Happy rivers and lakes

Chapter 21

"My lord, it was sent by a young monk from Xiangguo Temple." Mr. Gongsun handed Bao Zheng a note.

"At the end of my life, Yiyi, I hope that I will be enlightened and Zen. It turned out to be a note from the old abbot of Yichan."

"Is this really written by the old abbot?" Bao Zheng nodded.

"This government has been friends with the old abbot of Yichan for many years. They often play chess and talk about Zen together, and we don't realize it's dawn."

"My lord, it's late, don't be in a hurry, let's go tomorrow morning!"

"Yiyi at the end of her life, it's rare to see her. Zhan Huwei and Yan Huwei are accompanying the mansion, so you should rest early!"

"But my subordinate..." Mr. Gongsun wanted to say something, but Bao Zheng stopped him.

"This government insists, sir, don't blame me."

"Zhanzhao, Haoyue." We agreed and went to Xiangguo Temple with Bao Zheng.

"My lord, the Xiangguo Temple is here." We entered the Xiangguo Temple, and the gate of the Xiangguo Temple was immediately closed by two young monks. We knew something was wrong, and we were going to ask the Lord for instructions.

"Go in!" I hinted to Zhang Long and Zhao Hu to be more vigilant.

"The old abbot is in the meditation room in the backyard. Master Bao is following me, please..." A monk came to Bao Zheng and led Bao Zheng to the meditation room in the backyard.Zhaozhao and I feel that something is wrong, it is too quiet here, it seems that the assassination of Bao Zheng should be in Xiangguo Temple.The meditation room in the backyard arrived, and Bao Zheng entered the meditation room of the old abbot of Yichan alone, while Zhao Zhao and I stood guard outside the meditation room.

"Old abbot Yichan, abbot." Mo Shanhu jumped out suddenly, raised his sword and slashed at Bao Zheng.

"Bao Zheng, watch the sword." As soon as we heard the commotion in the meditation room, we were about to rush in, when all the assassins jumped out and fought with us.

"You dare to hurt the government."

"I'm not afraid of anything."

"My lord." As soon as we rushed in, we saw Mo Shanhu put his sword on Bao Zheng's neck, and Zhao Zhao put his sword on the neck of the monk who brought us to the meditation room.

"It's you." Mo Shanhu was startled by Zhao Zhao's sudden sound, and the sword left Bao Zheng's neck, but Mo Shanhu put the sword on the neck of the old abbot Yichan again.

"You, don't act recklessly, or I'll kill him first." Mo Shanhu was a little scared, after all, Zhao Zhao's martial arts were also higher than his.

"You are worthless, if you can't beat him, you will kill the old monk." Bai Yutang and Han Zhang jumped out, scolding Mo Shanhu for being worthless.

"It's you stinky mouse again, you can't dodge any farther."

"Hey, the white mouse is here. There is one thing he said wrong. The white mouse doesn't stink, it smells good." I looked at Mo Shanhu, but didn't make any movements. Sniffed.

"That's right, that's right. It's indeed a sweet rat. If you're being told to talk nonsense, you should slap your mouth." Bai Yutang's face turned red, and he was about to explode. Bai Yutang, of course, can't scold Zhaozhao either.Another dodge, this time directly to Mo Shanhu's side.

With a "slap", I slapped Mo Shanhu on the face, and Mo Shanhu fell out directly under the force of my slap.Everyone looked surprised, although Zhao Zhao and the others knew that my martial arts were very good, they didn't know how exaggerated they were. Both Zhao Zhao and Bai Yutang were good at martial arts, and neither of them saw how I made the move.The moment I saw my silhouette, Mo Shanhu was beaten out. Before Mo Shanhu could react, maybe he was frightened.

"Zhang Long and Zhao Hu took him down." As I was the one who took the shot, all the people who assassinated Bao Zheng were taken down within a few strikes, and Bao Zheng and the others were stunned.

"Hey, why are you acting like this? You're dumbfounded. Have you never seen a fight?" Only then did everyone realize that these assassins had already been taken down.

"Thank you both for coming here to save each other." Although Bai Yutang and Han Zhang didn't do anything, they came to rescue Bao Zheng, and Bao Zheng still wanted to thank them.

