76. Preemption (4)
"Young Master." Old Tao said in a low voice.
Tao Mo quickly made it from the mat, ran to the iron bar in three steps, pressing the sound lower than him, "Why are you here?"
"I'm here to see the young master." Lao Tao looked at the environment in the prison cell and frowned deeply. There was no need to mention the dark and dampness, there was not even a bed. There was only a mat that was stepped on by many people, with only a dirty, thin and small quilt on it. "I'll save the young master!" At that time, he was afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back, and he was indecisive and sovereign that Master Tao died unjustly. Now, he will never repeat the same mistakes.
Tao Mo shook his head and said, "I won't leave."
"Young Master!" Old Tao slightly raised the volume.
Tao Mo hurriedly made a swearing gesture, "I can't help but blame the crimes listed by the prefect, and I should have been punished."
Lao Tao said: "The prefect intends to target you."
Tao Mo said: "If I hadn't been full of holes, how could he target me?"
"Hasty holes?" Lao Tao was too lazy to study whether he should use it at this time, and said, "Has the young master forgotten how the master passed away?"
Tao Mo's face turned pale, bit her lip, shook her head vigorously and said, "It's because she didn't forget, so she can't leave."
"The prefect has no right to detain the young master."
"I have no right to escape from prison." Tao Mo said, "Isn't it a big mistake to know that others have made mistakes, but I still make mistakes, but I'm just making mistakes?"
For the first time, Lao Tao discovered that Tao Mo was so eloquent. "Stay the green mountains and don't worry about not having any firewood. The young master might as well follow me back to the inn first, and we will make a long-term plan. With Master Jin... and Gu She are there, you don't have to worry about not being able to overcome the law."
Tao Mo said: "Even if the law is good, I can't. This time I was wrong first. If the prefect said that the coroner was a post-mortgage, the county magistrate must be present, I wouldn't know that there were such regulations. As a grandparent, I should have fulfilled the responsibility of educating a county, but in the end, I am not as familiar with the law. What kind of face do I have to speak out to get out of this cell?"
Old Tao was silent for a while and said, "Young Master. This matter is probably related to Huang Guangde."
"Just discuss the matter. If I am wrong, it is wrong. So what if I have nothing to do with whom? Even if it is really Huang Guangde, at least in this matter, he was right, and I was wrong." Tao Mo said, "Since I am wrong, I should be punished, and I deserve it."
Seeing that he had decided, Lao Tao sighed and said, "I will send someone to protect you secretly. If there is really something, remember to shout. I mean, if they abuse lynching."
Tao Mo nodded and said, "Take care too." If the person behind the scenes is really Huang Guangde, then he will never give up. At that time, I am afraid that Lao Tao, Master Jin, and Gu She will be in danger.
Lao Tao took off his jacket and stuffed it into the iron bar, "It's cold at night, you're just sick and can't stand the cold."
Tao Moben wanted to refuse, but Lao Tao seemed to have known what he was going to say before. After stuffing his clothes, he turned around and left. He was so fast that he didn't have time to shout, so he had to hold his jacket and lay silently on the mat.
But Lao Tao gave Tao Mo the clothes, and he was so cold that he felt cold all over. He finally returned to the inn and was about to enter the quilt when he saw Gu She standing at the door. Seeing his appearance, he must have been waiting for a while.
"Young Master Gu." Old Tao pushed open the door and thought about how to issue an order to expel guests, but Gu She had already stepped into the room as soon as he pushed open the door. Old Tao said unhappily: "In the middle of the night, I wonder what Mr. Gu has to give advice?"
Gu She didn't go around in circles and said straight to the point: "How is he?"
When Lao Tao heard that he cared about Tao Mo, his depression faded away, and sighed, "What can I do in that kind of place?"
Gu cum pursed his lips.
Lao Tao's eyes lit up when he remembered Gu She's family background, "I want to save the young master, but the young master doesn't want to. Unless the prefect can open the door and personally allow the brigade to release him."
Gu She said nothing.
Lao Tao felt a little impatient, so he simply said directly: "Mr. Gu is willing to do his best?"
"In your opinion..."
"Gu Xiang is the world, and it should be no problem?" Old Tao secretly scolded him for pretending and asked questions with certainty.
Gu She said lightly: "Gu Xiang is the world, what does it have to do with me?"
Lao Tao frowned. It sounded like he was unwilling to interfere.
Gu She said: "Do you know why he doesn't want you to save him?"
