The lowest floor of the sky jail is inhabited by death row inmates, and the environment is the worst. There is no sunlight all year round. Originally, there were more than a dozen death row prisoners here, but now they have all been transferred to other cells. Xiao Rui is the only one on the entire bottom floor.
The chamberlain Lao Gao was right. He had indeed renovated it carefully. He opened up three independent cells and renovated a study room with a bed. Except for the poor lighting, everything else was very good. Even the damp and rotten smell was eliminated. Scented.
Moreover, the lowest level of the prison is guarded by the chamberlain Lao Gao himself, and no one else has this kind of treatment.
Xiao Rui complained: "Lao Gao, this basement is just dark, why am I alone? I don't even have a companion? Are there no evil people in the Tang Dynasty? Is it just me, a heinous death row prisoner?"
Lao Gao said with a smile: "What did the Marquis say? How could it be possible? I am not worried about your safety, so I sent those death row prisoners elsewhere."
"Besides, I know you like to be clean, Lord Marquis, and those pickled things will ruin the atmosphere here."
atmosphere? Pfft... This is a death row, what kind of atmosphere is it supposed to be like? Should you say that I am the source of the atmosphere?
"Master Marquis, if you want to write or practice calligraphy, I will grind the ink for you. If you are bored, I will arrange for the singer to come over."
Diva? Are you sure it's just a singer?
Xiao Rui spat, "I want you to make arrangements for me? I'm afraid the singer didn't arrive, and His Majesty's board arrived first. No, is there something wrong with your words? I never let others serve me when I read and write. How can you be so diligent and still... Want to help me grind ink? Didn’t the emperor send you to visit and protect me?"
Lao Gao whispered: "When we arrived, the Supreme Emperor sent someone to deliver a message, saying that there were no good stories for a long time."
puff……
Oh, it’s been a long time, and you’re putting me in jail just to force me to write a picture book for him? Who are the people in this family?
At this moment, there was a sound outside, as if someone was coming, and Lao Gao quickly went to the dungeon door to look after the door.
Xiao Rui leisurely picked up a book from the bookshelf and did not sit at the desk. Instead, he lay down on the bed and rested with the book covering his face.
Not long after, a thin figure walked in and coughed lightly, "It's the first time I've been to the bottom floor of this prison. It turned out to be like this. You kid is really a blessed person."
who? Does the voice sound like Wei Zheng?
Xiao Rui just wanted to take away the book and stand up, but immediately gave up and continued to lie down pretending not to hear. My heart says that I am the one who played for you, so what am I doing? Hypocritical?
Lao Wei was not angry, but instead smiled and scolded: "You kid, don't be ignorant. I'm helping you. You captured Jieli alone, which is equivalent to destroying a country with one person. Can you afford such a big credit? Come back." How do you ask Your Majesty to grant a reward? Give you a king with a different surname?"
Xiao Rui still didn't move, thinking: Am I the one who wants to get rewards? If you care about power, how about just finding a place to develop quietly, building high walls, hoarding food, and then rebel when the time comes? Are you still waiting for Li Er to confer an official title? I bother! Do not care.
Wei Zheng seemed to understand what he meant, and continued: "I know you don't care about military merit rewards. But if you don't want it, others are rushing to get it. It would be better if you brought all the generals together to make meritorious deeds. Not only will the matter be accomplished, but also The relationship has also become closer.”
"But the only thing you can't do is eat alone. It doesn't matter if you beat me up. The military merits of others who are waiting for promotion to the rank are gone. How can they not hate you?"
Xiao Rui said angrily: "You can't blame me. You were the one who called them to withdraw their troops. If you had listened to me and captured you, you wouldn't have been allowed to pass the decree. In another month, we can break the city and capture Jieli."
"It's because they have no vision and want to withdraw their troops. Since they don't believe me, haha, then who should be blamed for not getting military merit? They deserve it!"
