Guess

The night in Taichu Palace is quiet and mysterious, the lunar star is hidden in the clouds, the sky and the earth are chaotic, and there is no wind.

A few black shadows deftly bypassed the imperial palace guards and came to the Emperor's residence in front of the Hall of Longevity. Taking advantage of the time when the guards at the gate were changing guards, they easily entered the hall, rushed straight to the emperor's couch, and raised their swords Then he stabbed on the couch.

Kui Ye was in the dark, unable to see the person on the couch, the killer struck with the determination to die, no matter where he would be stabbed, just strike.

The sword edge passed by, but found something strange.

There was clearly no one on the bed, and a human-sized puppet was wrapped in a quilt and accepted the assassination with deep hatred.

"Not good! I fell into the demon queen's trap!"

The killer withdrew and wanted to retreat, the four doors were wide open, the palace lanterns were all lit, and the heavily armed Imperial Army barged in. The cold light of the strong bow and long sword dazzled the eyes. In a mess of light, the woman who was guarded in the center, The dragon pattern on the chest is very dazzling.

Surrounded by the killers, they regarded death as home, and the leader even raised his finger and pointed at the female emperor who had set the trap long ago, and laughed wildly: "The demon queen! I will die today, and there will be successors, and the resentment and ghosts will always accompany me." In your body, usurp my Tang Dynasty, the sky has eyes, so that the demon queen will never live, never live!"

"Take it."

With an indifferent instruction, the imperial army stepped forward, but the killers fell down one by one before the encirclement was tightened. died."

It seems that he didn't want to go back alive for a long time, so he had sex under his tongue. Do he want to die with her?Emperor Wu secretly sighed, the assassination this time is no better than before, the killer is more determined than ever, besides...

Turning around, she glanced at Shangguan Wan'er who was following behind her from the corner of her eye. Facing the killer lying on the ground, her dazed gaze deepened Emperor Wu's disappointment.

"Someone is going to assassinate me. I knew about it half a month ago." Emperor Wu sneered, "But someone knew about it earlier than me. I waited for a long time and gave enough time, but I didn't wait for her to take the initiative." frank."

"Your Majesty!" To everyone's surprise, Shangguan Cairen, who had always been favored by saints, knelt down, "Wan'er is guilty."

"Oh?" Emperor Wu pretended to be puzzled, "What is the crime of being a Shangguan?"

"Wan'er is arrogant, thinking that she can stop the traitor with just a few words." Wan'er bit her lip and spoke carefully, "They came to find Wan'er, but Wan'er refused the matter and persuaded them not to challenge The death penalty of rebellion, Wan'er failed to stop..."

"They came to look for Wan'er?" Let her kneel, the Emperor Wu's face has never been so cold, and the sarcasm in his words is also chilling, "Does Wan'er know that covering up rebellion is also a capital offense?"

If it is true that companions are like companions of tigers, they are still discussing government affairs during the day, but suddenly attack at night.Wan'er knelt on the cold ground, how could she not know that this was a capital crime, but those killers were not professional "killers" who could get things done at all. When they came to her a month ago, they said they were students of Shangguanyi. Let Wan'er participate in avenging the family.Wan'er rejected them and tried to persuade them with good words, because she didn't report it for the sake of her grandfather's students, but she also expected that these literati would not be able to enter the heavily guarded palace.But now Emperor Wu almost removed the guards and let them in, saying that he was rounding up the rebellious party, clearly pointing the blade at Wan'er.

If the king wants his ministers to die, then there is nothing to say.

The emperor didn't even look at him, Wan'er knelt down, only looking at the empress' yellow robe corner, she guessed that she understood what the Lord meant, she didn't make an excuse, just bowed her head and pleaded guilty: "Wan'er is guilty."

The atmosphere in the hall froze. No one expected that such an expected roundup of rebellious party would finally put the blame on Shangguan Cairen.But Shangguan Cairen actually pleaded guilty, accepting the guilt is tantamount to receiving death, everyone is waiting for the verdict of the world.

"Who instigated you, why you didn't report it, and who else was implicated, all of these must be explained clearly." In the strangely quiet hall, only the voice of the Emperor Wu was heard, and she never looked down at Wan'er who was kneeling at her feet. , and no one dared to offend the chilling murderous aura around her, but she stopped for a while and called out, "Zhou Shilang."

