Madam, protect me!

Yunyang Hou Mansion.

The eldest son's guard, who had just returned from the county government, brought news that shocked the entire Hou Mansion.

The eldest son of the Hou Mansion died.

In the Chang'an County government office, he was stabbed to death by the son of Li Xuanjing, the minister of Dali Temple.

His body was placed in the lobby.

"My Yuan'er!"

A graceful and luxurious woman just walked in and fainted when she saw Li Yuan's body.

Marquis Yunyang swayed, lost his balance, and fell on the chair. He stared at the old guard and gritted his teeth and said, "How did you protect Yuan'er!"

There was a look of helplessness on the old man's face and he said: "There are five guards from the fourth realm beside that man. I can't stop him by myself."

Marquis Yunyang took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and said in a trembling voice: "Tell me, why did Yuan'er go to Chang'an County Government, and why did she die in the hands of that person?"

The old man lowered his head and silently told the whole story.

Marquis Yunyang slapped his palm on the table, and the wooden table suddenly cracked.

Li Yuan just accidentally killed a mere pariah.

He has already used a death-free gold medal, what else does he want!

If it weren't for the need to give Li Xuanjing face, there would be no need to waste this precious gold medal to avoid death and deal with the whole family secretly. Why would there be so much trouble?

Veins popped up on Marquis Yunyang's forehead, and he growled: "Li Xuanjing, I must let you experience the feeling of losing your son!"

At this time, inside Dali Temple.

After listening to Song Jiaren's words, the elegant man had no expression on his face. He just said: "I understand. You can go back and rest. Don't worry. I will solve this matter."

Song Jiaren nodded slightly, then turned and left.

A man in black walked over from a short distance away and asked, "Sir, do you want to go to the Chang'an County Government Office to see the young master?"

Li Xuanjing shook his head and said, "No need."

The man in black said: "The Seven Evils of Tianshan are the real killers. According to the rules of this industry, I am afraid that even they themselves do not know the employer behind the scenes. However, my subordinates can confirm that this assassination case is the same as the last time the young master was assassinated in the house. case, the same mastermind was able to recruit the Seven Evils of Tianshan and bribe the servants who had been in the Li Mansion for ten years... There are not many people in Chang'an who have this ability and hate the master so much. He should be one of several highnesses. "

He shook his head and said: "Li Yuan had just had a conflict with the young master, and they couldn't wait to take action. It was obvious that they wanted to blame the Yunyang Marquis Mansion, but they had a good plan..."

Li Xuanjing was silent for a moment and said, "Prepare the car and go to Prince Chun's Mansion."

A moment later, a carriage stopped in front of Prince Chun's Mansion.

After the concierge made the announcement, King Chun strode out to greet him and said with a smile: "I knew you would come today..."

Li Xuanjing cupped his hands and said, "I have met His Highness."

King Chun held his wrist, shook his head and said: "This is not the outside. Why are you being polite to me? Since you are here today, don't leave. Come drink with me and play a few games of chess. We will meet each other tonight." Mian, let’s go to the palace together tomorrow…”

After that, he said to the palace steward: "Tell the princess that I will not go to her tonight, let her sleep first..."

Chang'an County Government.

Prison.

Although Pei Zhe had a new bedding delivered to him, the bed in the cell was not as comfortable as at home, nor was it as fragrant as home.

Speaking of fragrance, Li Nuo smelled his clothes.

There is a faint fragrance on the clothes, but it is different from the fragrance of a woman.

He remembered what Butler Wu had said about the heroine, and couldn't help but feel curious.

What happened after he fainted?

Who is that heroine?

There were slight footsteps outside. Li Nuo raised his head, looked at a figure standing outside the cell, and said in surprise: "Madam, why are you here?"

Song Jiaren was carrying a food box and said, "You haven't eaten anything all day, so I brought some food."

The gap between the cell bars was very narrow and the food box could not be passed in, so she removed two bars and walked into the cell carrying the food box.

Li Nuo really didn't eat much today. He didn't feel hungry just now. It wasn't until his wife opened the food box and he smelled the aroma of food that he felt extremely hungry.

The food was cooked by the chef of the Song Dynasty, including meat and vegetables, and a cup of ginseng soup.

Song Jiaren sat next to Li Nuo and suddenly asked: "Why...you want to kill him?"

Li Nuo secretly thought, if Li Yuan is not killed, she will become a widow...

His reason for killing Li Yuan was not that noble.

He is not a noble person either.

