Chapter 239: Promotion

The person who stumbled into the Jinluan Hall and called for help was none other than the King of England.

I saw that the prince's robe he was wearing was already ragged, torn into strips of rags, hanging on his body one by one, and the trousers on the lower half of his body disappeared, leaving only two fluffy thighs, half-covered under the sparse robe, and when the cold wind blew, the cheongsam swayed, showing a bit of style that wanted to be covered and exposed. His hair was messy, his face was blue and swollen, he couldn't recognize his original appearance, and the whole person looked like a remnant of a dozen strong men.

Fang Zheng hid among the ministers, looked through the gap in the crowd, and saw the tragic situation of the British king, Fang Zheng couldn't help but feel a little bitter in his mouth,——Am I in trouble again?" This guy who looks like a pig from afar, and looks like a pig up close, is actually the king of England? That's a big joke, isn't it......

Fang Zheng and the fat man originally planned, the crown prince and the king of Shou Ying, no one can be offended, An An divided his own errands, accumulated his own strength, and waited for the opportunity to move, but now the development of the situation seems to be a little out of control, who knew that the guy in the morning turned out to be the king? Besides, the guards around him are too hard, and if you beat up this unlucky child, I guess even his father won't recognize him......

How good is that? - Anyway, why didn't the Jinluan Palace open a small back door next to it? If I sneak out the back door, won't there be nothing?

Seeing this, the hundred officials were in an uproar, and the originally quiet and silent Jinluan Hall seemed to have flown into a hundred thousand flies, and the discussion buzzed.

The emperor was also taken aback when he saw the king, sat on the dragon chair and leaned back unconsciously, and exclaimed, "Who are you?" ”

Fang Zheng sighed silently, and look, sure enough. He doesn't know his dad anymore.

The King of England was lying on the ground and was crying, listening. When the emperor spoke, he raised his head in astonishment, revealing a swollen face like a pig's head, covered with snot and tears, and said vaguely: "Father, it's me!" Erchen is the fifth prince of the British king! ”

The emperor was taken aback again, and said in amazement: "You...... How did you become like this? ”

When the king heard this, he immediately felt sad, and slammed his head on the ground, howling: "Father Emperor Mingjian, this morning the son went to the court, and he ran into a gangster......

Although he understood that the time was wrong, Fang Zheng was still very bad hiding among the ministers. A well-timed "poof" laughed out.

The minister standing beside Fang Zheng looked stunned, as if he didn't understand. Why is there still anyone laughing at this time?

Fang Zheng hurriedly put the table. As soon as the love was received, he also looked puzzled and stunned, as if he was nothing, pretending to follow the ministers to find someone to laugh.

In the middle of the Jinluan Palace, the King of England was still kneeling on the ground, aggrievedly telling his unlucky encounter: "...... Erchen just collided with his carriage slightly, and it would have been fine if one person gave a step, but the man did not give up, relying on the strength of others, and pulled Erchen off the horse without saying anything, and the Erchen ...... Woo, a painful beating! Father, look, look, what did he beat his sons into! That's not all, he also instructed the guards to smash Erchen's carriage, and dozens of Erchen's entourage were also beaten to the point that they couldn't move, father, father...... Ask your father to be the master of your sons! If I don't punish this fang, where is the majesty of my heavenly family? Where is the face of my royal family......"

The emperor frowned deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Can you see what the person who beat you looks like?" ”

The king of England was stunned, then lowered his head with some shame, and muttered: "At that time, it was too dark to see his appearance clearly, and Erchen only knew that he was a young man, and he was accompanied by hundreds of guards......

Hearing this, the emperor's brows furrowed even deeper, and the dragon's eyes majestically glanced at the Jinluan Hall for a week, and when his eyes swept over Fang Zheng, he deliberately stayed on him for a while longer, his eyes were full of anger.

Fang Zheng's eyes dodged, his neck was so shrunk that he couldn't shrink anymore, seeing that the emperor had been staring at him, he couldn't help but feel numb in his scalp, and finally stood up a little straighter, and smiled at the emperor from afar with embarrassment.

