After the cannon fodder prince collapsed, the country will not perish

"Oh, you guessed right, Brother An just went to cry in front of the Holy Master." The father-in-law sighed and said, "Even the imperial concubine is here."

"...Your Highness, be careful, I'm afraid this test will be difficult."

Xie Qingci's eyes glanced in the direction of Xiao Di's palace, and he withdrew his eyes and said, "Eunuch Feng, let's go."

"Hey..." Feng Gonggong said: "Where is Captain Feiqi, Lord An named him by name, so let him come and make amends in person."

Xie Qingci's face darkened: "It is this king who is acting according to the order. What is the relationship with Xiao Di? I will go with my father-in-law. If my father wants to pursue it, I will also be responsible for it."

When Eunuch Feng saw that Xie Qingci was angry, he couldn't be tougher, just because he said: "This is His Majesty's oral order. If the flying cavalry captain doesn't go, it's really difficult to explain to the servant!"

Xie Qingci has already made up his mind not to let Xiao Di show up: "Everything Xiao Di does is my king's order, and it is the same to go to this king."

After all, Brother An is the elder brother of his father's favorite concubine. Xiao Di fought with him that day and beat the An family into a mess. The little Flying Cavalry Captain couldn't afford it, he was a prince, and at that time there was an imperial decree, so he could take the opportunity to turn around.

As a result, when the door was pushed open, Xiao Di's tall figure had covered the sky in front of him, and he said calmly, "Your Highness will go with you."

"Presumptuous!" Xie Qingci, who had always been gentle, changed his face on the spot: "It's not your turn, a little second lieutenant, to face the saint! Wait for the king to come back in Liuyun Palace."

Xiao Di looked at Eunuch Feng: "Eunuch, I was the one who fought with Prince An. If I don't go, how will you make a deal?"

Eunuch Feng naturally couldn't ask for it, so he ignored Xie Qingci's obstruction and directly led the two of them to the front hall.

Front hall.

Brother An was sitting on the chair with a mournful face and said something to the emperor above, when he heard the eunuch's message and saw the two enter the door, he immediately glared angrily.

The emperor sat side by side with Concubine An, and the other three princes stood in the hall, as if they were interrogating.

Now that the matter has come to this, Xie Qingci can only bite the bullet and walk up, paying respects to his father politely.

The emperor's voice was a little heavy: "Qing Ci, I heard that you touched Prince An's people yesterday?"

Xiao Di knelt behind Xie Qingci, hearing this, his eyes gradually turned cold.

Xie Qingci stabilized his mind, and then he considered: "Yesterday, when I was running a business, several people obstructed me with whips, ignoring the court's ban, and I had to fight back because of my errand..."

"It's nonsense!" Brother An stood up and raised his voice, "Your Majesty, the minister and servants were in their own farm, but the Third Highness suddenly brought people from the Ministry of Households to come aggressively, and said that it is to act according to orders, to Re-survey the minister's farm!"

"Your majesty's estate was bestowed upon me personally. Your majesty couldn't compete with me, and let the mad dogs whip my subordinates! Your majesty, my subordinates are all scarred, and several of them almost lost their breath!"

Xie Qingci said softly: "The whip was brought by Prince An's subordinates, and my minister is just treating him in his own way. If he is injured... then it can only be said that Prince An's family is not as good as others. Prince An is free to enter the palace, why don't you think about why your dozen servants are so weak..."

Xie Qingci thought about the way Xiao Di swung his whip that day, and an inexplicable complacency quietly grew in his heart.

Brother An's face was ugly, and he was at a loss for words.

The emperor frowned tightly, Concubine An couldn't stand it now, and said from the sidelines: "Qingci, I think that although you are weak, you have always been a good boy who respects your elders and understands things. You...how can you treat me like this?" Uncle did such a thing?"

Xie Qingci frowned slightly: "The imperial concubine, it was the prince who violated the prohibition first..."

"Shut up!" There was a loud shout, and the emperor said with a gloomy face: "Anyway, Prince An is your elder, and even I respect you a little bit. How dare you whip a whip at his people? You still have me in your eyes." What!"

Xie Qingci: "..."

"Father, the third younger brother acts like this just because he has the father and the country in his heart." Xie Huayan said slowly and steadily: "If the military rations are related to the country, if there is a loss, it will cause endless harm. Since Prince An is respected by the father People, presumably also put the interests of the court first."

The emperor didn't speak, his eyes fell on Brother An with searching eyes.

Brother An faltered and said: "I... I will naturally put the country and the country first! It's just that the people of the minister were injured, can't they even get an explanation!"

