The only honor of the water cut off

Wei Zun End Chapter

One autumn rain and one cool, the rain fell happily at night, the patter of rain accompanied by one or two thunderclaps made Gongsun Ce, who had always been a light sleeper, toss and turn. It was only cold in autumn, but for some reason, the bed was cold He was as cold as a stone, his hands and feet were numb from the cold, so Gongsun Ce had no choice but to put on his coat and get up. The servant sleeping outside was alert, rubbed his eyes and poked his head in and asked, "My lord, do you have any orders?"

"I'm a little thirsty, let's boil a pot of water." The attendant responded.

Gongsun Ce lit the oil lamp and warmed his hands with the faint heat from the flame. Just as he was about to close the lampshade, his neck suddenly felt cold. Gongsun Ce dodged to the left to avoid being cut. His intuition was correct. It was a sharp weapon, a wide-bladed stainless steel Longyuan sword.

Gongsun Ce said calmly, "It must be General Mo who has arrived."

Jianfeng moved forward, forcing Gongsun Ce to raise his head, the sharp blade still left a bloodstain on his neck, someone said bitterly: "Gongsun Ce, today is your death day."

A person came out from the darkness, wearing a black night suit, but without a veil, with a perverse and hostile face, and a pair of eyes staring at Gongsun Ce fiercely, wishing to eviscerate him and cramp him.

"How did the general treat you, and how did you treat the general! Gongsun Ce, tell me, do you have a conscience!" Mo Xian said so furiously, he couldn't feel the force in his hand, and Gongsun Ce only felt that the sword's edge had been embedded in the flesh Inside, he hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, general, please listen to me."

"Want to beg for mercy? Don't even think about it." Mo Xian withdrew his sword and grabbed Gongsun Ce's neck with one hand: "Let me think about how to torture you so that I can eliminate the hatred in my heart."

Mo Xian's fingers became tighter and tighter, Gongsun Ce was strangled and unable to speak, his two hands grabbed Mo Xian's arm, but it was like a mayfly shaking a tree, Gongsun Ce kicked down the lamp post during the struggle, There was a bang, and immediately a guard outside the room asked loudly, "My lord?"

There was no response for a moment, and a team of imperial guards was about to rush into the room, but Gongsun Ce coughed dryly: "I'm fine, I knocked down the lamp post, don't panic."

"My lord, the current situation is turbulent, and there may be abnormalities. Please allow the officials to enter the house to check."

"Bastard, I just wake up thirsty and have a cup of tea, why is it so strange!" Gongsun Ce took a breath, and said softly, "It's raining, so don't watch the night, you all go to rest."

Gongsun Ce had his back against the tip of the sword when he was talking to the guard, Mo Xian stared at him vigilantly, if he dared to ask for help, his life would have been killed immediately.

After Gongsun Ce sent the imperial guards away, Mo Xian's gaze relaxed a little, and he said coldly, "Gongsun Ce, if you hadn't sold out the general, the dog emperor would value you so much, the prime minister's mansion is actually guarded by the imperial guards!"

"Oh. So what about the imperial guards? General Mo just came in." Gongsun Ce snorted, "But General Mo, don't worry, I won't shout or run away. I, Gongsun Ce, have no regrets in what I do."

"No shame? You are shameless!" Mo Xian scolded: "Gongsun Ce, I really regret that there are so many opportunities in Junshan and Qinzhou, why didn't I kill you?"

"And you are really lucky. When I was in Sang Mansion in Qinzhou, I watched Ding Chou pounce on you without stopping. I hoped that he would kill you, but Bao Zheng took that slap. The cold didn't work either. Killed you, and to this day seems to be healed."

Mo Xian narrowed his eyes, his eyes became fierce, and he shouted sharply: "But! Do you know why you didn't die? Just when you were suffering from cold symptoms again and again and you were about to die, it was the general who used his navel at birth. The blood refining pill saved your life, now you can be your prime minister with high spirits, and you can break the general's tendons and tendons in order to please the dog emperor!"

Mo Xian's words fell clearly into Gongsun Ce's ears. Gongsun Ce listened expressionlessly, like a lifeless puppet. Only the tears that accidentally dripped from his eyes proved that this person was still alive.

