Xiao Ji couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard the words. He was already prepared for Xiao Jie's sophistry, but he didn't expect Xiao Jie to admit it directly.

But the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven after all, after a brief moment of stupefaction, he immediately regained his composure, and said with a sneer, "Good! Good! Good! What a Prince Daning, what a King Qi, he is really my good son!"

Although the empress dowager, queen and concubine Wang Guifei didn't know what happened, they could hear the unkindness in Xiao Ji's tone, and felt Xiao Ji's anger, so they couldn't help but be surprised.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter, Yu'er?" After all, mother and child are connected, and Wang Guifei still wants to ask what happened first, and then see how to persuade the emperor to calm down.

"Ask your dear son yourself!" Xiao Ji's tone was cold, as if even Wang Guifei was to blame.

Concubine Wang was also a little anxious: "Ju'er, what have you done, let's see how angry your father is."

Xiao Jie's face was calm, and his tone was very peaceful: "I sent someone to kill Zhu Chang, the county magistrate of Chenggao County."

The three women couldn't help but exclaimed at the same time. Although they could guess from Xiao Ji's attitude that Xiao Jie's mistake would not be too minor, they never expected that Xiao Jie would be so bold as to send someone to kill an imperial court life officer.

The calmer Xiao Jie behaved, the more anger grew in Xiao Ji's heart. He felt that Xiao Jie was completely unaware of the seriousness of killing a court official.

According to the laws of Daning, civilians who kill court officials will be executed by Ling Chi, officials who kill other court officials will also be executed with a knife, and relatives of the emperor who kill court officials will be demoted to common people before being punished separately.

That is to say, if the crime is confirmed, the best end for Xiao Jie is to be demoted to a commoner.

Wang Guifei almost fainted from anger, two lines of tears flowed down instantly: "Ju'er, you are so confused, how could you do such a rebellious thing."

She didn't know when her son, who had always been obedient to her, changed his temperament so much. He insisted on marrying Su Yao. He would rather break up with the Wang family than accept Wang Yu as his side concubine. Now he actually kills the court official... …

Concubine Wang Gui suddenly knelt down in front of Xiao Ji, with a look of determination on her face: "Your Majesty, it's because of my concubine's concubine's concubine's failure to teach me that I'm young and ignorant. For the sake of forgive him this time, my concubine is willing to bear all the punishment for him, even if he is thrown into limbo, my concubine will never complain."

Xiao Jie was a little surprised, but also had mixed feelings in his heart.

Xiao Jie didn't have a good impression of Concubine Wang. Although he occupied the body of his predecessor, he never regarded Concubine Wang as his mother.If it weren't for the inseparable motherhood and child status with Wang Guifei, Xiao Jie would also like to break with Wang Guifei, throwing away all pig teammates at one go, so as to make his road to succession smoother.

But it is unexpected that Wang Guifei is willing to bear all the guilt for herself in order to protect herself, even at the expense of being thrown into the cold palace.

Human beings are not grass and trees, who can be ruthless, Xiao Jie also faintly moved in his heart.

"Your Majesty, I don't think the Seventh Prince is a cruel person, maybe there is something hidden in it." At the critical moment, it was Empress Sun who took the initiative to intercede for Xiao Jie, "Seventh Prince, hurry up and tell your father Explain why."

Concubine Wang glanced gratefully at Empress Sun, feeling a little ashamed in her heart, she had always been quite disrespectful to Empress Sun, but unexpectedly, Empress Sun did not hold any grudges, and instead spoke for their mother and son at critical times.

Xiao Jie knew that if he pretended to be forceful, he would overdo it, and it was time to show off his acting skills again.

"Father, the empress is right. I sent someone to kill Zhu Chang for a reason."

Naturally, Xiao Ji would not be easily fooled. He smiled coldly and said, "Really? Come on, I know how much hatred you have against him."

Xiao Jie shook his head: "Father, I have never met Zhu Changsu, we have no enmity, I killed him not because of personal enmity, but to protect the face of father and the country of Daning."

"Seventh Prince, you can explain it well, but how can you talk nonsense in front of His Majesty." Xiao Jie's explanation was so absurd that even Empress Sun couldn't stand it, so she kindly reminded her.

Xiao Ji laughed back angrily, and said with a sneer: "The queen might as well let him continue, I would like to hear how he killed a court official to protect my face and the country of Daning."

Xiao Jie took out a stack of papers from his sleeve, and raised his hands above his head: "Father has seen these and will know the reason."

The eunuch on the side quickly passed the papers to Xiao Ji.

Xiao Ji glanced at Xiao Jie suspiciously, and then began to look down at the papers, but the more he looked at them, the more something went wrong.

Empress Sun and Concubine Wang felt uneasy when they saw Xiao Ji's reaction.

Seeing Xiao Ji's reaction like this, Xiao Jie secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, thankful that he had already prepared.

That day, he reported himself to save Pang Hu. After knowing that Pang Hu had killed the magistrate of Chenggao County, he knew that he had accidentally gotten into trouble. Killing an imperial official was no small matter.

Therefore, as soon as he arrived at Qifeng Mountain Villa, he immediately sent a letter to Feige, the dead man in the capital, asking them to go to Chenggao County to investigate the crimes of the county magistrate Zhu Chang.

I don’t know if I don’t check, I’m shocked when I check, corruption, accepting bribes, extorting bribes, killing people, colluding with bandits, oppressing the people, and robbing the women of the people... All the bad things that a corrupt official can do, this Zhu Chang has done everything. According to Xiao Jie's instructions, Xiao Jie's dead men wrote down everything exactly, which is what Xiao Ji saw now.