"The minister is here." Zhou Xing, the servant of the autumn official, hurried out of the queue.

Emperor Wu flicked his sleeves and moved to the side of the imperial couch: "Pull it down and examine it carefully."

"Yes." Zhou Xing hurriedly summoned the imperial army to arrest her, but Wan'er remained silent all the time, the Emperor Wu wanted to interrogate her but did not punish her immediately, it should be a blessing, but it is still not a blessing.

The corpse lying in front of the imperial couch must not dirty the soles of Emperor Wu's shoes. The Imperial Army and the courtiers quickly dealt with the scene. The imperial couch, let all the people who are waiting for the order go down.

This case of regicide was temporarily suspended, but the atmosphere in the hall was still terribly dull, and the courtiers wished to avoid it quickly. Only Zhou Xing did not go back to the imperial prison immediately, but waited at the door, unable to find a chance to come in.

Emperor Wu leaned on the couch, squinting at Zhou Xing, who was timid at the door: "Zhou Shilang, do you have something to say?"

Zhou Xing came in with a crimson official robe and knelt down: "I am here to ask for your Majesty's instructions."

Of course she knew what Zhou Xing was waiting for. Who didn't know that Wan'er was her trusted minister. I was afraid that no one would dare to interrogate her. After all, he is someone who has been with me for so many years, so no severe punishment is allowed."

Zhou Xing savored Emperor Wu's words carefully, rolled his shrewd eyeballs, and bowed his head to listen: "Yes."

Emperor Wu only felt more tired than ever before, and the forehead he was holding was getting more and more painful. He didn't want to think about anything, so he waved Zhou Xing to go too.

"Try it carefully, and don't allow severe punishment?"

When Zhou Xing passed the imperial decree, Suo Yuanli, the guerrilla general who worked most often for Emperor Wu, also felt a little troublesome. He stood up and looked over the fence. When he saw the slim figure in the prison, he smiled as if thinking of something: "Don't worry, servant, take care of the servant."

Zhou Xing observed Suo Yuanli's relaxed expression: "You have a solution?"

"Saints are not allowed to use severe punishments, isn't it just to protect the face of talented people? After all, talented people have been with saints for more than ten years. Talented people's face is saint's face. When we do things for saints, we naturally have to disregard saint's face. Suo Yuanli thought about it, and said slowly, "But the sage asked for a careful trial. Usually, the sage asked for a careful trial to make use of the problem, build a big prison to get out, and clean up a group of rebels. The sage handed over talented people I'm afraid I have such thoughts in the prison for trial."

"General Suo is smart, he has done something for the saint, and I will inevitably sit for you." Zhou Xing sneered, mocking this fawning subordinate.

"What is Zhou Shilang talking about? The servant is the master of the imperial prison. The servant waits to do a good job, but he wants to give the servant a face." Suo Yuanli said it politely, compared to being aggressive when he was extracting a confession, in front of the chief officer Putting on an extremely flattering face.

"What is the master of the prison? The sage is the master of the prison." Zhou Xing squinted at him, and said with a smile on his lips, "I leave this matter to you. If you do it well, you will receive the reward from the saint. If you can't do it well, Receive the punishment of the saint, do it yourself."

"Yes yes yes..." Suo Yuanli respectfully sent Zhou Xing out, and when Zhou Xing disappeared at the end of the prison corridor, the flattering smile on his face gradually froze and finally disappeared.

Zhou Xing was in a hurry to push the case to the public, but the Emperor Wu handed over his beloved minister to the prison, but his attitude was unclear. Zhou Xing would rather not receive the credit than touch Nilin.

Suo Yuanli was in a hurry to take over the case. This case could easily be turned into a major case. Once it was completed, he would no longer have to act according to Zhou Xing's face. Even if he took a little risk, it was worth it to save himself.

Isn't it the extortion of a confession by immovable punishment?This is not a problem for him.

Wan'er was ready to be beaten like she did something wrong in Ye Ting Palace, but Suo Yuanli, the presiding judge, seemed to be polite to her, neither tortured nor interrogated, but Give her a cell alone, but this room seems a little different.

