Adventures in Heaven (novel) Zhang Baotong

After Father Takaraa finished speaking, Captain Du did not get up to speak again, he probably did not expect that someone would defend me so firmly, so he did not say any more, perhaps for fear that his words would be refuted and counterattacked. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info so, the hall suddenly fell silent. All the councillors looked at each other, waiting for the Prime Minister's decision. At this moment, the scholar got up unhurriedly and said, "I have met Long Hua in the prison cell yesterday, according to him, he and the princess did not know the boundaries of the forbidden land of Beishan, but just wanted to go up to the top of a peak called Tianzhu Mountain to watch the scenery, before reaching the peak, a torrential rain suddenly fell, and he and the princess hurriedly went down the mountain to avoid the rain and lost in the mountain. I have been a scholar of Gakumura University for more than 30 years, and I have taken students into Beishan to collect medicinal herbs and specimens with my father many times. Moreover, the laws of the Kingdom of Heaven forbade the subjects to enter the forbidden land of Beishan at that time, mainly to prevent the subjects from evading their responsibilities and going into the mountains to hunt, while Longhua and the princess were not guilty, not hunting, but only going into the mountains to enjoy the scenery, so I think that Article 17 of the "Laws of the Kingdom of Heaven" is not suitable for the prince and princess of Longhua. I would like to invite you to discuss and comment on this. ”

After the scholar finished speaking, the prime minister saw that no one got up to talk anymore, so he looked at me coldly and asked, "Young Master Longhua, what else do you have to say?" I said, "What the scholar said is that Longhua himself and the princess do not know the boundary and location of Beiling. If he knew, he would never take the princess to knowingly violate it. The lieutenant on the side said at this time, "Know or not, the "Laws of the Heavenly Kingdom" is as majestic as a mountain, but it also makes you unable to exonerate yourself. The prime minister nodded expressionlessly, then looked straight at me, and said, "If the princess did not enter the forbidden place because of your temptation and deception, and did not return all night, you and the princess will share the responsibility and be punished." If the princess has been deceived and has violated the norms, and you have increased the sentence for the felony, the princess is not guilty. At this moment, you must tell the truth and confess, and there must be no panic. ”

No matter what, I can't do anything bad to the princess. Moreover, I also knew that if the princess had been spared the penalty, she would not have watched me suffer, and that the king would have found a way to save me. So, I said, "Thank you for defending me, but what Longhua did was unexpected." ”

As soon as I said this, all the deliberations began to look at me with astonishment and doubt. I said, "Long Hua doesn't want to be punished for violating the rules, but he doesn't dare to disgrace and insult the princess against his will." The prime minister immediately asked, "What do you mean by that?" I sincerely confessed, "Because Longhua has long been interested in the princess, he misses the princess day and night and can't ask for it, so he tricked the princess to Liangchuan for some reason, and tricked the princess into Beishan again with a novel story, so that she was lost in the mountains." In this regard, Longhua was willing to be punished and served his sentence, and specially begged the prime minister to find out the facts, and the princess was not guilty. ”

The hall immediately reverberated with the chatter of the councillors, and even the angry and loud clamor of people could be heard. Immediately, Beze, Gao Liang and the others quietly withdrew from the hall, as if they were ashamed of my actions and ashamed of defending my mistakes. Their departure completely changed the atmosphere and situation at the moment, and I was immediately surrounded by many people. I knew that even the king would not be able to save me at this point. But I don't feel terrible and regretful, on the contrary, a kind of heroic tragedy and heroic chivalry to save the beauty is full of my heart. I feel that because of this righteous and awe-inspiring passion and pride, I have suddenly become noble and tall, and therefore I am more like an upright man.

After the prime minister quieted down the councilors, the lieutenant took the opportunity to say, "Captain Bendu has already noticed that the prince of Longhua has bad intentions and desires the princess, and tempted the princess with the strange anecdotes of the Han and Gele in every possible way, causing the princess to be deceived. In this regard, I suggest that Longhua Gongzi should be severely punished. But the scholar immediately got up and said, "The prince of Longhua is the father of the school village, humble and studious, kind to others, full of talent, rigorous in learning, and interesting in conversation, and deeply loved and respected by the father and students of the school village." The old man has been observing the world for forty or fifty years, and he has never misjudged others. Therefore, in the old man's opinion, this matter involves the princess and the Han envoy, and it is fair and wrong, and the stakes are significant, and it is not too late to conclude after the princess arrives to present the truth. "Since most of the councillors here, including the Lieutenant, were students of the Scholars, his words were of great importance. Seeing that the councillors seemed to have acquiesced to the suggestion of the scholars, the prime minister announced that he would invite the princess to be present in the afternoon to continue the proceedings.

At this moment, I saw the princess suddenly rush from the secret room in the hall, suddenly pulled out the long sword from the guard beside me, stretched it to the shin of the neck, and said to the prime minister and the whole council, "This time I entered the North Mountain, not because of the son of Longhua, but because I insisted on him taking me into the mountain to play, so that I got lost in the rain and encountered several thrills." If it weren't for the son of Longhua sacrificing his life to save him, the concubine would no longer know where her soul would go. If the prime minister and the council convict me, I have no words to defend myself, if it is added to the Longhua son, the concubine can only use the sword to cut herself out to show resistance. ”

Seeing this, the prime minister, scholars, captains, and guards beside him did not dare to rush forward to stop them, for fear that the princess would be angry and use her sword to hurt herself. I was so frightened that I didn't know what to do, so I hurriedly shouted, "The princess is like this, it is better for me to die first." At this time, the terrified king and Ying'er also ran from the secret room and shouted loudly, "Princess, princess." Hearing the king's shout, all the deliberations hurriedly knelt up, and said in horror, "No, no, no." The princess still put the long sword across her neck, with a righteous and awe-inspiring bearing of looking at death as if she were at home, and said with tears, "Please judge with you at the moment, if the judgment is unfair, the concubine can only disobey the order to the death, and will not hesitate." ”

The king stretched out his arms and said to the princess tremblingly, "The concubine has taken such a respite from death, and the elder brother is not guilty." When the princess heard the king's words, she threw her sword to the ground, called out, "Brother," and threw herself into the king's bosom and began to weep aloud. The king and Ying'er hurriedly helped the princess into the secret room. Looking at the departing figure of the princess, my heart is filled with infinite gratitude and deep love. When the prime minister saw that the king had spoken, he said to the councilors, "Your Majesty the king has acquitted Longhua of his guilt, and I don't know what your objections are." The councillors seemed to be infected and moved by the princess's actions just now, and said in unison, "Obey the king's ruling, and Prince Yilong Hua is not guilty." The meeting was adjourned.

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