Chapter 182: Defying Imperial Authority? Blaming Emperor Wen
He Zhaojun's face was pale, clearly terrified. "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I know I was wrong. From now on, no matter what military matters I have, I will inform Your Majesty first. I will never make decisions on my own or act in secret again!"
"Hurry up and make them stop! Stop, stop... Your Majesty, Ziduan is your own son. If you hit him, the pain will be in your heart. Don't punish Ziduan just to punish an outsider like me! Please, Your Majesty, just hit me!"
Having said this, He Zhaojun suddenly stopped talking.
If Emperor Wen really wanted to embarrass her, he could have just punished her directly. Why would he go through so much trouble and strike his own son? Furthermore, given the relationship between Wen Ziduan and Ling Buzhi, it was absolutely impossible for Wen Ziduan to resort to heavy-handed violence. What was he trying to tell her?
He Zhaojun suddenly caught sight of one of the soldiers carrying out the execution. Although the weather was cold, he was already sweating profusely from exhaustion. Veins bulged on his hands and neck, and it was obvious that he was carefully controlling the strength of his blows.
Could it be that the beatings against Ling Buyi and Wen Ziduan were all fake from the beginning? Was this something Wen Ziduan hadn't had time to tell her yet?
After realizing this, He Zhaojun not only did not show it, but cried even more sadly.
Emperor Wen put down his teacup and sighed, "Originally, I thought you wouldn't feel sorry for Ziduan, but now it seems that's not entirely true. But I didn't expect you to actually pull Ziduan along and rebel against the supreme imperial power."
He Zhaojun shook her arms, freed herself from the restraints, and knelt before Emperor Wen: "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"
"If we had informed His Majesty upon learning of this matter and requested the imperial court to send troops to assist, Ziduan would not have taken the risky step of confiscating the property of corrupt officials to raise funds and food for the next earthquake. We would not have made such a grave mistake!"
He Zhaojun knew that Emperor Wen was naturally furious. Perhaps Cao Cheng's disclosure of the earthquake and his suggestion that Emperor Wen was unaware of it were instructions from the Emperor. He wanted to see how he would handle such a major event.
We must see clearly the true intention of Emperor Wen before we can stop this execution!
"No matter how wrong I am, it's all my fault. It has nothing to do with Zhaojun. Father, please feel free to punish me. I will accept the punishment!" The veins on Wen Ziduan's neck bulged, and his fingers gripped the bench tightly to resist the pain. Two nails on his left hand were broken and blood was flowing.
He Zhaojun cried bitterly and tried to crawl over to block Wen Ziduan, but the other two maids held her shoulders, preventing her from rising. She could only laboriously hold onto Wen Ziduan's bloody hand.
"Ziduan... Ziduan..." He Zhaojun called Wen Ziduan's name helplessly. She only called him the Third Prince before, and she could not say the word Ziduan no matter what.
However, she didn't expect that today she was only annoyed that her voice was not loud enough and Wen Ziduan, who was already drowsy, couldn't hear her voice.
The result of concealing the truth was that he thought everything was proceeding secretly and in an orderly manner, but he didn't know that Emperor Wen had already arranged everything behind the scenes.
He wanted to make me fear the imperial power in this way.
When did this all start? By the way, what was the expression on Emperor Wen's face when the Fifth Prince said, "All men are created equal, without distinction of high or low"?
I can't remember.
Seeing that He Zhaojun was crying out of breath and her frail body was about to fall, Emperor Wen raised his eyebrows, and the two maids received the instruction and loosened their grip slightly.
Emperor Wen was reluctant to act hastily and frighten He Zhaojun, so he warned her, "You were cautious and didn't tell me, which is understandable. But Ziduan also acted in secret, which is a serious mistake. If you two protect each other, how can I be harmed?"
At this moment, He Zhaojun only felt Wen Ziduan's hand move, and he gently held her back: "Don't cry, I'm fine..." He Zhaojun hurriedly pulled his hand and put it on her face.
"Ziduan, look at me... look at me! Don't sleep!" Seeing that Wen Ziduan was barely breathing, He Zhaojun no longer cared about anything else and stood up suddenly, which scared Cao Cheng.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask, in this matter, where does Your Majesty place the people of Shouchun?"
Cao Cheng was about to interrupt when Emperor Wen raised his hand and said, "Let her speak! I want to see what she has to say!"
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