It was smooth sailing when we arrived, and the boat was very lively.
Now that I am going back, there is no longer the noise just now, but instead there is something...
lonely?
Liu Bang didn't know why he felt this way, he just thought he was tired and wanted to take a rest.
But seeing Xin Ciying still lying in the cabin... this old man must be the loneliest one tonight.
The doctor has said that he is disabled.
If you are disabled, you are disabled, no matter how sad or painful you are or whether you are unwilling to accept it,
It's just disabled.
It was very cold on the sea at night. Zhao Dushi put a big cloak on the emperor, but when he turned around, Zhao Guanjia put it on the little nun.
Zhao Mi had no choice but to give up his robe.
The emperor walked up to the old man, but he still had his eyes closed.
It's just a poor pretense of sleep. Who would really sleep as hard as he did... Several creases were squeezed out of the corners of his eyes.
"I know you feel bad, and don't think I'm just here to make sarcastic remarks."
"At least we saved our lives, didn't we? Besides, you didn't break your leg, you just became lame, so we can still walk..."
I knew that the emperor was trying to comfort me, but the people around me always felt weird when they heard it.
Some people feel no pain in their backs when talking while standing.
"Are you afraid of being laughed at? You can rest assured. Whoever dares to laugh at you, I will make him laugh all his life. He will laugh until he cries or laughs until he dies."
"If it's not this, are you worried that you won't be able to become an official? Then you can rest assured. If there is a position to choose from in the court, just ask...it's not impossible to discuss the title."
Although he knew that the emperor cared about them as human ministers, hearing his words in person, not to mention Zhao Dushang was surprised, even Lu Zai and the little nun were a little moved.
Especially Lu Zai... witnessed with his own eyes that Lu You missed an opportunity to reach the sky. Now that he thinks about it, his heart is still bleeding.
Xin Ciying's eyelids moved, but still did not open.
Liu Bang sighed softly, and this time he said to Zhao Mi:
"Then he just feels that he hasn't had enough fun yet. Please bring those people out."
this……
Zhao Mi paused. Most of the people who came with him got off the boat in Mingzhou.
But similarly, some people boarded the ship from Mingzhou.
There are Mingzhou officials who have been replaced, and there are a few stubborn monks with dirty mouths;
There are also ninety-one people in the Fan family.
From wife to concubine, from concubine to concubine, from male to female, from old to young, no one slips through the net.
The emperor has already killed a minister, and now although he has killed a magistrate, the impact on Zhao Mi is not that great.
On the contrary, Fan Tong had his own way of dying.
But now he listens to the officials and plans to play the trick of implicating others?
Although Zhao Mi does not read much, he also knows the examples of those countries in the Five Dynasties.
There is no crime of rebellion. If the officials do this, it will shake the foundation of the country!
"Why are you so dumbfounded? Didn't you hear what I said?"
Zhao Dushi bowed and said: "Guan family, how about... do you want to stop thinking about it?"
"What a nonsense! Hurry up, we'll be in Lin'an at dawn, I don't have that much time to waste time with you!"
He felt helpless, but the emperor refused to listen, and Zhao Mi had no choice.
After a while, from below the deck, the Fan family members were all brought up one by one.
The mainstay of the family has just fallen. There are various expressions on these people's faces, including sadness and despair, anger and relief.
Most of all, it's numbness.
In Mingzhou, the Fan family is like heaven, but in front of the emperor, they are not even considered a person.
When facing someone who is destined to be unable to take revenge, numbness is normal.
Liu Bang took Xin Ciying's hand and felt that the old man's hands were very cold, so he took off his robe and covered him with an extra layer.
Zhao Mi's expression twitched as he put his last straight-collared cloak on the emperor.
"I used to have an old man next to me... he might be more capable than you. A single mouth can defeat an army of 100,000 people."
"Of course, you are also very loyal to me, and your temper is more straightforward than yours."
"I like him very much, but I couldn't save his life... Do you know, Xin Ciying, I have never regretted anything I have done? No matter what it is, I just did it. Regret is the last thing I can do." The method I use is not only to deceive others, but I can’t even deceive myself.”
"I only regret what I didn't do."
"I regretted not being able to save his life and venting my anger for him back then; now that you are here, I don't want to regret it again."
Liu Bang stood up, walked to the deck outside, and said to Chen Miaochang:
"Go back and rest first. I will take you back to the palace tomorrow."
The little nun wanted to watch the fun, but she was too shy. After a moment of hesitation, she went back to her room.
The emperor looked at this beautiful figure and couldn't help but complain about Xin Ciying... If it weren't for you, I would have done something good today!
The sea breeze outside was like a knife, making his face hurt.
The Fan family members were kneeling like this, and no one dared to raise their heads.
He walked from left to right, and then from right to left, just like when he scanned the ministers in front of the Xuande Hall that day.
After a long time, he stood in front of a girl... After a pause, he faced the man next to him again.
"stand up."
Where did the man still have the strength? The Imperial Guards from the Infantry Division held him and forcibly pulled him up from the ground.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Liu Bang looked at Zhao Mi, who nodded and took out a booklet from his chest armor:
"Fan Wu, brother of guilty minister Fan, owner of Fan's cloth shop in Mingzhou... has suppressed the wages of weavers for two consecutive years. As of today, he still owes thirty-six households of mulberry farmers 110,000 yuan."
"He also usurped the innocence of Bai, the weaver girl who worked for him... Bai's father was unable to get an official position and hanged himself at the gate of his cloth village three months ago."
"There is also collusion with Mingzhou City Shipping Bureau Fang Hui and others, and..."
Before he finished reading, the emperor kicked the man into the sea, causing a loud splash.
But soon, the sea returned to calm.
Zhao Mi closed the book... This was a confession from the Infantry Department interrogation. According to the above, it is not an exaggeration to describe the Fan family as having many evil deeds.
The emperor walked up to another person. Zhao Mi was holding something like a book of life and death. The person whose name was read seemed to have been sentenced to death. Even if it was dark at night, it could not cover the whiteness of his face.
"Zhang Qian, Fan Tong's cousin, in July of the 10th year of Shaoxing, he had a fight with someone in Huixiang Tower, Mingzhou, and blinded the person; he also had free food on the flower boat in Sibei Tower, Mingzhou, and even peeked at Widow Chen takes a bath in Sifang Street..."
'Thump~'
This person should be thinner and make less noise when falling into the water.
"This man is a brother of the same clan as Fan, he..."
"Official!"
Liu Bang turned around and saw Xin Ciying holding the door rail of the cabin.
The old man finally opened his eyes, and his eyes were so bright, as if they contained the sea.
"Official!"
Xin Ciying shouted again, and he didn't know if he was tired from standing. He suddenly fell to his knees on the ground and buried his face in it. His whole body was trembling and he was sobbing.
Zhao Mi breathed a sigh of relief... Fortunately, only two people got down.
Withdrawing his extended foot, Liu Bang grinned:
"You kid, you finally vented your anger."
(End of chapter)
