Pampered Consort’s Acting Awards: 61. Treason (minor revision)

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==Chapter 61 Treason==

Xiao Yu read the memorial submitted by the Ministry of Punishment, interrogated Su Jingbei's concubine again, and then went to the secret passage of the Zhenguo Palace.

He sat alone inside for an entire hour.

Despite the complexity, at least two pieces of news are conclusive.

First, 60,000 soldiers died in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Secondly, the Zhenguo Palace has a secret passage hidden.

A secret passage that has been hidden for ten years and cannot be explained at all.

In the evening of that day, Xiao Yu went to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to meet Su Huaian.

There was a chilling smell of blood in the cramped prison, and the silver lamp on the wall flickered on and off, illuminating Su Huaian's pale and weak profile.

The handsome and talented man in the past was dressed in prison uniform, with faint blood seeping out of his shoulders, and he was kneeling on the ground.

Although the Zhenguo Duke's mansion had been ransacked and his title seized, Xue Xiangyang thought that the queen had not yet been deposed and that there was an heir in her belly, so he only put the shackles on Su Huai'an and did not take off the shackles. Somewhat decent.

Xiao Yu looked at him with cold eyes and said, "Where is Su Jingbei?"

Su Huaian did not answer, but presented a letter at hand to Xiao Yu.

This letter was given to him by the old housekeeper of the Zhenguo Palace one day before the military news came. It was also the last thing Su Jingbei left to him.

There is only one sentence above.

——Jingming, leave the capital quickly and the ship is in Zhuojun.

He didn't know what these words meant, but he felt vaguely at ease. He was thinking about discussing with the emperor after the dynasty was over, when he saw Fang Shu, the governor of Langzhou, entering the hall with a military newspaper in his hand.

Every word made him feel like he was struck by lightning.

As a young minister of Dali Temple, he had been an official for several years and had participated in countless Tribunal Tribunals. He was also familiar with the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty. But even so, he did not believe a word of Fang Shu's words.

He is willing to believe it, but he also dares to believe it.

It has been seven days since then.

He was tied to the torture frame. Xue Xiangyang held the death certificate of the Su family's treason. While tortured, he was interrogated. In a blur, the old images of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion were swirling in his mind.

——"Have you been named on the gold medal list? Good boy, this is the first number one scholar from my Su family. Dad is proud of you." No one in the capital knew that he originally wanted to join the martial arts, but his father said that he was talented and intelligent and should As a civil servant, he took the imperial examination route.

——"You and Aling must not enter the study room or touch your mother's paintings in the future." He thought his father and mother had a deep love for each other, but in the end, he was just looking at his mother's portrait. But to deceive others.

——"Let's go to Feng Yuan Tower for a drink with dad." Feng Yuan Tower made countless details, but his father protected this place for ten years in the name of the Duke of Zhen Guo.

——"What's the benefit of Aling marrying the King of Jin? This matter is a marriage granted by His Majesty, and there is no need to discuss it further. You should not be too spoiled to her." Aling was discussing marriage with the He family at that time. , but his father kept delaying it. It was not until the King of Jin asked for marriage that he agreed.

——"Jingming, no one in the capital can stand alone in this fight for the crown prince. Even for Aling, we have to stand behind the Jin Palace. The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the ant nest, and the trip to Lishan Mountain, Be careful. Hey, I hope this civil cholera can be subsided soon."

It turns out that he had known something would happen to Lishan.

It turns out that he wanted to quell the cholera and stir up strife.

——"I don't know when I will return from this expedition, so please take care of yourself." Take care of yourself, why should you take care of yourself?

When the emotions were swirling, Xue Xiangyang’s questions were heard in my ears, "Su Huaian, do you admit guilt or not!"

He was enlightened, and the emperor was naturally able to wake up completely.

Su Huai'an watched Xiao Yu's hand getting tighter and tighter, and whispered: "The evidence for the Su family's crime of rebellion is conclusive, and the guilty minister has no defense."

No excuse.

Xiao Yu suddenly smiled.

