"No, the old man asked Grandpa Sun before. Gonggong Sun said that the emperor had a grudge against Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng at this time, so I instructed someone to write to participate in them, but I didn't expect that the emperor not only punished them this time, but also arrested Zhang Peng and Yang Xuan. The finger is pointed at me, how is this good? ”

Sun Xiang pretended to be contemplative, he walked around for a long time before he sighed to Xu Youzhen: "Lord Xu, it's not that our family doesn't help you, but we have done our best." The so-called companion is like a tiger, the king's heart is unpredictable, the emperor often thinks about things that are sunny and rainy, and what he thought yesterday is different from what he thinks today. As for why the emperor suddenly became such an attitude, the old slave didn't know, but the old slave knew that Lord Cao and Lord Shi had entered the palace yesterday and met the emperor, maybe the emperor's change of attitude today has something to do with the two of them. ”

When Xu Youzhen heard this, she took three steps back.

Sun Xiangyong said to Xu Youzhen again: "Lord Xu, there is one more thing that our family doesn't know whether to talk about or not, if our family doesn't talk about it, I'm sorry for the gifts you gave to our family." ”

Xu Youzhen only heard Sun Xiangyong say that Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng had already met the emperor before him, and it was like encountering a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and he was speechless for a long time. Now that he heard Sun Xiangyong say that there was something else to do, he hurriedly asked tremblingly, "What else is going on?" Grandpa Sun, tell me quickly. ”

So, Sun Xiang added oil and vinegar to tell Xu Youzhen about the matter very tactfully. He said: "Lord Xu, I heard that your ancestral tomb is on the land twenty miles southwest of the capital, and that land was originally owned by Wang Yuanwai, and you later bought it from Wang Yuanwai as an ancestral tomb, right?" ”

Xu Youzhen said a little dazedly: "Exactly, that piece of land is exactly what a fortune teller said that the feng shui of that piece of land is good." If it is an ancestral grave, it can be beneficial to future generations, so the old man deliberately bought that piece of land to use as an ancestral grave, I don't know what it has to do with it? ”

Sun Xiang let out a long sigh and said, "Lord Xu, Lord Xu, this has nothing to do with the original, the fault is that this land was originally intended by the emperor to be used as Jingwang Temple. Now that it has been used as an ancestral tomb by you, do you think the emperor doesn't blame you in his heart? I think the emperor's sudden change of attitude may have something to do with it. ”

Where did Xu Youzhen know about Jingwang Temple, it was originally planned by Sun Xiang and Cao Jixiang to frame Xu Youzhen.

When he heard Sun Xiang say this, he felt that the whole person had been hollowed out, he didn't expect so many things to happen in a row, which caught him a little off guard. knew that the emperor was angry with him because of this incident, and he would not have instigated Zhang Peng to write a letter to impeach Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng no matter what!

Now Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng have taken the lead and said bad things about him in front of the emperor. No matter what he says, the emperor probably won't believe him anymore.

Xu Youzhen couldn't wait to kneel down for Sun Xiangyong, and pleaded with Sun Xiangyong, he cried and said with a sad face: "Grandpa Sun, you have to help the old man no matter what this time, as long as you can help the old man survive this catastrophe, the old man will definitely spend all his family wealth to thank you." ”

Sun Xiangyong heard Xu Youzhen say this, and knew that he was already extremely scared in his heart, so he turned around and comforted him and said, "Lord Xu, you don't have to be so desperate. So far, although the emperor has locked up Zhang Peng and Yang Xuan, and Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang have said above the court that this matter is related to the cabinet you lead, but the emperor has not detained you, which shows that the emperor still has a trace of affection for you in his heart. Now all you have to do is don't do anything, go back and wait for news. Whenever our family has the opportunity, we will definitely say good things for you in front of the emperor. ”

Xu Youzhen thought about it again and again, and felt that instead of going to the palace to see the emperor at this moment, it was better to go back and think about it. Since Sun Xiang is willing to say good things for himself in front of the emperor, it is a good thing. Sun Xiangyong's words must be more effective than what he said, and it is better for him to say one sentence than ten words at this moment.

Thinking of this, he thanked Sun Xiang repeatedly, and then walked out of the palace.

After Xu Youzhen returned to the mansion, he was frowning, thinking about Zhang Peng and Yang Xuan day and night, he didn't know that Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang were drinking and talking at this moment.

