Shadow Guard, he's a bit good

Chapter 24

The carriage drove slowly again, and the little girl in the carriage knelt down in front of Gu Xiao with a plop and said, "I beg the prince to be the master for the daughters of the people, please save my brother."

The little girl kowtowed deeply with tears in her eyes, and Gu Xiao saw that the little girl must be asking for something when she stopped the car. At this moment, he was not very surprised, and only raised his hand to signal the little girl to get up.

The little girl bravely stopped the car with one breath, and she was obviously scared when she got into the car. She hesitated for a long time and finally looked at Nineteen, maybe she felt that Nineteen was a low-ranking person just like herself. It will be easier to talk.

"Girl, get up, my master doesn't like others kneeling down on him"

Nineteen bluntly said a word, but the little girl stood up immediately as if she had been encouraged.

Gu Xiao: ...

Is he so scary, obviously from the outside he looks much more talkative than the unsmiling Nineteen, this little girl is not afraid of Nineteen but is afraid of him.

Gu Xiao sighed silently and motioned for the little girl to sit down before saying, "What's your name, and what's your request, please tell me."

Although Gu Xiao's original intention was not to meddle in other people's affairs, but after all, he bears the title of a prince, so he can't ignore people who come to him.

The little girl wiped her tears and said: "The folk girl named Yue'er lives in the suburbs. There are only father and elder brother in the family. Half a month ago, my father went to the mountains to dig some wild bamboo shoots and sell them in the city, but a local ruffian in the village said That mountain belonged to him and he wanted his father to pay money, but he didn’t think it was enough after his father gave him money, so he beat his father seriously, and within three days his father died at home.”

"Didn't you report to the officer?"

Yue'er cried and said: "Reported, my brother went to report to the government that day, but the county magistrate took the money and released him without charge. After his father passed away, my brother reported to the government again, but this time my brother was arrested by the county magistrate." Hit [-] boards for no reason"

Gu Xiao was furious after hearing this, even if he was just an ordinary bystander now, he couldn't help but be angry about this matter, no matter where a corrupt official puts his life on the line for money, it is heartbreaking.

Yue'er continued: "Later, my brother had no choice but to report to the magistrate, but the magistrate said that my father committed the crime of stealing by digging other people's wild shoots without authorization and should pay for it, but my father refused to pay the money and was beaten. The gangster is legitimately protecting his own interests. And the fact that my father died after being beaten for three days has nothing to do with anyone else.”

"No reason!"

Gu Xiao's anger soared and he raised his hand reflexively to pat the place beside him, but when he slapped the hard wooden hand with too much force, it immediately turned red and numb, and he let out an "ouch" in pain.

"Owner"

Nineteen was also surprised and quickly picked up Gu Xiao's hand, rubbing and blowing it in distress.

"I'm fine." Gu Xiao turned to Yue'er again and said, "And what about your brother?"

"My brother was angry and scolded the magistrate officials for protecting and protecting the prisoner, so the magistrate arrested him for slandering the court officials. My lord, please save my brother."

Gu Xiao comforted her and said, "Stop crying, since you have sued this king, this king will never sit idly by, but how do you know that this king is a prince?"

"It has long been known that the prince brought troops to Pingyao to suppress the bandits. Everyone is looking forward to the prince's arrival. Since the daughters of the people found out, they have been waiting at the gate of the city every day. Pingyao is not rich enough to sit in such a beautiful carriage. Only the people in the capital Here come the high officials"

Gu Xiao said approvingly: "You are quite clever."

It was inconvenient for Gu Xiao to take Yue'er with him when he was going to the prefect, so he asked one of the guards to take her home.He asked Yue'er to be calm and wait for the news, but Yue'er trusted him, thanked him and nodded, and agreed. Before leaving, Gu Xiao asked Yue'er about her brother's appearance and asked for something as a treat. keepsake.

The name of the Pingyao magistrate is Liu Cheng, because the suppression of the bandits requires the cooperation of the local magistrate, so Gu Xiao probably knows this person temporarily.

Liu Cheng served as the magistrate for more than six years, and his performance was mediocre. Although he made no great achievements, he also made no major mistakes. However, judging from the poverty of Pingyao, it seems that Liu Cheng's governance of Pingyao is not very good.

The living standard of a place can be seen just by looking at the food and clothing of the people and the things sold on the street. The people here wear coarse linen clothes, and the children are even more dilapidated. The buildings of some restaurants and restaurants are also poor. They all showed a sense of age, and the items sold on the stalls would probably be thrown away as waste in the capital.

When Gu Xiao arrived at the gate of the magistrate's mansion, Liu Cheng was already waiting there in an official robe. The guard showed his token and Liu Cheng bowed his head and bowed to welcome Gu Xiao into the mansion.

"My lord has been exhausted all the way, and my servant has prepared a banquet for my lord to wash away the dust."

Gu Xiao strutting with his head held high, he just nodded and didn't speak.

"The lower official has cleaned up the house, please rest for a while, and wait for the banquet to start, and then I will send someone to inform the prince."

