Chapter 191: Verdict

On the second day, Zhang Yunwen very simply took a five-day leave, saying that he was slightly injured and needed to recuperate.

Therefore, he didn't see the scene of the upheaval at the court meeting.

At this time, he was sitting under a willow tree in the courtyard, teaching a group of neighborhood children to sing in front of him.

"The wind and smoke are rolling and singing heroes, and the green mountains on all sides are listening to them. On a sunny day, the thunder beats the golden drum, the sea makes a harmonious sound, and the Tang Dynasty warriors drive tigers and leopards, forgetting their lives and death to keep peace. Why is the battle flag so picturesque, and the blood of heroes stains it red. Why is the earth always in spring, and the lives of heroes blooming with flowers......"

This "Hymn to Heroes" is an episode in the later movie "Heroes' Children", when the Korean War was in place, Zhang Wenji was just a few years old and didn't understand anything. Later, I became obsessed with "Heroes' Children", and I had a soft spot for the "Hymn to Heroes" in it. Now Zhang Yunwen sings softly, and his heart can't help but surge, and his thoughts are flying.

This "Hymn to Heroes" has a high tune, which is not suitable for the group of children in front of him to hum. They just memorized the lyrics and remembered the melody. However, Li Yuzhirou, who was sitting next to him, and the maids in the mansion, after listening to it a few times, could hum a beautiful tune.

"Uncle Zhang, what do these lyrics mean?" A child, about seven or eight years old, asked, looking up.

"Oh, actually, this song contains the story of a hero, so his name is "Hymn to Heroes". The story goes like this! Our hero, this is a Tang Dynasty soldier......" Zhang Yunwen slowly told the story of Zhao Yi in a soft voice. He said it so sensationally that he tricked out the tears of several maids.

When those children heard that they had been in the Turks for two years, their faces were flushed with excitement and their little fists were clenched tightly. And when they heard that there were bullies who wanted to occupy Zhao Yi's family, the children suddenly shared the same hatred. When he said that someone killed a bully, he couldn't help but clap his hands.

When Zhang Yunwen finished telling the story and taught the song to every child to sing, Zhang Yunwen gave each of them a candy and sent them out of the house.

"Brother Yunwen, are you helping Brother Zhao build momentum?" Sending the child away and returning to the courtyard, Li Yu asked.

Zhang Yunwen nodded: "The affairs above the court are treacherous and complicated. After listening to His Majesty's words last night, I realized that above the court, it was even more sinister than on the battlefield. For example, this time, although Pei Zhen and Pei Hong are dead, but because of Pei Lian's relationship, I am afraid that Zhao Yi and I will also be implicated. I'm nothing, after all, there are so many titles hanging there, it doesn't matter if there are one or two missing, as long as it's not the rank of Captain of the Horse has been taken away. But what about Zhao Yi, although he has meritorious service, but after all, he is a martial artist, and he has no support from a big family, so he is weak, if Pei Yi is angry with him, he can't stand this anger. Therefore, to help his husband build momentum today, it is to let everyone in Chang'an and Datang know his deeds of Zhao Yi, and they must give a thumbs up and praise the hero. When the time comes, I will see who dares to disagree with public opinion. ”

When Li Yu heard this, a pair of dark eyes suddenly looked at Zhang Yunwen with admiration: "Brother Yunwen is thoughtful, and the concubine is really admired!" And this song has a beautiful melody, which is completely different from the current tune, which is refreshing. Xianggong is really amazing! ”

Li Yu said, and the Zhirou and maids next to him nodded approvingly at the same time.

Zhang Yunwen's vanity was suddenly greatly satisfied, and he sat down under the willow tree: "Come on, sing that "Hymn to Heroes" to your husband!" ”

So, the sweet singing voice sang a beautiful song, and the beautiful melody echoed in the courtyard.

However, what Zhang Yunwen didn't know was that the court meeting was noisy at the moment.

First of all, Sun Fujia, together with the Criminal Department and Zongzheng Temple, told the story of the attack on Princess Runan. Li Shimin, who already knew the situation, pretended to be furious, and asked Sun Fujia to strictly interrogate Pei Zhen and Pei Lonely.

