In the Jiangzhou Prefecture Office, Sun Tu was explaining to Cai Jiu why he suddenly rushed over: "I heard that someone wrote an anti-poem in the Xunyang Tower, so I came to listen to the dispatch. Do you dare to ask the prefect if you know the exact identity of the thief?"

Cai Jiu's face was gloomy. Under his own rule, such a traitor had a lot of mistakes. If the matter was transmitted to the capital by some people, it would be a big mistake, especially because the matter was reported by Yuan Wang, he could not take it lightly. Who knows if this guy wants to take the opportunity to retake the initiative?

Speaking of which, after admitting defeat to Cai Jiu last time, Yuan Wang acted quite low-key and well-behaved. Not only did he hand over all the power in his hands, but he would report to the prefect for advice if he had anything to do. This really made Cai Jiu angry and thought that his previous decision was good. But now, when there was another problem in the city, Prefect Cai felt a little uneasy again. After all, they and their backers were both opponents.

But when Cai Jiu was in front of Yuan Wang, he would not express his doubts, but said with a cold face: "Those wastes have never brought anyone to him until now. They are just a Shandong family named Song Jiang... By the way, Qianli aren't you from Yuncheng County, Shandong? Do you know the origin of Song Jiang?"

Sun Tu cooperated with a hint of surprise: "Song Jiang? Xiaguan certainly knew that he was the guard of Yuncheng County. Later, he was sent to Jiangzhou because of the murder of a concubine. Now he is being detained in the prison camp. Xiaguan had some friendship with him and had received favors from him, so he took care of him before." These things on the surface could not be hidden, so Sun Tu told him truthfully.

Sure enough, when Cai Jiu and Yuan Wang both changed their faces, the former said anxiously: "Why didn't you say it earlier? Since Song Jiang has the intention to rebel, you should report it to me earlier to know!"

"Yes, Sun Tuanlian, this is your fault." Yuan Wang also quickly continued: "Is it possible that you want to cover up Song Jiang because you have a close relationship with him?" It was because of Sun Tu's appearance that he fell into such a difficult situation. Once he had the chance, he would of course give the other party some eye drops.

Sun Tu hurriedly argued: "The prefect Mingjian, and the subordinates have always been loyal to the court. How could they do something to collude with the thief? I never knew that Song Jiang would have such a courage... I just found out from his words and deeds that he was in a mess due to a sudden change in situations. Maybe he got crazy. So could it be those anti-poems written by him when he was sick?"

Cai Jiu was stunned when he heard this. This was a good idea. Even if it was far-fetched, it would be much better than reporting the matter to the court truthfully. But before he could speak, Yuan Wang quickly retorted: "It is difficult for Sun Tuan to win the trust of your words. These two anti-poems are not only smooth in words but also smooth in rhymes, but not even in the way of writing. Can a madman write it? Do you really want to cover up on him when you speak like this?"

"I don't dare to do so. I'm just guessing. What's the truth depends on bringing the person." Sun Tu shook his head quickly and said as if to show his position: "Prefect, why not let Bei Zhi take someone to ask Song Jiang for a question and see how he explains it."

"This is not necessary. I believe that the people below should have found out their identity and brought him from the prison camp. But for a thousand miles, this person is in the prison camp under your jurisdiction, and your relationship is not light. You must keep a good idea in the future. You can no longer let some prisoners with ulterior motives go out at will." Cai Jiu reminded him seriously, and Sun Tu quickly clasped his fists again and said yes.

Just as they were talking, someone came outside the door to report that the criminal Song Jiang had been brought, but there was a hint of hesitation on his face. In Sun Tu's eyes, he quickly asked, "What's wrong with the criminal? Why didn't you bring him in for a question?"

"The prisoner Song Jiang seemed to be crazy and was completely dirty in the feces and urine... Even though we had already washed it with water when we came, it was still smelly. We really dared not bring him in to see the prefect." The subordinate replied with disgust and embarrassed look on his face.

"It's really crazy?" Sun Tu actually knew that Song Jiang would be crazy in order to protect himself, so he mentioned it before, but now he still showed surprise: "I saw him a good thing a year ago, why did he look like this in less than half a month?"

"According to the Dean Dai there, Song Jiang did suddenly get sick after the New Year, but it was better a few days ago, but he suddenly became like this in the past two or three days, and he didn't even bother or pee..."

"Prince, He Ru went out to see this person. The lower official believed that if he pretended, he would not be able to escape my eyes." Yuan Wang said, deliberately looking at Sun Tu.

Sun Tu was calm and nodded, "Yuanzhou Tui said so much. We can't conclude that he is really crazy, so it's better to see him."

Since this is the case, even though Cai Jiu was a little reluctant, he still nodded and refused to take the person to the lobby or the second hall. He was only allowed to take Song Jiang to the open courtyard in front for trial.

