Long Xiu asked in surprise, and Gong Lince and Meng Xuan who were nearby were also shocked. This matter was carried out extremely confidentially, and insiders should not leak the secret.
The Emperor of Yan Kingdom Shang Jianxiong, who was alarmed by this incident and came in person, waved his hand, and Tian Yu handed the report of Gamiaoshui to Long Xiu.
Long Xiu received the report and quickly inspected it. Gong Lince and Meng Xuan could not hold back their anger and quickly crowded around him to watch the report together.
There is really no reason for them not to be nervous. There is still a general who can command Nanzhou's troops and is good at fighting, and Nanzhou's power is still intact. If they are not careful, it will be a huge disaster. To put it bluntly, Nanzhou will be forced to rebel.
Already.
At this juncture, Han and Song Dynasties are watching closely. There are rebels in the country. If Nanzhou rebels again, things will be in trouble. How can they not be nervous?
Long Xiu's first thought was that someone had leaked the secret. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that the Shang Chaozong's men had just run away when they decided to attack the Shang Chaozong?
The matter was indeed of great importance. The number of people who knew about the matter from the beginning was limited, only the senior officials of the imperial court and the three major sects. Even the people sent to carry out the matter would not disclose what they were going to do until the end.
When he saw the report saying that Shang Chaozong was still there, Long Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, as long as Shang Chaozong can be controlled and Shang Chaozong is in hand as a hostage, Nanzhou will not dare to act rashly."
Shang Jianxiong said: "Palace Master, Niu Youdao, are you sure you can make him surrender?"
"At this point, I can't help but disagree with him!" Long Xiu said with a ferocious expression, and then he was still a little confused, "How could things be such a coincidence? Could someone have leaked the secret?"
Shang Jianxiong hesitated and said: "It seems unlikely. Those are the people who knew it from the beginning. These people should not leak the secret. And this matter is indeed a coincidence. Hundreds of thousands of prisoners were captured before the decision to move Shang Chaozong.
Yes, they were arguing about this matter before, but Shang Chaozong insisted on his opinion."
Long Xiu still had doubts, "If you insist on your opinion, you will evacuate the security forces around you. Does your Majesty think it is reasonable?"
Shang Jianxiong was confused, "Maybe I think I don't dare to touch him at this time. Logically speaking, the few people on my side are unlikely to leak the secret. If there is really a problem, you guys should investigate it carefully."
Several people had suspicions in their hearts, and began to think about each of the insiders.
At this time, no one dared to rule out the possibility of leaking the secret. It was not until the follow-up news came that the Shang Chaozong had indeed been captured and successfully taken to the capital for custody. Only then did they really give up their suspicion and believe that the matter might indeed be a coincidence.
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The reason is very simple. If someone really leaked the secret and let the other party know it, Shang Chaozong, as the commander-in-chief of Nanzhou, would not avoid danger. There is no reason why the commander-in-chief could not escape even if his subordinates escaped. He should have found a way to escape.
, how could he be caught.
However, they did not give up the pursuit of the matter easily. Zong Yi of the Shang Dynasty was taken into the prison and immediately interrogated him, asking him why he suddenly evacuated his men.
Shang Chaozong was unwilling to say anything at first, and the people here were not polite to him either, and they used torture!
Just because he killed the elder of Xiaoyao Palace and Shang Jianxiong's attitude towards him, it's strange that he can still be polite to him after he has been caught.
Later, Shang Chaozong gradually realized that something was wrong, and realized that what people were concerned about was not why he suddenly evacuated his troops, but the suspicion that someone had leaked the secret to him before attacking him.
So Shang Chaozong immediately started biting him. Starting from Shang Yongzhong, all the way to Tong Mo, Gao Jicheng, Tian Yu and even Gamiaoshui, basically all the top leaders of the three major sects were bitten by him.
He really doesn't know if someone leaked the secret, let alone who leaked the secret. Anyway, the people he can bite are all people he thinks are not good people, and they are all people he thinks are impossible to leak the secret.
The imperial court is not stupid, how could it not know that he was biting randomly.
At night, the stars hung low, the lights of the capital remained bright, and distinguished guests came to the sky prison.
Shang Jianxiong came, and with the dignity of the emperor, he personally came to the dark and gloomy dungeon. Others avoided it, and only Tian Yu accompanied him.
Tian Yu released the Moon Butterfly, which immediately illuminated the dark prison.
Shang Chaozong, who was in ragged clothes, disheveled hair, and lying in a pile of straw with bloodstains all over his body, was awakened by the light. He pushed his tangled hair away from his eyes with his iron-shackled hands, and saw the person standing outside the prison. He could see clearly who it was.
Finally, he climbed up with great difficulty, dragging his rattling shackles, staggering to the front of the cage, grabbing the fence with both hands, and looking at the people outside the cage.
Shang Jianxiong admired the other party's embarrassment. This kind of place was not the place he should be, but he was so itchy that he couldn't help but come here, just to see how embarrassed the other party was now and what his mentality was.
Finally, it was Shang Jianxiong who broke the silence, "Chaozong, are you familiar with this prison?"
Shang Chaozong: "Of course I am familiar with it. How could I not be familiar with the place where I have been imprisoned for several years? Isn't this what you want to see?"
Shang Jianxiong: "I have specifically told you that since you are back, you will naturally go back to your 'home' so that you can live with peace of mind. I came here specifically to see you."
Shang Chaozong: "I was imprisoned for several years and you never showed up. Now you come to visit me when I come. Should I thank you for your kindness?"
