Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

Emperor Chengtian's face was as frosty, and his anger was burning. He stared intently at Zhuo Kai, who was kneeling and begging for sins. He had only one thought in his mind: I only have nine princes, and besides, Zening, who killed the elder sister, has been imprisoned, leaving only eight sons.Zhuo Kai hooked Xiaowu so captivated that he didn't even care about his life, causing Yong'er to be injured in a dangerous situation, what's the use of staying?When to kill!

Oops, His Majesty made a murderous move.Rong Youtang was keenly aware of Emperor Chengtian's intentions, and immediately became anxious, gritted his teeth secretly, and clenched his fists hidden in his sleeves.

Zhuo Kai knelt down, without any strength in his body, and waited sadly for the verdict.

Only the Ninth Prince dared to break the terrifying silence present. He looked at Rong Youtang's expression, and curiously sized up Zhuo Kai who had seen him a few times before. He walked up to his father thoughtfully, and raised his face and asked, "Royal Father!" , How many imperial doctors did you send to Beiying to visit?"

"Imperial doctor?" Emperor Chengtian bowed his head back to his senses, barely restrained his anger, and comforted him: "Jiu'er, don't worry, I directly ordered the envoy of the Supreme Hospital to arrange staff, and the medicinal materials in the inner warehouse can be taken at will. If your brother is cured, they will have to come to see him, and they will definitely do their best."

"That's good." Zhao Ze'an breathed a sigh of relief, and asked again: "Have they set off yet?"

"Leaving early in the morning."

"Have you arrived at Beiying?"

Emperor Chengtian took a deep breath, helpless, reluctant to vent his anger and blame his young son, so he explained patiently: "It's snowing heavily today, and the roads are blocked by snow, so we can't live it normally, and we should spend more time."

"Sigh, I don't know what my brother is doing now." Zhao Ze'an said, full of worry, while naturally leaning against the armrest of his father's chair.

"He injured his left leg, what else can he do? Of course he is recuperating."

"I hope so, he is the most restless." Zhao Ze'an muttered, picked up the ginseng tea that was always on the side table, and persuaded: "Father has been chatting for a long time, please drink tea to moisten your throat."

"Hmm." Emperor Chengtian accepted it in comfort, very kindly.

Your Highness the Ninth Prince is wise!His Highness the Ninth Prince is mighty!

Rong Youtang breathed a sigh of relief, lest the emperor would be angry and deal with the innocent Zhuo Kai - looking at the whole world, there are only a handful of people who can tactfully attract the emperor's attention on such occasions, and the Ninth Prince is the first one.

However, he had just relaxed a little when he heard Emperor Cheng Tian kindly urging:

"It's been delayed for half an hour, Xiao Jiu, it's time for you to go to study, don't keep the master waiting for a long time."

"Okay." Zhao Ze'an leaned on the back of the seat, turned sideways, and shamelessly pointed to Rong Youtang, implying that he had nothing to do. The latter narrowed his eyes slightly to show that he had received the hint.

Knowing a son is like a father, Emperor Chengtian's heart is like a mirror, but it hasn't been pierced.He ordered without hesitation: "Come here, wait for your little highness to go to school."

Li Deying bowed to accept the order: "Yes." He conveyed the order to the outside, and the attendants of the Ninth Prince hurriedly entered the outer room from the corridor, carrying hand stove cloaks, snow caps and other things.

"Father, please take care of the dragon body, and my son will leave." Zhao Ze'an earnestly reminded him, and when he walked outside the screen, he poked his head and said, "You must take care of the dragon body!"

Emperor Chengtian couldn't help laughing, and scolded with a smile: "Go to study quickly! Master will double your homework carefully."

"Oops!" Zhao Ze'an deliberately turned pale with shock, shrank his head, and walked quickly in a hurry, full of vigor, which made Emperor Chengtian dote on him happily.

But as soon as the Ninth Prince left, Emperor Chengtian suddenly lowered his face, he put the teacup in his hand on the table, and said angrily: "Zhuo Kai!"

"I'm humble."

Emperor Chengtian spoke harshly and scolded angrily: "I think that when Zhuo Zhiyang was the commander of the inner court guards, he did his duty and worked hard all his life. He spared you many times. Unexpectedly, 'a tiger father is a dog', you are not as good as a finger of your father head!"

"Humble position, low position...Convicted of the crime, ashamed of your majesty's benevolence and high expectations and my father's diligent teaching, he deserves death." Zhuo Kai was extremely embarrassed, his face turned red with embarrassment, and then his face turned blue and his lips turned white.

"Speak! How did you provoke the Seventh Prince to be threatened by a startled horse, and why did you just watch King Qing rescue and get injured?" Emperor Chengtian asked sharply.

