Chapter 131: Offsetting Merits and Demerits

At noon on this day, Yang Qiuchi was on an errand in the class room, and Song Yuner rushed into the prison compound, shouting from afar: "Brother~!" Elder brother~! ”

Yang Qiuchi didn't bother to agree, sat on the chair with Erlang's legs on his legs, and looked at the door.

Song Yun'er rushed in like a gust of wind: "Bhoo! Why shouldn't you be called? Deaf? ”

Yang Qiuchi saw that there was a slight sweat on her forehead, there must be something urgent, so he was slightly frightened and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Ningguo Mansion Jinyi Wei Niu Baihu brought a large group of people to the yamen to look for you, and my father told you to go quickly."

It's coming! Yang Qiuchi's heart sank, anyway, when the matter came to an end, he dared to act and dare to act, his head fell off a bowl and a big scar, what are you afraid of! Twenty years later, another hero!

Having said that, Yang Qiuchi is still beating a drum in his heart, but he can't let Song Yun'er, a little girl, see it, and it will be a big shame.

Yang Qiuchi took square steps and came to the inner office unhurriedly, only to see Niu Baihu and Song Zhixian in the hall, and a large number of people were standing behind Niu Baihu. Seeing Yang Qiuchi come in, Niu Baihu got up with a smile and said, "Brother Yang, you are here, please take a seat." ”

As soon as he heard this, he definitely didn't come to catch himself, and the stone hanging in Yang Qiuchi's heart fell to the ground with a bang. He sat down.

Niu Baihu smiled and told Yang Qiuchi that thanks to Yang Qiuchi's blessing, he participated in cracking the Hao family's rebellion case, and was rewarded and promoted to the deputy Qianhu of Yingtianfu Jinyi Wei Qianhu, at the same level as Ma Du. He was originally a sixth-rank official, but now he has been promoted to a fifth-rank official. I don't want to take office, but this time I am here to resign.

In addition, Yang Qiuchi's Jinyi Guard's servant Hou Xiaoqi and the other three Jinyi guards also made contributions in this case, Hou Xiaoqi was promoted to the general flag of the Jinyi Wei Hundred Households of Ningguo Mansion this time, which was the position of the original Ma Du, and the other three were promoted to Xiaoqi.

Yang Qiuchi was very happy for them, Ma Du was promoted by himself, and now this Niu Baihu has also been promoted by himself, and even his own Hou Xiaoqi and his four Jinyi servants have been promoted, it can be seen that he is really a lucky star, who sticks to who is lucky.

They have all been promoted, and they always have some benefits, what are the benefits, although this envoy of the Jinyi Guard is a hundred times stronger than the two of them, but they can't say it, and they can't put on an official show, it's like a night trip in Jinyi, it's not fun at all. And there are no direct subordinates, even the four Jinyi Guard servants are sent by Niu Baihu, and the entire commander of the light pole.

Niu Baihu said to Song Zhixian in an official tone: "Lord Zhixian, this official has a friend who is looking for Brother Yang for a little matter, let's give them a place." This official heard that your Yamen in Guangde County has a very long history, so let's go and see how your Yamen is? ”

"Humble, humble, obey orders, lead the lord to the yamen, walk around in the yamen, also, I hope the lord will give me more guidance." Song Zhixian got up, glanced at Song Yun'er, and walked out of the lobby side by side with Niu Baihu. Song Yun'er looked at Yang Qiuchi, blinked her eyes and grimaced, smiled mischievously, and jumped out of the gate.

The group of entourages standing behind Niu Baihu just now, except for one that did not move in place, the rest also followed Niu Baihu out of the door and closed the door.

Yang Qiuchi glanced back at the person who was still standing there, was looking at himself with a smile, looked at it fixedly, and shouted: "Gonggong Li!" Quickly stood up and bowed: "See Gonggong Li!" ”

This person is the old eunuch Li Gonggong who came to issue a holy decree to Yang Qiuchi last time.

Gonggong Li waved his hand and smiled: "No need to be polite!" Lord Yang is really a heroic young man, and he has made a great contribution to the country. ”

Make contributions? Yang Qiuchi was happy in his heart, so it seemed that he had made the right bet and said a few words of humility.

