Du Qing was shocked, quickly raised his head, looked at Luo You, and said: "Don't... don't listen to them..."
Luo You looked at Du Qing and saw that the latter was looking at her longingly. She could no longer control her emotions and started to cry.
No matter how rigorous training Luo You received in Si'a, she was only fifteen years old after all, and she was still only a half-grown child. Her mental endurance limit was somewhat lower than that of adults like Du Qing.
Seeing Luo You crying, Hua Feiyan felt that she was almost done. She waved to the guards, and the two guards lifted Du Qing up from the ground and dragged him out of the execution room.
Luo You hurriedly stopped crying, looked at Hua Feiyan, and asked: "You...where are you taking Brother Du?"
Hua Feiyan smiled calmly and said: "Luo You, this is not the first time you have entered Yeting Prison. You should also know something about the punishment in Yeting Prison. Even steel and iron bones will be worn away here. Here
The most indispensable thing is the means and methods of torturing people."
Seeing Luo You choking and trembling, Hua Feiyan walked into Luo You and said softly: "If you tell the truth, you and Du Qing may both avoid death, but if you don't tell it, you two will have no chance at all."
A way to survive. You are still so young, is it really worth it for Gongsun Shu who is far away in Chengdu?"
Luo You pondered for a long time, then slowly raised his head, looked at Hua Feiyan, and asked, "What does Hua Feiyan want me to say?"
The corner of Hua Feiyan's mouth curled up slightly, and she said softly: "Tell me about your life experience first!"
Luo You's face was ugly, she bit her lower lip tightly, and after a while, Fang said: "My parents were killed by Liu Xiu... by His Majesty!"
Hua Feiyan looked surprised, and Luo You continued: "My father was originally a subordinate of Xie Shangshu!"
That’s it! Hua Feiyan nodded clearly.
When Xie Gong went to Hanoi to defeat thieves, His Majesty sent the Grand Sima secretly back to Wei County and took over Xie Gong's lair. At that time, many people who were loyal to Xie Gong were killed by Wu Han. It seems that Luo You's family is
one of them.
"My father was killed and my mother couldn't afford to fall ill. Then she also left. I was left alone and couldn't survive. It was Mr. Mo who found me and took me in. He not only provided me with food and drink, but also gave me a place to stay.
, and also taught me many skills.”
Sure enough, it was from Si'a! Hua Feiyan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Mo Yan should have taken in a lot of people with your background, right?"
Luo You looked at him in surprise at first, then lowered his head and said nothing.
Her silence was tantamount to acquiescence.
After experiencing so much, she was no longer a simple little girl. She knew very well that Moyan took in orphans like them, spent a lot of money to raise them, and taught them various skills. The purpose was not simple, just to make them
Train him to be a dead soldier loyal to Si'a.
But even so, so what? Their enemies are all Liu Xiu, and their purpose is to get rid of Liu Xiu. Their goals are completely the same.
Hua Feiyan looked at Luo You and continued to ask: "The boat you were on was from Si'a, right?"
"Yes."
"Where is it now?"
"At first we were on the Huafang in Yiyang. Then the Huafang followed the Luoshui River and came to Luoyang. I think now the Huafang should have returned to Yiyang."
Yiyang! No wonder you can’t find that boat in Luoyang or even in Henan. Hua Feiyan wrote down what Luo You told you and continued to ask: "You were sent to the palace by King Zhao. Does King Zhao know about you?"
real identity?"
Her words touched on the most important point. It was Liu Liang who sent Luo You and others to the palace in the first place, and Luo You and others were the work of Gongsun Shu, so Liu Liang was inseparable from this matter anyway.
.
It's just that Liu Liang's identity is too special. No one dares to break into Prince Zhao's Mansion directly to arrest Liu Liang and interrogate Liu Liang without irrefutable evidence. Right now, Luo You's confession is crucial.
Luo You swallowed, shook his head at Hua Feiyan, and said, "King Zhao...King Zhao doesn't know our identities."
Hearing this, Hua Feiyan couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. On the surface, she remained calm. She said: "Luo You, you should know very well that none of the craftsmen who entered the palace with you can escape. You
They also know the things they know, and of course some of them are willing to tell you the things you are unwilling to say."
Luo You said anxiously: "Flower beauty, everything my servant said is true. King Zhao... King Zhao really doesn't know our true identity. King Zhao only thinks that we are the singers and dancers in our boat!"
Hua Feiyan's eyes were as bright as lightning and she looked straight at Luo You. After a while, she nodded, changed the topic and asked again: "I don't know, King Zhao, but what about Li Zichun? Li Zichun can't do it either."
Do you know your true identities?"
The person who bought these girls from Huafang was not Liu Liang, but Li Zichun. It was Li Zichun who bought them first and gave them to Liu Liang, who then transferred them to the palace.
Luo You still shook his head and said, "Li Zichun doesn't know our true identity either."
Hua Feiyan raised his eyebrows, and the sharp light in his eyes became sharper. Luo You said: "Everything you say is true, Li Zichun really does not know our true identity."
"Haha!" Hua Feiyan laughed and said, "There are so many romantic places in Luoyang, but Li Zichun chose you?" In Hua Feiyan's view, this probability is too small.
Luo You said: "The original purpose of Mr. Mo sending us to Luoyang was to let us sneak into the residence of the ministers of the DPRK. If we want the plan to be successfully implemented, we need to have a great reputation in Luoyang and be able to attract the ministers of the DPRK and China.
Draw a boat so that you can take your fancy and take us back home."
As a result, with the help of Luoyang Anzhuang, not long after Huafang arrived in Luoyang, it became famous and spread a lot. However, before the ministers of the DPRK came to visit them, Liu Liang and Li Zichun arrived first.
