One son one

Sister Yuan's son was unwilling to say: "Father, you have been loyal to the emperor all your life." There is nothing wrong with it, if it falls into this kind of ending, the child will not be convinced! ”

"Contrarian". Sister Yuan used her last strength, shook him with a big mouth, and said, "If you don't do it, our Yuan family's catastrophe is not far away!" ”

His son covered his face and said depressedly, "Got it."

Sister Yuan's face turned pale for a while, and she suddenly struggled. knelt down in the direction of Xiyuan and shouted: "Your Majesty, Sister Yuan has kowtowed to you!" "Finished. He froze.

"Dad, Dad's son stepped forward to help him gently, but found that Sister Yuan didn't move at all, and when she sniffed again, she was already out of breath.

"Daddy" let out a heart-rending cry. Penetrating the roof of Yuan's house, it caused a cry.

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When Emperor Jiajing returned to the palace in the afternoon, he heard the news of Sister Yuan's death, and the emperor was in a bad mood since then. Didn't even eat dinner. After all, he is an old minister who has been with him for more than 20 years. Even if it's a dog, he has feelings, not to mention that he's much more likable than a dog.

"Your Majesty, it's sad to worry about it." Li Fang persuaded softly: "What's more, there are some things he can't say clearly. Such an ending is not bad for him either

"Lian knows" Jiajing nodded slowly: "Lian is just thinking, people's hearts are like water, wow, the courtier who wrote green words for Lian and served Lian wholeheartedly had other ideas in a blink of an eye." Saying that, he sighed, shook his head and said, "But Lian doesn't blame him, after all, Lian is already in his last years." Zhu Zaizhen is in his prime, as King Jing's teacher, he can't help but think about Zhu Zai. ”

After a pause, Jiajing added as if to convince himself: "Moreover, his behavior is not too outrageous, although he has thoughts of non-excess, but there is no excesses, so there is no need to punish him...... Under the dim yellow light, the emperor's figure looked very thin, as if immersed in a nostalgic atmosphere.

"But master," Li Fang said softly: "If you don't punish him, let him enjoy the honor of a first-class master, and he will condone lawlessness." ”

Jiajing stared at the lights silently, as if thinking about his words.

At this time, a report from the people of the shogunate palace outside: "Your Majesty, the son of the old Yuan Pavilion has come to report the funeral." Although Jiajing had already known about Sister Yuan's death. But now it's official.

Seeing Jiajing closing his eyes and shaking his head slightly, Li Fang said loudly: "The emperor has rested." Let him hand over the funeral watch, and then go back to the funeral first. "I understand that the palace people hurriedly went out and whispered. In a quarter of an hour, he turned back and sent the mourning watch with white letters on a blue background to the emperor.

"Look at what's written." Jiajing still hasn't opened his eyes. Lying on the dragon bed, he asked.

"Yes." Li Fang opened it. After a long time, he said softly: "Master, Sister Yuan's last wish is to resign from all treatment and return to the township for burial." ”

Hearing this, Jiajing sighed and said, "He is eliminating disasters for his children and grandchildren." For the sake of decades of affection, it is likely that Sister Yuan will be spared, but the new emperor will ascend the throne in the future. Someone must liquidate the previous dynasty, if you see that the descendants of the Yuan family are still inheriting his grace, you will be able to calculate all the benefits with the capital.

Since Sister Yuan has this attitude, Jiajing will naturally no longer be hypocritical and approve his last performance.

But for the rest of the people, Emperor Jiajing will no longer drag the mud and water, after all, those people have not served him for decades, on the contrary, Jiajing thinks that they owe him.

Those who owe the union must be repaid! Even if you are the son of the United Nations, you are not exempt!

Early the next morning, Huang Guangsheng, who was waiting for the oracle outside the Xiyuan duty room, was taken to the Shengshou Palace by the eunuchs.