"Gongsun Ce, you are really a pig and a dog." Mo Xian's eyes turned red, like an angry beast: "If the blood pill is still there, the general will be saved even if he is about to die. How could you be afraid of the poison of the Nirvana of Lao Shizi, and how could you catch him and humiliate him in every possible way!"

Gongsun Ce closed his eyes and drained the tears in his eyes, took a deep breath and said, "So, if General Mo wants to kill him, then kill him."

"Heh." Mo Xian sneered, "Are you sure I won't kill you?"

"If the general really wants to kill me, I will already be dead by the time I light the lamp." Gongsun Ce shook his robe and helped the fallen lamp post up: "I think what General Mo really wants is to save Pang Tong. "

Mo Xian's breath suddenly tightened when he heard this: "What do you mean?"

Gongsun Ce said, "Let me guess, you want to trade me for Pang Tong?"

Mo Xian said angrily: "Gongsun Ce, don't be complacent, even if I kill you first, I will try my best to save the general!" Mo Xian took out a silver-yellow sword from the burden on his back and laid it across in front of Gongsun Ce.

Gongsun Ce smiled, "We only honor the sword."

"Wei Zun Sword was inspired by me. Naturally, there is no need to question the power of the Excalibur, but General Mo, who is hard to beat with two fists, is heavily guarded by the guards of the Dali Temple's Heavenly Prison, and even the Emperor's Yinlong Guard personally guards Pang Tong. A prison in the sky is like breaking into the palace, is General Mo really sure that he can rescue Pang Tong instead of killing him?"

Mo Xian's heart turned cold when he was said, and he said bitterly: "Then please ask the Prime Minister to clear the way for Mo Xian."

Gongsun Ce shook his head: "Without the emperor's edict, even I would not be able to enter the prison in Dali Temple."

Mo Xian gritted his teeth angrily, and said angrily: "Then use you to exchange the antidote for Nirvana with the emperor! I will go to Jietian Prison or take advantage of the public trial in eight days to rob the prison cart. With the help of this divine sword, Mo Xian Even if you are heartbroken, you must rescue the general!"

Gongsun Ce frowned: "General Mo, to be honest, there may be no antidote for the poison of Nirvana."

"What?" Mo Xian asked in surprise, then he thought it might be his evasion plan: "I don't believe it!"

Gongsun Ce turned around and said seriously: "Mo Xian, believe it or not, I never thought of harming Pang Tong, and I will do my best to save him. The kindness between him and me is hard to repay even if we are smashed to pieces."

"On the night when Pang Tong was arrested, I learned that he was poisoned, so I read many ancient books. There are many records in the ancient books about the poison of Nirvana. According to legend, it was obtained by magicians thousands of years ago. And the poison, the poison will not die, and the pulse will stop without death, life is better than death."

"It's just." Gongsun Ce gritted his teeth and said, "Every ancient book that mentions Nirvana has written four words, and there is no cure."

"You!" Mo Xian was so blocked that he couldn't speak. What Gongsun Ce said was similar to what Liu Yiyi said, and his heart felt anxious, and his hand holding the sword trembled. "You, so you mean that the general is hopeless?"

Gongsun Ce lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "Just ask General Mo to put my head on my shoulder temporarily. If Pang Tong really can't escape this time, you can come and get it later." Gongsun Ce bowed his hand to Mo Xian He made a salute: "Before that, please do me a favor, General."

The night was getting darker and the birds and insects were falling asleep. The attendants brought hot water into the room lightly, only to find that Gongsun Ce was already fast asleep.

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In August, the autumn is getting stronger and rainy for several days, making the whole Bianliang city extremely cold and humid. There are few pedestrians on the road. Before the opening time, the facades of businesses began to close one after another.

Let's say that Bao Zheng just became the prefect of Kaifeng mansion more than a month ago, and he has a lot of leisure every day, wondering how the law and order in Kaifeng mansion is so good?

Then he slipped out from the back door of the mansion in casual clothes, wanting to make an unannounced visit to the people, but Mr. Bao forgot that his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and there was a moon hanging between his eyebrows, so clear His appearance is doomed to fail in unannounced visits. Everywhere he goes, there is an exclamation. It turns out that Master Bao is here.

Bao Zheng was returning to the mansion angrily, and when he walked to the gate of the mansion, he saw an old woman clashing with the guards of the mansion gate. He went up to inquire and found out that the common people had to go through the gate of the yamen when they complained. If you don't have money, you won't be able to command the two great gods at the door to report that the affairs of the common people, rarely a major event involving human life, are nothing more than entanglements of a few copper coins, and there is really no need to spend this joint money, so it ends up being a burden Adults are free every day.

