Carrying the wrong sedan chair to marry the wrong wife

One day in mid-August, it was raining heavily. On the outskirts of the capital, an army of more than a thousand people was forced to garrison. At the door of the tent, Cheng Yi looked up at the sky while wiping the rain off his face with a sweat towel.

"This season, the heavy rain comes in bursts, and it stops for a while." General Qian stood beside Cheng Yi with his hands behind his back, "Stand back a bit, you have injuries on your arms, and pus will form if you get wet by the rain."

Cheng Yi smiled and said: "General Qian is not afraid of new injuries all over his body, if I care too much about this small injury, will it appear hypocritical?"

"Hahahaha." General Qian laughed heartily, "To tell you the truth, most of us who practice martial arts are not your scholars, most of them are because of your cowardice and hypocrisy, while the court officials look down on us, most of them are because of our rudeness and vulgarity. However, during this trip, the No. [-] Scholar made me change my view of scholars. Before the battle, the two armies talked with eloquence, talked about the advantages and disadvantages, and took it easy. Even if the prince of Xifan was angry and shot you with an arrow, he could still make a statement without changing his face The situation is critical. At that time, I saw that my heart was boiling with enthusiasm, and Shizhi scholars can also have such courage."

"General Qian has won awards and awards. I also think that although the prince is rude, he is definitely not a brave and foolish person. He dared to declare his interests so boldly to him. Besides, if there were no [-] soldiers of our army standing behind me, how would I dare to fight against the enemy?" The leader talks like that? I'm afraid he's already been chopped into meat, so I'm using the spirit of our Great Zhou soldiers to pretend to be a tiger in front of the enemy." Cheng Yi shook his head with a smile.

General Qian glanced at Cheng Yi when he heard the words. This young champion Jiben was sent to Xifan to deal with it calmly when he was in high spirits. After Beijing, invite him into the mansion to talk about family affairs. If you haven't married a wife yet, you can just betroth your daughter to him.

"General, the rain has stopped, do you want to hurry now?"

"Well, put away the tent, and order the vanguard battalion to follow me into the capital first, and the rest will be led by the deputy general to enter the city." General Qian said and looked at Cheng Yi, "Duke Zhuangyuan, please get on your horse quickly, your majesty and all courtiers are waiting with us."

"Please, General Qian." Cheng Yi followed General Qian out of the tent, got on his horse and saw Tang Hongfei in the team, nodded slightly, tightened the reins, and followed General Qian to leave first.

When he arrived at the palace gate, General Qian took some imperial edicts, and a eunuch turned around and entered the palace gate. After waiting for a while, the palace gate opened, and a eunuch shouted: "General Xuan Qian, Lord Cheng, enter the palace!!!"

Hearing this, Cheng Yi straightened his black gauze hat, straightened his official robes, followed General Qian into the palace gate, climbed up a hundred steps, and arrived in front of the palace gate. After hearing the announcement, he strode into the main hall and walked straight into the palace , kneel down.

"My lord, I greet your majesty, long live your majesty, long live, long live."

"You two lovers, get back together quickly." Emperor Longyan of Tianshun was overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, this is the peace agreement document of Xifan. Make sure to withdraw from the sideline within five years and never cross the threshold." General Qian took out the document and raised it above his head. A eunuch quickly descended and took it and presented it to Emperor Tianshun.

Emperor Tianshun opened a few pages and closed it, saying: "Five years are enough, enough. Although Beichuan agreed to pay tribute every year, they have been fighting Beichuan year after year, and the national strength has been seriously depleted. These five years are enough to recuperate. The two ministers It is really the nectar of long drought for my family to fight for these five years for my Great Zhou."

"Sharing His Majesty's worries is our duty as a courtier." General Qian said.

Emperor Tianshun nodded with a smile, and Cheng Yi, who was looking aside, was also quite satisfied. There are too few young people who are mature and prudent.

"Okay, the two Qing families share this worry for me, and I will definitely reward you a lot." After saying that, Emperor Tianshun stood up, walked straight up the steps and said, "The two Qing families accept the seal."

General Qian and Cheng Yi immediately knelt down upon hearing this.

