Cao Miao looked at Zheng Xuan, smiled, and slowly sat down.

Under the leadership of Sun Qing, several female guards rushed in with food boxes, put steaming delicacies in front of Cao Miao, and gave each of the ten strong men a piece of food, which was not exquisite, but it was better to have wine and meat, and to be full.

Watching these strong men gobble up, Zheng Xuan couldn't control the fear in his heart anymore, struggled to get up, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to Cao Miao again and again, his mouth whining, extremely miserable.

"There's no hurry." Cao Miao took a sip of wine, took another piece of meat, put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and said loudly: "There is time." ”

Zheng Xuan trembled even more and cried even more miserably, even the female guard in charge of recording was a little unbearable, and kept looking at Cao Miao, hoping that the interrogation would start immediately. Sun Qing saw it clearly, glared at the female guard fiercely, and snatched the pen and paper from her hand.

"Get out!"

The female guard was startled, got up, and hurried away.

Cao Miao smiled. "It's okay, kid, I haven't seen the world."

Sun Qing sighed and said: "Cao Jun is right, we are indeed not as good as our predecessors who were born and died with our wife, and we have too little experience. If it weren't for Cao Jun's help this time, I don't know when the case will be cracked. ”

"Don't say that, I'm doing this for myself." Cao Miao used chopsticks to point at Zheng Xuan, who was ten steps away. "The reason why I am here is because of their Prime Minister Zhuge ".

Cao Miao's voice was not loud, but it was enough for Zheng Xuan to hear it clearly. Zheng Xuan shook his head and slowly raised his head, his eyes full of doubt. He always thought that Cao Miao was Mrs. Sun's face and favorite minister, and he was ordered to interrogate, but listening to Cao Miao's meaning, the reason why he appeared here was related to Zhuge Liang?

The person who can make an enmity with Zhuge Liang can't be as simple as a face and a favored minister.

"Who the hell are you?" Zheng Xuan asked. It's a pity that his jaw was removed by Cao Miao, and he couldn't speak, so he could only whimper like a defeated dog with a broken leg.

Cao Miao ignored his interest and slowly enjoyed the feast. Sun Qing waited attentively on the side, adding wine and dishes, more attentively than waiting for Mrs. Sun.

Cao Miao gossiped with her without a match, and from her few words, she carefully understood the government and the opposition in Jiangdong. Sun Qing came from the clan and had a natural centripetal force for the Sun Wu regime, but Cao Miao heard the slightest worry from it, and it seemed that the Fuchun Sun family was not so optimistic about Sun Quan's claim to be emperor, and even had some worries.

Cao Miao didn't take much to know where Sun Qing's worries came from.

Sun Quan hesitated on the issue of heirs. Although he appointed the eldest son Sun Deng as the crown prince, he was particularly concerned about the second grandson, which caused a lot of speculation among the courtiers, and some people suspected that Sun Quan might depose the elder and establish the young, and take Sun Wei as the heir.

Sun Qing naturally won't say it very clearly, but Cao Miao is not ignorant of these things, and it is not difficult to guess the truth after confirming each other.

Although Sun Quan has not yet been crowned emperor, he has established his own era name since he was named King Wu by Cao Pi, which is actually no different from being called emperor. There is a tacit understanding between the monarch and the ministers, and it is a matter of time before the emperor is called, and the related disputes have gradually surfaced, among which two contradictions are the most prominent.

One is the posterior, and the other is the crown prince.

This is actually very normal, the posterior position is related to the relatives, and the crown prince is related to the court after Sun Quan's death. Once a son of heaven and a courtier, whether he stands in line or not may be more important than whether he is strong or not. In the case that the average life expectancy of the male members of the Sun family is less than 30, and Sun Quan has already run for five, the crown prince is likely to change from a prince to a new monarch within a few years.

In this case, Sun Quanqi attaches great importance to Sun Wei, and the significance is self-evident.

This kind of thing is too sensitive, Sun Qing didn't dare to say more, and Cao Miao didn't ask more, just swept by like a dragonfly, and then temporarily left it behind.