This time Gu Xiao cherished words like gold and said "yes"

Liu Cheng was probably used to seeing high-ranking adults and didn't find it boring. He talked to himself along the way until he brought Gu Xiao to his residence before leaving. The two guards who came with him were also arranged at a place not far from Gu Xiao. Room.

After closing the door, Gu Xiao said: "The magistrate Liu Cheng doesn't look like a good person at first glance."

Nineteen put the burden on and said, "How did the master find out?"

Sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks, treacherous eyebrows and mouse-eyes, who only care about their beards when they are not doing business, this kind of person is the standard appearance of a traitor in TV dramas.

But these cannot be said to Nineteen, Gu Xiao only said "intuition"

"Yue'er said that his brother was arrested by the magistrate and put into prison, why don't we take advantage of this time to go to the prison to investigate the situation?"

Nineteen agreed, "Let's go alone."

Gu Xiao thought that it would be inconvenient for him not to know martial arts nineteen, so he said, "Okay, then the king is waiting for you in the room, so be careful yourself"

Nineteen nodded, opened the door and walked out, then disappeared at the door in the blink of an eye.

When he came to Dalong Nineteenth, he covered his face with a face towel, and he went over the roof and walls to check one by one, but he didn't find anyone who looked similar to Brother Yue'er.

Nineteen couldn't help wondering, is there another place where the prefect detains prisoners?Nineteen was not willing to continue searching the government office, and finally saw two office servants guarding a room in a remote courtyard, and the door was still locked from the outside.

Nineteen picked up two stones and threw them over. With two pops, the two yamen servants immediately stood up and closed their eyes as if they were asleep.Nineteen went over and took the key from the yamen servant's waist and opened the door.

This is a firewood room, surrounded by piles of dry firewood, and lying in the firewood is a young man wearing a bracelet and anklets. The young man has disheveled hair, and his tattered clothes can barely cover his bruised body.

Sensing someone approaching the young man's body trembling slightly, Nineteen walked up to the young man and knelt down and said, "I am King Yan's Shadow Guard Nineteen, and you are Miss Yue'er's elder brother?"

Hearing that the boy tried his best to prop up half of his body and looked at Nineteen.

Nineteen took out a simple butterfly hairpin from his bosom and said, "Miss Yue'er begged the lord to save you."

The teenager looked at the hairpin with tears in his eyes, and he gave this hairpin to his sister himself.

"Yes, I am……"

The boy hadn't had a drop of water for a few days and his voice was hoarse, and his throat hurt like a fire when he spoke, but he still moved his body and knelt on the ground and said, "I beg the prince to help you, and make decisions for the common people."

Nineteen comforted him and said, "Don't worry, my master has already known about this matter and will definitely help you redress your grievances. Let me tell you about your situation."

It turned out that Liu Cheng was a masculine pervert, so he found a reason to arrest the young man and wanted to force him to submit. The young man swore he would die, so he was abused, beaten and locked into the firewood room.

"My master will find a way to rescue you first, then you just need to cooperate"

The boy nodded with tears in his eyes.

After talking about the matter, he left at nineteen. He relocked the door and hung the key on the servant's waist. Before leaving, he unlocked the servant's acupoints. It feels like I fell asleep and had a dream.

Nineteen returned to Gu Xiao's residence and closed the door. When he was about to take off his mask, he suddenly heard Gu Xiao say, "Don't move!"

So Nineteen's movements abruptly stopped and he said inexplicably, "What's the matter, master?"

Gu Xiao approached and raised Nineteen's chin flirtatiously with a finger and said, "You look pretty good like this."

In the TV series, the black-clothed and masked people are all handsome, and his Shijiu is even more handsome than them.

nineteen:……

Why is the master's focus always different from others?

Gu Xiao kissed Shijiu's lips through the face scarf, and then said with a smirk: "Okay, let's talk about business, have you found someone?"

Nineteen took off the facecloth and said, "We found it, but he was not put in a prison, but in a woodshed."

"what happened?"

Since it is a prisoner, why not put him in a prison and put him in a woodshed.

So Nineteen told the story again.

After hearing this, Gu Xiao was a little surprised, but then an idea popped up.

"This king has thought of a way to save him."

"any solution"

Gu Xiao whispered a few words in Nineteen's ear.

Nineteen nodded and said: "Master, this method is feasible."

"Aren't you jealous?"

Nineteen wondered: "The master wants to save people, why should the subordinates be jealous?"

Gu Xiao groaned in dissatisfaction: "You are not jealous of me anymore, come here!"

As he said that, Gu Xiao pulled Nineteen onto the bed, turned over and pressed on Nineteen and said, "Don't show up at the banquet tonight, this king will have someone bring the meal to your room."

"Why?"

The master didn't bring many people with him on this trip, so what if something happens to him if he doesn't follow the master.

Gu Xiao unbuttoned Nineteen's clothes and said, "Liu Cheng is a big pervert, I'm afraid he'll take a liking to you"

"how come"

To say something rebellious, even if you like that, you should also like the master.

Gu Xiao couldn't bear to refute: "Why not, I feel disgusted by people like him looking at you more than once, so be good, you can stay in the room."

Next, Gu Xiao tossed him up and down. Afterwards, Nineteen just wanted to follow along and didn't have the energy.