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Mrs. Qiao was surprised and said, "Master, does the court want to punish you?"

"I imprisoned Wei Tianqing in the big prison, just waiting for Hexi to be held accountable. I know that even if Hexi really thinks about me, he won't really punish me right now." Qiao Mingtang said with a stern expression, "But It’s not a good thing that Hexi hasn’t been held accountable for a long time, it’s because he wanted to punish me after the incident.”

Mrs. Qiao was even more anxious: "Master, what should we do then? This Feng Polu is aggressive now, even if you really helped them defeat the Northwest Army, after this...!"

Qiao Mingtang was silent for a moment, and finally said: "Don't worry, I'm thinking of something, at least Feng Polu doesn't dare to do anything to me now. The morale of the Northwest Army is already high, if Feng Polu wantsonly in Hexi If he acted recklessly, if he really provoked a civil uprising, he will not escape the responsibility." After hesitating for a while, he said, "Ma'am, you can make some delicate dishes later, and you can do it yourself."

"Master, you are...!"

"Wei Tianqing has been in prison for some time, I should go see it too." Qiao Mingtang sighed: "After all, I'm with me, and I can't be ruthless to him."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qiao said happily, "Master, it's time for you to see him. Just wait, I'll do it right away and cook some special dishes for him."

Wei Tianqing never thought that one day he would be imprisoned in the prison of Yunshan Mansion, but after these days in the prison, he has already adapted.

Qiao Mingtang took good care of him, three meals a day, although not rich, but much better than the average prisoner, and every night, a jug of wine was provided.

It's just that Wei Tianqing's mood was very depressed.

He took the initiative to ask Qiao Mingtang to put him in prison. In the final analysis, it was to repay Qiao Mingtang for taking care of him over the years.

Wei Tianqing knew very well that he was defeated in the first battle with the Northwest Army, not to mention the loss of soldiers and generals, and he was successively captured by the Northwest Army in two states. With such a disastrous defeat, it is impossible for Hexi not to react.

He even believed that the direct reason for this defeat was that he fell into the opponent's trap because of his negligence and aggressiveness.

If the imperial court wanted to investigate, Wei Tianqing took it for granted that he should bear the responsibility.

After the defeat, he returned to Yunshan Mansion full of guilt, and asked Qiao Mingtang to imprison him in the big prison and take all the responsibility for the defeat, but this was exactly in Qiao Mingtang's hands. Qiao Mingtang really needed to find a scapegoat to explain to Hexi.

Wei Tianqing originally thought that Hexi's order would come down soon, and his own head would be chopped off at any time, but he waited and waited, it seemed that everyone had forgotten about him, except for the three meals a day, who were brought, No one else came to see me.

Although he thought that sooner or later he would be dragged out and beheaded, but in the prison, Wei Tianqing didn't just sit and wait for death, and would spare some time every day to punch and kick in the prison.

There is no time in the prison, every day is late, it is always groggy and gloomy, and I don't know when it is day and when it is night.

He can only judge the time by the time when the jailer delivers the food every day.

Hearing footsteps in the corridor, Wei Tianqing knew that it should be lunch time, but the jailer who came in this time was obviously different from usual.

In the past, it was only one jailer who came to deliver the food, but this time three guards came. The first two guards carried a delicate small table and put it away in the prison. The No.3 jailer was Holding a jar of wine in one hand, he entered the prison and put down both jars of wine.

Wei Tianqing frowned, and then laughed loudly: "I've waited for a long time, but I didn't expect to arrive today. That's good. My patience is not good. Once I understand today, I don't need to wait any longer." Pointing to the two jars of wine, he said, "Go and get two more jars. Since it's a meal with severed heads, people must be full. These two jars of wine are too little, not enough to rinse your mouth."

Qiao Mingtang's voice came from outside: "Don't worry, you can drink as much as you want, just in case your stomach can't hold it." Amidst the words, Qiao Mingtang had already appeared outside the door, wearing a light robe and holding a bag in his hand. Wei Tianqing stood up hurriedly, cupped his hands and said, "Qiao Du!"

Qiao Mingtang waved his hand, motioned the jailer to retreat, and ordered: "Everyone go and guard the door, without my permission, the Heavenly King and I are not allowed to come in."

After several jailers retreated, Qiao Mingtang entered the prison, put the food basket on the short case, and then sat down on the ground, Wei Tianqing hurriedly said: "Qiao Du, the floor is dirty... ..!”

"You've been here for so long, and you never dislike being sloppy, so why should I care?" Qiao Mingtang waved and smiled, "Tian Qing, sit down and talk." He had already opened the lid of the food basket, and took out the dishes from inside. Five or six delicate side dishes were taken out from the inside and placed on the table, "These are all special dishes cooked by Madam herself, you should try them too."

Wei Tianqing hesitated for a while, and finally sat down opposite Qiao Mingtang, and said with a smile: "Unexpectedly, Madam made this last meal by herself. Qiao Du, please thank Madam for me."

"The last meal?" Qiao Mingtang frowned, "Why did you say that?"

