Chapter 128: Golden Palace, Bloody Statement
The jailer trembled and knelt on the ground, and hurriedly explained: "Wronged, my lord! The little slave was originally a slave in prison, and he guarded here for three years, and he never thought of escaping from prison. β
Hearing this, Shi Jian quickly squatted down, grabbed his arm, and tried to see his face clearly: "Are you an enemy? β
The jailer trembled and raised his head, and when he saw that it was someone of the same clan, his heart slowly settled down. "The little slave is..."
"Hey, hey, what are you ......" Shi Jian looked at the filled hole behind him, thinking that the entrance to the dark passage should be here.
The jailer hesitated a little, he looked around, leaned closer to him and whispered: "Last night, a werewolf in a python robe sneaked into the prison with a group of people and secretly captured the prince of Mocang!" β
Hearing this, he was suddenly startled, and Shi Jian grabbed the jailer violently, and asked incredulously: "How did you learn about this?" β
"These days, I am responsible for delivering food to the dead slaves in prison, and I happened to bump into that scene when I was delivering food last night, and when the prince was arrested, he gave me a look, probably to remind me of something. Unlike other werewolves, the prince was polite to me on weekdays, and I thought that he was not a bad person, so I thought that I would sneak out of prison before dawn and go to the East Palace to report the news. β
The jailer said seriously, looking at Shi Jian with a frowning expression, he shook his head and said: "This matter is strange and complicated, you may not believe it, and you can't understand it, but this is a secret, and it must not be revealed to anyone, don't say it, I'm going to report it." With that, the jailer tried to get up and leave.
"Wait! I know! I believe it too! Shi Jiao's eyes were a little hollow, the prince really had an accident, as expected, the person in the python robe must be the regent! Pulling the jailer, he asked solemnly: "Do you know where the prince was taken by the regent?" β
The jailer shook his head, wondering if the man was... Regent? How does he know......
Shi Jian nodded hesitantly, slowly let go of the jailer, muttered for a moment, and suddenly ordered the jailer: "Hey, your mission is complete!" Be sure to keep this matter in your heart and take your leave! β
"Whoa, heyβ" The jailer looked up at the stone that had suddenly run away, his eyes full of doubt, and he wanted to ask what he wanted, but he moved very quickly, and after he got on his horse, he scolded the horse and flew away.
He was confused for a moment, so should he go to report the news, or should he not go?
East Palace, Wanggu Building, Dongfeng Pavilion.
After returning to the East Palace, the first thing Shi Jian did was to rush up the eight-story Wanggu Tower in one breath, and when he climbed to the top floor, the whole person collapsed on the verandah, and he could hardly feel his heartbeat.
A few guards greeted him, holding a knife and bowing his hand: "Lord Shi..."
"Last night... The Prince's Palace......" Shi Jian supported his chest with his hands and raised his fingers, panting at the same time: "His Royal Highness the Prince......"
Beads of sweat fell straight to his forehead, his mouth shook a rattle, his fingers swiped in mid-air, and he didn't know where to point, and a few guards could only just watch, and he didn't know what he wanted to say, it didn't seem to be a very urgent matter, if he really wanted to interpret it, it would probably be: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to go to heaven.
Shi Jian took a few deep breaths, and after taking a few breaths, he plucked up his strength and shouted angrily: "Quickly go and inform the wind messengers in the whole city, and go all out to find the whereabouts of the prince!" β
Shocked by his sudden smoothness, several guards slowed down their thoughts by half a beat, and looked at him suspiciously, like wood.
"Let's go!" Staring at a few pairs of eyes pressed down from the sky, Shi Jian almost cried stupidly from them.
Seeing this, a few guards finally understood something, and in an instant, some rushed into the Dongfeng Pavilion like a whirlwind to give orders, and some rushed down the stairs with a puff of smoke, and the entire verandah was suddenly empty, and a dead leaf flew out of nowhere, and it fell to the ground quietly.
