Ji Ming walked out with a worried look on his face. After seeing Chun Yuyue waiting outside, he felt the need to tell his tragic experience to win some sympathy.
So he said to Chunyu Yue with a bitter face: "Dr. Chunyu, your majesty lets you in. Alas, in order to inform the doctor, your majesty asked me to get four hundred sticks by myself."
Chunyu Yue looked at Ji Ming with sympathy, and then said seriously: "Huai Guzi is acting recklessly and harming the people. If you can successfully stop him this time, you will also have a share of the credit."
Then Chunyu Yue went in.
Ji Ming stood outside the shop, thinking: These scholars are really stingy, they only praise me a few words and that's all? Even if you give me some money.
Ji Ming walked slowly to the executioner and sighed: "I'm here."
When the executioner saw Ji Ming, his eyes suddenly lit up: "You haven't been here for a while."
Ji Ming smiled: "Yes."
I don’t know why, but the officer in charge felt that he and Ji Ming were getting closer after this meeting. Is this what is often said in storytelling, that a little separation is better than a new marriage? Pooh! No, no, this should be called no acquaintance without fighting.
The executioner asked Ji Ming: "How many canes will be given this time?"
Ji Ming said: "Four hundred sticks."
The executioner's face suddenly changed: "Are you trying to exhaust me to death?"
Ji Ming took out a string of Qin Banliang from his arms: "I'm tired, I'm tired."
The executioner took the money, and his whole body was suddenly filled with strength. He kicked Ji Ming to the ground and said excitedly: "Don't worry, I will hit him hard these four hundred times, and your majesty will not have the slightest suspicion."
Then, the wooden staff was swung up and whined with wind. Ji Ming's body was like a dough bag, shaking back and forth after being beaten...
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Chunyu Yue had already seen Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng looked up at him and said calmly: "Why are you suing Huaiguzi again?"
Chunyu Yue could see that Ying Zheng was a little unhappy, but he was not afraid and said with an upright face: "Just because Huai Guzi has done something wrong, the sky is angry and people are complaining, so I have to sue."
Ying Zheng sighed: "Let's talk about it."
Chunyu Yue said: "Yesterday, I heard the news. Huaiguzi is going to sell the rebel Xiang Yu in the mansion to traders in Xianyang City."
"Huh?" Ying Zheng was stunned.
He looked at Chun Yuyue with some confusion: "Did you hear wrongly?"
Chunyu Yue sighed helplessly: "At first, the old minister thought that he heard wrongly, and went to the merchant's house to verify it. The results confirmed that the day after tomorrow, the rebels would indeed be sold. Of course, Huaiguzi did not The identity of the rebels was not disclosed. It was only said that they were the guards of Shangjun's villa."
Ying Zheng frowned: "Selling out traitors? Why betray traitors?"
Chunyu Yue said with some worry: "I don't know, I don't know. But... once the rebel leaves Shang Jun's Courtyard, there will be too many opportunities to escape. By then..."
Ying Zheng nodded and said to a young eunuch beside him: "Go and call me Huaiguzi in front of the Yizheng Hall."
The young eunuch said: "Your Majesty, you will go to court to discuss affairs in a few moments."
Ying Zheng said: "Let's postpone the discussion of politics for a while and call Huai Guzi first."
The young eunuch responded and hurried away. On the way there, he passed by the executioner's territory and saw Ji Ming lying motionless on the ground. The executioner was sweating profusely and counting: "Two hundred and fifty-one, two hundred and fifty-two, two hundred and fifty." three……"
The young eunuch glanced at Ji Ming sympathetically and then ran away.
When he came back, he saw that the executioner was still counting: "Two hundred and thirty-one, two hundred and thirty-two..."
The young eunuch said: "Wrong, it was already two hundred and fifty-one."
The executioner was stunned and asked Ji Ming: "Really?"
Ji Ming was beaten almost to death and couldn't answer at all.
The executioner sighed: "When I hit someone, I always hit people within two hundred sticks. I'm not very good at counting numbers over two hundred. What should I do?"
The young eunuch kindly reminded him as he ran: "After you strike a hundred sticks, draw a line on the ground. If you draw four lines, you have beaten enough."
The executioner's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea."
Then he said to Ji Ming who was lying on the ground: "Let's... start with two hundred sticks, how about? The extra dozens of sticks will be considered a waste of my efforts and will be given to you."
Ji Ming closed his eyes and said angrily: "Whatever, I can't feel it anyway."
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Ying Zheng saw the young eunuch hurried in and asked, "Is Huai Guzi here?"
The young eunuch said nervously: "Master Banished Immortal, you haven't entered the palace yet."
Ying Zheng: "..."
