Chapter 169 Song Jiang cannot escape the fate of Jiangzhou
Jiangzhou, government office.
After Cai Jiu warmly entertained the group of Taoists from the Shenxiao Sect, he laughed and held Huang Wenbing's hand, saying with emotion: "Brother Wenbing, you are really amazing! You actually caught the traitor Chen Xizhen and the bandit Song Jiang. You have accomplished something that no one in Shandong could do. You really bring honor to Jiangzhou!"
With such great achievements, promotion is just around the corner.
The pain caused by the son's disappearance was instantly diluted by this joy.
Huang Wenbing felt bitter inside, but his face never showed any strange color: "My husband is a good leader. If you hadn't given me the power to act at my own discretion and promoted Li Tieniu to the position of captain, this trip to Mount Lushan would not have been so smooth."
Cai Jiu nodded and said, "No matter what, you have made an invaluable contribution. This time, when I send a letter back home, I will ask for a powerful official position for you."
Huang Wenbing remained calm when he heard Cai Jiu continue to make big plans.
At this time, Cai Jiu's face changed, and he sighed dejectedly: "Brother Wen Bing, you have been catching traitors for the past two days, have you ever seen my son?"
"Yanei? What's wrong?"
Huang Wenbing asked knowingly, but he had already poked three or five holes in the pervert and thrown him into the Yangtze River to feed the fish and shrimp.
"Alas! My son may have been harmed by a bad guy."
"Sir, who is so bold? Let me investigate. I will arrest him and his entire family to avenge the young master."
"Okay! Then Li Tieniu will still obey your orders. You can tell me the rest. We must catch those thieves and avenge my son."
"Yes! My husband, I must interrogate Chen Xizhen and Song Jiang first. The chaos in Jiangzhou was caused by these two people..."
Huang Wenbing's target is Chen Xizhen, who is proficient in thunder magic. Who knows if he will be rescued by the Taoist priests of Shenxiao Sect by replacing him with another one.
Although his origin has been lost and it is difficult for him to make a breakthrough, he is, after all, an expert in the third realm, so it is better to find out!
"You go and interrogate him yourself, no, I will do it myself." Cai Jiu gritted his teeth and said.
Chen Xizhen was the leader of the rebellion that killed officials. If he was caught, he would be beheaded.
He is now imprisoned in the depths of the death row, wearing a large iron shackle and shackles.
As for Song Jiang, his crime was much lighter.
The prefect wanted to interrogate Song Jiang, so the minor officials went to the prison and brought him out.
Song Jiang was seen with his hair disheveled, rolling in a pit of urine and feces.
When he saw the clerks opening the prison door, he asked, "Who are you?"
"Is this guy crazy?!"
"Master wants to put him to trial, even if he is crazy."
Song Jiang rolled his eyes, waved his fists, and said incoherently: "I am the son-in-law of the Jade Emperor. My father-in-law told me to lead 100,000 heavenly soldiers to kill you Jiangzhou people. King Yama will be the vanguard, and the five generals will be the rear. Give me a golden seal that weighs more than 800 kilograms. Kill a birdman like you!"
“It turns out to be really crazy.”
"I'll report it to the master."
After returning to the government office, the clerk reported: "Your Excellency, this Song Jiang is a madman. He doesn't care about urine, feces, filth, and filth. He talks nonsense and has no integrity at all. He is covered in stinking feces and cannot be taken away. Therefore, we dare not bring him here."
Prefect Cai Jiu slammed the gavel. He lost his son and was tortured by his old wife every day. No matter whether it was Song Jiang who did it or not, he would find out the truth today.
Otherwise, you won’t have a peaceful night.
"Don't believe it! Carry him here even if you have to."
The petty officials then obtained a large bamboo basket, carried Song Jiang on their backs, and brought him to the Jiangzhou Prefecture, where they rested in the hall.
The officials took Song Jiang to the steps.
