Chapter 107 Confession
The emperor's bedroom was brightly lit, and the flickering candles made a "crackling" sound from time to time, and Deng Min knelt beside the emperor with his head down.
Song Zhancheng saluted according to the usual rules, and then stood unhurriedly, waiting for the emperor to speak. If he doesn't speak, it's not that he has a weak heart, but that he has nothing to say, and it's useless to say it.
Looking at this posture, presumably he unknowingly violated the emperor's bottom line, but he, himself, was kept in the dark and didn't know anything about it.
It's ridiculous!
"Boom"!
There was a muffled sound, it was the sound of the inkstone being smashed on the heavy foot blanket, and Deng Min's familiar old good man's voice also came into his ears, "Your Majesty is angry~"
"Anger?! How do you let me calm my anger! Song Zhancheng, you said it yourself, how did you get involved with Hengguo's secret agent, how did you contact him, and what else did you do behind my back? ”
It turned out that he wanted to put a hat on him for collaborating with the enemy and treason, but the prince was really ruthless, and he was bold enough to dare to use any means.
"I don't know why my father said this?"
The emperor trembled with anger, slammed his palm on the table, stood up and pointed at Song Zhancheng and shouted: "More than half of the court!" More than half of the ministers are reporting this to me! You still say you didn't do anything? ”
Deng Min's eyes were quick, and he hurriedly blocked the crumbling emperor who was angry, and pleaded with a trembling voice with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, you should dissipate your anger first, the ministers are not conclusive, and everything is still a rumor~"
"Think about it carefully, although the second prince was impulsive in his early years, although he sometimes had political disagreements with you, when did he ever have such a big disapproval~"
"Shut up! Retire! "The emperor really believed the words of those courtiers, and he was really angry.
The emperor's order was difficult to disobey, Deng Min had to signal to Song Zhancheng anxiously, meaning that he must not be too stubborn, and let His Majesty calm down first.
But I don't want to, the more critical the time, the more nervous and wrong I am, Deng Min's appearance, in the eyes of the suspicious emperor, has become the old eunuch that Prince Jin has taken in his side!
It's just, it's just about to get a position!!
"Bastard, come on, pull Deng Min out and kneel, and then interrogate him when I deal with this rebel!"
Song Zhancheng's eyes widened suddenly, his face was full of disbelief, how did his father become like this? Even the people you trust the most are suspicious.
Oh, it's a mockery to think about, his own son is still in trouble, and he still has time to take care of himself, and he still has the kung fu to worry about others, hehe.
"Say, what have you done through Cheng Fei's old thing, how much benefit Hengguo has given you, so that you can plot against your Lao Tzu! Why, did you promise to make you the emperor of the Wing Kingdom after the matter was completed? ”
"Father, whether you believe it or not, Erchen has never had a trace of rebellion. As for colluding with the flying general, it is even more nonsense, have you ever thought that it would make the old general's heart cold? ”
"Rebel! Unfilial son! The emperor rebelled one by one, completely losing the sobriety of thinking and judging the truth for himself.
The guards outside the palace gate were armed with sharp swords, ready to rush up and kill the rebels at any time to protect the safety of the lord. A flash of lightning rang out, and a cold light appeared, illuminating the silver weapon.
"Father, whether you believe it or not, I will tell the truth now, whether I listen or not, it is all up to you. Whether the son is dead or alive is completely in your thoughts. ”
Song Zhancheng smiled lightly, without a trace of panic, just a sense of relief. That kind of liberation without the bond of blood!
"General Cheng Fei is very old, and his three sons are all disabled by the people of our Yiguo who fought on the battlefield, and there is still one son who can't take care of himself." Clear eyes looked at the man on the dragon chair, at this moment, Song Zhancheng no longer regarded him as his father.
"The old general has only a fifteen-year-old grandson under his knees, and he is congenitally frail, Your Majesty, do you know the reason?" Smiling, Song Zhancheng's eyes were red, "You don't know, Erchen doesn't plan to tell the truth now, you will know it in the future." ”
Thinking of the news that Foshan brought back to him in just two days, Song Zhancheng closed his eyes and suppressed a trace of weakness.
"Your Majesty, the ministers of the court, you don't know what you did in private, and you won't even know what you have done to the families of your colleagues in the court, so I'll tell you......"
"There is such a high-ranking and powerful old minister who personally abolished the legs of General Cheng Fei's five-year-old grandson, some people saw it with their own eyes, but no one dared to testify. Don't dare to rebel against that old minister! ”
One after another, the thunder struck the emperor's head, and he didn't believe it, and he couldn't believe it, so he could only tremble and roar in a trembling voice: "Bastard, talking nonsense in an attempt to escape those things you did!" ”
"Come on, pull Prince Jin down, beat the forty boards, and let him kneel outside and reflect on himself!"
Song Zhancheng pulled the corners of his mouth and chuckled: "Father, do you believe this?" But you don't want to give General Cheng Fei justice. No courtiers shall be loyal to him, nor shall he be supported by the people. The country is broken, just around the corner~"
The last sentence, like a gentle sigh, made everyone in this hall hear it clearly. Song Zhancheng turned around and walked into the snowflakes flying in the sky, and soon, the snow was dyed red and bloody.
I don't know how long it took, Deng Min was called in by the emperor.
After a long time, the candle flame in the emperor's bedroom was extinguished, leaving darkness and silence between heaven and earth.
Song Zhancheng finally ran out of strength and held on to the limit. Ghosts began to appear in front of him, and in a trance, he seemed to see someone coming, but he couldn't recognize who it was.
I wanted to ask her who you were, but I couldn't make a sound.
That's right! By the way, someone gave him something to use when he couldn't hold on.
Instantly ignited a glimmer of hope, Song Zhancheng tried his best not to bow his head, not to fall, and finally succeeded in finding the small bottle in the placket.
Pulling off the cork, he tried his best to raise his hand to see what was inside, and the light laughter echoed in the empty world, like a peerless sound, as good as a heavenly sound.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Jingyun actually prepared this thing for herself, Song Zhancheng looked at the small bottle of chili noodles, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
In fact, she was right, the chili noodles can provide him with heat at a critical time, so that he will not freeze to death, and in addition, he can also protect himself, right? What if the emperor was unprepared to kill him?
Although this method is a bit ungenerous, it is really useful.
"Your Majesty, the second prince has been kneeling for four and a half hours......" Deng Min coughed violently in a hoarse voice, and quickly covered his mouth and nose to endure the torturous itch.
Four and a half hours, that is, almost all night, it turned out that the sky was almost dawn, I don't know how long it snowed last night, can I go to the city wall and stand for a moment today.
He hadn't been to that place for many years to enjoy the snow, and he didn't know how much time had passed, how many things had changed, and whether that sturdy corner had grown old.
"Someone, change my clothes."
The emperor pushed away the heavy quilt and slowly stood up against the bed curtain, but after a long time, he didn't wait for Deng Min to come over to dress him, and he didn't hear a sound.
What's going on? Where's this old guy? Hum! How dare you go to see the rebel without his consent!