Su Jin sighed, extremely depressed in his heart, he was not strict with his subordinates, and he rarely treated them as subordinates on weekdays, this was the idea brought by later generations, so the longer the people around him followed him, the more they became inferior.

Originally, in Su Jin's heart, he didn't treat the people around him as a contemporary, but now it seems that this kind of thinking is unacceptable, in this era, the strict hierarchy is the strong bond that keeps the edifice from falling, and without these, there is a lack of psychological shackles that can restrain others, and his previous thoughts are a little ridiculous.

"Childe...... I was wrong! "It's rare for Mahan to speak in such a high-pitched voice as a woman.

Su Jin said lightly: "Take off your wet clothes, wring them out and hang them out; Mahan, go to the open field and do a thousand push-ups as a punishment, and for another three months you are not allowed to drink alcohol and eat meat. ”

Ma Han hurriedly said: "Son, ......"

Su Jin glared and shouted, "What are you talking about?" If you don't want to accept the punishment, it's okay, and when we get out of trouble, we'll pay you and you can go out on your own. ”

Ma Han finally knew that Su Jin was really annoyed, and he blamed himself for being greedy, it was already this time, he was still thinking about eating wine and meat, and now he made the three of them fall into soup like chickens, he and the dynasty were fine, his body was strong, and he was shirtless in the winter, but how could the young man's small body stand it, don't you freeze this night?

Ma Han fell to his knees, admitting his mistake again and again, and the dynasty also knelt down to plead, Su Jin fiddled with his wet hair and said: "Do as I say, the dynasty will remove the wet grass, and the ground below should be dry, this night...... We're going to sleep together. ”

Su Jin's outer cotton robe is all soaked, but fortunately, the close-fitting clothes inside are still dry, so as to avoid the shame of being naked, wet clothes are categorically not worn, Su Jin knows this knowledge, hypothermia caused by hypothermia will take his life overnight, the only way is to curl up and huddle together to keep warm, or keep walking all night, so that the body generates heat to ensure that it is not frozen.

Although there was no biting cold wind in the underground cell, it was still as cold as an ice cellar, and the water sprinkled on the grass stems froze into popsicles after a while, although Su Jin and Wang Dynasty were crowded in the corner, but the clothes on his body were too few, and after a while, his body was cold, his lips were purple, and his upper and lower teeth began to knock each other.

The three bandits were well fed and drunk, shook their bodies and looked around, closed the door of the outer passageway, and slept soundly on the cot in the corner of the hall.

The colder it was, the longer the time felt, Su Jin felt that he was already cold to the bones, and Wang Chao and Ma Han were also a little unbearable, and the two of them crowded on both sides of Su Jin to help him keep warm, but the effect was little.

I don't know how long it took, Su Jin's hands and feet gradually became numb, and his body was so cold that he couldn't bear it.

Turning his head, there were three rhythmic tapping sounds, Su Jin got up and came to the fence, this time he saw clearly, in a large haystack, one hand was holding a piece of mud on the wooden fence and was beating.

Su Jin then remembered that it was not the three of them here, the wooden cells were separated by a fence, there were several cells, and there were people living in them, but these people did not say a word or move at the beginning of the fight, and they ignored them.

Seeing Su Jin come to the fence, there was a wriggling in the grass, and a human head appeared, Su Jin was startled, his body leaned back slightly, but he heard the man say softly: "Don't be afraid of the little official, the small one is a living person, and the small one is called Chen Laogen." ”

Su Jin sighed and said, "Chen...... Brother, fortunately, do you really call us by beating on the railing? ”

Chen Laogen put his lips on his lips and said softly: "Don't be loud, it's going to be troublesome to wake up the bandit, take this and put it on." ”

Chen Laogen learned that Suo Suo took out a black cloak from the grass under him, and stuffed it to Su Jin from the crack in the fence, a foul smell almost smoked Su Jin to vomit, but it was dry, and he couldn't care about anything at the moment, so he quickly wrapped it around his body and arched his hand: "Thank you, Brother Chen." ”

Chen Laogen said: "Don't be polite, you gave me a bad breath just in time, and this is also to repay you." ”

Su Jin said: "You and I don't know each other, how can we talk about repayment." ”

Chen Laogen said: "The little officials don't know, the bandit who was beaten by the subordinates of Shicaigui and prayed for the fourth bully is really miserable, this person is very vicious, and he wants to make fun of us and others in such a trick, don't hide it from you, the villain's life. The roots were all ruined by the fourth prayer, and he called this roasted taro......"

