Fang Xing returned to the county government office with a relaxed mood, but because his footsteps were slow, he saw a yamen runner come forward and speak to Ban Tou. Upon hearing this, Liu Jue Ming's face suddenly turned cold.
"What's wrong, what happened?" Fang Xin turned his head and asked.
"It's nothing, sir. There's a commotion in the prison, someone is causing trouble and asking for wine and meat. I'll take care of it as soon as I get back." Liu Jue Ming hastily said with a smile.
The original law of the Great Chu, originally one county's prison and public security were handled by the Judicial Department (the patrol is under the management of the Judicial Department, so the patrol is from the 9th rank, while the Judicial Department is the main 9th rank), but now there is no Judicial Department, naturally it is managed by Fang Xin, the patrol handles public security, and the prison is managed by the class head. After all, it's a small county, and in fact, there aren't many people in the prison.
"Oh, there's such a person, I'll go take a look in our county too." Fang Xin said with great interest.
"This is a great prison, filthy and detestable; are you a noble?"
"It's all right, you just lead the way!" Fang Xin said so.
"Yes, sir!" Since Fang Xin wanted to take a look, it was fine, so he led the way and walked. Actually, the prison was just a little further away from the county government office, surrounded by walls, and the rooms were not very big. Several jailers came out to greet them.
As soon as he entered, he felt a chill and some resentment inside. Fang Xin furrowed his brow, only then remembering that he could still help the ghosts trapped inside to transcend.
A little further inside, I heard faint crying sounds coming from both sides, making people feel desolate.
The prison is not large, the isolated rooms are also small, although there are things like toilets, but they are also smelly and the ground is damp, with some straw laid out, inside are several prisoners. Of course, these are all serious offenders, minor offenders are allowed to leave the prison (at this time, you don't have to worry about escaping, because if you escape, your family will be implicated) - even for serious offenders, family members are allowed to visit, so there is always food to eat.
But looking at that dark and thin, disheveled hair, tattered clothes with a musty smell that assaults people, one can imagine what life is like inside, but there isn't the kind of person who yells about injustice as soon as they see someone.
All those who were sentenced to five years or more. Basically, they should not be able to hold on until the time of release, even if we don't mention the hardships and torture in prison, just this environment and food alone can make a healthy person wither away within five years.
Fang Xinhuai looked around and saw some vengeful spirits wailing on the prison walls, his heart tightened with a chill. He had faced the Dark Knights before, but never felt this kind of dread. How many innocent people had been wrongly killed here?
He smiled wryly to himself, wondering if his heart was too soft.
However, the red glow in prison was different from the red glow of the land, filled with a brutal atmosphere, but it also carried a divine aura. Fang Xin looked over and saw the prison god being worshipped inside.
The leader led the way, and they went up to pay their respects. They also lit incense, which was only done during the annual festival. At this time, it wasn't necessary to bow, but they still lit a few sticks of incense. It was then that he realized that after taking office, his body had been emitting a faint red glow, quite thick and strong. Upon closer inspection, even the prison guards had a hint of it. This was because anyone who held public office naturally received a portion of the imperial court's aura, which although tiny, was enough to ward off ordinary ghosts.
Moreover, when you receive this official position, what you do naturally becomes part of the court's aura. Whether it is good or evil, there are consequences. Therefore, strictly speaking, the court's aura is actually composed of more than half of these numerous large and small official positions.
It turns out that Fang Xin hadn't thought about the problem from this angle for a long time, and immediately said: "That person who wants to drink and eat meat, who is he? Take the county magistrate to see him."
"This is Wu Jie, his ancestors were military personnel, he learned some skills and has a small reputation in the nearby area. Last time, he injured someone and was sentenced to three years by the county magistrate. It's been over a year now. His parents died early, originally had a mistress, but she also ran away. No one sent wine or dishes, so they quarreled." Liu Jue Ming explained.
Fang Xinen followed casually, but was shocked at what he saw.
This person's appearance is ugly, equally dark and thin, disheveled hair, tattered clothes with a musty smell, but the prison god's red light surprisingly doesn't fall on his body, because this person's body carries a strong aura of evil.
Fang Xin was quite strange, and he looked carefully.
The prison god of this world, also a orthodox god, was sealed by the Son of Heaven. Most of them were originally officials in charge of justice and prisons who were granted the title after death (the Son of Heaven has the power to appoint such small gods, and will be recognized by this world). Regardless of whether they had any magical powers when alive, the divine power obtained after death is genuine, but can't suppress this person?
Looking carefully at this aura, it's not what he did in this life, but what was left over from his previous life. His heart just made a move.
"Whose family is this? Tell me carefully."