When Bao Zheng learned that he was very angry, his face was black and his skin was slightly purple, he immediately beat the two yamen servants with [-] boards each, and threw them into the prison.Since then, there has been a new rule in Kaifeng Mansion. There is no yamen notice in the gatehouse, but a big cowhide drum is used instead. The big drum is three feet wide and one foot high, and it is placed on the street.

Bao Zheng is honest and solves cases like a god, and the people are so happy that they rush to tell that there is a Qingtian master in Kaifeng mansion.

In these rainy days, the number of complaints increased. Bao Zheng settled three cases in a row, and the lunch almost dragged on until dinner. Someone beat drums to complain, and Bao Zheng waved his sleeve: "Bring it to the court quickly. "

Not long after, a group of people came in from outside, standing on the left and right sides of the hall. The two leaders, one with tangled beards and the other five big and three thick, were still cursing and swearing. Loud noise, if you have something to tell me in detail, the bearded man on the left, you should talk first."

Unexpectedly, this routine questioning caused dissatisfaction from the thick man on the right: "Oh! Why did he say it first, I played the drum!"

"Master Qingtian asks questions, it's too late for you to make mistakes, ask me first, because you think I'm a good person!"

"You're a good man, you fart!" After saying that, Dou Da's fist swung at the man on the left, and the man on the left was not a good person, and he punched the man in front of him.

The people on both sides saw that the boss was making a move, so how could anyone be calm? There was a fight in the courtroom for a while, and it happened that these guys were all martial arts. Slapping the gavel didn't work. In desperation, Bao Zheng got off the desk to pull the two leaders. For some reason, his body tilted, his forehead hurt, and his eyes darkened, so he didn't know what happened.

When he woke up again, he didn't know what time it was, but he saw a person sitting beside the bed feeling his pulse, and when Bao Zheng moved a little, he felt his head dangling like a paste, making him dizzy, and he couldn't help but groan.

"You, you bumped your head, don't move yet."

"Gongsun, it's you." Bao Zheng regained his composure, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw four valiant guards standing behind Gongsun Ce, and he said in a low voice, "Uh, I offended you, Your Excellency."

Gongsun Ce glanced behind him, saying that they should not be bothered, and said: "Fortunately, there were guards patrolling the city who entered the Kaifeng government office at that time, otherwise you would have been trampled flat by those unruly people."

Bao Zheng clutched his forehead, the pain behind his dizziness: "So, thanks to the Imperial Army."

"Piansheng Zhan Zhao is not here these days, so I'd better ask the emperor to send you some experts." Gongsun Ce put Bao Zheng's hand under the quilt, and asked with his head tilted: "Where is the medicine for your lord? have a look."

A guard near the door took orders, Bao Zheng looked at Gongsun Ce's cold official authority, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay."

"It's okay! These are just a group of tricky and arrogant people. According to your unyielding temperament, if you encounter some robbers and violent officials tomorrow, you won't let your blood splatter on the spot."

"How can it be so powerful, besides, Zhan Zhao should be back soon."

Gongsun Ce still wanted to reprimand Bao Zheng, the imperial guard who went to see the medicine first turned around and reported: "My lord, the emperor has called urgently."

"Understood, the truth will go right away." Gongsun Ce turned his head and glanced at Bao Zheng, his eyes flickered slightly, Bao Zheng understood, and nodded slightly imperceptibly.

Gongsun Ce left Kaifeng Mansion, and on the way he met a scout who was delivering urgent military documents for eight hundred miles to the border. Gongsun Ce let the sedan chair make way for the army horses, and lifted up the chain of the sedan chair to watch the scout run towards Xuande Building.

Gongsun Ce looked at the rainy sky, it was pitch black, not a single star could be seen.

Pang Ji would never have imagined that there was a person thousands of miles away looking at the sky like him and thinking about the same person in his heart.Pang Tong, he is the Flying Star General, but on a starless night, can he still predict the future and control his destiny?

The autumn in the grassland is much colder than that in the capital. Pang Ji was wearing a big cloak, holding a piece of paper tightly in his hand, and was almost squeezed into a ball by him. Someone came from behind lightly, and said softly, "Daddy is looking for me."

