Chapter 0017 Release from Prison
After a short exchange in the hall, Song Quan exited the door and called out from the doorway, "Lao San!"
Soon after, a man whose eyebrows bore a slight resemblance to his walked quickly, it was Song Yanqing's father, Song Shu.
After entering the hall and receiving some explanation, Song Shu quickly left again.
He returned to his own mansion within the residence, and as soon as he entered the house, he said to the old servant who ushered him in, "Let Diffractive Qing come to see me."
The old servant was a little confused, "Young master is not at home, he went out to meet his friends." He didn't know where Song Yanqing had gone to fool around, but he guessed it was probably just those places.
"Find him and bring him back to me immediately!" Song Shu let out an unquestioning cry.
The old servant could only do as he was told, owing his body to leave.
Standing in front of the lampshade candlelight, Song Shu stared at the candlelight and fell into silence, his face obscure and dark, not knowing what he was thinking.
A full hour later, Song Shu was outside the rapid footsteps disturbed, back to God inclined to look, only to see Song Yanqing steps hurriedly came to meet the salute, "Father, you look for me something?"
After Tang Yi's marriage, the Shangqing Sect lost its attraction to Song Yanqing, and he returned to the capital without staying long.
Song Shu looked up and down, see his cheeks have not wiped clean traces of powder, suddenly annoyed scolded: "All day long know hanging out in the menstruous places, Fang'er three days and two days to run to me to cry and cry, there is this time to use to cultivate than what is not strong?"
The so-called "Fang'er" in his mouth is Song Yanqing's wife, Song Yanqing returned to the capital soon after the Song family married for him.
Song Yanqing lowered his head and muttered, "She's ugly as hell, I said I wouldn't marry her, but you guys had to force me."
"Where's the ugly, isn't it just a little fat?" Song Shu glared, pointed at his son's nose and scolded, "I'm warning you, her father has tens of thousands of Jinggi's elite army in his hands, and there are cultivation sects behind him, you should at least be courteous to others, if you really want to piss your grandfather off, the consequences will be clear to you!"
"Yes, yes, I know." Song Yanqing gave a rather helpless bitter smile and said, "Father, let's get down to business, what is it that you're looking for me for?"
Song Shu calmed his emotions and said in a deep voice, "You pack up immediately and return to the Shangqing Sect as soon as possible ......"
"Ah!" Song Yanqing jerked his head up and said with a face of rejection, "I'm not going! That shitty place is so cold and quiet that people are almost dumbfounded. Father, with all due respect, the Shangqing Sect is of little use, and it's easy to get into trouble, I just can't figure out why you would run off to be a disciple of the Shangqing Sect in the first place, isn't this inviting trouble for yourself?"
Song Shu silent for a moment, Xu Xu said: "things have come to this, some words may as well with you to pick up, when Ning King Shang Jianbo invincible, invincible army, shocked the countries, is the Yan country wind without two important ministers, there has been the potential of the Crown Prince. Yan statehood, the Qing dynasty founding ancestor of the great credit, was named master of the state, it can be said that the Qing dynasty has always been with the Yan royal family have friendship, Shang Jianbo and the Qing dynasty has been a good relationship, it is for this reason, your grandfather at that time in order to help the Song family to leave more than one way out, so that I went to the Qing dynasty. Who knows that the heavens have unpredictable winds and clouds, the late emperor suddenly fell ill and died, and his dying edict was actually to pass on the throne to His Majesty today, and since then Shang Jianbo's situation has taken a drastic turn for the worse, and that's why it's gotten to be like this nowadays."
Song Yanqing suddenly realized, muttered to himself, "Grandpa can be really insidious, early on both sides of the wall to ride the wall ......"
Song Shu sniffed and became furious, "What did you say?"
"Nothing, nothing!" Song Yanqing hurriedly waved his hands, "I'm saying, shouldn't we keep a proper distance from the Shangqing Sect? Why are we still allowed to go to the Shangqing Sect?"
Song Shu said in a deep voice, "Shang Chaozong will be released from prison tomorrow!"
Song Yanqing said strangely, "I've heard about this, what does this have to do with me going to the Shangqing Sect?"
Song Shu: "The court has just made a decision to drive Shang Chaozong out of the capital and expel him from his fiefdom. Route-wise, I'm afraid that it's going to pass through the area of Shang Qing Zong, after you go to Shang Qing Zong, make sure you warn Shang Qing Zong that you can't send a mage to accompany him!"
Song Yanqing laughed, "What a big deal, do you need to make me run so far? It's just a matter of directly summoning the Shangqing Sect. Besides, today's Shangqing Sect can't protect itself, even if I don't greet him, I don't think I'd dare to send someone to him."
Song Shu glared, "What do you know! Since the founding of Great Yan, the Shangqing Sect has always been inextricably linked to the royal family of Yan, and Shang Jianbo is afraid that there is more than just one Dong Guo Haoran, as evidenced by Tang Mu's sudden change of wind before his death to pass the throne to Dong Guo Haoran, I suspect that the waters of the Shangqing Sect aren't that clean, and that there are likely still ones underneath that haven't surfaced. Today's situation, other sects are not dare to send people to protect the Shang Dynasty Sect, the most likely is the Shangqing Sect. Let you go to the Shangqing Sect not only to warn the Shangqing Sect not to send people to Shang Chaozong, but also to keep an eye on the Shangqing Sect! Shang Chaozong got out of prison and left the capital, once the news comes out, some dregs may have to rise, after you go to Shang Qing Zong make sure to pay attention to Shang Qing Zong to see if there are any abnormal movements, any discovery will be reported immediately, this is your grandfather's meaning."
