Chapter 108

The two bodyguards who executed him felt bad when they saw the big and small wounds on his back. Fortunately, they knew the emperor's mind well and sent him back after beating, which meant that they could only scare people with skin trauma, not really hurt the little general's muscles and bones.

However, the twenty thorns were drawn on the naked skin without any barrier. After two or three times, the skin was torn open, and the degree of pain was beyond the endurance of ordinary people.

At the time of the execution in the palace, the tortured people's howling can always cause people to watch openly and secretly.

But no one watched this time, because Zhao Changyuan didn't even make a slight hum except the sound of the thorns hitting the skin and flesh. The two bodyguards first admired themselves, and finally even thought he might have fainted. When I went up to pick him up, I found that his head was full of sweat, the cloth towel he was biting was permeated with warm blood, his locked eyebrows and eyes opened impressively, and his eyes were still so black and white.

"General, you are so strong." They admired him sincerely and helped him put on his clothes and trousers with light hands and feet.

"Thank you for your mercy." When the young general finished, he couldn't help looking back at the thorns board leaning against the wall and smiled at himself. This thing is much more powerful than his army stick.

The emperor made up his mind and said sternly, "well, I'll give you a chance to go on and see how you can excuse pan Jingyuan. If you talk nonsense, I will reward you another 20 boards! "

Zhao Changyuan straightened up. He felt pain from his waist down, and a drop of sweat exuded from his forehead. His face was as calm as autumn water. He said unhappily: "tell the emperor that Pan Jingyuan was indeed guilty, but he didn't commit the crime until he died. Ask the emperor to take back his life."

Hearing what he said, Wei tingyue stormed out of the column: "what are you talking about? What sin does not die? He has three lives in his hand! Is your boy stupid? Ah? "

Zhao Changyuan didn't even bother to look at him this time. The emperor really despised him. He stared at him and warned him, "Wei tingyue, if you roar at my Jinluan hall again, I'll beat you forty boards and blow you out!"

Seeing that the emperor was really angry, he reluctantly accepted his anger and retreated: "I know my crime, but I dare not."

The emperor then turned his eyes to Zhao Changyuan: "and you, at least you are also an official of the imperial court. Haven't you recited the laws of the great song dynasty? If you kill an official, you should be punished. What else did you tell me that sin does not end in death? " Did the child do enough homework when he came up to beg for mercy? The emperor had no confidence in his heart.

"Report back to the emperor. If you kill an official, you should be executed. But what if he killed the accomplices of disorderly officials and thieves and tried to safeguard the emperor's country? " Zhao Changyuan's words were neither light nor heavy, which surprised the whole hall.

The most unacceptable thing is naturally Wei tingyue. He was so angry that he never paid attention to a hairy boy like Zhao Changyuan because he was a relative of the Emperor: "you fucking nonsense! I'll kill you if I go out today! "

As soon as the roar fell to the ground, the emperor ordered the left and right bodyguards: "come on, take Wei tingyue out to me, punish him with a staff of forty and blast him out of the palace."

Zhao Changyuan looked calm and stretched out his hand to stop: "wait a minute, please take back your order. Some words should be made clear in front of general Wei."

Wei tingyue suppressed his anger and stopped talking.

The emperor nodded and agreed. The little general continued, "well, you can go on."

"I wonder if the emperor can still remember that more than a year ago, he had told the younger ministers to secretly investigate the news of a party plotting rebellion by Luo Xiang ye?" Zhao Changyuan looked into the emperor's eyes and finally saw a tacit look from each other's eyes.

"Well, yes, I have that impression." It's strange to have an impression. A year ago, the Emperor didn't know that Lord Luo Xiang was going to rebel. How could he order Zhao Changyuan to investigate this? Just from here, the couple began to sing the double reed.

Zhao Changyuan was satisfied, but on the surface, he did not show his face: "Wei Chen received the emperor's will at that time, so he searched everywhere, observed the secret tone, and collected a lot of information about the betrayal of the party. But there are also some man-made obstacles. Some officials have secretly colluded with the rebels. Aware that the court was investigating the rebellion, these people waited three or four times to inform the rebels. "

There was another sigh under the hall.

"Go on." The emperor sat on his desk with both hands and listened with interest.

"At that time, in order not to scare the snake, the Minister decided to kill these traitors. Just because there is no suitable excuse, it will arouse the suspicion of the traitor. After careful consideration, the Minister decided to use the hand of Dongdu Xia to wipe them out one after another. "

The emperor nodded to show understanding, and then asked, "who are these traitors' accomplices?"

"I dare not hide. It's the three lives in Pan Jingyuan's hands, Lou Zhi county, Lord Lu and Feng county captain." Zhao Changyuan felt bad about telling this big lie. He can only regard the current situation as a war without gunsmoke. He is a general. He has to do everything to defeat the enemy.