When the emperor saw Fang Zheng's weak expression, his heart suddenly understood. So he glared at Fang Zheng angrily and snorted, his voice low and inaudible.

A young man, with hundreds of guards, who else could this person be?

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces immediately had a number in their hearts, and more than a hundred complicated and incomprehensible eyes looked at Fang Zheng at the same time, and the ministers had different eyes, some worried, some admired, some disgusted, and many gloated.

Fang Zheng saw that everyone was looking at him, and his eyes seemed to be 100% sure that he was the one who committed the murder, Fang Zheng couldn't help but be furious. Depend on! What do you mean by looking at me like that? Does Lao Tzu look like a suspect? Catch the traitor and catch the double, catch the thief and catch the dirty, you old things have no evidence, do you want to wronged the good people?

I can't help but say that Young Master Fang's psychological endurance is indeed extremely strong, it is obvious that he did it, but he kept hypnotizing himself in his heart for the first time, I am innocent, I am innocent, I didn't do anything......

The emperor didn't seem to see any of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military gaze, and after staring at Fang Zheng, he quickly withdrew his gaze, and said angrily to the civil and military officials with a frosty face: "Where is Yin in the capital mansion?" ”

A middle-aged man in a four-grade crimson official uniform wiped his cold sweat and knelt on the ground trembling, this person was Yin Fan Fengru of Jinling Mansion, who had been in office for less than three months.

"Wechen...... Wechen is in. ”

"Humph! Fan Fengru, you are in charge of the peace of the capital, but someone under your rule dares to beat the prince of the dynasty, how do you explain this? ”

Fan Fengru's face was pale, and he didn't dare to wipe the cold sweat on his head, knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, and said in a trembling voice: "Weichen is guilty, Weichen is not strictly governed, and the crime deserves death!" ”

"I order you to do your best to solve this case as quickly as possible, no matter who is involved in this matter, according to my Dahua law, you should be arrested and killed, and you must not condone it! It must be punished severely! The emperor meant something, and after speaking, he glared at Fang Zheng seemingly inadvertently.

As soon as the emperor's voice fell, he heard an abrupt voice in the crowd, which seemed to be righteous and a little flattering.

"Wechen...... Top! Punish! It must be punished severely! Such outlaws, if caught, they must be ...... Uh, by all means, ......"

"Huh?" The ministers all looked over, and saw that the person who spoke was Fang Zheng and Fang Houye, at this moment his face was full of awe, with a righteous expression of "eliminate evil", the ministers knew it, so they all looked at Fang Zheng with great interest, to see how he planned to deal with the "lawbreaker".

Fang Zheng's eyes rolled, and he continued: "Ahem, you must ...... Fines him! Well, let him know his mistakes and correct them......"

When the ministers heard this, their heads were full of black lines: "............"

A sentence was lifted by Fang Hou Ye again, and then gently put down, and a fluttering "fine" brought such a bad atrocity over, which made people have to admire Fang Hou Ye's ability to spend thousands of pounds in four or two.

The King of England was lying on the ground and crying, but when he heard Fang Zheng speak, he suddenly gasped and hissed...... It sounds familiar!

The King immediately stopped crying, and looked up, only to see that in the gap between the ministers, a young man with a thief's eyebrows and eyes was holding a serious face, and the expression on his face was so jealous and hateful, and he felt the same way, as if it was not the King of England who was beaten, but himself.

The British king stared at Fang Zheng for a long time, smacking his mouth, and recalling the voice of Fang Zheng just now, well, it's really familiar! However, he wasn't sure if Fang Zheng did it, after all, this was the Jinluan Palace, a solemn place, and he didn't have any physical evidence, even if he identified Fang Zheng on the spot, I was afraid it would be gone.

And although the King of England didn't know Fang Zheng, but seeing his righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, he was also confused in his heart, this person took the initiative to speak for me in the Jinluan Palace, shouldn't he be the one who beat me? How can a thief cry out to catch a thief?

