Chapter 202: Mu Zhufeng returns
If you want to go, go away, and it's better never to come back. After Chi Xia finished speaking, he turned around and returned to his seat, and after that, Old Master and Mrs. Chi never said a word of concern.
Ji Wan understood, and finally bowed again and exited the room. Standing at the gate, she looked back at the entire Chi Mansion again, and the warm sun was rising inside, but it didn't bring her any warmth.
With just one look, she turned away without any nostalgia.
At this moment, in the dungeon, the man in the dark cage lived in darkness. He was not put to death for a long time, so he lived a meaningless life, only taking some rice and water, and doing nothing else, just waiting for the sentence that belonged to his death.
The footsteps were coming in his own direction, but Mu Zhufeng didn't even want to raise his head now. These footsteps came several times, but none of them brought me relief, neither release nor death.
This is the torture, keeping it here all the time, crushing his inner willpower and hope of living, making him uncomfortable and about to go crazy. Isn't there something that can't be done a little more quickly and end sooner?
The footsteps stopped at the prison door, and only a crisp click was heard, it was the sound of the key opening the door, and there was a rush of light one after another, but the figure blocked the large area.
Finally, I am finally going to die, there is no fear in my heart, but I am free and easy. He'd taken too long to prepare for this end, and now was the time.
The shackles on his hands were opened one after another, and he only felt that his wrist was light, and he was not ready for this sudden lightness, and his hand fell heavily on the ground, and his wrist hurt.
The chains on his body have faded one by one, and then he should put himself on the torture instrument and send him to the guillotine.
The corners of his lips were slightly hooked, and he raised his hands weakly to prepare for the position of being cuffed, only to hear the jailer say lightly, "You can go." ”
"What?" Mu Zhufeng's throat was hoarse, because he hadn't drunk water for too long, and he felt that his throat hurt when he said a word.
"You can go, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has declared you innocent, what are you still doing here?"
In the clear? Mu Zhufeng froze in place, his sticky hair drooping on his face and body, and his thoughts were now stuck to these hairs.
Recalling the past, although he was indeed wronged, he was helping Chi Wan to bear his guilt. Now that the crown prince has pronounced himself innocent, is it possible that Chi Wan has been acquitted?
He subconsciously stood up and wanted to run out, but he almost fell down again, and finally endured his legs and walked out of the dungeon step by holding on to the wall.
The prince had been waiting outside for a long time, he was a little impatient and a little uneasy, and when the stone saw the unkempt but familiar figure, he immediately called him over: "Mu Zhufeng!" ”
At that voice, Mu Zhufeng turned his head to look at the prince, stepped forward and saluted tremblingly: "See...... His Royal Highness the Prince! ”
Looking at Mu Zhufeng, the prince felt a wave of nostalgia in his heart for no reason. Although he didn't like this feeling, he did miss Mu Zhufeng very much.
"Let me go."
The prince took Mu Zhufeng back to the East Palace, and the first step was naturally to let him go and freshen up first. Because he was imprisoned for nearly a month, the water washed by Mu Zhufeng was black, and it took five buckets of water to completely wash the dirt on his body, and there was no smell.
Subsequently, the prince also prepared a sumptuous meal for Mu Zhufeng, after all, in the dungeon, he couldn't eat enough and dress warmly, and he didn't even have the strength to walk just now. When Mu Zhufeng saw these fragrant delicacies, he instantly had a great appetite, and he was satisfied after eating several bowls of rice.
On the other side, while Mu Zhufeng was taking care of his own chores, the prince was not idle.
Some time ago, when he reacted that the witchcraft was maliciously done by someone who wanted to frame Mu Zhufeng, he didn't mention how angry he was. As a result, the plan to arrange for Mu Zhufeng to be released from prison and resume his old post began to be put on the agenda.
However, before Mu Zhufeng, the crown prince had cultivated a subordinate who was the same as Mu Zhufeng. That subordinate was selected by him, and he was definitely no less than Mu Zhufeng in terms of force and strategy.
It's just that the only deficiency is his sincerity, why he has such a position now is not given to him by the crown prince, but he is loyal to the prince on the surface, but behind the scenes, he secretly forms a gang to consolidate his power.
It's normal for people to have such thoughts, no one wants their fate to be held in the hands of a person, if one day is abandoned by that person, they still have the ability to live on their own.
But the prince doesn't like this, he wants you to give birth to you, he wants you to die, and you die. Just like Mu Zhufeng, after being framed and imprisoned, no one came to help him, and no one would rebel and so on.
