Emperor Yuande also realized that he had lost his sense of proportion just now, and sat slumped on the dragon throne for a while before finally issuing the decree.
Roughly speaking, people from the capital’s Yamen and public security departments were asked to go and find the old beggar, and they were asked to treat him as politely as possible after finding him. As for the original Taishi Si Tianjian, the old emperor eventually He was not mentioned again.
Afterwards, Emperor Yuande felt physically and mentally exhausted and had no interest in staying in the palace anymore. He looked a little depressed and said “Retreat” to the old **** beside him, and stood up first.
“Retreat from the court~~~~”
After the old **** announced the decree loudly, he quickly followed the emperor. With the old emperor in this state, he was really afraid that he would fall.
The courtiers below all talked a lot after the emperor left, and the mages also looked at each other. The position of “Heavenly Master” that was supposed to be canonized today has not been fulfilled, and they don’t know what will happen next.
Anyway, no one raised an eyebrow to raise an opinion. Officials from the Ministry of Rites and those low-income people who were looking forward to the position of “Heavenly Master” did not dare to mention it.
A few of the mages with some real abilities didn’t care, or they were surprised by the old beggar’s resurrection. After all, the old beggar had no intention of being a mortal before, and they almost all thought he was a liar. From this point of view, He is definitely an expert with unfathomable knowledge.
“Master Lu, do you think that old beggar is really a god?”
“That’s not clear.” “Humph, you are deceiving the public with your lies.”
“Master Xiao, what do you think of this situation?”
“What are you looking at?”
“Why didn’t the emperor let Lord Yan Chang go?”
“Hey…”
Some courtiers shook their heads or sighed, and left the hall one after another.
The four guards in front of the palace were still kneeling in the palace as if they had been forgotten by everyone.
Prince Jin took a few steps slowly and looked at the four of them. Seeing that everyone in the palace was dispersing, and that his eldest brother had already left, he hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke to the four of them.
“You all go down too, my father will not blame you.”
“Thank you, His Highness King Jin!” “Thank you, His Highness King Jin!”
Several guards in front of the palace stood up and saluted King Jin Yang Hao gratefully. Only then did they feel truly relieved, feeling that their lives were no longer in danger.
A man is with you like a tiger is with you, and they felt it deeply today.
. . .
In the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, Yan Chang did not suffer much abuse. He was imprisoned in a relatively clean cell. There was a brick bed with some straw poles on it, mats and a low bed. table.
Yan Chang had already been removed from the government office and put on prison uniform. He was sitting on the bed with his back against the wall, also looking depressed.
“Hey…right and wrong are in people’s hearts, but it’s a pity that the emperor is so merciless…Haha, maybe I am already a sycophant in the hearts of many people…”
Counting the time, the old beggar should have been beheaded.
Speaking of complaints, Yan Chang does complain a little about the old beggar, but he really wants to hate it. If he thinks about it carefully, it seems that he recommended the old beggar, and then caused the misfortune of killing…
“Hey…”
After being locked up in jail all morning, Yan Chang sighed for countless times.
The candle in the low table lamp on the bed had only melted a little bit. It was not dark yet, so the prison was dark and gloomy. I didn’t know what it would be like at night.
Looking up at the layout of the cell again, except for the iron and wooden railings in front, there were no windows in the back or left and right. It was impossible to look at the stars at night.
Two guards with sabers inspected the depths of the prison and passed by the cell where Yan Chang was located.
The jailer was still quite impressed by Yan Chang. After all, he was personally escorted to the prison by the guards in front of the palace. There was only one possibility. He was directly convicted by the emperor during the court. In recent years, this The seed is often an admonishment officer.
Seeing Yan Chang still in a daze, the jailer also stopped and asked.
“This lord, was he working in Menxia Province before?”
Yan Chang looked at the two of them. As the saying goes, it is better to offend the prime minister than the jailer. Now he had to look at the face of the prison guard, so he managed to gather his energy and answered with a wry smile.
“I am not an official of the province. I am the supervisor of Taishi Si Tianjian.”
“Si Tianjian? Oh, you are the Lord Qin Tianjian who fixed the calendar?”
One of the jailers thought for a moment and suddenly said.
Yan Chang was not in the mood to agree and just nodded.
The other jailer was also very curious.
“This is new. We have imprisoned many former high-ranking officials in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, but this is the first time that someone from Si Tian Jian has come in, especially Mr. Qin Tian Jian!”
“Well, when you say that, it seems true!”
The two jailers felt it was new. Normally, the Qintian Prison was basically out of the muddy waters of the court, so they started to think a little bit about gossip.
“Master Qin Tianjian, what have you committed, and what crime have you been convicted of by the emperor?”
Anyway, being idle is idle, and I don’t know if I can live or how long I can live. Yan Chang, after a morning of decadence, now talks to someone, feels more confident about talking, and sits straighter.
“Do you know about the Land and Water Dharma Conference held in Beijing?”
“How could you not know? The whole capital has been buzzing with news.”
Yan Chang showed a smile that was uglier than crying.
