Emperor Chengwu's face was gloomy, and his eyes were like a knife in his eyes, and he looked at Li Gaoyang.

Li Gaoyang's heart was weak, he knelt down with a plop, and said again and again in his mouth: "Please let the emperor know, all the words that this woman said are bloody mouths, Weichen, Weichen didn't instigate people to kill him at all, it must be framed, yes, it is framed." ”

Emperor Chengwu looked at him deeply and said, "Framed, what does she have to frame you, how can she talk about others, but she frames you." ”

The courtiers shrank their heads one by one, and they didn't dare to come out.

The corners of Shangshu's forehead were sweating, and he gave King Liang a look of help.

King Liang had a handsome face and a gentle temperament, and stepped forward and said: "Father, the sons and daughters feel that there must be some misunderstanding in this, and this assassination may not be from the hands of Lord Li." ”

Emperor Chengwu looked at his son and said, "Then tell me, who is the person behind this?" ”

King Liang looked at Xin Yan as he spoke: "All this is just Miss Xin's one-sided words, which is true or false, it is not certain, how to say, Lord Li also has an official position, if it is easily convicted, it will not chill the hearts of the courtiers." ”

As soon as King Liang's words fell, the courtiers who followed him also pleaded for mercy.

Emperor Chengwu's anger has also disappeared a little, no matter how he was assassinated, Xin Yan is nothing now. What he was angry about was that whether it was Li Gaoyang's instigation or not, he dared to summon Xin Yan to Beijing to be a killer, and he didn't take him to heart at all.

Xin Yan looked at King Liang and made Emperor Chengwu dissipate his anger in a few words, sneered in his heart, and said with trepidation on his face: "The prince said very much, the folk girl is a grass people, and her name is not a pity, but I didn't expect that someone would ask me to be on the way to Beijing, or just after leaving Yancheng, I secretly killed me, this vicious act, I really didn't put the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty and the emperor's face in my eyes, it was really hateful." ”

Xin Yan was filled with righteous indignation, as if he really hated it because the thief didn't take Emperor Chengwu in his eyes.

Then he smiled again: "However, fortunately, I brought the thief with me when I entered Beijing this time, why didn't the emperor review it well, don't let the person behind it play with the law of our Great Jin Dynasty, and return Lord Li's innocence." ”

Li Gaoyang originally heard that King Liang interceded for him, so he was relieved, but fortunately, King Liang took care of his father and helped him. Thinking about it, it should be fine.

As soon as he heard Xin Yan say this, he had already scolded Xin Yan hundreds of times in his heart, and suddenly raised his heart to his throat.

King Liang didn't expect Xin Yan to bring people in, and he didn't think of any excuses for a while.

Looking at Xin Yan, I saw that the latter was completely indignant, not to mention that what she said in her mouth was all for Dajin and for her father, and he really had nothing to say.

What Xin Yan said was exactly what Emperor Chengwu cared about the most, he didn't care why Xin Yan was assassinated, and he didn't care if what she said was true, he just felt that someone didn't take him as the son of heaven in his eyes, and felt that the sin was unforgivable.

He said coldly: "In that case, bring people up." I want to see who it is, buying it in broad daylight. Bad. Kill. Person. ”

The stone was tied with his hands, and he was pressed up to the temple.

He felt unlucky, and he never thought that he would provoke a female devil like Xin Yan. This woman will not be tortured when he is caught.

He kept himself in a small dark room all day, and he didn't know how long he had been locked up, so he had to rely on someone coming to bring him food every day to determine the time.

It wasn't until four days after he was imprisoned that he saw the woman again.

The woman looked at him with a smile, but the words in her mouth were like the devil from hell, which made people feel cold.

She threw a hairpin in front of his eyes, which he knew very well, which he had given to her on his sister's birthday, but the woman had caught her.

He gritted his teeth and said, "What happened to your sister?" ”

Xin Yan's face was embarrassed, and he said helplessly: "What are you talking about?" I'm well-intentioned, if I hadn't made a move, your sister would have died long ago. Thou hast served someone like this, and that man wanted thy sister's life. ”

The stone was not reconciled, he had long known that the one who did their job was to hang his head on the waistband of his trousers. Every time he accepted the task, he would settle his sister in case he created an enemy to assassinate him.

It's just that he didn't expect that this time he still missed it, and that person actually wanted to kill his sister!

"Say, what do you want me to do to let my sister go."

