Hongchang seventeenth year.
summer.
A special prisoner came to the sky prison.
No one escorted me, and no one dared to escort me, so I stepped into the cell on my own.
Li Wu!
The Tianlao was built by the Tianlao before the Fengyang Kingdom was reformed. It has a history of thousands of years and has imprisoned countless princes and nobles. Today we welcomed the second Xiantian Grandmaster to move in.
The total number of imperial troops on duty was not enough for Li Wu to kill!
"It's really unexpected..."
Zhou Yi boasted that he could understand the general situation of Fengyang Kingdom from the perspective of a bystander, but he could not guess the people's hearts.
"Bring the lunch box, I'll deliver it myself."
"Master Zhou, you are tired."
Zhang Yun, the jailer who is now responsible for delivering meals, is the grandson of Zhang Zhou. His son Zhang Jin died at the hands of a gangster within two years of being in the prison.
Zhou Yi remembered his old kindness, and when Zhang Yun came of age last year, he recruited him into Tianlao as an errand.
Prison No. 9.
Li Wu closed his eyes and adjusted his breath. He suddenly sensed a dangerous aura and opened his eyes to look at the jailer who was gradually approaching.
"Who are you?"
"A mere nameless jailer."
Zhou Yi sent a message to reply, opened the cell door, took out the fine wine and food from the food box, and placed them on the table one by one.
After fifteen years, I finally met this world-famous general and martial arts master up close!
It's not that there were no opportunities before, it's just that Zhou Yi has always been cautious and didn't want to get close to such a person until he was not sure of safety, so as to avoid any accidents.
For example, the person seeking revenge against Li Wu must also be extremely skilled in martial arts. When the two of them fought, the others were reduced to ashes.
"Li Mou originally didn't believe that there are experts among the people. After all, life is short. Who can reach the top and remain unknown?"
Li Wu's eyes were full of admiration, and he also used the secret technique of sound transmission: "I just found out today that there is such an extraordinary person in the world. Li feels inferior to him!"
"The general commends you."
Zhou Yi asked out his doubts: "Why did the general enter the heavenly prison today?"
Li Wu said: "Back then, Li Xiong caused trouble and massacred thousands of people. As a general, Li was guilty of neglect of duty, and as a clan brother, he was guilty of lax discipline."
"The general is joking. No one in the entire Fengyang Kingdom knows that the general is strict in running a family."
Zhou Yi said: "I have been in prison here for decades. People from other families come in from time to time, but only Li Xiong comes out of the Li family."
Moreover, Li Xiong's fault did not have much to do with Li Wu, and his act of exterminating relatives out of righteousness was also explained to the people.
Li Wu shook his head and said: "This is just what an official should do, it is not worth mentioning."
"The general knows what I want to ask..."
Zhou Yi said directly: "Why not learn from Long Ni?"
Li Wu said: "Since he is a traitor, how can Li be the same as him?"
"If there were no generals back then, maybe it wouldn't be Long Ni, but... Long Taizu?"
Zhou Yi personally experienced that during the Chongming Dynasty, the Dog Emperor had already lost the support of the people. After the Dragon Xiang succeeded in his rebellion, it was easy for him to secure the throne.
"Long Ni only rebelled in Kyoto, and suffered 60,000 casualties and injuries. If Li disobeys, no matter whether he wins or loses, there will be a great chaos that will affect all the state capitals."
Li Wu murmured: "The country has only been at peace for a few years. Li can't do it for his own selfish interests, causing all life to be ruined!"
Zhou Yi was silent for a moment: "The general can resign and go into seclusion."
The innate grandmaster does not love power, and the court will never deliberately embarrass him. If he is in a hurry, he will directly enter the palace!
Li Wu said: "Li knew that his great achievements would overwhelm his master. If he does not die for a day, the country will not be stable. The late emperor was very kind to me, and he earnestly told me before his death that the people of the country should be the most important thing in everything!"
That dog emperor can only teach others, how can he care about the people of his country?
When Zhou Yi saw Li Wu mentioning Emperor Chongming, his face was full of tears and it was not easy to scold him in person.
