The next morning, morning pilgrimage.

All the courtiers stood on both sides of the main hall with the limitation of civil and military affairs, and almost all of the court meetings in ordinary times would start to quarrel with this line as the boundary, but today, not only did they not quarrel, but they did not even make a sound.

In the courtroom, it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the ground.

And in the midst of such silence, a sudden tremor sounded.

His Majesty the Emperor, who was sitting on the dragon chair, slapped his palm on the table with a fierce palm, and then pointed at the person below and said angrily: "Drag this lawless rebel down and cut it down for me!"

As soon as the words fell, Tong Feiwei had already walked in.

And what they want to arrest is the burly Sheng Guogong who stands among the ministers, the most eye-catching - Yu Wenyuan!

He has already been sent to Taiyuan, especially after the battle of Yanmen County, Shanxi and other places have become the focus of Ashina Cha Li's revenge, and several times sent troops to harass him, so after the New Year, the Shanxi pacification ambassador quickly set off and returned to Taiyuan to lead the army to resist the southern invasion of the Turks.

Unexpectedly, at this time, he returned to the Eastern Capital without permission and appeared among the ministers of the early dynasty today.

Everyone was stunned, and at this time, when they heard that the emperor was going to cut him, the ministers were also frightened, and several of the ministers immediately came out of the ranks, knelt down to Chu Yang, and said again and again: "Your Majesty, please spare Sheng Guogong's life."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Sheng Guogong has made great contributions to resisting the Turks and quelling the rebellion against Longmen, so you can't just kill him."

"Please also ask the emperor to ask the reason, and it will not be too late to cut it."

Listening to their pleading, Wang Shaoji, who was standing among the ministers, sneered and said, "Everyone, what you said is quite simple. Yu Wenyuan was ordered to guard Taiyuan, and now, without the emperor's edict and the imperial court, he dared to return to the Eastern Capital privately, what is this? This is an unauthorized departure from duty and a bully! If the emperor doesn't kill him to set an example, will he let all the soldiers who guard the border pass in the world do the same?"

The ministers wanted to say something, but they couldn't.

Indeed, as long as Yu Wenyuan stands here, he is leaving his post without permission, and it is a capital crime, and there is almost no room for him to turn around.

At this moment, a person slowly walked out of the queue and stood in the center of the main hall.

It is the public director of Shenwu County.

I saw him say respectfully, "Your Majesty, Sheng Guogong left his post without permission, and the criminal bullied the king, and he deserved to die. Since both the left and right are going to die, it is better to listen to what he has to say before he dies, and it can be regarded as a death to understand."

Chu Yang narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly, and then looked at Yu Wenyuan, who had been restrained by the two Fei Fei Guards, but still held his head high, and did not have the slightest fear, he was silent for a long time, and said, "Okay. Just listen to what you have to say."

After speaking, he waved his hand gently.

The two guards immediately let go of Yu Wenyuan and stepped aside, and Yu Wenyuan immediately stood in the center of the main hall and bowed to Chu Yang, "The old minister is guilty of death."

Chu Yang said lazily: "There is no need to say this kind of nonsense anymore, explain in a few words why you want to come back to die, and then, let's go on the road."

Yu Wenyuan still said calmly: "The old minister returned to the court this time for the sake of the dog." ….

Chu Yang raised his eyebrows slightly.

And the ministers in the court also showed strange looks on their faces.

Half a month ago, the emperor smashed the corpse of the pro-feudal prison soldier Kou Yunliang and scattered the ashes, although this is not a canonical punishment, but everyone knows about it, and it is not a secret, which also makes the truth of the case of the general of the auxiliary state beheading the prison army more and more confusing; Now, Sheng Guogong has made this case a little more complicated because his son returned to the dynasty without permission.

Chu Yang sneered and said, "It turns out that it is for the Auxiliary General."

Hearing the words "General of the Auxiliary Kingdom", those faces with strange expressions added a little shock.

Until now, the emperor still calls Yu Wenye an auxiliary general, that is to say-

However, without waiting for everyone to think about it, Yu Wenyuan's deep voice had already sounded in the main hall, and there was even a deafening feeling.

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Said: "The old minister wants to die to prove the innocence of the dog."

Quite a few people have gasped.

And Chu Yang, who was sitting on the dragon chair, sat up straight at first, but after thinking about it, he immediately leaned back, put one hand on the table, and lightly tapped the table with his fingertips, as if he was measuring something.

After a while, he squinted at Yu Wenyuan slightly, and sneered, "You mean, you want to exchange death for his life."

"Yes."

"According to you, whether he is innocent or not, if you let him live if you die, what is the dignity of the law? Where is justice? Is the court a place where lives can be exchanged for lives?"

Yu Wenyuan immediately said, "The old minister is confused."

"You're confused!"

Chu Yang said: "Yu Wenye's case, I have already found out, if you should die, if you should die, if you should be released, if you should be rewarded, why do you need to do this?"