"Father-in-law Cao, you are really a good plan. Your strategy so easily made Xu Youzhen fall into a place of no return, and made the emperor suspect Xu Youzhen, I really have to admire your wisdom! ”

Cao Jixiang smiled "hehe", with a smug look on his face, he said: "It's nothing, it's just that the emperor is so angry now, and he still didn't detain Xu Youzhen, but just locked up Zhang Peng and Yang Xuan, saying that it was for later review." It can be seen that the emperor trusts Xu Youzhen very much in his heart, as long as Xu Youzhen does not die for a day, his power may resurge, which will be extremely unfavorable to us at that time. ”

The two of them discussed what to do, and after discussing for a long time, Cao Jixiang said: "Since things have come to this point, the relationship between us and Xu Youzhen is already incompatible. In this case, we just don't do it all the time, how do the bad guys do it? ”

Shi Heng clenched his fists and said: "Gonggong Cao, you have always been resourceful, and you are naturally the one to do this kind of thing, you just need to tell me what Shi should do?" I'll do as you tell me to do. ”

"Okay, what we should do now is to continue to cry to the emperor and let the emperor make up his mind to lock up Xu Youzhen."

Shi Heng thought about it and said with some hesitation: "If the matter involves Xu Youzhen, then it is bound to involve Li Xian." Li Xian is a good person, he informed me to come back from the border to deal with Xu Youzhen. I also implicated him because of Xu Youzhen's matter, I'm afraid it's a little unreasonable. ”

Cao Jixiang's face suddenly became very hideous, and he said: "The amount is not a gentleman, it is not a husband, and it is the most important thing to be able to protect yourself now." What's more, even if Li Xian is imprisoned, we can find a way to rescue him again, and the most important thing for now is to kill Xu Youzhen. ”

"Yes, it is still Grandpa Cao's foresight and foresight." Shi Heng agreed.

So, after the two discussed, they decided to go to the emperor and continue to cry.

Early in the morning of the second day, Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang entered the palace to ask to see the emperor.

Cao Jixiang had already learned that Sun Xiang had trapped Xu Youzhen in the mansion with a trick, and after Xu Youzhen knew that the emperor had imprisoned Zhang Peng and Yang Xuan, he originally wanted to go into the palace to ask for the emperor and plead with the emperor, but Sun Xiang sent him back in a few words.

The reason why Sun Xiangyong didn't want Xu Youzhen to see the emperor was because he knew the emperor's character very well, and the emperor was a person who cared about the old feelings very much, as long as Xu Youzhen saw him cry a few times, maybe he would be soft-hearted and let Xu Youzhen go.

Since Cao Jixiang had decided to eradicate Xu Youzhen, this kind of mistake could not be made anyway, so Sun Xiang sent Xu Youzhen back.

And how did Xu Youzhen know, he still thought that Sun Xiangyong was helping him, he was grateful to Sun Xiangyong before it was too late, and he was still dreaming, dreaming that Sun Xiangyong helped him say good things in front of the emperor.

It was this strategy used by Sun Xiang that allowed Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang to smoothly touch Xu Youzhen in front of the emperor.

After Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng entered the palace, they saw that the emperor continued to cry, and they exposed many unknown ugly things that Xu Youzhen had done. Some of them are indeed true, and some of them are accused by Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng of Xu Youzhen'an.

At this moment, where can the emperor tell which ones are true and which ones are fake, he was very surprised and angry in his heart, he didn't expect Xu Youzhen to do so many things without him.

Under the continuous attacks of Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang on Xu Youzhen, Zhu Qizhen finally made up his mind, and he ordered Xu Youzhen to be imprisoned with a holy decree. And there is another person who was imprisoned in the prison with Xu Youzhen, that is, Li Xian.

Because Li Xian has always had a close relationship with Xu Youzhen before, everyone in the court knows and knows about it.

And it is said that the person who asked Zhang Peng to impeach Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang was also Li Xian, and Li Xian participated in the planning of the whole incident, and it would seem unreasonable not to imprison him.

Xu Youzhen was waiting at home for the good news that Sun Xiang brought him, but he didn't expect to wait for a holy decree, which said that he was: he is spoiled, no one is in his eyes, he is arbitrary, arrogant, arrogant, conniving at his subordinates, doing all evil, doing nonsense, doing bad things, in short, all the charges that can be safe have been placed on him.

