Your Highness asked me to pay him back his honor

In the palace, Daqing Hall.

Xiao Shuo knelt in front of the hall indifferently, Duke Qian bowed and did not retreat, and behind him stood seven or eight generals and military officers of the third rank or above.

Some of the courtiers were nervous, some waited and watched, some were uneasy, and whispered: "King Yan is crazy today? What is this for... Isn't he and Duke Qian always at odds?"

"Water and fire are incompatible, it depends on what matters."

Someone else whispered: "Now that we want to cede land with Rongdi, it is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the military officer in the court. Duke Qian is a military general, so he naturally wants to stand out. Yanyun was guarded by King Duan back then, how could King Yan agree to it?" promise……"

"It is indeed a bit hasty to talk about this matter."

The Hanlin scholar frowned: "What kind of regulations are there now? All war matters are decided by the Privy Council, so there is no need to discuss them in court?"

The officials on the side pointed to the front: "Even the Zhengshitang didn't know about this matter, but they were able to directly mention the Dachao. I didn't see what Shen Zhizhengshi's anger has become."

"Nowadays, the official system in the court is too messy, with redundant officials and redundant administration, and the functions and powers of various departments are mixed. There are too many things, and I don't know which one to turn to."

Yu Shi said in a low voice: "This is not the first time this happened. It's just that today King Yan is so young and can't help showing his head, so he has the opportunity to take advantage of it."

"Although the separation of powers among all parties can indeed prevent one family from becoming exclusive, but it is a bit too much to make it what it is today..."

There was a lot of discussion in the court, and it was difficult to decide for a while, but no one dared to speak up, and they only looked at the emperor's face very nervously.

"Duke Qianguo is old... help him to rest."

The emperor frowned tightly, and said in a deep voice: "The rediscussion of the border with Rongdi is not what the ministers think, it is just a cession of land. Now that the people have been fighting hard for a long time, what good is it if they just blindly continue fighting and waste money and money?"

"It's a waste of money for the people." Xiao Shuo said with lowered eyes, "It should be wiped out in one fell swoop, so that there will be no future troubles."

"Stupid words." The emperor laughed, and when he looked at him, his expression softened a lot, "You have never fought a war, and you are still young, so you naturally think about this matter in a simple way."

The emperor waved his hands: "What are you doing kneeling? Give King Yan a seat, get up and talk."

Everyone in the court knew that the emperor had a special preference for King Yan, and the two princes had never treated him so favorably. They had their own speculations for a while, and suppressed their thoughts one after another.

A servant came to set up the imperial seat, stepped forward again, and leaned over to help Xiao Shuo respectfully: "Prince Yan, you get up first..."

Xiao Shuo knelt motionless: "In these years, I have never said a word about how the court is doing."

The emperor glanced at him, showing some helplessness, and smiled:

"Are you going to force me to give up my seat for you in person?"

"Don't dare." Xiao Shuo kowtowed, "I just ask you not to cut the border town."

The emperor looked at him, his eyes were heavy, and Duke Qian said in a cold voice: "I don't know when our court has reached the point where we need to negotiate for peace."

"It's not cede territory, it's just renegotiating boundaries."

The privy envoy's face was extremely ugly: "Please be careful with your words, Lord Qianguo."

"Speak carefully?" Lord Qianguo sneered, "Rediscuss the border, draw out all the cities that have been taken down, and draw in the stagnant waters and wastelands that Rongdi and his horses don't want, and everyone still thinks that they have made contributions to the community? !"

"If the emperor feels that the generals and military officers of the imperial court are really unbearable to be entrusted with and cannot lead troops to fight, he may simply call them all to return to their hometowns and dismiss them!"

Lord Qianguo pushed away the servant who was supporting him: "Generals are tough, and they can't learn to govern the country like a literati—"

"Duke Qian!"

The emperor's face sank completely: "Debating politics in the court is not a groundless attack. If you say this again, there is no need to say it."

Lord Qianguo wanted to speak, but Xiao Shuo glanced at him indistinctly, snorted coldly, waved his sleeves at the privy envoy, and retreated into the queue.

The emperor calmed down, and glanced at the court who had their own concerns: "This matter is only a preliminary discussion today...it has not yet been decided."

