Vol 2 Chapter 2574: Zhu Sha's prison meeting, guarding Huo Linlong City

Chapter 2574: Zhu Sha’s Prison Meeting, Wei Huo Lin Long City

Chapter 2570: Zhu Sha’s Prison Meeting, Wei Huo Lin Long City

Chang'e, as Tianzi's No. 1 secret agent, was the fourth rank of the county guard. Logically speaking, she should not be received by Liu Mu.

  But before becoming Tian Zi No. 1, Chang'e was Liu Mu's personal female official. The two were called master and servant, but they were actually sisters.

Ying Hao knew the relationship between Chang'e and Liu Mu, and also knew that Liu Mu always talked about Chang'e, so he told Liu Mu about Chang'e's return.

Liu Mu knew that Chang'e became a spy for him, so when he learned that Chang'e was coming back, he insisted on meeting Chang'e in person.

Ying Hao had no choice but to go with Liu Mu.

Looking at Liu Mu, who was pregnant and about to give birth, personally coming out of the city to greet her, Chang'e's eyes instantly became moist, and she felt that all the grievances she had suffered over the years were worth it.

"Princess."

 “Xiao’e.”

 As soon as they met, the two women were extremely excited, supporting each other and leaning on each other, as if they had a thousand words to say to each other.

Ying Hao, who was directly ignored, saw that the atmosphere was a bit orange, and his face became a little tense. He deliberately coughed and said: "Uh-huh, I know that you two sisters have a deep love for each other, but this is not the place to talk. I'd better go back to the palace." Let’s talk slowly.”

Chang'e then came to her senses and hurriedly saluted: "Tian Zi No. 1, see your majesty."

 “It doesn’t have to be much…”

Before Ying Hao finished speaking, Liu Mu had already pulled Chang'e into the carriage.

Ying Hao was about to go up, but Liu Mu pushed him down. He also said that the sisters had something to say secretly.

As soon as this was said, Ying Hao had no nerve to go up, so he could only return in another carriage with Xuanzang and Dugu Qibei.

“Xiao’e, tell me all your experiences over the years.”

 “Well, Your Highness.”

“Don’t call me Your Highness, it’s too awkward. Just call me sister.”

Hearing what Liu Mu said, Chang'e was a little hesitant. Although they were sisters, the gap in status was still too big.

But Liu Mu insisted on calling her like this, and Chang'e couldn't help her, so she had to say: "That's... okay, sister."

The two women had not seen each other for many years and had endless topics to talk about. They arrived at the palace without talking a few words along the way, so they continued to talk about old times in Liu Mu's palace.

Chang'e briefly told Liu Mu her undercover experience over the years.

Even if she deliberately left out the dangerous experience, Liu Mu was still frightened when she heard it.

After all, as a woman, she is still a beautiful woman, but she is among many heroes such as Yang Jian, Yang Jian, Zhu Tianpeng, etc. You don’t need to think about it to know how much effort she has put in and how much danger she has experienced.

In other words, Yang Jian and Zhu Tianpeng were both upright and honorable men, and they were both in love with Chang'e. They never doubted Chang'e at all, so Chang'e's identity was never discovered. Otherwise, even if she didn't die, she would definitely be taken advantage of.

However, it is precisely because Yang Jian and Zhu Tianpeng both like her that Chang'e can become the Tianzi No. 1 secret agent, otherwise she would not be able to sit in this position.

Liu Mu grabbed Chang'e's hand and said, "Xiao'e, I've suffered a lot for you these years."

 “It’s not hard, for my sister, all these efforts are worth it.”

"That Zhu Tianpeng is infatuated with you. Xiao'e, if you also like him, my sister can go to your majesty to plead for mercy. After the world is unified, Zhu Tianpeng will be free."

 Hearing what Liu Mu said, Chang'e's eyes flashed with sadness.

Chang'e is not a hard-hearted person. After spending so many years together day and night, it is naturally impossible to say that she has no feelings for Zhu Tianpeng at all.

 But between personal love and the common people in the world, Chang'e decisively chose the latter and cut off her love affair with Zhu Tianpeng.

Chang'e understood Zhu Tianpeng, and her betrayal hurt him too badly. Zhu Tianpeng could not forgive her, and they would never be able to go back to the past.

Looking at Chang'e's expression, Liu Mu knew that he had said the wrong thing, and quickly said: "If you don't like Zhu Tianpeng, what about Yang Jian?

Yang Jian has now surrendered to the Qin Dynasty, and has not married a wife for so many years. He still misses you, his sister. He is really an infatuated man. "

"Yang Jian?"