Su Huaian said word by word: "The guilty minister believes that some complicated clues were exposed too easily, and it is difficult to guarantee that they were deliberately left behind to provoke disputes in the court. The most important thing right now is to send troops to fight as soon as possible... ...."

The veins on the back of Xiao Yu's hands were folded. He pulled Su Huaian up and dragged him towards him. He raised his arm and punched the pale face. Su Huaian staggered back, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. down.

Su Huaian lowered his head and pretended to kneel down again.

Xiao Yu grabbed Su Huaian's lapel and pushed him against the wall with a clang. He said sternly: "Su Jingming! How will I treat the Su family!"

His Adam's apple trembled slightly, and he repeated again: "How do I treat the Su family!"

It was quiet all around, and the silver lights flickered.

The long silence was like a sharp sword, piercing through the two people who were once back to back.

Su Huai'an nodded and said: "I have dishonored the divine grace, and my crime cannot be punished. I will be responsible for my death."

Xiao Yu pushed Su Huai'an away, looked at the large blood stains on his shoulders, and said in a cold voice: "The secret passage of Zhenguo Duke's Mansion can reach outside Beijing. Su Jingbei has left a boat for you again. You Why are you leaving? Do you want to die to apologize, but are you afraid that I will kill the queen?"

Su Huaian knelt straight and said hoarsely: "Your Majesty, the Queen has no knowledge of this."

Queen.

‌Are you innocent if you know it?

I don’t know how long it took, but Xiao Yu suddenly laughed again and said in a hoarse voice, "The Duke of Zhen Guo has such a good plan..."

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The sky turns dark and the storm is coming.

Xiao Yu rode back to the palace. Eunuch Sheng looked at the emperor's cold and solemn expression. After thinking for a long time, he finally said, "Over there at Kunning Palace..."

Xiao Yu paused, his eyes full of violence.

He can't hear the words "Kunning Palace" now.

He put the three volumes of official documents from the Ministry of Justice into the hands of Eunuch Sheng, and said word by word: "Just in time, you can send these to Kunning Palace and let the queen take a good look at them and see them clearly."

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, but Su Ling's body is getting weaker and weaker.

She sat on the couch, looking at these crimes motionlessly, her eyes gradually becoming distracted.

Su Ling, like Su Huaian, faced these dead evidence, and those dusty and fragmented memories came one after another.

For example, regarding her marriage, the He family and the Su family were well matched. When the eldest wife of the He family came to the Zhenguo government office to propose marriage, she expressed her willingness, but her father always said that he was willing to let her marry. ‌Urgent, wait a little longer, she waited from sixteen to seventeen, and waited for the imperial edict granting marriage.

For another example, before she married Xiao Yu, she once sneaked into the study of the Duke of Zhenguo. She clearly remembered that there was no one in the room, but early the next morning, her father walked out of the study.

If there is a secret passage, it would all make sense.

Su Ling held these pieces of evidence, her heart and hands trembling together.

This hindsight made her break into a cold sweat.

She is the daughter of a general, so she naturally knows what the four words "collaboration with the enemy and treason" mean. Looking at the official document from the Ministry of Punishment, her heart felt like it was being pierced.

All the men and women of the Zhenguo Palace were exiled.

Su Huaian, the eldest son of Su Jingbei, chose a day to make his late trip.

Lingchi.

Does that mean he should be stabbed with thousands of knives?

Su Ling covered her lower abdomen and stopped breathing lightly.

"Your Majesty still has an heir in her belly, so you must protect yourself..." Fuying looked at her red eyes and said quickly: "Of course, your Majesty should just cry."

Su Ling shook her head.

Everyone in the world has the right to cry, but she does not.

At this point, Su Ling felt a sudden pain in her lower abdomen. She clenched her fists and held back a breath.

Seeing this, Fuying immediately sat down and froze, stood up in a panic and said, "I will go to Dr. Xuan right now."

"Don't go!" Su Ling held her hand and said, "I know your body is fine. It's okay. I'll use Dr. Xuan."

Fuying cried: "How can this be done? How can this be done?"

