Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 71: Jackdaw, Moon, Cold and Frost in the Garden (1)
Everyone's eyes fell on him instantly. They saw him walking into the hall, wiping the sweat on his forehead and saying:
"Your Majesty, the Long Live Palace is full of officials! Although I repeatedly tried to persuade them to withdraw, they vowed not to quit until they see Your Majesty! Even Lord Ruan spoke, and they were not afraid! The old slave had no choice but to come back to ask for instructions!
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Emperor Yu suddenly darkened his face and said coldly: "What a group of people who are not afraid of death! Go and write down the names of those people. I want to see if they all have courage!"
"Yes!" Eunuch Shuangxi lowered his eyes and bowed his eyebrows, and hurriedly bowed out. He walked to the door of Long Live Palace and informed Ruan Lang of Emperor Yu's instructions. Ruan Lang sighed and had to take more than a dozen imperial guards and yamen, holding paper
The pen walked through the door.
After entering the door, the Chief of Guards stood in a row in a row, blocking the ministers, and shouted in a rough voice: "My lords, are you still unwilling to retreat?"
He Mengchun rushed over quickly, raised his head and asked, "What? Did His Majesty send you to arrest us?"
Ruan Lang had a sullen face and shouted in a cold voice: "Your Majesty has an order. If anyone is still standing in the Long Live Hall and refuses to retreat, whoever leaves his name here will be severely punished in the future!"
"Hahaha!" Before Ruan Lang finished speaking, a loud laugh came from the crowd.
Everyone turned around to follow the sound and saw a man with sword-browed eyebrows and starry eyes striding out and shouted angrily:
"I will leave this first payment to Li Liufang of the seventh-level household department! In the future, I can proudly tell my descendants how I tried my best to dissuade him! Your Majesty does not need to punish you for such a glorious thing.
, I am waiting here and waiting for you at any time!"
After that, he grabbed the pen and paper, and wrote down his name with a few strokes. Then he put the pen and paper into Ruan Lang's hand, and stood with his head held high, with a very proud expression on his face.
As soon as he finished speaking, the others raised their hands and shouted energetically:
"Make a note for me!"
"Count me in!"
"Take me down too!"
Li Liufang's words ignited everyone's enthusiasm, and all the ministers lined up and stood in front of the Imperial Guard. Without waiting for them to ask, they were eager to give their names.
After a while, the list with everyone's names was sent to Ruan Lang's hand. He looked at the black and white words in his hand, feeling a little at a loss.
Ping Si saw that he looked bad, so he pulled him out of the door unprepared, and said with a smile: "My lord, don't be upset, these officials are all stupid. You just need to give the emperor the list, why bother worrying about it alone?"
Woolen cloth!"
Ruan Lang sighed, without saying a word, and handed the list in his hand to Eunuch Shuangxi.
Eunuch Shuangxi didn't even look at it. He pushed the hot potato back and complained:
"I'll trouble Lord Ruan to report this trip. Look at the sweat all over my body! I'm old and fat, and my legs and feet are really inconvenient!"
Ruan Lang no longer refused, picked up the list, turned around and strode towards Zichen Hall.
Eunuch Shuangxi looked at his back and breathed a sigh of relief. The situation in the palace was clear. Based on his understanding of Emperor Yu, Ruan Lang would definitely face a storm if he went there.
Eunuch Shuangxi didn't want to go into this troubled waters. He didn't want to offend these courtiers, nor did he want to anger the emperor!
At this time, the atmosphere in the Zichen Palace was a little subtle: everyone could feel that the emperor was too shocked after listening to Han Yan's narration, and his attitude towards Pingyang Hou and his son had obviously changed, and he was not as deliberately partial as before.
Liu Bingwen saw that the emperor's attitude was relaxed, and he quickly said with indignation: "Your Majesty, you can't just listen to this woman's words. Who knows if she was found by someone and specially taught a set of rhetoric to deceive the emperor!"