Lao Tao said: "He said he deserves his crime. What are the two listed in the prefecture? If he really wants to say it, it is a serious crime that he detains the imperial court officials without authorization!"
Gu She said, "He doesn't want you to save him because his reputation is not right. If I bring out my father's reputation, will it be right?"
Lao Tao was suffocated. Gu She was the son of Gu Xiang, but Gu She himself had no official position. According to the court's laws, not to mention Gu Xiang's son, even if it was a current prince, if it were not for the emperor's decree or seal, he would not be able to dispatch local affairs without authorization. Asking Gu She to ask the prefect to release Tao Mo in the name of Gu Xiang is not just a bad reputation, but it is simply a blundering of power.
Gu She said, "If I do this, wouldn't it make Tao Mo more guilty and the prefect selfless?"
Lao Tao was born into a magic sect and was accustomed to solving problems directly. After he said this, he could not help but feel enlightened. But he naturally would not say it, "What should we do in your opinion?"
Gu Shedao: "I will do my business according to the rules."
"Doing according to the rules? What rules?"
Gu Shedao: "Beat the drum and make trouble."
"..." Old Tao sneered, "Although the prefect is targeting the young master, as the young master said, he has a small mistake first. If the prefect wants to take advantage of the issue, he will be helpless. How can he appeal for the wronged?"
Gu She said, "If it's right, try to make him make a mistake. If there's a small mistake, let him make a big mistake."
Lao Tao said: "You mean..."
"It was wrong to seize the imperial court's official for no reason." Gu Shedao, "but it's still a small mistake now..."
"No." Lao Tao refused flatly before he could finish his words, "Young master is weak, and it is already a torment to stay there for one day. How can you stay for ten days and half a month?"
Gu She said, "How could I come up with such a simple way?"
Old Tao looked at him suspiciously.
Gu She said with a blank expression: "Since he is wrong, he is so wrong that he has to let others go and ignore them, and even...retrace the water."
Early in the morning, there were few pedestrians on the street.
Gu She walked to the big drum at the entrance of the yamen wearing a cloak and picked up the drumsticks.
Gu Xiaojia grabbed his arm and said anxiously: "Young Master, you really want to go to court?"
Gu She said: "Yes."
Gu Xiaojia said: "Young Master has never been to court. Why not go back to Tanyang County to ask Mr. Yishu to take action?"
Gu She said: "Don't you believe me?"
"It's not that I don't believe it, it's just..." Gu Xiaojia whispered, "As a young master, I shouldn't be involved in such a dirty place as the yamen and the court. If the young master really wants to save Tao Mo, it's better for me to go and persuade the prefect."
Gu She looked at him silently, his face as deep as water.
Gu Xiaojia was frightened by his eyes, and his hand holding his arm slowly released.
Dong!
Dongdongdongdongdongdong!
Dongdongdongdongdongdong!
...
The drums are like thunder, and the sounds are shaking the sky.
The prefect hurriedly went to the hall, stared at Gu She who was standing under the hall, skillfully picked up the gavel and slapped it, and said, "Who is in the hall?"
"Caomin Gu She."
"Why don't you kneel when you see me?" asked the prefect.
Gu She said, "I'm here to seek justice."
The magistrate said: "Since I am here to seek justice, why don't you kneel down?"
"Because it's the adults I want to sue."
"Rare!" The prefect beat the agglomeration, "Do you know that the people are going to be beaten to the slaughter?"
"Where is the official suing him?"
The prefect sneered: "What kind of official are you?"
Gu Shedao: "I'm not an official, but my boss is."
The prefect felt a little in his heart, "Who is your boss?"
"Tao Mo."
The magistrate said: "Mr. Tao has neglected his duties and is corrupt and abused the law. I have taken it down. Could you help him with justice?"
Gu Shedao: "It is to avenge him."
The prefect waved, "He has a conclusive evidence and no injustice can be resolved!"
Gu Shedao: "Since that is the case, please list his evidence of his crimes one by one so that we can convince us."
The prefect was furious and pointed at his nose and said, "Rareless! Since I dared to capture Tao Mo, there is naturally evidence. But who are you? Why did I give you a look at it?"
Gu She said, "I am just a cannibal. But since the adults said that he had captured Tao Mo, then the cannibals dare to ask, which law did the adults dare to seize the imperial court without approval from the Ministry of Personnel and without permission from the Ministry of Justice?"
Chapter completed!