Seduction

"I won't forget."

As soon as Zhan Xingruo finished his sentence, Wuzheng responded immediately, the hazy moon got into the clouds for a while, then poked out his head for a while, and went out together with the candles in the cell.

Zhan Xingruo looked into Wuzheng's eyes for a few seconds, then nodded in relief.

"A Li, I will definitely rescue you." Wu Zheng said.

"It's too late." Zhan Xingruo waved his hand, "The reform will end first, so don't participate any more," he said.

"Why?" No dispute.

"I told you at the beginning that I wrote this just to keep Zhang Jiyao at bay. Of course, I also know that internal affairs cannot be disrupted when the country is in chaos. But if it is peaceful, you might as well try." Zhan Xingruo said, "Since Zhang Jiyao is The barbarian, who has been lurking for so many years, just to let the barbarian army in this time, must swallow us all. The country belongs to him, and he still cares about my dying struggle?" Zhan Xingruo asked.

Wu Zheng grabbed the railing, frowning.

"After Zhang Jiyao realized my intentions, he tried to kill me, but he just borrowed the emperor's knife."

"Father..." Wu Zheng lowered his head. "Going to the court today, I heard that Kong Fuyi came back with the roster of the rebels. Everyone was half an hour earlier, even the father was earlier than usual, and he was angry at the court early. In the end, you still follow the usual time. Come, I thought you didn't know, the eunuch didn't notify you, but it seems not, you knew early on, why didn't you tell me?" Wu Zheng asked.

The eunuch came to call early in the morning, and was in a hurry. Wu Zheng said he wanted to call Zhan Xingruo, but the old eunuch urged him, saying that the emperor was furious, and if he didn't rush there, it would be too late. Military division Zhan had already sent someone else, so he wouldn't be left behind.Only then did Wu Zheng go there in peace, but the emperor finished scolding and Zhan Xingruo still didn't arrive. When the eunuch said that Zhan Xingruo had arrived, the whole court fell silent.

"It's true that someone called me, but I was sleeping soundly, so there was no reason." Zhan Xingruo said.

"Ah Li!" Wu Zheng didn't know why he was helpless, he just thought that if Zhan Xing had arrived a little earlier and refuted Kong Fuyi, maybe he wouldn't have been thrown into prison.

"It's useless. Rebellion has been a serious crime since ancient times. How can you pick me up with a few words. All you have to do is to sort out what Zhang Jiyao did to send me in. Are there any loopholes that can be corrected?" Fight back. Instead of being sad here, understand?" Zhan Xingruo asked, gently patted Wu Zheng's hand holding the railing.

"Put it down, you shouldn't be holding this," he said.

Wu Zheng let go, but his hands had nowhere to rest.

"You don't want to think about it, I'll help you think about it." Zhan Xingruo said, "I guess, Zhang Jiyao's purpose was very clear from the beginning of the reform. It must be to get rid of me. He hid the thirteen princes before, the thirteen princes He doesn't go to court, and he doesn't take part in banquets such as Mid-Autumn Festival and Spring Festival. His personality, let alone me, even you don't understand."

"Indeed." Wu Zheng nodded.

"It's as if there is no such person." Zhan Xingruo continued, "But in fact, the thirteen princes have the largest fiefdom and are most suitable for raising soldiers. Zhang Jiyao must have taken a fancy to this. Although he doesn't know much about it, after the accident of the thirteen princes, , I went to check and heard that he is irritable and irritable."

"I can't remember." Wu Zheng said.

"If this is the case, then it is an excellent chess piece. He is so far away from the emperor, and there is a big tree Zhang Jiyao in between him. He and the emperor don't know each other well. The thirteen princes don't come to Beijing. Naturally, I don't know the situation of the court either. It would be easier to be manipulated, what Zhang Jiyao said, if their friendship is still good, this situation will be even more serious."

"But we don't know the specifics." Wu Zheng said.

"The Thirteenth Prince is dead, so there's no need to know the details. When Zhang Jiyao sent Kong Fuyi to suppress the Thirteenth Prince, he already had the chance to win. It was just a formality. You think, Kong Fuyi is his confidant, Could he have sent his confidant out on an adventure at this time?"

"No." No answer.

"And Kong Fu brought back the army that has been guarding the northeast, and is now waiting outside the imperial city."

"Bringing the army from the town into the imperial city is obviously a rebellion." Wu Zheng said.

Zhan Xingruo shook his head, "No, Kong Fuyi's army has been outside the imperial city, and Zhang Jiyao didn't let the army in. If there is a fight, Chen Jianglai's army should be able to handle it."

"Then why did you bring it back from all the way?" Wu Zheng asked.

"I didn't figure it out either. With just this few people, Chen Jiang could solve the problem. If he really wanted to use such an army to fight back, it would be impossible. Such a force is definitely not enough. There is only one possibility. Wait. Wait for the big troops to arrive."

"But the northwest is clearly guarded. Recently, the barbarians have become weaker and weaker, as if they are about to be wiped out. What is the name of such a barbarian army?"

"Wu Zheng!" Zhan Xingruo was startled and interrupted him. Wu Zheng was startled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"What you said just now, say it again."

"Such a barbarian army..."

"No, last sentence."

"It's like it's gone."

"Yes. That's it." Zhan Xingruo turned around, "I seem to guess why Zhang Jiyao brought Kong Fuyi's army back and did nothing."

"What, what?" Wu Zheng stood up.

