Chapter 58: Punishing the Heart (II)

It's such a cold prison. Although the weather is getting colder, it is not yet the season of the cold, but this prison is built underground, the cold and damp air in the soil overflows, gathered in this small space, many things are moldy, and because of the humid environment here, the mildew is even more overflowing, and even drifting in the air, mixed with the sour smell accumulated by the cell for a long time, which is even unbearable.

Zhong Lishuo wrinkled his nose, the smell here did make him feel like vomiting, but he still endured it and went to the place where Shangguan Hong was in the prison. The further in, the more unpleasant the smell became, and Zhong Lishuo couldn't help but cover his nose with his hand before going inside.

However, the place where it was one foot square was built with stone walls on three sides, and one side was blocked by wooden pillars, and the distance between the pillars could only reach one hand. Zhong Lishuo took two steps forward before he saw a toilet in a corner, and the smell was disgusting. On the other side, there was some dry thatch, and Shangguan Hong was trapped in the nest of thatch, and the prison clothes on his body were already a little yellow. And it was stained with mottled stains, which made the garment look even dirtier.

Zhong Lishuo couldn't believe that Shangguan Hong could endure such humiliation, so he tentatively shouted:

"Lord Shangguan?" The man in the thatched nest stiffened for a moment when he heard the sound, and then slowly got up from the hut. The hair is like a weed, and the face is also stained with a lot of stains, but the eyes that are usually sharp and majestic are a lot more helpless and difficult at this time.

"The Great Prince?" Shangguan Hongcai got up from the thatch, and saw the man in Chinese clothes in front of him. He tentatively called out the man's name, and then stood up and saluted. In fact, he was extremely suspicious in his heart, what was the matter of finding him at this time.

"The eldest prince is here in this dirty place, but isn't why?" Zhong Lishuo heard the dissatisfaction in Shangguan Hong's tone, but he just smiled slightly, and his eyes fell on Shangguan Hong's beard with weeds at the corner of his mouth:

"Lord Shangguan is here like this, I guess it is not as good as the peace of the house. I didn't expect Lord Shangguan to be so sloppy. Shangguan Hong listened to Zhong Lishuo's sarcasm, and his heart was even more angry, but he couldn't compete with it, so he could only smile miserably and laugh at himself:

"The old minister fell here, all thanks to His Highness. It's a pity that His Majesty still sympathizes with the old minister, although he detains the old minister here, he has never tortured the old minister, otherwise, the old minister's old bone can't withstand such a toss. Zhong Lishuo listened, his eyes gradually became cold, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became sharper:

"In this way, my father still treats Lord Shangguan well. In terms of generation, I should call Lord Shangguan my uncle, but I don't know how Lord Shangguan could bear to poison his father's meal if my father treated Lord Shangguan so well. Lord Shangguan is really a bodhisattva with a snake and a scorpion heart. Shangguan Hong felt the sharp blade brought by Zhong Lishuo's words, and became more aware that Zhong Lishuo's comer was not good, so he smiled and said:

"Your Highness's words have indeed wronged the old minister. The old minister helped His Majesty to govern back then, but His Royal Highness was probably only a few years old, how could he use such vicious words to wronged the old minister. Although the old minister is a substitute, he has not yet confessed, and it is really not a gentleman's work for His Royal Highness to impose these unwarranted crimes on the old minister. Shangguan Hong instead took Zhong Lishuo by surprise.

This old fox is really difficult to deal with, Zhong Lishuo thought to himself, and the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened and deepened:

"Even if I have no evidence for poisoning, how should Lord Shangguan's crime of bullying the king be determined?" A trace of panic flashed in Shangguan Hong's eyes, and he frowned:

"What His Highness means, the old minister doesn't understand." Zhong Lishuo listened, lowered his eyes, pursed his lips, and unhurriedly took out a white silk package from his arms:

"As we all know, there is only one son in the family of Lord Shangguan, and the other son, Shangguan Xuan, died a few years ago. But I have one thing here, which can prove that Shangguan Xuan is still alive and is the killer of the Phantom Pavilion. Lord Shangguan, it's not that the Lord doesn't know what kind of place the Phantom Pavilion is. The imperial court has not succeeded in exterminating it for many years, if it was said that it could not find the location of the Phantom Pavilion before, then now can it be said that Lord Shangguan deliberately shielded it? Shangguan Hong suddenly became angry and shouted:

"This is a false accusation! This is a frame-up! The eldest prince, what kind of grudge do you have against you, you want to frame the old minister like this! Zhong Lishuo was very indifferent, and he didn't speak, but opened the white silk package, and the short dagger was displayed in front of Shangguan Hong in an instant. Zhong Lishuo noticed that Shangguan Hong's face suddenly turned blue, and he understood it in his heart, so he smiled:

"Lord Shangguan, have you ever seen this short dagger? You see, the dagger is very ingeniously made, and the strangest thing is probably here. Zhong Lishuo pointed to the position of the handle of the dagger, "There are three Western Regions characters here. If translated into Chinese language, it will be Shangguan Xuan. Doesn't Lord Shangguan wonder why there is the name of your infant who died on it? Shangguan Hong was dumbfounded, looked sideways and thought for a moment before saying:

