"Your Majesty, wait a moment."
This man was running, his body was very unstable, but he still walked with all his strength. He looked resolute, as if he had forgotten that he was just a commoner and all the dangers that might arise.
Behind his back, there are ropes tied with several thorns, which are firmly tied to his back. From a distance, he looks like a woodcutter going up the mountain to chop wood.
But he is not a woodcutter, he is Li Jinong, Li Zhao's uncle.
His clumsy body was like a penguin, but it couldn't change his haste. When he came to the emperor's side, he knelt down with a thud without any hesitation.
"Your Majesty, this little man Li Jinong is Li Zhao's uncle in the Li family."
"uncle?"
Seeing a well-dressed person rashly appear next to him, Ying Zheng's already unhappy heart became even more displeased, especially since this person was his son's uncle in the Li family, which made him even more disgusted.
A father's thoughts are very simple. His son grew up in the Li family, and everything he says and does comes from the Li family. Presumably his son's behavior must have something to do with his uncle!
But Li Zhaozhi's crime did not harm his family. He had no intention of punishing Li Jinong and said coldly: "What are you doing here? If you are asking for mercy, there is no need."
"No, I'm not begging for mercy." Li Jinong said quickly, then lowered his head and almost hit the ground, so that the thorns on his back were obvious, "The villain came here to plead guilty."
"Begging for forgiveness while bearing a bush? What's your crime?"
Ying Zheng looked at him coldly, his stiff face filled with frost, and he felt a coolness on his side.
Li Jinong raised his head and looked at his nephew who was kneeling on the ground and seemed to have lost his will to survive. He felt a sadness in his heart, and then he responded firmly.
"You villain, for the sake of your own selfish desires, the villain instigated Li Zhao not to agree to your majesty's marriage proposal, resulting in such a passive situation. This is all the villain's fault. It is completely done by the villain to satisfy his selfish desires and has nothing to do with Li Zhao. nothing."
"This is the sin of a villain."
Ying Zheng's face changed after hearing this, and his eyes suddenly became sharp. He stared at Li Jinong, but he said coldly: "You instigated it? Then you really deserve to die."
The word 'death' seemed to come from hell, attacking Li Jinong with infinite death intention, but Li Jinong showed no reaction and his eyes were as firm as a mountain.
"Exactly, your majesty, please grant this villain death and let Li Zhao go."
"Li Zhao has nothing to do with this matter at all," he repeated, "and he has no intention of disobeying His Majesty. Everything is a villain. Villains deserve to be punished with death."
Li Jinong lowered his head. No one could see the change in his expression, but they knew it must be resolute.
When Li Zhao heard this, his whole body felt as if he had been electrocuted. He suddenly looked at his uncle, the man he had ridiculed and despised. He felt panicked and said quickly: "Uncle, what are you going to do? This is not..."
"Shut up!" Li Jinong suddenly raised his head, gave his nephew a fierce look, scolded him sternly, and turned to Ying Zheng, "Your Majesty, please let Li Zhao go. He is innocent. I wish to be executed immediately."
"Uncle." Li Zhao couldn't help but feel some moisture oozing from the corners of his eyes. He looked at his uncle with red eyes, that man who was not strong enough but unusually tall, "Why are you?"
"Shut up!" Li Jinong yelled frantically, and almost stepped forward to give Li Zhao a slap in the face. Then he turned with a stern face and said, "Li, Ying Zhao, we have nothing to do with each other from now on. You, follow your sunny path. I crossed my single-plank bridge, and the relationship between uncle and nephew has been broken since then, and the relationship between uncle and nephew has ceased to exist."
No one knew how tortured and painful he felt when he said these words, but he had to say it.
Sunshine said, it is a bright future. My nephew should have a bright future, instead of dying miserably in that southern barbarian land. And he has only a single-plank bridge to walk on, and has no other choice.
At the end of the bridge, there can only be an abyss.
"Uncle!" Li Zhao yelled, his body trembling uncontrollably, his eyes filled with tears. It is said that a man should not shed tears lightly, but he couldn't do it.
"Shut up!" This roar was like the sound of a copper bell, shaking thousands of mountains.
Li Jinong no longer paid attention to his nephew, but urged Ying Zheng sternly, "Your Majesty, this villain deserves death. I just want to die, and I hope everything will be fulfilled."
Backstage at the event stage, the thin dog who had just rushed back from the uncle's grave saw this scene and couldn't help but become deaf. He finally understood what the master had said before and understood why the master asked him to bury the blood-stained bluestone in front of the uncle's grave. He must have The uncle had known that something like this would happen today, and he had already made the decision to die.
For a moment, tears fell down in an instant. Achao also came over, Mr. Shen came over, and more people came over, silently watching this scene, bursting into tears, but under the imperial power, no one dared to stop it, and no one dared to stop it. No one dared to speak.
"master"
“The shopkeeper’s”
in front of the stage.
"You guys, you guys"
Ying Zheng looked at the two people kneeling in front of him, his body trembled violently, another Qi and blood hit his heart, and the thick blood escaped again, and he collapsed heavily, unable to speak anymore.
