"'If we don't get rid of this brat, we won't be able to vent the anger in our soldiers' hearts? ' What do these Hu think they are doing here? Are they trying to claim credit for themselves just because they have made some contributions? "
By the side of the raging sea, a few warships were parked. War flags fluttered in the wind, and two words were written on them: Fubo.
By the side of the warship, a black-bearded general looked at the news with an awful expression.
"Pass down my orders. Write a memorial to the emperor. Whoever dares to instigate the execution of Wang Chong will be an enemy of our Fubo Army! "
…
"Hahaha! Laughable! Laughable! Laughable! These fellows actually dare to threaten His Majesty? Looks like that child is right. These Hu are a faction of their own. I would like to see if the words of our Han Clan or those barbarians are the ones calling the shots in the Tang dynasty and the Central Plains! "
On a hill in the darkness of the night, a muscular general looked at the letter in his hands with a livid expression and roared furiously.
"Pass on my orders. Write a memorial to the imperial court, travel eight hundred miles at top speed, and travel day and night without rest. Whoever dares to touch Wang Chong will be killed by me, Lu Ni. My Southern Garrison Army will protect that Wang Chong! "
… …
Similar incidents were happening all over the Central Plains. In the history of the Tang dynasty, there had never been a case of so many Hu generals requesting the execution of a single person.
Similarly, there had never been a single matter that could incite the wrath of so many Han generals in the Tang dynasty.
That night, when the Hu generals' memorials were flying toward the capital, hundreds of Han generals' memorials were also flying toward the capital with blazing anger. The clopping of hooves resounded in the darkness.
…
While the entire Tang dynasty was in chaos due to Wang Chong's matter, the underground of the Tang dynasty's royal palace was serene and silent. Not a single piece of news was able to reach this place.
"Ah!"
A soft groan, low and lonely, echoed in the gloomy prison cell. After some time, Wang Chong finally moved.
Wang Chong was awakened by the sound of water dripping. In the dark underground, the sound of water dripping was especially loud.
"It hurts!"
Wang Chong scratched his head, and all he could feel was dizziness. The Golden Guards of Insignia were extremely heavy-handed. That blow on his sleeping acupoint was definitely not just a light tap.
"Where is this place?"
Wang Chong shook his head and slowly got up from the ground.
"This is the Imperial Prison!"
A voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
"Don't tell me you still think we're in some brocade tent?"
This sentence immediately caused a burst of laughter.
"Imperial prison?"
Wang Chong shuddered, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, and he suddenly sobered up. It was dark and damp, and a few torches glowed on the walls.
Wang Chong glanced around and finally saw clearly that this was a prison cell.
It was a prison cell with a long history, and the pillars of the cell were stained with blood. It was a prison cell that sent chills down one's spine. Even the air here was cold. A black fog floated in the air, and the dense aura of death left one shuddering.
Imperial prison?
Imperial prison!
In that instant, countless thoughts flashed across his mind. Slowly, as though coming to a realization, Wang Chong calmed down and sat on the floor.
"Imperial prison? Hmph, imperial prison! I didn't expect this! "
In that instant, Wang Chong finally came to a realization. Everything that had happened before he fainted surfaced in his mind. Wang Chong only saw the Golden Guards of Insignia entering, but he didn't expect them to be prison guards of the royal court.
A single memorial actually angered the royal court and the Hu, resulting in him being sent to the imperial prison. This was something that Wang Chong didn't expect.
The imperial prison was a place where prisoners on death row were kept. Few of those who entered would be able to walk out alive.
Since he was already here, he might as well take things as they came.
At this moment, Wang Chong finally calmed down.
"If I live and die for the sake of the country, how can I avoid it because of misfortune or good fortune? If this is my fate, if the Great Tang is destined to perish, then let the perishing begin with me!
Sitting on the floor, Wang Chong's heart was beating furiously.
There was no fear of death in his eyes, only deep sorrow. He had nothing to fear about death. If he coveted wealth, he wouldn't have submitted this memorial in the first place.