Xie Qingci immediately sneered and said: "The prince violated the order first, and they should be beaten if he was injured. What more is there to say?"

When the two were fighting each other, Xiao Di stepped forward and knelt down, his eyes were cold and he said: "Those people were beaten by me, and the test field was also done by me, please punish me severely, Your Majesty, so as to calm Prince An's anger. "

The emperor looked at Xiao Di, his eyes startled.

A few days ago, Xiao Di fought for the imperial court and defeated the people of the Northern Kingdom, so he had a good impression of Xiao Di.

Now, Xiao Di took the initiative to ask for blame again, and what he said was very general.

The emperor's heart was full of twists and turns, but he didn't show it on his face. He just said coldly: "You despise the minister and act recklessly, and I will punish you of course—come, give him thirty lashes!"

Xie Qingci's heart trembled suddenly, and he said without thinking: "Father, this matter has nothing to do with Xiao Di, he is acting on the order of his son..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xiao Di winked, stopped Xie Qingci's words, got up and walked out of the hall without waiting for the guards to do anything.

The setting sun is about to fall, dyeing the pavilions, platforms and palaces with a hazy afterglow like a tulle.

Xiao Di lifted his robe and knelt at the steps of the front hall.

Immediately, two muscular guards stood behind him with heavy whips, ready to execute.

Brother An and others also followed out, looking at the execution scene with a calm expression.

Seeing Xiao Di kneeling on the steps alone waiting to be tortured, Xie Qingci restrained himself, his fingertips still trembling slightly.

The guard raised his hand and waved a whip neatly, as if to cut through the sunset under the palace.

Shhhhhh

The heavy whip fell with the sound of the wind, and the sound of the whipping on the flesh was palpitating,

The moment the whip fell on Xiao Di's back, a bloodstain was drawn on his robe.

Under the setting sun, Xie Qingci's figure flickered. For some reason, the whip was clearly hitting Xiao Di, but he was struggling to maintain a standing posture.

As the whip hit his back one after another, the blood on Xiao Di's back gradually smeared, which was shocking to look at. He clenched his hands into fists by his side, his whole body was tense, and drops of sweat fell on the ground.

Hearing Xiao Di's heavy and broken breathing, Brother An finally showed a smile on his face.

No matter how strong and good at fighting, he is still a body of flesh and blood.

So what if he indulged in hiding so many people, if the emperor gave an order, he would kneel down under the steps and be whipped, and he couldn't escape even once!

Brother An squinted his eyes, his expression was like admiring a painting.

Xie Huayan watched silently, probably seeing through the emperor's mind.

It is definitely not the father's wish for Xungui to encroach on the fertile land in the suburbs of Beijing, but it is not easy to take the initiative to take action on this matter. The third younger brother's initiative to rectify it this time must have coincided with the father's wishes.

It's just that the father has always been on good terms with these nobles, and it's not easy to directly express his position. Brother An's people were injured, and the whole court is waiting to see.

If His Majesty doesn't say anything, it will naturally chill the heart of Xun Chen.

Only by hitting Xiao Di with the whip can the anger of all the officials be dispelled.

The reason for this whipping was also to despise the honorable officials and act recklessly, which was regarded as venting anger for Brother An, but the emperor did not mention a word to return the field to Brother An...

Xie Huayan lowered his eyes, already knowing that the whipping would not affect the overall situation of harvesting the fields.

It's just...Xiao Di has to suffer more.

The sound of the whip stopped, and the whole palace fell into silence, only Xiao Di's uncontrollable panting hit Xie Qingci's heart heavily.

The emperor glanced at the whip wound on Xiao Di's back, and said solemnly: "You have learned a lesson this time, go back to the palace to heal your wounds with peace of mind!"

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and smiled at Brother An, "Brother, I'm on your side this time..."

Brother An: "???"

No...he thought it was the beginning, so could this be the end?

What about his big farmland?

Isn't that back in his hands yet? !

Just looking at the emperor's appearance, he couldn't say a word.

After all, the whip was harsh enough that there was no room for him to refute.

Xiao Di was seriously injured on his back, but still supported himself strongly, and returned to Liuyun Palace with Xie Qingci.

Xie Qingci looked at the scarred back of his own pony, and felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

"I'll go to Doctor Hu." Xie Qing said: "Let him clean up the wound for you."

Before he finished speaking, his hand was already held by Xiao Di.

The young man lay weakly on the bed, but his eyes were rare and clear: "Your Highness, don't worry about this little injury. If you really love Adi, why not..."