Chapter 94 Chapter 37 Rescue

Su Xu was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "Let's have lunch first. I'm very hungry." Although I was anxious, Su Xu had already stepped into the back hall and was heading straight for lunch, so he had no choice but to follow.What's more, although I don't have an appetite, Baima and the others should be hungry long ago. I only ate a few chopsticks of light side dishes and two bites of plain rice, so I was full and waited quietly for Su Xu to speak. Su Xu was also not at ease, just pointing out which dish was refreshing and delicious, and which dish was too fatty, talking to each other.I listened to him chattering here and there, but didn't mention the matter of Hegan Chengji. I knew something was wrong, so I just sat down with a sullen face and didn't answer.

Su Xu knew that he couldn't hide it from me, so he sighed and took me to the study. It is still the cramped and dark study room, because of the luxuriant vegetation in spring, the dark windows are all covered by those vine leaves, although you can see the greenery outside the window, the inside of the room is darker than the last time I saw it. "What happened to him?" I couldn't wait to ask as soon as I entered the secret room. Su Xu only stared at the one or two bright spots outside the window, and said for a long time: "He admitted that he had contacts with the King of Qi, but, as you know, Li Shiji has sent troops to Qizhou, and the King of Qi has been destroyed. Now we don't It’s not to find evidence of King Qi’s rebellion.”

I had expected it a long time ago, and my heart was so cold that it was blown by the north wind in the depths of winter.I said without emotion: "What you are looking for is evidence of the prince's rebellion!" Su Xu lowered his head, his slightly disheveled hair fell to his forehead, his eyes dimmed, and he said in a deep voice, "After all, he belongs to the Crown Prince. And the purpose of your secret letter to us is to take revenge on the Crown Prince and the King of Han? There is no turning back, let's continue with our plan." I tried my best to adjust my breathing, and asked as calmly as possible: "Have you been tortured?"

Su Xu turned his head, watched my expression carefully, and didn't feel any abnormality, then said: "It's used. But his body is strong, so he can bear it." I still shrank a bit in my heart, and said with a wry smile: "He is such a stubborn person, he must not be willing to recruit? Next, you plan to continue to use torture to extract a confession?" Su Xu didn't answer, but just sighed softly. I stared at the faint light outside the window, and said with a sneer, "Su Xu, the King of Wei can send someone to torture him to extract a confession, but you, it's better not to participate any more. To overthrow the prince, the King of Wei is just making a wedding dress for others."

Su Xu raised his head suddenly, his eyes flashed with sternness, which was completely different from the bleakness just now.Could it be that what I said was related to his wealth and life?Su Xu, oh Su Xu, is fame and power really that important? I was dissatisfied and sad, but I still stared back at Su Xu, calmly without blinking. "Are you sure?" Su Xu finally looked away, still wondering. "I'm sure. If you're willing to help me, I'll tell you who the next Mr. Right is." There was an inscrutable smile on the corner of my mouth, as a female politician was shrewd and ruthless to bargain with her former life-and-death friend.

This is a kind of sadness, not only for Su Xu, but also for me. Su Xu stared at me in surprise.In the dim light of the secret room, my face should be as dark and blurred as his. "How can I help you?" With a breath, Su Xu flicked his wide sleeves to wipe off the light dust on the case, knelt down to the side of the table, and asked questions peacefully. I sat across from him and said with a smile: "I want Hegan Chengji to walk out of the prison of the Ministry of Justice alive, just like Dongfang Qingyao walked out of the prison of the Ministry of Justice alive." "That's impossible!" Su Xu immediately shook his head and said, "Hegan Chengji colluded with the King of Qi, and the evidence is as solid as a mountain!"

"If he leads the crown prince to rebel, is it like Dongfang Qingyao who leads the Qi king to rebel?" I pressed my hands on the table and half stood up. Su Xu's breathing was slightly stagnant, then he shook his head and said, "Impossible. With such severe torture, Hegan Chengji still refuses to say a word about the prince's fault, let alone ask him to come forward?" I sneered and said, "Is there anything impossible in the world? If the prince is suspicious of him, thinks he knows too much, and wants to kill him, will he still protect the prince wholeheartedly?"

Su Xu took a deep breath, remained silent for a while, and then said, "Shu'er, you can actually think of this level? Are you a genius, or..." He finally didn't say the second half of the sentence, I bit my lip and said: "I'm not a genius, I'm a devil! I rescued Dongfang Qingyao, but killed Hegan Chengji!" Su Xu raised his bushy eyebrows a few times, then frowned tightly, and said thoughtfully, "I thought the person you liked was Dongfang Qingyao. Dongfang Qingyao must have thought so too. It seems that we all guessed wrong." With unspeakable bitterness in my mouth, I said, "Oh? You think I like Hegan Chengji?"