If he was really a saint who sacrificed himself for others, Li Yuan would have died when he was in the Ministry of Punishment.

The more reason he killed Li Yuan was to survive.

It is good to succeed in extending life, but if it fails, it can be regarded as eliminating a harm to the people.

This may be God's will.

If Li Yuan did not come to the county government, it would be impossible for Li Nuo to go to Yunyang Hou Mansion to kill him.

When he needed Li Yuan most, Li Yuan appeared in front of him.

Faced with his wife's inquiry, Li Nuo did not explain the existence of the code.

After he drank the last sip of ginseng soup, he let go of his hand, and the jade bowl in his hand suddenly fell.

Song Jiaren subconsciously took action, but saw the jade bowl suspended in mid-air.

There seems to be an invisible force that imprisons it there.

Song Jiaren looked at him blankly: "Have you entered the country?"

Li Nuo nodded.

As soon as Li Yuan dies, he will enter the country.

Her Royal Highness the Princess will not deceive him.

Song Jiaren looked at Li Nuo and couldn't help but think of his original intention of practicing law.

I don’t know if his purpose of practicing is to defeat her...

After Li Nuo finished his meal, Song Jiaren packed up the food box and said, "I will come to see you tomorrow. My father said he will find a way."

Seeing her stand up and prepare to leave, Li Nuo suddenly said, "My wife."

Song Jiaren turned to look at him.

Li Nuo said, "Can you give me your purse?"

Song Jiaren did not ask why, but took out a pink purse from her waist and handed it to Li Nuo.

Li Nuo took the purse and put it on the pillow after his wife left.

After a day of tossing and turning, his body was weak. He fell asleep quickly when he smelled this calming smell, as if his wife was by his side.

Song Jiaren did not leave the prison.

She put the food box on the table at the door of the cell, sat on the bench next to the table, and quietly watched here.

It was late at night.

In the prison, Li Nuo slept very peacefully.

The Yunyang Marquis Mansion was in mourning.

The eldest son was murdered, and the mistress fainted from grief and has not woken up yet.

The Marquis was extremely angry and locked himself in the study. Soon, letters came out of the Marquis's mansion and were sent to the mansions of the major dignitaries in Chang'an by servants.

A young figure stepped into the Marquis's mansion before curfew. Seeing the white lantern hanging at the door, he was slightly stunned and said in shock: "What happened in the mansion? Someone died?"

The doorman was dressed in mourning and comforted him, saying: "Second son, please be sad..."

The young man was shocked and said sadly: "Father..."

The doorman hurriedly grabbed him and said: "Second son, I made a mistake. It's not the master, it's the eldest son. The eldest son was killed!"

The young man was shocked again, his face full of disbelief.

What?

Li Yuan is dead?

Is that beast really dead?

If Li Yuan is dead, isn't he the eldest son of the Marquis's mansion, the future second son?

It's true that when people are outside, happiness comes from home.

He stared blankly at the white lanterns hanging everywhere in the mansion. After he came to his senses, his expression was even more sad than before, and he shouted: "Brother, you died so tragically, hahahaha..."

...

Early morning.

As soon as the major government offices in Chang'an opened their doors, they received a shocking news.

Just last night, the eldest son of Yunyang Marquis's mansion was stabbed to death in front of many people in Chang'an County Office.

This was the second major event that happened in Chang'an within one day.

At noon, the son of the Dali Temple was assassinated. In order to take his life, the person behind the scenes sent out eight fourth-level warriors.

The Dali Temple was one of the nine ministers, with a high position and power. Someone sent eight fourth-level warriors to take the life of his only son.

Yunyang Marquis was a first-class marquis of the current dynasty, an upper-class noble of Daxia, the eldest son of the Marquis' mansion, and the future heir to the title of the Marquis' mansion. He was killed in public...

How long has it been since Daxia has had such a bad incident?

Coincidentally, the murderer who killed Yunyang Marquis's eldest son was the son of the current Dali Temple Minister.

The son of a third-rank official killed the son of a third-rank noble.

Although fighting and quarreling happened from time to time in the circle of children of the powerful and wealthy in Chang'an, it was extremely rare to have such a quarrel.

For a time, countless people were sent out to get information.

There were no secrets in Chang'an, and they quickly figured out the ins and outs of the matter.

The cause was that three days ago, Yunyang Marquis's son Li Yuan wanted to rob a commoner girl, but was stopped by the son of the Dali Temple Minister after seeing him, and the two had a grudge.

Although it was a little hard to believe that the son of Dali Temple Minister Li Xuanjing was a law-reformist, it was no secret in the upper circles of Chang'an.

