Chapter 302: If You Can't Tear Down the Roof, Opening a Window Is Fine

Zhao Mingqiao was like a warrior about to go to the battlefield, fearless and awe-inspiring.

Sun Daoning actually admired the other party from the bottom of his heart, because he was addicted to power and had long since lost this hot blood.

Why can we scholars forge the order of the world, why are we scholars respected by the world—precisely because there are people like Zhao Mingqiao, generation after generation, following one after another, never dying and never stopping.

The matter of deposing the Crown Prince indeed destroyed the order of this world from the root, and everything became chaotic. Such an orthodox Crown Prince with no major faults could be deposed; what else was impossible, and what else could be insisted on? The content in the books, the faith deeply taught since childhood—was it still worth insisting on?

People's hearts had doubts, and with doubts, there would be changes; the process of change brought chaos, and after chaos, it might be better, but it was more likely to become worse.

Anyway, scholars would not accept the second set of order.

Sun Daoning could fully understand Zhao Mingqiao's hatred. He could even understand why the other party wanted to kill Lu Mingchuan.

However, young man, in the end, you are still too young; the consequences of this matter are by no means just the death of one or two people. This matter involves a wide range; how can one act on impulse?

"Zhao Mingqiao, you are an official; you should know how to weigh the pros and cons and start from the big picture."

"What is the big picture? The Crown Prince has already been deposed, and you are still considering the big picture. It is precisely because you are always hesitant in doing things that the Crown Prince was deposed. If you continue to weigh it, I dare say, Prince Zhong will definitely be harmed by you. You bunch of pig teammates!"

"You are presumptuous!"

"Did I say anything wrong? If you don't cut it off, you will suffer from chaos. With such a big advantage, you could still lose; what right do you have to use your experience to guide me? Your experience is only worthy of letting you muddle along until death."

"Zhao Mingqiao, do you want to rebel?"

"If I had troops in my hands, before the Divine Artifact Battalion entered the capital, I would have rebelled; the Crown Prince wouldn't have been deposed. The one deposed would have been that old thing."

"Shut your mouth!" Sun Daoning was scared to death. Zhao Mingqiao didn't want his life and was really daring to say it. His face was pale, and he hurriedly walked to the window to take a look; fortunately, there was no one.

Little did he know, the conversation between the two had all fallen into Chen Guanlou's ears.

Chen Guanlou was reflecting: did he really understand Zhao Mingqiao? Today, he met a brand-new Zhao Mingqiao; "angry youth" and "sprayer" were not enough to describe him. Zhao Mingqiao was a warrior, a fighter fighting for faith and ideals.

In fact, from beginning to end, Zhao Mingqiao hadn't changed; what changed was people's hearts and the world. The world forced Zhao Mingqiao to become an angry person, a person who firmly believed that he must kill, kill, kill.

"Zhao Mingqiao, I won't stop you if you want to die, but can you not implicate innocent people. This official was almost killed by you."

Sun Daoning was bitter in his heart! What kind of person was this; he said it was an interrogation, but he just caused trouble. Fortunately, today was just a preliminary trial, and there was no need for a public trial. If it were in the hall, if Zhao Mingqiao dared to spout nonsense without restraint, he would definitely kill him in advance.

"Why fear, my lord; as long as there is no fear in your heart, even if it is the execution of nine clans, so what."

"If you want to execute nine clans, go ahead; I won't stop you. But don't think about dragging others into the water. I don't care what you want to do; anyway, today I will pretend I didn't come, and what you said will be treated as nonsense."

Zhao Mingqiao's eyes widened, his gaze spraying fire. "Does Sun insist on protecting Lu Mingchuan?"

"I am not protecting Mr. Lu; I am protecting countless innocent people. You are so smart, you should understand that Lu Mingchuan is not one person; if something happens to him, countless people will be implicated. Among them are your senior and junior brothers. How cruel you are, how can you bear it. If you don't think for yourself, you should at least think for the innocent people." Sun Daoning could be said to be earnest and well-meaning, wishing he could break the truth and knead it into Zhao Mingqiao's brain.

Zhao Mingqiao sneered. "When will the protection of officials end? Forget it, forget it, do whatever you want. However, I have a request; I hope Sun can agree."

"Say it!"

"I want to go out, and I want to return to my post. I hope Sun will fulfill it."

Sun Daoning's mouth twitched. He suddenly discovered that this young man in front of him seemed to be both treacherous and loyal. Was this sublimation?

Yu Zhaoan jokingly called it "enlightenment in the Heavenly Prison"; could it be that the Heavenly Prison really had this effect? One or two people entered the Heavenly Prison, and all of them underwent a transformation, becoming fierce and evil, using any means necessary. Why hadn't he discovered this before?

He rubbed his brows and said: "Fine! I will try my best to fight for you. Your matter is not serious, and it is very easy to go out. Whether you can return to your post depends on your luck."

"My luck should be quite good." Zhao Mingqiao smiled.

Sun Daoning waved his hand, still saying the same thing: "Watch your mouth, don't spout nonsense."

"I will definitely watch my mouth."

The conversation ended, and Zhao Mingqiao was sent back to the cell.

Chen Guanlou arrived at the prison warden's office. "Does my lord have any instructions?"

Sun Daoning came back to his senses. "Oh, Little Chen is here. That Zhao Mingqiao, you send someone to watch him well; there must be no accidents. If he says anything, as long as it is important, record it all."

"I understand; I will definitely focus on Zhao Mingqiao. Does my lord have any other instructions?"

Sun Daoning waved his hand; he was annoyed now, his state of mind unbalanced by Zhao Mingqiao's words, irritable and uneasy. "Before the new prison warden takes office, you watch the Heavenly Prison well. If there is anything, send someone to the Ministry of Justice to say it."

"My lord, how much longer will the new prison warden take to take office? We prison guards have waited too long, and I hope my lord can understand."

"Don't worry, he will take office soon. I am busy, I'm leaving."

"I will see my lord off."

Chen Guanlou saw Sun Daoning off to the gate, watched the carriage leave, and then returned to the Grade A prison.

He arrived in front of Zhao Mingqiao's cell door, curiously sizing up the other party, his gaze filled with exploration, doubt, novelty, and a trace of indescribable excitement.

He was actually a person who feared that the world wouldn't be chaotic enough, loved to watch the fun, and wished that more people would stand up and resist like Zhao Mingqiao, quickly pulling the old Emperor down. It didn't matter who was the Emperor, as long as it wasn't the old Emperor. The old guy actually made the absurd move of using a military mutiny to depose the Crown Prince, which absolutely belonged to an unprecedented creation.

"What are you staring at me for? If you have something to say, say it!" Zhao Mingqiao still retained the strong temperament of fighting with Sun Daoning, and his tone was extremely impolite.

"Did you take the wrong medicine?" Chen Guanlou asked casually.

Zhao Mingqiao raised his brows slightly. "What did Sun Daoning tell you?" He didn't think at all that the other party might have eavesdropped.

Sun Daoning himself was a martial artist, and Chen Guanlou was an ordinary person; if he eavesdropped, he definitely couldn't hide it from Sun Daoning. It was normal that he didn't think about eavesdropping.

Chen Guanlou shook his head slightly. "He told me to watch you well and not let you spout nonsense."

Zhao Mingqiao sneered. "Tell him, I know my limits and will never mess around."

Not mess around—yeah right! ===== CHAPTER 303 =====