"Siben, I'm here!" Madu answered.

Then there was a burst of heavy footsteps, and I saw Li Wenzhong coming quickly, still holding the cell head in his hand, "Damn, open the cell door for Lao Tzu!" ”

"Don't embarrass the cell boss, the emperor detained me here, I can't get out of the edict without the holy decree, you rushed back from Xuyi's hometown to save me, I received this feeling."

Who knew that Li Wenzhong waved his hand, "Who is here to save you, you stabbed the basket but hid here, I took you to make up for it." ”

Li Wenzhong forced the cell boss to open the door, looked at a few listless noble children on the edge of the cage, sighed, pulled up Ma Du and walked outside, but anyone who stood in the way was kicked away by him. Ma Du smiled bitterly: "Siben, where are you taking me!" ”

"You come with me to the emperor to plead with these old brothers, I can't see the others and can only look for you, besides, there is something about you that you can't hide!"

Ma Du couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, he knew that Li Wenzhong was cut off by Lao Zhu and confined at home because of his intercession for the nobles, but he died of depression in a year or two, and it was rumored that he died of poisoning, and Lao Zhu also killed the imperial doctor who diagnosed him for this reason.

Others can't control a lot, but they must not watch history repeat itself in Li Wenzhong, which is what he once promised Li Zhen. He grabbed Li Wenzhong's arm with both hands, "Siben, you can't go, they are all guilty of rebellion, and the emperor will not spare them." ”

"I don't believe they will rebel, they are all old people who followed His Majesty in the early years, how could they follow Hu Weiyong's rotten man and act as a traitor, the emperor must have been fooled by Jinyiwei."

Lao Zhu is so easy to fool, it is obvious that he and Jinyiwei teamed up to fool the world. Ma Du squatted the ground and finally stopped Li Wenzhong's figure, and said seriously: "Siben listens to me this time, either go home honestly and stay, or go back to Xuyi to continue to keep filial piety, in short, don't get involved in the things here again, otherwise even you will have to get in it." ”

"I'm just begging for a favor, is it possible that my uncle will kill me?"

Ma Du lowered his voice and gritted his teeth: "He must be the emperor first, and then your uncle!" ”

Li Wenzhong's expression was stunned, and his face changed suddenly, "You mean, you mean......" He muttered two sentences, and swallowed the next words into his stomach.

He had read a lot of history books, and he was very familiar with those emperors and generals, and after thinking a little deeper, he could guess the meaning behind Ma Du's words.

Ma Du saw that his face was a little frightened, and thought that he would retreat in the face of difficulties, but after hesitating for a moment, Li Wenzhong took Ma Du's arm and lifted it up, and reached out to carry him on his shoulder.

Ma Du is also a tall man, a big horse and weighs a hundred or dozens of pounds, Li Wenzhong carried him on his shoulders and walked like a fly, no matter how Ma Du struggled, he couldn't get out, "Siben, don't you understand?" Let me down and find a place, and I'll talk to you slowly. ”

"Understood, you made it clear enough. It is precisely because of this that I have to plead with the emperor even more, I can't let these people who have sweated for the Ming Dynasty be killed by the emperor, otherwise a few strokes will be added to the history books, and the emperor will bear the stigma of a thousand years.

It's really hard for outsiders to admonish this kind of thing, but you and I are both relatives of the emperor, and this kind of thing can't stand by and watch, otherwise what's the use of my nephew and your brother-in-law! ”

"Siben, do you think I haven't tried? I originally wanted to turn the tide, but in the end I was used as a chess piece by the emperor to play around, the emperor is determined that it will be useless for you to go, maybe you will have to go to prison to be my companion. ”

"How do you know if you don't try, I'll spank you if you move around! Haha......"

Thanks to Li Wenzhong, he can still laugh, Lao Zhu is almost six relatives at this time, his wife and son are useless, and he is still a nephew.

Li Wenzhong kept carrying Ma Du outside the palace, and let the eunuch drag Ma Du into the palace after he passed it. The two of them went to Lao Zhu's side to push the golden mountain and the jade pillar to bow down, and saluted Lao Zhu.

"Let's get flat!" Lao Zhu raised his head, his face was expressionless and he couldn't see his anger, and a pair of eyes looked at the two of them before he spoke: "Bao'er, aren't you in Xuyi?" How did you get back? And you, is this a prison escape, you can even escape from prison, your ability is not small! ”

"The emperor was mistaken, the incense that Weichen ate and slept well in prison was robbed by Siben. He said that the New Year is almost over, and he can't always stay in Xuyi and come back to greet you for the New Year, and he has to bring Weichen along. ”

Lao Zhu nodded, "Bao'er is naturally more heartfelt than you, my sister-in-law is gone, he is an elder in this world, and he will not give me a New Year's greeting for a hundred years." ”

Ma Dula's sleeve pulled Li Wenzhong's sleeve, "Si has also bowed this year, let's hurry up, don't disturb the emperor's official business." Li Wenzhong ignored it.