As a result, Xu Youzhen was imprisoned in the prison, and the place where he was imprisoned happened to be the place where Yu Qian stayed at the beginning.

After Xu Youzhen was put in a cell, his whole body became confused, and he was tortured in the dark and damp cell. The old things suddenly seemed like a dream, he used all his heart and effort to eradicate Yu Qian, but he didn't expect that he was just proud for four months, he became a prisoner, and came to the place where Yu Qian stayed again, everything seemed to repeat the old dream.

What he regrets most now is that he made friends with Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng at the beginning, knowing that these two people are unreliable. They only know that they are corrupt and bent the law, and they have no ambitions, and if they are in the company of such people, they will inevitably end up like this.

In prison, he had nightmares every night, dreaming that Yu Qian came to ask him for a debt. Dreaming of many things he had done to frame Yu Qian before, he felt that there was no hope left.

And his only hope was Sun Xiangyong, he thought that Sun Xiangyong could say a few good words for him in front of the emperor, and he waited for a day, two days, three days......

Day passed, but there was still no news.

After more than ten days, he slowly despaired. What will he be waiting for? Was it decapitated? Is it exile? Assigned or confiscated?

Regarding Xu Youzhen's punishment, the emperor has considered it carefully. Zhu Qizhen had been using Xu Youzhen to balance Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng before, but now that Xu Youzhen was brought down by Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng, Zhu Qizhen thought about the whole thing carefully, and always felt that everything seemed to be caught in someone else's conspiracy.

He knew that if Xu Youzhen died, there would be no one in the harem who would have enough strength to balance Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng, and the dictatorship might be Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang at that time.

Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang came to cry to Zhu Qizhen every day, begging Zhu Qizhen to put Xu Youzhen to death. and said that if Xu Youzhen is not executed, he is really sorry for the people of the world and the people who have been framed by Xu Youzhen.

The more Zhu Qizhen saw that the more they said this, the more disgusted he felt in his heart.

Zhu Qizhen himself is a generous person, and what he hates most in his life is to kill them all. In the end, he finally made a decision, Xu Youzhen was demoted to Guangdong to participate in politics, and Li Xian was demoted to Fujian to participate in politics.

Both of these places are relatively remote places, which can be regarded as distribution.

After the results came down, Xu Youzhen seemed to be reborn. He originally thought that he would encounter the doom of killing his head and raiding his family, but he didn't expect to be demoted to an official position in the end.

Now the only person Xu Youzhen feels sorry for is Li Xian, Li Xian was locked up in order to help him give advice, and was demoted to Fujian to participate in politics. Before leaving, Xu Youzhen deliberately went to find Li Xian.

"Brother Li Xian, I'm sorry. The reason why you have come to this point today is because I hurt you, and I really don't have the face to see you. ”

Li Xian looked at Xu Youzhen with apologies, his heart was as clear as a mirror, and he smiled and said: "Don't say that, Lord Xu, now we have to go on our own roads and leave the capital, we have to take good care." ”

Li Xian's reaction was not frustrated at all, and he talked calmly with Xu Youzhen.

Xu Youzhen said in his heart: Li Xian's courage is really incomparable to himself, when he was in prison, he spent every day like a year, haunted by nightmares every night, but Li Xian seemed like nothing had happened.

Now that the results of the distribution are out, although I was lucky to be able to survive, I always feel that there is a huge gap in my heart. And Li Xian acted as if nothing had happened, and he didn't care at all.

Xu Youzhen didn't know if Li Xian was deliberately pretending to be calm, or if he was really calm.

But no matter what, he was very grateful to Li Xian in his heart.

He felt that Li Xianruo was really calm, that is, he was a person who was indifferent to fame and fortune, and he didn't care about his career at all. He helped himself out of all sincerity.

If he shows calmness, it means that he is afraid that he will worry about him, so he pretends to be indifferent and does everything for himself.

Lee Hyun is really a trustworthy person.

After saying goodbye to Li Xian, Xu Youzhen thought that he would spend the rest of his life in remote Guangdong as a small Guangdong politics. Although he was down, he finally picked up a life, but he never thought that some people would not let him go so easily.

