The next morning, the emperor Xu didn't sleep well last night, and sat on the dragon chair and dozed off a little groggy. The ministers chanted like a sutra to praise the spring when a hundred flowers bloomed, the fields were harvested, and the ice and snow melted, all because of the emperor's blessing.

Zhu Shou saw that the emperor was dozing off, and stepped forward and gently prompted: "Your Majesty." ”

The emperor woke up suddenly, and looked at Zhu Shou sleepily: "It's over?" ”

Zhu Shou smiled awkwardly, the old minister below who sang praises of virtue was only halfway through a long article.

"It's all right, then retreat."

As soon as the emperor's voice fell, a person in the crowd said loudly: "Minister, there is a book." ”

The emperor looked around the crowd with some confusion, looked at Xiao Lian, and looked back suspiciously.

Xiao Lian was a little embarrassed, cleared his throat, and said again: "Minister, there is a book to play." ”

This time, the emperor heard it clearly, and the ministers also heard it clearly, and even Wang Jingze looked sideways slightly. All the ministers are strange, this prince of Nanjun, who dozed off in the last dynasty and ran and walked his dog in full energy in the next dynasty, actually woke up.

The emperor raised his hand and motioned for Xiao Lian to continue.

Xiao Lian cleared his throat again: "Qi Qi Sheng, the minister Qi played, and asked the emperor to pardon King Jingling and King Jin'an." ”

This time, not only the emperor, but also the ministers of the entire court woke up. King Jingling and King Jin'an went to the manger to "help" Xiao Lian, and "helped" Xiao Lian half of his life. And now Xiao Lian, who has picked up half his life, actually wants to release these two princes. It can be said that he is the vanguard of repaying grievances with virtue, and half of the ministers in the court secretly commented in their hearts: "Selling fame and reputation." ”； The other half of the ministers secretly commented in their hearts: "This man is a fool. ”

The emperor stared at Xiao Lian coldly for a long time: "Why?" ”

"Three days later, it is the Temple of Heaven to worship the ancestors, and the King of Jingling should perform the gift of the eldest son, and the King of Jin'an should also perform the gift of the Lord at the Temple of Heaven."

The emperor frowned, flipped through a book of chapters casually, and threw it on the table.

Xiao Lian continued: "The ancestor worship at the Temple of Heaven is related to the fortune of the country, and the minister implores the emperor to let the king of Jingling and the king of Jin'an make meritorious contributions. ”

The court was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop on the ground.

King Jin'an is suspected of brutalizing the clan, and the case involving King Ling is even more serious, so it involves rebellion? If it weren't for the tricky matter, how could there be no one in the court to intercede for Xiao Ziliang.

The calculations in the hearts of the ministers were "crackling", especially the Xidi party, thinking in their hearts whether Xiao Lian's move was to surrender to sincerity, or just to make Xiao Ziliang owe him a favor. This favor is owed, and it is not cost-effective to pay it back in the future.

However, whether Xiao Lian can sell this favor depends on what the emperor says.

The emperor flipped through the folds on the table, dropped them on the table one by one, read them for a long time and finally finished reading them, and said to Xiao Lian: "What if I don't agree?" ”

Xiao Lian lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt straight down: "If the emperor doesn't allow it, the minister will always kneel here." Please also ask the emperor to fulfill it. ”

The emperor flipped the fold on the table to the ground: "If you want to kneel, kneel!" Retreat. With that, he left the main hall without looking back.

The ministers slowly walked out of the main hall, Yan Zhili walked at the end, stood beside Xiao Lian and moved his mouth, as if he wanted to thank him, but Xiao Lian didn't even give him a look.

It's still so rude. Yan Zhili shook his head and left.

In the palace of Nanjun County, Xu Longju led the fat tiger and ran to Yiyue Pavilion in a panic. Halfway through the kitchen, the fat tiger was beaten on the front foot. With a slam on the brakes, he made a nimble turn and slammed into the kitchen.

The fat tiger paused, turned, and rushed, dragging Xu Longju to the ground heavily. Xu Longju "plopped" and hit the threshold of the small kitchen with a "plop" of his nose, and immediately swollen high. Xu Longju glanced back and said angrily: "Who hung the bacon so high?" "Look at the fat tiger again, his eyes are full of that piece of bacon, where are there others.

Xu Longju couldn't take care of the fat tiger, so he had to let the fat tiger go to his Huohuo kitchen, and he ran to Yiyue Pavilion with a roll. "Princess, it's not good for the princess. The prince was punished by the emperor. ”

At this time, He Jingying was playing pitching with Wang Baoming. He Jingying is the best at this similar game, the pot in front of her is full of arrows, and a few of them fell outside the pot, which He Jingying deliberately threw off.

Xu Longju shouted like this, and Wang Baoming was so shocked that he missed another arrow. Wang Baoming raised his head in panic: "Xu Longju, what did you say?" What happened to the Dharmakaya? ”

Xu Longju knew that the crown princess was also here, and without pausing at all, he bent his knees and gave the princess a salute first. The crown princess hurriedly said: "Don't be polite first, hurry up." ”

Only then did Xu Longju babble about what happened in the hall to Wang Baoming. Wang Baoming looked at He Jingying anxiously in his heart: "A-Ying, what should I do?" ”

"What else does the emperor say?"

"It's gone, it's just to let the prince kneel, but now I don't say that I will let the prince go."

Wang Baoming was so anxious that he was about to cry again, and he held He Jingying helplessly: "A-Ying, why does the Dharma Body always make the emperor angry, the first prince is gone, and there is not even a person to talk to in front of the emperor." ”

He Jingying said softly: "Don't worry, concubine, this matter is not necessarily a bad thing. ”

"Not bad?" Wang Baoming was a little puzzled.

