Imperial Palace, Xihe Palace.

The emperor smiled kindly: "All Aiqing, please take a seat, this is not in the main hall, there is no need to be so restrained." ”

Dafuzi's father-in-law had already asked the little eunuchs to bring chairs, and he also brought a comfortable, upholstered chair to General Fan Lao, the general of the Northwest.

Shujie, who was sitting with him on the side, smiled heartily: The emperor is so considerate and careful, can his generals be loyal to him without giving up? Isn't it the same with his father Xia Linxuan? The next king wondered if Lu Dao would be able to do this. The current biggest capital of the three princes where Concubine De is located is the reputation of the so-called "virtuous", but unfortunately, in Shujie's opinion, the traces are too heavy, and it is not so natural.

Old General Fan looked at Shujie and asked with a smile: "This must be the Marquis of Yongping, the Marquis is really young and promising, and his reputation is well deserved." "Shujie is the only person in the entire palace who carries a weapon (a soft sword tied to his waist), and there is only one guard with a knife who can sit in front of the emperor in the entire Great Zhou, that is, Yongping Hou Xia Shujie.

Shujie gave a fist salute: "The old general has a good reputation, and the younger generations have always admired the old general, if you don't dislike it, just call me Shujie." On Shujie's twentieth birthday, the emperor suddenly came to the interest and wanted to personally take the words for Shujie, and after thinking for a while, the result was a big stroke of the pen, or the word "Shujie", laughing because these two words are really good.

General Fan stroked his gray beard and replied with a smile: "Okay, good, Shujie, the old man relied on the old man and sold the old, and regarded Shujie as his junior." I won't tell you anything, the old man has long admired the name of Shujie at the border pass, because with you, the champion of civil and military affairs, it is not easy for people to say that we martial artists are uneducated people, hahaha. ”

The emperor is in high spirits today. also joked: "Old General Fan is too modest." Who dares to say that the old general is uneducated. I was the first to refuse. Shujie, do you know the way? The old general's handwriting is fluent, comparable to many great Confucians. ”

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The monarchs and ministers talked happily with each other, but Shujie keenly felt that a pair of eyes were eagerly cast on him from time to time, in fact, not only now, when he was so solemn in the hall just now, he felt that someone was eagerly watching him. But the man reacted very quickly, and as soon as he raised his eyes, the sight disappeared. Always not captured. Because he didn't feel malicious and murderous, Shujie didn't get entangled in it. As long as the emperor is here, Shujie, a first-class guard with a knife, will definitely pay attention to the emperor, feeling the murderous aura that may come from any corner.

The emperor inquired about the situation at General Fan's house, and then looked at the other soldiers and said with a smile: "The four of you are all meritorious men brought into Beijing by General Fan by name, uh...... That's right...... Which of you is Yun Deqing Yun General? It's not easy, the old general said on the excerpt that you are the seventh rank general and the merit of the deputy general. Heroes don't ask where they come from, you report the information to Tobe, and pardon the exile of your direct line. ”

"Cloud" put the total? Exile? Shujie's heart thumped, and Rin held his breath. Will it be...... Is it? Or is it just a coincidence?

I saw a middle-aged soldier sitting next to General Fan get up and knelt down with a puff: "The criminal minister Yun Deqing knocked to see the emperor." The guilty minister dared to ask the emperor to give him the opportunity to 'rely on merit for favor). ”

"Relying on merit for favor" is a new method of grace created by the emperor today.

According to the decree promulgated by the emperor of the Kai Dynasty of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if the descendants of the exiled criminal ministers can obtain military merits and are recommended by generals above the second rank, they can be relieved of the exile punishment of the direct line of the meritorious person, and can hold official positions below the fifth rank, otherwise, no matter how brave they are, they can only be promoted to the seventh rank in the army.

If the above-mentioned meritorious service person believes that his conviction in the past year has been wronged, he can give up the above-mentioned grace and apply for a new examination. However, this is very risky, and if the original verdict is maintained after verification, the meritorious servicer will have no "meritorious service" and will be beheaded in public. In addition, during the review period, the person applying for the review will be imprisoned until the review is completed.

So far, no one has applied for this grace, firstly, the great military merits are not so easy to establish, and secondly, the descendants of the few exiled criminals who have made military merits do not dare to take risks, since the punishment can be lifted, why bother whether there is a crime or not? It's easy to apply for re-examination, but it's not so simple to rehabilitate, it's been a long time, even if there was evidence back then, it's long gone, isn't it? and has been exiled for many years, and his connections are not as good as they were back then. Since ancient times, there are many people who have iced on the cake, and there are few people who send charcoal in the snow.

