Before Chen Ji could even wait for the iron door to open, he entered the inner prison sideways.

He walked down the narrow steps and asked casually: "In the morning, Master Bailong brought Prince Jing, the Crown Prince, and the princess into custody?"

The jailer followed behind him and said: "Reporting to your lord, Prince Jing is being held in Cell No. 1, and the crown prince and the princess are being held in Cell No. 7, not far away. Your Excellency, Master Bailong has specifically explained that, No one is allowed to talk to them without authorization, and you must not embarrass your humble position."

Chen Ji stood still on the stone steps and calmly looked back at the jailer.

The jailer lowered his head and did not dare to look at him. After a long time, he said, "But Mr. Bailong is not here at the moment. It should be okay for you to say a few words to them."

Chen Ji continued to walk forward.

Many people from Prince Jing's Mansion were imprisoned here. Along the way, Chunhua, Chunrong, and Wedding Cake... when they saw the traces, they screamed heartbreakingly that they were wronged and shouted for help.

When passing through the corridor between the cells, the cold, damp stench from the cells hit my nostrils.

When passing by No. 7 A, Chen Ji looked at the cell in disbelief. The prince's hair was disheveled, and Bai Li's white clothes were covered with dust, like a pearl covered with dust.

How can you be locked up in a place like this?

However, Chen Ji didn't say anything, he just turned his head calmly and kept walking.

When the prince saw Chen Ji passing by, he rushed to the edge of the cage like crazy, but was held tightly by Bai Li.

She lowered her head, hiding her expression in her scattered hair, and whispered: "Don't go. Brother, please, don't hurt him."

The prince turned his head and saw his sister's tears falling one by one into the straw on the ground. He slowly relaxed his body, sat back on the ground dejectedly, and watched as Chen Yi passed by the door and disappeared.

Chen Ji came to the door of Cell No. 1 and saw Prince Jing sitting behind a desk, quietly turning over a book.

He turned around and looked at the jailer: "I'll have a few words with Prince Jing. Are you okay?" The jailer was embarrassed.

Chen Ji took out a ten-tael silver ingot from his sleeve and said, "Either accept the silver ingot or wait for death." The jailer quickly picked up the silver and retreated to the distance for Prince Jing, while Chen Ji showed off.

At this time, Prince Jing saw Chen Ji coming and stood up with a smile and came to the edge of the cage: "Why are you here?"

Chen Ji noticed that Prince Jing's face was haggard, as if he had run out of gas and the lamp was dry: "Your Majesty, is it worth it?"

Prince Jing smiled and answered the question: "Chen Ji, do you know that the Ning Dynasty is about to fall?" "Huh?"

Prince Jing held the scroll in his hand and looked past the traces to the end of the long corridor: "In the winter of the eleventh year of Jianing, I led the troops to suppress the rebellion, and eventually the troops were trapped in Liuzhou. Everyone said they were bandits, but they were actually He was raised by the Yang family. If Ayi hadn't asked my father-in-law to go to the Yang family to mediate, I would have died there."

"When His Majesty first came to the throne, he sent imperial envoys to the Liangjiang River to patrol the salt. But the people he sent either colluded with the Xu family and the Yang family, or were burned to death at home or fell into the water on a cruise ship. The imperial court sent thirteen people in two years Seven of the imperial envoys died. Mr. Hai, who once carried the coffin to see His Majesty, was an upright man. He came to Yuzhou to clear out the land and demanded that the Liu family return the land to the people. In the end, he had no choice but to leave in despair."

"Chen Ji, do you know that the soldiers of the border army have not been paid for three years? How many more years can they wait? If the situation cannot be restored, the Ning Dynasty will be devastated."

Chen Ji calmly said: "So, the prince and your majesty conspired to use extreme means to drag the Liu family into the grave together?"