Around the white wall, there was only a stone chair in the middle. Wan'er was tied to the chair. Once the cell door was closed, there was no guard inside, and she couldn't see the outside. The light in the room was turned to the brightest, reflecting the white wall. Very dazzling.

Depressed discomfort.

This was Wan'er's first impression of this room after she came in. She was tied to a chair and couldn't move. She still had some energy in her mind, but she didn't bother to think about the strangeness of this room.Wan'er couldn't figure out, if the Emperor Wu didn't kill her but wanted to interrogate her, whether he wanted her to be vigilant as usual, or if he really wanted to abandon her and use her case to create another commotion.

Wan'er snorted softly, feeling amused that she had such an idea, it wasn't once or twice that the Emperor Wu had tempered her with kindness and power, this time she was only sent to this prison because she had done too much.Some people wanted to kill the king, but she actually covered it up. No matter how grandpa's students were, she shouldn't have done it.She was not only the granddaughter of the grandfather, but she was able to follow the Emperor Wu because she stripped away her family attributes - she is a talented person of the Emperor Wu, how could she ignore the safety of the Emperor Wu?

It was she who did something wrong, Emperor Wu wanted her to think clearly here and admit her mistake, right?

"General Suo!" After thinking about it, she raised her head and shouted.

The cell door opened, and Suo Yuanli in a red robe stepped in.

Although she could only look up at him, Wan'er's eyes still had the majesty of a chancellor. She looked at Suo Yuanli and said sincerely, "General Suo, I want to confess."

"Oh? The talent is going to confess so soon?" Suo Yuanli rubbed his hand hidden in his sleeve for a while, and he didn't ask anyone to bring a pen and paper. He just looked down at Wan'er, thinking that this smart talent was extremely naive at this time, "What does Cairen want to confess? Was Xia Guan Shangshu Yao Yuanzhi collaborating with the enemy and sent those killers, or was Fengge servant Wei Yuanzhong holding a grudge and instructing Cairen to do this?"

Wan'er frowned, and was startled: "What did you say?"

Although exhausted, but unable to sleep all night, the Emperor Wu finally put down the memorabilia in his hand, looked at Zhou Xing who was accompanying him, and asked: "The Minister of Zhou is not presiding in the Imperial Prison, what are you doing in Wucheng Hall?"

Zhou Xing knew what the emperor wanted to ask, so he knelt down respectfully and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the case of Shangguan Cairen has been handed over to the guerrilla general Suo Yuanli for trial. I know that he is a careful man, and he will surely relieve Your Majesty's worries."

Zhou Xing dared to guess her thoughts, Emperor Wu was displeased, and picked up the memorial on the case: "I am not asking about her case."

"Yes." Zhou Xing lowered his head, thought for a while, and seeing that the Emperor Wu would not let him go back, he knew that he was still waiting for him to speak, so he continued, "General Suo said, Shangguan Cairen seems to have resentment in his heart. , keep silent, I'm afraid it will take two more days before I can speak..."

"I asked you to examine carefully. There was no result after one night. Why are you in a hurry to report?" The Emperor Wu was even more displeased, and threw the memorial in his hand on the table. people.

She still dares to complain?Could it be that the obedience in front of Shengjia in the past was just pretending, just to ask her to submit a polite letter to promise that she will never pretend to be smart again in the future, can't she even guess such thoughts?The more Emperor Wu thought about it, the more he felt that it was worthless. He even stopped her from being punished. She was imprisoned in order to let her reflect on herself, and then see what happened to those who betrayed Shengjia. At least scare her , Don't be proud of favors.

Be proud of being favored?

Did Emperor Wu really put her in prison because he was afraid that she would be spoiled and arrogant?

But how could Emperor Wu not know the methods of those cruel officials?When she entered the imperial prison, she couldn't help herself, and Wan'er couldn't make a confession, and Suo Yuanli clearly meant that she wanted her to bite out more people.However, Yao Yuanzhi was suppressing the rebellion in Hebei, how could Xia Guan Shangshu, who was on the front line, endure the court's drudgery?Wei Yuanzhong was a hero who put down the Yangzhou rebellion. He recommended himself in the court hall where all horses were silent, and took the lead to stand on the side of Emperor Wu.Both of them are virtuous ministers who worked together in Wucheng Palace, how could she bite out the two ministers because of the intimidation of cruel officials?

