Liu Bang touched Daoji's bald head and comforted him:
"It's okay, it's okay, I promise there won't be a next time."
"If I'm going to apologize to you, what's the name of the highest official among you monks? Buddha, right? I'll make you a Buddha, how about that?"
"Even your master has been sealed. You should be satisfied now, right?"
When had the young monk ever encountered such a critical moment of life and death?
Tears were welling up in his eyes, but he remembered that the emperor had said that if he cried again, he would no longer be a monk, so he held back the tears.
When Daoji heard that the emperor made him a Buddha, he wanted to explain, but he was afraid that if he said something wrong and offended the emperor, he just missed his master silently in his heart.
Although Xin Ciying was much better, his face was still very pale. If there weren't more people in the car, he would have wanted to ask the emperor:
Do you still have the consciousness to be an emperor?
Let's not talk about killing people in the street. A gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall. You'd better go up on your own!
If the emperor is really in the carriage, if Zhang Jun is not here today, if the other party has more manpower...
Xin Ciying didn't dare to think too much and just made up his mind:
No matter what, we can’t let the officials leave the palace again!
Yang Yizhong, he has become accustomed to the emperor's anomalies.
But Zhang Jun and Liu Qi were different. Zhang Taiwei believed that he knew the emperor best. When he saw that the emperor was so kind to the young monk, he couldn't help but secretly sighed:
The official family still wants to have their own species!
I just felt that it was much quieter outside than when I came here. Liu Bang opened the curtain and took a look, and said angrily:
"Go and tell those people behind you to get lost! Why are they following you? Do you want me to treat you to dinner? There are so many people, and it's not like they are going to war. They can't even do business!"
There was such a big commotion in Lin'an Mansion, and it also related to the emperor and the current prince.
If you don't take the opportunity to show off, let alone being an official, I'm afraid many of them will have to sink to the bottom of the West Lake to feed the fish.
Zhang Jun was also curious. It stands to reason that the emperor should be frightened at this time... After the Miao Liu rebellion, this man was very protective of his life.
How could such a decision be made now?
The only news is that the official's brain has been damaged. Could it be that his temperament has also changed?
In just a short moment, Lieutenant Zhang deduced many possibilities in his mind.
After Yang Yizhong returned to the carriage after giving instructions, Liu Bang closed his eyes and said:
"Don't go back to the palace yet..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xin Ciying said anxiously:
"Official! Don't you think the commotion this time is not big enough? If you continue to be so willful, I will report the truth to the Zhongshu Province and the Yushitai. When the time comes..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Bang stuffed the handkerchief used to wipe blood into his mouth and said to Yang Yizhong:
"Tie them up!"
Mr. Xin struggled several times, and finally had to make a sound of "Uh-huh" to express his dissatisfaction.
Zhang Jun and Liu Qi's hearts almost jumped out of their chests!
Not to mention the person who lives in the house, even if he is a scholar, the emperor will not easily behave like this... Yes, it is nonsense!
Could it be that the officials were scolding this man for killing the steward of the Qin Mansion, so they punished him like this?
It's just this look... Zhang Taiwei looked at Xin Ciying, and it fit his stereotype of a sour scholar.
Does this look like someone who has the guts to kill someone in the street?
Zhang Jun also had many questions, but he would not say a word until the emperor came to him.
"Guan family, where are we going?"
Liu Bang rubbed his temples: "Go to your house."
Yang Yizhong was stunned for a moment. After making sure that he heard correctly, he responded and gave instructions to the driver outside.
The carriage became quiet again. Everyone except Daoji was waiting for the emperor to speak.
According to Zhang Jun's inference, the next step is to hold the Lin'an government officials accountable, then order a city-wide search for his accomplices, and finally give an explanation for the death of today's Qin Mansion housekeeper.
But what he didn't expect was that the emperor's first words were:
"How many gold medals were given to Yue Fei before he was summoned back to Beijing? I forgot. Can someone tell me?"
Who in the world doesn’t know this? Only the emperor dared to say so confidently that he had forgotten.
Liu Qi said: "There are twelve paths in total."
"Yue Fei received the gold medal, did he say anything?"
Liu Qi looked at Yang Yizhong, wondering what the emperor's plan was, so he fell silent.
Zhang Jun already knew from Qin Hui that one of him, Yue Pengju, and Han Liangchen was bound to die. At this moment, he thought that the emperor might have wanted to tempt Yue Fei, so he quickly said:
"Pengju received twelve gold medals, it seems... he seems to have resentment in his heart."
Liu Bang glanced at him. Zhang Jun had never seen such a look on the emperor. He was afraid that if he spoke too late, the official would change his mind and stop talking nonsense.
"Pengju cried in anger and bowed again to the east, saying..."
'Ten years of work will be wasted in one day. '
'All the counties obtained will be rested in one day. '
'It is difficult to revive the country. '
'The world of heaven and earth will never be restored again...'
"Um."
Liu Bang nodded and expressed his first decision:
"Give another gold medal and let him come back as quickly as possible."
That’s it!
Zhang Jun's heart is mostly at peace. It seems that this time, his head is saved.
Liu Qi frowned, Yang Yizhong was still like a stone, no one knew what the emperor's plan was.
Of course, they don't need to know.
"Did any of the people guarding the carriage lose their lives today?"
We knew the emperor would talk about this, but no one expected that the official perspective would start from here.
Yang Yizhong said in a deep voice: "Two of them were seriously injured, but the rest are not serious."
"Please help me thank them..."
As soon as these words came out, the stone in Yang Yizhong also moved:
"This is their responsibility, the officials..."
"Shut up!" Liu Bang glared at him, "I'm not thanking you! None of our brothers will miss out on the reward today! You'll be hurt twice as much! If I know you cheated, I'll take your head!"
Yang Yizhong did not dare to say more: "Yes!"
In one sentence, eight men... How come the emperor's aura is so similar to that of a veteran in the army?
Abnormal, so abnormal.
Strange, so strange!
Is this still my elegant, easy-going, well-educated and rich Emperor who is greedy for life and afraid of death?
Liu Bang calmed down again and then said the third thing:
"No matter what, we need to investigate this matter clearly. Where did these waves of people come from and who directed them? We can't just let it go by without knowing it."
"Should we let Dali Temple..."
"Just bring someone to do it."
After giving several orders in succession, Liu Bang decided that it would be more appropriate to talk to Yang Yizhong privately about Sibei Tower.
"The fourth thing is that we need to give an explanation to the people about what happened today. Then... the people who died innocently and in vain cannot just die in the hands of their own people without any reason."
He patted Zhang Jun's shoulder gently: "You think so, Captain Zhang?"
Zhang Jun's eyelids jumped, but he didn't know what the emperor meant.
Just thinking that so many people have to be responsible for the money lost alone makes Taiwei Zhang heartbroken.
"If you kill someone, you should pay for it. This has been decided during the Zhou Dynasty. Do we have any other customs here?"
Zhang Jun's mind went blank. Unexpectedly, the emperor was waiting for him here!
He wants to use his head as the price of peace negotiation!
Thinking that after so many years of hard work, he ended up like this, Zhang Taiwei, like Daoji, almost burst into tears.
The carriage paused, and Yang Yizhong opened the curtain and took a look:
"Guan family, we are here."
