In the hall, everything was quiet except for the sound of breathing.The two men looked at each other from a distance, one was sitting upright in front of the desk, the other was kneeling.After staying for a while, Luo Di looked away and looked at the memorial on the case.He said in a deep voice, "Is there anything else? If there is nothing else, you can step back."

Pei Ziqi straightened up: "Your Majesty, it is true that Zhong colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country and killed our soldiers. He should be sentenced to death. As for Zhou Xing, Mr. Zhou, protect your relatives..."

"Enough." Luo Di stamped the memorial: "Yun Yizhong's crimes should be copied and beheaded. Do you want me to chop off his whole family?"

"Your Majesty..." Pei Ziqi blurted out.

Luo Di smiled, and interrupted: "That's all right, let's leave it at that. I don't want to argue with you, you should be more sensible."

Pei Ziqi opened his mouth, leaned over and kowtowed, the floor made a 'dong dong' sound.He said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, that's thousands of lives. Even ordinary people, you can't just forget about it! What's more, they are protecting their families and the country..."

With a 'thump' sound, the heavy inkstone hit the head.Luo Di got up angrily, patted the table and said: "Pei Ziqi, are you deaf or don't want to live? I dare to challenge my words! I keep you to see how useful you are. If you don't want to live, now I can kill you!"

Pei Ziqi raised his head, and blood slowly flowed down his forehead.He stood up, calmly: "those thousands of soldiers, who threw their heads and blood on the battlefield, defended their homes and the country with a pure heart, and now their tragic death is in exchange for your majesty's words? I have been an official for many years and suffered many injustices. , but never complained." He knelt down and bowed his head, his knees banging muffledly: "Today, I have nothing to ask for from my humble position, I just hope that His Majesty will be fair this time, this time!"

Luo Di looked at him, his anger gradually disappeared, and he sneered: "Fair? Pei Ziqi, have you committed too many royal laws? When did I deal with you? Just say that it is against my will to steal the house without authorization. You It’s time to move your head! The law of the king is the law of the king, the law of the king is before the law, and I am the law of the king! If you say you are wrong, you are wrong. There is no reason to talk about it. If you don’t understand this truth, it’s only fair to you It was just killing your life. I know you are not afraid of death..." Each word was icy cold: "But there are always people who are afraid of death."

Pei Ziqi bent down on the ground, his hands clenched into fists.After a short silence, he said in a hoarse voice: "Pei Ziqi is the only one who is humble, it's just Pei Ziqi..."

The crisp voice echoed in the hall, sweeping away the anger.Luo Di sat back on the dragon chair and said: "Pei Aiqing is indeed a smart person, she has won my heart. However, how should I trust you?"

Pei Ziqi let go, resumed his usual routine and said, "Humble job is willing to take the head of the item as a guarantee, this life is just Pei Ziqi."

"Let's add another one." Luo Di said with a smile: "After I fulfill your wish, you will resign and leave Jin. After the third child gets married, I will call you back, how about it?"

"Honestly obey orders."

Luo Di stood up and walked out of the hall.He said: "I believe in Pei Aiqing, and I hope Pei Aiqing will not disappoint me." He said again: "Yun Qing died once is enough, and Yun Yizhong will be sentenced to death according to what Pei Aiqing said, so as to save everyone from copying and beheading. Ruoyun's family There are other people involved in this matter, and Pei Aiqing will deal with it on her own, and it doesn't have to be decided by me. As for Zhou Xing, I have my own opinion..."

Pei Ziqi bent down on the ground, respectfully sending Luo Di away.After Luo Di left, he staggered to his feet, took out his handkerchief and wiped away the blood on his forehead.He walked out of the hall slowly, and as soon as he left the hall, a young eunuch greeted him.The little eunuch smiled and said: "Master Pei, you have come out, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Pei Ziqi paused, turned his head to look at the little eunuch, and asked doubtfully, "My father-in-law, what do you want from me?"

