Li Zhang

Immediately after Sima Yi re-entered the Imperial Prison, he was put under strict surveillance. Not only was Concubine Mi no longer able to accommodate, Mu Yan and Jin Bai were even ordered to arrest.But the two were very vigilant, and the officers and soldiers who were arrested didn't even see anyone.

Later, the guards of King Ning's mansion who were inserted into the army by Mu Yan earlier were arrested one by one for the crime of cooperating in treason, and they were taken to Beijing for trial. The rebels walked across the long street, and the city was full of wailing.

Soon, under the pressure of torture in Dali Temple, those who could not bear it pleaded guilty one after another. It proved Sima Yi's crime of conspiring to mobilize the army with illegal intentions.

With conclusive evidence from various sources, the prince ordered Sima Yi to be interrogated in three sessions.

Sima Yi had a bad attitude and acted arrogantly during the interrogation. Dali Temple Qing Chengzhe had already seen it, but it was good, but the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and the old censor were very angry.Therefore, although Sima Yi bit him to death and refused to plead guilty, the result of the interrogation still convicted him of conspiracy to death.All the convicts in the same case were sentenced to beheaded, and the Mu family was imprisoned because of Mu Yan's escape.Jin Bai's family was spared because of the origin of the Jin family's ancestors and his idle status without official or job, but his master who stayed in the palace to treat Emperor Jing's illness was implicated and accused of ulterior motives and ineffective governance. Well, Concubine Cheng's long-term headache is probably dragged to the execution ground as a scapegoat.

In the autumn of the 26th year of Anping, the beheading in the case of King Ning's rebellion went from the autumnal equinox to Chongyang.Everyone in Beijing changed color when they mentioned King Ning.

Li Zhang has not been arraigned since the needle was taken that day.He was locked alone in a death row at the end of the prison, completely unaware of the upheaval outside.Because there is no one to disturb him, and the internal breath has been cleared, although there is a lack of medical treatment and medicine, the internal injury has gradually improved, and although there is still pain in the severely injured meridians, it is not as unbearable as before, so he persists every day. Perseverance, exercise and healing.

After being so quiet for more than a month, the death row was suddenly full of people, and there were constant wailing and scolding every day. Li Zhang heard the voice of his old colleagues and couldn't help asking.The scolding stopped for a moment, and then they all started scolding Li Zhang, and scolded Li Zhang into a pig and dog who was greedy for life, afraid of death, ungrateful, biting and barking, making Li Zhang confused and confused.In the end, even Li Zhang's solitary prison was imprisoned, and he finally understood what was happening while being scolded, and he felt extremely heavy.

He was worried about Zhang Yu and Wu Zijun, but no one answered no matter how much he called, so he thought that they had escaped the catastrophe.And the voices scolding him became more and more because of this, as if they wanted to drown him with saliva.He once tried to argue, but found that the argument was irrefutable, so he remained silent as before.

On the day of the autumnal equinox, before dawn, there was already a lot of wailing in the death row, and soon the prison guards came in to pick him up, weeping and cursing loudly.Li Zhang sat on the floor with his head bowed, listening to the curses against himself that emerged from time to time amidst the chaotic scolding, he smiled wryly without words.

The people in the cell were all weak and weak officials. When they heard the movement outside, they nervously stood by the wooden sign door and looked out. When the jailer approached, they all retreated to the depths with a whoosh.The prison officer ruthlessly called out the names and nominations, and there was another chaos and crying.Someone clung to the wooden sign door and refused to leave. His arm was severely broken by the jailer, and he was dragged out crying bitterly. Like sifting chaff.

After the prison officer finished counting, he glanced at Li Zhang, who had been sitting still all this time, smiled wickedly, and suddenly shouted: "Li Zhang, change prison!"

Li Zhang was stunned for a moment, slowly stood up while supporting the wall, and moved out step by step.There was still a wooden stick tied to his broken leg, and it was like stepping on the tip of a knife with a little effort, and the prison clothes were soaked in sweat after a while.

He was changed into a large room, and as soon as he entered, he was pressed against the door and his neck was strangled tightly.He raised his hand to refuse, but the others twisted their hands and pushed him behind him, kneeling down on his shoulders.The injured leg slammed into the ground suddenly, causing him to tremble in pain. He gritted his teeth and held back, and looked up at the person who attacked him. Cracked tinnitus and dizziness, and fists and feet kept coming up on his body.

He couldn't break free from the person who was holding him down, let alone dodge the fists and feet that landed on his body. He just felt that every blow was extremely heavy, as if he had a sworn hatred with him.He knew in his heart that it was useless to say anything, so he stopped looking at the people who did the fighting, and continued to think about the questions of the past few days: what went wrong, why did things suddenly take a turn for the worse?

He thought carefully about Sima Yi who was in the courtroom that day, obviously he was still so violent, and Cheng Zhe obviously couldn't do anything to him.Besides, what Cheng Zhe kept asking him was only about Zhao Qinan, and Shanghe couldn't figure out what it was about treason, so why was he suddenly found guilty of treason?