Xin Yan sat on it and chuckled: "It's good to think clearly earlier, don't worry, I don't need you to do more, I just hope that you will tell what you know, as it is, and at that time, your sister will definitely be safe and sound." Otherwise, your sister won't end well. ”

"Can I trust you? As long as I tell me everything I know, will you really let my sister go? ”

Faced with Shishi's questioning, Xin Yan wondered, did she really have no credit when she looked at it?

Turned his head to Wei Xiaochun and asked, "Do I look like a bad guy?" Instead of getting a response, Xin Yan looked at the stone instead.

"Although in the face of your doubts, I am very wronged. However, if you believe in the people behind you so much and are willing to risk your life, however, in the end, he wants your sister's life, you should know that there is no absolute trust in this world, but it is driven by profit. If you do what I do, I'll let your sister be safe, and of course, you have no other choice. ”

Xin Yan didn't force him to weigh the pros and cons by himself, but she believed that the final result would be what she wanted.

"Okay, I promise you." Stone gritted his teeth and agreed, he really had no other choice now.

Xin Yan smiled and said: "Okay, but my ugly words are ahead, your sister can be fine, but I am afraid that your life will not be able to stay, but you can rest assured, I will let you not go so painfully, if you still have any unfulfilled wishes, you can also tell me, I will try my best to meet you." ”

There was no accident in the stone, he knew what his fate would be, but it was worth it for him to settle his sister and fulfill his wish before he died.

"I just hope that my sister will not be hunted down and killed again, and she can live safely, otherwise, I will not let you go."

Xin Yan said calmly: "Don't worry, after the matter is over, your sister will be safe." ”

Shi knelt in front of Emperor Chengwu expressionlessly, and said what he knew.

How to plan to buy from Li Gaoyang and Aunt Dong. Bad. Kill. The people, and where they ambushed, and how much money they could get afterwards, all confessed.

The courtiers were silent and bought just because of a little personal grudge. Bad.. Kill. Man, this kind of heart is really terrible.

However, Shi continued: "Also, at that time, we were tasked to kill Miss Xin and bury her on the spot, and then let out the news that she was killed by thieves. On that day, I accidentally heard about Master Li's aunt's private plan, and the reason why they wanted Miss Xin's life was not to allow the county magistrate to go to prison, but to ...... In the past few years, they have relied on the corruption of the magistrate of Rongyang County and the private deduction of taxes, and a large part of the money they obtained has gone into Li Gaoyang's pocket, and they also told Aunt Dong that now that the emperor is mediocre, as long as Lord Shangshu covers up for them, it will be fine. ”

Emperor Chengwu's face became darker and darker, and at the end of hearing this, he slapped his palm directly on the dragon chair. Furious, he said, "Okay, yes, this is my good Aiqing." More than buying. Bad. Kill. People are still greedy and can't, officials collude, this is not in my eyes at all. ”

Shangshu and Li Gaoyang of the Criminal Department shouted that they were wronged. Li Gaoyang shouted: "Your Majesty, the Emperor is clear, Weichen, how can Weichen do these things, this matter is framed by someone and wants to frame Weichen." ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department kowtowed several times: "Your Majesty, it is impossible for a child to sit down with these hurtful things, and it is impossible not to take the emperor in his eyes, all this is a conspiracy, you can't listen to the thief's side of the story." The thief just looks, and when disaster is coming, he bites others. Please let the emperor know it. ”

Shi said expressionlessly: "If the emperor doesn't believe it, I still have the account book of Li Gaoyang colluding with the magistrate of Rongyang County, and the emperor can see it." ”

Now Li Gaoyang sat paralyzed on the ground, how could it be possible, how could this be possible!

The account book, there was indeed an account book, but he handed over the account book to Aunt Dong for safekeeping, and after the accident in the magistrate of Rongyang County, he asked Aunt Dong to burn the station book, how could there be.

When his eyes touched Emperor Chengwu, he knew that he was dead, and this time he was dead.

He originally didn't want to collude with the magistrate of Rongyang County, but in order to make some achievements in front of his father, and to be blown by Aunt Dong, he was out of control, and once a person's desire arises, he can no longer hide it.

The command became more and more greedy and dissatisfied.

He didn't know that things had changed from that moment on, and it was obviously going well, and it had been going smoothly before.

Shangshu of the Criminal Department didn't expect that his son would be so unclean, and he would leave such an account book, and now he can't protect him at all, and even Shangshu Mansion will suffer.

He felt down, got up and slapped his son who was kneeling on the ground: "Rebel, how dare you rebel." ”

Xin Yan looked at the movements of Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and sneered in his heart, Jiang is still old and spicy, this is ready to abandon the pawn to protect the handsome. For his only son, he really made up his mind.

Li Gaoyang looked at his father blankly, as if he was frightened, and did not react at all.

