The box is about two feet long, about one and a half feet wide, half a foot high, carved with a green dragon cloud pattern all around, initially thought it was an iron box, only to find out that it was made of copper, and the copper box was buried in the ground all the year round exuding a unique smell of patina, and under the light of the mourning hall, the box has been rusted all over the body, and a black layer of things has been born throughout the body to wrap the original appearance, and the scales on some dragons feel invisible. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang Shaoyan placed the box in front of the spiritual seat, bowed and kowtowed again, and then opened the box.

The copper lock was rusty, and the key in the old lady's hand could not be inserted. In desperation, Wang Shaoyan had no choice but to bring the shovel he had used again and smash the lock open. Only then was I able to see the Danshu iron coupon inside.

The Danshu iron coupon is indeed written with cinnabar, but unfortunately the cinnabar handwriting on it has long since faded after being sealed for too long, leaving only the dents of the clearly visible handwriting, but the words on it can still be recognized by these dents. The Danshu iron coupon is really made of black iron, the whole body is jet black, the shape is like a tile, the thickness of the moon is more than an inch, and the size has just been put into the copper box.

Wang Shaoyan has never seen it, and it is inevitable that he will be curious, is such a thing to be held directly to see the emperor? The book records this thing seems to be about the coupon, in duplicate, the two coupons are combined into a whole, the left coupon is issued to the recipient of the coupon for preservation, the right coupon is hidden in the royal palace, in case of special circumstances, the two coupons are combined together to check the authenticity and prevent forgery.

Can anyone forge something like this? I think he has this thing at home, and he is lucky enough to see it today, how can others fake it?

"Take it and go to the palace immediately. In front of the Sun family, tell them that it is useless to embarrass the emperor, our Wang family relied on the former emperor Longen to keep Yun Ting, and the emperor can't be disrespectful to the emperor no matter what! After the old lady finished speaking, she didn't even look at the iron coupon again, and left with Mother Mu.

After they left, Wang Shaoyan hurriedly held the Danshu iron coupon and prepared to enter the palace, and he didn't even have time to go to Wang Shangshu to say a word. At this time, Wang Shangshu was still pacing left and right in his study, the grievances and grievances in this were clear to him, Huai'an Hou endured humiliation and even died in the end, one for the Wang family and the other for the court, but now he can't even keep his only biological daughter? But he knows the old lady's temper best, and it is simply a fantasy to ask her to take out an iron coupon to save Yun Ting. The old lady in his impression can even sell her own daughter in order to get what she wants, and a few days ago she personally sent Shaoju into the palace, such a person has no family affection in her eyes at all, and she wants her to sacrifice her most important thing to save Yun Ting, don't even think about it.

But he couldn't watch Yun Ting being sent out like this......

The more I thought about him, the more annoyed he became, and the speed of walking back and forth became faster and faster. But he didn't know that at this moment, Wang Shaoyan had entered the palace with the Danshu iron coupon, and Yun Ting had been saved.

The Sun family was still kneeling outside the Zhengyang Palace, and when they saw Wang Shaoyan coming with the emperor, they thought that the Wang family had finally compromised, and they were all relieved. In fact, they didn't act in this scene willingly, more than 100 people in the Hou Mansion were all dead, and General Sun's revenge could be regarded as revenge, wasn't Xi Yunjian also dead? Leaving this Xi Yunting is a fool at all, there is no point in living or dying, and they don't want to kill them all. But if you don't do this, Uncle Lao Guo will be unhappy, their Sun family still has the two sons of General Sun, one Sun is still in Uncle Lao's barracks, and life or death is a matter of Uncle Lao's words. Without General Sun, the Sun family is nothing in the eyes of the emperor, even if they are simply trying to live, they have to deal with Uncle Lao. Uncle Lao asked them to do this this time just to test the attitude of the Wang family by using Xi Yunting's matter.

It seems that in the end, Uncle Lao Guo won.

Their Sun family's move is right, and they can continue to mix in the capital with Uncle Lao Guo in the future.

After the emperor took Wang Shaoyan in, he called them in.

At this time, the Sun family saw clearly that the eunuch and Wang Shaoyan next to the emperor were each holding a box in their hands, the style and size were very similar, the only difference was that the Wang family's box was slightly old, and the box in the eunuch's hand was obviously brightly colored, and the patterns on it were clearly visible.

What does that mean?

After they got up, the emperor asked two eunuchs to walk to the Sun family with two boxes each, and when they opened the boxes, the Danshu iron coupons inside appeared in front of them.

