Chapter 20: Punishment (II)
"No!? I ask you, if you don't, why did the slaves in your house appear in the royal forest so coincidentally, and so coincidentally know that there is a murder weapon there? ”
Emperor Chen Yang walked around angrily: he had been the emperor for more than 20 years, and he had hunted countless geese, but he never thought that he was coming, but he was pecked in the eyes by the geese he raised in captivity!
Exasperating! Hateful!
Lu Ziyi's face is still so indifferent, he is like a tiger, he didn't understand this truth today! If it had been before, at least the emperor would have patiently listened to his arguments, but now......
He could only say, "If you want to add sin, why is there no word?" ”
Although the soup bowl has woken up, the residual poison on her body has not been cleared, and the whole person is shaking, but she still has to fight hard to accompany Lu Ziyi to kneel on this cold hall.
No matter how bad her head is, listening to Emperor Chen Yang's roar again and again, she can sort out the ins and outs of this matter: In this way, is it because of her appearance that Lu Ziyi's crime is confirmed?
Perhaps, this conspiracy has been laid out from the beginning, and she was just inadvertently used as a catalyst.
When Emperor Chen Yang was furious, he suddenly heard the guards outside the palace report loudly: "His Royal Highness King Huai asks to see!" He waved his hand angrily: "No! ”
After a while, I could only hear the voice of Chen Wenxuan, the king of Huai, sounding outside the hall: "The son has the courage to ask to see his father, and he also asks for his father's permission!" ”
An unpredictable light flashed on Emperor Chen Yang's face: "Lu Qing, your popularity is so good that I didn't even expect that so soon, someone will come to the door to intercede for you!" I want to see what good words this son with an innocent face will say for you! ”
As soon as Emperor Chen Yang waved his hand, Gonggong Ma immediately said loudly: "There is a decree in the saint, Xuanhuai Wang will meet you!" ”
King Huai came in a hurry all the way, and when he walked in front of Emperor Chen Yang, he knelt down with a plop: "The son sees his father, long live his father, long live long live his father!" ”
Emperor Chen Yang's face was expressionless: "What are you doing here?" ”
"Erchen heard that his father was investigating the killing of the Rui beast that day, because Erchen was also present at the time, he may be able to provide some clues to his father, so as to find out about this matter as soon as possible."
"Tell me about it!" Emperor Chen Yang waved his sleeves and looked at him with a heavy expression.
"At that time, the scene was chaotic in the imperial forest, and no one knew that there would be a knife there...... said.
"Doesn't anyone know?" Emperor Chen Yang glanced at the soup bowl kneeling behind Lu Ziyi: He didn't believe it, Lu Ziyi really didn't know anything about such an important matter!
Chen Wenxuan's gaze also slipped around the soup bowl: "What the minister is puzzled about is how this little slave could appear in that place, maybe my father will send someone to try the first trial, and the truth will come out." As for the national teacher, he has followed his father over the years, and the merits he has made are vivid, if he was not a loyal person, his father would not have given him the 'golden armor to avoid death'. If the national teacher had long thought about getting rid of his crimes, then the golden armor would have been taken out by him a long time ago, so why was it still hidden until now? ”
Seeing that the expression on Emperor Chen Yang's face changed again, Chen Wenxuan knelt on the ground again: "The son of the minister is talking nonsense, he has collided with his father, and he asks his father to forgive him!" ”
Emperor Chen Yang waved his hand disapprenously: "Go on!" ”
"Sons obey orders!" Chen Wenxuan stabilized his emotions, and then said: "And when Erchen and his party returned to the city from the imperial tomb, they heard some bad rumors in the city, but Erchen, Erchen didn't dare to speak in front of his father. ”
"Speak!"
"When the son returned to the city, he had heard that his father had sent the soldiers of the hussar battalion to summon the national teacher into the palace, and there were rumors in Yuncheng that the father was planning to hide the bow ......"
"Bold! How do I act, and how can the people of the world understand? If everything is done according to them, there is no need for me, the emperor, to continue the present! Emperor Chen Yang stood up from the dragon chair all of a sudden.