"This man used to be, still in the year of Taizu, under General Zhang's command, doing things, heard that he was a eighth-rank deputy commander, with some martial arts skills, and had achieved some military merits. Later, he was injured and stayed here to settle down. When fighting against the local bandits, he died in battle. The two generations after him were sheltered in the government office, doing some miscellaneous tasks. Until his generation, they would often bully people in the countryside, and County Magistrate Cai had found an excuse to arrest him and put him in prison. Hiss, how come now he's not making a sound?" Liu Jue Ming was very surprised, this man used to be very arrogant, even in prison, he still had some rough behavior, but considering his background as a government soldier, he suffered less than others.
"Born into a military family, huh? Not bad at all!" Fang Xin's heart skipped a beat as he coldly snorted: "Wu Jie, you've seen the county magistrate, why don't you pay your respects?"
"This county has just come out. The person who was originally lying on the broken straw suddenly opened his eyes: 'Are you the county magistrate? Has Cai Xu been transferred or died?'"
"How dare you, you actually dare to call out the official's name?" Liu Jue Ming roared in anger and was about to open the door to whip him.
If he was still a bit afraid of this person before going to prison, after all, in the government office, he was an official and his martial arts skills were among the best. However, after being imprisoned for over a year, according to the rules of the prison, they would be starved until they were half dead, even if it was someone strong, after a year, they would be nothing but skin and bones, what's there to fear?
"Slowly, your ancestors were from the eighth rank of Xuanjie deputy captain, following General Zhang's door to do things? You used to be in charge of handling cases in the yamen?" Fang Xin asked.
"What's it to you? Are you treating me to wine and meat?" Wu Jie said with a raised eyebrow.
"What's the difficulty in rewarding you with wine and meat? Liu Jue Ming, find out for me, is there any wine and meat?" Fang Xin said this, but actually a person's fate is very strange. Fang Xin concluded that one was called "qi" and the other was called "vessel".
What is called a vessel refers to the greatest capacity, that is, what can be achieved to the highest degree, which is quite difficult to break through.
But pursuing the size of a device is actually a useless thing for most people, because most people will never reach their own life's highest point.
In the midst of chaos, there are also people who have great potential to accommodate a county or a province, but in most cases, they do not have the opportunity to develop, and if they do, it is only because heroes emerge in times of turmoil.
The air is the thing that the container holds, Fang Xin's words are based on his own feelings and methods, fortune and misfortune are closely related to this. Now, looking at this person's appearance, it can be said that he has a capacity comparable to one county or province, which is even stronger than Li Rui's original one.
The air is stronger than Li Rui's original, this kind of evil spirit, after being released from prison, should be the leader of the local ruffians. If the world is slightly chaotic, it will become a mountain king, and if it becomes more chaotic, it may become a leader of a rebel army! Thinking like this, he saw the small head of the prison come up: "Sir, I have a pot of wine and a few kilograms of pork head meat here, do you want them?"
"Alright, bring it over quickly, I haven't smelled meat for half a year." Wu Jie shouted loudly, and as soon as he got it, he grabbed it with one hand and gulped it down, wolfing it down.
Fang Xin smiled and watched him finish eating, saying: "Wu Jie, you were originally a military officer and later became a public official. This county is currently short of an attendant, so why don't you follow me to take care of things? How about it?"
"Then I'll follow you, and kowtow to the adults!" Wu Jie wiped his mouth and knelt down.
"Really?" Liu Jue Ming's face turned somewhat unsightly.
"What's wrong, you have an opinion about how I handled it?" Fang Xin asked somewhat displeased.
"No, of course not." Liu Jueming's heart skipped a beat as he hastily said.
Wu Jie was only guilty of a minor crime, not one of the ten unpardonable crimes, so the county magistrate naturally had the power to decide life and death, and releasing him would be just a matter of saying the word. This was the great authority of ancient county magistrates.
"Let him go, and then take the difference of a yamen soldier. From now on, he will follow this county." Fang Xin said calmly, but after finishing speaking, he felt a movement, and couldn't help looking at him again, and then looked at himself, and was shocked again.
It turned out that as soon as Fang Xin spoke, a hint of red light suddenly appeared on the other person, and it merged with his original killing intent. Meanwhile, his own thick red official aura was reduced by a full 30%!
Moreover, the two breaths are connected, and although I have suppressed my opponent, they still have some unruliness, which is because my official air is not strong enough, and also because my opponent has not received my favor.
Originally, recruiting him was to take on his karma and future responsibilities. Fang Xin seemed to have some understanding of this. However, it didn't matter, as using this person well could still increase one's own aura and merit, it was just a current expenditure.
Fang Xindun paused for a moment, then put the matter aside and said to Liu Jue Ming: "It's New Year's, look at this wet and rotten grass. Let's divide it into batches and dry them in the sun outside. We'll also change the grass to new dry ones. Even if no family members send any, we'll give them some meat dishes to eat, which is also a way to celebrate the New Year!"
"Yes, sir!" Liu Jue Ming said.