Zhang Jingxiu nodded, instructed Jinyiwei to do the same, and looked at Zhao Qing, who had been silent: "What about you?" ”

Zhao Qing sneered: "I'd rather be a slave to the country than to be a slave to the world!" You are all greedy for life and afraid of death, and they do not hesitate to humiliate themselves for a peaceful night's sleep. ”

"The people are only Bangben, and Bengu Bangning. If you don't treat the people as human beings and think like this, you can only say that you are innocent of death. ”

Zhang Jingxiu said at this time.

Zhu Yijun soon received Qian Yiyi, Meng Yanghao and Zhao Nanxing's repentance.

"Excellent! Since they are willing to repent, then I will be lenient for the sake of their non-criminal crimes, and I will not put them to death, but only dismiss them from their posts for the people, and go to study and farm. ”

Zhu Yijun commanded.

Zhang Jingxiu said yes, and said: "But Zhao Qing is unrepentant, and the minister specially asked him, but he said that he would rather be a slave of the country than a courtesy of the world, and he is obviously still unwilling to accept the common people as people in this dynasty." ”

"If he can't accept it, he can't accept it, and in addition, he will be dealt with heavily, and the car will be cracked."

"Also, the three generations of his clan are not allowed to take the imperial examination, and they are accused of improper family style, and they should reshape their family style."

"The military attachés of the Soldiers and Horses Division who obeyed his orders and killed the people without permission were all exiled, and they were not highly conscious, and it cannot be said that their boss Hu Lai, as a subordinate, also connived."

Zhu Yijun also said because of this.

So, Zhao Qing was then escorted to the execution ground and executed by Che Split.

Zhao Nanxing, Qian Yiyi, and Meng Yanghao have left Beijing as civilians, and they are sitting in a tea shop on the outskirts of Beijing.

Outside the tea shop, because it was the time of the spring rain, the heaven and the earth were ink-colored.

Green trees surround the city wall, and only half of the green hills are outside the window of the tea shop.

Qian Yiyi in the window was looking at a copy of "Di Bao", shaking his head and sighing from time to time, and he didn't go to tea.

Meng Yanghao looked at the gate of the capital outside the shop with a faint expression, patted his face, and muttered: "Did you just leave?" ”

Zhao Nanxing picked up the tea and didn't drink it for a long time, and seemed to have endless thoughts.

"There are some things I still haven't figured out, and I want to go to the edict again and ask Na Luo Jinxi."

At this time, Zhao Nanxing suddenly spoke to the two of them first.

Meng Yanghao looked back at Zhao Nanxing and said with a smile: "Then you have to be guilty, right?" If you want to go in now and don't let Jinyiwei arrest you, you have to confess another sin, but doesn't this mean that you admit that you are not a true gentleman or a perfect person? ”

Syllable!

"So that's where Ijo comes in!"

Zhao Nanxing slapped the table and said excitedly.

After hearing this, Meng Yanghao asked him curiously: "What do you mean by this?" ”

Zhao Nanxing put down the teacup and said: "I think that if the quasi-criminal officials argue and sort out their political opinions in the edict prison, from the very beginning of the argument, they can no longer regard themselves as perfect people and saints, and they will not be able to discuss the affairs of the country with the heart of a lone husband and a thief, and it will be easy to listen to the truth and understand themselves clearly." ”

Zhao Nanxing said and said: "I am indeed a little guilty of the death of An, Yue and other dukes, and as soon as Luo Jinxi said this, I have to admit it!" ”

"Then, I also thought about it during this time, I did not look at His Majesty and Yuanfu realistically before, and now I remembered that in the past, the emperor was asked by the Son of Heaven why he had to wronged him even more because he knew that Zhang Siwen was a gentleman, and did everything possible not to let him take power."

"Now that I think about it, I have saved too much self-interest!"

"However, my portal self-interest is important, isn't the portal self-interest of Shenwu County important?"

After Zhao Nanxing asked, he looked at Meng Yanghao and Qian Yiyi again.

Meng Yanghao smiled bitterly and said: "I don't know if the self-interest of Shenwu County is important, but the self-interest of our gateway in Beijing is still very heavy, just because we regret and admit that our friends are messing with the government, and there is no one who comes to send us!" It's all disappointed in us, despised for us! ”

Qian Yiyi also slapped the "Di Bao" on the table at this time and said: "Our repentance and self-confession of guilt have been released very quickly, and now it is on the "Di Bao", from now on, we can indeed no longer act as gentlemen!" ”

"Reputation is ruined!"

