Chapter 138: Pleading
The soldiers in front of the palace gate were waiting intently, and hundreds of horsemen appeared in front, slowing down and slowly stopping.
Tang Ning waved his hand to stop his soldiers in the distance, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings, and then dismounted alone and walked towards the palace gate.
The generals guarding the palace gate have already understood that there is no rebellion, but something terrible must have happened, otherwise no one would have come to the palace gate late at night.
At this time, the people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the people of the Jinyi Guard also came one after another, and when they saw that Tang Ning really came to the palace gate with his head, they couldn't help but secretly say how daring!
"Who's coming?!" The general of the forbidden army on the palace wall asked loudly.
"Tang Ning, the commander of the camp in Xia Nanshan, was assassinated in the suburbs of Beijing a few days ago, and now it is found out that it was the commander of Jinyiwei who made Pang Yu collude with the gangsters, and he was inexplicably sad and angry for a while, and killed the dog thief Pang Yu, and came to ask the emperor for guilt! Please let us know! After Tang Ning finished speaking, he knelt down with his head on his head.
The generals on the palace wall were stunned when they heard this, and they were so good in their hearts! Unexpectedly, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Pang Yu, was killed!
There was such a big commotion at the palace gate that could not be suppressed, and these generals immediately passed on instructions to the palace layer by layer.
Not long after, Zheng Yi hurriedly came to the Qianqing Palace. The lights in the Qianqing Palace were brilliant, and the emperor sat up from the dragon bed.
Zheng Yi whispered the situation again, and the emperor waved his hand back and right, and then he was surprised: "Tang Ning cut Pang Yu?" ”
Zheng Yi said respectfully: "Back to the emperor, that's the case, at this moment, General Tang is kneeling in front of the palace gate, holding Pang Yu's head in his hand!" ”
The emperor was only a little surprised at first, then calmed down and shook his head: "Nonsense! What nonsense! ”
Zheng Yi just stood aside respectfully, not daring to interject or say anything. The emperor didn't think about Zheng Yi saying anything, it was more like talking to himself.
The emperor then said leisurely: "In the end, he is still young and vigorous, and he can't hold his breath at all!" But that's up to the. ”
The emperor frowned slightly and thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said with a smile: "This kid cut Pang Yu, didn't go to the end of the world, but ran to my palace to ask for guilt, why is this?" ”
"This is certain, I won't do anything to him! Zheng Yi, do you think he knows? ”
Zheng Yi said respectfully: "Thinking about it this way, General Tang should know." ”
The emperor was funny: "Lin Qingzhi shouldn't have told him so early, it can be seen that he found it himself, but I'm a little curious about how they found out!" ”
Zheng Yi thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, maybe it's because the secret guards are exposed, and General Tang is smart!" ”
The emperor nodded and smiled: "Maybe, hurry up and change my clothes, it's very cold to kneel on the ground on this snowy day, don't freeze your legs!" ”
Although Pang Yu is the commander of the powerful Jinyi Guard, but now that his head has fallen to the ground, the emperor cares about whether Tang Ning's legs are cold or not.
Tang Ning knelt in front of the palace gate with his head, and the officials of the Jinyi Guard and the commander of the Fifty Soldiers and Horses Division stood behind Tang Ning, looking like they were afraid that Tang Ning would run away.
The soldiers on the palace wall were silent, and after a long time, the sound of dense footsteps finally came from the palace wall.
Then Tang Ning heard the sound of worshipping inside, and the emperor came, which was not Tang Ning's expectation.
But when the rest of the people heard this, their faces showed a look of surprise and surprise. Tang Ning's crime is extremely heinous, the emperor only needs an edict to put Tang Ning in prison, why bother to drive the emperor to the emperor in person?
Could it be that the emperor was so angry that he wanted to scold Tang Ning in person? Just as they were thinking like this, in the brilliant lights, a bright yellow emperor appeared on the palace wall.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The crowd knelt down and saluted.
Tang Ning didn't look up, still kneeling there with the head in his hand, and there was silence at the palace gate for a while.
The emperor said lightly: "Tang Ning, what are you kneeling in front of the palace in the middle of the night?" ”
Tang Ning said in a deep voice: "Back to the emperor, the minister was furious for a while, killed Pang Yu, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and came to ask the emperor for his guilt!" ”
The emperor said in a deep voice: "You killed Pang Yu? Why did you kill Pang Yu? ”
Tang Ning said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the minister was assassinated in the suburbs of Beijing a few days ago, according to the minister's investigation, the assassin was the colluding dog thief Pang Yu, dozens of his own soldiers were killed on the spot, and the minister almost died, all because of Pang Yu, the dog thief, the minister was angry for a while, so he killed the dog thief Pang Yu!" ”
The emperor shouted: "Presumptuous! Pang Yu did collude with the assassins of Donghai City, but he is also an official of the imperial court, and the imperial court has its own laws, how can you abuse lynching? Kill people indiscriminately?! ”
As soon as the emperor said this, everyone was shocked, Pang Yu actually colluded with the assassins of Donghai City to assassinate Tang Ning?!
How is this possible? This doesn't make sense at all, how could the powerful Pang Yu collude with the people of Donghai City? He and Tang Ning have no grudges!
But on the other hand, if Pang Yu didn't collude with the assassins in Donghai City, then why did Tang Ning risk his life and blatantly cut off Pang Yu's head?
But none of this mattered, because these words came out of the mouth of the emperor, Chrysostom.
Everyone was extremely shocked, Tang Ning knelt on the ground but the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and sure enough, the emperor directly characterized the matter.
For the emperor, it doesn't matter whether you believe it or not, Pang Yu colluded with the assassins, because the tiger poison does not eat the son, after all, the son is important.
Of course, Tang Ning also has a clear conscience, Pang Yu is indeed innocent!
Tang Ning said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the minister was stabbed several times and almost died outside the city, and the minister's forty-eight personal soldiers died on the spot, they died so miserably!" It's all because of Pang Yu, a dog thief! Minister, minister also hates this dog thief! ”
Tang Ning was stabbed several times, and the emperor knew it, although the injury was not serious, but the emperor was also very distressed.
The emperor sighed: "You were attacked outside the city, you were stabbed several times, and your own soldiers were killed and wounded dozens of times, and I also know that you are uncomfortable. But you should also understand that I will always give you justice! ”
"Pang Yu, as an official of the imperial court, but colluded with the assassins, it is indeed a crime that cannot be punished, the Internal Health Department has already found out this matter, and I am about to announce it to the public, and he will be punished."
"But you act recklessly and kill people blatantly, do you still have the royal law in your eyes? Is there still a court law? ”
Tang Ning kowtowed and said: "The minister is guilty, and he has come to ask the emperor for his guilt, and the emperor is willing to accept the guilt!" ”
The conversation between the emperor and Tang Ning can be described as ups and downs, and everyone present listened to it and set off a storm in their hearts.
Unexpectedly, Pang Yu really colluded with the assassins in Beihai City, and in this way, he was really innocent.
But even so, Tang Ning blatantly killed Pang Yu and committed a heinous crime. After all, as long as the emperor does not issue a decree to convict, Pang Yu is not a prisoner, but an official of the imperial court and a close minister of the Son of Heaven.