Shang Jianxiong shook his head slightly and said in a loud voice: "I heard that you are the master of the wind and rain in Nanzhou. You command thousands of troops on the battlefield to be arrogant. Even the elders of the three major sects kill at the command. What a hero you must be.
Why are you in such a mess now?"
Shang Chaozong smiled, "I'm not embarrassed, I'm just in trouble for a while after being murdered. What's really embarrassing are the people who live in that majestic palace. They seem to be well-off and well-off, but in fact they are worried about internal and external troubles all day long, and they can't defend themselves against powerful enemies.
He is unable to secure the country's affairs internally, and is incompetent externally. Internally, he only knows how to murder his own people, leaving the people with no food and clothing, and turning a good country into a mess. The people curse him day and night as a coward. Your Majesty, I don't know who is more embarrassed.
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Tian Yu's expression changed drastically, and he secretly glanced at Shang Jianxiong's expression.
Shang Jianxiong's face was really ugly. His cheeks were tense for a while, and he stared at the person in the cage, and said slowly: "In a moment of trouble? Do you think you can get out?"
Shang Chaozong chuckled: "If you dare to kill me, you won't be able to wait until now. If you don't kill me, I will still have a chance. Do you dare to kill me?"
Shang Jianxiong: "Do you think that only if you and your son ascend to the throne can the country of Yan be peaceful and peaceful?" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and took off the straw shavings on the dirty hand that was holding on to the iron railing, "Your father
He is smarter than you and knows where to be and can do whatever he wants."
After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving the next sentence, "How can I get to trial if I still have the energy to argue?"
Soon, the guards in the sky prison arrived quickly. As soon as the cell door opened, they dragged Shang Chaozong to the execution room for torture. The sound of whips kept crackling...
Gao Mansion, the residence of the great Situ of Yan State. After dinner, Gao Jiancheng seemed to be in a good mood, and it was rare for him to wander around such a large mansion.
The servants bowed to him one after another when they saw him. The children paid homage to him one after another when they saw him. The wives and concubines hurriedly bowed to him when they saw him, and they were all a little surprised.
During this period, the grandchildren who were running and playing ran into him. Grandpa, grandpa and the like were shouting non-stop, and it was very lively, but they all followed the rules of a wealthy family.
With such a large family property, there are hundreds of people living in the mansion alone. It can be said that there are many wives and concubines, and the family is full of children and grandchildren. Gao Jiancheng smiled and nodded all the way.
When he met the wife of his eldest son Gao Shaoming, he lost interest.
The daughter-in-law pulled her eldest grandson to kneel in front of him and wiped her tears, "Father, I heard that Shang Chaozong, the leader of the Nanzhou thieves, was captured and brought to the capital. Father, Shao Ming died unjustly. You must avenge Shao Ming!"
For her, the feeling of being a widow was uncomfortable. She could not remarry easily if she wanted to be in such a family. Since Gao Jiancheng had a high position and power, and her son was Gao Jiancheng's eldest grandson, someone had to dare to marry her.
The eldest grandson also choked and said: "Grandpa, my grandson wants to kill his enemy with his own hands!"
"Get up, everyone, get up." Gao Jiancheng stretched out his hand to pull his grandson up, patted his shoulder, and sighed: "You have grown a lot taller, study hard, the Gao family will count on you in the future.
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After some comfort, the housekeeper Fan Zhuan left with him.
After returning to his yard, Gao Jiancheng suddenly wanted to listen to the piano, so Fan Zhuan immediately invited Gao Jiancheng's concubine.
A beautiful woman who is nineteen years old and as beautiful as a flower. Gao Jiancheng is old enough to be her grandfather, but she is indeed Gao Jiancheng's concubine. She has been trained well since childhood and plays the piano well.
After the woman came over with the piano in her arms and bowed, she asked, "Master, what do you want to hear?" Her voice was still a little childish.
After Gao Jiancheng was silent, he said: "Just the song "Hidden Sorrow"."
"Yes!" The beautiful woman bowed in response, turned around and went to sit in the pavilion. Soon, the melodious and melodious sound of the mourning harp came out.
Gao Jicheng, who was immersed in the music of the piano, looked up at the stars in the sky with his hands behind his hands, and finally murmured lyrics and music in harmony with the music of the piano, "Looking at the moon, looking at the moon, my eyes are blurred..."
Fan Zhuan came over, holding a robe in his hand and gently draped it on his shoulders.
Gao Jiancheng suddenly changed his tone and sighed, "If I am gone, where will the hundreds of people in Gao's family go?"
Fan Zhuan comforted: "Master, you are worrying too much."
Gao Jiancheng: "I am a native of the village, studying hard with my hair tied up, aiming for peace in the world. I don't want to go around and forget my original intention. I have earned a lot of wealth. In the end, I am old and tired, but I dare not fall down."
Fan Zhuan tried to ask: "My master is in a unstable mood today, but was it because of the arrest of Shang Chaozong?"
Gao Jiancheng: "It's not that he's moody, it's just a lot of emotion. Lao Fan, I thought they would come up with another good plan, but I didn't expect it to be like this... That person would rather sacrifice the Shang Chaozong to protect me! That's it!
He puts my heart at ease and treats me like a nobleman of the country, a man who understands the righteousness of the country. I have nothing to worry about. If I can safely take care of my affairs in the future, why am I so unstable?"
Fan Zhuan thought and nodded slightly. He did not expect that Niu Youdao would let Shang Chaozong take risks in order to save the master. People like the master would not be easily touched, but this time he was really touched.
PS: The beauty of April in the world is over, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are beginning to bloom. Congratulations on the birth of the new alliance leader "Control the Great Chrysanthemum"!