"What are you doing with your eyebrows, Siben seems to have something to say to me." Lao Zhu looked at Li Wenzhong, "I and Bao'er are uncles and nephews, you might as well speak up if you have something to say!" ”

Li Wenzhong arched his hand and said: "Then Weichen has something to say directly, Weichen heard in Xuyi that His Majesty has sent Lu Zhongheng, Fei Ju and others to prison?" ”

"That's right, they colluded with Hu Weiyong to plot against him, and they have been imprisoned by my family, and their son-in-law, the young master, is now locked up with Xuanzhong, didn't you see it when you went to the prison?"

Li Wenzhong lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, "The traitors and thieves will be punished, but Jinyiwei used torture to interrogate, climbed and bitten countless people, injured the innocent, and damaged the vitality of the court, and asked Your Majesty to consider it." ”

Lao Zhu sneered: "It seems that Bao'er is not here to pay New Year's greetings to me, but to intercede with them." Do you think I wronged them? I tell you clearly, they colluded with Hu Weiyong to plot against him, and the evidence is conclusive, and they deserve to die! ”

"Since the evidence is conclusive, it should be handed over to the judicial department for trial and conviction, but Your Majesty has convicted with a single word, which is not in accordance with the law, which is not only unjust, but also undermines Your Majesty's benevolence."

"Bao'er really has a heart, and even thought of my name before and after, hehe......" Lao Zhu smiled, "But I don't care, you are all the closest people to me are smart people, you probably know what I want to do, I told you clearly, unlucky will not be the only few of them!" ”

Li Wenzhong paused his head and persuaded in a sad voice: "Your Majesty slaughtered heroes, lost the hearts of the people, lost the fortune of the country, and damaged Your Majesty's reputation. ”

Lao Zhu stood up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and pulled out a sword from under the dragon case, and said in a willful tone: "What do you have to do with me cutting off rebellion!" Since you are not afraid of death, I will fulfill you, and I will kill you to see who dares to be verbose! ”

As he spoke, he got off the dragon chair with his sword, and Yuan Sheng hurriedly hugged Lao Zhu's thigh regardless of his humility and shouted, "Grandpa Li, don't you go quickly!" ”

Li Wenzhong said: "It's not a pity for Wenzhong to die, I only hope that Your Majesty will think more about the people of the country!" ”

Lao Zhu seemed to be on fire, and he dragged Yuansheng to move on the ground as if he wanted to eat people. Ma Du added oil and vinegar to the side, "Your Majesty hurriedly cut down this rebellious guy who doesn't know what to do, just to reunite with Brother Li and the eldest princess as soon as possible, and the family of three will also miss you in the Netherworld." ”

Hearing Ma Du mention Li Zhen and his wife, Lao Zhu's anger melted most of it, and with a cold snort, he threw the cold and shining sword in his hand on the ground, kicked Yuan Sheng away and sat back on the dragon chair, and slapped the table with a bang, "Go on, I want to hear how many rebellious words you still have!" ”

"Weichen also asked the emperor to give up the levy of the Japanese, the old events of the Mengyuan Dynasty are vivid, if the navy is damaged, it may hurt the sea trade, cut off an important tax source of the Ming Dynasty, and increase the burden on the people."

"Finished? Jin Yiwei sent him to prison! ”

Li Wenzhong did not struggle in vain, and let the two brocade guards escort him away. Lao Zhu glanced at Ma Du, "You don't intercede for him, it's really not righteous enough." ”

"That's your nephew, and it's not Weichen's blood relative, if you don't feel sorry for Weichen, you won't feel sorry for Weichen, and it's not good to have him in the prison cell."

Lao Zhu sighed, "Yes, Bao'er has been a good boy since he was a child, seeing that I have abolished the book province, this is not too far away to send the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to my eyes, and I don't even need to look for it, so intimate, I don't hurt him." ”

Ma Du was stunned, "He...... He did it on purpose! "These famous and brave generals have a lot of eyes, and they can be described as simple compared to themselves.

"Whether he did it on purpose or not, in short, let my wish go smoothly, I'm glad that you don't have to go back to be with Bao'er today, go home for the New Year."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, it's just that Wechen has gone home, and Wechen's students are afraid that they won't be poisoned, Wechen knows that he can't save their lives, but he doesn't want them to be tortured before he dies."

"It is also the duty of a teacher to protect the disciples, and it is pitiful that they rebelled and they suffered, if you take out good things, I can't spare their lives!"

Ma Du picked out his ears, he couldn't believe that this could be what Lao Zhu said, but what could he do to impress Lao Zhu?

"Your Majesty knows best, and the best automatic rifle is also in your hand, I don't know what else can enter your eyes."

"What kind of rifle Jiao Yu has seen several times, and said that it is too delicate, and he can't make it for another hundred years for the Firearms Bureau. Well, some time ago, I heard that Tan'er was willing to teach him the way to fly, and I was also very interested! ”