Ci Jinzhi

As soon as the words "stick death" came out, the hall became extremely quiet, and everyone's eyes fell on He Qingxiao.

He Qingxiao put her forehead to the ground, her voice still calm: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

Emperor Xingyuan stared coldly at the young man who remained calm and composed. The anger in his chest was rampant and could not be dissipated.

He Qingxiao was soon dragged down.

Emperor Xingyuan got up and went to watch the execution in person.

The officials followed him silently, whispering and discussing in low voices along the way.

 Xie Zhangyuan slowed down and whispered to an official.

 The official nodded, quietly withdrew from the crowd, and went straight to the Hanlin Academy.

At this time, Xin You was reading a book in the office room when he heard urgent shouting.

 “It’s hard to wait for the imperial edict, it’s hard to wait for the imperial edict—”

 She stood up and walked out, looking at the panting official: "Mr. Wang—"

The official waved his hand and said in a low voice: "The Lord in Charge asked me to send you a message. The Marquis of Changle, He Qingxiao, ignored the emperor because he deceived the emperor. The emperor issued a message and pushed him to death outside the Meridian Gate!"

"What?" Xin You was startled. At that moment, his mind went blank and his thoughts stopped.

 Master He deceived you and ignored your superiors?

After a brief moment of sluggishness, Xin You quickly woke up and walked out quickly while asking, "What crime did Mr. He commit?"

The official briefly explained Xie Yang's case: "Xie Yang dared to give advice, which angered me many times. That time his advice failed because of a drunken gaffe, and he was sentenced to prison... Xie Yang's father died in the line of duty for flood control in his early years, and He Zhenfu Xu Shi felt sorry for the loyalty of the two generations of the Xie family, and was confused for a moment..."

Xin You figured out the reason, walked out of the Hanlin Academy, and started running away.

The officials tried their best to catch up, but if they couldn't catch up, they simply walked slowly.

He has already brought the news, and he, a small official, cannot take care of the rest.

Outside the Meridian Gate, they checked according to the rules. Because Emperor Xingyuan personally conducted the execution, the execution was very fast. After the **** Sun Yan read out the order for the beating with the stick, Captain Jinlin picked up the big red stick covered with iron and hit him with all his strength.

The emperor has already spoken out that he will be killed with a stick, so there is no need to show mercy when he takes action.

Among the hundreds of officials, some officials who were close to Xie Yang showed unbearable expressions when they saw this scene. However, thinking about Jin Linwei's bad reputation, they suppressed their sympathy silently. And more officials looked pleased, thinking that the domineering Jin Linwei had finally received his retribution.

Meng Jijiu moved and wanted to stand up to plead for mercy, but was held back by Xie Zhangyuan.

Meng Jijiu frowned and looked at his old friend.

 Xie Zhangyuan said nothing and pointed in the direction of the Hanlin Academy.

Meng Jijiu was stunned for a moment and understood: he was going to bring in the reinforcements from Xin Daizhao.

He Qingxiao, who was in the position of envoy of Jinlin Guard Town, moved flowers and trees to protect Xie Yang. This was indeed an irrefutable crime of deceiving the emperor, and it made the emperor more angry than ordinary ministers deceiving the emperor. If they plead for mercy, it will probably have no effect if they do not bring harm to themselves.

At this moment, only Xin You has the possibility to save Changle Hou.

 The wooden stick was raised high and fell heavily, making a scalp-numbing crash.

He Qingxiao closed her eyes and endured the severe pain.

 My body hurts, and my heart hurts even more.

 Ayou will be sad, right?

On the road from now on, Ayou will be the only one left to brave the thorns and thorns alone. Will Ayou get into trouble again and hurt herself?

Ayou, Ayou—he whispered the name in his heart that he never dared to shout openly, and his body didn’t seem to hurt that much.

 “Your Majesty!” a shout came. On such an occasion, the woman’s voice was particularly conspicuous.

He Qingxiao suddenly opened her eyes. His face was pushed to the other side, and he could only imagine what Xinyou looked like at this time through his voice.

Xin You ran straight in front of Emperor Xingyuan, but was stopped when he was some distance away.

