Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

Chapter 265: Resist the decree in public!

Ma Rulong stared at Princess Taiping with a livid face, and clenched the hands hidden in his sleeves tightly.

He didn't expect that the injustice he had fabricated by himself would only end up killing two insignificant young generals.

If he waited for Fan Xin to come back, wouldn't his career be over?

"Ma Shangshu, there are gods three feet above your head, and God is watching what people do. You'd better settle the funeral arrangements as soon as possible before the consort comes back.

"Hmph, let's go!"

Princess Taiping glanced at Ma Rulong coldly and left with a group of officials.

Although only two generals were convicted in this shocking case, the rebels were rescued after all.

She had to find a way to find these people.

After everyone left, a middle-aged official came closer and said with a smile.

"Don't be discouraged. Although Fan Xin was not hurt this time, his military power may not be preserved."

"Come on, let's go have a few drinks!"

……

Prime Minister's Mansion.

As the most luxurious residence in Luoyang, today's Xiangguo Mansion has changed from the deserted past and has become more solemn.

Dozens of courtiers lined both sides of the hall, looking at the leader with solemn expressions.

"Your Highness, despite your Majesty's protection, only two insignificant generals were sacrificed in the court today."

"But for Duke Yan, if he doesn't find the traitor to clear his suspicions, I'm afraid there will be even greater trouble in the future."

"Yes, His Majesty's health is getting weaker and weaker, and it will be a matter of time before he abdicates."

"If we want the young King Jin to take over the position of crown prince, we must not make the slightest mistake."

"So the top priority is that we must find those traitors as soon as possible and quell this turmoil."

Faced with the persuasion of the ministers, Princess Taiping nodded majestically with a pretty face.

"You are all veterans of the princess's residence. If you have anything to say, I will tell you directly."

"This is obviously someone who wants to attack the Prince Consort and King Jin. If we don't retaliate, the enemy will only become more aggressive."

"Therefore, I leave the matter of impeaching Ma Rulong and the princelings to your Yushitai."

Wei Yuanzhong bowed his hand.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I have ordered my censor to go home and write a memorial. Ma Rilong's mother receiving tens of thousands of taels of gold is enough to give him a headache."

Cui Di, who was at the head, also followed up and said: "Our Luozhou Prefecture sent a large number of officials, and the people were rescued at Lijing Gate. There is no way there are no clues."

Seeing that everyone had made arrangements, Princess Taiping stood up and gave a salute.

"The prince-in-law is about to return in triumph. In order for King Jin to successfully take over the throne, I leave everything to you!"

"Your Highness, don't worry, we will support His Highness Prince Jin to the death!"

All the ministers clasped their fists and said loudly.

After sending these people away, Princess Taiping looked at the punishment department in the distance and sighed.

In two days, Cao Bingbing and Jiang Yunding should be taken to Yingtianmen to be beheaded in public.

"Your Highness, Cao Bingbing and Cao Bingbing acted recklessly, but he is still loyal to the Duke. We cannot let him die in vain."

Li Lang bowed and said.

Looking back at him, Princess Taiping said with emotion.

"It's natural. I'll let Fan An withdraw 800 copper coins from the accountant and send them to their hometown..."

Two days passed in a blink of an eye. Due to the strong counterattack from the Yushitai, the memorial to impeach the Minister of Punishment was sent to the Guanfeng Hall like snowflakes.

The emperor didn't know what he was thinking, so he ordered his chamberlain to put the memorials of impeachment against the prince and Ma Rulong into two large boxes and send them to Fengge Luantai.

It was immediately known to all the ministers that Prince Li Xian was used to being notorious and didn't care at all.

But Ma Rulong was different. He was pointed at everywhere he went, which made him so angry that his lungs almost exploded.

However, no matter how violent the impeachment by Wei Yuanzhong and others was, it could not stop the fact that Cao Bingbing and his family would be taken to the execution ground.

"Reporting to Prime Minister Yuan, the criminals Cao Bingbing, Gan and others have been brought to the execution ground!"

Signaling the guards to retreat, Yuan Shu had already glanced at the crowded execution ground.

His face was a little gloomy.

He thought he would drag Fan Xin into trouble, but he didn't want to kill only a few generals, which made him extremely annoyed.

Arriving in front of Cao Bingbing, Yuan Shu knelt down and patted his face.

"You arrogant and powerful generals think that you can gain a lifetime of fame by dying for someone."

"Little did he know that he was just a worthless chess piece in the eyes of a big shot."

"If you die, your life will be gone, but my family will still be rich and wealthy, with many wives and concubines. Is it worth thinking about it?"

Cao Bingbing raised his head and glanced at him, spitting disdainfully.

"The Duke of Guo once said that when the country is in trouble, every man is responsible."

"How can a selfish old dog like you understand?"

