After Zhao Gao was arrested, Zhao Chenggong began to feel restless. He hadn't slept for a long time, and whenever he closed his eyes, he would feel like he was being wiped out.
Of course, if others are killed, he will be killed. The key is that he himself is tied up inside, waiting to be beheaded.
During this period, Zhao Cheng sent out many people to inquire about Zhao Gao, but these people were blocked. There are too many involved in a major conspiracy case, and it is impossible for Zhao Cheng to find out the news.
Zhao Cheng was restless and could only ask his family to buy some wine and try to get himself drunk.
He would definitely not drink Li Shui's fairy wine. Fortunately, there are some imitations on the market. Although the taste is a bit worse, the intoxicating effect is always there.
Zhao Cheng sighed and drank a glass of wine. The more he drank, the more worried he became.
Zhao Gao, that is the backbone of the entire Zhao family. Zhao Cheng originally felt that since his brother had been hiding behind the scenes and doing all the dirty work, he should be the pillar of the Zhao family.
But since Zhao Gao was arrested, Zhao Chengcai suddenly realized that he was nothing. He couldn't mobilize any of Zhao's party members.
He once ordered his servants to send messages everywhere, hoping to summon the courtiers to discuss rescuing Zhao Gao, but the courtiers all blamed him for being ill.
What a joke. Why did everyone fall ill in one day? Is there a plague in Xianyang?
Zhao Cheng got excited and began to curse.
When it got dark, Zhao Cheng's wife came over. She sighed and said to Zhao Cheng, "My eldest brother is in prison, and his life or death is uncertain. You don't want to rescue him, but instead drink here. What's the point of this?"
Zhao Cheng chuckled and said, "What do you know? If there is a way to rescue him, will I just sit back and ignore him?"
The lady added, "Eldest brother is very loyal to the Qin Dynasty. Sooner or later, if he is found out, he will be released. You must not be so decadent."
Zhao Cheng sighed and said nothing.
Put it back? Can it really be put back? It's normal to be tortured and beaten into submission.
What's more, others don't know that he knows his brother. Although Zhao Gao did not intend to directly rebel, when he mentioned Da Qin, he sounded like Lu Xiangguo back then.
He regarded the Qin court as a thing, something that could give him power. In the end, it is about playing with applause, and there is no sense of awe.
Zhao Cheng drank another sip of wine and murmured to himself, "It's good to be drunk to death. I'm so sleepy that I don't know it. When I'm tied up and beheaded, I won't know the pain anymore."
The lady beside her was so angry that her face turned red, but she didn't dare to do anything to Zhao Cheng. He could only reach out his hand and throw the jar of wine to the ground.
Zhao Cheng smelled the aroma of the wine and kept shouting, "This jar of wine is worth ten thousand dollars."
The two people were making a fuss when the servant outside ran in and said to Zhao Cheng excitedly, "Master, there are courtiers who want to see you."
Zhao Cheng was stunned for a moment and asked dizzy, "Who is it?"
The servant said, "It's Lou Zhu and Feizhai."
Zhao Cheng sighed and said, "A loyal minister is always welcome in times of need. Please come in quickly."
Lou Zhu and Fei Zhai both have evil intentions. After meeting Zhao Cheng, seeing that he was disheveled and smelling of alcohol, they all looked at each other.
Does that mean you saw it? Such an idiot, are you embarrassed not to cheat him?
Zhao Cheng held Lou Zhu with one hand and Fei Zhai with the other, walked quickly into the house, and then said excitedly, "Two adults, I didn't expect that you are still willing to help in such a critical moment. I am really... grateful." .”
Lou Zhu chuckled and said, "Master Zhao is a little out of touch when he says this. You and I are one family, so why should we separate ourselves from each other?"
Zhao Cheng pulled them to sit down and asked eagerly, "My brother has been arrested. Do you two adults have any good ideas?"
Lou Zhu pondered for a few seconds, then sighed and said, "Wang Wan is very strict and no one can see Master Zhao Gao. From this, it seems that His Majesty has issued a strict order."
Fei Zhai said from the side, "Yes. Whether Mr. Zhao is treasonous or not depends on His Majesty's attitude. If Your Majesty believes that he is treasonous, it is treason if he does not. If Your Majesty does not believe that he is treasonous, it is treason but not treason."
Zhao Cheng was stunned by what he said and asked, "Does your Majesty believe it or not?"
Fei Zhai chuckled and asked, "Master Zhao Cheng, what do you think?"
Zhao Cheng was silent for a long time, and then his face turned pale. "It seems that your Majesty has identified my brother Zaofan. Otherwise, why would he be so closely guarded?"
Neither Fei Zhai nor Lou Zhu expressed their opinions, allowing Zhao Cheng to continue to think.
Zhao Cheng said to himself, "Your Majesty's attitude has been decided, and the situation is over. If my brother is whipped and beaten, everything will be over."
Lou Zhu said quietly, "It's been a few hours since Mr. Zhao came in. I'm afraid he has suffered a lot."
Zhao Cheng's face turned pale, "Do you think my brother has already recruited someone?"
Lou Zhu and Fei Zhai looked at each other, and then said, "Master Zhao Cheng, what do you think?"
Zhao Cheng wiped the cold sweat on his head and said, "My brother must have already done it. The whip hits the body, it's so hot, who can withstand it?"
Suddenly, Zhao Cheng's body trembled violently. "Once you admit to treason, you will be exterminated."
Lou Zhu and Fei Zhai both nodded and agreed, "Yes, yes."
Zhao Cheng said with a bitter face, "Two gentlemen, please help me."
Lou Zhu sighed and said, "What can be done now? But it is already dark now, even if Mr. Zhao has already recruited. Wang Wan can only hand over the confession to His Majesty tomorrow."
