Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 405 The Imperial Seal
The only person who was unhappy was Shen Congxing.

He was transferred into the Imperial Guards and would serve in the Western Suburbs Camp in the future.

Although Yuzhou is not far from Bianjing, it is still a free and easy place.

He had no connections in Bian Jing. If he offended some powerful person, even if he was Zhao Zongquan's brother-in-law, Zhao Zongquan was just an idle member of the royal family and a descendant of Taizu. This identity would not only not help him, but might even become a trouble.

Therefore, he did not want to be promoted and decided to stay in Yuzhou.

However, thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor, not to mention that this is a reward. He could only put on a forced smile and thank the emperor.

After the people in the Song Dynasty expressed their gratitude, Zhao Xing announced that a banquet would be held in the palace to celebrate the victory.

As for those ordinary soldiers and military officers of lower ranks, someone would naturally announce their rewards and incentives, so Zhao Xing didn't need to worry about it.

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While the palace was holding a banquet to entertain the meritorious officials, in the prison of the Imperial City, several soldiers were escorting Zuo Qi and Zuo Qiang past the door of the cell where Ru Yu was imprisoned.

"hurry up!"

The urging voices of the escorting soldiers awakened Ruyu who was in a daze.

Ruyu didn't care at first and just looked towards the door. When she saw Zuo Qi flash by the window, she was slightly stunned.

After coming to her senses, she got off the bed and quickly ran to the door, but the window on the door was very small and she couldn't stick her head out. She could only see the back of the jailer walking by.

"Brother Qi, is that you?" Ruyu shouted.

Zuo Qi, who was wearing shackles and had a dull look in his eyes, changed his expression drastically upon hearing this. He struggled to turn his head and said, "Ruyu, how did you get caught?"

"Go!" the escorting jailer shouted impatiently.

Not far away, Yin Hanzhang saw this scene, raised the corner of his mouth, and said lightly: "Let them see it!"

He deliberately arranged for people to escort the Zuoqi brothers past Ruyu's cell, just to see if they knew each other.

Unexpectedly, the effect is surprisingly good.

"Yes!"

A man behind Yin Hanzhang responded and hurriedly asked the jailer who was escorting the Zuo brothers to take them to Ruyu's cell.

"Brother Qi, didn't I send someone to pass a message to you? Why were you still arrested?" Ruyu was very excited when she saw Zuo Qi.

Zuo Qi said with a sad look: "It's hard to explain, let's not talk about it, you are..."

Zuo Qi originally wanted to ask how Ruyu was captured, but there was no point in asking these questions at this time.

"Don't worry, Ruyu, I will definitely rescue you!" Zuo Qi said.

"It's not that easy to save people!"

Yin Hanzhang stepped forward and said with a smile: "This cell is entirely made of cement. You may not know what cement is, so I'll introduce it to you!"

Yin Hanzhang briefly explained the function of cement, then reached out and knocked on the door. The door of Ruyu's cell made a metallic sound.

"The prison door is made of iron, very solid. I forgot to tell you that this prison is inside the imperial city. Once you enter here, you can't escape even if you have wings, and no one can rescue you from the outside."

"Brother Qi, don't be fooled by him. It's just a little bit. Don't..."

"shut up!"

The soldiers behind saw this and immediately shouted.

"Let her say it!"

Yin Hanzhang waved away the soldiers, smiled at Ruyu, and said, "Didn't you ask why he didn't escape? Let me tell you, it's not that he didn't escape, but he didn't receive your message at all.

It wasn't that we intercepted the letter, but that he was abandoned by the leader of the wizard cult. Even when he was caught, it was the letter sent by the leader of the wizard cult!"

"You're talking nonsense. How could the leader do that?" Ruyu sneered. "I also found the news strange when I first heard it. If the leader of the wizard cult treated him as a discarded pawn, there would be no need to tell the court where he fled. But now I seem to understand a little bit."

Yin Hanzhang smiled and said, "Your identities should not be simple, right? Before this, he didn't know you were captured, so if he escaped and knew you were captured, he would naturally try every means to save you. But the leader of the wizard cult knew that he couldn't save you, or he didn't intend to save you at all.

In this case, this person cannot be kept, otherwise he will escape and insist on saving you. If the leader of the Wizard Cult does not agree, he will definitely lose the support of the people.

The leader of the wizard cult was worried that the imperial court would not be able to catch him, so he revealed the direction of his escape to the officers and soldiers who were suppressing the rebellion. "

Yin Hanzhang spoke with a smile, and a hint of regret appeared on his face at the end.

The smile was because Zuo Qi and Ru Yu had a complicated relationship, so it wasn't difficult for them to speak.

But since the leader of the Wizard Cult did this, it was obvious that he was not afraid of what the two would say.

Therefore, even if the two of them spoke, it would be almost impossible to capture the leader of the Wizarding Cult through them.

"You're talking nonsense!" Ruyu roared.

"You have already believed it, right? Otherwise you wouldn't be so excited!" Yin Hanzhang said lightly.

Ruyu looked dejected when she heard this. When Yin Hanzhang was talking, Zuo Qi said nothing, and it was obvious that what he said was true.

But she was raised by the leader of the Wizard Cult, so it was hard for her to accept this result.

"Don't make things difficult for Ruyu. Whatever you want to know, I can tell you everything I know. But since you know that it was the leader who betrayed me, you should know that what I know is limited." Zuo Qi said.

"I like talking to smart people. Come on, bring him out!" Yin Hanzhang said with a smile.

Ruyu looked confused. She still couldn't accept the fact that the leader of the Wizard Cult had stabbed Zuo Qi in the back.

Yin Hanzhang ordered his men to take Zuo Qi out of the cell and interrogate him.

The result was the same as he expected. Zuo Qi only knew a few hiding places of the leader of the Wizard Cult and didn't even know his name or appearance.

As for the top leaders of the Wizarding Cult, he did not provide much information.

Yin Hanzhang frowned and said, "You should know that these are not enough to save your life and Ruyu's life!"

"This is all I know. Even if I help you capture the leader of the Wizard Cult, will you let me go?" Zuo Qi said in a flat tone.

Yin Hanzhang was silent for a while, then said, "It's easy to talk to smart people. Help me persuade Ruyu to speak, and I promise not to embarrass you. I will leave you with intact bodies and bury you together!"

Zuo Qi shook his head and said, "Don't waste your time. Ruyu doesn't know much, otherwise she would have told me. Although I can't help you catch the leader of the wizard cult, I can give you something in exchange for Ruyu's life!"

"What is that?" Yin Hanzhang asked puzzledly.

Zuo Qi is a smart man and can remain calm at this time. He should know that it is difficult to save Ruyu's life.

But he still said so, which shows that he is very confident.

"I know the whereabouts of the seal!" Zuo Qi said.

"When the Southern Tang emperor surrendered, he presented the imperial seal!"

Yin Hanzhang shook his head and said, "Even if the jade seal is fake, what value do you think the real one has?"

"What I'm talking about is the imperial seal!" Zuo Qi said word by word.

"What did you say!"

Yin Hanzhang looked at Zuo Qi with horror.

"I wonder if this is enough to save Ruyu's life?" Zuo Qi asked.

"Where is the imperial seal?" Yin Hanzhang asked with a fiery look.

It wasn't that he had any thoughts about the imperial seal, but he was credited with finding it.

(End of this chapter)