Han Shizu

Chapter 1807
Liu Yang's brows were stretched, and then they frowned again. Without caring about asking, Wang Yue immediately called Princess Liu Xuan of Huaiyang into the palace.

Liu Xuanfang is 25 years old, in the prime of life, full of temperament, noble and elegant, and looks a bit like her mother Concubine Zhou Shu.However, it was difficult for Liu Xuan at this time to maintain her usual nobility and elegance, her crescent eyebrows were slightly frowned, and her face was worried.

"Meet the prince!" Liu Xuan bowed down and saluted.

"Okay, don't be too polite!" Liu Yang looked at her, waved his hands, and said, "Take a table first, let's have dinner together!"

Hearing this, Liu Xuan shook her head, finally showing a little anxiety in her words: "Zhang Jing was captured by Wu Desi's eagle dog, how can I eat something, second brother, can you?"

"Needless to say, I know what you're here for! However, I don't know the specific situation for the time being. I have already sent someone to investigate, and I will have news soon!" Liu Yang stretched out his hand to stop Liu Xuan, and comforted him: "Zhang Jing committed a crime. What is it, do you know?"

Liu Xuan shook her head: "Wu Desi's people only said that they were ordered, without any explanation, they took Zhang Jing away in front of me!"

"I think it's not a trivial matter!" Listening to his description, Liu Yang's expression became serious: "Otherwise, no matter how rampant the Wude officials are, they would not dare to go to your princess's mansion!"

"Second brother!" Liu Xuan called again.

"Don't worry, just sit here for a while and wait for the news!" Liu Yang said solemnly.

Seeing this, Liu Xuan had no choice but to hold back even though she was anxious, but even sitting there, she was a little out of control.Liu Yang looked at it, and motioned to Xiao Chuo, Xiao Chuo then got up, stepped forward and put his arm around Liu Xuan's shoulder, comforting him softly.

Generally speaking, it is not difficult for the prince to understand anything, unless there is stronger resistance from above.But obviously, Emperor Liu did not issue a password regarding the matter of his son-in-law Zhang Jing.

Regarding the envoy's inquiry from the prince, Wu Desi explained and answered truthfully, so soon Liu Yang received a reply, even with a detailed description of Zhang Jing's crime.

And after reading some of the information provided by Wu Desi, Liu Yang couldn't help showing annoyed expression, almost subconsciously smashed the food table, and scolded: "Damn it! Hateful!"

"Second brother!" Seeing Liu Yang's reaction, Liu Xuan's heart trembled, and she asked nervously, "What's going on? How is Zhang Jing?"

Liu Yang looked at Liu Xuan, ordered Wang Yue to show her the information in his hand, then kept a straight face and said nothing.Liu Xuan hurriedly took the list, and soon her face paled: "How could this be?"

Liu Xuan couldn't believe it, and said, "Second brother, this must be the cruel officials of Wu Desi who framed Zhang Jing for crimes!"

"Fifth sister, you have always been smart, have you lost even the basic judgment? Zhang Jing's son-in-law, if there is no solid evidence, how dare the people of Wu Desi do this?" Liu Yang said coldly: "What he committed is simply appalling. , lose all face of the royal family!"

Liu Xuan's eyes turned red, and she said, "Impossible! Zhang Jing has always been gentle and kind, and he is kind to others. He is a gentleman, so he won't."

"Besides the gold and jade, there's nothing in it!" Liu Yang was a little angry, staring at Liu Xuan and said, "Fifth Sister, you are Zhang Jing's bedside person, don't you realize what he's doing outside?"

"I, I..." Liu Xuan was a little dumb about this.It's not that no one has knocked on Liu Xuan's side, it's just that Liu Xuan has ignored them.

Seeing her appearance, Liu Yang couldn't help shaking his head, and sighed: "Fifth sister, I'm afraid I can't help you with this matter!"

"Second brother!" Hearing this, Liu Xuan became a little anxious: "You are the crown prince, if you are willing to lend a helping hand and intercede on your behalf, maybe father will forgive you!"

Hearing this, Liu Yang smiled wryly: "Today, I was reprimanded by my father. It was spread all over the palace. Didn't you hear about it? In this situation, if I speak up, I'm afraid not only I won't be able to save Zhang Jing, but it will hurt Zhang Jing." Intensify father's anger!"

Hearing what Liu Yang said, Liu Xuan stared blankly at Liu Yang, tears finally couldn't hold back, and fell down drop by drop.She knew that Liu Yang would not deceive her, and there was no need for that.

"Is there no way?"

"At least I can't help it!" Xiao Chuo's words suddenly appeared in his mind, he hesitated for a while, Liu Yang shook his head and said: "What he committed is too serious, even if I deal with it, he must be arrested. !"

"Second brother can speak for those officials, but can't he intercede for the son-in-law?" Liu Xuan said.Obviously, she had heard about Liu Yang's remonstrance.

Hearing what she said, Liu Yang's expression became colder, and he said, "I speak out for the sake of justice and the order of the court, not for those who deserve what they deserve!"

Liu Xuan was silent for a while, then choked up and said, "Father won't kill Zhang Jing?"

"It's hard to know!" Liu Yang replied after pondering for a while.

"I don't ask for forgiveness for his crimes, I just hope to save his life and give him a chance to repent and redeem his sins. I will definitely discipline him strictly in the future! My sister never asked you for anything, can my second brother please?"