"Promoting General Qian to be the first-rank general protecting the country, commanding the post of commander-in-chief of the imperial guards, and being promoted means being the fourth-rank Zhongshu servant, participating in important military and political affairs."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" General Qian and Cheng Yi kowtowed to express their gratitude.

"Get up, everyone. I'll give you five days off. Go back to your residence to rest. After five days, you will go to the court to listen to the government." After finishing speaking, Emperor Tianshun looked at the Minister of Rites, "The Qing family will send someone to take Cheng Qing's family back to the residence. The mansion is afraid that he won't be able to find the place."

"Here." The Minister of Rites took the order.

"The peace agreement document has arrived, let's leave the court, and discuss the future strategy for Xifan tomorrow." After saying that, Emperor Tianshun strode out of the Golden Palace. After waiting for many hours in the Golden Palace, he was already tired and tired, and urgently needed to go back to the harem to rest.

After the court was over, there were many people congratulating Cheng Yi, so Prince Ming watched from a distance with folded hands, and when he saw Zhang Ziliao, he called to stop him.

"I heard that you and Cheng Yi are classmates and friends, and you two are called Nantong Four Talents?"

Hearing the words, Zhang Ziliao replied, "Return to the prince, that's right."

"Follow me back to the palace, the king has something to look for you." After saying that, Prince Ming strode out of the palace gate.

After returning to the palace, Prince Ming took Zhang Ziliao to the study.

"It's nothing else to call you here. A matchmaker invited you to do it. You and Cheng Yi are classmates and friends, and you are also known as Nantong Four Talents. I think they have a very good relationship." Ming Wang said and sat down with his robe, "You also I know, Princess Yunying is not married, I want to recruit Cheng Yi to be my son-in-law, and I came here specially to inquire about Cheng Yi's family background, to learn more about it, and second, you will walk to Cheng Yi's mansion for me, and explain why you are here, Ask him to come quickly to propose marriage."

Zhang Ziliao was shocked when he heard the words. This Cheng Yi was first a top student in high school, and then made meritorious service in Xifan, and now he is also favored by the prince. Why did he get all the good things done?

"My lord, although Cheng Yi is good, he just can't be a county horse anymore."

Upon hearing the words, Prince Ming asked: "Why? Could it be that he is ill?"

"No, my lord, Cheng Yi is already married in his hometown." Zhang Ziliao replied.

Prince Ming stood up in shock, with an ugly expression on his face: "Are you telling the truth? But, how can Cheng Yi be so young?"

Zhang Ziliao replied: "Your Majesty, how dare you deceive the lord! Cheng Yi not only married a wife, but was about to become a father. The most important thing is that Cheng Yi married a woman who sold singing in a local vocal music workshop, which completely embarrassed the Nantong scholars. "

Prince Ming's complexion completely darkened, could it be that fortune-telling is wrong?

"You go back." Prince Ming sat down on the chair, dejected.

Zhang Ziliao quietly backed out upon hearing the words.

Prince Ming stood up, hands behind his back, paced, the more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became, he took the signature from the study cabinet and looked at it again and again, in exchange for his entourage.

"Go and get that fortune-telling monk for me, no, invite him over for me."

"Yes, my lord." The entourage took orders and left in a hurry.

After burning incense, the attendant brought the fortune-teller abbot into the study room, the doors and windows of the study room were tightly closed, and Prince Ming talked with the fortune-teller abbot for more than an hour.

"If you do the math again, can the next No. [-] scholar be comparable to Jinke's?"

"Those whose prospects are far less than those of today's department, after 12 years with the princess, they will take care of the outer room because the princess has no heirs." The abbot said after finishing his calculations.

"Touch!" Prince Ming was furious when he heard the words, and charged, "Could it be that my daughter can't meet someone better than Cheng Yi later?"

"Amitabha." The abbot closed his eyes.

