Chapter 2738: Word of Mouth
Duke Zhao had no choice but to go out and find scouts. He gave them a lot of gold and ordered them, "Go and find out about Lord Bai. The sooner the better."
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At the same time, many people on the other side of Anshi City were also unable to sleep.
Prince Gao Er couldn't sleep. This afternoon, people came to see him one after another. Some came to complain that Bai Shan had bribed them secretly and showed him the contents of the box and the letter.
Some came with boxes and letters to persuade him to surrender, while others hid the letters privately and said nothing.
He didn't believe that Bai Shan would let the others go if they went to the banquet together.
That's why Prince Gao Er was so angry. He felt that he had made a mistake and should have listened to Nusa on this matter.
He was angry, but he couldn't help feeling hesitant. Did he really have to surrender?
Is there no other way for Wang Ting and Anshi City to go?
It was a pity that Yanshou had defeated all the soldiers he had borrowed from the Mohe. Now they couldn't even borrow more soldiers from the Mohe.
Prince Gao Er couldn't sleep.
The Meng family father and son also had trouble sleeping.
They received the news that Bai Shancai was arrested.
Now only half of Anshi City is left, and the guesthouse where Bai Shan lives is not far from their home.
Seeing his father pacing back and forth, Master Meng couldn't help but speak up, "Father, didn't you go find the Second Prince? Even if he's angry, he won't take it out on us."
Mr. Meng said, "I heard that other people took not only the box but also the letter."
They left the letter behind and did not take it out when they met Prince Gao Er, nor did they tell Prince Gao Er about the letter of persuasion.
In fact, what was written above was too exciting, so exciting that he was afraid that if he showed it to Prince Gao Er, the other party would suspect that he was leaning towards the Jin army.
Master Meng circled around in circles, then finally gritted his teeth and turned around, saying, "Go, quietly send someone to the dungeon of the Council Chamber..."
Master Meng's expression changed, and he couldn't help but say, "Father, this is too risky."
Mr. Meng shook his head and whispered, "To achieve great benefits, one must take great risks. This is inevitable."
When Master Meng heard this, he thought for a moment and then said, "My son will go there himself."
Mr. Meng thought about it and nodded, "Okay, be careful."
Master Meng changed his clothes and quietly went out with his men.
The Council House is a large building complex, which was a branch of Nusa. After Prince Gao Er came, the area centered on the branch was cordoned off and requisitioned.
The generals and ministers brought by Prince Gao Er all lived in that area, while the dungeons were filled with ordinary prisoners, all of whom were imprisoned officials and generals, as well as some wealthy businessmen and people from large families.
The situation in Anshi City was not peaceful when Prince Gao Er took over, not to mention that he was still requisitioning food and grass inside and outside the city after he moved in. The dungeons were filled with people who broke the law and resisted paying taxes.
The Meng family is wealthy and powerful, so naturally they have relatives there, so he can use the excuse of visiting relatives to get in.
Of course, it usually wouldn't be at night, but with the Meng family's business in Anshi City, it wasn't difficult to bribe the officials and jailers under them to let them enter and exit the prison.
At this time, Master Meng quietly entered the cell wearing a cloak and stood in front of Bai Shan's cell.
Bai Shan had fallen asleep, but he was not very restful. He woke up as soon as someone came outside, not to mention Daji. He opened his eyes and stood up, saw a dark man standing outside the cell, glanced at the jailer and servants behind him, then turned around and pushed Bai Shan up.
The jailer opened the cell and whispered sideways, "You'd better hurry up. You only have a quarter of an hour at most."
Master Meng agreed and put a purse in the jailer's hand before going in.
Bai Shan sat in front of the bed in only his inner garments. Perhaps feeling a little cold, he put on his outer garment and raised his head drowsily to look at the black figure in the cloak. He squinted his eyes and asked, "Mr. Meng?"
Master Meng took off his cloak and smiled at him, "Master Bai, you have a good eye. You recognized me at first sight."
Bai Shan smiled slightly, patted the bed and said, "This room is simple, and I apologize for my inconvenience. I hope you will forgive me and sit down for a while."
Seeing him so calm, Master Meng couldn't help but sigh in his heart, no wonder his father was so confident in the Great Jin Dynasty, this envoy was indeed not an ordinary person.
He is already in prison, but he remains calm and composed. He is the same as he was during the day.
Master Meng bowed and thanked him, but didn't sit down. Instead, he lowered his voice to describe the situation outside and hinted, "My father feels sorry for the envoy, but the Second Prince won't listen to his advice for now. As you know, the Meng family is no longer what it used to be, so we can't force this matter. Therefore, we can only wait for a while until the Second Prince's anger subsides before we can intercede for the envoy."
Bai Shan listened with a smile and looked at him in deep thought. Could he trust him?
Was this a test from Prince Gao Er, or was it a test on Meng's own initiative, to use him to surrender to Prince Gao Er; or was he surrendering to the State of Jin as he appeared to be doing?
Bai Shan weighed the pros and cons in his mind.
I don’t know if Manbao heard what he said. If not, this is a perfect opportunity to pass on the message; but if he heard it, and the other party was a spy, it would be a blow to the Jin army.
Bai Shan lowered his eyes and thought. After Master Meng finally finished his polite words and hinted at his loyalty, he made up his mind.
He stood up and saluted Master Meng, then stepped forward and whispered to him, "Master Meng and Master Meng are righteous. I will report this to His Majesty when I return to the Jin army."
Mr. Meng was a little excited, and he lowered his voice and said, "If the envoy is worried, the Meng family can secretly take the envoy away."
The city was divided into two, and the two sides were not far apart, so as long as they operated properly, they could rescue Bai Shan and send him over, and of course, send themselves over as well.
Master Meng was a little excited and thought this was a good idea. In this way, they would be able to bring the envoys with them, which would be a great achievement.
But Bai Shan didn't want him to save him, so he asked him to deliver a letter.
"Deliver a message?"
Bai Shan nodded.
Mr. Meng hesitated and said, "But I didn't bring any paper or pen with me."
Bai Shan said, "Sir, just deliver a message for me."
Mr. Meng hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
By the time Master Meng left, most of the prisoners in the cell had woken up. The one closest to his cell couldn't help but yell at him, then asked, "Are you from Jin?"
Bai Shan turned to look at him, smiled and nodded, "Yes."
He moved closer to the cell door, stared at him in the darkness, and asked, "Are you an envoy from Jin? Are you here to seek peace? How is the war going outside?"
Bai Shan just smiled and didn't answer. He sat on the bed and thought for a while, making sure that there was nothing wrong with what he had just said, then he lay down again to sleep.
The prisoner couldn't get the answer he wanted, so he couldn't help but knock on the cell door, making a clanging sound.
The jailer who had escorted Master Meng out came back and, seeing him making such a fuss, knocked on the cell door and shouted, "Behave yourself and go to sleep. If you don't behave yourself, I'll hang you up outside."
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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