Ji Ming was paying attention to his neck, and suddenly found that all the civil and military eyes of the court were on him.
Ji Ming's heart twitched, and then he saw the melon skin.
"It's over, someone bit it out." Ji Ming's heart skipped a beat, and then his legs felt a little weak.
Ying Zheng turned to look at Ji Ming and said calmly: "Did you do it?"
Ji Ming lay on the ground, shaking violently as he walked.
He subconsciously began to deny: "No, I didn't do it."
Ying Zheng looked at Guapi again and asked lightly: "Are you lying?"
Guapi didn't even dare to wipe away the cold sweat, and said tremblingly: "I don't dare to lie. It was indeed this adult who asked me to do it."
Ji Ming categorically denied: "It's not me, I didn't. I don't know this person, how could I let him do these things?"
Ying Zheng asked Guapi: "When did he find you? Where did he tell you that you wanted to slander Journey to the North? You told me everything."
Guapi agreed and said everything he could remember.
After Ying Zheng heard this, he did not ask Guapi again, but said calmly: "Come here, check to see who left the palace yesterday and when."
Soon, a young eunuch brought over a list, and Ji Ming's name was on it, and the time was exactly right.
Ji Ming's face turned pale: "Maybe... maybe it's a coincidence."
Guapi suddenly said: "When the adult found the villain, the villain was drinking with a friend. The friend can prove it."
Ying Zheng said calmly: "Call that person."
A guard asked Guapi the name of his friend, then turned around and left.
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In the corner of Xianyang City, in a low house. An old woman was lying on the low couch.
The old woman seemed to be seriously ill and kept coughing. Not far away, there was a man playing with some gambling equipment.
The old woman sighed and said to the man: "Mang Zhong, you are nearly thirty years old and you are still idle like this. What should you do?"
The man named Mang Zhong just pretended not to hear.
The old woman sighed: "It seems that our family is going to be extinct in this generation. When the old man was still alive, he named you Mangzhong. I really expected you to work hard in the fields. Who knew that you had not been doing your job properly since you were a child."
Mang Zhong was a little impatient: "Can we eat enough if we work hard? In the past few years, many hard-working people in our village still had enough to eat and no warmth, didn't they still starve to death in the end? If I hadn't been clever, the two of us would have died. Dead too."
The old woman sighed: "Is that cleverness? The food you get by stealing is not safe even if you eat it in your mouth."
Manzhong rolled his eyes: "You are not practical, and you don't eat less when you eat."
The old woman had a sad look on her face: "I always feel that this is not a serious business. When you moved to Xianyang City, you were no longer afraid of hunger when you arrived in Xianyang City. But after being here for so long, I haven't seen you go out to work. .”
Manzhong said with a smile: "What kind of work do you want to do? Isn't it pretty good now?"
The old woman said: "I heard people say that if I rent a few acres of land nearby, I can have enough food and clothing, save a little money, marry a wife, and in three to five years, I can meet my grandson."
Mang Zhong said: "Forget it, giving birth to a grandson will also lead to suffering in this world. If he doesn't have enough to eat or clothes to keep warm, why let him suffer?"
The old woman was choked by the pomelo and was speechless.
She was silent for a while and whispered: "I heard from people that Mr. Fu Yao did something in Beidi County. The people there lived well, and people from all over the country rushed there."
When Mang Zhong heard this, he became energetic.
Unexpectedly, the old woman said again: "As long as you are willing to endure hardship, you will definitely be able to have enough to eat. Future generations will all enjoy happiness."
As soon as Mangzhong heard that he would have to endure hardship, he immediately lost interest.
The old woman babbled, and then said: "Even if you don't go to Beidi County, if you work hard here, we can live a good life."
Manzhong said: "The life is good enough now, so don't complain. Didn't I let you eat meat once yesterday?"
The old woman snorted: "You hang out with that Guapi all day long. Who knows where you get the money to buy meat? People on the street say that Guapi is not doing his job properly and is shameless. He can even sell his own daughter." give others."
Mang Zhong sneered, and stood up a little proudly: "You don't know that. Now the melon rind is developed, and he promised to help me later, and our family will be the best in the future."
The old woman didn't believe it.
Mangzhong said vividly: "I'm afraid you don't know yet, right? Yesterday the eunuch in the palace found Guapi. Let him do something."
"Where do you think your meat came from? It was rewarded by the adults in the palace. Now that Guapi has established a connection with the people in the palace, won't the benefits be less in the future?"