"The emperor just asked the prince to kneel in front of the emperor. The longer you kneel, the more beneficial it is for the prince. ”

"What do you say?"

"Mother, think about it, why hasn't the emperor sent King Jingling and King Jin'an?"

Wang Baoming thought for a while and replied: "Xu is evidence that can't be convicted, right?" ”

He Jingying smiled: "Why can't you?" Although King Ling was able to get away with the matter of the trough, King Jin An couldn't. Even if he doesn't count the mutilation of his siblings, but he fled Jiangzhou privately, the crime of resisting the decree must always be counted. But King Jin An was just imprisoned in the prison, saying that he was investigating the case but there was no movement for a long time, what do you think this means, mother? ”

Although Wang Baoming is gentle by nature and has no scheming, he is not stupid, and He Jingying understood it at such a point: "The emperor is unwilling to sentence King Jin'an? ”

He Jingying nodded: "Not only King Jin'an, but the emperor also doesn't want to hurt King Jingling." Xiao Daoci plotted to rebel, such a big crime, although there is no solid evidence to explain that King Jingling was involved, but the crime of rebellion has always been rather killed by mistake than let go. The emperor only put King Jingling under house arrest. ”

"Then why does the emperor want to punish the Dharma Body?"

"You can't just let it go so easily, can you?"

When Wang Baoming heard He Jingying say this, he was finally relieved: "How long will the emperor let the Dharma Body kneel?" ”

"Not necessarily."

When Wang Baoming heard this, his heart plucked up again: "The stone slab on this hall is so cold, how uncomfortable it should be if you have been kneeling for a long time." ”

He Jingying hurriedly said: "Mother, then let's go and boil some ginger soup for the Dharma Body, and come back to wipe his knees." ”

Wang Baoming hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go boil." The longer the ginger soup is boiled, the better the blood-invigorating effect. ”

Xiao Lian's kneeling was a whole night. The next day, the minister of the court, as soon as he walked to the door of the palace, saw Xiao Lian with a straight back and kneeling in the center of the main hall. For a whole night, the lights and candles in the hall were dialed thirteen times, the professional guards were changed one round, and the sweeping servants were changed twice, but Xiao Lian still knelt straight and did not move.

When the emperor went to court, he turned a blind eye to Xiao Lian, and Xiao Lian didn't speak, still kneeling quietly. Xiao Zimao's matter is okay, but Xiao Ziliang's matter involves rebellion, and no one wants to be involved in this matter. Seeing that Xiao Lian was implicated because of himself, he was very remorseful in his heart, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister implores the emperor to be considerate of the king of Nanjun and forgive the king of Nanjun." ”

The emperor raised his eyes and looked at Yan Zhizhi, but the soldiers did not speak.

Yan Zhili continued: "The thickness of virtue is better than that of a child. Virtue can carry things, and the king of Nanjun is generous and benevolent, and should set an example for me. ”

"Are you saying that not only should I not punish him, but I should reward him? Do you know what he is asking for? ”

"What the king of Nanjun asks for is my great Qi blessing."

The emperor lowered his eyes and said, "What do you think? ”

"Yes." Yan Zhili knelt on the ground after speaking, and said loudly: "The minister is willing to ask for his life with the king of Nanjun, and ask the emperor to forgive the sins of the king of Nanjun." ”

Don't use your heart to say this. What he said was "pardon the sins of the king of Nanjun", but not "pardon the sins of the king of Jingling and the king of Jin'an". Although the emperor's pardon of Xiao Lian is equivalent to agreeing to Xiao Lian's request, for Yan Zhili, the difference between words and words is a world of difference. He only said that he would pardon the king of Nanjun, and did not mention the king of Jingling and the king of Jin'an, so naturally it was not a plea for the king of Jingling and the king of Jin'an. Whether it is rebellion or bullying, it has nothing to do with him.

The old minister, who originally belonged to the prince's party, was the most respectful, and yesterday he felt that Xiao Lian was famous, but today he saw Xiao Lian kneeling for a whole night, and his thoughts were naturally very different from yesterday. The first prince has always been benevolent and righteous, and at this time, these ministers all thought that this seemingly gentlemanly prince had actually inherited the benevolence and righteousness of the first prince, and they were very relieved. At the same time, these old ministers saw that the emperor did not send Xiao Zimao and Xiao Ziliang, and they had already guessed the emperor's intentions in their hearts. It's just that Xiao Ziliang and Xiao Zimao are not their own people after all, so they naturally don't want the emperor to let these two people go like this. But after Xiao Lian knelt with Yan Zhili, the situation changed, and in the saying of Yan Zhili, this is a prayer for "Great Qi". Such a reason is high-sounding, and it can conform to the emperor's wishes, why not?

These old ministers also knelt down one after another, and read in their mouths: "I am willing to ask for my life with the king of Nanjun." ”

Other ministers of the DPRK and China also came back to their senses. The first to come back was Wang Jingze. As a party in Xidi, Xiao Ziliang was placed under house arrest, and Wang Jing was naturally very anxious, now this love sent to the door, if he doesn't receive it, where will he find another way to intercede for Xiao Ziliang? At the moment, he was not ambiguous, knelt on the ground like Yan Zhili, and said loudly: "The minister is willing to ask for his life with the king of Nanjun." ”

Only at this time did the emperor raise his head and glance at everyone coldly: "Since you all say so, then I will be approved." However, the death penalty of King Jin'an can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, so let him go back to Jiangzhou after worshipping his ancestors. ”

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