The Emperor Wu would not know that the cruel official was good at making arrangements, but still let her go to jail. Who knows whether Suo Yuanli followed the order, or whether it was a piece of sacred decree for Suo Yuanli to interrogate her?

Wan'er couldn't think anymore, after a night, her energy was drained a lot, and only then did she realize the horror of this room.The bright lights and candles lasted all night, and the bright white walls made people panic. The tiredness of not closing their eyes all night invaded, and the sleepiness was pervasive, but the lights made it difficult to meditate.

When he was in a daze, the cell door opened, and it was Suo Yuanli who walked in and asked slowly, "Have you figured it out? Do you want to confess?"

"I was going to make a confession last night, the general forgot?" Wan'er had to cheer up to deal with him, Wan'er smiled, although she was more embarrassed than last night, she still carried the pride of a high-ranking minister, "It's me who didn't report the knowledge, I'm sorry for the saint, but let the saint handle it."

Suo Yuanli looked at her with great interest, clapped his hands and asked, "Oh? So, it doesn't matter to the people who go up?"

Wan'er raised her head: "What does General Suo want to do?"

"It's not that I want to have anything to do with it, it's a saint." Suo Yuanli moved a little closer, hiding under his shadow to avoid the light of the whole room, Wan'er felt a little more comfortable instead, "Cause knows it, the prison It’s not like the big prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, it’s a place where saints are involved in big treason cases. What’s a big case? It’s a big case if it’s widely weaved in, and everyone who stands opposite the saint is weaved in.”

Wan'er stared at him, and asked, "General Suo thinks the sage wants to make my case a big one?"

"Isn't it?" Suo Yuanli asked back, "Cai Ren thinks that a saint is pampering you? Who doesn't know that you, Shangguan Cairen, are the people on the top of the saint's heart, and no one dares to interrogate him, even Zhou Shilang , No, let me try it. What's the point of sending a case that no one dares to intervene in the imperial prison? If the saint really favors you, he should come to try you himself, but you Look at the night, has the saint come?"

Wan'er remained silent, usually she was smarter than anyone else when discussing politics, but after staying in this ghostly place all night, it was inevitable that her mind was a little unclear.Besides, she has never been able to be sure. The Emperor Wu, who has never spoken bluntly, always changes his face easily. There are many precedents where he was a trustee yesterday and his head is different today. Does the emperor dismiss it?

Seeing that she was silent, Suo Yuanli said with a smile: "You are the smartest, you are the smartest, but you are inevitably fascinated when you are in it. Things like holy grace are never stable. Talented people read a lot of books, so I don't need you." I also know that in the previous dynasty, Chao Cuo was such a glorious minister. Emperor Han Jing wanted to kill him, so he killed him; The face changes the fastest, there is a moment of favor, no one can be favored forever. Now, I have seen a lot in the imperial prison, and those prime ministers who were stripped of their purple robes were not arrogant when they first came in , which one is not lucky, thinking that the sage will come to rescue him in a few days because of his old feelings. But is the sage here? Here is the phoenix spreading its wings, I am afraid that the sage is singing and dancing."

Is it a fluke to place hope on Emperor Wu?

Wan'er was startled.Yes, Emperor Wu is rich in the world, how can he care about one person?Emperor Wu's court is running the same way without her. Emperor Wu has already ascended the throne, and the opening of the imperial prison is to show her attitude. She does not need to cooperate with those who betrayed her. Then why does she keep Shangguanyi's granddaughter by her side? Woolen cloth?She has long lost the meaning of winning over people's hearts, and is no longer worth being used.

Did Emperor Wu really think so?Ask her to take away another group of people standing opposite before she dies, fulfilling her final value.

use?Wan'er chuckled, feeling heavy eyelids, unable to think about these things, it was not a rare thing that Emperor Wu wanted to kill her, but now she just wanted to sleep well.

Suo Yuanli moved away, stepped aside, the dazzling lights enveloped the whole body again, and the eyes that had just been closed were forced to open again, Wan'er looked at Suo Yuanli, and said in a soft but firm voice: "The confession is only because I am guilty. , I will not bite others."

