Chapter 720: Psychic conflict in different positions
Shang Chengfeng stretched out his slightly trembling hand and picked up the wine glass on the table in front of him like a slow movement in Qi Baoer's eyes.
He laughed like a sigh but not a sigh, and said: "No need to pray to the minister. I thought that I would have a clear conscience in this life, and Gu Cai had expectations; but now..."
I pray to the Lord, it is enough that you can come and see the guilty minister off."
He raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp.
It's not what he wants, but if he does something wrong, he does something wrong.
Maybe he has killed thousands or tens of thousands of soldiers now.
When he first took up the post of Minister of War, he made a solemn oath to work for the welfare of all soldiers in the world.
Now, he has become the sinner who harmed the soldiers.
Even if the emperor does not punish him, he will live in shameless life.
Qi Baoer also drank all the wine in the glass. After putting down the glass, he brought the pot to Shang Chengfeng to fill it up.
"My lord, do you still remember the first time we met? The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were both wary and contemptuous of me. Only you, my lord, truly led me to court."
While talking, she picked up some chopsticks for Shang Chengfeng's braised elbow, "I know you like this, so I asked the cook at home to make it. Please try it and see if it suits your taste."
Shang Chengfeng picked up his chopsticks and put a small piece into his mouth, with a satisfied smile on his face, "It's very good. With this bite, I will have no regrets when I go on the road tomorrow."
Qi Baoer did not continue to say any meaningless words, and just stood and served Shang Chengfeng.
Shang Chengfeng just reacted to his feelings, smiled and ate silently, eating whatever Qi Baoer put in his hands, and drinking when the wine was poured out.
Once he had committed such a serious crime, he was lucky to have someone who would not hesitate to give him a ride before his death.
That's enough, that's enough.
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It was a dark night, and the moonlight that filtered through the leaves had an unspeakable eerie feel.
Qi Baoer stood in front of the window with his hands folded, raising his head and looking at the moonlight outside the window without saying a word for a long time, as motionless as a sculpture.
A breeze blew by, and suddenly a figure wrapped in black knelt behind her.
"Princess Princess, the entire Shang family are all dead."
After the sound fell, it took a long time before I heard Qi Bao'er's voice asking with a hint of ethereal breath: "Who means that?"
"Reporting to the princess, it was a sudden decree from the emperor. Eunuch Fu personally took the poisoned wine to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."
"Can Lord Shang be demoted from his official position? Should he be buried as a criminal?"
"The emperor has decreed that Mr. Shang will still be buried as a second-rank official; however, the exile order for the rest of the Shang family has not changed."
"……Um."
The air shook, and in the blink of an eye, the man in black was gone.
At this time, Qi Bao'er was surprised even by herself, and she had some time to sense: Good guy, we are almost at the Criminal Department.
This man in black was one of the secret guards sent to her by her father. The day after the two families negotiated and recognized their marriage, the Great Wise King sent her twenty secret guards.
Speaking of which, in fact, sometimes it’s not the emperor’s fault for not trusting the Great Xian King. Among the twenty secret guards sent to her by the Great Xian King, there were six gods with different abilities. Do you dare to believe it?
Little Coconut came in with a bowl of bird's nest porridge, "Sir, the old lady asked Aunt Chun to send the bird's nest. Aunt Chun said that the old lady cooked it herself, and the slave had just heated it... The old lady also asked her to bring a message, While you are busy, don’t forget to take care of yourself.”
After Qi Baoer turned around and returned to the table, the old lady liked the stewed bird's nest. The bird's nest inside was almost melted, so she just picked up the bowl and drank it directly.
Although after thinking wildly, her mood had eased a lot, Qi Bao'er still had no appetite.
"you drink."
Little Coconut noticed that her master was not in a very good mood and did not dare to be as talkative as usual. He bowed and thanked him gratefully and quickly left.
Qi Baoer sat down and picked up the memorial again.
