Social death.
This was the first word that instantly appeared in Xianjin's mind.
If a funeral is held, it means that the person has disappeared from the world. When he reappears, who will recognize his identity?
Xianjin said: "Are you planning to go by sea? To Japan?"
When traveling outward from the Bohai Bay, the first choice is Goguryeo, and the second is Japan - it should be Japan, because this little country has just been sanctioned by the Wei Dynasty for trade, and the little country will definitely cherish the opportunity that comes to its doorstep. In comparison, the sensible little Korean country, which always slips and kneels quickly, does not really need Emperor Zhaode.
"Since the sea..." Emperor Zhaode stopped talking, looked at Xianjin and smiled: "Where I go, it seems to have nothing to do with my niece, right?"
Emperor Zhaode waved his hand, and a shadow beside him immediately appeared and took Xianjin away.
Xianjin was imprisoned, but the conditions were not very good. In the cellar, there was a hole in the sky, which was sealed with an iron fence. The earthen walls and the yellow mud floor were falling dust. Xianjin lay flat on his back at night, and when he got up the next day, his face was covered with yellow dust.
Xianjin looked up and could vaguely see the sky through the gap. At night, when the sky was completely dark, he could hear regular vibrations coming from the ground.
It sounded like the vibration caused by two people stepping on the ground in unison.
It doesn't look like a mob of one or two hundred people.
It looked more like an elite division of thousands of people.
This should be all the cards Emperor Zhaode has.
He wants to use these trump cards to escape.
And before he escapes, he will definitely get rid of her.
Early the next morning, a dark figure covered in black cloth broke in and silently and roughly pulled off the jade ring on her hand.
On the morning of the third day, what was taken away was an empty sachet that Xianjin had hidden in his clothes. Anying's hand tried to reach into Xianjin's clothes, but was stopped by Xianjin's frank and calm sneer: "You can try to reach in. Even though I am a prisoner now, I still carry the blood of the Xu family. When I am killed, I will ask my uncle for a guard to be buried with me. Do you think my uncle will agree or not?"
Shadow hesitated, but became more and more suspicious that something was hidden in Xianjin's clothes, so he immediately called an old woman who cooked and closed the door to check.
The old lady opened the door and came out, holding an empty silk sachet in her hand.
"Nothing?" Emperor Zhaode looked at the sachet in front of him.
Shadow shook his head and said succinctly: "There is nothing else on He except this sachet; and there is nothing in this sachet."
Emperor Zhaode frowned: "Don't call her He, she is the blood of my Xu family."
Shadow thought of the threat just now and couldn't help but feel relieved.
After saying that, he reached out to take the sachet. Before he opened it, he smelled a scent of earth... and a salty taste?
Emperor Zhaode asked, "What's the matter with this sachet?"
Shadow bowed his head: "The princess... said this is the scent bag that the loyal and martial marquis carried with him..."
Emperor Zhaode threw it away in disgust: No wonder it smells salty and stinky, it turns out to be sweat!
"Send it over - and head north. There are small boats waiting for you in Jiaozhou Bay. Remember not to look back, and we must not expose our current hiding place!" Emperor Zhaode emphasized.
For three consecutive days, fast horses galloped in the dark from Daobei Mountain in Jinzhou Prefecture to the capital city. Anyone who passed through the iron-barbed gate at the entrance of the village could not come in again.
Emperor Zhaode knew very well that the reason why He Xianjin dared to kidnap him and challenge his elder sister was not because he relied on the 2,000 elite soldiers, but because he was hiding very secretly - when hiding, even the most timid dog would dare to bark.
This stronghold must be defended and cannot afford any mistakes.
On the evening of the third day, Xianjin stood under the iron fence, observing the darkness of the night. He waited for a long time, but the familiar platform did not shake.
Xianjin raised his head and swallowed deeply.
If Japan does not train its troops, there are only two solutions: one is to fight, the other is to withdraw.
Soon, torches were lit one by one above the cellar. The brightest burning torch stopped on the iron fence, and then the door lock was opened. Two strong women wearing aprons slid down, and lifted Xianjin to the ground, one on the left and one on the right. Then one of them held Xianjin's neck, and the other pinched Xianjin's hands, and escorted Xianjin all the way to the Tunkou bunker.
Looking from the high railing, Emperor Zhaode was wearing a cloak and standing on the inner wall of the earthen wall. Hearing the noise, Emperor Zhaode turned around and waved excitedly to Xianjin: "You are here? Come on, come on, come forward!"
The old woman behind him let go of Xianjin's hands and neck.
Xianjin walked to the place where he stood shoulder to shoulder with Emperor Zhaode and looked down. The ground was busy with traffic and brightly lit. Dozens of horse-drawn carriages were loading goods and people one by one. Four or five women dressed as concubines and seven or eight boys and girls of all ages got on the carriages in batches.
Queen Lu, dressed in a nun's gown, led the trembling Feng Yuanyuan to the last carriage.
When they were about to get close, Feng Yuanyuan suddenly ran back and shouted, "I'm not going to Japan! I'm not going to Japan! I'm obviously a noble lady of the Great Wei! When the saint restores the country, I will be the most noble woman of a different surname. Why should I leave my hometown? I won't go!"
Feng Yuanyuan's escape caused a commotion.
"Swish--Puff--" In a flash, a long arrow pierced Feng Yuanyuan's chest!
The noise under the bunker suddenly stopped.
Feng Yuanyuan slowly fell to the ground, the bright red spot on her chest was clearly visible. Old Queen Nilu paused for a moment, lowered her eyebrows to take a look, then calmly put her hands on the wheel tracks, lifted the curtain and got into the carriage.
Xianjin turned his eyes sideways, calmly looking at Emperor Zhaode who was holding a bow and arrow beside him, and said softly: "She is just a deceived little girl. She is afraid because she has done so many bad things. Why do you have to kill her?"
Emperor Zhaode smiled honestly and compassionately and raised his hand. The attendant behind him brought a red lacquered wooden plate with a bowl on it.
The bowl was filled with dark and shiny soup.
Emperor Zhaode's tone was full of compassion: "Prince Xiao's Mansion, this morning we hung white silk, played suona, and invited the abbot to chant scriptures. You drink it. I specially asked the imperial physician to select a good medicine. It is not painful or bitter after drinking it, and it feels like falling asleep. I heard that your mother bled from all seven orifices after drinking the medicine and died with her eyes open. Don't worry, you will definitely die more peacefully and comfortably than your mother and this girl."
Xianjin smiled and said, "If you keep this good medicine for yourself, it will make me look more filial."
Emperor Zhaode also laughed: "You are so sharp-tongued, but I don't know who you take after - your father is only capable of rage, your elder sister is straightforward and eloquent, and your mother is a weak woman who is afraid of scaring mosquitoes with her words... Oh, it is true that people take after their parents. I remember that Concubine Gao's sister is a woman with a very fast tongue."
Emperor Zhaode raised his hand again, and the maids beside him came forward one by one, skillfully holding up Xianjin's left and right arms. The hands that were fanning the ground pinched Xianjin's jaw, and the edge of the bowl approached the corner of his lips little by little.
Xianjin couldn't struggle at all.
But he could still speak incoherently.
"If I were you, you would definitely spare my life - at least you can use me as a proton to deal with the newcomer for a while."
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