Does this mean that Mr. Li is not regarded as a human being at all, but as an animal like meat?
Yuan Ke's face suddenly turned cold.
The rebel general Zhang Fang of the former Jin Dynasty ate it, Prince Shi Sui of the later Zhao Dynasty ate it, and Emperor Fu Deng of the former Qin Dynasty also ate it. However, at that time, Xianbei was fighting among themselves, and the Zhiba clan was fighting back and forth with the Murong clan, so they had not yet invaded the Central Plains.
, I have never done anything like this.
So why did Gao Zhao bring up the old events at the end of the Jin Dynasty at this time? Could it be that he was hinting to me that someone wanted to take this opportunity to provoke a dispute between the Yuan and Han Dynasties?
Turning his head slightly, although he did not see any strange colors on the faces of Yu Zhong, Yuan Yi, Yuan Yong and other important officials and clan members of the Yuan clan, it was obvious that Liu Fang, Cui Guang, Li Xin and others had a hint of indifference on their faces.
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The emperor was shocked.
What he hates and fears the most is that the Xianbei aristocrats counterattack and attempt to overthrow Hanhua... just like Yuan Xi, Yuan Xiang and others who were executed by him as soon as he ascended the throne.
It is no longer important whether it is right or not, what is important is that he must express his attitude at this time.
"Who ordered the binding?"
With a "boom" sound, Hou Gang knelt down at the door of the palace from a distance, kowtowing as if pounding garlic: "Your Majesty clearly sees that I have no intention of doing this... Just because the Guo family is invincible, I am worried that it will be detrimental to Your Majesty...
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"Oh, so that's it?"
Before Hou Gang could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the emperor's quiet voice, "Then, you sent more than thirty soldiers who had been fighting for a long time and were as fierce as tigers, together with the Guo family, before me? Why didn't everyone
How about a knife?"
"Pfft..." Yuan Yue couldn't hold it back and actually laughed out loud on the spot.
I was still thinking, how did the emperor know that these thirty or so people were all warriors who had been killed for a long time?
Yuan Ke glared at Yuan Yue fiercely and said: "Take Hou Gang to Duanmen and tie him to Huabiao, so that he can have a taste of this..."
Hou Gang's eyes bulged wildly: As a Su Wei, how could he be so ignorant and allow irrelevant people to get close to the emperor?
It was originally intended to free the Guo family, but Gao Zhao falsely issued an order and ordered the imperial guards to bring him into the palace...
Just as he was about to argue, he suddenly heard Yu Zhong yell: "Come here, take him down!"
If you didn't want to take advantage of others and avenge yourself, where would Gao Zhao get the chance?
If you are stupid, don't blame your opponent for being too smart...
Yuan Yongze was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother: Hou Gang deserved it!
Gao Zhao is favored and has power over the government and the public. Is it just because he dares to take the blame?
It's because he knows the emperor best, and he can always scratch the most sensitive parts of his majesty, just like relieving an itch. He knows what the emperor likes the most and what he is most taboo about.
Such a person is the best at finding opportunities to find opportunities. If you dare to show him a hole as big as the tip of a needle, he will blow out a tornado for you.
Have you seen it?
After his confusion, it is difficult for Liu Fang, Cui Guang and others not to sympathize with the Guo family. Even the emperor is like this. Even if the Guo family is really guilty, 99% of them will be given a lighter sentence...
While he was cursing secretly, he heard the emperor shout again: "Raise your head!"
Immediately, like a ruler crossing over, more than thirty people all raised their heads. All of them had stern faces and sharp eyes.
Just as if there were thousands of troops coming towards him, Yuan Ke's heart was suddenly shocked.
If their hands weren't covered in blood, how could everyone be so cold?
And Li Chengzhi's reputation as a good warrior was undoubtedly earned by these retainers for him...
While sighing, he accidentally passed by Guo Yuzhi, and the emperor paused suddenly. He looked at Guo Yuzhi, then at Li Chengzhi, then at Guo Yuzhi, and then at Li Chengzhi.
How come they look so similar and still so young?
They look nothing like mother and son, and no one would doubt that they are twins.
A closer look revealed that the tears on Mrs. Guo's face were still wet, and there was still a hint of fear in her eyes. She was clearly the delicate beauty I saw worrying about her neighbors, but how could she be more brave than Xi Kangsheng, Yang Dayan and the like? With a sigh in his heart, the emperor said coldly: "Yuan Yi, do you know your sin?"
Yuan Yi's scalp suddenly felt numb: How could this happen?
