Chapter 1290

The night of Zhao prison is like hell. There is no punishment, but people feel desperate in this boundless darkness and silence.

Meng Ying couldn't sleep. His family sent paper, pens and books, but he couldn't light the light at night.

In the dark, Meng Ying suddenly sobbed in a low voice.

No one pays attention here. In the imperial prison, let alone crying, wailing, pretending to be dead, shouting grievances, hitting the wall, confessing... Everything.

In a word, Zhao prison is a place where human nature can be seen.

Meng Ying remembered the first half of her life. From her high spirits when she was young, she went to the battle to kill the enemy, which can be said to be complacent.

When he inherited the title of Baoding Hou, he began to panic.

Wu Xun can enjoy wealth, but the price is to become a declining family. The king will never look at you again.

So he worked hard. He worked hard. During the northern expedition, whether he was responsible for the supplies or commanding the army, he was always conscientious and did not dare to slack off.

Even when he was in charge of the supplies, he heard that there were fighters, so he decisively led the army to defeat the enemy and made great contributions.

All this is just that he wants to use his own efforts to turn the Meng family and Baoding Houfu into the most shining family among Daming Xun Qi.

But now his efforts have become a great crime, which makes Meng Ying can no longer maintain his calm appearance.

"Your majesty! I'm guilty! I'm... Guilty..."

Meng Ying was startled by a sudden sound of somniloquy from the next door. He calmed down and said, "Lord Yang? Lord Yang?"

But the next door only responded to his slight snoring.

Meng Ying couldn't help but look up and let her tears fall.

Even in my dream, I only dare to apologize. How desperate it must be!

After entering the imperial edict prison, most of them don't want to go out again. Many people die in prison with despair, but they can't wait for the king's order to escape.

Thinking of the situation of Baoding Houfu after ten or twenty years in the imperial edict prison, Meng Ying felt empty in her heart.

Zhao prison didn't know the sun, moon and stars. I don't know how long it took. When Meng Ying was confused, footsteps came from outside.

Meng Ying's body shook and hurried back to bed.

It's a bed, but it's just a board.

However, since most of those who could enter the imperial edict prison were senior officials, after Ji Gang left, the imperial edict prison also began "humanized" management, replacing straw mattresses with cotton mattresses, and quilts.

Lying in bed, Meng Ying's sensitive five senses of martial arts since childhood began to play a role.

Three people, one of whom has steady and powerful steps, obviously maintain a good focus.

And the other person's footsteps are a little messy. No, it's frivolous.

The third person's footsteps seemed a little heavy and stiff, as if he was an old man with inconvenient walking, trying to maintain his walking dignity.

The footsteps gradually approached. Meng Ying heard that Yang Pu next door stopped snoring, breathed suddenly, and then slowly recovered.

Light is what mankind has been pursuing. From the bonfire thousands of years ago to the invention of oil lamp and candle, mankind has finally got rid of the fear of darkness.

When the light appeared outside Meng Ying's cell, he dared not move.

Are you ready to deal with me?

"Meng Ying!"

A familiar voice came. Meng Ying turned over and knelt down beside the fence. "See your highness."

"Your Highness, I leave."

"Go."

Zhu gaochi's face was full of sweat. Liang Zhong put down his chair and helped him sit down.

"Meng Ying, do you know you made a big mistake?"

Meng Ying's heart jumped. It was a big mistake, not a big sin!

"I know my mistake."

Zhu gaochi took the towel to wipe away his sweat and said slowly, "the father has taken care of your family and has been giving you a lot of favor, but what do you use to repay this favor? Is it selfishness? Or do you want to build the Daming army into an iron cage for your warriors!"

"I will die!"

Meng yington first said, "my minister is selfish. He only thinks about his seat, but he forgets his Majesty's trust."

Zhu gaochi said faintly: "my father has been thinking about you. He called me to the palace in the evening. He sighed about his relationship with old Baoding Marquis and your loyalty and courage in the two northern expeditions... My father wanted to come in person, but his old man had just recovered from a serious illness. My palace urged me, and then came to see you on behalf of my father to see if you regret."

Meng Ying only felt that there was a flame burning in her chest, which was almost uncontrollable, and finally turned into tears.

Zhu gaochi looked at Meng Ying, who was kowtowing desperately, and sighed, "be good. The Meng family is full of loyalty and can't be ignored. We will pass it on from generation to generation and share weal and woe with Daming, okay?"

What else can Meng Ying say, only moved.

Zhu gaochi got up hard and murmured, "you should all be good, Daming is also good, and everything will be good."

Yang Pu next door breathed suddenly, accelerated again, and then snored again.

Zhu gaochi left in this way. Meng Ying's tears were not dry yet. A smiling face approached the fence and said with a smile: "Hou Baoding, your majesty is kind. Please hurry and get back to sleep when you go home."

Meng Ying got up, stood there for a long time, arched his hands in the direction of the Imperial City, and then got out of the cell.

Standing outside the imperial prison, Meng Ying couldn't believe she came out.

The air is fresh and free.

And people are also kind.

"Dad!"

The stars were dotted in the night sky, but the happy cry made Meng Ying bow his head, then looked at the boy running in front of him, and couldn't help reaching out and touching his shoulder.

"Juner, let's go home!"

……

Meng Ying was released at night. Fang woke up a little confused. What is Lao Zhu doing?

"It was the prince who went in person. It can be seen that his majesty has begun to notice the instability in the army, so he began to let the prince contact these generals to lay the foundation for future inheritance."

Xie Jin followed a bell's son and Fang Xing for a walk in the front yard.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Fang Xing said with sincere admiration: "look at the previous emperors. Before they die, they are reluctant to let go of half of their rights. Look at your majesty again. It's really your majesty! Confident, domineering and dare to let go."

Once Zhu Di was in the northern expedition, he was the prince's prison. When he came back, he only focused on major events and gave Zhu gaochi everything.

Therefore, this is an emperor who has a common suspicion of the Lord, but knows to let go when it's time to let go.

Xie Jin said in a confused way: "I have experienced three emperors, Emperor Taizu Gao, who is farsighted, sharp and decisive."

Zhu Yuanzhang's method was really frightening. For Zhu Biao and Zhu Yunwen, he swept away all the civil and military officials with power and signs in the court.

"The one in front of your Majesty was indecisive and was coaxed around by Huang Zicheng. He thought that those corrupt scholars could rule the country. As a result, his majesty turned the world upside down."

"As for your majesty today... He can be called a brilliant and broad-minded man. He is not inferior to the Qin emperor and Han Wu, but he is more tolerant to his subordinates and less bloody..."

In fact, Zhu Di has two sides. On the one hand, he is generous in reward and kind to meritorious officials.

On the other hand, he was violent. He was never soft on the officials who violated his taboos, killed those who should be killed, exiled those who should be exiled, and never tolerated.

"Such a majesty is complete. If it is too perfect, it does not belong to the world."