King of Song

Chapter 316
"Dead, someone hanged himself!"

In the early morning, when the jailer walked into the prison sleepily and saw a person hanging from the beam of the prison, he exclaimed suddenly.Immediately, the entire prison was shocked, causing a panic.

Ke Guanshi "came here after hearing the news" with a look of panic on his face. He shook his head slightly after taking a look, and said, "What's the fuss?

In a word, the matter was determined, and then he stepped forward to investigate, and said in a deep voice, "It's the prisoner who just came in yesterday, and he seems to be called Lin Zhao!"

"Yes, yes, I heard that he colluded with the enemy, treasoned the country, and colluded with the Xixia people. He was escorted back from Qingzhou. He must have arrived in Bianjing and faced the trial of Yushitai. Under heavy pressure, he committed suicide in fear of crime!" The entourage next to him immediately came out. The voice echoed, and he had a clear understanding of the identity and origin of the "dead".

Another person said: "I heard that when he came back yesterday, he was criticized by thousands of people, shouting and beating the city like a mouse across the street, he must be ashamed. Don't even think about it, everyone wants to die for that kind of humiliation!"

"I heard that officials and ministers used him very much in the past, but he was so ungrateful. I guess he felt deeply owed to the emperor. He has no face to see others, so he should hang himself!"

It is common for prisoners to commit suicide in the prison, so everyone in the prison is very calm. If it weren't for the well-known prisoner Lin Zhao who just came in, there might not be a little bit of trouble.However, when someone dies, there will inevitably be a few sighs after all, but what Ke Guanshi and several of his subordinates said instantly made the sympathy and pity of the onlookers disappear.

Such a heinous person deserves to die!The people of Bianjing are jealous of evil, and the image of Xixia in the hearts of the people of Song Dynasty is really not good, so they are very resentful.

Not only that, Ke Guanshi has already determined the nature of this matter in a few words.People are preconceived, and the fact that a prisoner who is collaborating with the enemy and treason commits suicide in fear of crime is virtually recognized by everyone.

Ke Guanshi ordered: "Hurry up and report to the adults at Yushitai, saying that Lin Zhao committed suicide by hanging himself in fear of crime!"

The rules are like this, you only need to report it, and someone will naturally deal with it.The promised revenge was obtained so easily, really... Ke Guanshi was thinking of good things in his heart, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Who hanged himself? Who committed suicide in fear of crime? Is it up to you to decide whether there is a crime?" A cold voice came from the opposite cell.

"Lin Zhao committed suicide!" Ke Guanshi was a little angry, didn't he ask the question knowingly!But just as he opened his mouth, he suddenly froze, as if something was wrong!There are only two people imprisoned here, one is Lin Zhao, and the other is a mute. Can the mute speak?
Then... the smile on the corner of Guanshi Ke's mouth froze in an instant, and it became uglier than crying!
At the same time, the hair on his back stood upright, and he looked at Lin Zhao standing proudly in the prison in disbelief, and asked tremblingly, "You... who are you?" This guy almost asked directly whether you are a human or a ghost?
"Do you have a ghost in your heart, or is your clothes too thin and cold? Why are you shivering?" Lin Zhao gave Ke Guanshi a cold look, his eyes were quite breathtaking, and then said: "If you don't want to change your surname, you can't sit down. Change the name, Lin Zhao is also!"

"You're Lin Zhao, so... what's going on with him?"

Manager Ke faltered, with an unbelievable expression on his face. He obviously arranged the cell himself, so how could he go to the opposite side?Could it be that I remembered it wrong?Nope?
Lin Zhao and the dead prisoner were dressed similarly, with disheveled hair, and they couldn't be distinguished from each other just by their faces.Unless you really open your mouth to see if the tongue is intact.But I was in a hurry last night, maybe because I was anxious, maybe because I was guilty, I didn't check it when I was in a hurry, and it was normal to have some negligence.