"Well, then this Cheng Yi, he, he is already married, and he is going to have a child soon. Wouldn't this wrong the king's daughter even more? You said before that the king's daughter is Jianfeng Jinming, and the only one who is worthy Only the number one scholar can be stable for the rest of his life, but now, the current class is married, and the next class will be of bad character, and if we wait any longer, this king’s daughter will become an old lady.” Prince Ming became irritable, seeing the abbot Stop talking, so he held back his anger and said: "You do the math again, if the king promises his daughter to this Cheng Yi, what will happen to the future of the king's daughter?"

The abbot sighed after hearing the words: "Wife is more valuable than husband, and children are more precious. Even if you are unsatisfactory in middle age, you can be stable, safe and peaceful in old age."

"Then, what about the person who the king bequeathed his daughter to the number one scholar?" Prince Ming asked.

"Amitabha, if you don't marry the champion, you will be married within half a year, you will have no children and no heirs, and you will die alone."

Prince Ming held his hands behind his back and clenched his fists. He loved the concubine the most in his life. He had no children and never thought of accepting a side concubine. He also cherished his only daughter very much. Unexpectedly, fate was so harsh on people.

"So, if you look at it from a distance and see it from a distance, if you miss the champion of this subject, then the king's daughter will not be able to find a better one?"

"Amitabha, these words were originally put on the neck of the poor monk, and the poor monk would not say them. But the princess saved my life when I was young, and I wish to lose my life to plan for the princess, but in this way, the marriage is broken, and the poor The monk wishes to go down to the Nine Springs to repay it." After the abbot finished speaking, he bowed to the prince, "The poor monk bids farewell."

After the abbot left, Prince Ming was so angry that he lifted the table and overturned it.

"My lord." The attendant thought that the lord was in an accident, so he rushed into the room.

"Go, go and call Zhang Ziliao over to me!!!" Prince Ming roared angrily with his forehead tensed.

The attendant had never seen his prince like this before, so he turned around and ran out in fright.

While Zhang Ziliao was puzzled, he didn't dare to wait any longer, and hurriedly followed the palace attendants to the palace.

As soon as I entered the study, the tables and chairs were scattered.

"I pay my respects to the lord, but I don't know why the lord called me urgently. What's the matter?" Zhang Ziliao saluted the decadent lord Ming.

"Please go to Zhuangyuan's mansion and be a matchmaker for the princess." Ming Wang sighed.

"What?" Zhang Ziliao was shocked, he couldn't figure it out, he was not inferior to Cheng Yi in terms of talent, and he had never married a wife, so why did this prince just like Cheng Yi, "But, Cheng Yi already... …”

"The fact that Cheng Yi has a wife in his hometown is not allowed to be known to third parties in Beijing." Ming Wang Han interrupted Zhang Ziliao, "You go to see Cheng Yi and tell him that as long as he divorces his wife, he can be his wife. The king's son-in-law, this king will keep him on his way to success."

"But, why is that?" Zhang Ziliao didn't understand, "How can a princess betroth a married man with a body of a thousand gold?"

"You just go to persuade Cheng Yi, for what, this is not your concern." Prince Ming was very troubled.

Zhang Ziliao shut his mouth when he heard the words, and left the palace's study angrily.

"Sigh, it's really irritating to compare people to people. How can this Cheng Yi have such a good life?" Zhang Ziliao shook his head and came to the Zhuangyuan's mansion.

After Cheng Yi took a bath and changed clothes in the mansion, she took a book to enjoy the shade under the tree in the courtyard. She had already written a book and went to Nantong. Counting that Liniang was still alive for more than seven months, she thought about asking His Majesty for leave after the situation in Beijing stabilized. Go home to worship the ancestors, wait for Liniang to give birth to a full-term child, and the family will go to Beijing together.

Cheng Yi's plan was very satisfactory, and a strong sense of joy radiated from his whole body.

"My lord, someone is asking to see you outside the door." Cheng En handed over a name card.

Cheng Yi didn't accept the invitation, put down the book and asked: "Is there another adult who came to be a matchmaker? Didn't you tell them that I have a good wife in my family and ask them to choose another talent?"

"My lord, that lord said he was an old friend of the son."

Cheng Yi heard the words, took the post suspiciously, opened it, and frowned slightly, "It's him? What is he here for?"

"Do you want to send me, son?"

