Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

Zhu Sui'an slowly raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't know Li Shirong's son was still alive."

The emperor's face turned pale. He took out a scroll from his dragon robe and pulled it hard on Zhu Sui'an's face.

The end of the scroll cut a hole in Zhu Huian's forehead, and blood gushed out instantly.

Zhu Sui'an didn't dare to wipe it off and could only let the blood flow down his cheeks.

"Open it and take a look." The emperor said coldly.

Zhu Sui'an said: "I obey your order."

After opening the scroll, there was a poem written inside.

【Manjianghong】

There was nothing wrong with the first stanza, but when Zhu Sui'an saw the first six words of the second stanza, his face suddenly changed.

"The shame of Longwu has not yet been avenged..."

"Your Majesty, who is so bold?"

The emperor said, "Li Shirong's great son, Chen Lang."

Zhu Sui'an then noticed that the signature of this poem was Chen Lang.

"Your Majesty, Chen Lang... he is not..."

The emperor was so angry that he raised his foot and wanted to kick Zhu Sui'an, but in the end, considering his dignity as an emperor, he retracted the kick.

"Are you still trying to quibble with me? If he's not Li Shirong's son, how come he looks so much like Feng Chaoying? Don't tell me he's your son and Feng Chaoying's."

Zhu Sui'an said, "Chen Lang is twenty-five years old. General Li... Li Shirong was captured twenty-three years ago, so the ages don't match. Your Majesty, please understand!"

The emperor gnashed his teeth and said, "Zhu Sui'an, Zhu Sui'an, do you think my Imperial City Bureau is just for free?"

"If Chen Lang wasn't Feng Chaoying's son, would you have traveled all the way from Linshui to Guangling Prefecture to seek justice for him?"

"If Chen Lang wasn't Feng Chaoying's son, would you have him prepare a special meal for Feng Chaoying before going to war?"

"If Chen Lang wasn't Feng Chaoying's son, would you have killed Yan Xiaoguo?"

Zhu Sui'an wanted to argue, but the emperor didn't give him the chance. He said, "Twenty-three years ago, the magistrate of Nanhe County told me in person that Chen Lang's age was changed."

"Your hand is definitely involved here!"

Zhu Sui'an looked at the emperor with a chill in his heart.

He really didn't expect that the Imperial City Bureau's infiltration was so powerful that there were even people from the Imperial City Bureau around him.

The emperor said indifferently: "Nothing to say?"

Zhu Sui'an slowly lowered his head and said, "I... acknowledge my guilt and am willing to bear all consequences."

"I only ask Your Majesty to spare Chaoying and her child's life in consideration of my years of loyalty to the country."

After saying this, he kowtowed heavily.

The emperor walked over to the chair and sat down, tapping his fingers on the armrest. After a long pause, he said, "Chen Lang... I actually think highly of him."

"What he did in Linshui County was very effective. In just two months, the tax revenue in Linshui County increased several times."

"It's a pity to kill such a talent."

"But as Li Shirong's son, he wrote words like 'Longwu shame, yet to be avenged'. He's trying to overturn his father's verdict."

Zhu Sui'an's lips trembled slightly as he said, "Your Majesty, Chen Lang doesn't know his own life experience. I haven't mentioned it to him, and I haven't even let Chaoying recognize him."

"Although the content of this poem is somewhat outrageous, I believe Chen Lang has no intention of overturning Li Shirong's verdict."

The emperor said indifferently, "If you let him recognize Feng Chaoying, I will never keep him."

"But now, since he doesn't know that he is Li Shirong's son, I can forgive his offense."

Zhu Sui'an said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor sneered: "Though the death penalty may be avoided, the living punishment cannot be escaped."

"Don't you think Chen Lang felt that the battle during the Longwu period was a shame? I will give him a chance to redeem himself."

Zhu Sui'an swallowed and said, "Your Majesty, please explain clearly."

The emperor said, "The cabinet has discussed and decided to send Princess Yongjia to the Liao Kingdom for marriage."

"Let Chen Lang take on the role of special envoy for the marriage."

"I have only one request, bring Yongjia back to me intact."

"If you can't bring her back, Chen Lang's family, including Feng Chaoying whom you have hidden for more than 20 years, will all die."

"You will tell him this decree when you return. As for how you are going to help him, I will not care."

"In short, Dayan and Liao cannot fight, and Yongjia must return intact."

"have you understood?"

Zhu Sui'an said, "I obey your order."

The emperor stood up and walked out. When he reached the door, he turned around and looked at Pei Ming.

"Pei Ming."

"The end will be here."

"You're not cruel enough."

"The final general... is unknown."

"If you want to hide Chen Lang's identity, you should kill his adoptive parents and their entire family. If they die, I might not be able to fully confirm Chen Lang's identity."

Pei Ming was sweating profusely and was stammering, unable to speak.

"I will do for you what you can't do."

After leaving these words, the emperor left.

It was not until the servant came to report that the emperor had left the palace that Zhu Sui'an slowly stood up.

But Pei Ming still knelt on the ground and said, "My Lord, all the blame lies with me. Please punish me."

Zhu Sui'an said, "Stand up and talk."

Pei Mingdao said, "My Lord, it was my fault. I failed to discover that the Madam was hiding a spy from the Imperial City Bureau, which led to the Madam's identity being exposed."

"I cannot escape the blame. Please sentence me to death."

Zhu Sui'an sighed, grabbed Pei Ming's arm, pulled him up, and said, "This is not something you can find out."

"As long as Your Majesty wants, he can turn anyone around me into a spy for the Imperial City Bureau."

"In fact, in my opinion, Your Majesty has known Chaoying's identity for a long time. If Chen Lang hadn't appeared, Your Majesty would not have exposed this matter."

Having said that, Zhu Sui'an picked up the scroll on the ground and read Man Jiang Hong again.

"Maybe it's all fate. There are so many talented people in the world, but it just happened to be Shirong's son who wrote such words." Zhu Sui'an smiled helplessly.

Pei Ming gritted his teeth and said, "This kid, why does he have to write these sour words for no reason?"

Zhu Sui'an said: "It's too late to say this now."

"Let's think about how to help this kid and complete His Majesty's mission."

"Pei Ming, go find out what's behind Princess Yongjia's marriage."

Pei Ming nodded: "I will go right away."

After Pei Ming left, Zhu Sui'an called another of his personal guards and said, "Prepare the sedan chair and go to Dongjiao Lane."

Dongjiao Lane, an alley that looks ordinary from the outside.

But ordinary people would not go down this alley unless their lives were at stake.

When Zhu Sui'an's sedan chair entered Dongjiao Lane, the surrounding people all looked at him in surprise.

Pei Ming's sedan stopped at the door of an ordinary courtyard.

There is a plaque hanging on the gate of the courtyard.

There are three words written on it.

Imperial Prison Division.