The night seemed to pass peacefully.
When we went to court the next day, it was obvious that the atmosphere among the officials in the entire court was not right. Everyone was quiet and there was nothing to say in the court.
The emperor was also not in good spirits. The dark circles under his eyes, which had always been faintly visible, were now more obvious and visible to the naked eye. It was obvious that he either did not sleep at all last night, or he did not sleep enough.
The morning dispersed early, and on the way back to the military headquarters, Jun Chenyuan and Qi Baoer walked in silence, one behind the other.
The officials who returned to the Sixth Department stayed away from them knowingly, but the inquiring and curious eyes from time to time were unavoidable.
Turning towards the path leading to the Ministry of War, Jun Chenyuan called out to Qi Baoer.
"Your Highness, do you have any instructions?" Qi Bao'er looked at him in confusion.
The big eyes are full of purity, but if you look closely, they are dark; there is nothing visible on the face either.
Jun Chenyuan, who originally had a lot to say: "..."
At this moment, he wished he could hear this little girl's voice!
He sighed helplessly in his heart, and said with a sense of compromise in a defeated manner: "Are you angry about Ying Shang Chengfeng?"
Since he couldn't hear his voice, he just asked directly; the little girl didn't bother to lie anyway.
Sure enough, Qi Baoer did not respond to the emperor with a bunch of perfunctory words like ordinary officials, but replied sincerely: "It's not that I'm angry, but that I'm angry."
Jun Chenyuan did not reply to her immediately, but listened silently and looked at her with encouraging and indulgent eyes.
Qi Baoer did not disappoint him and continued, "If the emperor absolved Shang Chengfeng, I think I would feel the same; now the emperor can miss the whole body of the old Baoshang family, he is already an emperor. kindness.
I understand the reason, that is..."
Qi Baoer smiled, and for the first time he lowered his head and straightened his sleeves in embarrassment, "Your Highness, don't worry about me. Give me a few days and I will figure it out myself."
Now, there was a conflict between her thoughts of being a pure minister and her thoughts of looking down on the courtiers. One wanted to only take care of the people around her, while the other wanted to look at the overall situation.
She used to care about the world, but spiritual practitioners are free, even if they are for the people of the world, they are just sacrificing themselves.
But becoming a high-ranking official in the court is very different. From the outside, it seems that ordinary people are far inferior to their spiritual practitioners, but when you really sit in this position, you understand that it is much more difficult than simply practicing spirituality.
Jun Chenyuan was greatly relieved when he heard what she said. He was afraid that the little girl would not understand them and be alienated from them because of Shang Chengfeng's incident.
"good."
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Regardless of whether the emperor still cared about the friendship between his master and servant, or simply wanted to save his face for not knowing people well, he always gave Shang Chengfeng's family dignity.
Shang Chengfeng's family drank a glass of poisonous wine and survived.
Since Shang Chengfeng's rank was still there and the emperor did not write any more notes about his crimes, his matter was considered over. Even if some people still had doubts, it would be hard for everyone to say anything at this time.
Qi Baoer and Qian Wentong no longer had to bury Shang Chengfeng's family in fear of impeachment. They chose an auspicious day, which meant that they were not in a good mood, but they did not need to bury them secretly.
Maybe they acted too arrogantly. They personally pulled the corpses of Shang Chengfeng's family out of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, went to Shang's Mansion in person to dress them up, and then put them into coffins. After seven days of resting, they openly and personally
The Feng family was buried.
And when they did all this, the palace did not say that they were not guilty, and there was not even a word of reprimand.
Therefore, there was no discussion in Beijing about Shang Chengfeng, at least outside.
As far as the common people know, Shang Chengfeng died due to illness, and Shang Chengfeng's family members all left Beijing after Shang Chengfeng's death.
A former deputy general of the First Army, a former minister, disappeared in front of everyone, as if he had never appeared before.
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Meng Meng reminds you: Remember to collect after reading this