The cell was already dark and unclear, and it was terrifyingly quiet at this time, as if it was shrouded in a silent darkness, teaching people to breathe, and then Su Shi's voice sounded, slowly cutting through this dead silence with a hideous power, but falling into another desperate situation.

He said only one word: "Yes." ”

The last glimmer of light in Su Xian's eyes was completely extinguished, two lines of tears flowed from his eyes, and he muttered to himself, "Father...... That's what my father ......."

"You have been taught by your father since childhood, but you still remember the sentence in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, 'Those who achieve great things are not informal!' Su Shi saw that his five sons were all depressed, and shouted angrily:

"For the glory of our Su family, what is a mere Ah Ming?! Do you think that only you as a brother will feel sorry for your sister? Do you know how tormented the Father is when he makes his decision? But so what? Ah Ying is my daughter, and if she can die for the Su family, she can be regarded as a well-deserved death! ”

After that, he looked straight at Pei Zhao, and he was not afraid of the sword that was close at hand:

"And you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty must hate the old man for using Ah Jin's life as a bargaining chip to play against you, but you also have something to do with this matter, if you don't love Ah Ying so much, the old man will not be so ruthless and damage his most beloved daughter! Since ancient times, the winner is the king and the loser is the loser, I knew that His Royal Highness King De could not be the enemy of you, if you want to kill me, just do it, I Su Shi is dead, and I am not willing to live under your mercy! ”

Pei Zhao saw that he looked like a righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, smiled coldly, the hand holding the sword used a little force, the snow-bright silver light was particularly dazzling in the dim cell, in Su Xian's exclamation, only a "bang" was heard, the sword had already landed, although Su Shi had already made up his mind to die at the moment when the sword light was lit, he never thought that Pei Zhao did not kill him. When life hangs on the line and life is restored, people will always become extremely cowardly, and he is no exception.

His back was gradually soaked with a layer of cold sweat, and Su Shiden understood Pei Zhao's intentions, he would not kill himself, but he would use this method to shatter his dignity as a family and his courage to be broken, such a punishment is undoubtedly thousands of times more torturous than death. Sure enough, soon, he heard Pei Zhao say lightly:

"You said that you don't want to live under my mercy, then I might as well tell you that I can kill you from the beginning, and you can live to this day because of my unbearable and Ah Jin's maintenance!"

Su Shi suddenly raised his head to look at Pei Zhao when he heard this, only to see Pei Zhao's face hidden in the flickering light and darkness, with a breathtaking aura, the voice did not sound half a wave, but it was full of chill to the bone:

"You keep saying that you are for the sake of the Su family, do you know that I have never thought of attacking the Su family? When do you think I saw through your rebellion? I might as well tell you that I knew your every move when you sent your first secret letter to Youzhou! ”

Su Shi only felt that the five thunders were booming, his ears were buzzing, and he was in a state of turmoil, he had always known Pei Zhao's strategies and methods, so that in the later stage of the relationship getting worse, he was careful everywhere, but he never thought that from the beginning, all his plans would be exposed to his eyes, since he had known all this, why did he ......

Pei Zhao had already seen through his thoughts, and smiled coldly: "When you played Su Chen in the name of impeachment and transferred him to Youzhou to join Pei Yu, Ah Ying came to me, and I promised her that no matter what, I would never touch a person from the Su family, do you think that I will tolerate you everywhere because I am afraid of the power of your Su family?" I have been fighting on the battlefield for more than ten years, and I don't even care about my own life, so why should I care about your so-called gate valve foundation? ”

"You also think that it is a humiliation for you to live under my hands, and do you know that from the beginning, it was Ah Ying who saved your life? The reason why you can still keep your life here is because you have long relied on my mercy! ”

"You talk nonsense!"

Su Shi's eyes were red, and he was about to grab Pei Zhao's clothes, Su Xian hurriedly grabbed him firmly, he glared at Pei Zhao fiercely, almost crazy: "I, Su Shi, am the twenty-eighth generation head of the Su family, our Su family is noble, and we have been respected by kings for generations, we don't need anyone's mercy!" ”

Pei Zhao looked at him coldly, and after a while, Fang said lightly: "I think you already knew this truth, but you don't want to believe it, you can't let go of the dignity of the corporal doctor, you blindly deceive yourself and others, and you are always unwilling to admit that you have survived in this way. ”

These words obviously poked at Su Shi's weakness, his eyes were full of anger, but he couldn't say a word that could be refuted, the loudest thing in the cell was his heavy breathing, he saw that he was embarrassed now, but the four sons who were filial in the past looked like they were ignorant, even the eldest son who always supported him was no longer the gentle appearance of the past, and his heart was full of sadness and guilt.