Song Jiang was not willing to kneel. With his eyes open, he met the prefect Cai Jiu and said, "Who are you to dare to ask me? I am the son-in-law of the Jade Emperor. My father-in-law asked me to lead 100,000 heavenly soldiers to kill you Jiangzhou people. King Yama will be the vanguard, and the five generals will be the rear. There is a golden seal weighing more than 800 kilograms. You are almost hiding from me. If you don't, I will kill you all." Cai Jiu looked at him, turned his head and looked at Huang Wenbing, and asked, "You said this guy wrote a rebellious poem in Xunyang Tower?"
"The poem has been destroyed and cannot be used as evidence."
"That's it!"
Cai Jiu also asked the Guanying, Chaibo, and the six case officers on duty.
He said angrily, "Do you think I haven't read history books? Sun Bin pretended to be crazy to escape the persecution of Pang Juan. He didn't show any madness a few days ago, so how come he has this disease today? He must be pretending!"
So he called the jailer, tied up Song Jiang, and beat him fifty times in a row, which made Song Jiang look like a Buddha was born and two Buddhas entered Nirvana, with his skin torn and blood dripping.
Huang Wenbing saw this and could only cry out in pain, but there was no reason to save him.
He was also afraid that he would be punished, so he made false accusations and brought the lawsuit to his brother.
Song Jiang was still talking nonsense at first, but after a few beatings, he knew he couldn't survive, so he confessed: "Master, I was drunk and wrote a rebellious poem by mistake. I had no other intention to rebel."
Cai Jiu said angrily: "Look, you are just pretending to be crazy. Am I asking about anti-poetry? Other things will be brought up at the same time."
"Injustice!"
"I was wronged!"
Song Jiang, a man who never had the courage to face death, shouted: "The birthday gift has nothing to do with me. Even Zhang Wenyuan was not killed by me. It was the dwarf Wang Ying who killed me..."
"He's the one who hurt me!"
Hearing his noise, Cai Jiu was furious and said, "You won't confess unless you are beaten. Forget about the birthday gift and Zhang Wenyuan for now. Tell me the truth about whether my son is dead or alive. If you don't confess, I will continue to torture you! Use the clamps..."
Before Song Jiang was completely tortured, he kowtowed and cried out, "Even if I had the guts to kill the gods, I would not dare to harm the descendants of Master Cai!"
A clerk next to him shouted coldly, "Even if it's just the matter of robbing the birthday gift, you are guilty of a crime that cannot be put to death. If you want to avoid death, tell me who your accomplices are. If you can tell me clearly, I may decide and spare your life."
As long as you give out the accomplices, you can follow the clues to find the real culprit.
As for whether to spare your life or not, if the prefect doesn't spare you because his son died, what can I do? !
Song Jiang has been in the government for a long time, so how could he listen to his bluffs?
I thought to myself: From what Cai Jiu said, his son was murdered, so he is full of resentment and can't catch the thief, so he must take it out on me.
Why is my life so miserable!
Why did I listen to the instigation of the Queen Mother of the West and come to Jiangzhou to look for my heroic brothers?
Now, not only has he not found a single brother, but two of his disciples have lost their lives and he himself is imprisoned.
That crazy Taoist priest wanted to strike him with lightning, but he still had the magical power of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady to protect him. Why didn't the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady come to protect him when the secular government tortured him?
Seeing Song Jiang lost in thought, the clerk smiled grimly and said, "Your Excellency might as well give the order to continue to torture him. There is no need to worry that he will not confess."
Huang Wenbing stroked his beard and looked at Song Jiang expressionlessly.
Cai Jiu said fiercely: "Okay, torture me! Use the clamps first, and if you don't confess, use the wooden donkey."
The petty officials had just been tormented by Song Jiang's crazy behavior, and they were all very angry. This time, they had a good chance to vent.
So he gloomily took out the tongs and the wooden donkey. When Song Gongming saw those torture instruments, he immediately pissed himself and screamed until his throat was broken. He thought that he would surely die if he continued like this, so he might as well use some force and die a quick death.
He screamed miserably, "I confess, I confess... Stop torturing me, I confess everything..."
(End of this chapter)