Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 850
The heavy rain was torrential, the thunder was bursting, and the dazzling lightning flashed across the sky, reflecting the general's sword on the execution platform, which was cold and frightening.

A Suo stood in the middle of the execution platform, with his long knife facing the ground, letting the heavy rain fall on him, without moving.

He looked indifferently at the thin young man under the stage, his voice was cold.

"Go back, Ren Li, he doesn't deserve someone to collect his body!"

Ren Hong's face became paler, and the cold rain hit his body, causing the two ribs he had just connected to be extremely painful. Aso, who was a warrior in the battlefield, rushed towards his face with killing intent, making Ren Hong's body tremble slightly. Some trembling.

However, he still stubbornly raised his head, looked at the murderous general, and cupped his hands.

"Please forgive me, General. Although my grandfather committed a serious crime, he cannot be separated from his blood relatives. A man establishes the world and preserves the world with filial piety."

"I know that my grandfather's crimes cannot be redeemed by death, but as a descendant of the Ren family, I cannot sit and watch my grandfather's corpse exposed in the wilderness. I hope the general will forgive me."

"Excuse me?"

A Suo looked up to the sky and smiled, tears mixed with rainwater slid down his face, he suddenly raised the long knife in his hand, and pointed the blade at Ren Hong who was under the execution platform.

"Chijin Mongolian Guard killed 52 people, your Ren clan, how can I forgive you?"

"I'll say it again, Ren Li, you don't deserve someone to collect the bones. If you insist on doing this, I have a long knife in my hand, so you can come up and give it a try!"

Murderous aura was mixed in the rain, coming out from the blade, making Ren Hong feel suffocated for a while, his eyes darkened slightly, and a trace of pain flashed across his face, but in the end, he slowly became firm.

"General, offended!"

After the words fell, the young man stepped firmly on the steps of the execution platform.

However, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he did not go directly to Ren Li's body, but walked step by step towards Ah Suo who was standing with the knife.

Until, when he came in front of Aso, the long knife was lying between the two of them, and the heavy raindrops hit it with a crisp sound.

A Su's hand was very steady, even in the heavy rain, the hand holding the knife never trembled at all, but the young man was completely opposite, his body kept trembling, revealing his inner fear.

Every step I took, I was panting heavily, as if it took a lot of energy.

However, even though he was afraid, he still stood in front of Aso, with the tip of the knife on his chest, his eyes clear.

"Grandpa's crimes are serious, and I have no face to persuade the general to let go of the grudge. The general came here for revenge. It is only right. It is only right for me to be filial to my grandfather."

"52 lives, 52 lives will be used to pay back!"

"Ren Hong died today, and the Ren family has other descendants who will come again, until the general is willing to withdraw his sword and make way!"

These words were spoken calmly, but they revealed great courage and strength.

A Su frowned, his eyes were full of killing intent, the blade in his hand still did not retreat at all, he said coldly.

"Little baby, don't think that this is the capital, at the foot of the emperor, so I dare not kill people in the street!"

"Do you know why your grandfather has been able to live in peace until now? Why did His Majesty allow me to kill your grandfather?"

"This is what the Ming court owes the Seven Guards of Kansai!"

"Not to mention adding you, even adding the entire Ren clan, His Majesty will let me leave Beijing safely!"

Hearing this, Ren Hong shook his head lightly.

"I don't understand government affairs, but, general, don't worry, the Ren family has absolutely no intention of threatening the general and the court. If the general doesn't believe it..."

Ren Hong raised his head and glanced at Zhou Xuan, Zhu Yi, Zhang Yu and other red-robed officials who were not far away with complicated eyes. He glanced at the officers and soldiers standing in the rain, and also at the civilians hiding under the eaves of the streets and alleys talking endlessly. People, took a deep breath and shouted loudly.

"My grandfather committed a heinous crime and slaughtered 52 tribute envoys without permission. One person committed the crime, and the whole family redeemed him. Today, I come here to pay for my grandfather's crimes. It has nothing to do with others. Please testify!"

The sound fills all directions, even under the heavy rain, it is clearly transmitted to everyone's ears.

After finishing speaking, Ren Hong took a step back, bowed his hands upright to all parties, and then turned around to look at Ah Suo, and took out a dagger from his sleeve.

With a clang, the dagger was unsheathed, and the cold light flashed.

There was a flash of sternness in Ren Hong's eyes, he closed his eyes tightly, raised the dagger downward, and stabbed fiercely towards his lower abdomen!
clang!
The golden iron symphony sounded.

With a cold light, the dagger spun in the air, landed on the execution platform, hit the rainwater, splashed countless water splashes, and made a dull sound.