"If you are a man, give me a good time!"

Yuan Shu had wiped the spit on his cloth boots and narrowed his eyes.

"The Tang Dynasty is the Tang Dynasty with the surname Li. As a member of the Tang Dynasty, I will naturally not let others get their hands on the artifact!"

"Fan Xin can't do it, and neither can his son King Jin!"

"Since you are obsessed with it, then the truth will help you!"

After that, he waved his sleeves and robe and walked towards the execution platform and said loudly.

"The guards listened to the order and immediately blocked the Yingtian Gate to prevent anyone from hijacking the execution ground. When the third quarter of noon arrives, they will be executed!"

"Follow the order!"

The guards shouted loudly, and instantly turned into several torrents and rushed towards the sentry post.

Just as the people watching were talking about it, in front of the west gate of Luoyang, a group of Qianniu Guards wearing flying bear uniforms, red coats, and tiger gold boots came on horseback.

At the front of them was a young man wearing a black python court dress and a purple gold belt around his waist.

"Shut up!"

When he came to the city gate, Qian Niuwei suddenly pulled the reins and said loudly.

"General Manager, we have arrived at the Capital of Gods!"

"Yeah, I'm finally back."

Looking at the two big characters Luoyang on the city wall, Fan Xin showed a long-lost smile on his face.

According to the instructions of the imperial court, he was supposed to go to Yingtianmen with the main force to sacrifice the Turkic Khan and a group of prisoners.

But in order to see his wife and children as soon as possible, he specially led a group of personal guards to rush back early.

"I've been away for such a long time, and I don't know how Taiping and the two little darlings are doing."

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Fan Xin touched the black wind horse's head and rushed into Luoyang.

Three hundred personal guards saw this and followed closely.

A group of people rode to the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the sharp-eyed servant wiped his eyes in disbelief.

Then he put down his broom and stormed into the house, shouting that the Duke was back.

After receiving the news, Princess Taiping quickly led her servants to open the middle door and come out to greet her.

As soon as he saw Fan Xinzhen coming back, he immediately threw himself into his arms.

"Okay, so many people are watching. What does it look like to cry and cry?"

As he said this, Fan Xin's arms tightened.

For a long time, Princess Taiping wiped the corners of her eyes, her pretty face flushed and her head lowered.

"Your Majesty, you must be tired from running around for days. Go inside and have a rest. I'll go make some lean meat porridge for you."

"Yes, Lord Guo, you must be exhausted after being away for so long."

The wet nurse said with a smile.

"Okay, my father-in-law is not going anywhere today. He will stay at home with you."

Fan Xin laughed and wanted to go into the house to see the two little babies.

Unexpectedly, two generals wearing filial piety knelt in front of him and said with trembling voices. "Please save my sons, they are going to die soon!"

Fan Xin put away his smile and frowned.

"Lao Jiang, what are you two doing?"

"My lord, General Mo has just received notification from his family that the imperial court has taken them to the execution ground for killing Jin Wuwei and rescuing the rebels."

"The execution will take place as soon as three quarters past noon!" Cao Wei said with red eyes.

Seeing Fan Xin's face darken, Princess Taiping quickly gave the servant a wink.

Two servants stepped forward and lifted up the arms of Cao Wei and Jiang Ji to take them out.

"Let them go!"

"This……"

The two servants looked at Fan Xin blankly, looking hesitant.

"The Duke has spoken, why don't you release the two generals quickly?"

Liuzi glared at the two servants, who were so frightened that they let go of their hands while trembling.

Fan Xin took a deep breath and walked up to his two subordinates.

"Don't worry, if there are any grievances, no one can chop off their heads!"

After speaking, he looked at Princess Taiping: "There is still some time until three quarters to noon. What is going on?"

Princess Taiping's family knows their man's temper, and once a decision is made, no one can change it.

Therefore, from the time when Yinggu falsely spread the news that Mrs. Fan was arrested, until Cao Bingbing led his troops to break into Lijing Gate and was blocked at the scene.

"So the mastermind behind the scenes is here to attack us?"

Fan Xin sneered, mounted the black wind horse, and said to his subordinates.

"Let's go, follow me to the Yingtianmen execution ground!"

All the generals clasped their fists and accepted the orders, boarded their horses and prepared to leave.

At this time, a group of Yulin guards armed with weapons surrounded the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Manager Geng stepped forward and opened the yellow imperial edict with a sharp voice.

"Your Majesty has decreed that the Duke of Yan neglected to discipline his subordinates, causing them to commit a heinous crime. Therefore, he is punished with two prison sentences and ten days of imprisonment."

After reading the imperial edict, Manager Geng smiled at Fan Xin and said.

"My lord, Your Majesty took the risk of offending hundreds of officials and only killed two generals. This shows how much she cares for you."