Hearing this, Cheng Yi closed the post and thought for a while, "I'm an official in the same dynasty, so it's not good to see him, please come in."

"Hey." Cheng En turned around and went out to invite Zhang Ziliao.

"Oh, Brother Cheng Yi, I haven't seen you for a long time, I'm here to congratulate you." Zhang Ziliao approached with a smile on his face.

Cheng Yi forced a smile and said, "It's not enough to make meritorious deeds by chance, Mr. Zhang, please sit down."

Zhang Ziliao sat across from Cheng Yi with a smile, opened his fan and said, "Master Zhang, you and I are studying at the same class, why should we be separated? This time I am not only congratulating Brother Cheng Yi for his achievements, but also for Brother Cheng Yi who is about to become a royal man Congratulations to my son-in-law."

As soon as this remark came out, Cheng Yi's face turned cold, and he said: "Master Zhang is joking, others don't know, don't you know? I, Cheng Yi, is already married, how can I be the son-in-law of the palace, this is really not funny , Master Zhang please speak carefully."

Hearing this, Zhang Ziliao said with a smile: "I'm not joking with you, just now the lord came looking for me, asked me to be a matchmaker, and named you to be his son-in-law."

"Then you should bluntly say that Cheng Yi's family has a good wife."

"I said the same thing, but the lord also said that as long as you are willing to divorce your wife, the county horse must be you." Zhang Ziliao said with a slightly uncomfortable expression, how could such a good thing happen to him? superior?

"Absurd, simply absurd." Cheng Yi stood up and threw the book on the table, "Master Zhang, please tell the lord that since ancient times, wretched wives will not go to court, and Cheng Yi will not be a heartless person. If you want me to divorce my wife, there is absolutely no way." Possibly. Cheng En, see off the guests."

After Cheng Yi finished speaking, he turned his back, Zhang Ziliao stood up, glanced at Cheng Yi, cupped his hands and strode out.

When Zhang Ziliao walked out of Zhuangyuan's Mansion, his mood immediately improved, and he went to the palace excitedly, just as he said Cheng Yi's refusal to marry him, unexpectedly the prince was furious.

"If you just want to ask, what does this king want you to do? I think you are classmates and friends, so I invite you to come. This king is not discussing with Cheng Yi, this king must let Cheng Yi be my son-in-law." Prince Ming Let's roar, sighed alone for a while, and said: "Cheng Yi refuses, which shows that his character is not bad. Thinking about it this way, this king feels a little better. If you go ahead and talk, you must persuade Cheng Yi, this king is waiting for you." good news."

Zhang Ziliao was stunned, what kind of thing is this, a majestic prince, begging for nothing to marry the princess to a married man, it is really strange, strange.Zhang Ziliao left the palace sullenly, he thought he couldn't convince Cheng Yi, after thinking about it, he diverted to the mansion of Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

As soon as Zhang Ziliao told the matter to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials narrowed his eyes.

"This is a strange thing. It is reasonable for the princess to be favored by His Majesty and the Queen Mother. What kind of husband and son-in-law do you want to marry? Why did the prince choose Cheng Yi who has already become a relative?" The official minister was puzzled, "However, This is beneficial to us, if Cheng Yi is forced to marry the princess and threatens to divorce his wife, then he will have the power to fall into our hands, won't he obediently obey the orders of Uncle Guo from now on?"

Zhang Ziliao's eyes flashed when he heard the words, and he echoed: "My lord's words are true. In the future, if Cheng Yi obeys orders, he can say anything. If Cheng Yi doesn't listen to us in the future and spread the news about his divorced wife and another marriage, Even if you are a prince, if you want to keep Cheng Yi, I'm afraid it won't work, people in the world will compare Cheng Yi and Chen Shimei, this will also remove a stumbling block for Uncle Guo."

"Hahahaha, Your Majesty thinks that you have promoted one of your own people, but you can't imagine it. Haha, you will soon become one of our people." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials squinted his eyes and calculated for a long time, then waved to Zhang Ziliao, "Go out and let my steward take my officer. Invite Cheng Yi to come over, and tell me that I will host a banquet for new scholars."