Ren Hong opened his eyes, his hands trembling uncontrollably, when he raised his head, he saw A Su in front of him, with the saber sheathed.

"You won. From today onwards, the enmity between the Ren family and the Seven Guards of Kansai will be wiped out!"

An indifferent voice drifted over, through the sound of rain, and fell into Ren Hong's ears.

Seeing the back of Ah Suo leaving, Ren Hong's legs went limp, and he slumped on the execution platform, panting heavily.

Asuo, who got off the execution platform, did not return to the shed, but bowed to Zhou Xuan, the servant of the punishment department in the middle, then turned around and disappeared into the rain.

At the same time, Zhu Yi and Zhang Min, who had seen the whole process, looked a little complicated.

After a while, Zhang Min turned his head to the side and asked Zhu Yi.

"Are you sure you want to keep this boy?"

With Zhang Xiang's eyesight, he can naturally see that it is impossible for Aso to really do anything to Ren Hong. No matter how many inside stories there are in the case of the Kansai Seven Guards, and no matter how important the status of the Kansai Seven Guards is, But in the end, the Ren family was the one whom the emperor ordered to deal with, and Ah Suo was not stupid, so what he said on the execution platform was actually just to scare Ren Hong.

If you really do it, he will never do it!
Revenge is of course important, but it is not as important as the fate of the Kansai Seven Guards.

In this case, the Kansai Seven Guards were indeed wronged, but since Ah Suo entered the court, the emperor has treated him with the utmost courtesy, granting all requests and treating him generously.

This is the court's compensation and kindness. The more this is the case, the more cautious Asuo actually needs to be. He has to accept it, but he can't accept it all.

As for Ren Li, he can neither have no grudges, nor have you and me. This mutual testing sense of proportion is not so easy to handle.

Therefore, Ah Suo will not kill Ren Hong by hand, but he needs to show the attitude and momentum to kill Ren Hong. It is not difficult to deduce this twists and turns due to the rich experience of the court and the ministers who are familiar with the case.

However, speculation is just speculation, as A Suo said, the Kansai Seven Guards suffered great grievances in this case, even if he really did something, the emperor might not do anything to him.

What's more, the enmity between the Seven Guards of Kansai and Ren Li was not imaginary, but real. If Ah So took the risk to strike, then Ren Hong, a scholar, would have no power to fight back.

This is betting on life!
Not everyone has such courage!

Not to mention, the way Ren Hong chose was the most dangerous way. Once Aso didn't stop him, or hesitated for a moment, then he would definitely die on the spot.

It is great wisdom to be able to come up with this method to resolve hatred, and it is great courage to dare to risk your life!
Such an astonishingly talented and brilliant generation, but from the current Ren family, really makes Zhang Xiang's mood difficult to calm down.

"This child is indeed not simple..."

Looking at Ren Hong standing up with his body in the distance, Zhu Yi also narrowed his eyes.

The script he gave was not this one!
What the Ren family wanted was to save the child Ren Hong, which was actually not difficult. After all, the emperor had already promised the Ren family to leave a descendant, and if the Ren family asked for it themselves, it would be an offense to Heaven.

However, if it is said that the emperor's favorite minister came to intercede, the emperor will definitely give this face.

Zhu Yi, the Duke of Cheng, was naturally not regarded as an important minister "favored" by the emperor in the court, but under the court, as long as he created a reasonable excuse, it would not be difficult to get things done.

Therefore, the solution Zhu Yi gave was actually to revolve around the word "filial piety"!

The scene of Ren Hong being injured by Jin Yiwei yesterday was clearly seen by many onlookers. Therefore, as long as he guides public opinion a little bit, he will not be able to protect himself in the Ren family, especially when he is still seriously injured. Now, a child who still has to uphold filial piety and collect the bones for his grandfather in person is a proper image of a filial grandson.

In this method, the key point is to highlight the tragic word, which is why Zhu Yi said that Ren Hong will have to endure some hardships.

Ren Li has committed so many serious crimes, and Lai cannot be blamed. It is basically impossible to make a fuss about the law, so he can only be touched by emotion.

At this time, Ren Hong's image, the more miserable the better!

As long as it is miserable enough, it can arouse the sympathy of the common people, plus the principle of filial piety and purity, let him stay in the capital, and the emperor will naturally be able to follow suit.

In all fairness, it's not easy.

Because, Ren Hong's injury is not fake, the rib is broken, the injury is not big, it is not small, but it is definitely not to the extent that he can go to the ground the next day.

What's more, what Ren Hong wants to do is definitely not to ride a carriage high above and order the servants to collect the corpse, he must do it himself.

Moreover, in order to form a sufficient influence of public opinion, it must take a long enough time and have enough witnesses.