Chen Wenxuan did not continue, but put his forehead against the cold floor tiles, trembling.
"However, you also reminded me that sometimes you can't be too soft-hearted!" Emperor Chen Yang said, waving his big hand: "Someone!" ”
As his voice fell, a group of heavily armed brocade guards walked in.
"Take him down to me and interrogate him properly!" Emperor Chen Yang's fingertips pointed to the soup bowl from afar.
The soup bowl felt a dark cloud overhead him. Dodged the deadly dagger, and this time it seems that he can't escape the thunderous wrist of this emperor Lao'er. It's just a pity that she was able to enter Cloud City, and she didn't have time to start her plan......
Those wolf-like soldiers rushed forward and dragged the soup bowl from the ground, pulling Lu Ziyi's body up along the way.
"Qi Qi Sheng, the national teacher and him are tied together by ropes, how to deal with it?" The leader of the brocade guard looked at the rope on Lu Ziyi's wrist and said to Emperor Chen Yang.
"The Rui Beast incident has a great impact, and the national teacher is not effective in protecting it, so it should be severely punished. But for the sake of its many years of service, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living sin cannot be escaped! First of all, the national teacher and the little slave will each play thirty boards! ”
Lu Ziyi suddenly knelt down and said, "Weichen begs the Holy Lord to be extra-legal. ”
"Why, at this time, you still have to exonerate yourself? Lu Qing, do you really think that with that death-free golden armor, you can do whatever you want, and no one can stop you? Emperor Chen Yang's eyes had already flashed with murderous intent.
"No, if something happens to the beast, Wechen is duty-bound, and Wechen doesn't want to excuse himself. It's just that this little minion, no matter what, saved Weichen's life at that critical moment. Weichen can't be the unfaithful and unrighteous person, and this life-saving grace still has to be repaid. Weichen is willing to offset with gold armor, and beg the saint to spare her from the pain of flesh and skin. ”
"What? Are you willing to trade that death-free golden armor for the life of this little minion? The kindness I have given you is what you have wasted? Lu Ziyi didn't say that it was okay, as soon as he said that the evil fire in Emperor Chen Yang's heart couldn't stop bubbling out.
In Weichen's view, the grace of saving lives should be repaid by the spring. At that time, if it wasn't for her blocking a knife for Weichen, I am afraid that it would be Weichen who fell on the spot. In addition, this death-free golden armor has been placed on the Weichen Mansion for ten years, and the Weichen has received countless imperial favors, and Weichen has always thought that no matter how much he does for the saint, he will not be able to repay the grace of the saint. And this golden armor is due to the divine reward to more suitable people. ”
"You, do you really think so?" Emperor Chen Yang stood in front of Lu Ziyi, who was kneeling, and looked at him condescendingly.
"Yes! Weichen is truthful, and there is no deception. ”
"Good! In that case, I will do what you wish! Emperor Chen Yang waved his hand, and the soldiers took Lu Ziyi down with the soup bowl. After a while, the sound of the heavy board hitting up and down in an orderly manner was heard outside.
A moment later, a soldier came to report that the thirty boards had been executed. Emperor Chen Yang's original footsteps that were turning around paused: "Send the national teacher back to the National Teacher's Mansion, from today onwards, if there is no will, you must not take half a step into the National Teacher's Mansion." ”
When Jinyi Wei sent Lu Ziyi and the soup bowl out of the palace, Lu Yun waited by the carriage early. As soon as he saw them, he hurried to meet them. When he saw that Lu Ziyi's back was covered with blood and he could hardly find a piece of good skin and flesh, he almost endured it for a long time before he resisted the urge to beat those little soldiers violently.
Tang Wan lowered his head, followed behind Lu Ziyi, and got into his carriage.
After this day, the National Teacher's Mansion began to officially close its doors, and the mansion, which was not very popular, became even more crowded. The scene where Lu Ziyi was tortured and carried out was seen by many people; Some of the affairs in the court that he was originally responsible for were divided between King Huai and King Duan by Emperor Chen Yang. This made the rumors inside and outside the court that Lu Ziyi had lost his favor intensified.