The emperor leaned back on a chaise longue after a night's rest. His spirit was better, at least he could tilt his body and tilt up, and said to Huang Guangsheng: "The song you sent yesterday, I have already read it" After speaking, he looked at him, until Huang Guangsheng's forehead began to permeate sweat, and then he smiled and said: "It's a good job, and I am very relieved." ”

Huang Guangsheng's hanging heart was put down, and he didn't dare to support the avenue: "The ministers and colleagues are just doing their duty, as for how to deal with the people involved, please ask the emperor to decide!" "In fact, the punishment of the people involved in the case has been drafted" is the punishment of King Yi, Yan Shifan and others, but the sentence is slightly heavier than psychological expectations, because in general experience, the emperor will reduce the punishment by one level, which is called grace.

But this time is not ordinary, because Jiajing has no intention of commuting the sentence at all, but said: "Si Kou's sentence is a little light, Lian can't see that Yiwang Fan still has a reason for existing, and Yan Shifan, hanging is not enough to show his evil, police descendants, Lian will look at the criminal department and discuss it again!" He said as if talking to himself: "Based on these charges alone, it is not too much to sentence him to Ling Chi." ”

Huang Butang, this sweat, said in his heart that the emperor had so much hatred in his heart, "I had to respond resignedly." Take back the notebook and hurry back to discuss it.

After Huang Guangsheng left, Jiajing said to Li Fang: "There is another person, the outer court is not easy to judge, you can solve it." ”

"Yes." Li Fang whispered: "The slave will shut him up forever." ”

"Hmm." Jiajing said: "There is also Dongchang, it is estimated that all of them are his disciples and grandchildren, you see what to do." ”

"You can only close the business and clean up first," Li Fang said slowly:

The little slave is old, and the tattoo can be done or not, "It doesn't matter, take it slowly." Jiajing said: "It's all right one day." When it reopens one day, Lian is not in a hurry to have these heads, which is enough to deter those who are not self-sufficient.

Li Fang gave a salute, and the net was about to go out to spread the word, but Jiajing stopped him again and said, "Zhu Zaizhen's affairs in the domain, haven't you prepared yet?" ”

"This kind of thing" Li Fang said softly: "Say it slowly, a year and a half is not ready; Say fast, you can go this month. ”

"That's the month." Jiajing said: "Let him go to Guide Mansion immediately, and be his Taiping prince honestly" said and sighed again: "Actually, if he wasn't stupid, he should have gone five years ago, now,"

"Prince Yu is benevolent, and it won't be too late now." Li Fang said softly.

Not bad, Jiajing nodded and said: "If the fourth child is allowed to succeed to the throne, the third child will not survive, but on the contrary, both brothers can survive" After speaking, his mood seemed to relax, closed his eyes and said: "Go ahead."

"It's the gray-haired Li Fang, no, don't you cheer up and do it for him. There are already some unbearable tasks.

At this time, the news could not be hidden, that is, at noon, the old Yan Party passed the news to Yan Shifan through the jailer. Tell him that the three law divisions are not the ones he originally knew. Rather, it is said that he absconded from the distribution, had a royal feng shui treasure in Nanchang, built a mansion than the palace, and had a bad traffic, plotted rebellion, etc.,

Yan Shifan was having dinner at the time, and when he heard the words, he was stunned for a moment, and a glass of wine was spilled on his body, and he didn't realize it.

Luo Longwen hurriedly shook him awake and said, "Donglou shrug, quickly come up with a countermeasure." ”

Who knew that Yan Shifan was in tears, and it took a long time to raise his head and scream: "After this rest, he fell to the ground on his back and fainted."

Seeing him like this, Luo Longwen also knew that something bad was wrong. waited for Yan Shifan to come over like an ant in a hot pot, and then shook his arm and said, "Donglou Gong, at this juncture, I am counting on you." You can't run out of ways! ”

No matter how he swayed, Shifan just bowed his head and groaned. Not a word. Now the situation is clear, he is meat on the chopping board, and now he has no possibility of even being killed and reborn, he is really poor in donkey skills and can only be slaughtered by others.