In the midst of hesitation, Fang Zheng twisted his body and squeezed out of the courtiers' ranks, walked to the king's side, knelt down facing the emperor, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, such a bold and outspoken, you must not let go if you catch it!" You must vent this evil breath for His Royal Highness! Fight back this face for the heavenly family! Penalty! I want to punish him severely, and punish him so much that he will not dare to beat people for the rest of his life, and he will be honest and responsible in the future......"

Fang Zheng knew that the emperor must have somewhat understood that this matter had something to do with him, so the last sentence faintly had a bit of a taste of begging for mercy.

The emperor stared at Fang Zheng with an angry smile, playing with taste: "Fine? ”

The King of England suddenly raised his head and said unhappily: "Father, what is the fine!" This person insulted my royal family, beat the prince, and rebelled, he must be beheaded all over the house, and the nine clans must be destroyed! ”

Fang Zheng knelt beside him, was startled when he heard the words, and said in a trembling voice: "Wow...... You're too ruthless, aren't you? ”

The King of England glanced at Fang Zheng and snorted: "If this person dares to beat this king, that is to despise the heavenly family, and the fine is enough." - Hey, haven't asked your surname yet? ”

Fang Zheng arched his hand and said with a forced smile: "Your Excellency Zheng, I have seen His Royal Highness." ”

"You are Fang Zheng?" The King of England's swollen eyes, which were only two slits, lit up, and he tried to look at Fang Zheng wide, his eyes were complicated and difficult to understand, like jealousy, hatred, and fear.

Fang Zheng nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, I will be lucky!" ”

The British king's swollen face like a pig's head forced a smile: "It's easy to say, this king has long wanted to get acquainted with Lord Fang, and he has never had a chance, but today he wants to get close to his lord." ”

"The prince is polite, and after a while, the court will be dispersed, and the lower official will invite the prince to drink flower wine on the painting boat of the Qinhuai River......"

"Oh, how can you make Lord Fang break the bank? This king invites you......"

The two knelt side by side on the gold brick floor of the Jinluan Palace, in front of the emperor and the civil and military officials, as if no one was on the side, the two looked like they hated each other, and they looked at each other, which made the ministers on the side look straight. - This, is this the Golden Luan Hall or the Teahouse?

The emperor saw that Fang Zheng and the king of England were talking very happily, the two were pretending to be polite to each other, and after a few words, he couldn't wait to cut off the head of the chicken and burn the yellow paper in this golden palace, and worship him as a brother with a different surname, the emperor watched quietly, and a playful smile flashed in his eyes.

"You two shut up!" After a long time, the emperor finally shouted with a gloomy face.

Fang Zheng and King Ying were both shocked, and when they came back to their senses, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military were staring at them strangely, but the emperor was glaring at them with an angry face.

The two of them bowed their heads at the same time in unison, and said no more.

"The king of England was beaten, and ordered Jinling Mansion Yin to investigate it as soon as possible, arrest the perpetrators, and give me and the king of England an explanation!"

"Wechen...... Compliance. Yin Zhan of Jinling Mansion trembled and kowtowed, and glanced sideways at Fang Zheng, who was kneeling side by side with the King of England, Fan Feng seemed to have swallowed Coptis chinensis, and his mouth was full of bitterness.

This murderer...... is kneeling with the victim, the two of them are so affectionate that they are about to worship the handle, do I dare to arrest him?

The king of England bowed his head and sobbed: "Father Xie is the master of his sons!" ”

In the early days, the beating of the King of England was delayed for more than half an hour, and it finally came to an end for the time being.

However, Fang Zheng knew that this matter was not over, and the king of England would definitely know that he was the perpetrator after the dynasty dispersed, and he said that he would hurry up and curry favor with him later, and make a good relationship with him before he knew the truth, so as not to really turn his face with him for this matter.

