Cao Jiaoyu stood up after a while. He had a good appearance. He was in his early thirties and had a beautiful beard. Although he was a little sloppy now, it did not hinder the fact that he was still a handsome man after a little tidying up.

He stood up and tidied his hair with his hands, then straightened the dry straw on his body: "Young lady, you are polite."

Sai Mudan covered her mouth and giggled, looked Cao Jiaoyu up and down again, then waved her hand and asked someone to open the fence door, "Tell him to come out."

Such a little person, passing by in the corridor, looked around, and his heart beat faster.

Oh my God! Who did I see?

Master Xuezheng? Master Zhifu? Master Zhizhou? They arrived at the entrance of the cave. In the small cave closest to the entrance, they saw an adult wearing a crimson official uniform and sitting cross-legged on the ground with his back to the outside.

The crimson official uniform shows his identity, which must be at least from the third rank.

After coming out of the big cave, he stood on the hillside, looking at the endless water in all directions. His heart felt so cold. He wanted to run away? Did he run away? He was really going to die here. He took off his clothes and plunged into the water.

Throw them away and feed them all to the bastards. You can't even tell who is who.

This scene made him feel timid at first.

So I ran out of words to find something to say: "Who is that adult?"

Sai Mudan looked at him coldly, and then suddenly smiled: "You can't save yourself, so you still have time to care about others? Let's see if your life can be saved first?"

"Well..." Cao Jiaoyu said hurriedly: "Little lady, you don't know, I am just a little Jiaoyu, and I have never done anything serious or evil..." Balabala kept talking all the way.

The third son made a sound on the side: "With just one instruction, you can buy five shops and 700 acres of farmland in the county? How did you get the money?"

The Tongsheng Examination is the starting point on the road to the imperial examination. If you cannot pass this hurdle, then you will not be able to pass.

But since Cao Jiaoyu took office, those students from poor families in Tang County have been completely unable to get ahead. Even if they have the ability and ability, they can't get over this hurdle if they can't get money.

Cao Jiaoyu's face turned pale: "Retreat! I will retreat completely! I don't want a cent, I will retreat completely. As long as you let me go, you can say anything."

Sai Mudan took him to the cave on the other side. The cave was lit by torches, and there were tables and stools, as well as pens, inks, paper and inkstones. "We still don't appreciate the little money you have. To be honest, if it weren't for someone,

After ordering you, we can’t think of arresting you. We don’t want to take the trouble of bringing you here from Tang County.” She pushed the pen, ink, paper and inkstone aside, and shouted outside, “Let’s set the food first.”

In no time, a table full of chicken, duck, and fish was laid out.

For someone who has been hungry for days, this is everything.

Regardless of the image, I tore the chicken legs and stuffed them into my mouth. I have never been so hungry.

Sai Mudan put it aside and poured him wine: "Look, how pitiful you are. Oops! You said that people who have some ideas all want to teach their children to study, and if they study and take the exam, they will be successful. You said that you also lived in poverty for ten years.

Ah...how could we be...reduced to such a situation now? It's so unbearable to see."

After three glasses of wine, Cao Jiaoyu burst into tears: "I'm so wronged!" He didn't get much money, he didn't suffer less, and the one who felt most wronged was himself.

Sai Mudan said "Yeah": "I understand! I understand! I heard people say that the officialdom is like a big dyeing vat. If you don't want to join in the same trend, you will have to be ostracized..."

"Exclusion is light." Cao Jiaoyu poured another glass of wine and drank it down, "Do you know who they are? All of them kill without blood. Who doesn't want to study to assist the king and help the country? Back then,

I was also a second-class Jinshi, but because I came from a poor family, I was sent to a small place to teach. But do you know what the final result of my last teaching was?"

Sai Mudan poured some wine for her, blinking her eyes, her eyes full of 'knowledge and admiration'.

Cao Jiaoyu was stared at in a daze for a moment, then he coughed lightly and leaned over and whispered: "In my last term, I just couldn't stand them, so I collected evidence and sent it to the capital... What was the result? In the end, I was betrayed by a child they bribed.

He was sued for corruption and was eventually dismissed from office. But on the way back to his hometown, he was killed by bandits before leaving Tang County. No one, including his wife, children, and children, was spared. Tell me, would you not be afraid if it were someone else?

Over the years, I have also... collected some money just to numb them, but I haven't done anything harmful to God..."

"You didn't do anything bad, what are you afraid of?" Sai Mudan said angrily, then stretched out his hand to rub Cao Jiaoyu's hand, and drew circles on the back of his hand with his fingers, and then lowered his voice,

"I have no choice but to take the money. If I withdraw it, it will be over. There is no guilt at all. Seeing that it is really not easy for you, I will tell you something again."

"What?" With wine, meat, and beautiful women in the company, Cao Jiaoyu was on the verge of collapse. At this moment, he was a little greedy for this feeling.

Sai Mudan whispered: "This time, officials from the two provinces of Jiangnan have come in. There is a saying that wealth can be found in danger...don't you think about it...there are so many official vacancies...who will the court fill?"

Cao Jiaoyu was stunned for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he took a sip from the wine glass and drank it.

Yes! Yes!

No matter what the purpose of this woman is, even if she wants to get information out of her own mouth, what does it matter? What she said does make sense.