In front of them, the two eunuchs combined the iron coupons into one, and the eunuchs read aloud, "In the second year of Qinghe, the Danshu iron coupon was given to Wang Meng (the father of Wang Shangshu), and I used this Danshu iron coupon to thank the Wang father and son for their loyalty to the country. Danshu iron coupons, passed on to infinity. ”

After the eunuch finished reading, he placed the two iron coupons in two copper boxes, placed them properly, covered them, and stood aside.

Danshu iron coupons, the Wang family actually has Danshu iron coupons! The Sun family was stunned for a moment, the Wang family had already invited the Danshu Iron Coupon to ensure that Xi Yunting would not die, so what they did was in vain. had to go home in a huff, in fact, this is also a relief for them, after all, such an ending is unexpected by everyone, even if Uncle Lao Guo blames them, it can't involve them. How to play this play next has nothing to do with his grandson's family......

When Wang Shaoyan left, the emperor ordered someone to see him off, and used his dragon to worship the iron coupon out of the palace, escorted him by personal guards along the way, and sent Wang Shaoyan and the iron coupon back to the Wang family all the way. At this time, it was already dark, but everywhere the group went, they beat gongs and drums to warn, so that both sides of the street were instantly lit up, and for a time this matter spread quickly, and the kung fu capital had already spread in less than one night.

Wang Shangshu received the news before Wang Shaoyan entered the mansion, and hurriedly put on his official uniform and went out to greet him. Of course, he didn't welcome his own son, he welcomed the emperor's personal entourage and the Danshu iron coupon on the dragon bowl. Although it has been used, it has no effect of avoiding death, but this imperial grace is to be worshiped by their royal family for generations.

Soon the Wang family was also lively, Wang Shangshu didn't know why this happened, but he couldn't help but feel excited when he knew that the old lady actually took out the Danshu iron coupon to save people. In the end, it was his mother, no matter what wrong things she had done before, just such a good thing was enough for him to have a good reason to forgive her.

Sending away the emperor's dragon and personal guards, the father and son of the Wang family stared at the Danshu iron coupon in Xiangyuan until the early dynasty.

They freshened up and went to the court.

Uncle Lao Guo had been waiting for them inside for a long time, and it seemed that Uncle Lao Guo already knew about last night's incident. I don't know what method he should use to embarrass them, and the father and son of the Wang family began to plan in their hearts.

Sure enough, after discussing a few major events, we talked about the war in the southwest. Uncle Lao sent good news, Pingnan Hou went down to the three cities of the enemy country, Nangong Yufeng beheaded the generalissimo of the enemy soldiers and horses under the horse, and the iron cavalry stepped directly on the camp where the enemy monarch was, so that the enemy monarch personally wrote a letter of surrender, and swore to call the lord of Daxia from then on, and was willing to pay tribute every year and obey it from generation to generation. The second son of Pingnanhou was injured and disfigured because of this, and this son was both civil and military, with both ability and political integrity, and was deeply loved by Pingnanhou. For this reason, the Marquis of Pingnan asked to stay in the fief to treat the illness of his son, and this time the army was triumphant and could not see the holy face in person, and begged the emperor to read his beloved son's heart to forgive. In addition, Nangong Yufeng, the son of King Li, made great contributions to the western expedition, and the generals of the western expedition of Pingnan Marquis implored the emperor to confer him as the general of the hussars and confer the title of Zheng.

This is the emperor's first victory after ascending the throne and winning so beautifully, how can the emperor not be happy? So at the moment, the Ministry of Rites issued an order to seal Nangong Yufeng as the general of the Zhengyi Hussar. After the return of the army to Beijing, the emperor personally presided over all the canonization matters.

Taking advantage of the emperor's happiness, Uncle Lao Guo said another thing. General Sun's coffin has been escorted back to Beijing in advance, and it will soon enter the city. When it comes to General Sun, it is inevitable to talk about the treason of Huai'an Hou, although the people of the Hou Mansion have all died in the fire, whether they committed suicide in fear of crime or apologized for their crimes with death, there is no way to verify. But General Sun's killing by Xi Yunjian has long been recognized as a fact, and the entire Xi family should be connected. can

But the Wang family saved Xi Yunting with the Danshu iron coupon given by the first emperor, although she is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wang family, she is the eldest daughter of the Xi family.