"King Ying, I ask you, the night before, you instructed a domestic slave in the west of the city to beat Ye Wenjiang, the son of Yuezhou who rushed to take the exam, to death, is there such a thing?" Speaking of the topic, the emperor's expression couldn't help but be a little cold, and his eyes looked directly at the British king.

When the King of England heard this, a little panic flashed on his face, and then he immediately regained his composure, and argued in a hurried tone: "There is no such thing! Father, this is a malicious frame-up by someone, how could the sons and daughters do such a degrading act? I hope my father will check clearly! ”

Fang Zheng knelt next to the King of England, and the look of panic in the King of England clearly fell in Fang Zheng's eyes, and he immediately understood that the King of England was denying.

The emperor snorted coldly, his eyes slowly scanned the ministers, and said coldly: "I govern the country with benevolence, all the people of my Hua Dynasty, from the princes to the pawns, in my eyes, no matter whether they are noble or low, they are all my people, Yuezhou raised his son Ye Wenjiang to go to the capital to take the exam, and died on the street, this matter must be investigated and explained, and his family must be explained!" Tell you the truth, the King, is it really not your doing? ”

The King of England's face was a little pale, and when he heard this, he hurriedly said: "Father, this matter is definitely not the work of the sons!" Please check it out! ”

Fang Zheng secretly despised it in his heart, he died a life, you actually pushed two five or six, and simply didn't admit it, how can you be more shameless than me?

The emperor looked at the king and sneered: "Investigate, of course I have to investigate, no matter who is involved in this matter, it must be dealt with according to the law, the prince violates the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people!" ”

The crown prince, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said at this time: "Father, the son believes that the fifth brother of the emperor is innocent. ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked.

Everyone knows that King Shou and King Ying returned to Beijing this time to compete with the crown prince for the throne, and the two parties can be said to have made a lot of trouble, but now His Royal Highness the prince is speaking for the king in the Golden Palace, which really makes people doubt the true intentions of the prince.

The King of England also raised his head in surprise and glanced at the prince rather strangely. I know what I did, after the servants punched Ye Wenjiang to death a few times the night before, the king of England was so frightened that he fled in a hurry, and he didn't even bother to bury Ye Wenjiang's body, and later after returning to the house, he remembered to cover it up, and sent someone back to take a look, and found that Ye Wenjiang's body was missing.

If you want to solve this murder case, it is actually very simple, just check it, he will not be able to escape, even if there is a domestic servant who is guilty, he is at least guilty of arson.

Now the prince is openly speaking for him, this is not a small matter, knowing that the two parties have become like enemies, today he still speaks for himself, he ...... What is it for? Gestures, or is there another conspiracy?

The emperor quickly glanced at the prince and said in a deep voice: "Prince, do you know who killed Ye Wenjiang?" ”

Ye Wenjiang's case can be big or small, which is why the emperor attaches so much importance to it. Ye Wenjiang is a man, a person of meritorious fame, when Pan Wenyuan's rebellion has just been quelled, the people are still suspicious, the emperor chose to open Enke in March this year, the purpose is to collect the hearts of the world's scholars, through the mouth of the scholars, to appease the people of the world. At such an important time, a man who entered Beijing to take the exam died on the streets of the capital, and it has already caused a stir among the people, if this matter is not investigated, how can the emperor accept the heart of the world's scholars? How to appease the people of the world?

Seeing the emperor asking, the prince hurriedly turned sideways and said respectfully: "Father, although the son doesn't know who killed Ye Wenjiang, but the son believes that the fifth brother of the emperor will not do such evil deeds, the father works for the country day and night, and the prince can't share the worries for his father, as a minister, the son of man, he is already very ashamed, how can he make it so that his father is fair and free in the hearts of the people, why didn't the father order a thorough investigation of this matter, and give the people and scholars a truth, and also return the fifth brother of the emperor to an innocence?" ”

The emperor nodded and said, "Yes, this matter must be investigated!" Where is Chu Weisong, the secretary of the Criminal Department? ”

