after being kidnapped by the general

Zhou House.

Wu Shanshi was taken to the door of the bedroom, and the servant graciously offered him a chair.As soon as Wu Shanshi sat down, Zhou Gongdan's weak voice came from the dark bedroom, with a taste of serious illness and corruption: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for coming to visit me, but I am really not up to date, and I am afraid that your Majesty will be in a dragon body." I was sick, so I had to wrong His Majesty to sit outside the door."

Wu Shanshi sighed, "Wen Ning, take a good rest. If you need any medicinal materials, just ask me. You are my hero, and I can't live without you."

"Your Majesty..." Zhou Gongdan spoke with emotion, coughed twice, and then asked weakly, "I wonder if Your Majesty released General Jia Qing?"

When Wu Shanshi heard the words, he snorted coldly, and his expression became cold, "When does he admit his mistake, then let him out."

Zhou Gongdan was silent for a moment, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, it's hard in prison, and it's the depths of winter. Even if General Jia Qing's martial arts skills are strong, he won't be able to survive this cold winter. If there is any further delay, General Jia Qing may suffer from the cold. "

Wu Shanshi frowned, if others advised him to let Jia Qing go, he would have lost his temper.But because it was Zhou Gongdan, he held back his anger, but his uneasy mood became even worse. Wu Shanshi didn't bother to continue talking to Zhou Gongdan here, so he just waved his hand and got up and said: "I have given him Don't talk too much about the bedding. You just rest, I'm leaving!"

The attendants sent the emperor off, and soon, the voices outside became silent.

Inside the house, Zhou Gongdan got up from the bed, walked to the window and watched Wu Shanshi's disappearing figure.

He narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although Zhou Gongdan's complexion was pale and flushed, his eyes were radiant.He took the water glass handed by the person around him, and his every move did not look like he was sick.

He took a sip of hot tea, and said to the people in the Grain and Materials Institute: "As expected, Wu Shanshi became more and more arrogant without the people around to persuade him."

Especially after proclaiming himself emperor, he didn't even pretend to be magnanimous on the surface.

Humanity of the Grain Institute said: "My lord predicts things like a god."

Zhou Gongdan couldn't help laughing, "It's not because I predict things like a god, but because Wu Shanshi is too easy to see through."

When surrounded by flattering and flattering villains, Wu Shanshi, who was helped up by counselors, will undoubtedly slide into the abyss immediately.

The humanity of the Grain Institute said: "My lord, are you ready? My lord has told us that we must take you out of Jizhou by the end of this month at the latest."

"My lord, please wait for me for a long time. I'm ready," Zhou Gongdan smiled and said, "I don't have anything to take away except myself and the donkey I brought."

The person from the Grain Institute was surprised: "Don't you take away the money you got in Jizhou?"

Zhou Gongdan laughed out loud, with an indistinct contempt on his face, "Wu Shanshi's dirty money, you don't need it."

The members of the Grain Institute who were deeply influenced by Yuanli's thoughts hesitated for a while, and said honestly: "If you don't mind, can you let the brothers send the money back to Youzhou for use in the army or the Grain Institute? My lord As I said, although money is for external use, it is absolutely impossible for a person to live without money. No matter how dirty the enemy's money is, it cannot be left to the enemy for nothing. on the people."

Zhou Gongdan was slightly startled, "You are right."

A sense of melancholy suddenly rose in his heart, and he murmured: "I've stayed by Wu Shanshi's side for so many years. Although I have kept my heart, my temperament has been influenced by the people from the Jizhou Governor's Department after all. The lord is still the former lord, There is no change at all... Yes, the lord taught you right, where is the money when it is dirty? The dirty one is clearly the person who uses the money, and it is me who has made a fool of myself."

Zhou Gongdan breathed a sigh of relief, and after he figured it out, he suddenly relaxed, "Then wait until I sort out the assets in Jizhou over the years, sell what can be sold, and take away what can't be sold with gold. Gold It's easy to hide, and it's small in size, unobtrusive. After I pack it up, let the brothers take the lead in sending these things back to Youzhou."

The people from the Grain Institute should go down.

Zhou Gongdan's eyes flickered, "In addition to money, I also want to take someone away."

Zhou Gongdan was talking about Jia Qing, of course.