Zhang Ziliao saw the scheming in the eyes of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and he didn't dare to stay any longer, so he went to find the butler of the Minister's Mansion.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials did a lot of acting. That night, not only Cheng Yi was entertained, but also No. [-], Tanhua, and Jinshi of Xinke.

"There is nothing else tonight, let's get together, you are all in the same department, make friends with each other, come, let's have a drink, talk freely today, and don't go back if you don't get drunk." After finishing, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials raised his head and drank.

Cheng Yi was afraid that drinking would reveal his identity, so he only put on a show and didn't finish the drink.And the crowd, after drinking, became more interested, talking about poetry and fu, citing scriptures, and the more they talked, the more lively they became.

After drinking half of the wine, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials whispered to Cheng Yi: "Cheng Shilang, I have something to tell you, please follow me."

Hearing this, Cheng Yi said something to the No. [-] next to him, got up and left with the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

The two walked into the pavilion, and a red light was hung in a courtyard. The Minister of the Ministry of Officials sat on the stone bench and said with a smile: "Cheng Shilang, let's talk quickly, and I will tell you bluntly. The prince heard that you declined to be him riding the dragon." Quick son-in-law, I admire Cheng Shilang's character even more, and asked me to be a matchmaker to persuade you."

Hearing that Cheng Yi was hindered by the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he bowed first, and then said: "Cheng Yi is very grateful to the prince for his kindness, and is also very grateful to the lord for being a matchmaker in person. However, Cheng Yi's family has a good wife, and this life is hard to bear. Please tell the lord truthfully. .”

"Which family has a good wife? As far as I know, the wife in Cheng Shilang's family is clearly a singing girl in the vocal music workshop. Such a woman loves her so much, how can she match the champion." The official said with a smile.

Cheng Yi was really angry when he heard the words, and he said patiently: "Your Excellency's words are wrong. I am so humble that I have no choice but to act as a performer. This life forces me to act helplessly. Besides, my wife has a pure character, and the officials love and respect her."

"Oh, Cheng Shilang, no matter how good a singing girl is, it's better than Qiansui, the princess in the palace! This Princess Yi is quite favored by His Majesty and the Queen Mother. She is said to be a princess, but she is actually no different from a princess. You married the princess. , Since then, the sky has been on the rise. This is because the prince loves and cherishes talents, so he promised his only daughter to you. You should retire as soon as possible, so as not to spread the word in the ears of His Majesty that you are obsessed with fireworks, and you will be dismissed from office."

In just a few words, Cheng Yi has judged that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is not a good person.

"If His Majesty dismisses him for this reason, he will go home and farm."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials was taken aback when he heard the words, and glanced at Cheng Yi, it was the first time he met such a scholar who didn't like fame.

Cheng Yi had no intention of talking to someone like the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and said: "My lord, I have been traveling with General Qian for several days, and I am really tired. I am apologizing to you. I want to go back to the mansion to rest."

"Oh, that's fine, that's fine." Seeing that he couldn't be persuaded, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials came to make second-hand preparations, and made a show of flirting with the maid beside him, and then said: "Cheng Shilang is tired and should go back to the mansion early to rest, butler , send one to Minister Cheng for me."

"My lord, I will take my leave." Cheng Yi just turned around after saying that, but felt her sleeves were wet, and then saw a maid fell on the ground, and the wine in the maid's hands spilled all over the floor.

"How did you do it?" The Minister of the Ministry of Officials was furious, "Housekeeper, give me thirty sticks and throw this short-sighted maid."

"Master, I didn't do it on purpose, I didn't do it on purpose." The maid knelt on the ground and cried in panic.

"My lord, it's because I didn't make up my mind when I turned around and disturbed my lord. I will apologize to you." In Cheng Yi's life in the city, the girl next door to him when he was in trouble worked as a maid in a wealthy family. Everyone in this world is not easy. , all to live.

"Where, Cheng Shilang is serious." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials smiled, and looked at the maid on the ground, "Since Mr. Cheng begged for you, I will pardon your crime and punish you to send Cheng Shilang out."

"Yes, master." The servant girl stood up tremblingly, "Master Cheng, this way please."

