Shi Liangzhi, who was on the side, saw that the two of them were politely greeting each other, and hurriedly struck a blow to the wood, interrupting the conversation between the two extremely noble vassal kings, and said, "Fengzhi, I have something to ask Zheng Rong." ”

Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, heard Shi Liangzhi call him by his name instead of using an honorific title, and a nameless fire sparked at him, and he glared at him angrily and said: "Lord Shi, I remember that a few years ago, you were still lobbying for the emperor's eldest son in front of this king, and you once felt sorry for Yang Yuanzhi and Yang Lao Prime Minister for this, but I didn't expect that in just a few years, you will become a loyal and good man by the emperor's side." There is a way to know the times for those who are handsome, and Master Shi can really be called a generation of handsome. Another way is that the person who has changed from the machine to the hero, and Lord Shi can also be regarded as a hero. ”

Zheng Rong said the opposite, and teased Shi Liangzhi, the scholar of the Ministry of Etiquette, so that his face was red and white, and finally he couldn't hold his dignity, and slapped the hall again, and a face that was originally full of anger was distorted to a hideous face, and a few words were squeezed out from between his teeth: "Zheng Rong!" Don't put the vassal king here anymore, in addition to the judges and jailers in this prison of the criminal department, there are only Qin prisoners. Come on! According to the ancestral system of Taizu, first hit fifty kills! ”

Although the four jailers standing beside Zheng Rong obeyed the order, they all looked at each other and did not dare to make a move easily.

Seeing this, Shi Liangzhi was even more angry, picked up the shocking wood and was about to slap it on the table for the third time, but Zheng Hua, the king of Heluo, who was sitting in the middle of several cases, said: "Lord Shi, be careful, this thing is made of wood, not cast of pig iron, be careful that it is broken by you." The emperor called Lord Shi to ask my second brother what he said, not to practice him. My second brother has not been convicted yet, and he has not been robbed of the royal title, so I am afraid it is not appropriate for Lord Shi to give such a light and heavier sentence, right? ”

Shi Liangzhi listened to the tone of Zheng Hua, the king of Heluo, extremely cold, and remembered that this world is still the world of his Zheng family after all. He thought about this clearly, so he cleared his throat, moved the steps for himself, and said, "Since the prince of Heluo intercedes, then make a note of this killing stick first." He asked Zheng Rong by order: There is an official who impeached you for supporting troops and self-respect in Youyan Road, but is there such a thing? ”

Zheng Rong had already thought of this question, and replied without thinking: "This king went into battle to kill the enemy when he was a teenager, and he led the army every time during the reign of Emperor Shenzong, although he did not dare to claim that he had won many battles, but he also made a lot of military achievements, and was praised by the first emperor and the Daxing Emperor, and the military power became more and more important. Lord Shi said that I support the army and respect myself, is it saying that the first emperor raised tigers, or is it saying that the emperor Daxing does not know people? He saw that Shi Liangzhi was speechless for a while, so he said, "As for the matter of this king's guarding Youyan Dao, the first emperor and the Daxing emperor have holy decrees, if Lord Shi can't believe this king, you can go to Da Nei to retrieve the file to see." And Youyan Dao now has a total of 123,582 soldiers, this is the fixed number of the military department, if Lord Shi is free, he can go to the military department to investigate, or he can be involved to go to Youyan to check the number of personnel one by one, why do you need to verify with this king here? ”

Zheng Rong was reasonable, and Shi Liangzhi had no choice but to continue asking: "Then in the first half of this year, you were ordered to send troops south to Henan to quell the rebellion, violated the constitution of the household department, and moved more than 200,000 cult and chaotic people to Youyan Road without authorization. What is the purpose of this move? ”

Zheng Rong had already discussed the countermeasures with Zhong Likuang, and pondered a little: "I remember that in the fifth year of Emperor Daxing, the military department once asked whether the military power of Youyan Dao was unified by the military department or controlled by Youyan Wangfu. At that time, Emperor Daxing's edict pointed out that the entire army of Youyan Dao was under the command of Youyan Wangfu and had no direct subordinate relationship with the military department. Therefore, according to the will of the emperor, all the actions of my Youyan army, including the disposal of prisoners, do not need to listen to the opinions of the military department, let alone the household department? ”