"You can't live up to this good intention."

Looking at Manager Geng with a meaningful look on his face, Fan Xin said calmly.

"I am naturally aware of Your Majesty's kindness, but it is absolutely impossible to kill my subordinates by trapping them!"

"Why should the two of them take the blame?"

After saying this, he shook the reins and rushed out of the Prime Minister's Mansion towards Yingtianmen.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion was stunned, the servants were stunned, and even the Yu Linwei who was responsible for enforcing the grounding was stunned.

They did not expect that Fan Xin would dare to resist the order in public.

"Rebellion, rebellion, Duke Yan doesn't even care about His Majesty's will!"

Manager Geng came to his senses, slapped his thigh hard, and ran towards the palace with Yu Linwei.

It seems that he went back to complain.

……

Yingtianmen Dharma Field.

Manager Xia glanced at the sun, walked up to Yuan Shuyi, bowed and smiled.

"Prime Minister Yuan, is it time for execution now that the time has come?"

"Ah, let's do it."

When he woke up from his sleep, Yuan Shu stretched out and drew a cross on the prisoner's name.

Manager Xia straightened up and cleared his throat.

"The time has come for execution!"

Boom boom boom!

As the people watched, dozens of executioners wearing red scarves walked behind the prisoners, took off the signs behind them, and raised their swords with ghost heads high.

Under the scorching sun, the blade emitted a dazzling light.

Cao Bingbing and Jiang Yunding looked at each other and slowly closed their eyes.

However, at the moment when the beheading knife was about to fall, a sound of breaking wind was heard and it was inserted directly into the execution field.

At the same time, words full of majesty resounded over the court.

"Hebei Province Marching Chief is here!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Cao Bingbing and others suddenly opened their eyes and struggled violently.

His eyes were filled with ecstasy.

They never dreamed that when they were on the verge of death and everyone had given up on themselves, Duke Yan would actually come here.

This is incredible!

Seeing Fan Xin striding into the execution ground, Yuan Shu's eyes completely darkened.

In order to prevent someone from hijacking the execution ground, he deliberately placed a large number of guards on the surrounding roads.

Looking at the current situation, it is obvious that no one dares to stop it.

Forcibly suppressing the murderous intention in his heart, Yuan Shu slowly stepped forward to meet him.

"It turns out that the chief manager is here. What do you want to do?"

Snapped!

Fan Xin whipped his face with a whip, and a bloody wound appeared on his face because of too much force.

quiet!

The scene was deathly quiet. No one expected that Fan Xin would give Yuan Shuji a whip as soon as they met.

You must know that the latter is the Minister of Fengge and the prime minister who is also the minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Fan Xin was too bold even to dare to fight against him!

Yuan Shu had covered his face, stared at Fan Xin bitterly and gritted his teeth.

"This prime minister is under the jurisdiction of Fengge Luantai. If the general manager does not give me a reasonable explanation today, don't blame Yuan for going to impeach you in front of His Majesty!"

"You want to explain, right?" Fan Xin threw away the whip with a sullen face.

"This general manager is the Duke of Yan, who is personally named by His Majesty. He is also the general manager of the marches in Henan and Hebei provinces. You, a Fengge minister, don't even have basic etiquette when you see me!"

"Aren't you afraid of the court's ridicule?"

Yuan Shu was stunned. He rarely paid attention to etiquette matters since he became prime minister. He didn't expect Fan Xin to make an issue out of this.

He wanted to refute, but he was afraid that Fan Xin would whip him a few more times.

So I had to reluctantly give it up.

"The chief steward has returned victoriously. I am rude in some respects. Please forgive me."

"Humph, I don't dare take it!"

Fan Xin waved his sleeves and robe heavily and walked past Yuan Shu to his general.

He looked down with his hands behind his back.

"Listen carefully. Whatever I ask, you answer whatever you tell me. If you tell a lie, I don't need the court to kill you. I will send you to the West directly!"

"My lord, please ask me. I will answer truthfully!"

"Okay, I want to ask you, did you attack and kill the night watch soldiers and then rescued the rebels?"

"No!" Cao Bingbing shook his head and explained the situation in detail.

Finding that his attitude didn't look like he was telling lies, Fan Xin ordered someone to untie him.

Before Cao Bingbing could express his gratitude, he kicked him.

"This kick is not for anything else, but because as a general, you fell into the trap so easily!"

"He's worse than a stupid pig!"

"Come here, escort these guys back to the house. I will take care of them myself!"

After the words fell, hundreds of guards stepped forward to hold down the family general who was crying with joy.

Just when everyone was about to leave, Yuan Shu sneered and stretched out his hand.

"Wait a minute, these people are death row prisoners who were executed by His Majesty himself. How can they be let go at will?"

(End of this chapter)