When the emperor heard that Ling Yun was colluding with the Tianxiao female bandit leader and helped her escape, Long Yan was furious and ordered: "Come here, push Ling Yun out of the Meridian Gate and behead him!..."
Several wolf-like guards stepped forward and took Ling Yun into custody without further explanation. Ling Yun turned around at this moment and met He Yuting's eyes.
His expression was blank for a moment, as if something had broken apart, making no sound. He was thinking: Could this be his so-called biological father?
He suddenly felt that He Yuting's eyes were strange. His own son was dying, but he was unmoved, and even chuckled, very easily.
It was so easy that it was as if his heart was tightly held in the palm of his hand, slowly squeezed and rubbed, and gradually shattered into a ball of plasma...
But who can you blame? Until now, He Yuting didn't know the flesh-and-blood relationship between him and him. Is this God's will?
He suddenly wanted to tell He Yuting everything, but he hesitated; at this moment, he was pushed out of the hall by several guards and walked straight to the Meridian Gate.
On the execution ground, several execution guards took off the ropes.
At this time, a thought of resistance suddenly flashed through his mind, but he gave up immediately and allowed the guards to tie him tightly to the Mingzhu with heavy chains.
What does death feel like? fear? sorrow? despair? ……have no idea.
At this time, he had no expression on his face, but he looked a mixture of fragile, tired, relieved, and... relief.
The leading executioner said: "Commander Ling, do you have anything else to say?" This was asking him to give his last words.
But what else could he say? He just felt like a heavy hammer was hitting his chest mercilessly. Even though it was so painful, he couldn't feel any pain...
At that moment, he felt hopeless and just shook his head feebly.
The executioner glanced at Ling Yun with an obscure look, and said with some embarrassment: "Commander Ling, in fact, the brothers have always respected you as a person and admired your martial arts... To be honest, this time we really I don’t want to take action myself...to kill you..."
Ling Yun gave a bitter smile, "Thank you, don't say anything else, just do it!" After saying that, he closed his eyes.
The executioner slowly raised the ghost-headed sword.
"Save someone under the knife!..." A loud shout made the executioner tremble all over.
The emotion in Ling Yun's eyes couldn't help but tremble violently. Opening his eyes to look, he saw Lu Wenzheng, Xu Zhi, and Yang Zhen rushing over.
How did Mr. Lu come here?
Mr. Lu was in a very relaxed mood today. He was dressed in casual clothes, sitting leisurely in the study, and was discussing some official matters in the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Punishment with Xu Zhi, when suddenly Yang Zhen opened the door and came in with a nervous expression.
"Sir, something serious...is not going well! I just heard from the brothers who investigated the matter in the mansion. Brother Ling...it seems that something happened to him!..."
Yang Zhen was sweating profusely, with a panicked look on his face, and he was out of breath when he spoke.
Mr. Lu's heart sank. He subconsciously glanced at Xu Zhi beside him, then turned to Yang Zhen and asked, "Tell me, what is going on?"
Yang Zhen gasped and recounted incoherently what happened on the Jinming River today.
After Lu Wenzheng heard this, his face turned pale with anger, his lips trembled, and he slumped down on the chair, speechless for a long time.
In fact, a few days ago, he heard people in the mansion gossiping about Ling Yun who seemed to be having an affair with other women, and he had a serious quarrel with Princess Huanyu over this.
He was very angry at that time and thought to himself: "This brat is really annoying! Can't he just be more at ease and live a stable life with the princess wholeheartedly? He has to create one drama after another. It’s really speechless...”
He was angry, but after all, this was the private matter of the young couple, and it was not easy for him to comment on it. However, he was still worried about the affairs of the Junma Mansion, so he asked Yang Zhen to arrange for manpower to keep an eye on the goings-on there. If there was any trouble, he would report it immediately.
Now that he heard that Ling Yun had made such a big mistake again, and even brought trouble to the emperor, he could no longer sit still.
After a moment of daze, he stood up from the chair with a roar. He didn't even have time to bundle up his clothes, and rushed out the door in a hurry.
Because he was walking too fast, he accidentally tripped over the threshold, stumbled and almost fell.
Yang Zhen and Xu Zhi hurriedly ran over and helped them, saying repeatedly: "Sir, no matter how anxious you are, you have to take your time. Be careful not to bump into each other!"
At this time, Lu Wenzheng's face was livid, and he could only grit his teeth with hatred and said: "Don't stop me!... This brat, if he were in front of me, I could not wait to beat him to death! Humph, he is such a trouble-making ancestor. , I just let Ansheng live, but I have to do it again and again, which is really annoying! It makes me so angry! It makes me so angry!..."
Yang Zhen looked at Lu Wenzheng who was so angry that he was almost out of control, and couldn't help but laugh and cry, "Sir, are you confused? Brother Ling is your subordinate, not your ancestor! You said this to him, this is a violation of His longevity!..."