Gonggong Li smiled and continued: "After the commander of the Jinyi Guard received the report from Lord Yang's flying pigeon to the police, he immediately reported the matter to the emperor, and at the same time, immediately sent the flying pigeon to the Jinyi Wei who was escorted by Luan, and dealt with it well, and immediately disguised the concubine Xian, and secretly protected it and sent it back to the Yingtianfu Palace. ”

"Because of the preparation, when the Jianwen Yu Party broke out, he took the lead in controlling the enemy, annihilated all the rebel Beijing camp soldiers and the ambushed rebel party thieves, captured and killed countless Jianwen Yu Party, and the virtuous concubine was unscathed. Hehehe"

Yang Qiuchi sighed and said, "Concubine Xian Niangniang is really cared for by a hundred gods, and she is auspicious in distress." ”

Gonggong Li smiled: "What Lord Yang said is true. The emperor was very happy, and even praised Lord Yang for being a genius, saying that he would award a decree. ”

Yang Qiuchi's face was rotten with laughter, and he was about to say that he didn't dare to do it at that time, but he didn't expect Gonggong Li's face to be flat, and then said: "However, Lord Yang, relying on the emperor's favor, acted arbitrarily and released Song Qing, a member of the Jianwen Yu Party, without permission, and the emperor was very unhappy and said that he would issue a decree to punish him. Gonggong Li's voice was cold, and he sat down on the chair, staring at Yang Qiuchi, with a cold light in his eyes.

Yang Qiuchi was taken aback, and thought to himself, this is over, although he will not be beheaded, but if he is exiled for three thousand miles, he will not be able to stand it. This is not a joke, cold sweat came down from his head, and he said: "The crime of despicability deserves death!" ”

Gonggong Li said: "The emperor's edict ......" Speaking of this, he stopped and stared at Yang Qiuchi, "Lord Yang!" ”

Yang Qiuchi immediately understood, knelt down on his knees, kowtowed, and said, "The sinner is here!" ”

Gonggong Li said coldly: "You are acting so recklessly, don't you take the emperor in your eyes?" Or do you think that the emperor can't leave you, so I don't dare to kill you, right? ”

Yang Qiuchi is really scared now, Ming Chengzu's methods are cruel, the six relatives don't recognize it, no matter how big his own merit is, it is useless, he should cut off his head as well, and he will not hesitate at all. Thinking of this, his whole body suddenly became cold, trembling slightly, and he didn't even dare to say it.

"The emperor already knows that Lord Yang has always wanted to accept this Song Qing as a concubine, and it is understandable that you will release her privately, but if Lord Yang does this, if you don't take the emperor in your eyes, you are too bold, right?" Father-in-law Li patted on the armrest of the chair, and he heard a click, and the armrest had been broken by his palm!

Yang Qiuchi was taken aback, this chair is made of natural sandalwood, the armrest is almost the thickness of a child's arm, he understated the palm, and broke the armrest, it seems that this old eunuch is actually with profound martial arts, and it can be said that it is easy for him to take his surname.

The meaning of this palm is very clear, he is not showing his martial arts, but dismounting, if he does not respond to the emperor's question properly, or shows his contempt for the emperor, this old eunuch is afraid that he will immediately kill himself in the palm of his hand!

Gonggong Li asked coldly: "Do you know that if you let go of the recidivism of rebellion, you should be beheaded for the crime!" ”

Yang Qiuchi really felt the horror of death now, and said that the credit for catching a few Jianwen leaders was nothing, even if he was a general with great military achievements who had much greater credit than himself, he didn't dare to be disrespectful to the emperor, let alone disobey orders.

It seems that the disaster he broke into this time is much bigger than he imagined, this is not a question of whether to let go of a small minion, but a question of disrespect for the emperor.

What kind of commander and envoy is just a faΓ§ade, and his power to cut first and then play, I'm afraid it only plays a decorative role and encouragement, and now what is in the hands of this Li Gonggong is the real first cut and then play, if he still dares to be arrogant, it is really a matter of losing his head.

Yang Qiuchi kowtowed and said, "The crime deserves death!" ”

Gonggong Li didn't open his mouth, stared at Yang Qiuchi, and after a while, he slowed down his tone, snorted coldly, and said: "The emperor was angry, and he was going to issue a decree to behead you, but Concubine Xian Niangniang pleaded with the emperor for you, saying that Lord Yang made this big mistake because he was trapped by love, and he thought that you saved Niangniang, and it was the first offense, please spare you from death." ”

The commander of Jinyiwei, Ji Gang, also interceded for Lord Yang, saying that Lord Yang had made outstanding contributions to the capture of Jianwen Yu and that he would continue to make contributions to the country. The emperor didn't punish you. However, the emperor asked me to tell Lord Yang that you must keep in mind - don't take it as an example! Gonggong Li stared at Yang Qiuchi and asked slowly, "Can Master Yang remember clearly?" ”

Yang Qiuchi breathed a sigh of relief slightly, kowtowed, and said: "The criminal remembers it, if you don't take it as an example, the criminal will never dare to commit it again!" ”

Gonggong Li snorted, stared at Yang Qiuchi for a long time, and then said, "Get up." ”

Yang Qiuchi stood up and stood with his hands down. Only then did he feel that the back of his spine had been soaked in cold sweat.