"If the eldest prince is like this, he wants the old man to comply, is it too simple to think about it?" As he spoke, a hint of mockery rose at the corner of his mouth. Zhong Lishuo seemed to expect Shangguan Hong to say this, he was extremely calm, he retracted the dagger into his arms, and took a deep breath:

"If Lord Shangguan doesn't want to admit it, it's fine, but you have to know one thing. The eldest son of the adult, Shangguanyi, has been sent to the frontier, and there is a lot of luck when he goes. And this Shangguan Xuan, the last time he came to assassinate me, he was also seriously injured. Zhong Lishuo paused deliberately, observing Shangguan Hong's expression, seeing Shangguan Hong frowning and staring at him, he continued, "My lord also knows the character of my father. If his father knew that Shangguan Xuan was still alive, Shangguan Xuan's crime of bullying the king would not be mentioned, and Shangguan Xuan would not be able to live. If at that time, the Shangguan family's family will be implicated, and the Shangguan family will not be in the afternoon. Be careful, sir. Shangguan Hong listened to Zhong Lishuo's words, and suddenly pulled out a sneer:

"Even so, the queen and the crown prince will still protect me."

"Have you forgotten, if your lord punishes the crime, the queen and the crown prince will be implicated. Even if the queen comes forward to protect you, the prince will not have such a heart. The prince has long been wary of adults, how can he let you go out and continue to control his country. Zhong Lishuo looked at Shangguan Hong and took a step forward: "It's better for adults to go through it." If you are an adult, just leave it at that. I promise to let Shangguan Xuan have a way out of life and leave a root for Shangguan's family. ”

Shangguan Hong fell to the ground in despair after hearing this, and there was despair in his eyes. Zhong Lishuo saw that he was already dead, so he stepped up:

"What do you think?"

After a while, Shangguan Hong nodded, like a defeated lion, with a body of pain:

"I confess your sins. You're going to let him go. Zhong Lishuo naturally agreed. summoned Chen Tong to confess who was to let Shangguan Hong draw a detention.

After the fingerprints were printed, Zhong Lishuo's hanging heart finally fell to the ground. was about to leave, but was stopped by a sudden roar from Shangguan Hong:

"The eldest prince, don't you have half of the covetousness for the throne?!" Zhong Lishuo's heart tightened, but he still glanced back at Shangguan, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. There was no answer.

It's such a cold prison. Although the weather is getting colder, it is not yet the season of the cold, but this prison is built underground, the cold and damp air in the soil overflows, gathered in this small space, many things are moldy, and because of the humid environment here, the mildew is even more overflowing, and even drifting in the air, mixed with the sour smell accumulated by the cell for a long time, which is even unbearable.

Zhong Lishuo wrinkled his nose, the smell here did make him feel like vomiting, but he still endured it and went to the place where Shangguan Hong was in the prison. The further in, the more unpleasant the smell became, and Zhong Lishuo couldn't help but cover his nose with his hand before going inside.

However, the place where it was one foot square was built with stone walls on three sides, and one side was blocked by wooden pillars, and the distance between the pillars could only reach one hand. Zhong Lishuo took two steps forward before he saw a toilet in a corner, and the smell was disgusting. On the other side, there was some dry thatch, and Shangguan Hong was trapped in the nest of thatch, and the prison clothes on his body were already a little yellow. And it was stained with mottled stains, which made the garment look even dirtier.

Zhong Lishuo couldn't believe that Shangguan Hong could endure such humiliation, so he tentatively shouted:

"Lord Shangguan?" The man in the thatched nest stiffened for a moment when he heard the sound, and then slowly got up from the hut. The hair is like a weed, and the face is also stained with a lot of stains, but the eyes that are usually sharp and majestic are a lot more helpless and difficult at this time.

"The Great Prince?" Shangguan Hongcai got up from the thatch, and saw the man in Chinese clothes in front of him. He tentatively called out the man's name, and then stood up and saluted. In fact, he was extremely suspicious in his heart, what was the matter of finding him at this time.

"The eldest prince is here in this dirty place, but isn't why?" Zhong Lishuo heard the dissatisfaction in Shangguan Hong's tone, but he just smiled slightly, and his eyes fell on Shangguan Hong's beard with weeds at the corner of his mouth:

"Lord Shangguan is here like this, I guess it is not as good as the peace of the house. I didn't expect Lord Shangguan to be so sloppy. Shangguan Hong listened to Zhong Lishuo's sarcasm, and his heart was even more angry, but he couldn't compete with it, so he could only smile miserably and laugh at himself:

"The old minister fell here, all thanks to His Highness. It's a pity that His Majesty still sympathizes with the old minister, although he detains the old minister here, he has never tortured the old minister, otherwise, the old minister's old bone can't withstand such a toss. Zhong Lishuo listened, his eyes gradually became cold, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became sharper:

