Self-help guide for non-professional young masters

Farewell to Granny Liang, even though it was getting late, Jun Ziyou decided to go to the palace to face the saint.

He first went back to King Jin's Mansion and had a discussion with Xiao Beicheng. The latter didn't want him to get involved in this matter, so he didn't want him to get involved, so he wanted him to tell the truth about the results of the investigation, and then let him enter the palace to discuss with Xiao Beicheng. The emperor made it clear.

Jun Ziyou politely declined his kindness, "My lord has already done a lot for Xiang Ye, so it's up to you to clarify this, I'm afraid it will still make the emperor suspicious, doubting your motives, it may not be a good thing for Xiang Ye. Besides My right eyelid is twitching a lot today, I'm always afraid that something will happen, you stay in the palace to take care of me, as for the emperor, no matter how suspicious he is, for your sake, he won't take me life."

Xiao Beicheng's expression was serious, seeing that nothing could stop him, he grabbed his wrist, making it difficult for him to move an inch.

The man laughed again: "It's not like your temperament to be so indecisive. Don't worry, it's not me that the emperor is afraid of. I'm still a favored minister who was rewarded recently. How can he be willing?"

That being said, in fact, Jun Ziyou himself was also worried.

What you should be afraid of is not the emperor, but the forces that are ready to move behind. Even the towering giant tree of Xiangye is about to be uprooted. A mayfly and ant like myself, I don’t know where it will fly if I just blow a breath up.

He ignored Xiao Beicheng's dissuasion and entered the palace, and he was also considering his words along the way, for fear that he might say something wrong, which would make Long Live Lord unhappy, and even Xiao Beicheng and Li Ying would be implicated.

Because he was in a trance, even if he noticed the carriages and horses that passed by him when he entered the palace, he had no time to think about who was sitting inside and what their purpose was, all he could think about was how to persuade him.

But no matter how much he thought, it was useless in the end. When he entered the palace, some eunuchs advised him that the emperor was in a bad mood, but now he didn't see anyone. When he arrived in front of the imperial study, the palace door was closed tightly, and no one summoned him at all. mean.

I didn't see Eunuch Huan Yi in front of the door, so Jun Ziyou knew that his worries had come true. In order to persuade the emperor to turn around, he was in a hurry, and shouted into the hall: "Your Majesty, my humble minister, Jun Ziyou, please take the time to see me. See."

Across the door, Emperor Yuan was using a silver spoon to fiddle with the incense ash in the sandalwood burner. After hearing his words, his brows were deeply furrowed, and he looked even more impatient.

"What are you shouting about? Is this how Beicheng trains his subordinates? Tell him to go back and don't disturb my ears here."

The eunuch who delivered the order came out and said the words again, who would have expected Jun Ziyou to be different from others, just a stubborn ass, after hearing this, instead of going back home, he lifted his clothes, Kneel down.

"Your Majesty, Xiangye was able to escape from the dead this time. Three points are due to luck, and seven points are due to God's will. God will not allow him to die unjustly. Why do you... why bother to kill him?"

After saying this, there was a commotion in the imperial study room, the palace door was pushed open violently, Emperor Yuan came out angrily, raised his hand and slapped Junziyou, making half of Junziyou's face numb and his ears buzzing There was a sound, and it was dark.

This strength is absolutely beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"If you still dare to say what you just said, don't blame me for killing you!"

In fact, Jun Ziyou's ears were ringing from the beating, he didn't hear this at all, and there was still a fishy smell in his mouth, and he was also stubborn, so he knelt down and said again: "The emperor don't want to kill Xiangye completely, He's really not what you think..."

"Presumptuous! What do you think you are, how dare you speculate on the holy will? Li Ying's assassination was due to his bad luck, and he ran out of the city to do it by himself! If he stayed in the mansion honestly, who would Can move him!"

"Even if he didn't go out of the city that day and didn't untie the emperor's knot, this day will still come sooner or later. I know that I am humble, and I shouldn't talk about the emperor's family affairs, but the emperor, if no one tells you the truth, how can Xiangye?" It’s not about dying in vain, it’s about how people in the world treat you who disregarded the family of heroes!”

"Bastard! You know what you're talking about!"

The eunuch in charge of Emperor Yuan is a clever character. When he saw that Long Live Lord was really angry, he might kill him in a moment of urgency. In order to save Jun Ziyou's life, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, please calm down first. , Not long after Jun Shaoqing entered the court, he still doesn't know the rules well, and he has brought some wildness of a scholar and a reckless man, so don't be angry with him, give him a lesson, and send him out to be disciplined by King Jin."

This was very tactful. Emperor Yuan, who had always loved Xiao Beicheng, was reluctant to touch his people. Besides, Junziyou had indeed contributed a lot to the emperor. If he was really killed, the people in the court who could serve the emperor would be One less.

So even though he was about to lose his head with anger, Emperor Yuan calmed down because of this sentence, clutching the hot palm he had hit just now, he kicked the man unrepentantly.

"Come here, whip thirty times, and don't stop until he knows his mistake!"

Jun Ziyou, who had expected to come to this point earlier, did not have the slightest bit of fear. Although he was kneeling in front of others, his back was straight, showing an unyielding expression.

"Your Majesty, don't make further mistakes, he is Li Sansi's only flesh and blood..."

After saying this, he was stripped of his coat by the guards who came to torture him, and he only wore a thin inner garment, his hands were bound by ropes, and he heard the frightening sound of the whip screaming in his ears. , The plain white clothes are covered with bloodstains.