"If I follow Guapi and have more contact with the palace, I might be able to be appreciated. Even if I can't work for the officials, I can still be rich."
At first, the old woman was surprised and happy, but he quickly calmed down, shook his head and said: "It's still wrong. So many people who work hard are not appreciated. Why should people in the palace want to Do you appreciate people like you? I think there is something fishy about this."
Mangzhong waved his hand impatiently: "I tell you, you don't understand. In a few days, you will understand when I place the gold in front of your bed."
But the old woman was frightened when she heard this: "Can it be a good thing to suddenly gain wealth? Isn't this melon skin a gangster? God is so pitiful, and my ancestors bless me, please don't bring death to my family."
Manzhong was completely speechless.
At this time, the guards sent by Ying Zheng came in and said lightly: "Is Mang Zhong here?"
Mangzhong quickly agreed.
When he saw the guard's gorgeous clothes, tall figure, and aloof aura, he suddenly became nervous and said very flatteringly: "My lord, why are you looking for a villain?"
The old woman's first reaction when she saw the guard was one of horror.
Such an old man will never have anything to do with the government in his life. Now that the government came to her door, her first reaction was that Mang Zhong had done something bad and was going to be arrested.
The guard said calmly to Mang Zhong: "Your Majesty invites you."
Mang Zhong was surprised and happy, and his voice trembled a little: "But your Majesty today?"
The guard's face darkened: "What else?"
Mang Zhong was overjoyed: "I made a mistake, sir. Please forgive me. Let's go now."
The old woman was bold and said in horror: "My lord, why are you looking for my Eargrass?"
The guard glanced at the old woman and couldn't bear to scare the poor man, so he said as gently as possible: "It doesn't matter, his friend is meeting with Your Majesty, and something doesn't go right, so Your Majesty wants to ask him a question."
Afterwards, the guards led Eg Zhong outside.
The old woman sat blankly in the room and heard the voices of the man and the guards talking.
Manzhong asked: "Could it be that Guapi is with Your Majesty?"
The guard hummed: "Exactly."
Manzhong asked again: "What exactly do you want to ask, Your Majesty?"
The guard said calmly: "You will naturally know when you get in front of His Majesty."
Mang Zhong said oh and didn't dare to talk any more.
After a short time, Mangzhong was brought to the palace.
The palace was so majestic that Mang Zhong was amazed.
The guard glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "Don't look around."
Mangzhong responded, quickly lowered his head, and then asked in a low voice: "May I ask, sir, where is your majesty's golden hoe?"
The guard was slightly startled: "What golden hoe?"
Mang Zhong said: "The friend of the villain said with certainty that Your Majesty cultivated with golden hoes. But after entering the palace, the villain neither saw the farmland nor saw Your Majesty's hoe."
If he hadn't already entered the palace, otherwise, the guards would have laughed loudly.
Mangzhong was brought to the Council Hall. He lowered his head hard, not daring to look at the most noble group of people in the world.
Ying Zheng said calmly: "Raise your head."
Mang Zhong responded nervously, then raised his head. He was so nervous that he twisted his neck.
When he looked up, he found that there were about ten people standing in front of him. They are both young and wear similar clothes. And none of these people have beards.
Mang Zhong was stunned for a moment and thought: Could this be the legendary eunuch?
Ying Zheng said calmly from the side: "Did Guapi meet a eunuch yesterday?"
Mang Zhong didn't dare to look at Ying Zheng and just whispered: "Yes."
Ying Zheng added: "Look among these people and find that person."
Mangzhong didn't know what to do, so he looked at the eunuchs one by one.
To be honest, it's not easy to tell these eunuchs apart because they all have no beards and wear the same clothes, which makes it a bit difficult.
But... Manzhong had a deep impression on Ji Ming.
While drinking with Guapi a few days ago, Ji Ming suddenly found Guapi.
At that time, Mang Zhong felt that this was a good opportunity and wanted to get a chance to climb up through the melon rind, because he carefully looked at Ji Ming's appearance and thought about joining this important figure in the palace in the future.
Fortunately, Mang Zhong remembered Ji Ming's appearance, so he quickly pointed him out.
Ji Ming's legs went weak and he collapsed on the ground.
He couldn't even say anything to beg for mercy.
Manzhong was a little puzzled: What's going on?
