Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Taizong looked at Defang with a complicated expression. The person in front of him was his own nephew, the only nephew who was still called the prince. He used to like this child so much, but the desire for power had long covered up this. Now, he is in prison , it's too easy to let him die, though. . .Why can't he make up his mind when his life is really in his hands? Taizong didn't say anything, but walked out of the prison.

Defang no longer supported his body, he lay down, looked at the bare stone slabs on the roof of the cell in front of him, Defang's tears flowed down the corner of his eyes, the prison chief saw Taizong left, so he went back to see Defang, saw him lying On the ground, I was startled, and quickly opened the door and ran over, "My lord! What's wrong with you!"

Defang just looked at the roof, and the prison chief looked at Defang carefully, and exhaled, "My lord, you are so frightened to death, why are you lying on the ground, you will get sick, I will help you up."

Defang pointed to the roof with one hand and said, "Cellmaster, is the lid of the coffin like this prison roof?"

"My lord, what are you talking about?"

"This king is lying like this, the ground is hard and cold, and there is a gray roof on it, as if he could touch it as soon as he stretched out his hand. Is this how a person lies in a coffin after death?"

"My lord! What's wrong with you! Did you fall down and hit your head?"

Defang smiled, "Knocked to the head? Hehehe, I knocked to the heart." Defang put one hand on her chest, "I'm dead here."

"My lord, don't scare the humble officer!" Seeing Defang's uncharacteristic appearance, the prison chief was very worried, "Get up quickly, the ground is cold."

De Fang shook off the prison chief's hand, "Don't worry about me! Just lie down like this, my body is going to be as cold as the ground here, I'm afraid I won't be used to lying in a coffin, so get used to it now."

"My lord! How can you say such a thing!" The cell leader stood up and said, "Today, I have offended you once in a lowly position! My lord! Now so many people are trying their best to find evidence for you, Di Niangniang from Nanqing Palace, The prince and princess are anxiously waiting for news from you every day, and you can imagine the torment in your heart. General Cao risked his life to take in His Royal Highness, and the lowly rank and others put their heads up to do things for you. Why do you give up again and again! Why do you take the painstaking efforts of us people inappropriately? The same thing! The life of a humble official is not as precious as that of a prince, but a humble official knows that no matter who you are, you only have one life! If you die, you will lose everything! You are the eight virtuous kings. Guan Yudi, last year in the battle of Tanghe, your lord, you fought against the imperial order to fight against the enemy bandits, and defeated the [-] elite Liao army. Back then, there were rumors in the court that the border guards would change, and the villain framed old General Cao, and even implicated Jiao. Taiwei, at that time you used your life to guarantee the two generals under the golden mace. When all the evidence pointed to their guilt, the prince himself was seriously ill and never gave up. Why has everything changed now? Could it be that in just a few short days? Days will make the prince a coward! If the prince abandons himself, he will be wronged by the lowly position!" After the cell boss finished speaking, he turned and left.

"Prisoner!" Defang sat up and shouted, the prisoner stopped and said, "My lord, I don't want to hear cowardly words!"

"This king will not give up, this king is innocent!"

The jailer turned to look at Defang, and Defang stood up, "The jailer, it's the king who let you down."

"No!" The cell leader walked back into the prison, "I just don't want the prince to give up like this, even if there is only a blink of an eye left, the case of the prince will have a turning point."

"Thank you cell boss. You are right. Everyone is helping me. What right does I have to give up? There will be a turnaround."

"My lord!" The jailer arched his hands with a smile, and De Fang supported the jailer's shoulder and nodded.

On the other hand, Kou Zhun asked the assassin, and after thinking for a long time, he went to Zhao Pu the next day and told him his thoughts. Zhao Pu said, "Is this feasible? What if it's not the result we want?"

"Does the prime minister not trust the prince?"

"That's not true. Anyway, the truth is that I can be regarded as a person who has watched the prince grow up, and I still know a little about him."

"What is the prime minister worried about?"

"This is a dangerous game. If you make a mistake, you may lose the whole game. If you make a mistake, the innocence will become a serious crime."

"Prime Minister, today is the last day. Is there a better way to prove the prince's innocence and convince His Majesty?"

"But..."

"Prime Minister, there is a saying in Sun Tzu's art of war: Put everything to death and then live. If you don't take this step, the prince will die. If you take this step to survive, you can see it."

Taizong returned to the Chongzheng Hall and sat in a chair in a daze. At this time Zhao Pu and Kou Zhun walked in. The two talked with Taizong for a long time. Government Palace.

In front of the door, Zhang Wenxi asked, "You two, is this feasible? Will it harm the prince."

Kou Zhun looked at Zhang Wenxi and Zhao Pu and said, "It depends on whether the prince himself can survive the danger."