Shi Liangzhi can also be regarded as a thoughtful person, grasping a flaw in Zheng Rong's words, and said: "Now I am not talking about the military, but the government affairs of immigrants, don't confuse the public." ”

Zheng Rong listened, and a contemptuous laugh of "hum" came out of his nostrils, and continued: "What this king said is also military. Since receiving the decree of the imperial court, in order to prevent the cult rebellion from spreading throughout the country, this king has continuously urged the army to strive for a quick victory, and fought more than 30 battles large and small, and finally extinguished the cult rebellion in Henan Province. However, if you want to hurry, you will not be able to achieve it, and there are still many backbone cult members hiding among the captured rebels, and they urgently need to be screened out and punished in a proper manner, so as to set an example. However, after the rebellion of the cult, Henan Province was already in a mess, and the whole province could not find half of the grain that could feed these chaotic people. Considering that it would inevitably consume manpower to transport grain and grass across the Yellow River for thousands of miles from Youyan Road, the king brought these rebellious people back to Youyan, and in order to prevent the cult followers who were mixed in from causing chaos, he specially arranged them in the bitter cold land of the extreme north. This screening work is still in the process at present, if Lord Shi is interested, he can go to Youyan to investigate on the spot, and he will know that what this king said is not half a word false. ”

Qiu Yizhi knew the details of this matter, and it was clearly a matter of disobeying the will of the imperial court, but his father-in-law picked out the bones from the egg from the perspective of the relationship between the power and the subordination, and actually explained the matter seamlessly. Hearing the end, Qiu Yizhi couldn't help but admire it very much, a smile rose on the corner of his mouth, and suddenly thought that his father-in-law was still in prison, so he quickly put away his smile and continued to prick up his ears to listen.

Listening to Shi Liangzhi change the question, he continued to ask: "Then you connived at your sons, relying on the power of Youyan Palace, to arbitrarily bully the court officials, is there such a thing?" ”

This is also one of the charges against which he was impeached by court officials, and there are even more good deeds who list more than a dozen or twenty examples. This kind of thing was originally a trivial matter in the Zheng royal family, but if it was put in normal times, it would not matter if someone accused Zheng Rong's sons of rebellion, but now it is the moment when the opponent fabricates charges, but it cannot be idle.

I saw Zheng Rong calm down and slowly explained: "I remember that last month, this king once played to Emperor Daxing and the Ministry of Rites, asking Jin to confer on my three sons as marquises. At that time, the palindrome of the Holy Decree and the Ministry of Rites came down quickly, and there was no lack of praise for my three sons, and there was no mention of bullying the officials. It just so happened that Lord Shi was the chief official of the Ministry of Rites, and this king was about to ask, is it the fault of Emperor Daxing? Or is the Ministry of Rites wrong? Or are those petty officials who have heard about things wrong? ”

Zheng Rong asked a few "wrong" questions in a row, and a layer of sweat stretched out on Shi Liangzhi's forehead, but he asked again: "Do you still recognize a righteous son?" It is said that he is not a peaceful person. ”

Zheng Rong listened, secretly glanced at Qiu Yi, who was standing behind Zheng Hua, and already had an idea in his heart, and said, "What?" Did the imperial court explicitly decree that the vassal king could not recognize the righteous son? I Emperor Taizu of the Han Dynasty has eight princes, each of whom is a person who can conquer and fight, known as the 'Eight King Kongs', and has made immortal contributions to the establishment of the foundation of the Han Dynasty. Among them, three of them were not Taizu's own sons but under the moth, and they were rewarded after their success. Could it be that Lord Shi is also harsh on my Emperor Taizu? ”

"This ...... This ......" Shi Liangzhi was immediately panicked when he heard Zheng Rong move out of Emperor Taizu, and he couldn't say a whole sentence.