“The Water and Land Dharma Assembly is mainly responsible for some officials from our Tianjian and the Ministry of Etiquette. They need to supervise and select some magicians for the emperor to be granted the title of Tianshi. This is where my misfortunes came from…”
Yan Chang spoke slowly and narrated the circumstances why he was convicted. There was nothing he couldn’t say. There was actually a record in the prison book, but it was relatively brief.
After listening to Yanchang’s words, the two jailers also looked at each other.
“This old beggar is too courageous. He feels so embarrassed to say such words to the emperor and even wants to die…”
“Someone is coming.”
Before one jailer finished speaking, the other one looked outside. The two of them bowed their hands towards Yan Chang and walked out quickly.
After about half a cup of tea, an unknown jailer led an old **** to Yan Chang’s cell.
As soon as Yan Chang saw the person, he immediately became energetic, but he didn’t know what to say.
The jailer took off the key ring from his waist, picked out one and unlocked the cell, then pushed open the cell door and stretched out his hand to guide him.
“Father-in-law, please!”
When the old **** entered the cell, the jailer locked the door again.
Yan Chang came back to his senses at this time and found that the old **** was still holding something like a food box in his hand. He quickly got off the bed and bowed.
“Eunuch Li, why are you here?”
The old **** placed the food box on the bed and bowed respectfully to Yan Chang.
“Master Yan, you haven’t had lunch yet. These are the dishes given by the emperor. They are all made by the chef of the imperial kitchen. Please try them while they are hot.”
While talking, the old **** opened the food box and took out the dishes inside as the aroma of food wafted around.
Yan Chang looked at these dishes blankly. The dishes were exquisite, including fish and meat. As he watched the dishes being brought out, Yan Chang’s face became more and more ugly and paler. He waited for the old **** to bring the drinks. He also took it out, and Yan Chang’s face had already turned pale.
‘Your Majesty is going to kill me…’
Although Yan Chang rarely interacts with people from the Ministry of Punishment, he has heard rumors that officials who have offended him but have not yet been convicted are suddenly fed extremely sumptuous dishes such as big fish and meat, most likely decapitation rice.
“Master Yan, Master Yan? You don’t look well. Do you want to call the imperial doctor?”
“Eunuch Li…is the emperor going to kill me, Yan Chang?”
When the old **** looked at this dish, he was suddenly enlightened and shook his head in confusion.
“Master Yan misunderstood. This is the lunch specially given by the emperor because he is afraid that you will not eat well in the prison. It has no other meaning. After retreating from the court, all the officials in the Tianjian and the officials in the Ministry of Rites, Let’s jointly go to the Imperial Study Room to plead for your mercy, Lord Yan…”
Yan Chang felt a little unreal when he heard this.
‘Are they so good? No, they dare to do this? ’
When the old **** said this, he sighed before continuing to speak.
“Actually, something happened after Mr. Yan was forced into the prison…”
. . .
In the teahouse Qingyelou in Gyeonggi Prefecture, Ji Yuan and the old beggar were sitting in the private room on the second floor, as well as the young beggar who ran in later. There was a pot of hot tea and six plates of cakes and preserved fruits on the indoor table.
“Oh, so Mr. Lu is no longer a disciple?”
Ji Yuan has just finished listening to some of the events in the Nine Days and Ten Meetings, as well as the cause and effect in the court this morning.
“I’ve already died once, whoever accepts the fool!”
The old beggar stuffed two pieces of pastry into his mouth and looked for Shuyuan www.zhaｏshuyuan． com hummed and said something, while the little beggar took a piece of snack in his mouth and poured water for the old beggar.
“Grandpa Lu, what about Master Yan?”
“Him? Don’t worry, as long as you don’t do something stupid, he will be fine. Now you should worry about your Grandpa Lu and me.”
The little beggar who had stuffed the pastry in his mouth was shocked when he heard this, and nervously ran to the old beggar to touch it.
“Ah? Grandpa Lu, are you injured? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?”
“No, no… I’m not referring to this, I’m referring to Mr. Ji Da in front of us…”
The old beggar smiled and looked at Ji Yuan, who was drinking tea and listening with his face as usual.
“Old beggar, I tested Emperor Dazhen this time. I can’t help but violate Mr. Ji’s taboo. This is much more dangerous than being in front of the swordsman in the palace! If there is a choice, this old beggar will not I really want to come and drink…”
“Huh?”
The little beggar looked at Ji Yuan, who was always gentle, and then looked at the old beggar, and saw that Grandpa Lu’s face was unusually serious.
“Mr. Lu’s move will inevitably cause some turmoil in the Dazhen government and the public…”
Ji Yuan put down the tea cup, pulled a trace of tea onto the table, and then dipped his index finger into the water to write the word “Yuan”.
“But Mr. Lu has misunderstood. Dazhen has his own spirit. Evil and evil people must take care of their troubles, and what Mr. Lu does is not against his will. It’s against the law, and it’s an opportunity for the emperor. It’s not hard for Ji to say anything, as long as you think it’s worth it.”
“Hey…it’s really not worth it…”