In the Dongchang Prison, Xiao Chen put Zhu Gaochi and others into the cell. He was humming a ditty and sitting in the stove room at the door, preparing to taste Du Shaoqin's "filial piety" and the fine shochu he had plundered from nowhere. The door of the prison was blocked.
Push it away slowly.
"Where is Xiao Chen?" Lin Shangli's voice came from the gate as he questioned the captain.
Hearing Lin Shangli's arrival, Xiao Chen hurriedly placed the wine bowl he had just picked up next to the stove, stood up and walked out.
"Mr. Factory Master, why are you here?" Xiao Chen greeted him with a smile.
"What's going on? You actually led someone to take the prince to Dongchang Prison?" Lin Shangli pushed the guard captain away from him and looked straight at Xiao Chen, who was acting as if nothing had happened.
Xiao Chen chuckled: "It's cold outside. Mr. Factory Master, come inside and I'll explain it to you slowly."
With that said, he stood sideways next to Lin Shangli and raised his hand to point to the stove room.
In the stove room, it is as warm as spring.
The others were already busy working on their own, and only Du Shaoqin and Duan Tianming stood upright, welcoming the arrival of the factory owner.
On the stove, a tender white suckling pig was roasting.
The skin that has not changed color has obviously been put on the shelf not long ago.
On the rim of the stove, there were three thick bowls filled with soju, exuding bursts of aroma.
On the ground next to the stove, there is a wine jar that looks to be of some age.
"Mr. Factory Master." Seeing Lin Shangli enter the door, Du Shaoqin and Duan Tianming greeted him hurriedly and respectfully.
After looking at this scene, Lin Shangli turned and stared at Xiao Chen who followed him through the door: "Has the stove room in this prison become your barbecue restaurant?"
Xiao Chen chuckled and winked at Duan Tianming: "This stove is still burning, so I can bake something on the way without wasting the stove."
Duan Tianming had already understood and moved a chair over and placed it next to the stove.
Looking at the white suckling pig on the stove, Lin Shangli sat on the chair with a look of disgust: "Okay, you all sit down too, what are you doing there?"
Duan Tianming and Du Shaoqin sat next to Lin Shangli respectfully.
Xiao Chen sat opposite Lin Shangli with a smile.
"It's like this. Today the emperor summoned me to the palace. First he accused me of not returning in time, and then he suddenly got angry and ordered me to take the prince to the East Factory and beat him." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"The Emperor really said that?"
"Of course, if the emperor doesn't issue the decree, I will arrest the prince properly. Wouldn't this be causing trouble for you, Mr. Factory Master?" Xiao Chen explained hurriedly.
Lin Shangli raised his head and glared at Xiao Chen fiercely: "How can I not know the emperor's decree? I'm asking, did the emperor really say that he wants to beat the prince?"
Xiao Chen nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes. These are the emperor's exact words."
Lin Shangli leaned back on the chair and let out a long breath.
"Now, there is a lot of news outside. The prince has been arrested, which is a major matter related to the stability of the court. Those who are close to the prince are like ants on a hot pot at this moment. You too, even if you execute the order, no one will inform you.
If I tell you, I will be worried about you all the time when I hear about it."
Xiao Chen stood up in a hurry, folded his hands and bowed to Lin Shangli: "I'm worried about you, the factory owner. At that time, the emperor first accused me and then ordered me to arrest the prince. I didn't dare to neglect, thinking
I’ll complete the task first and then report back to you. No, I just finished my work and you’re here.”
Lin Shangli waved his hand: "This is a trivial matter after I'm done reporting. The key point is that the prince has his own young army. I'm worried that you don't have many people with you. If you lose, it will be bad for us in the East Factory to be injured."
"We are going according to the emperor's oral instructions. His prince is also a sensible person. Do you dare to resist?"
"That's right, I care about you and cause chaos." Lin Shangli said.
"Hey, it shows that in the heart of the factory owner, the safety of us front-line personnel handling cases is still very important." Xiao Chen took out another wine bowl and poured another bowl of soju for Lin Shangli.
"I don't worry about my people, I should worry about others." Lin Shangli waved his hand, "Don't pour me wine, I can't get used to this soju."
Du Shaoqin on the side said hurriedly: "Mr. Factory Master, this is good wine. Our Dongchang prison expansion was dug out from under the original shops. I don't know how many years it has been hidden."
"It's so good but I don't want to drink it. By the way, the expansion is under construction. The prince is being held in our East Factory Prison. Safety issues must be ensured. If it doesn't work, I will arrange for the captain to come over?" Looking at Du Shaoqin, Lin Shangli was a little worried.
road.
During the expansion of Dalao, the construction team was overcrowded and cluttered. In addition, the ground was frozen, so the progress of the project was slow and could not be completed within a short while.
Now, everyone in the entire capital knows that the prince is being imprisoned here. If someone takes action, his head may have to be moved if something unexpected happens.
"There shouldn't be any big problems, right? As for the perimeter, didn't you notify Jin Yiwei to arrange for manpower to be on guard?" Du Shaoqin said.
"If you're not afraid of 10,000, you're just afraid of the worst. Okay, you all stay here, and I'll recruit another 200 captains to strengthen the security inside our prison."
With that said, Lin Shangli stood up, opened the door and left in a hurry.
Looking at Lin Shangli's back, Duan Tianming said disapprovingly: "The factory master is so nervous, what is he guarding against? There are Jin Yiwei guarding the outside, and there are hundreds of school captains from the East Factory on duty inside, and they want us to stay here too.
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Picking up the wine bowl, Xiao Chen took a sip, looking pleased with himself.
"What are we guarding against? Of course we are guarding against the King of Zhao and the King of Han. As the emperor's sons, the two of them can only watch the Ming Dynasty. Now that the prince is in prison, they wish that the prince would die here directly."
"We are all brothers. I really don't understand why they want to fight each other to the death. Isn't it good for him to be a prince who doesn't worry about anything and can enjoy glory and wealth for the rest of his life?" Du Shaoqin shook his head.
"Who knows, who knows what they are after. I feel like us, roasting suckling pig and drinking soju, are already very comfortable days."
Picking up the wine bowl, Duan Tianming took a few gulps.
He stuck out his tongue again and licked the remaining wine stains at the corner of his mouth, looking like he was still unsatisfied.
As if remembering what Xiao Chen said just now, Du Shaoqin looked at Xiao Chen curiously: "The emperor said that he wanted to beat the prince. Do you want to do it yourself, or do we do it?"
"The Emperor doesn't have that time." Xiao Chen picked up a piece of charcoal and threw it into the stove. "Of course this 'difficult' task must be left to us."
You are your prince, and I am my captain. If I provoke you, you will not hesitate to use tactics against me.
Now, it falls into my hands, hehe, your life is so miserable.