"Thank you." Cheng Yi nodded slightly, and left behind the maidservant.

After walking through the Moon Gate three times, Cheng Yi felt that something was wrong and called the maid in front to stop.

"Girl, I feel that the way here is very short, there are only two moon gates. Did the girl take me the wrong way?"

"Go back, go back to your lord, this servant will lead you through the back door." After saying that, the maid continued to walk forward.

Cheng Yi walked a few steps and stopped. He was just passing by the mansion for a banquet, so why did he go through the back door.Cheng Yi felt that there was a ghost, and just turned around when Zhang Ziliao stopped him.

Cheng Yihan asked with a straight face: "Master Zhang, why are you in Shangshu's mansion?" As soon as the words fell, two more people walked out from the Moon Gate.

Cheng Yi said coldly: "Brother Meng Ke and Brother Wu Yan have not seen each other for a long time, I wonder when will you pay the bet?"

Meng Ke hid his hands behind his back when he heard the words, but Wu Yan replied, "That depends on whether Brother Cheng Yi is able to let us pay."

"You want to renege on your debt?" Cheng Yi asked leisurely.

Zhang Ziliao smiled and said: "Brother Cheng Yi, we are all classmates, why bother about these things."

After the words fell, the maid who led the way ran over panting.

"Brother Cheng Yi, I will give you a big gift today, you must be very happy." After Zhang Ziliao said, his face turned cold, he slipped a dagger from his sleeve, pulled out the sheath and stabbed the servant girl in the belly.

Cheng was shocked by this, she never knew that Zhang Ziliao dared to commit murder in public.

Seeing the surprise in the servant girl's eyes, Zhang Ziliao raised his mouth slightly and took his hand away from the dagger.

The maid slowly fell back, and Cheng Yi reflexively supported the maid, and before he could speak his anger, he heard an angry reprimand.

"What are you doing?" The Minister of the Ministry of Officials came over with the butler, "What, what's going on?"

"My lord, I took my old friends to go to the toilet. On the way back, I saw Cheng Yi pressing the girl against the wall to molest him, but the girl refused to obey. Cheng Yi thought that there was no one around, so he pulled out his dagger and stabbed the girl. Kill." Zhang Ziliao said calmly what he had already made up.

"My lord, that's not the case. This maid was clearly..." Cheng Yi was flustered at this moment, as she had no witnesses here.

"Shut up." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials interrupted Cheng Yi, "Cheng Shilang, even if you like this maid, I'll just give it to you. Why do you do such a gentle scum?"

"My lord, this maid was not killed by Cheng Yi." Cheng Yi pointed at Zhang Ziliao, "My lord, if I had come earlier, I would have seen Master Zhang's murderous face."

"I've heard for a long time that Mr. Cheng is eloquent in front of the two armies, and sophistry is your strength." After the official said, he looked at the housekeeper, "It's so audacious to kill people in my house, come here and tie me up. "

Cheng Yi staggered two steps at this moment, and the official did not check, so he said it was him. So, he was caught by others from the very beginning?

"Master Shangshu, where do you want to tie me up? Since your lord suspects that I have killed someone, I request Dali Temple to interrogate me personally."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials sneered when he heard the words, and waved his hand: "Take it away."

Cheng Yi was escorted all the way for a long time, and arrived at a more remote place. When he entered the house, the housekeeper lit the lamp. Cheng Yi was horrified. There were many instruments of torture in the house. Could it be that they wanted to torture her just to make her Do you want to plead guilty and pay death?

"Cheng Yi, did you kill the maid in my house?" The official minister entered the room, walked to the table and sat down and asked.

Cheng Yi glanced coldly at the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and said slowly, "No."

"Master Zhang is here to testify with two Jinshi Jinshi." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials looked at Cheng Yi and said with a smile.

"Master Zhang belongs to the informer, which is equal to the plaintiff. The lower officials also denounced Master Zhang as the culprit, so Master Zhang is equal to the defendant. In this way, Master Zhang cannot be a witness." Cheng Yi turned his body and said coldly.