The emperor didn't even ask what happened, and the three commissions didn't make a decision, so how could he suddenly be found guilty?
He raised his head suddenly and swept it into the faces of Yu Zhong, Yuan Yong and others. Yuan Yong knew that the matter was of great importance, just like an old monk in meditation, he just looked at his feet without even squinting his eyes.
Only Yu Zhong’s eyes drooped downward, indicating that he should come down.
How is that possible?
Even if you want to die, you should understand why you should die?
In a hurry, Yuan Yi stood up fiercely: "Your Majesty, when the Guo family entered the city, they only mentioned that they were from Guanzhong and wanted to go to the capital to find relatives, and pointed out that they were uncle Zang. This made the ministers mistakenly think that all the wealth was
It’s Uncle Zang’s gain from bribery...
Everything after that was an expedient measure to block the city gate for fear of attracting people to watch. Even if I asked the imperial guards to shoot, it was just a bluff, and to overwhelm the Li family as quickly as possible... As for being blinded by wealth, seeking wealth and harm.
Life, etc. are even more nonsense. I hope your Majesty will investigate clearly..."
Check clearly?
Is this what I’m asking?
The emperor said quietly: "I just ask you, there are nearly a hundred imperial guards, all equipped with armor, swords and bows in their hands. How could they be defeated by a weak woman holding a wooden stick? As for you..."
After a pause, Yuan Ke looked at the injury on Yuan Yi's leg, then at Zhang Jingmo, who was three times weaker than Guo Yuzhi, and asked with great confusion, "A seven-foot-old man with a sharp blade in his hand, how could he actually
Can he be killed by a hostage?"
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, is that a wooden stick?
It is a shaft tree that is one foot round, more than ten feet long, and weighs at least twenty kilograms. Go to the army and see how many people can hold one hand like a flag...
While he was complaining, Yuan Yi was shocked: So this is what the emperor is annoyed about?
In the midst of fear, Yuan Yi actually had some quick wits and gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, the reason for Guo's bravery is not because I am incompetent... but because I am kind-hearted and soft-handed, and I am afraid of accidentally hurting people's lives, so I was beaten."
Caught off guard..."
"Is that so?"
For some reason, the emperor was not angry even though he knew Yuan Yi's words were sophistry. Instead, he turned around and asked Guo Yuzhi: "Ms. Guo, do you know your guilt?"
Thinking of Li Chengzhi's explanation, Guo Yuzhi lowered his head sharply: "Using weapons without permission under the palace city and beating Sima Shuoping and many imperial guards were both serious crimes, and the women of the people must be aware of the crime!" p>
It was so unexpected that Yuan Ke was a little confused: "Since you already know your guilt, why do you still beat the drum?"
Does that mean you still want to file a lawsuit?
"Your Majesty has a clear warning..."
Guo Yuzhi cried out, her voice so sad. Her tears fell straight down, which was so pitiful.
"The property seized by Sima Shuoping is worth more than tens of millions of gold? These properties are all for my son to buy a house and get married. If they are lost, how can I face the ancestors of the Li family?
Therefore, I boldly ask Tianyan to ask His Majesty to uphold justice. No matter whether it is beheading or chopping, I will not complain at all. I only ask that the property detained at the city gate be returned to my son..."
"How much?"
The emperor thought he heard it wrong.
Ten million gold?
Could it be that Mr. Guo was in a moment of impatience and mistakenly said "tens of millions of dollars" instead of "tens of millions of gold"?
"Two thousand real gold, three orbs, and more than twenty rare jade in this world. Even in terms of copper, the value should be at least tens of millions of kilograms..."
"Nonsense!"
He was lying on the couch sickly. Looking at Yuan Yi who was about to die, he suddenly stood up on one leg, pointed at Guo Yuzhi and cursed: "Two thousand pieces of real gold are true, but those three thousand pieces of gold are not fake."
The surface of the jade pearl is sparsely broken and dull, not even as good as the common jadeite. How can it be said to be rare?"
As he said that, Yuan Yi actually sneered, "As for the more than twenty square meters of beautiful jade that you, this woman, talked about, they are all useless things that will break into gravel at the touch of a touch, yet you arrogantly called them 'worth tens of millions'
?Could it be that you knew you were going to die, so you came to blackmail me?"
Guo Yuzhi bowed down again and cried: "How dare a civilian woman speak nonsense in front of the emperor? You can tell right and wrong at the first sight. I hope your majesty will make a clear decision?"
Yes.
Isn’t it true? You’ll know just by taking a look.