Chang'e was startled when she heard the name, and the image of Yang Jian appeared in her mind involuntarily.

　　"Isn't Yang Jian married yet? I'm sorry for him."

Chang'e smiled bitterly and did not want to discuss this topic too much, so she asked: "By the way, sister, how have you been doing these years?"

Today's Chang'e is no longer the innocent girl she once was. Her years of undercover career have made her extremely sensitive to politics.

 Liu Mu was obviously Ying Hao's official wife, and the couple were obviously in harmony and loving as before. However, after Ying Hao became emperor, he appointed the queens of the East and West Palaces, and Liu Mu was not the Queen of the East Palace.

In Chang'e's view, this was the compromise Ying Hao had to make internally for the sake of politics. After all, the Qin Dynasty was founded on behalf of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Mu was the princess of the Han Dynasty.

Whether it is the Ying family or most of the officials in the Qin Dynasty, they definitely do not want the next emperor to have the blood of the Liu family.

In addition, when Chang'e was in Qi State, she occasionally heard folk rumors that the queens of the Eastern and Western Palaces of Qin Dynasty were at odds with each other, and that they almost fought for favor.

Even the people are spreading this, which shows that Liu Mu's life is not easy, so Chang'e is also very worried about Liu Mu's situation.

But today, Ying Hao and Liu Mu came to pick her up. After seeing the way the two got along, Chang'e realized that she should worry more.

The couple is still as loving as before, or Liu Mu may be a little wronged politically, but overall they are still happy, and this is enough.

Liu Mu also told Chang'e about his experiences over the years. There were bitterness and grievances in them, but most of them were happiness. After all, Ying Hao was still the husband who loved her.

“Sister, I thought it was that woman Ren Hongchang who took away everything that should belong to me.

 After I had this child, I realized that I was not satisfied and was used to being aloof and unwilling to be on an equal footing with Ren Hongchang. "

Liu Mu caressed his alone, a flash of memory flashed in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Think about it now, I was so jealous at that time that I really did a lot of unreasonable things.

  But both His Majesty and Ren Hongchang are tolerant of my willfulness. "

Hearing what Liu Mu said, Chang'e was completely relieved. After all, human endurance has its limits. If Liu Mu continues to be willful because of jealousy, the ending will definitely not be good.

Just when Liu Mu and Chang'e sisters confided in each other and expressed their worries, Zhu Tianpeng was also escorted to the prison by Dugu Qiubei.

Luoyang's Tianlao held many important figures, such as Kou Xun, Shajuan Lian, Shi Jingsi, Li Guang, Zhao Chongguo, Dai Shan, Yin Xu, etc.

Seeing Dugu Qiubai personally escorting people to the prison, the prisoners in the prison also realized that the identity of the person being imprisoned this time was definitely not simple.

 “Zhu Tianpeng? It’s you.”

Shajuanlian recognized Zhu Tianpeng first. After all, Zhao and Qi bordered on each other. When Yuan Shao and Huang Chao were still alive, the two of them had fought against each other more than once. Zhu Tianpeng subconsciously looked into the cell after hearing the sound, but he did not recognize the sand curtain at first glance. After all, the sand curtain at this time was completely different from the previous image.

 The former Shajuanlian was fierce and majestic, and he was a person who was difficult to get along with at first sight.

But today's Shajuanyan is a bald man with a kind-hearted look, and his temperament is restrained, without any evil intentions. He is completely different from before.

Zhu Tianpeng stared at it for a long time before he recognized the sand curtain, but he had no intention of communicating with this old rival. Instead, he leaned in the corner with a dejected face and said nothing.

Seeing Zhu Tianpeng's reaction, Shajuanlian couldn't help but frowned, and said: "Old Zhu, even you were arrested. It seems that Qi State was destroyed by Qin..."

 “Hey, how did you get caught?”

　　"Lao Zhu, what do I want to ask you? If you're not mute, just make a sound."

 …

No matter how Shajuanlian asked him, Zhu Tianpeng just didn't say a word, as if he was a dead man.

Shajuanlian Zhu Tianpeng must have suffered a major blow, otherwise with his personality, he would never have fallen into this hopeless state.

 But what kind of blow can turn Zhu Tianpeng, a person with a tough character, into what he is now?

 After all, the word "love" hurts the most.

Zhu Tianpeng devoted all his emotions to Chang'e, but the person he loved the most was also the person who hurt him the most.