"You don't remember me?" The little eunuch said with a smile, "At the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet just now, the little one handed you the message and led the way."

Pei Ziqi suddenly realized, with an apologetic expression on his face: "Look at my memory. It turns out that the father-in-law belongs to the empress dowager. I don't know why the empress is looking for a lowly position?"

"Exactly, the little one is serving the queen mother." The little eunuch took out a handkerchief as he said, "It's not a big deal, but the queen mother misses you. The queen mother is worried that the handkerchief on Mrs. Pei's body will be dirty, so I ask the little eunuch to give it to you." Give me a handkerchief just in case."

Pei Ziqi was slightly taken aback, and took the handkerchief from the little eunuch: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern." Then he said: "I'll trouble you, father-in-law."

"No trouble, no trouble, the little one should do it." The little eunuch bowed his waist and said: "Since Mr. Pei has received it, the little one will leave first. The Queen Mother's birthday is not over yet."

Pei Ziqi smiled and nodded, holding the handkerchief, his eyes became cold and deep.The queen mother knew that Luo Di didn't like him being involved with the third prince, but she still said those words in front of so many people, directly poking Luo Di Nilin and making him furious.Luo Di would not make trouble for the Queen Mother, but he would make use of the problem to make trouble for Pei Ziqi.Afterwards, the Empress Dowager specially ordered someone to give him a handkerchief... It is enough to show that all this was done on purpose by the Empress Dowager.

He looked at the handkerchief, which was embroidered with a mirror, and a lotus flower was reflected in the mirror.He lowered his eyes and muttered, "Is it a mirror image?"

After staying for a while, he put the handkerchief into his sleeve and walked towards the patrolling guards.The head guard of Lai Xing saw him approaching, and hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted: "Please refer to Mr. Pei for the humble position."

Pei Ziqi nodded, turned around and said, "Take a few people with you, and follow me to the Ministry of Rites to arrest them."

The chief guard was startled, and hesitated, "I wonder if Mr. Pei has His Majesty's will?"

Pei Ziqi turned his head, chuckled and said: "Do I still need His Majesty's order to arrest people?" He added: "After arrest, you should send them to the Ministry of Punishment, and you don't have to hand them over to me."

Only then did the chief guard feel relieved.Arrest people to the Ministry of Punishment, even if His Majesty pursues them, he will avoid serious matters and ignore minor ones.He agreed, ordered a few people casually, and followed Pei Ziqi to the Ministry of Rites.

On weekdays, although the Minister of the Ministry of War and Pei Ziqi were not very close, they never showed any facial expressions.Therefore, arresting people on his territory, Pei Ziqi still saves some face.He only brought two guards into the military department, and the rest of the guards stayed at the entrance of the military department.

Even so, the Minister of the Ministry of War's face was not very good-looking.He said in a deep voice, "Master Pei, what are you?"

Pei Ziqi smiled, and explained: "I have brought the guards of the Imperial Army here, of course to arrest people." Then he said to the guards: "Go and arrest Yun Yizhong, the Minister of the Ministry of War."

The face of Minister of the Ministry of War changed slightly, and he cupped his hands and said, "Master Pei, why are you arresting people? Is there any order from His Majesty?"

Pei Ziqi just straightened his clothes, as if he couldn't hear.Luo Di only said that he would handle it, but he didn't express it at all.However, such things as oral instructions, if Emperor Luo admits it is an oral instruction, if he does not recognize it, it will become a false edict, and it is useless to say more.

"Master Pei!" The Minister of the Ministry of War said sharply.

Pei Ziqi looked at him sideways: "Don't do anything wrong, and don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. If Yun Yizhong is innocent, I will naturally let him go." Smiling, he said: "He went to the Ministry of Punishment, not The dungeon in my house."

An angry voice suddenly came out: "Let go of me, I am the Minister of the Ministry of War, and there is no order from His Majesty..."

Pei Ziqi raised his eyebrows and said with a light smile, "It seems that someone has caught me, so I'm leaving."

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