What happened?

What happened to the prince?

He couldn't be sure if Sima Yi had the idea of ​​treason, but he could always see whether there was a fact or not.After Zhang Yu entered the barracks, he kept sending letters to him, and what he said and described were all kinds of drills that he was familiar with in the army's tactics and tactics, and he even fought several battles with the Dingbei Army and the Beiman.According to his personality, if he noticed that the prince was doing something, he would definitely give some extra instructions, but the fact is that he never said anything in this regard.

However, judging from the scolding these days, most of these people were arrested at the same time as accomplices in King Ning's treason case, instead of being forced to confess like himself.Could it be that Cheng Zhe also arrested others and tortured him into a trick?Who is the one?Zhao Qinan's matter is only directly related to himself, could it be...they also arrested Zhiqing? !

Suddenly thinking of this, Li Zhang's heart was agitated, and he was eager to ask the matter clearly, so he struggled with pain, moved his qi to his dantian, and let out a clear and long howl.Hearing the sound, the jailer ran over, and seeing the situation in the prison, he picked up his stick and knocked indiscriminately, shaking the chains on the wooden door rattling.

Li Zhang immediately raised his voice and shouted: "I want to meet an adult!"

The jailer saw that it was Li Zhang, and his expression softened a little. Then he raised his eyebrows again when he saw the man holding him down: "Presumptuous! What are you doing? Let go!"

Someone yelled angrily: "It's death anyway, let's kill this bastard who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and betrays the seller for survival!"

"I want to meet an adult!" Li Zhang struggled and shouted again.

The jailer looked at Li Zhang hesitantly with his widened eyes, and said, "My lord is so easy to see!"

Li Zhang insisted: "You go and report back, just say that Li Zhang has thought clearly, that's it!"

The jailer looked at Li Zhang suspiciously, and Li Zhang asked again: "Brother, please convey it on your behalf. If the Lord blames the crime, Li Zhang will bear it alone!"

The jailer finally nodded, and before leaving, he glared at those who held Li Zhang down, and cursed: "A group of soft-boiled turtle sons, you still scold him? He is a hero who has endured more than ten tortures in Dali Temple! Even adults I admire you very much! What are you guys? Don’t let him go yet!"

Everyone was stunned, and couldn't help but retreat.Li Zhang lost his support, swayed and fell to the ground, gritting his teeth and leveling his legs.The leg hurts, I don't know if he moved the broken part again, but he can't do more.

Someone came to help him, he looked up and saw that it was Cai Yuming, he was taken aback for a moment before leaning on him.

"Thank you."

"sorry."

The two spoke out at the same time, and were stunned at the same time.Li Zhang smiled, and with the help of Cai Yuming, he walked to the floor beside the wall.Cai Yuming kept his head down, not daring to look at Li Zhang.

"What's going on, can you tell me?"

Cheng Zhe was also taken aback when he heard that Li Zhang asked to see him.Speaking of which, he did ask Li Zhang to think about his situation carefully and stop following Sima Yi so closely.However, time has changed, and now Sima Yi has fallen into the trap, and Li Zhang's confession is no longer important, so why does he want to see him?Could it be that he really figured it out and refused to work for Sima Yi anymore?

He really admired Li Zhang, and after learning about his abilities, he was even more eager to recruit him.Commander of Nine Fanzhen, successor of Liu Muyan.These two items alone are enough for him to help the prince win the hearts of the army, and he has the infinite possibility of commanding thousands of troops.Such a talent, he is really not willing to waste it in his own hands.So after taking the needle, he asked the doctor to use up all the medicines that he took with him, and he carefully connected the broken bone. He used the secret medicine for bone injury passed down by his family, and the healing time of the broken bone was much shorter than usual.

Cheng Zhe agreed to Li Zhang's request to see him, but instead of being promoted, he chose the inner study and asked Li Zhang to be brought here.

Li Zhang dragged his legs in with the support of the jailer, but Cheng Zhe spared him from kneeling and let him sit on the chair.

"Thank you, my lord, for giving me a seat."

"How's the leg?"

Li Zhang was taken aback, seeing Cheng Zhe's serious expression of concern, he simply replied: "Thank you for your concern, I'm much better."

Cheng Zhe nodded: "You said you thought it through?"

"Yes."

"So……?"

"The villain still has something unclear, and I would like to ask the adults to clarify."

"Oh?"

"Our lord, is it really treason?"

"Hehe, he admitted it himself."

"how come?!"

Li Zhang didn't believe it, Cheng Zhe made a gesture of "believe it or not".

Li Zhang was shocked for a while, sorted out his confused thoughts, and then asked: "What about Zhao Qinan?"

"This is not important anymore."

Hearing this, Li Zhang stared at Cheng Zhe: "The adult has always wanted the villain to admit that there is nothing. Since it is no longer important, is it an admission that what the villain said is true?"

