Dajin royal family

Chapter 58

In Chang'an City, Zheng Shanyuan, wearing an official uniform, followed a jailer into the prison of Dali Temple.

"My lord, I'm here." The jailer pointed to a criminal in the prison, and said, "He hasn't spoken all this time, the criminal law has been used, and his mouth is very stubborn."

Zheng Shanyuan waved his hand, and the jailer opened the prison and retreated.

Zheng Shanyuan walked into the cell and looked at the man sitting on the ground, wearing a prison uniform, with iron chains tied to his hands and feet, and with disheveled hair.

"General Zhao Lang, why don't you say it now?" Zheng Shanyuan's voice was very flat, as if he was facing a stranger.

Zhao Rencheng moved his body, and the iron chain made a sporadic sound. He raised his head to reveal his scarred cheeks, and his lips were cracked due to dryness.

"Master Zheng, what should I say?" Zhao Rencheng's eyes were distracted, and the little bugs flying around him seemed to disappear, and the stench all over his body made him seem to have crawled out of a mud ditch.

"say what?"

Zheng Shanyuan smiled and shook his head, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, "Don't you really know about the fact that the anti-king colluded with Li Gang to poison His Majesty's medicinal food? You are the Jinwu Guard who is His Majesty's personal guard, if you don't pass this matter, Who will believe it?"

"Actually, what I don't understand is, why did you betray His Majesty?"

There was a trace of sarcasm on the corner of Zhao Rencheng's mouth, Zheng Shanyuan put the shit bowl of "murdering His Majesty" on his head in a few words, what else would he want?
"Lord Zheng, you also know that I have always been in charge of checking His Majesty's medicinal food. If I do this, won't I be clearly exposing myself?" Zhao Rencheng's eyes moved feebly, and his heart was filled with ashes.

Regardless of whether he is innocent or not in the end, he cannot escape the punishment of being sent to the frontier army anyway.The difference is that if Zheng Shan is sure that he colluded with the king, he will be punished by the nine clans.

Zheng Shanyuan pinched his beard and said: "General Zhao Lang thinks that you should tell His Majesty what you said, does His Majesty believe it or not?"

Zhao Rencheng said: "Your Majesty Zheng, you don't need to test it. I know that I will die. It is true that I did not investigate the fact that the medicinal food was poisoned. However, I have never colluded with the king. Please let Master Zheng learn from this point."

Zheng Shanyuan said: "I came here to give you one last chance to confess. The anti-king has surrendered and will be escorted to Beijing in the near future. When the anti-king confesses, it will be too late for you to say anything." gone."

"Your Majesty still can't bear you. The current publicity is that you were imprisoned for coveting the treasures in the palace. There is no mention of your collusion with the anti-king. Your Majesty is a nostalgic person. I hope you will confess it yourself."

"What do you think?"

Facing Zheng Shanyuan's persecution, Zhao Rencheng was extremely irritable and growled, "I have never betrayed His Majesty, let alone colluded with the king. Why are you so convinced, Mr. Zheng!"

Zheng Shanyuan shook his head and sighed, "You should be honest. Your father-in-law Wei Chijiong came back with the King Bei to defeat the Turks. If you confess, His Majesty will spare your life for your father-in-law's sake."

boom!
Zhao Rencheng slammed the iron chain and roared: "I've never done it before, what do you want me to do! What does this have to do with my father-in-law, don't make trouble!"

Hearing this, Zheng Shanyuan turned around slowly, his peripheral vision was cold, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Since you don't admit it, then the old man is not going to force others."

Zheng Shanyuan left the cell, leaving Zhao Rencheng alone. He stared blankly at the wall, and after a while, he wailed in pain: "Yuan Niang!"

There was nostalgia, pain, and strong helplessness in the voice.

Zheng Shanyuan left Dali Temple, came to the palace, and met the emperor in the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Rencheng still firmly denies that he has any collusion with the anti-king. He believes that he has committed the crime of negligence in the poisoning of Li Gang." Zheng Shanyuan bowed his head and reported.

