Qingjiang Yin

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials immediately talked about it.The Zhong family is the mother's family of the third prince, Zhong Nian is the son of Zhong Shangshu, the nephew of Concubine Zhong, and the cousin of the third prince, they can be regarded as relatives of the emperor, how can such a person be sentenced to death at will!

The young man remained calm and unmoved.On the contrary, the old emperor was a little embarrassed and said, "Ruan Aiqing, although Zhong Nian is hateful, is the death penalty too severe?"

"I thought" the man would argue.

Yu Youyou, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, did not wait for his answer, and hurriedly said: "I think it is really too heavy. After all, Zhong Nian is the son of an official. An old saying goes: "Punishment cannot be punished by a doctor. Scholars' festivals should not be humiliated. Although Zhong Nian has committed crimes, he is also a first-time offender. Why not?" To forgive him is to show the greatness of the emperor's grace."

Zhong Shangshu was anxious and uneasy, listening to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment pleading for his son, he also took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, it is my fault that I have no way to teach my son. I dare not hope that he will be exempted from punishment. But I have a son in the evening. I also hope that Your Majesty will be sympathetic to your minister's love for his son, so that he will not die." Speaking of the emotional part, tears flowed down his face.

"The intention of the two adults is that you want the Holy One to disregard the king's law?" The young man replied sarcastically and calmly.

"You! You child of the Ruan family, don't deceive others too much!"

"In the court hall, there is a lot of noise, what a disgrace!" The old emperor was tired of listening, and scolded.

"Your Majesty!" Yu Shangshu and the young man said at the same time.

"The two lovers are right." The emperor said in a deep voice.

"That's all." The emperor stopped and said, "Since the two lovers can't agree, why don't I send someone else to interrogate?"

"I see, just..." His eyes swept across the ministers and landed on Yuan Che, "Let's hand it over to the Fourteenth Prince for trial!"

"My son takes orders." Yuan Che came out to salute.

"To prevent injustice, Prince Shen, Ruan Aiqing, Yu Aiqing and the Ninth Prince will attend."

"That's all for today, I'm tired too, let's retreat."

"General Li stay." Li Zhenyuan was walking out of the palace with the officials, when he heard the call from behind, he turned around, but it was Yuan Che who caught up.

"Your Highness." Li Zhenyuan saluted.This is in the palace, and etiquette cannot be sloppy at all.

"Why should the general be so out of touch." Yuan Che quickly supported his leaning body.

Li Zhenyuan took a step back; "Your Highness is a man of gold, and I dare not neglect you."

Seeing his alienated attitude, Yuan Che sighed softly, staring intently with his deep and narrow eyes, showing a little disappointment: "You were not like this four years ago."

The young man who was always posting it with a cold face and showing a heartless smile may not only have grown up, but also changed his mind.

"Your Highness is not what it used to be." Li Zhenyuan still said.

"Forget it, you don't want to, and I don't force it. The general is willing to check the file with me."

"How dare you violate His Highness's orders." Li Zhenyuan readily responded.

The dossier was collected in Dali Temple, which was quite a distance from the imperial city. The two sat in a soft sedan chair. When they arrived at Dali Temple, the young man who wrote the letter to the imperial court was already waiting outside the door. Seeing Yuan Che getting off the sedan chair, he hurriedly saluted: " Your Highness is polite." Seeing Li Zhenyuan again, he called out, "General Li."

Li Zhenyuan saw that he was dressed in a uniform, with a vermilion silk robe and a silver fish bag, so he was expected to be the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.The Shaoqing of Dali Temple is from the fifth rank, the same level as the Guerrilla General, so he also saluted: "Ruan Shaoqing."

Yuan Che nodded in return, and then slowly said: "Feng Xie, the dossier I want is ready."

Ruan Fengxie's expression darkened: "It's already prepared, Your Highness and General please come with me."

There is no doubt in the file, and the witnesses and material evidence are all there. Zhong Nian is a relative of the state, so he should be sent to Zongzheng Temple, but this case is known to the government and the public, so it is handed over to Dali Temple for trial. There is nothing to do with Zhong Nian. Ruan Fengxie stepped forward to explain to the emperor.

It was an undisputed case, but Yuan Che had to be tried. Even Li Zhenyuan could see that there was something wrong with it.

Yuan Che frowned, with deep thought in his eyes, he remained silent for a while, his eyelashes drooping slightly, and his tactful posture made people daydream.

The two walked out of Dali Temple in silence. When they passed the threshold, Yuan Che suddenly said: "General, it would be nice to walk with me for a while." Said: "Okay."

The two let the bearers go back to the house first, and walked slowly side by side.

Yuan Che was seventeen years old, following the ancestral system, non-east palaces were not allowed to live in the palace, so Yuan Che moved out a few years ago and found a secluded mansion.

Li Zhenyuan only felt that this short distance was infinitely lengthened, as if it would last forever, and felt that this distance was infinitely shortened, as if it would come to an end in the next step.

The first emperor loved phoenix trees, so in the imperial capital, beside the roads, phoenix trees were planted all over the place. It has been more than [-] years now. The small trees at the beginning were tall and strong. If you look at them in summer, they must be lush and full of vitality, but now they are In autumn, there is an old saying, "When a leaf falls, you will know autumn in the world."

The breeze blew gently, and the leaves of the plane trees fell one after another, and the rustling sound added to the meaning of depression, just like this decaying empire, crumbling in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The Li residence is already ahead, "Your Highness." Li Zhenyuan said out loud.

Yuan Che stopped, turned around and looked at Li Zhenyuan: "General?"

"The general thinks, what should I do?"