To do this, Ren Hong had to transport Ren Li's body from Caishi Street to Ren's mansion by himself.

This journey is not particularly long, but for a young man who has not recovered from serious injuries, it is an extreme test of physical strength and willpower.

Therefore, when she was at Ren's house yesterday, on the one hand, Zhu Yi was taking Joe, on the other hand, she was indeed not sure.

However, what Zhu Yi didn't expect was that this child from the Ren family was much stronger than he imagined.

Not only did he complete the test paper he gave him, but he also added additional questions by himself...

Looking up at the heavy rain, Zhu Yi's mood was a bit complicated.

Although the rainstorm made Ren Hong's task more difficult, it also seemed more miserable. This kind of cloudy scene naturally easily aroused people's compassion.

Ren Hong's performance just now, it is no exaggeration to say that he is reasonable and decent, filial and brave.

Is this the one who is helped by God?
At this moment, on the execution platform in the distance, after a short rest, Ren Hong had already stood up, first stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and bowed down to Ren Li's head.

Then, he stretched out his hand cautiously, gently closed the widened eyes on Ren Li's head, picked him up, walked off the execution platform, and put him on the cart.

Then, he turned back to the execution platform again, and after prostrating again, he carried Ren Li's headless body on his back with great difficulty. The blood oozing from the severed head, mixed with rainwater, stained his plain white mourning clothes with blood. , looks extremely miserable.

There were already many people in the distance, watching this scene, they couldn't help but wiped their tears.

Of course, this scene fell into Zhu Yi's eyes, and she felt that the child's willpower was extraordinary.

You must know that Ah Su's killing intent just now was not fake. Although he stopped in the end, the psychological pressure on Ren Hong was real.

In this case, once a person slumps on the ground, it takes a lot of willpower to get up again.

However, Ren Hong only rested for a moment before standing up again.

This can only explain one thing, that is, his mental toughness is extremely strong. He didn't sit down on the ground because of the sudden relaxation of his mind after Ah Suo left, but because of the physical exhaustion caused by the injuries on his body, so he took a short rest.

His heartstrings have never been relaxed from the beginning to the end. This kind of mental toughness that has not collapsed under high pressure is the most rare thing.

"Duke also saw it?"

Zhang Min raised his eyebrows, and said in a somewhat inexplicable tone.

"This Ren Hong has a lot of ambition."

"If the old man remembers correctly, the Duke of the Kingdom came to Ren's mansion yesterday and brought the Holy Mother's decree, which clearly stated that the descendants of the Ren family were allowed to collect the bones for Ren Li so that they could be buried, right?"

Zhu Yi nodded slightly, but did not speak.

In fact, this is also the method he designed for Ren Hong in the first place.

Although the Empress Dowager Sun's decree is not comparable to the imperial decree, Ah Suo is not a Jinyiwei, let alone.Even Jin Yiwei who was in front of the Ren Mansion yesterday, although he refused to admit it, he still retreated in the end.

Therefore, if Ren Hong just wanted to deal with Ah Suo, he only needed to bring up Yizhi. However, he didn't even mention Yizhi from the beginning to the end.

This is what Zhu Yi said, and Ren Hong gave himself an extra question.

As Ah Su said, the mission lost 52 lives, and the blood debt must be paid in blood!
Although Ren Li is dead, the knot in the heart of the Seven Guards of Kansai has not been fully resolved. With the decree of the Holy Mother, A Su can be made to make concessions, but it will only worsen the relationship between the Ren family and the Seven Guards of Kansai.

But now, Ren Hong didn't come up with a decree, but just relied on his own courage and sincerity to let Ah Suo let him go.

Although he was suspected of cheating, he got the most precious promise for the Ren family.

Since then, the enmity between the Ren family and the Seven Guards of Kansai has been wiped out...

The words Ah Su left behind when he left, are priceless to the current Ren family!

With these words, everything has a new turning point...

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Yi didn't say much in the face of Zhang He's gloomy eyes, but silently watched Ren Hong dragging Ren Li's body onto the cart with difficulty, and then placed it with the head, using the Straw mat wrapped.

Afterwards, he wrapped the thick hemp rope tightly around his shoulders, wore bloody mourning clothes, dragged his thin body, and pulled the cart with difficulty. He walked slowly in the rain, step by step, toward Ren Mansion. direction.

Letting out a long breath, Zhu Yi looked at Zhang Min with flickering eyes and said.

"Second master, if a gentleman promises, it's hard to catch up with four horses."

So, Zhang Min understood Zhu Yi's choice, frowned and thought for a moment, then he sighed and said.

"In that case, the old man will accompany the Duke of the country and follow up to see. The old man also wants to know what step this child can make!"

(End of this chapter)