Chapter 10: Escaping the Cage
"Look, look, this emperor is going to kill someone!" a large crowd of people flocked to the bulletin board at the city gate and pointed. Several names on the bulletin board are particularly eye-catching, especially the last one, the Captain of the Horse - Wang Feng.
"What should I do, Mr. Bai, do you have any way to save your husband?" The news that Wang Feng was about to be beheaded had already been brought back by Eagle Eye, which made Zhu Huimin, who was particularly anxious, unable to sit still any longer.
"I 、、、、、、" Bai Wenxuan paused, in fact, he was also in a state of confusion now, he never thought that the emperor would kill the young marshal at this time.
As soon as Zhu Huimin saw Bai Wenxuan's expression, she understood seven or eight points in her heart, picked up the sword on the wall and was about to rush out, "Since I can't think of a way, then I'll go and break through, I don't believe that I can't save my husband." Zhu Huimin made up her mind, if she couldn't save Wang Feng, then she would die with him.
"Quick, stop Madame!" Bai Wenxuan was so frightened that he hurriedly beckoned the maid to stop Zhu Huimin, he knew the princess's temper, if he really let her out, he didn't know what kind of basket would be poked.
"Let go of me, let go of me!" Zhu Huimin struggled.
"Madam, sir, the prince is here!" the family seemed to run in at a trot.
"Wang Chengen, what is he doing here, do you want to see our jokes? Just say that Princess Ben is not letting him go. "Zhu Huimin has never had a good eye for this Wang Chengen.
"Madam!" Bai Wenxuan stopped the family who was about to report back, "This Wang Chengen is a popular person around the emperor, he came to the mansion at this time is definitely not as simple as watching the excitement, maybe he will bring us some good news?"
Zhu Huimin pondered for a while, and felt that what Bai Wenxuan said seemed to make some sense, "Okay, you go and let him in!"
After a while, Wang Chengen walked in with a few eunuchs, and when he saw Zhu Huimin in the lobby, he hurriedly saluted, "Slave Wang Chengen, see Her Royal Highness the Princess, Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose." ”
"Princess, please get up!" Zhu Huimin raised his hand slightly, and the eunuch who followed behind Wang Chengen hurriedly helped Wang Chengen up.
"Princess!" Bai Wenxuan, who was behind Zhu Huimin, arched his hand towards Wang Chengen, and Wang Chengen nodded with a smile.
"Princess, I don't know what you are doing today? Is it to see our jokes, or?" Bai Wenxuan, as a strategist of the Bofu, of course, it would be better for him to come forward to inquire about this kind of matter. Now they have precious time for Bai Wenxuan, so they don't beat around the bush, and ask directly when they come up.
"No, no, the princess misunderstood. The old slave came this time purely for the sake of offering. Wang Chengen hurriedly argued.
"Do you have a way to save the horse?" Zhu Huimin couldn't sit still anymore, so she quickly stood up and asked eagerly.
"Princess, have you forgotten that the emperor once gave you a gold medal for avoiding death when you got married?" Wang Chengen's tone was always so yin and yang.
"Death-free gold medal, do you mean this?" Zhu Huimin took out a small token from her waist, this token has been carried with her since the emperor gave it, if it wasn't for Wang Chengen's reminder, she would have forgotten this token.
"Father-in-law, are you saying that I should take this token to the emperor to intercede?" Bai Wenxuan seemed to suddenly realize.
Wang Chengen lowered his head and smiled.
"Wonderful, wonderful!" Bai Wenxuan slapped his thigh, the gold medal that the emperor gave him to avoid death happened to come in handy today, if he pleaded with the emperor with this gold medal for avoiding death, the emperor is a person who loves face, and when the time comes, he can not only save the young marshal, but also get out of prison, this is definitely a good way to get the best of both worlds.
As soon as she heard that the horse was promising, Zhu Huimin hurriedly instructed her maids to prepare a sedan chair, and she was going to enter the palace now. Looking at Zhu Huimin's anxious back, the corners of Wang Chengen's mouth showed a subtle smile.