Wang Chong only felt sorrowful.
If no one had reminded him of the regional commanders system and the Hu strategy, it would still be understandable. But even though he had tried his best, and even his grandfather and big uncle had stood up for him, this was still the outcome.
This made Wang Chong feel deeply defeated, dejected, and even sorrowful.
"Hehehe, look at that new lad! He's petrified! He's actually sitting there motionlessly, as though he's made of wood. "
The surrounding prison cells burst into laughter.
But Wang Chong just sat there motionlessly, as though he didn't hear anything.
The laughter grew louder and louder, but it eventually died down, as though it was boring.
Wang Chong sat in his prison cell, motionless.
After an unknown period of time, rumbling footsteps suddenly sounded. Wang Chong's heart skipped a beat, and he abruptly raised his head. A stern-looking middle-aged man, who had the air of an official, led six or seven Imperial Prison Guards with powerful auras and storm-like auras as they strode in from outside.
Clang clang clang!
The candlelight flickered, and the steel bars in front of Wang Chong clanged loudly. The cold-faced prison official stood in front of Wang Chong, staring coldly at him with an incomparably sharp gaze.
"You're Wang Chong?"
The prison official glanced at the token in his hand and said.
"Yes!"
Wang Chong didn't deny it.
"Hmph! Since you are, tell me honestly. "
The prison official said coldly and harshly.
"Tell me what?"
Wang Chong finally raised his head.
"Hmph, presumptuous! You're already here, but you're still so stubborn. If you didn't commit any crimes, would you be here? You'd better tell me honestly, lest you suffer! "
The prison official raised his eyebrows and stared at Wang Chong, looking extremely displeased.
"I don't know what crimes I've committed, and I have nothing to tell you."
Wang Chong said calmly.
"Hahaha, this kid is still stubborn!"
"Kid, this is just a routine interrogation. You'd better tell me quickly, lest you suffer. There's no one here who doesn't tell you the truth. "
"That's right. Trying to act tough in front of Lord Zhou, aren't you courting death? Lord Zhou has at least a hundred ways to make you talk. "
The surrounding prisoners burst into laughter. The prisoners looked at Wang Chong with disdain, as though they could already see Wang Chong suffering.
This prison official, Zhou Xing, was a ruthless official.
In his hands, there wasn't a single person who wouldn't have their flesh torn apart. Even if they were made of steel, they wouldn't be able to endure it. He had hundreds of ways to torture others.
Being stubborn in front of him would only lead to suffering, and the gains would not make up for the losses.
"Shut up!"
A ferocious roar reminiscent of a lion's roar echoed. In an instant, all of the prisoners fell into silence.
The imperial prison was isolated from the world, and in here, Zhou Xing was the living King Yama. Everyone's life and death rested in his hands.
No one dared to resist him.
"Have you really thought it through? Is there nothing to say? "
Zhou Xing stared at Wang Chong with a terrifyingly dark expression.
"No."
Wang Chong shook his head, his expression calm and unperturbed.
"Very well. This is your first time here, so you don't know the rules. I'll give you a few more hours to think it through. If I still hear the same answer when the sun rises, I will be very unhappy! " As he spoke, Zhou Xing didn't even bother concealing the threat in his eyes.
At the end of his words, Zhou Xing made no attempt to conceal the threat in his eyes. Anyone who dared to defy him would have to suffer! If anyone dared to defy him, they would have to suffer a lot of physical pain!
Zhou Xing led the prison guards away.
After Zhou Xing left, countless sympathetic gazes turned toward Wang Chong.
After Zhou Xing left, countless sympathetic gazes turned toward Wang Chong simultaneously. The last time Zhou Xing had such a gaze, three people died in the imperial prison.
The last time such an expression appeared in Zhou Xing's eyes, three people had died in the imperial prison.
An old prisoner looked at Wang Chong and sighed deeply.
An old prisoner looked at Wang Chong and sighed deeply.
