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Entering the mansion, I saw Wei Zhongxian with his hands behind his back, admiring the spring flowers in the garden, several maids serving him, some holding tea in their hands, some holding cloaks, Wei Zhongxian was admiring the flowers with his hands behind his back, and said lightly to Li Kuilong, Sun Yunhe and Yang Huan beside him: "I know you are worried about Cui Yingyuan, but the current situation is that the emperor wants to help Cui Chengxiu to fight me, if I force Cui Yingyuan to come out, it will not be good for us, I can only let Wang Zhizheng make some efforts when he is sentenced, understand?"

Sun Yunhe said sadly: "Nine thousand years old, Cui Chengxiu is cleaning up Cui Yingyuan now, and the next one is me and Yang Huan!"

At this time, Wang Zhizheng cleared his throat, several people turned around and saw him, Wang Zhizheng knelt on the ground with the corner of his robe and said: "Xiaguan Wang Zhizheng, meet the nine-thousand-year-old adult!"

Wei Zhongxian turned around and raised his hand: "Hmm, what's wrong?"

Wang Zhizheng took out the file and judgment opinions from his sleeve and carefully handed them to Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian waved his hand, and Sun Yunhe next to him walked over, arched his hand to Wang Zhizheng, and then turned the materials and bowed down to hand them to Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian looked at the verdict and sneered: "Chen Yangmei, this old guy, it seems that I have offended him somewhere?"

Wang Zhizheng said cautiously: "Nine thousand years old, Chen Yangmei and Cui Chengxiu are only jurors, and I still have to make the real decision, so there is no need to worry." It's just that I didn't expect Chen Yangmei to sentence Cui Yingyuan Lingchi. Cui Chengxiu pretended to say that he should take care of the friendship of colleagues, so he suggested that he should be beheaded. ”

Wei Zhongxian sneered: "I, Wei Zhongxian's people, can only be killed by me, what is he Cui Chengxiu!"

Wang Zhizheng nodded and said: "Nine thousand years old, I didn't write my verdict opinion, Cui Chengxiu must know that I have the intention of protecting Cui Yingyuan." At the moment, we need to enter the palace to intercede with the emperor. ”

Wei Zhongxian nodded: "Do you need the old man to go in person?"

Wang Zhizheng said firmly: "Yes, nine thousand years old, and now if Cui Chengxiu enters the palace first and asks the emperor for his will, we will not be able to protect Cui Yingyuan!"

At this time, Sun Yunhe, who was standing on the side, said with a smile: "Nine thousand years old, do you need to move into the palace for a ......?"

Wang Zhizheng hurriedly glared at Sun Yunhe, Sun Yunhe knew that he had said the wrong thing, and quickly lowered his head.

Wei Zhongxian was really displeased, turned to stare at Sun Yunhe and said coldly: "Does the old man need to enter the palace, should you interject?"

Sun Yunhe hurriedly smiled and said, "Nine thousand years old, what you taught is that your subordinates are ...... mouthy."

Wang Zhizheng stepped forward, supported Wei Zhongxian like a grandfather, and said gently: "Nine thousand years old, this time I will enter the palace, and I will accompany you to see the holy driver." ”

Wei Zhongxian nodded, and asked with some concern: "What if the saint insists on going his own way and wants to sentence Cui Yingyuan to death?"

Wang Zhizheng shook his head slightly: "According to the calculations of the lower officials, the emperor will not be like this, he just wants to suppress you, not to really embarrass you, the emperor just wants Cui Chengxiu to restrain you, not really to hit you." ”

Wei Zhongxian listened to it, and felt that it made sense, he put down the watering can in his hand, looked at the budding flowers with satisfaction, and nodded: "Well, drive into the palace." ”

Wang Zhizheng accompanied Wei Zhongxian into the Qianqing Palace, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse was listening to a foreign priest in his thirties to explain the principles of drawing design in Cining Palace.

This middle-aged foreigner in his early thirties, with golden hair and a slight back, looks like a foreign scholar.

He explained the design principles to Emperor Tianqi in fluent Chinese, and Emperor Tianqi was like a serious elementary school student, listening while holding a brush and making notes on paper.

Wang Zhizheng knew this foreigner, his name was John Tong, and he was a Germanic man.