Later, Yunyang Marquis vented his anger for his son, united a group of powerful and wealthy people, and wrote to the three provinces to stop Li Nuo from trying cases in the Chang'an County Government, interrupting his path of cultivation, and the conflict between the two deepened.

After that, Li Nuo dug up an old murder case of Li Yuan six months ago and arrested Li Yuan to the Ministry of Justice, but Yunyang Marquis used the golden medal of immunity from death to exonerate his son. He was ridiculed by Li Yuan in public in the Ministry of Justice, and there were officials from the Ministry of Justice to testify.

So far, the situation was actually a normal friction and fight.

But what happened next was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

Yesterday morning, someone used the murder of six innocent people as bait to attract Li Nuo, a law-maker, to investigate the case, but eight assassins of the fourth realm were ambushed at the scene, almost killing the only son of the Dali Temple.

If it weren't for the strong guards around him, the Dali Temple would have been extinct.

From common sense, Yunyang Marquis's mansion is very suspicious, although people don't think Yunyang Marquis has the courage.

A few hours later, the news came that Li Yuan was killed in the county government.

The case was witnessed by a chief official of the Shangshu Province. Li Nuo also admitted the crime and took the initiative to lock himself up in the Chang'an County Prison.

To be fair, the conflict between the two was caused by Li Yuan.

But even if Li Yuan was wrong, he couldn't be killed!

Even if he hated Li Yuan so much that he had to kill him, he shouldn't do it himself.

It would be fine to hire a killer. Killing the eldest son of a first-class marquis in public, even if his father was Li Xuanjing, would be difficult to end.

This morning, Yunyang Marquis placed his son's body at the gate of the palace and led a group of dignitaries to write a letter, asking the court to severely punish the murderer.

With such a big case, the three provinces certainly dared not neglect it.

The Ministry of Justice was ordered to go to the Chang'an County Prison to pick up people as soon as possible, and investigate the case together with the Jingzhao Prefecture and the Censorate. The Dali Temple was excluded because of its close relationship with the murderer.

At the same time, the three provinces also issued notices to all government offices and convened an emergency meeting to discuss the case.

Ministry of Punishment.

After Li Anning heard these things, the bun with only one bite in his hand fell to the ground.

She didn't come to the Ministry of Punishments yesterday. She went to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to her mother and concubine, and only returned to Chang'an in the morning.

I didn't expect that such a big thing would happen after she was gone for just one day.

Li Nuo was assassinated at noon, and Li Yuan was killed at night...

No, she was joking, she didn't mean to kill him for real!

Why is this kid so honest!

She hurriedly left the Criminal Department and wanted to visit the Chang'an County Government Office. But as soon as she stepped out of the main gate of the Criminal Department, she saw Li Nuo getting off a carriage, followed by officials and police officers from the Criminal Department.

Like Li Yuan, his identity is also unusual. Even if he commits a serious crime, he will not wear shackles.

Song Jiaren followed Li Nuo and when she reached the entrance of the Punishment Department, she was stopped by an official from the Punishment Department, who said to her: "Girl, you can't go in, this is an important place of the Punishment Department."

Li Anning said: "Let her come in."

The official from the Ministry of Justice slowly stepped aside and said nothing.

When the group of people walked to the door of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, she said to Song Jiaren: "The Ministry of Punishment has rules and cannot let you enter the prison. You can wait here, or go to the Yamen over there to sit for a while. Don't worry. , I will take good care of him.”

Li Nuo walked into the prison of the Criminal Department, and Li Anning asked someone to open a cell door.

This cell was obviously larger and more spacious than ordinary cells. It seemed that no one had stayed in it for a long time, and there was a layer of dust on the ground.

Seeing this, an official from the Ministry of Punishment ordered the two jailers: "Go find some female prisoners, clean this place well, and bring over a new bedding..."

Outside the cell, Li Anning looked at Li Nuo and said in disbelief: "You are really murderous..."

Li Nuo shrugged and said, "Didn't His Highness teach me?"

Li Anning was speechless for a moment. He had never been so obedient to her words.

It was boring to wait for them to clean here. Li Nuo threw the jade pendant around his waist into the air. With a thought, the jade pendant was suspended there. He looked at Li Anning and said: "Look, I have entered the country..."

In the first realm of Legalism, what is unlocked is the power of imprisonment.

Li Anning rolled her eyes at him, how long had it been, and he still had the desire to show off his cultivation...

