Three Jin king's dead soldiers hid here after seriously injuring Marquis Zhongcheng.
Since they are dead soldiers, they are not afraid of death. The reason why they are still alive is because they have not completed their mission. The target Shen Ao is not dead yet, so their mission has not been completed. They still need to live and wait for the opportunity. .
It's a pity that they were destined not to have such an opportunity. Just that night, outside a small courtyard where the three of them lived alone, two night walkers in black suddenly appeared. Then, with the provocation of guns and knives, the three Jin kings died. The soldiers, whose strength could even hurt Marquis Zhongcheng, died miserably on the ground.
The signs of death are the same, with no head and only a body left. And among these three people, one of them has already entered the stage of transforming energy. Although he is only in the early stage of transforming energy, he has already entered the ranks of high-level experts.
However, there were no eggs. Facing the two night walkers in black who suddenly appeared, even the one in the early stage of transforming energy didn't even have the ability to pass the last move. He fell to the ground happily and let his head be cut off. Without knowing it.
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It's time for the third update.
A group of people walked out of the back door of the palace. One of them, surrounded by a group of eunuchs, drove out of the Chaoyang Gate and headed straight for the Tianlao.
It goes without saying that to be able to let the Jinjiawei open the door willingly at this moment and allow him to come and go freely, he must be acting with the emperor's will. In fact, the person who came here not only had the emperor's will, but there was also a eunuch sitting in the soft sedan. Grand Manager, Mr. Yan Fu Yan.
In the Daqian Dynasty, eunuchs had no rank, and there was no official rank. However, their hidden power was beyond people's imagination. Especially Yan Fu, the chief eunuch, even the princes treated him highly. Take a look, after all, this person knows very well what the father does every day. If you can get his help, it will be equivalent to having the most important informant next to the father.
Not only can everything be informed in advance, but even when someone speaks ill of him, Yan Fu's willingness to speak out can have the effect of making a fortune.
Such an important person did not go to serve the emperor or rest after midnight. Instead, he left the palace. This was originally very problematic, but the golden armored guards did not dare to ask questions. If you want to save your life in the palace, you must do something The mouth is so tight that the eyes are blinded.
Being strict means not saying what you shouldn't say, and not asking when you shouldn't ask. Often the more you know, the closer you will be when your life may be in danger.
Being blind means not seeing what you shouldn't see. If you accidentally see something you shouldn't see, you should pretend not to have seen it. Only in this way can you live longer.
The golden-armored guards seemed not to recognize Yan Fu. They just looked at the gold exit token issued by Emperor Qianwen and happily let him go. I am afraid that early tomorrow morning, even if someone asks if someone left the palace last night At this time, all the golden armored guards would answer in unison - no.
After leaving the palace, Yan Fu was sitting in the sedan chair, but he felt a little uneasy.
Just after dinner, Emperor Qianpu called Yan Fu and ordered him to go to Tianlao in the middle of the night to spy on Shen Ao and get the secret recipe for making Tianlei. He then used the excuse of replacing a corpse to find someone with a similar body shape to replace him. Go down to Shen Ao, save his life and put Shen Ao under house arrest.
In other words, Emperor Qianwen was ready to sacrifice Shen Ao. To find a similar person to execute him would be to report to the empress dowager, prince and ministers. But after this incident, Shen Ao must remain anonymous. From now on, , there is no one in the world who is proud of him.
This may be the biggest concession that Emperor Qianwen can make. Shen Ao can live, but he will always live in darkness. Emperor Qianwen, who valued the secret recipe of Tianlei, also hinted to Yan Fu that he would do anything to achieve his goals.
It is generally recognized that Shen Ao is very talented and learned, and he is good at business. But he also has shortcomings, such as not knowing kung fu and having no physical strength. To deal with such a person, Yan Fu only needs to use the muscle-splitting hand, fearing that The excruciating pain that followed, which could make one's face distorted, was enough for him to tell everything he knew.
"Hey." In the soft sedan, Yan Fu sighed involuntarily.
He was unwilling to punish Shen Ao, and even rejected it. But this was the emperor's order, and he had to carry it out. Now he just hopes that Shen Ao can be more sensible and tell him directly how to make Tianlei. That's it Hello, hello, everyone. If there is even a slight possibility, Yan Fu is absolutely unwilling to use force on Shen Ao, because it will inevitably leave some marks. Maybe others can't see it, but she can definitely see it. .
If she really came and saw that someone had tampered with Shen Ao's body, he might be the instigator and his life would be at risk.
"She has been seriously injured after so many years. Maybe...she is no longer alive." Yan Fu comforted himself in this way. This was not just his idea, Emperor Qianwen also thought so. Otherwise, I won't make such a decision either. Ignore the promises I made and ignore her existence.