Uncle Lao has been repeatedly tolerating the emperor's favoritism towards the Wang family before, that is because he gave the emperor face, but he will never let others think that the Lao family has lost power in order to give the emperor face. Now he wants to pick up this matter and make a fuss, first, to see if the Wang family really dares to tear his face with his Lao family, and secondly, to test where the emperor's bottom line is for the Wang family.

When Wang Shangshu saw today's situation, instead of being nervous, he breathed a sigh of relief. Uncle Lao Guo is basically helping the Wang family by doing this. If the Wang family and the Lao family tear their faces at this time, it just follows the emperor's wishes, and the emperor will naturally be more willing to protect the Wang family. And the fact that he knew that shocking secret would naturally be covered up without any flaws, which could make Uncle Lao even more convinced that the secret had been buried forever with the death of the Marquis of Huai'an, otherwise, if he Wang Zihuan knew the relationship between the emperor and Uncle Lao, where would he dare to do it against the Lao family at this time?

In addition, Uncle Lao Guo's actions will only make the emperor more jealous of their Lao family, which will be even more beneficial in the future.

I believe that Uncle Lao Guo must have had a long conversation with those henchmen of the Ministry of Rites who are currently in charge of him all night, and looking at the faces of those standing behind him, he knows that he has not slept all night.

So he waited for them to make a move.

Sure enough, after Uncle Lao Guo finished talking about General Sun's coffin, some people said that the murderer should be severely punished to comfort the old general's soul in the sky. The Hou Mansion has long been a piece of ashes, and the murderer has long been burned to charcoal, how can he be severely punished? As they talked, they talked about Xi Yunting.

So someone stood up and said, "The minister saw that the streets and alleys of the capital were brightly lit last night, so it was not lively, and after asking, I found out that Wang Shaoyan Wang actually invited the Danshu iron coupon given by the emperor to enter the palace and ask the emperor to pardon the death penalty of the Huai'an Hou Yu Xi Yunting, I don't know if there is really such a thing?" Lord Wang? As he said this, he turned to the side of the Wang family father and son, yes, he couldn't question the emperor with such an open fire.

Wang Shaoyan bowed down and replied, "This is indeed the case." Your Majesty has also complied with the last wish of the emperor and spared my wife's sins. ”

After hearing this, the man knelt directly on the ground, his head banged, and after three consecutive knocks, the old man's head was already stained with blood. The emperor looked a little unbearable, so he simply turned his head to the side, "Aiqing has something to say, why bother!" ”

"Your Majesty...... collaborating with the enemy and treason, and other complicity in rebellion, how could the emperor so easily exempt her from the death penalty? For the sake of the Wandai foundation of the Great Xia Kingdom, it is not a pity for the old minister to die even if he dies on the court. Now that General Sun's bones are not cold, although the emperor has always been benevolent and merciful, and you can't bear to kill the Xi family, how can you know that since the traitor can do such a rebellious thing, how can he understand the truth of Entu's retribution? The emperor knows that the grass is not rooted, and the spring breeze blows and grows again! "The old man almost cried when he said it.

Uncle Lao Guo nodded with satisfaction on the side, this old thing is really a good actor, and he still has to be promoted after the matter is completed.

The emperor's face was a little embarrassed, "Aiqing has a point, but how can I disobey the first emperor?" Aren't you forcing me to bear the charge of unfilial piety? ”

"Of course the emperor can't bear such a charge." Uncle Lao Guo stood up, "The purpose of the first emperor to give the Wang Jia Danshu iron coupon is definitely not to use them to shelter a rebellious minister and thief who collaborated with the enemy and treasoned at this time!" ”

"Uncle Lao, what you said is a bit heavy!" Wang Shangshu finally spoke, "The person who collaborated with the enemy and treason is Xi Yunjian, and he himself is not the biological son of Huai'an Hou, but just an adopted son." Let Huai'an Hou pinch him, he must not have the ability, knowing that the child he raised back with a soft heart back then would be a chaotic minister and thief! Besides, he also paid the price for this, when the holy decree arrived at the Hou Mansion, no one in the Hou Mansion of Huai'an opened his mouth to cry out for injustice, and when they apologized for their crimes with death, no one survived, is all this not enough to prove the remorse of the Hou of Huai'an himself? Moreover, he just raised tigers for trouble, so he also gave up his whole family to repay the world, although he was wrong, but he did not die, but he was willing to die to apologize for his crimes, which is enough to prove his sincerity. Let's talk about our Wang family's daughter-in-law, Xi Yunting, this child. Who doesn't know that she is a stupid person? How can a stupid person collaborate with the enemy and commit treason? Still blowing in the spring breeze and giving birth? There should be a limit to nonsense! Don't forget that this is a prelude to you! ”

Wang Shangshu's words left those people speechless.