Su Ling lowered her head, touched her belly and said, "Fuying, today is no better than in the past. Calling the imperial doctor from Kunning Palace right now is like putting on a show in front of the emperor. You can use this child to gain sympathy."

"Your Majesty and your Majesty have a deep relationship, how could you think so?" Fuying held her hand and said incoherently: "After such a big thing happened, the previous dynasty must have been devastated. Your Majesty would have been beaten even if he even wanted to come to Kunning Palace. Regardless of family background, you can see that after so many days, the Sixth Bureau and one division have not dared to deduct the rules of Kunning Palace. This must have been authorized by His Majesty."

In a word from the emperor, Kunning Palace can also be a cold palace.

Su Ling bowed her head and was silent for a long time. She did not answer Fuying's words, but said: "It's time to eat, go and prepare."

Seeing that Su Ling was still willing to eat well, Fuying nodded quickly and said: "Hey, well, I'll go right now..."

After lunch, Su Ling held her belly and looked at the banana leaves pacing outside the window.

No matter what, no matter what, she had to give birth to this child well.

When her stomach ached, Su Ling sat in front of the dowry, took off the last hairpin from her bun, and walked towards the door.

Fu Ying pulled her and said, "What are you going to do?"

Su Ling whispered: "Please forgive me."

The queen took off her hairpin to plead guilty. This was no small matter. Although the three concubines had heard about it, no one dared to see the joke.

Without Fengyu and no entourage, Su Ling, dressed in white, knelt straight outside the Yangxin Hall.

Looking at this scene, Eunuch Sheng felt inexplicably stuffy in his chest. How could she be the queen?

He stroked his chest before walking into the inner hall.

Su Ling lightly clenched her fist and said with a faint tremor in her voice: "I would like to see Your Majesty."

She came today for no other reason than to ask him to give Su Huaian a happy death.

After a long moment of silence, a deep voice came from inside, "Let the queen go back. I don't want to see her, and I want to see her."

Eunuch Sheng stood at the entrance of the palace, looked up at the dark cloud-filled sky, and walked towards Su Ling.

"Your Majesty is pregnant with a dragon heir, what are you doing?" Eunuch Sheng sighed and went to help Su Ling's arm, "I remember how your Majesty treated me on weekdays. Today, I boldly advised you to One sentence."

Gong Sheng said impartially: "Your Majesty is the emperor's first wife, so our affection is naturally deep, but no matter how deep the friendship is, it can't withstand the torment. If your Majesty comes here for the Su family's affairs, then you might as well think about the crime of treason. Whose country is being judged? Do you really want this love?"

"Your Majesty is also very angry."

Su Ling looked at Eunuch Sheng.

Eunuch Sheng looked down at Su Ling's swollen belly and said, "If you don't think about yourself, how can you think about the child in your belly?"

Su Ling raised her head, raised her voice towards the gap in the window of Yangxin Hall and said: "I have committed an unforgivable crime. I have no shame to face His Majesty, and I am not qualified to govern the harem anymore. Today I came here to hand over the Sixth Palace." I hope your majesty will give you the right to do so."

He never spoke, and she didn't know how long she had been kneeling.

Gradually, a drizzle seemed to fall from the blue-grey sky, and she suddenly heard him say: "Sheng Kanghai."

Eunuch Sheng hurriedly entered the palace again, and when he came out, he had an oil-paper umbrella in his hand. It's the one he always holds.

She looked at the umbrella handle and looked stunned.

Suddenly, I remembered a spring night in the past, when she was just pregnant, and he walked with her in the imperial garden. The spring was cold and the rain was cold. As soon as the first cold drop fell on the tip of her nose, she was taken into his arms. It was in his arms, soaked in his heat, and it was this handful that Eunuch Sheng sent over in a panic.

"Your Majesty, I will send you back." Sheng Gong said impartially.

Su Ling knew that her body was wet with rain, so she lowered her eyes and whispered: "Thank you, father-in-law."

Eunuch Sheng sent Su Ling to Kunning Palace. As soon as he entered the door, he heard Eunuch Sheng whisper: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has spoken."