What time has it been and you haven’t entered the palace yet? Could it be that he had been stuck in time to go to court? Just be a moment earlier than me?
Ying Zheng waved his hand: "Go to Shang Jun's courtyard and call him. I will see him within a quarter of an hour."
The young eunuch responded and left quickly.
A quarter of an hour later, Li Shui was brought. I didn't even have time to change my clothes, and my hair was still a little messy.
Ying Zheng was stunned when he saw that he was actually wearing a layer of armor: "What do you mean?"
Li Shui looked sleepy and said with a dry smile: "Your Majesty, it's not easy to live under the same roof as a traitor."
Ying Zheng said calmly: "So, you want to sell the rebels to those traders?"
Li Shui looked at Chun Yuyue next to him: "Dr. Chunyu is suing me again?"
Ying Zheng said: "Today, tell me. What is the purpose of selling the rebels to the merchants? Aren't you afraid that the rebels will cause trouble after leaving Shangjun's courtyard? Or, they will take the opportunity to escape?"
Li Shui coughed dryly: "The rebels are surrounded by my craftsmen. I have a clear idea of their thoughts. Xiang Yu has suffered too much in order to kill me since he entered Shang Jun's Courtyard."
"It's like a gambler who has lost so much money that they won't leave the table until they get their money back or lose it all."
"If Xiang Yu does evil outside, or escapes, then he will never be able to kill me again. All the suffering he suffered in Shangjun Courtyard was wasted. Xiang Yu is a arrogant person and will never allow it. This happens.”
"Besides this, I have another important measure. I will send them a ten-man team to guard them tightly. Euphemistically, this is a bodyguard specially designed to protect them. In fact, it is to prevent them from escaping. .”
"As long as Xiang Yu and others move, these ten people will entangle them. It will only take less than a quarter of an hour for my large team to arrive. It can be said that Xiang Yu will never be able to move."
"Besides, Xiang Yu has now hidden his identity and sneaked into Xianyang City. Liu Ji's identity is safe for him. Whatever he wants to do, he needs to do it in secret."
"So, when I put him in public and asked all the people in Xianyang City to help me keep an eye on him, he became more and more constrained and couldn't do anything."
Ying Zheng nodded slightly, but still said with some worry: "However, I always feel that there is something wrong with bringing a rebel thief out and swaggering through the city."
Li Shui smiled and said: "Your Majesty rules the world and is rich all over the world. He is the only emperor in the world. Xiang Yu is just a commoner with three or four followers around him. This person is not worth worrying about."
Ying Zheng nodded: "Not bad, not bad."
Chunyu Yue was a little speechless when he heard it. He was so good at playing pagoda and millet.
But for a while, Chun Yuyue didn't know how to refute, so he changed the question: "Even if you release the rebels, nothing will happen. But now their identity is Liu Ji. In the eyes of the people, they are businessmen." The guard in your courtyard."
"You sell them to others at will. Isn't this robbing and selling the children of good families? As soon as this example is started, the powerful and powerful people rush to follow suit. Will our country still have peace in the Qin Dynasty?"
Li Shui couldn't help but smile after hearing Chunyu Yue's words: Dr. Chunyu, you really did not disappoint me.
Li Shui coughed dryly and said to Chunyu Yue: "Doctor, it's getting late. We should go to court. As for the matter of human trafficking, let's discuss it in the court. How about it?"
Chunyu Yue was stunned: What's going on? This person obviously made a mistake, but instead took the initiative to ask to go to court? Is he so thick-skinned that he is not ashamed but proud of it, or is there some conspiracy?
The more Chunyu thought about it, the more he felt that there was a hint of conspiracy in it, and he suddenly fell into deep thought.
Ying Zheng has figured out that if Li Shui gets the rebels out of Shangjun's courtyard, there won't be any big trouble. As for why he sold it to traders and whether it was considered human trafficking, it was already a matter of detail.
Although Ying Zheng is very concerned about this, this kind of thing is still not as important as the court meeting.
As long as Xiang Yu's identity is not revealed, there is no harm in letting Huaiguzi and Chunyu Yue debate in the court and let the ministers of the court comment.
Therefore, Ying Zheng stood up and said calmly: "If you have anything to do, please tell me in court."
Seeing that Ying Zheng was about to change his clothes and go to court, Li Shui and Chunyu Yue both said goodbye.
Chunyu Yue walked towards the Yizheng Hall with a puzzled face, still unable to figure out what Li Shui was up to.
And Li Shui walked beside him with a smile on his face.
The courtiers waiting at the door of the Yizheng Hall had already noticed Li Shui and Chunyu Yue.
