Use a substitute on your wedding night to scatter the ashes of your entire family

Zhang Desheng understood immediately. Looking at the large crowd of civilians who followed him, the military intelligence record must have been read out in public.

Madam He is trying to force the Emperor to punish His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi, but His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi has just made a great contribution.

This is really unwise.

"Madam He, our ancestral teachings state that whoever beats the drum for reporting will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane, regardless of whether he has committed a crime or not. Do you know that?"

"I know it myself."

"Madam, you are old. How can you survive after twenty strokes of the cane? Why don't you listen to my advice and go back to wait for news? The emperor is a wise ruler and will find out the truth. If General He is indeed wronged, the emperor will clear his name."

When Li Shuangwan heard this, he could only sneer in his heart. This is the court and the monarch that General He, his father, Prime Minister Hu and other loyal ministers want to protect!

"I thank Eunuch Zhang for reminding me, but my husband's stigma still exists. I dare not forget it, let alone die. I will take twenty strokes of the cane."

Zhang Desheng frowned, looking slightly annoyed, and waved his hand to have two eunuchs hold Madam He up on either side.

The three volumes of bamboo slips in his hands fell to the ground with a bang, raising a pile of dust. The bamboo slips were spread out, and the black blood stared straight at Zhang Desheng and the others.

Zhang Desheng was so provoked that he took several steps back. The lines of words on the bamboo slips seemed to turn into sharp arrows, flying towards the deepest part of the palace.

He was supported by the person behind him: "Godfather, please be careful."

Zhang Desheng sneered at the young eunuch who was supporting him, pushed the man away with a flick of his sleeves, calmed himself, did not look at the bamboo slips on the ground, and waved his hand to order the eunuch to carry out the execution.

"Wait." Li Shuangwan walked out of the crowd.

"Princess Heng?" Although Zhang Desheng was respectful, he was resenting Li Shuangwan for meddling in his affairs. "Princess Heng, this is a matter concerning General He's residence."

Li Shuangwan ignored him, "Eunuch Zhang, Madam He is old. Have you considered the consequences of these twenty strokes of the cane? The military records are here, and the old general's military documents are also here. The witnesses and evidence can prove that the King of Qi used a knife to force the old general He to lead the generals and deputy generals of the entire He family to send troops in the front, cut off the food and delay the reinforcements. The old general He and a group of He family men, 30,000 soldiers have died, do you want to add another corpse to the He family?"

"This..." Zhang Desheng tilted his head slightly, but Li Shuangwan still saw it clearly.

This means that Emperor Jingzhang ordered the fight. You, Princess Heng, are the daughter-in-law of the royal family, so it is better not to interfere.

Li Shuangwan closed his eyes tightly, wishing he could rise up right away and overthrow this damn Northern Jin Dynasty.

She took a few steps forward, picked up the book from the ground with both hands, and handed it to Zhang Desheng: "Why don't you present the military records to the emperor first, Eunuch Zhang?"

Zhang Desheng looked at the crowd that was staring at him hungrily. Their eyes were wide open, as if they would pounce on him and bite him to death if he dared to lay a hand on Madam He.

He looked at the military intelligence record book that Princess Heng had placed in his hand and sighed softly, "If that's the case, then fine."

He pointed to the clerk who was being supported by someone and said, "Why not let him accompany me to see the emperor first?"

"Okay, I'll go with you." The clerk's face was as pale as paper. If it weren't for Doctor Liu's golden pill, he would have died by now.

Li Shuangwan stopped him and said, "Eunuch Zhang, please present the letter to the emperor first. I think the emperor will judge it after reading it."

She was afraid that the shameless Emperor Jingzhang would blame the clerk for not presenting the things to him first, and instead make the truth public, which would cost the clerk's life.

"Yes, it is clearly written in the letter that this gentleman is seriously injured and is not suitable to enter the palace to meet the emperor."

"That's right, it's the same when the emperor reads Jianshu." The people echoed.

Zhang Desheng gritted his teeth and glanced at Li Shuangwan unhappily, but seeing that she was determined and blocked the clerk's way, he had no choice but to give in.

Then he looked at Zheng Xinjiang who was standing beside him and said, "Commander-in-chief Zheng, why don't you come with me to present this to the emperor?"

Zheng Xinjiang was in a dilemma. As the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards, he was really surprised today that he didn't stay in the palace for no reason and had to go to the He Mansion.

As a result, before they even reached the gate of the He Mansion, they saw not only a circle of civilians surrounding the mansion, but also a bloody military clerk lying at the gate of the He Mansion. He not only shouted that the military situation of the Battle of Yanshan Pass was recorded here, but also alarmed Madam He and other women of the He family, who rushed out through the door.

Sin ah.

Zhang Desheng dragged Zheng Xinjiang and hurried to see Emperor Jingzhang with the letter.

Li Shuangwan held Madam He's hand tightly. Although Madam He followed her advice and made the military records public first to let the people of Shengjing know what the King of Qi was, it also put Madam He on the spot.

Old Madam He had kind eyes and smiled at her.

In the imperial study, Emperor Jingzhang finished reading the bamboo slips, threw them heavily to the ground, and became furious.

The three volumes of military intelligence letters that had gone through countless hardships and dangers, and which were guarded by the clerk and the housekeeper of the He residence, could no longer withstand the pressure and scattered all over the imperial study.

Zheng Xinjiang was groaning in his heart, wishing that the bright silver white marble brick would crack into a big crack and swallow him up, or turn him into a transparent man, just to make sure the emperor didn't see him.

Whatever you fear will come to you. Emperor Jingzhang has his eyes fixed on him.

"What is the old woman of the He family trying to do? Are you forcing me? The King of Qi has just made an unparalleled contribution, and now he wants to help me deal with his own son. Where is my royal dignity? This is simply ridiculous!"

"Zheng Xinjiang, are you a loser? You can't even keep a bunch of women in check! Why did the military clerk go to the He Mansion? How did he get into Shengjing City? Why didn't anyone report to me? Can such an important thing as the military records be read out in front of all the people in Shengjing City?"

Zheng Xinjiang knelt on the ground: "I am guilty."

"Bring that document to me. I want to ask him whether he is a lackey of the He family or an official of Northern Jin! Is the pen in his hand used to record the achievements of the He family or to record military intelligence?"

"Your Majesty, the clerk is seriously injured..."

"He was seriously injured, but he should have read the contents of the book to the people word for word! Why can't he see the emperor? Go, bring the person in here! If he's dead, drag the body in here!"

Zhang Desheng responded, and then heard Emperor Jingzhang shout, "Zhang Desheng, what did I tell you? Anyone who dares to beat the drum for reporting must first receive twenty strokes of the cane. Have you carried out the execution?"

"Your Majesty..." Zhang Desheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and knelt down on the ground: "Old Madam He is over sixty years old. If she is beaten with twenty sticks, I'm afraid..."

Emperor Jingzhang was so angry that his face turned the color of liver: "The old woman of the He family is over sixty years old. Has she lived like a dog? She dared to beat the drum to report the incident, and she must bear the consequences. This is the ancestral precept, and she cannot be allowed to grow old or not!"