The criminal department is still heartbroken; "I know that you have no intention of studying, and you linger in Hualou all day long, and you don't learn anything. No matter how I discipline you, you don't listen, you take that Dong family back to the house, I didn't stop you, as long as you can keep to yourself, I will also be pure-hearted. But I didn't expect that you were bewitched by her and made such a big mistake, and now, even if the emperor spares you, I can't spare you. From now on, you are no longer my Li family. ”

As soon as Li Gaoyang heard the words in front of him, he thought that his father was staging a bitter trick, and he was the only son in law of the Li family and the only seedling of the Li family, but her hope had not risen for long before she was shattered by the words behind.

Father, father is going to kick him out of the house!?

No, no! He is the son of the Li family, how can he become a commoner who has nothing.

He lost his voice and asked, "Father, father, what did you say?" Are you going to kick me out of my house? No, no, I'm your only son, my grandmother's only grandson, you can't drive me away, you can't drive me away. Do you want the Li family to cut off the incense? Are you going to let your grandmother scold you for being unfilial? ”

This sudden turn of the year made the courtiers stunned, although the Shangshu of the Criminal Department was usually angry that Li Gaoyang had no interest, but after all, he was his only child, and spoiling was still indispensable, and when he was sick, the house was not peaceful.

At this time, they actually heard that Li Shangshu was going to kick his son out of the house!

Emperor Chengwu looked at the movements of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department and did not make a sound.

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department scolded his son bitterly, and he was heartbroken, but he really didn't know what his son had done, and he was heartbroken. For the sake of the overall situation and justice, he had to expel the unfilial son from the house.

He knelt down in front of Emperor Chengwu again, wept bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen's teaching is not good, causing his son to let go of such sins and ask the emperor to surrender his guilt." ”

After speaking, he knocked his head a few more times, but Li Gaoyang was still stunned, as if he had lost his soul.

The shrewd people among the courtiers had long seen the intention of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, which was nothing more than to protect the Li family, and what he said in and out of his words was that Li Gaoyang was confused by that Aunt Dong, so he committed the crime, at least to protect his son.

Shangshu of the Criminal Department is over forty years old, and he is crying and kowtowing this time, which makes people really unbearable to see it, but some people know in their hearts that what his son did, how could his old man not know at all, and even most of the things he did on weekdays were covered up and settled by him.

King Liang and his party didn't speak out again, if he deliberately favored him again, his father might burn his anger on him, maybe he would be suspicious of him, and now he had to stay out of the matter.

Xin Yan seemed to comfort: "Alas, Lord Shangshu, if your son knew your intentions, he would not have committed such a crime. It must be Aunt Dong's demagogy, otherwise you don't look like a person who can kill people. Actually, I don't have any big problems, as long as the noble son stays away from that poisonous woman in the future, and is no longer bewitched by her and corrupt and perverts the law, he can also change his mind in the future and be loyal to the emperor with Lord Shangshu, wouldn't it be beautiful. ”

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department secretly said that it was not good, and sure enough, when he saw Emperor Chengwu's face, he was angry again.

Emperor Chengwu said: "Li Gaoyang, the son of Shangshu of the Criminal Department, knows the law and violates the law. Bad. Murder, the crime is unforgivable, demoted to the common people, exiled for thousands of miles, Dong's heart is vicious, instigated murder, and sentenced to be beheaded tomorrow. The Criminal Department was not strict in teaching his sons, which led to the release of serious crimes and a fine of three years and a one-month grounding. ”

Originally, Emperor Chengwu was indeed going to be shaken by the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, but Xin Yan's words reminded him again. If Aunt Dong asked him to assassinate himself, would he do the same, he was already a suspicious person, and he couldn't suppress his thoughts together.

Therefore, the attitude of the criminal department Shangshu just now is useless.

Li Gaoyang has been clothed and eaten since he was a child, and he opened his mouth when he came to eat and stretched out his hand when he came to clothes. Now that he is in exile and has been relegated to a common man, you can imagine how difficult this road will be, and for a person like him, this is worse than death.

The Shangshu of the Criminal Department couldn't, so he had to kowtow and thank him, and he didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction on his face, but from beginning to end, Li Gaoyang didn't react at all, so he sat still, his eyes were empty, and the guards dragged him down.

And the stone was also taken away, and what was waiting for him was a dead end, even if Emperor Chengwu let him go, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department would not let him go when he came to his senses.

The courtiers once thought that the Shangshu of the Criminal Department would save Li Gaoyang, but they never thought that in the end, they would end up like this, and they looked at him for a moment as if they were much older, and returned home in despair.