The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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Time seemed to be frozen, and there was no sound in the sultry cell, only the panting of the two could be heard, Zhu Shiyong's body was a little hot, and beads of sweat on his forehead began to ooze slowly.

"Angkor, I know that you hate me to the bone at this moment. Although you can't speak, I know everything you want to say." Zhu Shiyong took out a sweat towel, wiped the sweat from his face, sighed, and broke Silently said.

The Wuzuo named Wukor Angkor lowered his head, and shot two vicious eyes at Zhu Shiyong from the slit of his messy hair, and let out a low, muffled roar like a beast from his throat, as if he was about to pounce on Zhu Shiyong, bite and devour him state.

"This matter has nothing to do with you. What you say is all my hint. I am very clear about this. The reason why this situation has come to this day is not what I want. It's a mess, and he will reveal his secrets sooner or later, and he will follow the clues, from you to me, and this officer will be very embarrassed."

Wukor Angkor's eyes were full of viciousness and contempt, and he looked at Zhu Shiyong for a moment. If his eyes could be turned into sharp knives, Zhu Shiyong might already be riddled with holes.

"Brother Wu, maybe you should listen to some truths. A person's whole life is actually just a dream. When he wakes up from the dream, there will be nothing. It’s the same thing; but why do people in the world have to be so busy, because this dream is too long, or too short, people always want to live happily in the dream, and let this dream become a beautiful dream. I don’t know if I say that Do you understand?" Zhu Shiyong stared blankly at the flickering candle, as if he was talking to himself.

Wukor Angkor made a series of strange sounds rolling from his throat, but none of the words could be understood.

"Brother Wu, whether you understand it or not, you have to understand one truth. The death of two people is better than the death of one person. The net of fish and death cannot be broken. You and I are like a melon on a vine. If you follow along, you can touch it. Come to me, and once I am dug out, I will pull out the radish and bring out the mud, causing a large area, so the only way to keep the other melons on this vine is to cut off the vine from the root."

"Brother Wu has been working in my yamen for almost four years. I remember that when you came from Ganzhou, Master Zhou of Ganzhou recommended you to be a secretary in our government's yamen. At that time, he brought his wife and children to my Luzhou. The road was full of wind and dust, and when we arrived at our government office, the adults and children were all different, and the clothes were ragged like a group of beggars. The five children were so hungry that they were skinny, and I called the kitchen to cook three pots of rice. There is not enough food for your family. That situation really brought tears to my eyes, it was really hard at that time."

Wukor Angkor's eyes gradually changed from hatred to bewilderment and deep attachment, big tears welled up in his red eyes, and he whimpered.

"Later, I arranged a house for you in Xicheng, and asked your wife to come to my government office to help, and you became my government office worker. In the past four years, your family has never suffered from hunger, sun or rain, Although it is not the merit of this official, but this official has done his best. People's hearts are dominated by meat. If there is a slight possibility, I don't want to go to where I am today; you know that Bao Zheng's men have already been there secretly. Your house is to follow your vine and touch my melon."

Wukor Angkor's eyes were dull, looking at Zhu Shiyong's fluttering lips and constantly shaking beard, he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Bao Zheng is a well-known mad dog. If bitten by him, he will never give up. So today I came to discuss this matter with you. I hope you can cooperate with me to tide over this difficulty."

Wukor Angkor looked up at Zhu Shiyong, and there was hope in his eyes. Zhu Shiyong was keenly aware of this, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

"You know that I, Zhu Shiyong, am not a person who does not talk about affection. I have been thinking about how to settle down your family these two days. You are the pillar of the family. Once the pillar falls, the old, weak, women and children in the family will have no way out. This is not your responsibility alone. The matter is related to the lives of the seven members of your family, as well as the future of me, Zhu Shiyong, and a large group of people behind me, Zhu Shiyong, do you understand?"

Wukor Angkor nodded with tears in his eyes, his heart was bleeding when he thought of the old mother and the youngest son losing their protection or living on the streets.

