Palace of Dawn.

Xue Cheng knelt in the main hall.

That night, Xue Cheng didn't do anything, Xue Mansion was surrounded by the forbidden army, and then Xue Ling was imprisoned, and the Xue family was grounded.

He didn't even know if his two sons were dead or alive now.

Xue Cheng didn't do anything, he just didn't report it, but he knew that just knowing and not reporting it was a capital crime.

But he doesn't regret it, in his heart, he has always been a courtier of Longxi Kingdom, and he is loyal to Emperor Longxi.

Chenguang sat behind the phoenix case, looking at Xue Cheng with his head hanging and a calm expression. To this day, he still thinks that he is a courtier of Longxi Kingdom, even if his duty should be to be loyal to Fengying Kingdom, he doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with recovering Longxi Kingdom, endure humiliation and then restore his country, this is what a qualified loyal minister should do, Xue Cheng He is ready to be executed.

He was ready to die, but Chenguang didn't let him die.

"The Xue family should have been punished for joint sitting, but because your emperor officially surrendered to me, I changed my mind." Chenguang said with a smile, "The death penalty can be avoided, the living crime cannot be escaped, how to deal with the Xue family, I didn't expect it, Lord Xue will be dismissed first, go home and reflect." ”

Xue Cheng hung his head, was silent for a while, gave Chenguang a big salute, and then bowed his waist and retreated.

"He's so cheap!" Si Shi puffed out his cheeks and said indignantly.

"He is also old, thinking of his pain in the future, it is better to let him be quiet for two days now." Chenguang curled his lips and said meaningfully.

Si Shi tilted his head in confusion.

Xue Cheng came out of the Dawn Palace, his back was bent badly, and the time was not long, but he seemed to be dozens of years old, and his gait was staggering.

He walked outside the palace, and when he looked up, he saw Shen Run standing under the corridor in the distance.

Xue Cheng has a deep affection for Shen Run, and this affection is not just as simple as the courtiers standing in line with the prince. In the past, the Xue family was the head of the big house, and Xue Cheng was still in Qingshui Yamen at that time. The Xue family did not support King Rong, but Xue Cheng liked Shen Run from the bottom of his heart, and when Shen Run was a child, Xue Cheng liked him very much.

If you want to go back, Xue Cheng and Shen Run's mother's maiden family have a bit of friendship, Xue Cheng and Shen Run's uncle Qin Xian were classmates, Xue Cheng's sister, Shen Run's mother and Qin Shuo's aunt are handkerchiefs. After Concubine Qin died of illness, Shen Run's brothers and sisters were humiliated under the fence, and Xue Cheng felt pitiful and surprised at the same time by Shen Run's sophisticated temperament. In his opinion, although Shen Run is scheming, he is pure in nature, delicate in heart, good at forbearance, sensible, and will definitely be a wise monarch in the future, so when the Xue Ling brothers chose the opposite direction of the Xue family without anyone facilitating, and openly stood in line with King Rong, Xue Cheng acquiesced, and for this reason, the two rooms of the Xue family also began to oppose each other.

Later, Shen Run won, Xue Cheng's house soared, and since then, the Xue Cheng family has done their best to Shen Run, Shen Run misses the love of the Xue family, and is also extremely tolerant of the Xue family, and also made Xue Ling a concubine, and the Xue family has become a relative of the emperor.

The Xue family was loyal to Shen Run.

However, Shen Run defeated his father and his brother against all odds, but lost to a barbarian country, and this loss was a Longxi country.

Xue Cheng sighed, but seeing that Shen Run was still fine, his heart was relieved, and he felt a little comforted.

He walked over and was about to kneel down in front of Shen Run.

Shen Run didn't let him kneel, and reached out to help him up.

"Lord Xue." Shen Run half-lowered his eyes and said softly. He is fine, but the Xue family is shattered because of his order, and it must not be able to regain its former glory for a long time.

Xue Cheng held his hand, the emperor didn't need to apologize to his courtiers, and everyone involved in this matter felt very sorry if he lost. Xue Cheng looked Shen Run up and down for a while, then suddenly spoke, and said in a low voice:

"The old minister's family will always be His Majesty's subjects, as long as His Majesty gives an order, the old minister's family is willing to die for His Majesty."

He was sonorous and powerful, without any remorse and no regrets.

Shen Run's heart shook a lot because of Xue Cheng's words, but he slowly calmed down the shock with silence, and after a while, he raised his eyes, looked at Xue Cheng, and said softly:

"Lord Xue, I'm no longer 'Your Majesty'."

Xue Cheng understood what he meant, and the hand that held his hand was slightly loose, and after a while, Xue Cheng laughed, and his smile showed fine lines:

"Your Majesty, the old minister wishes Your Majesty a holy body and a long life."

He let go of Shen Run's hand, knelt down tremblingly, and bowed three times and bowed nine times.

This time, Shen Run didn't stop him.

After Xue Cheng finished bowing, the eunuch Cheng An took the opportunity to step forward and help Xue Cheng up.

"Send Lord Xue home." Shen Run commanded.

Cheng An responded, supported Xue Cheng, and walked towards the palace gate.

Shen Run looked at him, his eyes slightly confused.

……

Palace of Dawn.

Mu Han knelt on the hall with a pale face.

Fire Dance walked in, stood beside Chenguang, and whispered a few words to her.

"Well, he's a loyal servant, but unfortunately, I hate his son." Chenguang said slowly.

She set her eyes on Mu Han, who was kneeling, Mu Han was wearing clean and plain women's clothes, kneeling straight on the main hall, cold sweat rolling down her miserable white skin, and she gritted her teeth.

Chenguang chuckled: "General Mu, you really have backbone, you can still be so tough after receiving the ten punishments of Xiaofang Palace, you are much more useful than Xue Chong's wild boar, he passed out without even resisting the third one, and he has been pretending to be dead since then, fortunately, I have a way to make him wake up by himself." ”

Mu Han hung his head, his body trembled violently, and he didn't say a word.

"Your Majesty has already surrendered, General Mu, have you surrendered?" Chenguang looked at her and asked.

Mu Han was still silent.

Chenguang smiled: "General Mu, frankly speaking, I gave you a chance to be a loyal minister because I wanted to use you, and after you betrayed me, I was willing to leave you in Qi'an, because I hope you will understand the current affairs, recognize the reality, and give up Shen Run to join me." If you are like Xia Qinghe, I don't have to bother like this, just send you to the donkey directly. Xia Qinghe is on his way to Mengzhou, he will be with barren mountains, withered grass, and wild donkeys for the rest of his life, even if he governs Mengzhou as rich as Ji'an in the future, I will not let him go back to Ji'an, he will listen to the wild donkey bark all his life. ”

Mengzhou is a well-known poor area in Longxi country, with many barren mountains, semi-deserts, low grain yield, and many grumpy wild donkeys, Xia Qinghe was sent to Mengzhou by a holy decree to be a state official, in addition to not being allowed to return to Ji'an for life, if he can't get the people of Mengzhou out of hunger within three years, he will be killed.

Xia Qinghe probably cried all the way.