The emperor pointed at Liu Teng and ordered him to present everything that Yuan Yi had seized.
When he heard it was three jasper orbs, Li Chengzhi already had some guesses. When he heard "it breaks when touched", he was even more sure.
What a good Yuan Yi, can I pay you to death?
Not long after, several strong men carried or carried several boxes into the temple.
None of them are big, only about a foot square, but four of them were actually carried up to the temple by four strong men each.
When the lid of the box was opened, a flash of golden color came into view, and all the ministers couldn't help but pause.
Money moves people's hearts!
Not to mention the huge amount of "tens of millions of gold" that Guo calls, even this real gold is enough for Yuan Yi to take risks.
He looked to the side and saw a green bead in each of the three small boxes, about the size of a fist. It was indeed as Yuan Yi said, the jade surface was thin and dull, and it was worse than the common jadeite.<
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As for the stones in the other box, they only have a few glimmers of green, not to mention any color.
After watching for a while, the ministers stared at Guo Yuzhi suspiciously, as if asking: How can these few things be worth tens of millions of gold?
Guo Yuzhi's eyes narrowed slightly and he looked at Li Chengzhi: "Chengzhi, please present the jade beads to Your Majesty and cover them with clothes..."
These were all figured out by Li Chengzhi when he went to Hexi. Doesn’t he know better than anyone else?
Just pretending.
Li Chengzhi paused slightly, grabbed one of them, and placed it gently in front of the emperor's case. He then respectfully turned to Yu Zhong, Liu Fang, Cui Guang, Liu Teng and others on both sides and said: "I would like to ask all the ministers to help me: use your sleeves."
By blocking the light, you can see the true appearance of the orb..."
"You have to block the light to see your true appearance. Could it be Chuiji or Xuanli (night-bright pearl)?"
Cui Guang stepped forward and said suspiciously, "Not to mention three of these big ones. Even if you chop up two of your plums and sell them in pieces, you won't be able to sell one as big as a chicken..."
With sarcasm in their mouths, according to what Li Chengzhi said, several people raised their wide sleeves to cover up the beads.
"Leave some space, don't stand in my way..."
The emperor pulled Liu Teng and put his head in.
In an instant, something seemed to appear out of nowhere, and a ray of light suddenly appeared from the jade beads, shining on Yuan Ke's face. His eyes were like lights, and his face was pale green, like a ghost.
Liu Teng couldn't help but lost his voice: "Is it really Xuan Li?"
As a prince, he is in charge of the emperor's treasury, so he really knows this thing.
But even in the inner treasury, there are only three or five...
Yu Zhong's heart sank.
During the Warring States Period, the Jin Dynasty used the jade of hanging thorns as bait, and made false heads with Yu Yidai...
During the Qin Dynasty, the first emperor of Qin used hanging Li in place of anointing candles in the mausoleum...
In the Later Han Dynasty, Guo Kuang, the wife of Emperor Guangwu, hung pearls on the four sides, looking like stars during the day and like the moon at night, to show off her wealth...
Everything is inseparable from the royal family!
Looking back at the richest people in the world, Wang Yuanyong of Yingchuan and Wang Yuanshen of Hejian were fighting against each other. Neither of them had such treasures, so it can be seen that they are precious and rare?
One pill is worth a fortune, but what if it’s a car?
The emperor had already sent someone to inquire clearly: because the real gold and three orbs were withheld for no reason, Guo refused and asked for them. Yuan Yi then became angry and ordered the imperial guards to overturn one of the carriages.
According to what Guo said, the strange rocks on the car that break when touched are actually the rough stones used to carve and polish such jade beads?
Yuan Yi was miserable...
But where did the Li family, their ancestral home, get such treasures?
If Yu Zhong can think of it, others can naturally think of it too.
Cui Guang was secretly annoyed and wanted to sew his mouth shut: If he had known it was really like this, how could he have ridiculed Li Chengzhi?
The emperor stared at Guo Yuzhi and Li Chengzhi with suspicion on his face: "I don't think the ancestral home of the Li family is so rich, that there are such treasures passed down to the family?"
It means, how did the Li family, whose ancestral home is only, come from such a huge wealth?
If he dared to bring him into the capital, he had already made up a reason, and Guo Yuzhi didn't panic at all.
"Your Majesty, this thing is not passed down from our ancestors, but when I was escorting the refugees to Hexi, I happened to meet a Hu merchant from the Western Regions who was in trouble and bought it from him...
