Chapter Seventy-Six: Committing a Capital Crime

When Jue Li heard that Xu Duchen had been imprisoned, he was shocked: "Why? ”

"It is said that it is a false holy order and an unauthorized transfer of troops, I don't know the specifics, I only know that Xu Daochang is in danger and has committed the felony of beheading!"

Xu Duchen has always been old and serious, how could he make such a mistake? Did someone deliberately design it?

Whatever the reason, if he really dared to falsely pass on the holy order, it would really be a capital crime, and it would also affect his disciples. Without further ado, it is necessary to rush to the palace immediately to find out.

"I'll take a look." Jue walked out of the door.

"Official, I'll go with you." Jing Shun followed.

Jue Li didn't want Jing Shun to follow, after all, he was now a family person, but with him with him, there was still someone to take care of, so he acquiesced.

As soon as the two of them went out, they saw Yiran walking towards them.

"Where are you going, official?"

It was as if she had just seen her: "Oh, I have something to do when I go down the mountain." After speaking, he was about to lift his feet and leave, but was stopped by Yiran.

"Why didn't you say that you were going to see Xu Duchen?"

"Did you hear that?"

"I advise the officials not to go."

"Why?"

"Obviously, this is Chi Ling's conspiracy. If you go, you have fallen into his trap. ”

"He dealt with Xu Duchen, it shouldn't be because of me." Jue Li disagreed.

"But if you go and are discovered by Chi Ling, do you know how he will deal with you?"

"Naturally, I know that he can't wait to kill me and then kill me quickly."

Yiran said angrily: "Since you know everything, why do you need to throw yourself into the net!" ”

"I can't help but go." Yu Li said lightly.

"Are you," Yiran said coldly, "you think of yourself less than all of them, don't you?" You are willing to sacrifice your life to save Yunjing, you can. Now, even her master, you have to sacrifice your life to save it? ”

"I am friends with Xu Daochang, and I can't ignore it. I know very well what Chi Ling'an's heart is. He must have an ulterior conspiracy against Xu Duchen this time. If I don't go, I'm afraid there will be a big mess. ”

"Well, since you insist on going. Take me with you. I'll say it first, if there's any danger, I won't care about anyone, I'll just take you away. You have to protect yourself before you can protect the people you want to protect! ”

Jue Li didn't believe Yi Ran, but at the moment he was powerless to stop her, nor could he deny her protection of him, so he had to let her follow.

And Yunjing's side had already heard what Juhe said about the master's arrest at this time.

The joy of the victory just now was poured cold. Yun Jing never expected that the army that came to support him was actually sent by the master privately! Before leaving, Yun Jing knew that the emperor had given the master the task of guarding the capital, and also gave him the tiger talisman for the transfer of troops. However, this is only half of the tiger talisman, and the other half is in the hands of the emperor, and only when the two halves of the tiger meet together can they play the role of dispatching troops. And when using the Tiger Talisman, the supervising army, the envoy, and the deputy general need to be present at the same time to test the authenticity of the Tiger Talisman.

Not only that, if the emperor wants to give instructions to the soldiers outside, he will also send someone to issue an order with a military talisman and an edict, and it will not work with a military talisman alone. And the forgery of the edict, once it is discovered, a hundred heads are not enough to cut off. Master will never be so confused, someone must have designed it! So this person who is so vicious and vicious, I'm afraid it must be Chi Ling!

There is no time to wait, I have to go back to save Master immediately!

Although Yunjing had no clue how to save her master, she decided to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Yun Jing led one of the most athletic horses in the army, explained a few words to the lieutenant general, and then turned over and left the camp. As soon as he galloped two miles, he felt someone chasing after him.

She looked back vigilantly, and when the man got closer, she saw clearly, it turned out to be Jingyuan.

Yun Jing grabbed the reins and asked, "Your Highness, why are you here?" ”

"You left without saying a word, but fortunately I ran into your lieutenant. Otherwise, you won't be able to catch up. Jing Yuan still had a nervous look on his face that had not subsided.

"It's too late, I'm going to rush back to save my master. My master was framed by Chi Ling, and he is now in prison and may be killed at any time! Yunjing said with red eyes.

"Don't worry, I'll go back with you, and I have to find a way to save Daochang Xu's life."

The two of them drove side by side and ran at full speed in the direction of the capital.

Outside the Daqing Palace, Li Zhenggang and others were kneeling down to ask the emperor to find out the truth and return Xu Duchen to an innocence. But someone saw Xu Duchen go to the barracks with the tiger talisman and mobilize the army to open the border fortress, and the evidence is ironclad.

The emperor was in the palace with several close ministers, including Chi Ling, discussing how to deal with Xu Duchen.

From the bottom of his heart, the emperor did not believe that Xu Duchen could do such a rebellious thing. But in the face of the facts, he couldn't explain why Xu Duchen had a complete tiger talisman there. The tiger talisman is difficult to fake, and the other half of the tiger talisman is obviously in his own hands, how can he get to Xu Duchen and let him merge into one to transfer troops?

