Li Yunqing hugged Zhao Bingyan into his arms, closed his eyes and pondered. Zhao Bingyan just let her hold her and didn't speak. Although it was the middle of summer, it was not so hot tonight, but a breeze blew into the East Warm Pavilion, which was very pleasant. The moonlight sprinkled on the bodies of the two of them, and if anyone could see this scene at this moment, they would feel as if the two of them were covered with a layer of silver light, like a dream, as if they were going to return with the wind. Inadvertently, it is already a picture scroll.

I don't know how long it took, Li Yunqing looked at Zhao Bingyan deeply, and said in a deep voice: "According to the law of Daqian, those who kill people die!" Zhao Bingyan's body shook and was about to speak, but Li Yunqing shook his head lightly, and continued: "But I am the emperor of Daqian, and I am carrying the life of Daqian's country and the people, so I can't die." Zhao Bingyan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

But I heard Li Yunqing continue: "But I must pay the price for what I have done, otherwise the law of Daqian will be dusted by me." I plan to summon the sixty bitter lords of the secret guards into the palace and explain the reason to them, and I will be punished with a rod to thank the world! Moreover, I will not resist with any internal force, let alone stimulate the Ziwei Emperor Qi in my body, and I will be punished with a rod myself. Zhao Bingyan's face was already pale at this time, and the cane punishment was not an ordinary punishment. The number of cane punishments is not counted, and the execution is completed only when two sticks are broken.

Therefore, the so-called cane punishment is actually no different from death, but it is just a glimmer of life according to the individual's physique. Zhao Bingyan looked at Li Yunqing in a daze, and said in a trembling voice: "Why is this so? You...... Knowing that what happened in the woods that night was already out of his control, why did he treat himself like this? Are you really dying? ”

Li Yunqing said in a deep voice when he heard this: "Fate is naturally true, but all this depends on the will of heaven." If heaven wants me to pay for my life, it is my destiny. If Providence wants me to continue to uphold the world, then I will be fine. Only in this way can it be regarded as an explanation to those who died innocently, understand? In Li Yunqing's opinion, this cane punishment is already extremely light, and there is always a great possibility of survival.

Zhao Bingyan quickly calmed down this time, the two have been married for many years, and she naturally knows her husband's thoughts. He knew that Li Yunqing had done things rightly all his life and had never done anything hurtful to nature. Even when he used to be a stubborn prince, he paid a lot of money for dinner, and he never molested a good family, and even visiting the Qinglou was just a simple drink.

No matter how dissolute it is on the outside, it is very clean on the inside. Now that he has his life on his back and killed the guards who are loyal to him, he naturally can't pass this level in his heart. Zhao Bingyan knew that in Li Yunqing's opinion, the cane punishment was already a bit of favoritism. So even if she was afraid in her heart, she didn't open her mouth to persuade Li Yunqing, but only listened to her gentle voice: "If the emperor insists on this, I will naturally not stop it." The concubine believes that God bless the great worker, and the heavens will also understand the emperor's distress, and will definitely not hurt the emperor's life. ”

Li Yunqing looked at Zhao Bingyan, her woman looked extremely calm on the surface, but he knew how scared he was in his heart, because her body couldn't help but tremble. The reason why she follows her husband's heart is because she knows her husband too well. Picking up the beloved woman in his arms again, he didn't say anything, and silence was better than sound at this time.

The next afternoon, a group of women gathered in the Imperial Garden. Zhao Bingyan thought about it and told the women about Li Yunqing's decision, and the women were stunned when they heard the words, silent, and there was a long silence. Donghuang Yufei said with red eyes: "Sister, can you persuade your husband?" This cane punishment really can't be used on the emperor! If there is a bad pool, it will be in danger! His voice choked.

The Muse was also surprised and said, "Oh my God! Bingyan, do you really plan to let this matter go? You should know that our man is a man who does what he says, and if he says that there will be no resistance, there will be absolutely no resistance! I've seen the sticks of the Great Cane Torture, each one the thickness of an adult's arm, and if it is broken, no matter how strong the body is, I am afraid that it will not be able to bear it! Bingyan, you are the woman she loves the most, all you have to do at this time is to stop him, understand? ”

Dai Lisi was already crying at this moment, she got up and shook her arm beside Zhao Bingyan, and pleaded in an extremely standard language: "Sister, Sister Muse is right, you still persuade the emperor, the matter is big, you can't come nonsense." He paused at this point, and then said: "The sixty people who died are all loyal and brave people, and they can support their families with a lot of money, and if they can't do it, they can raise their families and send them to their parents for the elderly, whatever you want, sister!" ”

For a while, nearly half of the women begged Zhao Bingyan to persuade Li Yunqing. But there are also nearly half of them who don't open their mouths with red eyes, such as Shui Ling, and Li Yanyu, as well as Yun Zhongyu, Ruan Qingrou, and Qingshan Roumei, who didn't speak. But it was Aoyama Yumi who finished speaking, and then he spoke: "The emperor's temperament, the sisters must be clear, it's not that the queen mother doesn't persuade you, is there a woman in this world who loves the emperor more than the queen mother?" The reason why Niangniang didn't open her mouth was because she knew that it was useless to open her mouth, and no one could change the decision made by the emperor. This is the calamity of his life, the calamity of life and death. Although this exotic woman looks like she is smiling and smiling on weekdays, she has a lot of intelligence in her bones and knows Li Yunqing very well.

At this moment, in the Qinzheng Palace, Wang Changling roared: "If the emperor insists on this, then the old minister can only take a step underground and ask Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Taizongren for their guilt!" As he spoke, he ran towards a thick golden dragon pillar, determined to die.

Seeing this, Zhao Dekang and Sun Fuyong hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Wang Changling, but they heard Zhao Dekang say: "Brother Zikang, what are you doing?!" After saying that, he looked at Li Yunqing, and then knelt on the ground with a plop and said, "The old minister asks the emperor to take back his fate!" ”

Sun Fuyong also knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Wang Cheng is sad and angry at the moment, and the old minister has the courage to talk about it at this time." You are a member of the Great Qianjiang Society, and you are really in danger. Besides, the emperor who was punished with the rod has never been there, your emperor! Think again! ”

Li Yunqing said lightly when he heard this: "The law of this dynasty is determined by Emperor Taizu Gao, as the emperor, since I have violated the law, I naturally have to pay the price, otherwise what face will I have to educate the people of the world, and what face will I have to take charge of the great Qianjiang country?" Speaking of this, Li Yunqing sighed, and continued: "The three Aiqing are loyal, I know, but I have to do this. Today, I found three Aiqing just to inform me about this matter, which is not the most important thing. As the three of them know, the cane punishment is extremely dangerous, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no accidents. Even if I have a strong physique, I am afraid that there will be a case, so I want to set up a prince and prince today, and the three Aiqing think it is better to set up whom? ”

Wang Changling's face turned even paler when he heard this, and when he heard Li Yunqing say this, he knew that his emperor was determined to give him an explanation. Although he was terrified in his heart, he had to endure the pain in his heart at this time, and arched his hand to Li Yunqing and said: "If the emperor insists on this, the candidate for the crown prince is naturally your eldest son, His Royal Highness Qingyu." ”