Chapter 12: Small Punishments and Great Commandments
Next to him, Chu Jiutang and his wife were still there, but Li Mu did not hide the admiration in his eyes at all, and the words he said were extremely beautiful.
If Chu Yunxi didn't know anything, he might be moved by Li Mu's affectionate appearance. But Chu Yunxi knows better than anyone what kind of person Li Mu, the king of Yingchuan, is, and what he is thinking in his heart.
Chu Yunxi just smiled faintly and didn't answer.
Li Mu didn't feel embarrassed, and continued to say softly: "Miss Chu is going to face the saint?" It's better to let Xiao Wang accompany you. ”
Chu Yunxi is naturally going to face the Holy Complaint now, she is not here to participate in any flower-viewing banquet, the complaint is her purpose.
Li Mu wanted to accompany him, Chu Yunxi thought about it and thought it was good, after all, it would not be long before she and Li Mu would become grasshoppers on a rope.
Chu Yunxi didn't make up his own mind, and said: "Back to the prince's words, this still has to listen to my father and mother." ”
Li Mu hurriedly said: "Yes, it was Xiao Wang's inconsiderate thinking. ”
Chu Jiutang has no opinion, accompanied by King Yingchuan, Li Mu is the saint's uncle, although he is not much older, but he is finally an elder, and the emperor also needs to respect him.
Chu Jiutang was afraid that his wife would not like Li Mu, the king of Yingchuan. It stands to reason that Li Mu is a thousand times better than Shen Haobo doesn't know, and Mrs. Chu should prefer to marry her daughter to Li Mu. However, Shen Haobo and Mrs. Chu are also related to each other, so Mrs. Chu agreed very much with her daughter's marriage to Shen Haobo.
Chu Jiutang was afraid that Mrs. would have any prejudice against King Yingchuan, but Mrs. Chu was unusually good at talking, and she didn't refute it, and seemed to be quite satisfied with Li Mu's eyes.
At this moment, King Yingchuan walked in front first, robbed all the work of the attendants, took the initiative to lower his figure, and led Chu Yunxi and them to the emperor's side.
When the emperor heard that Chu Jiutang had brought her daughter and wife to come, she asked for a holy face, which made the emperor very worried. Could he not know what Chu Jiutang meant? Yi must have come to sue, and he would definitely not spare Shen Haobo.
It's a coincidence, when the chamberlain came to report at this time, Shen Haobo talked to the emperor in front of him.
When Shen Haobo heard this, his heart was also trembling, after all, Chu Jiutang has been fighting all the year round, and foreigners are afraid when they hear his name, which can be regarded as prestigious, Shen Haobo is afraid of him in his heart.
Shen Haobo hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this time Your Majesty wants to save me." ”
The Emperor sighed and said, "What do you want me to do about this?" Aren't you sincere in not coming to the stage? ”
Shen Haobo made a series of pleas and said: "When His Majesty gave me the marriage, I was also confused for a while, and I agreed without thinking clearly. But now that I understand my intentions, how can I marry that Chu Yunxi again? Your Majesty will read about our friendship, and help me. ”
Shen Haobo had a deep friendship with the emperor, and the emperor looked embarrassed, and it was not easy not to help.
After a while, the attendant invited the people outside into the main hall.
As soon as Chu Yunxi and the others entered, they saw Shen Haobo kneeling on the main hall, his head bowed and his body lowered, and he was being scolded by the emperor.
The emperor looked angry and said, "Shen Haobo, look at the ridiculous thing you did, how can I say hello, it's not enough to really lose my head a hundred times, even if you sincerely repent, what is the use." ”
Shen Haobo said repeatedly: "It's the minister's fault, it's all the minister's fault for being confused for a while, doing such a ridiculous thing, and also affecting Xi'er's reputation, it is indeed impossible to escape the blame." Right now, as long as Xi'er can relieve her anger in her heart, she is willing to let me do anything. ”
Here, Shen Haobo and the emperor are acting, and you sound extremely earnest.
In the past, Chu Yunxi was single-minded to Shen Haobo, and what he loved was dead and alive. Shen Haobo and the emperor both felt that Chu Yunxi might be angry at this time, so they would hold Shen Haobo and hold on, after all, Chu Yunxi is everyone's best girl, where has he been so angry since he was a child, he has to export his evil anger.
Shen Haobo felt that Chu Yunxi still had affection for him, so he simply sang and harmonized with the emperor, and acted in a bitter trick, wanting to move Chu Yunxi and let her say things regardless of her previous suspicions.
