Of course, the reason why Yang Fan looked like this was for a purpose.
No superior would dislike having such an upright, honest, and pure subordinate.
Especially in a place like the royal family, where intrigues are common, Yang Fan's behavior is even more valuable.
In Yang Fan's view, as long as this pure image remains in the emperor's heart, even if he makes a mistake in the future, he will be treated with extra leniency.
Of course, this speed must be grasped well, otherwise, it is easy to go offline.
If you go too far and really make His Majesty Li Er angry, then the gains outweigh the losses!
Although Yang Fan promised Yu Zhining that he would try his best to keep Li Chengqian and make His Majesty Li Er temporarily give up the idea of deposing him, he was definitely not as active as he showed.
It was precisely because of His Majesty Li Er's furious look just now that Yang Fan saw the emperor's conflicting thoughts.
If His Majesty Li Er really showed a strong desire to depose, Yang Fan would never be so adamant.
You must know that the environment we live in now is a feudal society, which is not a future generation that values human rights and equality.
As the saying goes, when you are in town, do as the Romans do. It is very important to say what kind of people you meet.
Of course, compared to other emperors in feudal society, His Majesty Li Er was already very enlightened and generous.
If it were another dynasty, Yang Fan would never dare to commit suicide like this.
The two looked at each other for a while, and then Yang Fan said slowly: "There is no conclusion on whether the prince is involved in the rebellion, so why does your majesty need to draw a conclusion so early?"
"Now the Third Division is responsible for a thorough investigation of the conspiracy. Once the evidence is conclusive, your Majesty will not need to think about deposing him. The ministers will also advise and severely punish the traitors."
"The prince is the crown prince of the country. Even if he is a little arrogant, he can change it. As the saying goes, if the son does not teach the father and son, doesn't your majesty have no responsibility?"
"Wei Chen suggested that your majesty should put aside the thought of deposing him for the time being. As long as the prince does not change his mind, your majesty will decide what he wants to do at that time. Wei Chen will not stop him anymore. What do you think?"
With this statement, it still seems that he is trying to protect the prince.
In the eyes of His Majesty Li Er, this was already a big relief, but it seemed as if he realized that he, the emperor, had worked so hard and was just trying to maintain his face with his tough words.
This made His Majesty Li Er angry and funny, but he was relieved in his heart.
Ever since he began to think about abolishing the crown prince, almost no one in the civil or military court interceded for the prince.
The only one like Yang Fan who tried to protect the crown prince was this little guy in front of him.
Unexpectedly, Yang Fan could always adhere to his pure original intention, which is obviously rare, so Li Er asked curiously: "Why do you want to protect the prince? As far as I know, the relationship between the prince and you has not been so close. Well, is it just because he is Changle’s eldest brother?”
Seeing His Majesty Li Er calm down completely, Yang Fan was a little dumbfounded. This was completely different from the script he simulated.
The original purpose was to anger His Majesty Li Er, so as to offset the merits and demerits, and prevent the situation where the merits were greater than the master and the rewards were not rewarded.
Now Li Er looks appreciative, what's going on?
Unable to figure it out, Yang Fan stopped thinking about it and immediately made a righteous and awe-inspiring expression and said: "The most tragic thing in the world is that brothers Ni Qiang and brothers can kill each other. Wei Chen just doesn't want to see such a tragedy happen to him. For relatives, of course, I don’t want to see Changle sad.”
Li Er chuckled: "You can have such thoughts, I really did not misjudge the person, and I didn't let the two princesses marry you in vain. Yes, yes."
At this point, Li Er changed the topic and said proudly: "But it's useless for you to worry. As long as I am here, their fratricide will not happen. Even if the prince is deposed, I will ensure that he is safe throughout his life. "
Looking at the awesome Li Er, Yang Fan rolled his eyes disapprovingly. This emperor was too confident.
Overconfidence can easily turn into arrogance. The original history is that because Li Er allowed several sons to compete, none of these sons had a good death.
Besides, you, the emperor, will grow old and die one day, so you can't protect him for a lifetime!
So Yang Fan looked at Li Er with disdain and said: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and is a wise king rarely seen in the ages. Of course I believe that your Majesty has such ability, but once your Majesty is a hundred years old, it will be hard to say. , but no deposed prince has ever been able to die a good death."
Hearing Yang Fan's naked words, His Majesty Li Er was immediately furious.
Of course, he was not angry at Yang Fan for saying that the deposed prince could not have a good death, but because Yang Fan "cursed" him.
Although Li Er also knew that there was no immortal emperor, Yang Fan "cursed" him for hundreds of years, and no one could be calm.
