Chapter 31 The winner is king
Yongda Square, Chang'an County Prison.
"Dinner is served, dinner is served!"
Prisoners at the first level in the prison came in with buckets of food, and beat the bars with their spoons.
A condemned prisoner who was waiting to be executed in autumn sniffed, "It smells like wine and meat? Is this the meal of decapitation?"
In the prison, there is no meat, wine or meat for two meals a day, not even a hot cake.
"The best Xinfeng wine, this is not the simmering wine, it is the Xinfeng wine worth 300 yuan for Doujiu, and this roast chicken with lamb chops, have you seen that, they are all freshly roasted, charred on the outside and inside? It's tender and fragrant." The jailer said with a smile.
"Today is only the fourth day of June, and it's not yet the end of autumn!" A death row inmate shouted in horror.
"Don't worry, this is not a meal of decapitation, someone treats you to wine and meat."
"who?"
The head of the cell didn't talk too much nonsense, he just released the death row prisoner from the cell.
Above the dungeon, in the backyard of the county prison, many tables have been set up under the corridor, with fine wine and meat on them.
Death row prisoners were brought up one after another.
Qin Lang sat there, looking at the unkempt appearance of these prisoners with chains on their bodies, he shook his head.
"Remove their shackles, take them to the well to draw water to wash them, and change them into clean clothes."
A bold prisoner looked at Qin Lang who was wearing a green robe, "Who are you?"
Liu Jiu stepped forward, "This is Chang'an County Wei Qin Sanlang!"
"Liu Jiu?"
The death row prisoner obviously recognized Liu Jiu, the prison tyrant of the county prison. He was very surprised to see him standing next to the county lieutenant in a clean and decent suit.
"Third Chang, if you want to eat meat and drink, hurry up, if you don't want to, go back to the dungeon and eat rats!"
The prisoner on death row was not annoyed, nor did he ask any more questions. He just laughed a few times, "Isn't it stupid not to eat wine and meat?" He said and walked to the well first.
Although each death row prisoner had doubts on their faces, after staying in the dark dungeon for a long time, it was hard enough to be able to stand on the ground, breathe the fresh and free air, and bask in the warm sun, let alone take a bath. Take a bath and change into clean clothes and sit there eating wine and meat.
Kung fu for a while.
The group of death row prisoners who were all smelly just now came back as if they were different people.
"Everyone, sit down!"
A group of people sat down, looking at the lamb chops, chicken and wine in front of them, they couldn't help swallowing.
"Eat!"
"Lieutenant Qin, can I ask why?" Chang Laosan who just spoke asked.
"If I were you, I would eat and drink first before talking about it, right?" Qin Lang laughed. Sure enough, Chang Laosan laughed when he heard it, "That's right." Dang even reached out his hand to pick up the wine jar without being polite, took several big gulps, put down the wine jar, reached out to grab the roast chicken, and gnawed on it.
Seeing this, the others couldn't sit still anymore, and all drank and ate meat one after another.
In a short while, the wine and meat on the tables in front of everyone were swept away by them.
Chang Lao San slapped the wine bar and patted his stomach contentedly, "Qin County Captain, can we talk about it now?"
Qin Lang glanced over the group of people.
"You are all death row prisoners. If you are executed after autumn, you will live for a few months at most, right?"
It is true that everyone is silent.
"I have seen your betting experience. There are people who are treacherous and evil, and there are people who have been wronged, but the result is already determined, and they are all waiting to be judged after the autumn, or beheaded or strangled. Now, I can give you a chance, a I don't know if you are willing to cherish the chance to live!"
Chang Laosan, who was born as a horse thief, immediately asked, "As long as I can live, I can do anything!"
Qin Lang smiled, "If you do this well, you will not only be able to live, but you will also be rewarded with fertile land, money and silk, and you will not even lose your fame and honors!"
"Is there such a good thing?" Chang Laosan asked with a smile.
"You don't need to believe me, but do you believe Liu Jiu?"
Chang Laosan looked at Liu Jiu thoughtfully, "Tell me what you want me to do."
Qin Lang smiled.
Freedom on the one hand and money on the other. Few prisoners on death row could resist this temptation.
Even other ordinary criminals in custody, under Qin Lang's instigation, were inspired by the golden and silvery gold and silver in the box.
