When Ji Changying saw Emperor Mingde, she bowed first: "Hehua greets the emperor. Long live the emperor!"
"Why are you so polite? Sit down!"
Emperor Mingde put down the brush in his hand and pointed to the chair below to indicate that she didn't need to be so polite.
Ji Changying shook her head and knelt on the ground with a thud: "Hehua is guilty, and I have come to the emperor to apologize."
This kneeling scared Eunuch Liu, and his heart started beating even faster when he heard Ji Changying's words.
The relaxed smile on Emperor Mingde's face suddenly disappeared. He stood up and looked at Ji Changying on the ground with an inexplicable look in his eyes.
Upon seeing this, Eunuch Liu quickly and carefully led his men to retreat, and closed the door of the Yangxin Palace tightly, leaving space for the two of them.
"Oh? What crime did you commit?"
Emperor Mingde frowned, wondering in his heart what Ji Changying's purpose was in coming here today.
I haven't heard that this kid got into any trouble recently?
Ji Changying took a deep breath. "Just yesterday, Hehua learned that the master he accepted during his exile was actually from the previous dynasty! He couldn't sleep all night, and today he's been restless at home. That's why he made up his mind to come and apologize! Although we were unaware of this, the master has already accepted him, so he has no choice but to come and apologize!"
Emperor Mingde was shocked when he heard this: "The master you recognized in Liangzhou is from the previous dynasty? Stand up and tell me in detail!"
Ji Changying stood up.
After kneeling for a while, I felt a little uncomfortable.
“Here’s what happened…”
Ji Changying told the whole story of how difficult life was for their family when they first settled in Liangzhou, how they met Ren Dongnan next door, how he broke away from those people from the previous dynasty, how he was hunted down, and how she was noticed by Ren Dongnan and was accepted as his apprentice.
Of course, she also told him in detail how she heard the rumor about her mother being a disaster star in the restaurant, how she found the person, and how she heard that Huiji was the great national teacher of the previous dynasty.
Emperor Mingde almost doubted his own ears after hearing this: "Hui Ji is the evil man from the previous dynasty, the Grand Master?!"
"My master said so. Only the Grand Master of the previous dynasty could master those strange and unpredictable methods. That's why he has been hunted for so many years."
"Impossible! I personally chopped off that Grand Master's head!"
Emperor Mingde was very wary of this great national teacher of the previous dynasty.
Back then, this great national teacher controlled the government, and even the emperor was his follower.
More than half of the government and the country are his people, and many national policies that cost the people a lot of money and time were his work.
Even during so many years of war, that great national teacher had secretly intervened a lot, and Emperor Mingde almost died at his hands several times.
So when Emperor Mingde captured the Grand Master, the first thing he did was to kill him! He cut off his head and hung it at the palace gate for three days and three nights.
Decades had passed, and he didn't expect to hear news about this person. He couldn't believe that this person had lived under his nose for decades!
"It is impossible to tell whether it is true or false. Your Majesty, please think twice."
Ji Changying didn't persuade him to believe it, but just let him think about it himself.
Emperor Mingde was choked up. If it were someone else, he would probably have to be dragged away and given a good beating to relieve his anger.
How dare you report this news to him when you don't even know whether it's true or not!
But seeing Ji Changying telling him everything and acting as if she believed in him wholeheartedly, he felt very happy.
After all, it was already bad enough that his sons were on high alert against him.
"Aren't you afraid that I will sentence your master to death?"
Ji Changying smiled broadly, with a somewhat flattering smile: "Because Ah Ying knows that Your Majesty is wise and brave, extremely intelligent, of high moral character, and cares for the people, and has great talent and strategy, I took the initiative to confess to the Emperor. If it were someone else, Ah Ying might not have dared to do so!"
Although Emperor Mingde was fed a series of bewitching words by her, he did not forget the key point at all: "Someone come!"
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Ren Dongnan and Lao Lu were not surprised at all when they were secretly brought into the palace. Ji Changying had discussed this matter with them on their way back to Beijing.
Ren Dongnan showed no fear when he saw the emperor. He bowed slightly as a greeting. Lao Lu was more honest and kowtowed obediently.
Emperor Mingde was somewhat displeased, but thinking that the two were merely ordinary people, he didn't bother to argue. "Tell me, how did you discover that Huiji and the previous dynasty's Grand Master were the same person? Let's not waste any more time on this nonsense, just get to the point."
Ren Dongnan paused, sorted out his thoughts in his mind before speaking.
He had been carrying out the tasks assigned by the Grand Master since he was sixteen years old. Because of his outstanding performance, he was highly regarded by the Grand Master, so he had some understanding of the Grand Master's behavioral habits.
When the Grand Master died, he was very happy that this evil man was finally dead. He also thought that he was finally going to get rid of that place and could choose to live wherever he wanted.
Unexpectedly, a few days after the death of the Grand Master, when the valley was in chaos, the Grand Master appeared there in a black robe.
He was not the only one who was shocked at that time. Anyone who had seen the Grand Master's head was afraid.
They were a little skeptical at first, and before they could make a move to test him, the Grand Master simply made a gesture and they rolled over in pain, unable to get up. Only then did they become convinced that this man was truly the Grand Master.
Later, Ren Dongnan secretly followed him while he was on a mission, and found out that the Grand Master had now become the famous master of Huangjue Temple, Huiji.
Later, by chance, he was able to remove the poison from his body. He decided to leave the capital and never return, and then went to Liangzhou to settle down.
Emperor Mingde looked him over and said, "They actually put so much effort into training you, why would you betray them?"
Ren Dongnan sneered, "My entire Ren family was harmed by him. I only remembered a few things back then, and I was a good candidate for martial arts training, so the Grand Master took a liking to me and brought me back for training."
"My eyes are the result of the poison planted in me by the Grand Master. I dug them out as compensation to them, and it can be considered as repaying the kindness of their training."
"I am a commoner and my entire clan has been wiped out. Your Majesty can kill me or chop me up at any time. However, Aying's family is unaware of this. They only found out today. I beg Your Majesty to spare them."
Ren Dongnan was originally a man of the world, alone and fearless of life and death. If it weren't for his apprentice, he would have disdained to show this side of him.
Lao Lu pounded his chest with his palm-leaf fan-like hands. "I've heard in Liangzhou that His Majesty is a benevolent and courteous man. He certainly wouldn't vent his anger on random people!"
Emperor Mingde felt very complicated for a moment.
He looked at Ren Dongnan and felt that he really had no idea where to start.
Kill him? He is here just to deliver a message to him. If he really makes a contribution.
If he didn't kill him, he would feel that it would be a loss of face and dignity. After all, he knew the people of the previous dynasty very well and hated them very much, especially since this person was trained by the Grand Master.
Thinking of this, Emperor Mingde's expression became uncertain.
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