[Rebirth] The lord wants a minister to die

Originally, He Zhan didn't have to go to court in the morning, but at noon, people from the palace announced He Zhan to enter the palace.

The palace attendant who came to proclaim the decree seemed to be from Ning Jin, looking around vigilantly, the palace attendant clung to He Zhan's ear, and informed him of the situation in the palace.

The first book in the early court today was King Lan, Dali Temple Minister Qin Fang found out all the big and small mistakes, written and unwritten, of Lan County Wang Suri.

At first, Emperor Jing Zhao just listened quietly, until the Minister of Dali Temple presented the ironclad evidence of King Lan's purchase of weapons in Daying Banner, Emperor Jing Zhao finally frowned slightly, with a displeased look on his face.

Prince Lan did not expect that Prince Rui's faction would strike first, so he kept his mouth shut for a while, saying that someone wanted to frame him, and reported to the emperor that Ning Jin led troops to surround and scare the Palace of Prince Lan last night.

Prince Rui Shen Ding said: "The Duke of the county did not explain the purchase of the military fire, but he wanted to sue the king for the crime of privately dispatching troops. It seems that the king of the county wanted to create a rift between the king and his father, and his intentions were ulterior, which really made this king panic."

Originally, the words were neither serious nor serious, but when Emperor Jingzhao heard them, he understood that the king of Lan County bought weapons on the one hand, and on the other hand intended to separate his father and son. Could it be that he wanted to "subvert the power of the court"?

Prince Lan was very annoyed by Emperor Jing Zhao, and after saying a few harsh words, he ordered the left and right to take King Lan to the prison and wait for his punishment.

Originally, it was a big victory, but in the end, the king of Lan County actually fought to the death, and wanted to win a chance of survival.

He yelled in the court hall, like ghosts crying and wolf howling: "I can learn from my loyalty, but I was framed like this to catch someone! Now even if the emperor is suspicious of me, I have to tell the truth!"

King Lan shared all the news he had learned, and said, "He Zhan's mother was originally Yingniang, the maidservant next to the eldest princess, and his father was Meng Yuande, who was the governor of Luzhou at that time", which shocked everyone present.

At that time, Meng Yuande was summoned to Beijing for offering elixir to the deposed emperor. By chance, he got married with Ying Niang who had just left the palace to be married.Unexpectedly, after Meng Yuande knew his life experience, he handed over Luzhou to Jiang Guo, changed his name to Xie Jinghong, defected to Jiang Guo, and became the governor of Jiang Guo's three prefectures.

Yingniang refused to leave, but she was pregnant with Liujia at the time and had no choice but to turn to Ning Huaqiong for help.Ning Huaqiong missed her old love and took Yingniang in.Not long after this, Yingniang died of dystocia. At that time, Ning Huaqiong had just lost her second child, so she adopted Yingniang's son as an adopted son. He gave her surname as Zhan, and kept his identity a secret. .

Everyone thought that He Zhan was Ning Huaqiong's biological son, but they didn't think he was just a pheasant that fell into the Phoenix's nest.

"This person is the current Grand Master, He Zhan, the Duke of Zhongguo! Dare I ask the emperor, how can such a person inherit the title? How can he be qualified to serve our Yasukuni? The upper beam is not upright, and the lower beam is crooked. Xie Jinghong is a traitor Well, He Zhan is an extremely powerful minister in Jingguo, maybe he is thinking of the same idea as his father, intending to carve up our country's land. The criminal minister just found out about this matter, and now the minister of Dali Temple keeps saying that he wants to punish the minister's crime, which is too much What a coincidence!"

Ning You, who was sitting on one side, sneered: "What a 'maybe'! The county king not only provokes the father and son, but also provokes the monarch and ministers? The grand master grew up in the Zhongguo Duke's mansion, and what Jingguo gave him was life , the Grand Master is deeply grateful, he took the lead in the soldiers, and once used his own flesh and blood to block arrows for the father, so, you 'maybe' will be accused of treason on the Grand Master's head." Ning You firmly grasped the handrail , said angrily: "King Lan, you are so brave!"

