Chapter 47: The Prince's Thoughts
T-shaped cell.
Song Ke was walking back and forth, carrying a wooden bucket of rice, and there were still a few chicken feet left in it.
In the narrow and dim passage, the line of sight is not very good, and although it is not clear to see the food under the wooden barrel, the smell of meat can still be smelled, so some people can't help but think about it.
A merchant in Ding Liuzifang had reached the point where he had run out of oil and dried up, he couldn't even eat food, his lips were chapped into furrows, and he muttered: "Brother Song, I have a few spiritual stones hidden in a house in Kyoto, this is my savings in business for many years, and now I can't hold on, I can't wait for the new emperor to ascend the throne and grant amnesty to the world. ”
Song Ke raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect to have oil and water to take so soon, and thought that the prisoners in the T-shaped cell had been squeezed dry, and took out the two chicken feet in the wooden barrel, Song Ke said: "It's easy to say, what other wishes do you have to fulfill?" ”
The businessman, who was seriously deficient, smiled bitterly: "I know my own situation, if my little brother is willing to help, it would be good if I let my daughter who was buried in the yard before I die, which is the wine I planted with my own hands when the concubine I raised outside gave birth to a dragon and phoenix fetus." ”
Song Ke nodded in agreement, and left the T-cell after getting the address, and then happened to meet Lu Yizhou, who had just delivered the food, with a radiant face, and couldn't help laughing: "It seems that Brother Lu must have taken oil and water." ”
Lu Yizhou arched his hand and said: "It's just luck, I happened to meet a prisoner who was dying, and asked me to do a little favor before I died, and by the way, I got a reward, and I invited everyone to drink when I got back." ”
Song Ke sighed in his heart, this situation is often encountered in death row, many prisoners who have hidden private property will confide in their hearts before they die, of course, more still waiting for the new emperor to ascend the throne, and when the time comes, all the death sentences will be exempted, and it will be the end for the prisoners.
However, there have been some rumors in Kyoto recently, and even Shi Si Prison has begun to frequently visit the prince of the East Palace, and the palace is strictly guarded, and the number of court meetings has decreased a lot.
waited until nightfall, and the prison chiefs Lu Jiang, Zhu Yang and Lu Yizhou went to Taohua'an to stay overnight, leaving Yu Tai, who volunteered to be on duty, in the prison alone.
Song Ke also found an excuse to leave first, and according to the location designated by the merchant, he found that the third brick under the ground at the corner of a wall in the civilian area was loose, and after pulling it out, there was a wooden box inside, and eleven lower grade spirit stones were neatly placed inside.
After Song Ke took it away, he found the concubine's residence, intending to make a noise, and then left a spirit stone in the courtyard before anyone came out, but as soon as he got closer, he heard the woman's painful voice, as if she was injured.
In the spirit of helping others, Song Ke climbed over the wall and entered the courtyard, if the merchant's concubine was injured, he could be slowly healed by crossing in a piece of spiritual power, which could be regarded as worthy of these ten spirit stones.
"Not suitable for children!"
Song Ke approached the window and found that this little concubine who was taken care of actually stole a man, and the two of them were in full swing and had a big fight, so it was not intense.
After the clouds and rain, the man in the house said: "Since he has been sentenced to death, he will either lose his two children, or it will be a burden." ”
"What nonsense!"
The silky concubine glanced at the man and said softly: "That's your child!" ”
"Really?"
The man became excited, and suddenly the wind rose again, and asked the woman to go on the rattan chair, and just about to make a move, with a "whoosh", a thumb-sized stone broke through the window, and the wind whimpered, like a hidden weapon embedded in the ground.
"What the hell!"
The piercing voice startled the two of them, the woman was fine, just clutched her chest, while the man was full of excitement and entered the sage time with a look of remorse, which immediately caused the woman to be displeased.
But when they lit the candle and found that it was actually a spirit stone, the two screamed in surprise, and immediately pouted and squatted on the ground and began to buckle the spirit stone.
Because a spirit stone can be exchanged for 10,000 taels of silver.
Song Ke, who was walking halfway through, was carrying two jugs of wine dug up from the courtyard in his hands, and couldn't help but feel worthless for the merchant, but he still fulfilled his last wish, after all, the dead are the greatest.