"Today's winter solstice ceremony is to pray for good weather in the coming year, peace and prosperity for the country and the people. There shouldn't be any mention of this war."

The emperor said in a deep voice: "Let the Privy Council and the Political Affairs Hall discuss it again, and let's talk about it after the restoration of the court."

"Your Majesty." The privy envoy said anxiously, "The court meeting will be suspended from today, and the court will not be restored until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. If the neighbors think that our country is neglecting—"

"Neighbor." Xiao Shuo knelt on the ground, his voice was cold, "It turns out that Rong Di is a neighbor now, so we will neglect it."

The privy envoy was ridiculed by him, even angry and embarrassed, and couldn't help it anymore: "Prince Yan, we all serve as officials in the same dynasty, for the sake of the country, the country, and the people of Li people! In the past, King Duan fought with Rongdi for a long time, but what kind of tricks did he play? ? Isn’t it a waste of people and money, full of complaints—”

Before the words finished, Xiao Shuo got up abruptly, drew out a side saber of the Jinwu Guard, and pressed it against the Privy Envoy's neck.

The court hall was flustered for a moment, Jin Wuwei Zuo General took a step forward, and sternly reprimanded: "Your Majesty, don't be presumptuous!"

Xiao Shuo's eyes were cold, and he held the knife indifferently, with uncontrollable hostility overflowing from his brows.

The emperor glanced at the out-of-control violence on Xiao Shuo's body, but was relieved that there was no trace of it, and slowly got up: "Who is presumptuous?"

General Zuo of the Jinwu Guard didn't dare to say much, he knelt on the ground.

"It seems that I have just ascended the throne not long ago, and even the rules have been abandoned."

The emperor glanced at the privy envoy: "A prince with great military exploits is just above my court, and he is so slandered by people."

The privy envoy has been under siege for half a day today, he gritted his teeth and couldn't help it anymore: "Your Majesty!"

"Since you can't be the privy envoy, let's go home and have a rest. If you don't understand, you don't have to come back to court again."

The emperor didn't say any more, he went down the jade steps himself, and went to hold Xiao Shuo's arm: "I will explain this matter to you, you—"

Before the words fell, the exclamation sounded again.

While he was walking down the jade steps and leaving the protection of the Jinwu guards, another guard suddenly jumped up with a knife and rushed straight at the emperor.

The Jinwu Guards were already on guard against Xiao Shuo, and when they sensed the intention to move, they reacted instantly and threw the emperor away: "There are assassins, escort them!"

The Winter Solstice Dynasty was in the hall, and there were guards both inside and outside to protect it. At this time, the assassin came out, and the hall was in chaos for a while.

The Jinwu Guards were well-trained, they immediately rushed down, and together with the bodyguards who rushed in after hearing the sound from outside the hall, they unloaded the assassins' weapons and pushed them to the ground.

The courtiers had lingering fears in their hearts, and they kept silent like cicadas, but they still avoided each other tremblingly, not daring to make any moves.

The emperor was protected by the Jinwu guards, his face was ashen, standing in a quiet and stable place, his eyes fell on Xiao Shuo.

With such chaos, there is no longer any court meeting.On the side, Zhongshushe understood, stepped forward and said: "Today the court is over, please go back to your residence, the guards will escort you..."

"Escort what? They're all assassins, they're really scared out of their wits."

Lord Qianguo sneered, and walked out of the hall with a flick of his sleeves: "No wonder I rushed to recognize Rong Di as my father."

What he said was rough, but not completely unreasonable.The officials of the Privy Council who had just dodged in a panic looked ashamed, and didn't want to be escorted by the bodyguards, and hurried away with their heads buried.

Someone took the lead, and the courtiers filed out one after another.

The huge palace gradually became deserted, Xiao Shuo lowered his eyes, threw away the long knife in his hand, and knelt back in front of the emperor again.

The emperor did not reach out to help him this time, with a complex expression on his face, he stood there for a long while, and was escorted into the inner room by the Jinwu guards.

After a stick of incense, the privy envoy finally came in disheveled, gritted his teeth and knelt down on the ground.

