Chapter 114: Don't Kneel!
Xu Mu's face was as usual, neither arrogant nor humble, and his footsteps did not stop.
Looking at the man in front of him, who was five years older than Zhao Lian, Wen Sheng said in surprise:
"Prince, why did you rebel?!"
The crown prince Zhao De was annoyed and angry, and was almost fainted by Xu Mu's words.
With a wave of palm, a bright yellow imperial dragon qi was struck, and it hit Xu Mu!
"Bastard! I don't think you're looking for death!"
Zhao Lian wanted to stop it, but Xu Mu pulled him from behind, signaling him not to resist.
Emperor Zhao Kang sat at the head of the table, his face turned blue.
Ding Xian glanced at the emperor, his hands were in a ball, and he picked up the mana that Zhao De had hit at Xu Mu.
After kneading it a few times, it turned into a ball of clear qi and spread between heaven and earth.
"Prince, still don't ask Your Majesty for guilt?"
The prince was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly fell to the ground, his face sincerely frightened.
"Father, it's the sons and daughters who are reckless...... The retainers should not use force in the palace, the retainers are guilty!"
Zhao Kang dusted off his sleeves, stared at Xu Mu, and asked:
"You say the prince is going to rebel?"
Xu Mu arched his hand to Zhao Kang, but did not kneel.
"Tell Your Majesty, I said that the prince wants to rebel, and there is a factual basis!"
The prince fell to the ground, large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, his expression was hideous, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"If you dare to make false accusations, you also know the laws of my Great Jin!"
"False accusations, I naturally know." Xu Mu glanced at the crown prince.
Zhao Lian knelt aside and pleaded guilty to the emperor.
"Father, please forgive your son's sin of laxity."
"This matter has nothing to do with you." Emperor Zhao Kang waved his hand, let Zhao Lian get up, and pointed at Xu Mudao, "You go on."
Xu Mu's expression remained unchanged, without the slightest hint of fear.
"My real evidence is that Your Majesty asked us all to come in, but the prince told me to get out of the way."
After a pause, he pointed to the prince's gradually pale face and said:
"Your Majesty speaks like Chrysostom, and the oracle is the Holy Decree. The crown prince dared to openly disobey the holy decree, what is it if it is not a rebellion?"
"You're ......!" The prince's voice trembled, his face turned pale, and he stammered in fright, "Father, he is framing his son!"
Xu Mu smiled in his heart, didn't say anything anymore, and waited for Zhao Kang to speak.
He knew that Zhao Kang said before that they should all come in, but in fact, there was no subordinate like him!
What Zhao Kang said was actually only the crown prince Zhao De and the sixth prince Zhao Lian!
Xu Mu only used a slip of the tongue, but he had already eliminated it, making Zhao De, who came to disrupt his actions, disgraced!
Zhao Lian lowered his head and couldn't help laughing, he was often harmed by Zhao De, and at this moment, Xu Mu's tricky complaint really gave him a bad breath!
Ding Xian raised his palm and was about to grab Xu Mu, but was interrupted by Zhao De.
"Don't embarrass him, he's not wrong. That's exactly what I said. After all, it was the prince's bad attitude......
As he spoke, Zhao Kang looked at Zhao Lian intently and asked him to sit beside him.
"Lian'er, what delicious food did you bring for your father this time?"
Zhao Lian glanced approvingly at Xu Mu and took the wooden food box from Ding Xian's hand.
Sit next to Zhao Kang and open the lid for the emperor to watch.
"Tell my father, it's a snack that my son learned from the cook in my house, called brown sugar glutinous cake. It's sweet and glutinous, and it's delicious!"
Prince Zhao De coughed lightly, a little embarrassed, but he didn't have the shame to get up from the ground.
The emperor's house has little family affection.
At this moment, if he really dares to show his rebellion, even the crown prince will probably have to be executed!
Emperor Zhao Kang glanced at Zhao De and ignored it.
Pick up the silver chopstick in front of you and gently throw it on the table.
"It's a silver chopstick again! Ding Xian, go and ask someone to take three pairs
Bamboo chopsticks!"
The old eunuch Ding Xian had been by the emperor's side for a long time, and knew that he was expressing his reassurance to Zhao Lian.
