Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 218 God is watching

"The prince is planning a mutiny." Xu Yuan knocked on the table and pondered as he spoke, "So, before forcing the emperor to abdicate, he must deal with the mistakes he made in the past. After dealing with these people, he can then come up with a pretext for his military campaign and force the emperor to abdicate."

"Yes, that's why he values ​​you." Wu Shiming nodded.

Military generals can conquer the world, and they can also defend the world.

However, the construction of the court requires civil officials.

Xuyuan is strategic and talented, making him the best candidate.

"How much did Xin San participate in this?"

"All."

Xu Yuan almost choked when he heard Wu Shiming's frank words.

"He participated in all of this, and in order to protect you, he will definitely confess his guilt and throw the dirty water on the Third Prince. Now he is still detained in the Heavenly Prison. How can you save him?"

Xu Yuan suddenly felt that he had taken on a task that was impossible to complete.

"Xin San hasn't signed yet, right? Even if he signs and admits all the guilt, it doesn't matter. I have already found a body. As long as I can replace the body, I can save Xin San. I swear, after rescuing Xin San, I will send him away from the capital immediately and will never implicate you."

Wu Shiming raised his right hand and swore an oath.

"This is a solution, but have you ever thought that this is not just the Crown Prince's plan, but also the Third Prince's plan? The prison looks peaceful now, but in fact, there are ambushes everywhere. Forget about jailbreaking. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to get in."

"I have asked many people these past two days. It is indeed difficult to get in, but it is not impossible."

"You want the prince's token?"

"That's right." Wu Shiming nodded. "The Heavenly Prison is a strategic location. Only those with the warrant of the Imperial Censor and the Crown Prince can enter. As long as I have the token and give me a quarter of an hour, I can steal and replace the original."

When making a wish, I thought of Sun Wenjie.

Bei Yao must have calculated the time accurately, allowing Wu Shiming to discover that Sun Wenjie had the prince's warrant.

In this way, if Wu Shiming succeeds, the crime of the criminal's escape will be the prince's. If Wu Shiming fails, the prince will also be guilty of dereliction of duty.

No matter what, the prince cannot escape responsibility. Similarly, Sun Wenjie cannot escape responsibility for losing the prince's token.

"Then have you ever thought about whether the prince wants a living Xin San or a dead Xin San?"

Xuyuan asked back.

Wu Shiming hesitated.

"You know very well that the prince will not let Xin San die. First, Xin San is in the prison, he can restrain you. Second, the prince needs Xin San to confess more crimes. He will not let go of such a good scapegoat."

What the prince wants to do most is to put all the blame on Bei Yao.

In this way, even if he did not force the emperor to abdicate, there would be no other prince in the Tianqi royal family who could compete with him.

Therefore, the prince guarded the Heavenly Prison with every level and took strict precautions.

"Then what should I do?" Wu Shiming looked up at the night unwillingly, "Xin San and I grew up together and are as close as brothers. He would rather die than betray me. If I do nothing, I will look down on myself. Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, I will go for him!"

After Wu Shiming finished speaking, he made up his mind and said, "Forget it. I really forced you to do this. I will find a way to deal with Xin San's matter myself."

After Wu Shiming finished speaking, he stood up and was about to leave.

Xu Yuan saw it and said, "Don't worry, there may be other ways."

"What else can I do? I have searched for everyone I could find these past two days, including the Prince's Mansion, but no one is willing to help me."

Wu Shiming was at a loss because of concern.

He looked at Xu Yuan, his eyes full of reluctance and regret: "If I had known this day would come, I would never have let Xin San touch these dirty things."

"So what else can you do now? Just go and break out of the prison?"

"Money makes the world go round. Although Zhuifeng Hall is gone, those assassins are still there. I will go find them and ask them to take action. I will definitely be able to save Xin San."

This is Wu Shiming’s last resort and also the only resort.

"Then have you ever thought about who the prince will target after Xin San, the scapegoat, is gone?"

"Although I didn't see Xin San today, I heard from others that Xin San didn't suffer any hardship in the prison. Nothing will happen to him in the short term. What you need to do now is to stabilize yourself and not lose your composure."

"What do you mean?" Wu Shiming was stunned, then reacted and asked incredulously: "Xu Yuan, are you going to help me?"

"I'm not completely sure, but I think I can give it a try."

"How to save?"

"Prison break."

“Isn’t this still my method?”

"The method is the same, but the approach is different." Xu Yuan looked at Wu Shiming with a cold look in his eyes. "Now that the New Year is approaching, Xin San's case will not be dealt with or convicted for the time being. In other words, all those who have been imprisoned during this period will have to wait until after the New Year to be convicted and punished."

"I don't understand what this means." Wu Shiming shook his head.

"Besides the Crown Prince, the Imperial Censor can also be sent to the Heavenly Prison." Xu Yuan looked at Wu Shiming with a smile on his face. "If someone from the Wei family is sent to the Heavenly Prison during this period of time and is sentenced to death, do you think the Imperial Censor will go to the Heavenly Prison?"

Xuyuan is usually very gentle. Although he seldom smiles, his expression is relaxed, which makes people feel very comfortable.

But now, seeing Xu Yuan's smiling face, Wu Shiming felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet, which made him shudder.

He asked, "You mean, you want the Crown Prince to mistakenly believe that it was the Imperial Censor who wanted to rob the prison, and then kill Xin San by mistake?"

"Yes, in this way, the prince's attention will be on Wei Chenyi, and he will not suspect you. Even if he suspects you, he can't do anything."

"This trick of diverting trouble to someone else is indeed a good one, but those who can go to the Heavenly Prison have committed serious crimes. We can't just fabricate a crime for others out of thin air, right?" Wu Shiming was still a little worried.

"There's no need to forge anything out of thin air. You'll know in two days."

After Xu Yuan finished speaking, he stood up and said, "If everything goes well, then New Year's Eve will be the best time for us to take action."

Wu Shiming estimated the time and then said, "It's only a few days away anyway. I believe you. If I can't use the Wei family by then, I will find a way myself."

"I said I would help you, and I will definitely help you. Tomorrow you will do something for me, and the day after tomorrow you will see progress."

Xu Yuan looked at Wu Shiming, then changed the subject and said, "Although you can save Xin San, you should also know that the money you earn is ill-gotten gains. You should never touch such things again in the future."

"I swear, after this matter is settled, I will definitely quit my evil deeds. You are right, those are all ill-gotten gains. As long as Xin San can be rescued, I can do good deeds every day and let the money return to them in another way."

After Wu Shiming said this, he immediately raised his hand.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan smiled and said, "You have sworn twice today. You don't need to swear again. I believe you can do it. There is a saying that goes, God is watching what you do. If you continue like this, you will not have a good ending in the future."

If Wu Shiming continues like this, he will die lonely in the sky prison just like in his previous life.

Perhaps, the cell where Wu Shiming died was the same cell where Xin San once stayed.

After hearing Xu Yuan's words, Wu Shiming said firmly: "I will do decent business in the future, and I will definitely become rich."