Chu Wei responded with a sigh of relief, and was just about to leave the class, but the prince interrupted: "Father, the emperor is slow, if this case is handed over to the Criminal Department, I am afraid that there will be disagreement with the law." This case is serious, different from ordinary homicide cases, it is related to the reputation of the royal family, and the people and scholars of the world are also very concerned. ”

The emperor stared at the crown prince and said lightly: "The prince is reasonable, do you have a better candidate?" ”

The crown prince thought sideways for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Father, the son suddenly thought just now, didn't Lord Fang Zhengfang just take on the responsibility of being an inspector of hundreds of officials?" The victim of this case is the son of Yuezhou, a person with meritorious fame, and although the fifth brother of the emperor is the prince's honor, he is also a member of the hundred officials, why didn't the father hand over the case to Lord Fang to find out, wouldn't it just fit the identity and rights and responsibilities of the three parties? ”

Fang Zheng was stunned when he heard this, what happened? I didn't recruit anyone and didn't mess with anyone, why did you get involved with me again?

His mind turned slightly, and he suddenly understood, not good! The prince wants to provoke a conflict between me and the king of England, and come to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, damn! It's insidious! Did Lao Tzu provoke you? If Lao Tzu wants to investigate the King of England, even if there is no contradiction, he has to find out the contradiction, not to mention that Fang Zheng is like a mirror in his heart, he knows that most of the people named Ye Wenjiang are killed by the King of England, if he really investigates, the spearhead will definitely be pointed at the King of England in the end, in this way, wouldn't he have offended King Shou and King Ying in a row?

On a deeper level, he and the fat man advance and retreat together, if he pinches with King Shou Ying, the prince will easily withdraw from this battle, and leisurely watch himself and the king of England lose both. Since then, no one has competed with him for the crown prince.

What a trick to drive away the wolf, he will definitely have no asshole when he gives birth to a son in the future......

"Ahh Your Majesty, Weichen has not been feeling well recently, and he is about to ask the emperor for a few days of sick leave, I am afraid that it will be difficult to take on this important task, and please ask the emperor to invite another Gao Ming......" Seeing that the emperor was pondering, as if he was intent on moving, Fang Zheng hurriedly spoke.

The prince smiled and said: "Lord Fang is young and strong, it is the time to serve the country, the body is a little unwell, when there is no big problem, why should Lord Fang refuse?" ”

Fang Zheng glanced at the smiling prince with hatred in his eyes, this guy seems to be ready to deal with me and the fat man, and he has to be careful in the future.

"No, no, no, the emperor Mingjian, Weichen ...... yesterday Slept outside the mansion yesterday......" Fang Zheng raised his head and looked at the emperor's face carefully, and then said with a little embarrassment: "......**......** seven times, my body is already very weak, and I can't bear the heavy responsibility......"

Seeing that Fang Zheng even took out such a secret thing as an excuse in order to refuse this matter, the hundred officials couldn't help laughing, and the emperor couldn't help grinning, and then put on a straight face and shouted in a deep voice: "Bold!" Fang Zheng, you are becoming more and more presumptuous! This is the Golden Luan Palace, a place of great solemnity, is it a place for you to talk about those men and women who are prostitutes? Also, the law of the Chinese Dynasty, court officials are not allowed to stay in the Qinglou overnight, and they are not allowed to rape women, Fang Zheng, you are so bold, you dare to know the law and break the law! Where did you leave your wife, Princess Changping? Where is the majesty of the law of the Chinese Dynasty? ”

Fang Zheng's eyes widened, and he shouted with a look of grievance: "Your Majesty! Wechen is wronged! In fact, Weichen was raped by her......"

The emperor sneered: "Do you think I will believe it?" ”

Fang Zheng opened his mouth and stammered, but he couldn't say half a sentence.

"Spread my will, Yuezhou raised the case of the murder of Ye Wenjiang, and instructed the Inspectorate Fang Zheng to investigate, be sure to catch the real culprit as soon as possible, and give an explanation to the people of the world! Hum! Retreat! ”