Xiao Yu was in a daze and was thrown back into prison.
The whole process is like a dizzying dream, neither real nor false.
At that time, there was a ringing in his ears and he seemed to be unable to hear any sound, but he saw Xiao Yuwan kneeling in front of Xiao Yuheng, begging earnestly.
Several important ministers whom he was not familiar with knelt down to the emperor, including Wang Mao and Xia Houxiang. However, Zhu Yi, who had always "exchanged stories" with him, chose to stand aside and stand silently in the crowd. Among the ministers.
And the Zhou Neiguan who secretly wanted to reach some kind of agreement with him seemed to have said something. Something he said seemed to be heard by the emperor, but he didn't know what it was.
Nice words? Bad words?
He was then sent here.
There were countless iron cells in the huge dungeon, but he was the only one who was imprisoned. The surroundings were dark, and only the burning torch on the wall not far away brought some light to the place where he was.
Xiao Yu changed into a prison uniform, his hands and feet were shackled, and he sat silently on a pile of damp, moldy straw, enduring the nauseating musty smell.
Time passed quietly in his confusion and helplessness, and it seemed that staring at the torch in front of him in a daze became the only thing he could do in his life.
As time went by, this kind of day made him feel more and more anxious and uneasy than ever before.
He also had no concept of time at all, and lived in a daze and lethargy. However, every time he woke up, there would always be a dinner plate on the ground outside the iron cage, and a new chamber pot not far away.
One day, it seemed a little different from usual.
As if dreaming and waking up, Xiao Yu seemed to hear the creaking sound of the iron door opening in the distance. After a few crisp but vague exchanges, a burst of footsteps began to echo in the huge dungeon.
The cell door was opened, and a thin figure walked into the cell and stood for a moment in the light and shadow.
"Princess, will you please wake him up?" a man with an arched waist asked.
"No need, I will just stand here for a while. You can go out and I will call you if anything happens." The thin figure said calmly.
"Here..." the man with his waist arched replied and retreated.
Xiao Yu vaguely saw the scene just now in a state of dreaming and waking. He rubbed his eyes subconsciously, kicked his legs, and the chains under his feet made a clanking sound.
The thin figure slowly turned to look at him.
"You...you are..."
Xiao Yuqiang braced himself, his voice was a bit obscure and stiff. He didn't know how long it had been since he had spoken to anyone.
The thin figure didn't care about his appearance and squatted down to help him.
The strange aroma as always was refreshing, making Xiao Yu feel like he was drifting between heaven and hell.
"I am your sister, Xiao Yuwan." The thin figure said softly, and the incomparably beautiful face gradually became clear in front of Xiao Yu in the light and shadow.
"Yuwan...Sister Yuwan..."
Xiao Yuqiang worked hard to regain consciousness. He tried to sit up, but the heavy chains made it difficult for him to move.
"Brother Yu, please don't move. We, sister and brother, can just talk." Xiao Yuwan said.
"okay……"
Xiao Yu replied, but both of them fell silent, not knowing where to start the conversation.
After a while, Xiao Yuwan finally spoke: "Brother Yu... Brother Yu must be used to living here!"
After Xiao Yuwan asked this question, she realized that she had asked a hugely stupid question, and she couldn't help but feel annoyed.
Xiao Yu didn't care about anything. He said calmly: "There's nothing wrong with it. In those few years, my life at the Zao Temple was not as good as it is now. At least I didn't have to starve or freeze. I had good food and drink every day. I just don't know." Where is this place? It must not be the prison of Tingwei Department..."
"This is the prison."
Xiao Yu's heart skipped a beat. He thought for a moment and said calmly: "Heavenly Prison... Is it true that people who come in can never get out again..."
Xiao Yuwan did not answer this question directly, and did not even look at Xiao Yu head-on.
"Brother Yu has made great contributions to the country... Sister will find a way to let you out..."
"Your Majesty wants me to die!"
Xiao Yuwan was silent for a moment, then continued: "He promised sister that he would not hurt your life. Besides, Xiao Wei made trouble last night and Yu Di did not participate in it. Based on this alone, the emperor has no reason to touch you."
Xiao Yu smiled miserably: "Hehe... doesn't the emperor kill whoever he wants?"
Xiao Yuwan shook her head: "Now your Majesty understands that in this world, you can't kill anyone you want. The ministers do not allow the emperor to kill Yu Di."
"Those ministers are on my side, so the emperor should want to kill me more."
"No minister is on your side." Xiao Yuwan looked at Xiao Yu, "The reason why everyone is afraid that Your Majesty will kill you is because they are afraid of disturbing the country."
"Guo Ben? Haha... I, Xiao Yu, am so virtuous and capable, how could I be related to Guo Ben?"
Xiao Yuwan stared at Xiao Yu seriously: "Your Majesty has no heirs yet. The ministers are afraid that if something happens to your Majesty, no one will be able to inherit the throne."
"What if Your Majesty has an heir?"
"Your Majesty is not a womanizer..."
Xiao Yu frowned: "Your Majesty's body..."
"Your Majesty is too suspicious and is in constant panic all day long. The fear all day long consumes a lot of his mind. Furthermore, there are people like Xiao Wei who are accompanying him. They give him five stone powder, which makes your majesty's body Even more weak..."
"The ministers don't support me, and they don't support His Majesty either?"
"Yu Di is indeed smart. They only support that position. No matter who is sitting in that position, the ministers will support him. This has been the case since ancient times. The opposition between the emperor and the ministers, mutual speculation, and mutual distrust are all A relationship that is both dependent and mutually restrictive.”
"Even if there is a cruel and absurd emperor on the throne, and there are ministers working below, it will not affect the normal operation of the entire empire?"
Xiao Yuwan showed displeasure, but she did not deny it: "It is precisely the restriction between the monarch's power and the power of the prime minister. Once that balance is not broken, there will be no problems in the operation of the country, and the prosperity and replacement of the country are rarely What was decided by a certain tyrant alone, and something rotten to the core will one day be destroyed, was not the work of one person.”
"Can Sister Yuwan see this clearly?"
"You will have more or less experience in handling official affairs for His Majesty in the palace..."
Xiao Yu smiled calmly: "Sister Yuwan is sober. Sister Yuwan has never thought about doing Lu Pheasant and Queen Mother Xuan?"
Xiao Yuwan's tone was serious: "Xiao Yu, don't joke, that is treason!"
Xiao Yu thought for a while, maybe in this era, even though the economy and culture have developed unprecedentedly, it is difficult for a Wu Zetian to appear in this era!
As for the Northern Dynasties, even if Hu Xianzhen, who was later called the Empress Dowager Hu Ling, lived a disorderly life, she did not want to kill her biological son at this time!
He said: "It's a joke. I dreamed that a woman named Wu Zhao became an emperor and a queen in later generations..."
