On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon raised its head. The blue sky was as warm as the washing wind, and flying catkins were dancing inside and outside the imperial city.
In addition to Chen Hui, who had lost his memory, many talented people selected from Nanli Jiuzhou gathered at the palace gate in costumes. The bodyguards were searched one by one by master guards, and there were also spirit dogs interspersed among them. They sniffed each person carefully, and found nothing unusual.
When the time came, the virtuous people lined up neatly and entered the Golden Palace. They cleaned up their clothes and shouted long live. Emperor Hong Leong praised everyone, and then waved his hands slightly. The eunuchs of the inner court screamed and announced the selection regulations that everyone had memorized.
Once again, the palace bell rang loudly, and everyone exited the palace to wait, listening to the eunuch roll call and entering... The selection of Nanli's seats to compete in the first rank of Yan Kingdom officially began.
Song Yang was the last one in line and it was very early. He waited peacefully in the side hall and carefully considered the speech he had prepared. Occasionally, he would whisper and laugh with the Qu couple who were waiting together, Xiao Qi, to help them relax. 2.
Silly is there, but he is not nervous and does not need to relax.
Time passed little by little, and the talents waiting in the side hall were called to the main hall one by one. After showing their talents, they would not immediately know whether they were selected. After they left, they could not stay in the palace and went directly back to the post hall... The Golden Palace election continues
It lasted a whole day, during which it was inevitable to take a few breaks to allow the adults to drink some water and go to the toilet.
Until dusk, the three Hong family brothers ranked last came to the palace, and Song Yang was the only one left here...
The Hong family brothers all have real talents and knowledge. In addition, they were fully prepared in advance. The three of them cooperated with each other in the Golden Palace. Not only the officials in the palace, but also Emperor Honglong nodded frequently. From the beginning to the end, only two people remained indifferent: one was'
The bitter-faced Master Du, who is involved in a serious crime; the other is the right prime minister Ban, who is like a dead tree and has served three generations of emperors.
The more the three brothers talked, the more relaxed they became. Unknowingly, they had already fallen into the old habit of dancing and waving their sleeves while talking loudly, which was enough to add momentum. Fenglong didn't care about this little thing, and looked seriously seriously.
Listen.
The three people talked from beginning to end for almost an hour, which was several times more time than other talented people, and then they finally stopped talking. Before they stopped talking, the three brothers also said seriously that time was limited.
, what I reveal this time is not as good as what I have learned in my life.
Fenglong laughed heartily and praised him again, but like other talented people, he did not inform them of the results immediately, but waved them back to wait for the news.
Unexpectedly, the three brothers knelt down and refused to leave. Fenglong was surprised: "Why don't you retreat?"
The boss, Hong Yi, spoke respectfully: "The common people have learned that the next wise man, Song Yang, is good at what is also the way to strengthen the country. I boldly beg your majesty to let me stay in the palace to listen to this man's words."
Hong Zheng and Hong Zhi kowtowed at the same time: "I beg Your Majesty to have mercy and forgive the common people's unkind request."
The three brothers were poisoned and mute by Song Yang for three days, but they have always behaved themselves since then. All the resentment in their hearts has been accumulated until today, and they want to debate with Song Yang on the topic of "the way to strengthen the country" in front of the Holy Emperor.
In front of the emperor, they were not afraid that Song Yang would poison him again. The three of them had great confidence that they could refute Song Yang until he was speechless and let the whole court know that Song Yang of Yan was just talking.
The villain.
The three brothers want to beat Song Yang back to his original form. After today, the identities of the two sides are completely different. Three pillars of the country and disciples of the emperor are going to deal with a small commoner... They will avenge all kinds of revenge.
Mr. Hu, the Prime Minister of the Left, also took a step forward and bowed to His Majesty: "The way to strengthen a country will become clearer and clearer with each passing day. I would also like to ask Your Majesty to be gracious and leave the three of them in the palace so that they can speak freely."
It is more interesting to listen to one person talking than to listen to several people arguing. Fenglong nodded happily: "Call Song Yang."
Song Yang went to the palace, saluted according to the rules, said hello, reported his place of origin, name, etc. Afterwards, he stood up and stood in awe. At the same time, he did not forget to send a smile to the three brothers of the Hong family. His smile was always sincere.
Fenglong looked him up and down, Song Yang pretended to steal a glance at the Holy Lord, and then showed surprise and continued to be annoyed... It was completely like "I couldn't see Mount Taishan with my eyes last time". Fenglong regained his feeling.
, then spoke slowly, but did not mention the 'art performance': "I heard that you helped the Ministry of Punishment paint a painting a while ago, and it quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys. Song Yang's name is in the capital.
It’s very loud.”