But Wang Chong was oblivious to all of this. He sat cross-legged on the ground. His heart was like still water, without any movement. Amidst this silence, time trickled by slowly.
After an unknown period of time, all Wang Chong heard was the sound of water dripping for 21,600 times. It felt like an eternity, and finally, he heard familiar footsteps.
"The sun has risen!"
Wang Chong sighed. Opening his eyes, he saw Warden Zhou Xing and a few prison guards standing before him.
But unlike the first time, Zhou Xing didn't say a single word this time. He just stared at Wang Chong with a bizarre expression, as though this was the first time he was seeing Wang Chong.
"You're Wang Chong?"
Zhou Xing tilted his head and asked.
The same words, the same person, but the feeling it gave off was completely different.
"I am!"
Wang Chong was flabbergasted, but he still spoke in a voice as calm as before.
The moment Wang Chong said those words, Zhou Xing's expression suddenly turned bizarre. It was a little surprised, a little confused, and a little fearful.
"Wang gongzi, I apologize for offending you last night."
Suddenly, Zhou Xing bowed deeply.
Weng!
In an instant, all of the prisoners who were waiting for Zhou Xing to arrive with his torture equipment were dumbfounded. What was going on?
Zhou Xing was known for his ruthless methods!
Why would he bow to a new prisoner?
Everyone was dumbfounded, and their minds couldn't process the situation at all.
"You fellows, hurry up and prepare Wang gongzi's meal. Can Wang gongzi eat the food here? "
Zhou Xing kicked away his rice bowl as he bellowed at the prison guards beside him. After which, he turned to look at Wang Chong cautiously:
"Wang gongzi, the imperial prison is damp. I'll arrange it for you, spread the blankets, and clean it up for you. A person like you shouldn't be here, and you shouldn't be cuffed. However, it's the will of the heavens, so I hope gongzi can forgive me. "
Zhou Xing sneaked a glance at Wang Chong and said fearfully.
"What in the world happened?"
Wang Chong couldn't help but ask.
"This … Gongzi, please forgive me for not being able to tell you."
Zhou Xing hesitated. After cleaning up the spoiled rice bowl, Zhou Xing didn't dare to stay any longer and left hurriedly. Only by investigating the matter would he know what kind of person he had locked up.
In Zhou Xing's life, he had been locked up in all sorts of important officials. Be it a ninth rank or a first rank, an insignificant official collecting five buckets of rice, or a famous general in the royal court, Zhou Xing didn't care about any of them.
In the imperial prison, there were only prisoners. And all of the prisoners had to listen to him.
But the young man before him … was too unique. In Zhou Xing's life, he had never met with such a situation. Even though he was a high official, he wasn't a general or a minister.
However, he wasn't someone whom his small prison could lock up.
Zhou Xing had intended to torture him, but after the incident in the royal court, he didn't dare to do so even if he was a hundred times bolder!
Such a person wasn't someone he could afford to offend.
From dawn to noon, one group of golden-armored prison guards after another passed by Wang Chong's cell with all sorts of titles.
Other than during torture, it was rare to see these prison guards here.
But in a single day, the prisoners here had seen at least thirty to forty royal guards. Everyone was trying their best to assess Wang Chong.
Their gazes were filled with shock and fear.
But none of them said a single word. After staying for a moment, they left hurriedly.
The curiosity of the people in the prison cells grew. No one could understand what was going on. Even more so, they couldn't understand the background of this beardless young man.
"Chi!"
After an unknown period of time, when another group of prison guards passed by, one of them flicked his finger lightly, and a crumpled piece of paper immediately fell on the ground in front of Wang Chong.
After they left, Wang Chong suddenly walked over and picked it up.
Unfolding the crumpled piece of paper, Wang Chong took a look. With just a single look, Wang Chong's face immediately warped. From the moment he entered the imperial prison until now, this was the first time Wang Chong realized that the world outside the imperial prison had been turned upside down!
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