Chapter 130: An Accident on the Execution Ground
After Su Yunlai was found to be pregnant, she never had a good rest, some time ago, the child had been very well-behaved, and she didn't trouble her much, but she began to react in the past two days.
Su Yunlai's morning sickness reaction was very serious, even to the point that he couldn't eat anything, Chen was so anxious that he wanted the kitchen to cook food for her every day, but Su Yunlai didn't even want to smell it, he couldn't even stand the smell.
Within a few days, Su Yunlai lost weight, Chen found a doctor to prescribe a tocolytic pill for her, and Su Yunlai lay on the bed, his face was pale.
The Chen family is worried, Gu Junyan is still in prison, Su Yunlai told him not to tell him, but this is Gu Junyan's child in this belly.
"There is no problem with the young lady's body, it is just a normal pregnancy reaction, so I will prescribe some medicine and take it first."
Chen nodded, and that was the only way to go.
Jun Yao hurriedly walked in at this time, "Madam, the young lady is not good, Xu Guanyi wants to kill the young general!" ”
Su Yunlai sat up suddenly, his face pale: "What did you say?" ”
Chen glared at Jun Yao, this girl is quite clever on weekdays, why is she so blind today, such a big thing, can you tell Su Yun to come?
Su Yunlai turned over and was about to get out of bed, but Chen hurriedly stopped her and said anxiously: "Ah Wan, what are you going to do?" You're pregnant! The child matters. ”
Su Yunlai took a deep breath to calm herself down, she held Chen's hand, "Mother, I know, I'm fine, I know the severity." ”
She was anxious, but for the sake of the child, she could only calm down, "Yi Wen, why hasn't Yi Wen come back?" ”
Su Yun is in a hurry, how many days have it been, Yi Wen hasn't come back yet, and Yi Wu, I don't know what she asked Yi Wu to do.
The more Su Yunlai thought about it, the more anxious he became, "Mother, I'm going to the Yamen." ”
"But ......"
Chen hesitated for a moment, and finally swallowed the words of opposition, Su Yunlai has always been measured, she will not risk the child in her belly, and at this time, she can't stop her.
Chen asked people to prepare the carriage and spread a thick mat on the carriage, and Su Yun came to get into the carriage, but did not go to the yamen, but returned to the barracks.
Su Yunlai returned to the barracks and found Lao Chen, Lao Chen also heard that Xu Guanyi was going to kill Gu Junyan, and he was gathering manpower to rob the prison, and when he saw Su Yunlai, he thought that Su Yunlai was stopping him.
"Young lady, our brothers have already discussed, we must not let Xu Guanyi's dog thief harm the young general! Even if you stop us, we will save the major general! Lao Chen said proudly with a stiff neck.
Su Yunlai nodded: "It's just right, I originally came to you with this intention, you are all assembled, it just happens to save trouble, let's go save the young general." ”
Lao Chen was stunned, seeing Su Yunlai's calm face serious, Lao Chen felt surprised, it was the first time he wanted to do something, and he was so blatantly supported, it felt a little magical.
"Don't be stunned, without further ado, let's go to the execution ground." Su Yunlai urged, and then he went into the carriage first.
I don't know if this child also knows that his mother is going to do things now, and this child is very well-behaved and didn't trouble her anymore, which made Su Yunlai breathe a sigh of relief.
The carriage swayed, Su Yunlai was anxious, and finally arrived at the execution ground in time.
Gu Junyan was tied up by five flowers and knelt in the center of the execution ground, Xu Guanyi sat in the hall, still reading Gu Junyan's guilt in his hand, surrounded by onlookers.
Gu Junyan lowered his head, his expression was very calm, but the corners of his mouth were still hooked up with an indifferent smile.
Xu Guanyi thought about it for half an hour, all of them were evidence of Gu Junyan's crimes, and the big and small crimes were added together, and Gu Junyan became a heinous person.
