Ten days later, in the death row of the Japanese army, the dull whipping finally stopped after two quarters of an hour. In the flower hall next to the torture room, Cai Jing also slowly put down the brush in his hand. Although Cai Jingqi is a traitor who has gone down in history, he has fine calligraphy, heroic and strong characters, and is happy and calm, which can be regarded as a family of his own. At this time, a new word in his handwriting was the "A Laugh in the Sea" sung by Murong Fu after he was drunk.

After a while, the jailer who was supposed to be tortured next door walked in quickly and said in a low voice, "Lord Cai, people have fainted......

"Dizzy again?" Cai Jing only raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, only to see him carefully reading his calligraphy, and he said strangely. "Lord Murong is heroic, I heard that there is also a family tradition of martial arts, why can't he endure this bit of torture?"

The jailer was silent for a while, and then whispered, "The villain heard that Murong Xiang ...... Ahem, the martial arts have been abolished after a long illness, and this whip has been fainted three times, which doesn't look like a fraud. ”

"Then wake him up a fourth time!" Cai Jing said coldly.

Cai Jing's words, even the jailer who had been tortured for most of his life couldn't help but grin when he heard this, and hurriedly persuaded: "Lord Cai, don't! You can't fight anymore, if you continue to fight, you will really die! ”

The jailer's back sentence moved Cai Jing, and he finally put down the notebook in his hand, turned his head and asked, "What can you recruit?" ”

When the jailer heard this, he immediately grinned, and said with admiration and regret: "Except for wanting to see the official family, Lord Murong didn't even say a word. ”

Ten days ago and ten days later, Cai Jing finally couldn't hold back his depression, and said fiercely: "This official will ask him personally!" With that, he threw down his sleeves and walked to the next torture room.

As soon as he walked to the door of the torture room, the smell of blood on his face had already made Cai Jing cover his nose uncomfortably. In the torture room, Murong Fu landed on his knees, hung his wrists on the torture rack, his bare/naked back was full of whiplashes, and his flesh and blood were blurred, and he could barely find an inch of intact flesh and skin.

After being tortured for days, Murong Fu's body was already very overdrawn, his face was so pale that even his lips were dull and he couldn't see clearly. In addition, he had just been whipped and fainted, and even his breathing was very weak at this time, so it was obvious that the jailer's words "to kill someone" were not an exaggeration.

Seeing Cai Jing enter, the other two jailers in the torture room hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "I've seen Lord Cai!" "These jailers are accustomed to bloody and vicious criminals, and they have a terrifying aura in them. However, they got along with Cai Jing for a few days, and although Cai Jing always smiled and smiled, they all instinctively vaguely felt the viciousness and ruthlessness hidden under this smiling face. Yes, I didn't dare to offend him.

There are only a few jailers, naturally not in Cai Jing's eyes. He saw that Murong Fu was always hanging his head and didn't know what was going on, so he indifferently ordered: "Wake him up." ”

"Yes!" The two jailers didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly picked up a bucket of cold water and poured it on Murong Fu's head.

"Ahem!" Stimulated by the cold water, Murong Fu choked twice and finally woke up. Seeing Cai Jing standing in front of him, he didn't speak, only closed his eyes tiredly, and rested his head on the arm to the side and gasped slightly.

Cai Jing stood condescendingly in front of Murong Fu, looked at the other party with interest for a long time, and finally said slowly: "Murong Xianggong, why bother to come to this point today?" ”

Murong Fu chuckled lightly and said in a low voice: "Yanque An knows the ambition of the bird? ”

Cai Jing's eyebrows twitched, and after a while, he asked, "The ambition of the bird?" Lord Murong's ambition is a yellow robe? ”

This time, the ridicule on Murong Fu's face was even more obvious. "Lord Cai, such a clumsy means of inducing confessions, you don't have to use it in front of the prime minister?"

"True to nature?" Unexpectedly, Cai Jing suddenly laughed out loud. "Murong Fu! You are involved in rebellion, do you think you are still the former high-ranking left minister? This official advises you and obediently recruits the matter. Heaven is gracious, and I may be able to reward you with a whole corpse! ”

"Then kill me!" Murong Fu replied decisively, "When I returned to the official's house, I said that I committed suicide in fear of sin, and I believe that the official family will not embarrass Lord Cai." ”

Cai Jing did not speak. Murong Fu has been imprisoned for ten days, and in the past ten days, Zhao Xu has experienced a stormy attack by hundreds of officials in the court. The momentum of the Shu Party not only made Zhao Xu unable to eat and sleep, but also made Cai Jing tremble. During this period, Zhao Xu also summoned Cai Jing several times. Whenever he heard that Murong Fu had not confessed so far, he couldn't help but scold, his words were vulgar and vicious, and he didn't look like an emperor at all. Cai Jing watched coldly, knowing that with Zhao Xu's temperament, he was afraid that he would not be able to support it for long. Before Zhao Xu yielded to the hundred officials, he had to get Murong Fu's confession, and he had to resurrect Murong! Otherwise, he would definitely be thrown out by Hui Zhao Xu as a scapegoat to bear the wrath of hundreds of officials!

