Chapter 3: The prison is boiling at night, and the people are miserable
With Xu Xing's boxing skills, it would be easy to sneak into the city of Hangzhou without telling the defenders.
But in front of the prison of Zhensi Yamen, even if his boxing skills are as advanced as his, he can't help but be noticed.
This prison was built in the west of the city, and in front of the prison was a wide open space.
The area is tens of feet in diameter, top, bottom, left, right, east, west, south, all covered with bluestone slabs. There is no trace of shelter, and it is covered by the towering prison wall.
Even the clear moonlight is blocked by the shadow of the gloomy wall and cannot shine here.
Xu Xing was discovered by the soldiers on the prison wall.
The soldiers responsible for guarding this place are also experienced in hundreds of battles and are one of the best in a thousand. They have quick reflexes, kill like crazy, and are ruthless. Otherwise, they would not be sent to guard this prison where countless felons and murderers are imprisoned.
But even they couldn't tell what it was from such a quick flash.
When the guard looked intently, the black shadow had disappeared into the deep shadow of the wall.
With such a fast speed, it was absolutely impossible for him to be a human being, so everyone started talking in low voices:
One person wondered:
"Strange, I seemed to have seen a figure just now?"
One person said:
"There is no human figure anywhere, it's just the moon shadow. There are many people in prison these days. We can't help but suspect that there is a ghost."
Another person sneered disdainfully:
"How can a person have such fast movement skills? Among the martial arts warriors who came to rob the prison, none of them claimed to be masters, and they died one by one under our traps and bows and arrows.
Those who came last night had seventeen or eight transparent holes shot out of them, and were covered in blood... The group of people the day before yesterday were covered in boiling oil and burned to death, and their bodies were all charred.
Hahaha, they still dare to come? ! ”
Another person said to himself in confusion:
"These people are really brave and brave. They come to jail every day. Are they really not afraid of death?"
“Isn’t it to save those anti-democratic leaders who are leading the rebellion?
I was puzzled that converting rice into mulberry was such a good thing that would benefit the country and the people, but they refused to do it, so they had to go against the court. Let me tell you, it’s all Japanese pirates Xizuo who instigates trouble inside! ”
The soldiers who were responsible for guarding the prison were all masters in the yamen. They had a rich family property and many fields, and they did not make a living by farming, so their views on problems were naturally different from those of ordinary farmers.
For them, "converting rice to mulberry" is a great thing. Considering the amount of fields these people have, once they switch to planting mulberry seedlings and the harvest is good, they will earn much more than before.
However, there are always some short-sighted and unscrupulous people who want to jump out and oppose the imperial court, which makes this matter that benefits the country and the people never be implemented!
If we don’t plant rice seedlings, people will starve to death?
Don’t know how to use money to buy food?
These garrison soldiers really don't understand.
Everyone couldn't help but laugh softly, only taking these words as a joke.
Guarding the prison all night is not an easy job after all, so they often need to have some fun to cheer up their spirits.
Amidst the low laughter, I saw a person bending his knees and raising his arms, like a cheetah hiding in the darkness, suddenly burst out, and clicks sounded one after another.
In an instant, the four garrison soldiers' throats were scratched. Xu Xing shook his arms and exerted a force to stabilize the bodies of these men and slowly level them.
He had already climbed over the prison wall, but when he heard the conversation of these four people, his anger surged up, as if a fire was burning in his heart, and then he turned back and killed these beasts first.
It was from the mouths of these soldiers that Xu Xing learned that throughout Hangzhou, there were not a few boxers like Qi Dazhu who resisted changing rice into mulberry.
In order to save these people in prison, many people died here.
Looking at the empty plain, Xu Xing seemed to be able to see the blood that had been spilled here, and his hatred for the dog officials who formulated this so-called national policy grew even higher.
After killing these four people, Xu Xingyu was still furious, and with a strong murderous aura, he turned over and jumped off the prison wall.
This place is heavily guarded and there are reinforcements from all directions. If you want to save people, you must be faster and more decisive!
Deep in the prison, there was a dark cell with two dim candles burning quietly. Li Dingyuan lay on the damp wooden board, listening to the sounds of the guards torturing the prisoners outside the iron bars.
In a cell, a prisoner's ten fingers were cut off and blood flowed all over the floor. He was so hungry that he leaned down and licked the blood from his severed fingers with his tongue, making a "sizzle" sound. The sucking sound.
In another cell, a person was handcuffed to a torture device, and the executioner was pulling out his toenails piece by piece. The prisoner knew that whining was useless, so he replaced it with a moan that gave up his dying struggle.
Li Dingyuan trembled every time he heard it. As he listened, he didn't dare to listen any more. He covered his ears and stuffed his head under the corner, wishing he could get into the ground.
Opposite Li Dingyuan, sat a majestic man with a majestic body, messy hair, ape-like arms and wasp waist, like an iron tower turned into spirit.
Although he was wearing heavy shackles, he still straightened his back and looked outside the fence, staring directly at the inhumane scenes.