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Che's eyes are clear and bright, and the lingering eye waves are like gurgling water, gentle and quiet.

For a moment, Li Zhenyuan felt that it was difficult to answer, whether to let Zhong Nian go or execute him was definitely not a good choice.

"If I let him go, it would be against justice, and I will definitely lose people's hearts. If I execute him, I will turn against the Zhong family. Not to mention the power in the future, I am afraid that even my life will be lost." He raised his slender eyebrows, his eyes From gentle to sharp, sharp like the edge of a sword, the expression on his face is no longer that of a young boy, which makes people feel chills.

The setting sun is like blood, burning the sky until death.The sycamore leaves fall silently, slipping between the two, withering gently.

Dilemma is exactly Yuan Che's current situation, under Wuxin's order, there is a strong killing intent.

Li Zhenyuan sighed softly, the affairs in court were too complicated for him to deal with; "Your Highness may be too sharp recently, why not restrain your sharpness and wait for the opportunity. Now the Zhong family is full of arrogance, and you cannot fight against it."

After hearing this, Yuan Che just smiled, sweeping away the hostility around him, blushes on his face, brows and eyes full: "Thank you, General, Yuan Che has a plan in mind."

"The general's mansion is just ahead, so don't pass by here." Yuan Che stepped forward and walked into the distance.

"Respectfully, Your Highness." Li Zhenyuan watched the dark blue figure gradually go away, and finally disappeared, before turning back to Li's residence.

When Li Zhenyuan walked along the corridor and was about to go to the back garden, he met Deacon Wang.

When Deacon Wang saw him, he saluted respectfully and said, "Young master, master, please go to the study."

"I see." Li Zhenyuan nodded, turned and walked to the study.

Li Zhenyuan pushed open the door of the study, saw Li Chongming sitting beside the desk, and called out "Father."

When Li Chongming came back from court, he had been sitting in the study for a while, seeing Li Zhenyuan, he just raised his eyelids, and the next sentence was: "Kneel down."

Hearing this, Li Zhenyuan looked at Li Chongming in surprise, seeing that the latter was still as immobile as a mountain, so he could only kneel down.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the small study was stagnant.

The Li family has been a military general for generations, and Li Chongming has always been strict in teaching his sons. Li Zhenyuan was naughty when he was young, so he was often beaten and kicked by his father.But there is a reason for everything, Li Chongming will not punish him for no reason, let alone a man should not kneel down easily.

Li Zhenyuan was puzzled, but he didn't dare to disobey his father's order. He secretly looked up and saw Li Chongming's expression loosen, as if turning a blind eye to Li Zhenyuan who was kneeling at the door.

His father has always been moody and angry, he knows it, no matter how dull he is, he should understand that his father must be very angry at this moment, but he doesn't know what he did wrong.

The floor of the study was covered with bluestone slabs of the same color, which were hard and cold. After only half an hour, Li Zhenyuan felt numbness in both legs and soreness in the bone marrow.

Li Chongming saw that Li Zhenyuan's forehead was covered with a fine layer of sweat, and he felt enough, but he still didn't take his eyes off the book, and asked aloud, "Where did you go with the Fourteenth Highness today?"

Seeing his father speak, Li Zhenyuan breathed a sigh of relief, and replied honestly: "I went to Dali Temple to check the files."

"Do you still remember what my father told you?"

"Assess the situation and be cautious. The son will engrave it in his heart and dare not forget it."

"In your opinion, what about His Royal Highness the Fourteenth?" Li Chongming put down the book, raised his head, and asked in a deep voice.

Li Zhenyuan secretly observed his father's expression, only to see Li Chongming's tiger eyes bursting with anger, he felt terrified at the moment, lowered his head, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly said: "Your Majesty's military strategy is far-reaching, and he is worthy of great responsibility."

"Hmph," Li Chongming sneered, "Is it a great job?" He glanced at Li Zhenyuan, who was kneeling upright, and said, "Have you been wasting your four years outside the Great Wall! You are so naive!"

Li Zhenyuan only felt that the coldness in his heart was getting worse, and asked softly: "Father thinks?"

"It's just a chess piece that can't be protected by itself."

Li Zhenyuan was terrified, but he couldn't help retorting: "Your Highness is indeed young."

"Young?" Li Chongming paused for a moment: "If he is still smart, he should shirk this matter, let alone get close to you."

"You are young and weak, so you should be sensible and read people's hearts! Your Majesty has a grudge against the Li family and should take extra precautions. The most important thing is not to see military generals colluding with the prince. You and I were recalled to Beijing this time. Even if he is sick, he wants to go to court. You don't understand the deep meaning of it?"

"The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. The fourteenth prince has been in the limelight recently, and he has already attracted people's hatred. If he is involved with you again, some people may not only be jealous, but may have murderous intentions."

After listening to each sentence, Li Zhenyuan couldn't help sweating heavily, trembling rose from the depths of his bones, he was very flustered, and said with difficulty: "His Majesty's mother's family has no power or power, if someone uses this matter to report to His Majesty, then His Majesty Would not it be"

Li Chongming said suddenly: "This matter can be big or small, but if he insists on getting close to you, I'm afraid there will be a big disaster within a year."

Li Zhenyuan knew that if Li Chongming came forward to intercede, he would probably lose the Li family as well. Seizing the heir is not a child's play.

"Zhenyuan, even though you are a good bow, he is not a hero!" Li Chongming sighed.

"What does father think his son should do?" Li Zhenyuan raised his head and looked directly at Li Chongming.

Li Chongming's expression turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Sit and watch the Diaoyutai."

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