In the end, Xu Guanyi looked at Gu Junyan sadly and said, "Gu Junyan! Are you guilty? ”
Gu Junyan raised his head, he was obviously kneeling there, but there was a touch of cynicism on his face, as if the situation in front of him was insignificant to him, and his posture was still arrogant.
His pride is in his bones, and no situation can be changed, which makes Xu Guan even more angry.
"If you want to add sin, there is no excuse!" Gu Junyan said lazily: "It's really difficult for you, in order to put me to death, you actually found so many crimes, it's not easy, right?" ”
"Presumptuous! Even now you don't know how to repent! Today I will get rid of you, you disloyal and unfilial man, for Your Majesty! Xu Guanyi's face was awe-inspiring, as if he was disdainful of Gu Junyan.
"Wait!" Su Yunlai spoke, and her crisp voice seemed a little abrupt in the chaotic execution ground.
As soon as Gu Junyan and Xu Guanyi raised their heads, they both looked at Su Yunlai with stunned expressions.
Gu Junyan said angrily: "Ah Wan! What are you here for? Go back! You're pregnant! ”
Su Yunlai turned his head and glared at him: "My child's father is going to die, where are you going to let me go?" ”
Gu Junyan was choked, and then his momentum suddenly weakened by three points, "Xu Guanyi wants to kill me, it's just a fool's dream, it's too early." ”
Su Yunlai nodded, "So, I'll bring someone to save you." ”
Xu Guanyi looked at the conversation next to them, his face turned blue, he wanted to kill Gu Junyan, knowing that things would not go so smoothly, so he also made a lot of preparations, he felt that the people of the county government might not be reliable, and the manpower of the guards was not enough, so he transferred a large number of officers and soldiers from several nearby towns overnight.
Even if Gu Jiajun wants to rob prisoners, but these are all officers and soldiers of the National Dynasty, they will not kill them, and what he has to do is just kill Gu Junyan, if it is better to rob prisoners according to the family army, then he will have more reasons, and when the time comes, take advantage of the chaos to kill Gu Junyan, and no one will be able to speak.
"Gu Junyan's crime is extremely evil, and he did not harm his family, but he thought that the young lady was pregnant, which was already His Majesty's kindness! Su's don't mess around! This is the Dharma field, and there is no room for arrogance! Come on, get them all out! ”
Lao Chen and a few soldiers immediately blocked in front of Su Yunlai, "I see who dares to move the young lady!" ”
Su Yunlai is still pregnant, what should he do if he collides with this kind of place?
Su Yunlai looked at Xu Guanyi very calmly: "Lord Xu, my husband is a meritorious general, full of loyal martyrs, Emperor Yuan once gave Danshu iron coupons, which are offered on top of the Gu family ancestral hall, that is, my husband is guilty, since His Majesty has decreed, three public trials, if my husband is guilty, whether it is to kill or chop, the Gu family has no words!" But Lord Xu, you have no Your Majesty's will, two and three sessions, and you alone will kill my husband and kill your mouth, with all due respect, my Gu family will not accept it! ”
"Gu Jiajun doesn't accept it either!"
"That's right! Not accepted! If you want to kill the major general, you have to ask about the blade in our hands! ”
The soldiers cried out in righteous indignation.
Su Yunlai stood up and saluted the people around him, "Fathers and fellow villagers, you may not know me, I am Gu Junyan's wife, and my father is Su Zhixun, the Taishou of Xuzhou City, so I, like everyone, when the Liao people called, I also couldn't sleep all night with my mother, worried about my father, and when the two armies were fighting, I also had trouble sleeping and eating, worried that the hooves of the Liao army would break through the city." After a pause, her eyes swept over everyone: "But I believe that you are the same as me, because there is Gu Junyan in the national dynasty, because he is there, so we know that the Liao army can't come in." ”
"Before I married Gu Junyan, I had already heard of his name, I believe that no one in the entire dynasty did not know him, everyone heard that Gu Junyan killed the head of the enemy army, and Gu Junyan won the battle again."
