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Under the stone steps, the light was dim. The lights lit on both sides of the stone wall flickered like will-o'-the-wisps. When I went down to the entrance of the corridor under the stone steps, I felt a cold wind blowing in, chilling people to the bone. The air was filled with

The fishy smell of excrement, mixed with the smell of decaying corpses, almost made people suffocate.

Fang Zian walked into the first floor of the prison. Although he tried his best to slow down, the sound under his feet still echoed between the stone walls, and quickly alerted the prisoners in the cells separated by wooden fences on both sides.

There was a stir, and faces that looked like humans or ghosts were revealed through the cracks in the wooden fence. The desperate eyes of the prisoners with disheveled hair were full of hatred.

"Ha! Bah!" Someone spat at Fang Zian, and Fang Zian quickly dodged, causing a burst of crazy laughter. The laughter reverberated violently in the cell, making people's ears buzz, like

It's like a ghost's howl, very creepy.

"Here's something delicious for you." Someone screamed and threw an object at Fang Zian. Fang Zian ducked sideways. The object fell at Fang Zian's feet. Under the light of the lantern, it turned out to be a dead rat with only its body and flesh.

Fuzzy, the fur on his body is curled up, his small dark eyes are staring, and his mouth is open, revealing sharp and sharp teeth.

Fang Zian's body felt cold. Although he was not afraid of these things, he could not help but feel tight in his heart and get goosebumps all over his body. He quickened his pace and moved forward quickly amidst the screams and crazy curses. He passed several lanes.

The corridor between the cells finally reached the entrance of the stone steps going down to the next level.

Fang Zian breathed a sigh of relief, and there was a layer of sweat on his body. He made up his mind not to stop, and must quickly pass through the prison on the second floor. So he quickly went down the stone steps to the second floor, Fang Zian

But he breathed a sigh of relief. The layout of the second floor was different from that of the first floor. You could reach the third floor without going through the inside of the cell. Soon, Fang Zian, carrying a lantern, arrived at the third floor of the prison.

The overall area of ​​the third-floor prison is much smaller, with two vertical and horizontal corridors connecting more than a dozen cells. The cells are no longer the simple cells isolated by wooden fences, but are each with wooden fence doors.

Stone cell. Although there were lanterns lit in the corridor, it was completely dark inside the cell. It was difficult to see anything clearly, and it was not known if there was anyone inside.

Following the direction indicated by Ma Jin, Fang Zian walked straight towards the depths of the vertical corridor. The prisoners in the third-floor cells were obviously much quieter, but the sound of the clattering chains they made when walking around in the cells told that

How these people are treated. Being locked up in this dark third-floor cell and being shackled shows the "special care" given to these people.

At the door of the cell in the deepest part of the longitudinal corridor, Fang Zian stood still. This was the cell that Ma Jin was talking about. At this moment, the gap in the fence door was dark, and there was no movement in the room. Fang Zian put the lantern against the fence

On the door, he tried his best to look inside. Under the dim light, he saw a figure lying on a stone bed in the corner of the small cell, facing the wall.

Fang Zian felt a sense of sadness in his heart and hurriedly called out softly: "Sir, sir, the students are here to see you."

The figure on the bed was visibly shocked, stood up suddenly, and looked towards the door in shock.

"Who is it? Zian?" the man shouted.

"It's me, sir, I'm here to see you. Sir, you've suffered a lot. It's really shameful for the student to come late to visit. Sir, what's wrong with you?" Fang Zian called.

The figure walked quickly, and as he walked, the iron chains rattled, and he was obviously shackled. He walked to the door and squinted through the several-inch wide gap in the fence door. Zhou Junzheng was not like Fang Zian.

He looked as disheveled as he imagined, but he was still as clean as before, his hair was neatly combed, and his clothes were a little wrinkled, but they were not filthy.

Zhou Junzheng saw an old man with a wrinkled face illuminated by a lantern outside, and his eyes widened in surprise.

"Teacher, it's me. I came in disguised as a college boy. Please forgive me, teacher. If I use my own identity, I'm afraid I won't be able to come in and visit. After all...

…I am no longer the teacher’s student.” Fang Zian explained in a low voice.