Seeing that Yan Shifan's face was as true as earth, and he was silent, Luo Longwen's heartstrings finally "sighed." Bang. Broken, sat down in a chair.

By the afternoon, the exact news came. The Criminal Department planned to behead in half, but the emperor was too light and ordered the Criminal Department to re-sentence, but no matter what, it was inevitable that he would die, and he would definitely die ugly. But when he tilted his head to look at Yan Shifan, he saw that the fat face was full of resentment, resentment and despair, and he couldn't help but persuade softly: "Donglou Gong, the matter has come to this, it is not human, let's let it go." ”

"Fart! Fart". Yan Shifan Huo sat up and said with a hideous face: "It's so ridiculous! Zhu Houxu is really old and forgetful, I sheltered him from the wind and rain and carried the black pot, and he has done bad things for 20 years, how many unpleasant things do you know about him? How could you not have expected that there would be such a day when the mill was unloaded and the donkey was killed? It's been guarded against for a long time! He said these things with a roar. The whole prison could be heard.

Luo Longwen squeezed his eyebrows and motioned for him to be quiet. But he didn't care about it, and said in a loud voice: "I wrote everything in my diary, as well as the signatures of the parties, all of which are hidden, as long as Lao Tzu is finished." It will be made public to the world immediately, and see if you still have the face to be this, the emperor does not! ”。

"You are unkind, I am unjust, you forced me! Hahahaha," Yan Shifan's ghostly laughter echoed in the prison.

"Is there such a diary?" When he heard Li Fang's report, Jiajing's brows furrowed tightly, his face was very ugly, he had too many things to say to others, especially after Yan Song took power, he really did something ridiculous, and even he felt disdainful. For example, the hidden story of Empress Dowager Zhang's death; the cause of the Renyin Palace Change; the details of alchemy for immortality; the death of the three queens before and after; Even Lu Bing's death, etc., etc., is an untouchable imperial forbidden secret" If it is exposed one by one, he will definitely have no face to be this emperor again, and he can only sin himself and give it to his son.

Li Fang said softly: "There may or may not be." ”

"Is there any?!" Jiajing was really panicked, although he also knew that Yan Shifan might cheat. But if it's true, I can't afford it.

This requires Li Fang to hang his head and say: "But strict party elements are all over the world, and it is impossible to find out everyone clearly." "It means that you can't check it,,

"Alas," Jiajing's brows twisted into chrysanthemums and said, "How is this good?" ”

Li Fang thought about it for a long time, but he didn't come up with a way, and finally said hard: "Or," he wanted to say, "Or don't kill Yan Shifan first." The master and servant got along with each other, and Li Fang could feel what the emperor was thinking, so he was ready to say what he was inconvenient to say.

Yes, for Lao Jiajing, the uncompromising when he was young is just a legend of the past, as long as he can live his life, even if he is coerced, it is not absolutely unacceptable.

If this is spoken, it is already iron

But at this moment, a voice sounded outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Xu Ge Lao asks to see you." Li Fang's heart moved, and when Jiajing asked him again: "Do you want something?" He actually changed his words and said, "The slave maid is saying, why don't you ask Xu Ge Lao what he means?" ”

Uh, Jiajing rubbed away his frowning brows and said, "Okay..."

Xuan Li Fang shouted at the top of her voice.

Xu Jie, who was dressed in a first-class official robe, appeared in front of Jiajing, and after saluting respectfully, Jiajing.

After sitting down on the Jindun, Xu Jie went straight to the point: "The old minister heard that Yan Shifan was talking nonsense and slandering the saint in the prison of the Criminal Department. Therefore, I have come to meet you

"Sure enough" good things don't go out, evil things do thousands of miles Jiajing laughed self-deprecatingly: "What do you think of Aiqing?" ”

"Deal with this person seriously and expeditiously." Xu Jie's attitude was clear: "Yan Shifan dares to slander the saint in prison, it is a crime on top of a crime, and it is heinous, not killing is not enough to vent the anger of the people, and not killing is not enough to set the record straight!" ”

