"Ming Gong is the Master of the East County, and is a trusted subordinate of Li Envoy, who dares to arrest him? Who dares to openly fight against Li Envoy on the territory of Dong County? Who has evidence to arrest him? You must know that the Master of the Ming Gong is the Supreme Justice of Dong County, and he is in charge of the prison Lifa, supervising all matters of thieves..."

Shan Xiongxin repeatedly shook his hand and interrupted Xu Shiji. The man had been arrested and was about to behead his head. What's the point of saying this nonsense? On the territory of Dongjun, who doesn't know that the Dharma Cao Shu Zuo Zhai Rang was all black and white, and he himself was the biggest thief in Dongjun? "The disaster has become more and more serious recently. Ming Gong was anxious and ordered us to do some business on Tongji Canal. As a result, the noise was too big and spread to Dongdu. So Dongdu sent a supervisory censor, who joined forces with the county lieutenant and the white horse commander, and used the army of the Baima Yingyang Mansion, and the first to capture Ming Gong."

"The Censor? The Dongdu came? He has evidence?" Xu Shiji asked in surprise.

"There is an inner thief, right by our side." Shan Xiongxin said gritting his teeth, "If you catch it, you will cut it into pieces and feed it to the dog."

Xu Shiji suddenly realized that Zhai Rang's forces in Dongjun had a day of imprisonment. It turned out that there was a traitor around him. However... Xu Shiji felt a strong sense of suffocation again. The conspiracy was a conspiracy of Guanlong people to deal with Shandong people. This matter must be resolved immediately. Otherwise, whether it is himself, Shan Xiongxin, the county magistrates and their subordinates of Dongjun, as well as many heroic wishes from Dongjun and surrounding counties, they will be implicated because of their intimate relationship and interest exchanges with Zhai Rang. Once the situation is out of control, there will be a lot of people, and thousands of innocent people may die.

Xu Shiji's thoughts flashed and immediately made a decision. He wanted to rescue Zhai Rang at all costs. Saving Zhai Rang was equivalent to saving himself. Without further ado, he should start rescue immediately.

"Where is Duke Ming now?" Xu Shiji asked.

"Baimen Street, Baima Prison."

"Can you see him?"

Shan Xiongxin shook his head, "I have tried my best and even asked someone to find Li Envoy Li to test his words. Li Envoy Li was powerless. He said that this matter was very involved. On the surface, it was Dongdu who wanted to arrest the thieves and investigate the culprits to ensure the safety of Tongji Canal, but in fact, some people in Dongdu coveted the benefits of Tongji Canal and intended to control Dongjun, and gradually extended their hands into Henan. The implication of his words was that he himself was in danger, let alone rescued Zhai Facao."

Xu Shiji was still waiting to be asked again, but Shan Xiongxin waved his hand hard and said bluntly, "This time, no matter how much money we have, we can't save Ming Gong. This is not a matter of money, but a matter of power. The power struggle in Dongdu extends to Dongjun, and even the envoys are unable to resist, unless they can find help from the five major families."

Xu Shiji frowned and pondered. The five major families in Shandong are noble families, symbols of Middle-earth culture and power. They are worshipped by countless Middle-earth people. Even the royal families of all dynasties have to give in. How can we ordinary people reach the top? Since we cannot use money to bribe the powerful and wealthy people to save Ming Gong, there is only one way left.

"Jiangzhuo." Xu Shiji said decisively, "Jiangzhuo immediately."

Shan Xiongxin looked admiring, patted Xu Shiji's shoulder hard, and nodded repeatedly.

He hurried to find Xu Shiji, who wanted to use violent means to rob the prison, but the consequences of this move were very serious. Once robbing the prison, it would be confirmed that his life would be difficult to protect, but even relatives and friends would suffer. The future would be dark, and the price would be too high. Therefore, prisons must be robbed and people must be rescued, but they did not need to take action in person, just look for a group of trustworthy dead soldiers.

"How many people do you need for brother?" Xu Shiji asked.

"There is enough manpower." Shan Xiongxin said, "I have contacted the king of Jiyang, Wang Bodang brothers, Wang Dangren, Wei Cheng Zhou Wenju and Yongqiu Li Gongyi. The brothers are very righteous and agree at once. Now they are all on the white horse, ready to wait for an opportunity to save people."

"Brother needs something, even if it comes to it."

"Before taking action, we must clarify the situation in the prison and contact Ming Gong. What is particularly important is to ensure the safety of Ming Gong. If the thieves are eager to kill Ming Gong, wouldn't we be in vain? Therefore, the most urgent task is to have an internal support, an internal support who can be completely trusted."

Xu Shiji immediately thought of someone, the law of the Dongjun Prefecture was engaged in Huang Junhan.

"Huang Junhan?"

Shan Xiongxin nodded, "The only one who can bribe this person is Dalang."

"He was not implicated by Ming Gong? He is still in the Fa Cao? Does the censor from Dongdu trust him?" Xu Shiji hurriedly asked.

"The one who is now responsible for the affairs of the Dharma Cause is engaged in Huang Junhan."

