Chapter 420: There is no greater sorrow than heartbreak
Wu Zhi's thoughts were extremely joyful, but he ignored Su Yuanjing who was sitting on the bed.
When Su Yuanjing first saw Mr. Wu, he frowned for a while, looked angry for a while, and laughed excitedly for a while.
Suddenly, several question marks popped up on top of my head.
After he got off the bed and walked to Wu Zhi, he gently patted Wu Zhi's arm.
"Master Wu, Master Wu?"
After a long time.
Only then did Wu Zhi come back to his senses from his endless thoughts.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Su, I just slipped away."
"Where were we talking before?"
Su Yuanjing glanced at Wu Zhi angrily, and immediately wanted to drive Wu Zhi out of the prison.
But as soon as his words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
After all, at this moment, apart from his family and students, the only one who can come here to visit him is Wu Zhi in front of him.
Moreover, Su Yuanjing could also tell from the other party's expression that the other party did not come here specifically to watch his jokes.
Therefore, after hesitating for a while, he suppressed the anger in his heart.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the cell was a little awkward.
Wu Zhi came here this time because he originally wanted to establish a good relationship with Su Yuanjing and then invite him to join the team.
But when I saw it now, not only did I not have a good relationship with him, but I actually made him very angry because of what I just did.
Suddenly I felt anxious, and I tried to find some topics to talk about to ease the awkward atmosphere between them.
But their usual interactions are extremely limited.
Moreover, the age of the two is quite different.
So for a while, Wu Zhi didn't think of any topics that could quickly bring the relationship between the two closer.
But at this moment, Wu Zhi suddenly thought of those three people.
It was Wu Zhi, the three young men in gorgeous clothes that he saw when he just walked into this cell.
Logically speaking, after a person is in trouble, the first people who can see him or her immediately are usually the people close to him.
But Wu Zhi didn't see any concern on the faces of the three young people.
Wu Zhi even vaguely saw a trace of schadenfreude on the faces of the three people.
This made Wu Zhi very puzzled.
So Wu Zhi planned to use this topic as a breakthrough to bring the two closer.
After a brief pause, Wu Zhi asked the question in his mind.
But the answer Su Yuanjing gave greatly exceeded Wu Zhi's expectations.
It turned out that the three young men just now were neither relatives of Su Yuanjing nor disciples of Su Yuanjing, but the three sons of Cai Jing.
And they came here this time just to recruit Su Yuanjing.
He wanted Su Yuanjing to lead all his disciples to surrender to Cai Jing.
So why did Cai Jing go to such great lengths to send his son to the prison to persuade Su Yuanjing to surrender?
First, he was interested in the remaining power he still had in the court.
Although the energy of those officials is far inferior to that of Cai Jing and others, they are still a force that cannot be underestimated.
As for Cai Jing at this time, if he could take all that power into his hands.
Then Cai Jing's sphere of influence will undoubtedly reach a higher level.
At the same time, Cai Jing also fell in love with the thousands of literati disciples under Su Yuanjing's sect.
Although these people had little fame, they had considerable influence in the literati circle of the Song Dynasty.
If Cai Jing could hold this power in his hands, it would be equivalent to spreading his influence throughout the literati circle of the Song Dynasty.
How could Su Yuanjing not be aware of Cai Jing's ambition?
Therefore, just before Wu Zhi came here,
Not only did he decisively reject the proposal of Cai Jing's three sons, he also took advantage of the situation and scolded those three people heartily.
And the complete breakdown of this confidential conversation was tantamount to a disguised form of letting Su Yuanjing step into the gate of hell with one foot.
Su Yuanjing, Cai Jing and others have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, so they know each other's temper very well.
Once the other party is completely angered, then there is absolutely no possibility for him to survive.
So at this time, Su Yuanjing had already accepted his fate.
At this moment, I lost the motivation to continue struggling.
Originally, he became an official just to assist the wise king and uphold justice, so that ordinary people all over the world can live a good life.
But what happens in the end?
Those who only know how to flatter, flatter and opportunistically become high officials in the court.
Zhao Ji, who had no ability to govern the country or any independent opinions, sat on the throne of the emperor.
All of this is getting further and further away from what Su Yuanjing expected when he became an official.
Perhaps, even if he were allowed to live another hundred years, the beautiful vision he had when he became an official would not be realized.
If that's the case...
It would be pointless for him, Su Yuanjing, to keep fussing.
Why not, just let his life end here...
At this moment, Su Yuanjing looked at the wall outside the cell with a sad expression.
In his mouth, he muttered to himself.
I don't know what I'm talking about.
When this scene fell in Wu Zhi's eyes, a deep sadness suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart to his limbs.
Fortunately, Wu Zhi has a trump card.
If his identities were reversed with Su Yuanjing's, then I'm afraid his current state would not be much better than that of Su Yuanjing's.
After all, the network of relationships and influence that Cai Jing has woven after years of painstaking management is really too huge.
It's so big that almost anyone would be frightened if they touched it.
While Wu Zhi was feeling sad, he also noticed a redwood hairpin placed on the small coffee table.
Before Su Yuanjing was imprisoned, his official uniform and all his accessories were taken away by the jailer.
The only thing left for him was the mahogany hairpin used to help tie his hair.
After Wu Zhi stared at it for a long time, he stretched out his hand and took the wooden hairpin in his hand.
After Wu Zhi left the prison, his pace suddenly became much faster.
Because he knew that this was the best opportunity to recruit Su Yuanjing.
As for what method to use, Wu Zhi still needs to consider it carefully before making a decision.
…
When Wu Zhi, dragging his slightly tired body, pushed open the door of his house.
I saw Shi Qian and Wang Dingliu gathering in front of the dining table, drinking wine with excited faces.
The table was filled with good wine and delicious food.
Wu Zhi's face was stunned for a moment, and then he looked at Shi Qian.
"Brother Shi Qian, didn't I assign you a task? I asked you to always pay attention to the cultivation master's way and the movements of the two brothers in the cultivation master."