Before Liu Xuan finished speaking, Liu Yang said decisively: "If it is other things, I have no excuses. Only this matter, I can't favoritism, otherwise, how can I win the hearts of the people? The imperial court is reforming the government, cracking down on crimes, Especially the dignitaries who bully others. If he is given a chance to repent, who will pity the officials, businessmen and people who have been harmed by him, and who will make decisions for them?"

However, observing Liu Xuan's somewhat miserable expression, Liu Yang finally softened his heart. For these younger brothers and sisters, he usually cared a lot, so at this time, it was inevitable that he felt a little compassion.

After thinking for a while, he said again: "Fifth sister, listen to my elder brother's persuasion, you'd better not interfere in this matter, let alone beg father, that will only be counterproductive, and will completely force father to the point of destroying relatives. Go back to the mansion and wait for the news Bar"

Listening to Liu Yang's comfort, Liu Xuan could not feel the slightest warmth, and she was not a dull person, so she couldn't understand Liu Yang's meaning.Obviously, Zhang Jing is in danger this time.

"I'm bothering the second brother, please continue to eat, the younger sister is leaving!" Slowly getting up, Liu Xuan saluted, turned and left.

Looking at Liu Xuan's disappointed back, Liu Yang deliberately called her to stop, but he didn't make a sound after all.After it completely disappeared from sight, he sighed: "It's a pity!"

Seeing this, Xiao Chuo said softly: "Your Highness did the right thing! Zhang Jing's actions are outrageous, and he deserves death!"

In fact, after Liu Yang learned about Zhang Jing's crimes, he had silently sentenced him to death, and it was impossible for Emperor Liu to let him go.In normal times, there may still be a small probability, but with the current situation of the court, as long as the crime is true and the evidence is conclusive, then Zhang Jing has no chance of surviving.It can already be seen from the fact that Emperor Liu asked Wu Desi to directly approve the arrest instead of handing it over to Zongzheng Temple.

"It's just pity for Fifth Sister! She is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, how can she be hit by this!" Liu Yang shook his head.

Xiao Chuo also couldn't help feeling: "At the beginning, it was a good story among the folks that the princess chose her son-in-law, but now it seems that the entrustment is not human!"

"Alas" was another heavy sigh.

As Liu Yang expected, after three full days of investigation, interrogation, and evidence collection, and after receiving a detailed report from Wu Desi, Emperor Liu decisively issued an edict that Zhang Jing, the son-in-law, had committed a heinous crime and was sentenced to death.

With this edict, all the rumors and gossips subsided in an instant, and all the dignitaries and bureaucrats who were staring at this matter withdrew their gazes.The old emperor's mind is so cold and firm, even his son-in-law is willing to kill, let alone other people, let's avoid disaster honestly.
As soon as the edict was released, Princess Liu Xuan of Huaiyang couldn't sit still at all, and decisively broke into the palace, went straight to the imperial court, and pleaded with Emperor Liu.But obviously, Emperor Liu's decision will not be changed because of Liu Xuan's intercession.

In the Chuigong Palace, looking at Liu Xuan who was kneeling on the ground and begging, Emperor Liu said softly, "Go back to your princess mansion! There is no room for maneuver in the matter of Zhang Jing. The law of the country is like a mountain. Killing him, I can't explain to the world, he can only die!"

"The law of the country is like a mountain?" Hearing this, Liu Xuan straightened her body, put away her weak posture, and looked directly at Emperor Liu: "Does your majesty abide by the laws of the country?"

"What do you mean?" Emperor Liu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Liu Xuan raised her voice: "Your Majesty wanted to kill Zhang Jing. Didn't he want to use his son-in-law's head to frighten his officials and use righteousness to kill relatives to show His Majesty's selflessness? Didn't he deserve it for killing so many people in the past few months? Could it be that the disposal is in accordance with the law, isn't it just a matter of His Majesty's words and pens?"

Faced with Liu Xuan's bold questioning, Emperor Liu was a little surprised. He looked at this daughter seriously, and said, "I always thought you were well-behaved and quiet. I never thought that you have such knowledge and such a fierce side!"

After saying that, Emperor Liu's tone became colder: "Since you have said that, then I will kill this beast even more, lest I give up halfway and have inconsistencies!"

Liu Xuan looked at Emperor Liu, but Emperor Liu kept staring at him.Seeing his indifferent expression, Liu Xuan choked up and said, "Daddy, are you really so heartless?"

Emperor Liu said indifferently: "In your eyes, isn't I just a heartless, heartless, and widowed person?"

Liu Xuan stood up silently, wiped away the tears on her face, bowed and said softly, "Daughter understands! If the son-in-law dies, he will go with him!"

"You!" Emperor Liu couldn't suppress his anger, and said, "Such a wolf-hearted person, is it worth it? If Zhang Jing dies, there are so many talented people in the world, you can choose!"

"I never thought that Daddy would say such a thing!" Liu Xuan looked sad and bowed again: "My daughter is resigning."

As he spoke, he turned around and left in a daze.Emperor Liu looked at her leaving back, his face twitched slightly, and there were some waves in his eyes.

Seeing this, Yan Tuo asked for instructions in a low voice: "Officials, what about the son-in-law?"

"What son-in-law!" Emperor Liu retorted, followed closely, his eyes returned to indifference, and he said indifferently: "Pass the edict, and execute the punishment on time!"

(End of this chapter)