Just when I was in a cold sweat all over my body, almost soaking the clothes inside, Pei Yuanhao lowered his eyelids lightly, and his face immediately became calm again, and he was even a little tired.

He said, "So, you're here to intercede with him?" ”

I shook my head.

He raised his eyebrows slightly: "You didn't come here to intercede for him?" ”

"If even my intercession is useful, then anyone in the world can come and intercede for him." As I spoke, I glanced at the door that had just been closed: "But if it is useless to even intercede with the four heroes of Tongshan, then there are not many people in the world who can intercede." ”

A faint smile appeared on Pei Yuanhao's face, and there was clearly a hint of coldness in that smile.

"You, I know very well."

“……”

Of course I know that.

Although I know that he is very important to Liu Qinghan, but the relationship between him and me, as well as Liu Qinghan, has barely reached a delicate balance after so many years, and I dare not break this balance at this time, let alone use Liu Qinghan's life to gamble his mercy and challenge his bottom limit at this time.

"So, what are you here for?"

"I came here for the first time, and I originally had a lot to say, but now, I just want to tell the emperor what I saw and heard on this trip."

"Oh?"

……

I stood in the middle of the room, and without even sitting down, I slowly told Pei Yuanhao about the remarks of the people I heard along the way, and the indignant looks I saw, and he didn't speak, just sat there quietly and listened, and after I finished saying this, he didn't move, but just sat silently.

After I finished speaking, my throat was slightly hot and dry, and my voice gradually became hoarse, but I still insisted on saying: "His Majesty the Emperor once wanted to achieve a qiē in Jiangnan and Yangzhou, and Liu Qinghan has already done it, and the integration of the north and the south is just around the corner." ”

“……”

"If the emperor wants to kill him at this time, then what will happen to Yangzhou? What will happen to Gangnam? ”

“……”

"How will the people of Yangzhou view the imperial court?"

"What do you think of the imperial court?" Pei Yuanhao's eyes were cold, he turned his head to look at me, and said in a cold voice: "The imperial court shielded a high-ranking murderer and let him get away with it?" How do the people view the court? ”

"Liu Qinghan didn't kill anyone, it is impossible for him to kill his new wife, especially the eldest princess - the love for him over the years is very serious, it is impossible for Liu Qinghan to kill her!" I was a little anxious, and my voice was hoarse: "Besides—"

"And what?"

"Besides-" The words had already reached my mouth, but I didn't feel a little hesitant, the hand hidden in the sleeve slightly clenched the hard thing in the palm of my palm, and the original cold texture was also dyed warm in my palm: "Besides, Concubine Li's mother was ...... back then."

Before I finished my words, Pei Yuanhao's face suddenly changed and looked at me.

His gaze is as sharp as a knife, and many times, it will make people feel frightened, but at this time, no matter how fearful, I can't let myself back down.

At this moment, it is not a comfortable thing for me to mention Nangong Lizhu and the events of the year, but I still insisted and said: "Back then, Concubine Li's mother once took out a gold medal for avoiding death in the Juma River Valley. If you could—"

Pei Yuanhao said coldly: "Do you think that the gold medal for avoiding death can save his life?" ”

My hand clenched even tighter: "Can't you?" ”

He sneered and said: "When the royal family entered the customs, the world withered, in order to set the record straight, Taizu promulgated the laws of this dynasty, the first of which is the death of the murderer!" Over the decades that followed, the law was constantly revised and subtracted, but it remained the same! ”

“……”

"Even if there have been precedents of gold medals, jade medals, and iron coupons for death, all amnesties have a premise."

"What?"

"Rebellion, rebellion, murderer, the crime is unforgivable!"

As he spoke, he got up from behind the desk and slowly walked to the center of the room and looked at me, "What do you think can save him?" ”

“……”

Hearing him say this, I only felt that the stone on my chest was pressing tighter and tighter, and the jade plaque that I was holding in my palm and was already soaked with sweat turned into nothingness at this moment.

It turned out that it was simply not possible.

I wanted to use this jade plate to avoid his capital crime, but it turned out that it was impossible.

Looking at my pale face, Pei Yuanhao frowned, but he didn't say anything more, and was about to turn around and walk back behind the table, when I suddenly remembered something, raised my head and said, "Your Majesty." ”

He froze and looked back at me.

I bit my lower lip, and although my voice was low when I spoke, my voice was trembling slightly because I was a little excited.

"Your Majesty, if even Mo Tieyi can pardon them, why not pardon a minister who has meritorious service to the country and the people?"

“……”

Pei Yuanhao's face changed suddenly.

And my hand, which had been released, clenched into a fist again.

As he slowly turned around and looked at me head-on, both my breath and his breath tightened.