Wei Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, yes, it is true that what you said makes sense. I don't blame you for this, but blame them for their lack of foresight. Alas... but no one has a third eye. Who knows that you will definitely succeed?" Woolen cloth?"
"Boy, you are sensible and should understand that not everything in the world is right or wrong, and not everyone can reason with you."
"No matter what the reason is, now that you alone have monopolized the great achievements and affected the interests of others, they will naturally hate you. A big tree attracts the wind. Your Majesty and we are protecting you."
"Your popularity in the court was not good to begin with, and now it is even worse. You should hide away for a while, and then find opportunities to repair it later."
repair?
Xiao Rui said disdainfully: "A group of short-sighted wallflowers, am I, Xiao Rui, afraid of them? What do you mean by taking the initiative to repair the relationship? Damn! If you can get along, don't offend me if you can't, as if I begged them. Dare to mess with me If I try, Jieli will kill me."
you……
Wei Zheng was so angry that he stepped forward and ripped off the book, and said angrily: "Why are you still so reckless? What good will it do to you if you offend the civil and military officials of the dynasty? People who show their sharpness will not end well! Your teacher I gave you the word Zangfeng, have you forgotten what it means?"
Xiao Rui chuckled, stood up, and looked at Old Wei without any guilt: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law is twenty years old this year, which is the age when his talents show off. He is not like you, who has reached the stage of life that is smooth and sophisticated. "
Wei Zheng threw the book in his hand onto the bed and sat back helplessly, "You still know how to call me father-in-law. Are you lawless and forgetting your family? Where are Yanran and your children? Don't you think about their future? Aren't you? You are just a fledgling boy, and now you have a whole family to support. If you listen to us, can we still harm you?"
When it came to his wife and children, Xiao Rui's heart softened, and the resentment dissipated a lot. He spread his hands and said, "So, I know you are right, so I cooperated and went to jail. Otherwise, I would have lost all my clothes." With my martial arts skills, I can be captured without any help? Who in this world can hold me in a prison that I don’t want to sit in? "
Wei Zheng rolled his eyes and said, "You are quite crazy."
"Okay, as long as you understand our painstaking efforts, live here with peace of mind and don't cause any more trouble. I'll let you out when things calm down a bit near the end of the year."
After saying that, he stood up and left. Xiao Rui shouted: "Father-in-law, I haven't seen my child for several months. Can you let Yanran bring the child to see me? I am now a death row prisoner, and I may be beheaded by the emperor one day." If you lose your head, you should take a look at your wife and children before you die."
Wei Zheng really wanted to go back and slap this gangster, but he was too lazy to go back. He knew clearly that Xiao Rui was just venting his anger, so he just let him go. As for his request, he didn't need to say anything, he would also arrange for Yanran to take the child to visit.
Xiao Rui was bored and shouted towards the door: "Lao Gao, arrange for a few death row prisoners to come in and chat with me. I'll see if I can influence them with words and make them wake up and abandon the darkness and turn to the light."
"This basement is too quiet. It's just like a small dark room. It's so dark that there's no sound. It's too intrusive to stay here without talking for a long time. Can't you lock me in the one with windows on the upper floor?"
Lao Gao came in and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty has ordered that you have committed a serious crime and are not allowed to visit without an imperial decree. It is inconvenient to be placed there because of the crowds and distractions."
"Why don't I call you some singers? The prisoners on death row are all dead and hopeless. I have no doubt that Lord Marquis, you can influence them with your words, but there is no point in trying to influence them, even if they act calmly. When you wake up, you still can't escape being killed. After all, if you commit a crime, you have to take responsibility."
Xiao Rui waved his hand and thought to himself, my wife and children are coming, what will it be like to see a singer?
"That's all, the singer doesn't want it anymore. Go and find out when Jie Li, Zhao Deyan and the other prisoners will be escorted to Chang'an. When they arrive, Zhao Deyan will be locked up with me. Only one of the prisoners on death row can talk to me a few words. This is it."
