Fu Qi hurriedly reminded: "speak carefully! You can't talk nonsense. "
Jiang Shuan asked the bodyguard.
"Is there a list?"
What list does Fu Qizheng want to ask? I saw the bodyguard take out a neatly folded paper from his sleeve.
Jiang Shuan took the paper and read it from beginning to end.
Curious, Fu Qi craned his neck and found that the paper was full of people's names and their official positions, as well as their home addresses and family members.
Watching, Fu Qi gradually opened his eyes: "these are civil servants in the court?"
He seemed to think of something. He turned to the bodyguard and asked, "these civil servants are those who kneel in front of the Zhaoyang hall now?"
The bodyguard nodded, "yes."
Jiang Shuan put away the list, stood up and stretched: "I'm full. Let's go first."
"Where are you going? The emperor called us to enter the palace immediately. Don't run around. "
"You go to the palace. I'll do something. I'll be there later." Jiang Shuan walked away as he spoke.
Fu Qi couldn't help asking the bodyguard next to him, "who gave you that list?"
The bodyguard answered truthfully, "it was given by the emperor. He said Jiang Jiedu envoy might be useful."
Fu Qi glanced at the direction of Jiang Shuan's departure. Jiang Shuan was still far away, and his back was hidden in the crowd. He really couldn't see through the reckless general more and more.
When the carriage reached the palace gate, it snowed again.
Fu Qi got out of the car and looked up at the sky. There were many snowflakes all over the sky.
A small yellow gate had been waiting at the gate of the palace for a long time. When he saw Fu Qi coming, he hurried to meet him, opened his oil paper umbrella and blocked the snowflakes for Fu Qi.
"Shizi, please follow me."
The roads in the palace are always cleaned of snow, so the ground is very clean.
Fu Qi stepped on it and walked steadily at every step.
He asked, "where is the emperor now?"
The little yellow gate respectfully replied, "in the Zhaoyang hall."
The palace was so big that they couldn't ride or ride horses. They walked for half an hour before they came to Zhaoyang hall.
More than 80 people knelt in front of the Zhaoyang hall, all dressed in civilian uniforms.
Fu Qi couldn't help looking at them more when he passed them.
Because they were all scholars, the bodies and bones of these civil servants were relatively weak, but even so, they still clenched their teeth and knelt motionless, allowing snowflakes to fall on them and wet their hair and official clothes. When the cold wind blew, they were shivering with cold.
Fu Qi sighed, why?
Entering Zhaoyang hall, Fu Qi found that in addition to the son of heaven, there were King Ning and Xu Yizhi.
Xu Yizhi is still ill and his face is very bad. The emperor has given him a seat. Now he is sitting in a chair and looks very weak.
The three of them were talking. When they saw Fu Qi coming, the conversation was temporarily suspended.
Fu Qi came forward to salute.
"I'll see your majesty."
Sima fan asked, "are you alone? What about Jiang Shuan? "
Fu Qi answered truthfully, "he said he had something to do and would come back later."
Xu Yizhi coughed twice and said weakly, "when the emperor summoned him, he dared to avoid being late. It's really bold. Even the emperor dared not pay attention to it."
Sima fan smiled: "since he said he had something to do, there must be something very important. Let's talk about us."
Xu Yizhi said, "he caught the man. He must explain it. If he is not present, it can't be solved."
King Ning smiled kindly: "what does Duke Xu want from Jiang Shuan?"
"If he catches the wrong person, he should release him immediately and bear the punishment of false accusation."
King Ning was noncommittal.
Sima Yan looked at Fu Qi and asked, "how's the interrogation going after you and Jiang Shuan arrested people?"
Fu Qi was embarrassed: "Xu Jia refused to admit his crime."
Xu Yizhi coughed again and then said, "my son is innocent. How can he admit that he has committed a crime? You'd better let people go quickly. It's freezing now, and my son is not in good health. He can't stay in the cell for too long. "
King Ning said with a smile, "we also believe that Xu Jia is innocent, but someone has confessed that Xu Jia has something to do with the assassin. How does Xu Gong explain this?"
"That's a false accusation. I've been an official in the dynasty for decades and offended many people. Someone must have made a trip secretly and deliberately framed my son. I know my son's character very well. Although he has no great talent, he is a kind-hearted man. He usually doesn't dare to kill a chicken, let alone kill people. I beg your majesty not to listen to other people's one-sided words. "
With that, Xu Yizhi would stand up and kneel to the emperor.
He was so old, his hair was white, and he was still ill. At this time, he trembled and knelt down. He was really pitiful.
The gate of Zhaoyang hall is not closed.
Seeing this, the civil servants kneeling outside were heartbroken and shouted one after another.
"Young master Xu must have been falsely accused and begged your majesty to let him go!"
"Duke Xu has devoted himself to southern Chu and the son of heaven for decades. He is a hero in the world. Please don't let him experience the grief of losing his son when he is old!"
"Your Majesty, please treat the old minister with kindness. Don't let people cold!"
……
Sima fan listened to the shouting outside and looked at the white haired old man kneeling in front of him. He was silent for a long time before he spoke slowly.
"Is it snowing outside again“
This question was wrong. Everyone in the hall was stunned.
The fastest reaction is to dissolve the vaccine.
He stepped forward and replied, "it has snowed for half an hour."
Sima wearily said, "it's so cold that Duke Xu has to drag his sick body into the palace. It's really difficult for you."
Xu Yizhi raised his head: "Wei Chen has only three sons. Xu Jia is the eldest son and the son I value most. I am worried that he will suffer from hunger and cold in prison. No matter how uncomfortable he is, I will try my best to clear up his grievances. "
"You have three sons, but I have only one. The prince is so young that he doesn't understand anything. Why does the struggle between adults involve him? You want to protect your son, but I also want to protect my son. I can't let the assassination happen again. I won't let go of anyone related to the assassination of the crown prince. "
At last, Sima's tone had become extremely cold and fierce.
Xu Yizhi kowtowed: "my son is really innocent. Even if he has a hundred courage, he doesn't dare to assassinate the crown prince!"
"Since you firmly believe that he is innocent, why are you so anxious to force me to release him? You called those civil servants outside, didn't you? This is your usual move. Last time you used this move and forced me to compromise. Do you think I would trip over the same stone twice? "
Xu Yizhi coughed twice and said in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty misunderstood Weichen!"
Sima wearily said faintly, "is it a misunderstanding? I'll know later."
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