If he kills the rich and powerful's son in anger, who will come if he doesn't?

Legalism and martial arts are completely different systems, and their cultivation speed is the fastest among all the schools.

If he could hold a sword and kill all the powerful people in Chang'an who deserved death, even he would not be his opponent.

Giving him another look, Li Anning said: "You stay here and I'll go to the court to see and intercede for you. Marquis Yunyang will definitely not let this matter go, and those powerful people will probably not let it go either." I won’t let you go…”

You don't need to think about it to know that those powerful people will definitely stick to this matter.

If Li Yuan's death is revealed so easily, will everyone in Chang'an's powerful family be in danger from now on?

She warned Li Nuo and left in a hurry.

After Li Anning left, several female prisoners responsible for cleaning arrived.

These are basically prisoners serving a prison sentence. The prison sentence is not only imprisonment, but also a certain amount of labor. If they are male prisoners, they will usually be dragged to build city walls and dig rivers. When the two countries go to war, they will also be sent to the battlefield to fill in the lines.

Due to their physical strength, female prisoners will be assigned some light manual labor, such as weaving, laundry, cleaning, etc.

Several female prisoners were wearing white prison uniforms. When they passed by Li Nuo, a petite girl looked up, suddenly stopped in her steps, and said in shock: "Young Master..."

Li Nuo looked down.

Yo, acquaintance.

…

royal palace.

Above the Golden Palace.

This was an impromptu court meeting, but the number of officials attending the meeting was more than any previous court meeting.

The son of a first-class marquis died tragically in the county government, and the son of Li Xuanjing, the minister of Dali Temple, was imprisoned. Neither of these two parties was easy to mess with.

Even if the case has little to do with them, the officials still want to come and see the excitement.

It is a pity that the Minister of Dali Temple who is in the center of the whirlpool is not in the court at the moment, and no one can see his reaction.

Marquis Yunyang was dressed in white, kneeling in the main hall without saying a word.

On both sides of the hall, the courtiers were noisy.

A powerful man said with a gloomy face: "Repeatedly ignoring the imperial edicts, let alone killing the son of a first-class marquis in public, is really a heinous act. If we don't kill him, how can we clarify the law?"

"Yongshou Hou is right, this son is lawless, despises the court, and despises the law. He should be executed according to the law!"

"If we don't kill him this time and let him go, we don't know what bad behavior he will do next time. If we don't kill him, it will be intolerable in the laws of heaven and the law!"

"Second!"

"Second!"

On the left side of the main hall, a group of people were filled with indignation, even more angry than Marquis Yunyang, as if the person who died was his own son, a powerful person from Daxia.

It's not like the courtiers are divided into several parties and attack each other all day long.

The powerful people of Daxia have always shared the same hatred and are the largest and most united force in the court.

On the right side of the hall, the people quarreling with them were a group of censors.

In almost every court meeting, these censors would impeach Li Xuanjing, the minister of Dali Temple, on various charges.

Although they have little power, they never show mercy.

However, this time Li Xuanjing was jointly attacked by the powerful, but they unexpectedly sided with Li Xuanjing.

Even if Li Xuanjing is not in the court now.

When the voices of the powerful and nobles died down, a censor said: "Li Yuan, the son of Yunyang Marquis, has always been unruly and has brought disaster to Chang'an. Half a year ago, he was beaten to death by his fellow students in the academy because he was reported for cheating. Isn't this contempt for the law?"

A supervisory censor stepped forward and said: "Li Yuan is a dissolute person. I don't know how many good women he has harmed. The cause of this incident was that he robbed a good family first... Although he cannot open the court to try cases without an official position, in the final analysis, he is also doing things for the people and his heart is good..."

The Chief Censor finally stood up, Xu Xu said: "As for the matter of disturbing the court and ignoring the law, he has no ill intentions, so he can be exempted from prosecution. However, even if Yunyang Marquis' son Li Yuan has committed numerous crimes, he should be tried by the court, and he cannot be dealt with at will. According to the law, he should be executed."

Just when everyone thought that the Censorate was going to speak for Yunyang Marquis, the Chief Censor changed his tone and said: "However, his father is the Minister of the Dali Temple, and his official position is the third rank. According to the rules of "officials", if the Minister of the Dali Temple is willing to resign, then his son can be exempted from one death penalty..."

There was an uproar in the hall.

The Minister of the Dali Temple is a third-rank civil official of the current dynasty. It can be said that he is the highest official in the court. Of course, he has privileges above the law.

However, the privileges of civil officials are far lower than those of the powerful.

