"Come here," the soldiers saw that Gong Zhao was shouting that he was wronged and refused to move, so they had no choice but to lift him up in front of Yan and Tao Erxiang, "come here the hell!"
How could Tao Xuandao tolerate their nonsense? He was so angry that he shouted: "Don't be rude! Mr. Gong is a high official of the country. You... let him go quickly! How is this unbecoming?"
The soldiers all froze in place, waiting for Yan Wen's instructions; Yan Wen nodded silently.
Gong Zhao shook his sore arm and knelt down on the ground: "Master Prime Minister, Master Yan, I have always been diligent and flawless in my work. Now I don't know what crime I have committed. As for this..."
"I only talked to Sun Hanlin about entering the province. How could you know about it and send someone to congratulate him early? Fortunately, he refused to accept it, otherwise you would have been fooled!"
"He, he doesn't accept it?" Gong Zhao's eyes widened, as if he felt incredible, "Yesterday Yushi Zhang invited me to the palace to meet the prince, and the prince said that Sun Weigao was about to enter the province and he needed me to congratulate him. This is the prince's responsibility.
Who dares to think too much about fate?"
Yan Wen smiled and said: "Dali Qing, Sun Weigao intends to rebel. The existing evidence is here. Do you want to take a look?"
After Gong Zhao heard this, he immediately leaned over and kowtowed: "If I know that this guy has committed such a heinous crime, I will kill him and not even give him this face! If Gao Guo rebels, we will strictly investigate and kill the traitor."
, in order to wash away the sins!”
Yan Wen thought that there was no Gong Zhao's name on King Xu's letter, and that he did not show any trace of his behavior, but looked like he was being coerced. Naturally, he had no place to hate him, so he said, "I don't think Gong Zhao has such ambitions."
You surrendered and became a thief. I'll ask you to catch Sun Weigao and come back, and make meritorious service and don't make any mistakes."
Gong Zhao took the order and went down. Yan Wen turned to look at Tao Xuando and said, "Why, Prime Minister, do you still think there is not enough evidence?"
The prime minister looked embarrassed and was stunned and speechless.
Zhang Han had no time to rely on his carriage and horses, and his legs were flying all the way. He did not stop for a moment. Seeing the Hanlin Academy approaching, he gathered all his energy and ran away, fearing that he would waste the opportunity and let Liu Dang take advantage.
Holding on to the wall, he dragged his heavy body and staggered into the house. When he saw Sun Weigao rushing to greet him, he breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed heavily on the chair.
Zhang Han was sweating profusely and gasping for breath: "Yan Wen has discovered my plot and is strictly investigating our rebellion in the province. The soldiers are coming. The prince asks Sun Gong to go and start a rebellion quickly!"
Sun Weigao beat his thigh and hurriedly held his hand. Just as he was about to go out, he heard the sound of neat footsteps outside, mixed with the sound of iron hoofs, rushing towards the official office.
Zhang Han signaled him to be quiet, dug a small hole out of the paper window, and squinted his eyes to peek at the situation outside the house.
"Quickly tell me, what's wrong? Are we too late?" Sun Weigao patted him on the shoulder and was worried beside him.
Zhang Han looked solemn and said to Sun Weigao: "The officers and soldiers have surrounded the official office."
"Sun Weigao! You rebellious rat, do you think we can't get in? If you don't obey the law, we will never let you go!" The officer's shout shook the sky and the earth, and could be heard very clearly in the room.
Seeing this, Sun Weigao grabbed Zhang Han and said righteously: "Master Zhang, it doesn't matter if I die, but don't drag your highness down! I will go out to answer now. Tang Qing will leave through the back door quickly. I will take responsibility when the time comes."
It’s all on me, the worst I can do is change my name to loyalty!”
After Zhang Han heard this, he burst into tears. He knelt down heavily and clenched his fists: "Si Yong is so righteous, but Han suspected you and caused such a result! Zhang feels guilty..."
Sun Weigao swung his sleeves and said, "Alas! This is not the fault of the censor. It is because I missed Yan Wen too much and missed the current situation. Tang Qing, please go and don't hesitate any longer!"
Zhang Han slowly got up, turned back and walked a few steps, glanced at him a few more times, then gritted his teeth, pushed open the back door, and quietly approached the wall. Seeing that the wall was not very high, he rolled up his robe, climbed over it, and walked away.
No trace left.
Sun Weigao opened the door and faced the menacing officers and soldiers gathered in a circle. Instead, he straightened his clothes in a hurry and glanced at the people in front of him with cold eyes: "Old thief Yan Wen is so smart, I am
We are no match for him. Come here, tie up the righteous man in the court, and let me see the foolish official who has abandoned his country and his people!"
The officer was furious, raised his whip and ordered everyone to go up, tied him tightly, and escorted him out of the Hanlin Academy.
"Yan is participating in politics, and the traitor has been captured. His disrespectful words have brought disgrace to the court, and he should be handed over to Dali Temple for interrogation." The officer responsible for escorting Sun Weigao ran to the political hall and waited for Yan Wen's opinion.
"Disrespectful?" Yan Wen sneered, "I've been scolded a lot, and I really don't know what's the worse thing to say. Tell him to come up and see me."
"Then..." Seeing that he was determined, the officer had no choice but to instruct the officers and soldiers to bring Sun Weigao to court.
"Hypocrite! Traitor!" Sun Weigao kept roaring, but he never made the calm Yan Wen angry.
"Okay, okay," Yan Wen said, "it's a done deal, even if you scold me again, it won't have any consequences."
Sun Weigao gradually became silent and stared at him with those hostile eyes. Yan Wen sighed: "Sun Hanlin, I thought you could understand my thoughts and build great achievements with me. Who would have thought that you... how could you be like this?
Stubborn! I treat you well, and I don’t act domineeringly on weekdays. Do you still think I’m being hypocritical?”
"You don't remember, but I do!" Sun Weigao pointed at his nose and said, "Who loved to claim to be loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous, but was the first to come to Liu Zhennian's side? You are a hypocrite who has dishonored his family status!"
"General Liu has been kind to me. I have advised good governance in many places, and I have never used power for personal gain! Could it be that by following him, everything will be impossible and everything will be done by a villain?"
"What do you want to think? It has nothing to do with me," Sun Weigao gritted his teeth. Unable to bear the anger in his chest, he took out the jade pendant from his arms and immediately threw it to the ground. Only one corner was broken.
Yan Wen was dumbfounded and sat there in a daze, but his confidant picked up the broken jade pendant and handed it to him.
"You're looking for death!" The officer pulled out his sword and placed it across Sun Weigao's neck. Sun Weigao tilted his head and looked directly at the officer, showing no fear in the face of danger.
Yan Wen touched the broken mark melancholy, glanced at the Hanlin bachelor he had painstakingly cultivated, and waved his hand gently: "Push him down. Ask Gong Zhao to interrogate him first. After the interrogation, he will hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment. Ying Yi
Lu Wenzhan...killed the three clans."
After hearing this, Sun Weigao looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, and was immediately escorted out of the hall.
"Master Yan, this jade..." The confidant took the broken horn and looked at Yan Wen, "Sun Weigao, that bastard!"
"Don't worry about it. Even though it's an ancestral item, it's just because I entrusted it to someone else. It has nothing to do with that guy." Yan Wen stroked the face of the jade pendant. The four words "Hearts for the World" on it seemed to become brighter and brighter as they were rubbed.