The emperor stared straight at Yun Deqing's face: "Yun Deqing, have you thought about it?" I took a look at your Yun family's information this morning, and it was a case from 34 years ago. Now, after the penal sentence of exile is lifted, your parents, siblings, wife, and children can return to the Central Plains, and there is no major problem except that the three generations and the like cannot participate in the scientific examination. As long as you have the ability, you can also reach the fifth grade. Yun Deqing, have you really thought it through? I will review my will, and you will have no chance to regret it. ”

Without the slightest hesitation on his face, Yun Deqing kowtowed to the emperor again, and said firmly: "The criminal minister will never regret it, the criminal minister will kill the enemy desperately, one is to uphold his father's family motto and be loyal to the monarch and serve the country; The second is that the poor father was loyal, but he was framed. The father of the criminal minister is already over the age of six, and he thinks that one day he can clear his name and let the emperor see his loyalty, saying that even death will be blind. As a son of man, how can a criminal minister let go of his father's grievances and only care about his own safety as an official? The guilty minister once again asked His Majesty to give the guilty minister a chance to 'rely on merit for favor'. Even though...... The sinner has done his best and died without regrets. ”

General Fan said movingly: "Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to guarantee the general of the cloud, and ask Your Majesty to fulfill him." ”

The other three colleagues who came with Yun Deqing also knelt down: "Your Majesty, the ministers and others are willing to guarantee the general manager." ”

What does it mean to be sure? It means that once the case is reviewed and the original verdict is upheld, the guarantor will also be implicated and punished.

"Okay, Yun Deqing, I will give you this opportunity, and I also promise you that I will personally inquire into the review of the case." The emperor has read countless people, and his intuition tells him that if he can raise a son like Yun Deqing with such courage and responsibility, his father's own character must also be remarkable. Moreover, without a certain amount of confidence and trust in the imperial court, or in other words, in other words, the emperor of him, ordinary people really dare not make such a bet, the stakes are too big!

Personally asked? Yun Deqing was shocked, and kowtowed three more times: "Emperor Xie, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live." ”

Shujie was also excited and had mixed feelings at this time, he was almost sure that the cloud in front of him was always his mother Donnie Yen's second brother and the uncle of a pair of younger siblings. In the information received by the father-in-law, Mo Niang's second brother joined the Northwest Army.

Moreover, Shujie was sure that the eager gaze that had been cast on him before must have come from Yun Deqing, and he knew who he was.

The emperor was not ambiguous, and immediately issued a holy decree.

Except for Yun Deqing, several other people were promoted and rewarded, and they were rewarded with gold and silver fields, and General Fan was even named the general of the auxiliary country.

And the right prime minister in charge of the law, the secretary of the criminal department, the secretary of the military department (Yun Deqing's father was also a general and belonged to the military department), and Jin Xida were soon summoned.

After saying Yun Deqing's request, the emperor said in front of Yun Deqing: "I will hand over the review of the Yun family's case to the four of you, every ten days, I want to see an excerpt about the progress of the review. Whatever the outcome, it must be absolutely credible. ”

Yun Deqing couldn't help but burst into tears, to be honest, in this gamble, his biggest confidence was that "the emperor is a Ming monarch today".

After everyone was gone, Yun Deqing was also taken to the prison cell of the Criminal Department, and the emperor closed his eyes and sighed: "I hope the Yun family was really wronged back then, otherwise...... It's a pity that a general. Yun Deqing made the first contribution in this series of battles in the northwest, and General Fan even believed that if it were not for his status as the child of exiled prisoners, he would be the most capable person to take over his class.

Although after the punishment of exile is lifted, Yun Deqing can only achieve five grades at most, but General Fan believes in his character, as long as the future Northwest General does not discriminate against him and chills his heart, Yun Deqing, who can now make merits as a deputy general with the rank of seven, will definitely do his best to assist in the management of the Northwest Army.

The emperor attaches great importance to talents, and also believes in the loyalty and vision of General Fan.

However, neither the emperor nor General Fan expected that Yun Deqing categorically chose to "rely on merit for favor".

The emperor sighed secretly, maybe God sent a Northwest general to him, right? It is not easy to find a general sitting in the border pass, otherwise the emperor's brother Prince Yong would not have to stay in the southwest to this day, and he would not be able to return to Beijing to enjoy the joy of family.

Especially now that the Northeast Region is still in the hands of the King of Northern Qi, several other places are particularly important, and there can be no mistakes. The current Zhenbei general, the northwest general (Prince Yong), the southwest general, and the southeast general Haiyong are all his confidants.

Shujie was in a fugue, and the emperor with his eyes closed suddenly asked: "Shujie, your senses have always been keen, in your opinion, is that Yun Deqing really confident, or is he gambling?" He knew that I was short of handsome talents, so he gambled with luck? ”

Shujie quickly retracted his thoughts, although the emperor is a generous monarch, he is also a suspicious monarch, and answering the emperor's questions must not be perfunctory. He replied calmly: "Your Majesty, the minister may just react faster, and the keen senses need to be as comprehensive and wise as the emperor." But the minister thinks so, in such a big bet, even if he is just gambling, he must have at least six or seven percent of the confidence. After all, it's good that the future gamble is gone, but if the life bet is gone, there is nothing. ”

The emperor didn't say anything more, still with his eyes closed...... (To be continued......)

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