The next day, Shangguan Yi and Wang Fusheng and others were escorted to the court for trial, under the auspices of Xu Jingzong, the interrogation went smoothly, Shangguan Yi saw that those former colleagues were all high and invincible, and the remorse in his heart was even greater, and it was precisely because of this that he did not confess anything when he passed through the court, and he thought that he would not be convicted of any crime only by such a trial.

Who knew that the later result surprised him, because when the verdict was announced, Xu Jingzong actually announced that the reason why he wrote the edict of the abolition of the queen was not because of the holy order, but because he participated in a rebel gang and deliberately provoked the emperor to abolish the queen.

And as soon as this rebel gang was pulled out, even he himself was surprised, because the participants of this gang included him Shangguanyi, eunuch Wang Fusheng and others, and the mastermind turned out to be the abolished prince Li Zhong!

"Just because I have served King Liang, I said that we are waiting to rebel against him, hehe, when King Liang was the crown prince, you Xu Jingzong also had a lot of stammers, so in this way, can you also be regarded as a rebel? is the so-called sin that wants to be added, why is there no excuse? I died when Shangguan Yi died, and I was so slandered by the villain, which is really unbearable. ”

But it has come to this point, what can Shangguan Yi do even if he can't bear it? He has no chance to defend himself to the emperor at all, not to mention that the power is in the hands of the Empress Wu, and it is useless for him to stand in front of the emperor in the first place, so what if he is given a chance to defend himself now?

And counting on colleagues to help avenge grievances? This point is even more unrealistic, now several prime ministers in the court, Sikong Li Ji has always remained neutral, although the left minister Liu Xiangdao and the right minister Dou Dexuan are upright, but there is only one day from the abolition of the incident to the verdict now, these two may not have time to intercede with the emperor, even if they plead, what can they do? Will the emperor offend Empress Wu who has just reconciled with him because of the two of them? And the rest of the people are all Xu Jingzong's remnants, and it is already rare for these people not to fall into the well, and it is impossible for them to intercede for him.

Therefore, now Shangguan Yi has no hope of survival at all, he also understands this very well, in fact, he has nothing to fear of death at all, the only thing he feels sad about is that because of his stubbornness, he actually brought disaster to the entire family, because it was written in the verdict: Shangguan Yi was convicted of rebellion, all the men in the family were executed, and the female dependents were not enslaved in the palace.

"My son was persuaded hard, but I didn't listen, which led to this disaster, and it was also my own fault, but I pity my son in his prime, but he wants to accompany me to Huangquan with his life, and even more pity my infant granddaughter Wan'er, who is only a slave because of a moment of stubbornness, alas, if I wait for the next life, I Shangguanyi will definitely just be a free literati, and will never get involved in court politics."

On death row, Shangguan Yi's eyes were dull, her hair was scattered, she had long lost her original vigor, and all she had on her face was endless remorse.

After a long while, Shangguan Yi turned her gaze to her son Shangguan Tingzhi, who was also in the same cell, and said slowly: "Zhi'er, if my father had listened to Er's advice, there would have been no such disaster, do you resent me in your heart?" ”

But he saw Shangguan Tingzhi kowtow and said: "What my father does, all for the world, all of them are done by the husband, it's too late for my son to admire, how dare I have resentment?" ”

"But for your father, it affects you, for you to bring unwarranted disasters, for no reason to accompany your father's life to die in Huangquan, your wife and daughter are all slaves in the palace without a nest, poor Wan'er is still in infancy, in the palace like a pack of wolves, I don't know how her mother and daughter survive?"

This is also the fate of his mother and daughter, how can he complain about his father...... Yes? Before Shangguan Tingzhi could finish his sentence, he suddenly let out a frightened voice.

"Zhi'er, what's going on?"

Although it was father and son facing each other, it was really dark in the prison, and Shangguan Yi was old and dizzy, and he didn't see what was going on, but he heard the cry from his son, he taught his son very strictly, and his son has always been calm and calm, and it was precisely because of this that his son's sudden cry made him even more worried.

I could only hear Guan Tingzhi smile helplessly: "Father, I can't imagine that the child doesn't have to wait until tomorrow, and now he has encountered evil spirits, so as to save the pain of suffering that knife in the execution ground at that time, resulting in an incomplete body." ”

"Huh? What do you say? Met a demon? Hehe, I can't imagine that we righteous men and gentlemen, raising a heroic and righteous spirit, can meet evil ghosts, I don't know if the sky has no eyes, or what we have done is against the sky? Shangguan Yi smiled wryly when he heard this, and sighed loudly.

