"Who are you and where did you get the royal fan?" Shang Rong was stunned and asked quickly.
"I am Du Xiaoyue, a friend of Bachelor Ji Xiaolan. The royal fan in my hand was given to me by him." Du Xiaoyue said loudly, "Shang Rong, seeing the royal fan is like the emperor coming in person, why don't you kneel down!"
Shang Rong was shocked, remembering that when Xiang Nan was exiled with Qianlong, he had indeed asked the emperor for an imperial fan as proof of his orders and prohibitions.
Since Du Xiaoyue is Xiang Nan's friend, there is a high probability that this is the real royal fan.
But if this is a real royal fan, it will be troublesome. Seeing the imperial fan coming in person, Du Xiaoyue held the imperial fan and was able to successfully rescue Hong Derui.
Once the emperor arrived and learned from him that he was corrupt, perverting the law, and exploiting the people, his head would be at risk.
Thinking of this, Shang Rong was heartbroken, "What royal fan? That's a fake! Sergeants, don't be afraid, that royal fan is totally fake. Catch them, I will reward you heavily."
In his opinion, if you extend your head with a knife, it is also a knife if you shrink your head. Take down the three people first and deal with them. When the time comes, there will be no evidence, and even if the emperor really comes, what can be done to him!
When Shang Rong said this, the officers and soldiers immediately stopped hesitating and rushed forward together.
"Shang Rong, you don't even recognize the royal fan, do you really want to deceive me?" Du Xiaoyue shouted angrily and fought with the officers and soldiers.
But how could she stand up to hundreds of people by herself? What's more, she had to protect the Hong family and her daughter, which put her at a loss, and she was soon surrounded by officers and soldiers.
"Hong Derui, as a prisoner, you actually colluded with your daughter Hong Xia to escape while serving your sentence. You are really evil." Shang Rong sneered, "Chinese army, kill me on the spot!"
At that moment, his confidants went down with sharp knives to kill Hong Derui, Hong Xia and Du Xiaoyue on the spot.
Even if the emperor pursues the case in the future, he will only say that the three of them were trying to escape from prison, were discovered by officers and soldiers, and were killed on the spot. I believe the emperor can do nothing.
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Seeing that the sharp blade was about to attack him, Hong Derui couldn't help but burst into tears, "Xia'er, my father is a scholar. Although he has strong bones but no brains, he has done things that are not beneficial to the country but have harmed his children. I can't help you!" "
"Dad, my daughter doesn't blame you!" Hong Xia also cried, "My daughter is proud of her father!"
"Xia'er's words made my father feel better. He also felt that he would have no regrets in dying for the country and the people." Hong Yushi said with emotion.
"Well, I, Du Xiaoyue, am lucky enough in this life to hear with my own ears the last words of a great loyal minister, the words from the bottom of his heart. I am so touched! Hong Yushi can die for the country and the people without regrets. It is the country's luck and the people's luck. , the emperor will also be happy for you." Du Xiaoyue also said excitedly.
"With Miss Xiaoyue's praise, Hong's death is enough!" Hong Derui nodded.
"Death is imminent, why are you talking so much?" The Chinese Army held a big knife and was about to chop at Hong Derui.
At this moment, someone shouted, "Stop! Shang Rong, the emperor is here, come and pick him up quickly!"
When Shang Rong heard this, his feet suddenly softened.
The Chinese army also screamed in fright and dropped the knife in his hand to the ground.
Immediately, a large group of people rushed in. It was Xiang Nan, Qianlong, and He Shen who rushed over with the magistrate of Quyang County and all the county officials.
When Shang Rong saw it, he immediately didn't dare to be arrogant and quickly knelt down, "Shang Rong, a humble minister, pays homage to the emperor!"
Seeing him kneeling, the other soldiers also knelt together.
Only Hong Derui, Hong Xia, and Du Xiaoyue were left tied up and could not kneel down.
Xiang Nan immediately ran down to the quarry and untied the three of them.
"Sir, you came just in time. If you had come a little later, we would have been dead." Du Xiaoyue said with emotion.