Wang Shaoyan doesn't need to say anything, what he needs to do most now is study. In the end, my father has been immersed in officialdom for many years, and he has already seen the power and tricks of the people thoroughly, and what kind of methods should be used to deal with what kind of people, he will not be able to do it now. In this case, he should be like a lion lurking in a hidden place, patiently watching how other lions hunt, and then sharpen his minions, wait for the opportunity, and if he does not make a move, he will definitely do better than other lions.

Wang Shangshu is directly against Uncle Lao Guo, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that although Wang Shangshu was protected by the emperor before, he still let Uncle Lao Guo let him go, but at this time he didn't let him take a step. It seems that overnight he has returned to the Wang Shangshu who was calling the wind and rain in the court when the emperor was on the throne.

No one knew that Wang Shangshu had actually been waiting for such an opportunity, and if he used any other excuse to oppose the Lao family so openly, it would seem too deliberate, and no one would be able to say anything about this matter. Because Xi Yunting is her daughter-in-law! Everyone knows that his prince Huan has clear grievances, as soon as Xi Yunting married into the Wang family, his son who had been sick in bed for a long time became more and more healthy, and now he is as ordinary as usual, and now she is in trouble, and the Wang family stands by and watches, is this a human thing? Looking at this incident, Wang Shangshu took the initiative to challenge Uncle Lao Guo, in fact, everyone could see that it was Uncle Lao Guo who was aggressive, so that Wang Shangshu had no choice but to resist.

At the same time, the emperor finally saw that the Wang family acted according to his wishes. After making so many efforts before, the attitude of the Wang family has always been ambiguous, and finally came to this point, and was forced to a desperate situation by the Lao family, so he could only rely on the emperor's mountain, and was obediently used as a gun by the emperor.

"Wang Shangshu said this, but it seems that we, the old ministers who guard the national rites and dare not cross an inch, are bullying people too much?" Someone else stood up, "I rule the world with etiquette, and I am complicit in treason and treason, and I should be connected with the nine clans. Although Huai'an Hou is only Xi Yunjian's adoptive father, he is within the Nine Clans, which is a fact. Moreover, there is no way to verify whether he apologized for his crime by death or committed suicide in fear of crime, but in the end, he died, and this matter can only be done in this way. Although Xi Yunting is stupid, she can't get rid of the identity of Miss Hou Fuyan, which is also a fact. Wang Shangshu's ancestors were blessed by the emperor and got the Danshu iron coupon, how can you use others have no right to question, you want to save your daughter-in-law, this is the grace of the emperor, we naturally have to obey. However......" this person's words changed suddenly, and he also knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, although the Danshu iron coupon can avoid death, it is not only his royal family that has used it since ancient times. The so-called exemption from death means that all death sentences are exempted except for rebellion and rebellion. However, after the dismissal of the knight, it is not allowed to remain sealed, but to lend his life, so that he can avoid death in order to keep the original intention of the emperor. Your Majesty, the crime of this Huai'an Hou and other complicity should not be among the exemptions from death, but in Your Majesty, your Chrysostom has been opened, exempting Xi Yunting from the guilt, the so-called monarch has no jokes, and the minister does not dare to ask His Majesty to take back his life, but the death penalty can be avoided and the living crime cannot be escaped, and the minister has something to do. ”

This person Wang Shangshu knows and is very familiar with, his name is Zheng Lian, when he was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, he acted too insidiously because of this, and the city government was too deep to be reused, but he didn't expect that this person would become more and more conspicuous when he arrived at Uncle Lao's side.

"Quasi-play." The emperor's fluttering words allowed Zheng Jian to continue to speak.

"The minister asked the emperor to decree that the Xi family should be blessed with the grace of heaven and live in the world to replace the people of the Xi family to go outside the city in person, welcome the coffin of General Sun Lao into Beijing, and from the time of entering the city gate, perform three kneeling and nine bows to apologize, until the coffin of General Sun Lao is placed on the mourning hall. On this way, the people must watch from the road, and no guards can accompany them, and others cannot help each other, nor can they stop, and they are not allowed to drink or eat. Of course, after all, she is Wang Shangshu's daughter-in-law, so it is really inappropriate to show her head like this, and she can be allowed to cover her face with felt veil. (To be continued.) )