Xiao Jie was still afraid that the heat would not be enough, so he specially ordered the dead men to collect a copy of the Wanmin Book, and asked the court to copy Zhu Changman's family.Perhaps Zhu Chang was too much hated by the people, so many people rushed to put their fingerprints on the Wanmin Book.

Now Xiao Ji has seen the last piece of paper, which is the book of ten thousand people. Xiao Ji saw the densely packed handprints on it, more than ten thousand people.

"This dog deserves to die!" Xiao Ji was so depressed that he couldn't help being furious.

Wang Guifei didn't realize it for a while, thinking that Xiao Ji was talking about Xiao Jie, she hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please spare Xun'er this time, this concubine is willing to die for Xun'er."

Xiao Jie was speechless in his heart, but he was even more moved. No matter what, Wang Guifei's feelings for her licking the calf were true.

Xiao Ji saw that Wang Guifei's forehead was a little red and swollen, and he couldn't bear it: "Ju'er, go and help your mother and concubine up."

Xiao Jie hurriedly helped Concubine Wang Gui up, and said softly: "Concubine Mother, you misunderstood, Emperor Father was not talking about me."

Although the voice was low, Xiao Ji could hear it clearly, and snorted coldly: "Don't think that Zhu Chang died and you are fine. Officials are guilty and have to be investigated by Yushitai and Dali Temple. How can it be your turn to be a prince?" Abuse of lynching to kill court officials without authorization."

Xiao Jie had no choice but to kneel down again: "Father, my son is indeed guilty, but my son is absolutely selfless. It is really to protect the face of my father and my country in Daning."

"Zhu Chang is the courtier of the father. He harmed the people. Apart from hating him, the people will inevitably feel resentment towards the father. Over time, people's hearts will inevitably change. Chenggao County is less than a hundred miles away from Luoyang. If someone provokes you, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"Therefore, the only way for my son to kill this beast is to restore the hearts of the people of the father, protect the face of the father and the country of Daning."

As the emperor, Xiao Ji naturally understood this truth, and he also understood that it was right for Xiao Jie to kill Zhu Changyu, but it was also a serious crime for the prince Yufa to kill an official of the court.

"Zhu Chang is guilty, but why didn't you report it to Yushitai Dali Temple or to me, instead, you sent someone to kill him in private. Could it be that you are afraid that I will act unfairly and protect Zhu Chang?"

"I don't dare, my father is wise, and no one in the world knows." Xiao Jie quickly denied Sanlian, "It's not that my son can't trust my father, but someone can't wait."

Xiao Ji couldn't help being taken aback: "Who can't wait?"

Xiao Jie sighed: "It's a retired veteran from Chenggao County, called Old Wang. He participated in the Battle of Hexi in the past. Although he was seriously injured, he managed to save his life. But I didn't expect such a veteran , In the end, he did not die in the hands of the Hu people. Instead, because he offended Zhu Chang, he was sent to severely wound him. I was in a hurry to kill Zhu Chang, just to send his head to him, so that he could die before he died. Rest your eyes so that you won't die with hatred..."

When Xiao Ji heard the "Battle of Hexi", his complexion instantly turned livid.

Xiao Ji was born of a court lady, and finally he was able to sit on the throne. The most critical turning point in his life was to lead his army to win the Battle of Hexi, which made the Hu people dare not commit crimes again for ten years, and also won him unprecedented prestige. In the end, he successfully stood out among the many princes and became the Ninth Five-Year Dragon.

The Battle of Hexi was extremely brutal, and less than [-] survived from the [-] army. Therefore, Xiao Ji has always had a special feeling for those who participated in the Battle of Hexi, and regarded them as brothers in life and death.

Therefore, when Xiao Ji heard that a veteran who had participated in the Battle of Hexi was killed by Zhu Chang, Xiao Ji hated Zhu Chang even more. I am afraid that if he knew about this, he might not be able to wait for Yushitai and Dali Temple. If the crime is verified, the murderer will be killed on the spot.

When he heard that Xiao Jie used Zhu Chang's head to let him rest in peace, so that he would not resent himself, the commander-in-chief of the year, for not making decisions for him, Xiao Ji felt a little relieved in his heart.

Xiao Jie did not lie to Xiao Ji, everything is true, Lao Wang is indeed a real person, and he did participate in the Battle of Hexi, and he was beaten to death by Zhu Chang, and his dead soldiers did not stink. Shuigou found Zhu Chang's head and sent it to Lao Wang's bed so that he could rest in peace.

The most powerful lie in this world can be proved by a bunch of truth.

Xiao Ji handed the stack of papers in his hand to the eunuch next to him: "Send these things to Qilin Guards, let them announce Zhu Chang's crimes to the world, and admit that Zhu Chang was killed by Qilin Guards."

Xiao Jie secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this matter has successfully turned over again.

Seeing that Xiao Jie was safe and sound, Concubine Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and all the resentment towards Xiao Jie in her heart dissipated, anyway, as long as her son is fine.

"Yu'er, this time I think you are a first-time offender, and my original intention is to protect my face and the country of Daning, so I will help you press this matter down, but the state has state laws, if you dare to kill the court officials again, I will never Be gentle." Finally, Xiao Ji did not forget to hit Xiao Jie.

Xiao Jie naturally nodded in agreement.

The Queen Mother who had been silent all this time finally opened her mouth: "Your Majesty, after all, today is Huang'er's big wedding day, so don't talk about Hu'er's affairs, lest people see it and damage the royal family's face."

One thing down one thing, the emperor naturally nodded in agreement.

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