The soft sedan quickly arrived outside the Tianlao. Yan Fu stepped out of the soft sedan, showed the golden order, and walked straight into the depths of the Tianlao with long strides.
"Zhizhi, zhizhi." Outside Shen Ao's room deep in the heavenly prison, the injured monkey kept shouting, and the rat king immediately stopped moving.
"Who will come at this time?" A bad feeling flashed through Shen Ao's heart. He moved his right hand and used straw to block the entrance of the hole that could already accommodate one person. The others also lay down with their clothes on, and He was snoring softly, looking like he was already asleep.
About thirty breaths ago, footsteps came from outside the cell. The sound was extremely crisp, and if you listened carefully, you could tell that it was made by just one person.
The footsteps approached from far away, until they stopped in front of Shen Ao's cell. Then Yan Fu's unique and slightly sharp voice sounded, "Duke Zhong, since you are not asleep, why bother pretending to be asleep?" You're sleeping, haha, our family is here to see you."
Yan Fu is good at kung fu. Judging from the scene in front of the East Palace that day, he should be very strong in kung fu. With his ability, it is not difficult to judge whether Shen Ao is asleep by his heartbeat. This shout also changed the original I didn't want to "wake up" by pretending to be asleep, so I stood up from my seat. "It turned out to be Eunuch Yan. My friend came to visit me. I was very happy. But I wonder if I came here in the middle of the night. Is there anything shameful to do?" ?”
Shen Ao's mental maturity is far beyond his age.
Although it is true that he does not have the time to protect himself, his analytical ability is not weaker than that of some high-level contemporary think tanks. In addition, he has rich experience and a far-sighted vision that is beyond the times. Many things are often a little bit different. That's right. At the third watch, Yan Fu came to visit the prison. This was a bad signal.
Yan Fu, who originally had an old face and was still smiling, was immediately revealed by Shen Ao as to his intentions, and his face suddenly changed. He knew that this Shen Ao would be difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect that he would be so difficult to deal with.
Speaking of which, Yan Fu knew a lot about Shen Ao. Especially his understanding of his origin was very clear. In the entire Daqian Dynasty, only Emperor Qianwen, the Empress Dowager, and Marquis Zhongcheng knew about it. It's just a secret, and he knows it.
Based on this, Yan Fu thought he knew Shen Ao very well. But he didn't know that this Shen Ao was no longer the Shen Ao he knew. Except for the skin and identity, everything else had been replaced. He was also here He is not the stupid bastard young man before, but an extremely shrewd and thoughtful young hero.
Now that Shen Ao has said this, Yan Fu has no intention of denying it. After all, what happens next can prove everything, so why lie and slap himself in the face later?
"Hey, since Duke Zhongguo has seen it, why don't you cooperate with our family? As long as you hand over the method of making Tianlei, our family can guarantee you that you will definitely be able to get out alive. Although you can't do it like before So you appear in front of everyone as a loyal Duke, but you can change your appearance and still live a good life. Wouldn't it be wonderful to spend your life? You know, this is the emperor's kindness, and this time you will hurt the court. Prince, if it were anyone else, even ten heads wouldn't be enough to cut off. You can still live now, so you should be satisfied."
When Yan Fu's words fell into Shen Ao's ears, he was a little surprised.
I originally thought that when Yan Fu appeared here at this moment, he might be sending me on my way. However, I didn't expect that he was actually planning to let me go and give myself a way out by substituting one thing for another.
Ordinarily speaking from Shen Ao's point of view, he doesn't value the so-called status of the Duke of the country very much. He would rather be a free citizen, display what he has learned, and create enough wealth to demonstrate his talents, so as to achieve the goal of not wasting his life. The nature of life. Being able to be free now should be a happy event.
But Shen Ao would not agree to Yan Fu.
The method of making Tianlei is so important. Emperor Qianwen actually valued it so much. Even if he hurt the prince, he could tolerate it. And the more he valued it, the worse things became. After all, he handed over the method of making it. It doesn't mean that only Emperor Qianwen has his own way in this matter, wouldn't he still do it?
With Emperor Qianwen's suspicious character, would he allow others to know this production method, especially if this person is not under his control?
Maybe Yan Fu really didn't have the intention to kill him today, and he could gain short-term freedom by handing over the secret method. But what happens over time? Will this matter be like a thorn in Emperor Qianwen's throat? Will you change your mind when you think about it?
If this is the case, all it takes is a will or a verbal instruction to reappear in front of you. Then you are not here to get the secret, but to get your own head.
This feeling of putting one's life in the hands of others not only made Shen Ao unhappy, but also worried that no one would feel comfortable. Naturally, Shen Ao would not agree.