"Yan'er." Pang Ji turned around, looked at his beloved daughter up and down many times, Pang Feiyan wondered: "Father, what are you looking at?"

"It's been more than ten years, and your appearance has not changed at all, but your eyes are no longer the innocent and innocent little girl before, and there is a lot of gloomy light."

"Hehe, how could it not have changed." Pang Feiyan touched her cheek: "It's been 12 years, it's already past youth."

Pang Ji could hear the loneliness in these words: "Yan'er, Zhao Zhen, how have you been treated these years?"

Hearing Pang Ji's question, Pang Feiyan froze: "Father, why do you ask this?"

"Father regretted it. He regretted sending you into the palace." It was the first time in his life that Pang Ji uttered such straightforward and sincere words to reflect on his own mistakes.

"No, father, when my daughter was young, she always felt that if she wanted to marry someone, she must marry a man like the second elder brother. He was bold and cheerful, fearless, and lived a very chic life. But since my daughter entered the palace, met the emperor, and saw a kind of The man who is completely different from the second brother is tolerant and wise, gentle and lonely. He has to worry about state affairs, and also fights wits and courage with the previous court in the harem. The road of emperor is not easy to walk. There are times when you can do whatever you want.”

Pang Feiyan lowered her head and moved her steps, stepping on the thin blades of grass under her feet: "He treated his daughter really well. When he first entered the palace, he went to my palace once every three times he came back to the harem. In the next few years, he basically didn't care about her. Stepped into the harem, but also promoted me to the position of imperial concubine."

Pang Ji snorted: "I'm afraid it's because your second brother has repeatedly made outstanding achievements at the border, and your father and I are in control of the government."

"No." As soon as Pang Feiyan uttered it, she felt that the "no" was too harsh and she seemed guilty: "Perhaps it is because of my father and second brother, but my daughter is sure that the emperor is not completely careless about her."

"Are you so sure?"

Pang Feiyan smiled and said, "It's a woman's intuition." After a pause, she said, "It's just."

"Just what?"

"I have always felt that the emperor has a person in his heart, and the three thousand concubines in the harem can't match the position of that person in his heart."

"Oh? Who is it?" Pang Ji asked with a frown.

"It's all about intuition. How can my daughter know who it is?"

Seeing Pang Feiyan's relaxed face, Pang Ji could face this kind of thing calmly, and felt in his heart that his daughter had really grown up and matured, and she was no longer the unruly and willful little Yaner she used to be. "Even so, do you still love him?"

Pang Feiyan looked up to the sky and looked into the distance: "Unfortunately, Zhao Zhen was born in the emperor's family. He shouldered his own destiny, so he is also a man who takes responsibility. Daughters like men who take responsibility. Whether it is conspiracy or power, it doesn't affect him. A good emperor."

Pang Feiyan said it emotionally, and when she came back to her senses, she secretly said that it was not good. Now that Pang Tong fell into Zhao Zhen's hands, her life or death was uncertain. Her words would definitely make Pang Ji sad, so she knelt down and said anxiously: "Don't blame Dad, no matter what, daughter He will stand on the same front as daddy and second brother."

Pang Ji stretched out his hand to help her up, and said, "Silly boy, how could dad blame you. You made dad think a lot." Pang Ji unfolded the paper that was crumpled in his hand, and said, "Son, you check it out."

"Huh." Pang Feiyan took the paper in doubt, and after reading it with a look of surprise, Pang Ji said: "The matter has come to this, how can I ignore my parents and children, but Dad doesn't want you to take risks, and I will fly away in a while." Yunqi will escort you out of the border, so there will naturally be someone to meet you."

"No!" Pang Feiyan yelled, turned over and knelt down and said, "Daddy and Second Brother are Feiyan's closest relatives, Feiyan will be with you all life and death."

"Stupid child, this is going to be bad luck, you still have a great time!"

"Feiyan was kindly raised by her father, and her second elder brother has doted on Feiyan since she was a child. If you are not here, Feiyan will never live alone!"

"Fearless of life and death?"

"Fearless in life and death!"

"Okay, Dad's good daughter! Our family will live and die together!"