As for the real Lin Zhao, they regarded him as a mute.The sleeping mute was ignored by them, so what if the dumb prisoner saw it?I can't say it at all!
It is precisely because of these negligence, even for granted, that omissions have occurred.For a moment, Ke Guanshi was a little bit hard to understand completely.

He thought to himself, the cell has been changed, and the food, if he ate it, he should still be asleep now, why is he standing here so well?

Failed, last night's actions all failed.It was only at this moment that Ke Guanshi fully realized that he was regretful and then afraid, and all kinds of emotions came to his heart.

How should I explain it to the above?
What can I do?Judging from the current situation, Lin Zhao should have witnessed his murder last night.If this matter gets out, don't know what will happen?Scapegoat, Ke Guanshi thought of this word in an instant.

What went wrong?Shock followed by endless doubts!
Ke Guanshi thought about it, and the first person to suspect was naturally Zhang Chun. Could it be that he was playing tricks?But he is usually honest and honest, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who can make trouble, doesn't he?But who would it be?
Ke Guanshi was full of doubts and worries. When he wanted to find Zhang Chun, he found that Zhang Chun had long since disappeared, so he naturally identified it!

It turned out to be him, whoops!
Ke Guanshi regretted that he hadn't done it in the first place. At that time, he had a bad idea. He was afraid that if something happened, he would have a scapegoat, so he called Zhang Chun.But I never expected... Alas, if it is really heaven's sin, it is still forgiven, but if you do it yourself, you can't live.If he had known that this would be the case, he would have come here himself, even if his intestines were full of regrets, but the matter has come to this point, what's the use of regretting?
Not only that, how to clean up this mess is really troublesome!

Under the gaze of Lin Zhao's cold eyes, Ke Guanshi forced himself to be calm and said, "Ah, it turns out that the person who committed suicide in fear of crime was a death row prisoner. It doesn't matter. We should report to the experts at Yushitai as usual!" Then he hurried out to look for Zhang Chun. Well, let me vent my anger first, and then go to report to the master behind and seek countermeasures.

A prisoner who has been sentenced to death commits suicide.

Lin Zhao watched a farce end like this, and couldn't help sneering repeatedly!
He didn't expect that even under the emperor's feet, in the city of Bianjing, there were still people who wanted to kill him to silence him.These people are really daring and hateful.

Fortunately, there was no danger, thanks to the little official who delivered the meal, he saved his life, but he didn't even know his name, Lin Zhao was somewhat embarrassed.

Of course, what he was more curious about was, who sent this person?Or who dotted one or two for themselves?At first he thought it was from his own family, but the emperor had made it clear that visitation was prohibited. How could ordinary people buy a prison official?

Who would that be?This person must have some power, some ability, more friends than enemies.Lin Zhao had a vague feeling that this person and the helpers of Xianyang Gudu might be the same group of people. He originally thought they were the Qingjian City Chong Family, but from the current situation, the Chong Family might still have some achievements and influences in the northwest, which can be handed over. Can you reach Bianjing?

As if a mysterious force was helping him, Lin Zhao was very grateful and fortunate, but also puzzled.

Who is it?
At this moment, even if you want to break your scalp, there will be no results, not to mention there are more important things.Lin Zhao began to sit down and slowly think about whether today's incident can be used, how will it develop next, and how should he deal with it?

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Naturally, Zhang Chun was bribed by someone sent by the Sect Master, and the reason was Jiang Leiting's proposal.

After the assassination at Weishui Ferry was safe and sound, Jiang Leiting felt that accompanying protection was a relatively passive defense. It was difficult to fully prepare and respond in a hurry, and a little carelessness could lead to extremely disastrous consequences.

What's more, after entering Luoyang and Bianjing, it will be inconvenient for them to appear directly at close range, and the protection will be reduced.Lin Zhao's safety is too important to them, and the two are very contradictory.After thinking about it, instead of doing this, it is better to turn passive into active, and change to active defense.

So they started to plan Lin Zhao's way back to the east, the ferries, post stations and other places along the way, just to ensure that there were people to meet and protect them secretly along the way.