In the bright place, Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng have always been dissatisfied with the emperor's judgment on Xu Youzhen, and in the dark, Jian Huaizhen, the eldest princess of the Ming Dynasty, is also eyeing Xu Youzhen. For a long time, she has been angry that Xu Youzhen and others killed Yu Qian, causing the Ming Dynasty to lose a minister.

When Yu Qian died, her good sister Bai Qingqing also died for Yu Qian and left her, which has always been the most painful in Jian Huaizhen's heart.

Sure enough, when Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang heard the news, they immediately entered the palace to meet the emperor.

Zhu Qizhen heard that Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang had met him, and he had expected that it was related to Xu Youzhen, so he refused to meet.

Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang were patient, and the two of them knelt outside the palace for a long time, and they had to see Zhu Qizhen.

Sun Xiangyong walked into the Qianqing Palace, served tea and water to the emperor, and saw Zhu Qizhen's brows furrowed, as if he was thinking about something, so he asked: "The emperor has something to worry about that can't be solved, you might as well tell the old slave." Although the old slave does not understand the government and politics, let alone how to share worries and solve problems for the emperor, the old slave can be the most loyal listener. ”

Zhu Qizhen never doubted Sun Xiangyong, and trusted Sun Xiangyong, he sighed and said: "Actually, I am worried about Xu Youzhen, Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang. ”

Sun Xiang pointed to the outer capital, and said with a foreign heart: "Your Majesty, do you mean Gonggong Cao and General Shi who are kneeling outside?" ”

Zhu Qizhen touched the Nine Dragons Cup in his hand, nodded and said, "But no, the two of them have been kneeling outside the palace for a long time, wanting to see me, and all they want is to let me sentence Xu Youzhen heavily." ”

Sun Xiang sighed again and again on the side when he heard the words.

Seeing this, Zhu Qizhen opened his mouth and asked, "Grandpa Sun, why are you sighing on the side?" ”

Sun Xiang said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the old slave is also emotional. ”

"Oh? Why do you feel emotional? Tell me about it. ”

Sun Xiangyong took two steps forward, approached Zhu Qizhen's side, and said: "Actually, the old slave is in the market, and he has heard a lot of rumors that are unfavorable to Lord Xu Youzhen Xu, and the emperor must have known about it. The emperor can still punish Lord Xu so lightly, it is really the emperor's kindness. ”

After Zhu Qizhen listened to Sun Xiangyong's words, he hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Grandpa Sun, do you also think that my sentence is too light?" ”

Sun Xiang's face changed in shock when he heard this, and he knelt on the ground with a plop, and said continuously: "The emperor forgives the sins, the emperor forgives the sins, and the old slave has many words." ”

Zhu Qizhen saw Sun Xiang look like that with fright, and hurriedly said: "Grandpa Sun, please get up, don't I know you yet, I don't blame you, I just want to ask your opinion." ”

Sun Xiang stood up and stepped aside, speechless.

Zhu Qizhen was probably frightened, so he said: "Grandpa Sun, you and I have always been honest with each other, and there is no need to be confused. ”

"Yes." Sun Xiangyong saw Zhu Qizhen say this, so he relieved his heart, and he said with a sad face: "In fact, the old slave also thinks that the emperor's punishment of Lord Xu is too light, and there are rumors in the market that Lord Xu has done a lot of things that are sorry for the common people. When the old slave heard this, he felt angry too. ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard Sun Xiangyong say this, he couldn't help but ask himself: Did I really punish Xu Youzhen too lightly?

Thinking of this, he waved his hand at Sun Xiangyong and said, "Grandpa Sun, you go out and bring Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng in." ”

Sun Xiang left in response.

Soon after, Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang were brought in.

When Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang saw Zhu Qizhen, they knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live." ”

Zhu Qizhen was a little impatient and said, "Get up, what do the two adults have to do to see me?" Let's talk about it. ”

Shi Heng's face turned pale, and he cried to Zhu Qizhen, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister came to see the emperor today, hoping that the emperor can severely punish Xu Youzhen. Xu Youzhen's cabinet is autocratic, and doing such a rebellious thing not only frames the ministers and Cao Gonggong, but also has a very bad impact on the emperor's reputation. If all the ministers in the court are effective from the top to the bottom, and they all learn from Lord Xu's general autocracy, then wouldn't the emperor's court be chaotic. ”

"Bold. Shi Heng, do you mean that I am mediocre? Zhu Qizhen said angrily.