So far, all the actions have gone very smoothly, and when it came to the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, the most critical moment, Ruan Ji dropped the chain.

This day was supposed to be the day when the two of them made an appointment to steal the key to the first fall, but until the evening, Ruan Jiao did not appear, Lu You was very anxious, she had never missed an appointment before, she must have encountered some danger!

He hurriedly went out to look for her, but a messenger from Zhao Mansion came outside the house and handed him a secret letter.

The meaning of "Zi" is nothing more than Zishi, obviously Tang Wan's side succeeded, this news did not surprise him, but it made him a little depressed, everything was piled up together, Ruan Jiao's side could only wait a little longer, I hope nothing happened to her!

Unconsciously, there was still half a pillar of incense left when he arrived, Lu You couldn't wait for Ruan Jiao, and hurriedly left a letter, the content of the letter was also short, only the word "song", and the letter in Zhao's mansion was burned by him.

The meaning of "Qu" is naturally Qu Xiaoting, time and place, can only be left the same, so that even if someone breaks into the house, they will not get specific information, and they will not be able to stop Lu You's rescue plan.

Lu You pressed the envelope under the candlestick, then went out and left in a hurry.

Walking all the way in the dark night, he rarely met the students of the academy, even if he met one or two head-on, they were all in a hurry and didn't even say hello, Lu You knew that the Egret Academy was about to have a big operation, this was to deploy the army of students, maybe they would set off in an instant.

Time was pressing, and when he arrived at Qu Xiao Pavilion, there were already two black figures waiting in the pavilion, which were Zhao Shicheng and his wife. The joint location of Qu Xiaoting was discussed at Bailu Peak in March, and as for the time, it was the time in the letter just now.

Although Lu You was panicked, he still didn't forget the courtesy, and bowed his hand and said, "Brother Zhao, Mrs. Zhao, it's been a hard work." ”

"Humph!" Zhao Shicheng snorted coldly, and said in a sullen voice: "It's still your clever means, Lu You!" ”

"Tsk...... Can't talk well? Tang Wan tugged at the corner of Zhao Shicheng's clothes, and then saluted Lu You with a pleasant face: "Brother Lu, we are just doing it with a hand, and I will leave everything to you." ”

"I'll do my best!" Lu You knew that Tang Wan was talking about "saving Bi Sheng", so he solemnly made his promise.

Tang Wan nodded, took out a palm-sized key from her arms, and handed it to Lu You, she knew that time waited for no one, and was just about to say goodbye to Lu You, but she heard Zhao Shicheng say: "Wan'er, you go to the pavilion to control the wind first, I have a few words to say to him." ”

"Don't fight!" Tang Wan glared at Zhao Shicheng and told him, and after getting the other party's eyes to reply, he walked out of the pavilion. Zhao Shicheng watched her walk to the east exit, then turned around, gritted the back of his teeth and said viciously to Lu You: "Don't you think it's despicable that you use Wan'er like this!" ”

"I just do what I feel is right." Lu You said lightly, "Also, I don't want to see her family ruined." ”

"Fart!" The gentle and elegant Zhao Shicheng rarely burst into a foul language, you can imagine how much resentment he has against Lu You, if it weren't for Tang Wan, he would have been ruthless to Lu You a long time ago.

"I will take her to enjoy glory and wealth in the future! Zhao Yun's throne has been sitting long enough, he should have returned the throne to my ancestors! Zhao Shicheng didn't hide anything at this time, and directly told the conspiracy that the academy had planned for a long time.