The emperor had nothing nice to say when he opened his mouth. All the Hong brothers looked happy. Hong Yi couldn't help but want to stroke his beard and smile. As soon as he raised his hand halfway, he suddenly realized that he was in the Jinluan Palace now, not in a teahouse watching a play or listening to a book. He was so busy that he put his hand down again.
Come down.
Song Yang has nothing to be ashamed of: "Strange cases disturb the people, and the dead are unjustly punished. The common people are just doing their part, hoping to be able to help."
Fenglong's tone was unkind: "Help? I heard that not only did that portrait not help anything, but it also aroused countless sneers. Song Yang, please tell me more carefully." With that, the emperor stood on the dragon throne.
Shang leaned forward slightly and stared directly at Song Yang: "Draw a portrait of a laughing master. What are you thinking about?"
Song Yang looked calm and spoke in a serious tone: "In order to apprehend the murderer, the prisoner can dissect the body and examine the bones; in order to judge the injustice, the prisoner can open the coffin and examine the body. The purpose of disturbing the dead is to comfort their spirits in heaven. The common people painted that big picture
The Lord who laughs at suffering has the same thoughts, and there is no blasphemy at all."
Then, Song Yang even raised his eyes and looked at the emperor for a moment, then withdrew his eyes and continued: "I knew when I was analyzing the bones that I would become the laughing stock of the whole city once the portrait was published, but as long as there is a 10% chance, I can do something for him.
When the dead seek justice and the murderers are brought to justice, there is no need to worry about anything else. If others want to laugh, just laugh. The common people have a clear conscience and... are proud of it."
At this time, Hong Zhi, the third eldest son of the Hong family, knelt down and bowed: "The common people have something to say, and I beg your Majesty's permission." Fenglong waved his hand, changed his amiable expression, and said with a smile: "I have just given you the gift of 'speaking freely,' and I want to say
Just say, there is no need to start playing in advance."
After thanking him, Hong Zhi turned to look at Song Yang: "Your Excellency's words are touching, and Hong Zhi sincerely admires him..." Before he could finish speaking, Song Yang shook his head and said with a smile, "There's no need for greetings, sir. You're rude in your heart, but you're so polite in your mouth."
But you are extremely polite, don't you think it's awkward? Your Majesty did not invite me to see you just to listen to your kind words."
Due to habit, Hong Zhi flicked his sleeves and went straight to the theme: "Only if the painting is realistic can I believe your generous words; if the portrait is drawn without reason, it will not only blaspheme the deceased, but also fool me."
According to the law, the crime should be punished!"
After finishing speaking, Hong Zhi paused for a moment and added lightly: "Then again, if the painting is really similar, how come no one recognized the Master of Suffering for so long?"
Hong Zhi seized the key point and criticized him, but he didn't notice that Prime Minister Zuo, who had just asked them to stay, gave him a fierce look...
Just as Princess Chenghe said to Song Yang before, there are many talented people who are attracted by all parties. These three brothers of the Hong family have long been recruited by Prime Minister Zuo.
Prime Minister Zuo has a high position and has a sense of discretion in his actions. He actually doesn't care about such eloquent people. However, due to his status, there are some things that Prime Minister Zuo cannot directly say to the saints, so he accepted these three people. To be honest, Hong
The "way to strengthen the country" that the brothers just laid out in the Golden Palace is the "way to strengthen the country" that is most beneficial to Prime Minister Zuo. This is the case today, and it will be like this forever in the future when the three brothers are promoted to "Guoshi".
The Hong brothers regarded Song Yang as their mortal enemy and begged Prime Minister Zuo to give them a chance to argue with Song Yang in the Golden Palace and beat him back to his original form. This was just a trivial matter to Prime Minister Zuo.
He first arranged the order of appearance, and then made a plea in the palace to leave the three brothers.
However, Prime Minister Zuo only allowed the three brothers to refute Song Yang on the "Way of Strengthening the Country" to show that they had learned a lot in order to be appreciated by the Holy One. But he never allowed them to make a fuss about the "portraits"... Portraits
The matter involved not only Song Yang, but also the Ministry of Punishment.
The painting was painted by Song Yang, but the one who issued the portrait was the Ministry of Punishment. They persisted in this matter and beat up not only Song Yang.
The Minister of Punishment is politically neutral and never participates in the games between the parties in the DPRK. He only does his own criminal affairs and is indifferent to others. Being able to remain neutral in the DPRK is itself a symbol of strength. Prime Minister Zuo
I am not afraid of him, and I have never thought of offending him.
After all, Hong Yi, Hong Zheng, and Hong Zhi were from poor backgrounds and did not understand these implications at all. All they wanted to do was to chase Song Yang until he could escape no matter what, and beat him until he could never stand up again. However, they never thought that they
He was holding a bamboo pole to poke a huge hornet's nest.