Chapter 42 Section 19

As soon as Zhang Bo's funeral was over, I immediately went to visit Chen Tang in prison.He was imprisoned in Tingwei's prison, and when he saw me, he was a little ashamed.I told him about Zhang Hou, and he wept immediately.When he had cried enough, I comforted him again: "Zhang Hou entrusted me before he died, that I must try every means to get you out of prison. Don't worry, I will do my best, and I will not hesitate to lose my family and property." There was a gleam of light in his eyes: "Thank you, Brother Wan, it's really troublesome." I've never seen such an eager look.

Then I exchanged pleasantries with him for a while, and went back to the front room of the prison.The stupid-looking jailer was smiling when he saw me. It was obvious that the money I gave him just now had given him a lot of fun.I pulled him aside and asked quietly: "What will happen to my brother's prison affairs?" He said ambiguously: "Now we are only in custody, and we will wait for the judgment of the Tingwei Mansion." I said: "I have carefully read the "Laws of the First Year of the Divine Jue", but I didn't find any provision that my father would be sent to prison if he died or went to the funeral. Could it be that the emperor issued an edict to arrest Chen Tang for this?"

His face was slightly surprised: "Wan Jun, don't you really know that Chen Tang's imprisonment is not only because of his father's death and not going to the funeral, but also because of his collusion with a group of thieves!" "Colluded with a group of thieves." My heart sank, "Who said he colluded with a group of thieves?" The jailer said helplessly: "I don't know either. It is said that someone saw him colluding with a group of robbers in Jingyan Pavilion of Taihang Mountain to plunder and kill passers-by officials." It's "Jing Yanting" again, that is to say, someone knows about Chen Tang and Lu Zhong's acquaintance, who is the one who reported him?If this crime is confirmed, Chen Tang must be sentenced to be cut in half.The criminal law of the Dahan stipulates that a group of five or more robbers is considered a "group robber", and the punishment for a "group robber" is much heavier than that of a single robber. All the people involved will be sentenced to be cut in half.I think Chen Tang is dead this time.

But I absolutely can't just watch him die, otherwise I would still be called "Wan Zixia in Liushi". How can I meet Zhang Hou when I die in the future? When I got home, I was depressed, so I immediately invited Lu Zhong to discuss it. Lu Zhong is now well-dressed, and because he is rich, even the pockmarks dotted around his face seem to have decreased a lot.After hearing what I said, he was also very surprised, rolled up the sleeves of his wide dark coat, and said angrily: "Which beast made such a false accusation, I was afraid of this when I was in Jingyan Pavilion, so I tried my best to pretend that I didn't know him, but I still couldn't escape Get rid of the framing of these little people."

I sighed in my heart: If you want to say that it is completely framed, it may not be.Chen Tang, he did save you. If this is not counted as colluding with the bandits, those who just gave them some food and clothing would die even more unjustly.I felt a little irritable, so I interrupted him: "Brother Lu, it's useless to complain now, who do you think will see this, and want to kill Zigong?" Lu Zhong scratched his head: "At that time there were more than 20 people in the room, and there were about a dozen of Zhang Hou's guards. I don't think they would go to sue. The other is the family of Weng Ji, the king of Zuo Fengyi who is about to take office. Could it be them? Did you report it, or not? My son is not mean to them, if he hadn’t pleaded, I would have taken their beautiful girl to the Taihang Mountains long ago. I guarantee it in the name of Queen Mother of the West.”

"Well, it's a good thing you didn't take him to the Taihang Mountains, otherwise you would have spoiled me. You are also hiding in Tibet, how can you settle down with others." I don't know if it's because I have been with him for a long time, or because the money I gave him made me feel at ease, Now I can joke around with him too. He smirked: "Hey, yes. Only with the care of Brother Wan can I behave like a human being." He recently married a wife, and it is said that his wife's belly is also bulging, no wonder he is so proud.Thinking that his happiness was all given by me, I also felt a burst of satisfaction in my heart. After all, people like us tirelessly donate money for charity, and this is what they want.

However, I immediately became worried again, and now I am facing a more difficult task, how can I rescue Chen Tang. Lu Zhong also had nothing to do. "If it doesn't work, we have to usurp it." He said.He was a cheerful man. I shook my head: "This is not a good way. I'll make other efforts first, but if it really doesn't work, I'm afraid I have to usurp this way." In the following days, I inquired about the specific details of Chen Tang's prison affairs, and gradually realized that his imprisonment may indeed have something to do with Youfufeng King Weng Ji.It is said that the person who reported him had a strong Shandong accent, which was very similar to the accent in Chen Tang's hometown of Shanyang.I hesitated, why did Wang Wengji kill Chen Tang?I asked Lu Zhong: "You remember what happened at Jingyan Pavilion that day."

"It's absolutely true. If it wasn't for Chen Tang's rescue, Wang Wengji's grandson would have become my son. Why did Wang Wengji harm Chen Tang? Did you make a mistake?" Lu Zhong said. "Probably not. I have already found out through the little official in charge of documents in Tingwei Mansion. It is absolutely true that Wang Wengji did it. As for why Wang Wengji wanted to kill Chen Tang, I can't figure it out." "We don't have to figure it out anymore. There is no other way, so let's go to prison to usurp it." Lu Zhong said a little anxiously.