"I think you are greedy for profit, and you are obsessed with power!" Lu Youli shouted, "This dynasty has been opened by Taizu to the lineage of Taizu, and the power of filial piety has been returned to Taizu, which is the will of the people, how can you go against the grain?" ”

"Then why did he pass it on to my ancestors?" Zhao Shicheng also retorted sharply, "My ancestor was honored in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, that is the destiny of heaven!" If it weren't for the tragic destruction of the ancestor Gaozong by the enemy, Zhao Yan would not have been able to turn in this life! ”

"Destiny? Scold...... The destiny of Er Taizong is that Kaifeng was plundered by Jin soldiers, and the two saints died tragically in Mobei, losing a large area of land in Guanxi and Sanchuan, losing my Chinese face, and killing my Han people's prestige? ”

"That's the situation, not my ancestors! My ancestor ......" Zhao Shicheng was about to argue, but seeing Lu You waving his hand impatiently, he interrupted: "Okay, okay, I won't argue with you about these many truths, now that you have made a choice, what's the use of talking to me about this?" ”

"It's not all because of you!" Zhao Shicheng shouted angrily, and punched him angrily, and the resentment in his heart was so deep that the bluestone white pillar suddenly fell into a fist mark the size of a sandbag!

vented a punch, Zhao Shicheng finally felt better, but he still said angrily: "When Wan'er went back that day, I felt that something was wrong with her, and I ......asked her several times."

……

That day, Tang Wan returned to Zhao's mansion, his heart was full of sorrow, Zhao Shicheng was secretly puzzled, thinking that her old relationship with Lu You had rekindled, he asked Xiaohuan and Taohua, and the two of them didn't know why, so they had no choice but to ask each other in person. At that time, Tang Wan didn't think about what to say, so he prevaricated, but he was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, restless.

After several inquiries, Tang Wan kept silent, he threatened Tang Wan in a fit of rage, if he didn't say anything, he would go to Lu You Theory to see what kind of ecstasy soup he had poured in! Tang Wan was forced to have no choice but to tell the truth and ask him if he had participated in the rebellion.

The matter was revealed, Zhao Shicheng was a little flustered, at first he pretended to coax Tang Wan to say that he didn't know, but in fact he was secretly preparing to inform Zhao Zhongxiang of the matter, although Tang Wan didn't know whether what he said was true or false, but he had already thought of the worst ending. She made him swear by the relationship between husband and wife for six years, and threatened him that if something happened to Lu You, she would never forgive him!

Tang Wan's decision, Zhao Shicheng also understood, if Lu You was really killed, he had reason to believe that Tang Wan would also isolate himself in front of him. Tang Wan's words have come to this point, and he has to admit the conspiracy of Bi Chuluo and others, as well as the fact that Bi Sheng was imprisoned in the West Lake prison. However, there is one point, the three members of the Zhao family were only persuaded by Bi Chuluo and Jing Muluo later, and they never participated in the rebellious action of injuring Bi Sheng before!

Zhao Shicheng finally admitted it, and Tang Wan persuaded him hard, hoping that he could abandon the secret and turn to the light, steal the key and make meritorious contributions. Zhao Shicheng was also surprised how Lu You knew that the Zhao family had a key, and Tang Wan had been forced to die, but he didn't agree this time, but he didn't refuse, he just told Tang Wan to think about it before making a decision.

This consideration is a month, a thought is half a year, Tang Wan is talking in his ear every moment every day, and he goes in and out of his left ear, and even instills in Tang Wan the concept of "rebellion is not guilty, rebellion is justified", and the core of his point of view is nothing more than the point he argues with Lu You: whether the imperial power belongs to the Taizu or Taizong.

Tang Wan tried to defend himself at the beginning, but later he directly threw out a sentence: "I don't know any big truths, but no matter which family I belong to, I don't want to see the people suffer, and let go of a good and stable life, but why should I risk cutting off my head to do those things that people and gods are angry about, and be a sinner of the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Zhao Shicheng immediately defended and said: "Since ancient times, the king has been defeated, history is written by the victor, as long as the big thing is completed, the Zhao family is the great hero of the new dynasty's history, and the glory and wealth are endless in their lives, and the Zhao family is worth fighting for!" ”

Tang Wan saw that he really couldn't move him, and he didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, and gave him an ultimatum: "The first step of your plan has not been realized, even if it succeeds, it will be fifty or sixty years later, and you will still have to suffer from your children and grandchildren at that time, and you may not want to hear this, then I will finally give you two choices, first, steal the key, fly away with me, and hide in the mountains and forests; Second, you choose to do your big things, I choose to leave the world, you and I are separated by yin and yang, and we will never see each other! You can still deliberately delay the time and not give me an answer, but before the academy army goes north to Suzhou, before you make a decision, I will die in front of you to sacrifice the flag for the academy! ”