Zhou Junzheng nodded suddenly, with a look of surprise in his eyes. He stretched out his hand through the gap in the wooden fence to hold Fang Zian's hand, but he quickly locked it back and shouted in a cold voice: "What are you doing here? Come on, hurry up, you

You are not my student, I have nothing to do with you, and you don’t need to visit me."

When Zhou Jun was saying this, he looked towards both sides of the wooden fence, obviously worried that someone was nearby.

Fang Zian called out softly: "Teacher, I am the only one here, no one else is following me."

Zhou Junzheng's face softened slightly at this moment, but he said: "So what? I have nothing to do with you anymore, so what does it mean for you to come to visit me? I don't need you to come to visit me."

Fang Zian said softly: "Sir, why would you say such a thing? You are so kind to your students. If you are in trouble, how can you not come to visit? Besides, the students already know everything. The students are very confused and cannot understand why the students are so heartless."

, until now, the students understand everything.”

Zhou Junzheng's eyes flashed and he whispered: "What do you know? Why can't I understand what you are talking about?"

Fang Zian said softly: "Sir, you often praise me for being smart. At this moment, don't the students still know the intention of expelling the students from the school? The reason why the students were expelled is because you don't want to implicate the students. You have already planned to assassinate me.

Qin Hui's plan, but you are worried that once you do it, no matter whether it succeeds or fails, it will affect the students and those close to you, so you take the opportunity to drive the students out of the door. Sir, you are really thoughtful, and you do not hesitate to use such methods to protect the students. The teacher is wholehearted

The students’ caring heart will always be remembered in their hearts.”

Zhou Junzheng's mouth moved and he said in a deep voice: "What are you talking about? I have no idea what you are talking nonsense about? I expelled you because you have bad conduct and are not worthy of being my student. How can you have so many excuses?"

.Don’t try to be smart.”

Fang Zian smiled bitterly and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. How are you doing? It's dark, damp and cold here. How can you bear it?"

Zhou Junzheng laughed and said: "Don't talk nonsense, this is a good place. Isolated from the world, not fighting with others, there are not so many disturbances. Listen, there is not even the sound of wind here, but there is the sound of dripping water. I have never been like this before

Listen carefully to the sound of dripping water. It drips three thousand six hundred times an hour, no more, no less, I have counted how many days."

After hearing such words, Fang Zian felt even more sad in his heart, and said softly: "Sir, you are suffering. The students must find a way to rescue you. We cannot let the teacher be locked up in this dark place."

Zhou Junzheng frowned and shouted: "What's the darkness? I told you, it's very good here. You don't need to see the monsters and monsters outside. Why did you save me out? All the people locked up here are people, and those outside are the ghosts. I It’s very nice here. I can figure out a lot of things.”

Fang Zian was speechless. He lowered his head and opened the food box and said, "The student brought some food and wine for you to enjoy. You will eat the food and wine first, and the student will report the rest slowly."

Zhou Junzheng said happily: "It's very good. I was thinking about drinking. Although it's nice here, it's hard to have no wine. It's very difficult to live without wine. Bring it quickly."

Fang Zian hurriedly passed the slow wine bottle through the crack of the wooden railing. Zhou Junzheng took it and brought it to his nose and smelled it, showing an intoxicated look. Fang Zian was about to hand the wine cup in, but Zhou Junzheng waved his hand and said, "Why don't you use that?" "Lao Shizi, how can you enjoy it?" After saying that, he drank a few big sips at the spout, laughed and praised: "Good wine, good wine. Zian, you spent a lot of money to buy this good bar. Why don't you come here this time?" It’s a waste of money.”

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Sir, don't worry, the students have opened a noodle shop in partnership with others, and this money is not the money the students use to sell their lyrics."

Zhou Junzheng nodded and said: "I have known about this for a long time. Zhao Changlin has told me a long time ago. Do you think I will praise you? If you don't study hard and take exams, how about opening a noodle shop, do you plan to do small business all your life?"

Fang Zian said hurriedly: "The student has realized his mistake, and the student will study hard. Sir, please don't be upset."