Also as the third rank, Yunyang Marquis can pay for his son's death penalty once if he is demoted by one level.

But the Minister of the Dali Temple has to resign from all his official positions to do the same thing.

The plan of the Censorate can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Save Li Xuanjing's son and overthrow Li Xuanjing.

Compared with Li Xuanjing, the powerful people in Chang'an are the stubborn disease of Daxia.

Li Yuan should have died long ago, and the Censorate's joint impeachment did nothing.

Li Xuanjing's son just did what the court should have done long ago.

Of course, he killed Li Yuan with his own hands, and he can escape the death penalty, but he can't escape the living crime.

If he is not severely punished, these powerful people will not agree.

Even they can only try their best to save his life.

In today's world, there are fewer and fewer people who dare to practice the Legalists and are willing to practice the Legalists. They don't want to see another Legalist disciple end up like that.

If his father Li Xuanjing can be overthrown by the way, it will naturally be better.

I just don't know if the ruthless Li Xuanjing will give up his current position for his only son?

The Censorate has made a good calculation.

But Yunyang Hou is obviously not satisfied with this proposal.

He raised his head and asked with a face full of resentment: "If the one who died was the son of the Lord Zhongcheng, could you let the murderer who killed your son go?"

The Yushi Zhongcheng said: "Marquis Yunyang, don't change the subject."

Marquis Yunyang said sternly: "Answer my question directly!"

The Yushi Zhongcheng looked disdainful: "If my son is such a beast, I don't need anyone else to do it. I will personally eliminate the harm for the people!"

"You!"

"You what?"

...

Although the powerful are not easy to mess with, the censors are not vegetarians.

They dared to impeach Li Xuanjing in front of him, and dared to scold the prince who was the regent in the Golden Palace.

In terms of quarreling skills, no one in the court can be better than the Yushitai.

After a disagreement, the two sides started to quarrel again, and the whole court became as noisy as a vegetable market.

At this time, a figure slowly walked into the palace.

The young woman wore a phoenix crown and a gorgeous palace dress.

The red palace dress was elegant and luxurious, with a hint of solemnity. On the wide skirt, there was a phoenix embroidered with gold thread. As the skirt swayed slightly, it seemed that it would flap its wings and fly away at any time.

When she walked into the hall, it seemed that the whole court had become brighter.

Prince Chun was having a headache because of the noise of a group of people below. When he saw the woman coming in, he finally got a chance to breathe. He walked down from above and asked, "An Ning, are you here for something?"

Li An Ning bowed to him and said, "Brother, I am here to ask for credit for someone. Last time in Sifang Pavilion, it was because of his reminder that the murderer who assassinated the envoy of Chu was caught. The court must reward him well."

There was a brief silence in the court.

A few days ago, the envoy of Chu was assassinated in Sifang Pavilion, which almost caused a serious diplomatic dispute between Daxia and Chu.

Fortunately, it was later found out that it was an internal conflict in the Chu delegation, so the Daxia court was able to shirk responsibility.

The court officials had always thought that Princess An Ning had solved this case, but they didn't expect that there was someone else behind her.

For a while, they even briefly forgot about the matter of Yunyang Hou.

After the assassination of the envoy was solved, Daxia and Chu successfully signed a series of mutually beneficial treaties.

This person can be said to have recovered a major loss for the court and Daxia with his own efforts. He has made contributions to the country and the society, and he must be rewarded heavily.

Everyone's eyes were on the radiant Princess An Ning.

No one noticed that a figure standing at the front of the hall had a glimmer in his eyes when he heard about this case.

Prince Chun looked at Li An Ning and asked curiously: "Oh, who has made such a great contribution? If you want to reward him, you must reward him heavily!"

Li An Ning raised his head and said: "My brother, his name is Li Nuo."

Princess An Ning's words made the hall noisy again after a brief silence.

"Is it him?"

"That day in Sifang Pavilion, there seemed to be a man beside His Highness."

"I didn't expect him to be Mr. Li's son."

"Your Highness and Mr. Li's son seem to have a good relationship..."

…

The officials who were investigating the case at the Sifang Pavilion that day did indeed see a young man appearing next to Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Princess An Ning is still unmarried, and the two of them, alone and alone, have been in the same room for a long time, and their relationship is extraordinary.

But I didn't expect that that person was actually Li Xuanjing's son.

This is not surprising at all.

Li Xuanjing was the number one scholar in six subjects, which was unprecedented and unprecedented.

How could his son be an ordinary person?

