"Everyone, be quiet for a moment!"
Chu Xiuyan raised his hand and spoke calmly.
Following his movements and words, all the nightingales around him fell silent, waiting for Chu Xiuyan to speak.
Chu Xiuyan smiled and said, "The first question is, if we really kidnapped County Lord Defu and brought him to the capital, do you think we could reach the capital alive?"
"Can?"
Chu Xiuyan's eyes swept over the faces of the people around him one by one, and every nightingale caught by his eyes lowered their heads.
From Maoyuan County to the capital, it is thousands of miles away.
It's not like they didn't make any noise, unless they silenced all the insiders. But if they really do this, the noise will be even greater.
In other words, it was impossible for them to send people to the capital safely.
In the process, they will definitely encounter interceptions.
Not to mention the old Xu family, they couldn't afford to offend the rich and noble prince.
"So, isn't it good to live well?"
Chu Xiuyan stopped talking and continued to sit quietly in the cell.
"Watchmaster, since you knew you couldn't send County Lord Defu to the capital, why did you do that? And you gave the County Lord a silk-tangled poison?"
"If I don't do this, you will all die!"
"Nightingale, it's not like this is a place without rules. You guys haven't forgotten it, right?"
"Once a nightingale, always a nightingale!"
"Mission failed, people die!"
"Now that this is happening, I feel sorry for the Lord Defu County!"
"When Uncle Yong Wu and Marquis Wu Cheng return from the expedition, I, the chief culprit, will be able to save my life. But you, after following me for so many years, some of you still joined the Nightingale because you are grateful for my kindness."
"Speaking of which, I, Chu Xiuyan, couldn't help you and led you to such a path of no return!"
"Sir, don't say that!"
"We are all doing this voluntarily!"
"This is our own choice!"
All the nightingales spoke one after another.
Unlike the people in Maoyuan County who abandoned Chu Xiuyan, the Nightingale people really never left Chu Xiuyan.
When Fubao, Cai's mother, and Li Chun appeared in the county jail again, what they saw was such a touching scene.
"Magistrate Chu, what a good idea!"
Fu Bao entered the prison. He was a small man, but he had an old-fashioned attitude.
Chu Xiuyan chuckled and said, "The county master praised me!"
"No, no, sincerely!"
Fu Bao looked at Chu Xiuyan intently and said, "Mr. Chu, everything was planned by you from the beginning, right?"
"Oh? Why did the county chief say that?"
Chu Xiuyan looked at Fu Bao with a smile, "I'm a little confused as you said!"
"Magistrate Chu, don't tell lies in front of real people!"
"With your ability and Nightingale's methods, if you really want to take me to the capital, you won't make such a big show of it."
"So, your purpose from the beginning was not to succeed. From the beginning, you were rushing to fail, so that's why you did this, right?"
Fubao did not engage in confrontation with Chu Xiuyan, but directly explained his judgment.
"County Lord, what good will it do to me if I do this?"
Chu Xiuyan did not admit it, but looked at Fubao calmly and asked a question.
"Because you are a good person!"
Rarely, Fubao issued a good person card to someone.
You are a good man!
If such words were said in future generations on certain occasions, they would definitely be hated.
Good guy cards cannot be given out casually.
But here, no one knows about the good guy card.
In addition, Fubao didn't know how to evaluate Chu Xiuyan. It seemed that the term "good person" was more appropriate.
On the way here, Fu Bao tried to analyze Chu Xiuyan's heart.
This person is undoubtedly a kind of person who is loyal to the Tang Dynasty.
But in his heart, he also has his own concepts of right and wrong.
Nightingale is very powerful and has countless spies in secret.
Then, Chu Xiuyan should know the information about the Frost Spirit people, and he also knew in his heart what kind of disaster the Frost Spirit people would cause if they entered the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, Chu Xiuyan must be firmly on the war side.
But now, the eldest princess doesn't want to fight against the Frost Spirit people. She just wants to get rid of the dissidents, and the first ones to bear the brunt are Mr. Xu and his family.
The series of orders issued by the eldest princess and the actions taken against Xiangyi Mansion all prove this point.
Chu Xiuyan didn't know what the eldest princess was thinking, but he knew that no matter what, he couldn't delay Mr. Xu's battle against the Frost Spirit people.
Otherwise, what awaits the people of the Tang Dynasty is devastation.
The cannibalistic and bloodthirsty Frost Spirits are bound to be a more terrifying existence for the Northern Barbarians.
However, as one of the Nine Nightingale Sentinels and a local official of the imperial court, Chu Xiuyan must obey the decree of the eldest princess.
In such a situation, what can he do
There is no other choice but to fail.
If he didn't take action, then Nightingale might clean up the family, and even the court would issue a decree to punish him.
"County Lord, there are some things that you should see through but not tell. In fact, it will be good for everyone!"
Chu Xiuyan did not wait for Fu Bao to explain everything, but said something faintly.
Hearing his words, Fubao rolled his eyes and said, "Mr. Chu, according to you, you are quite good, but you have treated me as a fool!"
"Have it?"
Chu Xiuyan grinned and said: "County Lord, after we leave this door, I will not admit anything you say."
"Of course, if you definitely want to put it aside and fish for the big fish in the long run, then, as you are the swordsman and I am the flesh of the fish, I can only let you slaughter me!"
Now that everything has been said, it is impossible for Chu Xiuyan to continue pretending to be stupid with Fu Bao.
Fu Bao is very troublesome!
It’s really annoying!
Not long ago, I thought I was a clever guy who dug a hole for Chu Xiuyan, but in the end, this was the truth.
"Chu Xiuyan, County Magistrate Chu, I have decided that you will be released!"
"Come here, let your magistrate come out!"
What a bully to a child!
It's amazing how flexible your brain is, isn't it
It's so miserable to say that you want to continue to stay in the prison so that you can stay out of it. I'm afraid you haven't woken up!
Fu Bao was very angry now, and naturally he wouldn't let Chu Xiuyan have an easy time.
Therefore, Chu Xiuyan was released!
The prison door opened, but Chu Xiuyan did not move.
"County Master, you are already three years old, you cannot be so willful!"
"If you put him down and go out, you are letting the tiger return to the mountain, which is not what a smart person does!"
Chu Xiuyan sat on the spot, looking at Fu Bao with a half-smile.
In the surrounding cells, Nightingale's people were all dumbfounded. They didn't understand what was going on. Why did they let their sentry leader go? (End of chapter)