XLV. The Emperor is dead

Two days have passed.

Chen Mo was still in the prison, and there was no movement outside.

During this period, Lin Jiu'er and Zhang Kai both came to see him.

It must be known that the state of Chu can visit prisons, but there is no special visit room, but there is a certain area for prison visits.

Of course, the prison visit is to give money, and without it, even if the law allows it, the jailer will not allow the family to enter.

Moreover, if you speak alone, you will also give silver.

When Lin Jiu'er came to see her, she cried very sadly, saying that she was useless and couldn't save him.

From her mouth, Chen Mo learned that Lin Bai had been suspended, and the courtyard where they lived was guarded by the Jinyi guards, and Lin Jiu'er finally slipped out to meet him.

Lin Jiu'er said that he wanted to go to the palace and beg the princess to save him.

Chen Mo shook his head and said that he would let Zhang Kai go to find Princess Xin.

Lin Jiu'er was a little relieved.

As long as King Xin is willing to help, Chen Mo can still be exempted from responsibility.

Soon after Lin Jiu'er left, Zhang Kai also came.

He told Chen Moxin what Princess Xin had promised, and after that, Princess Xin took back the jade plate that she had given to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo knew that this was the meaning of the princess Xin's relationship and that the two sides would not be involved with each other in the future.

This made Chen Mo feel at ease.

And with the silver, the food in the prison is not bad.

Of course, it was he who ate alone.

The price is also extremely expensive, just a bowl of rice, an egg and a chicken leg, it costs three or four taels of silver.

Put these outside, don't want a hundred pennies.

Looking at Chen Mo's food, Su Wenruo was also salivating, but he didn't let Chen Mo give alms.

As a martial artist, the amount of food is also huge, and in the heavenly prison, Chen Mo is a little difficult to protect himself, and he does not take the initiative to give alms to Su Wenruo.

Chen Mo originally thought that he would be able to go out in a few days.

As a result, I didn't expect that more than two months had passed in a flash.

And in the past two months, Chen Mo has not been taken out for interrogation, nor has any killers infiltrated the cell to assassinate him, let alone run drills or the like.

Chen Mo lay in the prison for two months.

There was no movement in the system either.

During this period, Zhang Kai came once and said that Lord Lin was imprisoned in Nanzhen Fusi, the position of Baihu was also removed, and Lin Jiu'er was also detained at home, but fortunately, it was fine.

As for Chen Mo's matter, he has not yet been convicted.

Chen Mo asked him to tell him if anything big had happened in Jingshi.

Zhang Kai said that there were many court officials who were arrested and imprisoned, and these were all squires from various ministries, officials of the third grade, and they were all people from King Rong.

Zhang Kai also quietly told Chen Mo one thing, saying that Ning Yuelu became the crown princess, and it was the marriage that His Majesty personally pointed out.

At that time, Chen Mo was shocked when he heard this.

The prince is only nine years old, and he is still childish.

Ning Yuelu is an adult.

Horse-drawn carts!

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Another half a month has passed, and a big man has been imprisoned in the prison, Xu Qian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and the official of the second grade.

Not only are the leg cuffs and handcuffs complete, but there is one more neck cuff than Chen Mo, which is locked opposite Chen Mo.

Chains were also attached to the handcuffs and leg cuffs, which extended to the wall.

Everyone was shocked when they saw Xu Qian.

Because the prison is under the control of the Ministry of Punishment.

Now the top boss is imprisoned in the prison, which can be described as a trick to make people.

Chen Mo's face sank, as far as he knew, Xu Qian seemed to be a person who believed in the king.

And the status of the Criminal Department in the court is surprisingly heavy, who is this, who can actually defeat King Xin and bring down Xu Qian?

Two people appeared in Chen Mo's mind.

King Rong and Emperor.

And if it is the emperor, the situation is not good.

Because the emperor has absolute rights, the grandmasters and strong people of the Chu State only obey the emperor's orders.

The strong grandmasters never participate in the struggle for imperial power, as long as the emperor is surnamed Chu, no matter who is in charge, they will listen to whomever he wants.

Wang Ying seems to be covering the sky with one hand in the court, but behind it is the acquiescence of the emperor.

If you want to move Wang Ying, the emperor only needs one sentence.

The same is true for the king of faith.

Now that Xu Qian is imprisoned in the prison, it is not good for King Xin.

Su Wenruo's eyes were shining, and after chanting a poem proudly, he said to Chen Mo: "Brother Chen, I have a premonition that the day is not far off when I get out of the prison cell and return to freedom." ”

Life in a cell is boring, and if you don't talk for months, you can really go crazy.

So Chen Mo and Su Wenruo will chat on weekdays.

And with the torture instrument that suppressed his true qi, Chen Mo couldn't use his skills to cultivate.

It's only about finding someone to talk to.

Chen Mo's life is tied to King Xin's body at the moment, so he is also a person who is with King Xin, and when he was eating, he arched his hand towards Xu Qian, and then threw the chicken leg in the bowl to him, and said: "Chen Mo, the general banner of Fusi in Beizhen, has seen Lord Xu. ”

Soon after he was imprisoned, he was dismissed from his official position.

Listening to Zhang Kai, the newly appointed general flag is the original small flag under Liu Xian.

Xu Dao didn't say a word, looked at him, and didn't know what he meant.

"Lord Xu, now you and I are prisoners in this prison, and we should take care of each other. If Lord Xu goes out one day in the future, I will also get acquainted with a noble person. In front of such big people, Chen Mo did not hide his thoughts.

Hearing Chen Mo's honest words, Xu Qian smiled slightly: "Do you know how the old man came in, so you dare to associate with the old man?" ”

"I'd like to hear from you."

Xu Qian didn't elaborate, but said, "King Rong." ”

When Su Wenruo heard this, he originally wanted to say hello, and immediately shrank back.

Chen Mo smiled, shook the torture instrument on his body, and said, "For me now, is this still important?" ”

Xu Qian was stunned for a moment, then opened his mouth and sucked, and the chicken leg that fell on the hay was bitten in his mouth, and then he raised his hand to eat, and the chains rattled.

Another month passed.

Zhang Kai came again, and he came to deliver food money.

Zhang Kai told Chen Mo that he didn't have enough money, so he told Chen Mo that he might have to suffer a little this month.

Chen Mo smiled and said that it was okay, except for Lin Jiu'er, Zhang Kai was the only one who came to see him after he had been in the prison for so long.

Sure enough, after opening away, the chicken legs were gone, but there was still rice and eggs.

On this day, Chen Mo was listening to Xu Qian talk about his past.

A bell rang out into their ears suddenly.

At first, they thought they had misheard, so they didn't pay any attention.

But then there were a few more sounds.

At this moment, everyone was stunned and listened carefully.

"Nine sounds, nine sounds." I don't know which cell shouted.

Then Chen Mo saw an old man in the cell on the left kneeling down with a puff, crying loudly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

That's right, it's the sound of the death knell.

The death knell rang nine times, indicating that the current emperor Xuanhe Emperor was dead.

Soon, the jailer who came to hang the white flag in plain clothes came in, which also proved the matter.

Emperor Xuanhe collapsed.