Shi Jian took the opportunity to catch a few breaths again, panting and panting, his entire throat was almost burning, and he shouted with difficulty: "Hey, hey, here's someone!" β
"What's wrong? Lord Stone. A head poked out of the cabinet.
Shi Jian raised his hand and motioned to help him up, and the guard took the knife, hurriedly went up to take the handle, gritted his teeth, and finally helped the boulder-like thing up.
"Last night, did you receive a signal from Transsion?" Shi Jian wiped his sweat and asked with a pant.
"My lord, when I checked the archives earlier, I didn't find any record of the Transsonic Flower, so there should be none." Na Wei replied thoughtfully, and his words were a little lacking in confidence.
"Hey, I want a definitive answer!" Shi Jian was already impatient.
"Your Majesty is angry, indeed, no. Even if there were, last night's wind and snow were extremely strong, and the signal sent by the transsonic flower would be masked by the wind and snow. Wei replied respectfully.
Shi Jian suddenly scratched his ears and cheeks, and suddenly regretted it in his heart, when he designed the sound transmission flower, thinking that if the prince was in distress outside, he only needed to burn the sound transmission flower and put the rescue signal into the sky, and the people who alternated their duties day and night in the Dongfeng Pavilion could notify the nearest wind transmission person to the prince to start the rescue once the rescue signal was found. It's just that Baimi finally has a mistake, how can he forget that the transsonic flower will be affected by the weather!
He looked up again to the east. In the distance, a huge round of rising sun was about to erupt from the horizon, he knew that it was useless to be vain, there was less than half an hour before the early dynasty, if he could not find the prince before the early dynasty, the consequences would be unimaginable.
If the prince was really secretly arrested by Mocang Wuji, how to get the news of the prince from the Changwang Mansion now? What does Mocang want to do when he catches the prince?
It is categorically unreasonable to take someone to Changwang's Mansion to ask for someone, after all, it is difficult to explain the reason without evidence, and maybe he will be bitten back, as another major content of tomorrow's impeachment. wonderful
Before leaving, His Highness told him that no matter what happened, he should not be exposed to the fact that he had been imprisoned as a dead slave, and what if he told the officials of the Eastern Palace?
Now Zhao Qiu's beard is sudden, and he can't use his power to secretly investigate the matter.
Maybe it's not right, the prince's accident and Zhao Qiu's beard do not seem to be a coincidence, there must be a connection.
Thousands of rays of sunlight suddenly burst in, illuminating him so that he couldn't open his eyes, and circles of light enveloped him, but he couldn't feel any warmth.
"Your Excellency?" Seeing that he was in deep thought, Wei Shu, who was waiting for the order, couldn't help but call softly.
He raised his eyebrows suddenly, secretly made up his mind, and then took out the prince's token from his waist and ordered: "On the order of the prince, immediately dispatch a team of guards to leave Qinhuai and chase Zhao Tingwei's carriage back to Mocang!" Be sure to keep him safe! β
Dengwen drum beating again and again, a group of white birds flew into the blue sky, thousands of rays of sunlight sprinkled like gold, the original golden palace was illuminated to the fullest, the object must be reversed, shrouded by this noble color, the whole dragon city is not as bright as in the past, but looks particularly solemn, palpitations.
"There is a book to play, and there is no book to retreat."
Emperor Mocang was high on the dragon throne, rubbed his temples, and said in a low voice, and the whole person looked a little sleepy.
Qiu Neiguan swept the dust to the court, and the ministers bowed their heads and were silent, so they straightened their waists and wanted to dismiss the ministers, but unexpectedly, the court's voice suddenly rose.
"Your Majesty! Minister, there is a kick-off! β
Emperor Mocang raised his eyes and glanced down, who should it be, it turned out to be Yao Qilang, the squire of the military department, and before he started to ask, he knew what he was going to play. continued to rub his temples and responded: "What does Yao Shilang want to play?" β
Yao Qilang walked out with a wat board, lowered his head and replied in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, Weichen heard that Zhao Qiu, the court captain of the dead slave prison Zhao Qiu, suddenly sent a letter last night and returned to Mocang overnight, about this matter, dare to ask Your Majesty, what crime did the court captain commit to end up in such a field?" β
"Yao Shilang, is this asking me?" Emperor Mo Cang waved his head and raised his voice, and the sound of the sea breeze was like a howling sea breeze masking the sound of the tides.