Su Jin's cold hair stood on end, the bandits should really cut off their children and grandchildren, such a punishment was actually used, once there was a chance, this old man could not be forgiven.

Su Jin sighed: "Brother Chen's misery, he really teaches people to sigh, dare to ask Brother Tai where is the family?" How did they fall into the hands of bandits and be tortured like this? ”

Chen Laogen sighed: "The villain is a native of Luzhou Mansion, originally a government desertion, a few days ago on the order of the prefect to go to Suzhou Mansion to deliver a letter, passing by the mountain was caught by bandits up the mountain, after snatching the letter, he tortured me in every possible way, asked me if the content of the letter is true, the villain is just a messenger, how to know the content of the letter is true or false, they don't believe my words, then pray for the fourth to change tricks to torture the villain......"

Su Jin was shocked and said, "Are you from Luzhou?" Was the letter sent to Suzhou on the orders of the prefect of Zhu? ”

Chen Laogen said: "Yes, the little official knows us Lord Zhu?"

Su Jin smiled and said, "It's not just acquaintances, it's still old acquaintances." ”

Chen Laogen hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Yes, I heard from the second master, the petty official is also an official of the imperial court, and he must have known Master Zhu. ”

Su Jin said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Chen Laogen said: "The villain is trapped in the bandits' nest, and the body is wasted, I am afraid that he will die here, if the little official can be trapped, please bring a letter to Zhu Zhifu for the villain, my sixty-year-old mother is deaf and dazzling, I am an unfilial son, and I have never married a wife, if I die, the government's pension money will be sent to my mother, if possible, please take care of the neighbors." ”

Su Jin saw that he said miserably, and comforted: "Brother Chen, don't be discouraged, things may not be so bad, but I promise you, if I can get out of trouble, I will definitely bring the words to me." ”

Chen Laogen thanked him, and Su Jin asked lightly: "Brother Chen, you said that it was Governor Zhu who ordered you to send a letter to Suzhou, right?" ”

Chen Laogen said: "Exactly. ”

"Bagong Mountain bandits are rampant, don't you know? Why did you come down from the mountain again? ”

"The prefect asked for the letter to be delivered in one day and one night, and he said that the bandits of Bagong Mountain had been greatly injured after several encirclements and suppressions, and they did not dare to openly come out to commit crimes again, so the villain had the audacity to pass under this mountain."

Su Jin frowned and said, "What day was that?" But remember. ”

Chen Laogen raised his head and thought for a while, and said: "On the eighth day of the first month of November, I remember very clearly, because when I left the city in the early morning of that day, the guards and horses from the capital just happened to carry grain and set off, which made the chickens and dogs jump in the city, so I remember it very clearly. ”

Su Jin's heart stirred, took a few deep breaths, and asked, "Do you really not know the content of the letter?" ”

Chen Laogen said: "The official office is written, there is a wax seal and official seal, how do I know, but when the bandits tortured me, they always asked, the officers and soldiers mentioned in the letter. Whether the matter of transporting grain is true, the villain is also very puzzled, as far as the villain knows, the matter of transporting grain is an errand of the forbidden army horse team, and it is transported to Yangzhou Mansion, why did the prefect write a letter to inform the Suzhou Governor of this matter, saying that the grain was sent to Suzhou? But I'm just an errand boy and I don't know much about that, so I don't think much of it. ”

Su Jin's forehead was sweating, his whole body began to be hot, and there was no trace of cold, he reached out and lifted his cloak and asked, "Are you sure what you said is true?" ”

Chen Laogen said strangely: "Little official, is there anything wrong?" I didn't say anything in front of the bandits, but the grain was real, and I agreed, because I really couldn't stand the methods of the guys. ”

Su Jin comforted: "It's okay, you are doing a good job, you can rest and recuperate, and when we go out, I will definitely find a way to find someone to cure your hidden disease." ”

Chen Laogen said happily: "Can the villain still go out?" ”

Su Jin smiled: "Of course you can, but from now on, don't talk to me, pretend not to know me, what the bandits ask you, you don't say anything, and what I said just now, you must not talk to a third person." ”

Seeing what Su Jin said solemnly, Chen Laogen nodded hurriedly and said, "The villain listens to you." ”

Su Jin stretched out his hand, patted him on the shoulder, returned the cloak to Chen Laogen, dragged a large pile of hay under him, spread it in the corner of the wall, and beckoned the two of them to come over, and the three of them leaned close together, closed their eyes and fell asleep in a daze.