Finally, he returned to Bianjing without any danger. For Han Jiang and others, this is considered safe.But the Sect Master and Jiang Leiting don't think so, as long as Lin Zhao is not released from prison, he will always be in danger.Coming back from Gyeongju, we have traveled thousands of miles, so we must not ask questions at this last moment.Don't take it lightly at any time, this is the biggest principle.

After returning to Bianjing, the most important place is the prison.

There will be potential dangers in the prison, and they also want Lin Zhao to live more comfortably in the prison.Because they don't know where Lin Zhao will be imprisoned, they spend a lot of money, and they bribe at least one person in all the prisons in Bianjing City, just to be safe.

Of course, these jailers don't think so much. They don't know that there are other people, so they don't worry about leaking secrets.

Of course, they are very low-key, and the people they bribe are relatively honest and not too conspicuous.One is for the sake of secrecy, and at the same time, the old fritters in the prison may not be reliable.

Although there are many prisons, they also have a focus.The Sanfa Division and the Huangcheng Division are the most likely, and Wuwu is the most likely to be in prison, so the iron-faced suzerain sent people to invest the most in Zhang Chun.

Ever since they learned that Lin Zhao was imprisoned last night, they waited anxiously near Zhang Chun's house.If you want to ensure the safety of the young master in time, and get the corresponding news, you can also pass the news through Zhang Chun when necessary.The tragic situation when they entered the city really worried them.

The difficult night finally passed, and Zhang Chun hurried back after waiting for a long time after dawn.

I thought it was a relatively simple job, but I didn't expect it to be so complicated, even to the point of killing people.Zhang Chun was really taken aback, and finally understood why the customer repeatedly asked him to protect the safety of the "prisoner".

Since leaving the cell last night, Zhang Chun has been anxious and anxiously waiting for dawn. He doesn't know whether the practice of exchanging cells can hide the truth, so he can only pray silently.

In the early morning, when he heard the news that Lin Zhao had hanged himself, he was also shocked.I also followed the crowd to gather at the gate of the prison, but it was soon determined that it was an oolong.

Finally, there is no danger!

When Zhang Chun breathed a sigh of relief, he got a reward.Of course, he also felt the danger at the same time, so he offended Guanshi Ke.When he comes back to his senses, he will have to find trouble for himself, so at this moment, it is still 36 tricks, and the best is to go!
I thought to myself, let my wife and children hide first after returning home, and stop doing this drudgery after I get the money.How happy it is to go back to my hometown and buy a few acres of land to live comfortably.

Just wondering if customers can pay quickly?Just as Zhang Chun was thinking, someone suddenly stopped him, and after a closer look, it was the client who came to look for him half a month ago, a tall and thin man.

"How is it? Is the matter that I told you settled? Is that young master okay?" The tall and thin man cut to the chase and asked directly.

Zhang Chun sighed: "It's okay, it's okay, there was no danger last night!"

"what happened?"

Zhang Chun obviously noticed that the customer was a little nervous, and hurriedly told what happened last night.Of course, at the same time, I also emphasized the great contribution of my carefulness.

Customers are completely relieved when they hear the words "safe and sound"!Then he took out the prepared money and gave it to Zhang Chun, and gave him a small gold cake as a reward for him!

Zhang Chun was overwhelmed with surprise, and happily left with the windfall money!

go, go now!Now that you have received a lot of rewards, you should leave Bianjing immediately.

The tall and thin customer immediately dodged into a nearby house and reported the matter to the long-awaited iron-faced suzerain.

"Hmph, some people can't hold back so quickly, they are really daring, they don't know how to live or die!" Sect Master Iron Face snorted coldly, angry and scared at the same time.Fortunately, arrangements have been made in advance, and there is no danger, otherwise it will be a bad thing.

"Sovereign, the reward has already been paid to that little official, just to be on the safe side, otherwise..." The tall and thin man made a gesture of raising a knife to kill.