"What's the trouble for a talented person?" Suo Yuanli walked around behind her, bent down and looked at Wan'er at the same level, and there was a flickering light in his eyes, feeling a flustered feeling, "Both left and right are dead. , why bother to stay up for so many days? They are all irrelevant people, the talented person confessed, you are happy, I can go to the business, the saint is also happy, isn't it?"

Irrelevant people?That's right, Emperor Wu appointed cruel officials to suppress those "irrelevant people". Why does Shangguan Wan'er think she is different from others?However, Emperor Wu not only wanted to kill her, but also asked her to confess to someone else. It was the Emperor Wu's style to use excuses to the extreme. However, Wan'er could not do such a thing by accusing the virtuous officials of false charges. .

If you don’t cooperate, you have to continue to suffer. The Emperor Wu has plenty of ways to torture people, and the prison is like hell. Can she really escape from life, or ask for a good death?Could it be that Emperor Wu really didn't care about any old feelings at all, and didn't even give her a good death?

Wan'er smiled sadly, she figured it out, no matter how high she was in the court, she was still the Emperor Wu's minion, from the most glorious place to the darkest hell, just relying on the Emperor Wu's words.Shangguan Wan'er can have both sides in the court, but once she is trapped in this kind of place, all she can rely on is the Emperor Wu's "reluctant".

She must have thought that I would be as reluctant as usual!

There was no news at all from the Imperial Prison, and Emperor Wu was really not used to not being accompanied by Wan'er all day long.A feeling of discomfort welled up in his heart, and Emperor Wu gritted his teeth in hatred for the thought of being smashed.

What is there to be reluctant about?She is not the only one who can make decisions in the court. Didn't Emperor Wu not rely heavily on her advice when he was the empress and empress?The ministers of the three provinces are changing like a lantern, so why can't they just leave her?

Having said that, Emperor Wu still couldn't help worrying, even though he had already ordered that no severe punishment be imposed, he still asked Li Duozuo to spy on him secretly to make sure that those cruel officials did not pretend to be smart for taking credit.

"Your Majesty, I have checked. Shangguan Cairen is serving in a separate cell, and no instrument of torture was sent in or out. The outside guards who are familiar with him also said that they have never heard any sound coming out. It should be true that no torture was used." When Li Duozuo returned to the palace to report, he was very surprised when he received the edict. The sage was reluctant to let her be in prison, so why did he want to lock her in?

"Suo Yuanli is still a confidant." Emperor Wu let go of his heart, and asked vigilantly, "You didn't go there explicitly, did you?"

"Don't dare. I just asked someone I know in the imperial army to ask the guards of the imperial prison privately." Li Duozuo had a good idea of ​​the holy will. If he, the general of the old guard, went to inquire in person, I am afraid that those people in the prison would be so smart that they would confess to him, which would be against the holy will.

Nodding to let Li Duozuo go down, Emperor Wu sat back at the desk, the assassination last night was still vivid in his memory, although this day was busy, he didn't know how he went about it.Emperor Wu didn't want to admit that all he wanted to wait for this day was a letter from the prison, but a piece of written paper hadn't been presented to her case. Duo Zuo's return is clear.

Since there was no torture, why did you stay silent?Could it be that there is not even this kind of tacit understanding after following the affection for the past ten years?Or Wan'er didn't want to be subdued at all, thinking that she could do whatever she wanted with the emperor's favor, she would sleep in a different place, and it was the same in the imperial prison as in other places, she just wanted to wait for the emperor to get used to it without a companion Jianggui to find her!

Annoyed and no one to talk about, he was suffocated in his heart, Wu Huang smashed the teacup on the table, and the tea that came out splashed on the paperwork on the table.

The second long night passed with difficulty, Emperor Wu had nowhere to vent his lack of fame, but Wan'er was even more tormented.In this room, there is no difference between day and night, Wan'er seems to be in the extreme daylight, day and night without eating or sleeping, causing her body to collapse rapidly.

Did Emperor Wu really not want her?

This kind of thought is getting stronger, or rather, it's not how strong the thought is, but rather the inability to have other thoughts.This kind of torture is worse than torture. Wan'er felt that if it wasn't for the iron chains, she might not even be able to sit still.