But I heard Zheng Rong continue: "As for the biological father of the king's righteous son, he had a life-saving grace for the king, and the king saw that he was lonely and miserable, so he was collected in the palace to teach day and night, in order to make his light the lintel and become the pillar of the country. This son has been among the people for a long time, and may be a little stubborn and untamable, but his loyalty and honesty are far from being comparable to ordinary people. If this son does something that violates the law, Lord Shi can send him here to confront this king, and if it really happens, he will not be ruthless by the laws of the country, and this king will be the thief himself. ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, a cold sweat broke out on his body, but after thinking about it, he understood in his heart: he was not recognized in front of Shi Liangzhi's eyes, so naturally there was no possibility of exposing his whereabouts, so how could he confront him face to face? Therefore, although this is a risky move, it has long been invincible.

Shi Liangzhi heard Zheng Rong's explanation like this, and also knew that this was a matter with no evidence, so he changed the question and asked: "When many officials impeached you for going south to encircle and suppress the Tianzun Sect, you deliberately delayed the entry of the army, and you were suspected of raising a coward and enriching yourself, but there are some of them?" ”

"Which officials impeached me? Lord Shi might as well call them all out! Zheng Rong said angrily, "Since my Youyan army entered Henan Province, it has been defeated in just one month, and the main force of the cult has been defeated, and the main altar of Yuhuang has been captured by skillful memory. It has been 20 years since this king led the army to fight, and looking at it from a different place, this battle can be described as a complete victory except for not winning the cult leader! However, before our army went south, this cult rebellion had already swept Henan, and it was faintly spreading. Then I have to ask Master Shi, is it the king who raises Kou and fattens himself, or the civil and military officials of Henan Province neglect their duties and lure wolves into the house? ”

Shi Liangzhi also knew that most of the topics in these impeachment chapters were false, and perhaps only one of the ten articles had real evidence, which often added fuel and vinegar. Therefore, he certainly did not expect all the impeachment items to be honored, but only hoped that this Youyan prince, who was loyal to the country, honest and selfless, and famous for his literary talent and military strategy, would be able to recognize one or two of them, so that he could make himself surrender to the top. But he didn't expect Zheng Rong to admit half of the charges, but instead said it harshly, but it was impeccable.

This made Shi Liangzhi couldn't help but become angry, and he simply didn't even want the only remaining Sven, slapped the shocked wood, got up and scolded: "Zheng Rong! You're clever in your words! This official advises you to recruit from the truth, otherwise it will be too late to regret it under the three punishments and five codes! ”

When King Youyan heard Shi Liangzhi call his name again, he was even more angry in his heart, and he also got up and pointed directly at this Ministry of Rites Shangshu, and scolded: "Shi Shangshu, Master Shi!" Among the three people who were ordered to interrogate, the official lord is the highest of my third brother, Prince Heluo, and the name of the criminal code is the most familiar to Master Yuwen of the Criminal Department, and there is no place for you to speak in the first place! But the two adults didn't speak, but you are chattering and dominating here, what do you mean? ”

Zheng Rong didn't wait for Shi Liangzhi to refute, and continued to scold: "This king knows that it is the new monarch in the dynasty right now, and Lord Shi can't wait to show his loyalty, but don't you care about the style of this scholar?" Don't you even want the conduct that the saints said? This king actually didn't know who your teacher was back then, and he actually took such a wolf-hearted and dog-lunged disciple as you, and made a war here! ”

Shi Liangzhi was born as a champion, and winning the first place in the field was the most proud thing in his life, but he was actually said to be worthless by Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, and he was already so angry that he was confused, and he was shocked and said: "Hurry up, hurry up!" Quickly give this official a hundred sticks to him! ”

Seeing that the officials on both sides did not react, Shi Liangzhi actually walked out of the case in person, snatched the water and fire stick in the hands of the officials, and was about to hit Zheng Rong on the head.

However, Shi Liangzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was originally just a scholar who had no power to tie the chicken, while Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, was a prince with both civil and military skills. I saw that Zheng Rong was not in a hurry, turned his head to dodge Shi Liangzhi's soft stick, reached out and pushed him on the chest, pushing him to the ground.

The two of them made such a fuss in the cell, and the air seemed to freeze......