In fact, after Wu Shanshi proclaimed himself emperor, Jia Qing was released from the dungeon.It's just that this person didn't seem to know what it means to be wise and protect one's life, and he stubbornly found Wu Shanshi who had just ascended the throne at that time, persuaded Wu Shanshi to put down the position of emperor, and then pleaded guilty to the emperor as a sinner.

Undoubtedly, these words completely angered Wu Shanshi who was still immersed in the joy of proclaiming himself emperor.

Wu Shanshi didn't show mercy anymore, and ordered his soldiers to imprison Jia Qing in the cage again, and he has been imprisoned until now.

Counting the time, Wu Shanshi has been enthroned for four months, and Jia Qing has been imprisoned for more than four months.

The winter in the north is so cold that people can freeze to death, and the dungeon is even more humid and dark. No matter how brave Jia Qing is, after this winter, he will be useless.

Zhou Gongdan felt that such a result was a pity. He feared and did not appreciate many people under Wu Shanshi's command, and Jia Qing was one of them.

If Jia Qing could be brought back to Youzhou, Zhou Gongdan felt that Yuanli would be very happy.

And under Yuanli's command, he will undoubtedly have a better future than following Wu Shanshi.

As Wu Shanshi's favored courtier, it was very easy for Zhou Gongdan to meet Jia Qing in prison.

On January [-]th, it was snowing.

In front of the prison gate, the guarding soldiers said: "Please be sympathetic to the little ones, don't bring warm clothes and food into the prison."

Zhou Gongdan's face was pale, and he coughed a few times on his lips, quite surprised, "Why can't you bring these things in?"

The soldier said: "This is the order of the emperor."

Zhou Gongdan understood.

Wu Shanshi is really cruel, but he is really reckless.A talent like Jia Qing will be cherished by the lord anywhere, but in the eyes of Wu Shanshi who has seen all the talents, life is so difficult.

Since it is what Wu Shanshi said, it must be obeyed.Zhou Gongdan asked his attendants to take out the clothes and food, and walked into the prison empty-handed.

There are very few sinners in the dungeon.In the depths of the dungeon, Jia Qing, who was frozen stiff all over, looked haggard and pale, with bruised, red, and swollen chilblains on his skin.He was lying in the haystack with his eyes closed. If it wasn't for his slightly heaving chest, he would almost be recognized as a corpse.

Hearing footsteps gradually approaching, Jia Qing managed to open his eyes and looked out, and saw Zhou Gongdan standing in front of the cell door.

Jia Qing never expected that the person who came would be Zhou Gongdan, he frowned and closed his eyes as if he hadn't seen it.

"Lord Jia?" Zhou Gongdan said leisurely, "I came to visit you."

Jia Qing remained silent and clenched his hands secretly.

Zhou Gongdan looked him up and down, glanced at the entire cage from the corner of his eye, and couldn't help shaking his head.

Wu Shanshi told him that Jia Qing was given bedding for the winter, but there is no bedding in this cage, only a pile of straw.

A pile of straw can play very little role, and Jia Qing has already made the most of the dead grass to keep himself warm.

He huddled in a corner sheltered from the wind, piled up straw in the corner of the wall, and then dug a hole like a doghouse-sized hole in the grass.He got into the hole by himself and buried his whole body in the withered grass, leaving only his face exposed to breathe.

Perhaps because of this approach, he was able to survive.

Seeing Jia Qing's strong desire to survive, Zhou Gongdan was satisfied.

It's fine if you want to live, as long as you want to live, it means you have the opportunity to take him away from Jizhou.

Zhou Gongdan said again: "It hurts Gongdan to see such a talent as the general reduced to such a state."

Jia Qing's eyelids twitched, and finally he spoke, his voice hoarse and unpleasant, "Why did Master Zhou come here?"

He asked directly, Zhou Gongdan didn't go around the corner, he asked the people around him to guard the left and right sides, and said, "Does the general want to live?"

Jia Qing said coldly: "No one in the world wants to live."

"You're right," Zhou Gongdan said, "Then how does the general plan to survive?"

Jia Qing suddenly opened his eyes and looked straight at Zhou Gongdan, "What do you mean?"

