Chapter Forty-Three: The Old Treacherous and Cunning

After speaking, Li Deyu glanced at Xiao Liang, and then walked away. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

After hearing this, Li Zhen thought about it, and asked Xiao Liang next to him through the prison wall: "Uncle Xiao, is this punishment of cane death the kind of beating to death with a stick!?" ”

Xiao Liang didn't answer, but the jailer outside walked in. Then he looked at Li Zhen with a sympathetic face, shook his head and said, "It's not a stick, it's dozens of sticks!" ”

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Following.

There was an unprecedented spectacle in front of the gate of North City, Gangneung Province, and thousands of people gathered here to block the gate tightly, and even the entire North City was paralyzed.

The cause was a notice about the verdict of the murderer of the assassination of Shi Liu Rui, the governor of Jiangling Province:

In July of the sixth year of Huichang, there is the governor of the governor, Shi Liu, who is loyal to the country, humble and virtuous, inherits the emperor's grace, and is thrifty and self-disciplined, runs and Zili, is vigorous and strong, and is handsome and honest; When patrolling the North Mountain, he encountered strong bandits and forgot his life; The emperor's grace is clear, the heavenly principles are clear, among the five punishments, the ten evils are especially serious, the ten evils are in the middle, the injustice is the first, the loss of the famous religion, the destruction of the crown, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the punishment of the first evil Xiao Zhongli and the second evil Li Zhen beheaded the prison marquis, with Kuang Tiandao and the law of the country, and has been clearly admonished since then.

Seeing this proclamation, everyone couldn't help but sigh, right and wrong are free in the hearts of the people, with Liu Rui's usual actions, although it is not a great evil in the hearts of the people, but it is also notorious, and obviously this proclamation is exaggerated, and Xiao Liang and Li Zhen's righteous deeds are said to be heinous felonies.

How can the people of Gangneung Mansion accept it, but anger is anger, dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, in such an era, one parent official is the sky, his words are the law, and his law is the reason.

At the same time, Li Deyu's house door hung a thank you sign, not that he didn't see the guest, but that he was waiting for someone.

After the construction of several Jingnan Festival Envoys, now this mansion has become the most magnificent and magnificent private residence in the whole Jingnan Road, the whole five into the deep house of the courtyard, the main hall is topped by a single eaves rest mountain, the Bo wind hangs the fish under it, the milk nails above the magnificent Guangliang Zhu Door are abrupt, the long halberds on both sides of the door stand in a forest, and the flags are fluttering.

In short, there are all the things that should and shouldn't be here.

Li Deyu likes mountains and rivers the most, in the backyard did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to build an artificial garden covering an area of 100 acres, during which the rockery is surrounded, the green trees are shady, the koi fish swim in a pond in the water, a bluestone paved path is winding and rugged, there is a small pavilion between the peaks and loops, and its name is "free".

Li Deyu sat leisurely in the small pavilion at this time, with a long case in front of him, and an iron kettle on the case, although he was the only one, but there were two tea cups.

The charcoal fire under the iron kettle is booming, but in this small pavilion, there is no heat wave at all, but the cool breeze is very comfortable.

Li Deyu had been sitting here for two hours, it was almost noon, and although he was a little hungry, he still refused to leave.

The tea soup in the teacup continued and continued, and the spring water in the iron kettle was also filled and refilled, but Li Deyu's face did not show any boredom, but was as calm and calm as before.

Finally, there was a rush of footsteps not far away.

When the footsteps approached, Li Deyu did not look up, but focused on stirring the freshly brewed pot of tea, "Coming?" ”

"It's coming!" The person who came was the manager of Li Fuzhang, who had followed Li Deyu for decades and knew everything about Li Deyu's small movements.

"Where?"

"Waiting in the main hall!"

"See me here!"

Manager Zhang nodded and turned to leave.

Less leaning, Manager Zhang approached the pavilion with a man, but this time he walked very slowly, but the man behind him looked anxious and uneasy.

"Lang Jun, Li Fuyin has arrived!" After Mr. Zhang said that, he turned around and left without Li Deyu's instructions, and then waved his hand at several maids waiting not far away.

Seeing this, the maids bowed and left, leaving only Manager Zhang to stay there quietly, but a few feet away from the pavilion, but this distance was the shortest distance where the conversation between the two in the pavilion could not be heard.

A generation of powerful ministers has his own rules, and Mr. Zhang understands this rule.

"Ziyun, please take a seat!" Li Deyu smiled and said to Li Chengye.

Li Chengye still had the heart to sit at this time, and was about to speak, but he only heard Li Deyu say again: "There are some things that need to be sat down to talk about before they can be discussed!" ”

Li Chengye had to sit down when he heard this, but the expression on his face still looked a little anxious, and his hands were a little at a loss where to put them.

Li Deyu poured tea soup for another tea cup that had been empty for a long time, and then gently pushed it in front of Li Chengye, and said with a smile: "This tea is produced in the white tea mountain three hundred miles east of Yongjia County, Jiangnan East Province, and then with the mountain stream of Ning'en Temple, it is in the middle of summer, this tea is cool, and the drink is dry, Ziyun might as well come and taste it!" ”

Li Chengye's expression was quite helpless, but he had no choice but to take a sip of the teacup, but at this time, no matter how good the tea was, it was difficult for him to calm his heart.

"I met Xiao Zhongli yesterday, and I also met Ling Lang!" Li Deyu said inadvertently.

Li Chengye was stunned when he heard this, and then hurriedly asked, "Do you recognize Zhongli?" ”

Li Deyu couldn't help laughing loudly, "When Your Majesty was still the King of Light, he was a monk in Qingshan Temple in Haining, and the abbot of Qi'an, who was shaved for him, was close friends with the old man, and Xiao Zhongli was His Majesty's personal guard at that time, do you think I recognize it?" ”

Li Chengye's face suddenly changed greatly, he did hear about this past, his majesty has always been cautious, when he was still the king of light, because he was afraid of being affected by the battle between the courts, so he did not hesitate to pretend to be a fool to avoid misfortune, as early as the reign of Emperor Wenzong, he was teased and entertained by his nephews, but his cautiousness was still recognized by Li Yan, the king of Ying, who was later Emperor Wuzong.

And after Wuzong succeeded to the throne, he persecuted King Guang in every way, and even did not hesitate to assassinate his uncle, but was finally rescued by the eunuch Qiu Gongwu, since then King Guang took his only guard to Nandu, and finally became a monk in Haining Qingshan Temple, and made a small Shani, until the final Wuzong died, and was succeeded by Qiu Gongwu and Ma (Yuan) Zhen.

Li Chengye never expected that Li Deyu would have seen Xiao Liang at that time, and since he had seen Xiao Liang, he must have seen him today.

Li Chengye seemed even more overwhelmed, and he didn't dare to speak easily anymore because he was not sure of Li Deyu's position.

"Hehe, Ziyun doesn't need to be nervous, I and Zhongli are just a one-sided relationship, but I was fortunate enough to see the sword dance of today's number one swordsman, and it is not in vain!" Li Deyu said intentionally or unintentionally, but his eyes never looked at Li Chengye.

Li Chengye nodded, and was about to pick up the teacup but put it down gently, "Let you know what I mean by coming here!" ”

Li Deyu didn't answer immediately, just smiled lightly, and then replied, "I'm not sure, so I need you to tell me something!" ”