Pang Ji turned around and took a deep look at the army camp. A huge team of nearly 40 people is camping here, regardless of whether the army's morale is stable, whether the army is neat, and whether the military discipline is complete.This frightening advantage in numbers alone is enough for Pang Ji to hold all the advantages of defense and offense, destruction and construction.

Turning his hands into clouds and turning his hands into rain, he spent almost half his life dreaming about the arrival of a day, but when this day did come, there was no happiness and satisfaction as expected.

"Mo Xian, don't listen to the order, pass on the order of my general, and send fifty Feiyun cavalry to lead a small team to search for the main force of the forbidden army. The clouds are soaring to the sky to communicate with each other, and there must be something before dawn!"

"The end will be ordered!"

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On September [-]th, four days before the public trial, news came from the sky prison that Pang Tong, who had been in peace for a few days, went berserk in the prison, ruined seven or eight of the life-extending detoxification pills fed to him by the jailer, and returned one He broke three of a jailer's ribs and bit off a jailer's fingers. If the guards hadn't rushed in to hold him down, all five fingers would have been bitten off.

It's just crazy, and he looked up to the sky and laughed.

After all, he used to be an all-powerful figure, even if this Pang Tong lost his limbs, he would turn the prison upside down.

Because of Pang Tong's special status, the guards couldn't make decisions privately, so he entrusted Eunuch Chen to ask Zhao Zhen what he meant.When Eunuch Chen came in, the emperor was discussing with Gongsun Ce and other officials from the Ministry of Household about various matters concerning wintering.

Eunuch Chen whispered, Zhao Zhen frowned slightly, and said angrily to Eunuch Chen: "Pang Tong is going to die. Since he doesn't know what to do, I will shorten his life-sustaining medicine for tomorrow, and let him taste the bone erosion." The taste of pecking tendons."

"Yes, this servant will inform the three commanders of the imperial guards." Eunuch Chen bowed to the emperor, then bowed to several senior officials and bid farewell. Suddenly, he saw a smile on the corner of the prime minister's mouth.

In the next few days, Pang Tong behaved well and did not cause trouble. He took the antidote obediently every day, and ate more meals than before.

On September [-]th, the night before the public trial, there was not a single cloud or wind in the sky. Half of the crescent was hanging in the sky. Even though it was half a moon, it was very bright. Tomorrow would be a long-lost sunny day.

It has been seventeen days since Gongsun Ce became prime minister of the left, and this is the first day that he hasn't written or made fuss until the third watch.The laboriousness of the paperwork is not enough to describe his diligence. He seized every moment to write what he had learned all his life, together with his ambitions, into a memorial article and submitted it to the emperor, as if his time was running out.

Tonight, he made a cup of tea, which was Junshan silver needle harvested this year.Junshan Silver Needle is an absolute royal tribute. Zhao Zhen knew that Gongsun Ce loved tea, so he rewarded him all.It's just that this tribute is really not as good as the pot that I brewed with Pang Tong in Junshan in May. People are not.

Gongsun Ce pushed open the window of the mahogany pavilion, and sat drinking tea alone under the moonlight. A few tall laurel plants outside the window were in full bloom, and the fragrance was so strong that it penetrated into the skirt of his clothes.

"The fragrance of the moon does not know sorrow, and the general's intentions are not over. He rode his horse to drive the sun and dusk, and left Weizhou with hatred.

Claiming to reward the emperor's virtue, can you bear the burden of your lover?If it's about the tomb of loyalty, don't dare to be alone! "

After Gongsun Ce recited the poem lightly, he raised his head and drank the remaining tea in the cup, and said with a slight smile, "Pang Tong, everything depends on God's will."

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Taimiao, the place is open, with white marble railings ten feet long, there are ancestors in heaven and earth, Bao Zheng tried the emperor here a year ago, Taimiao has become a fair and open sign, and it is a perfect place for the public trial.

In the early morning, all the officials gathered, and those who were earlier than the officials were the people of Bianliang.

Guotai Min'an incense was burning in the Jiuding incense burner. Zhao Zhen sat on the high dragon chair in the middle, with his hands in his sleeves, and looked at the entrance of the Taimiao with a calm expression.On the left side of the lower head is the desk of Prime Minister Zuo, on which Gongsun Ce sat upright, holding a gavel in one hand, and lowering his head slightly.On the right is the position of Prime Minister Wang, the right minister, and the officials at all levels who come down have only chairs but no desks.

"Aiqing, it's almost time."