Li Xin looked at them in confusion: "Why are Brother Huai and Chunyu Yue together?"
Li Si and Wang Wan looked at each other, feeling a little worried in their hearts: Huai Guzi, wouldn't he get involved with Chun Yuyue again? Is it true or false this time?
Li Shui walked up to the ministers and winked at Li Si and Wang Wan proudly.
The two men became even more worried.
But Chunyu Yue had been thinking about robbing and selling people with his head down, and didn't even notice the looks of the courtiers around him. Otherwise, he would definitely curse Li Shui to prove his innocence.
Soon, the door of the government hall opened, and officials filed in.
Ministers continue to stand up and raise some administrative issues.
Two hours later, the courtiers gradually became quiet.
Let’s get down to business. Everyone looked at me and looked at you, and began to look forward to today's repertoire.
Every time there was a court meeting, someone would always make trouble for Li Shui. The courtiers were used to watching the excitement. This is like the Easter egg at the end of the main film.
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Li Shui turned to look at Chun Yuyue, his eyes full of encouragement.
Chunyu Yue felt even more uneasy, always feeling that he had been trapped.
But suddenly he had a thought in his mind: Could this be Huaiguzi doing it on purpose? He deliberately acted impatiently and hoped that I would sue him. Using this kind of false and true method to make me doubtful and afraid to speak out, and then he can get away with it? Yes, that must be the case. This guy Huaiguzi is really treacherous.
After Chunyu wanted to understand this more, he looked at Li Shui with a righteous look, then stood upright and said to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, I want to accuse Huaiguzi of robbing and selling the children of good families."
The courtiers all looked excited: they had finally waited for this to come out.
Ying Zheng already knew what Chunyu Yue was going to say, but he still said calmly: "How to rob and sell the children of a good family? Please tell me."
So Chunyu Yue explained everything he had learned about.
After he finished speaking, Ying Zheng looked at Li Shui: "Huai Guzi, what do you have to say?"
Li Shui stood up and said with a sincere face: "Your Majesty, I think that no matter whether I rob or sell the children of a good family, this kind of thing should not be said in the political hall. The political hall is a place to discuss the major policies of a country, so what? Majesty? How solemn? How can you waste the time of the world because of these trivial things?"
Everyone present was stunned: Majesty? solemn? Do you also know that this place is majestic and solemn? Why didn't you feel majestic and solemn when you slapped people in the court and falsely accused them of treason?
Chunyu Yue was almost angry to death: Just now you wanted to say it in the political hall, but now you are not allowed to say it. Are you kidding me?
Li Shui coughed dryly and said: "Just now Dr. Chunyu sued me for robbing and selling off the children of a good family. I think he should go to the Nei Shi Mansion and Zhao Teng to sue me publicly. It is best to let the people watch and let the justice of right and wrong be determined. Everyone in the world can bear witness.”
Ying Zheng was speechless: "You can just talk here."
Li Shui said sincerely: "Your Majesty, this is against the rules. If it gradually becomes a trend, won't the court become a market in the future? Everyone is arguing endlessly, and your Majesty has to work hard on every detail. How can the world be governed in this way? ?”
Ying Zheng looked at Li Shui helplessly: "I also want to know why you want to rob and sell the children of good families."
Li Shui gritted his teeth and said, "If your Majesty wants to know, you can pay a private visit incognito and go to the Imperial Palace to observe."
Ying Zheng: "..."
The courtiers were astonished when they saw it: The banished immortal is really not afraid of death.
In fact, through this period of contact, Li Shui had already figured out Ying Zheng's temper. He controlled the heat very skillfully.
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said to Li Shui, "That's it. Let Zhao Teng review the case."
When Zhao Teng heard this, he suddenly had a headache: Is it Huaiguzi again? Why do I feel like this person is clinging to me and trying to get closer to me?
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"Exiled Immortal's best friend, Dr. Chunyu, is suing Exiled Immortal. Exiled Immortal's best friend, Lord Nei Shi, will personally try the case." Several people on the street were running to spread the news.
"The Neishi Mansion allows the people to watch and prove the innocence of the banished immortal under the witness of the world. The limit is three hundred people, first come, first served." These people shouted breathlessly.
Soon, the idle people on the street ran towards the Neishi Mansion.
Li Shui crossed his arms and said to Zhao Teng: "Master Nei Shi, do you want to make money?"
Zhao Teng said nothing.
Li Shui said: "You close the door and stipulate that the three hundred people who pay the most money can come in. You are guaranteed to make a fortune."
Zhao Teng rolled his eyes: "I don't want to be a monkey trick and be watched by others. It's insulting to politeness."
Li Shui scratched his head: "It's not shameful to eat based on your ability."
