The men in the sixty carriages came down in turn, and there were a hundred and three people in all. When these sufferers saw the surrounding scene clearly, they were all stunned. But I saw one of them, an old man wearing a cyan robe who looked to be around fifty years old, arched his hand to Jin Wuwei beside him and asked, "This military master, dare to ask where this place is?" The military masters said that someone wanted to see us, who was it? ”

Jin Wuwei didn't reply, but a voice said: "It is the current saint who wants to see you, and the place where you are now is the Qianchang Palace." As he spoke, Chen Zhong shook off the dust in his hand and walked unhurriedly towards more than a hundred people.

Everyone whispered even more when they heard Chen Zhong's words, they never thought that it was the same day that they wanted to see themselves. But when he heard the old man speak again, his tone became more respectful, and there was even a slight trembling: "Dare to ask my father-in-law, what is the order of the Son of Heaven to summon me and other cloth-clothed people?" Tell me to wait, I have a good number in my heart, and the front of the face is out of order. ”

Chen Zhong's face was calm when he heard this, he walked to the old man's side, looked at everyone, and said in an extremely gentle voice as much as possible: "Don't panic, because there are some things that the emperor wants to give everyone an explanation, so he ordered Jin Wuwei to invite you into the palace, let's go, let's go with our family to face the saint." When everyone heard this, they didn't dare to ask again, and immediately followed Chen Zhong into Tiananmen Square.

Entering Tiananmen Square, a huge square is displayed in front of everyone's eyes. This square is similar to the square outside, and the ground is paved with white jade, which is so smooth that it can even vaguely show the shadow of people. At the end of the square is a huge palace, which sits on the top of the eighteen-meter steps, giving people a sense of intimidation before they even get close.

Where have these people seen such a big battle, and many of them can't take a step at all, and they need to rely on the support of the people around them to continue to move forward. Of course, some of them were still very calm, such as the old man who was the first to inquire, such as three young scholars, then two scholars, and a gorgeously dressed woman who looked to be twenty-three or fourteen years old. After the initial shock, the faces of these people had returned to normal, and they just followed behind Chen Zhong with a slight frown, without saying a word.

The door of the Tian'an Hall was open, and Chen Zhong led one hundred and three people straight into the main hall. Li Yunqing stood on the high imperial steps, in front of the dragon chair, looking up at the plaque above his head that put the people first, and the beauty knew what he was thinking at the moment. Chen Zhong took two quick steps, knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the people have been brought." With that, he lay motionless on the ground.

When a few of the people saw this, they also knelt down and saluted, and those who were afraid also bowed. Silence, silence for a long time, but after about a cup of tea, I heard Li Yunqing speak: "Everyone, please be free of courtesy, come here, give me a seat!" ”

Li Yunqing gave an order, and soon a eunuch and palace maid placed one hundred and three chairs on this Tian'an Palace. At this time, Li Yunqing turned around, looked at the people with confused faces, and then waved his hand at Chen Zhong. Seeing this, Chen Zhong bowed, retreated quietly, and closed the gate of the Tian'an Temple. Seeing this scene, even the hearts of the old man and others were raised.

As the saying goes, people's hearts are unpredictable, and what is more difficult to measure than people's hearts is the heart of heaven. What an emperor is thinking, I'm afraid few people in this world know. Although the old man was wise enough, he was actually not sure whether it was a blessing or a curse to enter the palace this time. Could it be that someone in the family has offended the young and promising son of heaven today, and called them into the palace to secretly execute them? Thinking of this time, the old man's head couldn't help but ooze beads of sweat the size of beans. But on second thought, it seemed that the emperor didn't have to be so troublesome if he wanted to kill someone.

Li Yunqing turned around and sat on the dragon chair, looking fixedly at the one hundred and three people below. He spoke again: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have called you here today because your family, that is, those who have given you an explanation for the martyrdom of Jin Wuwei. ”

Everyone's faces were a little sad when they heard this, and the old man in the green shirt was silent for a moment and got up and knelt in front of Li Yunqing. He first kowtowed to Li Yunqing three times, then raised his head and arched his hand to him: "Xiaomin, thank you for the emperor's grace, the death of his son, Xiao Lao'er is naturally sad." But as the emperor said, he died of martyrdom, and it is the right thing for a manly husband to sacrifice his life for the country. The little old man didn't dare to complain about this, and he didn't have the slightest resentment in his heart. As long as my great cadre can inherit it for a thousand years, then he will die a well-deserved death! ”

Seeing this, the rest of the crowd also put away their sad expressions, and knelt on the ground and said the same thing. Li Yunqing could feel that their words were not just afraid of their imperial authority, but more from the bottom of their hearts. His eyes gradually moistened, he smiled slightly, and said in a deep voice: "It is very comforting that you can say this. Speaking of this, Li Yunqing paused, and then said: "But their death actually has another hidden meaning, they ...... All at my hands! Li Yunqing finally told the reason.

As soon as these words came out, the one hundred and three people below were silent, and they didn't even understand the meaning of Li Yunzhong's words for a while. After a long while, the old man kowtowed to Li Yunqing again, and asked in a trembling voice, "Xiaomin is brave...... Dare to ask them what they have done? Xiaomin ...... Xiaomin didn't blame the emperor, but just wanted to know the cause of their death, and asked the saint to make it clear! ”

Li Yunqing closed his eyes in some pain, let out a long breath, opened his eyes violently, and said in a deep voice: "They are not guilty." ”

In the clear? Not guilty and condemned? The people couldn't believe their ears. The old man's lips moved, but in the end he didn't ask any more questions. In his opinion, there are many reasons why the emperor kills people, not necessarily because the other party committed a crime, or maybe because the emperor is unhappy. Today's emperor is a rare Ming monarch, that's right. But who said that the Holy Lord of the Ming Monarch will not kill people, and the emperor is the emperor after all. Ten thousand years have passed, and since the day there was an emperor, there is a saying that has been passed down for ten thousand years, that is, accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger.

After the deathly silence, just as Li Yunqing was about to speak, a person spoke first. It was the gorgeously dressed young woman, who looked at Li Yunqing fixedly, and asked lightly: "The people dare to ask the emperor, since my brother and others are not guilty, why did the emperor kill them." The folk girl knows that the emperor has life and death in his hands, and my brother and others will die if they die, but the folk girl wants to know the reason why they were killed, and she hopes that the emperor will be fulfilled! There was not the slightest fear in the woman's eyes, and she didn't even feel sad.

Li Yunqing glanced at everyone, sighed, and unhurriedly told what had happened at the beginning of the sacrifice. In the end, I only listened to his words: "The law of my great dry is decreed by the Taizu, you must not blaspheme, and those who kill people will die!" The Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people! I summoned you to the palace today, in order to give you an explanation. Originally, I should have been a capital crime, but now that my princes are still young, I can't leave this huge country behind! Therefore, I plan to be punished with the rod and leave my life and death to God. If I die, it is the will of heaven, but if I do not die, it is also the will of heaven, no matter what the outcome is, this matter ends here, I don't know what you want? ”