"What was the mortal sin of forty years ago?" I blurted out.

"Hey——, it's hard to put into words. A few of you, you are not very old when you listen to the voice, how did you offend Chonggang?" said there.

I asked rhetorically, "Why don't you ask us what crime we have committed, but only say that we have offended Chonggang." ”

"Now in the Huandou clan, there is only one sin that can be committed, and that is to go against someone. "Said in the prison over there.

"Then you were detained for going against someone, right?" I said.

"Didn't I just say that my sin is that I am alive. The jailer over there said.

"It seems that this is not a simple character. The sailor whispered.

"Hehe, of course it's not easy. He is a hero admired by everyone in our Huandou clan, and the former general Zuo admired the old general. The guard, who was patrolling outside, said slowly.

He walked past our cell door, stopped in front of the next cell door, bowed his head into the cell, and said, "Is the old general's head disease a little lighter today?"

The prison said: "It's okay, my headache is an old problem, it's hard for you to remember it." - By the way, which family are the children who just came in? It seems that someone is being persecuted again. ”

The guard officer said, "Old general, the few people who just sent in are not from my Huandou clan. ”

The prison asked again: "Isn't it Huandou people? Which clan is that, the Drought Devil tribe or the Gao clan? Could it be that the old thief of Chonggang is also an enemy of foreign tribes?"

The warden said, "They are from the Wa royal family. ”

"Wa Imperial Family!" the prison exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right," said the warden, "I heard that it was General Liao Mi who caught the offender in the Three Realms Ridge. He personally escorted him from the Three Realms Ridge to Chongshan.

"Prime Minister Chongcheng did not punish them for forcibly entering the Huandou clan according to the law and banning them from leaving the Huandou realm forever, but sent people to contact the Huandou clan, wanting to send them back to the Wa royal family, and arranged for a few people to live in the banquet building, and allowed them to move freely in the city. This is clearly to curry favor with the Wa royal family.

"These people are also bold and ignorant, and they actually hid the wanted criminals, so they were detained here. ”

"Wanted criminals? Nine times out of ten, those who are wanted now are loyal and good people. Said from the prison.

"Old General, please be quiet, be careful that the wall has ears. The guard stepped forward and leaned on the iron fence of the cell and whispered.

"Hahaha, I'm so old, what else is there to be afraid of, my old life, whoever likes it will take it. ”

"Old general, you are really joking," said the warden, "and I will be responsible for your safety if you are sent to me, and if you lose a hair, we will be questioned, so you should be careful." The wanted criminal just mentioned is none other than the son of Shuai Long Jianzhao in Danshui City Prefecture. After Danshui City was breached, Long Jianzhao led all the officers and soldiers to die, only this one person escaped, and secretly lurked in Chongshan City, where he was harbored by these Wa royal clansmen. Later, he was found by Wu San's kid and was arrested. ”

"What are you talking about?" the old general stood up from the ground and said in an anxious tone, "Long Jianzhao's son? Is it Long Xi? In the past two days, it has been said that Danshui City was destroyed by that old thief, and Long Jianzhao died in battle, but I never expected that Long Xi, the child, would fall into the Longtan tiger's den so quickly. ”

The guard officer said, "Don't get excited, old general. I know that Iwami's son is your senior apprentice, and it is normal for you to worry about that child, but the prime minister should not be so ruthless, and he has to put Young Master Long to death. In the past few days, I will help you investigate outside, and report to you in time if there is news. The old general should rest early. ”

The warden said as he walked to the other side of the aisle.

In the dark, He Xuanya whispered in my ear: "Could this old general Chongyu next door be it?" Just now, the cell boss called him General Chongyu, and he himself talked about what happened forty years ago, and what General Zuo mentioned. I see, it should be eight or nine and ten. ”

"I think so too, the ancients said that there is no place to find when you step on iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get them, but you don't have to treat me perfectly, and you can't recognize me casually. I whispered.

"Don't mutter, I'm Chongyu, come here. As he spoke, General Chong moved himself to the partition between the two cells.

All four of us cheered and jumped for joy, as we slowly moved towards the dark shadow in the cell opposite.

"Tell me what happened to Long Xi, how did he run out after the fall of the city, where did he go behind, when did he get to the capital?" said General Chong Lao in a low and hoarse voice.

I told General Chong Lao about how Long Xi suddenly found us and was arrested at night, and finally said: "Long Xi said that his father told him that he must find you, and I hope you can lead the loyal and righteous people of the Huandou clan to bring down Chonggang together." Just now, the cell boss said that Long Xi is your senior disciple, but from his words, he didn't mention this relationship, and he didn't seem to know you. ”