After everyone in the court listened to Li Shimin's verdict, they all looked at Pei Lian.

Pei Lin did not take any action, neither pleaded for mercy nor argued in court.

At this time, an official of the Imperial Historical Observatory played the impeachment of Zhang Yunwen for privately transferring a non-commissioned officer of the Military Academy for personal use. Another official of the Ministry of Officials played the impeachment of Zhang Yunwen, who used his status as the general of the Right Guard to privately mobilize the soldiers of the subordinate government of the Right Guard. There are also officials who impeach Zhang Yunwen for wantonly blocking Sanyuan County, causing a poor passage of traffic.

Seeing that these officials who were only from the fifth grade and the fifth rank jumped out to impeach Zhang Yunwen one by one, Li Shimin and the ministers knew that Pei Lian's counterattack began.

However, as soon as the impeachment of these officials came out, the eldest grandson Wuji and a group of high-ranking officials who were originally civil officials and strategists of the Qin Prince's Mansion stood up to defend themselves, saying that they were doing extraordinary things at extraordinary times. At that time, the situation was critical, and if the cadets of the military academy were not mobilized, the consequences would be unimaginable. As for mobilizing government troops to blockade Sanyuan County, they were afraid that those who fled would attract reinforcements to retaliate. It's also understandable.

And the fathers of those sons, such as Liu Hongji, Cheng Yanjin, Zhang Liang and others are all full of helpless smiles, this Yunwen is too ruthless, not only to call his son, but also to let the old man wipe his buttocks. So they came out one after another, echoing the opinions of the eldest grandson Wuji and others.

Of course, the people on Pei Lian's side were unwilling, so the war of words between the two parties continued, and there was a commotion in the court, which only made Li Shimin have a headache.

"Enough!" Li Shimin shouted, "Zhang Yunwen's matter will wait until the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Zongzheng Temple will interrogate Pei Zhen and Pei Hong before making a decision!" ”

Pei Lian's people wanted to argue again, but they caught a glimpse of Pei Lin shaking his head gently, and suddenly, one of the outstretched feet was retracted.

Although the dispute between the court and China was delayed, a story and a good song gradually spread in the market of Chang'an City. The protagonist in the story is portrayed in the song as impassioned and self-sacrificing. And the melodic song is full of blood, poignant and majestic because of this story. In this way, the stories and songs complement each other and spread very quickly. Within a few days, the entire Chang'an City was spread.

Pei Lin walked on the street, his face was pale, and everywhere he went, he could almost hear this melodic "Hymn to Heroes", and saw someone spitting and telling the story. He was almost certain that someone was behind all this, and his purpose was clearly to help Zhao Yi build momentum.

Sure enough, after the song and the story spread all over Chang'an, an astonishing news broke out from Dali Temple. This story is not just a story, but a real event, the protagonist of the story is in the reconnaissance camp south of Xuanwu Gate at the moment, and the bully in the story is staying in the Dali Temple Prison at the moment. The name of the protagonist of the story is Zhao Yi, and the name of the bully is Pei Hong.

The people of the early Tang Dynasty, who were in the era of territorial expansion, had a fanatical worship of heroes, especially soldiers like Zhao Yi who had made great achievements. Therefore, when Zhao Yi's deeds and encounters spread all over Chang'an, Chang'an public opinion was like a tide. There are those who praise Zhao Yi, there are those who criticize the bullies, and of course, there are also disciples who talk about the beauty of Zhao Yi's wife.

As for the servants and maids in Pei Lian's mansion, every time they went out, they would meet the extremely contemptuous eyes of their neighbors, and they also unconsciously lowered their heads.

After two or three days, several soap servants in black clothes came to Zhang Yunwen's mansion.

"General Zhang, Lord Sun is about to try the case of Pei Hongqiang robbing the princess, and I invite General Zhang and the princess to talk about it!"

So Zhang Yunwen and Runan took a carriage and slowly came to Dali Temple.