"I want to clear my suspicions and prove that it wasn't Bai who wanted to hurt you." Bao Zheng nodded, turned around and saluted Abbot Yichan.

"Abbot, I have wronged you."

"Amitabha, Lord Bao—this old man finally saw the so-called {landslides before the crisis, not chaos}."

"You are Yan Huwei. It seems that your martial arts are much higher than Bai Yutang's."

"Shut up, death is imminent, do you still want to sow discord? I'll tell you right now, I, Zhan Zhao, and Bai Yutang, we have had life-and-death acquaintances, no matter how much you wicked people try to sow discord, It will not shake the friendship between us." From Zhao Zhao and Bai Yutang's eyes, I saw that they were full of trust.The assassination failed here, and Han Qing and Ji Gao who lived in the Yuelai Inn slipped away in the middle of the night.

The next day, Mo Shanhu was interrogated in the Kaifeng government office.

"Mo Shanhu, I have never had any grudges against you, so why do you want to assassinate me? It's true."

"My lord, does this have to be said?"

"In the courtroom, every question must be answered, not only to speak, but also to be true."

"Ah, if you want to tell the truth, then I can't say it." "Come here, I'll serve you with a dog's head."

"Your Majesty, hurry up and tell me, my god, that's a dog's head, if you don't say it, I will." Hearing about the dog's head, one of Mo Shanhu's soldiers was terrified to death and panicked.

"Damn it, fuck you." Mo Shanhu slapped the pawn on the face.

"My lord, our majesty took us to the Kaifeng mansion, saying that it was to open our eyes. This is good, I opened my eyes, and I saw that dog's head at a glance. My lord, until yesterday, we didn't I know you are the one who is going to be assassinated." The pawn answered Bao Zheng's words with a teary voice.

"Why do you want to assassinate the government?"

"You have to ask that dog-headed military division, and there is another man who is neither male nor female."

"Who are their names?"

"This, the king didn't tell us."

"Moshan Tiger"

"Yes, I can't ask any more, and I'm going to reveal my bottom line if I ask any more."

"This government not only wants to ask, but you also have to ask for it honestly, without delay."

"Then can you not mention the name? She told me that she said that you cut her adoptive brother into two pieces, and also said that you drove her adoptive father out of the court. He also said that you are not only hateful." , and you can still kill, I just listened to her words, so I brought these brothers to Kaifeng Mansion to find you."

"Her adoptive father is Taishi Pang."

"Oh, I didn't say that, I didn't say that."

"This Suzaku sword was also given to you by Grand Master Pang."

"Well, how can I say this, I can't lie. My lord, why don't you just do this, and leave me alone."

"Mo Shanhu, you were originally a mountain king. You have bad conduct, endanger the village, and are reckless and ignorant. Therefore, you were used by others to assassinate the government. You should be punished for the crime. The government thinks that your conscience is still alive, and you still have blood. Let you go." One way of life is to turn over a new leaf, and you can no longer do evil, otherwise the government will not tolerate it."

"My lord, let's put it this way-you won't kill me anymore, brothers, come and thank your lord."

"Come here, Mo Shanhu will be punished eighty times, and each of the criminals will be punished forty times."

"Yes"

"Ah, I still want to fight."

The magistrate of Huaiyang found out that the letter was written by a poisonous scholar, and the assassination at Hanqing failed, so Pang Taishi took refuge in King Xiangyang, and Ji Gao and Hanqing also fled to King Xiangyang.Unexpectedly, the Prince of Xiangyang, who is greedy for beauty, actually harbors ill intentions towards Hanqing.Taishi Pang thought in his heart that when he got the evidence of King Xiangyang's crime, he could return to the court.In fact, Taishi Pang is just greedy for power and doesn't want to rebel, so he is going to be an undercover agent.Hanqing gradually fell in love with Mo Shanhu, but she thought it was not the time for them to go far away.

Soon Taishi Pang got the evidence of King Xiangyang's crime, the forged imperial seal of King Xiangyang, and Taishi Pang found a reason that he wanted to go back to Huaiyang to get things, but Taishi Pang entered the palace with the evidence.

