This Cao Guangtian is tough and straight-tempered.
When I was an official in the imperial court, I offended some people because of my outspokenness, and was framed and imprisoned.
When Zhu Gaoxu found out about this, he killed those who framed him one by one to clear his name.
From then on, Cao Guangtian regarded Zhu Gaoxun as his savior and never had any second thoughts. Since Zhu Gaoxun was expelled from the capital, he has been lurking and working in the Ministry of Household Affairs in a low-key manner.
Recently, after receiving instructions from Zhu Gaoxun, I instructed the storyteller to start building momentum for Zhu Gaoxun. However, I didn't expect that when I met Xiao Chen, he was killed in one fell swoop.
From yesterday afternoon to this morning, Cao Guangtian was really tortured and couldn't bear it anymore.
Xiao Chen was right. He was pretending to be unconscious just now. What Xiao Chen said about turning him into a useless person and then throwing them away made Cao Guangtian feel a little scared, but what he considered more was Xiao Chen's other words.
:How virtuous and capable is the king of Han?
He also heard about what the King of Han did later. However, no matter how cruel the King of Han was and how he killed the people, he still killed the people who framed him, thus saving his life.
I still have to bear this matter, even if I am made into a cripple.
Cao Guangtian secretly warned himself.
An hour later, Xiao Chen opened the door with casual steps.
Cao Guangtian opened his eyes and looked straight over.
"Master Cao, you're awake." Xiao Chen chuckled and said to the captain behind him: "Put Master Cao down."
After hearing this, the captain walked to Cao Guangtian, untied the rope hanging him, and placed him on the ground.
After hanging in the air for a long time, Cao Guangtian's limbs had become numb. As the rope fell, his whole body collapsed to the ground like mud.
"Get a bowl of hot water and revive Mr. Cao's blood." Xiao Chen said again.
The captain picked up the hot water kettle on the stove next to him, poured a bowl, and handed it to Cao Guangtian.
With numb limbs, Cao Guangtian no longer had the strength to pick up the water bowl.
The captain squatted down, put the hot water to his mouth, and planned to feed him.
Unexpectedly, Cao Guangtian actually used all his strength to tilt his head to one side.
The captain was stunned and looked at Xiao Chen: "Brother Xiao?"
"That's all, if you're not going to drink it, why waste the hot water." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
The captain poured the hot water on the ground next to him and stood up.
"Master Cao, in everyone's mind, you are also an independent person, but now it seems that you are just foolish and loyal. Do you think the King of Han is really the right person to inherit the throne?" Xiao Chen put his hands behind his back.
, looking at the muddy Cao Guangtian Road.
"This has nothing to do with me. As long as I do what the prince tells me, I will do it." After thinking for a long time, Cao Guangtian finally spoke.
"What do you mean, since the King of Han saved your life, you should sacrifice your life for him?" Xiao Chen smiled lightly and said meaningfully.
"People must have a grateful heart. The King of Han has been kind to me, and I should do my best to repay him." Cao Guangtian collapsed on the ground and said coldly.
"You are receiving a salary from the imperial court, but you are loyal to others. Do you think you are loyal or disloyal?" Looking at the other party, Xiao Chen said softly.
One sentence made Cao Guangtian choked and speechless.
Thinking about it carefully, Xiao Chen was right. He received a salary from the imperial court, but he worked for the King of Han. To the imperial court, he was a treasonous and disloyal person.
The King of Han saved himself once, but the salary from the court was enough to support the whole family. If calculated in terms of head-to-capita ratio, the favor of the court was far greater than that of the King of Han.
"However, if I don't repay the kindness I receive from others, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life." Cao Guangtian seemed to be ashamed and said in a low voice.
"You have also received favors from the imperial court. When do you plan to repay him?" Xiao Chen looked at the other party and pressed forward step by step.
After resting on the ground, Cao Guangtian's limbs gradually regained consciousness.
He retracted his legs and struggled to get up from the ground. As he struggled, traces of blood oozed from the wounds all over his body.
With disheveled hair, he looked extremely embarrassed and terrifying.
"Working diligently for the imperial court is my reward for the imperial court." Cao Guangtian said expressionlessly as he pushed aside a few strands of hair that covered his eyes.
"Haha, really?!" Xiao Chen turned around slowly, as if he was not satisfied with his answer, "We are all members of the imperial court, and perhaps subconsciously, we will defend the position we support. So let's call someone who is not here
As an outsider who is an official in the imperial court, let me comment on whether your words are worthy of your conscience."
Looking at the captain beside him, Xiao Chen said: "Go and invite the storyteller over."
"Yes." The captain turned and left.
When talking about Mr. Storyteller, Xiao Chen deliberately used the word "please". He just wanted to tell Cao Guangtian what it means to discuss matters as they arise.
This storyteller is just a person who makes a living by telling stories. Although he has indirectly become Cao Guangtian's accomplice, facing the pressure exerted by the tavern where he works, what can he do to make a living for the whole family?
Besides, there are officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs behind this tavern. How can a common man resist?
From his words that belittled the prince and praised the emperor diligently, Xiao Chen could see that while this storyteller was deceiving people, he was also trying hard to leave a way out for himself.
It’s not that he doesn’t have a stance, he is struggling hard in the contradiction between stance and survival.
He is just a storyteller, how can he have the courage to create public opinion? But after being instructed and guided by others, his storytelling can only continue in the direction requested by others in advance.
There were footsteps outside the door, and as the door was pushed open, the storyteller in clean clothes walked in.
He looked at Xiao Chen with a bit of horror, then looked at Cao Guangtian, who was sitting on the ground with disheveled hair and blood all over his body, and hurriedly squatted down: "Master Cao, why have you been tortured like this?"
Cao Guangtian was also stunned. Logically speaking, if he could be arrested in the Dongchang Prison, even if he was not tortured like this, he should not just be in shackles and his clothes should still be clean.
"Don't be surprised, Mr. Cao. If you had realized your mistake as soon as you came in, you wouldn't have been treated like this. The truth is, if your servant uses your money to support your family, but colludes with others to frame you, you
Will you also be angry?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Sir, I feel so guilty for causing you to become like this." The storyteller whispered as he stared at the whip marks on Cao Guangtian's body and the slightly dried chili powder.
Seemingly not hearing this, Cao Guangtian raised his head and looked at Xiao Chen with a firm face: "The storyteller doesn't know anything, you should let him go."
"I didn't make things difficult for him. Look, there are no scars on his body."
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled brightly.