Gongsun Ce bowed his hands to the emperor: "Yes, Your Majesty." Then he slapped the gavel heavily, and the noisy Taimiao Square suddenly became quiet.

"Bring the guilty minister Pang Tong."

"Take the guilty minister Pang Tong." The order was passed on from near to far by the yamen servants on both sides. After a while, two imperial guards who looked like iron towers appeared at the gate of the Taimiao with one person in their arms.

The man was held under the armpit, and half-lifted and half-dragged, he walked forward slowly. He could only see the disheveled hair and limp hands and feet. When he got closer, he saw that the prisoner's clothes, hands, feet and face were clean, which should have been done in advance. He did the cleaning.

Gongsun Ce turned his head away, not wanting to look at him again.

"Your Majesty, my lord, the criminal Pang Tong is brought here." Two guards brought Pang Tong to the bottom of the steps, and the two let go of their hands, and Pang Tong fell limply to the ground, without struggling, he just turned over on the spot, Lying on his back in a big font on the fiery red dange, he let out a comfortable sigh.

"Bastard!" Prime Minister Wang couldn't help but stood up and scolded: "The emperor is here, how can you be so disregarding etiquette, be careful of crime!"

Pang Tong laughed loudly and said: "If the crime is aggravated, I will be unforgivably guilty, so why should the crime be aggravated, isn't it, Prime Minister Gongsun!"

Gongsun Ce was named by Pang Tong, so he couldn't keep silent, and said: "Pang Tong, the emperor is here, and you are guilty even if you are innocent!"

"Since Prime Minister Gongsun has opened his mouth, then, Pang Tong kowtowed to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live." A group of birds flew across the sky, skipping the sky in front of Pang Tong, how free and carefree, Pang Tong felt a slight smile. Smiling, he said: "Your majesty, you broke my limbs, so you can't blame me for not being able to kneel three times and knock nine times. Either you order someone to lift a chair for me to sit on, or let me lie down like this."

"Bastard bastard!" Prime Minister You was so angry: "You! You! If you don't call yourself a criminal minister, you will bite me one by one, you!"

Zhao Zhen also looked up at the sky, it was clear for thousands of miles, the sun was just rising, bright but not scorching hot, and the sunny day after the rain would definitely make people feel refreshed.

"Prime Minister Wang." Zhao Zhen waved his hand to the exasperated old courtier, motioned him to sit down, and said to Pang Tong, "Then, just lie down."

"Thank you, Majesty Long En!"

Zhao Zhen ignored him, and gave Gongsun Ce a wink. Gongsun Ce nodded and accepted the order, slapped the gavel, and said sharply: "Pang Tong, today the Prime Minister asks you four major crimes on behalf of the emperor. Personal soldiers. The Pang family is not a royal family and the other is not a clan, and they have not obtained the emperor's permission to selfishly cultivate military power and trade armaments, is there such a thing?"

Pang Tong snorted and said: "When the Emperor Shengzu opened the Great Song Dynasty, he established the rules of emphasizing civility and despising military affairs. The soldiers were frequently transferred. Over the past few decades, the Song Dynasty has gone from strong to weak. Our dynasty has been under the influence of western and northern barbarians all year round Disturbance is ironclad evidence, as the Zhenyuan General of the Great Song Dynasty, I want to fight and defend the land, and I don't have many capable men. How can I keep the peace of the world for the emperor if I trust the soldiers who know the details!"

Zhao Zhen frowned uncontrollably, his eyes darkened, and Gongsun Ce slapped the gavel: "I only ask you the truth, the crime of being good at raising soldiers, whether you admit it or not!"

"Acknowledge!" Pang Tong replied loudly, unequivocally, the officials present were still restrained, but the people behind couldn't help discussing in a low voice.

Gongsun Ce shouted: "Quiet!" Then said: "Second crime, trespassing on the imperial palace and robbing the imperial concubine! Concubine, is there such a thing?"

"Yes!" Pang Tong still answered straightforwardly: "The imperial concubine is my own sister. My father has not seen his daughter for more than ten years. He just wants to know how His Majesty treats her."

As soon as the words fell, Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "Pang Tong, if you are open-minded again, there is no need for this public trial, just be executed."

As expected, Pang Tong stopped, and just let out a soft snort.