Prince Jing smiled and said: "The Liu family of the foreign relatives, the Hu family of the Jin party, the Xu family of the Xu family and the Yang family of the Xu party, your Chen family of Donglin, and the censor of the Qi party, all fight endlessly on weekdays. But once they face the imperial power, they will suddenly share the same hatred. Who can I can’t do anything. Without this extreme measure, the Liu family cannot be eliminated..."

Chen Ji interrupted Prince Jing's words and said seriously and sincerely: "Your Majesty, I don't understand what you are going to do, and I don't care what you are going to do. I just think that the Crown Prince and Bai Li should not die with you. They are innocent. Your Majesty. , they are your children, please find a way for them to survive."

Prince Jing stood silent in the cell, and he slowly said: "Your Majesty promised me that Yunxi would inherit the position of Prince Jing hereditary."

Chen Ji suddenly laughed. He grabbed the cast-iron railings of the cage and stared directly at Prince Jing: "My lord, are you such a person who trusts others so easily? Do you believe it yourself? You are obviously not the type to be taken without mercy, but you just choose to do so. Being imprisoned in the inner prison so easily, you have obviously left me alone, which means you knew this would happen! Who are you plotting now? My lord, don't wait, if you wait any longer, Bai Li will follow. You died together!"

King Jing looked at the traces carefully, bit off his finger and wrote a bloody letter on the book: "Send this letter to the Chitose Army and give it to General Wang with the secret order "Everything is safe", he will lead his troops to rob the prison. From now on, are you willing to take Bai Li into the rivers and lakes, keep her name anonymous, and protect her?"

After that, he tore the page from the book and handed it out.

Chen Ji stretched out his hand, but Prince Jing retracted his hand: "You haven't answered me yet." Chen Ji took a deep breath and said, "Yes."

He took out the page from Prince Jing's hand and stuffed it into his arms, turned around and walked out. Prince Jing suddenly said behind him: "Chen Ji, I'm sorry."

Chen Ji was startled for a moment and looked back: "What is the prince referring to?" Prince Jing smiled and did not answer, waving his hand to signal him to leave quickly.

Chen Ji touched his chest and felt that the blood letter hidden inside was as heavy as a thousand stones. If he wanted to save the prince and the princess, he would not be able to do it alone. He must have the help of the Thousand Years Army.

In the dim corridor of the inner prison, when he passed Cell No. 7, he stopped and looked inside silently.

Bai Li originally lowered her head, but when she heard the footsteps were still lingering, she finally couldn't help but raise her head and look at Chen Ji.

Chen Ji looked slightly sideways: "Don't be afraid, everything will be fine."

Before Bai Li could respond, he only heard the creaking sound of the iron door in front of him, and Bai Long's masked dull voice came: "At noon, I went to Yingxian Tower to order a table of food. Although Prince Jing is imprisoned here, But after all, he is also the real and powerful vassal king with great reputation in our dynasty, so don’t neglect your food and daily life..."

Chen Ji hurriedly left the door of Bai Li's cell.

In the narrow corridor, I saw the white dragon and the cloud sheep coming towards me, leaving traces of them unavoidable.

Bailong looked him up and down: "Come to visit Prince Jing and the princess?" He remained silent.

Bailong said with great interest: "Don't worry, it is human nature to visit friends. If you were determined not to come, I would find it strange. I have also written it in the law of the imperial court. No matter the crime or punishment, you can stay close to each other." .”

Chen Ji said softly: "Master Bailong is magnanimous, and I admire him for his humble position."

Bailong changed the topic: "But young man, you need to understand that first of all, you and them are just friends, not relatives; secondly, the crime of rebellion is not within the law of hiding from relatives. If you cover up rebellion, regardless of relatives or friends, you will be guilty of the same crime. "

Chen Ji quickly clasped his fists: "I understand, I understand."

Bai Long laughed and said, "In our Secret Service, you must understand that feelings are feelings and responsibilities are responsibilities. You are a smart person and I believe you can figure it out. Now Concubine Yun is still absconding. If you can't find her, Come on, everyone is having a hard time, go ahead."

Chen Ji cupped his fists and said, "I understand, I understand."

