Chapter 333 Immortality (1)

Chapter 333: Immortality (1)

"What Marquis Cheng An wants to say, please speak up." Shi Jin knew that he had no position to meddle in the private affairs of other people's husbands and wives, so he straightened his clothes, walked to the table and sat down. Even though he was a prisoner, he still carried the nobility of a son of aristocratic family, and he did not flinch in every gesture.

"I want Lord Shi to help me."

"It's ridiculous, as an official of the imperial court, how can I join forces with a traitor like you." Shi Jin said without thinking, "Rong Xia, you don't need to waste your time, I won't cooperate with you."

"In that case, then I won't force it," Rong Xia stood up, turned around and walked out the door, without any intention of persuading the other party. His reaction stunned everyone present. Du Jiu looked at Rong Xia in surprise, then at Shi Jin who was sitting silently at the table, turned around and chased after him.

"Master Shi." Zhao Zhong stayed in the room, he had a kind face by nature, anyone who saw him at first glance would think that this person would definitely not lie.

Shi Jin ignored him.

Zhao Zhong didn't care, he just picked a stool and sat down, and poured tea for the two of them slowly: "A few years ago, Mr. Shi, did you go to the frontier as a businessman?"

Shi Jin's eyebrows moved slightly, he turned to look at Zhao Zhong, not knowing what he wanted to say.

"You don't have to be so guarded against me, I just said it casually," Zhao Zhong said with a simple and honest face, "I wanted to learn martial arts when I was young, but my family didn't agree, so I delayed it all these years."

"It's bitterly cold in the frontier, Master Zhao doesn't need to go," Shi Jin took a sip of some cold tea, "When did you collude with Rong Xia?"

"It's not collusion, it's like-mindedness," Zhao Zhong sneered, and turned his head to look out the window. "I served as the governor of Xuezhou for several years, and I barely have a place in the hearts of the local people. But when Xuezhou was hit by a disaster, At that time, as a parent official, I couldn't ask for much help from the court. Three years ago, there was a flood in Xuezhou, and many people died. The court was afraid that there would be a plague in Xuezhou, so they ordered people to seal the city from outside. Stay here, only allowed to enter but not allowed to exit.”

"I know this is a way to prevent the plague, and I have never complained to anyone, but after the imperial court sealed Xuezhou, they did not send people to send food and medicinal materials. Could it be that the imperial court intends to starve everyone to death and make Xuezhou a Gucheng?" Zhao Zhong's eyes turned red when he mentioned this matter, "Do you know how many people died in Xuezhou?"

"Ten thousand people! Ten thousand people!"

Shi Jin was silent. He remembered that incident back then, but it was only in the letter from his father. Because of Xuezhou's incident, there was no big splash in the court at all. Later, it seemed that someone reported the incident under pressure. , and personally escorted the grain and herbs to Xuezhou.

"In those days, the cries in Xuezhou City never stopped. Mothers cried for their children, husbands cried for their mothers, and children cried for their parents," Zhao Zhong said in a trembling voice. of……"

Later, Rong Xia appeared, carrying life-saving herbs, and at that moment, he almost knelt down for Rong Xia.

He will never forget the mood at that moment, and he will never forget it. Later he learned that Rong Xia had reported Xue Zhou's matter under heavy pressure, and thus offended some officials. Later, when he was working together in Xuezhou, he was overwhelmed by Rong Xia's personal charm and was willing to join him.

Shi Jin was speechless, of course he knew how corrupt the imperial court was, and even his father was one of the corrupt. So at that time, he avoided Banhua, and also avoided the heavy burden of the Shi family. He wants to be a person who can distinguish between black and white, and a person who dares to love and hate, but for the sake of the family, he dare not be self-willed, so he can only carry the big shell of the family and walk forward step by step.

"The Zhao family has a large population, are you not afraid of hurting your family?"

"As long as you have the determination, there must be a way not to hurt your family," Zhao Zhong shook his head. "The methods are all invented by people. It's just whether you want to or not."

Shi Jin was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "You are doing a good job as a lobbyist, I was almost tempted."

"It's not that I did a good job, but Master Shi still has conscience and justice in his heart," Zhao Zhong said with a simple smile, "I'm not very smart, so I say whatever comes to mind, Master Shi, please don't dislike me Talking incoherently."

"Now that I am a prisoner, what right do I have to despise others?" Seeing that Zhao Zhong had no intention of leaving, Shi Jin asked, "How about the soldiers I brought?"

"My lord knows that they are also obeying others and have no choice, so I won't embarrass them. Don't worry." Zhao Zhong saw that he was still thinking about those soldiers, and he had a good impression of Shi Jin. "The news of your capture is almost here. It has been heard by King Changqing. Even if we let you go back at this time, King Changqing and the court will no longer believe in you. You might as well follow us. When the Lord’s work is done, not only will the people of the world have a good life, but even Your Shi family also has a chance to revive. As for now..." Zhao Zhong shook his head again and again, "Your Shi family is the old prince's family, and Emperor Fengning will never trust your Shi family. When Emperor Fengning abdicates, his descendants will succeed Who in the imperial court still remembers the once prominent Shi family?"

"Emperor Fengning won't reuse our Shi family, so Rong Xia will?"

"The lord is different from Emperor Fengning. He only values ​​talent. As long as you do your own thing well, you won't be afraid that the lord will not be reused or trusted." Zhao Zhong is still very sure of this, "You take that tyrant Emperor Fengning and my family Compared with the lord, it is an insult to my lord."

In Zhao Zhong's heart, he admired Rong Xia very much.

Seeing that he admired Rong Xia so much, Shi Jin didn't know whether to be amused or to take the opportunity to sarcasm, but thinking of the world where people are living in dire straits, he couldn't refute Zhao Zhong's words.

"Of course others are capable and Rong Xia will trust them." Shi Jin turned his head and looked at the hibiscus tree outside the yard, "but he will not be unkind to me."

"Do you have old grievances?" Zhao Zhong was a little puzzled. It seems that Shi Jin and his master had no conflicts, right?

"Maybe." Shi Jin closed his eyes, looking like he didn't want to say more.

Seeing him like this, Zhao Zhong stood up and said goodbye very tactfully, walked out of the courtyard and saw Du Jiu standing outside, and looked around: "Where is my lord?"

"I went to visit the wounded soldiers with General Ban." Du Jiu stood leaning against the wall with his sword in his arms, seeing Zhao Zhong coming out, "Did Shi Jin move?"