"Veteran Pang Ji kowtows to see my emperor, long live long live long live long live long live."

"Master Pang, I haven't seen you for several years, you are well."

"The minister said to the emperor, the old minister will see Longyan in his lifetime, and even if he dies, he will have no regrets. Thanks to the emperor's blessing, everything is fine."

"You must have something important to do when you enter the palace late at night, come... get up and talk first."

"The old minister knows that he has sinned deeply, please allow the old minister to kneel down and report."

"All right"

"The emperor said that since the old minister retired to the mountains and forests, he has lived in seclusion at home and thought about his mistakes behind closed doors. Apart from praying for the emperor day and night, he has nothing to ask for. I don't want to think that a few months ago, the king of Xiangyang sent people to the humble house and insisted on inviting the old minister to go to Xiangyang to plot a rebellion. " Zhao Zhen's face darkened, he didn't expect Grand Master Pang to come to the palace to sue King Xiangyang.

"Go on."

"The old minister was deeply favored by the emperor, and his gratitude was not enough to repay him. How dare he betray the emperor and the court. The king of Xiangyang knew that the old man was still quite prestigious in the court and the opposition, so he strongly invited the old minister to join him. Then he forced the old minister to donate his family property for him to recruit soldiers and horses. After thinking twice, the old minister thought twice. Feeling that the safety of the country should be the most important thing, in order to find out its conspiracy and find out what happened, so it was false and submissive. However, although the old minister is in the tiger's den, his heart is in the court. Recruit ministers and wear dragon robes, just like the king of a country. When the time is right, he will force the emperor to abdicate and let him take over." Zhao Zhen actually understood in his heart that Grand Master Pang wanted to use this news to return to the court, Zhao Zhen remained expressionless .

"There is evidence for what the grand master said."

"Qizhuo the emperor, in order to bribe the veteran, the King of Xiangyang actually tampered with the title of the country, issued a false imperial decree, and promised that after the matter was completed, he would bestow high officials and generous salary on the veteran, but the veteran was unmoved. In this false imperial decree, there is The royal seal engraved by the King of Xiangyang, I sincerely invite the emperor to have a look." Grand Master Pang took out the fake royal seal that the King of Xiangyang had stamped on the fake imperial decree from his sleeve, and handed it to Zhao Zhen for a look.

"Prince Xiangyang, my uncle is plotting rebellion with the dignity of a king. Grand Master Pang, is this all true?" After Zhao Zhen saw it, Long Yan was furious.

"Revelation to the emperor, every sentence that the old minister said is true, if there is a half sentence false, I am willing to hang the white-haired head on the item high above the Meridian Gate to show the public."

"Okay, get up, Grand Master" "Thank you, Your Majesty"

"Okay, it's rare that you are loyal and take precautions before they happen. You have made a great contribution to this dynasty."

"Veterans dare not take credit, but do their duty as a minister. I wish my emperor long live and the country will prosper."

"Okay... Pass on the decree and declare Bao Zheng to enter the palace."

"Zunzhi" Grand Master Pang stopped immediately when he heard the emperor called Bao Zheng to enter the palace.

"Qizou the emperor, this case must not be handed over to Bao Zheng, he and the veteran are incompatible!"

"Hey, Grand Master—I can trust Bao Zheng." "Yes"

"Qi Zou Emperor, Lord Bao is here." Bao Zheng was about to knelt down to see Zhao Zhen, but Zhao Zhen avoided Bao Zheng's kneeling and handed the false imperial decree to Bao Zheng for him to see.

"My uncle, I enshrined him as the king of Xiangyang, rich in food, and great in power. I don't respect him for anything. He even rebelled. How do you want me to face my ancestors and explain to the people of the world? I don't have enough hearts Snake Tunxiang, what I have to do with him can make him satisfied. Bao Qing, the royal family is against the wall and the court is making fun of the court, what suggestions do you have for this case."

"Long live my minister, I think the case of false imperial decree should be handled with caution."

"Careful, I was too cautious to have today's rebellion. In fact, I have heard it a long time ago. The reason why I can't believe it is because the emperor's uncle is my own uncle. Now that the evidence is convincing, I want to issue an order to call He is going to Beijing."