When he saw Chang'e standing next to Dugu Qiubai, with everyone in Da Qin still taking her as the leader, Zhu Tianpeng naturally knew what this meant, and his first reaction was disbelief, and then he felt that Chang'e must have some difficulties, and finally Then he asked Chang'e sadly and angrily why.

Zhu Tianpeng guessed that Chang'e might feel guilty and painful when facing her, but what he never expected was that Chang'e didn't feel the slightest sense of shame. Instead, she thought that she was right and that he was the one who caused harm to the world.

This is what hurts Zhu Tianpeng the most.

 Being hurt by the person he loved most, Zhu Tianpeng suffered severe physical and mental injuries. Now his heart is dead, so he looks like he has no love left.

For three consecutive days, no matter how Shajuanlian, Zhao Chongguo and others spoke to him, Zhu Tianpeng did not say a word.

On the fourth day, Shajuanlian chanted sutras as usual to pass the time, but Zhu Tianpeng suddenly asked: "Lao Sha, have you become a monk?"

Shajuanlian was startled, and then replied: "No, it's just that a monk told me that Buddhism might be more suitable for me.

 Since I am trapped in this heavenly prison, I have nothing to do, so I might as well pass the time by reciting Buddhist scriptures. "

 “Monk?”

Hearing this, Zhu Tianpeng's lifeless eyes suddenly showed something strange.

“I fell into the hands of a monk and was captured here.”

 “Who is it? He is so powerful that he can defeat you.”

"He is a handsome monk. He also said that people like me are born Buddhists."

　　“Why does this sound a little familiar...”

Shajuanlian seemed to have remembered something, and widened his eyes and said, "Wait a minute, it's not the one who's arresting you..."

　　————

“Master Xuanzang, I am also very interested in your way of attracting inner demons. I wonder if I can give you some advice.”

Hearing Ying Hao's words, Xuanzang clasped his hands together and said with a smile: "Since Your Majesty is so interested, I should obey it. However, Your Majesty has profound skills and a firm will, and I am afraid that the inner demon temptation will not have any effect on Your Majesty."

Ying Hao waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, I just want to feel it."

 “That’s...okay.”

Just as he was speaking, a flash of purple light flashed in Xuanzang's eyes. Yinghao felt dazed for a while when he saw it, but he soon woke up. When he looked at Xuanzang, sweat was already pouring on his forehead.

 “Is this… the end?”

Ying Hao originally wanted to experience what it felt like to be trapped in an illusion, but in the end he just panicked.

Bad review.

"Ahem, your majesty's will is as strong as a rock. Not to mention a young monk, even a top master may not be able to shake it." Xuanzang said with a bitter smile.

“Can a master like Taiqing, who is in the Half-Step Mysterious Realm, make a great master fall into an illusion and change a person’s personality drastically?” Ying Hao asked.

"This... the poor monk doesn't know, but the illusion is fake after all. If you want to change a person's character, this is already a magical method in the eyes of the poor monk."

Hearing what Xuanzang said, Ying Hao couldn't help but look disappointed.

 The reason why he asked this was actually because of Zhuang Zhou. After all, Zhuang Zhou's character changed completely after Taiqing's death.

Although Zhuang Zhou was also the enemy of Da Qin in the past, he behaved very appropriately and left a little leeway, so as not to completely offend Da Qin to death.

But now Zhuang Zhou acted unscrupulously, leaving no room at all, as if he was fighting to the end with Da Qin.

The difference between before and after was so huge that it was difficult not to make Ying Hao suspect that Taiqing had done something to him.

Ying Hao originally thought that Taiqing knew the secret method of attracting inner demons, and could make people obey his orders after his death, but now it seems that he may have overthought it. After all, a person's personality cannot be changed by illusion. .

"Zhuang Zhou, Zhuang Zhou, why do you want to go against me? Even Taiqing died in my hands, are you really not afraid of death?" Ying Hao thought to himself.

 After secretly imprisoning Zhu Tianpeng, all Ying Hao had to do was wait.

  1, waiting for the follow-up developments of the two countries;

  2, waiting for the result of the second expedition;

  3, waiting for the child in Ren Hongchang and Liu Mu's womb to be born.

 All the news I received afterwards was good news.

 In the third year of Shenwu, it was May 26th.

After Huo Qubing and Wei Qing divided their forces, Wei Qing's 5,000 cavalry defeated Boyan's 10,000 troops head-on and beheaded 3,000.

On May 29th, Huo Qubing was defeated in Wo Kuotai and beheaded five thousand people.

On June 3, the armies of Huo Qubing and Wei Qing joined forces and approached Longcheng, the capital of Yuan and Mongolia.

 (End of this chapter)