General Chonglao said: "Since I made a big mistake 40 years ago, while pretending to leave Chongshan in a high-profile manner and leaving a foreign country, I sneaked back to Chongshan and stayed incognito in the capital, always observing the situation in the capital. and secretly stop those unkind acts that bring disaster to the country and the people. More than ten years ago, the king summoned me into the palace, told me that the second prince is talented, diligent and studious, has reached the age of enlightenment, the king hopes that he can become a generation of heroes who are both civil and military, and invited the most knowledgeable virtuous people of the Huandou clan to teach carefully, only one teacher of martial arts and the art of war, I hope I can teach the second prince. I repeatedly refused, so I had to agree, but I made a few requests to the king, the first is to secretly open a museum to accept apprentices, and the apprentices are only selected from the clan and in-laws, and second, they cannot be awarded officials by their real names. The kings agreed one by one. I chose a remote courtyard in the palace as a place to teach and opened a museum to accept apprentices. This dragon tide is the companion of the second prince. He only knew my pseudonym, but he didn't know that I was Chongyu. ”

I said, "I see." Since Long Xi asked us to act with you, I don't know if the old general has any plans. ”

Chongyu said: "I am now in prison, and I really have more than enough heart but not enough strength. You royal people, don't get involved in our clan's affairs anymore. ”

I said, "We didn't want to participate in the peace, but since we know that there are so many people with lofty ideals in the Huandou tribe, they have gone forward and fought bravely, and some of them even risked their lives." We were deeply moved. Therefore, it was decided to do a modest contribution to the Huandou people. In addition, with General Liao Mi's entrustment, we want to do an important thing for him, and we dare not be half lazy. Now the affairs of the Huandou clan are the affairs of the four of us. ”

Chongyu laughed out loud and said: "A few of them are really good young men, their courage is commendable, and their benevolence is obvious, which makes Chongmou admire." ”

"I don't know what the important things Liao Mi asked you to do. Chongyu continued.

I looked at He Xuanya, and she nodded.

I said, "General Liao Mi has brought a secret letter from Shi Dashuai and General Danshui Chenglong from the Three Realms Ridge, and I want to hand it over to King Huandou. But he pretended to take refuge in Chonggang and couldn't see King Huandou. It just so happened that a few of us were going to meet the king of Huandou, hoping that he would send us to the realm of the drought. General Liao entrusted us with the letter to King Huandou. ”

Chongyu said: "Now the king is confined to the temple and his movement is restricted. And the old thief of Chonggang also sent people to block the road between the palace and the temple, and did not let anyone pass. How can you see the king? ”

I said, "General Liao has made proper arrangements for this matter, as long as he goes to the mountain tomorrow morning, he will be able to reach the Jongmyo through the officers and soldiers of the blockade." It's a pity that we are trapped here now, and tomorrow morning's affairs are probably going to be ruined, and we will disappoint General Liao Mi. ”

Chongyu said: "Don't worry about it first, it's still far from 'tomorrow'." It's better to get some sleep quickly, it's useless to be in a hurry now. Wait until tomorrow morning, and maybe a good solution will come to the door. ”

He looked at a few of us, and when he saw that we were standing on the iron fence, he did not move, and said, "Believe me, let's sleep for a while, and I will wake you up when the time comes." ”

We each found a place in the cell where we could lie down, and we fell asleep.

I don't know how long I slept, but I faintly heard the sound of someone shouting in my ears.

When I opened my eyes, it turned out to be the same caretaker from yesterday. He was now opening the cell door, entering the cell, standing beside us and shouting softly over and over again: "Guys, get up quickly." ”

I stood up with a grunt, and then He Xuanya, the sailor, and Zhiyong also got up from the ground.

When he saw us get up, the guard turned and went out. As he walked, he said, "Everyone hurry up and go, there will be trouble if it's late." ”

We stood still.

Chongyu in the next cell said, "Come with him quickly, he will send you outside." You must remember to come back when you are done, or he will be in danger. ”

We didn't have time to ask any more questions, so we followed the guards all the way to the outside of the prison.

Walking to a dark room by the staircase leading to the upper floor, the warden turned back and said, "Go in and change into the soap man's clothes inside, and follow me firmly for a while, and you will not be able to speak, whether anyone asks you or not." ”

We changed our clothes and cautiously walked out of the prison with him step by step.

The guard repeatedly told us to go back to prison when we were done, otherwise he couldn't do anything. After telling him, he hurried away.

We kept heading towards the palace.

When he arrived at the main gate of the palace, he saw that the two gates were tightly closed, and there was no one in front of or behind the door.

After walking around the palace wall for half a circle, I saw that the wall was very high and smooth, and there was no place to climb.

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Chongyu told us that Chonggang had put King Huandou under house arrest for many years and intended to abolish King Huandou because Chonggang had an inflated desire for power and refused to submit to King Huandou's control.

Chonggang wanted to kill us, but was dissuaded and did not kill us, but later was seen by King Huandou's cronies and secretly told King Huandou.

King Huandou found an opportunity to go to the dungeon to meet us, and discussed together how to overthrow Chonggang's dominance.

After defeating Chonggang, King Huandou told us that the eighty-one mountains of the Drought Tribes had been captured by the Demon Immersion Body, and the monarch's mother was nowhere to be found.

Later, King Huandou used Chongyu and led the army to defeat the Demon Immersion Body and rescue the Drought Monarch who was trapped on a mountain.

The monarch's mother died, and the sailors inherited the position of the monarch's mother, called Shangjun.