Yu Wenyuan said again: "The old minister is confused."

Chu Yang sneered again, "If I don't kill you and let you live, how can you save your son's life?"

As soon as he heard this, the atmosphere in the court suddenly turned side.

The faces of the civil and military ministers also showed a look of surprise, and when they looked at Chu Yang again, many people's eyes showed a sudden realization.

However, no one spoke.

Yu Wenyuan said quickly: "If the old minister is lucky enough not to die, but the crime has been committed, I am willing to demote myself to the third level, still stay in Taiyuan, defend the court against the Turks, and do my best to die!"

As soon as these words came out, someone had already let out a low exclamation.

He was demoted three levels, but he still stayed in Taiyuan, that is to say, from today on, he will no longer lead the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, but he will continue to resist the Turkic attack, and all he can rely on is his own soldiers and horses of the Duke of Shengguo!

This is no ordinary punishment and punishment!

This is a move to completely weaken oneself and show loyalty to the imperial court!

Even Wang Shaoji, who was standing aside and waiting to ridicule him at any time, showed a look of surprise, and there was no need to say anything more.

In fact, he had already heard the emperor's tone, the emperor could not really kill Sheng Guogong because of such a trivial matter as leaving his post without permission and returning to the dynasty without permission.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Yu Wenyuan opened his mouth, he pressed the heaviest punishment on his head. ….

In this way, if you don't let Yu Wenye go, it won't work.

But this is the ultimate goal of the emperor!

On the other side, outside the gate of Dali Temple, Shang Ruyi led Tusheer and Chang Wan to stand in the wind and snow, although the cold wind was biting, but she was wearing a thick coat but she did not feel very cold, on the contrary, there was a warm emotion stirring in her chest, so that she was not afraid of the wind and snow in front of her, only staring at the gate of Dali Temple eagerly.

Haven't it come out yet?

At this time, there should be a result.

Tu She'er was really distressed, although she was holding an umbrella in her hand, she still couldn't stop the wind and snow from making trouble, she was afraid that Shang Ruyi, who had just recovered from her serious injury, would be cold again, and said softly: "Miss, let's find a place where we can shelter from the wind and snow, you are like this, the slave is afraid that you will catch a cold."

Shang Ruyi shook his head: "I'm fine."

Chang Wan on the other side said worriedly, "Young lady, are you sure that the second son can come out today?"

Shang Ruyi said, "Yes, yes."

Chang Wan said, "Why? The slave doesn't understand."

「……」

"Although Guogong is back, he didn't commit a crime when he came back this time—"

When she said this, she swallowed the word "sin" stiffly, after all, as a slave, she couldn't talk about her master's behavior, and then said, "Why, the young lady thinks that the second son can still be released?"

Shang Ruyi glanced at her and said with a faint smile: "Your Majesty has been waiting for this half a month, just to wait for the Duke of the Kingdom to commit a crime."

Both maids looked surprised.

Shang Ruyi didn't say anything more, but

Smiled and turned his head to look at the gate of Dali Temple, at this time, the wind and snow seemed to be a little smaller, and the cloud above their heads that had pressed them for more than half a month seemed to be a lot thinner.

At this time, she also figured it out.

In fact, from the time Chu Yang crushed Kou Yunliang's bones and scattered ashes, Yu Wenye had to be released, but he kept holding on to people, just forcing Sheng Guogong.

And how shrewd Sheng Guogong was, how could he not see through the emperor's thoughts.

So, he "went into the house".

He returned to the Eastern Capital in vain, and the criminals deceived the king, so he punished him for his crimes, and was demoted three levels in a row, but he still stayed in Taiyuan, and used his own soldiers and horses to resist the Turkic soldiers, and the court benefited, and weakened the nail in the emperor's eyes.

It can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

In this way, even if he admits that Yu Wenye has made great contributions to Xingluocang, he has also retained his position as an auxiliary general, and he has won the praise of the people, but the weakening of the Yuwen family is an established fact, and it cannot be changed no matter what.

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi suddenly felt a chill rise from his heart.

All along, Chu Yang has two faces in her eyes, one is something she has never seen, but it has long been formed, the world is cruel and murderous, and the appearance of a faint king who is desolate and excessive; The other pair is the immortal who is holding an umbrella in the misty smoke and rain, smiling and looking at her.

But she never thought that Chu Yang was still a master of playing with power.

His cleverness had shocked her countless times, but at this time, it once again made her feel that his cleverness was far beyond what she could imagine.

This person is too much loved by God.

It's too much......

At the same time as she sighed in her heart, the door of Dali Temple suddenly let out a long hiss, and then, the door was opened.

Shang Ruyi hurriedly raised his head.

At this moment, the clouds overhead seemed to be dispelled, and a ray of sunlight shone down, shining on a tall and strong figure that came out of the door, although his face was pale and a little haggard, but he was tall and vigorous, like a jade tree in the wind, and when he walked towards her, those bright eyes slowly revealed a joyful and gentle light.......

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