He, Li Er, has not yet realized his dream of becoming an emperor for eternity, and he has not yet become addicted to being an emperor. Who wants to be arranged for a hundred years from now?
Thinking of this, His Majesty Li Er turned black and shouted angrily: "As the Son of Heaven, I live as long as Heaven. How can you ordinary people understand this?"
"Besides, you, a young boy, can't teach me how to behave? It's simply ridiculous!"
"You actually have no dignity and speak treacherous words. Do you have any fear of me?"
"You dare to be so arrogant in front of me, which shows how arrogant and domineering you are in front of outsiders. If I don't teach you a lesson today, you don't know what kind of disaster you will cause in the future! Come on!"
Li Er shouted loudly, and the guards outside the palace came in one after another, waiting for orders.
Originally, he just wanted to scare Yang Fan, but he never expected that this kid would be completely indifferent. Instead, he showed a faint smile.
This made His Majesty Li Er dumbfounded!
But after thinking about it, I understood Yang Fan’s purpose.
This kid deliberately irritated himself again and again, as if he had taken gunpowder, and he was obviously deliberately looking for abuse.
The bastard Yang Fan obviously saw that his contribution was too great, so he deliberately angered him in order to offset his merits and demerits.
Unexpectedly, he was being tricked by a young boy with his hand in hand. How could Li Er endure it?
He, the emperor, is not a monkey, so how can you, a minister, fool him?
If things go on like this, that's okay. Where is the majesty of the emperor?
If I don't teach this guy a profound lesson today, he really doesn't know how many eyes the horse king has.
"The Wannian County Lord is disrespectful and acts wantonly. I am now ordering him to copy the Book of Rites ten times as a warning!"
"He is so proud of himself that he took credit for saving his life. If he fails to cultivate his mind and character in the future, he will not be pardoned and he will be dragged out and beaten fifty times."
Although he knew Yang Fan's thoughts, Li Er still followed his wishes and took away the credit.
After all, Yang Fanli's contribution was so great that he really didn't know how to reward him.
"No!" The guards responded in unison and stepped forward to hold Yang Fan's arms and drag him out.
At this time, Yang Fan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Li Er, are you too cruel?
He clearly guessed what he was thinking, so why did Li Er act like this? This guy was taking the opportunity to take revenge.
It’s just a matter of hitting the board. After all, we have magical body protection, so even if we get injured, it won’t be serious!
But wouldn’t it cost someone’s life to copy the Book of Rites ten times?
If Yang Fan had studied so hard in his previous life, he wouldn't be just a loser!
He co-wrote this emperor just to make himself sick!
Yang Fan struggled while shouting: "Your Majesty, I will recognize the credit for wiping it off, and I will recognize the slate, but can I be exempted from copying the "Book of Rites" ten times?"
Seeing that Yang Fan dared to bargain, His Majesty Li Er said angrily: "You bastard, you dare to resist the order and add fifty more pieces. If you dare to talk more, believe it or not, I will remove your position as the Governor of Jiangnan Province." ?”
Hearing this, Yang Fan was in a dilemma!
The Grand Governor of Jiangnan Province was the starting point for his conquest of the world, so of course he didn't want to get rid of him just like that without any reason.
But the purpose of this trip has not yet been achieved. Yang Fan can only say shamelessly: "Your Majesty, even if I chop off the head of the minister, I still have to say that the prince cannot be taken lightly, otherwise Chao Gang will be in chaos. Please think twice..."
Since punishment is inevitable, Yang Fan certainly wants to recover some losses as much as possible.
At least let outsiders think that he was being punished for trying to protect the prince.
Looking at the slippery Yang Fan, His Majesty Li Er was so angry that he almost smoked. He pointed at Yao Zhi and cursed: "Do you think you can decide whether to abolish the crown prince? Since you want to use your merits to protect the crown prince, fine, I will give it to you. If the prince hasn’t changed at all in one year, then you won’t blame me for being ruthless!”
"However, the state has national laws and the family has family rules, but you still dare to yell in front of me. Do you think that you can be unscrupulous just because you have done a good job for the court? Add another fifty big guns and beat this bastard to death."
"Fuck..." Yang Fan was dumbfounded, but didn't dare to say another word.
On the one hand, it's because the goal has been achieved, on the other hand, it really hurts to hit the board!
Although these guards would not beat them to death if they hit them with a stick, 20 sticks could kill an ordinary person.
Now that I have received one to fifty big boards, even if the guards do not use their full strength, they still have to train for a while...
Practicing the Golden Bell and Iron Shirt does not mean that he will not be injured. Yang Fan does not want to spend this year in a hospital bed.