"After much deliberation, I have a plan to get the best of both worlds. If you agree, let's do it right away. If you don't agree, how about a long-term plan?"

Angkor Wukor's eyes had completely turned into a begging look, and he couldn't help nodding with tears in his eyes.

Zhu Shiyong breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "That's right. He is a good man if he is sensible and knows how to advance and retreat. Don't worry, this method is definitely beneficial to you. It will not hurt your life, and it will make your mother, wife and children have no worries about food and clothing." .”

"First of all, you have to plead guilty. You have to admit that you put the suicide note on Qin Dalang's body. As for who framed Su Jin, you say you don't know him. It's just because the framed person found you and offered you a huge sum of money Putting the suicide note on the corpse, you have neglected your righteousness when you see money, so you did such things in a moment of confusion, and it will be easier to admit this matter."

"As for the fact that I ordered you to identify Qin Dalang's body as a suicide, if it is found out, you can only confess to the crime of dereliction of duty. You didn't kill the person. You don't need to bear the responsibility for the murder. If you bite the mouth to death, you will have a way out. Not only your way of life, but also the way of life of your mother, wife and children. If you reveal half a word, I will spare you. Those behind me who are more powerful than me will not spare you. They killed your family It's like crushing a nest of ants."

Wukor Angkor nodded in panic, the life and death of the old mother, wife and children at home hit his weakness, he could only obey.

"I have a statement here, which is what I just said to you. You can put it in custody. This crime will only sentence you to assassination. I plan to send you to Cangzhou. Tomorrow, I will escort you to the road , Cangzhou is thousands of miles away from Luzhou, and Duanzhou, where Li Baozheng went to work, is even thousands of miles away, there is a huge crowd, where can he find you?"

"In this way, you can avoid Bao Zheng's pursuit; at the same time, I will send a hundred guan to your home. After you arrive in Cangzhou, I will arrange for your mother, wife and children to reunite with you in Cangzhou. The prison manager in Cangzhou is my old classmate. Let you take a copy of the book and give it to him, and he will take special care of you, so that you can hide your name in Cangzhou, do business, pay usury, or help others, in short, your family is reunited, wouldn’t it be Is there any harmony and beauty?"

"Although your tongue was ruined by these jailers, it is clear at a glance whether this small handicap is more important than the destruction of your family. With such a best-of-both-worlds strategy, what does Brother Wu think?"

Zhu Shiyong's perfect and earnest words rekindled the fire of hope in Wukor Angkor. He originally thought that he would die and planned to fight to the death if he had the chance, but after hearing what the prefect said today, he really didn't know that the prefect Is your lord your own benefactor or enemy?

Zhu Shiyong took out a folded confession from his arms, unfolded it slowly and walked to Wukor Angkor, and took out a writing brush dipped in dry ink from his waist, mixed the ink on the tip of the pen in clear water, and handed it to Wukor Angkor. In front of Wukor Angkor.

Wukor Angkor reached out and grabbed the pen holder, his arms trembling uncontrollably, trying to draw his name on the confession form, but the stroke was hard to come by.

"Draw the bet. If you draw the bet, you will live together. If you don't draw the bet, you will die. I am a senior official of the imperial court. At most, the black yarn will not be guaranteed, but your family will die." Zhu Shiyong's voice was cold, and Wu Wu was shocked. Brother was shocked and felt a chill all over his body.

Wukor Angkor no longer hesitated, driven by professional habits, he read the confession with Zhu Shiyong's hand, and signed his name in the blank space below, without realizing that the confession was double-layered paper glued together; I didn't see the faint mark in the middle of the one with the confession written on it, which was shortened by a section at the bottom of the painting.

Zhu Shiyong watched Angkor Wukor sign his name, laughed loudly, folded the confession and put it in his arms, raised his thumb and said to Wukor Angkor: "He who understands current affairs is a hero, brother Wu is a hero. "

Yan Bi leaned over to Wukor Angkor's ear and said, "I will make arrangements now to send you on your way as soon as possible."

Wukor Angkor was so grateful that he knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Shiyong;