Song Yanqing said bitterly, "Why bother, besides, today's Shangqing Sect's phoenix is not as good as a chicken, even if they send someone to Shang Chaosong, so what, they can't turn over any waves, Shang Chaosong doesn't have any military power in his hands, grandpa is too much to worry about, according to me, why don't we just let the people directly destroy the Shangqing Sect and save the trouble."
Song Shu coldly said, "A worm with a hundred feet dies but never falls down, let alone the Ning King who held the power of Yan's military and horses at the beginning! Your grandfather naturally has his own considerations for doing this, this is not something you should worry about, I'm warning you, this is not a child's play, if something goes wrong, your grandfather won't be able to spare you!"
Song Yanqing back a cold, he is quite afraid of his grandfather, usually see the atmosphere do not dare to breathe ......
The sky is slightly white, outside the Heavenly Prison, a carriage, driving horseman quietly waiting in front of the carriage.
A clean-cut middle-aged man wandering around the carriage, goatee beard, a long green shirt, covered with a blue vest, quite a few points of elegance, deep eyes from time to time to look at the door of the heavenly prison.
Until the morning sun blossomed, the sky revealed the first brilliant golden haze, the heavenly prison only appeared within the movement, the sound of iron chains when clanging drag the ground.
The horseman and the middle-aged man turned back to look with great vigor.
A moment later, the door to the Heavenly Prison banged open, and a ragged youth with a tall but skinny body was pushed out of the Heavenly Prison by a group of people, wearing shackles on his hands and dragging leg irons on his feet, walking barefoot. Despite appearing to be in a sorry state, his eyes were shining, his back was straight, and he would rather bend than break.
This person was none other than Shang Chaozong, the youngest son of the late King Shang Jianbo, the Grand Secretary of Yan, King Ning!
The horseman and middle-aged man waiting outside the heavenly prison ushered in with quick steps, but were stopped by the guards and could only watch with anxious eyes.
Shang Chaozong was stopped by the guards, some people came forward to open the shackles on his hands and feet, and then some people came forward with the documents and seal clay.
After Shang Chaozong pressed his fingerprints on the paperwork, the jailer smiled and said, "Congratulations to the king for finally being free."
Shang Chaozong cast a sidelong glance at him, not saying a word, and walked forward with his bare feet without hesitation.
As soon as he was out of the guarded area, the middle-aged man and the horseman came forward to salute together, both a little too excited to speak.
Shang Chaozong nodded at the horseman and smiled at the middle-aged man again, "I have to thank Mr. Lan for personally coming to pick him up."
The middle-aged man's name is Lan Ruoting, speaking of which he is still Shang Chaozong's relative, a cousin of Shang Chaozong's mother, because of his natural talent, he was spotted by the strategist master under Shang Song, and accepted him as a student, bringing him around to teach him tactics. Five years ago, his master was killed along with Shang Song and the others, and he basically took his master's place in the royal family.
Lan Ruoting to mouth words can not say, eyes fixed on Shang Chaozong's wrist and ankle, those two parts of the meat has been abraded pus, this is the result of long time wearing shackles, the body exudes a gust of stench, coupled with its shape of the bones, visible these years do not know how much sin.
This is how a prince should be treated! His lips shivered for a moment, and he inclined his head with a cry, "Quickly help the king to get on the car." The horseman hurriedly came over and assisted with his left and right.
"Can't fall, can walk!" Shang Chaozong pushed his hands left and right for a bit, not allowing the support, and walked to the carriage himself and climbed on.
Lan Ruoting then followed and climbed in.
As soon as the carriage left, a carrier pigeon immediately lifted its wings and flew into the air.
The carriage trotted through the streets of the capital without any speed, and Lan Ruoting, who was sitting with him inside the carriage, examined Shang Chaozong's injuries and then closed his hand and said, "Wait until we find a quiet place and then bathe the king to heal his injuries."
"No harm, after so many years, I don't care about this amount of time." Shang Chaozong said on his lips, reached out to open the curtain and looked outside, realizing that it was not the way back to the king's mansion.
Lan Ruoting explained, "His Majesty has decreed that the king shall not stay in the capital, immediately sent to Canglu County fiefdom."
"I know, the prison has already heard the decree." Putting down the curtains, Shang Chaozong turned back and asked, "Has the cause of father's death been found out?"
Lan Ruoting shook his head and said, "It's very strange, so far there are no clues, the one in the palace we just suspect, but we don't have any evidence."
Shang Chaozong was silent for a while, then asked, "How is Qing'er? Before father was alive, he repeatedly explained to us brothers that we must protect Qing'er."
Qing'er's name was Shang Shuqing, his younger sister and Shang Jianbo's only daughter. Shang Chaozong originally had two other brothers, his elder brother died in battle, his second brother was killed with his parents a few years ago, and now they were the only siblings left in their family. And he was three years ago because he found someone molested a woman, went up to stop, a moment of inadvertence will be killed, the result of the matter made a big deal, a variety of deer for horse attack as a tide, jailed before reacting to their own was designed to frame, inherited the title of the Prince was deprived of hereditary rights, a should be lifted, the title of the Prince was also down to the County King, in the Heavenly Prison has been closed to the present, not allowed to people! The Prince's title was also lowered to County King.
Lan Ruoting said in relief, "Your Highness don't worry, the county princess is hiding in a safe place, I can see her when I turn around."
Shang Chaozong nodded slightly, seemingly relieved, and then frowned: "There is one thing I don't understand, in the heavenly prison, there are people constantly forcing me to confess the whereabouts of 100,000 'Crow Generals' in my father's hand, which makes me puzzled, do you know what is going on? "
Lan Ruoting sighed, "This matter is my handiwork, even the king suffered."