The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 1185 Argument
The cell boss didn't know that You Shaofeng had already hated him, but even if he knew, he wouldn't mind.Maybe before You o'clock yesterday, he would still have scruples about this person.

But after Youshi, he stopped paying attention to this person.How could he care about a dying person?
The crown prince glanced at You Shaofeng, ignored it, and walked straight inside.

Gu Chengyu and the prince passed by the cell where Xia Qing was held. At this moment, although Xia Qing's expression still seemed calm and calm, it seemed that he was not worried about being in prison.

It's just that his hands clenched tightly to the hem of his clothes and his slightly trembling beard all showed that he was far less calm than he appeared on the surface.

Seeing the crown prince passing by his cell, Xia Qing quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Could you please refer to His Royal Highness the crown prince!"

The prince was about to pass by here, but he turned his head away only when he heard Xia Qing salute so respectfully.

Taking a look at Xia Qing who was kneeling on the ground, he found that most of the other party's hair had turned gray.There were some wrinkles in this plain white shirt, which made her look a bit embarrassed, but she still looked calm and composed.

He couldn't help but sigh with emotion, after all, he was a first-rank official, and this kind of bearing was not comparable to that of ordinary officials.Take that You Shaofeng just now as an example, the performance between the two can be described as worlds apart.

He couldn't help thinking that although Xia Qing liked the yellow and white things, he still made a lot of contributions to the court.

When Xia Qing was first promoted to the chief assistant, he also did a few practical things.For example, increasing taxes for merchants, restricting strict supervision of iron mines, and so on.

It was only later that Xia Qing gradually became more powerful and conceited that he had a holy family, so he gradually lost his heart.No longer put the interests of the court first, but focus on forming parties for personal gain.

The prince looked at the other party and sighed, but in the end he didn't say anything, turned around and went to the cells inside.

Gu Chengyu frowned slightly, the crown prince's attitude towards Xia Qing was too vague, making people feel that Xia Qing still had hope of rising.

Taking a step back, even though Xia Qing didn't know the true face of Daoist Tianji, he recommended him to the emperor after all, and the emperor still died because of Daoist Tianji's elixir.

As the recommender, how could Xia Qing get away with it?If it was another official, I am afraid that his family would have been ransacked and exterminated long ago.

Even if the old minister Gu Nian made a lot of contributions to the imperial court before, he would take off the other party's black hat and demote him to a commoner.In addition, the three generations of his descendants are not allowed to become officials, which is considered a great gift.

It's just that the crown prince has been delaying his handling of Xia Qing. Does the crown prince still want Xia Qing to return to court?How can this be convincing?

It is too unfair to make such a big mistake and be easily let go.

Seeing the prince walking away, Xia Qing slowly got up.Seeing that Gu Chengyu was still looking at him in thought, he couldn't help but snorted coldly, then sat on the straw mat and began to close his eyes and meditate.

Gu Chengyu turned around and glanced at the exuberant bonfire in the prison. These jailers also love to enjoy it on weekdays.Otherwise, in such a cold weather, the bedding in the cage was thin and dirty, and Xia Qing was only wearing unlined clothing, and he would have been frozen to death long ago.

Ignoring Xia Qing, Gu Chengyu also walked towards the inner cell.

Xia Qing opened his eyes and looked at Gu Chengyu's back, frowning.A lot of people were arrested today, could it be those assassins?
Right now, he was very sure that these Daxing thieves had put him on the same page. At that time, he had clearly promised to wait, but who would have thought that these people would break their promises.

Not only did they not act according to the negotiated plan, but even after he was imprisoned, these people didn't think of a way to rescue him, which made it clear that they didn't want to control him.

He carefully recalled the captured people today, and found that there were no figures of Tu Shi and the cloaked man among them, which meant that these captured people were just dead soldiers who obeyed orders.

This made him feel a little more at ease, what would the dead man know, as long as Tu Shi and the others are not caught, he is still safe for the time being.

When Gu Chengyu just stepped into the inner cell, the cell boss was leading the way for the prince.

"Your Highness! The people you are looking for are locked in these cells. Commander Zhou is to the west. Which one do you think you will interrogate first?"

The cell boss smiled obsequiously, his face full of flattery.This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who will be enthroned as Emperor in a few days, so he naturally dare not neglect.

Maybe the prince will look at him differently if he takes good care of him!As long as he shows his face in front of His Highness the Crown Prince and satisfies the Crown Prince, then give it to a half-time official, get rid of the lowly position of a soap official, and wait for his success!
The prince's eyes first swept to a beggar with ragged clothes and unkempt hair.He couldn't help frowning, is this person really Zhou Yuancong?

In his impression, Zhou Yuancong had a sonorous aura, standing like a pine, sitting like a bell, quite like a general.How could this smelly and decadent old beggar be Zhou Yuancong?

He couldn't help casting doubtful eyes on Gu Chengyu, and Gu Chengyu hurried forward to explain the prince's doubts.

"Your Highness! At the time when the subordinate officials captured Zhou Yuancong, he was pretending to be a beggar and wanted to assassinate a humble official. Will Your Highness want to interrogate this person now?"

As soon as Gu Chengyu finished speaking, Zhou Yuan raised his head and cast a pair of dark eyes towards Gu Chengyu.

Zhou Yuan felt extremely regretful from this moment, if he had listened to his master, he would not have fallen into such a situation.

I wanted to rob the prince to make the princes, but unfortunately because of Gu Chengyu's obstruction, I didn't succeed in the end.

Then the master repeatedly ordered him to hide for a period of time, but he felt that Gu Chengyu's life was a little in the way, so he had the idea of ​​eradicating this person.

He knew that his master's many plans had been destroyed by Gu Chengyu, otherwise they would have accomplished it long ago.With such an obstacle in the way, it is not easy for them to succeed.

So he decided without authorization and wanted to assassinate Gu Chengyu.Unexpectedly, Gu Chengyu's martial arts were not weak, and he was very vigilant. This time the assassination was unsuccessful, and he even put himself in it.

"Zhou Yuancong, I want to ask you, why did you betray the imperial court?"

The crown prince confirmed his identity the moment this person raised his head. When his father was still alive, they had to meet every day at court, so he was very familiar with Zhou Yuancong's eyes.

Zhou Yuancong closed his eyes, it would be useless to talk more at this moment.Once he entered this day prison, he could never get out again.

He wanted to commit suicide, but the walls of this prison cell were surrounded by straw and cotton, so he couldn't die even if he hit the wall.

There were quite a few people committing suicide by hitting the wall in the prison that day, so Dali Temple also learned a lesson.These cells have been arranged in this way in order to detain important criminals like them.

But no matter how the other party asked, he would not let go.I hope that the master will give his son a way to survive while he keeps his mouth shut.

The crown prince frowned, Zhou Yuan seemed to be unwilling to open his mouth since he became a jagged gourd.

But this matter must be interrogated as soon as possible, he cannot tolerate that there are still people watching from the dark, coveting his throne.How can you allow others to snore beside the couch?

If the person behind the scenes is not found out soon, he will have trouble sleeping and eating.

(End of this chapter)