After rinsing his mouth, Cao Miao picked his teeth with a silver toothpick as she walked up to Zheng Xuan, squatted down three steps away from him, and covered her nose with her hands.

"Do you know who I am?"

Zheng Xuan was already frightened, and shook his head weakly.

"My surname is Cao, my name is Miao, my name is Yunliang, and I am from the country." Cao Miao snorted and spit out a trace of food residue. "Cao Zhi, the king of Yongqiu of the Great Wei Dynasty, who was framed by your Zhuge Prime Minister last year, is my father."

Zheng Xuan woke up like a dream, frightened and whining.

"Yes, it's me." Cao Miao nodded solemnly, and didn't tell why Zheng Xuan nodded, it was not the result of his concern. What he wants is to fish in troubled waters, so that Sun Qing, who is in charge of recording, and others believe that the reason why he helped Mrs. Sun is not for wealth and wealth, but for revenge, revenge for Zhuge Liang framing their father and son.

"Everything in the world has a cause. For example, if Zhuge Liang hadn't allowed Yinbo to spread rumors to frame my father last year, I wouldn't be here. If I hadn't been here, maybe you wouldn't have been exposed. Even if it is exposed, it will not be arrested so badly, and maybe there will be a chance to escape back to Yizhou calmly, or be an official, be dignified, or be extravagant and lascivious. ”

Cao Miao took out another shredded piece of meat, spit it on the ground, and then took the water cup from Sun Qing's hand and rinsed his mouth. "Although Zhuge Liang emphasizes the legal system, as long as you don't jump out to die, he can still open one eye and close one eye, just like he did with Fazheng at the beginning."

Zheng Xuan tried his best to tilt his head and look at Cao Miao who was chattering, wanting to cry without tears.

He really wanted to tell Cao Miao that he had nothing to do with Zhuge Liang. With his identity, he was not qualified to contact Zhuge Liang directly, he just relied on his friendship with Liu Zhang's former ministers to get on the line with Fei Yi. Fei Yi promised him that as long as he completed this task, he would be able to recommend his younger brother to Zhuge Liang to join the Prime Minister's Mansion as an official, but he didn't know whether Zhuge Liang agreed or not.

Judging from Fei Yi's reaction today, he suspected that Fei Yi probably hadn't told Zhuge Liang yet.

It's just that he was tied up tightly, his chin was removed again, and he couldn't speak, no matter how he struggled, he seemed to nod his head and admit Cao Miao's accusations.

"You're a smart guy, and when things get to this point, I think you should understand the result." Cao Miao finished her lines according to the plan, and finally stood up. "If you're willing to tell the truth, nod your head. If you still want to be loyal to Zhuge Liang and be a martyr, I will also fulfill you and ensure that you are benevolent and benevolent, strong and fierce. You say, will Zhuge Liang be moved by your loyalty in the future and ask for you to beg for you, such as Zheng Ganglie or something? ”

Sun Qing, who was standing on the side, understood why Cao Miao wanted to arrange ten strong men, he was blushing, he was at a loss, he couldn't go, he couldn't go, he could only pretend not to hear, and scolded the ancestors of the Cao family in his heart.

Sure enough, after the eunuch, the middle finger prince, this shameless method can be thought of.

Zheng Hui is a good man, and he understands Cao Miao's pun better. He could not say anything but prostrate vigorously. He is not afraid of death, but he is afraid of leaving behind such a vicious slander as Zhuanglie, which will be stinking for thousands of years.

Cao Miao pointed to Zheng Xuan's nose and confirmed again. "Don't be in a hurry. There are 10 people here, and I'll give you 10 chances, and you can think about it slowly. ”

Zheng Xuan burst into tears, and with the blood on his forehead, his face was confused, and his body and mind completely collapsed.

Cao Miao cautiously stretched out her hand, supported Zheng Xuan's chin, and touched it gently.

"I say, I'll say it all." Zheng Xuan roared hoarsely.