"So, Taizu offended someone, and the revenge plan was passed down from generation to generation?" Xiao Chen asked in a low voice.
Liao Xianghe nodded: "At that time, in order to avoid future troubles, Taizu wiped out the roots and killed all the people involved, old and young. But even so, there were tens of thousands of people, how could there not be any fish that slipped through the net? After a long period of self-cultivation
After a while, the power of these people grew up, and the situation today that they are fighting against the imperial court emerged."
Looking at the almost extinguished oil lamp on the wall, Xiao Chen stood up and walked to the door of the cell. He reached out and gently pushed the iron door of the cell open.
I don’t know how long I have been chatting with Liao Xianghe, but the sky outside has already turned a hint of fish belly white.
Looking at Xiao Chen who pushed open the iron door of the cell, the captain on duty at the door hurriedly asked respectfully: "Brother Xiao, what are your orders?"
"The lamp oil in this cell is almost dry. Go get some and refill it." Xiao Chen said softly.
"Yes." The captain responded, turned and left.
After closing the door again, Xiao Chen walked to the crib again.
"Master Liao, in your opinion, this mysterious master who defeated me, was he the 'fish that slipped through the net' in any of the unjust cases created by Taizu?" Xiao Chen asked with a smile.
Before Liao Xianghe could answer, the iron door of the cell was opened from the outside, and the captain had already walked in with a basin full of lamp oil.
"Brother Xiao, the lamp oil is here." the captain said.
"So soon? Just add more when it comes." Xiao Chen pointed to the lamp basin that was about to go out.
"When I was cleaning Lord Liao's cell yesterday, my subordinates found that there was not much lamp oil left in the lamp basin. So I prepared a basin of lamp oil and put it next to it, thinking that I would replace it when it gets daylight." As he said this, the captain said
Place the oil basin on the ground.
He opened the iron door, letting the light from outside illuminate the room a little, and blew out the trace of flame on the wall, then picked up the lamp oil basin and added it.
When the lamp basin was turned on again, the sufficient lamp oil made the fire shine brightly, and the cell was brightly lit.
Seeing the captain slowly exiting the cell, Liao Xianghe shook his head gently: "This oil lamp is much luckier than me. After the oil dried up, someone added more. But I am trapped in this cell, barely breathing.
, waiting for death.”
Xiao Chen was stunned and looked at Liao Xianghe.
"Lord Liao, are you still worried about the failure of what you planned?"
"I've thought about it, I'm afraid I will never be able to leave this Dongchang Prison for the rest of my life. Some of the words I have been holding in my stomach have made me feel so uncomfortable. Didn't you just ask me about the group of people you faced?
Where did I come from? I don’t know, and I can’t answer you. However, I can tell you now, where I came from.” Liao Xianghe seemed to have made up his mind, with a hint of excitement on Liao Xianghe’s sallow face.
expression.
"Master Liao has always been tight-lipped, why did he suddenly change his mind?" Xiao Chen felt really unexpected.
Before this, he had tried every possible means to get some useful words out of Liao Xianghe's mouth, but it had never been achieved. Now, the other party suddenly asked to tell him, Xiao Chen was surprised, and there was a vague feeling that Liao Xianghe had already
I have reached the point where I am at the end of my rope and want to find someone to talk to.
"Because I think you are different from others. Although you are a popular figure in Dongchang and have been favored by the emperor, you have never thought about the struggle for power in your heart. You follow your own principles, and you
I very much agree with this principle." Liao Xianghe said softly.
"That means you also agree with me as a person?" Xiao Chen smiled and deliberately adjusted the depressing atmosphere in the cell.
"Of course, if I don't approve of you, I won't stand still and let you chop off one of my arms." Liao Xianghe turned towards Xiao Chen and shook his empty sleeve.
"Your case has been concluded. Even if I know your identity, I will not continue to investigate further." Facing Liao Xianghe, Xiao Chen nodded vigorously as a guarantee to him.
"It doesn't matter whether you investigate or not. In my lineage, except for me, all the people involved are dead. Even if you investigate, there will be nothing to investigate." Liao Xianghe laughed.
"To be honest, let's put aside the official affairs of the court. From a personal point of view, I still very much approve of Mr. Liao. You are decisive in doing things and not procrastinating. In this regard, you are much better than me."
"I have already put my own life and death aside, so why bother? As long as it is beneficial to my goal, I will implement it. If it affects my goal, I will eliminate it." Liao Xianghe said simply.
Xiao Chen chuckled: "Before Mr. Liao tells his origin, can I take a guess first?"
"Okay, you only have one chance."
"Master Liao, he should be Liang Guogong Lan Yu's old subordinate." Staring at the other party, Xiao Chen had a faint smile in his eyes."
"Yes." Liao Xianghe nodded vigorously.
"Master Liao wants to overthrow the Yongle Dynasty and avenge Liang Guogong?"
"Yes." Liao Xianghe nodded again.
Putting his hands behind his back, Xiao Chen walked slowly in the cell.
"Actually, before tonight, I always thought that you were an old subordinate of Emperor Jianwen, and all you did was to take back everything that originally belonged to Emperor Jianwen from the hands of the emperor. But after hearing what you just said about Taizu's creation
From the description of the unjust case, I know that you should be Liang Guogong Lan Yu’s former subordinate. When you talked about Liang Guogong being skinned, the anger in your eyes could no longer be suppressed." Xiao Chen said lightly.
"Yes. If I could still suppress this anger, I wouldn't talk to you about this. Liang Guogong was just a military general through and through. He completely destroyed the Yuan Dynasty and led an expeditionary force of 150,000 people.
In one fell swoop, he reached the birthplace of the Yuan Dynasty. He was a staunch princeling and the leader of the princeling military general faction. He dedicated his life to Ming Taizu and Prince Yiwen. How could he have so much in his belly?
Huahua Changzi, when did you ever have the intention to rebel?"
It was obvious that Liao Xianghe was extremely excited and his voice could not help but rise.
Raising his hand, Xiao Chen patted Liao Xianghe's shoulder.
"Master Liao, I can understand your mood. If it were me, I would rise up and avenge Liang Guogong. But Taizu is dead, and the big mistake he made will go with the wind with his death.
In today's Yongle Dynasty, the emperor is wise and the people live and work in peace and contentment. For the sake of the world, let's put down the hatred in your heart."
Xiao Chen sympathized with Liao Xianghe's frankness. However, things had already passed. If the world was messed up again and the people were in dire straits, even if Liang Guogong was still alive, he would probably not want to see it.
"Zhu Di is just a villain. Without his slander, Duke Liang would not have been skinned alive."
With a "pop" sound, Liao Xianghe punched the thick wall of the cell.