Gonggong Li said again: "The emperor said that although Lord Yang has made this great contribution, he has also committed a major crime, and this merit is offset by the demerits, neither punishment nor reward, can Lord Yang be convinced?" ”

Yang Qiuchi bowed down and replied, "The sinner doesn't dare!" Thank you for the emperor's grace not to kill, the criminal ministers were terrified, they should have bowed down and been punished, where did they dare to expect a reward. ”

Gonggong Li nodded approvingly and said, "The emperor said, this matter is over." He walked over and patted Yang Qiuchi on the shoulder, and said: "Lord Yang, as long as you are sincerely loyal to the emperor and do your best for the emperor, don't make this mistake again, after eradicating the Jianwen Yu Party in the future, the emperor will definitely reward you heavily. ”

Yang Qiuchi secretly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and secretly thought, if he does this again, I am afraid that he will not be able to wait, and it is almost the same as entering Babaoshan Cemetery.

Gonggong Li regained his habitual smile: "In addition, the emperor said that Song Qing, the Jianwen Yu Party released by Lord Yang without permission, should be ordered to be arrested," Saying this, Gonggong Li stopped his words and stared at Yang Qiuchi.

Yang Qiuchi's heart pounded wildly, like a prisoner waiting for the final verdict.

Gonggong Li tortured Yang Qiuchi's spirit to the extreme, and then continued: "However, the emperor took into account that this little girl was coerced to participate, and Lord Yang also cracked the Hao family's rebellion case, and the emperor will not reward this merit. After a pause, he said with a smile: "The emperor said, Lord Yang's flying pigeon passed the book to save the life of Concubine Xian, and the emperor will spare your life as a concubine, Lord Yang, and will no longer investigate Song Qing's guilt, nor will he even his relatives." ”

As soon as he heard this, Yang Qiuchi's heart was so happy that he felt as if he was about to explode, and he couldn't help but fall to the ground: "Thank you to the emperor Longen!" Long live my emperor, long live, long live! "Three knocks.

Yang Qiuchi understood in his heart that the meaning of the emperor Ming Chengzu was already obvious: You saved my woman, and I will also let go of your woman, and we don't owe each other.

Gonggong Li leaned over and said, "Lord Yang, please get up." ”

Yang Qiuchi is most worried about Song Qing's safety, although he released Song Qing privately, but she committed a felony of treason, this Jinyi Wei will also arrest her, and now that the emperor has pardoned her, this stone in her heart can be put down.

But where has Song Qing gone now? How do you find a way to tell her the news? After Yang Qiuchi sent her out of the city, they broke up, it has been more than ten days, it is impossible to rely on the little black dog to track her, you have to find a way to find her, lest she not know that she has been pardoned, and she really took refuge in the Jianwen Yu Party, it will be miserable.

Seeing Yang Qiuchi there in a daze, Gonggong Li immediately guessed what was on his mind: "Lord Yang is worried about Miss Song Qing?" ”

Yang Qiuchi felt slightly embarrassed and nodded.

Gonggong Li smiled: "I heard that Miss Song Qing's elderly mother lives in Yingtianfu, why don't Lord Yang go there and look for it?" ”

Yang Qiuchi was stunned, and immediately understood, this old eunuch was pointing at himself, and his heart suddenly brightened: Niu Baihu and the others were not fools, they knew that Song Qing was their own woman, and they also estimated that they would release Song Qing, of course they didn't dare to touch their tiger butt to catch Song Qing back, but they didn't dare to let Song Qing escape, and they would be to blame in the future, and they must have sent Jinyiwei to quietly follow Song Qing all the way.

This stupid girl is only sixteen years old, where can she run, plus she is concerned about her mother, she is so filial to her mother, and she would rather be a traitor for her mother, so of course she will not leave her mother and run away alone, and will definitely respond to Tianfu to find her mother.

Niu Baihu and other Jinyi guards knew that Song Qing was a rebellious felon, and they would never dare to touch her mother and daughter until they got instructions from officials who were bigger than Yang Qiuchi (Ji Gang and other Jinyiwei top officials and even the emperor), but they didn't dare to let them run, and the most likely thing was to put the two of them under house arrest at home, waiting for the highest decision. Now the emperor has ordered a pardon for Song Qing's crimes, so this Gonggong Li pointed out Song Qing's whereabouts.

Yang Qiuchi knew Song Qing's whereabouts, and his heart was both happy and frightened. It seems that he is too far away from playing tricks with Jinyiwei and these people. Bowing and saluting: "Thank you father-in-law for your advice." ”

Gonggong Li sighed and said, "To put it bluntly, Lord Yang, you are indeed a talent. I, Lord Ji, and even the emperor are very optimistic about you, and they all think that you are a material that can be made, but you are too affectionate. Adults must remember! If the adults continue to let it go like this, I am afraid that all their talents and bright prospects will be buried in the hands of women! ”

(To be continued)