"Your Majesty, don't be angry again, it's important to take care of yourself."
Shang Xin was anxious and quickly supported Ying Zheng. The ministers were anxious and wanted to step forward, but were stopped by the guards.
As the emperor fell, the scene fell into silence for a while, with breathing sounds coming and going. But at this moment, an angry voice broke the silence.
A man came out, it was Zong Zheng. He pointed at Li Jinong and said: "Since you encourage Mr. Zhao to refuse the marriage, it is an added crime and should be punished with death. And Mr. Zhao"
He glanced at Li Zhao coldly and said, "According to the clan system, the crown prince's legitimate son should respect the clan system and spread its branches for the royal family to continue our royal bloodline and prosper our Qin Dynasty. But Young Master Zhao's categorical resistance is disrespectful. According to the system, He should also be severely punished and imprisoned."
"This" Li Jinong shuddered when he heard this. He stared at the sect master and said in disbelief, "It's not like this. It absolutely can't be like this. It can't be entered into the forbidden palace."
He was in chaos.
"I don't believe it!" Zong Zheng snorted coldly and glanced at Feng Quji, "Prime Minister Feng, as a senior member of the Manchu Dynasty, did you know this?"
Feng Quji sighed helplessly and nodded solemnly.
When Li Jinong looked at it, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and he was shivering all over, but he kept mumbling and repeating what he just said: "How could this happen? It can't be like this!"
If he is imprisoned in the forbidden palace, his nephew will be ruined in his life, and the Li family will be ruined. It should be noted that the nephew has no heirs, so how can the Li family survive.
No, my nephew cannot be imprisoned.
cannot.
He closed his eyes, and it could be seen that he was struggling in his heart, and how determined he was, and he even felt like he was broken. Immediately, he frowned, and his expression became arrogant, as if he had lost control.
"What if Li Zhao is not a member of the royal family?" he asked Feng Quji, his eyes filled with endless anticipation and hope.
Feng Quji didn't know why Li Jinong asked this, so he thought for a while and said, "If people who are not from the royal family don't join the clan system, nothing will happen."
"Are you serious?" Li Jinong's eyes lit up as his whole body seemed to be revitalized.
Feng Quji nodded.
After receiving the affirmative answer, Li Jinong's body seemed to be filled with strength. He immediately crawled to the emperor's side and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have something to say. In fact, in fact, Li Zhao is not the son of Lu'e. No, He is not the son of Xia Yufang, but the son of my eldest brother Li Nian. He is not a prince and has not violated the clan system. Please forgive him."
"Li Zhao doesn't know about all this." He is right. He may be the only one in the world who knows about Li Zhao's life experience. "It's all the villains who deliberately concealed it. Everything is the villain's fault. The villains make mistakes." For the crime of deceiving the emperor, the villain has committed a serious crime, and the villain is willing to bear all the responsibilities."
"Your Majesty, please forgive Li Zhao for his dedication to the country!"
He said a lot in one breath without any pause.
Although these words were just words, they immediately caused an endless sensation. In an instant, the entire stage exploded out of control.
Even Ying Zheng, who seemed to be dying, woke up with a start, stood up abruptly, and stared at Li Jinong.
"What did you say? Tell me clearly, or you will die."
The word 'death' was pronounced for a long time, the decibel level was very high, and the imperial power swept over it.
"What?"
Zong Zheng also exclaimed, and everyone's eyes shot towards him.
Such news is too shocking.
Li Jinong knew that when he told all this, it would definitely cause a sensation, and even His Majesty would be furious and would often implicate the Li family. But compared to his nephew being imprisoned, he was more willing to tell the truth. As long as he could save his nephew, what would he do? All have to be done.
At this moment, when Li Zhao heard this, he was stunned on the spot. His eyes were as straight as lead, filled with disbelief and complicated emotions.
At this point, Li Jinong really couldn't hide it anymore. Especially when he saw so many eyes that were trying to eat him up, his heart skipped a beat, and he tried his best to keep calm, so he spoke eloquently.
"Hey! This is all bad luck!" Li Jinong sighed, he seemed much older, "Twenty years ago, my brother Li Nian and I were doing business in Xianyang. On the way back, we saw a woman trying to hang herself. The elder brother rescued her and took her back to the Li family. Later, he learned that the girl was pregnant with Liujia, and her brother and sister-in-law were also pregnant. This was originally a double happiness, but when she gave birth a few months later, her brother and sister-in-law were pregnant. He died in childbirth, but fortunately the child survived."
"And the woman has now reached the time of her birth. She gave birth to a son smoothly, and the mother and son are safe. But" at this point, he took a deep breath, everyone held their breath, and Ying Zheng was even more terrifyingly quiet.
"But the poisonous woman is hateful." The poisonous woman is naturally Li Si's wife. "In order to seize my family property and leave my Li family with no heirs, they actually sent people to steal the baby. But they made a mistake and actually stole the woman's son." , resulting in his whereabouts still unknown.”
"That woman's name is Lu'e, she is Xia Yufang in your mouth." This was something he found out later.