"You did a good job today." The emperor glanced at him, "I promised you back then and did those things for me, and then I guaranteed you a privy envoy, but I never thought that you would be so unbearable."

"Your Majesty!" the privy envoy said anxiously, "Redrawing the border with Rong and Di, paying tribute to the old coin, attacking King Duan in the court hall for his hard work in the past, which was not what His Majesty meant? Why is it now—"

The emperor put down the teacup and looked at him coldly.

The privy envoy shuddered, swallowed back his words, and knocked his head on the ground.

"As long as one of you can still be cultivated, I don't have to count on..."

The emperor suppressed the cold look in his eyes, and after a moment of silence, he quietly asked the Jinwu guard beside him: "Based on what you saw at that time, is Xiao Shuo related to those assassins?"

"It doesn't matter."

Accompanying him was Chang Ji, the Right General of the Jinwu Guard. He was entrusted by Yunlang, and after hearing the words, he pondered for a while and shook his head: "Our plan was originally to take the opportunity to show weakness and call the assassins to make a fuss, so that those people Thinking that we are powerless to guard against, let down our vigilance. At that time, Prince Yan obviously didn't know about it."

"If Prince Yan was with those people, he would have known in advance that there would be an assassin, so he would not have used a knife to threaten the Privy Envoy."

Chang Ji said: "At that time when King Yan seized the sword, the Jinwu Guard was already on guard. If the assassin came again, wouldn't he react in time? If he wants to succeed at that time, it will be even more difficult."

What he said was well-founded, the emperor frowned and thought for a while, his face softened slightly: "Even so...he is too ignorant."

The rest of the matter is beyond the Jinwu Guard's ability to talk too much, Chang Ji hesitated for a while, but stepped aside and stopped talking.

"Even if His Majesty wants to force him, he should teach him some lessons first."

The privy envoy was coerced by Xiao Shuo's court, and he was even more ashamed and annoyed. He gritted his teeth and said, "If we continue to indulge like this, wouldn't we be another king? In the future—"

The emperor said in a deep voice, "Needless to say."

"Your Majesty." Gao Jixun, the commander of the guards, stood aside, interjected, "Man is like a horse. If you want to surrender, you just have to endure it."

The emperor raised his head and glanced at him: "What do you mean?"

"Whatever he values, he will beat him with."

Gao Jixun said in a low voice: "In the past, he would rather die than find out the truth, but now, isn't he no longer struggling? Those who insisted on protecting him with all their hearts have almost been cut off, as long as that Yun Lang dies again Tou, there will be none left."

Gao Jixun said: "If he is proud, it will be...no problem if he kneels down."

Chang Ji couldn't bear to listen, and couldn't help interjecting: "King Yan just has a stubborn temper. If something doesn't suit the emperor's wishes, it's just a lesson, why bother..."

"General Chang has never surrendered a fierce horse." Gao Jixun said coldly, "A fierce horse has to be exhausted first. Even if you save a ray of kindness and give it a little heart, let it have a free time. Knock you down hard."

Chang Ji frowned: "But——"

"Don't say it."

The emperor stopped the two from arguing, and remained silent for a moment: "No matter how you say it, I have indeed indulged him too much these years."

Gao Jixun hid his sinister eyes, leaned over and whispered: "Yes."

"Go and tell him for me." The emperor pressed his forehead and closed his eyes, "I am very disappointed in him for what happened today."

The emperor said slowly: "Let him think clearly, the reason I treat him kindly is because of blood relationship and because of the brotherhood with his father."

"If you want to understand, you should share your worries for me, instead of acting frivolously and recklessly like today."

The emperor said: "If you can't figure it out, just kneel down and think it through before you speak."

Gao Jixun was full of ambition, and immediately responded: "Yes."

"Also... even if we know the assassin's origin, we still need to investigate."

The emperor pondered for a while: "Where's Kaifeng Yin?"

"Should this matter be handed over to Kaifeng Yincha?" The privy envoy was stunned, "Dali Temple——"

"The minister of Dali Temple helped you, and was scolded by Pei Du for a whole cup of tea, why are you here to investigate?!"

The emperor scolded: "A bunch of useless things! If I hadn't established myself in the court, I would still be counting on you..."