Wei Tianqing wondered: "Could it be that the imperial court came to order to punish the lowly and drag him to the execution ground, so that he had a meal of beheading?"

Qiao Mingtang laughed loudly and said, "Tianqing, it seems that you are really going to the execution ground to be tortured?"

Wei Tianqing said solemnly: "The humble official has already said that the responsibility for the defeat will be borne by the humble official...!"

"You, you...!" Qiao Mingtang pointed at Wei Tianqing, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, even if there is an imperial decree, will I just watch you being dragged to the execution ground? Years of friendship, like brothers, even if you are dismissed from office, or even lose my life, I will not let a knife rest on your neck...!"

"Joe Du...!"

Qiao Mingtang waved his hand and said, "I did tell the court that I took all the blame on myself and tried my best to protect you, but there has been no movement from the court for a long time, and I don't know what that means."

Wei Tianqing frowned and said, "Qiao Du, this is a bit abnormal."

"It's really abnormal." Qiao Mingtang said: "Tianqing, you probably don't know that Hexi has already sent reinforcements over...!"

"Oh?" Wei Tianqing said with a smile: "I can't hear things out of the window here. It turns out that reinforcements have arrived. That's fine. Since reinforcements have been sent, and Yunshan Mansion is already an iron wall, the Northwest Army If we fight over, it will be difficult to capture Yunshan Prefecture."

Qiao Mingtang shook his head and sighed lightly, Wei Tianqing hurriedly asked: "Why is your lord sighing? But what's the embarrassment?"

However, Qiao Mingtang picked up the wine jar, patted the clay, poured wine into two wine bowls, picked up the wine bowls and said, "Tianqing, let's just drink tonight, no matter how many troubles we have, When you're drunk, you can't remember anything."

"Qiao Du, what happened?" Wei Tianqing pressed the wine bowl with his big hand, "Did something happen?"

Qiao Mingtang had already picked up the wine bowl, but now he hesitated, put it down slowly, and sighed: "I didn't want to tell you, but since you asked, I won't hide it from you." With a wry smile, he shook his head and said: "Today Come here, although it is not your last meal, it is the last drink you and I will have together. After drinking this drink, you will go away, I have already prepared for you, and you will leave tonight."

"Leave?" Wei Tianqing was stunned.

Qiao Mingtang said: "Tianqing, I never thought of asking you to take the blame and send you to prison. I was prepared from the beginning. If the court only punishes you lightly, then you will suffer some grievances, save your life, and wait for the right time to come again." The official is reinstated, but once the court really wants to do something to you, you have to leave."

Wei Tianqing changed color and said: "My lord, could it be...!"

"The imperial court has not issued an order, but the situation is no longer optimistic." Qiao Mingtang sneered and said, "Hexi sent tens of thousands of reinforcements, most of them were barbarian cavalry, and their commander was the number one general under Feng Yuanpo's command back then. Feng Polu, this man was conferred the title of Northern Yonghou, he is arrogant and domineering, since he came to Yunshan, he has been self-righteous, and he has never put me in his eyes...!"

Wei Tianqing clenched his fists and said with a sneer: "Your Excellency was a member of the princeling party many years ago, and he has contributed a lot to the princeling party. Now he is dedicated to the emperor. Feng Polu was only taken in by the emperor for his own use because he failed in rebellion. What qualifications does this person have to be compared with adults? How dare he play wild on the head of adults."

"I don't care about these." Qiao Mingtang shook his head and smiled wryly: "It's just that from the wind in his words, I have already heard that the Holy Majesty was brooding about the defeat of the army last time, and it hasn't happened now, but we still have it." Use the value, and when the overall situation is stable, we will inevitably be held accountable." His expression became serious, "It seems that the Holy Majesty has already murdered me, and the power of the sky is unpredictable, but once the Holy Majesty has murderous intentions, it will be difficult to turn back... ...!"

Wei Tianqing frowned and said, "My lord, you have been with the Holy One for many years and have always been loyal to him. Even if you were defeated,...he shouldn't be so unfeeling to you, right?"

"Tianqing, you have to know who are the people surrounding the Holy Majesty." Qiao Mingtang sighed, "What can't they say? Our backer in the court was the current Holy Majesty, but now When the Holy Majesty ascended the throne, there is no one who speaks for us in the court. On the contrary, I have always been unrestrained, and I have never been able to please those officials in Beijing. I am afraid that many people have already held grudges against me. Now that I have the opportunity, Naturally, it will add insult to injury." A sneer appeared on his face: "What's more, after Feng Polu arrived in Xishan, he seemed to be the only one who respected himself, and it seemed that everyone in Xishan Road had to listen to him, so I also had a relationship with him. A quarrel, this person must also write a letter to Hexi, and he will inevitably slander me behind the scenes...!"

"So that's how it is." Wei Tianqing clenched his fists and said with a sneer, "He just led the army to support us and help us guard Xishan, but he didn't want him to be the governor of Xishan."

"No matter what, my future is already in danger, and I must not be a drag on you." Qiao Mingtang said seriously: "Tian Qing, you can't stay here any longer, it's better to leave as soon as possible."

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