Cai Jing hesitated slightly, and Murong Fu was already keenly aware of the abnormality, and immediately smiled: "What, don't dare?" Everyone in the world knows that this official has always been frail, and it is common for him to be unable to survive torture and seek relief. Lord Cai, what are you afraid of? ”

Cai Jing was also a awakened person, and seeing that Murong Fu was sure that he would not dare to kill him, he immediately turned his head and glanced at the three jailers behind him, and said coldly: "Which dog is more talkative?" ”

Murong Fu immediately laughed when he saw this. "Master Cai, why haven't you noticed what the problem is? So stupid, no wonder the officials are more and more dissatisfied with you! ”

Murong Fu's words touched Cai Jing's biggest worry. Cai Jing has no roots in the court, and the only thing he relies on is Zhao Xu's support. If he loses Zhao Xu's favor, he will definitely be torn to pieces by the Shu Party. "What do you know?"

Seeing that Cai Jing was becoming more and more depressed, Murong Fu couldn't help but glance at him with pity. "The Shu Party is powerful, but the official family is an official family after all, and my case involves rebellion, if anyone is too deeply involved, it will inevitably make the official family suspect that he is in the same party as me. Lord Cai, did you think so when you promised the official family to take over the torture? ”

Cai Jing did not respond, Murong Fu was able to ascend to the position of Zuo Xiang at a young age, and it was not an accident that he had the ability to judge the situation.

"What a pity! Lord Cai doesn't know our official family! Lord Cai has the courage to take the chestnut in the fire, but the official family really has no perseverance to shield you from the wind and rain. In the past few days, the government and the opposition have been boiling over, and although the officials did not dare to argue for me to refute the innocent, they also insisted that I should be handed over to Dali Temple for interrogation. The laws of the imperial court, even if they are officials, cannot be abolished. Lord Cai recklessly got on the thief ship, and now it's too late to turn back. The only way is to get my confession as much as possible, and to teach the hundred officials to have nothing to say! It's just that now that I know your situation, do you think I will confess? ”

Who knew that Cai Jing actually laughed when he heard this. "Even though the official was unable to ask for a confession, he had to hand over Lord Murong to Dali Temple. It's just that Lord Murong has always been frail, so how many days can he live if he enters Dali Temple? ”

"Yes......" I saw Murong Fu raise his head and sigh long, "It's all death horizontally and vertically, so it's naturally better to die happily." Let me meet the official family, and after I have seen it, I will recruit whatever Master Cai asks me to recruit. Otherwise, the official would have to drag Lord Cai to die together! ”

Murong Fu had this request, but Cai Jing only scoffed. "Lord Murong, do you think that even today you can still say that the official family will spare your dog's life?"

Murong Fu closed his eyes and shook his head, and said clearly: "The official family sent me to support the Japanese army on death row instead of Dali Temple, the purpose is to take my life." The difference is only in the conclusive evidence, or in the unjust death. After all, the official family is an official family, even if you wronged me, it is impossible for the officials to force the palace to rebel just for me. But what about Lord Cai's career? ”

"Since both horizontal and vertical are dead, why do you grit your teeth and not let go?" Seeing that all the worries in his heart were said by Murong Fu, Cai Jing couldn't help but grit his teeth in anger.

Murong Fu looked at Cai Jing and laughed lightly, and said meaningfully: "Lord Cai, are you begging me?" ”

When Murong Fu's voice fell, Cai Jing's eyes immediately turned red, and he fiercely pressed Murong Fu's head into the salt water soaked in the leather whip in front of him. Looking at the other party struggling and coughing under his palm, he couldn't help but say happily: "Lord Murong, who is asking for whom now?" ”

Murong Fu naturally couldn't answer anymore, and within thirty seconds, he fainted decisively.

"Ouch! Fast! Doctor! Can't let people die! Seeing that Murong Fu was unconscious, the jailer behind Cai Jing immediately shouted. Murong Fu has a heart disease, he can't blow it, and he has to lose his breath if the punishment is a little heavier, which is really the most troublesome type of prisoner for the jailers.

That night, Cai Jing, who was poor in donkey skills, finally entered the palace to face the saint, and Zhuge Zheng, the commander of the six gates, finally bought Huang Qian to go to prison to visit Murong Fu.

Zhuge Zheng and I ventured forward, and it stands to reason that Murong Fu should be grateful. Unexpectedly, as soon as the two met, Murong Fu couldn't help but complain: "Why are you here now?" I'm about to get by Cai Jing! ”

The death row environment of the Japanese army was naturally not too good, and the bloody aura on Murong Fu's body made it even more gloomy. It's just that when Zhuge Zheng heard Murong Fu's powerful scolding, the anxiety hidden in his heart for many days disappeared immediately, and he only secretly said to himself: It seems that he can't die in a short time! I saw that he was silent for a while and said: "I have already met the Empress Dowager Xiang, and the Empress Dowager Xiang's recent situation is also very difficult. ”

"Expected." Murong Fu said softly. At the beginning, Cai Jing presented evidence to the Empress Dowager to ensure that Murong Fu had no objection. Now that Zhao Xu was assassinated and almost lost his life, he will definitely settle accounts with the Empress Dowager Xiang. Because of Princess Shushou's origins, Empress Dowager Xiang has always defended Murong Fu, and Murong Fushi does not want to see her in a difficult situation because of herself.