The emperor suppressed his anger: "Where is Kaifeng Yin, why didn't he come?"

"Now Kaifeng Yin is represented by Wei Zhun. He only manages affairs and does not hold power. His position is from the third rank. He cannot enter the palace. He will go out after worshiping."

Chang Ji said: "Your Majesty, do you want him to come? I'm going to—"

"That's all." The emperor was annoyed for a while, "You can pass a message and ask him to check it."

Chang Ji hurriedly agreed, hesitated for a while, and said again: "Then King Yan—"

The emperor said coldly: "Tell him to kneel."

"If you don't understand today, kneel until tomorrow, and if you don't understand tomorrow, kneel until the day after tomorrow."

The emperor got up and glanced at the outer hall: "Let him know that the only one he can rely on is me, and only I will care about him, thinking about his life and death."

"If there is no Zhen." The emperor said slowly, "He is really unaccompanied and lonely."

Chang Ji didn't dare to say any more, so he said yes in a low voice.

The emperor withdrew his indifferent expression, and a servant came and drove back to Wende Hall.

Kaifeng Yin, in charge of civil affairs and prison litigation in Beijing.For all cases in Beijing, big or small, the small things are decided, and the big things are reported.

Uphold justice and uprightness, and a bright mirror hangs high.

Wei Zhun cut to the chase, took out a letter, and flattened it before the case: "Is this complaint written by General Yun?"

"I'm afraid I will implicate the adults." Yun Lang took it over and glanced at it, then rolled it up casually, and threw it into the charcoal basin, "I dictated it, and the people in the house wrote it for me."

Wei Zhun wanted to stop him, but it was too late. Seeing the letter fall into the fire, he frowned.

Yun Lang took the iron chisel and stirred the charcoal fire twice: "I am no longer a general, my lord—"

"Officials in this dynasty should be dismissed first, imprisoned, and determined according to the law."

Wei Zhun sat back at his original place and shook his head: "General Yun was not dismissed at the beginning. According to the law of this dynasty, the rank is still there. You and I should be colleagues."

Yun Lang was dismissed by him, so he didn't take it seriously, and smiled, watching the ball of paper burn slowly in the brazier.

As usual in the court, hundreds of officials will meet, Xiao Xiaowang is a first-rank prince, and he can't get out even if he thinks about it.Officials below the third grade cannot enter the Daqing Palace, and they will come out after worshiping the king of heaven and earth.

After counting the time, Yun Lang ordered his soldiers to guard the palace gate to count the sedan chairs, aiming at the specially delivered letter.

When Kaifeng Yin decides the case, he only asks the truth, regardless of the reason.There are some things that Xiao Xiaowang Ye might not be able to explain clearly.

"You said in your letter that you were the one who witnessed the murder and knew the whole story."

Wei Zhun looked at him: "He also said that the Zhenyuanhou's Mansion was not the mastermind, but someone else was behind it. This person has a high position and authority, so it's not easy to judge."

Yun Lang was a little curious: "Kaifeng Yin doesn't know about this?"

"Not very clear." Wei Zhun said, "The jurisdiction of the lower officials is only the civil affairs of the capital, and all cases involving officials' clans will be reported to Dali Temple and Yushitai."

At the beginning, King Duan was framed by someone in prison, and the Dali Temple Minister ordered to investigate the case, and found out that the commander of the guard department stole the tiger amulet with evil intentions.

According to the statute, the case should have been announced at that time.

On the second day, Xiao Xiaowang entered the palace and begged to re-investigate the mastermind behind the scenes.The clan complained of grievances, and all relevant ministers, including the Ministry of Punishment, Yushitai, and Kaifeng Yin, were implicated and summoned into the palace to discuss the case.

"It is said that the case is decided, and the discussion in the political affairs hall is nothing more than how to appease Prince Duan."

"The Minister of Dali Temple said that the son is just hurt by excessive grief, and he should go back to the mansion to take medicine and rest."

Wei Zhun still remembered what happened back then: "The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment said that if the son is not willing to let him go, he will investigate a little more clearly, and finally give a reasonable response."

The old master stood by, and couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "It's really—"

"At that time, the lower officials didn't know the details of the case, but they belonged to the prison department, and they were called into the palace. It was unbelievable to hear."