But this man has already taken the position of general, and if he wants to be removed, he will not be allowed to commit an unpardonable sin or let him die.
So, the decisive prince simply chose the latter, and he plotted to let a few Deadpools under his command go to take his life, and the line was also successful, and the day after the prince gave the order, the news came that the newly appointed general had suddenly died in his own palace.
For a while, there were different opinions, not to mention that he was a subordinate of the prince, and many ministers wrote to the prince, imploring the prince to investigate the matter thoroughly.
But the prince himself waved his hand and talked to the officials in private, completely suppressing this matter. And he ordered that people in the palace should not talk about this matter, and violators were severely punished, so far he blocked Youyou's mouth, and then some people mentioned it, but they only whispered it in private.
Subsequently, this matter gradually faded out of people's field of vision, no one knew the truth, and under the pressure of the prince, no one dared to explore the truth at all.
After Mu Zhufeng sorted out everything, he appeared in front of the prince again and was the once majestic General Mu, although life in prison made him lose some weight, but his temperament was still there.
The crown prince said to him: "This king blamed you before, and now this king wants to restore your original position as a general, are you still willing to continue to do your best for this king?" ”
Mu Zhufeng almost subconsciously knelt down, saluted the prince and said, "Weichen is willing to follow the prince and will live up to His Highness's trust." ”
The prince stepped forward with relief and patted him on the strong shoulder, and said, "Okay, this king believes in you. ”
With the return of Mu Zhufeng, the crown prince began to implement his grand plan, and recently he has been suppressed by the king of Chu for too long, and it is time to start regaining his strength and take back half of the country that belongs to him.
Originally, with the fall of Mu Zhufeng, many of the generals under his command suddenly became headless flies, most of them finally defected to Xie Yutang, and some defected to the new general.
Now that Mu Zhufeng has returned to the position of general, compared to Xie Yutang, who is still just a junior general from the second grade, they are naturally more willing to follow the original master. As a result, the military camp became the dominant family of Mu Zhufeng again, and Xie Yutang's power was weakened.
Of course, there are more than that, many of the ministers who once pursued the crown prince were grass on the wall, but when the news came out that a generation of generals had returned again, they immediately panicked, for fear that the prince would come back to trouble them.
However, the crown prince did not do that, and now his ability is not enough to prompt him to do as he pleases, not because he wants to return to his original prime, and the prince still needs their help.
So the prince asked Mu Zhufeng to come forward and privately envelop those officials. First of all, naturally I will not blame and care about them, and secondly, I will directly use words to coerce.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is willing to ignore his past suspicions, I think you should understand what His Highness means, and don't let down His Highness's hard work, otherwise it will ......"
I always felt that Mu Zhufeng was more indifferent and ruthless now than before, and several civil officials were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak when they saw him with a look, so they nodded again and again and agreed: "Yes, yes, thank you General Mu for mentioning it, and the ministers naturally know what to do and what to do." ”
Mu Zhufeng nodded with satisfaction, and when he had finished lobbying all the people, he went back to his life.
"Most of the people are willing to continue to assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but a small number of them seem to be unwilling, as for those people and ministers, they have already written it on paper."
The crown prince glanced at the note handed over by Mu Zhufeng, and said indifferently: "A few of them are like this, following the five o'clock and flattering the king of Chu, I don't want this." ”
The crown prince stood up, paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back and analyzed: "I don't know what those people who follow the king are thinking, just the weak appearance of the king of Chu, if it weren't for Xie Yutang's support, how could he have the ability to show off in front of his father and the king now." ”
"Those people are just confused by the appearance of the king of Chu, who is the overlord in this palace and who is the heir to the throne, this king believes that anyone with a discerning eye can see it."
Mu Zhufeng's face did not change and said: "Naturally, it is your Royal Highness the Prince." ”
The prince looked up to the sky and smiled, sure enough, Mu Zhufeng was obedient, just like a mechanical puppet in his hand, he let him operate, and he would always be loyal to him.
This feels so good, and as for the person who is behind the scenes, the prince clenched his fists, he would never let go of the person who dared to attack his side.
It won't be long before he makes a comeback, everything will be back on track, and no one will be able to shake the majesty and status of his crown prince!
The prince looked out the window, not far from this direction was the emperor's palace of nourishing hearts, and the prince believed that he would live there soon and be majestic in the world.
Looking at the King of Chu, Mu Zhufeng, looking at the royal brothers and brothers she hated, as well as Xie Yutang, and even the whole world bowing down to him, it was just imagination that already made him very excited in his heart, and he believed that this day would come soon.