Emperor Jing Zhao narrowed his eyes.

Prince Lan was in a cold sweat in shock. He hadn't made complete preparations at first, but now Ning Jin suppressed him, forcing him to improvise and reveal the matter in a vain attempt to save the situation, but he didn't want to put himself in the wrong place. in such a bad place.

He fell to the ground and shouted: "Everything I said is true, and there is absolutely no intention of provoking."

Emperor Jing Zhao didn't discuss the matter of He Zhan's life experience any more, but only asked: "Qin Aiqing said that you bought weapons from the guilty minister Fu Shiming privately, do you admit it or not?"

"...The minister...the minister was convicted. At that time, the minister just felt that..."

Emperor Jing Zhao didn't listen to his explanation any more, and waved his hand, ordering the king of Lan County to be imprisoned in the prison for retrial.

King Lan's ghostly cries and wolf howls quickly dissipated into the sky. He thought the incident had subsided, but at the end of the morning, Emperor Jingzhao announced He Zhan into the palace, apparently to ask him about Xie Jinghong.

When Ning Jin's people told him about this, He Zhan just thought it was ridiculous. Although the timeline was a bit wrong, it was not a small blow.

All civil and military officials were present, and Emperor Jing Zhao asked He Zhan vaguely, but He Zhan didn't know anything about it.

After the inquiry was fruitless, Emperor Jingzhao ordered He Zhan to stand aside and continue to discuss the affairs with the officials, insisting on dragging the morning court until dusk, and finally turned around and charged He Zhan with negligence of duty.

Thirty lashes while naked, to be executed immediately.

It was simply a disaster.

After the civil and military officials retreated, they rushed out of the hall like a torrent, and He Zhan was pushed by two eunuchs on the left and right, all the way to the Meridian Gate.

This journey was extremely difficult, he could hear those people whispering and pointing, and for a moment he thought he had returned to the embarrassing situation in his previous life.In order to avoid suspicion, Qin Fang did not dare to follow him to see him.

After listening to his father's order, Ning You was in a hurry to plead for mercy, but got a slap from Emperor Jing Zhao. He knew that if he pleaded again, he would only make his third uncle suffer more punishment, so he closed his mouth and looked at He Zhan's face with worry. Back view, it’s not true to keep up, and it’s not true not to keep up.After Emperor Jingzhao came down to court, he sent him to the imperial study, and Ning You didn't even have a chance to take a look at He Zhan.

Thirty lashes, how can third uncle bear it?

But He Zhan was very calm, knowing that he had to suffer this innocent disaster.

He Zhan took off his shirt, knelt in front of the Meridian Gate, and looked up to see the majestic palace Yuyu.Officials came out in a file, and when they passed by one side, they all cast strange glances, most of which were words such as "traitor", "treason", and "conspiracy". He Zhan's ears were almost callused.After so many years, there is not a new line.

There are really some new ones-"poor", "extravagant", "extremely poor character", "dissolute behavior".

He Zhan: "..."

Yo ha.There are quite a few people who have fallen into trouble.

The young eunuch holding the whip threw the whip to another young eunuch, and said in a shrill voice, "Master, don't bear any grudges against the miscellaneous family. It's the people who look up to you who don't like you. The emperor thought of your hard work, so he only punished you." Thirty lashes. Master, please kowtow to thank you! Give it to the miscellaneous family!"

The scorching sun scorched He Zhan's back with heat. Hearing the sound of the whip cracking the sky, his heart tightened little by little.

Damn, if he wasn't afraid of pain, how great would it be?

The falling whip was quickly grabbed by one hand.Ning Jin pulled the whip, looked at the eunuch coldly: "How dare you?!"

He Zhan didn't expect that Ning Jin would stand up for him in public. He was shocked and said in a low voice: "I have neglected my duties and should be punished. I thank the prince for his kindness..."

Just receiving the whip, blood marks appeared on the center of Ning Jin's palm, which shows that he used a lot of force.He didn't dare to imagine what He Zhan would look like after receiving such a whipping.

"At the beginning, I was the king who recommended Duke Zhong, and my father blamed me for the crime. This king was duty-bound. I took the thirty lashes from the Duke, and I took it for him!"