"The army in the Northeast has withdrawn, and if foreign enemies invade again, who will resist and who will report? Zhang Jiyao can neither let his own people beat his own, nor let the Northwest Army directly let the barbarians in. Rebellion defends the imperial city, transfers people away, who else can stop the barbarians?"

Wu Zheng's eyes widened.

"The Northwest Army was..." He was at a loss for words.

"It was emptied." Zhan Xingruo said, "The reason why I feel that everyone has been killed is because the large army has already withdrawn, leaving behind a cover-up."

"Here, here, I will immediately notify the Northwest Army to return to Beijing immediately." Wu Zheng was about to turn around when Zhan Xingruo's outstretched hand grabbed him.

"Wu Zheng! Don't be so impulsive. What I said is speculation. Let Chen Jiang verify the number of casualties first. If the discrepancy is too large and it doesn't match, then make plans to return to Beijing. Don't act rashly on such a big matter."

Wuzheng seemed to wake up a little after being caught by Zhan Xingruo.

"Sorry." He bowed his head.

"It's okay." After a few seconds of silence, Zhan Xingruo said, "If this is the last time I help you, you must remember my advice, and don't be impulsive in the future."

Wu Zheng clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, just lowered his head and refused to answer, "A Li, I..." He closed his eyes tightly.

"I want to save you." Wu Zheng's eyes were hot and his voice trembled.

"I told you from the very beginning that reform requires sacrifice, so don't be sorry. It's my dream to bring peace back to the troubled times," Zhan Xingruo said softly.

"Prince! It's time for you to come out!" The guard at the door shouted, "The time has come."

Wu Zheng looked at Zhan Xingruo and was reluctant to leave. From the first meeting at the Lantern Festival more than ten years ago until today, Zhan Xingruo has remained calm and advised him by his side. Wu Zheng took a deep breath and hated himself for relying on Zhan Xingruo all these years , If he thought he could go on like this forever, he would not think about making progress. If Zhan Xingruo said so much in his ear, did he ever remember a sentence in his heart?

Now seeing Zhan Xingruo end up like this, he can do nothing but watch him die.The more frank and undisputed Zhan Xingruo was, the deeper his regret would be.

"Let's go." Zhan Xingruo said.

"A Li." Thousands of words flooded into Wu Zheng's mind, but he didn't know which one to say first. "I'm leaving, let's have a good meal."

"Wait a moment."

Just as Wu Zheng turned his head, Zhan Xingruo suddenly stopped him.

"what happened?"

"Gu Qingruo asks, tell me I'm sorry, and don't tell him the rest."

Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment, the two were relatively speechless.Seeing that the prince hadn't come out yet, the guard went in to urge him, Wu Zheng nodded and was driven out by the guard.

Zhan Xingruo leaned against the dirt wall of the cell, looked at the moon and let out a long sigh of relief.Ben Yuwu argued that dying for the country is his best destination, but he still didn't say it out loud after thinking about it. Zhan Xingruo really thought so in the past, but now there is a slight change.He closed his eyes and meditated, thinking that he and Gu Qing had become old men, bent over, leaning on crutches, and enjoying flowers and looking at the moon every day. Suddenly he smiled, and a piece of hot water vapor rose from under his eyelashes.

It was quiet for less than half an hour.

The door of the cell was opened again, and Zhan Xingruo was awakened by loud footsteps. He stood up, and the person who came was no longer Wu Zheng, but a face he had never seen before.

As soon as the man waved his hand, the strong man next to him opened the cell door and tied Zhan Xingruo to the frame.

"Mr. Zhan, Taiwei Zhang arranged for me to interrogate you. I see that you are skinny and tender, and you won't be able to withstand a few beatings. I advise you, say what you have to say, and don't suffer from this flesh and blood."

Zhan Xingruo was still not surprised, he snorted coldly, "Dog thief, hit him if you want!"

The rain stopped, the sun was shining brightly, and the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant.

Just as Gu Qing opened his eyes, the sunlight was particularly dazzling. He felt that there was nothing wrong with his body, but he could sleep better than usual. According to his work and rest habits, he should wake up before dawn, but now he was lethargic. A ninja is back, and he probably won't wake up yet.

Gu Qing stood up, feeling his mind was muddled, but it was a rare dry sunny day, which gave him the strength to put on his clothes.

It took these ninjas two or three times faster to go to Dongpu once than him, Gu Qing thought, as expected of people who often live by the sea, they are better at crossing the sea than people from the Central Plains.

When Uncle Wang heard that the ninja had returned, he was worried about Gu's account, so he rushed over early.Seeing that everyone had arrived, Gu Qing asked Ninja what was wrong with Dongying, Ninja handed over the letter, Gu Qing opened it, Dongying was very thoughtful, and it was written by a man.

It's just that the contents of the letter made Gu Qing very uncomfortable.

"What does it mean to have a more urgent shipment? Did they add money?" Gu Qing asked.

"Yes." Ninja replied.

"Where are you going?" Gu Qing was a little unhappy, she didn't know who was so powerful and could steal Gu's business.

"I don't know the name." The ninja replied, "The Grand Duke said that they sent food to Yuezhu Kingdom, and they even paid you the silver for compensation."

Gu Qing was taken aback, "Compensate me? You are so rich and powerful." He frowned, "No, Yuezhu needs food, why buy it from Dongying. The cost is so high, it is unreasonable. Where is your food shipped to? " Gu Qing asked.

"Northeast of Yuezhu Kingdom." The ninja replied.