Zhou Junzheng smiled and said softly

: "Zian, this is a joke. You are also forced by life. Don't you know it? This wine is very good and tastes very good. In fact, you can do it if you don't want to come. Just bring the wine in. No, those jailers outside are arrogant. They have to pluck their hair, and if the wine passes through their hands, is there anything left for me to drink?"

After saying that, Zhou Junzheng laughed and drank several sips at the spout. Fang Zian tore off a chicken leg from the roast chicken he brought and put it in. Zhou Junzheng took a bite and was also full of praise.

"Sir, if you want to drink good wine, we can just drink as much as we can after we go out. Although the students are not talented, they still have enough money to let you drink." Fang Zian said with a smile.

Zhou Junzheng looked sideways at Fang Zian and said, "Going out to drink? This is a good idea. Unfortunately, do you think I can still go out?"

Fang Zian whispered: "The students are not just here to deliver drinks and food, the students are here to rescue the husband. The students have found a way, and someone is willing to help exonerate the husband. But this requires the cooperation of the husband. So Zian is here today. Discuss this in detail with sir."

Zhou Jun put down the wine bottle, frowned and shouted in a low voice: "Who asked you to get involved in this matter? What does my life and death have to do with you? I don't want your help, and you don't have to worry about it. I don't accept this favor."

Fang Zian whispered: "Sir, don't be impulsive. The matter has come to this. Don't give up on yourself. I have really found a way, and it seems that there is still a way to rescue you. But the problem now is that if you confess, will you? Everything is on his own shoulders, and this confession is really not conducive to rescue. Therefore, the student came to visit this time to tell his husband that he must retract his confession and deny all the accusations during the second trial in Dali Temple. During the third trial at the Ministry of Punishments It must be the same. Only by retracting the confession can the matter be delayed, making it easier for students and outsiders to rescue."

Zhou Junzheng said coldly: "Retract my confession? Do you want me not to admit that I plotted to assassinate Qin Hui?"

Fang Zian said: "Exactly, sir, you cannot plead guilty."

Zhou Junzheng sneered, threw away half of the chicken drumstick in his hand, handed out the wine bottle, and said coldly: "Let's go, thank you for coming to visit me, you don't need to worry about me, and I don't need you to worry about me."

Fang Zian said anxiously: "Sir, why are you doing this? You have to trust the students. As long as you are willing to cooperate with the students, there is a great hope that you can escape from the prison."

Zhou Junzheng shook his head and said: "Zian, you still don't know me well enough. When have I been afraid? When have I ever flinched? The assassination of Qin Hui, the traitor, was exactly what I planned. Why should I deny it? Isn't it disgraceful? Do you think I am doing it?

Who is it?"

Fang Zian said in astonishment: "No, sir, this is just to save you, not to beg for mercy. Student..."

"Shut up! Save me? What a joke! How did you know that I wanted to be rescued? You have been with me for three years and you don't even understand my heart. Am I someone who is afraid of death? What I am afraid of is the silence of thousands of horses. What I am afraid of is me.

The court of the Song Dynasty was controlled by traitors. What I was afraid of was that everyone would succumb to the traitors' lustful power. No one dared to resist the traitors, and allowed the old traitors to harm the court, betray the country for glory, and harm the loyal. What I am afraid of is that the people of the world will lose Zhongxing.

With his ambition, he forgot all the humiliations such as the shame of Jingkang and swallowed them all in his stomach. He took the shame of surrendering to the Jin people as a matter of course. Do you understand? This assassination of the old thief Qin Hui was naturally the most successful.

Well, although it is regrettable that it was unsuccessful, at least it can let the world know that not everyone is under the old thief's power and dare not resist. There are people who dare to show his sword to him and take his dog head. Through this

Things, if it can arouse the thoughts in the hearts of people all over the world, and understand that they can no longer be a coward, and must do something to reverse the situation. Even if they just have thoughts in their hearts, it will be successful, and that is what I want to see.

As a result, I only hope to send out a bolt of lightning in this pitch-black darkness, lighting up the hearts of people all over the world for just a moment, allowing them to see their own hearts clearly. This is enough. As for life and death, I have long ignored them. I am willing to do it
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