A sense of sleepiness swept over her, hunger was sidelined, and Wan'er felt that she was about to fall asleep.

Just at this moment, when the cell door opened, the sensitive nerves were disturbed again.

Or Suo Yuanli.

He could always come in exactly when she was about to fall asleep, and endured the interrogation a dozen times a day, without giving her the slightest chance to breathe.

"General Suo, don't waste your energy in vain. Even if I die, I won't confess." Holding her spirits up, her speech was weak, and Wan'er didn't even look up at him.

Suo Yuanli, however, laughed a couple of times. He was used to criminals and tough-mouthed officials, so he could always laugh like a devil in hell: "The talented man has been with the saint for so long, and he should understand that the most difficult thing in the court is to survive. The most difficult thing in the prison is to ask for death. Is there anything that the saint wants to make people confess, is there anything that the criminal can't achieve because of his stubborn mouth?"

Was the saint asking her to confess?

No, even if the saint doesn't want her, how could he be so foolish as to take Yao Yuanzhi and Wei Yuanzhong with him and destroy the Great Wall by himself?

Wan'er shook her drowsy head, unable to say anything, she just wanted to sleep, and treated all of this as a nightmare, and it didn't matter if she woke up dead or alive...

"Well……"

The pain that penetrated deep into the bone marrow affected the nerves, and the drowsiness was dissipated by the sudden sharp pain. Wan'er's eyes widened, and she clenched her fists so hard that the iron chains rattled, and the cold sweat fell from her forehead. Suo Yuanli, who was approaching, was holding the silver needle hidden in his sleeve, and the sharp needle pierced into Wan'er's shoulder fiercely.

"You..." Gritting his teeth, he could only utter this word, but the instinctively tense skin wrapped the needle even tighter, and the pain became more lingering.

Is it finally necessary to extract a confession by torture?She could still bet on Emperor Wu's "reluctance", because although she was in the imperial prison, she was not tortured, the cruel officials would not be so kind, Wan'er thought it must be the order of Emperor Wu.But now, now... Wan'er silently endured the pain, bit her lower lip until it turned white, and waited for Suo Yuanli's second strike.

However, there was no second time, the silver needle was pulled out, Suo Yuanli took it back into his sleeve, stared at Wan'er who looked at death with pity, and said slowly: "Talented people are stubborn. I advise talented people to hurry up." Let go, you can suffer less, and don’t just fall asleep, there are ten thousand ways to wake you up in the prison, if the criminal is not awake, how will the jailer try him?”

The pain in the bone marrow was slowly penetrating, cold sweat stuck to the eyelashes, and Wan'er's vision became blurred.That's right, torture is the scariest form of torture. Eating and sleeping are two normal things, if they are separated like this, people will not be adults.

Give in?

No, how can you give in?Even if it wasn't for Emperor Wu, for the sake of the world, she still couldn't confess to innocent people.

With the world in mind?Wan'er smiled desolately, she was just a criminal slave from Yeting Palace, how could she have such bold thoughts?The sage seeks the virtuous, and the destiny is in the hearts of the people. This is what the Emperor Wu taught her, it was the Emperor Wu who taught her!

"What's going on? It's just a confession, how long do you have to wait?" Today's document did not include a confession from the Imperial Prison, and the Emperor Wu directly lost his temper in the Wucheng Palace, "Isn't your Imperial Prison always the best at doing things?" Is it neat? She doesn't understand herself, so is there no one to persuade her?"

Zhou Xing knelt down on the ground, but after two days, Emperor Wu seemed to be more anxious than other cases, but he still didn't know what kind of confession he was going to receive.It seems wrong to say that the Emperor Wu wanted to get the talent out quickly. Since he was so concerned, why didn't he go and have a look?Knowing that it would be difficult to hand over this case to anyone, she couldn't even wait a few more days.Could it be that Emperor Wu really wanted to execute Cai Ren as soon as possible, lest he regret it after a long time?

It must be, the love is deep and the hatred is deep, Shangguan Wan'er is the crime of killing the king. The more he loved her, the more he hates her now. How can the emperor's heart bear the wrong payment?Perhaps the purpose of this case is not to set up a prison at all, but to find a reason to execute this talented person who violated the holy will.