But at this moment, a low voice was suddenly heard: "None of the above, there is no other reason, traitors are rampant in the court, when today's son is weak, causing the chicken to be in the morning, the demons are dancing wildly, the loyal and good are wronged, the world is resentful, and my Datang is destined to usher in a disaster." ”

"Thou, where are thou holy? Could it be that he was born with a star in Linfan, and he can't help mentioning some disciples? When Shangguan Yi heard this, he suddenly felt that his grievances finally had a place to vent, and he quickly knelt on the ground and cried sadly: "Please be kind to Daxian and save the dog and his family. ”

At this time, I suddenly heard Guan Tingzhi hesitantly asking: "I listen to this voice, mo, could it be that King Zhou is coming?" ”

Shangguan Yi was stunned when he heard this, and then angrily reprimanded: "Nonsense, what is the identity of King Zhou? is the son of the Empress Wu again, how did he come to this death row? Even if you come, it is through the main entrance of the prison, how can you come from underground? Aren't you stupid? Why don't you make amends to Daxian quickly? ”

But I heard the voice and said again: "Lord Shangguan, what Ling Lang said is good, Xiao Wang is Li Xian, the reason why I can see the two of you this time is to ask the master to dig through the tunnel, sneak into the prison secretly, and rescue the two from prison. ”

In fact, as early as a few years ago, Li Xian took the excuse to turn all the prisons in the capital, and silently remembered the location of those prisons, with Li Xian's ability to rob tombs in his previous life, as long as he remembered the location of the prison, he could dig the tunnel quickly and accurately, and rescue the people in the prison.

Of course, there is another main reason why Li Xian was able to come here in time, that is, he used his connections to find out where Shangguan Yi's father and son were imprisoned, otherwise, no matter how great Li Xian's ability to dig the tunnel, it would probably take a night of hard work to find Shangguan Yi's father and son, and with Empress Wu's determination to get rid of the father and son, it would be difficult for Li Xian to find the father and son before they were executed.

What's more, there are many prisoners in the prison, in case a certain prisoner is alarmed because of this, so that the grass and snakes are startled, not only the father and son cannot be saved, but Li Xian himself may be in trouble.

"Thank you to the king for rescuing, my father and son were able to escape this time, thanks to the power of the king, in the future, they will be cattle and horses, and it will be difficult to repay the king's kindness, father, I will leave quickly, don't alarm the jailer." Shangguan Tingzhi was naturally very grateful when he saw that Li Xian actually rescued him in this situation, and hurriedly took Shangguan Yi's hand and prepared to leave here.

But seeing that Shangguan Yi didn't move at all, he just asked: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has a word to ask, and I hope that the King will tell you the truth, I don't know if this rescue of the King is in the intention of the Holy Lord, or is it his own opinion?" ”

"This is not a secret, this is really Xiao Wang's own opinion." Although it was in the dark, Li Xian's eyes had long been accustomed to seeing things at night, and when he saw Shangguan Yi's serious face, he knew that he couldn't hide it, so he had to tell the truth.

But seeing that Shangguan Yi's originally hopeful face suddenly became gray, he said with a wry smile: "Xia Guan already knows that this matter is definitely not done by the saint, hehe, the saint's fear of that person has long been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and the opportunity such as yesterday was also lost in vain, let alone today?" The king, Shangguan Yi would rather die in a dignified manner than steal his life. If the king has mercy, let him go out with him. After that, my son was incognito, and he didn't ask about the world anymore, and then he married a wife and had children, and he could also extend my Shangguan lineage, and only second, the lower officials would be grateful. ”

Shangguan Tingzhi was shocked by his father's words at this time, and hurriedly said in tears: "What did my father say? Now that the vitality is in front of us, how can we give it up? My father is an important minister in the court, and his name is all over the world, not to mention that although the saint is cowardly, he is also a person who misses the old, thinking that as long as the father escapes from the cage, the saint will regret it in the future, and it is difficult to predict that he will be reused. ”

But he saw Shangguan Yi slowly shaking his head and said: "The old man is already sixty years old, even if he escapes, how many years will he live?" What's more, the old man has a bright and upright life, how can he be such a stealing person? What's more, if Wu'er escapes in prison, although the Empress Wu is angry, she will not search everywhere, but; Once the father escapes, this person will definitely order a thorough investigation, and then it will be the king of Zhou himself, I am afraid that he can't take care of it, if he is for the father and the benefactor King Zhou, how can he be at peace in his father's heart? I don't need to persuade you anymore, you are young now, and in the future, you will be incognito, marry a wife and have children, so that your son will study hard, and there may not be no chance to get ahead. ”

"But my father ......"

"Needless to say, I've made up my mind." Shangguan Yi saw his son's persuasion again, and hurriedly lowered his face and shouted: "If you don't listen to me, you are unfilial, whether my Shangguan family can be revived depends on you and the two, you shoulder this heavy responsibility, even if you endure humiliation and steal life, you must live." Do you understand? ”

"No, the boy said yes. The child is not filial, and the father cherishes it. Please rest assured that the child will complete the important task of reviving my Shangguan family. Shangguan Tingzhi burst into tears, but seeing that his father's attitude was very resolute, he had no choice but to agree, and kowtowed to Shangguan Yi, and then found the tunnel under the guidance of Li Xian, and then turned back and left step by step.