And the main son, Lu Ziyi, did not see any injustice or injustice on his face, but sat quietly under the porch with the soup bowl to watch the scenery. This is like this every day, so that the soup bowl has countless times I want to come forward and pinch Lu Ziyi's face to see if this national teacher who has changed his big temper has been transferred.
"My lord, as you expected, there has been another large-scale epidemic in southern Xinjiang, and the scope of the epidemic is wider than it was back then."
About half a month later, Lu Yun, who went out early and returned late every day, brought a piece of news to Lu Ziyi.
"If you are busy and hard, you will not be where you are today. If this saint of ours doesn't have so many twists and turns in his heart, I'm afraid things will be much easier to solve! Lu Ziyi threw away the book in his hand and slowly stood up from the soft couch.
Although the National Teacher's Mansion is closed, Li Mohan's injury medicine is still regularly sent into the mansion from outside, so Lu Ziyi's injuries are almost healed. "It's a pity that such a quiet day is afraid that it will be gone again."
Lu Ziyi was right, during this time, Emperor Chen Yang put several unfavorable ministers in prison because of the epidemic in southern Xinjiang. But even though the man was locked up, the problems were still in front of him.
Southern Xinjiang is too important for the Great Chen State. It is adjacent to Xingyu Kingdom and Taichang Kingdom to the east and south respectively, and once there is chaos, it is difficult to guarantee that these two countries will not have some other ideas and come up with some demons. And if the southern Xinjiang is lost, the entire southern part of the Great Chen Kingdom will appear in the eyes of the enemy without any barrier.
Southern Xinjiang cannot be chaotic, and there is no room for failure!
Back then, after Lu Ziyi was sent to southern Xinjiang, he found that the outbreak of the epidemic at this time had its particularity, and if it was prevented early after the epidemic, the possibility of its recurrence could be greatly reduced. However, he pleaded to stay in southern Xinjiang to continue the prevention and control of the epidemic, but was beaten back by Emperor Chen Yang. The name is beautiful: The national teacher has a special status, and the court cannot do without his powerful arm.
What is the real reason? Lu Ziyi sneered in his heart: I'm afraid that only they, a good saint, know it in their hearts.
After a few years, at this time, the resurgence of the epidemic and its comeback may have caught Emperor Chen Yang off guard, but it was expected by Lu Ziyi. It's just that they, the saints, are afraid that they won't let him have another chance to show off.
But can he really get out of the way? I'm afraid it's difficult.
"Father, the son is willing to share the worries of his father and go to southern Xinjiang!" In the court, the ministers were worried about the epidemic in southern Xinjiang, and Duanwang Chen Wenze stood up first.
"Father, Erchen's mother and concubine were originally from Southern Xinjiang, and Erchen is more familiar with the situation over there, so it is more appropriate to send Erchen." Huaiwang Chen Wenxuan also stood up.
Emperor Chen Yang just looked at them seriously and didn't say a word.
In the epidemic many years ago, Emperor Chen Yang wanted to train his sons, but he didn't expect one to push faster than the other, so in desperation, he sent Lu Ziyi out to stabilize the situation. Now it's good, this southern Xinjiang has become a piece of fragrant bread, and they are rushing to make up one by one. What is the idea behind this, does he not know?
But thinking of Lu Ziyi, the glint in Emperor Chen Yang's eyes was even worse: could he only be sent out? No, there can only be one place in Da Chen Guo that everyone looks up to, and that is him! He categorically will not leave people with a chance to turn the tables!
"King Huai is right, this southern Xinjiang was originally the location of your grandfather, and it will be more convenient for you to go there. Then I will now order your envoy to take full charge of this epidemic incident. Emperor Chen Yang thought about it for a long time, and finally assigned this matter to King Huai.
"Father, son-in-law also ......" How could King Duan tolerate such a great opportunity to show his face fell on King Huai, and he was about to fight again, but he was cut off by Emperor Chen Yang's eye knife.
"Erchen must do his best to live up to his father's entrustment!" King Huai kowtowed and thanked him.