What did yesterday's matter have to do with Brother Kai?The culprit is obviously His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince!But the emperor is supreme, wielding the absolute power of life and death, and Rong Youtang's heart is blocked because of life and death.

Zhuo Kai was short of breath, his chest rose and fell violently, and he explained with difficulty: "The humble official knows that he is lowly and humble, and he has never dreamed of uplifting the prince. But the humble official was on an errand, so he rushed back to the camp to be on duty. Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness took out a dagger! Then the horse ran wildly in fright, but the humble official did not ride a horse at that time. Although he rescued him immediately, he couldn't catch up with the galloping horse. His Royal Highness King Qing from the battalion arrived, led the crowd to direct the rescue, subdued the frightened horse, and rescued His Highness Seventh. His Highness was unscathed, but in the confusion, the dagger he held in his hand accidentally stabbed His Royal Highness Qing—" Voice Before it fell, Emperor Chengtian had already slapped the table to interrupt: "Presumptuous!"

"In this way, you are innocent? You think you have no fault?" Emperor Chengtian was furious, with cold eyes.

"The defense of the humble post is not effective, and the coach was injured. I know that the crime is serious, and I beg your majesty to punish me." Zhuo Kai kowtowed to plead guilty, his eyes were lifeless, and he was lifeless.

"Rong Youtang!" Emperor Chengtian turned his head suddenly, he was not the only one who blamed Zhuo Kai.

Rong Youtang had already made preparations, held his breath and concentrated, stepped forward and bowed his head: "My minister is here."

"How did you know that King Qing was injured last night? After the city gate was locked, where did you get the entry and exit warrant?" Emperor Chengtian asked a series of questions with a gloomy expression.He sat on the dragon chair for half his life, and he can be said to be diligent in government and love the people, and he attaches great importance to talents-but how can talents be compared with flesh and blood?No matter how outstanding a talented person is, they are no match for a prince, especially after Emperor Chengtian suddenly lost a son and a daughter.

Rong Youtang remained calm in the face of danger, frankly, and answered with a serious face: "Your Majesty: I came back to the humble house yesterday evening. As soon as I sat down, General Guo Daguo and his party were greeted. They were on their way to do business, but they suddenly encountered a snowstorm. The two horses accidentally broke their hooves, so they changed horses nearby. After a few casual inquiries, the official realized that he was out of the city urgently to visit His Royal Highness King Qing. Worried, he begged General Guo to take a ride, but His Royal Highness was busy with business, so Wei Chen The minister only visited for a while, and in the middle of the night, he asked General Guo for a warrant to return to the city."

"Humph."

Emperor Chengtian was expressionless, and said word by word: "It sounds like you are loyal and loyal, so I still have to praise you?"

"Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to be clear. I have no intention of asking for rewards." Rong Youtang's heart kept sinking, knowing that the emperor was taking the opportunity to vent his anger. He carefully considered his words and said sincerely: "His Royal Highness treats my ministers with respect." The kindness of knowing you, suddenly heard that he was injured, and happened to have the opportunity to go out of the city, so you should go to visit him, otherwise you will become an ungrateful person? Although I am dull and clumsy, I always remember your majesty's mighty grace and holy teachings , even if it’s a mess.”

"Is it?"

"Everything I say comes from my heart."

Emperor Chengtian's attitude was a little slow. In fact, he knew the whole story of the incident very well - if Rong Youtang had shrunk last night, afraid of the cold, tiredness, or being criticized, and refused to go out of the city to visit King Qing, he would be even more angry. Cherish your own flesh and blood.

But Zhuo Kai...

Emperor Chengtian was extremely annoyed, and more and more determined that the kneeling in front of him was a trouble and a disaster, and said slowly: "Zhuo Kai, my two princes were almost injured because of you."

"The crime of humble duty deserves death." Zhuo Kai repeated numbly, knowing that it is useless to explain and beg for mercy, and only by pleading guilty will it be possible to save the family.

Emperor Chengtian's face was dark, and the nanmu Buddha beads that had been rubbed for several months were placed in his hand, but he was not interested in playing with them at all, so he just stared at Zhuo Kai, squinted his eyes, and stretched his face. The lines of the law were stretched straight, his eyes were complicated and unpredictable, and he pointed out in a flat tone: "At the beginning, your father mentioned you to the inner court, but after An Fen was just a year old, you got into trouble, and you were dismissed by the stick. You were sent to the northern camp, and after only half a year, you got into trouble again. What should you do?"

"Incompetent and ignorant in a humble position, I have failed His Majesty, Your Highness, and my father's expectations one after another. He has no face in the world, and only death can atone for his crimes." Zhuo Kai took all the blame, his face was ashen, humiliated and desperate, and he was powerless to resist the pressure of the imperial authority.