"How can a woman be willing to easily turn herself into a demon if she is not for the man she loves? Besides,... You are such a good woman, the woman who was as fresh as a lotus back then and didn't want to mess with the world!" "No!" I shouted, "I just don't want to owe Hegan Chengji too much! He saved me twice, but I pushed him into hell! I just feel sorry!" My chest heaved so badly that I couldn't help it With panicked excitement, my throat tightened and tears rolled down like tides.Hegan Chengji, do I like Hegan Chengji?I told Hegan Chengji last night that I like him, is that true?

Su Xu just looked at me quietly, looked at me, and didn't say a word. I tore my black hair irritably, couldn't sit any longer, stood up, and said, "Is there any news from the prince? They should try to rescue him too." Su Xu sat still, and said in an orderly manner: "Hegan Chengji is the prince's confidant swordsman, and there are very few things about the prince that he doesn't know. We can have two hypotheses. One is that the prince has never betrayed his heart." , has been obediently waiting for the emperor to pass the throne to him after a hundred years; if this is the case, if something happens to Hegan Chengji, the prince may rescue him, but he is more likely to give up the car to protect the handsome, or even beat him up, pleading guilty to the emperor, blaming himself for not being able to rule. Strictly, I request that you be punished severely so that you can clear yourself up."

I said impatiently: "There is no such possibility. The crown prince has long since turned his back on him. The King of Han and Hou Junji are his helpers, and they have already made an alliance with blood. Hegan Chengji is also one of the participants, and he knows it very well. " Su Xu's fist hit the desk lowly, the sound was not loud, but extremely powerful, I even heard Su Xu's breathing was thick and excited, which was forcibly restrained. "How do you know such a secret thing? Could it be that Hegan Chengji told you?" I was stunned, and then I remembered that what I said was exactly what was recorded in the history books. According to historical records of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanchang, King of the Han Dynasty, Hou Junji, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Li Anyan, General of Zuotunwei Zhonglang, Zhao Jie, the governor of Yangzhou, and Du He, the prince's son-in-law, once made an alliance with the prince and agreed to launch a coup at an appropriate time.After King Qi's rebellion, the Crown Prince even mentioned to Hegan Chengji that the King of Qi was thousands of miles away, but the East Palace was within easy reach of Li Shimin's residence, so the coup would be as easy as turning one's hand. I have read all these in history books, and when rescuing Dongfang Qingyao, I have carefully recalled the various actions taken by Taizong's sons in order to fight for the throne, and I have sorted them out in my heart, and I can almost be sure of these It must have happened, or it will happen, so when Su Xu mentioned whether the prince had rebelled, I immediately stated what I knew about the situation without thinking. I know that my words are a bit abrupt, but at this moment, I don't care about what Su Xu will guess about me. I even need Su Xu to have stronger confidence in me.So I simply said clearly: "Since you know that I can calculate the horoscope, you should know that I am not an ordinary person. I have absolute predictive power about these things. If you don't believe me, just wait and see, I can even tell you that King Qi will As you guessed, he will definitely lose, and he will be captured alive and sent to Beijing to die in the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Su Xu stared at me for a long time, and then said in a strangely distorted voice: "Then, the crown prince will not remain silent. He will try his best to rescue Hegan Chengji and excuse him. If he cannot be excused, he may give up. Or... as you said, he will be killed to silence him. It depends on the degree of trust the prince has in him. However, it is said that the prince still trusts Hegan Chengji very much, and Hegan Chengji's performance this morning is also worthy Prince's trust." That's so elegantly said!How many tortures Hegan Chengji had to endure before he could win such an elegant sentence: worthy of the prince's trust! "Hegan Chengji..." I bit out every single word: "Is he seriously injured? The sword you stabbed him yesterday, I'm afraid it was not light." Su Xu pondered for a while, and said, "According to me, no one hurt him more than you hurt him. Since he was imprisoned yesterday, he has been sitting alone by the corner in a daze, never saying a word, drinking One sip of water, one grain of rice. Given how tortured he is today, he only admits that the letter is true, and refuses to say anything else. His expression seems to be begging for death." His face of despair and sadness appeared again, and the indescribable fire in his heart was burning. "Help me, take care of him in secret, don't let him die! I will try again." I clenched my fists. Su Xu stood up with a smile, and said, "It's not 'I will figure out a way', but us, we will figure out a way, you and me, Shu'er." I looked up at Su Xu, who held out his hand and said with a smile, "I will help you." I smiled, held his hand, and said: "Yes, you help me, I help you, in fact, we are helping ourselves." I will be Su Xu's eyes, showing him the road ahead, which one will be the farthest and widest. When we hold our fingers together, we have no love, only cooperation.But I don't know how many remaining friendships are mixed in this cooperation that concerns vital interests?That will be what I will try to cherish and maintain.