The Wei Mansion was mostly surrounded by officials and officials, and with Wei Renpu's increasingly important position in the court, the news that Wang Yansheng broke into the Wei Mansion could not be concealed at all, and the specific situation spread quickly the next day. Come. Naturally, it was impossible to hide it from the emperor's eyes and ears.
"How audacious! How unreasonable!" Regarding this, Liu Chengyou was naturally sullen, and his tone was particularly stern: "Send someone to Wang Yansheng's house to see if he has sobered up. If so, tell him to come see me!"
"Yes!" Zhang Dejun had been serving the emperor for a long time and was familiar with his temper. The emperor was so angry that Zhang Dejun hardly dared to make any other thoughts and made arrangements in a hurry.
Before long, Wang Yansheng came in a hurry, crossing the palace walls one after another, his steps hurried, his face sullen, and his rough face was full of worry. After he sobered up, just recalling a few fragments of last night was enough to make him uneasy.
Facing the emperor's urgent summons, Wang Yansheng slapped himself a few times on the spot, scolded the servants who were accompanying him, and scolded them for not stopping him last night... But it was useless no matter how much regret he felt in his heart, he had to deal with it. Pack up and enter the palace.
Arriving at the Chongzheng Hall, Wang Yansheng found Sun Lizheng kneeling there, looking like he was honestly apologizing. Hearing the movement, he glanced sideways at Wang Yansheng, showing an expression of gloating. However, at this time, Wang Yansheng had no intention of getting entangled with Sun Li.
After the briefing, I went into the palace to see him. He was honest and well-behaved. He was very different from the arrogant and domineering king who commanded his envoys last night.
Liu Chengyou stood up, walked from the imperial case to the hall, looked at Wang Yansheng who was kneeling there with his head bowed, and said in a light voice: "Wang Yansheng! I heard that you did a great job last night! You are a powerful martial artist, and now, Is there anyone in the government and the public in Tokyo who doesn’t know your name, General Wang?”
Although the emperor's voice was soft, Wang Yansheng could still hear the good and bad at this time. He had a fierce look on his face, but his expression was very bitter, and he kowtowed vigorously: "The general was drunk for a while, acted willfully, and made a big mistake. Please Your Majesty will punish you!"
Hearing what he said, Liu Chengyou was indifferent and squatted down directly, looking at Wang Yansheng who had his head buried deeply: "Raise your head!"
Looking up, he was facing the emperor's young but majestic face. To be honest, this was the first time Wang Yansheng had such a close encounter with the emperor. Glancing at Wang Yansheng's forehead, there were blood marks.
Liu Chengyou asked him: "Wang Yansheng! Let me ask you! Do you know who Wei Renpu is?"
Looking sideways, not daring to look at the emperor, Wang Yansheng replied subconsciously: "Wei Gong is the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty."
"Ha!" Liu Chengyou sneered: "Did you know last night?"
"I know... I know." Wang Yansheng lowered his head again.
"Then I'm surprised! Who gave you the courage to break into the prime minister's palace and make wild remarks? What do the court's laws and etiquette mean in your eyes, Wang Yansheng? Huh?" Liu Chengyou stood up with a sharp gaze. , landed on Wang Yansheng, circled around him, and said:
"Let me tell you, Wei Gong is not only the prime minister of the imperial court, but also my good teacher and friend, a hero of the Han Dynasty, my Xiao He and Zhang Liang. On weekdays, I rely on my teacher and ask for advice from time to time. I am afraid of being neglected and dare not be insulted!
You, Wang Yansheng, dare to break into the Wei Mansion at night and act wildly! What a courage! "
Hearing the emperor's tone, Wang Yansheng became even more uneasy. From the emperor's attitude, it seemed that the problem was more serious than he imagined. "Bang bang" was heard twice, and he kowtowed hard twice: "The general lost his sense of control for a moment and found out that he was guilty of Wei Xianggong. Now that he is guilty, your majesty will deal with it!"
Liu Chengyou ignored him and scolded him: "Last night at the Chongyuan Palace banquet, on such an occasion, you dared to argue with Sun Li in front of the palace, full of complaints, domineering and rude, what do you think of me?
Do you think that after winning a few battles and achieving some military exploits, you can be arrogant and do whatever you want? Um? Now I drink some wine and dare to break into the prime minister's house. Will I have to break into the palace gate in the future? "
"The general will never dare!" Wang Yansheng's argument was very confident. He really didn't dare.
"I heard that you were dissatisfied with the imperial edict issued last night. You complained repeatedly, looked down on your colleagues, and looked down on your robe. You thought you had great achievements and despised the rewards from the imperial court. You seem to look down on my imperial rewards very much. You think I am Unfair rewards and punishments!" Liu Chengyou looked at Wang Yansheng indifferently and asked, "Well, I didn't wrong you, did I?"
At this time, Wang Yansheng couldn't hold himself any longer. After careful examination, he found that he was guilty of many crimes, and they were not light. Bowing to the ground, Wang Yansheng prostrated and said: "Your Majesty! I was confused for a moment and lost my mind. Now I realize that my sins cannot be redeemed, and I am willing to die to thank you!"