Above the lobby, Sun Fujia sat in the middle, but on both sides sat a waiter from the Criminal Department and a Shaoqing from Zongzheng Temple. Seeing Zhang Yunwen arrive with Princess Runan, except for the Shaoqing of Zongzheng Temple, the rest of the people saluted.

And after Li Yu and Zhang Yunwen returned the salute, they said to the young qing: "I've seen my uncle!" "This Shaoqing is Li Yuanjing, the king of Zhao, or Li Shimin's brother and Li Yu's uncle.

After the ceremony, Zhang Yunwen and Li Yu sat aside, and then, Pei Zhen and Pei Hong were escorted to the lobby.

After staying in the prison of Dali Temple for a few days, the two of them came out at this time with a beautiful face. Especially Pei Hong, who was already thin and thin, was even more haggard and deformed in prison, without the cover of fat powder, Pei Hong's thin cheeks were deeply sunken, and his eyes were also deeply sunken.

"Smack!" Sun Fujia slapped the wood in shock, and a huge sound echoed in the entire hall.

Pei Zhen Pei Hong couldn't help but shrink his body for a while, and he was full of fear to Zhang Yunwen, who was sitting next to him.

"Who's in the hall? What crime was committed? Sun Fujia said with a majestic face.

Hearing this stylized language, Zhang Yunwen secretly rolled his eyes.

Zhao Yi, who was standing beside Pei Zhen and Pei Hong, hugged his fist to the adults in the hall: "Xiaguan Zhao Yi, I have seen a few adults!" At this time, Zhao Yi was wearing a black gown, with his hair in a high bun, and he looked mighty.

After he reported his name, the soap servants of Dali Temple immediately discussed.

"You are Zhao Yi! Sure enough, it's extraordinary! When Li Yuanjing, the king of Zhao, saw Zhao Yi, he immediately laughed. Zhao Yi hurriedly politely said.

At this time, Sun Fujia said: "Zhao Yi, tell the truth what you know!" ”

Zhao Yi's face suddenly turned grim, and with a look of resentment, he told the situation at home since he arrived at the grassland, until he and Zhang Yunwen returned home. Hearing this, Sun Fujia nodded.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, Captain Horse, do you have anything else you need to add?" Sun Fujia glanced at Zhang Yunwen and Li Yu who were sitting upright and asked.

Zhang Yunwen stood up and told the story of what happened after he sent Zhao Yi to the academy to move the rescue soldiers. He spoke much better than Zhao Yi, and after a few words, Pei Zhen became a heinous villain.

After Zhang Yunwen finished speaking, he squinted his eyes and glanced at Pei Zhen and Pei Hong in the hall, only to see that they were pale and had empty eyes, and they didn't seem to hear Zhang Yunwen's words.

"Do you two have anything to say?" Sun Fujia asked the person concerned as usual.

Pei Zhen raised his eyelids and looked at everyone in the hall, then lowered his eyes and was silent. But Pei Hong suddenly let out a call: "Wow! I don't want to die! Woo, I don't want to die......"

Hearing that the two of them had no objections, Sun Fujia set his eyes on the squire of the Criminal Department and Li Yuanjing, only to see the two of them nodding, then got up and said: "There is Pei Hong, the son of the Pei family, bullying men and women, endangering one party, the previous misdeeds of coercing the Zhao family, the latter having the crime of offending the royal family, and the evil act of attacking the imperial court officials, the crime is extremely heinous, and it should be sentenced to death!" Pick a day to show the public. His ancestor Pei Zhen led people to surround the princess's residence and attacked the golden body of the concubine, the crime was unforgivable, and he was sentenced to death, and he was sentenced to death on a certain day! As for the people up and down the Pei Mansion, they are all exiled to Lingnan! ”

The verdict ended, and there was silence in the lobby. The eyes of officials big and small were all fixed on Zhang Yunwen. As soon as this case is over, Pei Lin is afraid that Zhang Yunwen will be moved. And Zhang Yunwen seemed to be nothing, in the eyes of everyone, got up to say goodbye and left Dali Temple.