"When my brother saw that Lu'e had lost his child, he cried all day long. Seeing that his son had no one to take care of him, he entrusted him to Lu'e to ease the pain of losing his son. This son is none other than my nephew Li Zhao."
After Li Jinong finished speaking, he blew his nose, wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes, raised his hands to Ying Zheng, and then turned to Li Zhao, "Zhao'er, it's not that my uncle wants to hide it from you. My uncle just wants you to regard Lu'e as your real mother. After all, Your mother left long ago, and a child without maternal love is pitiful, do you know that?"
Li Zhao choked and said in a trembling voice, "But why did you tell your nephew just now? Do you know it's too late now?"
Yes, it's too late, the whole thing has changed too much, it's too appalling. As far as the crime is concerned, Li Zhao did not know anything about it, so his guilt is not serious, but this is not necessarily true for his uncle. This is deceiving the emperor, and the crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by death.
Li Jinong smiled and his eyes softened: "Silly boy, as long as you live, everything your uncle has done will be worth it."
"Uncle!" Li Zhao couldn't hold back his tears any longer and started to trickle down, but he had to hold back because he couldn't let his uncle see him sad.
At this moment, Li Jinong's eyes became solemn and he said: "Zhao'er, the Li family can live without me, but it must have you. We must live a good life in the future."
After saying all this, he seemed to be liberated. He breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked the emperor: "Your Majesty, everything is the sin of the villain. Please punish the sin of the villain and let Li Zhao go. He is The uninformed are innocent.”
At this moment, Ying Zheng didn't know whether he heard it or not. His whole state became very bad. There was no anger or anger. He only raised his head to the sky and another mouthful of blood spurted out, staining half of the sky red.
This mouthful was real blood, bright red and tragic.
Immediately, the whole person fell straight down and never moved again.
"Your Majesty." Shang Xin panicked and immediately shouted, "Come here, send your Majesty to the hospital quickly, quickly"
The other ministers were even more panicked, shouting "Your Majesty", but they could only stand there and fret.
"No!" The attendants also panicked, and hurriedly carried Ying Zheng to the medical center surrounded by the guards. In the current situation, it was impossible to serve as a doctor, and there was only a medical center.
After everyone disappeared, the ministers did not disperse. A pair of vicious eyes stared at Li Jinong and Li Zhao.
At this moment, without the emperor, it was difficult to determine the guilt of Li Jinong's uncle and nephew, but Zong Zheng seemed to have his eyes on Li Zhao and held on to him tightly.
"Since Li Zhao is not a prince, he is not a nobleman of our clan. However, he is suspected of deceiving the emperor. He should be captured immediately and sent to Xianyang Prison. We will make a decision after His Majesty recovers."
"As for Li Jinong, hehe!" He smiled coldly, "If you deceive the emperor, you will be cut in half and executed immediately."
"Prime Minister Feng, what do you think?"
In terms of official position, Prime Minister Feng has the highest official position, so naturally you have to ask him, and he also shoulders the important task of supervising the country.
Feng Lai smiled bitterly, looked at everyone, and then fell on Li Zhao's uncle and nephew, unable to make a decision for a moment.
In the end, he made a decision: "Li Zhao has made great contributions to this grand meeting. In terms of deceiving the emperor, Li Zhao has no substance and it is not his original intention. There is no need to send him to Xianyang Prison. Just let him take care of your majesty in Shanglin Garden." After all, he is a miracle doctor, don’t you think so, Lord Sect Master?”
This statement means something.
In fact, it makes sense. His Majesty's condition is serious, and I am afraid that only Li Zhao can take action. Of course, this is also to save Li Zhao.
"You?" Zongzheng glared at Feng Quji fiercely, threw up his sleeves angrily, and the next moment stared at Li Jinong, "Since Prime Minister Feng said so, I Zongzheng also gave up, but Li Jinong deceived the emperor, and he must be killed. .”
"No, this matter concerns Your Majesty. It's better to leave it to His Majesty. Let's lock him up in Xianyang Prison."
"You?" Zong Zheng was even more angry because he was always against him, but with Prime Minister Feng supervising the country, he couldn't say anything, so he had to leave angrily.
All the ministers also left. Only Feng Quji glanced meaningfully at Li Zhao before leaving, showed an affirmative look, and solemnly said: "General Li, I have returned to the palace. I will do my best to do what I can." Do, since you are not the prince, you can no longer supervise the country, but you cannot live up to His Majesty's high expectations for you."
"Let's go!"
Feng Quji left quickly and ordered people to take Li Jinong away.
Li Zhao was very grateful to Feng Quji for taking care of him and his uncle, but he was stunned on the spot.
What does this mean?
Feng Quji would never call him "Old Minister" in front of him. This was not consistent with his status, but he said it for the first time, and "I will do my best if I can do it." What did this mean? What’s even more outrageous is that we can’t live up to His Majesty’s high expectations?
Since when did His Majesty have high hopes for him?
The feeling of joy that he was out of danger dragged him into the quagmire again. What high hopes did your Majesty have for him? Why didn't His Majesty tell him?
(End of chapter)
