Ten thousand people think gloom is reborn

It was so quiet in the hall, as if the silver needle could be heard clearly when it landed.The emperor remained silent for a long time, brothers Lin Kunjie and Lin Honglang, who were kneeling on the ground, did not dare to raise their heads.

Lin Kunjie held up the family tree, his arms were inevitably sore and trembling due to holding it for too long, but he tried his best to control it.From my vantage point, his face was flushed.

"Lin Aiqing, do you also know about this?" The emperor finally spoke, asking my former third uncle.

Lin Honglang's kneeling became more and more standard, "Returning to Your Majesty, my brother once wrote a family letter to my minister, asking me to treat Lin Chongtan as my own nephew. I have been taught by the grace of heaven, love the world, and don't get close by blood, but I never knew that Lin Chongtan would do such a foolish thing."

The emperor raised his voice at the end, "How do those two lovers think I should handle this matter?"

"I dare not speak falsely."

"If you don't want to say anything, just leave."

Lin Honglang glanced at Lin Kunjie, knelt and crawled two steps forward, "Your Majesty, the sinner Lin Chongtan cannot escape the guilt, and the death penalty is not an exaggeration."

The emperor's eyes stopped on Lin Kunjie, "Jiang Yinhou, what's your opinion?"

"I have no objection, and I am also willing to resign from the title." Lin Kunjie replied respectfully.

"It seems that the two lovers think that Lin Chongtan must die." The emperor changed the subject, "The prosperity of the world is all for profit; the chaos of the world is for profit. I thought you came to plead for Lin Chongtan , Animals even pity their sons, you two are transparent, when you break it, you break it, you never mention Lin Chongtan's background when you are honored, and you can't wait to get rid of the ulcer when you are humiliated. Just a crime of deceiving the emperor, I can put you to death. "

"Your Majesty, spare me!" Lin Kunjie and Lin Honglang shouted in unison, the spring was cold, but the clothes behind their backs were soaked.

Lin Honglang spoke earnestly, "Your Majesty, we two brothers have absolutely no intention of deceiving the emperor. Back then, my brother mistakenly regarded Lin Chongtan as his own son because he was deceived by Lin Chongtan's parents. These years, my brother treats Lin Chongtan as himself. However, Lin Chongtan has owed the holy favor, and although my brother and my minister are sad, they absolutely dare not protect Lin Chongtan."

"Since you are sad, why is capital punishment not an exaggeration? I see that you two are both cruel-hearted and bold. You dare to take the son of a gambler as a child of the Lin family to participate in the scientific examination. If I punish you severely, won't everyone be punished in the future? Dare to imitate, select talented and intelligent people from Baiding's family, and seek honor and disgrace for the family?" The emperor seemed really angry, grabbed the tea cup in front of him and smashed it down hard.

Although the teacup could not hit Lin Kunjie and Lin Honglang, they all turned pale because of Longyan's fury, and Lin Kunjie's raised hand went limp in an instant.

For a moment, I seemed to see the killing intent in the emperor's eyes.

The emperor smashed the teacup, and his anger subsided a little. He didn't look at the two brothers of the Lin family, but turned his eyes to me, "Congxi, tell me how to punish me?"

I looked at Lin Kunjie who was still kneeling under my eyes, and it turned out that one day I could also interfere with the life and death of my biological father.

It's really ridiculous.

"I don't know, but I read a book recently and read a sentence, 'If you don't teach and punish, the punishment will be complicated and evil will prevail; if you teach but not punish, the traitors will not be punished.'" I said in a low voice.

The emperor was silent for a while, and made an order.

Lin Honglang was relegated to the official position of Minister of Industry, fined with a salary of three years, and released to other places, while Lin Kunjie's punishment was much heavier, deprived of his title.The children of the Lin family are not allowed to participate in the scientific examination for a hundred years.

Lin Kunjie was temporarily detained, and his wife and children were ordered to go to Beijing for half a month to be paraded in the streets before being exiled.

At the same time, Lin Zhongtan's true identity was also made public.

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On the seventh day after the edict came down, I took Duan Xinting to the prison.The last time the prince brought me to the prison, he gave me a badge. With that badge, I can enter the prison at will.

Duan Xinting seemed very disturbed when I brought him into the carriage. He huddled up in the carriage and called me Brother Tansheng.

"Brother Tansheng, where are we going?"

I stared at him, "Are you happy to meet the real brother Tansheng?"

Duan Xinting didn't seem to understand what I said, he stared round his eyes and shook his head for a while, then said: "Brother Tansheng, I'm afraid... there is a ghost..."

I ignored him, and when the carriage stopped, I pulled him out of the carriage.Song Nan was afraid that Duan Xinting would talk indiscriminately, so he ordered Ya acupoints for him as soon as he got off the car.

Today, just to be on the safe side, Song Nan even disguised Duan Xinting to ensure that his father might not recognize his son even if he was present.

