Cun Zhao saw Lan Yuan wearing casual clothes and sitting upright. He was stunned for a moment and asked in a low voice: "You...are you released from prison?"
"Not yet, but soon," Lan Yuan straightened his clothes with a smile, "When you put on this outfit, I will be able to go out with peace of mind."
"What... do you mean?" Cun Zhao took two steps forward and asked expectantly.
"Because I told Ye Bingbu a few words, he was overjoyed and wanted to set a day for me to be released from prison. But I didn't want to abandon Mr. Cun, so I specially tried to persuade him, saying that you were also willing to obey, and Mr. Ye relaxed. , you are allowed to be released from prison together. But... you have to make a contribution first."
Cun Zhao had been looking forward to seeing the light of day again day and night. Now that Lan Yuan said this, tears could not help but burst out of his eyes. He knelt down and said, "Thank you so much, Lan Shidu, for saving me. Cun Zhao will never be repaid with death! I just don't know what kind of contribution he should make?"
"You and I are both fallen people from the end of the world, so we should support each other and don't give lavish gifts!" Lan Yuan quickly helped him up, and then said: "This merit is actually very easy to establish, as long as you confess."
Cunzhao spread his hands helplessly: "I have confessed everything I should confess, what else can I confess?"
"Have you forgotten? What happened between you and a Taoist priest named Chang You."
Cun Zhao shook his head firmly: "I don't know this person at all!"
Lan Yuan pursed his lips and smiled, took out the stamped note from his sleeve, placed it on the table in front of him, and tapped it lightly with his fingers: "Oh, it's already this time, why are you still holding on? This person is I remember it all clearly, not to mention that you and the prince are getting closer."
Cun Zhao stared at the note, his eyes lit up, and he immediately changed his tone: "I... have some impression."
"Then he secretly made tiger tiles in the Taoist temple, did you know?"
Cun Zhao hesitated and said, "He is working in his Taoist temple, how could I know?"
"In that case, let's arrange for you to meet Chang Zhenren, talk about old times with him, and elicit his words. This man has a very strict mouth. He has kept silent about the tiger brand, and even the torture will not work. Please help me. Let’s go build this miracle.”
Cunzhao was originally wary of Lan Yuan, fearing that he would try to trick him into taking the blame; but when he heard these words, he felt that the matter had nothing to do with him, so he breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in response.
Lan Yuan returned to the squad room, reported all the conversations between them to Cui Yi, and said: "Cun Zhao is worthy of having been a prisoner for many years. He is extremely cautious in his words and refuses to tell the whole story. Now he should be temporarily banned. Leave it to Chang You and ask him to wait until Cun Zhao comes and donate it to him. At that time, you can send someone to spy on him secretly to see what he does and what he says. Don't worry, he will definitely act in front of Chang You. He neglected his guard and made a mistake."
Cui Yi was still convinced, so he followed Lan Yuan's plan and hurriedly took the tiger tag. However, Lan Yuan concealed one thing: he had another plan in mind, and in this plan, this was the most critical moment. Naturally, he couldn't stay idle, so he started shouting and wanted to write a confession.
The jailers were eager to ask more questions so that they could claim credit from their superiors, so they happily took paper and pen and asked him to write. Without saying a word, Lan Yuan picked up his pen and wrote four lines of text:
'Go to Dali Temple and report that Yuan has confessed to Ye Gong. Everything is true. Come and get the case file'
After writing, he put a circle next to the first word of each line, handed it to the jailer and said: "Give this to the Xiang people to show that I have surrendered to Mr. Ye and that I have made a clean break with their Chen party!"
Most of the jailers were Ye Yongjia's confidants. Seeing that he was willing to take refuge, they were afraid that he would regret it later, so they impatiently sent people to the Hunan people.
When the Xiang people opened the document and looked at it, they clenched their fists tightly. Just when they were about to get angry, they accidentally saw the four-point circle. Feeling suspicious, they read the four words sideways: "Come to the abyss..." Su Shi was shocked and turned pale. He stood up and called to his confidants:
"Quick! Go to the Criminal Department Yamen and take a peek! There will be results!"
After the watchman knocked the second watch, he saw Cun Zhao walking up to Chang You carrying a lantern. Chang You looked at the light, grabbed the iron railing, and said softly: "Who is it?"
"It's me," Cunzhao put down the lantern and squatted down to say, "It's been a long time, right? We are old friends."
Chang You had already received Cui Yi's instructions, so he pretended to be familiar with him: "Yes, you are the Cun Si Jin! How could you run out?"
Cun Zhao said with a smile: "I entrusted my family to pay the jailer a lot of money, so he let me go. But I shouldn't stay here for a long time. I can't save you. I just came to say goodbye. If you have anything to say, just tell me."
"Just wait, I want to give you something."
As he spoke, Chang You lifted up the straw mat on the ground, dug up the soil with his hands, and took out a tiger tag: "This is the tiger tag I forged back then. If someone from the Ministry of Punishment sees it, I will really be doomed." .Please help take it away."
Cunzhao took a breath. He looked carefully and saw that it was very similar to the one he had before. He even suspected that it was real. He thought to himself: "Lanyuan didn't tell me about this thing... If I carry it on my body, won't I be suspected?" It's better to hide it somewhere else. Even if others find out, it won't involve me. '
Cun Zhao thought he had a trick and did not refuse. He comforted Chang You and stood up and looked around. He saw a square lacquer box on the table. When he opened it, he saw that it was filled with the jailer's leftover food. He had an idea, stuffed the tiger sign into the middle, covered it, walked out of the house with it, went to the bottom of a locust tree, and buried it in the soil. He dusted off the dust in his hands, exhaled, and went straight to see Cui Yi.
Cun Zhao's actions were not only seen clearly by the people in the Ministry of Punishment, but also by the people in Dali Temple. The latter had a "praying mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind" posture, which was obviously more terrifying. He went back to hand over the job almost silently. The Xiang people conveyed this confidant's report to Shi Xiushen, fearing that he would not understand, and added more jealously: "I am afraid that Cun Zhao was ordered by Ye Yongjia to bury the tiger tag under the tree. The person who stole the tag will definitely not be the one who stole the tiger tag. Chang You is under strict supervision."
Shi Xiu Shen's hair stood up after hearing this, but he had to report to the emperor and waited for the elusive superior officer outside the palace.
"Chen Qing, you are right. The traitor is indeed in the Ministry of War." The emperor's voice was obviously filled with anger. "It's a shame that I trusted him so much, but I ended up like this! I didn't know the person well, and I missed the country. I am ashamed of my late emperor..."
Chen Tongpao knelt before His Majesty, kowtowed and said, "This is not Your Majesty's fault. It's because I didn't see through this guy early, which led to today's rebellion!"
"Then tell me, how should I capture him?"
Chen Tongpao responded: "The Ye thief is very smart. If he is not careful, he may cause trouble. Why not hold a big banquet in the inner garden and invite him to it to isolate him from his followers, and then... we can have a banquet at the banquet." Capture and kill."
"After hearing what Qing said, I have made up my mind!" The emperor slapped the imperial case suddenly, with a fierce light in his eyes.
