Cultivating Immortals From Prison

Chapter 15 What is a hero?

On Suzaku Street, many ordinary people gathered to discuss what happened.

Some people's words are flickering, and some words are afraid to say.

Gu Shen also had a guess in his mind, maybe Emperor Xuanhe died.

The courier, who rode hundreds of miles and rushed for eight hundred miles, set off from the capital and rushed to other places. Only after the death of the old emperor could there be such a big battle.

After all, even though Jiangnan was raging with war, I hadn't seen a few expedited eight hundred miles from other places.

Then think of Ma Xiaowei's reminder to buy more meat, why buy more meat?
Because during the period of national mourning, all entertainment and commercial activities are prohibited, and this silence lasts at least half a month.

Gu Shen didn't stay long on Zhuque Street, and hurried to the Imperial Prison.

Now is the autumn of troubled times. Although the world has not yet reached the level of chaos, once the old emperor dies, there may be some troubles.

It's always not safe outside, it's better to go back to the imperial prison quickly to rest assured.

When I came to the imperial prison, the security was much stricter.

When the time was up, Captain Ma began to nod.

Gu Shen saw the figures of the two generals patrolling the cell, and the generals rarely showed up.

In the past, when Gu Shen saw the Pianjiang of the Imperial City, he would feel nervous, and felt that the aura of the Pianjiang was as deep as the sea, unfathomable.

But now that Gu Shen has also stepped into the third grade, he can already infer his cultivation level from the aura in his body.

Li Pian will be the fifth rank, Wang Pian will be the sixth rank, both are second-rate masters of the third rank.

Gu Shen glanced at the figures of the two generals and then lowered his head. Before he knew it, he had also stepped into the third rank and became a master of the fifth rank, and he was only one step away from the fourth rank. A super general in the imperial city.

Seeing his great progress gave Gu Shen a lot of encouragement. He longed to become a great master like Ji An, the Secretary of the Imperial City, one day.

After the massage, Gu Shen inspected the cell as usual.

At Si time, that is, at ten o'clock in the morning in Gu Shen's previous life, news came that Emperor Xuanhe had passed away.

The senior officials of the Imperial City Department had already heard the news, but the lower-level Xiaoqi and the jailers didn't know about it. Now that the emperor had died, they were all stunned.

This is really a big deal.

The prisoners in the imperial prison also responded enthusiastically.

Because the old emperor passed away, there will definitely be a new emperor ascending the throne. According to the usual practice, in order to show virtue and appease the hearts of the people, the new emperor will definitely pardon the world.

As long as you don't commit heinous crimes, they are all within the scope of forgiveness.

When Gu Shen was inspecting the prisoners in the cell, he noticed that the former household secretary Xia Yuanlu looked slightly sad, but he didn't cry like some criminal officers.

Gu Shen thought it was the same, maybe Xia Yuanlu didn't like such a foolish emperor as Emperor Xuanhe.

If I were old man Xia, I would be so happy that this stupid king died.

After looking at Old Man Xia, Gu Shen went to Room C and No. [-] next door. Inside, Lu Yuanming was dressed in ragged and shabby clothes, with messy and knotted hair, and a layer of black ash had been smeared on his face from nowhere.

He bowed his head in silence, as if mourning the death of the emperor.

It's just that Gu Shen clearly saw the joy that was about to overflow from his eyes.

Seeing it, Gu Shen slightly hooked the corners of his mouth.

No wonder Lu Yuanming was so happy. The crime Lu Yuanming committed was not serious, but someone wanted him to die, so he was sent to prison. If it was normal, after several tortures and beatings, Lu Yuanming would not be far from death.

But now during the national mourning period, of course, punishment cannot be used, and when the new emperor ascends the throne, Lu Yuanming will be in the ranks of pardons.

"This guy is really lucky." Gu Shen thought to himself.

However, he was also happy for Lu Yuanming. If it was someone else, Gu Shen would be a ruthless jailer, but he had a preconceived impression of Lu Yuanming, so it was inevitable that he would take care of him. Although Lu Yuanming was a little childish, he had a good heart and could feel Gu Shen's kindness.

After getting in touch with each other these days, Gu Shen and Lu Yuanming have become much closer.

During the national funeral, although the above said to cheer everyone up.

But the gate of the prison is closed, there are no new prisoners to be handed over, and the prisoners are no longer interrogated. The colleagues are a little free, so they sit at the Eight Immortals table and gamble a small amount of money. Gu Shen is not interested in this. What he is interested in is in this prison. the prisoner.

After looking around, there was no dead person, one of them was almost dead, but when he heard the faint king died, he suddenly came back to life, leaving Gu Shen a little speechless.

When he came to cell No. C[-], Lu Yuanming was leaning against the wall, watching Erlang's legs sway slightly, with a straw in his mouth.

Seeing Gu Shen approaching, Lu Yuanming immediately crawled to the prison door, "Brother Gu, has the date for the new king's ascension to the throne been fixed?"

Gu Shen shook his head and said, "I don't know."

The colleagues were all gambling over there, but no one came over here, so Gu Shen was also idle, planning to talk to Lu Yuanming for a while.

Glancing at Xia Yuanlu who was resting on the ground in Cell C[-] next to him, Gu Shen withdrew his gaze, looked at Lu Yuanming in front of him, and said, "Old Lu, do you have any plans for the future?"

Lu Yuanming was melancholy, and said: "In the future? I dare not think about it in the future. If I can get away with my life, I will be content."

Gu Shen hummed, and said, "If you are lucky enough to save your life and go out, do you still do good deeds to save the people like before?"

Lu Yuanming fell into silence.

Lu Yuanming is not stupid, on the contrary he is very smart. He could read a thousand characters at the age of three, recite Tang poems at the age of five, read the Four Books and Five Classics by heart at the age of seven, and passed the examination as a scholar at the age of 13.

But after being admitted as a scholar, he did not continue to take the imperial examination. Unlike many scholars, he was not very interested in being an official, and he yearned for life in the rivers and lakes.

It's just that the talent is not enough. After many years of martial arts training, he failed to step into the ninth rank, and thus lost the qualification to enter the rivers and lakes.

If he hadn't figured out why he had offended someone when he was first arrested by the Jingzhao Mansion, but after he entered the imperial prison, he also figured it out.

"I feel powerless. Even though I have the heart to rescue the refugees, what can I do if I have a guillotine hanging around my neck?" Lu Yuanming smiled wryly.

Lu Yuanming's voice was not loud, but it was enough for Xia Yuanlu in the next cell to hear him. He couldn't help but give the young boy next door a high look.

Gu Shen looked at Lu Yuanming in front of him, thought for a while, and said, "Old Lu, I have known you for a long time, and I think that although you do not have strong martial arts, you are more like a hero than many knights in the rivers and lakes."

Lu Yuanming was stunned for a moment, he yearned for the life of a young hero, but no one ever called him "Daxia Lu". This was the first time he said that he looked like a hero from others.

Lu Yuanming smiled wryly and said, "Brother Gu, a person like me deserves to be called a hero? Don't make fun of me."

Gu Shen looked at Lu Yuanming and said, "Old Lu, do you know what a hero is?"

Lu Yuanming was startled, and asked, "What is a hero?"

Gu Shen recalled a well-known saying in his previous life, and said to Lu Yuanming: "A great chivalrous man should serve the country and the people."

(End of this chapter)