Changsheng's face was very ugly, and his eyes were extremely cold, but Yun Zhenzi and others did not restrain themselves. Before Changsheng could speak, Yun Zhenzi raised his eyebrows and pointed his sword, "This thief will die today, no one can save him!"
Changsheng glanced at Murong Feng who was cowering behind Yang Kai, then turned back to Yun Zhenzi, "Taoist Master, are you talking about me?"
"So what?" Yun Zhenzi looked directly into Changsheng's eyes, "Just because this thief presented the silver talisman to the imperial court, you are going to bend the law for your own gain and hide him?"
Seeing Yun Zhenzi's incoherent words and sharp disrespect, Changsheng suddenly felt dissatisfied. He had the intention to fall out immediately but held it back. He couldn't just stand on his own side in everything, but also had to consider the feelings of others. The seven Taiqing Taoists in front of him looked at each other. Blushed and filled with rage, it was undoubtedly the direct female family members who had been defiled and insulted by Murong Feng.
Thinking of this, Changsheng suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice, "I believe that all the Taoist priests will never cause trouble or make things difficult for no reason. It must be that this thief has done something evil that is outraged by both humans and gods. Please suppress your anger for a while and explain it in detail. The whole story, let’s discuss the punishment.”
Although Changsheng slowed down his tone, Yun Zhenzi didn't appreciate it, "I knew you would show favoritism, so talking more is useless, so get out of the way!"
As soon as Yun Zhenzi finished speaking, Da Tou rushed over from the west. Seeing Yun Zhen Zi being rude to Changsheng, Da Tou stepped forward as soon as he landed on the ground and stood firm, "What if we don't let him?"
"Don't use your power to bully others," Yun Zhenzi glared at you, "Even if you have the golden talisman in your hand, we are not afraid. Even if we are unable to do anything, we and all of us still have the determination to die together."
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Changsheng hurriedly stretched out his hand to pull Datou back, and turned to Yun Zhenzi and said in a deep voice, "Taoist Master, calm down. As you said before, this person dedicated the silver charm he received to the court, and we did promise to protect him." He is considerate, but we will not cover up indiscriminately. I need to know what exactly happened before I can decide how to end this matter."
"It's rare that this matter can be solved. If I don't cut his body into thousands of pieces today, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart." Yun Zhenzi's eyes were about to split.
Seeing how excited Yun Zhenzi was, and listening to the details of his words, Changsheng vaguely guessed that the matter was probably related to Yun Zhenzi himself.
Datou on the side was also holding back his anger. Seeing that Yun Zhenzi and others were finding it difficult to speak, he pulled out Murong Feng who was huddled behind Yang Kai, "Tell me! What unscrupulous bad thing have you done?" ?”
"I, I, I really didn't know that was his daughter." Murong Feng stammered.
Hearing Murong Feng's words, his head suddenly became two big in size, "You are really seeking death in various ways."
Yang Kai was calmer than Da Tou, "Did you kill someone?"
"No, no," Murong Feng waved his hands repeatedly, "I just stunned her and peeled her off..."
Seeing that Murong Feng was about to narrate the details of his evil deeds in front of the sufferer, Yang Kai was afraid that Yun Zhenzi and others would become even more angry after hearing this, so he hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt him, "Okay, don't talk anymore."
Changsheng took a deep breath and calmed his mind, "Taoist Master, I can understand your mood, but we once promised him to protect his safety. We can't go back on our word after getting his silver charm. This is tantamount to breach of trust... "
Before Chang Sheng could finish speaking, the other party, Convenient Taoist, spoke angrily, "Do you mean to let us suffer humiliation and swallow your anger in order to preserve your reputation of being true to your word?"
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant," Changsheng waved his hands repeatedly, "I also know that things will be difficult to do today. I was just wondering if there is any way to make up for his mistakes and save his life."
"Absolutely impossible," another Taoist shouted, "We will not exchange Xiaoyi's reputation for anything, we only want his life."