Wei tingyue flushed his eyes with anger, pointed to his back and scolded, "you... You... You're bloody! You are so treacherous and vicious... "

The emperor pretended to be puzzled and asked, "in that case, why do you say it now?"

"Reply to the emperor. I've been asking to see you outside the Hall these days, but..." it's only if the emperor is willing to see him.

Wei tingyue knelt down in front of the emperor with a "Putong" sound, and his voice was shaking: "emperor, don't believe what he said. He's speechless! If so, why didn't pan Jingyuan say? "

"Tell the emperor that at that time, Wei minister worked hard to find the Dongdu Xia, and he didn't dare to reveal anything about the imperial court. The eastern capital was chivalrous and courageous. He just brought the people who had been bullied and bullied by the three traitors and bullies in the past in front of him and counted their atrocities one by one, so he agreed to walk on behalf of heaven. Now he doesn't want to recruit Wei Chen. He must be afraid that Wei Chen will be implicated. Even if such chivalrous men die, Wei Chen will go to the temple to show his holiness and give him justice. "

The ministers who came to the hall to intercede for Pan Jingyuan began to take the opportunity to whisper and praise the loyalty of Dongdu Xia and the little general.

Only Zhao Xiong had a heart for his son's dangerous move.

The emperor's face became more and more relaxed. He knew that the dilemma had not been entrusted to anyone. It was basically resolved by the little guy. In order not to fall into the reality of the population, he asked, "do you have conclusive evidence to prove that these three people are traitors and accomplices?"

"Back to the emperor, although most of the rebels have been legally punished, Zhao sude, the sentenced general, is now being imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of punishment. He may be able to prove whether what Weichen said is true. But... "Zhao sude, who is afraid of death, has been arranged by his power and inducement all night. If he confronts in court, he will help him testify that the three people in louzhi county are accomplices.

"But what, are you afraid?" Wei tingyue stared at him fiercely, as if he wanted to eat him alive.

He finally turned his head to face Wei tingyue's four eyes. His clear and clean eyes were still free of impurities: "I'm afraid general Wei won't be able to clarify for himself at that time."

"What the fuck are you talking about? You bastard, are you saying that Ben will also be a traitor? I'll kill you! " Wei tingyue's brain burst open in an instant. Then he raised his fist like a hammer and smashed it straight at Zhao Changyuan.

Under the exclamation of the crowd, the little general just neatly raised his left hand and took the incoming fist in his hand. He scolded him all morning. There was also a group of anger in the little general's heart to vent. He almost twisted his fist, but reason told him that it was important to save people and don't give birth to branches“ That's what you said. I pleaded for the Dongdu Xia, and I became his accomplice. Then Lou Zhi county and general Wei are in law relatives. Today, the general has been protective again and again. I don't know how to escape the relationship? " He held Wei tingyue's fist. Although his tone was calm, his eyes were full of anger.

At the moment, father-in-law Tong, an irrelevant bystander, found his face shamefully red. He looked around these days, found some beautiful men who looked somewhat similar to Zhao Changyuan, and brought them back to his house to solve his lovesickness. Now it seems that the fake is still a fake. Even if the face as like as two peas, but how can this temperament, character, and skill be compared with the general?

Stunned by Zhao Changyuan's words, Wei tingyue quickly took out his hand and knelt on the ground to express his loyalty to the Emperor: "the emperor clearly observed that the minister really did not participate in the rebellion, and he had little contact with nalouzhi county. Please see clearly! "

When the voice fell to the ground, Pan Yu's sad cry suddenly sounded outside the hall: "emperor, I know my godson is evil and sinful. I beg the emperor to spare the child from dying. I am willing to take the sin and die for him!"

The heart of loving the son made everyone in the hall feel heavy. The little general took advantage of the situation and begged again: "ask the emperor to spare him from dying..."

"I'll... Think about it again."

Zhao Xiong also hurried forward to help: "emperor, it's too late to think again. Today is the day when pan Jingyuan was executed! I'm afraid they have been taken to the execution ground now! "

The emperor sighed: "well, pass on my will. There is no secret about Pan Jingyuan's murder of an official. Quickly take him back to Kaifeng prison and postpone the retrial."

After listening to this tortuous process, Gong Yueyue returned to the Inn room and still felt incredible“ Unexpected, really unexpected... "

"What do you want to say about me?" Zhao Changyuan guessed that she must have no good words. He followed her to the bed, but he couldn't sit down. He had to put his knees on the bed and let himself have a rest.

Sure enough, she turned her face and nodded his nose. She smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be so cunning! I estimate that the man surnamed Wei will vomit blood for at least two days after he goes back. "

"I had to do this." What crime can block the mouth of Wei tingyue's class more than plotting against it? Moreover, it can also make people believe that the so-called righteous deeds of Dongdu Xia are actually controlled by the government. This can not only justify pan Jingyuan's murder, but also maintain the face of the imperial court and dispel some people's psychology of trying to emulate Dongdu Xia.