After Zhao Gao was arrested, Zhao Chengcheng began to feel restless. He had not slept for a long time, and whenever he closed his eyes, he would feel the tragedy of being exterminated.

Of course, if others are killed, he will be killed. The key is that he himself is tied up inside, waiting to be beheaded.

During this period, Zhao Cheng sent out many people to inquire about Zhao Gao's information, but these people were blocked. There were too many involved in the major treason case, and it was impossible for Zhao Cheng to inquire about the information.

Zhao Cheng was restless and could only ask his family to buy some wine and try to get himself drunk.

He would definitely not drink Li Shui's fairy wine. Fortunately, there are some counterfeit products on the market. Although the taste is a bit worse, the intoxicating effect is always there.

Zhao Cheng sighed and drank a glass of wine. The more he drank, the more worried he became.

Zhao Gao is the backbone of the entire Zhao family. Zhao Cheng originally felt that since his brother had been hiding behind the scenes and doing all the dirty work, he should be the pillar of the Zhao family.

But after Zhao Gao was arrested, Zhao Chengcai suddenly realized that he was nothing. He could not mobilize any of the Zhao family's gang members.

He once ordered his servants to send messages everywhere, hoping to summon the courtiers to discuss rescuing Zhao Gao, but the courtiers all blamed him for being ill.

What a joke. Why did everyone fall ill in one day? Is there a plague in Xianyang?

Zhao Cheng got drunk and began to curse.

When it got dark, Zhao Cheng's wife came over. She sighed and said to Zhao Cheng: "My eldest brother is in prison, and his life or death is uncertain. You don't want to rescue him, but instead drink here. What's the point of this?"

Zhao Cheng chuckled and said, "What do you know? If there is a way to rescue him, will I just sit back and ignore him?"

The lady added: "Eldest brother is very loyal to the Qin Dynasty. Sooner or later, if he is found out, he will be released. You must not be so decadent."

Zhao Cheng sighed and said nothing.

Put him back? Can he really be put back? Isn't it normal to be tortured and beaten into submission?

What's more, others don't know that he knows his brother. Although Zhao Gao has no direct intention to rebel, when he talks about Da Qin, he sounds like Lu Xiangguo back then.

He regarded the Qin Dynasty as a thing, a thing that could give him power. In the end, he only wanted to play around with applause, and he had no sense of awe.

Zhao Cheng poured himself another sip of wine and murmured to himself: "It's good to be drunk to death. If you don't wake up, you will be confused. When you are tied up and beheaded, you won't know the pain anymore."

The lady beside her was so angry that her face turned red, but she didn't dare to do anything to Zhao Cheng. She could only reach out her hand and throw the jar of wine to the ground.

Zhao Cheng smelled the aroma of the wine and cried out, "This jar of wine is worth ten thousand dollars."

The two people were making a fuss when the servant outside ran in and said to Zhao Cheng excitedly: "Master, there are courtiers who want to see you."

Zhao Cheng was stunned for a moment and asked dizzily: "Who is it?"

The servant said: "It's Lou Zhu and Fei Zhai."

Zhao Cheng sighed and said: "A loyal minister is always welcome in times of need. Please come in quickly."

Lou Zhu and Fei Zhai both had ulterior motives. After meeting Zhao Cheng, they looked at each other when they saw that he was disheveled and smelled of alcohol.

That means: Did you see him? He is such an idiot, are you embarrassed not to cheat him?

Zhao Cheng held Lou Zhu with one hand and Fei Zhai with the other, walked quickly into the house, and then said excitedly: "Two adults, I never thought that you are willing to help in such a critical moment. I am really... grateful."

ah."

Lou Zhu chuckled and said, "Master Zhao is a little out of touch when he says this. You and I are one family, so why should we separate ourselves from each other?"

Zhao Cheng pulled them to sit down and asked eagerly: "My brother has been arrested, do you two adults have any good ideas?"

Lou Zhu pondered for a few seconds, then sighed and said: "Wang Wan is under very strict supervision, and no one can see Master Zhao Gao. From this, it seems that His Majesty has issued a strict order."

Fei Zhai said from the side: "Yes. Whether Mr. Zhao is treasonous or not depends on His Majesty's attitude. If Your Majesty believes that he is treasonous, it is treason if he does not. If Your Majesty does not believe that he is treasonous, it is treason but not treason."

Zhao Cheng was stunned by what he said and asked: "Does your Majesty believe it or not?"

Fei Zhai chuckled and asked: "Master Zhao Cheng, what do you think?"

Zhao Cheng was silent for a long time, and then his face turned pale: "It seems that Your Majesty has determined that my brother has rebelled. Otherwise, why would he be so closely guarded?"

Neither Fei Zhai nor Lou Zhu expressed their opinions, allowing Zhao Cheng to continue to think.

Zhao Cheng said to himself: "Your Majesty's attitude has been decided, and the situation is over. My brother will be whipped and beaten, and everything will be over."

Lou Zhu said quietly: "It's been a few hours since Mr. Zhao went in. I'm afraid he has suffered a lot."

Zhao Cheng's face turned pale: "Do you think my brother has already recruited someone?"

Lou Zhu and Fei Zhai looked at each other, and then said, "Master Zhao Cheng, what do you think?"

Zhao Cheng wiped the cold sweat from his head and said: "My brother must have already taken the whip. The whip hits the body and it is very hot. Who can withstand it?"

Suddenly, Zhao Cheng's body trembled violently: "Once you admit to treason, you will be exterminated."

Lou Zhu and Fei Zhai both nodded and agreed, "Yes, yes."

Zhao Cheng said with a bitter face: "Two gentlemen, please help me."