Emperor Xingyuan frowned when he saw Xin You appearing and motioned to the guards to let her come closer.

 “Why is Xin Daizhao here?”

Xin You knelt down and looked up at the emperor with a gloomy face: "I heard that His Majesty planned to kill Mr. He with a stick outside the Meridian Gate. I wonder what mistake Mr. He made?"

Emperor Xingyuan's eyes turned cold: "Are you here to plead for He Qingxiao?"

"Master He has been a life-saving grace to me. I cannot stand by and watch when I hear something happened to him. I am very puzzled. Master He has been working diligently and conscientiously to investigate corruption and promote new policies. What mistake did you make today and the punishment is so serious? "

"Serious?" Emperor Xingyuan pointed at He Qingxiao, "He deceived the emperor and ignored his superiors. He was willing to obey the rules and violated the rules. I have already thought that he should be killed with a stick because of his meritorious service. Otherwise, he should be executed without delay!"

“Deceive the king?” Xinyou looked confused.

Emperor Xingyuan glanced at Sun Yan.

Sun Yan cleared his throat: "Xin Daizhao, you don't understand the situation. He Qingxiao secretly released the guilty ministers who were sent to prison by His Majesty himself and replaced them with the corpses of others. As the envoy of Jinlin Weibei Town, He Qingxiao behaved like this. Isn’t it deceiving the emperor? It is your majesty’s mercy to be punished by the imperial staff..."

While Sun Yan was explaining to Emperor Xingyuan, his eyes subconsciously fell on Xie Yang who was kneeling there.

Xin You was keenly aware of it and looked around. She was startled when she saw Xie Yang's appearance clearly.

Even though it had been so long and Xie Yang had aged a lot, she still recognized him at a glance.

At that time, she had just met Mr. He, and she misunderstood that Mr. He was the one who had done something to her mother. She was so distraught that she went to the street and accidentally saw Mr. He arresting someone.

The man was about to take action but Master He subdued him, and cursed Master He as a lackey who helped the tyrants commit evil and would be punished.

The person in front of me is Xie Yang.

Thinking about what Xie Yang had scolded Mr. He and her thoughts at that time, looking at this moment, Xin You's heart seemed to be pinched hard by invisible hands, which was heartbreaking.

 When others look at Mr. He, they will not hesitate to speculate on him with the greatest malice and despise him, just because he is a Jinlin Guard. But she knew that he had a noble character, restrained and forbearing, which was as heartbreaking as the lonely moon in the sky.

Xin You tried his best not to look at He Qingxiao's appearance at this moment, and raised his head to look at Emperor Xingyuan.

 “I understand.”

"Now that you understand, please step back." Xin You's appearance calmed down the angry Emperor Xingyuan, and his tone became less cold.

Xin You knelt and did not move.

Upon seeing this, the officials quietly exchanged glances.

Xin Daizhao wants to resist the edict in order to celebrate Qingxiao, but can't he succeed? If so, what will happen to the emperor?

 Some people are worried, some are looking forward to it, and the atmosphere is subtle and tense.

Emperor Xingyuan squinted his eyes, and there was no hint of joy or anger in his tone: "Xin Daizhao, do you have anything else to say?"

 “I beg your Majesty to forgive Mr. He.”

 “You think he is not wrong?” Emperor Xingyuan’s voice was slightly raised.

Xin You lowered his eyes and pursed his lips: "Master He is indeed guilty of letting the guilty minister go without permission."

"Since he is guilty, you still want to plead for him?" Emperor Xingyuan felt a little calmer after hearing Xinyou admitted that He Qingxiao was guilty.

Xin You was silent for a moment, took out something from her arms, raised her hands above her head, and the words were clearly heard in the ears of all the officials: "That day, your Majesty gave me a jade as I wished, and promised to fulfill my request. Now I have something to ask for, please ask your Majesty Forgive Mr. He."

Emperor Xingyuan stared closely at the jade Ruyi that Xin You had given him not long ago, and asked one by one: "Xin Daizhao, do you know the value of this jade Ruyi? Do you really want to use the jade Ruyi to save He Qingxiao's life?"

 Just for a arrogant boy?