What's more, the banner played by Qin Lang was to help King Qin put down the rebellion and help the court. Although these people were not stupid, in the end there were only a few people who were unwilling to participate in this conspiracy. These people were directly locked into the deepest part of the dungeon by Qin Lang.
Various weapons collected after many days began to be distributed.
Qin Yong, Liu Jiu, Lin San, and the bad commander Wei Chang were temporarily granted the capital by Qin Lang, and each of them unified more than a hundred people.
Several people selected their team leaders, fire chiefs, etc., and quickly improved the command structure and team organization.
In addition to crude weapons such as pot lids, wooden shields, iron rulers, bamboo spears, and hunting bows, there are also some banned weapons from the private collection of rangers such as Lin San, including blunt weapons such as maces, steel whips, copper maces, and iron axes. , There are also hand crossbows, iron shields, broadswords, etc., and even more than a dozen sets of incomplete armor.
A group of people gathered in secret to Yongdafang County Prison.
Wei Chang's bad guys, Lin San's ranger, and the county prison prisoners organized by Liu Jiu, as well as the Qin family's soldiers brought by Qin Yong, etc.
The sun sets and night falls.
Marquis Wu has already closed the gate of the city and Fangmen on horseback.
Ah Huang is putting on armor for Qin Lang.
There were hundreds of people in the courtyard, but they were all silent.
Everyone is very clear about what they are going to do, what a heinous crime, but they also know that once they succeed, they will become heroes from the dragon.
The winner is the king and the loser is Kou. These people who have just experienced the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty still want to fight.
"Sanlang, do you think we can succeed?" Qin Yong asked with some concern, originally Qin Qiong wanted to stay out of it, but because of Qin Lang's insistence, in the end Qin Qiong and the Qin family were still involved in this whirlpool.
"Don't worry, after dawn, we will be the final winners, winners and losers, history is written by the winners!"
Qin Lang was also very excited, but he didn't have any worries. Maybe this is the superiority of the time traveler. Before the game started, he already knew the result, so he could easily bet without worrying about losing.
"Sleep well when you are full, and act after dawn!"
It's been a long night and a tough one.
Although Qin Lang made everyone sleep well after eating, no one could fall asleep. Everyone was not even willing to put down the weapons in their hands, so they either hugged the knife or the sword, or leaned on the shield all night until dawn.
A white belly appeared in the east, and the morning light shimmered.
Qin Lang has been staring at Kelou.
"It's almost time."
Qin Yong also didn't sleep all night, he said with red eyes, "Usually at this time, the regular officials have almost started to go to court early."
Emperor canceled today's early court because he had to hold a trial with the prime ministers in the Linhu Hall.
"It is estimated that the King of Qin has already entered the palace, and the Crown Prince and King Qi should also enter the Xuanwu Gate, right?"
"Sanlang, do you think there will be mistakes, what if the crown prince and King Qi don't enter the palace through Xuanwu Gate? Or have they already discovered King Qin's plan?" Qin Yong asked.
"Brother Yi, when things come to an end, don't overthink things. We just need to act according to the plan. As the saying goes, people make decisions, and success or failure depends on God."
Qin Lang stood up, the armor on his body clanging.
"stand up!"
Hundreds of people in the courtyard did not sleep at all. They stood up one after another when they heard the sound, their eyes widened with excitement.
"ready to go!"
"Ah Huang, lead me!"
Ah Huang brought a yellow and white horse with a saddle ready.
The horse was jumping around excitedly, "Sanlang, the leopard head drank secretly last night, and it hasn't calmed down yet, how about another horse?"
The leopard head is Qin Lang's mount. This horse was born by Qin Qiong's Hu Leibo.
Leopard head was a little annoyed when he heard Ah Huang's words, and hoofed at A Huang. Fortunately, A Huang was quick and didn't kick anyone. Leopard head jumped in front of Qin Lang again, and kicked him with the horse's head.
"Okay, I will ride you into battle!"
Leopard neighed happily when he heard it.
Qin Lang dressed neatly, stepped on the stirrup and mounted the horse. The leopard head stood up, danced its front hooves, and then leaped forward with a cry, and rushed out of the county prison with the lead.
(end of this chapter)