"At this point, I can still argue so clearly, I really appreciate it." The Secretary of the Ministry of Officials stroked his beard with a smile, "Even if Mr. Zhang can't testify, then there are still two Jinshi."

"The three of them are like raccoons of the same feather. Besides, relatives and friends are not allowed to testify in the courtroom, so there is a suspicion of favoritism." Cheng Yi replied unhurriedly.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials was silent for a long time after hearing the words. This will be sent to the official at the beginning. It is hard to say whether Cheng Yi will be found guilty or not.

"Cheng Yi, you are very good at making excuses."

"Your Excellency, don't move to a severe punishment. Forgive him for not recruiting." Meng Ke stepped forward and said, Zhang Ziliao only said that he came to testify to him. He thought that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials wanted to kill Cheng Yi, and he had no idea what was going on today. Someday.

"That's right, steward, put on the stick." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials stopped talking nonsense, and directly executed the punishment.

"Wait a minute." Cheng Yi turned around slowly, "I have a reputation, and I'm a fourth-rank servant. I'm not going to be a doctor. Even if I want to use punishment, my majesty will have to decree to remove my fame."

"I'll convict you first, and then I'll go to His Majesty's to ask for orders." After the Minister of the Ministry of Officials said, he gave the housekeeper a wink, and immediately, two servants pushed Cheng Yi to the ground, and grabbed Cheng Yi's hand, Stuff it into the crack of the stick.

"You guys, how dare you set up a private court, this is against the law... Ah!" Cheng Yi yelled out with pain in his fingers.

"Cheng Yi, are you recruiting or not?"

Cheng Yi's fingers were in severe pain, and he gritted his teeth and said, "There is no crime to be prosecuted."

"Pull again, pull harder."

Hearing the words, the servant pushed hard on both sides, and pulled for a while, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials called to stop, looked at Cheng Yi who was profusely sweating, and asked, "Have you figured it out? Are you pleading guilty?"

"Not guilty, I deny it." Cheng Yi shook his head weakly, but his consciousness was still clear. He squinted his eyes and looked at the minister of the official department. Five days, if she doesn't go to court after five days, the dog official must report to His Majesty, and then the case may be overturned.

Seeing this, Zhang Ziliao asked Meng Ke and Wu Yan to go out to wait for him, then he walked up to Cheng Yi and knelt down, saying, "Brother Cheng Yi, I did all this for your own good, and I'll try to persuade you. Don't be a county horse master. I have worked hard for your future, as long as you say you are willing to be a county horse and marry a princess, then no one will know what happened today."

"Bah!" Cheng Yi yelled at Zhang Ziliao's face.

"Call me." Zhang Ziliao raised his hand to wipe the saliva off his face, and spat out three words fiercely.

Hearing this, the butler picked up a stick and hit Cheng Yi on the back. Cheng Yi gritted his teeth in pain.

"Cheng Yi, think about it, are you going to die here today, or agree to marry the princess?" Zhang Ziliao stopped after seeing that he had been beaten ten times, knelt down and asked again.

"I'd rather die than live up to Liniang." Cheng Yi looked at Zhang Ziliao bitterly, "You guys, you are accusing me of framing and using private actions, if I die here, His Majesty will definitely investigate. , and you, sooner or later you will become notorious."

"Cheng Yi, do you really want to die?" Zhang Ziliao asked angrily.

"It's better to be broken than to be whole. If I want to lose Liniang, I'd rather die. You living hells in the underworld, there must be a lot of wronged souls who have died in your hands. I don't need to be tortured in the underworld. Go to the underworld." See the real King of Hades and go to justice." Cheng Yi tried her best, because everyone is afraid of ghosts and gods, she wanted to scare these stupid officials.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials staggered two steps back when he heard the words, and raised his hand to touch his neck, always feeling a little cool.

"Change the torture tool for me, bring me a branding iron, and strip him of his clothes." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials panicked for a while, resentful in his heart, and ruthless.

Cheng Yi was startled when he heard the words, would it mean his identity would be leaked if he had to take off his clothes, he hurriedly raised his head and said, "Master Shangshu, you and I are both scholars, why do you have to make scholars lose face?"