Wei Zhun glanced at Yun Lang: "Thinking about it, General Yun should know the whole story."

Yun Lang was dumbfounded: "The whole story...it's not very important."

"There is no need to elaborate on this paragraph."

Yun Lang pressed his forehead: "My lord, just keep talking."

"Xiaguan was puzzled and didn't have time to ask carefully, when he suddenly heard General Yun barging in from outside."

Wei Zhun didn't ask any further questions, and continued: "The first emperor suddenly changed his expression, and sternly reprimanded the Jinwu guards, and got up to meet him."

Wei Zhun said: "General Yun held on to enter the door, and fell to the ground. The late emperor rushed to help him, and seeing the blood on the general's body, he hurriedly sent the imperial physician—"

"There is no need to elaborate on this part."

Yun Lang regained his composure, said to stop, and felt a headache for a while: "The whole story of this paragraph is even more unimportant...Master Wei, you should know that I didn't ask this."

Wei Zhun stopped talking, remained silent for a moment, and said concisely: "Later, when the imperial physician left, the late emperor talked with General Yun for a long time, gave the general a cloak, and took the general, subordinate officials and others to persuade Prince Duan. After that, So I asked my subordinates to go back to the mansion, and I am not allowed to ask this matter again."

Yun Lang pressed his forehead and slowly rubbed it: "So, your lord has never investigated this case again?"

Wei Zhun remained silent for a long time, then said slowly, "No."

The old master asked in a low voice: "Kaifeng Yin Mingjing hangs high, punishes evil and promotes good, and doesn't care about this?"

Wei Zhun lowered his eyes: "It doesn't matter."

The old master was slightly startled, and looked at him inexplicably.

With an indifferent expression, Wei Zhun covered the cup of tea and pushed it back.

"It turns out that this is the so-called honest official and pure minister."

The old master finally couldn't help it, and gritted his teeth: "Now the court—"

"Primary proceedings have their own rules."

Wei Zhun said: "This case is not civil affairs. After the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion was overthrown, no one complained about the case—"

Yun Lang interrupted him: "I'm not trying to persuade you, what is the right choice."

Wei Zhun paused, looked at Yun Lang, and didn't say any more.

"Kaifeng Yin in the past dynasties, all grievances must be avenged, and guilt must be brought to justice."

Yun Lang said: "Jade and stone are burnt together, and it is enough to investigate to the end. Even if you are dismissed from office, convicted and imprisoned... you will always be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth."

Wei Zhun sat for a while, slowly clenched his fists, and said in a deep voice, "Your officer—"

"Jixian Hall University Bachelor, Yang Xianyou, Elder Yang Ge."

Yun Lang asked: "Is this how you train adults?"

Wei Zhun shuddered and looked up in astonishment.

"His Royal Highness Yan and I are very curious." Yun Lang pushed a cup of tea over, "Master Wei is not a former student of Mr. Yang Ge, and it seems that he has no reason to be an in-law..."

Wei Zhun gritted his teeth and interrupted: "General Yun is too lenient."

"There are people who have more control than I do."

Yun Lang smiled: "First secretly support the princes to fight, and get rid of the one who is the best at fighting. Then crowd out the courtiers and make the court a mess."

Yun Lang said: "Those who were originally upright either lost their official positions or were dismissed from their posts. Those who were able to do things were disheartened and retreated."

"Only officials are left, those who are greedy for power and position and cherish their lives."

Wei Zhun had already heard so many reprimands that he could almost recite them, and sneered indifferently: "I'll get by, I'll just get by..."

"Only Kaifeng Yin is in charge of Bianliang's civil affairs and people's livelihood." Yun Lang hadn't finished speaking, "We must hold on in the cracks, and we can't retreat even half a step."

Wei Zhun was slightly taken aback, frowned and raised his head, looking fixedly at him.

"It's easy to burn jade and stone together. As long as the adults pursue the old cases of the past and insist on redressing the innocent, they can offend the court and dignitaries and be dismissed from office."