Zhou Gongdan pretended to be surprised, "how can the general not understand what I mean? You have been in prison for four months, from early autumn to late winter. The coldest period has not passed yet, so you are counting on this Pile straw to survive the whole winter?"

"My lord will let me out." After Jia Qing said this sentence coldly, he closed his eyes again.

Zhou Gongdan asked back: "General, do you really think the lord will let you out?"

Jia Qing was silent.

He actually already had the answer in his heart.

After winter, Jia Qing's life became much more difficult.He thought that Wu Shanshi had forgotten him, so he tried to get people around Wu Shanshi to remind Wu Shanshi to send bedding for Jia Qing in prison, so as to implicitly remind Wu Shanshi that Jia Qing was still in prison.

Unexpectedly, after this, Wu Shanshi sent Jia Qing a useless straw.

Jia Qing's heart sank at that moment, he knew that Wu Shanshi wanted to kill him.

When Zhou Gongdan came in, Jia Qing vaguely heard the conversation between him and the soldiers. What the soldiers said undoubtedly confirmed his guess——Wu Shanshi really wanted to kill him, just because he refuted Wu Shanshi's claim to be emperor.

Jia Qing thought it was ridiculous.

He has always been loyal and upright, and after recognizing Wu Shanshi as the master, he always thought of Wu Shanshi. If Wu Shanshi let Jia Qing die in a fair manner, Jia Qing would not feel so aggrieved, but Wu Shanshi's ruthless act of forcing him to death secretly made Jia Qing Qing felt cold.

Zhou Gongdan said: "It would be a pity if someone like you died in prison so silently and tragically?"

Jia Qing's breathing was disordered.

This is also what Jia Qing has been questioning himself these days.

Are you really going to die like this?He didn't die out of righteousness, nor did he die to protect the lord, but was so ridiculous that he was killed by the lord's anger because of defending the lord.

Is a person like Wu Shanshi worthy of his death allegiance?

"What do you want to say?" Jia Qing asked keenly, "You are valued by the lord, but you come to say such things to me. Zhou Gongdan, you really have a problem."

"The general is keen," Zhou Gongdan clapped his hands and smiled, "I have already asked what I want to say, and the general answered. The general wants to live, but I will tell you frankly that as long as you stay under Wu Shanshi's command for a day, you It is impossible to live well. Maybe after this winter, you will die."

He glanced at Jia Qing's simple cell again, "Even if you can survive this winter, if you don't die, you won't be able to go to war to kill the enemy in the future."

There was a bit of grief on Jia Qing's face.

His hands were clenched tighter and tighter, and the back of his swollen hand was stinging from the tension. Jia Qing quickly calmed down, "Can you rescue me?"

Zhou Gongdan said: "That's right."

"How do you want to save me?" Jia Qing said, "Plead with the lord? Are you not afraid that after the lord releases me, I will announce what you said today to the lord?"

"Wu Shanshi's subordinates have lost your position," Zhou Gongdan said, "You should also know how many people have pleaded for you during your time in prison, but Wu Shanshi never let you out , and now it has reached the point where I feel disgusted when I hear your name."

Jia Qing knew that this was also the reason why he had been in prison.

If he wanted to escape, Jia Qing had no choice.His subordinates can lead troops to rescue him in prison, but after saving him?What should he do?

The lord doesn't like him, and this move is tantamount to rebellion. There is no place for him to be treated in Jizhou.But if he didn't stay in Jizhou, where else could Jia Qing go?

His subordinates and his family members will be implicated by him. In this world, what should he do with so many people whose lives are tied to him?

Duke Zhou saw clearly the wavering on Jia Qing's face, and said slowly, "I can rescue you, but it's not without conditions."

Jia Qing looked at him.

Zhou Gongdan said: "I want you to leave Jizhou and follow my lord."

Jia Qing looked deeply at Zhou Gongdan, "Sure enough, there is another person behind you... I really don't know what kind of person makes you do your best for him."

Zhou Gongdan didn't want to say more, "What do you think the general wants?"

"Don't go."

Jia Qing closed his eyes, unexpectedly refused Zhou Gongdan.

Zhou Gongdan was taken aback, he didn't expect Jia Qing to refuse so straightforwardly, he said after a while, "Why did the general refuse?"

