I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 260 Zhidu: Your Majesty, please plead guilty!

"Your Majesty, it's better not to be obsessed with obsession."

"It is the wisest choice for the king to tell all the things I have done in order to ask the Queen Mother and Your Majesty to punish me lightly."

"I'm afraid there's no point in continuing to waste time like this."

"—The minister doesn't have much time, so continue spending time with the king."

"Within today, if Your Majesty does not confess your crimes clearly, then the next time Your Majesty sees your minister, it will be a long time..."

Chang'an City, north of Shangguanli, Zhongwei's Mansion.

It was clearly a dark cell, but it was separated into a 'single room' that was obviously different.

On the couch made of old wood, there are quilts and mattresses as thick as half a palm;

In front of the bed, meals and books are ready;
The narrow area, which is no more than three feet long and wide, is lit by more than 20 oil lamps.

If this 'single room' was not surrounded by walls, and there was only a wooden door on one wall that could only allow an adult to bend over to enter, no one would have thought that this 'single room' was actually a prison cell.

On the couch in the prison cell, Linjiang King Liu Rong had a sad expression on his face, every time he wanted to speak, but without exception he hesitated to speak.

Lieutenant Zhidu sat in front of Liu Rong, across the wooden desk from Liu Rong, his expression as sullen as before.

And after Zhidu's gloomy 'persuasion', Liu Rong's already distressed face only added a point of helplessness...

"Lieutenant Zhi, what do you want me to say?"

"—Even if you want to plead guilty, you have to let the widow know what crime you have committed?"

After being silent for an unknown amount of time, and finally no longer being intimidated by Zhidu's eagle-like sharp gaze, Liu Rong turned his gaze slightly to the side, and boldly asked the question.

Hearing Liu Rong's question, Zhi Du squinted the corners of his eyes without changing his face, and the already palpitating gloomy face was filled with a bit of gloomy coldness.

"We've already arrived at the Lieutenant's Mansion, Your Majesty, do you want to continue to play dumb?"

"Didn't the envoy sent by His Majesty tell His Majesty when we set off from Jiangling: What is your Majesty's reason for summoning His Majesty to Beijing?"

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"If the king doesn't remember, then I should remind the king."

"—Last year, the king was granted the title of King of Linjiang, and his capital is Jiangling;"

"After the king came to the country, Linjiang Wang Xiang and Nei Shi followed the order of the king to build the Linjiang Palace in the south of Jiangling City."

"During the construction of the palace, the king was dissatisfied with the narrowness of the palace, so he ignored the obstruction of the king and the internal history, and forced the craftsmen to destroy the outer wall of the Taimiao, and included the place that belonged to the Taimiao into his own palace."

"By this year, Ting Wei Zhang Ou learned about this, and immediately impeached His Majesty: Linjiang King invaded the temple wall and made it a palace."

"Afterwards, His Majesty summoned the King to have an audience, and the ministers and Ting Wei found out about the matter..."

Having said this in a gloomy tone, Zhidu took a breath, and then frowned slightly bored;

It seemed that it took a lot of effort to suppress the irritability, and then nodded with a gloomy expression.

"What the king 'forgot', I have reminded the king."

"If the king remembers, let's start."

"—Speak out the crimes you have committed in detail."

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"In the hands of the minister, there are still many official affairs that have not been dealt with."

"If the king continues to be obsessed with obsession, then the minister can only put aside the matter of the king and deal with other matters."

"It's just that the minister is leaving..."

After saying the meaningful words, Zhi didn't forget to turn his head slightly, and looked around the cell he was in as if pointing.

And after another urging by Zhidu, Liu Rong's bitter and uneasy face finally showed bursts of helpless wry smiles...
"My widow, I have never intervened in the construction of the palace."

"From being named King of Linjiang to becoming the capital of the vassal in Jiangling, I have never met with the Prime Minister or the Internal History alone because of any incident."

"The construction of the palace was directly ordered by the Chang'an Shaofu, and was handled by Wang Xiang and the internal historian."

"As for the Taimiao in Jiangling City, I have never been close to it..."

"—Your Majesty, do you think I'm a fool?!"

Before Liu Rong finished speaking, Wen Zhidu let out a low growl with annoyance, and his complexion twisted accordingly!
When Liu Rong froze in horror, Zhi Du let out another cold snort, and the slight respect he had towards Liu Rong disappeared completely.

"Your Majesty, as a clan member of the Liu family, is also a vassal king conferred by the Empress Dowager herself!"

"Didn't you go to the Taimiao to worship your ancestors in just one year?!"

"—When worshiping the ancestors, the king will definitely find out the abnormality of the Jiangling Taimiao."

