Emperor An was eyeing him, but Xiao Yan had ulterior motives.
Lu Chongyuan was so angry that he almost couldn't breathe, but he didn't dare to answer even a single sentence of the curse to subjugate the country. In the end, the unlucky Yushi He still suffered a punishment that seemed light but was actually extremely vicious.
Seeing Lu Chongyuan's angry face livid but silent, Emperor An felt that the previous fatigue had been swept away, and his whole body was refreshed. He said quite magnanimously: "Drag the person down, wake up and then execute him."
"Your Majesty is kind."
Xiao Yan got a look of admiration from Emperor An, and He Zongran was also dragged down below, while he looked down at Song Hong in the palace.
Song Hong's face instantly turned pale, and he knelt down on the ground before Xiao Yan could say anything: "Wei Chen is guilty. Wei Chen should not have sent her to Jiuyun because her mother was too old and couldn't bear to feel sad about the quarrel between the juniors in the house. Lane, because he was too hasty, he accidentally injured Tang Ning, and also disturbed His Majesty by making family affairs noisy in the court."
"The humble minister is guilty and please be punished by Your Majesty."
Xiao Yan looked at Song Hong and sneered. This man was quick to recognize his confession, but unfortunately he couldn't deny it at all. He turned his head and said to Emperor An:
"Your Majesty, the affairs of the Song family have nothing to do with Shilang Song. He was not the one who broke into Jiuyun Lane, and it was not him who almost killed Mrs. Song. Shilang Song only committed a crime of negligence at best."
"On the other hand, Mrs. Song and Song Lushi, one of them relied on their elders and betrayed them despite their imperial orders, while the other did not know people well enough to murder his own sister. If these people are allowed to live in the court and bask in the grace of God, wouldn't it make people question His Majesty's innocence?"
Emperor An's eyes were cold. He was already dissatisfied with the Song family. Since he didn't like their marriage to the Lu family, this morning the Lu family colluded with the people in Taichung to criticize Xiao Yan, and even forced him to be the emperor. It was all because of the Song family. Bad things that cannot be brought to light.
"Since you rely on your old age and betray your old age, you will abandon your imperial edict."
"His Majesty!"
Song Hong's eyes were filled with shock.
Emperor An said coldly: "Your father Song Guogong has been mourned for a long time, and his imperial decree was supposed to be an exceptional reward, but your mother was ungrateful and made a big fuss in Jiuyun Lane, causing the whole court and the capital to be in an uproar because of her. Today I depose her The title of the lady of the country is to be cared for as a child because of her old age. She should stay at home and think about her mistakes. If she commits another crime again, she will not be leniently spared."
"As for the son of the Song family, he has a ruthless nature at a young age. He neither knows how to recognize people, nor can he be quiet in his inner world. I will stop working as a recorder for the time being and send him back to the Imperial Academy to cultivate his moral character and learn how to be a good person before becoming an official. Song Hong If you are not strict in controlling your family, you will be punished with a salary of three months to serve as a warning to others."
Song Hong knelt down, his face turned pale, his eyes turned black and he almost fainted.
Xiao Yan: "Shilang Song still doesn't thank you."
Song Hong cried blood in his throat, but when he saw Emperor An's eyes full of coldness, he could only kneel to the ground with a chill all over.
"My lord, Song Hong, thank you for your kindness."
An early court ended with a game between two parties. In the end, Xiao Yan was not damaged at all. On the contrary, Lu Chongyuan not only lost a confidant of Yushitai, but also lost the game with the emperor. The Song family was even worse. , not only lost the old lady's imperial edict, but also damaged a promising Song Jinxiu.
When he came out of the hall, Song Hong looked at Xiao Yan with a pale face and said, "Supervisor Xiao is so ruthless."
"Excessive praise."
Xiao Yan's eyes were clear: "If you hadn't been staring at this little girl, I wouldn't have been able to use these methods."
Song Hongqi's throat was filled with sweetness: "Supervisor Xiao is protecting her, but have you forgotten that Song Tangning is also named Song? Even if you really need to protect her, she is still a member of the Song family..."
"So what, if she wants, she can change her surname to Xiao."
"you!"
