bed with layers of quilts.

A girl is sitting on the bed and playing the pipa while warming the quilt for the master. It is the girl Zhizhi who visited the prison last time.

The other two girls sat on one side of the Taishi chair.

One was singing, and the other girl was picking up grapes and carefully peeling the skins for the master.

At this moment, Mr. Zheng is enjoying himself lying on the grand master's chair.

Squeaky and good at playing, it is said that her exquisite hands are as smooth as fat and jade. There are rumors that if a knife falls on her hand, it will be slipped away by that skillful hand.

Lily is good at singing, and her voice is high and low, melodious and cadenced. It is said that when she was practicing singing, she once had a wonderful sight of white birds circling.

The other person, Scar Lao Liu, has also met, called Pingping, who is good at something, she is carefully peeling grape skins for Master Zheng, and stuffing them into Master Zheng's mouth one by one.

Scar Lao Liu dared to swear to God, he had never seen such a presumptuous scene.

"Good morning, Master Zheng!"

After the song was sung, Ba Lao Liu stepped forward to say hello.

Zheng Xiu took the peeled grape in his mouth, it was moist and sweet.After swallowing, Zheng Xiu stood up to greet him: "Sixth Brother, Mr. Zheng is rude."

"Don't be rude! Don't be rude!"

Scar Lao Liu hurriedly waved his hand, took the initiative to express his intentions, and quietly moved closer: "Brother Zheng, although I just pulled out the horoscope, I really couldn't hold back, Lao Liu, so I hurried to bring you the good news." gone."

"Good news?" Zheng Xiu frowned.

Ba Lao Liu pointed to the top: "I heard from the people above that the household department has not found the ironclad evidence that Brother Zheng is doing favoritism and perverting the law to hide taxes. Maybe you will be released soon! You have a hard time , it's almost the end!"

When Zheng Xiu heard this, he was silent for a while.

Cai said: "Ah?"

……

"The good days of Marquis Zhonglie are coming to an end."

Deep in the palace.

King and courtyard.

It was already autumn at this time, and the leaves of the once dense garden trees in the courtyard seemed sparse, and pieces of yellowed leaves fell with the wind, laying a desolate floor on the ground.

In the middle of the courtyard, there is a stone table with a chessboard on it.

The two are playing chess.

One of them, about thirty years old, was as beautiful as jade, with a gentle expression and clear eyes.

The person who is playing chess with him is dressed as a high-ranking official, with gray hair and beard, and is very old.

"Second brother is too anxious."

The young man smiled and dropped a child at the "Tian Yuan".

The high-ranking official seemed to be used to young people's actions, and he didn't fall behind in the start, either pretending to be aggressive or giving way, and he said: "Thank you, Your Highness, for giving up my son-in-law."

The two didn't care about the outcome on the chessboard, and while they were fighting on the chessboard, the young man called "Your Highness" asked about the ups and downs in the imperial city in the past three days.

Since the Zheng family implemented a series of "preferential" policies in all walks of life in the imperial city, it can be said that there has been a wave of enthusiasm.

Many wealthy businessmen learned that Zheng Xiu was in prison, combined with the news, they spoke privately, saying that Zheng Xiu knew that this matter could not be done well, so he did some good deeds and distributed money to the people.

Some wealthy businessmen secretly thought that it was impossible. If the man surnamed Zheng was such a kind person, how could he be the richest man.

But they can't see any clues.

There are also wealthy businessmen who know that there is someone behind Zheng Xiu, so they decide to take a gamble and put their spare money into Zheng's bank, which can not only avoid high storage fees, but also make money.

The old man finished talking, and the fighting on the chessboard has come to an end.In the end, no more, no less, the defeat by one hand was just right.

The old man sighed softly on the surface, but in his heart he praised the beautiful defeat in this round, and asked again: "Your Highness, why does the second prince plan to release Zheng Xiu from prison?"

"Hehe, Mr. Ke, how many years have you been sitting in the position of Minister of the Household Department?"

"Return to Your Highness, no more, no less, exactly ten years."

"How do you feel, Marquis Zhonglie?"

"Your Highness, you mean..."

"Just say it."

"I believe that the Zheng family has been honest and responsible over the years. Not only did they not hide half of the tax money, but they also took the initiative to pay more taxes to fill the national treasury."

"Do you believe it?"

The old man shook his head: "I didn't believe it at first, but after checking the accounts carefully, the Zheng family...does not hide taxes."

"You don't believe it, I don't believe it, and the common people don't believe it." The person who played chess with the Minister of the Household Department is obviously the current eldest prince.He said with a smile: "Everyone in the world hates wealth. This is the heart of the people. Regardless of whether the Zheng family really hides taxes or not, but if the news gets out, do you think the people believe more or not?"

Mr. Ke was silent, he vaguely understood the deep meaning of Zheng Xiu's series of actions.

It turned out that Zhonglie Hou Zhengxiu seemed to be losing money, but in fact he guessed that someone was going to mess with him behind his back, and used money to buy back the reputation of Zheng's family.

"Marquis Zhonglie Ruruo died unjustly in prison, no matter who the second younger brother pushes out as a scapegoat, it will be difficult for everyone to calm down."

"Now that the father is seriously ill, but the second brother hastily jumped out without making a decision, it is really unwise."

"Your subordinate Shi Wentong died on the street in a strange manner. It is still unknown who did it."

Ke Tianliang didn't know how to reply for a moment.

"Let them investigate thoroughly, and it will never be an unsolved case."

"Yes."

"No matter what," the eldest prince said again: "Release Zhonglie Hou Zheng Xiu at this time, and the people will only think that Zhonglie Hou used money again to settle this matter."

The second game of chess is set, and the situation rises again.

"Although we don't know how the second younger brother intends to embezzle Zheng's family wealth, but on the cusp of this crisis, the loyal marquis Zheng Xiu died in his family, for example, by hanging himself. What will the common people think?"

Hubu Shangshu Master Ke was startled suddenly, the chess piece in his hand fell, and he said in shock: "I am afraid of sin and feel guilty, I will kill myself!"

……

Coming out of the palace, Mr. Ke was full of worries.

After leaving the imperial palace, rickshaws were parked by the side of the avenue—these were pedestrians of Zheng's "Zheng Taxi".The shabbily dressed pedestrians kept rubbing their palms to keep warm in the cold wind.

Mr. Ke called one, and the cyclists scrambled to do Mr. Ke's business.Mr. Ke randomly ordered a person, sat on the rickshaw, thinking silently.

Nearly forty years old, it is rare for a traveler to take a big person, and he is in a happy mood, blowing a rhythmic whistle, which sounds like a song.

Three long and two short, short short long long, long long short long long...

The whistle sounded far away.

The same thing is happening in different corners.

Pedestrians, the whistle is loud.

……

Out of prison?

When Zheng Xiu heard this, he secretly thought that there must be something strange in it. Before he could think about it, he first expressed his opinion to Ba Lao Liu: "Sixth brother takes care of Zheng in prison like this, how can Zheng just leave? This is absolutely inappropriate. Zheng misses the old love the most on weekdays, and when he thinks that he will no longer be able to drink and talk happily with the sixth brother and raise a glass to invite the moon together, Zheng feels like a knife is piercing his heart! So, this prison, it doesn’t matter if you come out!”

Seeing Zheng Xiu's categorical tone, Ba Lao Liu was dumbfounded.

He has been on the job for more than ten years.

There are dozens of brothers under an eighty-year-old mother, who can be regarded as half of the people in the city.

This is the first time I have heard such an absurd request.

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