"Has the general's family settled down?"
Li Wu nodded and said: "Your Majesty promises that as long as Mr. Li is loyal to the country, the Li family will retire with the country!"
If you die, you will be loyal to the country!
Do you believe this promise?
Zhou Yi did not ask this question in the end. Li Wu may or may not believe it, but in fact he already had a choice.
One is not wanting to start another war, and the other is repaying the kindness of Emperor Ming.
"No matter why Li Wu was imprisoned, the dispute was finally resolved."
Zhou Yi paid his own way to take Li Wu's position. He would never be able to do this. He would probably receive the military order from the Ministry of War in five years and directly lead the northern Xinjiang army back to Shenjing to admonish.
As for how many people will die during the military remonstrance, Zhou Yi doesn't care. My family and I can't die anyway!
How many people in the world would give up their lives and power for someone they don’t know?
Like Li Wu, when future generations look at history, they will most likely criticize him for being foolish and loyal.
"People like Li Wu are born to be heroes. They are strict with themselves and control their families. It's a pity... When the Li family is imprisoned, I'll just take care of them."
Zhou Yi never hesitated to use malicious means to speculate on people's hearts. He had previously guessed that Li Wu would rebel, but he guessed wrong.
It is now speculated that before his death, Emperor Hongchang would deal with the Li family and the forces in the military, leaving a clean and innocent Fengyang Kingdom to his successor.
…
Times create heroes, and heroes change times!
Li Wu's imprisonment caused the haze that shrouded Shenjing to dissipate, and the originally depressed court suddenly became much lighter.
All the officials reported that General Li had made great contributions to the country and hoped that His Majesty would forgive his sins.
No one knows exactly what crime Li Wu committed, but everyone knows that Li Wu will not be able to walk out of the prison alive.
"The town is actually the main city of the country!"
The officials used all kinds of flattering words to praise Li Wu's imprisonment, hoping that he would be assigned to the Ancestral Temple as soon as possible.
Talking to his confidants in private, he despises Li Wu for being a mere vulgar warrior. He had millions of soldiers and horses in his hands and ended up with the same fate as Long Ni!
This matter spread to the people and caused an uproar!
Li Wu was ostracized by officials in the court, and even the Ministry of War did not support him. However, in the eyes of the people, he was a savior from heaven.
At first, there was a lot of public sentiment, and everyone clamored to ask the court for clarification.
Later, rumors spread that "Li Wu marched to the south and slaughtered people wantonly", "Li Xiong robbed merchants with Li Wu's tacit approval", "Li Wu was the murderer behind the death of Wei Guogong" and other rumors...
The dirty water was splashed all over, Jin Yiwei arrested many more people, and soon the public opinion was completely eliminated!
As Li Wu said, the people of Fengyang Kingdom had just been stable for a few years and were unwilling to suffer further turmoil, so they did not need a famous general who could sweep the world.
In the days when Li Wu put down the rebellion, he built a temple and a monument, and there was nothing more...
"Those people regarded you as dead. They built temples and monuments, burned incense and worshiped you. They cried very sadly."
Zhou Yi asked: "Do you regret your choice?"
"There is no need to persuade Mr. Zhou. This move was Li's own decision and has nothing to do with anyone else. It has nothing to do with leaving a name in history. I just don't want too many people to die!"
Li Wu picked up the food with chopsticks and drank another glass of wine: "What's more, there is no chance of regret now."
Zhou Yi frowned slightly when he heard this, and waved his hand to take the wine bottle.
The name of the wine is Jiu Yingchun, a tribute wine from the royal family of Fengyang Kingdom, with a vintage of two hundred years.
The wine was originally a crystal clear amber red, but due to too much unknown medicinal powder, it turned pale.
"This poison is too much. A good pot of wine has been mixed with wine!"
“The taste is pretty good, rare in the world!”
Li Wu's expression was natural, he took a sip of food and drank a sip of wine, pretending that the poison didn't exist.
"If the general has any last words, we can still help with some small matters."
It is difficult for Zhou Yi's temperament to be noble, but he might as well show respect to noble people.