"You still have some self-knowledge." Emperor Chengtian looked indifferent, glanced at Rong Youtang, and asked meaningfully: "Rong Qing, how do you think Zhuo Kai should be dealt with?"

"Weichen——" Rong Youtang was speechless in embarrassment, his brow was sweating anxiously, he was in a dilemma, unable to protect himself.

"Huh?" Emperor Chengtian raised his voice at the end, very displeased.

Rong Youtang gritted his teeth, knelt down and said, "Please Your Majesty, calm down."

"The prince is injured, shouldn't I ask about it?" Chengtian Emperor was determined, his eyes sharp.

His Royal Highness King Qing was stabbed by His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, so what's the use of asking us?To vent your anger?Take the opportunity to cut it off?

Rong Youtang's back was dripping with cold sweat, he couldn't tell the truth, his head was battered, but fortunately he didn't show it on the surface, and he replied dryly: "Of course it should."

"Zhuo Kai's misconduct, negligence and dereliction of duty, causing trouble and letting the coach take care of the aftermath for him, what do you think he deserves? Tell me!" Emperor Chengtian asked aggressively, secretly suspecting that Rong Youtang wanted to intercede for Zhuo Kai, and immediately became furious.

Zhuo Kai didn't want to hurt innocent people, so he stepped forward in a hurry: "Your Majesty, everything has nothing to do with Mr. Rong, the fault is all due to the humble position, I beg you to die."

"Your Majesty, calm down." Rong Youtang got close, and quickly pulled Zhuo Kai back with force, so as not to disturb the guards with swords in front of the imperial guard.He was forced to be quick-witted, and with an idea, he said righteously: "I think Captain Zhuo deserves to die!"

Zhuo Kai was shocked, turned his head suddenly, and looked at Rong Youtang dumbfounded.

"Oh?" Emperor Chengtian was stunned for a moment, his raging anger subsided slightly, and he asked in a deep voice, "Why should he die?"

Your Majesty believes Brother Kai is guilty and has murderous intentions. If I explain the truth to His Highness Seventh’s fault, he will definitely be even more angry...

In the blink of an eye, Rong Youtang decided on a countermeasure decisively, followed the path, and explained impassionedly: "Your highnesses are nobles, how important is their safety? Although His Majesty Seventh His Majesty's mount was suddenly frightened yesterday, but Zhuo Xiaoxiao After all, Wei was on the scene, but failed to rescue in time, causing His Royal Highness King Qing, who took over the rescue, to be injured in the chaos, and the protection was ineffective and negligent, and he should be executed immediately for the crime!"

"Ling Chi?" Emperor Chengtian frowned, slowly leaned back in the chair, and tapped the armrest with his fingers.

"Exactly!" Rong Youtang's heart was beating like a drum, his palms were covered with cold sweat, and he was extremely nervous, and he suggested forcefully: "When the incident happened, I was not present, so I don't know the cause and effect, so it's better to file this case and submit it to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for a thorough investigation. Check it out and find out the truth, and show Captain Zhuo Lingchi to the public as a warning to others!"

"That's not necessary." Emperor Chengtian immediately dismissed it, he subconsciously knew that the root cause was all because of the absurd bastard of the emperor's seventh son, how could he tell the world?

Rong Youtang collected his mind and tried his best to get rid of the predicament of being interrogated. He grasped the emperor's mentality of wanting to punish Zhuo Kai severely but also unwilling to publicize his family ugliness. He never excused Zhuo Kai and said loudly: "When the incident happened, everyone was watching. Captain Zhuo did not do enough to protect him, His Majesty please punish him severely."

Zhuo Kai quickly came to his senses, tried his best to calm down, and agreed that there was no other way but to gamble. He kowtowed in cooperation and said: "The crime of a lowly post is extremely heinous, beheading or Ling Chi are deserved, please give me death!"

As a result, Emperor Chengtian hesitated instead, he pondered for a long time, gradually regained his composure, and thought to himself: Although Zhuo Kai deserves to die, it is also because of Xiao Wu's entanglement, if there is a commotion, what will be the dignity of the royal family?

Rong Youtang did not intercede for Zhuo Kai from the beginning to the end, on the surface he catered to the emperor, but in his heart he firmly believed that Zhuo Kai was right, his back was soaked in cold sweat.

"Your Majesty." Li Deying, who kept his eyebrows down all the time, stepped forward and offered ginseng tea respectfully. Emperor Chengtian took it casually, but didn't drink it. After a long while, he finally thought it over. He sat upright, condescending, and gave Rong Youtang a hard look. , and then said coldly: "Zhuo Kai, you really deserve to die."