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Chapter 6: Prison Visit

Shi Kefa did not expect that King Xin asked Wang Chengen to ask for the token of Beizhenfushi Prison with his famous assassin, and had already bought food for him in Zuixianlou. Shi Kefa was grateful and did not even say a word of gratitude, and then took the food box of Wangbeifushi Prison.

With the token of Shi Xu Xianchun, commander of the Beizhen Fushi Division, Shi Kefa arrived at the cell of the prisoner who was imprisoned in Beizhen Fushi Division Prison without any obstacles. Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others were locked up inside.

The prisoner saw that Shi Kefa was holding a token given by commander Shi himself, so he was very respectful to him. He led the way all the way and kept cursing him.

Shi Kefa stood outside the cell door and saw that his former mentor Zuo Guangdou had been tortured by them. In the same cell, Lord Yang Lian and Yang were also in a corpse. His hair was dirty and messy, his face was burned and unrecognizable, and his muscles and bones were exposed. When he came out, he was obviously tortured by the burning. His uniform was also ragged and dirty. In the cold weather of more than ten degrees below zero, they only had a few layers of single clothes on their bodies, and they hugged them into a trembling ball. Shi Kefa instantly burst into tears, and knelt outside the prison door and cried: "Teacher, the student is here to see you."

The people inside seemed to hear someone calling them. Zuo Guangdou identified the sound of his student Shi Kefa. He turned his head tremblingly and suddenly burst out all his strength at Shi Kefa who was kneeling in the prison door. He stood up with all his strength, tried his best to push his eyes with his fingers, pointed at Shi Kefa's nose and cursed: "What place is this? Who told you to come? The state affairs have become so decayed. I have no chance to go out. You are young and just in time to serve the country. How can you come in such a place? Get out quickly!"

Shi Kefa was frightened by such a scolding, and suddenly stopped crying and said, "Mr., what's wrong with you? I am your student Shi Kefa?"

"I know who you are, get out of here quickly. This is not your place to stay." Zuo Guangdou shouted loudly.

"Students finally came to the prison to see you, why do you have the heart to drive the students out?" Shi Kefa said with tears in his eyes and grievance.

"With your ability, how can you enter this prison? Do you think you have surrendered to Wei Zhongxian, a big eunuch?" Zuo Guangdou asked suddenly in anger.

"How can the student go back and surrender to him!" Shi Kefa hurriedly defended himself.

"Then tell me how you came in." Zuo Guangdou asked.

"The student was able to come in to meet your mentor with Wei Zhongxian's token." Shi Kefa replied honestly.

"If you don't surrender to that eunuch, how can he give you a token? You treat your mentor as a fool." Zuo Guangdou felt ache in his heart. His proud disciple actually surrendered to Wei Zhongxian, which was his biggest enemy in his life.

Shi Kefa understood as soon as he heard this. It turned out that his mentor misunderstood him. He was interrupted by Zuo Guangdou's irritable scolding: "Get out, I don't have a disciple like you, get out soon, get out soon."

Shi Kefa said with tears in his eyes: "Master, you misunderstood. The student did not surrender to Wei Zhongxian. Can you let the student come in and explain it to you?"

Yang Lian, who was standing beside him, looked at Shi Kefa's eyes full of tears, and did not seem to have defected to Wei Zhongxian. He grabbed the angry Zuo Guangdou and said, "Brother Zuo, you might as well listen to his explanation. It's not too late to drive him away."

Zuo Guangdou didn't believe that the disciples he had trained would surrender to his enemies. He just felt hot and had no careful consideration. Now he calmed down and suppressed his anger. With a "hmm" sound, he agreed.

Shi Kefa was delighted when he heard this. As long as his mentor listened to his own explanation, he would definitely clarify the misunderstanding.

He called the prison head and ordered the prison door to be opened. The prison head opened the prison door as he said and let Shi Kefa enter.

As soon as Shi Kefa entered, he asked about a stench, but it was no longer important. What was important was the situation of his mentor. He put down the food box and knelt in front of the two of them and said, "The students brought some wine and food to the mentor and Uncle Yang. The mentor suffered in prison. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and the students can no longer come to the prison to visit the two old men."

"Let's talk about it, where did you get your token?" Zuo Guangdou sat down angrily, and brought out a sound of shackles. Shi Kefa saw that his mentor was covered in scars and that there was no piece on his body.