Not only did he not flinch at all, his eyes were full of fire and anger.
Li Dingyuan squatted for a while, raised his head, and looked up at the back of the big man.
But I saw that he was still sitting so upright and his back was still so straight, as if he was so strong that he wanted to use his spine to hold up the world.
Li Dingyuan couldn't help but asked:
"Brother Qi, aren't you afraid?"
Qi Dazhu did not look back, but said in a deep voice:
"What's the use of being afraid?"
He clenched his fists suddenly and said word for word:
"I only regret not having a real fight with them!"
Qi Dazhu's words were full of regret. After General Qi arrived, he thought that things would turn around, but he did not want to implicate his own school, so he allowed the government officials to take him to prison.
But he had only been in for a day, and he had already witnessed and heard many miserable groans, heinous tortures, and scenes that were chilling to the heart.
Only then did Qi Dazhu realize how ridiculous his compromises and concessions were - I'm afraid they have already gone to arrest the owner of the hall now!
Li Dingyuan looked at Qi Dazhu with awe and said sincerely:
"Brother Qi, what a spirit."
Qi Dazhu just shook his head and sighed:
"My master often taught me that people who practice boxing should use heaven and earth as their dojo. They should not see the temptation of fame, wealth and silk, and should not hear the pressure of authority and face. They should seek their own way in heaven and earth.
But I was frightened by the official skin on these dogs, and I was really ashamed.
I'm not afraid of death, I'm just afraid that when I get under the Nine Springs, I won't be able to face the ancestors of all generations of me! ”
Li Dingyuan did not expect that Qi Dazhu, a tough guy who was not even afraid of death, would regret for embarrassing the martial arts gym.
Seeing him acting like this, even Li Dingyuan couldn't help but become curious.
How is such a character trained?
Where is this tide-raising hall? Why have I never heard of it?
When he thought of this, he heard a series of sounds of iron chains coming from the depths of the prison, slowly approaching. Li Dingyuan's face suddenly turned pale, and his whole body started to tremble.
This sound usually only occurs in two situations. One is when a prisoner is walking in the cell corridor, which is heavily chained, or the other is when the prison guard wants to use the chain to lock the prisoner out.
Most of the prisoners locked out in this way never see each other again and never return.
The sound of iron chains sounded again, dragging heavily on the ground, like a steel snake, crawling on the ground, almost ready to choose people to devour.
The footsteps suddenly stopped near his cell.
Li Dingyuan could even imagine that behind the domineering prison chief, there were two or three arrogant jailers, just like a judge appearing in front of him with a bull's head and a horse's face.
——Could it be that it’s your turn so soon...?
Thinking of this, Li Dingyuan even lost the strength to tremble, and his whole body collapsed on the damp wooden board, despairing of all thoughts.
"Chun'an Qi Dazhu, come out!"
When he heard that it was not him, Li Dingyuan was first happy and then shocked, staring at Qi Dazhu in disbelief.
——How could it be so fast? ! Although the two had known each other for only a day, Li Dingyuan admired his upright inmate. Now that he was about to leave, he felt that there was a huge emptiness in his heart that could not be filled.
This feeling of regret and regret even suppressed the worry and fear in his heart that his life was about to end.
Following the sound of shouting, there was a heavy bang of opening the cell door.
Generally, when they hear this noise, the prisoners in the cell, no matter how unbearable the pain is, will get up and go to the iron gate to say hello, which is a final explanation for their fate in this life.
Only those who know they will die will only look at each other and nod at each other. This is because they are planning to meet on the road to hell soon without saying anything.
Today, most of those being imprisoned are the leaders who gathered to resist the government's policy of converting rice to mulberry. Those who dare to take the lead are all bloody men.
When they heard Qi Dazhu's name, they all stood up and looked at the cell leader through the iron bars, with obvious anger in their eyes.
——Why take him away!
——We are all forced to do so!
——Why are we imprisoned?
I don't know when, there was a knocking sound in the prison, and the knocking sound was loud and loud as the iron door was opened by the cell head.
The noise alerted the jailers. They held wooden sticks, led the crowd in, and rewarded each prisoner who was knocking on the iron door with a stick.
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Amidst the dull sound of slapping skin and flesh, the jailers shouted loudly:
"What do you want to do?!"
"Knock again, knock again and I'll chop off your hand!"
The prison became silent, but grief and anger surged silently inside. The hope in everyone's hearts sank like the sun, making it even harder to survive the night in the prison.
The cell leader didn't pay attention to the commotion outside, he just looked at Qi Dazhu and sneered:
"When you first come in, there are so many people crying for you, your life is worth it!"
Qi Dazhu laughed loudly, shook the iron chains that bound his body, made a clanging sound, and stood up suddenly.
The cell leader realized that there was not a person in front of him, but a blind bear who had just woken up from hibernation and wanted to spread his arms to eat people. His face turned pale with fright, he took two or three steps back, and his back hit the iron fence.