"There is a lot of news like this, maybe everyone doesn't think it's unusual, because of Gu Junyan, the battle will be won, and the border will be stable, so for so many years, the wolf ambition of the Great Liao people has invaded my border again and again, and they can't cross the thunder pond!" Su Yunlai said loudly.
"A few years ago, Lingnan City was broken, when my father was Lingnan Taishou, he watched the Liao army rush into the city with iron hooves, and the people were slaughtered by the Liao, so many years have passed, my father still remembers that scene, and later, it was Gu Junyan, and he recaptured Lingnan, and then subdued Xuzhou, many people may not remember, at that time, he was also known as a savior, and he was also a hero for many people."
Su Yunlai's words reminded the people of the forgotten past, the iron hooves of the Liao army broke through the city, the people were displaced, and they lost their families and dignity.
Including Xu Guanyi, there was also a trace of pain in his eyes, and his family also died in that battle, leaving him alone.
"What you know is his majesty on the battlefield and his glory after returning from victory, but no one knows what he has done for this, he has to get up before dawn every day to practice, and for decades, even when we get married, there is no exception." Su Yun said, his eyes were slightly red, "He is strict with himself, because he said that what he bears is the heavy responsibility of protecting the safety of the country, and he can't slack off for a day, because he is the backbone of the country, he must support the country, he is lazy, and when he returns to the border, he will be shameless to face the people." ”
Su Yunlai's words made the hearts of many people sour.
"But today, what he gets is the charge of treason with the enemy, and he kneels here and is criticized by the people he has been protecting with his life." Su Yun said, tears fell from his eyes.
"It's okay, it's good that someone is still willing to believe him, his comrades, his brothers, his comrades who fought side by side." Su Yunlai took a deep breath, "You will doubt him, I don't blame you, because the Gu Junyan you know is just the invincible general in the legend, and those who really know Gu Junyan will understand that he will not collaborate with the enemy and commit treason, this is a complete scam!" ”
"The Major General is innocent! He was framed! Lao Chen was the first to shout with all his might.
Gu Jiajun, who was following him, echoed and shouted, and for a while, the momentum was like a rainbow, and on the court field, there were voices defending Gu Junyan.
This is the soul of an army, the heart of the army, invincible, that is not the falsified evidence and the crime that can be discredited, only him, only him.
That is the admiration he received for taking the lead on the battlefield, that is the gratitude he received for never giving up any of his brothers, and that is the respect that he has earned with sweat and blood on the battlefield.
No one can discredit and no one can replace it.
Only those who have been on the battlefield with him can understand, can understand the feeling, how could Gu Junyan collaborate with the enemy and commit treason, how could he?
In fact, Xu Guanyi also understood this truth, because he was also one of them, and he once believed in Gu Junyan, but this belief was given up by him because of his selfish desires.
The shouts of the soldiers infected the people, but these are the soldiers who have been guarding them! It is this group of people, who have left their loved ones, left their homes, and come to the battlefield just to protect them, how can they doubt it?
"Gu Junyan is innocent! Ask the adults to return his innocence! I don't know who shouted, and then infected the people present, and everyone shouted together.
Looking at this scene, Su Yunlai's heart fluttered slightly, this time, she didn't use any means, she could have arranged more 'own people' to stir up the emotions of the people in the crowd, but she didn't do it, but chose to go with the flow.
She should believe that the people will have their own judgments, and these are the people Gu Junyan guards with his life.
Xu Guan's face turned pale, he never thought that things would develop to this point, he knew that he should conform to the will of the people, and then let Gu Jun go, but how could he be willing? Just one step away, one step away! Gu Junyan is dead!
He had already planned it, even if Li Sheng investigated it afterwards, the wood was already in the boat, and Gu Junyan was dead, even if he wanted to blame, it would be useless.
And he dared to do this, and he understood Li Sheng's thoughts, Li Sheng had been dissatisfied with Gu Junyan for a long time, first because he was in power, and then because Su Yunlai came.
Li Sheng, as the emperor, is the whole world is him, but only his most beloved woman, he will never get it, he wants to watch his favorite woman and another man together, give birth to children for him, and be in harmony with him, how can Li Sheng endure it?
