Chapter 107

He knelt alone on the scaffold. His dry, red and swollen eyes finally saw Gong Yueyue coming out of the crowd. His face was dignified. He came forward and helped Du ruotong up with Xiaomei.

She looked up at Pan Jingyuan. At the moment, her sad face made her heart unbearable“ What can I do for you? " She forced herself to ask him calmly.

"Take her away. Don't let her see." He dropped his head and a big tear fell on the scaffold.

"Yes." Gong Yueyue and Xiaomei hold Du ruotong, who has cried to collapse, to the crowd. People quickly make way for them.

"I want to accompany him. I won't go." Du ruotong suddenly stopped and stayed in place.

Yue Yue had to persuade him with kind words: "don't do this. Your presence will only make him more painful. Besides, isn't it good to remember what he looks like now? "

Hearing what she said, Du ruotong turned back and looked at Pan Jingyuan who was looking at her on the scaffold. His crying face suddenly broke the ice and smiled, revealing a rogue evil young smile.

Du ruotong also smiled foolishly.

Only Gong Yueyue's nose was sour and she couldn't help the tears in her eyes. She knew that this was the last side that evil Shao wanted to leave for Du ruotong.

Just out of the crowd, the people behind quickly gathered back together. After taking a few more steps, I heard a faint sentence from behind: "the time has come, execute!"

The three girls were stunned and couldn't take another step.

"This... This... Is this the rhythm of robbing the Dharma field?" Gong Yue muttered in fear.

Sure enough, with a "Shu -" sound, the feather arrow flew out of his hand. Before she could look back at the direction of the feather arrow, she heard Du ruotong's scream, followed by a loud noise of "bang -"

If Gong Yueyue's scream cools his heart, is it that evil young has died? Open your eyes uneasily. But pan Jingyuan was still kneeling on the scaffold, and the butcher's knife had disappeared.

Pan Zhuqing's horse rushed through the crowd and killed under the scaffold, roaring through the sky: "the imperial edict is coming! Kaifeng Fuyin quickly received the order! " He jumped off his horse, lifted the edict scroll, and hurried to the scaffold.

The Kaifeng government Yin took over the Edict and announced in public: "there is no secret about Pan Jingyuan's murder of an official! Quickly take them back to Kaifeng prison and postpone the retrial! "

At the dawn of the lantern, the largest box was filled with distinguished guests invited by Pan Yu. The Zhao family is almost here, plus Du ruotong and pan Zhuqing. Pan Jingyuan was still in prison and could not be present.

"Thanks to you, vinegar jar! But for you, I would be widowed now. Let me propose a toast! " Du ruotong filled the wine and got up to thank Zhao Changyuan standing opposite.

"I have a wound on my body. After taking medicine, I can only replace wine with tea. I wish you and the second young master a happy marriage for a hundred years."

Gong Yueyue recalled the scene of the execution ground during the day and felt a lingering fear: "it's dangerous. It'll be over one step later. Xianggong, tell us what's going on. "

Zhao Changyuan frowned and thought for a while, and said awkwardly, "maybe I was a little nervous at that time. I don't remember very clearly. Dad, why don't you say it? "

As soon as Zhao Xiong mentioned what happened in Jinluan hall during the day, he came to his spirit: "well, I looked carefully and heard clearly. It's like this... "He put down his glass and his mind began to go backwards.

After handling the official affairs of the Privy Council, Zhao Xiong took the temporary armistice agreement signed with Xixia into the palace to meet the emperor early this morning. When he saw the ministers still pestering outside the hall. Among them is his son Zhao Changyuan.

Zhao Xiong was led by father-in-law Tong and walked into the hall without moving. At the moment, the emperor is receiving a group of military attach é s such as Wei tingyue and Yang Guodong to discuss the defense of Youzhou city just recovered.

The battle of Youzhou city sounds simple. In fact, Cao Rui and two generals Yang fought all the way from Yingzhou to mozhou, and then conquered waqiao pass. After being exhausted, they saw the real Youzhou city. The process is not difficult, but it is like a sharp blade to cut off the sixteen Youyun prefectures proud of Liao. At present, Cao Rui and Yang Jinzhong are stationed in Youzhou. What they fear is that Liao will kill a horse gun. Although the enemy has not yet taken action, it has to be ready to meet at any time. Zhao Changyuan called it "the legacy of the tiger's mouth grabbing food". He attached three memorials and proposed to take advantage of the weak defense of Zhuozhou to solve the trap of Youzhou, or quickly set up a large-scale military stronghold in the local area to resist the counterattack of the Liao army.

But the emperor experienced a palace rebellion, and all his energy and attention focused on domestic security defense. A large number of forbidden troops were transferred to reorganize the imperial forest army, and the border guards were frequently transferred... In short, he didn't take Zhao xiaobailian's suggestion seriously. In the eyes of the emperor, Zhao Changyuan was indeed a general with the courage of thousands of men, but his experience was still shallow. Although he had fought many wars large and small, most of them were to calm down the chaos and suppress the bandits, or to wipe the gun and go off with the Xixia Army. The number of real battles with the Liao army was just that once. Zhao Changyuan has done his duty, so he no longer demands it.

The emperor discussed with the generals for a long time. Seeing Zhao Xiong's absent-minded appearance, he couldn't help asking him curiously: "Zhao Aiqing, what makes you so happy?"