After so many years of teaching, I haven't been able to take a step forward.

This time it seems that there are many dangers, but it is true that what happened to me is not worthy of being beheaded and dismissed from office.

On the contrary, if you seize the opportunity, you might as well take a step forward, not to mention the county magistrate, even the county magistrate.

Those who want the position of prefect. Once they get to the position of prefect, to be honest, it doesn’t matter whether they get in or not. One year to clear the prefecture is worth a hundred thousand snowflakes.

He was not an idiot, nor was he easily dazzled by wine and sex. He was originally testing this woman, but the woman said something like this, which made him see another possibility: "...you mean,

To make meritorious deeds?"

Sai Mudan took her hand back, and the careless and charming look on her face also disappeared. She pointed to the pen, ink, paper and inkstone beside her, "Write down whatever you know. Did I lie to you? Try it.

You know it. Besides, having wine and meat here is better than living in darkness inside."

After saying that, she stood up and asked people to keep an eye on Cao.

Cao Jiaoyu really couldn't bear it: if people don't do it for themselves, heaven and earth will destroy them.

Especially after seeing the 'Prince Guard' badge 'accidentally' revealed on Zhao Shaowu's waist, I became even more determined.

In one night, he wrote down all the things done by County Magistrate Zhang, Lieutenant Li and County Magistrate Wang.

Then the next day, Magistrate Zhang and three others were taken out.

This time Hei Ya came forward, holding Cao Jiaoyu's confession in his hand, and said this again: "Either we send this thing to Jinling or the capital, and then throw you into the water and make one of you commit suicide out of fear of crime.

. Or, write a letter asking your family to bring the money to redeem the person. Bring the money, and we will pay it off. We will collect the money, and you leave. By the way, you can also take away the evidence in my hand. How to choose? You yourself

Decide."

The evidence shows corruption, perversion of the law, and disregard for human life. How can it be dismissed so easily?

Besides, what kind of bandit dares to kidnap so many adults?

Lieutenant Li sneered: "We really think we are fools..."

Hei Ya waved his hand and sneered: "You are not a fool, but you are too smart. Come here! It seems that County Lieutenant Li is not going to cooperate anymore. Cut it off! Take off your clothes and throw them away to feed the fish."

Zhao Shaowu pulled out his knife and without any hesitation, he slashed directly at County Lieutenant Li's neck. The three of them thought it was a threat, but it turned out not to be! It was a real slash! With one strike, blood spurted three feet away!

Hei Ya waved, and someone came over and pulled Lieutenant Li out. He stripped off his clothes, tied him with stones, and threw him into the water.

Wang Xiancheng was so frightened that he peed: "...you...you...that's an official of the imperial court..."

Hei Ya chuckled: "What do we do? He was given two roads. This road was his own choice. Don't think that I don't dare to kill people because he is some bullshit court official. I have tied up so many court officials just to treat you well."

If you let him go, will I be fine? In the end, it's not a dead end. It's still death, so why can't I make some money? Let's make it clear, I want money! If you want your life, you can give me money in exchange."

With that said, he tossed his sleeves and went out directly.

Magistrate Zhang looked at Zhang Shaowu: "My dear nephew... what are you..."

Zhao Shaowu laughed: "The post was stolen. I am not lucky enough to be your nephew."

Magistrate Zhang looked at the other party seriously and felt relieved. The bandits were easier to deal with than the officials. The bandits only wanted money, but the officials would kill him.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "I want money, this matter is easy to talk about... easy to talk about..."

Ten thousand taels of silver?

Zhao Shaowu remained unmoved.

Twenty thousand taels of silver?

This one simply closed his eyes.

Fifty thousand taels of silver?

The man opened his eyes and shouted out: "County Magistrate Zhang thinks his life is worthless, so he should pull him down and chop him down. He deserves to be handed over the evidence to the government, and his family will be confiscated and his family exterminated!"

"No, no, no!" Magistrate Zhang quickly backed away: "Two hundred and seventy-nine thousand, four hundred taels... There are three shops and one courtyard in the capital, two shops and three courtyards in Jinling, and the seal of the county.

There are two workshops, one courtyard, ten boxes of antique calligraphy and paintings...1,300 acres of paddy fields...790 acres of dry fields...and barren hills...that's all."

Zhao Shaowu then said: "That's pretty much it. But if this happens, what will happen to your family and children?"

Zhang Baishou became decadent: "Go back to your hometown... maybe you can live on the land of your clan..."

Zhao Shaowu pushed the pen, ink, paper and inkstone: "I can keep the courtyard in the capital for you, and I can also leave you a room in the shop. The dry fields and barren mountains are still yours. We want the rest."

"Ah?" So kind?

Zhao Shaowu clicked on the paper: "There are no free benefits, right?"

Zhang Baishou understood that he was asking him to bite his superior officer.

Link after link, no one can escape.

So he said: "I don't ask for anything else, I just want to save my life."

Zhao Shaowu asked him to come out of the cave and pointed down the mountain, "Who do you think that is?"

The person who is boarding the boat is not Cao Jiaoyu.

Zhao Shaowu said: "If he bites you out, he can leave. In another place, wait for his money to be delivered, and then he can leave."
To be continued...