This kind of hard whip is no better than a soft whip with hooked barbs. It will tear off a piece of flesh and blood when it is drawn on a person. The injury is from the inside to the outside. instruments of torture.

Recalling that Li Ying had been whipped before, but there was no obvious trauma left on his body, instead, there were large accumulations of bruises under the skin, which showed that he was also tortured by this kind of torture equipment.Thinking of this, Jun Ziyou was even more sure that Li Ying's death was the meaning of the person in front of him.

It's also strange that when others are beaten, they can't wait to shout out their throats and cry out their grievances, so that the emperor will show mercy and let them go.Gentleman You is different from others. A gust of wind that seems to be weak can keep him from getting out of bed for ten and a half months. He usually has no integrity to speak of. At this time, he has the consciousness of martyrdom, which is really admirable.

Seeing him like this, Emperor Yuan also softened his heart, ordered people to stop, and said coldly to Jun Ziyou, who was dripping cold sweat on his forehead and wet the slate below him: "You said he is the flesh and blood of Li Sansi, but there is evidence ?”

"The evidence is... in the Li Clan's Ancestral Hall. Today, I found the evidence that the Emperor wanted in the hidden compartment of the Ancestral Hall. Dare I ask Your Majesty, if the Prime Minister knew that this son was not his own, would he include his name in the family tree? "

Emperor Yuan examined the subtle changes in Jun Ziyou's expression, and did not notice any suspicious reaction, so he asked: "The evidence is really so easy to find, how could Li Ying have been concealed for more than [-] years?"

"Both the emperor and the prime minister were confused. In fact, the former prime minister has always regretted his original decision, so he put the genealogy that records the truth in the place where it is most likely to be found. However, the prime minister always believes that his life experience is inexplicable. The old man related to this has also read countless official histories and unofficial histories, how could he think that if he turns around and takes a step back, he will be able to see the truth that he has been pursuing for half his life..."

His words were filled with endless sadness. Although he was not allowed, he still got up without permission, grabbed the rope that bound his hands, stood in front of Emperor Yuan, and looked directly at Jun Lin Tian Tian with his eyes full of sadness. Too many men who can't help themselves.

Then, slowly knelt at the man's feet.

"Your Majesty, he is the same as you. If he is your real brother, then when he suffers, you should have a blood connection and feel the same pain. If he has nothing to do with you, just rely on Serving you and the imperial court with sincerity and loyalty, you should not break off your own wings and let him drown in the turbulent waves, withering this life."

"you……"

"It is true that no one in the world is born to live, but no one is born to die. He has been under the imperial power for many years, and he has never had a rebellious heart, so he begged the emperor to let him go because the Li family has served the court for many years. He. After this encounter, he still has a few years to live..."

With a crisp "pa", the rosary beads hooked between Emperor Yuan's fingers snapped off, and the pearls and jade scattered all over the ground.

"You, what are you talking about? Li Ying... How is that possible! I just asked Marquis Ding'an to take him away from the capital and persuade him to resign. How could his life be in danger!!"

Hearing this, Jun Ziyou was also shocked, thinking of all the strange things he had noticed before, he finally realized that the danger was approaching.

If the person who wanted to put Li Ying to death was not the emperor, then...

"No, Your Majesty! I beg you to issue an order to save Xiangye!"

At the same time, the chariot that came out of the inner palace had already arrived at the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion. Under the service of the eunuch, a person stepped out of the chariot, stood in front of the steps with his hands behind his back, looked up at the big characters on the plaque, and waited. After the subordinate knocked on the door, he broke into the palace without saying a word.

Seeing this situation, Steward Liu knew that the person who came was not good, and recognized that this person was Huan Yi Gonggong, so he sent Shen Ci to inform Xiao Beicheng, while he himself stayed and dealt with others.

"Eunuch, you are a rare visitor. I don't know why you came to the palace today. Could it be that the emperor has some orders?"

"Why did the prison come here, do I still need to inform you one by one?"

A bad tone is definitely not here to make friends with people.

Steward Liu was not panicked at all, and said with a smile, "How could it be? It's just that you are a guest, and you are honorable, but you have no reason to forcefully break into the Jin Palace. If it gets out, people will think that my family The relationship between the prince and you, father-in-law is not in harmony, and it is not very nice. So for the sake of the reputation of the prince, and for the sake of you, the prince, when the prince comes to welcome the guests in person, it doesn’t matter if you ask the teacher to ask the crime. "

Eunuch Huan wanted to praise him for his eloquence, but he saw that Xiao Beicheng had already arrived, and seeing the sword on his waist, he had just returned home, or he had been on guard against him for a long time.

In this case, he believed more in the latter.

"It seems that the prince has already guessed the purpose of the servant's coming here."

As soon as the words were finished, an eunuch bowed his head to greet him, with a wine glass in the center of the tray held in both hands, the full moon was reflected in the full moon, which was a beautiful scene.

When Xiao Beicheng saw it, he just glanced at it with disdain, and said, "Is it the emperor's intention, or your father-in-law's?"

"My lord was joking. This slave is just a slave. Human life is a matter of heaven and earth. How dare you make your own decisions?"

"It seems that the chief envoy is not the emperor, nor you. If you stretch your hand too far, aren't you afraid of breaking bones?"

"My lord was joking, although this poisonous wine is not for you, but if you meddle in your own business..."

Maybe half of this wine will go into your mouth.