The Clumsy Man was not the only one who bought this thing. His colleagues Xi Zhonglang, Zhang Sima and others all bought two or three. But only the Clumsy Man was greedy and lost his mind. He actually sold the land deeds and exchanged them all for this thing...
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As he said that, Guo Yuzhi's tears fell again, "I heard that Quanzi had been appointed to an official position and would definitely settle in the capital in the future. At most, in three to five years, the whole family would move to the capital, so I made a desperate move.
In exchange for this thing, I expected part of it to be used as a betrothal gift, and the remaining part to make some small profits, so that I could buy a new house and add some land in the capital... Who would have expected... Who would have known... that it would all be destroyed in one day?"
All the ministers took a sharp breath: No wonder Guo Yuzhi didn't even want to die?
Then Li Shixian is so brave. He dares to make such a big gamble and sell all his family property in exchange for this thing. Isn't he afraid of being deceived?
Astonished, the ministers couldn't help but glance at Gao Zhao.
Everyone in the palace knew who Guo was going to give the betrothal gift to.
And if such a treasure was dedicated to the emperor, it would be enough to save a princess, let alone the daughter of the Gao family who lost her father?
It's also to blame that Yuan Yi's fate was not good. It was originally caused by greed. He was so stubborn that he destroyed such treasures?
I'm afraid that even if King Jiangyang sells all his property, he won't be able to compensate...
Yuan Yi's face turned pale: "You are just talking nonsense... Such treasures are so precious, even the royal family only has a few, how can they buy several carts of them just after meeting Hu Shang?
How could it be broken at the touch of a touch? It must be that you, a foolish woman, randomly loaded a load of rubble with the intention of committing blackmail. But it was an unlucky coincidence that you accidentally fell into your trap..." p>
Li Chengzhi's eyes turned cold: "You don't believe it?"
Yuan Yi's eyes are about to burst: Grandpa believes you are a bird feather...
Li Chengzhi looked around.
The emperor was playing with the one just now in his hand, so he went down to the palace and took out another one of the same size from another box.
The ministers were just guessing what Li Chengzhi wanted to do when they suddenly saw his hand loosen and a fist-sized bead hanging down.
Just a "pop" sound was heard, and gravel was broken all over the ground...
Obviously the sound was not loud, but in everyone's ears, it was like a thunder on the ground, and all the halls rang out with an exclamation: "Ouch..."
Yuan Yong's face turned green with distress, and he pointed at Li Chengzhi and scolded: "What a waste of natural resources... I don't know the principle of rare things being valuable? It is precisely because of the destruction of that cart of rough stones that these three are worth a fortune..." p>
As he was cursing, someone rushed over to him, picked up a pile of rubble with trembling hands, and said plaintively: "You're so quiet, do you want a farm or a house? What do you want? It's an iron ore and salt mountain.
It can also accommodate you two... Ouch, the lonely jade with hanging thorns..."
"I just want to show the prince whether I, Mr. Li, have blackmailed you!"
In response, Li Chengzhi reached out again and grabbed a rough stone from the remaining box.
I still don’t know what he wants to do: he clearly wants to show Yuan Yi whether the two things are the same pile of gravel after being smashed.
The emperor's eyes turned cold: "I stopped you from being so arrogant..."
Immediately, a golden-armored warrior rushed forward. Yuan Yong was even more exaggerated. He squatted down to catch her, and cursed urgently: "You are a prodigal who has been stabbed a thousand times. After all the fall, you used bird feathers to marry Gao's daughter."
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Fearing that the prince was born, Yuan Yong was not so nervous. He carefully took the original stone, his eyes gleamed, and he murmured as if he had lost his mind: "It doesn't matter if Gao Zhao doesn't respond, there are not many lonely people.
There are only so many daughters..."
The ministers cursed in their hearts: This is so shameless. How can you say such shameless words in public?
However, according to King Yingyang's nature of cherishing treasures as much as life, he can really do it.
Apart from having a lot of money and being fond of novelty things, Yuan Yong has no other abilities except that he has enough wives and concubines and he is very good at having children. He has twelve sons alive and even more daughters, more than twenty... p>
"Enough!"
The emperor shouted fiercely, looked at the ministers in the palace, and finally settled on Yuan Yi, who had a pale face and gritted his teeth.
"I don't care whether you are motivated by money or not, or whether it is for personal reasons. I just want to ask you: is it true as you said, was it because you were afraid of hurting people's lives that you were caught off guard by Mr. Guo?"
At this point, Yuan Yi still dared to change his words. He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, it's absolutely true!"
"Okay, then I will give you another chance!"