Seeing His Majesty Li Er's livid face, he no longer dared to say the words he wanted to beg for mercy.
Forget it, it can only be appointed.
Several imperial guards dragged Yang Fan outside the palace. After checking that there was no one around, they let go and said with a smile: "County Lord, we have been working in the palace for a few years, and it's just because you made your majesty so angry." Annoyed, there is no one who has not been beheaded by His Majesty so far. Looking at the whole world, there is no one. We only have one word: awesome!"
Another guard dragged a bench over and said with a smile: "Prince-in-law, I'm offended, please come!"
Yang Fan had a dark face and was so depressed that he could only lie down on the stool helplessly.
The other two guards holding boards came forward and said with a smile: "County Lord, I really didn't realize that you are so familiar with the road!"
The guard on the side immediately shouted again: "This is not the first time that the county magistrate has been beaten. Of course he is familiar with the family!"
As soon as these words came out, the other guards immediately laughed.
This was not the first time that these people had executed Yang Fan's punishment. Naturally they knew Yang Fan's temper, so the jokes were not too big or too small.
Yang Fan, who was already in a depressed mood, had a dark look on his face and said angrily: "Shut up, you're all tired of living, right? It's such a cold weather. Do you want to fight? If I don't fight, I'll leave. It's up to you." How to explain to the emperor!"
Several guards laughed and didn't take it seriously, but they still reminded: "County Lord, please be patient, you will be fine soon!"
The execution guards on both sides raised their boards high...
"Stop, stop, stop...what are you doing?" Yang Fan glared and called the guard to stop.
Seeing the puzzled look in the other party's eyes, Yang Fan said angrily: "You bastards, this is not the first execution, you can just show off. Why are you holding the board so high? Do you want to beat me to death or something? I'm warning you. The beating hurts me and makes you unable to eat and carry me around!"
You can't do it without warning. These bastards are all big and thick. Even if they exert 70% of their strength, they can still drink a pot.
"Haha, you have such a loud tone, do you want to carry it around without being able to eat it?"
Suddenly, a sudden voice sounded from behind.
"Whoever dares to hurt me, I will make him walk around without food..." Yang Fan replied subconsciously.
But after he finished speaking, he felt that the voice was a little familiar, and when he turned around, his face suddenly turned pale.
It turned out that, at some point, His Majesty Li Er was standing at the entrance of the palace with his hands behind his hands, looking at him closely.
Several guards had tense faces, trying hard to hold back their smiles. This prince-in-law was too bold.
He had already made the emperor so angry, but he still dared to be tough. He was simply not afraid of death.
However, this guy deserves it!
You didn't even think about how much effort you put into it, but you still threatened us. Now you know you're scared, right?
After hearing Yang Fan's words, His Majesty Li Er walked out with a dark face and said angrily: "You are indeed quite majestic. Not only do you dare to threaten my guards, you also dare to threaten me. What a courage!"
"I haven't done anything for several years, so today I'm going to exercise and see if your mouth is tough or your ass is tough!"
With that said, His Majesty Li Er took the stick directly from the guard's hand, raised the board, swung it and struck it down.
"Ouch...it hurts so much. Your Majesty, please be gentler. I won't dare to do it next time..."
In an instant, the entire palace was filled with screams.
Although Yang Fan screamed loudly, it actually didn't hurt much.
Li Er has indeed become accustomed to pampering himself over the years, and taking pills has ruined his body. Now he is weak.
After dozens of boards, Li Er was so exhausted that he was panting, but Yang Fan's skin was not broken.
Of course, Li Er didn't allow this to happen. He threw the board to the guards and shouted: "I'll beat him to death. If anyone dares to hold back, I'll see if I pull out his skin."
Here!
The guard took over the staff and continued his mission.
The emperor was on the side of the prison, and who dared to let go? Several guards secretly mourned for Yang Fan in their hearts.
Although he said he was not giving up, everyone could see that His Majesty just wanted to teach Yang Fan a lesson, although the method of teaching him had already proven to be of no use.
But the emperor obviously didn't want to do anything to Yang Fan, so the guards couldn't really kill him, so they only used six points of force.
Although it was only six parts strong, it was obviously much heavier than the board His Majesty Li Er had just made.
After dozens of boards, a little blood seeped out of Yang Fan's pants.
"Ouch..."
It's not that Yang Fan couldn't help it, but since His Majesty Li Er wanted to teach him a lesson, why not cooperate with the shouting a few times to make him happy?
After only one hundred and fifty steps, Yang Fan couldn't scream at all.