"I don't want to either, but that depends on whether someone knows current affairs." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials shook his sleeves and turned his back.

Zhang Ziliao also panicked when he heard the words. He wanted to send a county horse with branded marks to the princess, so he had to get to the bottom of it.

"Cheng Yi, I'll give you one last chance. Think about it carefully. If you don't agree today, you will not only be tortured with a branding iron, but also have your legs broken." Zhang Ziliao squatted down as he said, "I lost my feet. , is equivalent to a useless person, and this life is over."

At this moment, Cheng Yi's defensive line gradually collapsed, and the sweat on his forehead dripped down. If she was tortured and disabled, if she could be reunited with Liniang, she would be useless and useless.However, if the tortured body appeared in the body of the daughter, a catastrophe would fall on the wall in an instant.

'If I die today, I don't regret it. How can I cause my white-haired old lady to die together?And Liniang, my wife, has suffered and been bullied since childhood, how can I have the heart to let her go to hell with me?What's more, the unborn little Jiaoer, who has seen her parents before she was born, how can I let my own flesh and blood die before they are born? Cheng Yi shook her head while holding her pinched hand, she couldn't, she couldn't let the whole family get together in Quanlin.

"Cheng Yi, what do you think?" the Minister of the Ministry of Officials asked.

Cheng Yi raised his head weakly, with tears in his eyes, the uprightness of a scholar is not the work of a wise man, if you want to fight a tiger, you must first keep Qingshan there, she can agree first, as long as she goes out of this door, she can go to the princess , to tell the truth, it is expected that marriage will be difficult.

"I, I agree." Cheng Yi spat.

"Okay, those who know current affairs are outstanding." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials smiled and gave Zhang Ziliao a wink. Zhang Ziliao hurriedly walked up to Cheng Yi with a pen and paper, "Brother Cheng Yi, please write down the date of birth. Write a poem that is intended by the princess, and I will take it to the prince."

Cheng Yi slowly raised his hand, gently holding the pen with his red hand, and wrote down his birthday on the paper.

"There is one more poem." Zhang Ziliao urged.

Cheng Yi took a look at Zhang Ziliao, and wrote with a pen: "Sanshengshi is marked with a good fate, and the hall is opened with five blessings and red silk to lead. Singing and singing will work together for Feile, and Wang Mingluan will be prosperous forever."

"Good poem, good poem, brother Cheng Yi is quick-witted." Zhang Ziliao praised, and pulled the paper upwards, "Brother Cheng Yi, please sign and draw."

Cheng Yi glanced at Zhang Ziliao, then pressed down on the blood on his hand in compromise.

"Brother Cheng Yi, please write another letter of divorce." Zhang Ziliao spread another piece of paper on the ground.

"What?" Cheng Yi's eyes flickered slightly, and there was a trace of worry in his pupils.

"Why, you promised to marry the princess, but do you still want to not divorce your wife?" Zhang Ziliao asked.

Cheng Yi trembled with a pen in his hand: "I'm breaking ties with her. I don't need to let her know that she is pregnant. I'm afraid..."

"Brother Cheng Yi, how can this be done? If I don't divorce my wife, how can I explain to the prince? Write!"

Cheng Yi trembled with his pen, shook his head for a long time and said in pain: "You can't write a divorce letter, you can't write it, and I can't write it either. Liniang, Liniang didn't break the rule of seven..."

"Brother Cheng Yi doesn't know how to write. What's the difficulty? Let me tell you to write." Zhang Ziliao bowed his head and pondered, "You don't need to write too much, just write the title of the gold list. , Wild flowers have their own soil beside the road, and it is difficult to carry them to Qionglou Yuyu. If there is true affection, wait for me to renew the relationship in a hundred years."

"You!" Cheng Yi felt resentful in his heart, if Liniang read what Xiu wrote, he would definitely get sick from anger.

"Write it quickly." The Minister of the Ministry of Officials urged.

Cheng Yi had no choice but to write tremblingly according to what Zhang Ziliao said. Every time she wrote, it was like cutting her heart and lungs. She had to keep in mind the pain of today, and she would pay back ten times to these people in the future.