The emperor held the scroll in his hand, and walked slowly to the window. A gust of cool wind blew, and he felt that his mind was much clearer when dealing with government affairs.

"Zhao Rencheng...Zhao Rencheng."

The emperor muttered a few words, and then asked: "Zheng Aiqing thinks, is it possible for Zhao Rencheng to collude with the King of Han?"

Zheng Shanyuan thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"Oh, what do you think of Ai Qing?"

Zheng Shanyuan said: "Your Majesty, Zhao Rencheng, as His Majesty's personal Jinwu Guard, if he colludes with the King of Han, there is no need to poison him, because if His Majesty is injured, he will be the first to escape. If he really betrayed the court, he will be exposed in Li Gang. When the time comes, he should have escaped instead of being easily captured by the Jinwu Guard."

"This shows that he is magnanimous in his heart and has not colluded with the king at all."

"Of course, this is the conclusion that I came to after observing Zhao Rencheng for a period of time. It is also possible that Zhao Rencheng did collude with the King of Han, but at the critical moment, he hesitated, so he stopped."

"Your Majesty, no matter what, Zhao Rencheng is the son-in-law of Duke Shun after all. Duke Shun is a general who has made great achievements in the Northern Conquest of the Turks on behalf of the king. Your Majesty needs to treat this matter with caution."

The emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, "If Zheng Aiqing didn't tell me, I would have forgotten that Zhao Rencheng was the Jinwu guard recommended by Duke Shun Guo."

Zheng Shanyuan lowered his head, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and then said sternly: "Your Majesty, when the anti-king is escorted to Beijing, everything will be revealed. At that time, whether Zhao Rencheng has been wronged or not will be judged by His Majesty. No one now I can testify for Zhao Rencheng, this case can only be so for the time being."

The emperor nodded slightly, put the scroll on the table, and said: "About the award on behalf of the king, this is the will drafted by Yu Aiqing, Zheng Aiqing will take a look for me, there is nothing wrong with it."

The emperor picked up a decree from the table and handed it to the servant, who then handed it to Zheng Shanyuan.

Zheng Shanyuan opened the imperial decree, read it roughly, closed the imperial decree, pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty's decree is not wrong, it's just that the Dai Wang suddenly takes off his armor and is in charge of the minister's order. I'm afraid he will feel uncomfortable."

The emperor laughed and said: "Uncle Dai Wang has been a soldier all his life. With him in the frontier, my heart is at peace. It's just that the court is busy with government affairs, and I also need someone to share my worries. Besides, Uncle Dai Wang is not young, yes It's time to stay by my side and enjoy the blessings, let the young people kill the enemy on the battlefield."

"Your Majesty's kindness, the acting king will definitely be grateful." Zheng Shanyuan bowed his hands.

However, Zheng Shanyuan became vigilant in his heart. The rebellion of the King of Han touched a forbidden place in the emperor's heart.

"Since the king entered the court, I also want to ask Aiqing, who can suppress the Turks?"

Zheng Shanyuan said: "Yang Xiangguo, Gao Xiangguo, Shun Guogong, Dangkou County Duke, etc."

The emperor rubbed his chin in thought, and said: "Prime Minister Yang has done a lot of hard work in conquering the anti-king. He can no longer be transferred to the frontier. The high minister is my arm and is indispensable. As for the Duke of Shunguo and the Duke of Dangkou County..." At the end, The emperor mentioned it vaguely, but Zheng Shanyuan didn't ask further.

Afterwards, Zheng Shanyuan said something to the emperor before leaving.

After Zheng Shanyuan left, the emperor closed his eyes to rest for a while before opening them.He got up and went to the inner room, where there was a "Great Jin Kanyu Map"

"Gongsun Sheng..." His gaze stayed in the Western Regions.

(End of this chapter)