Gongsun Ce said again: "The third crime is to privately seek divine artifacts and conspire against others. Pang Tong, for the benefit of the Pang family, you did not report to the emperor and privately searched for the ancient divine artifacts Yiwang Bow and Weizun Sword. Is there such a thing?"

"Heh." Pang Tong looked up to the sky and said haha: "Prime Minister Gongsun, you activated these two artifacts yourself, why come to ask me instead?"

After speaking, Gongsun Ce's face turned red, and Pang Tong said again: "Okay, I admit it."

"The fourth crime is to form a party for personal gain, to seek power in the court! Pang Tong, the crimes you committed before are all preparations for the court to be in power. You raised soldiers, saved your sister, and traveled half of the Song Dynasty to find The ancient artifacts are all for this final blow. You have recruited the eastern general Zhou Jinxiao and the southern general Yang Zhiyong to form the Pang family allied army, and march northward to fight the northern army, but there is such a thing!" Gongsun Ce's voice trembled slightly After all, he closed the pleadings and settled down.

Pang Tong didn't answer this time, he squinted his eyes and looked at the sky, as if thinking of some good things, the corners of his mouth raised and he showed a smile.

"Pang Tong?" Gongsun Ce called out.

"I traveled across half of the Song Dynasty not to find ancient artifacts, but to find a person. Although he is small and hypocritical, he has great wisdom and true temperament; although he is knowledgeable and intelligent, he is stubborn and pedantic in nature; Although he is a scholar, he is upright and proud; although he is weak and sick, he can bear the world's worries. Lord Gongsun, tell me, am I wrong?"

Gongsun Ce clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turned white, his face was red but his lips were bloodless, he suddenly got up and made a deep bow to Zhao Zhen.Under the puzzled eyes of the ministers, Gongsun Ce walked down the hall, knelt beside Pang Tong, and kowtowed three times to Zhao Zhen.

"Prime Minister, what do you mean?" An inexplicable uneasiness arose in Zhao Zhen's heart.During these days, from the beginning to the end, he silently watched Gongsun Ce's every move. The doubts in his heart have never been eliminated, but he has always been unwilling to face them.

"Your Majesty, I'm here to answer for Pang Tong's fourth crime. I..." Gongsun Ce kowtowed to the ground, "I think Pang Tong is innocent!"

The huge temple was silent for a while, Gongsun Ce raised his head, and secretly glanced at Pang Tong. Pang Tong didn't have much surprise on his face, but only a soft smile reflecting the sun.

Gongsun Ce hastily returned his smile, then kowtowed and said, "I am willing to be Pang Tong's witness."

"Gongsun Ce, do you know what you are doing?" Zhao Zhen's face was as frosty, and Wang Cheng hurriedly said, "Master Zuo Prime Minister, you, are you not a demon?"

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Wang, my lords, the folks and elders of Bianliang, please listen to Gongsun Ce's words." Gongsun Ce straightened up on his knees, and said loudly: "It is true that General Pang did raise soldiers, break into the palace, and search for artifacts. But this is all for the purpose of setting up a game and attracting the generals of the four directions into the urn. The Sifang army was originally the most powerful army of Zhou Shizong, and the first generals of the four directions were Sejong's retainers. The current generals of the four directions are all hereditary. He is not close to the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and even plans to do his own thing in a corner of Pian'an."

"General Pang has long been aware of this, so he took advantage of the matter of raising the flag to rebel, to win over the dissidents among the generals of the four directions, and took the opportunity to kill them in one fell swoop!"

"Hahahaha!" Zhao Zhen sat on the dragon chair and laughed, his breath was unsteady, and his whole body trembled: "Gongsun Ce, Gongsun Ce, you just think that he saved your life and want to excuse him , can’t you turn the facts upside down, right?” Zhao Zhen said angrily: “He, Pang Tong, gathered the second general from the southeast to go north to block the northern army, and killed General Liao. This Liao Zeyong is a general at my command!”

"Your Majesty, if there were no gold and silver beauties, would General Liao really be so easy to use?" Gongsun Ce felt abrupt in his words, and kowtowed to Zhao Zhen again, saying: "What General Pang said is true, Yiwang bow and Weizun sword It took nearly half a year for the minister and the general to obtain it. During the six months, the general often talked with the minister that he wanted to kill the four generals to avoid the emperor's worries, and the minister also advised him. It was General Pang When we raised troops in Chenliu, we still had contact with each other during the Northern Expedition."