Originally, the dignitaries and censors could not quarrel with each other, but the appearance of Princess An Ning made things turn for the better again.

The supervisory censor took advantage of the situation and said: "Although he committed a serious crime, he still wanted to make great contributions to the court. He can use his merits to compensate for his crimes as appropriate. How about exempting him from the death penalty and sentencing him to three years' imprisonment and three thousand miles of exile?" "

Three years of apprenticeship and three thousand miles of exile are the heaviest punishments under the death penalty.

But no matter what, at least his life was saved temporarily.

Marquis Yongshou snorted coldly: "Aren't you legal practitioners? Murder must be punished with life. It's only natural that you should be the ones who shout the most enthusiastically on weekdays. Why don't you say it today?"

An imperial censor stepped forward and asked: "It is only natural to kill someone to pay for their life. Marquis Yongshou said it right. So, may I ask, the son of Marquis Yunyang also killed someone half a year ago? Has he paid for his life in the past six months?"

Another dignitary retorted: "Marquis Yunyang has a gold medal for immunity from death given by the late emperor, which can avoid the crime of murder. Why, Xu Yushi, do you dare to question the late emperor?"

"I didn't say that."

"I think that's what you mean!"

"Marquis Lantian, don't slander anyone!"

"You were the first to question the late Emperor!"

…

The two groups didn't say a few words before they started arguing again.

A very strange situation formed in the main hall.

In the past, the dignitaries tried their best to protect their heirs who broke the law here, while the officials in Yushitai insisted on punishing their crimes.

Today it was completely the other way around.

The dignitaries shouted that murder should be punished with life, and the censors all exonerate the murderer.

Those who didn’t know better thought they had picked up the wrong Wat board.

However, no matter how fierce their quarrel was, the key to the case still lay with Marquis Yunyang.

He was the one who killed his son. If he insists on sentencing the son of the minister of Dali Temple to death, unless Li Xuanjing also comes up with a gold medal to avoid death, even if King Chun is in charge of the country this month, he will not be able to pardon him easily.

While everyone was quarreling, King Chun walked up to Marquis Yunyang, helped him up personally, and said: "Hey, I can understand Marquis Yunyang's mood. You get up first. The ground is cold. You have been kneeling for a long time." Not in good health..."

King Chun's actions made all officials feel a little emotional.

Over the years, King Chun's preference for Li Xuanjing has been obvious to everyone.

There is no doubt that he is on Li Xuanjing's side in this matter.

Although among the princes, King Chun is indeed the one with the least presumptuousness and the gentlest methods.

But he never expected that in order to save Li Xuanjing's son, he would put down his status as a prince and humbly beg a marquis.

Above the main hall, King Chun had a pleading look on his face and was whispering something to Marquis Yunyang.

But because the distance was too far and King Chun's voice was very low, everyone could not hear the specific content.

It is not difficult to guess that King Chun was begging Marquis Yunyang to let Li Nuo go.

With a look of pleading on his face, King Chun leaned close to Marquis Yunyang's ear and whispered: "You have so many sons, it doesn't matter if one or two of them die. If you change someone else, the title will still belong to your family. Xuan Jing is just such a son. He If anything happens, I will kill your whole family!"

Marquis Yunyang trembled, and a chill ran through his body.

He looked at King Chun with fear on his face.

It is really unimaginable that the other party can say such cruel words with a pleading expression.

King Chun hugged Marquis Yunyang and walked back to the top of the hall.

This scene naturally made the officials even more emotional.

Although Li Xuanjing now holds great power, there are still people who can restrict him.

If King Chun succeeds to the throne in the future, with King Chun's love for him, he will really be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.

By that time, the entire court will probably become his sole prophecy.

King Chun walked back to the main hall, patted the armrest of the seat, and said loudly: "Quiet!"

Above the court, it gradually became quiet.

King Chun looked at Marquis Yunyang and asked, "Marquis Yunyang, what do you have to say?"

Marquis Yunyang's face turned pale. After some mental struggle, he lowered his head and said, "I failed to teach my son well. Li Yuan committed such a serious crime and deserved to die. I, I will not sue..."

"ah?"

"What?"

"What are you talking about!"

The dignitaries beside him were stunned and spoke one after another.

The change in Yunyang Hou's attitude also greatly surprised the courtiers.

Could it be that King Chun promised him some benefits?

The hatred of killing a son is irreconcilable.

If King Chun hadn't promised him huge benefits, how could Marquis Yunyang give up?

Marquis Yongshou looked at him and said in astonishment: "Marquis Yunyang, you..."

