I was imprisoned by the Empress at the beginning, and I was secretly invincible

Tai Academy.

The old master sat in the academy with a gloomy face.

Opposite him, the old minister smiled.

"I know that I did something unkind this time, but I have no choice."

It would have been better if he didn't say anything. As soon as he opened his mouth, the old master immediately blew his beard and glared.

Then he pointed at the people gathered outside and cursed at the old minister:

"You have no choice but to mess with me? You mess with these ignorant people? Where is your conscience? Has it been eaten by a dog?"

"Cen Yongwang, I really didn't expect you to be such a person. Do you think I will surrender if you encourage these people to beg me?"

"Wrong! Absolutely wrong! The more you do this, the less I will let you have your way. You want me to ask the Duke of Wei to come out of retirement? It's impossible in this life. Dream on!"

The old minister didn't care about being sprayed with spit. He wiped it off and laughed:

"Of course, I know you are not the kind of person who surrenders easily. We have been friends for decades. How can I not understand you?"

"But you are wrong about one thing. These people outside were not encouraged by me, but they came voluntarily."

"Of course, I did do a little work. I just told them: as long as you are asked, the Duke of Wei can come back, and then they came. Why?"

"Is it because of me? I don't have such a big face... or because of you? No, you don't have such a big appeal."

"It's because they sincerely hope that the Duke of Wei can come back. Even if there is only a little hope, they are willing to try, because they all want to make the Great Zhou stable again and hope to live a stable life."

The old minister said slowly with a sincere face.

The old man was unmoved, instead he sneered: "So, you want to force me, and then let me force the Duke of Wei? No matter how high-sounding your words are, it can't change the inner nature of what you are doing!"

"Think about how hard the Duke of Wei worked, for the sake of the Great Zhou and the Ji family, he worked diligently and forgot to eat and sleep, but what about you, how did you treat him?"

"You are afraid that his achievements will surpass the master, afraid that he will usurp the throne, afraid of things that have never happened, so you specially fabricated a bunch of false charges, and then ignored everything. Some people objected and threw the Duke of Wei into the prison without hesitation! "

"Now, without the Duke of Wei to preside over the overall situation, the Great Zhou is no longer viable, and then you are anxious again, wanting him to come out of retirement to help you. I really want to ask you, where do you get the face? Or do you know that you have no face, so you instigated these ignorant people to help you make up for your loss?"

The old master pointed at the old Shangshu with his right hand, trembling with anger, and then asked word by word: "Do you know how despicable your behavior is now?"

The old Shangshu was scolded.

Even though he was mentally prepared, he still underestimated the ability of a big sprayer to scold people.

After being scolded, he was a little depressed.

How many years of old friends, completely disregarding the past feelings, scolding him with all his strength.

From this, we can also see how angry the old master is in his heart.

The old Shangshu also fell into a long silence, and it was not until a long time later that he raised his head again.

"You are right. My behavior is indeed despicable. I used them, and you, and I wanted to use the Duke of Wei... The purpose is just to fulfill the last wish of an old man who is about to be buried... At least before I die, I don't want to see the collapse of the Great Zhou. Otherwise, how can I face the ancestors of the Great Zhou?"

At this moment, the old Shangshu seemed to have aged by more than ten years.

The old body became more hunched.

Even if he just sat there, he exuded a rotten smell all over his body.

The whole person's spirit seemed to have lost half of his energy.

Looking at his old friend like this, the old man opened his mouth, but he didn't continue to curse.

The main reason was that he was afraid that if he continued to curse, he would curse this guy to death.

So, it's better to hold back a little.

But the old man's attitude was extremely firm.

"No matter what you say today, I can't ask the Duke of Weiguo for help. If he is willing to come out of retirement, he will come out of retirement. Otherwise, no one can force him to do anything, because he doesn't owe Da Zhou anything, but Da Zhou owes him!"

The old master's words were powerful.

The old minister nodded and stopped persuading: "Okay, if that's the case, then I understand, but these people outside are here for you, so you should tell them first."

Hearing this, the old master frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and finally stood up.

He quickly walked outside.

At this time, the outside of the academy was already crowded with a large number of people who had heard the news.

When they saw the old master appear, everyone's eyes burst into unprecedented hope.

"Old sir, they all said that as long as they find you, the Duke of Wei will be fine. Is that true?"

"Old sir, if the Duke of Wei comes out, will our Great Zhou not have to fight? My son was conscripted to the north and there has been no news for several months. I really hope he can come back soon."

"Old sir, please let the Duke of Wei come back. Without him, our Great Zhou has become a mess. Those corrupt officials have been torturing us in various ways. With all kinds of taxes, we can hardly make ends meet."

"Old sir, you are highly respected. Please persuade Her Majesty the Empress to release the Duke of Wei. The Duke of Wei is the Wenquxing from heaven. How can such a person be imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison? He will be punished by heaven!"

Before the old man could speak, a crowd of people started talking one after another, rushing to speak, and suddenly the once quiet academy became extremely noisy.

But facing this noisy environment, the old man did not dislike it at all.

He knew that no matter how despicable those rulers were, these ordinary people were innocent, and they all hoped from the bottom of their hearts that the Duke of Wei would come back.

Facing those pairs of expectant eyes, the old man opened his mouth, but found that he could not say no at all.

Just now, when facing the old Shangshu, he could scold him mercilessly.

But facing these simple people, he could not bear to let them down.

After struggling for a while, he sighed deeply.

Then he looked back at the old Shangshu and said in an unprecedented indifference: "Is this your purpose? Congratulations, you succeeded. I will go to Tianlao early tomorrow morning, but I can't guarantee success!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man turned around and left, never looking at the old Shangshu again.

The old Shangshu stood there, speechless for a long time.

His plan was indeed successful, but he did not feel any joy in his heart.

Because he knew very well that he had lost a friend forever, an old friend who had known each other for decades!

Is it worth it?

He didn't know either.

He just wanted to do his best to protect the Great Zhou...