This black-faced punishment is bound to endure, although it is merciful, but help others to the end.

Shen San asked to follow along, just to make sure that the word had to be engraved on the forehead and engraved smaller, so that Shangguan Wan'er could change it to flower yellow, which could also play a role in winning over Shangguan Wan'er.

Sure enough, the executing soldier had already targeted Shangguan Wan'er's beautiful face with a small black face.

Shen Sanwen shouted "stop" while blocking the soldier's hand.

Shangguan Wan'er was already frightened, as if she had seen a savior, and tightly tugged on Shen Sanwen's sleeve, "Save me." ”

The soldier knelt down timidly, why did he come to carry out the execution? "Master Horse, this is His Majesty's order, and the slave does not dare to disobey, please give the slave a way to live."

Shen San asked: "This word is engraved in the middle of the forehead, don't hurt Zhaorong's appearance." ”

The soldier was at ease.

Shangguan Wan'er let go with a little despair, heh.

Shen San asked and advised: "Don't shake your hands." ”

The soldier wiped the sweat stains from his head, took two deep breaths, and then, in Shangguan Wan'er's painful groan, carefully moved the stitches, and concentrated on the engraving to ensure that it was engraved in the center.

The inscription overflowed with blood stains, and Shen Sanwen heard Shangguan Wan'er screaming for a while, turned his back, and felt very unbearable, such a punishment of disfigurement is really inhumane for a woman, and it will be abolished one day.

A small karmic character was quickly engraved, and Shangguan Wan'er had collapsed to the ground, unable to get up anymore, just sobbing in a low voice.

Shen San asked to come forward to check it, and the carving was indeed quite neat, "Let's go, go back and resume your life." Miss Wan'er cheered up, there is a way to solve it. ”

Shen Sanwen and Shangguan Wan'er came back, but Wu Sansi was nowhere to be seen.

Emperor Wu looked at the words on Shangguan Wan'er's forehead and asked in a deep voice, "Remember the humiliation you suffered today." ”

Shangguan Wan'er forcibly cheered up, "Wan'er remember." ”

The Martial Emperor asked her to retreat again, and Shen Sanwen continued to follow her out.

Shangguan Wan'er covered her forehead, crying, staggering on the main hall, and fell under a column after a while.

Shen Sanwen hurriedly said the prepared idea, "Don't cry, the punishment is deep into the skin texture, and it will be difficult to remove it in your life." You call the person who is exquisitely handicrafted, and the word karma is changed to plum blossoms, and then filled with red pigment to ensure that the color does not fade, and it is used as a flower yellow decoration. ”

Shangguan Wan'er listened to the words, and was busy teaching people to bring mirrors and look at them carefully, but there was something they knew. The disfigured state of mind was also a little better, wiped away his tears, and respectfully saluted Shen Sanwen, "Thank you for your mercy and advice, Wan'er is grateful." ”

Shen San asked if he was not just a good person, but he still had to explain his intention to Shangguan Wan'er, "Wu Sansi is not a good person, you must remember to treat Your Majesty loyally in the future, although this punishment is severe, do something relative to you, Your Majesty has shown mercy." If there is a place to help the princess in the future, the three questions also ask Miss Wan'er to make it convenient. ”

Shangguan Wan'er nodded solemnly, "Wan'er remember." ”

said that Emperor Wu and the princess were discussing another matter.

Emperor Wu: "You are now protecting this Shangguan Wan'er, and you also have the same mind as Wu Sansi?" ”

The princess laughed, disapproving, the more calm and calm she was, the more credible she was, and the more solemn she was, the more she showed that there was a ghost in her heart. "Why did the mother emperor say this. Taiping is just worried that the queen mother will kill Shangguan Wan'er, and she will miss this person in the future, there are many loyal people in this palace, but there are not many people who understand the mother and the emperor. ”

Emperor Wu: "Li Xian has not made any progress in Fangzhou, and Wudan can't afford any setbacks, and I don't know what evil I have created to give birth to these two bastards." ”

Princess: "Isn't there still a son-in-law, and the son-in-law must share the worries of the queen mother." ”

Emperor Wu: "The rewards and punishments are clear, and the grace and power are equally important, you can do it." However, sometimes they are still too soft-hearted, and extraordinary measures must be used to deter those who are bold and reckless, and if they are ruthless and lose their majesty, it will be even more difficult to control the situation. Now you have no two powers, everyone in Luoyang City covets it, if you want to protect yourself, you can only go further, now that you have me, you can only rely on yourself in the future, don't apply compassion to people who don't deserve it, being kind to others is cruel to yourself. ”

The princess bowed her head, "The princess has disappointed the mother. ”

Emperor Wu sighed, "That's it, I chose this colt for you, originally hoping that he could make you good luck and avoid harm, but I didn't expect that the two of you would influence each other, and now you are still so relaxed." ”

Princess: "Queen Mother, the concubine has warned her sons many times, and her sons will handle them carefully and properly. ”

Emperor Wu raised the jade seal in his hand and put it on the top fold, "I hope so." ”

When these people were all dispersed, another person came out of the shadows, "Your Majesty, it has been ascertained." ”

Then, Emperor Wu summoned Zhang Changzong.

