I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 77 Redemption for Ranger

Going to Chang'an is full of dangers. Although one or two people can't do much, having a ranger by your side will always make people feel more at ease.

So after seeing Guo Kai for the first time, Liu He had already made up his mind to use him, but it just depended on an opportunity.

"Your Highness is talking about the Guo Kai in the county prison?" An Le confirmed again.

"Exactly."

"But what Guo Kai committed was a capital crime."

"If you commit a capital crime, you don't necessarily have to die."

According to the current Dahan law, there is still a chance to live if you commit a capital crime.

One is to meet the amnesty of the world, and the other is to use money to redeem the punishment.

From Emperor Xiaohui, you can use money to buy yourself a job.

The initial price was [-] yuan. In the later period of Emperor Xiaowu, because of years of wars, the treasury was empty, and the price of redemption was getting higher and higher day by day.

But no matter how high it is, there is a limit, and it is easy to handle with a limit.

After the past few days, Liu He lacked everything, except money.

The first-class atonement for capital crimes is only 50 yuan, which is a lot of money for ordinary people.

But this amount of money is a drop in the bucket for Liu He who has already made a fortune.

So An Le was not surprised, but it seemed that there were some difficulties.

"According to the law, of course it is possible, but the official said before that this Guo Kai robbed and killed several merchants from Chang'an City. These merchants are not ordinary people. They are involved with some big figures in the court. They asked the official to complete the matter. Iron case, His Highness wants to ask Guo Kai for a ransom, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, and I'm afraid it will cause trouble."

"Oh? Big shot, what big shot?"

An Le showed a look of embarrassment, as if she didn't want to answer Liu He's question, but under the pressure of Liu He's eyes, she finally opened her mouth: "Those merchants are distant relatives of General Sima."

Liu He was a little surprised, he didn't expect that Huo Guang could be involved in this.

"Did General Sima personally give the order?"

"That's not true. It's a letter written by Zhonglang and Huo Yun. Those merchants are relatives of his family."

"Huo Yun, the grandson of the champion?"

"Exactly."

There is only one champion among big men, and that is Huo Qubing!
Huo Qubing expelled the Xiongnu to the north and sealed him as a wolf, and left him a great reputation in the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions. His only regret is that he died young.

Champion Hou is certainly a dragon and phoenix among men, but this Huo Yun is his cheap grandson.

Huo Qubing had an only son named Huo Shan, who was deeply loved by Emperor Xiaowu. However, when he was 11 years old, he died suddenly while accompanying Emperor Xiaowu on a tour, so the champion Hou became extinct.

In order to prevent his elder brother from becoming extinct, and to win the reputation of "filial piety" for himself, Huo Guang ignored the difference in seniority and adopted Huo Yun, a nephew of the Huo family, to his elder brother Huo Qubing as his grandson.

Although Huo Yun didn't dare to inherit the title of Champion Marquis because of his great reputation, but at this time he was holding the post of Zhonglang General, and he was a very popular figure in the court.

Liu He breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Huo Yun is also surnamed Huo, it is a bit different from Huo Guang's Huo and Huo Qubing's Huo.

Although he has weight, his status is not high.

Liu He weighed it in his heart.

The grandson of Emperor Xiaowu, King Changyi of the Han Dynasty, should be more important than the family of Zhonglang Jiang's wife.

Doing this measurement is not for comparison, let alone vanity, but to see if you have the capital to redeem Guo Kai.

Soon, Liu He came up with the answer.

"Anqing, this Guo Kai widow is about to be settled. Since the law of the Han Dynasty stipulates that the punishment can be redeemed, then the widow guesses that General Zhonglang should not be able to stop him, right?"

"That being said, redeeming Guo Kai's sentence may be detrimental to His Highness, for mere sake..."

What An Le wanted to say was that it would be unwise to have a conflict with Huo Yun for a mere 200 million yuan, but she stopped before she could speak, because it seemed to belittle His Highness too much.

"For the sake of a mere Guo Kai, it is not a wise choice to be an enemy of General Sima."

"Hahaha, the widow is already insane. I'm afraid the Great General Sima won't care about this matter. Even if he does, the widow is not acting in accordance with the laws of the Han Dynasty. There is not much crossing the line. The Great General Sima There is nothing wrong with it.”

An Le still wanted to persuade Liu He, but Liu He raised his hand to stop An Le.

"An Qing, I have made up my mind, so there is no need to say any more."

An Le no longer tried to dissuade her, so she had no choice but to agree.

At noon the next day, in the county prison, Liu He saw Guo Kai again.

In the cramped torture room, the light seemed extremely thin.

Since the confession, Guo Kai has never been tortured again. Under Liu He's instructions, Chen Xiu and He Qushang took special care of him. They had not only wine but also meat every day, and their lives were not bad.

I haven't seen him for a few days, the old wounds have scabbed over, and he seems to have gained some weight.

Liu He was supposed to meet Guo Kai in the prison cell, but the county prison was overcrowded and it was really not a suitable place for chatting, so it was changed to the torture cell where the two met for the first time.

"It's you?" Guo Kai was a little surprised when he saw Liu He.

Liu He didn't answer his question, but sat down on the couch.

The torture room exuded a stench as always, even worse than the last time I came here. It seemed that some of the corrupt officials who were arrested had suffered a lot.

"How have you been these few days?" Liu He asked.

"That's natural. If you have wine and meat, what can you ask for?" After thinking for a while, Guo Kai continued, "It's just that those dog officials are too noisy, so that I can't sleep."

"That's my fault, I didn't take this level into consideration."

"Huh? What does this have to do with you?"

"Because I sent those dog officials to this county prison."

In the past few days, Guo Kai learned something from those dog officials who howled all day long, but at the moment he still couldn't understand this sentence.

"Are you an official of the King of Changyi? Or a subordinate of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Liu He smiled but didn't answer, which instead aroused Guo Kai's curiosity.

"Or is it the minion sent by the damn Tingwei to Changyi Kingdom?"

Liu He didn't speak, but brought a huge turning point to the topic. This turning point came so suddenly that Guo didn't expect it at first.

"Guo Kai, do you want to walk out of the gate of this county prison?"

Guo Kai doesn't trust anyone in official uniform, but freedom is too tempting for him.

However, he still remained vigilant, and if something abnormal happened, there must be a demon.

"how you said that?"

"Do you know who wants your life?"

"The Huo family in Chang'an are all idiots." It is impossible for Guo Kai not to know that it was Huo Yun that he offended, and what he said was just to express his disdain.

"If you can get out of this county prison alive, that is the biggest challenge to them, why not do it?"

"But how can someone get out of this county prison?" Guo Kai raised his hand helplessly, and the iron chain he brought made a heavy sound.

"I can redeem your sentence, 50 yuan is ready."

A murderous intent flashed in Guo Kai's tiny eyes, he lowered his voice and asked, "Who are you?"

Liu He smiled and said, "The widow is the king of Changyi."

(End of this chapter)