"If the king hadn't personally ordered the minister and the internal historian to destroy the outer wall of the Taimiao, how could the king be indifferent when he saw the situation of the Taimiao during the ancestor worship?!"

Speaking truthfully, Zhi Du's face became even more angry, and he let out a few low growls, then suddenly got up from his seat.

"Your Majesty has made up his mind to refuse to plead guilty!"

"If that's the case, then I won't waste any more time!!"

"I'm going to report to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty: Linjiang Wang Ming is stubborn and refuses to plead guilty!!!"

Seeing Zhidu's 'furious' posture, Liu Rong's bitter face suddenly showed a look of fear;

But after a short period of composure, Liu Rong finally sighed helplessly, then shook his head with a wry smile, and bowed his hands slightly.

"Lieutenant, maybe I don't know..."

"From the time I became a fan of Jiangling last year until this time when I entered the pilgrimage, I have never left the palace."

"—Even if the palace has not yet been completed, the widow was placed in the unfinished main hall by the prime minister and the internal historian."

"It wasn't until my father sent an envoy to summon me that I finally walked out of the palace..."

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"As for worshiping ancestors, of course I want to go, and I should go."

"But every time this matter is brought up, Wang Xiang and Nei Shi firmly tell the widow: before the construction of the palace is completed, the widow must not leave the main hall."

"—Even my mother died of illness, and the widow wanted to go to Beijing for the funeral, but they couldn't do it because of the obstruction of Wang Xiang and the internal history..."

"You can't even rush to the mother's funeral, even if your mother dies, the widows can only mourn and mourn in the palace;"

"And how can you go to the Taimiao to worship the ancestors and discover the abnormalities in the Taimiao?"

The extremely miserable words did not warm up Zhidu's cold face, and Liu Rong smiled wryly and lamented again;
He bowed his head and thought for a moment, then said again: "Lieutenant, don't scare me like this anymore."

"What 'crime' the widow has committed, the widow knows in his heart, and the lieutenant also knows in his heart..."

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"The lieutenant knew that when I walked out of Jiangling City, I saw that the axle of my king's car was broken. Did the people of Linjiang Kingdom say anything?"

"—They said: Our king will never come back..."

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"Since the lieutenant has other things on his hands, don't waste any more time."

"Don't bother the lieutenant, and then go to Changle and Weiyang to report to the emperor's grandmother and father;"

"—Please prepare cloth and pens for the widow."

"The widow personally writes a statement of guilt and presents it in front of the emperor's grandmother and father..."

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After Liu Rong's incomparably sincere words, Zhidu, who was still angry, became cloudy for a while.

Liu Rong, what crime did he commit?

As Liu Rong said: But anyone with a discerning eye can see what kind of 'crime' Liu Rong entered the court for.

But even if he knew it in his heart, Zhidu could only continue to pretend that he didn't know.

——Because Zhidu's duty is not to find out the truth, or to uphold justice.

What Zhidu needs to preside over is the 'Way of Heaven';
But in Zhidu's view, there is only one "heaven" in the Han Dynasty today...

"Since Your Majesty has made up his mind, then I won't waste my words anymore."

"The matter of Jiangling Taimiao was investigated by Tingwei specially;"

"The confessions of the Prime Minister of Linjiang and the internal history have also been sent to Chang'an."

"—The king's crimes have already been found out."

"Your Majesty sent ministers and Tingwei to investigate this matter, just to see if the King is willing to plead guilty and if he realizes his fault."

"But now it seems..."

Saying that, Zhidu let out an inexplicable sigh, then straightened up, and slowly put his hands behind his back.

Looking at Liu Rong, there was also a faint flash of emotion and sympathy.

"Cloth and pen, don't think about it, my lord."

"What the king said, I will repeat it verbatim to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty."

"In the future, Your Majesty will live in the Lieutenant's Mansion with peace of mind and wait for His Majesty's disposal."

"——If you think of something and want to ask your ministers to tell His Majesty, the king can call the jailer at any time."

"My lord, please wait for the good news of the King..."

After saying the last word, he stared at Liu Rong with complicated eyes for a long time before Zhi Du sighed again, and then turned around.

He was about to lean over and walk out of the prison door, but he heard Liu Rong's deep and inexplicably heart-wrenching pleading words behind him...

"There are a few things, and I want to ask the lieutenant to give me some advice."

Hearing the sound coming from behind, Zhidu just turned around silently;

Although he didn't speak, he put on a posture of 'it doesn't matter if you say it's king'.

But when Liu Rong started again and expressed his doubts in his heart, Zhi Du's brows and eyes, which were a little loose just now, became firm again.

"If you can, the Lieutenant will tell me;"

"--Is everything the lieutenant did under the orders of his father?"