Qian Yiyi sighed as he spoke, and said with a wry smile: "The gentleman of the court is naturally unwilling to associate with us anymore. ”

Zhao Nanxing bowed his head and also looked out the window, only to see that there was a scholar outside holding an umbrella and pointing at him, and a more familiar official made a face to him when he passed by.

For a while, Zhao Nanxing couldn't help but touch his chest because of this.

Qian Yiyi also touched his chest at this time and continued: "Mengbai is right, this is too powerful, and its means are above the World Temple!" Although the temple is ruthless, it is not heart-wrenching, but now it is heart-wrenching, so that your life is worse than death! ”

Qian Yiyi couldn't help but grit his teeth and blush.

"Although it is painful, it is indeed easier to correct people's hearts!"

Zhao Nanxing said this with a smile at this time.

At this time, a clerical officer Sun Yan came over, patted the raindrops on his body, took out the edict from the tuck, held it in his hand and said, "You are here, there is a decree for you." ”

Zhao Nanxing, Qian Yiyi, and Meng Yanghao were all busy kneeling down with expectations after hearing this.

"Although An Xifan, Yue Yuansheng and others don't like it, they are also my ministers and Yanhuang compatriots, so they can't lose their lives so plainly!"

"Since you are their friends, after returning to their hometowns, they should investigate this matter secretly, find out the real culprit behind the scenes, so that those who die in vain will not die in vain, and those who are despicable will be punished in a canonical manner."

After Sun spoke, he gave the middle order to these three people.

After receiving the order, the three of them stayed where they were for a long time, so that they didn't know when Sun Yan had left the tea shop, and they didn't notice that a plainclothes brocade guard had just captured the assassin and left here.

Zhao Nanxing sighed first after a while: "Sure enough, Your Majesty still takes An, Yue and other princes to heart, and I am ashamed to be their friend." ”

"Same!"

Qian Yiyi said: "A gentleman can be humiliated, but he can't be humiliated in vain!" ”

Soon after Zhu Yijun made a decree to these three people, Gu Xiancheng still sent a letter to these three people and invited them to go to Jiangnan.

So, the three of them came to Jiangnan and met Gu Xiancheng and other scholars in Jiangnan in Donglin Hall.

Zhang Whale and Sun Hai and other eunuchs who lived in Nanjing also met with these three people because they got along well with the scholars and doctors now.

Although the scholars and doctors are very reluctant to eunuchs in power, in reality, many scholars and doctors will still form parties with eunuchs for the sake of power and even become irreversible friends.

Even if the imperial court does not allow it, it will secretly contact.

Gu Xiancheng and others are no exception, relying on the Son of Heaven to be far away in Beijing, and making friends with Zhang Jing and others is even more blatant.

Although Gu Xiancheng supported the elimination of Zhao Nanxing, he himself would not directly participate, and was only surprised after seeing Zhao Nanxing, Qian Yiyi, and Meng Yanghao, and then said with a smile:

"Although the three of them repented of their mistakes and left Beijing to save their lives, which made the world quite criticized, but in my eyes, the three are still gentlemen, and we can still talk about state affairs and world affairs.

Because the imperial court now requires the academy to be official, Gu Xiancheng did not run Donglin Academy, but Donglin Hall, and he didn't want his place to study to be controlled by the government.

After hearing Gu Xiancheng say this, Qian Yiyi waved his hand first and said: "A person who humiliates himself and has no virtue is not worthy of the temple to admonish the king, nor is he worthy of the people of the rivers and lakes, so let's give up." ”

Zhao Nanxing also said: "Yes, where do I still have the face to lecture to future generations, I am afraid that a lecture will only be humiliated by future generations." ”

After hearing this, Zhang Whale pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Why are the three of you so depressed. ”

Qian Yiyi said with a smile: "My father-in-law used to be the emperor in front of the emperor, and I knew that he was powerful today, but now we are finally afraid and know that we are afraid, and we dare not reappear in our eyes. ”

When Gu Xiancheng heard Qian Yiyi say this, his expression couldn't help but become solemn, revealing displeasure.

"Yes, what's more, the poisoning of An, Yue and other fathers is also unknown, and we are also very guilty, so we still have the confidence to be disadvantaged."

Zhao Nanxing echoed at this time, and turned his head to ask Gu Xiancheng: "Uncle Shi knows that An, Yue and other dukes were poisoned, who did it?" ”

"Yes, I guess Uncle Shi must know something, after all, now Shilin takes you as the key, and everything will be discussed with you, and avoid doing anything that Shilin will not be tolerated."

Qian Yiyi also said.

(End of chapter)