"Hong Yushi, Miss Hong, Xiaoyue, you are frightened." Xiang Nan smiled and reassured, "We hurried and took our time along the way. Fortunately, we didn't miss anything."
"Master Ji, Hong will never forget your life-saving grace." Hong Derui said gratefully.
Xiang Nan first saved his daughter, and then saved his life. His kindness was as high as the sky and as deep as the sea.
"Hong Yushi doesn't have to be like this. For the sake of the people of the court, you are willing to be enemies with the traitor Shang Rong. Ji admires you very much!" Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Hong's words are worth it, Master Yuki." Hong Derui said happily, "By the way, I also have evidence that Shang Rong is corrupt, perverting the law, and harming the public and personal interests. Please hand it over to the emperor, sir."
"Hong Yushi, the emperor is here. You can hand it over yourself." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
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Hong Derui immediately took the evidence and handed it over to Qianlong.
Qianlong lit up the torch and took a look. Every piece of evidence was evidence that Shang Rong was corrupt, perverting the law, and levying excessive taxes.
"Shang Rong, how do you explain it?" Qianlong looked at him and asked coldly.
"Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, spare your life!" Shang Rong was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly.
"Hmph, it's obviously a stone lion, but you charge me the price of a silver lion. It's obviously a salt merchant who donated money to build the garden, but you still ask for a poll tax from the people... Shang Rong, you are so brave!" Qianlong couldn't bear it! Zhu Leng snorted.
"Your Majesty, he refused to kneel when he saw the royal fan. I obviously took out the royal fan, but he insisted on saying it was a fake." Du Xiaoyue also complained at the side.
"Humph!" Qianlong nodded.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Upon hearing this, Shang Rong shouted quickly, "Ji Xiaolan secretly handed over the royal fan to others. He also committed the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
He wanted to drag Xiang Nan into the water. In this way, he has made atonement for his sins.
"Humph, you are so stubborn even when you are about to die." Qianlong couldn't help but sneered, "Shang Rong, since you know that this fan was handed over by Ji Xiaolan and that this fan is a real royal fan, you still want to arrest people and kill people. It seems that you are really arrogant.
I originally only wanted to kill you, but now it seems that I want to kill your whole family. Come on, pull it down! "
"Your Majesty, please spare my life!" Shang Rong exclaimed, but it was too late at this moment.
"Ji Xiaolan~" Qianlong then looked at Xiang Nan, "Take out the imperial fan in your hand~"
Xiang Nan immediately took out the fan cover and took out the fan inside.
Qianlong took it and took a look and saw that it was a paper fan commonly seen on street stalls. It cost two cents a piece and was not an imperial fan at all.
"Okay, you, just use this broken fan to scare me along the way." Qianlong sneered.
"I will die." Xiang Nan quickly confessed, "I was afraid that Xiaoyue would be in danger if she came to rescue Hong Yushi, so I handed the royal fan to her so that she could save her life in critical moments. But I didn't expect that Shang Rong would be so crazy and crazy. When I came to Yushan, I was indifferent. Alas!"
"You had a plan and preparations. You set a trap for me before I even left the capital! You asked me to go south, and you asked Xiaoyue to rescue Miss Hong and inform Yushi Hong. Let me go to Quyang, rescue Hong Yushi, and catch Shang Rong!" Qianlong said angrily, "Every move I make is planned by you. Ji Xiaolan, you are so smart."
"Your Majesty, what the criminal Ji Xiaolan has done should not be hidden from you, but I must tell you in advance. Are you still going south? Are you still going to Quyang County?
For this reason, you will bear the infamy of history. Isn’t everything I have done for you, the emperor, and for the sake of the country and the country? If I hadn't kept it secret from you, without Xiaoyue and I's cooperation inside and outside, and without Chen's careful planning, would you have ever seen Hong Yushi's family again? Xiang Nan defended.
"Okay, I know you have iron teeth and bronze teeth. If I don't kill you, I will slowly deal with you in the future." Qianlong curled his lips and said.