"If he knows that the situation has been revealed, he refuses to come to Beijing?"

"Then raise troops to attack, and I will never raise tigers again."

"Long live, that will force him to rebel ahead of time, even if King Xiangyang is captured, it will disturb the world."

"In your opinion..."

"Long live will hand over this matter to the Kaifeng government, and the humble minister is terrified. I hope Wan live trusts the humble minister, does not go to war, and turns violence into invisible."

"Bao Qing, the emperor's uncle rebelled. This is a family scandal. If it is not handled properly, it will shake the foundation of the country. I can only trust you."

"My minister should do his best to deal with this matter, and don't worry about it long live."

"Bao Qing, I am happy to have you as a loyal and virtuous minister." Afterwards, Zhao Zhen listened to Bao Zheng's persuasion and handed over the case to Kaifeng Mansion.

Kaifeng government office, above the court: "Master Bao, this case is unusual, Long Live entrusts this case to you, you should negotiate privately with the old father, how can you openly hear it in the court."

"This government has always been impartial in handling cases, giving and receiving selflessly, why can't the trial be held openly?"

"Aren't you afraid of leaking it out and scaring the snake away? If you miss a big deal, you can afford it."

"Then you don't need to worry about it, but the government is asking questions, and you have to answer truthfully."

"Hey, could it be that you still regard the old man as a criminal?"

"You are the plaintiff in the court. You are a commoner and call yourself an old man. You are disrespectful to the government."

"You, you really have too much prejudice against the old man."

"You still dare to call yourself an old man. Could it be that you want to anger the government?"

"At the beginning when Long live entrusted this case to you, I thought that something big was wrong. As expected, you were acting for your own benefit and avenging your own revenge. Well, I won't tell you any more. I will go face to face with you."

"Stop, my government hasn't asked the case yet, how can you let you leave as soon as you say it?"

"Old... Caomin is old, can I reserve a seat?"

"Standby"

"Okay, you can ask"

"Have you ever informed the emperor that the King of Xiangyang intends to rebel."

"Since it's a secret report, it must be a confidential matter. How can you make it public! Oh, you think that the lobby of your Kaifeng mansion is impregnable, and all your subordinates are tight-lipped and will not leak it."

"The government doesn't think your whistleblower is so confidential, so how do you know it's not a false accusation?"

"What, you said that the old man is a false accusation, you have to listen to how the old man reported to the Lord Long Live. Okay, the old man will say it again, let you listen to your so-called false accusation. How the old man went bankrupt and went deep into the tiger's den to risk his life You get it by dying."

"You are old, don't get angry easily, why don't you sit down and talk in detail." Bao Zheng's few questions made Grand Master Pang go crazy.

"Pangy"

"Let me ask you first, did Long Live Lord give you a piece of evidence, saying that the old man has made great contributions to the dynasty."

"You are referring to this false imperial decree."

"Hey, you have to look carefully. There is a forged imperial seal on the fake imperial decree, which is enough to prove that the old man is not a false accusation. The king of Xiangyang intends to rebel, and the evidence is solid."

"You say that the imperial decree is fake, and the imperial seal is also forged, but how can you prove that this thing belongs to King Xiangyang?"

"He gave it to me with his own hands, and I got it from him."

"Provided"

"The king of Xiangyang is the witness. If you don't believe me, you can come to him, and I can confront him in court."

"The king of Xiangyang may not be willing to come. He is a relative of the emperor and an uncle of Long Live. It is unbelievable that he intends to rebel. It is clear that someone has ulterior motives and framed him."

"What, you said that I wanted to frame him, and I see clearly that you were the one who wanted to frame me."

"The government sees this false evidence as worthless and unreliable, so it is better to destroy it in court, so as not to make people laugh." Before finishing speaking, the false evidence was destroyed in court, which made Grand Master Pang very angry.

"This old man got it by risking his life. You tore the old man's heart. I, I will fight with you."

"This person yelled at the court, humiliated the government, put him in prison, and will be retried regularly."

"I don't regret dying, you are a sinner of my Great Song Dynasty..."