Chu Yunxi took a look, his heart was the same as that of a mirror, and he said in his heart, as far as Shen Haobo's acting skills were concerned, his two eyes kept rolling around, he looked like a thief with eyebrows and mouse eyes, and he always looked at other people's demeanor when he spoke, his acting skills were really bad and he was scum, who is this trying to fool?
At this time, the emperor said: "This matter is, it is Shen Haobo who can't live with the daughter of the Chu family, so let's do it, I feel that how to send Shen Haobo down, it is still up to the daughter of the Chu family to decide." ”
Chu Yunxi immediately bowed and knelt down, and said, "The courtiers don't dare." The marriage was given by His Majesty personally, although Shen Haobo couldn't live with the courtiers, but the first thing he committed was the big crime of bullying the monarch and disobeying the decree, and the courtiers did not dare to overstep it, but it was up to His Majesty to decide. ”
The emperor thought that this play was almost the same, so Chu Yunxi lost his temper and made a fuss, and he couldn't tell Shen Haobo what was really going on, at most let Shen Haobo think about it behind closed doors. Na Cheng thought about Chu Yunxi's words, kicked the ball back, and directly buttoned Shen Haobo a big hat of bullying and disobeying the will.
The emperor stared dryly for a while, and Shen Haobo was also dumbfounded.
King Yingchuan spoke at this time, smiling kindly, looking like he was going to make peace, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has also heard of this matter, and there is already a lot of noise in the market, if you don't deal with it, I'm afraid it will damage Your Majesty's majesty." It's just a good marriage, and in the end it bleeds and decapitates, and it's bad luck to say it. ”
When the emperor heard this, he was worried and didn't know what to do, and said, "What is the emperor's opinion?" ”
Li Mu continued: "It's better to punish the big ones with small punishments, and keep seeing no blood on the head, that's it." ”
Although Li Mu smiled very kindly, Chu Yunxi glanced at it and always felt that Li Mu's smile was a little infiltrating.
The emperor replied, "This ...... What is a small punishment and a big commandment? "He didn't think well for a while.
Li Mu made a contemplative expression and said, "If you don't see blood, it's a match." can send Shen Sangongzi to do hard labor, but ...... Shen Gongzi is used to being pampered, and he may not be able to stand this kind of hardship. ”
Streaming?!
The emperor and Shen Haobo took a breath of cold air, if they were sent to the frontier to do hard labor, I am afraid that there would be no return, and most of them would die inexplicably on the way.
"Your Majesty......"
Shen Haobo wanted to ask for mercy, but as soon as he spoke, Li Mu spoke again and said, "If you can't match, you can only whip the cane." ”
For a while, Shen Haobo's words were blocked, and he was a little speechless, so he could only stare dryly.
Chu Yunxi listened to it from the side, almost laughing, and felt like he was going to hurt himself.
The so-called cane, in fact, is a beating board, which is a very common punishment. However, the cane is to take off his pants and beat, and it is extremely humiliating to say it. Shen Haobo is a well-known figure in the capital, where can he stand such humiliation.
Li Mu said: "It's better to let Shen Gongzi choose one by himself, flow or cane." ”
This stream or cane, of course, is a little better, but it's too embarrassing, Shen Haobo is 10,000 unwilling.
The emperor didn't think much about it, thinking that when the time came, he ordered the people with the cane to let them beat lightly, and it was better to make a show than to lose their heads or be mismatched.
And the emperor is also very annoyed about this matter, and he doesn't want to care about it at all, but now that Li Mu has come up with such a way, the emperor thinks it's very good.
The emperor also said at the moment: "Yes, Shen Haobo, you can choose yourself." ”
Shen Haobo wanted to fight for it again, but the emperor wanted to quickly understand this matter and not give him other considerations, Shen Haobo gritted his teeth and had no choice but to choose a cane.
The emperor was happy at this moment, and said, "General Chu, do you see that I have handled this matter like this, is General Chu satisfied?" ”
King Yingchuan stirred up the troubled waters, Chu Jiutang was still satisfied with this result, and after estimating that after touching the cane, Shen Haobo could be popular in the capital for a year and a half, and the streets and alleys were definitely talking about him.
When the emperor heard Chu Jiutang's relief, he was also relieved, and said, "Since that's the case, then let's leave it at that, let's retreat first, I'm also tired." ”
"Your Majesty."
Chu Yunxi wanted to retreat from the palace honestly, but Li Mu next to her suddenly spoke.
Li Mu said: "Your Majesty, the minister still has one more matter, I want to ask Your Majesty to fulfill it." ”
"What's the matter with Uncle Huang?" The Emperor said.
Li Mu looked serious and said respectfully: "Minister, I want to ask Your Majesty to marry the minister." ”