"Alas," Jiajing sighed, and Li Fang continued: "What if his comrades talk nonsense? ”

"Is there a king who is not slandered?" Xu Jiezheng said: "Hanwen, Tang Zong, and Song Zu are all saints comparable to Yao Shun, are they not the same as being arranged and slandered?" Saying that, he hugged his fists towards Jiajing and said: "But the historians have their own public opinions, and it has not affected their holy name!" ”

"But being slandered and slandered comes. It's always going to upset the Holy One. "Li Fang" The Son of Heaven cannot be coerced. Xu Jie said in a deep voice: "If you let Yan Shifan succeed this time." Not only did it not preserve its reputation, but it allowed the villain to see the opportunity to take advantage of it, and those with ill intentions would follow suit, so where is the authority of the king and the system of the country? ! As he spoke, he raised his voice and said, "If the Son of Heaven does not show his sword, he will be bullied by the villain!" Your Majesty, kill a Yan Shifan. This is the right way to maintain the holy reputation! ”

Listening to Xu Jie's words, Jiajing closed his eyes and said, "What does Elder Ge mean?" ”

"Approved today, tomorrow it will be escorted to the vegetable market!" Xu Jiejun said.

"The rest of the matter, the elder will look at it." Jiajing nodded slowly: "Only a little." The United does not want to worry about this in the future. ”

"The ministers should do their best to relieve the emperor's worries." Xu Jie got up and saluted.

"That's the best" Jiajing was still very satisfied with Xu Jie's ability to take the initiative to carry the black pot regardless of his previous suspicions.

In despair, Yan Shifan resorted to the last and most rogue trick, and then waited in agony" He said to Luo Longwen, if there is no movement in the past two days, we will escape this catastrophe.

But Xu Jie didn't let him wait long, at night. The jailers brought a sumptuous feast.

Seeing this scene, Yan Shifan's face turned green, and Luo Long Wenqiang smiled: "We didn't want a banquet sail,

"This was sent by Jean from above." While setting up the wine and food for the two of them, the jailer sang and said: "The little ones are waiting for the two masters to eat well tonight and leave tomorrow, and they will give you money every fifteenth." I wish you two a good family in the next life, enjoy endless blessings, and spend endless money"

The two of them were completely stunned at this moment, Yan Shifan grabbed the jailer and said, "What do you mean?" Is this our guillotine? ”

"That's what it means," the jailer broke free. Then he withdrew and said: "The two of you use it slowly, there is still paper and pen in the box, you can write a letter to your home, we will help send it back, go to bed early after writing, and send you on your way early tomorrow morning." ”

When the prison door was slammed shut, and the last trace of luck was completely eliminated, Luo Longwen's single eye shed a line of turbid tears, and he unconsciously muttered: "Is it over?" ”

Yan Shifan was also like a deflated ball. No longer has the high-flying and domineering spirit of the past, grinning in pain, and it took a long time to squeeze out two words from his throat and say: "It's over", a line of turbid tears also flowed in one eye, and the two of them hugged their heads and cried.

It is difficult to experience this heart-rending despair until they are in a desperate situation, and the two of them cried so much that they even vomited bitter gall, lying like mud, gasping weakly. Luo Longwen recalled that in his life, he was all "famous, harmed, if it weren't for these two words, why would he hurt Wang Cuiqiao, and then he was hurt by Lu Lianxin, and became neither human nor ghost; If it weren't for these two words, he would have thrown himself into Zhao Wenhua and Yan Shifan successively, making his reputation ruined and disgraced his ancestors. After thinking about it, he got up and took out a pen and paper, sharpened the ink, and wrote a farewell letter to his family.

When he finished writing, he asked Yan Shifan, "Do you write?" ”

Yan Shifan nodded, and Luo Longwen laid out the paper for him and sent the pen to Yan Shifan. Yan Shifan held the pen in his hand, and he felt that he was finally a thousand pounds, trembling and unable to write, and tears flowed down. A blank piece of paper, half soaked, and my hands trembled. Can't write a word.

The end of the tangle is salvation,