Feng Bao sat on the couch with a gloomy expression, playing with an amber snuff bottle in his hand, but did not smoke it, but quietly listened to Xu Jue's words.
"Humph, Zhang Taiyue said that our family can't keep calm?" After Xu Jue finished speaking, Feng Bao immediately sneered: "He is quite calm, but where is he now? He was sent to dig in Tianshou Mountain
The dirt is gone!”
Xu Jue remained silent. He knew that his master's words were just an angry remark. It was because Zhang Juzheng's words were too rude, and the master was a little embarrassed. It was like two scoundrels having a dispute, and one of them knew he couldn't do the other.
, but I couldn’t be too cowardly, so I had to retreat while saying a few harsh words.
Sure enough, not long after Feng Bao said the harsh words, he sighed again: "However, what he said is not unreasonable. Our family lacks everything except someone like him who can calm down at any time."
Help those who are angry."
Xu Jue looked worried and asked: "Sir, I heard that Fahua Temple was captured by the Jingjun? Those people..."
When Feng Bao heard about this, he became angry and said bitterly: "Chu Zhiyuan, this loser, our family spent so much effort to disguise the Fahua Temple as a hidden stronghold in Dongchang, and deliberately left it empty.
The East Factory was opened and he was given the task to hide these people. I don’t know how he did it. He didn’t even last a day before he was investigated and killed immediately! Now everyone has been arrested in the commotion.
Dongchang Prison will cause trouble to our family!"
Xu Jue looked melancholy: "Master, it's useless to scold Chu Zhiyuan now. The problem now is that they have been arrested, but what should we do? If they climb out of Chu Zhiyuan, wouldn't we also
…”
Feng Bao gave him a cold look: "What should we do? Didn't Zhang Taiyue say that everyone involved should be killed first!"
Xu Jue hesitated and said: "Although Chu Zhiyuan messed up things this time, he still has some abilities..."
Feng Bao sneered and said, "Are you reluctant to kill a young boy like you? Or are you remembering the time when you committed crimes and were exiled to the army, and you were rescued by him?"
Xu Jue quickly knelt down, knocked his head on the ground, and said loudly: "Sir, ever since I followed you, the villain has only been loyal to you! Although Chu Zhiyuan was kind to the villain back then, but these years
The villain has already repaid his kindness, but I don’t owe him anything!"
He paused for a moment, and seeing that Feng Bao didn't say anything, he whispered again: "It's just that Chu Zhiyuan has been responsible for those affairs in the world for many years, and he still has a lot of 'threads' on hand lying outside. If he kills
He, these 'threads' are all broken."
Feng Bao's face moved slightly, but he quickly shook his head: "No, we can't protect him now. Zhang Taiyue is right. The key now is that nothing will happen to our family. As long as our family is well, we are not afraid of other things no matter how big they are. But
If our family is finished, everything is finished."
Seeing that Feng Bao had made up his mind, Xu Jue sighed in his heart and said: "Since the master has made up his mind, I don't dare to persuade him anymore, but...if Chu Zhiyuan dies now, will he die too?"
Doubtful?"
Feng Bao said disdainfully: "Doubtful point? So what about the doubtful point? Can this doubtful point be used as evidence to find out our family? Or can Chu Zhiyuan still talk after he is dead and testify about our family?"
Xu Jue did not dare to say anything more and took the order and left.
At night, it was almost close to the curfew, but it was hot in the summer, and there were still many people outside enjoying the cool air. After all, there were more dignitaries in the North City, so the rules were stricter. Not to mention the idlers enjoying the cool weather in the South City, even some night market stalls
Still showing that he has not evacuated.
Near Liulichang, outside a small tavern close to the moat, there are several tables along the river for guests to enjoy the cool breeze and drink.
Xu Jue was sitting alone at a table. There were two small cups of wine on the table, and he was drinking and pouring himself.
Until the curfew was getting closer and closer, the drinkers around him had dispersed, but he still sat still. The owner of the tavern saw that he was not in the right place, so he came to remind him, but he saw Xu Jue taking out a waist card with a calm face.
He shook his head and said, "Do you know him?"
For a tavern owner, he didn't know the words, but he knew the pattern on it. It was a waist badge for the royal guards to command the generals.
"I know you, I know you." Seeing that he was a big shot in Jinyiwei, the store owner naturally didn't dare to push him anymore, so he had to say: "Master, please forgive me. With your status, it's okay to continue sitting here, but this little man's store
But it has to be closed, otherwise, no matter whether it is Shuntian Mansion or the Wucheng Army and Horses Division, even a villain cannot afford to be punished..."
"Just leave the table and the wine." Xu Jue took out half a tael of silver and threw it to the shopkeeper: "If you have more, you will be lucky tonight."
The shopkeeper was overjoyed, took the money, went there with a lot of thanks, and immediately closed the shop when he turned around, leaving Xu Jue sitting alone in the night.
After a while, the curfew was completely over, and there was not even a soul on the road. Xu Jue still drank wine leisurely, but he drank very slowly, back and forth for such a long time, and he didn't know if he drank a ounce or not?
At this time, a figure walked out of the darkness, walked slowly to Xu Jue's table, and sat down without saying a word.
"A little thing scares you so much?" Xu Jue suddenly smiled and spoke.
The visitor raised his head, and it was Chu Zhiyuan. However, he was not wearing Dongchang clothes at this moment, but was wearing black casual clothes.
"Old Xu, what are you doing? You should know what happened today, right? The situation is so serious, why do you still ask me out?"
Xu Jue smiled bitterly: "If the situation is not serious, I don't want to ask you out. Now that those idiots have been arrested in the East Factory, are you sure that they will not speak, or... they will not be able to speak?"
Chu Zhiyuan glanced at him and said: "The stall owners in Dongchang are all close followers of Feng Gong. It is of course easy to kill a few people, but the problem now is not whether they can be killed, but what happens after they are killed."
How to explain!"
Xu Jue nodded: "Yes, the key is how to explain... Do you have any good ideas?"
Chu Zhiyuan frowned, pondered for a moment, and said: "Generally speaking, there are only two ways. One is to find someone to rob the prison, but the Dongchang Prison is tightly guarded, and they are not locked up in the Outongchang, but the Neidongchang. In the Imperial
The difficulty of robbing Dongchang's prison in the city is no different from climbing to heaven."
"What's another way?" Xu Jue asked.
"Another way is to take advantage of the situation." Chu Zhiyuan's eyes flashed: "There are so many cronies of Feng Gong in the East Factory. Before the person named Huang has time to recruit them, as long as Feng Gong orders them to make arrangements, it will cause
It is not difficult to have a flooding accident. By the time all these people are burned to death, there will be no evidence."
Xu Jue nodded and smiled: "This is a good idea, but I have a better way."
Chu Zhiyuan was slightly startled and said hesitantly: "What method?"
"Go to hell."
As Xu Jue spoke, he raised his right hand from under the table, revealing a short crossbow.
The crossbow has been cocked, and the arrowhead is glowing faintly blue under the moonlight.