Hurriedly bowed down, and said with a smile on his face full of embarrassment:
"Your Majesty, the silver chopsticks can be tested for poison, this is the rule in the palace......
Emperor Zhao Kang laughed and scolded a few times and blasted Ding Xian out.
"It doesn't smell good to eat with a silver chopstick, I'm tired of it! Since it's your own child, then use home-cooked bamboo chopsticks, this is the smell of fireworks in the world!"
Zhao Lian was moved, his eyes were red, and he gently picked up the lid of the box and closed the wooden food box tightly to prevent it from dissipating the heat and not being delicious.
Xu Mu stood in place, looking at his nose and nose.
Zhao De knelt so hard that his knees ached, and after moving slightly, he still bowed his head and was silent.
More than ten breaths passed, Ding Xian went and returned, and took out two pairs of bamboo chopsticks from a silver box.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Sixth, please eat."
Zhao Kang took the bamboo chopsticks and sandwiched a ball of brown sugar glutinous rice cakes, put it in his mouth, chewed it a few times, and smiled.
"Sweet! Lian'er has a heart!"
"If my father likes it, I'll learn other snacks next time!" Zhao Lian stretched out bamboo chopsticks and sandwiched a piece of snow shoots.
Zhao Kang smiled, and suddenly said:
"Lian'er, just now your subordinates entered the palace, and you didn't stop it like the prince. Why?"
"At that time, it was the son's retainers who were stupid and didn't think about it so much. I will listen to what my father says." Zhao Lian put down the bamboo chopsticks and was about to kneel on the ground.
A faint and imperceptible strange light flashed in Zhao Kang's eyes, pulling Zhao Lian to prevent him from kneeling.
"I'll just talk to you casually, you don't have to. Remember, when you eat here, there are only fathers and sons, and no kings and ministers."
Zhao Lian let out a "hmm", picked up the bamboo chopsticks, picked up a piece of Jiang Yao Zhu and put it in Zhao Kang's bowl.
"Father, this scallop is also very delicious! The imperial food in the palace still tastes the same as when I was a child."
Zhao Kang thought of Zhao Lian's biological mother, sighed, and said to Zhao De:
"What are you here for?"
Zhao De knelt up straight and said respectfully:
"Son, I want to tell my father about Emperor Zuo Qin's mission......
"No need. I already know the progress of his journey to Xiliang." Zhao Kang said lightly.
After saying that, his face became a little unhappy.
"From today onwards, you will reflect in the Prince's Mansion! What you are doing today is ridiculous!"
"Erchen...... Retire." Prince Zhao De opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but Ding Xian signaled him not to say any more.
Zhao De sighed, staggered up from the ground, arched his hand to Zhao Kang, looked apologetic, and walked backwards to leave.
It's just that what Zhao Lian, Xu Mu and the others didn't know was that the moment Zhao De turned around, his face had become extremely vicious, and he roared like a vicious tiger in his heart.
"My good sixth brother! Remember, you forced me!"
In the hall, Zhao Lian's father and son chatted about the shortcomings of their parents, and laughter floated out from time to time.
Of course, most of the time, it was Zhao Kang who was laughing, and Zhao Lian was just accompanying him.
"Ding Xian, don't stop, continue to cook for Lian'er. That lotus leaf Baiwei chicken is very good! I've been a big fan lately!"
"Yes." Ding Xian laughed, raised a pair of long chopsticks, and sandwiched a piece of moon-white chicken for Zhao Lian, "Your Highness the Sixth, try it!"
"Hmm! Delicious! Father, too, come and try it!" Zhao Lian let go of his embrace, didn't think about it anymore, and ate with his mouth full of oil.
Xu Mu fought for days, and last night he cultivated wildly.
Hungry and full, seeing the banquet scene of the father and son, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a "grunt" in his throat, and was very envious of Zhao Lian's treatment in his heart.
"The Old Six Blessings are not shallow, uh, no, this is their own home...... Damn!"
Two quarters of an hour had passed, and the feast had ended.
Ding Xian waved his hand, and he was about to instruct the eunuchs and palace maids who served the two to clean up the table.
"Not for now, you stand down
Let's go." Emperor Zhao Kangdao.
After a burst of rustling sounds, the rest of the people retreated, and only Xu Mu and Zhao Lian and his son were left in the venue.