Su Ling was stunned, holding her stomach and slowly kneeling on the ground.

Gong Sheng said impartially: "Your Majesty has decreed that from today on, if there is no edict, the empress will have to take even half a step out of Kunning Palace."

Su Ling said respectfully: "I obey your decree."

Gong Sheng said impartially: "If something happens to Kunning Palace in the future, the empress will ask Fu Ying to come and give instructions to the servants."

Su Ling took out a note from her sleeve and handed it to Eunuch Sheng: "Please, Eunuch, please present it to Your Majesty for me."

Gonggong Sheng immediately refused and said: "Your Majesty has an order, only ‌ can enter and exit the Kunning Palace. I forgive the old slave and cannot take him in."

Early the next morning, inside the Yangxin Hall.

The first assistant, Liu Wenshi, led the cabinet and knelt down in front of the crowd.

Liu Wenshi said: "Nowadays, the people's hearts are in chaos. Empress Su has already become the head of the harem. I would like to ask your majesty to depose the queen to calm the people's hearts."

The important ministers said in unison: "I sincerely ask your Majesty to depose the queen to calm the people's hearts."

Xiao Yu turned around with his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice: "The country in front of us is in danger, and the road ahead is dim. You are waiting to come up with strategies to save the country, but you are here to talk to me about the future?"

"I know that Your Majesty and the Queen have a deep love." Liu Wenshi took a deep breath and said: "Even if Your Majesty goes his own way, he doesn't care about the records of historians or the comments of future generations. But the battle at Mihe will kill people." There are 60,000 men in the Great Zhou Dynasty! As the emperor, how can your Majesty not care about these 60,000 lives! Soldiers are not afraid of death in battle, but they are afraid of unjust death!"

Cabinet Minister Guo Ziliang said: "Mencius said, the king is the most important thing, the country is the second most important thing, and the people are the most important thing. Why can your majesty put the country, the country and the country as the most important thing!"

After saying that, Guo Ziliang hit his forehead on the ground, each hit harder than the last, as if he was risking his life to remonstrate.

Xiao Yu raised his hand and swept all the teapots and cups on the table to the ground with a crash.

Guo Ziliang was startled.

"You dare to talk to me about the country, okay." Xiao Yu threw the paper on Guo Ziliang's head, "Since you care about the world, then tell me where the food came from when the Langzhou granary was burned!" Where will the troops be drawn from for the next expedition?"

"What if the army is defeated and the country is destroyed?"

Guo Ziliang was speechless.

"I keep saying that I have 60,000 wronged souls. I ask you, how are you going to provide the pension for those 60,000 people! The internal funds are so empty, how about I follow the example of the great ancestor and check your accounts!"

Long Yan was furious and everyone was shocked.

Even if they knew in their hearts that His Majesty just wanted to protect the Queen, they did not dare to speak out anymore.

After all, no one is clean after all.

After a while, Xiao Yu said: "Last night I had a night talk with Governor Fang and Marquis of Chunnan Bingzhu, and we have decided to go on a personal expedition."

Liu Wenshi was startled, kowtowed and replied: "Your Majesty, you are absolutely sure. Now that the crown prince has not been established and the country's foundation has not been determined, how can your Majesty, your Majesty, conquer it yourself!"

Xiao Yu held the military talisman and looked at Liu Wenshi and said: "The elder Ge told me, who should I give this military talisman to?"

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the hall.

The prince of the town can rebel, who can be trusted now?

At the moment, the emperor’s most trusted person is Chunnan Hou, but with Chunnan Hou’s qualifications, he may not be able to win this tough battle concerning the survival of the country.

The cabinet ministers whispered: "This... His Majesty's only heir is still in the Queen's womb, and the clan has no suitable candidate..."

"Yeah, what should I do?"

Xiao Yu looked at the ministers in the palace, tapped the table with his fingertips, and sneered: "If something really happens to me, the elder will invite King Cheng from his fiefdom. ”

The important ministers of the cabinet reiterated: "Your Majesty has great blessings and will surely be able to triumph at an early date."