"I don't believe that a person who can let his subordinates go deep into the enemy's camp alone is so affectionate and righteous," Jia Qing said coldly, "what's the difference between such a person and Wu Shanshi? He just sent his subordinates to die. He hides Disturbing a pool of water behind your back, with such a heart of the city, I went to your master, it was tantamount to jumping into another pit of fire."

Zhou Gongdan couldn't help laughing, and the smile even got bigger and bigger, making Jia Qing frown and look sideways.

"Hahahaha, if my lord's subordinates listen to you, they won't let my lord accept you for their own use even if you apologize with death," Zhou Gongdan said.

Not to mention Yuanli's subordinates, several vigilant personnel from the Grain Institute around him began to glare at Jia Qing.

Jia Qing didn't understand why Zhou Gongdan had such an attitude, and he frowned even deeper, "Isn't what I said? You have stayed in Jizhou for many years, and no matter how magnanimous people are, they will be unfamiliar with you and will doubt whether you You are still loyal. Once your lord doubts you, even if I agree to go to follow your lord, I will be involved in suspicion, so what is the difference between my situation and now?"

Zhou Gongdan wiped away the tears from his laughter, held back his smile and said, "The general is very wrong. Why did I come alone? It's just because I asked myself. My lord's heart is rare in the world, no one After getting along with him, you will not like him. In fact, those who follow my lord can only hope to meet my lord a few years earlier. My lord is the Bole who knows how to know a thousand-mile horse. People who follow my lord are all proud of it— —The general’s expression is that I think I’m exaggerating? Gongdan’s words are not half false, my lord is a world-renowned celebrity.”

Jia Qing said: "Wu Shanshi is also a celebrity who is famous all over the world."

Zhou Gongdan sneered, "Comparing Wu Shanshi with my lord, it's really a big difference... General, if my lord is really like Wu Shanshi, I would rather risk my life and death than take the risk of my life. Infiltrated the enemy camp for him?"

Jia Qing hesitated.

What Zhou Gongdan said was indeed reasonable.Although Jia Qing didn't know Zhou Gongdan well, he knew that Zhou Gongdan was not someone who could be subdued easily.To make such a person plan for the future even if he dies, Zhou Gongdan's lord is definitely a remarkable person.

Thinking of this, Jia Qing couldn't help feeling a little bit moved.

He has aroused a lot of interest in this person behind the scenes, and he really wants to see what kind of person is able to convince Zhou Gongdan and make Zhou Gongdan say all kinds of good things.

But with so many lives on his back, he couldn't make a decision right away. Jia Qing thought a lot, and only felt that the result of going to join him would probably not be very good, "I am Wu Shanshi's subordinate, and I have always been loyal to Wu Shanshi in the past. Yours My lord will really trust me like this?"

Zhou Gongdan laughed again, "Among the staff that my lord values ​​most, one of them has served two lords, but my lord never cares about these things."

Jia Qing took a deep breath, and said quite forcefully and coldly: "Even if I would defect to someone else, I would not betray the old master. I would never tell him anything about Jizhou or Wu Shanshi."

"The general is worrying too much," Zhou Gongdan said with a slight smile, "with my lord's temperament, I will definitely not let you do such a difficult thing. The general is able to think so much about the old lord, it is because of your noble nature, the lord can only praise you You, I will never blame you."

Jia Qing felt powerless as if he had punched cotton. Facing Zhou Gongdan, who was full of good things about his lord, he couldn't say anything else.

Finally, Zhou Gongdan smiled mysteriously, "To be honest, I might as well tell the general a secret. Does the general know how long I have known the lord before I came to Jizhou?"

Jia Qing said firmly: "The shortest is three years, and the longest is ten years."

If he hadn't known the roots for so long, how could Zhou Gongdan's master dare to send him to Jizhou?

Zhou Gongdan's eyes showed reminiscence, he slowly shook his head, and suddenly threw down a thunder: "In fact, it's only two months."

Jia Qing's eyes widened instantly.

Zhou Gongdan said: "It is not necessary to doubt people, but it is not necessary to employ people. My lord, thousands of princes in the world cannot compare with him."

Jia Qing remained motionless.

After a long time, he suddenly slowly sat up with difficulty leaning on the wall, and said in a low voice: "Please give me some more time, just one day is enough, I want to take my subordinates away with me."