The emperor's eyes sharpened and his tone was fierce: "You can choose from among the Imperial Guards or Yulin. Three days later, lead the same army to die in a battle with Li's servants. If you win, not only will you not be guilty, but I will also promise you
You and Hou Gangguan will be reinstated...if you lose..."
Yuan Ke chuckled: "Yuan Yi, let's do some calculations first: I'm afraid that if King Jiangyang sells all his property, it won't be enough to compensate Li Chengzhi..."
Sensing the coldness hidden in the emperor's tone, Yuan Yi felt a chill in his heart: "I... thank you for your grace..."
The emperor turned around and stared at Li Chengzhi again: "Can you hear me clearly?"
Li Chengzhi sneered in his heart and replied angrily: "Is this clear, sir?"
I always feel that the emperor is favoring Yuan Yi.
But when people are under the eaves, they have to lower their heads and just hit them...
He still has this little confidence.
If he wears full armor, he can withstand more than ten of them with one horse and two spears. The remaining half is left to Li Liang and other retainers, there is absolutely no reason to lose.
As if he had guessed what he was thinking, the emperor said coldly: "I know that the bravery of your mother and son is unmatched by anyone, so I don't allow you to participate in the war with the Guo family. I will let the general from the city who ordered me to fight...
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The emperor gave a fierce smile and said, "Think carefully about it: what kind of crime is it for the palace servants to use swords without permission, beat the imperial guards, injure the palace gatekeepers, etc.? If they fail, how should Guo and your concubine be punished? p>
Li Chengzhi, I also know that you have repeatedly performed extraordinary feats, but I have never rewarded you. I am afraid you have complained for a long time. Don't say that I am not treating you favorably: Guo, Zhang, etc. will not be imprisoned for the time being. They will all wait until they have fought.
Besides...if you win, all your sins will be forgiven, and all your previous achievements will be fully rewarded..."
After a pause, the emperor looked around, looking at Yuan Yong, Yuan Yi, Yu Zhong, etc., with a cold look in his eyes: "You don't want to give Li Chengzhi a message or coax him into pretending to be defeated...unless you have the ability.
By hiding this from me, you can save the lives of Mr. Guo and Li Chengzhi’s concubine..."
Their thoughts were revealed at a glance. The three of them panicked and quickly responded: "I don't dare..."
"Just don't dare!"
The emperor sneered and waved his sleeves, "Then it's over..."
Seeing Yuan Ke getting up, Yuan Yong and others resigned angrily, but Liu Fang, Cui Guang and others had strange faces.
The emperor is clearly out of temper again.
Everyone knew that the emperor was most concerned about the lax confinement in the palace and the inability of the guards. Otherwise, how could the empress be sealed off for more than half a month when she was assassinated?
I also know that Yuan Ke will be furious this time. I don’t know how Guo will do it, but Yuan Yi and Hou Gang will definitely be punished without mercy. In all likelihood, Yu Zhong will also be punished...
But who would have thought that the emperor would deal with it in such a confused manner, not to mention that there is no conclusion about who is guilty and who is innocent, and he didn't even ask about the events before and after the incident?
On a sudden whim, he unexpectedly asked the Li family's retainers to fight with the imperial guards, and even more threatened Yuan Yi and Li Chengzhi?
Most people thought it was ridiculous, like a farce. Only a few thoughtful people were thoughtful.
I had always been puzzled before: The emperor seemed to have a lot of favor and trust for Li Chengzhi, but he was somewhat mean and did not even mention such a great achievement as rescuing the driver.
So you were waiting here?
Of course, the premise is that Li Chengzhi wins first...
Gao Zhao thought deeper: He always felt that this scene seemed familiar, just like the method used by the emperor to deal with him and Yu Zhong when he came to the throne...
The ministers dispersed, and Li Chengzhi quickly helped Guo Yuzhi up. The powerful man removed the ropes that tied everyone's hands.
Perhaps because he was afraid that Yu Zhong and others would actually give Li Chengzhi a message, Gao Zhao actually stood aside and refused to leave. The panicked Guo Yuzhi quickly saluted.
After a while of greetings, after leaving the palace, Gao Zhaoning said: "Do you know what your Majesty means?"
Li Chengzhi was stunned: There is a deeper meaning?
Wasn't it the Gourd Monk who judged the Gourd Case? Did Yuan Ke intend to make peace with Xini?
When there was no threat to Yuan Yi, he only said how much money he would pay, but did not say a word about the crime?
He only thought that the emperor was deliberately favoring Yuan Yi...