"So, what do you mean......" Zhuge Zheng made my eyebrows skip a beat, and tentatively added half of the sentence.

Murong Fu pondered for a moment, and finally smiled lightly. "It involves a major case of conspiracy and rebellion, and whether the official family hands me over to Dali Temple or not, the trial of this case will be protracted. And the official family will never let me live for so long......"

Hearing this, Zhuge Zheng and I were also silent. He also understood that Zhao Xu didn't care whether Murong Fu had any intention of rebelling at all, he just seized the opportunity just right to take Murong Fu's life to regain the power of the pro-government. On the same day, the forbidden army came to arrest Murong Fu, and if Murong Fu resisted or fled, Zhao Xu could take advantage of the situation to announce Murong Fu's intention to rebel and eliminate his henchmen. If Murong Fu didn't leave, he would also kill Murong Fu in prison, leaving the Shu party leaderless.

"I can die, but my inheritance cannot collapse!" Murong Fu's tone was low and calm, "So, change the emperor!" "When the forbidden army came to the door, Murong Fu couldn't leave, because if he left, he would be convicted of the crime; Cai Jing tortured to extract a confession, but Murong Fu could not admit his guilt, because once he confessed, Zhao Xu had an excuse to purge his henchmen; Even, even if Zhao Xu wanted him to die, he must not die in front of Zhao Xu, because after his death, no one in the Shu party could control the monarchy.

On the night of Zhao Xu's assassination, Murong Fu did not leave, and Zhuge Zheng and I had vaguely expected that there would be today. It's just that when Murong Fu said his plan lightly, Zhuge Zheng and I still couldn't help but blurt out: "How can the Empress Dowager agree?" "Even if the Empress Dowager Xiang was close to Murong Fu, she would never agree to Murong Fu harming his son. If a powerful minister is powerful enough to kill the emperor, then how can he care about harming another queen mother?

"She will agree, because I will die with Zhao Xu." Murong Fu said calmly. After Zhao Xu's death, filial piety was willing to ascend the throne and the queen mother hung the curtain. Zuo Prime Minister Murong Fu died violently in prison, and the case of the assassination of the first emperor was closed, so the Shu party was saved from the suspicion of rebellion, and they will be grateful to the queen mother. ”

"Murong, no!" Zhuge Zheng said categorically. Although Zhuge Zheng and I don't agree with Murong Fu escaping to carry out the crime, I really never thought that Murong Fu would save the current good situation with his own life.

"Brother Zhuge is there any other way?" Murong Fu, on the other hand, had already been well thought out. "Even if there is no evidence to prove that Murong Bo went to the palace to assassinate me, I instigated it, but the Empress Dowager Xiang has doubts about me after all. If I occupy the phase and power again, I am afraid that no one in the world will be able to let me go. In that case, why not plan for an outcome that is best for the bigger picture? ”

"But ......"

Zhuge Zheng I want to persuade him again, but Murong Fu has already interrupted him with a slight wave of his hand. "Brother Zhuge , I have made up my mind, you don't need to persuade me anymore. …… Over the years, for the sake of today's situation, I have killed Sima Wengong, Lu Sikong, Lu Weizhong, Liu Xin, Zhang Zihou, and even Jurchen, Western Xia, and Dali, hundreds of people died in the war. Since I can grind other people's flesh and blood into it without changing my face, I can naturally grind my own flesh and blood into it and be happy with it. ”

Murong Fu had already seen the form so thoroughly, Zhuge Zheng and I had nothing to say, and after a long time, Fang asked abruptly: "How long have you been planning about this matter?" ”

"Do you still need to plan?" Murong Fu smiled dumbly, after all, he was covered with scars and his body was already weak, even if there was a blur of flesh and blood on his back, he couldn't help but lean sideways and gently lean towards the wall on the side. "I have such a life experience, and I have thought about such an ending since the first day I entered the company." The Great Song Dynasty has been established for more than 100 years, and it has not yet reached the point of anger and resentment. Since the Zhao family is "destined for heaven", Murong Fu can only adapt to the times. We can't rebel and make lives miserable, we can't use military power to make the world restless, and we can't even blatantly disobey the imperial power to trigger a counterattack, so that years of hard work will be wasted. The only thing Murong Fu could do was to be willing to maintain the supremacy of imperial power and ensure the stability of the overall situation. And in the subsection, change to a more wise and promising emperor.

"Since you already know your life experience, why ......" Zhuge Zheng said half of my words, and finally swallowed back. Why bother? Why bother? Why take the world as your own responsibility? Or, why be born to be human? "What else can I do?"

"Find a way for me to meet the official family, of course, the fewer people around him, the better." Murong Fu smiled lightly and replied nonchalantly. "Before that, let me meet the teacher, this should be the last time we will see each other."

"Do you want to see anyone else?" Zhuge Zheng I couldn't help but ask again.

Murong Fu didn't answer again.