Zhao Xiong was surprised to find that he had wandered too far. He grinned and giggled for a long time. Hurried forward to compensate the Emperor: "I'm damned. Please forgive me."

The Emperor didn't care. He took a sip from his tea bowl and said, "ah, why did Zhao Aiqing say that? What are you guilty of when the tiger is still napping? By the way, if you have anything happy, you might as well share it with you. "

Zhao Xiong looked puzzled: "er... Emperor, it's just some trivial things in Weichen's family. It's not worth mentioning in the court."

When he said this, the emperor became more energetic: "just right, I'm very bored these days. I just want to hear interesting trivia."

"Back to the emperor, it's Weichen's son... He will be a father." Zhao Xiong's eyebrows involuntarily dyed happy.

The emperor also brightened his eyes: "Oh? That's a great wedding! Ha ha ha ha! I am also happy for your family! "

"Thank you, Emperor!"

Yang Guodong also cast a congratulatory look at Zhao Xiong.

The emperor inadvertently raised his eyebrows: "by the way, I heard he was standing outside the temple these days asking to see me?"

Zhao Xiong restrained his joy and said uneasily, "back to the emperor, the dog... Is really still outside the hall."

"Father-in-law Tong, announce him in. Oh, wait... Let all the people outside come in. " When the emperor said this, he looked at the tea bowl, but he had a tacit understanding with Zhao Xiong.

"Yes!" Father-in-law Tong retreated. Soon, he brought in more than a dozen ministers with gray or yellow faces who had been waiting for many days. The last one to enter the hall was General Zhao, who was dignified and white enough to illuminate the whole hall.

The emperor couldn't hide his appreciation. When he spoke to him, he leaned forward: "Zhao Changyuan, I heard you're going to be a father?"

He fell on the ground and replied, "if you go back to the emperor, Wei Chen just learned about it two days ago."

The emperor asked with great interest, "why don't you stay in Luoyang with your daughter-in-law and stick outside my temple?"

"Wei minister dared to beg the emperor to pardon pan Jingyuan's death." Then he kowtowed heavily.

There was a dead silence in the hall. Zhao Xiong was silent. Yang Guodong was shocked by him and broke into a cold sweat. Wei tingyue narrowed his eyes and looked sullen.

The emperor leaned back to the back of his chair, looked down at Zhao Changyuan kneeling on the ground, and finally asked coldly, "did your father tell you that I had made a will, who pleaded for Pan Jingyuan and asked for guilt?"

Zhao Changyuan raised his head and replied without hesitation: "go back to the emperor, and Weichen knows."

"Then you're really brave. Aren't you afraid that I will punish you?" When the emperor spoke, he pinched his finger bones.

"Wei Chen knew he was abrupt and was willing to receive punishment, but he still begged the emperor to spare him from death!" Zhao Changyuan's voice resounded through the hall. Except Wei tingyue and the emperor, everyone here was sweating for him. Even father-in-law tong can't hide his worry.

Wei tingyue took a step from the ministers and stared at Zhao Changyuan: "emperor, Zhao Changyuan pleaded for the evil thief. I see that he is clearly the accomplice of the evil thief!"

Zhao Changyuan raised his head to meet his provocative eyes and pushed back in a tough tone: "general Wei's words are really ridiculous! If Zhao is really pan Jingyuan's accomplice and it's not enough to avoid suspicion, will he be foolish enough to openly plead for him? "

Wei tingyue didn't expect that the little white face, who was always silent, dared to contradict him in front of the public. He was surprised: "you're obviously sophistry! Play a fancy tune! "

This sentence attracted Zhao Changyuan's stronger counterattack: "you are clearly talking nonsense and spitting blood!"

Wei tingyue had never been so angry. Blowing his beard and staring, he wanted to rush up and kick him: "try again!" Just about to lift their feet, they were pulled down by Yang Guodong and Zhao Xiong.

Father-in-law Tong was very angry when he was beside the emperor. Wei tingyue was too arrogant and had no quality. He dared to be so presumptuous in front of the emperor. And tried to kick his God with dirty feet! I want to rush down and slap him in the ears.

"Enough! You two don't see who you are! What's the style of swearing in my hall? " The emperor finally said in a cold voice, "Zhao Changyuan, since you say you are willing to receive punishment, I will complete you. Hit you 20 boards first, and you will talk to me again. Are you still willing?"

Zhao Changyuan did not consider for a moment: "I am willing to receive punishment!"

The emperor nodded: "come!"

"The slave is here!"

"Pull Zhao Changyuan down and scold him for twenty. When he's finished, send him back to me!" With that, the emperor took up the tea bowl and covered his face so as not to show any unbearable look.

"Yes!" After receiving the order, the bodyguard came to Zhao Changyuan from left to right, trying to put him up.

But he got up and shook his official robe. He looked like Zhao and said, "I will go myself." Then, accompanied by the bodyguard, he strode out of the hall.

Zhao Xiong's heart was dripping blood. Although he had already prepared in his heart, he was inevitably distressed to see his flesh and blood tortured.

Father-in-law Tong and Yang Guodong frowned and scratched their hearts.

"If any of you want to plead for Pan Jingyuan, as long as you take the initiative to take the punishment like him, I'll give you a chance to say a few words." As soon as the emperor finished saying this, everyone in the hall held his breath.

Zhao xiongruo saw with his own eyes Zhao Changyuan biting the cloth towel, being taken off his pants, lifted his robe and lying on the bench. From then on, he will no longer be willing to serve his son's family law.