He raised his eyes to look at Pei Zhao, only to see him standing straight in place, even in the dirty prison, he couldn't hide the awe-inspiring and cold aura around him. He has experienced too much glory and wealth in his life, but he has lost all the games to this point, fortunately he lost to such a person, and if he lost to Pei Zhao, he would not be considered a failure.

"So far, I just want to ask you." Pei Zhao glanced at the six people who were almost collapsed, and said lightly: "Why did you rebel in the first place?" When you were planning, did you ever think about Ah Ying who lived in the deep palace? ”

Throughout the ages, those who have committed rebellion have either been royal relatives and nobles who are close to the throne, or military generals who hold military power, and there are very few rebellions committed by civilian officials. The six members of the Su family couldn't help but be a little stunned when Pei Zhao asked them like this.

Why the opposite?

First, Pei Zhao is not only not a faint monarch, but also a Ming monarch who can be called "the first emperor of the ages", even they have to admit this, so the name of "killing the faint monarch and supporting the great emperor" is not valid; Second, Pei Zhao's throne is justified, when the first emperor was there, he already had the right to supervise the country, and the holy decree after that was not half false, so he couldn't afford the words "put things right". Why the opposite? Su Xian gradually found a faint clue from his distant memory.

At that time, Pei Zhao had just ascended the throne, and he slowly suppressed the family forces in the court with a seemingly soft but iron-blooded wrist, and sent batch after batch of people who seemed to them to be bold and unconventional into the court.

But even so, the Su family at the beginning was also the most sheltered existence among these people, if they didn't rebel at the beginning......

Su Xian subconsciously glanced at each other with his four younger brothers, and knew very well in his heart that even if there was no relationship with Ah Jin, Pei Zhao would not force them into a desperate situation, and the biggest loss of the Su family was nothing more than letting go of the power that he had held for hundreds of years, nothing more.

All this would not have been as tragic as it is today.

"I have already ordered people to buy a farm house outside the city, and I will send you out after Pei Yu is executed." Pei Zhao's eyes were full of hatred and killing intent when he looked at Su Shi, but his voice was very peaceful: "You are Ah Jin's father, I will not kill you, nor will I give you a chance to kill yourself, for you, living like this is actually a more unbearable torture than death, and for Ah Jin, as long as she knows that the family she cares about the most is safe, it is enough." ”

Su Shi couldn't support it anymore, and collapsed in place when he landed, his eyes scattered.

"Your Majesty!"

Su Wei barely supported the ground with his hands so as not to collapse to the ground, he gritted his teeth and straightened up, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, Ah Yu her...... Is it really only three years to live? ”

Pei Zhao's hand trembled imperceptibly, his heart throbbed, and after a while, Fang said softly: "What about three years?" If she can live for one day, we will stay together for one day, and if she can live for one year, we will live happily for one year. I will be by her side every day, even if these three years are short, but there will not be a day spent in vain, there are so many couples in the world, even if many people get along for decades day and night, how can they compare to the three years of me and Ah Jin? ”

Tears flashed in Su Wei's eyes, and he said in a trembling voice: "Since this is the case, the criminal minister thanked His Majesty for his sister." ”

As if he had a heart, after Su Wei said this, the five sons of the Su family knelt in a row and kowtowed to Pei Zhao three times, this is the last thing they can do for their sister today.

Pei Zhao looked at everything in front of him with a complicated expression, didn't say anything, turned around and was about to walk outside the cell, just at the moment when he was about to step out of the prison door, he was suddenly stopped by Su Shi, he didn't look back, just quietly turned his back to Su Shi, and Su Shi's voice slowly sounded behind him, the voice was tired and old, as if the next moment, the person who spoke would not be able to support it.

He said: "Your Majesty, Ah Ying has been spoiled by everyone in the family since she was a child, and she is a little pampered, if she ...... in the future" He paused, and then smiled self-deprecatingly: "The old man knows that His Majesty will be good to Ah Jin, and the worst thing in the world for her is my father." ”

Seeing that Pei Zhao was silently about to go out again, he hurriedly finished the last sentence: "Your Majesty, Ah Yu she...... She likes sweets the most, especially the honey bean green dumplings on Suzaku Street. ”

Pei Zhao stood in place for a long time, and Fang said lightly: "I know." ”