Tang Wan is very decisive, but Bi Sheng has not yet succeeded in rescuing, she is absolutely impossible to die, the second choice she gave is actually that if Zhao Shicheng does not agree, then go and steal the key by himself, and after Lu You rescues Bi Sheng, then pray for Bi Sheng to pardon Zhao Shicheng. Ants are still greedy for life, why should they die if they can live? The reason why she forced each other to die was that she didn't want to leave a way back for herself, and at the same time, it was also to give Zhao Shicheng a chance to choose to abandon the darkness and turn to the light.

Zhao Shicheng heard Tang Wan's words, and knew that he couldn't persuade her, but he could still delay it for a day, until the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, Tang Wan got the news that the academy army was about to act, she immediately found Zhao Shicheng, put a knife on her neck, and forced him to make a choice.

Zhao Shicheng was still hesitating at first, until the dagger in Tang Wan's hand was violently pulled, and a shocking blood from the snow-white goose neck completely woke him up. Six years of husband and wife, eight years of affection, at the beginning of the rejection of Kaifeng's appointment for her (although it was only one of the reasons), how can you bear to abandon her now? That's it! From now on, be idle with her and be a chic ordinary person!

He made a decision in his heart, and hurriedly took out a palm-sized key from his arms, and presented his hands in front of Tang Wan, Tang Wan cried with joy when he saw that he had finally made a decision, and hugged him for a long time and was unwilling to let go.

The key, he got it very early, and he also got a fake key, because he heard that the army went north to Suzhou, and the three keys should be carried with him, and when the war was won, it was finally handed over to Kaifeng for safekeeping, and it was too late to regret it at that time.

……

Anyway, Zhao Shicheng was able to abandon the dark and turn to the light, Lu You was still quite pleased, he listened to Zhao Shicheng's story, and then arched his hand and said: "Thank you Brother Zhao for helping, Brother Zhao will definitely not regret the decision he made yesterday in the future, and he will definitely be grateful to Mrs. Ling!" ”

Zhao Shicheng had vented his resentment in his heart, and he didn't say anything more at this time, he arched his hand with a solemn face: "The matter has come to this, I will also tell you clearly, Bi Lemeng will blow up the West Lake Prison in the early morning, and go north with the army, you must rush to enter the West Lake Prison before the early morning and seize the two keys in his hand to save Dean Bi from escape." ”

"Thank you Brother Zhao for being honest!" Lu You bowed and saluted, Zhao Shicheng immediately walked out of the pavilion, and halfway through, he suddenly stopped, turned his back to Lu You and said: "Lu You, I underestimated you at the beginning, you are not an ungrateful person, you know how to forbear, and your means are indeed better than me!" ”

Hearing this, Lu You smiled indifferently and said, "Brother Zhao, take care all the way." ”

Zhao Shicheng didn't say a word, walked quickly to the east exit, and met Tang Wan, Tang Wan immediately waved his hand at Lu You, and the couple disappeared into the vast night.

Lu You breathed a sigh of relief, Zhao and Tang were relaxed, but he was still not idle, and immediately returned to the Ninth Master's Mansion, but still did not see Ruan Jiao coming, and was about to go to the residence to find her, the opened envelope at the base of the candlestick attracted his attention, he hurriedly took out the letter paper, opened it and took a look, but saw that there were a few more Juanxiu small characters under the word "Qu", which was: The thing is in my room, the third compartment in the wardrobe.

What do you mean? She already got the key that Bi Chu fell? Why don't you wait for me to act along! Is she going to say goodbye?

With all kinds of doubts, he hurriedly burned the letter, stuffed the two keys into his arms, carefully placed the first seal in the package, and went out with his bags on his back and walked briskly to the east.

Without saying anything all the way, Lu You quickly rushed to the gate of the 'Liu Sichang' courtyard, and took a tiptoe look, the house was pitch black, and the building was already empty.

(End of chapter)