What's more, this man is still a threat to his country.
Therefore, one point of dissatisfaction has expanded by three points, coupled with Xu Guanyi's targeted provocation, it has also become seven or eight points, at this time, even if he kills Gu Junyan, Li Sheng knows, he will only symbolically reprimand a few words, and he may also be demoted, but these are nothing to Xu Guanyi, as long as he can kill him.
But now the people are asking for Gu Junyan's life, this is a situation he didn't expect at all, and his preparation in advance is also sufficient, originally thought that the people would be indignant and demand that Gu Junyan be severely punished, so that he can be regarded as 'conforming to the will of the people', and the current situation is completely opposite to what he expected.
The commander of the Guards came to Xu Guanyi's side and whispered, "Lord Xu, in my opinion, the current situation is better to forget it. ”
Xu Guanyi's expression was grim, but after a moment of hesitation, he made up his mind: "No! Today is our only chance! Prepare for execution! If they break in, you just have to resist, as long as you kill Gu Junyan, it's all over! After a pause, he continued: "All the consequences will be borne by this official!" ”
Since someone is in a hurry to confess, there is nothing to say, and the commander of the guards will not say anything more, after all, Xu Guanyi is a red man and a colt next to Li Sheng, and he can't always die, and he is not.
"Gu Junyan's evidence is conclusive, the so-called prince is still guilty of the same crime as the common people, if Gu Junyan is let go, where will the law be placed? And where did you put Your Majesty? As a prisoner, this official has the responsibility to deal with it for His Majesty, Gu Junyan deceived the monarch and collaborated with the enemy to commit treason, and the crime is unforgivable! The hour has come, come and execute! Xu Guanyi said angrily.
As soon as Xu Guanyi's voice fell, Lao Chen immediately prepared to step forward to forcibly save people.
"Gu Junyan! You even let your men commit murder! Xu Guanyi was furious, staring at Lao Chen and the others: "Could it be that you also want to follow Gu Junyan and embark on the road of treason?" Are you a soldier of the imperial court, or a private soldier of Gu Junyan? ”
Lao Chen kicked away the guards who stepped forward to stop him, and when he heard Xu Guanyi's words, he replied: "Let your mother's fart!" Lao Tzu saves his brother, also called treason? If this is the case, this country, Lao Tzu has rebelled! ”
There was a great chaos at the execution ground, and some people, seeing this situation, also realized that something was wrong, and stood up to resist the guards together, and the scene fell into chaos.
Suddenly, a voice rang out, shocking the audience.
"The emperor has arrived!"
Xu Guanyi raised his head in astonishment, how could His Majesty come?
With the sound, the Imperial Forest Army stepped forward to open the way on both sides, making way out, and Li Sheng slowly walked into everyone's field of vision in a dragon chariot.
Compared with Xu Guanyi's surprised face, Su Yunlai breathed a sigh of relief, finally, finally came.
This is the first time that the people of the border pass have seen the emperor, Xuzhou is a border fortress, fighting all the year round, it is very dangerous, so the emperor generally does not come here to adventure, and there has always been a Gu family here to guard, there is really nothing to see, this is still several generations of emperors, the emperor came to this place for the first time.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
The people knelt on the ground in unison and shouted long live, and the guards and Gu Jiajun, who were still fighting just now, glanced at each other, put down their weapons, and took out their weapons to fight in front of the emperor, that is, it was a rebellion.
Li Sheng stepped down from the dragon chariot, full of dragon power, solemn, he walked up to the main seat, Xu Guanyi gave up his position, and stood aside.
Li Sheng glanced at Xu Guanyi, frowned slightly, turned his head to face the people, and the expression on his face softened a lot.
"No rudeness!"
The people stood up, Li Sheng glanced at the crowd, and finally his eyes fell on Gu Junyan's body, and his brows frowned tightly.
"How could the Major General be tied up here? Can any of you give me an explanation? Li Sheng asked in a deep voice, exuding an awe-inspiring aura all over his body.
