Dongyin

?That day Zhou refused to listen to the persuasion in the camping and insisted on entering the city. Su's family had no choice but to send his cronies to inform Zhuangji.I thought the road was close, and news would come in a day.Unexpectedly, three or four days later, Zhou Ye was about to execute the execution, and there was still no news.

At noon that day, it was Zhou Ye's sentence.When the sky turned cloudy and there was a sign of heavy rain, Duan Hong led a group of officials to watch the execution on the stage.

Under the stage, Zhou Ye was dressed in prison clothes, with disheveled hair, and a big man stood behind him holding a knife.Seeing that noon was approaching, Su Jiali couldn't help but look outside, secretly anxious, and prepared to stop the execution.

"Su general" Duan Hong caught a glimpse, and said, "I see your figure is erratic and your eyes are wandering, what's on your mind?"

"Your Majesty" Su Jiali didn't dare to be sloppy, hurried out of his seat, saluted and said, "Although Zhou Ye is reckless by nature, he has made countless achievements. Although it is easy to find a thousand troops, it is hard to find a general. Please think twice, Your Majesty."

Duan Hong was silent.

Then someone continued to mock, "According to what the general said, merit can be used to offset crimes. Whoever is free in civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty has no merit at all, so everyone will kill whoever they want. This forest is so big that any bird will be killed." Yes, I didn’t like my retainers yesterday, so I killed them, and today I didn’t like my colleagues, so I killed them, so I can’t like them tomorrow..." The man stopped, only glanced at Duan Hong, and stopped talking.

It's clearly a sophistry!Su Jiali was about to reply.

Duan Hongwen's eyes changed in the preface. She looked at Su Jiali and said angrily, "Zhou Ye is lawless, and he will not change after repeated admonitions. This time he committed a heinous crime. It is an amnesty for me not to investigate the faults of his family. Is it possible that you will pay me back?" Do you want me to reward him with a thousand pieces of gold?!"

"I don't dare." Su Jiali swallowed, and gathered his thoughts and said, "Zhou Ye has a low life, and the death penalty is inevitable. But there are many doubts about the matter, why don't your majesty find out the reason first, so as to avoid the villain from causing trouble."

There is some truth to this statement, Duan Hong seemed to be thinking.

Seeing that the situation is not good, the officials wanted to persuade them, but they heard Zhou Ye himself yelling in the audience, "Brother Su, you don't have to ask for such ungrateful things. If it weren't for our two brothers back then, the people sitting there would still I don't know who it is. She can kill me Zhou Ye today, and your family gift tomorrow, listen to me, don't follow..."

Duan Hong was angry from the heart, "Cut off his tongue!"

"Your Majesty!" Su Jiali knelt straight on the ground and kowtowed, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Duan Hong only gave him a hard look, and asked the left and right: "What time is it?"

"Return to Your Majesty, noon will be here soon." The left and right responded in humble voices, holding the order tube and waiting.

Duan Hong raised his head and looked at the sky, it was cloudy, and he couldn't tell the time, so he reached out and took out a bamboo token.

All the officials sat upright, their eyes glued to the bamboo tablet, and they held their breath.

At this critical juncture, a horse neighed outside the courtyard, piercing people's ears.

The whole audience shivered and came back to their senses.Duan Hong paused and looked around, only to see a young envoy rushing to the audience panting.She suppressed her anger and asked, "What's the matter?!"

"Chen... I have ordered the Prime Minister to ask Your Majesty to suspend the execution."

Su Jiali let out a long breath.

The officials looked at each other, not knowing what to say.Take orders from left and right and present them to Duan Hong.

After watching it, Duan Hong remained silent for a while, and asked, "Where is the prime minister living now?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is coming to Liangcheng, Xing Luan is still on the way, and he should arrive in less than three hours."

After hearing this, Duan Hong picked up the silver order again, read it over and over again, and said, "Then according to the prime minister's wishes, the execution will be postponed for three hours."

Two hours later, Zhuangji's chariots and horses really arrived at Prince Liang's mansion.Duan Hong is preparing tea in the study, waiting for him to come.

There was a long laugh outside the door, the sound came from far to near, Duan Hong straightened his robe and sat up straight.

Zhuang Ji was dressed in a tiger fur coat, with a ruddy complexion, and was extraordinarily energetic. When he entered the room, he smiled and said, "The sound of the wind brings the water to the pillow, and the moon moves the shadow of the mountains to the window. The Yuanyang Lake is really beautiful, making people feel like they are outside the world. I really feel that wealth is like floating clouds. Your Majesty should also go and see it."

Duan Hong smiled and said, "Looking at the prime minister's complexion, he is much healthier than it was a few months ago. I just don't know how to find the prime minister's previous expert during this trip?"