Staring at Wang Yansheng coldly, Liu Chengyou slowly walked back to the imperial cabinet, pondering for a while. After venting his anger, his mood seemed to be much better. Bobo
After letting him kneel and approve two memorials, he said: "Don't you think that Chizhou's defense envoy is a useless person? I'll give you a real answer. You don't need to wait for the imperial army. Go to the northwest, go to Yanzhou, and be a military envoy!" "
Hearing Leng Buding's words, Wang Yansheng couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the emperor had no intention of killing him, so he immediately asked: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Shu Kingdom has invaded and the enemy troops have not yet retreated. This is where they can use force. Please go to the southwest to kill the enemy." Make meritorious deeds and redeem yourself!”
"What! Do you still want to bargain with me?" Liu Chengyou glanced at him.
Wang Yansheng shook his head repeatedly, not daring to say more, and said, "I would like to go to Yanzhou!"
"This matter is not over yet. Leave the palace and kneel in front of the Wei Mansion. Wei Xianggruo will forgive you before you get up!" Liu Chengyou said calmly: "Also, use half of the rewards from the Southern Expedition to pay tribute to Xiang Wei. apologize!"
"Are you convinced?" Liu Chengyou asked.
"I surrender!" His life was saved, and to Wang Yansheng, everything else was nothing.
When he came out of the palace gate, Wang Yansheng, who was killing many people on the battlefield, felt his legs were a little weak, as if he had been through a ghost gate. Sun Li was still kneeling there. When he saw Wang Yansheng, he smiled directly and asked Zhang Dejun, who was coming out from behind: "Young Master Zhang, are you going to show off this bold and reckless man to the public?"
"General Sun is joking!" Zhang Dejun responded.
Wang Yansheng became angry and saw that he was even more disgusted. If it weren't for the fight with Sun Li in the palace last night that caused his mentality to be unbalanced, he would not have broken into the Wei Mansion at night. Looking at Sun Li coldly, Wang Yansheng said disdainfully: "I disappoint you! Your Majesty is magnanimous. Not only did you forgive me, but you also assigned me another important responsibility!"
After saying that, he walked away.
Sun Li stood by, stunned for a moment, looked at his back, blinked a few times, looked at Zhang Dejun, and said puzzledly: "That guy is arrogant and domineering, and the crime he committed is not an exaggeration to kill, so how can your majesty forgive him?" ? Letting him go like this will not only increase his arrogance and arrogance?"
As he said that, Sun Li himself felt a little unbalanced. He had been kneeling early in the morning. For more than an hour, his knees were sore and numb.
"Sun Du will get up quickly!" Zhang Dejun did not comment, but just helped Sun Li up, and then passed Liu Chengyou's oral instructions: "Your Majesty will fine you half a year's salary, and you will have to spend another month behind closed doors!"
In broad daylight, it was very lively in front of the Wei Mansion. Wang Yansheng was naked and tied up, carrying a thorn stick on his back, kneeling under the stone steps with his head buried in the ground, and he performed a show of asking for forgiveness while carrying a thorn stick. Pedestrians stopped and watched the excitement. Many people recognized Wang Yansheng amidst the discussion. Smart people have guessed what's going on.
Until the evening, the "audience" in front of the door changed one after another, and only a few remained. In addition, there were some children in the square, playing innocently and ruthlessly.
When Wei Renpu returned home and got off the carriage, he saw this scene. After some inquiries, they found out that Wang Yansheng had been kneeling in front of the mansion for two hours. He looked slightly surprised and quickly stepped forward.
Looking at the lively people, they all saluted Wei Renpu. Wei Renpu did not have the arrogance of a prime minister, but returned the salute gently to everyone: "It is already late, please disperse, don't watch here anymore!"
Wei Renpu had a very good reputation. After hearing what he said, although they were a little curious, everyone turned around and dispersed.
After the people in the house dispersed, Wei Renpu stepped forward with a warm face, trying to help Wang Yansheng up: "General, get up quickly, I can't bear this!"
Looking up at Wei Renpu, Wang Yansheng's very serious face showed a little bit of shame. After kowtowing three times, he turned his face and said: "Prime Minister Wei, I don't want to say much. Last night, I blamed the family for disturbing Wei Renpu. Prime Minister, please forgive me!"
"General, get up!" Wei Renpu didn't show any airs and tried to help him up, but he couldn't help him.
"Please forgive me, Prime Minister Wei!" Wang Yansheng said without hesitation: "If you want to investigate, just obey your orders!"
"This was a misunderstanding. How can I be too harsh? I only hope that the general can discipline himself well, be loyal to His Majesty, and serve the court!" Wei Renpu said.
"Yes!" Wang Yansheng bowed in admiration, then stood up and said to Wei Renpu: "Last night I frightened the family and made Prime Minister Wei feel wronged. When the reward from the imperial court is issued, I will still have something to apologize for!"