Lou Zhu sighed and said: "What can be done now? But it is already dark now, even if Mr. Zhao has already recruited. Wang Wan can only hand over the confession to His Majesty tomorrow."

Zhao Cheng nodded and said: "Therefore, we still have one night."

Fei Zhai suddenly said: "It would be fine if Mr. Zhao didn't do anything. There is still a chance to save everything."

Zhao Cheng hummed: "Yes, it would be fine if my brother didn't do anything."

After a moment of silence, Zhao Cheng suddenly said: "If I sell the farmland and house in my house, give all the money to Wang Wan, and ask him to be lenient, destroy the testimony, and let my brother go. If I tell your majesty again, I will say that my brother

Innocent, what do you think?"

Lou Zhu and Fei Zhai looked at each other and said, "This... I'm afraid it's a little difficult."

Zhao Cheng also sighed: "That's right. How could Wang Wan be willing to take such extraordinary risks for the sake of money?"

Fei Zhai suddenly said quietly: "However, if there is no confession, Wang Wan can't do anything to Mr. Zhao, right? If Mr. Zhao happens to retract his confession in court, bite the bullet and stop confessing, then it will be fine.

.”

Zhao Cheng smiled bitterly: "How can the confession disappear in thin air? How can my brother grit his teeth? That is torture."

At this point, Zhao Cheng suddenly felt something in his heart and said to himself: "What if I order someone to steal the confession? In this case, the confession will be gone. As for my brother... how should I make him grit his teeth?

?”

Lou Zhu and Fei Zhai breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Zhao Cheng had already entered the road. Then they quickly stood up and said, "It's useless to think hard here. The two of us will contact some courtiers to see if anyone is willing to help.

Helping hand.”

Zhao Cheng shook his head and said, "I've already asked everyone, but no one is willing to help."

Lou Zhu said: "It doesn't matter, let's ask again."

Then, the two men left in a hurry.

After seeing off Lou Zhu and Fei Zhai, Zhao Chengcheng slowly returned to his room with his hands behind his back. He was still muttering: "The prison is heavily guarded. It's not easy to steal the confession."

"However, there may not be no chance. The most difficult thing is to ask my brother to bite the bullet and not give in. At the moment, it seems that there are only two ways."

"Or, rescue him from prison and send him away. If he escapes, then the crime of treason will be inconclusive. Even if I are implicated, he will not be beheaded. But this method... there are too many variables.

And where can he escape? I'm afraid he will be caught before he reaches Hangu Pass."

"Besides that, there is another way, which is to silence him..."

Zhao Cheng's body trembled violently at the thought of being silenced. That was his dearest brother, how could he...

After a long time, he called the servants at home and ordered: "Call all the dead soldiers in the house immediately."

A quarter of an hour later, the dead soldiers gathered in Zhao Cheng's study.

At this time, Zhao Cheng was writing a suicide note. In the suicide note, he cursed Huaiguzi, slandered those disloyal party members, and repeatedly complained about Ying Zheng. In the end, he expressed his intention to die to clarify his ambition.

Zhao Cheng did not write this suicide note to himself, but imitated Zhao Gao's handwriting.

After writing it, he handed it to the dead men, and then ordered them: "The best thing is, you sneak into the death row, burn my brother's confession, secretly rescue him, and then fly away. Go to the Huns or the Chu land, it's up to you to choose

.”

"Zhongce, you break into the death row, burn the confession, and rescue my brother. Then break out of Xianyang City and fly away."

"The next step is to break into the death row, burn the confession, and snatch my brother out. If you can't get rid of the pursuers, then...send my brother away to prevent him from suffering anymore. Then hide this suicide note on him."

The dead soldiers all nodded.

One of them asked: "Sir, what should I do if the head of the family has not confessed yet?"

Zhao Cheng smiled bitterly: "How is that possible? Even you guys can't bear it after being tortured, let alone my brother? What's more, even if he can bear it for a while, he won't be able to bear it for three to five days."

The dead soldiers nodded slowly, and then said: "We will fight to the death to protect the safety of the family master."

Zhao Cheng hummed: "If my brother can survive, I will feel better in my heart. If the real thing cannot be done, my brother will definitely choose to preserve the Zhao family."

The dead soldiers set out at night.

Zhao Cheng looked at the moon in the sky and thought: "This is the first time that I am doing things alone without my brother to make suggestions. I hope... we will win and everything will go well."

After finishing reciting, Zhao Chengcheng took off his shirt, put on the thorn stick on his back, opened the door, walked forward on his knees, and walked towards the palace.

"After this night, whether my brother lives or dies, he will always be freed from the charge of treason. As long as he is not treason, everything will be fine. Isn't it normal for him to run away after being tortured? Your Majesty is not a fool, doesn't he know?

, in that kind of death row, can any confession be obtained? In anger, he resented his brother, and as long as he calmed down, he would definitely regret it. The premise is that his brother did not admit to treason, otherwise, His Majesty would never regret it again

It’s possible.”

"As for the person who rescued my brother, how do I know who it is? My brother has many connections and is in a high position. I am just a commoner. Well, how can a commoner participate in a rebellion? Unexpectedly, misfortunes and blessings depend on it. That day I was arrested

Winning the title is actually a good thing."

"Now that my brother is on the run, I am so frightened that I take the initiative to plead guilty. I will also defend my brother, cry out, and mention my brother's achievements in the past. In this way, His Majesty will definitely be moved and regret that he forced my brother away. He

He will definitely let me go, let go of the entire Zhao family. He might even reinstate my title given my loyalty and honesty." Zhao Cheng thought quite beautifully, and he somewhat admired his own wit.

The only drawback is that the ground in Xianyang is uneven. After crawling dozens of meters on my knees, my knees started to hurt.
Chapter completed!