His words were so angry that Taishi Wu raised his beard and turned red. Wasn't this obviously saying that he was dim-sighted? This is really unreasonable.
When Huang Shixiong who was standing aside saw this, he stood up confidently, patted his chest and shouted loudly:
"Your Majesty, since the King of Zhennan cannot trust Taishi Wu, let me do it! My hands are calloused with knives. I promise not to cause too much pain to this child."
"no."
Leng Zian raised his eyebrows and glanced sideways at Huang Shixiong, waved his hand again, and refused seriously:
"Your Majesty, it is said that King Ping Liao was a pig butcher before. His hands are too strong. How can my son with thin skin and tender meat bear it? I think it is safer to let General Liu come. I can't trust anyone else."
Hearing this, the emperor's brows tightened, while Huang Shixiong puffed his beard and stared at him. Can't he trust Huang Shixiong? What happened to being a pig-killer? Don’t you still have the title of King Ping Liao?
But even though he was angry, he still suppressed his anger. When he waited for the results to come out later, he would definitely deal with this Leng Zi'an.
Upon seeing this, Liu Dechang clasped his fists and saluted the emperor, "Your Majesty, since the King of Zhennan trusts the old minister, let the old minister do it!"
The emperor did not stop him, but nodded sullenly. This Leng Zian was really picky, and he had to choose again and again for the person who cut the blood.
Liu Dechang took two slow steps to the center of the main hall, picked up the dagger from the tray, and then said to Leng Zian:
"King Zhennan, please."
Leng Zian stretched out his hand, and Liu Dechang cut his finger with a knife. Leng Zian didn't even have time to blink, and a drop of bright red blood dripped into the basin of water.
Seeing this, Xiaozhi came forward with dignity. He rolled up his sleeves generously, revealing his slender fingers.
Liu Dechang looked at him and comforted him softly:
"It won't hurt too much."
Xiaozhi stared at Liu Dechang with his big crystal eyes and said solemnly:
"I'm not afraid of pain."
Even so, he still closed his eyes when he saw the knife.
Sure enough, it didn't hurt. Before he could react, his finger had been cut, and a drop of bright red blood dripped into the basin of clear water.
Leng Zian hurriedly came over and grabbed Xiaozhi's finger tightly, and then suddenly put it in his mouth, feeling extremely distressed.
Huang Shixiong, who was standing aside, curled his lips disdainfully and said:
"Before you can tell the truth from the false, it's better for King Zhennan not to be so pretentious, so as not to be disappointed when the results come out."
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Leng Zian pointed an angry finger at Huang Shixiong. Xiaozhi hurriedly pulled the corner of his clothes and softly comforted:
"Dad, don't be impatient. It won't be too late to wait until the results come out."
His words reminded Leng Zian, who hurriedly looked at the two drops of blood in the basin of water. Everyone, including the emperor, was also looking at the basin of water.
I saw the two drops of blood moving gently in the water. Just when everyone was staring and caught off guard, they really merged together.
"He's my son. Did you see it? The blood has melted. Xiaozhi is my son."
Leng Zian suddenly became excited. He shouted while lifting Xiaozhi up. The eight-year-old child was almost thrown over his head by him.
Luo Lan and Leng Yu were also happy for them. They looked at each other and smiled happily.
Seeing this, Huang Shixiong lowered his head angrily.
Master Wu's face was ashen...
After the excitement, Leng Zian looked at the emperor, clasped his fists and said:
"Your Majesty, Xiaozhi is my son and a descendant of the Leng family. As you have seen, can he go to the ancestral hall to worship his ancestors?"
The emperor's face was heavy. He didn't expect that this child was really Leng Zi'an's. How could such a good thing happen to him? He glanced at him and said coldly:
"There is no rush to worship your ancestors. Let's wait until the first day of next year. However, what you have done cannot be forgotten like this."
Hearing this, Leng Zian raised his eyebrows and looked at him, asking in confusion,
"Didn't the Emperor just promise to exempt me from punishment? Why are you regretting it now?"
"I don't have any regrets, but it's a fact that you made a mistake. I won't punish you for your crime. I'll punish you by paying a tribute of ten thousand taels of gold to the court after you go back!"
"What?"
Hearing this, Leng Zian felt that the hair on his body was about to stand up. Ten thousand taels of gold? This is not small money.
Seeing the surprised expression on his face, the emperor frowned and asked sternly:
"Is the King of Zhennan too young?"
Hearing this, Leng Zi'an hurriedly moved his hands vigorously, "No less, no less."
Anyway, the Yunnan Prince's Palace has plenty of money. Not to mention ten thousand taels of gold, even one hundred thousand taels is more than enough. As long as he and Xiaozhi can go back smoothly, what do these extraneous things mean?
Seeing that he responded happily, the emperor waved his hand directly, "Go back to your Yunnan. Don't come to the capital again if you have nothing to do. Remember to deliver the gold before May."
Leng Zi'an smiled and took Xiaozhi's hand, bowed to the emperor and saluted, "Thank you for your kindness in not killing me. The gold will be delivered early, so I will resign."
Xiaozhi also saluted and said:
"Xiao Zhi resigned."
With these words, Leng Zian took Xiaozhi's hand and almost ran out of the door of Baohe Hall.
Looking at the backs of their father and son, although the emperor's face was calm, his heart felt a little more relaxed.
The incident this time was really too big. Even if they controlled Leng Zian, they could not control the elite soldiers and generals under him. If this child had not come back to life, this battle would have been inevitable, and in the end, both sides would suffer. With his fate, the people will also be resentful, criticizing him as the emperor behind his back.
Seeing Leng Zi's departure safely, the emperor felt relieved. He suddenly thought of the scene when they were playing together when they were children, and an unknown melancholy filled his heart.
He didn't want to mention this matter anymore, so he waved his hands directly to everyone, "Let's let this matter go. You all should stand down!"
Hearing this, Wu Hong quickly winked at Wu Yuanzhang and signaled him to leave here quickly. Liu Dechang and Huang Shixiong also retreated after saluting.
Leng Yu and Luo Lan were about to salute when the emperor raised his hand to stop them.
"Princess Yu, why did you lie to me?"
The emperor's voice suddenly became extremely harsh, and Luo Lan took a deep breath secretly. Leng Zian and Xiaozhi were fine, but she was a little confused.
When Leng Yu saw this, he hurriedly followed up to smooth things over, "What do you think, Father?"
"snort!"
The emperor waved his sleeves vigorously and roared, "You told me last night that the child was still in a coma. Why is he here today?"
this……
Luo Lan frowned. How on earth was she going to explain this?
At this time, Leng Yu replied directly:
"Father, Luo Lan is not to blame for this matter. The child only woke up after Luo Lan was called away by you yesterday. Besides, it was Father's wisdom to handle this matter this way. Otherwise, if it were spread, it would really be an insult to the royal family. reputation."
