The court was quiet in the middle of the night.

After coming to the palace, Ma Wenjin was led by the guards to wait outside the imperial study.

Li Deyi at this point had already gone to bed, but under Li Si's notification, Li Deyi still got up and went to the imperial study.

"Wechen knock to see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"

In the imperial study, Ma Wenjin saluted respectfully.

"Ma Aiqing is flat."

Li Deyi waved his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Marven stood up.

"Ma Aiqing came to visit late at night, but there is something important?"

Li Deyi asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's about Zhou Wenbing."

"Oh? What did Zhou Wenbing say? ”

As soon as he heard that it was Zhou Wenbing's matter, Li Deyi's face changed slightly.

"Zhou Wenbing hasn't spoken yet, but ......"

"But what?"

Li Deyi's eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression was shocked.

"Your Majesty, in fact, this time Weichen came to be entrusted by Zhou Wenbing, he ...... If he wants to meet His Majesty, there may be some things, and he will not confess truthfully until he meets His Majesty. ”

After speaking, Ma Wenjin clenched his fists and bowed, waiting for Li Deyi's reply.

When Li Deyi learned that Zhou Wenbing actually wanted to meet him at this time, he naturally knew in his heart what the reason was.

However, the envoys of the Southern Qi Dynasty made this matter public in this way, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty heard it with their own ears, even if he was the son of heaven of the Dawu Dynasty, I am afraid that he would not be able to protect Zhou Wenbing at all.

But if he doesn't see it, he can't keep Zhou Wenbing spit out something. Li Deyi also knows Ma Wenjin's personality very well, if he knows that there is another secret in this matter, he will inevitably find out to the end.

This matter is related to the face of Li Deyi and the face of the entire Dawu Dynasty, so this matter must not be said by Zhou Wenbing.

"Okay, you can arrange it."

Under some expediency, Li Deyi finally made a decision.

Three quarters of the hour.

A carriage from Xuandemen left the palace surrounded by more than a dozen Praetorian Guards.

In the prison of the Criminal Department, Ma Wenjin, who was ordered by Li Deyi, had also taken Zhou Wenbing to a separate cell for detention.

It didn't take long for Li Deyi to come to the prison of the Criminal Department. In order not to reveal his whereabouts, Li Deyi put on a black robe and wrapped himself in it, and Li Si was the only one who accompanied him.

Under the leadership of Ma Wenjin, soon the three of them came to the cell where Zhou Wenbing was, Ma Wenjin ordered the jailer to open the cell door, Li Deyi walked in slowly, Li Si, who was worried that Zhou Wenbing would jump over the wall and hurt Li Deyi, also wanted to go in with him, but was stopped by Li Deyi.

Helpless, Li Si could only stay outside the cell and pay attention to Zhou Wenbing's every move, the right hand hidden in the sleeve robe, holding a few silver needles, once Zhou Wenbing did anything to hurt Li Deyi, Li Si would not hesitate to kill him.

"Zhou Wenbing, the criminal minister, has seen Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Li Deyi really came to the prison, Zhou Wenbing was so excited that he hurriedly prostrated on the ground and saluted respectfully.

"Zhou Aiqing, hurry up!"

Seeing this, Li Deyi hurriedly helped Zhou Wenbing up.

In the final analysis, Zhou Wenbing's imprisonment was completely caused by him. For Zhou Wenbing, he felt guilty.

But after all, he is the Son of Heaven, even if he is ashamed, he will not show it too obviously.

"Aiqing, I don't know ...... you"

Before Li Deyi finished speaking, Zhou Wenbing said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister did not say a word." ”

Hearing this, Li Deyi relieved himself and nodded.

"I hurt you, if I hadn't made you do such a thing, you wouldn't be ...... today."

Li Deyi wanted to speak and stopped.

"Your Majesty is serious, in fact, Wechen has expected this step a long time ago, but there is one thing Your Majesty said wrong, what happened to the criminal minister today has nothing to do with Your Majesty, everything is because the criminal minister did something that should not be done."

Zhou Wenbing shook his head with a wry smile, he actually took all the responsibility on himself, which made Li Deyi unexpected, and the shame in his heart became more and more intense.

originally thought that Zhou Wenbing would threaten him with this matter, but Li Deyi didn't expect that Zhou Wenbing not only did not even blame him in his words.

"Your Majesty, the criminal knows that he will not escape death this time, but before he dies, the criminal has a reluctant request, and I hope Your Majesty can agree."

Zhou Wenbing spoke.

"Rest assured, I can promise you that your family will not be implicated in this matter. However, capital crimes are inevitable, and living crimes are inevitable, but this matter is very important, and I must give a satisfactory explanation to the whole world and to the Beiliang Palace. ”

"After your death, I will expel the people of your Zhou family to Kyoto in exile, but don't worry, I will not let them go to a poor land, and the future path of your Zhou family has already been arranged."

Li Deyi naturally knew what Zhou Wenbing was asking for, and immediately made his own statement.

He can help the people of the Zhou family, but Zhou Wenbing cannot.

Now, the civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty are staring at his attitude towards this matter, and he can't chill the hearts of the civil and military officials and the people of the world because of this matter.

In addition, the current Chu Mo is not only the identity of the prince of Beiliang, but now he is the son-in-law of the Taishi Mansion, Wen Haoxuan, as a veteran hero of the Dawu Dynasty, is even more important in the court, and in the handling of this matter, he can't let him chill.

Zhou Wenbing naturally knows this well. In fact, as early as the day of the birthday banquet, when this matter was mentioned, Zhou Wenbing had already thought of his fate.

Now that death is doomed, what can Zhou Wenbing do except gladly accept it. But the only thing he was thinking about now was how to keep the rest of the Zhou family.

At this moment, with Li Deyi's assurance, Zhou Wenbing's last wish was also fulfilled, and a relieved smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

Early the next morning.

When Marven came in to the prison of the Criminal Department, there was already a mess in the prison of the Criminal Department at this time.

"What's going on?"

Looking at the noisy officials and some arrests from the criminal department, Ma Wenjin didn't know why, and shouted angrily.

As Ma Wenjin's angry shouts sounded, the entire prison suddenly quieted down, and when he saw that it was Ma Wenjin, a head arrester of the criminal department hurriedly stepped forward.

"My lord, something is wrong! Zhou Wenbing......"

Catch quickly, and stop talking.

"What's wrong with Zhou Wenbing?"

When Ma Wenjin heard this, a hint of ominous premonition suddenly rose in his heart, and he hurriedly questioned.

"Zhou Wenbing is dead! He actually used his prison clothes as silk and hanged himself in the cell! ”

"What!"

When Ma Wenjin heard this, his face changed suddenly, and he exclaimed in surprise, and then hurriedly pushed away the arrest in front of him and hurried towards the cell where Zhou Wenbing was......