Seeing that the other party was determined to kill him, Murong Feng panicked and muttered timidly, "I'm willing to pay for it. I don't want the one million taels of silver anymore. I'll give it all to them."
When everyone on our side replaced the silver talisman from Murong Feng, Murong Feng had made three conditions, one of which was to give him one million taels of silver, which Datou and others agreed to on that day.
"Shut up, this is not about money at all," Big Head raised his eyebrows and scolded, "Have you ever seen any purple energy master who is short of money?"
Changsheng had encountered a lot of difficult things before. No matter how difficult things were, there were always ways to solve them, but this matter was different. It related to his own reputation and credibility, and Murong Feng had to save it himself. And this matter is also related to the reputation of the other party. As the saying goes, if the murderer who bullied his daughter is spared, Yun Zhenzi will be a father in vain.
Before he came, he had guessed that this matter was a dead end. Sure enough, it was really a dead end with no room for recovery. If he insisted on protecting Murong Feng, it would be tantamount to bullying. If it spread out afterwards, not only would he Notorious, it will also bring trouble to the emperor and the court.
The six people traveling with Yun Zhenzi this time were all Taoists from the Beidou Palace. Some of them were more rational and knew that once the fight started, everyone on our side would have no chance of winning, so they suppressed their anger and retreated in order to advance, "Sanshengzi, we know that you are the superior. Qingdao people, we also know that the reason why you have not taken action against us is because you care about the friendship between the three Qing Dynasties, and we do not want to embarrass you, but this matter is related to the reputation of this junior, so we cannot give in."
The Taoists had been getting along day and night and had a tacit understanding. As soon as this person said this, someone immediately answered, "What the second senior brother said is true. The third son is a son. Comparing his feelings with his own, what did senior brother Ling do back then?"
Changsheng naturally knew that the other party was referring to the incident where he and Chen Liqiu broke into the capital and started killing after Miss Zhao was humiliated. He also knew that the other party was saying goodbye to him, but he had no words to refute.
Seeing that Changsheng seemed to be loosening up, the Taoist who spoke before said again, "We also know that you have difficulties, but if you force us to bear the reputation of being a coward in order to preserve your reputation for being true to your word, we can only fly into the flames. , Festival by full name.”
Changsheng frowned and didn't answer. The other party's intention was obvious, which was to use words to try to sway him and force him to respect his identity and sacrifice his reputation to win over everyone in Beidou Palace.
Although he knew that what the other party said was indeed true, Chang Sheng was unwilling to sacrifice his own reputation. If it were for other reputations, it would be fine, but the reputation of being trustworthy and keeping promises could not be lost. If he broke his promise, what would he do if he was still alive?
Seeing the dilemma of Chang Sheng, Yang Kai on the side said seriously, "What several Taoist priests said is absolutely true. However, a man's reputation is the same as a woman's reputation. They are the foundation of a human being. My prince shoulders the heavy responsibility of the country and is responsible for the common people." People's livelihood, if credibility is lost, who will dare to work with us in the future? Who will dare to trust the imperial court? Please put the overall situation first, suppress your anger for the time being, and consider the long term."
"The court is your court, what does it have to do with us?" Yun Zhenzi raised his eyebrows and glared.
"Isn't the Taoist a citizen of the Tang Dynasty?" Yang Kai also made a serious face, "The Taoist priest is not stepping into the territory of the Tang Dynasty? Isn't the food of the Tang Dynasty grains?"
Yun Zhenzi waved his hand impatiently, "I have no intention of arguing with you. This person will die today."
Hearing that Yun Zhenzi told her that he would die, Murong Feng couldn't hold on to his face anymore, "You old fool, you're not going to die, right? I just touched her twice, and you guys chased me like a mad dog for half the night."
When Murong Feng said this, he turned to look at Changsheng, "Your Majesty, I don't need your help. I'll just keep running and let them continue chasing."
"You haven't succeeded yet?" Chang Sheng grasped the key point keenly.
"I didn't have time," Murong Feng cried sadly, "I didn't even take off my pants, and they rushed in."