It turned out that he had guessed wrongly at the beginning, so Zhou Xing kowtowed to accept the order: "Yes, I will immediately order you to present the confession to His Majesty today."

"Let her write it herself, and you are not allowed to write fingerprints." Although Emperor Wu was angry, he also understood the tricks of the prison to extract confessions. Continue to ponder.

"A confession?" Suo Yuanli was full of suspicion when he heard Zhou Xing's edict, "A confession so soon?"

"I know you want to make this case a big one, but the sage can't wait." Zhou Xing looked at the tightly sealed cell and sighed, "I'll bring you here, hurry up and take the case away." The case is settled and sent her on the road, tonight I will go to the Wucheng Hall to watch the night, if I don't give the confession to the saint, I'm afraid you and I will lose our heads."

After careful trial for two days, he was actually forced to give up this big case. In this way, not only was there no hope of claiming credit, but he became a laughing stock among the cruel officials.Suo Yuanli felt extremely uncomfortable, and as soon as Zhou Xing left, he took out his only key and opened the door of the small prison.

Wan'er no longer raised her head to look at people, Suo Yuanli knew that on the third day, she no longer had the energy to argue.Although Suo Yuanli was not very sure about making a confession at this time, he was still seventy percent confident.

Wan'er doesn't know how many days have passed, anyway, every minute and every second is suffering, no food, no sleep, listening to Suo Yuanli's soft and hard foam, she doesn't know how long she can hold on, and hallucinations begin to appear in front of her eyes At that time, she couldn't stop being terrified. Could it be that that night, Fudi only dared to stare at the emperor's ocher-yellow robe corner, which was the last time she and Emperor Wu saw each other?

Suo Yuanli, who was always calmly extorting confessions, seemed to be worried this time too. Pulling off the iron chains, Wan'er fell powerlessly to the ground. The sleeves of Suo Yuanli's robe in front of her were the same, and several sheets of confession papers were thrown away. to the front.

I don't know how long she was tied up, but she finally changed her posture. Every movement of her stiff body felt dull pain. Wan'er lay on the ground, looking at the pen beside the paper, she felt a big chill in her heart.

"The sage wants you to make a confession." He didn't respectfully call him a "talented man". Suo Yuanli walked to the side of the confession paper and squatted down, looked carefully at Wan'er who had a sad face, and said, "You should know about confessing in the imperial prison." Write something."

"On the first day... I knew what to write..." It was already difficult to utter a complete sentence smoothly, Wan'er smiled wryly, her pale lips moved, "I'm guilty, I confess."

"Is it just one person's crime?" Suo Yuanli asked sharply, "You were instructed by Wei Yuanzhong to contact Yao Yuanzhi to rebel, have you forgotten?"

The thing in front of her was shaking non-stop, and her spirit was about to be pushed to the limit, Wan'er still shook her head: "No...no...no...it's nothing..."

"Wei Yuanzhong ordered you to kill the king. If you fail to kill the king, let Yao Yuanzhi bring his troops back to overthrow the saint and support the emperor's heir!" Suo Yuanli ignored her weak murmur, and squatted beside her as if brainwashing his words more and more intensely .

"Nothing!" Wan'er tried her best to make her voice louder, so as to cover the lingering words in her ears.

"The emperor's heir hired your grandfather's students to convince you that you didn't report it to prevent them from monopolizing the credit. As long as there are saints in their hands, they will follow your lead!" Suo Yuanli couldn't bear his temper, and grabbed him Wan'er's hair forced her to look up, staring at Wan'er's hard-to-focus eyes, taking advantage of her difficulty in staying awake, and continued to instill a confession, "What a seamless plan! The saint treats you well, why do you fall to the emperor's heir, why do you want Regicide!"

"Kill the king... kill the king..." Wan'er could only feel these words buzzing in her ears, as if they were provoking the last fragile nerve, "I didn't kill the king, how could I kill the king..."

"You killed the king!" Suo Yuanli said so excitedly that the saliva almost sprayed on her face, "You discussed it with your grandfather's students and told them the structure of the saint's dormitory, so that they would touch it like no one else. went in."

