Li Yuan and Zhao Yan didn't know that Hu Tianhua had followed Hu Deheng all the way to the capital, and soon after the order to summon Hu Tianhua into Beijing was issued, a small eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Hu Tianhua in Ningzhou asks to see you." ”

Li Yuan and Zhao Yan glanced at each other: "When did Hu Tianhua come to the capital?" ”

"Your Majesty will know when you ask."

Li Yuan summoned Hu Tianhua, and after Hu Tianhua entered the hall, he knelt down with a thud: "Please be gracious to Your Majesty, the grass people are willing to smear the ground for Your Majesty's liver and brain, in order to repay the great kindness." ”

"Your Majesty is discussing this matter with me, Mr. Hu should not be excited."

"Your Majesty, I am just this one son, if he dies, I don't want to live."

Li Yuan looked at Zhao Yan, and Zhao Yan said, "Mr. Hu, this is Zichen Palace, not a place for you to make a big fuss." ”

Hu Tianhua hurriedly shut up, and Li Yuan said: "I'm not unkind, but what your son has done is too much, everyone knows it, and everyone is angry, and I can't open up for you." ”

"The grass people are willing to give half of their family property, just to exchange my son's life."

Li Yuan was a little impatient: "The law of the country is ruthless. ”

Hu Tianhua thought that Li Yuan was not disgusted enough, so he gritted his teeth and said: "All the assets of the grass people add up to 30 million taels, and I am willing to exchange 20 million assets for my son's life." ”

Li Yuan was obviously moved, Hu Tianhua actually had so many assets, you must know that the tax revenue of the entire Daqian is only more than 60 million taels a year, and the Hu family has more than 30 million taels?

Zhao Yan saw Li Yuan's thoughts, although 20 million taels was more, he did not support the idea of letting Hu Deheng go, because if this matter was spread, the loss would be much more than 20 million.

"Your Majesty, this matter has too much impact."

Hu Tianhua cried again: "Your Majesty, I am willing to take out twenty-five million." I beg you to spare my son's life, and I will lock him up at home from now on, and never let him do any more evil. ”

With such sincerity, Li Yuan immediately made a decision: "Although Hu Deheng is not as good as a beast, but for the sake of the merits of the ancestors of the Hu family, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime is inescapable, you take him back and take strict care, and you are not allowed to take half a step out of the house without the holy decree, do you know?" ”

Hu Tianhua was overjoyed and kowtowed again and again.

Zhao Yan was shocked: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible." ”

Hu Tianhua thought that Zhao Yan was singing a duet with the emperor just now and wanted to squeeze more money, but he didn't expect that he really didn't want to let Hu Deheng go.

For a while, Hu Tianhua's hatred for Zhao Yan was even greater than that of Li Feng.

Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "Didn't you say that the Hu family was the founder of the country?" It is not difficult for the founding hero to come up with a gold medal for avoiding death, is it possible that he can still disobey the orders of the ancestors? ”

"Yes, yes, I'll get it when I get back."

Zhao Yan is so angry, Daqian has never heard of any death-free gold medals since the founding of the country, isn't this nonsense?

"Your Majesty. Folk Rumor ......"

"Well, needless to say, I'm golden-mouthed. Besides, this matter is not a big deal, can the folk rumors still shake the foundation of the great cadres? ”

Zhao Yan persuaded hard that Li Yuan was defeated by 25 million after all, and pardoned Hu Deheng.

Hu Tianhua is also very trustworthy, and immediately planned the industry to be given to Li Yuan. said that it was 30 million assets, but in fact, most of them were real estate, shops, antiques, houses, etc., adding up to a total of 30 million, not that Hu Tianhua had 30 million money.

In order to show his sincerity, the assets that Hu Tianhua took out were extremely good, and Li Yuan was extremely satisfied after reading it.

Only Zhao Yan was full of worries on the side, although he didn't know what Li Feng was going to do, but the people's sentiment was like this, and he would definitely be shaken.

After Hu Tianhua retreated, Zhao Yan still wanted to persuade him, but was stopped by Li Yuan: "Taiwei Zhao thinks my decision is inappropriate?" ”

Zhao Yan quietly looked at Li Yuan's calm expression and said, "It's not appropriate." ”

Li Yuan didn't get angry, but smiled: "How much does Taiwei Zhao know about Hu Deheng?" ”

"He's a tyrannical man."

"How is it compared to the former Ghost King?"

"Naturally, it is far inferior, the violence of the ghost king, the anger of the gods and men. What does Your Majesty mean that Hu Deheng will improve in the future? ”

Li Yuan said with a smile: "I think the father and son of the Hu family are even more important to the King of You than the first emperor, the King of You was demoted to Youzhou because of his mistakes, and Hu Deheng was only confined at home. With Hu Tianhua's temperament, he will definitely not do it. ”

"As long as Hu Deheng comes out to cause trouble again, I will have a reason to kill Hu Deheng, so that Hu Deheng's property will also die."

Zhao Yanxin said that Your Majesty is still ruthless, people want to kill, and money is also needed, but in this way, the people's hearts will still be slightly shaken.

Zhao Yan thought about it again, and felt that if Hu Deheng was killed later, it seemed that there would be nothing wrong, after all, forgiving Hu Deheng this time was a gold medal for avoiding death, and the pot was in the ancestors of Daqian.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Li Yuan smiled with satisfaction.

Immediately, the Criminal Department tried Hu Deheng's case, but the case ended as soon as it began, because Hu Tianhua took out a gold medal for avoiding death, and there was also the seal of Emperor Daqian on it.

The officials of the Criminal Department were dumbfounded when they saw Hu Tianhua's death-free gold medal at first, they had been an official for half their lives, and they had never heard of a big cadre having a death-free gold medal, and they took the death-free gold medal to His Majesty for inspection, but they didn't expect His Majesty to admit it.

His Majesty admitted it, and the officials of the Criminal Department had no choice but to settle the case hastily.

As a result, a big case that caused a sensation in the whole country ended in this way, and Hu Deheng, who was angry with everyone and gods, was not killed in the end, but went home safely.

The first person who knew about the popularity of the capital scolded the street outside the lobby of the criminal department, and then the other places he knew were even more angry.

Even some old fritters who have been in officialdom for a long time wondered, Daqian had never heard of any death-free gold medals since the founding of the People's Republic of China, why did a piece suddenly appear?

The news finally reached Youzhou, and Li Feng looked at the result and smiled dumbly: "Li Yuan is really crazy and actually released Hu Deheng?" ”

Liu Ji and Xie Zhixin congratulated again and again: "Lord Wang, the people's hearts are shaken, and our revolt is more certain." ”

"Don't worry, the ordnance is not ready yet, are the Turkic envoys coming? It's time to discuss how to work with them. ”

"He is already waiting at the Yamen, is the prince summoning him now?"

"Call him to my study, I'm curious to know how big Mei Lusi's appetite is."

Not long after, the Turkic envoy came and solemnly handed over a note: "This is the cooperation request of Meilu Si Khan, please read it by King Daqianyou." ”

Li Feng opened the recital, but he didn't expect that it was a passage from Wen Zou Zou in front of him, to the effect that for the sake of peace and justice, for the sake of friendship between the two countries, God gave me nonsense such as the alliance between Meilu Khan and the Great Qianyou King.

"Where did you Meilu Si Khan find the pen?"

"It's a big guy who was arrested before."

The Turkic envoy was also truthful, and told the Turks about the occasional arrest of people in Daqian's territory.

This kind of adult old account, Li Feng didn't have time to deal with them, but when he saw the first one, Li Feng threw it away.