So many years have passed since this incident, and there were very few people who knew the truth at that time, and now we are almost the only ones who can still know.

So his eyes became heavy when he looked at me.

Of course, he understood what I meant, and what I said by "forgiveness" was never really "forgiveness".

At the beginning, Mo Tieyi and they assassinated Liu Yi and were arrested, and they were also sentenced to beheading, but at that time, in order to save the relationship between the imperial court and Changmingzong, I tried my best to persuade him to pardon those people, and in the end, he used Li Daitao's method to use other death row prisoners to dress up as Mo Tieyi They received it on their behalf, and Mo Tieyi They were released privately.

It was also because of that that that the situation in Jiangnan was eased to a certain extent.

Now, I mentioned this matter again, but as soon as I finished speaking, I saw Pei Yuanhao's face sink.

I looked at him a little nervously for a while.

After a while, he suddenly sneered: "Do you want me to use this method to pardon Liu Qinghan and release Liu Qinghan?" ”

“……”

I bit my lower lip and didn't dare to answer this question directly, but said in a roundabout way: "Your Majesty the Emperor is always sympathetic to meritorious heroes. ”

"Yes, hero," he said these two words slowly, his eyes cold: "So you can be proud of your merits, even when he was imprisoned, hundreds of people rushed to intercede for him, and someone dared to blackmail me for him?!" ”

I was shocked.

Along the way, I saw the respect and regret of those ordinary people for Liu Qinghan, and I also heard public opinion that was greatly beneficial to him, but I forgot the most critical thing - the emperor's heart is ninefold.

The emperor's mind is the most difficult to speculate, although Liu Qinghan is a hero, and he is the lord of the mansion Yin who is loved by everyone in Jiangnan, but his popularity in Jiangnan is too high, but it will make the emperor wary of him, besides, in the past few days, there are so many people who come to intercede, even the four heroes of Tongshan have appeared, so there are always other officials, I don't even doubt that Wen Fengxi will definitely speak, and everyone must say that he has contributed to the court, and so on, but the more this is the case, the more Pei Yuanhao can see another fact.

He is in Jiangnan, and his popularity is too high.

If an official responds to every call and makes so many ordinary people support him, then where is the emperor placed?

This, in itself, is the biggest taboo for politicians in all dynasties!

Now that I propose that he pardoned Mo Tieyi and them back then, it is more like revealing the scars of the emperor's reluctance to show people, which makes the vigilance in his heart even heavier!

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but get nervous, and I didn't dare to speak lightly.

And Pei Yuanhao looked at my nervous appearance and sneered.

But at this time, I couldn't help but speak, I thought about it, and said softly: "Even if His Majesty the Emperor can't trust others, the Liu family can always believe it." ”

His gaze flickered.

I said softly: "As the saying goes, the gentleman is righteous, and the villain is profitable." Villains will work for personal gain, form a party for personal gain, but the Liu family father and son have been in Jiangnan for many years, but they have no selfishness at all, and those who hand over their lives, what selfish interests can move their hearts? ”

“……”

"Please Emperor Xià Mingjian."

“……”

Pei Yuanhao's thin lips pursed into a line, he still didn't speak, but the chill in his eyes slowly dissipated.

At this time, mentioning the Liu family again, just like the matter I mentioned before, only me and him can understand.

Liu Shizhou, Liu Yi and his son have broken Yangzhou for the sake of the court and Jiangnan, Liu Li has always been indifferent, and he almost never participates in any disputes in the harem, what is he worried about about such a family?

At this time, I saw his tense shoulders slack slightly.

After a long time, I heard him sigh.

I was relieved to hear his sigh.

Then, I heard him say in a deep voice, "You are right. ”

“……”

"A gentleman is a righteous man, and a villain is a profit. The Liu family has done too much for Jiangnan and for my great cause, and has paid too much. ”

"陛xià......"

"But I'm here to ask you." As soon as he changed his words, he raised his eyes to look at me, and suddenly he asked me with such a straight face, and my expression couldn't help but lift, and I heard him say: "The last time Mo Tieyi and they assassinated Liu Yi and were punished, who sentenced them to death?" Who is it that wants them to die? ”

I thought about it: "It was the law that condemned them to death; The one who wants them to die is Liu Zhaoyi. ”

"Not bad. I ask you again, this time Liu Qinghan pleaded guilty, who sentenced him to death, and who did you want him to die? ”

My heart thumped.

When I raised my head to look at Pei Yuanhao, his eyes had become very deep, and in such a dimly lit study, it seemed like a bottomless pool.

And among them, there are countless truths hidden that are not known to ordinary people.

He looked at me with burning eyes and asked again, "It was the law that condemned him to death." But who is it that wants him to die? ”

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