"Tut-tut"
Taiyin, who didn't know when he woke up, sighed: "Xiao Songzi, I didn't expect you to have this habit, you are worthy of being a man that my mother is optimistic about, oh no, it's a boy!" ”
"Niangniang, don't talk nonsense, I'm the kind who doesn't sit still, and I am bent on asking for immortality."
Song Ke retorted in his heart, and then still returned to the Peach Blossom Nunnery, the room waiting for the return of the lover was still the Bailan girl, Song Ke was still familiar with it, knocked it out and put it on the round table, and the provincial self was suspected of not returning all night, and then still went to the Chunfeng Restaurant to stay until almost dawn and returned to the Peach Blossom Nunnery, and finally followed the head of the prison back to death row.
It wasn't until dawn that Miss Bailan woke up from a coma and found herself sleeping on the table, which was not surprising, after all, she had done a lot in this business, and she could encounter any kind of fetishe, and her little sister had been tied to a chair and slept all night a few days ago!
"Then should I prepare some drug ropes or something, so that Song Gongzi can do it!"
Bai Lan nodded secretly in her heart, because Song Ke and the others were generous, and they had been listed as high-quality customers by the girls of Peach Blossom Temple.
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Life on death row is like this, of course, Song Ke is three points and one line, but it's a pity that the businessman in Ding Liuzifang can't drink his daughter's red, because Song Ke came back in the morning and found that he had lost his breath.
"Go all the way"
Song Ke shook his head, sprinkled a pot of daughter red next to the merchant's corpse, and then drank another pot of daughter red alone.
Although it is not a spirit wine, it has a mellow taste and is an authentic grain wine, so it is also good to drink.
All the corpses in the prison must be put into the Wind Blade Array, squeezing the last trace of spiritual power to contribute to the development of Kyoto, even the jailers.
High-risk profession - the life of a jailer is so simple and simple, until a month later, a heavyweight arrives in the prison.
Son of Heaven Praetorian Guard!
You must know that the Imperial City area of Kyoto is heavily guarded, mainly guarded by guards, and the worst strength of each Son of Heaven Guard is also the physical cultivation of the Houtian Realm, which is comparable to a middle-level Qi refining cultivator.
The laws of the Southern Zhao clearly stipulate that the Son of Heaven Guard is under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor, and it is forbidden for any official to have contact with the Son of Heaven's Guard, especially the descendants of the royal family, otherwise there will be no mercy.
In the hall, Zhu Yang wanted to cry a little this time, and he couldn't laugh anymore, so he said, "Prison Boss Lu, what should I do now?" The guards of the Son of Heaven came to the A-shaped cell, how dare I touch it, the movement in the palace is getting smaller and smaller, I'm afraid something big is going to happen! ”
Lu Jiang also felt troubled, and said: "Wait for me to ask Shi Si Prison next time, we jailers have not been in contact with other officials, I don't know the situation, he should know, you have been serving this janissary guard for the past few days." ”
"Okay!"
Zhu Yang replied with a drooping face, fortunately, he often went in and out of the A-shaped cell, there were only a few prisoners in it, and he himself had good cooking skills, so he would not feed pig food.
Coincidentally, Shi Si Prison was menacing this time, and with the prince's message, after entering the prison, he didn't bother to beat around the bush, and directly picked out and said: "The saint was deceived by the villain, and His Royal Highness the prince will not prepare for the Qing monarch's side in the future. ”
As soon as these words came out, it was like a shock, and in the hearts of several jailers, they were disgusted with the turbulent waves, and everyone's expressions changed drastically and they were silent, which was a typical rebellion.
What makes people wonder is that the current emperor has obviously been in poor health for many years, and the position of the dragon chair will be the prince's sooner or later, so why rush to do it!
When the prison boss Lu Jiang took a deep breath and slowly asked this question, Shi Wu suppressed the excitement in his heart and said calmly: "I visited the crown prince earlier, and His Royal Highness often put a sentence on his lips. ”
"Which word?"
At this time, even the lonely widow Yutai, who doesn't care about the world, is curious.
Shi Wu responded: "How can there be a prince in the world for sixty years!" ”
When Song Ke heard this, he immediately understood that the emperor was close to 100 years old, and he might die casually, but the edict of succession had not been issued for a long time, and the princes were also older, so it was inevitable that he would move his mind.
