Chapter 2742 Success
There was not even a table or chair in the room. Bai Shan was really disgusted, so she looked at Daji again.
Daji looked at him silently, motionless.
Bai Shan lowered his voice and said, "These are all His Majesty's things. We have to hand them in when we return, so use them first."
Daji was reluctant, "Master, if Prince Gao Er doesn't come today, we still have to buy lunch and dinner. If he doesn't come tomorrow, we will not only have to buy three meals a day, but also some tea and other things. We don't have that many pearls anymore."
Bai Shan sighed, "I should have brought more things with me before going out."
But he still insisted, "Let's buy a set of tables and chairs at the end. We can't have no place to sit when guests come, right?"
Daji had no choice but to take out a pearl and give it to the jailer.
The jailer was squatting not far away. When he saw Daji touching his purse, he came up and asked with a smile, "What do you want this time, sir?"
Daji said, "Give us a set of tables and chairs."
The jailer said, "...Where can I get you a set of tables and chairs right now? Otherwise, you should just make do with what you have."
Daji pointed to the table and chairs behind him and said, "Bring your set in."
The jailer looked back and said nothing for a long time.
Daji said, "We'll just stay here for a while. Wait until the Second Prince lets our master out, and then you can move out."
The jailer rolled his eyes and said, "These are our own tables and chairs. One pearl isn't enough, right?"
"One pearl can buy a room full of tables and chairs, but your broken tables and chairs... well, if you want to change them, then change them. If you don't want to, forget it. I don't want to change them either." After saying this, Daji stuffed the pearl back into his purse.
The jailer took one look and said, "Don't worry, forget it. Since you two are envoys from your country, I'll give it to you."
So the jailer opened the cell door and had their tables and chairs moved in. However, he only gave them two chairs instead of four, as they still had to sit on the rest.
The jailer not only gave them a table and chairs, but also the oil lamp on the table. He was very considerate and wiped the table with a linen cloth. Then he took the pearl, looked at it in the light, and put it into his pocket with a smile.
The jailer left the cell and locked it again. When he turned around, he heard a chaotic noise coming from above. The smile on his face fell. He was about to go out angrily with a stick in his hand to check what was going on. This day was endless, wasn't it? Why was it always so noisy?
He turned and was about to go up when he saw someone coming down angrily. He was so frightened that his legs went weak and he fell to his knees. "King, Prince..."
Prince Gao Er walked right past him and with a glance he saw Bai Shan who happened to be in the first cell.
He immediately stepped forward and slashed the chain with his sword. Seeing that he couldn't cut it, he angrily asked, "Where is the key?"
The jailer, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately crawled forward on his knees, crawled all the way to his feet, took the key hanging on his waist with trembling hands, and handed it to him with both hands.
Seeing that he was so foolish and bold, Prince Gao Er actually dared to let him open the cell door by himself?
At this moment, because of the failure on the front line and the oppression of the generals and ministers, he felt like there was a fire burning in his heart. He looked at people with red eyes and wished to kill everyone he saw.
Just when he was about to be unable to suppress the anger in his heart, a light laugh sounded in his ears.
Prince Gao turned his head fiercely and looked into the cell. Bai Shan put down the teacup in his hand, stood up, and bowed to him with a smile, saying, "Second Prince, are you here to see me?"
The veins on Prince Gao's hand bulged as he gripped the sword. Bai Shan suddenly dropped his smile and said to Prince Gao seriously, "Prince Gao is in his prime. Do you really want to be tied to the Goguryeo court forever?"
He said, "Even the Fifth Prince can judge the situation, so why should the Second Prince be so obsessed with the change of status?"
Prince Gao Er slowly calmed down, and the anger in his heart was suppressed to the deepest level bit by bit under Bai Shan's cold gaze.
Seeing the clarity in his eyes return, Bai Shan breathed a sigh of relief. He slowly stepped forward, reached out from the bars, and took the key from the jailer. Then he reached out to unlock the lock, pulled out the chain and threw it on the ground. He tossed the key back to the jailer, opened the door, and smiled, "Second Prince, please come in."
The prison boss who caught the key: ...
Prince Gao Er looked at Bai Shan deeply and stepped into the cell.
Master Meng and his men hurried over. Seeing Prince Gao standing in the cell with a sword in hand, and Bai Shan standing beside him with a smile, not panicking, they managed to suppress their panic and quickly bowed to comfort him, "Please calm down, Prince."
Prince Gao Er said coldly: "Get out."
Everyone: ...
Prince Gao Er directly ordered his guards, "Drive them out. The envoy and I need to speak alone."
The personal guards brought the soldiers to drive the men out. Perhaps the jailer was originally from this cell, and the other runners were also kneeling, so the personal guards did not drive them out.
Bai Shan picked up the teapot and poured a cup of boiled water for Prince Gao Er. He touched the back of the teapot with the back of his hand and smiled slightly. "It's still warm. Although it's just plain water, it's the best thing I can offer right now. I hope Prince Gao Er won't despise it."
Bai Shan placed the teacup in front of him.
Prince Gao Er lowered his eyes to take a look, put the sword on the table, picked up the glass of water and drank it all.
He twirled the teacup in his hand, the anxiety in his heart almost overflowing.
Bai Shan seemed to understand his torment and fell silent, giving him enough time to think. When he had almost finished his struggles, he said, "Second Prince, why bother worrying about short-term gains and losses? Life is long. Look ahead. As long as you can survive, the world is so vast, and there are countless opportunities to achieve great things and leave your name in history."
But how can it be the same?
He was the second prince of Goguryeo. Given his influence in the country, he was more suitable for this position than the eldest prince. After surrendering...
Seeing him still hesitant, Bai Shan frowned and said, "Our Great Jin's General Feng has already led a group of soldiers to besiege Guonei City. The Fifth Prince should have returned to Guonei City by now. Has the Second Prince received the official document ordering the Fifth Prince's execution?"
Prince Gao Er's face turned pale.
If the king really killed the fifth brother, he should have announced it to the whole country in order to deter all those who wanted to surrender, but he never received any news from the domestic city.
Bai Shan smiled slightly when he saw this, and lowered his voice and said, "Second Prince, when Goguryeo was still in existence, you were the Second Prince. If the royal court was no longer in existence, would you still be the Second Prince?"
Prince Gao clenched his fists. Bai Shan said, "Besides, most of Anshi City is now in the hands of the Great Jin. Prince Gao should know that you cannot defend this city. Do you want to take the remaining 60,000 soldiers with you and die with them?"
Prince Gao Er's back arched, he closed his eyes, then opened them and looked at Bai Shan, "What can you give me?"
Bai Shan smiled slightly and thought to himself: It’s done!
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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