Lu Wenzheng was trembling all over and gasping for air: "Am I shortening his life? He is shortening my life! With this brat around all day and being so angry with me, how many years do you think I will have to live less?" "
Xu Zhi and Yang Zhen had never seen Mr. Lu so angry and crazy? On weekdays, he is solemn, majestic, calm and calm!
Mr. Lu took a breath for a while and finally regained his breath. Under the arrangements of Xu Zhi and Yang Zhen, he hurriedly prepared the sedan chair and headed straight to the palace.
So the previous scene happened...
The moment he met Mr. Lu, Ling Yun couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. He clenched his teeth extremely tightly, but the courage and strength to speak out were all gone.
He really didn't want to face Mr. Lu in such an embarrassing situation in such an embarrassing situation. His head was buried low, but Mr. Lu's sharp eyes instantly captured the embarrassment and confusion that flashed across his face.
In front of Mr. Lu, he felt like a helpless child who made a mistake and was caught red-handed.
Lu Wenzheng stared at him with a speechless and helpless expression, his eyes full of hatred that iron could not be transformed into steel.
He was silent for a long time, and finally spoke with difficulty, "Tell me, why do you do this?..."
Ling Yun turned his face to one side, avoiding Mr. Lu's eyes that were piercing him like knives, and said with some bitterness: "My lord will not understand what happened between me and her; in short, I will die for her." , I am willing to..."
Lu Wenzheng looked at Ling Yun's half-dead look and was already very angry; now hearing him say such self-destructive words, he was even more angry and shaking.
Losing control of his emotions, he suddenly raised his hand and struck Ling Yun in the face without any explanation.
Ling Yun closed his eyes silently, just waiting for Mr. Lu's fierce slap full of thunderous fury to fall heavily.
Of course, Xu Zhi and Yang Zhen on the side couldn't just sit back and watch. Seeing this, they rushed forward and hugged Mr. Lu's arms tightly.
Xu Zhi has a calm personality and acts rationally. At this time, he comforted him: "Sir, calm down. Aren't we here to come to the emperor to intercede for Commander Ling? Why are you arguing with Commander Ling here? Don't just be angry. Well, it’s better to do business first!”
After Lu Wenzheng reminded him, he came to his senses; he reluctantly took back his palm that was still in the air, glared at Ling Yun fiercely, and then turned around and left angrily.
As he walked, he said: "This brat really doesn't know how to live or die. He should let the emperor kill him, so that everyone can worry less, and I can live for two more years!"
Xu Zhi said angrily and laughed at the side: "Sir, please don't say angry words. The most urgent thing is to go see the Holy One first!"
As he spoke, he sighed softly, turned to Yang Zhen and said: "Lieutenant Yang, please stay here for now. Can you guys give me a little favor and postpone the execution? We adults will go see the Holy One to see if this matter is possible." There is still room for redemption.”
After saying that, he gave a deep salute to the execution guards.
Several guards exchanged glances with each other and nodded slightly.
Here, Xu Zhi and Lu Wenzheng hurried to the emperor's study room.
Emperor Zhao Yu saw Lu Wenzheng, his face darkened and he said: "Lu Aiqing, are you here to intercede for Ling Yun?"...
Lu Wenzheng knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, 'No one is a sage, no one can have faults.' It is also said, 'It is difficult for a hero to be a beauty.' In fact, Ling Yun has always been prudent in dealing with things, and has a measured advance and retreat. Now I am just confused for a moment, bewitched by the witch, confused and infatuated, unable to control myself - well, after all, it is also because of the lax discipline of the ministers!
"Therefore, I hereby implore the Holy One to give him a chance to reform, and let him serve his crime and capture the demon girl. If the Tianxiao thief can't be captured again, he will be punished for the two crimes, and he will be killed when the time comes. It won’t be too late, I wonder what the Lord’s will is?”
The emperor frowned slightly and remained silent. He turned to He Yuting who was aside and said, "He Aiqing, in your opinion, what should we do?"
Seeing that the emperor was asking for his opinion, He Yuting couldn't help but hesitated.
He couldn't help but remember that because of Du Zhenghai's incident a few days ago, Ling Yun was against him openly or covertly, and repeatedly ruined his affairs, which made him very dissatisfied with Ling Yun.
The important thing is that Ling Yun is Lu Wenzheng's person - this is the main reason why there is an insurmountable gap between him and Ling Yun.
For many years, he and Lu Wenzheng have been tit-for-tat political enemies, and this is no longer a secret, whether in court or in private.
So at this time, whether it was for official business or selfish reasons, he was unwilling to help Ling Yun from the bottom of his heart.
Especially in today's incident, he was the protagonist who pushed Ling Yun to be decapitated; if he were to speak on Ling Yun's side, wouldn't it be contrary to his original intention?