This time it really hurts!
The board was slapped on the already bleeding butt again and again, it was painful!
Yang Fan gritted his teeth and could not move at all. Big beads of sweat fell down his face.
After the beating, several of the guards felt anxious. If this man really wanted to settle the score, they would be doomed.
So they all secretly looked at His Majesty the Emperor, hoping that His Majesty could provide some protection?
His Majesty Li Er had a sullen face, looking at Yang Fan being beaten to pieces, and snorted: "Aren't you very arrogant? Why don't you scream? If you dare to threaten my guards again, I will chop off your head."
After saying that, he put his hands behind his back and walked into the palace with eight steps, proudly.
With the emperor's warning, the imperial guard breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stepped forward to check Yang Fan's injuries. He said with a bitter face: "County Lord, don't blame us for being harsh. The emperor is watching from the side and there is really nothing we can do!"
Yang Fan twitched the corner of his mouth and forced a smile: "You know what you are doing, help me find a place to fall asleep. I won't be able to walk in a few days!"
Several guards quickly took out a soft bed from the duty room and carefully placed Yang Fan on it.
"By the way, take me to Princess Changle's palace. It seems that I have to recuperate with Her Highness the Princess..."
"Okay, the county official has stabilized it!"
Immediately, several guards lifted Yang Fan up.
Not far away, he bumped into Yu Zhining. When he saw the pale Yang Fan on the soft couch, he was immediately startled.
I just asked this man to plead for mercy. How could he be beaten so badly?
Did it fail?
Yu Zhining looked at Yang Fan with questioning eyes, looking a little restless.
After Yang Fan revealed his agreement with the emperor, Yu Zhining finally felt relieved.
After receiving the answer, Yu Zhining came to the East Palace again without stopping and explained the situation to Li Chengqian.
When Li Chengqian heard this, he was extremely moved and sighed: "I really wronged my brother-in-law!"
The more desperate a person is, the more they can appreciate the friendship that helps someone in times of need!
Yang Fan's position has always been very clear. He is only loyal to His Majesty and has never participated in the prince's fight for the heir apparent.
But this time, in order to help Li Chengqian keep his position as the crown prince, not only did he personally go into battle, but he was also beaten a hundred and fifty times, and all his credit was wiped off. This kind of kindness is priceless!
Yu Zhining also lamented: "The world says Yang Fan is a stick, but in the eyes of veterans, only such people are the pillars of the empire."
"I would rather touch His Majesty's wrath than help the prince retain his position as crown prince and maintain the stability of the Tang Dynasty. Yang Fan is a loyal and righteous man. It is not an exaggeration to call him a national scholar."
Indeed, Yang Fan's righteousness made Yu Zhining sigh.
The great skill of rescuing a driver is to let it go. How can ordinary people do this?
But what would he think if he knew that Yang Fan deliberately committed suicide just to prevent his superiority from overshadowing his master?
Of course, we can't say that Yu Zhining is too naive. We can only say that Yang Fan used too much force and his acting was too real!
One to fifty is a big deal. Most people would have died several times. This is a matter of life and death.
Li Chengqian was inexplicably moved: "Yang Fan is really Gu's savior, Gu Zhen doesn't know how to repay him!"
Yu Zhining nodded: "Although Duke Wannian has fought for one year for His Highness, His Majesty also said that His Highness must change, otherwise everything will become empty. In order to live up to Duke Wannian's I hope that Your Highness will cheer up in the future!"
Li Chengqian said with firm eyes: "Master Yu, please rest assured that Chengqian will live up to everyone's expectations. From now on, he will definitely cheer up and make some achievements to show his father."
Looking at Li Chengqian who was becoming more confident, Yu Zhining smiled happily. From the current point of view, at least Li Chengqian did not disappoint him.
The reason why he tried his best to keep Li Chengqian's position as crown prince was not only because Li Chengqian was his disciple.
The more important reason is that he does not want to depose the prince and establish a new crown prince, which will cause turmoil in the court.
The succession of emperors, ministers, and princes, if not handled properly, may lead to party strife.
Li Er's hard work for more than ten years will be ruined in one day.
Yu Zhining experienced the turbulent times of the late Sui Dynasty and the people's livelihood, and knew that the current prosperous era of Zhenguan was hard-won.
Therefore, Yang Fan was so considerate of the overall situation and risked his life to keep Li Chengqian's position as crown prince, which made Yu Zhining admire Yang Fan's high integrity even more.
Li Chengqian was naturally happy to have temporarily retained his position as crown prince, but some people were furious, and Wei King Li Tai was one of them.