Didn't everyone agree that today in the court, we should have a unified voice and speak to the outside world?

The majesty of the powerful cannot be provoked. Li Xuanjing's son must die, otherwise, it may be their son who dies next time.

They were fighting to the death, but Marquis Yunyang surrendered first?

Marquis Yunyang lowered his head and said nothing.

He didn't expect that King Chun, who was always kind, would have such a cruel side.

He is not afraid of Li Xuanjing. Li Xuanjing is reasonable in his actions.

Not much though.

But King Chun is a first-class prince, located at the top of Daxia's powerful elite. He has to deal with the Yunyang Marquis Mansion, and the Yunyang Marquis Mansion may really be exterminated.

King Chun was right in saying something.

He had many sons. If he had another son, the title could still be passed down and the family could continue for at least a hundred years.

But if King Chun is determined to kill him, there will soon be no Yunyang Marquis in Daxia.

His sadness and anger at losing his son were completely diluted by King Chun's words.

In the main hall, King Chun nodded with satisfaction and said: "The Marquis of Yunyang did not teach his son well, and he committed the murder. He should have been sent to Zongzheng Temple for questioning, but for the sake of losing his son, he will not be held accountable; Li Xuanjing, minister of the Dali Temple, was not strict in educating his children and was fined a year's salary as punishment. Although his son Li Nuo committed a serious crime, he had made meritorious service to the court. His merits and demerits should be balanced. No reward or punishment..."

However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted.

"Your Highness, merit is merit and fault is fault. How can this be so?"

"You are too partial to Li Xuanjing!"

"We never agree to this!"

…

Although I don’t know what benefits Yunyang Hou was promised by King Chun, and he betrayed him at the critical moment, other dignitaries in Daxia still refused to agree.

If this hole is opened, what will happen to their heirs in the future?

These powerful people are very aware of the virtues of their children.

If everything was done in absolute accordance with the law, which family would not suffer the death of several people?

King Chun rubbed his brows and had to say that Li Nuo's troubles this time were quite serious.

He had long known that even if Marquis Yunyang relented, these powerful men would not give up.

But everything was as he expected.

King Chun stretched out his hand to his arms, where there was a gold medal for immunity from death.

Although this thing is valuable, there is no better way at the moment.

However, as soon as his hand reached halfway, it stopped there again.

A slightly thin figure slowly walked into the hall.

His footsteps were very light, but with each step, the sounds above the hall became a little quieter.

By the time he reached the front of the hall, the entire hall was completely quiet, and you could hear a needle drop.

Li Xuanjing, the minister of Dali Temple, may look like an elegant scholar, but when it comes to ruthless tactics, no one in the entire court can match him.

Even the dignitaries who were filled with indignation just now all shut up and fell into silence.

Everyone is curious, how will he handle this?

It was to give up his son and preserve his position.

Or for the sake of his only son, he gave up his high position and became a commoner.

No one thought he would make the second choice. Over the years, in order to climb to his current position, he had made countless powerful enemies, and secretly he didn't know how many people were looking forward to his death.

If he loses his current power, Li Xuanjing himself, including his son, will only die worse.

There is no doubt that he is not the Minister of Dali Temple today. There is no need to wait until tomorrow. Both father and son will be dead in the street.

Li Xuanjing didn't say a word, but took something out of his sleeve.

A eunuch took the object from his hand and walked up to present it to King Chun.

When they saw clearly what was in Li Xuanjing's hand, everyone's expressions changed drastically.

Death-free gold medal!

What Li Xuanjing took out was actually a gold medal for immunity from death!

How could he have a death-free medal!

King Chun took the gold medal for immunity from death, looked down again, and asked: "Li Nuo, the son of Li Xuanjing, the minister of Dali Temple, killed Li Yuan, the son of Marquis Yunyang, and he must be executed according to the law. The gold medal for immunity from death is a gift from your majesty. By virtue of This card can avoid all capital crimes. I hereby sentence him to be acquitted and acquit him. Do you have any objections..."

This time, the hall was quiet.

Not even the powerful people spoke.

After all, the death-free medal can exempt you from any capital crime except rebellion and treason. This is the consensus of the court without any controversy.

If this gold medal for immunity from death does not count, what about the ones at home?

Whoever dares to say that a gold medal for immunity from death cannot avoid death, the dignitaries of the entire dynasty will be the first to fight against him.

Just now, the dignitaries were emphasizing the legality of the death-free medal.