"Contact?" Zhao Zhen hummed: "Gongsun Ce let your tongue shine like a lotus, you are not a person who can lie, how can I remember that when Pang Thief raised his troops, Prime Minister, you were still unconscious in the Luohe palace?"

Gongsun Ce's face flushed, and he was speechless.

"Gongsun Ce!" Now it's Pang Tong's turn to be angry: "Why do you want to block this crime of rebellion on yourself? I, Pang Tong, live on the tip of a sword. I am not afraid of the road to hell, so there is no need for you to be full of debts." Come and be buried with me. Your Majesty, Lord Gongsun is insane today, don't trust him!"

Zhao Zhen didn't speak, but just stared into Gongsun Ce's eyes. Gongsun Ce was too embarrassed to lift his head, and at this moment, he shouted: "Your Majesty, what Gongsun Ce said is the truth."

All the people raised their heads and looked towards the entrance of the Taimiao. Zhao Zhen's eyes widened in astonishment at first sight. The six Feiyunqi, surnamed Mo, all took off their hairpins and disarmed.

Zhao Zhen glanced at Gongsun Ce, then at Pang Tong, one seemed to be relieved, and the other wanted to raise his head to look around, Zhao Zhen's heart suddenly brightened, and he sighed: Gongsun Ce, Gongsun Ce, you are really mine good prime minister.

"Commander Yao, why didn't you lead the imperial army in Xinxiang, why did you return to the capital?" Zhao Zhen propped his forehead with one hand, turned slightly sideways, leaned comfortably on the dragon chair, and tapped his temples with his fingertips.

"Show the emperor, Grand Master Pang Ji has already handed over the two artifacts of Yiwang Bow and Weizun Sword to the last general, and handed over the military talismans of the three armies to the imperial army, and he will be able to return to the court in a few days."

"Oh?" Zhao Zhen asked a long question and looked at everyone in the hall.

Pang Ji and Pang Feiyan were kneeling in the hall. Seeing Pang Tong's miserable state, Pang Ji could still hold it, but Pang Feiyan had already burst into tears. It looks like it wants to eat people.

Pang Tong came back to his senses, turned his head and said bitterly: "Gongsun Ce, it's all your idea!"

"Commander Yao, why is there no military report on such a big event?"

"Qi Zou the emperor, the day of the public trial is imminent, in order to restore General Pang's innocence, he had to rush back day and night."

"So, Commander Yao also thinks that Pang Tong's attack this time is to smooth over the Quartet Army's dissent?"

Yao Jiuyi was made a little guilty by Zhao Zhen's speculative tone, but he said: "Your majesty, I dare not make a judgment, but I am also afraid of making a mistake. The main force of the [-] forbidden army encountered the vanguard led by Fei Yunqi on the south bank of the Qingshui River." The army and Feiyun cavalry communicated with each other through flying clouds and cannons, fifty vanguard light cavalry arrived quickly, with no less than [-] troops, I thought it was a fierce battle, the commander should not dismount, all the soldiers dismounted, shouting long live."

"Old minister, please pay respects to the emperor." Pang Ji said: "This time, the dog is indeed loyal to the emperor and patriotic. The dog has guarded the border between Song and Liao for ten years, and it echoes Liao Zeyong who guarded the border between Song and Xia. Xiongzhou, Dingzhou, Cangzhou , Baozhou is an important border town in the Song and Liao Dynasties, but several times the border town was in danger and could not quickly mobilize reinforcements from the Northern Army. Gouzi has criticized this for a long time, and this happened today. The old man once persuaded Gouzi that such a big event should be done first Adhering to the emperor to make a decision, but the dog thinks that the fake show needs to be done for real in order to gain its trust."

"Hehe." Zhao Zhen smiled instead of anger: "So, should I reward Pang Tong?"

Pang Ji said: "There are a total of 41 soldiers in the southeast, north, and south armies. They are currently on standby in Xinxiang. They are under the temporary command of more than [-] Feiyunqi. They will return to the court soon. The emperor can reassign the generals to arrange duties."

A seemingly humble sentence made Zhao Zhen speechless. Pang Ji forced Zhao Zhen to make a choice with a pious attitude, should he have 40 troops or 40 enemy troops?

Although the soldier talisman has been handed in, but the soldier who recognizes