At the bottom of the prison are all death row prisoners, and the environment is also the worst, and there is no sunlight all year round. Originally, there were more than a dozen death row inmates waiting to be executed here, but now all of them have been transferred to other cells, and Xiao Rui is the only one on the entire ground floor.

The chamberlain Lao Gao is right, he has indeed been seriously renovated, opened up three independent cells, and renovated a study with a bed, except for the bad lighting, everything else is very good, and even those damp and rotten odors have been treated with incense.

Moreover, the bottom of the prison is guarded by the inner servant Lao Gao himself, and there is no one else who has this treatment.

Xiao Rui complained: "Lao Gao, this basement is just dark, why am I alone?" Don't even have a companion? Is there no villain in Datang? Just me, a heinous death row inmate? ”

Lao Gao smiled and said, "What did Master Hou say?" How so. It's not that you are worried about your safety, and you deliberately sent those death row prisoners elsewhere. ”

"Besides, I know that Master Hou likes to be clean, and those pickled goods will spoil the atmosphere here."

Atmosphere? Burst...... What kind of atmosphere should this be on death row? Shouldn't you say that I'm the one who affects the atmosphere?

"Master Hou, if you want to write or practice, the old slave will give you ink. If he gets bored, the old slave arranges for the singer to come over. ”

Singer? Are you sure it's just the singer?

Xiao Rui took a sip, "Let you arrange it for me?" I'm afraid that the singer has not arrived, and His Majesty's board has arrived first. No, do you have something to say? I can never be served by people when I read and write, why are you so attentive and still have to help me study ink? Didn't the emperor send you to protect me? ”

Lao Gao whispered: "When I came, the Emperor Taishang sent someone to spread the word, saying that there was no good story for a long time. ”

Burst......

Oh, after a long time, putting me in jail is forcing me to write a picture book for him? What kind of people are in this family!

At this moment, there was a sound outside, as if someone was coming, and Lao Gao hurriedly went to the door of the dungeon to watch the door.

Xiao Rui leisurely took a book on the bookshelf at random, and did not sit at the desk, but lay down on the bed, and rested with the book covering his face.

After a while, a thin figure walked in and coughed lightly, "The first time I came to the bottom of this prison, it turned out to be like this." You're a blessed man. ”

Who? Listening to the voice is Wei Zheng?

Xiao Rui just wanted to pick up the book and get up, but he immediately gave up, pretending not to hear and continued to lie down. The heart says that it is me who you participate in, so what is this for? Is it fake?

Lao Wei was not angry, but scolded with a smile: "Don't be ignorant of what you kid is good or bad about." I'm here to help you. If you capture Jieli alone, it is equivalent to destroying a country by one person, can you afford such a great credit? How can your majesty be rewarded when you come back? Give you a different surname to be crowned king? ”

Xiao Rui still didn't move, and said in his heart that I was the one who coveted the reward? If you care about power, just find a place to develop silently, build a high wall, and accumulate grain, how good is it when the time comes to rebel? Still waiting for Li Er to confer the knighthood? Phew! Not uncommon.

Wei Zheng seemed to understand his intentions, and then continued: "I know that you don't care about any military merit rewards. But you don't want it, others are rushing to ask for it. It's good if you take all the generals to make meritorious contributions together, not only will it be done, but the relationship will also be closer. ”

"But you can't eat alone. It doesn't matter if you hit the enemy, the military exploits of the others who are waiting for the addition of officials to the knighthood are gone, can they not hate you? ”

Xiao Rui said angrily: "You can't blame me for this." It was you who went to recall them and withdraw their troops. If you had listened to me, I would have taken you down and would not have let you pass on the decree. In another month, you will be able to break through the city and capture Jieli. ”

"It's because they don't have vision and want to withdraw the army, since they don't believe me, hehe, who is to blame for not being able to get military merit? Deserve! ”

Wei Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, yes, yes, it is true that what you said is reasonable, you are not to blame for this matter, but to blame them for their foresight." Alas...... But no one has a third eye, so who knows you'll be able to succeed? ”

"Boy, you are sensible, you should understand that not everything in the world is right and wrong, and not everyone is reasonable with you."

"No matter what the reason, now that you alone have monopolized the great merit and moved the interests of others, they will naturally hate you, and your majesty and we are protecting you."

"Your popularity in the court was not good, but now it is even worse, let's hide first, and then find a chance to repair it later."

Repair?

Xiao Rui said disdainfully: "A group of rat-eyed wall grass, am I Xiao Rui afraid of them?" What do you say about proactively repairing relationships? Phew! Do what you can, and don't offend me if you can't, as if I were begging them. If you dare to provoke me, I will die. ”

You......

Wei Zheng was so angry that he stepped forward and tore down the book, and said with hatred: "Why are you still so reckless? What good will it do you to offend the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty? Those who are sharp will not end well! Your teacher gave you the word Zangfeng, have you forgotten what it means? ”

Xiao Rui smiled, turned over, and looked at Lao Wei without any heart: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law is twenty years old this year, which is the age when he is sharp. It's not like you, you've reached a sleek and sophisticated stage of life. ”

Wei Zheng threw the book in his hand on the bed and sat back weakly, "You still know to call me father-in-law." Are you yourself lawless and forget your family? What about Yanran and the child? Don't think about their future? You're not a fledgling hairy boy anymore, and now you're dragging your family with a big family. Listen to us, and we can still harm you? ”

At the mention of his wife and children, Xiao Rui's heart softened, and the resentment dissipated a lot, and he spread his hands: "So, knowing that you are right, I cooperated to go to prison." Otherwise, even if I don't have a martial art, I will be caught? Who can keep me in the prison I don't want to sit in in this world? ”

Wei Zheng glanced blankly, "You're crazy." ”

"Okay, you can understand our hard work, live here with peace of mind, and don't cause trouble again. I'll let you out when things settle down a bit. ”

After finishing speaking, he got up and left, Xiao Rui shouted: "Father-in-law, I haven't seen the child for several months, can you let Yanran take the child to see me?" I'm a death row prisoner now, maybe I'll be beheaded by the emperor one day, and I have to take a look at my wife and children before I die. ”

Wei Zheng really wanted to go back and smoke this bastard a few times, but he was too lazy to go back, knowing that Xiao Rui was complaining, let him go. As for his request, he doesn't need to say it, he will also arrange for Yanran to take the child to visit.

Xiao Rui was bored, and shouted towards the door: "Boss Gao, arrange for a few death row inmates to come in and chat with me, and I'll see if I can use words to influence them, so that they can wake up and abandon the darkness and turn to the light." ”

"This basement is too quiet, it's a small dark room, it's dark and there is no sound, it's too infiltrating to stay for a long time without talking. Can't you put me in the upper floor with a window? ”

Lao Gao came in and said with a smile: "Master Hou, forgive me, Your Majesty has ordered, you are guilty of a lot of sin, and you are not allowed to visit without a holy decree, and it is inconvenient to arrange it for many people to be on it." ”

"Why don't I call you a few singers. The death row prisoners are all people who are going to die, there is no hope, the old slave has no doubt that Master Hou can influence them with words, but there is no point in influencing them, even if they wake up, they still can't escape the head. After all, if you sin, you have to be responsible. ”

Xiao Rui waved his hand, and said in his heart My wife and children are coming, what does it look like to see the singer?

"That's it, the singer doesn't want it. You go and inquire when Jieli and Zhao Deyan and other captives will be escorted into Chang'an, and when they arrive, Zhao Deyan will be locked up with me. Among the death row inmates, this is the only one who can talk to me for a few words. ”