Song Hong was furious, and Lu Chongyuan stretched out his hand to stop him: "Xiao Yan, why are you so aggressive, raising your head and not looking down? It's too much for you to interfere in other people's affairs. It's okay for a few children to mess around. It's worth bringing you to court, I really thought that I thought too highly of you in the past."
Xiao Yan smiled casually and said, "I have never thought highly of you, Mr. Lu is still the same hypocritical person. Instead of always having these quarrels with me, why not think about He Zongran holding a whip in front of the palace and being ordained, how shameless he can be." Just hold on for a few days."
The sun was just right, and the bright light spread over his shoulders. He looked at He Yushi who had just woken up and his eyes were filled with ferocious disgust.
"Hey, Mr. He is awake. That's just in time. Let's go up to the imperial staff while Mr. Lu is still here."
A group of palace servants came forward, dragged He Zongran to the steps, pressed him on the stage and took the imperial stick.
He Zongran's internal organs were aching and he lay on the ground and hissed: "Xiao Yan, you are a castrated dog. If you bully me like this today, you will definitely die badly. You..."
ah--
With a scream, the stick fell on his mouth, and Yushi He's mouth was full of blood.
"Don't break Mr. He's mouth. Tomorrow I will have to recite the Five Confucian Classics. Just kick him on his legs and lift him while he kneels. It won't hinder his punishment."
Xiao Yan's eyes were calm, and the words he said made the eyes of the courtiers behind Lu's family burst into tears. However, the executioners did not hurt the face of Yushi He, but only hit him with court sticks on his lower body.
Those sticks were three inches thick, and each blow penetrated the flesh. You could even hear the sound of bone joints breaking under the dull sound.
As much as He Zongran had screamed before, the pain was so embarrassing now. However, after three or five blows, he had already forgotten his strength just now. He lay on the ground and wanted to vomit out the blood from his heart, liver, spleen and lungs.
He kept screaming and wailing, and the screams shocked the courtiers in front of the palace gate and turned pale.
When Xiao Yan raised his eyes to look in front of the palace, both Song Hong and everyone else avoided his eyes.
"I still admire Mr. He for his loyalty and courage. Mr. Lu will remember to carry him out of the palace later and ask your family doctor with amazing medical skills to take a look at him. Otherwise, we won't be able to see him in front of the palace tomorrow morning. That would be a serious crime of resisting the decree, and I don’t want to lead people to raid Lord He’s mansion.”
"It's hard to find people with strong bones and stupid brains these days."
The loud and clear voice ignited a fire, Xiao Yan fluttered his robe lightly and turned around to leave.
Lu Chongyuan and others were left standing in front of the hall, their faces turned green and white with anger, and they gritted their old teeth.
Listening to those people calling him a "castrated dog" and "a sycophant" after Xiao Yan left, and the filthy words coming out of their mouths, I wanted to say all the bad words on Xiao Yan, but even the curses were suppressed. He raised his voice, for fear of being overheard.
Cao Dejiang had a look of disgust on his face, and the officials from humble families following him also expressed contempt.
They could all see how these people in the court impeached Xiao Yan before, and how they pushed He Zongran out after He Zongran showed up, and everyone avoided him, and they could also see clearly.
Although Cao Dejiang and others also felt that Xiao Yan was acting arrogantly and excessively, this person from the Lu Party was truly unworthy of publicity. Just looking at him made people want to spit.
"Mr. Cao, Xiao Yan is so unforgiving today, and your Majesty still tolerates him. It seems that your Majesty's patience with the aristocratic family has reached its limit." Marquis Wenxin lowered his voice.
Cao Dejiang's face darkened: "What Xiao Yan did may not be a bad thing."
These clear families have been repeatedly suppressed by aristocratic families in recent years, and it is difficult for poor people to get ahead. If the aristocratic family can be eliminated, it will be a good thing for the court and the world.
Marquis Wenxin said: "Then the Song family..."
"The Song family clings to power and pleases the aristocratic family. They have no trace of the character of Song Guogong. This person, Xiao Yan, will retaliate. I always feel that there is something fishy about the Song family."
After Cao Dejiang finished speaking in a low voice, he turned to look at Marquis Wenxin: "I remember that your wife is on good terms with Princess Cheng. Why don't you let her visit Prince Cheng's Mansion?"
Marquis Wenxin was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I'll go back and ask."