************

The emperor's personal expedition was a foregone conclusion. That night, Xiao Yu went to Cining Palace to pay his respects.

The Queen Mother of Chu twisted the Buddhist beads in her hands and frowned: "The emperor's personal expedition is to reassure the people and the morale of the army. You must not go to the battlefield personally and put yourself in danger."

"Don't worry, mother, my son will not act rashly." Xiao Yu said slowly: "As for the power of the Sixth Palace, my son has to be left in your charge."

The Empress Dowager Chu looked at Xiao Yu and slapped the Buddhist beads in her hand on the table. If you go to Aijia, Aijia will have a talk with you."

"The Su family was not defeated, it was collaborating with the enemy and treason! How could the emperor not punish Empress Su?" The Queen Mother of Chu looked at Xiao Yu and said: "The Su family has been plotting against Your Majesty from the beginning!"

"But if I hadn't been dedicated to winning over the Duke of Zhenguo, the Su family might have married someone else's wife. Even if the Su family needs to kill three clans today, it would not be the disaster that would affect the married daughter." Xiao Yu looked at Chu. The Queen Mother muttered: "What's more, she is still pregnant with my child. If she wants to be punished, she will have to wait until she gives birth to the child."

The Empress Dowager of Chu said: "Your Majesty should understand the principle that when punishment is used as a crime, it brings authority, and when punishment is used as a crime, it is insulted. Your Majesty treats the Su family so lightly, so you are not afraid of damage in the harem or in the front court. Majesty?"

Speaking of this, the Queen Mother Chu was horrified.

The emperor personally marches and guards the country. Once he wins, who dares to say a bad word about the emperor?

Will he still punish Su Shi?

Xiao Yu said: "What does the queen think?"

The Empress Dowager Chu narrowed her eyes and followed the emperor's words: "After all, the Su family has entered the royal jade certificate, and there is an heir of His Majesty in her belly. It is indeed appropriate to be severely punished, but Su Huaian cannot escape the heavy responsibility, and should obey the Ministry of Punishment In order to appease public anger."

"I have already made up my mind about this matter." Xiao Yu whispered: "It's just that the Su family has a treasury with a lot of property, but its whereabouts are still unknown. The execution will be carried out immediately after the Ministry of Punishment tortures the location."

The Empress Dowager Chu nodded, "The emperor is marching in person, so the Ai family will lead the concubines to pray for the emperor every day."

"My mother will be in charge of the harem, so I can rest assured." Xiao Yu looked at the Queen Mother Chu and said meaningfully: "The one in Su's belly is my first child, so my son will be given to the mother."

Only then did the Queen Mother of Chu realize the emperor's intention.

He left Su in his own care, clearly to entrust her, but secretly to beat her.

************

The sun is shining brightly, and today the emperor is marching in person.

Xiao Yu **** his hair with a golden black crown, wore a sash on the inside, soft black gold armor on the outside, and a long sword hanging on his waist. Under the gaze of the people in the capital, he commanded ten thousand horses and left the capital with the dignity of ten thousand chariots.

As soon as he left the city gate, Xiao Yu turned around and shouted: "Marquis Chunnan!"

Lu Ze clamped the horse's belly, shouted "drive", staggered half a horse's position with the emperor, and said: "I am here."

Xiao Yu frowned and said: "Why are you so far away? Come here!"

Lu Ze leaned over and Xiao Yu said: "We are traveling at night today. When we get to Zhuzhou, you should turn back, avoid all eyes and ears, and save one person for me."

Guarantee, who can you protect?

Lu Ze's heart thumped, "Your Majesty! But the Su family has rebelled..."

Xiao Yu and Lu Ze looked at each other.

The man's outline is as sharp as a knife, and mountains and rivers are visible between his brows.

He looked sideways at the mountain peaks and said in a very soft voice: "Send him away from Beijing."

When the drums sounded, Xiao Yu drove his horse and whipped his horse, galloping through the wind and frost for thousands of miles with thunder in the night.

Before the leaves fall, he will guard our land, our people, the mountains and rivers thousands of miles away, and his home.

Qin Juan suddenly woke up from her dream——