Zhao Cheng nodded and said, "Therefore, we still have one night."
Fei Zhai suddenly said, "It would be fine if Mr. Zhao didn't do anything. There is still a chance to save everything."
Zhao Cheng hummed, "Yes, it would be fine if my brother didn't do anything."
After a moment of silence, Zhao Cheng suddenly said, "If I sell the farmland and house in my house and give all the money to Wang Wan, please beg him to be lenient, destroy the testimony, and let my brother go. If I tell your majesty again, I will say that my brother is innocent." , what do you think?"
Lou Zhu and Fei Zhai looked at each other and said, "This... I'm afraid it's a bit difficult."
Zhao Cheng also sighed, "Yes. How could Wang Wan be willing to take such a risk for the sake of money?"
Fei Zhai suddenly said quietly, "However, if there is no confession, Wang Wan can't do anything to Mr. Zhao, right? If Mr. Zhao happens to retract his confession in court, grit his teeth and stop confessing, that's fine." "
Zhao Cheng smiled bitterly, "How can the confession disappear into thin air? How can my brother grit his teeth? That is torture."
At this point, Zhao Cheng suddenly felt something in his heart and said to himself, "What if I order someone to steal the confession? In this case, the confession will be gone. As for my brother...how should I make him grit his teeth?" "
Lou Zhu and Fei Zhai breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Zhao Cheng was already on the road, and then quickly stood up and said, "It's useless to think hard here. The two of us will contact some courtiers to see if anyone is willing to help. .”
Zhao Cheng shook his head and said, "I've already asked everyone, but no one is willing to help."
Lou Zhu said, "It doesn't matter, let's ask again."
Then, the two men left in a hurry.
After seeing off Lou Zhu and Fei Zhai, Zhao Chengcheng slowly returned to his room with his hands behind his back. He was still mumbling, "The prison is heavily guarded. It's not easy to steal the confession."
"However, there may not be no chance. The most difficult thing is to ask my brother to bite the bullet and not give in. At the moment, it seems that there are only two ways."
"Or, rescue him from prison and send him away. If he escapes, then the crime of treason will be inconclusive. Even if I are implicated, he will not be beheaded. But this method... there are too many variables. And where can he escape? I'm afraid he'll be caught before he reaches Hangu Pass."
"Besides that, there is another way, which is to silence him..."
Zhao Cheng's body trembled violently at the thought of being silenced. That is his dearest brother, how could he...
After a long time, he called the servants at home and ordered, "Call all the dead soldiers in the house immediately."
A quarter of an hour later, the dead soldiers gathered in Zhao Cheng's study.
At this time, Zhao Cheng was writing a suicide note. In the suicide note, he cursed Huaiguzi, wantonly slandered those disloyal party members, and repeatedly complained about Ying Zheng. Finally, he said that he would die to clarify his ambition.
Zhao Cheng did not write this suicide note to himself, but imitated Zhao Gao's handwriting.
After writing it, he handed it to the dead men, and then told them, "The best idea is, you sneak into the death row, burn my brother's confession, and secretly rescue my brother. Then fly away. Go to the Huns or the Chu land, it's up to you to choose." "
"Zhongce, you break into the death row, burn the confession, and rescue my brother. Then break out of Xianyang City and fly away."
"The next step is to break into the death row, burn the confession, and snatch my brother out. If you can't get rid of the pursuers, then...send my brother away to prevent him from suffering anymore. Then hide this suicide note on him."
The dead soldiers all nodded.
One of them asked, "Sir, what if the head of the family hasn't confessed yet?"
Zhao Cheng smiled bitterly, "How is that possible? Even you guys can't bear it after being tortured, let alone my brother? What's more, even if he can endure it for a while, he won't be able to bear it as time goes by."
The dead soldiers nodded slowly, and then said, "We will fight to the death to protect the safety of the family master."
Zhao Cheng hummed, "If my brother can survive, I will feel better in my heart. If the real thing cannot be done, my brother will definitely choose to preserve the Zhao family."
The dead soldiers set out at night.
Zhao Cheng looked at the moon in the sky and thought to himself, "This is the first time I am doing things alone without my brother to make suggestions. I hope... we will win and everything will go well."
After finishing reciting, Zhao Chengcheng took off his shirt, put a thorn stick on his back, opened the door, walked on his knees, and walked towards the palace.
"After this night, whether my brother lives or dies, the charge of treason will always be removed. As long as he is not treason, everything will be fine. Isn't it normal to run away if you can't stand the torture? Your Majesty is not a fool, doesn't he know? , in that kind of death row, can any confession be obtained? In anger, he resented his brother, and as long as he calmed down, he would regret it. The premise is that his brother did not admit to treason, otherwise, your majesty would never regret it It’s possible.”
"As for the person who rescued my brother, how do I know who it is? My brother has many connections and a high position. I am just a commoner. Well, how can a commoner participate in a rebellion? Unexpectedly, misfortunes and blessings depend on it. That day I was captured Winning the title is actually a good thing."
"Now that my brother is on the run, and I am terrified, I take the initiative to plead guilty, defend my brother, cry, and mention my brother's achievements in the past. In this way, His Majesty will definitely be moved and regret that he forced my brother away. He He will definitely let me go, let go of the entire Zhao family. Maybe even if I look at my loyalty and honesty, my title will be restored." Zhao Cheng thought quite beautifully, and he somewhat admired his own wit.
The only drawback is that the ground in Xianyang is uneven. After crawling for dozens of meters, my knees started to hurt.
But it doesn't matter, the more miserable it looks, the more sincere it appears. It would be best if there were two traces of blood trailing behind him, so that His Majesty would sigh when he saw it. Friends who read books, you can search for "Blue Chinese Network" and you will find this site as soon as possible.
