A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 36: Outrage and Dismissal

On the south bank of the Yangtze River, the escort troops who were sent to cross the river were looking anxiously at the lake. No one expected that such a change would occur.

It just so happened that the emperor's car sank in the middle of the river. However, the advance army had already crossed the river and the rest of the army was still boarding the ship, so there was no time to rescue him.

Several small boats arrived at the shore. Yan Ling jumped off the boat and rushed towards the other boats immediately.He kept shouting:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...Where is Your Majesty?"

After looking at all the boats, there was no sign of Han Lin'er. Yan Ling suddenly seemed to be stimulated by something. He grabbed a soldier fiercely, his eyes were protruding and full of bloodshot eyes, and he roared:
"Tell me quickly, where is Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty seems to be still on the ship! He didn't have time to escape!" the soldier replied in panic.

"What! No, it's impossible!" Yan Ling opened his eyes wide in disbelief, as if he had heard some earth-shattering news.He walked a few steps crookedly like a drunken man and sat down on the ground.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... I boasted to the King of Wu that I would ensure that His Majesty reaches Yingtian safely, but I didn't expect that such a disaster would happen. It was because of my incompetence and incompetence!" Tears streamed down his face.

"After something like this happened, how could I have the dignity to see His Highness again!" While crying, Yan Ling suddenly shouted loudly, then stood up suddenly and rushed towards the river not far away!
The soldiers beside him had quick eyesight and quick hands. Several strong men rushed up, quickly grabbed him, and restrained him to the ground:

"Sir, no!" "Sir, no one expected this, how can I blame you?"

"Let go!" Yan Ling struggled desperately and shouted angrily, with a cry in his voice.

"Sir, your Majesty's death is something no one could have imagined. Now that a mistake has occurred, it is irreversible. The top priority is to report it to His Highness and ask the King of Wu to make a decision. You are an important minister of the country, how could you commit suicide like this? Even if you really have to be punished, It’s up to His Highness to issue the edict!”

As if he felt that what the soldier said was reasonable, Yan Ling's struggle gradually weakened. He knelt on the ground, banged his head into the river a few times, and then turned around resolutely:

"Response God! I want to apologize to His Highness... face to face!"
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"Bastard, what a good thing you did!" In the King Wu's hall, Zhu Yuanzhang lost his usual calmness. The case was almost overturned. He pointed at Yan Ling who was kneeling on the ground and roared:
"Your Majesty is the orthodox of the Song Dynasty (Han Shantong calls himself the eighth grandson of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty), and has a body of ten thousand gold, but you, actually..."

Before he finished speaking, he sat down on the chair, breathing heavily, looking very angry.

Yan Ling lowered his head, as if ashamed, and suddenly said:

"What happened today was all the fault of a minor official. I am ashamed to have shown such kindness to His Highness. I will repay you in the next life!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he had already stood up, and actually hit the pillar of the hall directly!He actually wanted to die to apologize!
Fortunately, Yu Tonghai, who was standing by, had quick eyes and quick hands and hugged him around the waist. This way, he didn't end up hitting the pillar and dying!

"Okay, then go and die! Don't stop him!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted when he saw this situation, obviously very angry.

"Because of your fault, His Majesty died. This crime is absolutely unforgivable! Even if you don't break on this pillar, I can't forgive you!"

After hearing this, Yan Ling struggled even harder.

"Your Highness, a mistake has been made. This was not Yan Pingzhang's original intention. Please forgive him this time."

Li Shanchang came out and knelt on the ground.Yan Ling studied government affairs with him when he first started, and assisted him in managing the rear over the years. The two had a very good relationship, so they naturally had to stand up and intercede for him at this time.

"Your Highness, Yan Pingzhang has worked hard and made great achievements. Over the years, he has followed His Highness in the wars in the north and south, and also managed the local area. He has made outstanding achievements. Although he made a big mistake this time, his crime will not lead to death. I hope Your Highness will understand clearly."

This is Liu Ji, and he also has some friendship with Yan Ling. After all, they are both from Zhejiang. In this era of strong regional and rural concepts, it is inevitable that they have many interactions with each other. "Your Highness, Yan Pingzhang has been following His Highness since the 15th year of Zhizheng, and it has been 12 years now. During this period, he has made great achievements, which are obvious to all. I hope Your Highness will be more open-minded."

Wang Guangyang also stood up.

With several of their civil servants taking the lead, the remaining ministers also came out one after another.

Suddenly, most of the courtiers stood up. Since Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Tang He and others were still leading troops to besiege Gusu, most of the people here were civil servants.

Those who have the qualifications to meet the King of Wu and discuss government affairs are not able to save fuel.Even the grumpy Yu Tonghai, a political novice whose political level was only 72 when he first met Yan Ling, lower than Chang Yuchun, has reached a political level of 87 after these years of experience.

None of them are stupid.If King Wu really wanted to kill someone, he wouldn't be whining here.What you are doing now is to show that you don't want to take action. Why not take this opportunity to win the favor of Yan Ling, an important minister?Maybe I can leave an impression on His Highness, and this is just a matter of opening my mouth.

Now, with everyone kneeling down, it seems as if Yan Ling is some kind of pillar of heaven, and if he kills him, the world will be in chaos.

As if to give face to the ministers, Zhu Yuanzhang finally sat down on the chair and waved:
"Okay! Originally, this crime was punishable by death, but since you have all interceded for him, then I will spare his life!"

"Get out! Get rid of all positions, demote to common people, go home and reflect on yourself, and don't leave the house!"

He finally made this decision.

Yan Ling knelt down on the ground with tears streaming down her face, thanked Zhu Yuanzhang for his kindness, and then left slowly.That back view is so desolate.

Zhu Yuanzhang also regained his composure at this time, and he ordered:

"I'm sending you this order. From now on, all people in the Wu Kingdom will be in plain clothes to show their condolences!"

On that day, King Wu Zhu Yuanzhang erected Han Lin'er's tomb outside the city and led his ministers to pay homage. The King of Wu's wails resounded throughout the countryside until he cried blood.The people all shed tears when they heard this, and they all said that King Wu was really a loyal and righteous man, and the people's hearts were filled with gratitude.
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half a month later.

Yan House.

Yan Ling was sitting in front of the window, reading an ancient book leisurely, with a cup of tea in front of him, the green bamboo outside the window, and the breeze blowing, which made him feel particularly relaxed.

"Dong dong dong." There was a knock on the study door suddenly.

"Come in."

He was an attendant, holding a food box carved with dragons and phoenixes in his hand, and presented it to Yan Ling respectfully.

"Master, someone from the palace sent this food box to the house and asked me to give it to you. The palace official said that you must tell the master that this is specially made for you by His Highness's personal instructions to the Princess."

"Got it, put it there."
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PS: There was a flaw in Ma Xiuying's work before. It seems that since the introduction of the imperial edict, the term "queen" has ceased to exist in China. They are all called "princess". This has been corrected.

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