Zhao Kang picked up a cup of strong tea and took a sip pleasantly.
"Lian'er, you have always been pure and benevolent. Is there anything you want to tell your father today?"
Zhao Lian got up crampedly, rubbed his hands, glanced at Xu Mu, gritted his teeth, and said boldly:
"Father, my sons have the courage to bring your deceased son today. Please also ask my father to punish him."
He only said that he was the son of the old man, but he did not explicitly say that this was Xu Zhilang's son, which could be regarded as preparing a step for both parties in advance.
"Why did you bring him here?" Zhao Kang looked at Xu Mu, his brows furrowed slightly, "It's not quite like it, it's not like him at all when he was young!"
Zhao Lian clenched his fists and plucked up his courage to say:
"I haven't seen Xiliang's rebellion, so I can't judge the truth or falsehood. But I've been on the Northwest Frontier and know what the soldiers are like!"
As he spoke, he glanced at his father, then at Xu Mu, and said in a deep voice:
"What we heard was only the words of Han Shou and the ministers, but we didn't hear the voice of the Xiliang people."
Emperor Zhao De's eyes narrowed, but he did not interrupt Zhao Lian to speak.
"Erchen thinks that the judgment of the imperial court, uh, and the three divisions is unfair to Xu Zhoumu and Xiliang Tiger and Leopard."
"Shut up!" Zhao Kang slammed the teacup in his hand on the table and said angrily, "Who taught you to say that?!"
Zhao Lian stood up straight and said loudly:
"No one teaches, it's Erchen who thinks for himself! Erchen and Xu Mu are also at the border......
"Say no more!" Zhao Kang didn't wait for him to finish, and reprimanded, "I'll give you a chance to take back your words."
"Son, don't accept it. If the father thinks that his son is selfish and is plotting to kill the society, the father can deprive the son of his title and demote him to a commoner!" Zhao Lian said.
Zhao Kang was so angry that his body shook a little, pulled out his belt, and was about to beat Zhao Lian violently!
The belt was inlaid with gold and jade, which was attached to it by Zhao Kang's mana, and it was whirring when it danced.
If it is really whipped on Zhao Lian's body, even if he does not die, he will be seriously injured!
And Zhao Lian is like a wronged child at this moment, his eyes are red, and he doesn't hide at all.
Xu Mu saw that his identity was revealed by this father and son, and there was no need to endure it any longer.
ran to Zhao Lian's side, pushed him, and shouted:
"Your Highness Six, run, do you want the emperor to bear the notoriety of unfilial piety?"
Zhao Lian was stunned for a moment, came back to his senses, and rushed out of the hall.
"Father, the son will come to you next time to reason......
"Get down on your knees!" Zhao Kang threw down the belt in his hand and looked at Xu Mudao, "Do you know that you have committed a great sin?!". z.br>
"Don't kneel!" Xu Mu stood in the hall, raised his head and looked at Zhao Kang, "Xiliang Tiger and Leopard ride only kneel to the king, not others."
Zhao Kang narrowed his eyes, a wisp of murderous intent flashed unabashedly, and his expression became cold.
Nine imperial dragon qi, eight thick and one thin, overflowed from his body, and swirled rapidly around Zhao Kang's yellow robe!
"Oh, what a big boy Xu Zhilang taught! Am I not your king?"
Xu Mu knew that if one of the answers was wrong, I was afraid that he would die on the spot!
"Since the court believes that Xiliang has rebelled, Xiliang will have no king, so there is no need for me to kneel to you anymore."
Suddenly, Xu Mu remembered the famous words of his comrade-in-arms who was most afraid of death when he was at the border, and said loudly:
"When a soldier goes to war, sooner or later he will die. Even if we are wronged, sooner or later we will die, so what shall I fear?"
Emperor Zhao Kang was shocked by Xu Mu's iron-blooded killing expression, and withdrew the imperial dragon qi.
Sit down on the throne and pat your hands in praise.
"Yes, he is not afraid of death, and he has the ruthlessness of the old thirteen! Well, since you've thrown yourself into the net, you can't run anyway, but what do you have to say?"
Look at his God
love, it seems to be waiting for Xu Mu to avenge his grievances.
Xu Mu snorted, took a deep breath, and said loudly:
"I'm hungry!"