Wan'er couldn't move her mind, and Suo Yuanli held her heavy head in her hand. Watching him reveal the similar certainty, her eyes were filled with vague doubts: "I...I...I killed the king?"

"Yes! You killed the king!" Suo Yuanli grinned once again, "You killed the king, you are a rebel dormant beside the saint, and winning the trust of the saint is just your trick! You failed The sage’s long-standing favorite wants to push the emperor’s heir to be greedy for the dragon! Wei Yuanzhong and Yao Yuanzhi want to carve up the three provinces with you, and this is exactly what the emperor’s heir promised you!”

There was nothing clear in her chaotic mind, Suo Yuanli let go of her after she finished her confession, Wan'er fell on the ground, the world was spinning in front of her eyes, only a few names and charges were left like a revolving lantern: " Emperor's heir...Yao Yuanzhi...Wei Yuanzhong...regicide...regicide..."

"That's right! You are the traitors of the same party, and you are the ones who conspired to kill the king!" Suo Yuanli stood up, with beads of sweat on his face, as if he had finally accomplished something important, and looked down at the people on the ground. Wan'er ordered, "Confess now."

regicide... regicide...

From covering up rebellion to killing the king, such a big crime falls on the head, and the sense of powerlessness is even more real.There is no fluke, Suo Yuanli is forcing a confession, forcing her to say something she did not do, and the saint is anxious to read this confession.

Knowing that to accept the crime is to lead to death, the saint not only wants her to die alone, but also drags important ministers and emperor's heirs.Pulling on the emperor's heir... That's right, the opposite of a saint is the emperor's heir. How could she, Shangguan Wan'er, He De, be the main culprit in a treason case?She is just a pawn. The saint is still worried about putting the emperor's heir under house arrest in the East Palace, so he must kill the grass and root it out.

That was her own son!Shangguan Wan'er, are you sober? If she treats her own son like this, how can she have any compassion for you?

It's ridiculous that she is still betting on Emperor Wu's "reluctance", how can such a person soaring in the nine heavens be reluctant?

But was it a lie to save her from Ye Ting Palace at the age of 14?Laughing and talking about world affairs in the court during the day, and exchanging heartfelt thoughts in the bedroom at night, are these all fake?There is no emotion at all, is Emperor Wu just buying people's hearts?Use time like a treasure, discard it like a pair of shoes, is this the so-called "feeling" that Emperor Wu has for her?

No, no, Emperor Wu could understand her poems, how could the tears in Emperor Wu's eyes be fake when embracing her loneliness?

It's hard to figure out whether it's true or false, and it's even more difficult to distinguish the true from the false in the drowsy world. Wan'er reached out to touch the pen, and once she grasped the pen with her limp hand, she became extremely firm. write this confession.

"At the beginning of Dongting under Ye Xia, I miss you for thousands of miles..."

Because of the weakness of his wrist, he wrote extremely slowly, and Suo Yuanli noticed something was wrong before he finished writing the word "Yu".He stepped forward and grabbed the piece of paper on his face, and kneaded it into a ball: "Have you lost your mind? The saint asked you to write a confession, but not a poem!"

Write poetry—no words to offer, only poetry.If a sage still has even a trace of pity, he should understand her poem.

Wan'er stubbornly wrote on the second piece of paper:

"At the beginning of Dongting under the leaf..."

Being robbed again, Suo Yuanli became furious, and directly tore it to pieces in front of her: "Do you think that if we refuse to confess, there is nothing we can do? I wrote this for your own good, and the saint was furious. Maybe there is some way to die! "

Would the sage be outraged when he read her poems?If you are really angry, then you will completely die of this heart, and admit that the so-called "love" in the past is all being used, and the saint is always a god who will not be emotional.

"Leaf...down..."

The pen was taken away, Suo Yuanli stepped on it, the crushed right hand was in great pain, her whole body was so weak that she couldn't even make a sound, Wan'er didn't raise her eyes, she was obsessed with this poem that put all her love on it, Ren Suoyuanli threatened.

No matter how intimidating, there is only this sentence in the confession. This sentence once contained a deep admiration for Wu Huang, but now he can only rely on this little admiration to fight against the slightest pity that Wu Huang may have deep in his heart.

That was the last hope.

Sacred Heart is unpredictable