When the three of them passed by, they saw a strange scene. There was a big bamboo basket in the courtyard. A man soaked and in single clothes was sitting in the basket and shouting something. The soldiers around him were only around the basket to prevent him from escaping, but they had no intention of stepping forward to stop him. Moreover, many people even covered their noses with their hands, all of which looked disgusting.

When they got closer, Sun Tu smelled a disgusting stench that was coming endlessly, and he also heard clearly what Song Jiang was shouting: "I am the son-in-law of the Jade Emperor and the son of the Grand Lord. I came to the world on their orders and will soon be called the king and the emperor. If you dare to treat me like this, I can call the Nine Heavens Thunder Killer, and you might as well kowtow your head and surrender quickly..."

Song Jiang was really willing to go out. In order to escape from sin, he not only did not avoid dirty things such as shit and urine, but even said such crazy words like a madman. Looking at his crying and laughing, he would have thought that he was a madman if he hadn't known it in his heart.

For example, Cai Jiu frowned deeply after seeing such a thing, and covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves: "Why don't you rinse him clean? You dare to bring such pickled things to me!" As he said that, he held back his disgust and observed Song Jiang carefully: "This person looks so crazy, no wonder he dared to write such a rebellious anti-poem in public."

Seeing this, Sun Tu immediately agreed and said, "Yes, the official saw that he was just a madman because of a sudden change. I am afraid that those anti-poems are not from their original intentions. Moreover, a prisoner of thieves can pose any threat to the great Song Dynasty. Just keep him in the prison camp and let him die."

Just when Cai Jiu was about to be moved by Sun Tu's words, Yuan Wang, who had been staring at Song Jiang, spoke: "Slow down, no matter how I look at him, he seems to be pretending to be crazy." As he said that, he stepped forward and shouted: "Song Jiang, do you think you can deceive the government in this way? Since you dare to write anti-poems in Xunyang Tower, you should know what the result will be! It would be too late to pretend to be crazy and stupid at this time!"

But Song Jiang in the basket turned a deaf ear to his words and still shouted those crazy words, without even glance at him. Seeing this, Sun Tu said again: "Yuanzhoutui, even if someone really wants to get rid of his crime by pretending to be crazy, he will not go with his shit and urine, and he will not show any flaws when he comes to us, right?"

"It's hard to say. After all, this is a serious crime of beheading and even extermination of the clan." Yuan Wang refused to accept such an explanation and shouted immediately: "Come here, drag Song Jiang out and beat me hard. I want to see how long he can be crazy. If he is really a lunatic, he will probably not be afraid of pain."

The magistrate spoke, but the prefect had no intention of stopping him. The servants in the state office did not dare to neglect them. They could only endure the disgust and forcefully pulled Song Jiang, who was still stinking, and after pressing him on the ground, they picked up the stick and whipped it hard.

After only a few times, Song Jiang screamed, but he still shouted loudly: "I am the son-in-law of the Jade Emperor. How dare you treat me like this? Tomorrow... tomorrow, there will be 100,000 heavenly soldiers coming to earth to kill you all, without leaving any..." But after saying this kind of crazy words for a while, he was replaced by screams. After all, he was not the true hero who despises life and death and is not afraid of pain. He had never suffered such a great deal before.

In the courtyard, the sound of sticks and flesh was constantly heard, and Song Jiang's screams gradually became less and turned into a miserable hum. However, Sun Tu was powerless at this time, so he could only watch Song Jiang being tortured helplessly, hoping that he could grit his teeth and persevere.

But Yuan Wang refused to let Song Jiang go so easily. After hushing Cai Jiu, he stepped forward without avoiding the stinking, and twisted his body around Song Jiang who was being tortured, saying, "Song Jiang, do you still want to pretend to be stupid and act crazy now? I tell you that if you do this again, I can directly order someone to kill you alive. Think about it yourself. If you confess your guilt, you will be punished by that knife, which is much more comfortable than being killed by a stick."

Song Jiang's patience had reached its limit at this time. When he heard this threat, he felt even more panicked. Only then did he realize that his previous plan was indeed a bit too simple. It was impossible to just pretend to be crazy and let Chao Gai and the others come to rescue him.

"I will give you the last chance to die here, or be sentenced to Mingzhengdian after conviction!" Yuan Wang's words hit him like a death talisman, causing Song Jiang to scream after screaming: "I... I am pretending to be crazy... I wrote the two anti-poems because I was drunk for a while. But I have never really had the intention to rebel. I would like to ask all the officials to understand..."

Well, with this statement, the illusion that I had worked hard to pretend to have completely disappeared, which made Sun Tu speechless. Song Jiang is actually not a hero!

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Chapter completed!