Seeing Wei Zhongxian and Wang Zhizheng coming in one after the other, Emperor Tianqi looked up at the two of them, with a bright smile on his face: "Grandpa Wei, come on, come on, let's listen to Mr. John Tang's lectures, Mr. Tang is erudite and talented, and has brought a lot of design concepts from the Western world, which are different from our Chinese design concepts, which makes me very inspired and beneficial." ”

Wei Zhongxian stepped forward with a smile, and Emperor Tianqi saw Wang Zhizheng who was still kneeling on the ground and said with a smile: "Wang Aiqing, what are you still kneeling for, hurry up and calm down." ”

Wang Zhizheng stood up sharply.

Wang Zhizheng didn't speak, he knew that as long as Wei Zhongxian was present, even if he was the prince of Chongguo, who was a member of the first rank, he would not have the right to speak.

Wei Zhongxian anxiously followed Emperor Tianqi to listen to the carpentry design class for a while, and Emperor Tianqi knew what Wei Zhongxian was here for, but he just didn't give him a chance to speak.

The blonde-haired and blue-eyed foreigner Tang Ruowang was a smart person, and he could see that "Nine Thousand Years Old" had something to say, so he bowed to Wei Zhongxian very knowingly, and then smiled at Emperor Tianqi: "Your Majesty, I think the Nine Thousand Year Old Lord should have something urgent to tell you, otherwise how about postponing the class to the afternoon?"

Emperor Tianqi looked at Wei Zhongxian and pretended to be displeased and said, "Father-in-law Wei, did you enter the palace because of something, didn't you come to serve me?"

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly laughed and said: "Your Majesty, the old slave is here to serve the emperor, and there is nothing important to say, I just heard that Cui Chengxiu ......"

Before he finished speaking, the Emperor of the Apocalypse waved his hand: "What do you want him to do?" Mr. Tang, you continue to lecture!"

Tang Ruowang was in a dilemma, and shrugged his shoulders at Wei Zhongxian, Wei Zhongxian smiled and said to Tang Ruowang: "Mr. Tang, you can continue to lecture, the old slave has nothing important." ”

Tang Ruowang looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse again.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse stretched out his hand to stop Tang Ruowang and said, "Mr. Tang, you wait a minute!"

Tianqi looked at Wang Zhizheng, who was respectfully standing next to him, and beckoned to him, Wang Zhizheng hurriedly walked over, and then bowed down and said: "Regarding Cui Yingyuan's case, the ministers listened to the emperor's reprimand. ”

Emperor Tianqi looked at Wei Zhongxian and then at Wang Zhizheng, and said impatiently: "You two are really in a bad mood!

The reason why Emperor Tianqi didn't let Wei Zhongxian speak, but let Wang Zhizheng speak first, was to see Wang Zhizheng's attitude towards Cui Yingyuan's case. After all, Wang Zhizheng is his real "confidant".

Emperor Tianqi looked at Wang Zhizheng, played with the brush with his hand and asked casually: "Wang Aiqing, has the verdict come out? Has Cui Yingyuan confessed?"

Wang Zhizheng nodded: "Yes, Cui Yingyuan confessed, the verdict opinion of Chen Yangmei, the secretary of Dali Temple, is Ling Chi, and the opinion of Cui Chengxiu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is the head of the war." ”

Wei Zhongxian rolled his eyes to see the reaction of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Tianqi nodded lazily: "You are the chief judge, I want to listen to your opinion." ”

Wang Zhizheng was determined, he knew that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was waiting for him to speak, look at his attitude, and make a decision.

So Wang Zhizheng lowered his head and said calmly: "Long live, the minister thinks that if he arrests and kills the people without authorization, of course his crime should be Ling Chi in the army, Chen Yangmei is sentenced according to the army, which is too heavy, and Cui Yingyuan sentenced him to beheading, which is more reasonable." However, Cui Yingyuan has made great contributions in trying several reverse cases such as Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou, and there is usually no major negligence, so Weichen wants to ask for a forgiveness for Cui Yingyuan. ”

Emperor Apocalypse didn't seem surprised, he shook his legs leisurely, looked at Wang Zhizheng: "Hmm, you see it like this?", and then looked at Wei Zhongxian: "Father-in-law Wei, Cui Yingyuan is your person, what should you do with it?"