"In this way, my father still treats Lord Shangguan well. In terms of generation, I should call Lord Shangguan my uncle, but I don't know how Lord Shangguan could bear to poison his father's meal if my father treated Lord Shangguan so well. Lord Shangguan is really a bodhisattva with a snake and a scorpion heart. Shangguan Hong felt the sharp blade brought by Zhong Lishuo's words, and became more aware that Zhong Lishuo's comer was not good, so he smiled and said:

"Your Highness's words have indeed wronged the old minister. The old minister helped His Majesty to govern back then, but His Royal Highness was probably only a few years old, how could he use such vicious words to wronged the old minister. Although the old minister is a substitute, he has not yet confessed, and it is really not a gentleman's work for His Royal Highness to impose these unwarranted crimes on the old minister. Shangguan Hong instead took Zhong Lishuo by surprise.

This old fox is really difficult to deal with, Zhong Lishuo thought to himself, and the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened and deepened:

"Even if I have no evidence for poisoning, how should Lord Shangguan's crime of bullying the king be determined?" A trace of panic flashed in Shangguan Hong's eyes, and he frowned:

"What His Highness means, the old minister doesn't understand." Zhong Lishuo listened, lowered his eyes, pursed his lips, and unhurriedly took out a white silk package from his arms:

"As we all know, there is only one son in the family of Lord Shangguan, and the other son, Shangguan Xuan, died a few years ago. But I have one thing here, which can prove that Shangguan Xuan is still alive and is the killer of the Phantom Pavilion. Lord Shangguan, it's not that the Lord doesn't know what kind of place the Phantom Pavilion is. The imperial court has not succeeded in exterminating it for many years, if it was said that it could not find the location of the Phantom Pavilion before, then now can it be said that Lord Shangguan deliberately shielded it? Shangguan Hong suddenly became angry and shouted:

"This is a false accusation! This is a frame-up! The eldest prince, what kind of grudge do you have against you, you want to frame the old minister like this! Zhong Lishuo was very indifferent, and he didn't speak, but opened the white silk package, and the short dagger was displayed in front of Shangguan Hong in an instant. Zhong Lishuo noticed that Shangguan Hong's face suddenly turned blue, and he understood it in his heart, so he smiled:

"Lord Shangguan, have you ever seen this short dagger? You see, the dagger is very ingeniously made, and the strangest thing is probably here. Zhong Lishuo pointed to the position of the handle of the dagger, "There are three Western Regions characters here. If translated into Chinese language, it will be Shangguan Xuan. Doesn't Lord Shangguan wonder why there is the name of your infant who died on it? Shangguan Hong was dumbfounded, looked sideways and thought for a moment before saying:

"If the eldest prince is like this, he wants the old man to comply, is it too simple to think about it?" As he spoke, a hint of mockery rose at the corner of his mouth. Zhong Lishuo seemed to expect Shangguan Hong to say this, he was extremely calm, he retracted the dagger into his arms, and took a deep breath:

"If Lord Shangguan doesn't want to admit it, it's fine, but you have to know one thing. The eldest son of the adult, Shangguanyi, has been sent to the frontier, and there is a lot of luck when he goes. And this Shangguan Xuan, the last time he came to assassinate me, he was also seriously injured. Zhong Lishuo paused deliberately, observing Shangguan Hong's expression, seeing Shangguan Hong frowning and staring at him, he continued, "My lord also knows the character of my father. If his father knew that Shangguan Xuan was still alive, Shangguan Xuan's crime of bullying the king would not be mentioned, and Shangguan Xuan would not be able to live. If at that time, the Shangguan family's family will be implicated, and the Shangguan family will not be in the afternoon. Be careful, sir. Shangguan Hong listened to Zhong Lishuo's words, and suddenly pulled out a sneer:

"Even so, the queen and the crown prince will still protect me."

"Have you forgotten, if your lord punishes the crime, the queen and the crown prince will be implicated. Even if the queen comes forward to protect you, the prince will not have such a heart. The prince has long been wary of adults, how can he let you go out and continue to control his country. Zhong Lishuo looked at Shangguan Hong and took a step forward: "It's better for adults to go through it." If you are an adult, just leave it at that. I promise to let Shangguan Xuan have a way out of life and leave a root for Shangguan's family. ”

Shangguan Hong fell to the ground in despair after hearing this, and there was despair in his eyes. Zhong Lishuo saw that he was already dead, so he stepped up:

"What do you think?"

After a while, Shangguan Hong nodded, like a defeated lion, with a body of pain:

"I confess your sins. You're going to let him go. Zhong Lishuo naturally agreed. summoned Chen Tong to confess who was to let Shangguan Hong draw a detention.

After the fingerprints were printed, Zhong Lishuo's hanging heart finally fell to the ground. was about to leave, but was stopped by a sudden roar from Shangguan Hong:

"The eldest prince, don't you have half of the covetousness for the throne?!" Zhong Lishuo's heart tightened, but he still glanced back at Shangguan, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. There was no answer.