Yun Lang took a sip of tea: "Then it's nothing more than changing to a new Kaifeng Yin. As for whether this Kaifeng Yin will be like the current court ethos, obsessed with power and collusion, so that the people of Bianliang have nowhere to avenge their grievances, and with What's the matter with reputation? Naturally, don't bother."

"In this way, I have a clear conscience." Yun Lang said slowly, "An upright official and a pure minister will leave a name in history."

Wei Zhun gritted his teeth, sat quietly for a long time, and closed his eyes: "Back then, General Yun betrayed his best friend and collaborated with traitors...So it was because of this."

"We are talking about Mr. Wei, it has nothing to do with me."

Yun Lang smiled: "I'm not that particular."

Yun Lang looked at him with a gentle tone: "My lord is jealous by nature, and always speaks out against injustice, but to force himself to turn a blind eye to grievances and defend Kaifeng for the people of Bianliang, is far more difficult than burning jade and stone together."

"General Yun came here today to say something nice for King Yan and win over the officials, so there is no need to bother."

Wei Zhun lowered his gaze: "Nowadays, in the court, it is difficult for all parties to protect themselves, and the Kaifeng government cannot touch or control the party's position."

Not surprised, Yun Lang changed to a cup of hot tea and put it in front of the case.

"If one day, I can really clean up the court hall and wash away the filth...and replace it with a clean Kaifeng Yin."

Wei Zhun turned a blind eye, grabbed his clothes and stood up: "The next official should be promoted to the court, and the trial authority knows that Wei Zhun, the official of the Kaifeng government, has committed the crime of not redressing his injustice, dereliction of duty and negligence."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and was about to go out. When he saw the black iron guard with a long knife outside the door, he was stunned for a moment, and turned around quickly.

Yun Lang took his time and pushed the cup of tea over.

"General Yun!" Wei Zhun was sullen for a while, "What is the meaning of this? Could it be that you want to force the official to submit like this when you see that the good words don't make sense?!"

Wei Zhun said coldly: "The lower officials know the crime of dereliction of duty, but it's not time to confess! The court has become so chaotic, General Ruoyun still has half a sympathy for innocent people—"

"Common people, traffickers and pawns, can only rely on Kaifeng Yin to avenge their grievances. It is not considered dereliction of duty for adults to guard Kaifeng."

Yun Lang looked away from the window and stood up: "I didn't plan to win over at first, I just borrowed it from the adults."

Wei Zhun frowned tightly: "What do you mean?"

"Send someone to bring a word to Mr. Yang Ge."

Yun Lang took the token of Prince Yan's Mansion and handed it to Xuan Tiewei: "Kaifeng Yin was invited by Prince Yan's Mansion to be a guest. When the mansion sees King Yan coming out of the palace safely, it will naturally send him back. "

"Young Lord!" The old master listened to his voice, and his heart tightened. "The prince is in the court today, but what is the danger?"

Yun Lang didn't say much, and signaled the old master to sit for Wei Zhun: "By the way, tell him, don't think that King Yan doesn't have the support of his relatives and elders, and if the prince doesn't come back, there will be no one in charge of the house."

"General Yun." Wei Zhun sat for a long while, gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "You threatened the wrong person. If King Yan is trapped in the palace, it must be because the emperor intends to show power and wants to take the opportunity to completely surrender King Yan, not—"

"I don't care about that." Yun Lang smiled, "I just want King Yan to come back."

Wei Zhun didn't expect him to be so unreasonable, he was a little surprised and couldn't say anything.

"I don't care who is behind him, what he wants to do, how he competes with the current emperor, and drives away the wolf."

"I led the army to fight since I was a child, and I don't know the tricks in the court. I only know that King Yan will not come back one day, and I will detain him alone. If King Yan is wronged, I will ask him for it. Come ten."

Yun Lang said calmly: "If one day, King Yan has an accident. I will kill this group of bastards and worship the sky first, and then kill Rong Di and those wolf cubs and worship the land. After cleaning up, I will go to him again."

Wei Zhun was stunned by the meaning of his words and was speechless for a moment. After a long silence, he sighed and sat back slowly.

Yun Lang: "I crossed the bright road with him, worshiped the family temple, and we are destined to go and return together."

"One day with me." Yun Lang said calmly, "In Prince Yan's mansion, you are not alone."