It was such a coincidence that Liu Liang and Li Zichun fell in love with them at first sight. In the end, Li Zichun paid for their lives, and Liu Liang came forward to send them to the palace.
After listening to Luo You's explanation, Hua Feiyan frowned, saying that King Zhao had nothing to do with Gongsun Shu, she believed it 100%, but if it was said that Li Zichun had nothing to do with Gongsun Shu, Hua Feiyan would feel a headache.
Luo You's incident is directly related to Li Zichun. The last time His Majesty encountered an assassin was also related to Li Zichun. Whenever Gongsun Shu is involved, Li Zichun's figure can always be found. Are these really just coincidences?
Hua Feiyan didn't really believe in coincidences, but she really had no ironclad evidence that Li Zichun was the work of Gongsun Shu.
And looking at Luo You's demeanor when she spoke, it really didn't look like she was lying. She had explained everything, and there was no need to lie only about Li Zichun.
While Hua Feiyan was thinking about it in her mind, she asked casually: "In Luoyang, what other secret bases do you know of Gongsun Shuxizuo?"
Luo You shook his head and said: "Since arriving in Luoyang, I have never left Huafang. Later I entered the palace, and I have no chance to move around Luoyang. I really don't know what strongholds there are."
Hua Feiyan took a deep look at Luo You, stood up and walked out without asking any more questions.
"Hua...Hua beauty!" Luo You called her in a low voice.
Hua Feiyan stood still and looked back at her in confusion. Luo You lowered his head and whispered: "I told you everything I know. Can you...can you let Senior Brother Du go?"
"I'll do my best." After saying that, she walked out of the execution room. When she got outside, she looked back and saw Luo You still looking at her eagerly. Hua Feiyan sighed secretly and said, "I will do it in front of His Majesty."
, intercede for you two!”
Luo You didn't say anything more, silently knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Hua Feiyan.
Alas! Hua Feiyan felt helpless and powerless. Considering Luo You and Du Qing's crimes, no matter how great their achievements were before, let alone saving Yin Guiren, even if they saved His Majesty, they would most likely be executed.
But she had to admit that Luo You was also a pitiful person. Her father was killed and her mother died of illness. What else could she do if she wanted to survive? When Mo Yan offered her an olive branch, how could she have no room to refuse?
These mistakes are ultimately caused by this troubled world.
Hua Feiyan left Yeting Prison and went to Qingliang Hall to report the situation to Liu Xiu.
After meeting Liu Xiu, Hua Feiyan told Liu Xiu everything Luo You had told her.
Liu Xiu sat on the couch and gently played with the jade pendant hanging under his ribs. After Hua Feiyan finished speaking, Liu Xiu loosened his fingers and the jade pendant fell down. He looked at Hua Feiyan and asked, "That's all?"
"
"Reply to Your Majesty, that's all."
Liu Xiu said with a deep look: "I know very well about my uncle's character. I will not have an affair with Gongsun Shu."
Liu Liang treated Liu Xiu as he treated his own son. How could a father collude with outsiders and overthrow his son's throne?
"But Li Zichun is not trustworthy."
Hua Feiyan said: "Your Majesty, Luo You confessed that Li Zichun does not know their true identities, and Feiyan has no evidence that Li Zichun colluded with Gongsun Shu."
Liu Xiu said slowly: "I'm afraid there are some things that Luo You doesn't know." At this point, he took a deep breath, stood up, and walked back and forth in the hall. After walking for a while, he turned around and called out.
: "Long Yuan!"
"My subordinate is here!" Following the response, Long Yuan quickly walked in from the outside and stepped in to salute Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu said: "Inform Magistrate Dong that the Li Mansion will be sealed off. Everyone in the Li Mansion will be taken into custody. No one can be let go!"
Long Yuan looked hesitant and did not answer immediately. Liu Xiu asked, "Didn't you hear me clearly?"
"Your Majesty, if you do this, it may not be easy to explain to King Zhao!" Long Yuan reminded carefully. The relationship between Liu Liang and Li Zichun is well known to everyone.
Liu Xiu said in a deep voice: "I, Liu Xiu, am the emperor of the Han Dynasty, not King Zhao!"
Long Yuan was shaken, but without another word, he bowed and saluted, quickly exited the hall, and left in a hurry.
Seizing the Li Mansion was no small matter, it caused an uproar throughout Luoyang City.
Everyone knows that King Zhao and Li Zichun have a close friendship. In Luoyang, even though Li Zichun is just a businessman, few people dare to provoke him.
This time the entire Li Mansion was sealed off, and more than a hundred people in the Li Mansion were all detained by the county government. How could it not be shocking?!
Hearing that something happened in the Li Mansion, Liu Liang rushed to the county government immediately and asked the county magistrate Dong Xuan why the Li Mansion was sealed and what crime the Li Mansion had committed.
In front of Liu Liang, Dong Xuan still had the dead fish face and said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty has an order, and I am just following the order. As for the crime of the Li family, I don't know. King Zhao should ask your Majesty!"
"Bastard!" When Liu Liang heard this, his nose was almost twisted with anger. You didn't even know what crime Li's house had committed, so you sealed up Li's house and arrested everyone in Li's house. Isn't this a cowardly official?
"You...you...Dong Xuan, you are so brave!"
Dong Xuan still had the same expression and the same words, "Wang Zhao and my ministers have nothing to say about the affairs of the Li Mansion. I am just following orders. King Zhao should go find your majesty!"
Faced with Dong Xuan, who was a rotten man, Liu Liang had no choice. He raised his hand and pointed at Dong Xuan, then stamped his foot heavily, turned around and left. After leaving the county house, the old man went straight to the palace.