Qi Dazhu did not look at him, but turned his head, scanned the cells within sight, looked at the prisoners one by one, and said loudly:
"Qi is destined in this life, and I can't thank you enough for this gift from all my brothers. Thank you very much!"
His voice was like thunder, like a thunderbolt exploding in the sky, completely covering up all noise.
Although he was only detained here for less than a day, Qi Dazhu also learned that these so-called "prisoners" were almost all bloody men who were arrested by the government on various charges because they were unwilling to change rice into mulberry.
Therefore, there was no loneliness in his words, only a generous and heroic spirit that was about to burst forth.
Seeing Qi Dazhu's arrogance, the four guards behind the cell leader immediately took out the wooden sticks in their hands and beat him all over the face.
These sticks are all redwood native to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. They are hard and heavy. Once the stick is passed, it will leave a bruise on the prisoner's body, which cannot be removed for ten days and a half.
But Qi Dazhu was hit with several sticks, but he did not waver. Seeing him resisting the beating, the prison guard no longer wasted his efforts, but said sadly:
"Qi Dazhu, do you think you are a hero? I tell you, if you are a hero, don't commit crimes and don't go to jail!
If you fall into my hands, not only will you not be able to be a good man, you will not be able to become a man! ”
Li Dingyuan twisted his body and said angrily:
"It's a shame that you, as an official, are so cruel!"
The prison head smiled and didn't take it seriously, just taking it as a compliment to himself.
If he wasn't vicious, how could he be transferred to the prison of Zhensi Yamen to guard this group of vicious rebels? !
Li Dingyuan’s voice became louder and he said angrily:
"We are unjustly accused. Even if we are convicted, we have to be escorted to the Yamen and act in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty. What do you mean by this?!"
The prison boss let out a sigh and chuckled, "Oh, I never expected that there is such an eloquent scholar like you in the prison, hey!"
He slapped the iron fence with the wooden stick in his hand and said slowly: "National law? Here, my words are the law."
Li Dingyuan became even more angry and wanted to say something, but Qi Dazhu shook his head and strode towards the cell head.
Seeing the rude man moving again, the cell leader instinctively retreated toward the door, but Qi Dazhu just glanced at him condescendingly and ordered:
"You want to take me away? Then let's go!"
At this moment, he didn't look like a prisoner being escorted by jailers, but like a general giving orders.
The prison leader noticed a huge insult from this look. His face turned red, he waved his hand and said sternly:
"Let's go!"
Qi Dazhu raised his head and walked out with a golden sword.
Li Dingyuan looked at his back with a sad look in his eyes. He felt the coolness of the floor under his feet, and the chill came up, and he realized that the night was already deep.
——I don’t know what day it is.
At this moment, an extremely suppressed voice was heard coming from the prison door. Although the voice was low, it had an extremely deep power.
"There are people like you here. If you are a hero, you should commit crimes!"
No matter what kind of torture he faced, Qi Dazhu, who could keep his face calm, suddenly felt shaken and lost his voice:
"Master?!"
Although he already underestimated the courage of his own owner, Qi Dazhu still didn't expect that he would dare to break into Zhen Si's prison alone to rob him.
Qi Dazhu was shocked and surprised.
Then the cell leader was frightened and frightened.
——Who is this person and when did he come?
——The most important thing is how he got in.
The prison head suddenly turned his head, his pupils trembling. Although he could not think of the answers to these questions, he knew that the person coming was a great boxer with extremely high boxing skills, and he was about to call for help.
But Xu Xing really hated these cruel beasts. His body was like lightning flying across the sky, making the wind howl and extinguishing all the candles in the prison.
Wherever this figure passed, the jailers fell down one after another, unable to even utter a roar.
In the darkness, there was only a "bang" sound, as if something heavy hit the iron door.
The impact was so heavy that the entire iron gate shook. With a "bu" sound, one of the copper locks was broken and hit the ground with a "clang".
But it was the body that flew out from the prison cell.
Xu Xing opened the door and used his hands hard. His five fingers seemed to be much sharper than swords and axes. With just one grasp, he tore apart the iron chains wrapped around Dazhu.
Li Dingyuan was stunned and speechless when he saw this scene.
——Is this still a fucking human?
Xu Xing did not waste any time and said briefly to Dazhu:
"Release all the people you trust and act quickly."
Although only one day had passed, Qi Dazhu, who had suffered great changes, was obviously much more mature and tenacious than before, and he did these "rebellious and unethical" things without any psychological burden.
He immediately nodded, stepped over to the body of the cell leader, and took out a bunch of keys to free the men who had been framed.
Xu Xingze walked forward, and when he first came in, he had already caught some conversations coming from underground through his extraordinary ear.
The news revealed in this conversation made Xu Xing unable to ignore it, and he also had to find out.
At this time, under the prison, He Maocai, the inspector of Zhejiang Province, raised his head, frowned and said:
"Why is it so noisy up there?"
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