Cao Mian sat in a simple and unpretentious cell. There was only one cell here, and he was the only one in the cell. Therefore, except for the people who came to deliver meals every day and who came to check on him regularly, he lived a very quiet life these days.
monotonous.
Cao Mian has nothing to say about this. As a prisoner, you can only live the life that others tell you. The Zhenguo Army has strict military discipline and does not abuse prisoners.
As for his hobby, he is already very lucky.
When the person who delivered the food put down the food for this meal, he took away the bowls and chopsticks for the previous meal and walked out slowly. Cao Mian did not get up immediately and went to eat. Instead, he picked up a stone from the corner of the wall and placed it on the table.
A slash slowly slid down the wall beside him.
The wall in front of him was full of such horizontal or diagonal lines, and there were no less than twenty or thirty of them. These were the marks he used to record time. There was no day or moon in this dungeon, and he always wanted to know how long he had been in.
After finishing this, he stood up, clapped his hands, and walked to a table not far away to sit down and enjoy today's lunch.
After eating, Cao Mian paced back and forth in the cell, which was his daily activity.
Although he became a prisoner, he did not give up on himself. He always had to move around in the narrow cell after eating every day.
Just after he turned around a few times, the cell door rang again.
Cao Mian was a little surprised. Normally, the guards would not come over to take away the bowls and chopsticks immediately after he had eaten. Instead, they would wait until the next meal was served and take them away.
And at this point in time, it was obviously not the time for the guards to inspect the cells.
Cao Mian suddenly became interested, turned around and looked towards the door.
Sure enough, those who came in were not the guards responsible for guarding him these days, but a pair of outstanding-looking men.
Xie Yan, Luo Junyao.
Cao Mian's eyes fell on Luo Junyao and he didn't speak in a hurry.
Luo Junyao smiled and waved to him, "Marquis Wen Ding, long time no see."
Cao Mian said calmly: "Rebellious ministers and traitors, I'm afraid they can't afford to be called Princess Wen Ding."
Luo Junyao smiled and said politely: "Mr. Cao. I haven't seen you for a few days, but Mr. Cao is still so personable."
Cao Mian laughed and said: "I didn't expect that the regent and the princess would still have time to come to Bingzhou to see me as a prisoner."
Luo Junyao blinked his eyes and said: "We have quite a lot of time. We have been in Wanhu City for several days. Oh, no, we are in a hurry to get back to Shangyong, but there is no point in hurrying until the matter in Qingzhou is finished.
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Cao Mian narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Xie Yan, "How many days have you been in Wanhu City?"
Luo Jun shook his head and said: "Yes, I just didn't come to see you. Not only are we here, Wu Yi is also here."
Cao Mian was silent for a while and then said: "It seems that the mere Gaoyu people will not cause any trouble to the prince."
Xie Yan said calmly: "If we want to completely determine the outcome on the battlefield, it will indeed take some time."
Cao Mian said: "So the prince took action somewhere other than the battlefield?"
Xie Yan did not answer, and the expression on Cao Mian's face was no longer as calm and leisurely as before. He said with a sense of sadness: "Wu Yi came to Wanhu City. It seems that the Qingzhou Army and the prince did not take it seriously."
Xie Yan said: "Marquis Wen Ding thinks that Gu Jue and Xu Liren are not capable of quelling the Qingzhou rebellion?"
Cao Mian was silent for a long time, and could only sigh and said: "God won't help me, otherwise...how could I meet the regent princess?" After saying that, he glanced at Luo Junyao, sat back on the bed, and closed his eyes slightly.
He looked resigned to his fate.
Luo Jun shrugged and said in confusion: "Mr. Cao, don't you think you are too casual?"
"whatever?"
Luo Junyao said: "It seems easy to want to rebel, but it is easy to accept failure now. Wu Yi is still out there trying his best to save you, can't you cheer up? You don't know, you are worth a lot of money now.
Yes, half of the new people who arrived in Wanhu City recently want to kill you, and the other half want to save you."
Cao Mian smiled and said: "Really, I'm a little flattered. I wonder why the prince and princess came to see me now?"
Xie Yan said: "Someone has invited me to ask you for a booklet."
The smile on Cao Mian's face gradually faded a bit, and after a while he slowly said: "It turns out that he has approached the regent. He is quite courageous."
Luo Junyao asked curiously: "So, that Bai Xu is really Bai Cu's biological son?"
Cao Mian did not hide it, "He is Bai Cu's youngest son. He was only sixteen or seventeen years old when Bai Cu fought. It was indeed me who saved him and hid his whereabouts."
"Then why did you fall out?"
Cao Mian said: "We didn't fall out, we just had different ideas."
"for example?"
Cao Mian said: "For example, I think that when you are alive, you should do some big and vigorous things. But he only sticks to his personal vendetta and only wants to fight against Bai Jingrong. I was afraid that he would cause trouble for me, so I imprisoned him for three years before he finally
He learned to use his brain to think about problems, but he suspected that I wanted to murder him. Moreover, he was still not interested in what I wanted to do."
Luo Jun said: "Aren't you not interested in being an emperor?"
Cao Mian said lightly: "I really have no interest in being an emperor."
Xie Yan said: "You just want to change the dynasty with your own hands. As for which dynasty it is, you don't care. So you can also assist Bai Xukuang to help Da Chen, and even help Luan Yisi restore Dongling. Although you don't care,
But the Cao family was very concerned about it, and it happened that Bai Xu, the most suitable chess piece, refused to cooperate, so you simply chose to plot rebellion for the Cao family."
Cao Mian smiled lightly and said: "Your Majesty's speculation is not wrong. Your Majesty should know that I am different from Luo Yun. Luo Yun was born in a poor family. When he followed Gaozu to conquer the world, it was because he truly believed that Gaozu could pacify the world and return the world to the world.
A peaceful and prosperous age. And I..."
Luo Junyao asked curiously: "What's your reason?"
Cao Mian smiled at her and said, "It's because I'm bored. I originally wanted to be a famous founding minister, but then I realized that I might have chosen the wrong person. I am under Emperor Gaozu, and I can't be allowed to do anything."
I was satisfied. Unfortunately, at that time, Bai Cu was already sunset. Before I could think about anything, he died. When I rescued Bai Xu, I actually didn’t think about anything."
Xie Yan said coldly: "You really didn't think about anything. You were forced to save him."
Cao Mian smiled and said nothing.
Xie Yan said: "Back then, when you and General Zhengnan besieged Bai Xu and the remnants of Bai Cu, General Zhengnan died under mysterious circumstances. What clues did you have that fell into the hands of the Bai family?"
Cao Mian did not speak, and remained silent for a long time before sighing quietly.