Zhang Changzong hurriedly went, his handsome face forcibly maintained his composure, the whole person's behavior was out of order, and the cold sweat on his forehead betrayed him.

Emperor Wu's voice was soft, changing from today's grimness, "Don't be nervous, you're doing a good job." ”

Zhang Changzong breathed a sigh of relief, "Ten thousand ministers are dead." ”

Emperor Wu: "In the future, you will serve in the palace, you don't have to pretend to be in the name of others, do a good job, I will naturally be rewarded, you don't have to worry about the retaliation of others, I will protect you." ”

Zhang Changzong: "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen." ”

Emperor Wu didn't say much to him, and ordered him to go down, with this person, Shangguan Wan'er should be able to restrain a little, and she was indeed used to handing over many things to her, but now that she had crossed the line, she naturally had to take back some power.

During the time she stayed in the palace, Zhang Changzong had studied very hard, especially Shangguan Wan'er, she knew what tea and snacks Emperor Wu liked, what lyrics and flowers he liked, what words he liked to listen to, and what the emperor liked to hear, so he did whatever he wanted.

But Emperor Wu had a minor illness.

People who are sick naturally have a bad temper. The food handed by Zhang Changzong was a little disgusting, and as a result, he once again lost the opportunity to be favored. However, the imperial doctor who followed immediately after him dutifully took care of His Majesty the Emperor and became the second favorite minister after Xue Huaiyi.

Zhang Changzong was exhausted, and he really couldn't afford to hurt his life.

Fortunately, Emperor Wu dealt with the person who betrayed Xue Huaiyi for him, and Shangguan Wan'er checked and checked, but she didn't find out the person behind her, and she didn't dare to check it again until the end.

Xue Huaiyi took 10,000 male soldiers to the border between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, explored clearly and repeatedly confirmed an inaccessible road, ran a hundred miles with the soldiers, put down the Great Perimeter Monument that had been carved long ago, and then returned to the army garrison non-stop. It's not easy to make a military exploit, this time risking his life again and again, he finally expanded the territory of Da Zhou, and Xue Huaiyi felt that he was a loyal minister.

After doing this, Xue Huaiyi immediately asked the court for credit, and Emperor Wu heard his statement that he had not seen the Turkic soldiers, put down the boundary monument and left, he was really amused, Xiaobao, Xiaobao, what a living treasure. So, he was canonized as the Duke of Hubei and gave him 2,000 pieces of silk to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Xue Huaiyi was a little dissatisfied with these rewards, and immediately rushed to Huijing, "I want to be a general." ”

Wu Zhou already had many false titles, only Yu Lu had no real power, most of the national dukes were like this, and there were many generals, and Emperor Wu crowned him as an auxiliary general.

After Xue Huaiyi was named a general, he began to hurt the people in Luoyang City, and Emperor Wu favored Xue Huaiyi, which made many people feel cold, Di Renjie admonished him many times, but Emperor Wu refused to punish him on the grounds of repaying his kindness.

On the other hand, King Luling's life in Fangzhou was even more difficult, and the daily complaints of Wei's and his daughter's crying made this man exhausted.

He couldn't help but think a lot, why? He should obviously be the emperor of this world, but in this place where birds don't, he eats coarse tea and light rice every day, wears coarse clothes and linen, and has no good doctor to see his daughter when she is sick. He was desperate and miserable, self-reproaching and powerless, and his temper was getting worse and worse.

Finally, he began to complain, is there still a courtier loyal to Li Tang in this world, the mother emperor wants to control the government, this king can bear it, why force this king to such a point, why can the royal brother enjoy the glory and wealth in Luoyang, his son has been crowned king, my daughter, but she has to suffer this great crime, why can the imperial sister call the wind and rain, but the king wants to accept a small county order here, and half of the monthly silver is deducted? Doesn't it mean that now is the rule of peace, what about Wang Fa? What about the royal law?

Of course, Li Xian's identity determines that he is concerned by many people, some are happy to think that he is decadent, some are happy to think that he is motivated, some hope that he will fight against, and some hope that he will never leave Fangzhou.

Since he intended to resist, many of his loyal courtiers naturally had to help him.

King Luling's complaint soon spread to the Jingshi, who supported his courtiers and began to test the emperor's mind without fear of difficulties.

Di Renjie decided to let King Luling return to Beijing first, "Your Majesty, King Luling is the prince, even if he is at fault, he has reflected on it over the years." The minister believes that His Majesty has also missed King Luling over the years, and now that the blood of the first emperor has withered, he also asks His Majesty to protect King Luling. ”

Emperor Wu didn't get tired of it, this Li Xian returned to Beijing, and there were a lot of things, "This matter will be discussed later." ”

With a single sentence, the matter died again.