Yao Qilang calmly answered: "Weichen doesn't dare!" It's just that Weichen and Zhao Tingwei have been officials in the same dynasty for 30 years, and they have helped each other for 30 years, working together, just to be conscientious and loyal to His Majesty. β
Suddenly, he left Beijing overnight, this matter is full of loopholes, and it may be difficult to convince the public!
"Remembering that he is old, is there anything wrong with allowing him to pay tribute in advance?" Emperor Mo Cang asked rhetorically.
Yao Qilang immediately answered: "If Weichen is not mistaken, Ting Wei held a half-hundredth birthday banquet in Mocang in the first half of the year, and now it is the year of Dayan, which is the time of vigorous energy, how can he say that he is already a year old?" And Tingwei is a martial artist, and his strength can carry the tripod, so in his prime, how can he be useless? β
"Why do I think Yao Shilang is a little deaf? Isn't Yao Shilang also old? I have just said that I allowed him to give him a letter in advance, and it was Captain Tingwei himself who took the initiative to resign, so he gave him a letter to him. Emperor Mocang was a little impatient.
"Your Majesty! Since entering the court, Zhao Tingwei has been exhausted for the suffering of the people, and his fair and strict practice of government has been praised by the people in Mocang! It is his life's long-cherished wish to ask for his life for the people, just ask, if he fails to work hard to die, how dare he dare to beg for bones in the book! β
The court was terrifyingly quiet, but Yao Qilang raised his head frequently, full of blood and burned by the red flame of his heart, which was stirred up in an instant, and between the passionate speeches, he was impassioned. A word falls, and the flame of the heart is not extinguished!
Nine open gilt doors are staggered with gilding, and wisps of golden sunlight penetrate through them, shining obliquely into them, sprinkling clear light everywhere.
Forced into annoyance by a few words, Mo Canghuang's cold gaze suddenly rose, and he looked at Yao Qilang below, the dark light on the court formed a great contrast with the strong light under the court, he felt a little blind, and he couldn't see Yao Qilang's upright face at all, and then, a long black shadow was stretched out of the door by the sunlight on the ground.
"In this way, does Yao Shilang think that I forced Zhao Tingwei away?"
"Isn't it?"
The twists and turns in his hand were waved down by him in an instant, and he fell to the ground in pieces, and the sound of raindrops cut through all the slaughter in the court.
Emperor Mocang patted the dragon seat heavily, and his tiger eyes widened: "The courtiers are suspicious of the monarch - Yao Shilang!" How daring! If everyone follows your example, then this majestic court will not become a place of market! β
"If it weren't for the monarch's suspicion of the courtiers, how could the courtiers be suspicious of the monarch! How could the minister of the femur for thirty years go silently! β
What is the king's fear? It was difficult to calm down in his heart, Yao Shilang just held the wat board high and asked the Son of Heaven loudly, and when he raised his head, he seemed to be asking Qingtian!
The ministers were frightened and wanted to speak out to dissuade, but secretly looked up and saw that the power of the Son of Heaven was flourishing, and the thought of dissuasion fell hastily in their hearts, and the situation spread like fire on the field of withered grass in winter.
I saw that Emperor Mocang was already so angry that his eyes were full of stars, and his raised two fingers trembled twice in the air, panting and about to exert his might. Qiu Neiguan was so anxious that he was already anxious, and he wondered in his heart how Yao Shilang could be so reckless today, forcing this situation, the Mocang monarch must have called the golden-armored warrior to drag him out of the noon gate and behead him immediately! Yao Shilang has an important position, and he is also a rare hero and good general in Mocang, if it is like this, this and this......
Just thinking about how to stop the Son of Heaven from exerting his might, an urgent report suddenly came from outside the temple gate.
"Report - there is an urgent military report from the border gate!"