The emperor looked out frequently, and after a long time, he asked Gonggong Hai: "Is there any news from the Xiao family brothers?" ”

Gonggong Hai replied: "Back to Your Majesty, there is no news yet." ”

Seeing that the emperor's face was ugly, Gonggong Hai said again: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, they will definitely do their best for their parents, wives and children, after all, how can a cousin with a foreign surname compare to his parents, wives and children." ”

This was in line with common sense, and the emperor's face softened slightly, so he calmed down and continued to correct the recital.

I took a book and opened it, but found that it was written to request a thorough investigation of Xiao Ling's rebellion.

"Smack."

The emperor threw the piece out, and the sound startled Gonggong Hai, and he was thinking about whether to pick it up when a little eunuch walked in.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Pei asks to see you."

The emperor raised his head and asked, "Which Mr. Pei?" ”

The little eunuch replied respectfully: "It's Mr. Pei Zhiwang, a university scholar." ”

It's him.

"Xuan."

The emperor wondered when this old man had entered the capital, and why he hadn't received the news. Thinking of the relationship between Pei Zhiwang and Xiao Lingwei again, he frowned, didn't he come to intercede for Xiao Lingwei?

"See Your Majesty."

The emperor raised his eyes and looked at Pei Zhiwang, he hadn't seen him for a few years, but this old man hadn't changed at all, he was in good spirits and full of energy.

"Aiqing is flat."

Pei Zhiwang stood up and said, "Caomin is no longer a scholar, so he can't afford to say this to His Majesty. ”

Despite this, most people will still refer to him as a university scholar and give him an honorific name: Mr. Pei.

"Your Majesty, the grass people ask to see Your Majesty today, and they have a few words to say to you."

Here it comes.

The emperor shook his head, sat up straight, and said expressionlessly, "Sir, please speak." ”

Pei Zhiwang said slowly: "This first thing, the grass people want to tell Your Majesty about Xiao Linhui, the assassin of Yizhou.

During his tenure in Yizhou, Mr. Xiao devoted himself to improving Yizhou's political, economic, and folk customs, and he spent three years to make the people of Yizhou live a prosperous and healthy life, and Yizhou's tax revenue became the most paid city in the southern region.

"Your Majesty has never been to the southern region, you may not know that Lord Xiao also has a title, that is, the people respect him as 'Xiao Qingtian'.

"He is a clean official, but also a good official, in order to do something practical for the people, at the beginning, the bridge and paving were used to build the bridge and pave the road with Mrs. Xiao's dowry.

Mrs. Xiao did not complain at all, but supported Lord Xiao with actions. Mrs. Xiao led the women of Yizhou to open a dyeing workshop, teach skills, and help Yizhou through one difficult moment after another.

"Yizhou's current prosperity and health are also inseparable from Mrs. Xiao's efforts.

"There is also Lord Xiao's daughter - Xiao Lingwei, although she is young and a girl's family, she does not have the squeamishness of everyone in the capital at all, but follows Lord Xiao in the wind and rain, hard work, and hard work.

"Your Majesty should have heard that when there was a flood in the surrounding area of Yizhou three years ago, it was Xiao Lingwei and Lord Xiao who cooperated tacitly and took measures as soon as possible, so that many people did not die as in previous years.

That year, only three people died in Yizhou because of the flood, and Xiao Lingwei alone saved 2,321 people, for which Xiao Lingwei fainted and fell asleep for three days and three nights.

"Your Majesty can send someone to Yizhou to investigate and see if what the grass people said is true."

Speaking of this, Pei Zhiwang paused, looked into the emperor's eyes, and continued: "Now, the people of Yizhou respect Xiao Lingwei as much as they love Xiao Lingwei, if they know that His Majesty has imposed trumped-up charges on Xiao Lingwei and slandered Lord Xiao, what do you make them think, what do you think of you, the new monarch?"

"How do you make the subjects of the world look at you, how do you support you, and how do you submit to you with pleasure?"

This series of questions made the emperor speechless, and the emperor, who was already in the wrong, was even more weak at this time, but these did not weaken his determination to kill Xiao Lingwei.

In his opinion, as long as he appeases them a little and gives them a little benefit, they will naturally turn to him, and when Xiao Lingwei is solved, he will do it.

There is always a clear distinction between the important things.

The emperor's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Who said it was a trumped-up charge? I have hard evidence. ”

After speaking, he took out a stack of papers from the bookcase and handed it to Father-in-law Hai: "Show it to Mr. Pei." ”

Gonggong Hai took it, walked to Pei Zhiwang's side, and handed it to him.

When Pei Zhiwang heard the emperor say that there was evidence, his heart sank, and his complexion changed, and when he turned over the so-called "evidence", his face became even more ugly.

Pei Zhiwang threw out the paper in his hand and said angrily: "This is what Your Majesty said 'tangible evidence'?" This is clearly fabricated evidence. ”

The emperor's face did not change, and his tone aggravated: "This is the evidence. ”

“......”

Pei Zhiwang was so angry that he couldn't speak, he knew that these evidences were fake, but he was powerless, this feeling of helplessness was something he had never felt before, it was like being choked by an invisible hand, and suffocation hit quickly, until he finally died.

In the end, Pei Zhiwang no longer defended Xiao Linhui and Xiao Lingwei, because he knew that it was useless, he just looked straight at the emperor and said the last sentence to the emperor in a meaningful tone: "Everything has cause and effect, and what you do today will have corresponding rewards in the future." ”

After Pei Zhiwang left, the emperor lowered his face and said coldly to the empty hall door: "Hmph, what karma, I don't believe it." ”

......

Old Madam Yang held Yang Bohan's hand tightly, and burst into tears: "Son, you must save Huijun, she is innocent."

"They must be mistaken, no, how could Huijun harbor the thief? This is not true.

"Besides, Weiwei is not a thief, when the five princes rebelled, she had not yet arrived in the capital, and she had never had any contact with the five princes."

Yang Bohan patted her hand lightly and said softly: "Mother, don't worry, don't be too sad."

"That being said, Your Majesty is bent on putting a little bit to death, and it is useless to say this."

Old Madam Yang paused, and then said: "Even if he is the emperor, he has to act according to the law, there is no evidence, how can he kill people casually?" ”

Yang Bohan's eyes darkened, and he sighed: "I sent Gang'er to Jingzhao Mansion to sound drums and shout grievances, but I was told by the government that they had found out that it was true, and there was tangible evidence that Weiwei was a thief.

"There is also the maid ring next to Weiwei, who confessed that his sister and brother-in-law concealed Weiwei's whereabouts and did not report them, and helped Weiwei escape."

Old Madam Yang was surprised: "How can this be? ”

"That girl ring should be tortured, and the so-called evidence that Weiwei is a thief seems to be well-founded, but we know that it is completely fabricated, but the people don't know.

"Your Majesty is bent on killing Weiwei, the forged evidence is seamless, we have no way to expose him at the moment, and besides, we don't have time left." Yang Bohan's eyes were full of self-blame: "It's because I came back late and let things develop to this point." ”

Mrs. Yang was so anxious that her eyes turned red again, and she cried, "What should I do then?" Oh my daughter..."