Upon hearing this, Han Yan's eyes immediately turned red, and she fell to the ground and said in pain: "I'm wronged, Your Majesty! Everything the girl said is true, and I never dare to deceive you! Please be careful, Your Majesty!"
As she spoke, she carefully took out a piece of paper from her clothes and presented it with both hands:
"This is the land deed that Marquis Pingyang tricked the villagers into signing. It has Marquis Pingyang's signature, seal, and fingerprints on it. These cannot be faked, Your Majesty!"
Xia Yunqing raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, even if this woman can falsify, the fingerprints on the contract cannot be falsified. If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can bring Pingyang Marquis and verify it and you will know the authenticity!"
Ming En carefully presented the piece of paper, and Emperor Yu glanced at the contract, his face became even more gloomy, but he never said a word. In fact, from the moment Han Yan finished telling the story, he had a conclusion in his heart:
Han Yan, the only witness, could hide until today, and there must be someone behind the scenes. But the story she told was 99% true. Now that she sees this contract, it is 100% true.
Already.
It seems that Pingyang Hou and his son must not stay, but they cannot be dealt with hastily, so as not to cause dissatisfaction with other royal relatives.
"That's all, Man Aiqing, please take this woman out first. I will handle the case of Marquis Pingyang!" Emperor Yu glanced at Han Yan, who was trembling with pear blossoms and rain, and then waved his hand.
"On behalf of the villagers who died in vain, I would like to thank the Emperor for your kindness!" Han Yan heard this and Li Hongcheng cried with joy, and kowtowed three times on the ground.
Man Tingfang came over and gave Han Yan a little support before taking Han Yan out.
After leaving the Zichen Palace, Han Yan quickly asked in a low voice: "Master Mandarin, will the Emperor hear this case?"
Man Tingfang comforted her with gentle words: "As of now, you have done everything you should do, so just go back and wait for the news!"
When Han Yan heard this, he immediately felt blessed and said with tears of gratitude: "Thank you so much, Han Yan, for saving your life!"
Man Tingfang gave her a little support and said softly: "Girl, it's not a good time to stay here for a long time. Let's say thank you later."
The two of them had just walked halfway when a tall figure suddenly jumped out and stood in front of the two of them, staring at them with stern eyes. When the two of them took a closer look, they saw that the person with a pockmarked face was Zhang Heng.
Han Yan shivered all over and hid behind Man Tingfang, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.
Man Tingfang said calmly: "Commander Zhang blocked my way, what is the meaning of this?"
Zhang Heng stared at Han Yan anxiously and said coldly: "Who is behind the Mandarin? Why did the emperor see her?"
Man Tingfang chuckled and said, "Without the emperor's permission, I cannot disclose it. Now, the emperor has ordered me to send the girl out of the palace. Please make it convenient for Commander Zhang."
Zhang Heng sneered, turned sideways, raised his hand, and said, "In that case, I'll give you a ride!"
Han Yan was startled and quickly pulled Man Tingfang's clothes.
Man Tingfang calmly held up her hands and said with a smile: "Then there will be Commander Lao Zhang! Please!"
After saying that, Man Tingfang and Zhang Heng walked in front. Han Yan followed Man Tingfang cautiously and followed Man Tingfang cautiously, walking in front. Along the way, Zhang Heng said nothing, but his sinister eyes were
Keep staring at her.
For a short distance, Han Yan walked on thin ice, trembling with fear. Finally reaching the door, Han Yan let out a long sigh of relief.
Man Tingfang held up her hands to Zhang Heng and said with a smile: "Send it here, Master Zhang. Thank you for your hard work."
Zhang Heng smiled coldly and said nothing. Instead, he watched Man Tingfang help Han Yan onto a sedan. After the sedan was lifted away from Xuandemen, Man Tingfang turned around and returned to Zichen Hall. Zhang Heng immediately called his subordinates
The people quickly followed the sedan chair.