Qianqing Palace, at this time, a large number of ministers in the hall are discussing the best strategy for expropriation and suppression, and the officials are you and I have a mouth, and what you say is inseparable, and Chongzhen on the dragon chair is noisy with a big head.
"Your Majesty, the minister suggested that we must send heavy troops to encircle and suppress the traitor Gao Yingxiang and others, this thief destroyed my Daming Temple, disturbed the peace of the ancestors, and must not be spared, and I hope that the emperor will strictly order Hong Chengchou and others to suppress. "Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department, was the first to come out of the class. Zhongdu fell, and the imperial tomb was destroyed. He, the secretary of the military department, has always been trembling. If he still cowered at this time, the emperor would definitely not spare him.
"Encirclement and suppression? Do you know where Gao Yingxiang is going now? Do you know how much silver it costs to transfer troops on a large scale? Lord Chen's mouth is encirclement and suppression, do you know how much silver this encirclement and suppression will cost? Do you know how much silver there is in the current treasury?"
"You! you!" Chen Xinjia was forced by Ni Yuanlu to say a word.
"Your Majesty, Princess Shengping asks to see you!" Just as the ministers were arguing, a eunuch had already stepped forward to say goodbye.
"Princess Shengping, what is she doing here?" the ministers exchanged words again.
"Xuan!" Of course, Chongzhen knows what this Princess Shengping is talking about, and now he also needs a step, and this step is this Princess Shengping.
Under the guidance of the eunuch, Princess Shengping came, and hurriedly saluted in the face of Chongzhen, "Son-in-law Shengping sees his father, long live his father, long live long live his father!"
"Flat!" Chongzhen raised his hand slightly.
"Father!" not only did Shengping not get up, but knelt down and bowed, "Please ask your father to spare the horse!"
"Oh!" there was another commotion in the crowd, and the ministers realized why the princess had come.
Looking at the attitude of the ministers, Chongzhen had already expected, "Shengping, although Wang Feng is your concubine, but he has violated the law of the country, since he has violated the law of the country, he must accept the sanctions of the law of the country, although you are my daughter, but I can't think about it!"
"Father, as long as you spare the horse, the son is willing to exchange everything!" After speaking, Zhu Huimin began to grope around his waist, took out a token and held it high, "This is the death-free gold medal that the father gave to the son, and the son-in-law used this death-free gold medal today to implore the father to spare the horse's life!"
"Death-free gold medal?" Everyone didn't expect that this princess would come up with such a script to save her husband.
Watching this Shengping take out the gold medal for avoiding death, Chongzhen secretly rejoiced in his heart, but his solemn face did not show the slightest expression, but showed a very embarrassed expression. Although Chongzhen deliberately let Wang Feng go, he would never take the initiative to say this, and he hoped that the officials below would say it. "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think I should do!"
Although Chongzhen's voice fell, no one answered, because they were not sure what the emperor meant.
Zhou Yanru, who had been standing aside and didn't speak, smiled knowingly, he really knew the emperor's method very clearly, "Your Majesty, the minister feels that although the concubine has made a big mistake, after all, it is a credit to the country, and today the princess pleaded with a gold medal, and the minister feels that His Majesty should be extrajudicial and bypass the concubine." Zhou Yanru quickly knelt down after speaking, he played this trick well, firstly, he catered to the emperor, and secondly, he also sold a face here with Wang Feng, this is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone, how can Zhou Yanru not do it.
Zhou Yanru and his faction knelt down and begged for mercy when they saw this Shoufu, and hurriedly rushed out of class to plead for mercy. All of a sudden, all the officials understood, and they all asked for forgiveness.
Looking at the kneeling black pressure on the ministers, Chongzhen was very satisfied, this Zhou Yanru really knew himself, "Okay! Since Zhongqing interceded and had a gold medal to avoid death, I decided to pardon Wang Feng for all his crimes, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped." A special penalty of one year shall be imposed to observe the after-effects. ”
"The son has thanked his father, and he has thanked his father!" As soon as Chongzhen was relieved, Zhu Huimin hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him.