The eldest prince, that is, the crown prince, is now in his seventies, and he was made the crown prince in his teens, and the East Palace for sixty years has been numb!
Even if it is a ninth-level Qi refining cultivator, his lifespan is only a hundred years, how can the prince be able to calm down!
What's more, the two pillars of Nanzhao, Wen Cheng in Wen Cheng and Wu Xiang, is already a person on the prince's side, and two of the four major fortresses support the prince's ascension.
Even from the perspective of the people, the prince has a good character, treats people kindly, and cultivates to reach the ninth level of qi refining, which is quite loved by the people.
As for the three princes in the back, they led troops to guard the coastline and prevent sea beasts from coming ashore, and they couldn't do without themselves, and the rest of the princes were difficult to become big weapons, and they were not the prince's opponents at all, and they had long said that they would not fight for the throne.
However, there is another person in the royal family who is more popular than the crown prince.
When Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the dynasty, she often traveled to many fortresses and cities, working hard for the cultivation resources of the royal family, and even the magic weapon of the prince was a secret treasure brought out by the eldest princess from the blessed land.
However, the dragon chair has always been sat by men, so the prince never considered that the eldest princess would pose a threat to him.
As for Nanzhao, there is also a mysterious national teacher, and the national teacher's mansion has been ten years now, but he never asks about the government and politics, and he doesn't leave the house on weekdays, so he doesn't have to pay attention to it.
This is also the reason why Shi Wu unswervingly stands on the side of the prince, once he succeeds, he will be from the dragon minister!
Lu Jiang also thought about it for a long time, struggling in his heart, and finally nodded in agreement and asked, "What does the prince need a few of us to do?" ”
Shi Wu's heart relaxed, even if he was the prison chief, one level older than the prison leader's official position, but the death row formation token was held by the jailer, and the prison only had a deputy token in his hand, which was only for inspection, and handed Lu Jiang a jade slip, and said: "The prince's plan is all in this, so you can do it yourself!" ”
With that, he glanced at the rest of the people and strode away.
After reading the jade slip, Lu Jiang immediately understood that on the day of the incident, he needed to open the prison formation and release all the prisoners to make trouble, so that the soldiers of the Kyoto Law Enforcement Army would have nothing to do.
This matter is also very simple for the prison head, but the consequences are very serious, because when he was a jailer, he made a great oath to the imperial court, although breaking the oath will not lead to death, but the path of cultivation is broken!
"Alas"
Lu Jiang sighed, and then asked the other jailers for their opinions, and in the end, only Zhu Yang and Lu Yizhou agreed to start the incident, and Song Ke and Yu Tai both shook their heads and said nothing.
Lu Jiang pondered for a moment and said, "Since the two of you don't want to, then take a break and come back in a month, when the dust settles." ”
Immediately, Song Ke and Yu Tai made an oath and promised not to leak today's events.
As the saying goes, nothing is light.
Song Ke, who returned to the small courtyard, ran away with Yaya and Xuewa overnight, preparing to avoid the limelight near the academy.
Passing by the National Teacher's Mansion on the way, there is a stargazing tower in the courtyard covering an area of more than ten acres, which is 100 zhang high, it is the tallest building in Nanzhao, and it is also the emperor's permission to build.
The maid who was squatting on Song Ke's shoulder frowned, looked at the three figures on the ground and fell into deep thought, obviously she and Xuewa had changed back to their original form, why were there still three?
"Could it be that the mother made a move?"
Yaya felt that she had guessed the truth, but fortunately, after coming to Kyoto, she asked the little brother to buy a lot of villain books, and she didn't read them in vain.
At this time, there was an old man and a young man standing at the top of the stargazing tower, and the national teacher in a black robe opened his arms, hugged the hanging bright moon, and said with a smile: "Raise a glass to invite the bright moon, and the shadow becomes three people!" ”
The young face under the black robe was actually somewhat similar to Song Ke, but his whole body exuded colorful brilliance, like a god.
The white-robed old man said in a deep voice: "To complete this matter, you must serve as the master of the academy and lead Confucianism to open up an ancient road to the starry sky!" ”
The black-robed national teacher smiled: "It should be so." ”