381, Xiangguo
After Wu Xiong was brought back to the county king's mansion, he originally thought that the king would definitely meet with him and give him one last chance to argue, but he obviously thought a little better, and the reality was even more cruel.
Hearing that Wu Xiong was brought back and put on death row, Xiangguo of the Junwang's Mansion immediately went to the death row to visit him, this Xiangguo was either someone else, or an old civil official who had interceded for him in front of the monarch before, Wu Xiong had not yet made a career in his Xiangfu for a period of time, so before them, there was a master-servant friendship.
Lao Xiangguo's status is noble, and these prison guards naturally dare not stop him, they sent someone to report to the king, saying that Lao Xiangguo visited Wu Xiong in the prison, and on the other hand, they took Lao Xiangguo directly to Wu Xiong's prison.
Wu Xiong's prison is very small and very dark, after the old Xiangguo came, the people around him lit the lights, so the surroundings were bright, Wu Xiong sat cross-legged, the armor on his body had not yet taken off, he looked up and saw the old Xiangguo, immediately stood up gratefully, and said, "You are here!"
Lao Xiangguo walked into the prison without saying a word, shook his hand, and then let go, and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely intercede for you, don't be impatient, wait patiently here!"
Wu Xiong nodded, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say, but in the end he didn't say anything, he actually had a lot of things to say in his heart, but he didn't feel like it was a good thing, just don't say it!
Lao Xiangguo saw his appearance and said, "You don't have to say anything, I know everything, and I also understand that even if the old man can't exonerate you this time, he must save your life, you must wait patiently!"
So Wu Xiong nodded and said, "I know what to do, you can rest assured, even if you intercede for me, and finally fail, I was killed by the king, and my Wu family army will not rebel, I have already made arrangements!"
The old Xiangguo sighed and said, "You tell me carefully how the princess escaped!"
Wu Xiong then told Lao Xiangguo all the things he had pursued Princess Xixi, and after listening to it, Lao Xiangguo pondered for a long time and said, "Okay, I know, I'll go to see you, you wait for my news!" After finishing speaking, he withdrew from the prison, and when he left, he said to the guards he brought, "You don't have to go back with me, you just stay here to protect Commander Wu, and after the king and me, no one can come to see him alone, understand?"
The guards replied together, "Understood!"
So the old Xiangguo hurried away, as soon as he got out of the prison, he went directly to the king's bedroom, and at this time, the king was sleeping in bed with his beloved concubine, and several people who came from the prison to report the news were blocked by the guards waiting outside the palace gate.
But Lao Xiangguo broke in, he glanced at the prison guards standing outside the palace gate stupidly, and understood in his heart that these people wanted to report to the king, he broke into the death row and met with Wu Xiong, but when he arrived at the palace gate, he heard that the king was sleeping with a beauty, so he didn't dare to tell him.
Lao Xiangguo snorted with disdain, the guards of the prison, ashamed of themselves, involuntarily retreated far away, Lao Xiangguo walked directly to the palace gate, raised his hand to knock on the door, the guard at the door immediately reminded, "My lord, the king has not been in for a long time, at this moment I am only afraid that I am on the rise, you knock on the door now, you are not afraid of ruining the good things of the king, is the king to blame?"
Old Xiangguo snorted coldly and said, "What do you martial artists know, get out of here!"
The guards were immediately frightened and didn't dare to say half a word anymore, the old Xiangguo began to knock on the palace door, the sound soon alarmed the king, he was very impatient to push the beauty in his arms away, and then sat up from the bed, the two palace maids immediately dressed him in shoes and socks, he yawned and walked out, a few boys guarding behind the palace gate saw him coming, and opened the palace door together, so he and the old Xiangguo met across the palace gate.
"Is there anything wrong with you, so anxious to find me?" asked.
Lao Xiangguo didn't make a big gift, but owed his body, and then said, "I want to know, why did you kill Wu Xiong?"
Jun Shang glanced at him and said, "He can't catch Princess Xixi, so naturally he wants to kill his head, what is there to ask!"
Lao Xiangguo said, "That Han Deng, he also promised to serve the king and stop Princess Xixi, and now that Princess Xixi has escaped, he can't escape the blame, why didn't you catch Han Deng and cut off his head!"
Jun Shang sighed and said with a little annoyance, "Han Deng is guilty, but it is not the crime of killing the head, you can rest assured, Han Deng will definitely be punished! You don't have to intercede with me for this matter, I tell you, whoever lets go of Princess Xixi, I will kill whose head, there is nothing to say!"
Lao Xiangguo said, "Your Majesty, if I tell you that the person who let go of Princess Xixi may be Han Deng, will you change your mind?"
Jun Shangleng for a moment, a cautious expression began to appear on his face, the sleepiness just now was gone, and he asked, "What did you say, it was Han Deng who let go of Princess Xixi?"
Lao Xiangguo said, "Someone gave me a secret report, saying that Han Deng had cultivated thirteen mysterious warriors, and that the king sent him to assist Wu Xiong in catching Princess Xixi, but he quietly sent these thirteen mysterious warriors to arrest Princess Xixi, and then hid it, only after the king killed Wu Xiong, he took out Princess Xixi to ask for credit! This kind of poisonous trick to blame others can only be used by traitorous villains, I hope that the king will see everything and not be deceived by this traitor!"
Jun Shang hesitated, because what Lao Xiangguo said seemed to make some sense, and Han Deng did tell him in person that although he did not succeed in blocking Princess Xixi and was guilty of dereliction of duty, he wanted to make meritorious service and arrest Princess Xixi with his own hands!
Seeing him hesitate, Lao Xiangguo continued to ask, "Your Majesty, let me ask you, did that Han Deng tell you that he could capture Princess Xixi with his own hands?"
Jun Shang nodded and said, "He did say it!"
So Lao Xiangguo laughed and said, "That's it, let me ask, Princess Xixi fled on the way, and he couldn't catch Princess Xixi, now that Princess Xixi has fled to the Dream Forest, with the protection of her grandfather, how dare he boast of Haikou, saying that Princess Xixi was captured, the only explanation is that he has caught Princess Xixi, and hid in a secret place, just wait for the king to kill Wu Xiong, he will take out Princess Xixi!"