"Is this serious?" Changsheng turned to look at everyone in Beidou Palace.
Although no one answered, they also did not refute.
Seeing this situation, Datou immediately became angry and said, "A handful of hair is just rude and frivolous, and it has not damaged that woman's honor. In order to kill him to vent your anger, you actually used words to slander my prince, and wanted him to bear the reputation of not keeping his words." Granted, you are going to burn down our temple just to catch a mouse. You are not too unethical, right?"
"Xiao Zi, don't stand and talk without hurting your back. If he is frivolous about your mother, would you say the same thing?" A Taoist scolded her.
"I think you have really lived enough." Big Tou reached into his arms and took off the Yin and Yang Wheels.
"I didn't nod, so you took action?" Chang Sheng said in a deep voice.
Hearing Changsheng's words, Datou hurriedly stepped back and distanced himself from the other party.
After calling Da Tou, Changsheng said coldly, "You should have heard of my style. The reason why I have been tolerant today is because I care about the friendship between the Three Pure Ones. Furthermore, I suspect that there is another hidden reason in this matter. There are now 70 million people in Tang Dynasty. How come it is so coincidental that Murong Feng goes to Beidou Palace, and the one who is doing the wrong is the daughter of Taoist Yun Zhenzi? Is this too coincidental? Is there someone behind the scenes who is planning to instigate this? It remains to be verified. "
Chang Sheng paused for a moment before speaking again, "I can understand your feelings, but you can't take Murong Feng away today. Although you are disciples of the Sanqing Dynasty, you are also my subjects of the Tang Dynasty. The criminal law of the Tang Dynasty stipulates that, An ordinary crime of rape is punishable by ninety floggings and three years in prison, half of which is reduced for those who fail."
Hearing Changsheng's words, Yun Zhenzi was instantly furious, "Is it unreasonable to be strict with others and be lenient to yourself?!"
Changsheng said calmly, "There is a discussion on the criminal law of the Tang Dynasty. Please, reduce, redeem, pay, and be exempted from the sixth level. I fought bloody battles on the battlefield and contributed to the country, to my relatives and friends, so Chen Liqiu was exempted. Murong Feng also contributed to the court, and also The crime can be discussed, and the offender has a heart of repentance, and is willing to give one million taels of silver to the victim to atone for his sin. In summary, the king has decided to exempt him from prison and give him forty-five lashes. If the victim is willing, You can do the whipping yourself."
After Chang Sheng finished speaking, Yun Zhenzi and others looked at each other in confusion. Chang Sheng had always called himself me before, and this time he called himself the king, which meant that he had turned his back. The reason why he turned his back was because everyone in Beidou Palace had been deliberately concealing Murong Feng's attempted plot. , as Datou said, the other party wanted to burn down his temple just to catch a mouse.
Changsheng continued, "One million taels of silver will be delivered to Beidou Palace within a month. You have to pay one million taels of silver just because you were treated frivolously. Even relatives of the emperor and the royal family will not be treated like this."
Seeing that the other party did not answer, Chang Sheng said again, "Three Pure Ones are in the same spirit. As long as the positions are kept away from foreign enemies, I will never make things difficult for you for no reason, and the imperial court will not kill Beidou Palace."
Without waiting for anyone to answer, Chang Sheng turned to look at Yang Kai and Da Tou, "Take the criminal outside the door and let the Lord of Misfortune execute the punishment and whip him."
Hearing this, Yang Kai pulled Murong Feng towards the door, looked around, found a riding whip and a bundle of cotton locust trees in a basket and carried them outside.
Everyone in Beidou Palace was hesitant, hesitant to advance or retreat.
"Are you going to fight? If not, we'll escort him back to Chang'an." Datou shouted from outside the door.
Seeing that Chang Sheng was about to fall out, Yun Zhenzi and the others could only get off the slope and go out angrily. The sound of a horsewhip breaking the wind and Murong Feng's scream of pain could be heard outside the door.
Seeing Murong Feng's miserable cry, Datou angrily cursed, "Damn it, lower your voice, don't scare the child..."