Cheng Zhe laughed indifferently: "It doesn't matter whether it's true or not, your lord will be defeated in the end. I have always respected you and cherished you, and His Royal Highness is also a wise king. If you abandon the dark and turn to the bright, it is not impossible to become another Duke of Wei. The officer is very happy, you finally figured it out!"

After listening quietly, Li Zhang said lightly: "Although the prince is domineering, self-righteous, and often acts recklessly, but he has not yet reached the level of such a continuous slaughter. I don't know if the prince really recognizes the villain. I only know that the lord has never conspired against the lord since he went to Ningzhou. On the contrary, Mr. Zhang chased the lord all the way. The villain is the guard of King Ning, and King Ning betrayed the Lord and sought glory when he was in trouble. , please forgive the villain for not being able to do it."

"You! You are so obsessed with your obsession! King Ning treats you like that, why are you so determined!"

"How the lord treats the villain has nothing to do with how the villain behaves. The villain was taught by his mother since he was a child, and he should abide by propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame. The villain dare not violate the training of his parents."

Li Zhang spoke peacefully, Cheng Zhe was so angry that he called the yamen servant loudly, and when he saw Li Zhang's clear and calm eyes, he was discouraged and waved for someone to take Li Zhang back to the prison.

It was still the same big cell, and there was still a lot of collision and noise in the cell, and the prison guards seemed too lazy to take care of it, so they let them glare, point at each other and curse endlessly.When they saw Li Zhang coming back, they felt a little uncomfortable for a while, and gradually stopped cursing.Someone thought about the previous speculation, and spat angrily: "I don't want to take the opportunity to seek refuge, what's the point of coming back!"

Without raising his eyelids, Li Zhang silently moved to the floor and sat down. He bent his left leg and rested his arm on his pillow, slowly digesting his words.

treason.

I admit it myself.

Frustrated...

He couldn't help but smile.

This lord, debauched and idle, conspired against him and suffered a complete defeat.It's really, well deserved.

However, they gave away the lives of many people in vain!

He looked at the people in the same prison one by one, many of them were companions from the guard battalion, and some generals in the army were all wearing heavy shackles and looked haggard.

They should have been heroic men fighting bravely on the battlefield to kill the shroud of horse leather!But they have to die unjustly with charges that do not belong to them.How could he not understand the resentment and anger in their hearts!

He secretly sighed, looked at Cai Yuming who had buried his head in his knees before leaving, and called him softly: "Cai Dubo——"

Cai Yuming paused and raised his head.

"The prince returned to Beijing to defend himself at the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. After entering Yizhou, he was hunted down by Zhang Lan until he joined Commander Mu before he was out of danger. The prince was framed this time. As the guards of the palace, we can hardly I was spared. Li Zhang...had suffered through those severe tortures, and he didn’t dare to blame too much for his words against his will, so Cai Dubo doesn’t have to be so depressed and blame himself.”

What he said was naturally an answer to what Cai Yuming said before, and it was also a tactful persuasion to others who took their grievances on their companions.Everyone was speechless after hearing this, and they all lowered their heads sadly when they thought of all the sufferings during the torture.

After that, as the days passed, Li Zhang and his old colleagues spent the last years of peace and harmony, while the number of people on death row gradually decreased day by day.

Li Zhang's peace, like a clear stream in a hot day, relieved the resentment of others.They no longer blamed each other, and those who drew bets and those who did not draw bets no longer vented their grievances on their companions.Gradually, they laughed, scolded and chatted like they were in the guard camp, making rude jokes with each other, and agreed to reunite 18 years later.The more they talked, the more excited they became, and they gestured while wearing shackles. Then they all looked at Li Zhang's injured leg and shook their heads asking him to recover before leaving. They would wait in front, waiting for him to come again as their command.

Li Zhang raised his face and smiled brightly, and solemnly agreed to them.

No one thinks that Li Zhang is too feminine anymore, and no one is no longer willing to admit him.Every bit of the past has become the memory I want to keep the most. In the day-to-day parting, I hope to drink less Mengpo soup and remember more memories of this life.

Li Zhang sent them off one by one, and Cai Yuming was the last one in prison today.After they said goodbye solemnly, Li Zhang knew that it would be his turn soon, so he thought carefully about going back to his mother regardless of the severe pain in his heart, and said goodbye softly in his heart.Say goodbye to Zhang Yu, Zhiqing, Wu Zijun and cousin one by one.

After dark, the jailer came in to pick up the man. Although Li Zhang was surprised, he went out calmly.But he was brought into a carriage, drove across the long street with a rattle, and entered the Imperial Prison.

The author has something to say:

I was very guilty about Li Zhang's broken leg. I asked the doctor and relatives, and they said that the plaster plaster can be removed in two months, so I have kept it for more than a month and used special medicine, so I assumed that it was almost healed, so I slipped away. ~~~