Di Renjie saw that Emperor Wu had no way here, so he begged the princess's mansion again, "Please also ask the princess to save King Luling." ”

The princess was very bland, "The royal brother has his own royal brother's way to go, and there is this palace in one day, and the royal brother will be protected." ”

Di Renjie asked again, "King Luling is your own brother, and now he is suffering in Fangzhou, you are in Luoyang brocade clothes and jade food, everyone says that the princess is kind-hearted, and asks the princess to give kindness to your brother." ”

Di Renjie was on the offensive again, Shen Sanwen felt that the princess was going to be relieved, and Shen Sanwen wanted to kick him out of the door.

Shen San asked, "Does the princess want to see King Luling just a puppet at the mercy of others?" His Majesty intends to cultivate the King of Luling, if the King of Luling does not grow, even if he enters Beijing and becomes the emperor in the future, he is just a puppet, if you help the King of Luling today, you are the sinner of the Tang Dynasty, Di Renjie is foolish and loyal, don't be confused by him. ”

Di Renjie was furious, "Dare to ask Shen Gongzi how many years he hasn't visited your father?" Do you know what filial piety is? Can you know the value of family affection? ”

Shen San asked if he didn't want to be angry, "Filial piety is to watch him make the Shen family doomed?" Filial piety is to watch him unhindered and bully? Filial piety is to blindly cater to daily greetings, but watch him go to death step by step? If Lord Di's son commits the crime of murder, will Lord Di use filial piety to exonerate him? ”

Di Renjie said with a straight face: "The old man will definitely not be like this, but the father of Shen Yuma, he has never heard of any fault, Shen Yuma does not have this kind of human affection, and he can't stop the princess from doing something for his brother." ”

Shen San asked: "Sanwen admires Lord Di's eloquence and character, but he doesn't dare to agree with Lord Di's foolish and loyal thoughts, how many people who support King Luling now are for the glory and wealth of King Luling?" If His Majesty establishes Wu Dan or Wu Chenghei as the crown prince today, how many people will care who the king of Luling is? You now support the king of Luling, and it seems that you have won back the country for Li Tang, but you are just letting this country fall into the hands of traitors. I will never sit idly by and watch someone take advantage of the princess's intolerance to achieve his dirty ends. ”

Di Renjie refused to give up on the words of justice, "How can anyone in this world say so badly." The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, when did they lack people who knew how to repay their kindness, when did they lack people who were loyal to the monarch and patriotism, and when did they lack people who knew right and wrong, and I Di Renjie was actually a person who used the kindness of others to achieve dirty purposes? ”

Shen San asked and was about to refute, but the princess hurriedly interrupted the argument between the two of them, "Let me think about this matter." ”

Di Renjie: "King Luling is in dire straits, and the princess may wish to make it clear to Di Renjie if she has any doubts." ”

The princess said indifferently, "What the horse said is reasonable, the royal brother is different from ordinary people, he is a concubine, if he has to return to Beijing, many people will support him, if he is still the same as before, how can he make the country stable." This palace never doubted Lord Di's loyalty, but only hoped that Lord Di could think farther. If the imperial brother can understand the purpose of the mother emperor to let him go to Fangzhou, and can focus on the overall situation and be pragmatic and enterprising, at that time, it will not be too late for Lord Di to come again. ”

Di Renjie saw that he couldn't move the two of them, so he had to retire.

After Di Renjie left, Shen Sanwen expressed his attitude firmly, "Even if Li Xian can be a qualified prince, he and Wei have shared weal and woe all these years, and the person he trusts the most will no longer be your two brothers and sisters, Wei Shi can't say that he wants to be the emperor in the future, I will never agree with this matter." ”

The princess hugged him, rested her head on his broad chest, felt a pang of reassurance, and smiled softly, "Okay, don't worry. ”

Shen Sanwen also hugged her, "What do you think, I will never agree to this matter, and Li Xian will never return to Beijing." ”

The princess closed her eyes, "I'm a little tired, I promise you, until the overall situation has been decided, the imperial brother will never return to Beijing." ”

Shen San asked and hugged him tighter, "I know you feel sorry for your brother, but when he comes back, Luoyang will be completely different, we must not let him return to Beijing, we can send some wealth over." ”

The princess felt a little dizzy, and after a while, she passed out directly.

Shen Sanwen hurriedly recruited the imperial doctor, and when he heard that the familiar contacts were fluent, like a bead, he should be sleek, Shen Sanwen was a lot of joy in his heart, and he was actually happy again!

Shen Sanwen sat on the edge of the bed, held her hand, and gently assured, "Princess, even if it is for our children to grow up safely, we can't give up anymore." I will also try to help you share the burden. ”

The princess had time to smile and fall back into a deep sleep.