Ying Zheng said to the guard next to him: "Take this man out. Give him some money."
The guard responded and led Mang Zhong out of the political hall.
After leaving the palace gate, the guard handed Mang Zhong a piece of gold and said calmly: "I see that your family is poor and your mother seems to be ill. In the future, you should be a good person. Don't associate with people like Guapi. .”
Mang Zhong was frightened and asked, "What did Guapi do?"
The guard sneered: "Collaborate with the eunuchs to slander Dr. Chunyu and frame the blame and banish him to the immortal."
Manzhong was so frightened that he stammered and asked: "Then... what will happen to the melon rind?"
The guard said calmly: "I'm afraid it's hard to escape death."
The guard went back, and Manzhong walked home with his legs weak.
What if the eunuch found himself that day instead of melon skin? So is he the one who is going to die?
Suddenly, Mang Zhong couldn't walk anymore. He held on to the wall and slowly sat on the ground.
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In the government hall, the courtiers all looked at Ji Ming and Guapi.
Li Shui asked Ji Ming curiously: "Why did you frame Dr. Chunyu? Do you also hate Chunyu's pretense?"
Chunyu Yue was also puzzled and asked Ji Ming: "Why do you want to slander Journey to the North? Could it be that you can't stand the shamelessness of banishing immortals?"
Ji Ming couldn't say anything.
In fact, Ying Zheng had already guessed why.
Xiao Yi reports on every move Ji Ming makes.
Although Ji Ming sometimes does things in private and does not tell Xiao Yi everything, Xiao Yi can also roughly guess some things based on the existing information.
Ying Zheng knew that Ji Ming had been in contact with Hu Hai. Some guards even reported that Ji Ming had secretly met Hu Hai on the day Guapi framed Chun Yuyue.
So, Hu Hai was also involved in this matter?
Well, if Hu Hai is involved, then everything will be explained.
That day the three young masters were in charge of the three counties.
Chun Yuyue, Fusu's master, wrote a book devoted to Confucian governance in the land of Yao and Shun.
Fu Yao, Huaiguzi's apprentice, wrote a travelogue about Beidi County.
What about Hu Hai? He will definitely be jealous and look for opportunities to destroy.
So he instigated Ji Ming to find someone to sow discord between Chunyu Yue and Huai Guzi. No matter whose reputation is damaged, Hu Hai will benefit.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng sighed: Hu Hai has been imprisoned by me, but he can still be so restless. It's really...
The courtiers were still asking Ji Ming why he wanted to slander Chunyu Yue and banish the immortal.
But Ying Zheng knew that they could not let them ask any more questions. If Hu Hai was asked, it would really be a scandal in the palace.
So Ying Zheng looked at Ji Ming and said calmly: "I heard that you and Huai Guzi have always been at odds?"
Ji Ming nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, because the villain is at odds with the Exiled Immortal, he deliberately sows discord and wants to use Dr. Chunyu's hand to get rid of the Exiled Immortal."
Ji Ming has been with Ying Zheng for a long time, and he immediately understood Ying Zheng's hint.
Ying Zheng wanted to limit the matter to Ji Ming and not allow him to mention Hu Hai. Naturally, Ji Ming did not dare to talk nonsense.
As long as you are more sensible, maybe you can save your life?
Unexpectedly, Ying Zheng said again: "Come here, drag Ji Ming and Guapi down, trap and kill them. Wait, Guapi traps and kills, Ji Ming beheads."
Ji Ming completely collapsed on the ground.
No wonder my neck has been feeling uncomfortable today.
Even before he died, Ji Ming did not dare to act deviantly, because he was worried that he would incur greater anger from Ying Zheng, maybe cut him into pieces, maybe chop him in half, maybe...
Li Shui coughed dryly and said to Ying Zheng: "This Ji Ming..."
Ying Zheng said calmly: "This person is no longer useful."
Li Shui understood this sentence immediately.
What Ji Ming did was already a capital crime. Ying Zheng never killed him because he wanted to use him to dig out the rebels in Xianyang City.
Now that the rebels have been found out, leaving Ji Ming to jump up and down would be a bad thing.
Therefore, it is better to kill this person.
Li Shui naturally had no objection.
Forgiveness to bad people is punishment to good people. Li Shui is not that holy yet.
As for Guapi, he has already acquiesced to his fate. At this time, he didn't even think about struggling anymore, he was dragged out like a dead dog.
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