As soon as Xu Guan was thinking about how to reply, some people shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! Be discerning! The major general was wronged! He won't collaborate with the enemy! ”
"Yes, Your Majesty! I beg Your Majesty to be clear! ”
Su Yunlai breathed a sigh of relief, there were people who interceded for Gu Junyan, and the emperor always had to worry a little.
Yi Wen walked to Su Yunlai's side at this time and said in a low voice, "How is the young lady?" The subordinates came back in time, right? ”
Su Yunlai said in his heart, if you don't come back, your young general will be in trouble, but Yi Wen's return this time is indeed very timely.
She gave Yi Wen a thumbs up: "Wait until you get through this catastrophe, let the young general give you a lot of money!" ”
It turned out that when she was in the mountains that day, Su Yunlai thought that Gu Junyan was lucky when he came back, Xu Guanyi would not let him go, she didn't stop Gu Junyan from coming back, so she naturally had to be fully prepared.
And now the only person who can stop Xu Guanyi is Li Sheng! Isn't Xu Guanyi so arrogant because he is the supervisor of Li Sheng's own army, and there are guards who look at him as the head of the horse, all of which represent the face of the emperor, they can't come hard, especially the Gu family army, if they really fight with the guards, they must be the ones who suffer.
If you are not careful, you will be said by Xu Guanyi to be Gu Jun Yanmu without a monarch, and when the time comes, innocence will become guilty.
So the only one who could suppress Xu Guanyi and the guards was Li Sheng, and Su Yunlai asked Yi Wen to return to Beijing to ask to see Li Sheng, so that he would be comfortable no matter what, and Li Sheng would come to the border pass.
According to Su Yunlai's thoughts, Li Sheng should have arrived a long time ago, but there has been no movement, she has already prepared for the worst, but fortunately, Yi Wen is angry and really invited Li Sheng.
The people pleaded for Gu Junyan one after another, Li Sheng's face became more and more ugly, he glanced at Xu Guanyi coldly, and said in a cold voice: "Lord Xu, what's going on, you have to give me an explanation!" ”
Xu Guan made a salute: "Your Majesty, Gu Junyan fornicated with the Liao, the evidence is conclusive, and the minister is acting according to the law!" ”
Li Sheng slapped the table, Xu Guanyi sighed in his heart, knelt down and pleaded guilty: "It's the minister's inconsiderate handling, please forgive your majesty." ”
If you don't talk about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, so many officials, Xu Guanyi is the most favored by Li Sheng, he can bend and stretch, he should ask for guilt, he should be soft, and he has eyes, he knows what Li Sheng likes to listen to, what words are taboo, who will be promoted if he is not promoted?
Xu Guanyi really figured out Li Sheng's character, so this time he wanted to kill Gu Junyan, it was not impulsive, he was deliberate.
Li Sheng looked at him for a long time, Xu Guanyi chuckled in his heart, and always felt a bad premonition.
Li Sheng said solemnly: "I already know about the matter of the young general, I will personally try this case, and I will definitely give the young general justice, please rest assured, I will never wronged the meritorious generals, let the soldiers chill!" ”
Li Sheng's posture is also very low, since he has made a promise, he can reassure the people.
Li Sheng stood up, this is the execution ground, not a place where he should stay, "Come on, bring the young general back first." ”
Su Yunlai hurriedly ran to Gu Junyan's side and hugged him tightly.
Gu Junyan stiffened: "Hey, I'm dirty, I haven't taken a shower for several days......"
In the past, when I was fighting, I didn't take a bath a lot, but when it came to Su Yunlai, he always wanted to be careful.
Su Yunlai hugged him tightly, Gu Junyan sighed slightly, and reached out to hug her back.
It really doesn't matter how long he has been married, he is rejoicing how lucky he was to break into her room.
"You saved me again." He whispered in her ear.
Su Yunlai was stunned for a moment and laughed in surprise.
Li Sheng and Xu Guanyi looked at the two people who hugged each other tightly, and they had the same pain in their eyes.