Shi Kefa said with tears in his eyes: "It was Prince Xin who helped him, and he asked for the token for Shi Kefa."

"Nonsense, King Xin just got married, everyone knows that he was injured in his head and was stunned. How could he ask Wei Zhongxian for a person he had never known each other? Don't deceive me!" Zuo Guangdou said angry again.

"Everything that my disciple said is true, and I dare not deceive my teacher and Uncle Yang." Shi Kefa said in tears.

Yang Lian didn't say anything, but his heart was overwhelmed, and thoughts popped up from his head after thoughts.

Zuo Guangdou calmed down his anger and said, "Why did Prince Xin help you? If you can't tell the reason today, our master and disciple will be ruthless from now on."

"Kefa cannot be said." Shi Kefa knew that he would be afraid that he would implicate Ge Lao Ye at this time. He was a smart person. The fewer people he knew, the better. He didn't trust his mentor and Yang Lian. He was afraid that he would be separated from him. It was difficult for Wei Zhongxian to send people to monitor their conversation.

Zuo Guangdou became even more popular. If there was something that he couldn't say to his teacher, he said, "You won't say it, right? Well, I, Zuo Guangdou, will not have you as an apprentice from now on."

"Master, don't do this, my disciple said it." Shi Kefa knew that he would not say it, and Zuo Guangdou would not recognize him as a disciple. If someone in the secret heard it, he would probably have the same experience as his master. It doesn't matter. If the implicated Prince of Trustee, he would never redeem it. Let me make up one first, hoping to fool it. I'm sorry, my master. It's not that the disciple is unwilling to tell the matter, but that he can't say it.

"Okay, tell me." Zuo Guang said.

"The student became Mr. Dianbo of the Xinwang Mansion, so he begged the prince. The prince remembered me to respect my teacher, so he made an exception and asked the student to use the prince's famous post to ask the tokens he asked for." Shi Kefa said slowly. This was also the excuse for Xinwang to exchange his famous thorn for the token for Wang Cheng'en's token.

"Why did Prince Xin use you as the sacrificial document in his palace?" Zuo Guangdou obviously didn't believe it.

"Since my teacher was imprisoned, the student has no relatives in the capital and his life has become increasingly difficult. He makes a living by selling calligraphy and paintings on the street. One day, he met Wang Chengen, the general manager of the Xinwang Mansion. When he saw that my handwriting was good, he asked me if I would like to go to the Xinwang Mansion to do dictionary. The student didn't know what kind of person Xinwang was. At first, he didn't want it, but later there was no way. The student was in a hurry to go to the prison to see his teacher, and he had no way to do it, so he reached the conditions with Prince Xin. He helped me meet my teacher in prison, and I had to go to the royal mansion to be a dictionary." Shi Kefa was a little anxious and made up his words without any flaws.

Although Zuo Guangdou was a little suspicious, Shi Kefa was right. He was about to ask more questions, but Yang Lian was pulled by him. Zuo Guangdou looked at Yang Lian in confusion, and his eyes read: I haven't figured it out yet, why are you pulling me?

Shi Kefa gave Yang Lian a grateful look and could not let Zuo Guangdou ask any more questions. If he continues to ask any more questions, something will happen.

"Nephew Shi Xian, you brought us the wine and food. We have been hungry these days in prison. Today, we have wine and meat." Yang Lian was pressed by the earthen bag and his iron nails were penetrated. He had already lost the style of a great scholar and erudite. He spoke loudly and laughed at Shi Kefa.

Shi Kefa was grateful to Yang Lian for stopping Zuo Guangdou's question at the right time and said hurriedly: "The student bought some wine and food for his mentor and Uncle Yang from Zuixianlou for his mentor and Uncle Yang."

"You only brought wine and food to both of us. What should I do if other convicted adults do?" Zuo Guangdou said unhappily.

"How can I forget other adults? I have just ordered the prison chief to send the wine and food I bought in Zuixianlou to the other adults. Don't worry, mentor." Shi Kefa hurriedly explained while taking out the wine and food.

"This is almost the same. If you only care about us today, I will still not recognize you as a disciple." Zuo Guang said.