"Is it the father who told the lieutenant to interrogate and interrogate the widow in the cell of the lieutenant's mansion?"

"Don't even give the widow the cloth and the pen, and don't even give the widow the opportunity to write the letter of guilt. Is it also the emperor's will?"

Liu Rong's mournful question only caused Zhidu to raise his head with a firm expression, and stare deeply into the depths of Liu Rong's eyes.

After watching for three or five breaths, Zhi Du's recognizable gloomy tone resounded again in the prison cell.

"Just now, Your Majesty said: Your Majesty knows these things clearly in his heart, and so do your ministers."

"Since Your Majesty already has such an awareness, then you shouldn't ask these questions anymore."

"What I am doing, whether it is ordered by His Majesty or not, is my duty."

"The courtier should be the one to interrogate, not the court officer. His Majesty couldn't bear to let the king suffer, so he assigned me to take charge of this matter."

"Your Majesty, let's concentrate on what's in front of us."

"Except for the matter of Jiangling Taimiao, the king needs to think carefully about whether to plead guilty, other things are probably not what the king should care about..."

"—Is it Xiao Jiu?"

"—Lieutenant, did you accept Xiao Jiu's request?"

"—Is it because of Xiao Jiu's entrustment that the lieutenant is not even willing to give a piece of cloth or a pen to the widow?"

After Zhi Duyin fell, the cell fell into a brief silence again;

But after Liu Rong asked several times, the cell immediately fell into a long silence.

small nine;

In Zhidu's memory, it has been a long time since anyone called Liu Sheng 'Xiao Jiu'.

——After Liu Sheng was crowned prince, even Queen Mother Dou began to call Liu Sheng "Prince";

As for Tianzi Qi, he can freely switch between the little bastard, the prince, and the occasional "Xiao Jiu" according to the occasion.

But inside and outside the government and the public, most people still use "His Royal Highness" as Liu Sheng's title.

Zhidu never thought that there would be a day for him to hear the "Xiao Jiu" again from the third person besides Queen Dowager Dou and Tianzi Qi.

Zhi didn't even expect that everything that happened today would make Liu Rong, who is in the center of the whirlpool of public opinion, turn his attention to his own younger brother, the current prince and prince, Liu Sheng...

"King..."

"—Yes or no?"

Zhidu subconsciously wanted to speak, but another decisive question from Liu Rongman came to his ears;
Waiting for Zhidu Xunsheng to raise his head, he saw that Liu Rong's temperament had undergone earth-shaking changes in this very moment.

— the panic brought about by being in the cell of the Lieutenant's Mansion is gone;
——The panic caused by wearing a crime into the court and life and death are unpredictable has disappeared.

Even the fear of Zhi Du himself seems to have been completely overcome by Liu Rong.

At this moment, Liu Rong looked at Zhidu with only determination, and a little pleading, even begging.

But when he saw Liu Rong's appearance of "seeing death as home", in Zhidu's mind, Tianzi Qi's previous explanation sounded at the right time...
"Prince..."

"No matter what, the prince cannot be involved in this matter..."

Saying this sentence silently in his heart, the hesitant look on Zhidu's face that was temporarily present disappeared.

Instead, there is even more firmness and determination than Liu Rong, and the coldness that has almost been carved into the depths of Zhidu's soul...

"Your Majesty once said: Lieutenant Zhidu is not a courtier of the Han family, but a retainer of the Liu family."

"The minister replied: The minister is not Liu's retainer, but the private minister of His Majesty..."

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"Your Majesty, think about it carefully."

"Whether you plead guilty or not, Your Majesty, you must think carefully..."

If he left a word, Zhidu finally ignored Liu Rong's miserable eyes full of pleading when he looked at him;
He resolutely turned around, bent over a little, and got out of the cell through the narrow door.

But after Zhidu left, Liu Rong sat slumped on the couch, stunned in place with a look of astonishment on his face, unable to recover for a long time...

"Little Nine..."

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"It's not Xiaojiu..."

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"Is... father?"

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"Father, do you want me to die..."

"—Is it the father who wants me to die..."

　After Fuyang, yesterday and today was the third time I had a high fever.

　　39.9°, almost achieved the achievement - a high fever of 40°.

　　The two updates that were agreed, but after going to bed yesterday morning, I just lay down and didn't get up. I dragged my body until this afternoon, and finished writing this piece with difficulty.

　　Hey~
　　Hard to top.

　　Please understand this special time.

　　It is a force majeure factor, and there is nothing I can do.

　　Today is 38°, let’s do one update first, and the next day or two when the fever completely subsides.

　　Hey~
　　This thing is messed up...

　　
　
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