How dare a eunuch beat Prince Rui?With trembling legs, he said, "Your Majesty, don't make it difficult for your servant... This is the emperor's order."

"If the father is to blame, I will bear it alone." He took off his robe without saying a word, revealing his strong muscles, and his thin lips were almost pursed into a line.Even though he was the one who was going to be whipped, Ning Jin stood there like a king looking down on the world: "Beat."

"It's absolutely impossible!" He Zhan also ignored etiquette, stepped forward and grabbed Ning Jin's arm, and said in a low voice, "Ning Jin, don't mess around!"

Ning Jin smiled at him: "I know what I'm doing. Go and wait for me, be obedient."

He pushed He Zhan aside, seemingly ignoring the life-threatening whip, and repeated heavily: "Hit—!"

The little eunuch didn't beat him, and he didn't beat him, he held the whip tightly in his hand, and finally decided to carry out the whipping punishment according to Emperor Jing Zhao's will.

He didn't dare to kill Ning Jin, even so, after thirty lashes, Ning Jin's back was already bloody.

He Zhan stood not far away with his back stiff, seeing Ning Jin's frown slightly, he clasped his hands firmly.

Enough of the thirty lashes, Ning Jin knelt down as if he had lost all his strength, and the little eunuch who was facing him hurriedly moved aside.

He Zhan went to help him, but Ning Jin brushed his hand away.Ning Jin looked into the depths of the dense palace, and murmured: "This time it was my minister who recommended me for oversight, and my minister will definitely keep this lesson in mind."

It's because he wasn't vicious enough.

If he could get rid of King Lan as neatly as He Zhan killed Jia Can, He Zhan would not be in such a difficult situation.

He Zhan accompanied Ning Jin back to Prince Rui's mansion, and specially invited Qing Xiao to take care of Ning Jin's injuries.The little eunuch was still afraid of Prince Rui, he didn't dare to hit him, the injury was indeed shocking, but it didn't hurt the root.

In the past, as long as He Zhan was by his side, Ning Jin would moan at even the smallest wound. Seeing He Zhan worried, Ning Jin would always feel happy.But this time he didn't even say a word. He Zhan repeatedly asked him if it hurt, and he comforted He Zhan: "It's just a small injury."

After He Zhan coughed up blood, Ning Jin realized a very serious matter—his third uncle might disappear suddenly without any warning, and no matter how busy he was, he could not prevent "death".

He had tasted such a sense of powerlessness, the feeling of being helpless even though he was extremely worried, so Ning Jin didn't want He Zhan to worry about him anymore.

Qing Xiao handed He Zhan a handkerchief and asked him to wipe the sweat off his forehead: "You don't have to worry, Mr. Brother, compared to you, brother is really a good patient."

This year's climate is a bit abnormal. Before the dog days, the weather outside is already extremely hot, and you will be sweating profusely when you stand outside.But despite this, the back of He Zhan's neck felt cold for a while, but his forehead was sweating profusely, holding the cold jade in his hand, he couldn't restrain his flustered heart.

"Uncle, come here."

Ning Jin called out to him in a hoarse voice, Qing Xiao bowed and retreated, He Zhan hid the boiling heat outside the door, walked back to the bed slowly, and said with a wry smile: "I'm negligent in my duty, I don't want to implicate my lord."

Ning Jin was full of remorse: "If uncle had to deal with this matter, maybe...it wouldn't be like this."

He Zhan shook his head: "Why?" When it comes to the Jinchai Pavilion, He Zhan's concern is chaotic, maybe he won't immediately notice the strangeness, and won't seize the opportunity like Ning Jin.Ning Jin has done a good job, but He Zhan does indeed have Xie Jinghong's blood on his body.

If He Zhan knew that King Lan would use his life experience as a source of trouble, he would definitely be more ruthless than Ning Jin, so ruthless that he could take his life immediately.But Ning Jin is different in the end, he has practiced Taoism under Xuanjizi's sect for many years, no matter how ruthless his methods are, he always has benevolence and virtue in his heart.

Unlike He Zhan.