The Shangguan who was engaged in the Dharma Cao was the Shuzuo of Fa Cao, so Huang Junhan was Zhai Rang's deputy, but the relationship between the two was very ordinary and even a little nervous.

The Fa Cao Shu Zuo and Fa Cao were both recruited by the prefect, but in order to ensure his own power, the prefect must take into account all interests. Therefore, the person he recruited may not be close to the trusted. As for the Fa Cao, the county government agency, Zhai Rang was the highest official, with great power and one hand covering the sky. However, he was first a local from Dongjun, representing local forces, and secondly, the person trusted by the prefect, representing the interests of the prefect. For this reason, in order to prevent his judicial power from being overshadowed by Zhai Rang, the prefect placed a Hanoi native Huang Junhan introduced by other forces in the Fa Cao to effectively restrain Zhai Rang. This is a common technique of power conspiracy, which is not surprising.

It is precisely because of this that after Zhai Rang was arrested, Huang Junhan took the lead in acting as the power of Fa Cao Shuzuo. He not only allowed him to enter and exit the White Horse Prison freely, but also assisted the supervisor and censor from the Eastern Capital to interrogate the case of Zhai Rang. Therefore, if he was bribed, he would establish contact with Zhai Rang.

"I immediately went ashore with my brother and went to find Master Huang Cao."

Xu Shiji was very decisive and pulled Shan Xiongxin out of the cabin.

The two of them left the cabin door but found that the atmosphere on the deck was wrong. The sailors stood on the side of the ship and pointed to the distance, and some of them cursed in a vague way.

Looking up, a large ship with an official flag was coming against the current, arrogant. A sailor on the main mast hut raised a series of flags and asked Xu Shiji's fleet to make a move immediately and asked the fleet docked on the dock to immediately make a seat, and they wanted to dock.

Xu Shiji didn't want to cause trouble. Now the whole country is preparing for the expedition to Goguryeo. Everything related to war is a major event. The army and local officials even regard the war as the "Shangfang Sword". Do whatever they want. If the civilians are dissatisfied or confronted, they will cause prison disasters, so many families are destroyed and people are killed.

Without waiting for Xu Shiji to order, the deacon of the fleet had already ordered the fleet to give way, and the same was true for the dock. No one wanted to cause unintentional disasters. Facing the power, he had to bow his head when it was time to bow his head.

The ship approached quickly, and gradually, you could see fully armed guards and three sill trucks, with many severely shackled prisoners imprisoned. When the two ships were intertwined, Xu Shiji and a group of sailors actually saw injured guards on the ship, dead prisoners in the sill truck, and there were still messy scenes after the fierce battle on the deck, and even some blood spots were seen.

Someone was robbing prisoners? Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin looked at each other, and they both saw a hint of shock and doubt in each other's eyes. Here the two were discussing to rob the prisoners, but there was someone robbing prisoners there. There was such a coincidence in the world? Where did this official ship come from? Who are the severely punished prisoners escorted on the ship? Who were the prisoners on the way? Judging from the clues left on the ship, the prisoners robbed the prisoners were on the waterway, and it was probably on this big river. This made Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin think of several "friends" who were active on the big river? Could it be that this "work" was done by them? What is the purpose?

The Xu sailors and the hired workers on the dock watched the official ship quickly approaching the shore, while the guards and sailors on the official ship were very nervous, looking at the six directions, listening to all directions, and waiting for the battle. While the ship slowed down and landed, they even had a knife in their hands, arrows were on their strings, and staring at the water and on the shore with coveted eyes, looking like they were facing a great enemy.

"The world has changed." Shan Xiongxin suddenly laughed. His gloating laughter sounded particularly harsh in the tense atmosphere. "Under the bright world, someone actually robbed the prisoners with a knife and regarded the government and the law as grass, good! OK!"

Xu Shiji's expression changed slightly. He glanced at Shan Xiongxin. Thinking that he and his brother were also embarking on a road of no return, a road where they could see neither hope nor light, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable. The kind of saying goodbye to peace and happy life, saying goodbye to everything they have now, the kind of sorrow of entrusting life to the devil and living in pain in endless killings quickly flooded his body and mind, making him feel suffocated, and making him struggle helplessly in despair.

Is my future like those death row prisoners, watching life withering as sadly as fallen leaves in the autumn wind?

Xu Shiji looked at the stern car on the official ship, and carefully observed the prisoners in the stern car. Suddenly, his eyes collided with two sharp eyes. The eyes were cold and full of bloody murderous aura. It pierced into Xu Shiji's heart like two sharp swords, making him shivering involuntarily and quickly looked away. He was very scared, and he didn't even dare to look at the fierce and evil face of the master with the cold eyes.

"What did you see, brother?" Xu Shiji asked subconsciously.

Shan Xiongxin pointed to Hanti and sneered, "These thieves are in trouble."

Xu Shiji looked in the direction of Shan Xiongxin and saw some men in white and black running wildly on the bustling bank, holding swords or holding bows and crossbows, fierce and arrogant, and came straight to the Xu Pier amid the crowd's screams.

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Chapter completed!