Chapter 185 Being Hostage
When the prison van arrived at the gate of the yamen, Zuo Qiu Sheng and other officers from the capital discovered that this yamen was not what they had imagined.
In front of it is a six-story building with an open space in front of it. There is a plaque hanging at the gate: Guobei County Government.
Zhiqiu Yiye said to the security guard at the door, "These people are from the capital, escorting exiled prisoners passing through here, and they plan to temporarily detain the exiled prisoners here."
"I'll notify the higher-ups." The security guard said as he picked up the intercom.
After a while, Xiahou Jie came out.
"Zuo Qiusheng!"
"Xia Houjie!"
They are both old acquaintances.
When Xiahou Jie was a ghostwriter, he had dealt with Zuo Qiu Sheng.
Zuo Qiu Sheng didn't expect to meet Xiahou Jie here.
And now Xiahou Jie has become a government official.
And it looks like he's doing pretty well.
"Come here, send the prisoner to the cell. Zuo Qiusheng, I will take you and your brother to find a place to stay first, and then have a drink."
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"My lord, there is a man in our prison. Would you like to meet him?" Zhuge Wulong asked over the phone.
Things like telephones don't really have very high technical content, especially after the invention of electricity, telephones came into being.
The real trouble is the popularization of telephones. After all, laying telephone lines requires a lot of copper.
"who?"
"The former Qingzhou prefect Fu Tianchou was later transferred to the capital because of his outstanding political achievements. He was exiled to Lingnan because he offended the centipede-evil imperial master. Now the escort team is passing by us and he is temporarily detained in our prison."
"Okay, let's meet together."
When the telephone first appeared, Zhuge Liang called it a godly act.
However, after learning about the difficulties in popularizing telephones, Zhuge Wolong calmed down. Currently, there are no copper mines in Guobei County, and if they want to have copper mines, they need to develop outward.
The two men came to the dungeon. Fu Tianchou had just washed up and changed into clean clothes.
He felt like he was dreaming. Even the conditions in the dungeon here were better than other places.
Although the cell was not luxurious, it was clean and tidy.
At this moment, the cell door opened.
"Brother Fu, how are you?"
"Brother Zhuge?" Fu Tianchou was surprised when he saw Zhuge Wulong. He didn't expect to meet Zhuge Wulong here. "What are you doing?"
"I am now considered a rebel. This is my lord. We currently occupy Guobei County, but we will have the opportunity to occupy Qingzhou this year."
Fu Tianchou smiled bitterly: "Even Brother Zhuge is going to abandon me and leave Daji?"
"Brother Fu, how about..."
bang bang—
Just then, the cell wall was breached from the outside.
Immediately afterwards, Fu Qingfeng, Fu Yuechi, and the Fu family's retainers rushed in from outside.
Zhuge Wulong and Rosen looked at each other, and Rosen said, "We'll have to increase the prison's security measures later."
Zhuge Liang was ashamed. His immediate superior came to inspect today and he ended up encountering such a thing. This was really embarrassing.
"Dad, we are here to save you." Fu Qingfeng was overjoyed to see Fu Tianchou: "Who are these two people?"
"These two are dressed in luxurious clothes, they must be corrupt officials. Take them with you. If you encounter officials, take them as hostages."
"Wait..." Upon hearing this, Fu Tianchou immediately wanted to stop it.
But before he could finish, he was pulled out of the cell by Fu Qingfeng.
Fu Yuechi held the sword and placed it on Rosen's shoulder, while the two Fu family guards also controlled Rosen and Zhuge Wulong.
The two looked at each other, and Rosen shrugged: "It just so happens that we have been staying in Guobei County for the past six months. Why not take this opportunity to go out and walk around."
"Since the Lord has said so, let's go out for a walk."
Zhuge Liang knew that Rosen was very powerful. If he wanted to, he could easily destroy a few mortals.
Since he didn't take any action, there's no need for me to get involved.
The two were dragged out of the dungeon by Fu's retainers. Seeing this, a group of officials were all horrified.
After all, Rosen and Zhuge Wulong are the big masters of Guobei County. Now that they are both arrested, how can they get away with it?
Fu Yuechi held the sword on Rosen's neck.
"No one is allowed to come up. If anyone dares to come up, I will kill him."
At this moment, Xiahou Jie arrived at the scene, with Zuo Qiu Sheng beside him.
They had just found an inn to stay in under the leadership of Xiahou Jie. Zuo Qiu Sheng originally wanted to come back to see if Fu Tianchou was safe, but he ended up seeing the prison break.
"As long as you don't hurt my teacher, you can take the person away." Xiahou Jie made a gesture of invitation.
Rosen and Zhuge Wulong were both put on the carriage. Xiahou Jie waved his hand, signaling the surrounding officers to retreat.
The Fu family's guards rode away on a few horses and a carriage.
"Xia Houjie, are you just going to let them go like this?"
"My teacher has been arrested. I can't let him take risks." Xiahou Jie said, and said to the yamen runners beside him: "Immediately dispatch people to hunt him down and ensure the safety of the lord and Master Zhuge."
At the same time, the people from the City God's Office also learned that Rosen and Zhuge Wulong were held hostage.
People from the Security Department and the City God Department all took action.
Whether it is Rosen or Zhuge Wulong, they are too important to their Guobei County.
At this moment, the Fu family team had already escaped from Guobei County and encountered no obstacles along the way.
Inside the carriage, Fu Tianchou looked at Rosen and Zhuge Wolong with an apologetic look on his face.
"I was reckless this time and disturbed you two, but please rest assured that I will never let me harm your lives."
"No problem." Rosen waved his hand: "Mr. Fu, what do you think of the current political situation?"
"There are treacherous officials in power in the court. As long as Your Majesty eliminates them and implements the Zhou rituals and benevolent policies, you will surely be able to restore order to the world."
Although Fu Tianchou was imprisoned, he still had full confidence in the court.
Rosen and Zhuge Liang were both silent. Fu Tianchou was the same as Ning Caichen, the difference was that Fu Tianchou had real talent and knowledge, while Ning Caichen had spent his entire life studying books.
Their ideals have always been very lofty. They all believe in Confucian scholarship and want to restore the Zhou rituals.
The root of all this is that later generations did not value Zhou rites.
"You two both have the talent to govern a country. Why don't you give up the dark and join the light? Now that the country is in disarray, it's a good opportunity for you and me to show our talents and bring peace and prosperity to the world. Wouldn't it be wonderful to leave a good name for eternity?"
"I don't want to support the country, I don't want to restore Zhou rituals, I don't want to fool the people, and I don't want the Confucian's high-handed attitude. I don't want to divide the scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans anymore, and no industry should be defined as a lowly occupation." Zhuge Wulong's tone suddenly became more serious than ever before: "I want every child to have books to read, everyone to have more food than can be eaten, and no family has to have only one pair of pants. I want everyone to have enough food and clothes. The current collapse of rituals and music is all caused by you Confucian scholars. You deceive the world and steal the reputation. You have caused chaos in the world and the court. You still want to have a good reputation for eternity. Don't you know that you are all sinners. A thousand years later, you will all be nailed to the pillar of shame."
Fu Tianchou was so embarrassed by Zhuge Wolong's criticism that he blushed: "You...how can you be so rude? How can you be so disrespectful?"