They cannot be inconsistent.

only……

Those who use death-free gold medals to avoid death have always been the rich and powerful.

When their people are killed and others use death-free gold medals to avoid death, they always feel uncomfortable...

The dignitaries did not even ask to check the authenticity of the death-free medal.

They actually hoped that Li Xuanjing could fake the death-free medal.

In this way, not even King Chun can save him.

However, every use of a death-free gold medal will be subject to very strict certification. No one can deceive the court with a fake death-free gold medal.

I never expected that His Majesty, who had not issued a death-free medal for more than ten years, would make an exception for Li Xuanjing.

His status in His Majesty's heart is still higher than many people expected.

The hall was silent.

Even the dignitaries had no objections, certainly not the courtiers.

The heirs of these powerful people have made no contribution to the court and have not been punished for any number of crimes they have committed in the past.

But the son of the Minister of Dali Temple has truly made contributions to the court and the country.

The Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, Honglu Temple and other ministries all owed him a favor.

Everyone has a balance in their hearts.

The courtiers have their own minds to decide who is right and who is wrong.

Prince Chun waited for a while, and when no one spoke, he waved his sleeves and said, "Since there is no objection, this case ends here."

Then, he changed his tone, a hint of sternness appeared on his face, and said, "This case is over, let's talk about another case. Yesterday, the son of the Dali Temple was assassinated in Chang'an City. The assassin was so arrogant that he didn't take the court seriously at all. The Ministry of Justice immediately issued a sea arrest warrant to all states. Anyone who can provide clues about the assassin will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, and anyone who provides the assassin's head will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver..."

A middle-aged man in the front position of the officials had a bitter look on his face.

A head costs ten thousand taels of silver. Is the assassin's head made of gold?

If it is made of gold, it's not that expensive!

You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are until you run the household. Prince Chun really doesn't take the silver from the treasury as silver. A prodigal son, a prodigal son...

However, although he is the Minister of Revenue, Prince Chun is obviously angry. At this time, don't offend him.

The court officials did not raise any objections to this.

But it should be said that His Royal Highness Prince Chun was too partial.

When the son of Marquis Yunyang died, he advised people not to pursue the matter.

Li Xuanjing's son was assassinated, but he was not even injured and still had the strength to kill people. He offered a reward of 10,000 taels to hunt down the murderer.

With such a heavy reward, even the Grandmaster would probably not be able to resist.

It seems that Li Xuanjing's son is a son, and the son of Marquis Yunyang is a cat or a dog...

At this time, Prince Chun said again: "There is another thing. In the case of Sifang Pavilion, Li Nuo made great contributions and saved a great loss for the court. He should be punished for his faults and rewarded for his merits. His faults have been offset by the gold medal of exemption from death. How to reward his merits is not up to me. The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Revenue, you go down and discuss it yourself, so as not to say that I am partial..."

The Minister of Revenue looked bitter.

Forget the reward, the Ministry of Revenue will have to spend more money to reward it.

The court officials were also helpless.

Prince Chun's partiality was clearly written on his face, but all the decisions he made were well-reasoned and there was no point to refute.

In any case, today's court meeting was successfully concluded.

The dignitaries looked aggrieved. For the first time, they suffered the pain of the golden medal of immunity from death.

The imperial censors felt a little sorry. They saved the person they wanted to save, but Li Xuanjing was still Li Xuanjing.

They had fought with Li Xuanjing for so many years, and as always, they did not gain any benefits.

The court officials watched a lively scene. They had never thought of using this incident to defeat Li Xuanjing.

Brothers fight tigers together, and fathers and sons fight in battle.

In the future, Chang'an will probably be more lively...

The officials gradually dispersed, and only two people were left on the golden palace.

Prince Chun smiled. It was indeed Xuanjing. Father had devoted himself to studying the method of immortality for many years, and even they had difficulty seeing him.

Father not only met him, but also awarded him a golden medal of immunity from death, which shows his status in his heart.

Back then, his mother was just an ordinary palace maid.

He was born after his father had drunkenly visited him.

Compared with other princes with strong backgrounds, he had nothing but the identity of a prince.

In recent years, it was because of Xuan Jing that there is today's Prince Chun.

Xuan Jing was valued by his father, so he was naturally happy to hear about it.

The gold medal of immunity from death just now had been taken away. He touched his arms and suddenly thought of something. He frowned and said unhappily: "Hiss... What do you mean, didn't I say that I still have a gold medal of immunity from death here, why are you still asking for it from my father, why, are you worried that I won't give it to you, is I such a person in your heart...