Zhuang Ji sat down, took a sip of tea, and said regretfully, "Oh, it's not so easy to find a foreigner's mansion, but it's just a happy time."

Duan Hong comforted him, "The last time the prime minister saw him was more than 20 years ago, and there were constant military disasters. After so many years, he is an old man, so maybe he passed away."

"You may not believe me," Zhuang Ji said thoughtfully, "Your father dared to conquer the world, because he predicted it first. This man is proficient in the art of divining the heavens, and everything he asserts is nine out of ten. The old man has already lived to be 130 years old."

Duan Hong smiled and said, "Prime Minister, you must have read too much ghost stories. How can anyone live so long?" Even so, she couldn't help but wonder, is the person Shan Junxiang said and this person the same person?

If it is true, she will have to see it well!

"Where there is no hole, there is no wind. The emperors and Taoists of the generation are not all looking for the method of longevity. Who can say that it is false?"

"What's the point of living so long? Hua Xuqiongji has been seeking longevity all his life. I think he might as well live happily for a day."

Zhuang Ji was speechless, and after a long silence, he said, "Everyone has his own ambition. I came back this time to ask His Majesty for someone."

"Zhou Ye?" Duan Hong's mind sank.

"Your Majesty is wise." Zhuang Ji chuckled.

Duan Hong's face became serious, and after a while, she got up and looked at Zhuang Ji and said, "It's just one person, the prime minister can just take it." Then she changed the subject and said, "But, I hope the prime minister can give me a satisfactory explanation!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Zhuang Ji looked at her back and smiled slowly.Duan Hong finally has a bit of imperial demeanor.

That night, Zhuang Ji built wine and dishes in the pavilion and invited Zhou Ye to come.

When Zhou Ye entered the room, he bowed first and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for saving your life!"

"General, please get up." Zhuang Ji just sat on the table and said, "Don't blame the general for the poor hospitality."

"Where is that?" Zhou Ye smirked, got up and sat at the table, looked around, and reached out to grab the wine next to him.Zhuang Ji pressed his hand and said, "No hurry, let me have a good chat with the old man first."

Zhou Ye was taken aback for a moment, then he laughed and said, "It's an old problem. Don't take offense, Prime Minister."

Zhuang Ji didn't care, and sighed, "I haven't had dinner with you for many years, and the last time I got drunk was more than 20 years ago."

"Isn't it?" Zhou Ye opened the conversation, "At that time, King Wu had just broken the imperial city. I don't know how majestic it is. The brothers woke up drunk holding the wine jar. After waking up, they got drunk again. For three days and three nights..."

……

The two chatted happily, the room was full of laughter, and as the night gradually deepened, Zhuang Ji handed him the wine.

Zhou Ye's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly took the jug over, lifted the lid and smelled it and praised, "Shilixiang, good wine!"

Seeing that he liked it, Zhuang Ji sighed, "When a person is old, he dare not drink even good wine."

"Who said that? I think you are always strong, Prime Minister. Let alone such a pot, it is not a problem to have another ten pots or eight pots." Zhou Ye raised his head and took a sip. It is suitable for the elegant people like the prime minister to drink."

"You can speak with your mouth." Zhuang Ji smiled knowingly, "Why can't you speak in front of the emperor?"

Zhou Ye was so excited to drink that he couldn't help feeling ecstatic, he slapped the wine pot with his left hand and slapped the table with the right and said, "Let me tell you the truth, for so many years, the only person who has convinced Zhou Ye is you, Mr. Zhuang. The little emperor is her father." , I don’t take it seriously either. A big man, who doesn’t even want the country for a woman, hides in the mansion all day long and takes care of the daughter, and in the end he is so stupid that he wants a woman to be king, I—bah!”

Zhuang Ji remained calm, just looking at him with a faint smile.

"Mr. Zhuang," Zhou Yechang sighed, "If you had come to sit here, this country would have been secure ten years ago. But you want to teach that little emperor who doesn't understand anything. This, alas, I don't understand!" After all, he raised his head and was about to drink, when a sharp pain came from his abdomen, Zhou Ye was taken aback, his mind cleared up a lot, he looked at Zhuangji in disbelief.

Zhuang Ji looked at him just as before, without any wavering in his eyes.

There was a fishy smell in his throat, Zhou Ye became more and more conscious, but his body became more and more numb. He stared hard and grinned, "Why...why..." The flagon fell to the ground, making a loud noise.

I saw Zhou Ye's seven orifices bleeding, and fell to the ground, already dying!

"Why..." Zhuang Ji sighed heavily, knelt down, raised his head, and covered his eyes, "Because keeping you is a disaster."

A servant girl brought water with trembling hands, Zhuang Ji got up slowly, washed his hands, looked down at Zhou Ye's face and said, "Take off his hairpin and give it to Your Majesty."