"No, this little official is very honest and clever. If it weren't for him... he would be regarded as the son's savior, how could he avenge his kindness?" The iron-faced suzerain shook his head and said, "But you send someone to watch and secretly escort him to leave immediately. Bianjing! If they have any changes, or other emergencies, they can take extraordinary measures when necessary."

Although he has a benevolent heart, if it hinders the young master's safety, even if it is against the law, he will never be merciful.

"Yes!"

The iron-faced suzerain asked again in a deep voice: "Did he say who is going to murder the young master?"

"I said it, but his status is low, and his knowledge can only be superficial. He only knows that the food in question was given to him by a steward surnamed Ke in the prison."

"Oh? If that's the case, just follow the vine." Sect Master Tie Mian said coldly, "I want to see who is so reckless. Don't blame me for being rude!"

Such a move really offended the Iron Masked Sovereign.He originally wanted to do it in a low-key manner, at least for the time being, to calm things down, but there are always people who bully others too much, and now he has no choice but to do so.

The Iron Faced Sect Master thought for a while, and then asked: "By the way, how is the young master's condition? I mean the mental state. Are you frightened or depressed?"

"No, the young master is very calm and a bit stern. Today is the matter of him hanging himself and pretending to commit suicide!"

"Oh!" The Iron Masked Sect Master nodded in satisfaction, this is really the best.It shows that the young master has made it through, at least his ability to bear is satisfactory, and his future hopes are much greater.

The tall and thin man worried: "Sovereign, let Zhang Chun go, so how about the safety of the young master in the prison?"

"Don't worry, after all, it's Bianjing City, under the feet of the world, there must be a degree of blatantness!" The iron-faced suzerain said: "To find a way to spread this matter today, it is best that all the ministers of the court know. In this way, there will be no People dare to hurt the young master easily, and at the same time, they can increase the support of public opinion!"

"Yes!" That's what he said, but the iron-faced suzerain obviously felt that his response was too slow.But the opponent is making frequent shots, hard to guard against.

That being the case, let's just come here and ring a wake-up call for them!
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Besides Lu Huiqing and Wang Yu, who else would murder Lin Zhao?
From the scene at the gate of the city, they have been planning, in addition to discrediting Lin Zhao's reputation and creating pressure from public opinion.The more direct purpose was to create an illusion that Lin Zhao couldn't bear such humiliation and pressure, and committed suicide in prison.

After all, Lin Zhao was fine all the way and never committed suicide.It would be very strange to suddenly "suicide" after arriving in Bianjing, and there must be a reasonable explanation.This point, they did it easily, and they had a plausible reason.

But would Lin Zhao commit suicide?
Both Lu Huiqing and Wang Yu shook their heads lightly, they still had to arrange everything by themselves.Fortunately, everything was developing as expected, and Lin Zhao was imprisoned in the prison.

In this way, Yushitai will play a greater role.And Lu Heqing, the youngest of the Lu family, happened to be a censor, so it was very easy to find a way to do some tricks in the prison.

Ever since, a relatively complete plan to kill and silence was born!

Ke Guanshi is an executor, but he thought carefully, in order to prevent himself from being implicated, he went to find Zhang Chun, the scapegoat.

As a result, by mistake, the plan fell through.

Not to mention how annoyed Lu Heqing was when he received such news.Every time he wanted to take Lin Zhao's life directly, there would always be accidents.

After so many times, Lu Heqing couldn't stand it anymore, and even really wondered if Lin Zhao was blessed by heaven?

The anger in his heart has accumulated a lot, Guanshi Ke will naturally become the target of venting.

It stands to reason that Ke Guanshi is smarter, and he is hiding far away now.But he was also worried that what would happen to him if he told about the whole process that Lin Zhao had witnessed in court?
Worried, he wanted to seek help, so he came here on the basis of Lu Heqing.Even if he admits to being beaten and scolded, as long as he can protect himself, that's enough.

Ke Guanshi came all the way, but he didn't know that there was someone following behind him!

(End of this chapter)