When Shi Kefa took out all the wine and dishes, he was a little shocked. These wine and dishes were not prepared by him, but by King Xin, who were prepared by him. They were all the wine and dishes that Zuo Guangdou and Yang Liansu liked the most. Is this a coincidence? If not, how could King Xin know the preferences of his mentor and others? From the first sight of King Xin, he saw that King Xin was a very human being. Now it seems that King Xin was a fog in front of him, tempting him to constantly clear the fog and see the real face inside.

Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou hasn't smelled the aroma of meat for many days. This is not what I eat, it is swallowing, and I almost chew it. Shi Kefa watched them finish eating with tears in his eyes.

After drinking and eating, he described the teacher-student intentions. Zuo Guangdou kept telling Shi Kefa not to forget his studies just because he was doing things in the palace of King Xin. Shi Kefa naturally nodded and responded. After a while, the prison head came to urge him. The time came, and Shi Kefa had no choice but to carry an empty food box and leave the prison.

The first thing Shi Kefa returned to the palace was to thank King Xin. Zhu Yinglong asked Xu Yingyuan to take him to his study. He wanted to talk to Shi Kefa openly and honestly, and he must subdue this talent. In addition to having a good relationship with Zuo Guangdou and others, Shi Kefa is not a member of the Donglin Party now, at least not a core figure, and his political relationship is simple. Unlike Wang Chengen and Xu Yingyuan, they have been in the palace for many years. He doesn't know how many intimate relationships he needs. Although Shi Kefa is a bit old-fashioned, he is better than young and his thoughts are not rigid yet. If he transforms it well, he is the best candidate at the moment.

"Student thanks the prince for his kindness!" As soon as Shi Kefa saw Zhu Yinglong, he immediately knelt down and said.

Zhu Yinglong knew his mood and hurriedly helped him up and said, "Brother Xian, I will fall in love with you at first sight, so what's the point of being a little bit of trivial matters."

"The prince is very kind, but the students are unable to repay you." Shi Kefa said excitedly.

Zhu Yinglong signaled Xu Yingyuan to go out and look at it, then said: "Brother Xianzhi, aren't afraid to tell you that the letter you brought to me will burn it without reading a single word."

"Prince..."

Zhu Yinglong shook his hand to stop Shi Kefa from asking questions: "I know your mood, your purpose and the content of the letter are also very clear, but I tell you that I can do nothing, and I believe you also know that I cannot do it. No one in the world can save your mentor except my emperor brother and Wei Zhongxian."

These words slashed Shi Kefa's head like a bolt from the blue, as stupid as a wooden chicken.

Zhu Yinglong continued: "Brother Xianzhi must not ask other adults, as this will give Wei Zhongxian more excuses to deal with them, which will harm more people. Moreover, they will not be able to help you at the moment, and they will only die more loyal people."

"Did the prince mean to let the student watch his mentor die innocently?" Shi Kefa, a big man, choked up at this time. Zuo Guangdou treated him like a teacher and a father. How could his son watch his father die?

Zhu Yinglong also knew that these people who were known as the "Six Gentlemen of Donglin" were all loyal and righteous people. From the bottom of his heart, he did not want these people to die because they were talents and wealth. However, with his current strength and the power of the Donglin Party members, he was not a match for Wei Zhongxian. He said calmly: "Xianzhi, I know your mood and I also know the affection between teachers and students between you and Zuo Guang and Zuo Ren, but it is not a time to act voluntarily. Not to mention that I cannot save Master Ling, even if I can save Master Ling, I cannot save other people in prison. If I want Master Ling, I am not willing to give up my colleagues in prison and live in the world!"

After saying this, Shi Kefa finally got a little enlightened and said, "Since that's the case, students are not willing to live in the world!"

Zhu Yinglong was so angry that he almost cursed. The trick was opened, but he didn't expect it to be like this. He held back his anger and shouted softly: "Xianzhi, death is lighter than a feather, and more important than Mount Tai. I don't know which kind of death you are?"

Shi Kefa was confused by Zhu Yinglong's last words. After Zhu Yinglong's wake-up call, Zuo Guangdou's scolding in prison suddenly surged into his heart. He immediately woke up and bowed to Zhu Yinglong and said, "The prince is shouting at him, the student understands."

Just understand, Zhu Yinglong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I believe that now Wei Zhongxian already knows that Brother Xian was able to visit prison with the power of this king. Wei Zhongxian will definitely secretly ask whether you have really made the sacrificial work in this palace. This king has to do this. Brother Xian needs to stay with me for a while. What do you think about Brother Xian?"
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