Wei Zhongxian had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and he bowed down and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the old slave has no way to discipline him, which makes his subordinates behave indiscriminately. According to the old slave's opinion, Cui Yingyuan should be executed. However, the old slave felt that Lord Wang was reasonable, after all, Cui Yingyuangong was in the community, and the old slave also hoped that the emperor could give him a mercy, what the old slave meant, give him a demotion!"

Emperor Tianqi nodded, and said thoughtfully: "Cui Yingyuan said that he should be killed, Chen Yangmei said that he should be killed, Wang Zhizheng said that he should be pardoned, and Gonggong Wei said that he should be degraded." Well, interesting, I have my own opinions, but everyone's opinions seem to be very reasonable. ”

Wei Zhongxian knelt down cautiously: "Your Majesty, pardon will definitely not work, if you forgive, after all, the state has national law, but ...... Of course, capital offenses are somewhat ...... It's a bit heavy, what the old slave means is to be demoted to an ordinary brocade guard, and let him wear a crime and make meritorious contributions, what do you think? However, everything is still subject to the emperor's holy judgment. ”

Wang Zhizheng thought to himself: Although the Emperor of the Apocalypse looks mediocre, his heart is like a mirror, as if he has to torture Wei Zhongxian enough before letting go.

Emperor Tianqi squinted his eyes and thought about it, smiled rather darkly and said to Wei Zhongxian: "Why don't you kill it?" Anyway, a Qu Qu Zhenfu Division's commander, a three-grade official, grab a handful, kill and promote another one!"

Wei Zhongxian's heart was like two heavens of ice and fire, seven up and eight down, when he heard the Emperor of the Apocalypse say this, his heart suddenly cooled half.

He sighed faintly and said: "Your Majesty, killing him is indeed not worth the emperor's distress, but the old slave feels that it is rare to cultivate a talent......

Emperor Tianqi laughed, stood up and patted Wei Zhongxian's shoulder: "Gonggong Wei, get up, since you feel so sorry for him, then leave him alive, degrading the official, it seems to be a little light, just degrade to a commoner, and allow him to stay in the capital and be a miscellaneous servant in your mansion." ”

Wei Zhongxian suddenly saw that Cui Yingyuan was alive, and breathed a long sigh of relief, and his old and nervous face eased a little: "The old slave thanked the emperor for Cui Yingyuan's kindness." ”

Wang Zhizheng had long expected that the Emperor of the Apocalypse would definitely not insist on killing Cui Yingyuan, but the scene still had to be pretended, he knelt down and said loudly: "My emperor is merciful and wise. ”

Emperor Apocalypse nodded and waved his hand: "Wang Aiqing, kneel down." I listened to Mr. Tang's lecture with Grandpa Wei. ”

Wang Zhizheng was so interested that he knelt down and kowtowed, and then knelt down and quit in accordance with the rules.

Wei Zhongxian untied a knot in his heart, and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, he accompanied the Emperor of the Apocalypse to listen to Tang Ruowang's lecture, and secretly said in his heart: It is really a companion to the king like a tiger! If you don't agree with each other, you will be killed, and if you change your mind, you will be pardoned.

Emperor Tianqi smiled and said to Wei Zhongxian: "Father-in-law Wei, there were outsiders just now, it is really inconvenient to say more. Don't complain about me, if I pardon Cui Yingyuan, Cui Chengxiu will not be able to explain it! After all, he is the first complainant, and Jia San was unjustly killed by his retainer, and he is also a victim, and Chen Yangmei, who has great military achievements, and is a Dali Siqing, highly respected, and the country's Jiyan, I really can't help but give him face, I am the emperor, I want to balance, I want the situation to be stable, do you understand that I have to work hard?"

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly bowed down and said: "How dare the old slave complain in his heart! The emperor is merciful, and being able to pardon him Cui Yingyuan for not dying is already the greatest imperial grace, how can the old slave not understand the emperor's hard work!"

Emperor Apocalypse nodded, smiled evilly, and patted Wei Zhongxian on the shoulder: "Okay, Gonggong Wei, it's good to understand!" Come on, come on, Mr. Tang, keep talking and talking, let a bullshit bastard Cui Yingyuan waste half a day!"