Xu Duchen insisted that it was the emperor who sent him the tiger talisman and the edict to the Taoist courtyard with an inner attendant. However, the chamberlain was nowhere to be found, and Xu Duchen did not find the other half of the tiger talisman and edict here. Several of the ministers believed that Xu Duchen had destroyed the evidence along with the chamberlain, and the emperor was skeptical. But if Xu Duchen is not heavily punished, he will not be able to appease the government and the opposition.

"This thing is really bizarre, could it be that there are ghosts and gods secretly doing it?" The emperor asked his most trusted prime minister, Zhang Yan.

"Your Majesty, in the whole country, only Xu Duchen is the best at understanding ghosts and gods. This matter is unbelievable, according to the minister's opinion, he must have used the ghosts and gods to help him accomplish such a great rebellion, and His Majesty must severely punish him to set an example. ”

The emperor sighed and said: "Although Daochang Xu has committed a heinous crime, thanks to the reinforcements he sent, our army was able to win a complete victory, making the Jin country bow down and be a vassal." If the merits and demerits are offset, the sin will not lead to death. ”

Zhang Yan glanced at the minister next to him, and the man hurriedly said: "The tiger talisman is fake, plus the false transmission of the holy order, this is a big crime to punish the nine clans, Your Majesty should not be soft-hearted for a while, ignore the royal law!" ”

"Every time there is a grand event in the dynasty, the world must be amnestied, I think that since the attack on the Jin Kingdom has won a complete victory, it is better to leave him alive!" The emperor was reluctant to kill Xu Duchen, not because he pitied him for his loyalty and patriotism, but hoped that under his guidance, he would one day be able to attain the Golden Immortal. If Xu Duchen died, where would he go to find such a master!

Zhang Yan said: "If there is one of them, there will be another, Your Majesty will not punish Xu Duchen ruthlessly, but I am afraid that he will be even more rampant, and when the time comes, it will not be as simple as privately transferring troops!" ”

"What do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, you believe in Xu Duchen so much, and ask him to serve as the guard of the entire palace, if he has an unrighteous heart, with his ability to reach the sky, I am afraid that it will be difficult for anyone to resist."

The emperor was a stirring spirit and understood what Zhang Yan meant. He was saying that if Xu Duchen rebelled, he would never be able to dodge.

It's not out of the question.

"This ......," he hesitated.

An attendant came to his ear and said, "Li Xiang, they are still kneeling outside the hall." ”

The emperor said angrily: "Pass on my order, whoever kneels outside again will be regarded as Xu Duchen's accomplice!" ”

When these words came out, the ministers were shocked. For the sake of their heads, they all left. No one can do it, so he put his own life on the line in order to save others. Except for Lee Zhenggang.

He knelt there and did not move until the ministers were gone, and the messenger came up to him and said, "Li Xiang, why are you doing this? couldn't save Xu Daochang, but put himself in! ”

"Brother Xu is definitely not the kind of person who deceives his superiors and subordinates, please ask your father-in-law to tell Your Majesty that there must be grievances!"

"Ouch, Your Majesty said, whoever intercedes is complicit, this is a matter of losing my head, I dare not say it!"

Li Zhenggang looked at this chamberlain with firm eyes: "Then please ask my father-in-law to raise his noble hand and let me go in to see Your Majesty, okay?" ”

"If you're going to die, you're going to die, it's definitely not going to work. If you are willing to kneel, just kneel, maybe you can go to prison to accompany your brother! ”

Li Zhenggang shook his head helplessly and continued to kneel.

Not far away, Jue Li and the others watched everything that had just happened.

They made a disguise. Yuli and Jingshun pretended to be Ouchi's guards, while Yiran was invisible, ready to cover for the two of them.

"Yunjing's father is too strong, I'm afraid he will be implicated." Jingshun whispered.

"Later, you can see the right time, knock him unconscious and send him back to the house, please take care of him, don't come to trouble the emperor again." Jue Li explained quietly, "I'll go to see Xu Duchen in the prison and ask him what's going on." ”

After Jingshun stayed, Jue Li followed Yiran to the prison.

With Yiran's help, it was not difficult to meet Xu Duchen. He leaned against the rough walls of the prison and closed his eyes. He did not panic at the impending killing.

"Daoist Xu, don't come unharmed." Jueli said to him.

Xu Duchen opened his eyes, and there was still an indelible look in his firm eyes: "The mountain god is here." ”

"Are you alright? Can I get hurt? ”

"With the trouble of the god of Laoshan, they can't hurt me."

Jue Li sighed and said, "I have a medicine here, you can fake your death if you take it, and when the time comes, it will be said that you have ascended to heaven, and you should be able to hide it." ”

Xu Duchen was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "No need, I just got out, so how can the emperor let go of my apprentices!" I'm afraid that the entire White Crane Temple will be affected. If you want to kill, scrape him and let him go, I am not afraid of cause and effect, and why am I afraid of life and death? ”

"But if you die, how sad Yunjing will be." Jue Li whispered, as if he was talking to Xu Duchen, and as if he was talking to himself.

"There is no feast in the world that will not be dissolved. I can't stay with Jing'er for the rest of my life. I also believe that we will meet again, and maybe, we can meet again in the heavenly realm. Xu Duchen was calm, but he shook his head again and again.

"Have you ever wondered who you really are? Why is Cloudview entrusted to you? ”

Jue Li's sudden question confused Xu Duchen.