Coupled with the dim light in the cell, it is likely difficult for the guards to see Duan Xinting's face clearly.

Song Nan and Duan Xinting entered the prison with me as my attendants.When I come back to the sky prison, I still can't get used to the smell and oppression inside.

It has been almost half a month since I visited Lin Chongtan last time, and he also stayed in the prison for a month.

When I saw him, I couldn't help being stunned. If I said last time that I could hardly recognize Lin Chongtan, then this time if the jailer hadn't told me that the person in the cell was Lin Chongtan, I wouldn't have believed it at all.

Lin Chongtan was in a broken shape, and seemed to be supported by the chains and shackles on the wall. His clothes were changed into prison uniforms, with bloodstained whips all over them, and dark red bloodstains on each knee.

And his right hand was wrapped in gauze, so it was impossible to see how the injury was.

Last time when I just arrived at the door of the cell, Lin Chongtan raised his head due to the movement, but this time the jailer was banging to unlock the door, but he didn't respond.

While unlocking the lock, the jailer lowered his eyebrows and said to me, "My lord, be careful where you step."

The jailer who guided me today did not know my identity, only that I came from the palace.

After he finished speaking, he strode into the cell, picked up a bucket of water in the corner and threw it at Lin Chongtan.

The water should be the same as before, salt water.With a splash, Lin Chongtan trembled all over his body, his head that had been lowered for a long time finally reacted, he moved his head at a very slow speed, and then slowly raised it.

When Lin Chongtan raised his head, I saw the wound on his forehead.The wound should be fresh and not treated.

When he saw me, he turned his head first, as if trying to identify who I was.After a few breaths, his complexion turned pale, he pursed his lips and lowered his head again.

Seeing that Lin Chongtan bowed his head, the jailer directly raised his leg and kicked Lin Chongtan's side leg fiercely, and said: "There are no rules, the nobleman comes to see you, don't you dare not look up."

"Enough." I called to the jailer, "You step back first."

Maybe I shouldn't pick the time when the prison is changing. This jailer is not as cautious as the jailer last time.

The jailer smiled at me apologetically: "Don't be angry, my lord. If he doesn't raise his head, this is how this slave...the slave will stand down."

After the jailer left, I turned my head slightly and asked Song Nan, "Is there anyone around?"

Song Nan paid attention to her surroundings for a moment, then shook her head at me.I took a deep breath, grabbed Duan Xinting, who had been trembling since entering the prison, and walked to Lin Chongtan.

Lin Chongtan still lowered his head.

I stared at Lin Chongtan for a while, then put my eyes on Duan Xinting, "This is your elder brother Tan Sheng, Duan Xinting, don't you want to see him? You must be very happy when I take you to see him? You are finally reunited." gone."

Duan Xinting couldn't speak, just shook his head with a pale face.He was particularly resistant to getting close to Lin Chongtan, and I had just spent a lot of effort to pull him in.

"Didn't you always want to be with him? Now that Lin Chongtan is in front of you, you can hold him for as long as you want, and you can stay with him in this lifetime, so you won't be wasting your life for him."

When it comes to murder, I still hate it.

Lin Chongtan was suffering, and Duan Xinting was also imprisoned by me, but Liangji died.

No matter how much I do, they can't bring Liangji back to life.

I tried my best to hold my breath, and turned to look at Lin Chongtan, "Lin Chongtan, look up at me."

The chains on Lin Chongtan's body slammed twice, and after an unknown amount of time, he finally raised his head slowly.

If you get closer, you can see the injury on his forehead more clearly. The long eyelashes that I once described as a butterfly wing out of the mountain are covered with blood.Drops of salt water dripped from his hair and sank into the tattered skirt of his clothes.

"Do you still know him? He is Duan Xinting, don't worry, I raised him very well, and the things on his face can be washed off, if he doesn't talk, he was hit on the dumb point." I paused, "That's right , and one more thing, I want to tell you - your father Lin Kunjie has expelled you from the family tree, you are no longer part of the Lin family."

The identity of the second young master of the Lin family was fought over and over again, and in the end I was neither of him. I could not enter the Lin family tree in this life, and he was expelled in this life.

However, I no longer care if my name is included in the Lin family tree.

While I was talking, Duan Xinting suddenly broke away from my hand and ran out of the cell, but he was blocked by Song Nan within two steps.He looked terrified, looked back and forth at the three of us, and finally hid behind me.

Duan Xinting couldn't speak, just yelled, sat on the ground, hugged my leg and cried in fear, and then silently yelled something in Lin Chongtan's face.

I frowned first, and then asked Song Nan to untie the dumb acupoint for him temporarily.

I want to know what Duan Xinting is talking about.

When Duan Xinting's dumb acupoint was released, we knew what he kept saying was, "No! I don't want him! I don't want to be with him! I don't want it!"

He seemed to be terribly afraid that I would leave him here, so he not only stretched out his arms to hug my leg, but also rubbed against my leg with his face flushed from crying to show his favor.