He lowered his head and hurried past Bai Long, but Yunyang suddenly grabbed his arm: "Wait a minute."

Chen Ji slowly turned his head: "What are your orders, Lord Yunyang?"

Yunyang smiled and said, "I heard that the letter from you and Xifeng Qiansheng has arrived. I wish you good luck in advance."

Chen Ji was startled: "Thank you, Mr. Yunyang. I will go and do some work first."

He broke away from Yunyang's hand and walked straight out of the inner prison. He didn't let out a long sigh of relief until he came out of the inner prison and smelled the fresh air.

Chen Ji held the bloody letter in his arms and rode up quickly. The Chitose Army camp was eighty miles south of Luocheng. By the time he arrived in front of the camp, the horse was sweating profusely and foaming at the mouth.

Time waits for no one.

Someone on the archery tower of the camp shouted loudly: "Stop whoever comes, if you go forward, shoot them with random arrows!"

Chen Ji reined in the reins and his horse paced tiredly back and forth in front of the camp gate. He shouted loudly: "Everything is fine! I have something important to see General Wang!"

As soon as the soldiers on the arrow tower heard that "all is well", they immediately raised a black flag and waved it toward the depths of the camp.

After a while, the door of the camp was opened, and General Wang strode over alone. He looked at the ruined war horses and frowned: "It's you, where did you come from and how did you drive the war horses like this?"

Chen Ji jumped off his horse, took out the blood letter from his arms and handed it to the other party: "This is the blood letter written by the prince. Please open it personally, General Wang."

General Wang took the letter and unfolded it, his expression changed: "The prince has been imprisoned by the eunuchs?"

"That's right."

General Wang frowned for a long time and raised his eyes to look at the traces: "Now the south gate of Luo City is heavily guarded. We need to change into common people's clothes and sneak into the city in batches as tenants. Young man, you go back first, and we will be at the gate of Tuoluo Temple at midnight. Waiting in front to meet up and lead us to the inner prison!"

Chen Ji looked straight at General Wang: "No, I will go with the Chitose Army. If I don't see the Chitose Army dispatching troops with my own eyes, I won't be at ease."

General Wang thought for a moment: "Okay, you go to the central army camp to rest for a while, and I will order the general right now!" Chen Ji shook his head: "I will wait here and won't go anywhere."

"Young man is of a cautious temper," General Wang had no choice but to shout loudly to gather the soldiers. In the time of a stick of incense, the Chitose Army camp was filled with thunderous footsteps. Thousands of soldiers passed by each other on the school grounds. Become a mighty military formation.

It wasn't until this moment that Chen Ji finally calmed down.

He moved to one side so as not to occupy his position in the military formation. However, as soon as he turned his head, General Wang beside him had disappeared.

Chen Ji was startled, and he grabbed a general and asked, "Where is your General Wang?"

The general frowned: "General Wang will go about his business. Who are you and why do you appear in the camp of my Chitose Army?"

Chen Ji said angrily: "Let me ask you, do you know why General Wang summoned you?"

The general said: "The order from the flag is to let us wait for a routine drill. I didn't say anything." Chen Ji's heart sank into the abyss little by little. He turned around and saw the back of General Wang riding a fast horse. , speeding out of the military camp alone!

No wonder Bai Long didn't search his body just now. It turned out that the other party didn't care at all. Even if Prince Jing did convey some news to the outside world, the news would come back to Bai Long in a roundabout way.

Chen Ji pulled the general and roared angrily: "Prince Jing is being imprisoned in the inner prison at this time. I brought his blood letter to ask General Wang for rescue, but now General Wang has run away alone!"

The general was a little surprised: "Prince's blood letter? Where is the blood letter?"

"Of course it is in the hands of General Wang!" Chen Ji said ferociously: "Now he is going to nowhere with the blood letter. Please follow me to Luo City as soon as possible."

General Pian slowly calmed down and stepped back: "Here comes this person. He is a remnant of the Liu family. Take him!"
Chapter completed!