Several golden-armored guards quickly picked up their swords and chased after him, but they saw the bearer carrying the sedan running very fast. After a while, the entire sedan turned around a street corner and disappeared. The several golden-armored guards looked at each other in shock and hurriedly chased after him.
Unexpectedly, what was waiting for them was not the sedan chair just now, but a man wearing a flying fish suit, standing in front of the wall with his back to them and relieving himself.
The few golden-armored guards suddenly felt embarrassed and coughed a few times. The man's whole body trembled, he quickly put on his pants and turned around suddenly.
This man was yellow and thin, with a long scar on his face. Initially, his face was full of anger, but when he saw that the person behind him was actually the Golden Armor Guard, he quickly changed to a smiling face. This person was none other than Hei Si...
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Several Jinjiawei hurriedly came up to ask if he had seen a sedan passing by. Ping Si pointed his finger at them without hesitation, pointed out the opposite road for them, and sent the Jinjiawei away.
After the golden armored guards were far away, he came out from the dark
Chu sent Han Yan who was hiding in another carriage and personally watched her leave safely before turning back to Ziwei City.
The golden-armored guards who chased out turned a corner and finally saw the sedan. Several people immediately stopped the sedan and opened the curtain, only to find that it was empty without a single person. The bearer carrying the sedan said, the woman
After coming up, he quickly got off the sedan and left.
The Jinjiawei who returned without success had to return to Ziwei City to revive their lives. Seeing the dejected and resentful appearance of several people returning home, Zhang Heng became so angry that he cursed several people, but he was also secretly frightened:
It seems that someone is planning every possible means today, and will not stop until he and his father are imprisoned!
At this moment, Ruan Lang walked into the Zichen Hall with a gray face. He lowered his head and fearfully presented the list of names with both hands.
Emperor Yu took the list and stared at it one by one. He suddenly felt the blood rising in his chest, gritted his back molars, and said angrily: "Ruan Lang, how many people did you just say in the Long Live Hall?"
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Ruan Lang was frightened and stammered, "Your Majesty, there are nearly...nearly a hundred of them!"
With a sound of "Pa!", Emperor Yu threw the piece of paper into his face and shouted loudly:
"Bastard! Count yourself, how many people are there? At a glance, they are all at least two hundred people. Tell me, how did the names of those more than a hundred people come from?"
There was a buzzing in Ruan Lang's ears, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead. He quickly bowed deeply and said in a trembling voice:
"Those ministers felt that... they felt that this move was very tragic, and it would also bring glory to the ancestors! So, they not only wrote down their own names, but also... the names of their colleagues who were not present..."
"Nonsense!" The furious Emperor slammed the table, glared at Xia Yunqing and said angrily: "Xia Shoufu is really good at it! How long are you going to lead your henchmen to make trouble?"
Xia Yunqing bowed deeply and said loudly: "Your Majesty is very clear, everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knows that I am not good at forming cliques! These people are not my boss, they all come spontaneously!"
Emperor Yu's eyes were gleaming, staring at his face like lightning, and asked: "Yi Xia's first assistant means that I have lost my virtue, so these people have to risk their lives to dissuade me?"
Xia Yunqing bowed again and said calmly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. It is not the Emperor who has lost his moral integrity, but the Marquis of Pingyang who has committed many crimes and is unforgivable! Even if Your Majesty kills these hundred ministers today, Your Majesty can kill everyone in the world.
, a loyal minister and good minister who knows right from wrong!"
Emperor Yu stood up loudly, pointed at Xia Yunqing and yelled: "Okay, okay! You Xia Shoufu is really eloquent and has a lotus tongue! A few days ago, you made me one of your eloquent friends.
I'm surprised, but I didn't expect that you would actually blame me today! Okay! I can't help you, but I want to see today whether these people are really prepared to die to remonstrate with you!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" The whole court was filled with fragrant people, and Liu Bingwen all bowed to the ground and advised tremblingly.