Wen De's eyes flickered, and he finally said hesitantly for a while: "He wanted to kill me, I... was just trying to protect myself!"
"Self-protection?" Ling Ruo said coldly: "Then tell me, why did the emperor kill you for no reason?" Before Wende could answer, she already said: "If you hadn't had evil intentions and murdered the twelfth brother,
, causing Brother Eleven to die innocently and tragically, how could he end up like he did today? You are entirely to blame for all of this!"
"That's a demon..." Before Wende could say the word "empress", Ling Ruo had already said to Yang Hai: "Wende has been disrespectful to the queen again and again, go and slap his mouth for the Ai family!"
"Hey!" Yang Hai responded, walked up to Wende, and slapped him without hesitation. Although he was old, he still had some strength. After a few slaps, the corners of Wende's mouth were broken, and blood flowed down.
The corners of his mouth flowed down.
Wen De was grabbed by his hands and could not escape, so he could only be slapped by Yang Hai. After a dozen slaps, Ling Ruo just signaled Yang Hai to stop. She walked up to Wen De, whose face was swollen like a pig's head.
He said coldly: "This is just a small lesson for you. If the Ai family hears your disrespectful words about the queen again, the Ai family will never be polite to you. There are plenty of punishments in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to deal with you!"
Without waiting for Wen De to say anything, she said coldly: "Since you have admitted that you have collaborated with the enemy and treason, and there are both personal and material evidence, then everything will be handled in accordance with the laws of the Qing Dynasty! Emperor."
Hongli said knowingly: "Son, I understand!" After that, he said with cold eyes: "Dai Jiawende committed the crime of treason and treason, which is unforgivable. According to the law, he was sentenced to be quartered with five horses. Within the three Dai Jia clan,
All males over the age of fourteen will be sentenced to death, and the rest will be exiled to Ninggu Pagoda and will never be able to return to the capital!"
This punishment was tantamount to cutting off the way forward for everyone within the three Dai Jia clans. From then on, the Dai Jia clan was completely in decline and would never be able to rise again, let alone restore the glory it had when Long Qi was there.
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"I don't accept it!" Wende struggled hard and said: "If I want to die, then Magu, the Demon Queen, mother and son, they all have to die!"
When the guards were about to forcefully pull Wen down, Ling Ruo said coldly: "Before execution, let him go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to stay for a few days!"
Of course Wende understood what Ling Ruo meant. He clearly wanted him to suffer another torture before he died. He had been to the Penal Department Prison before and saw with his own eyes the guards there executing prisoners. As long as he had seen that kind of scene,
Once you'll never forget it!
He said in horror: "I have done meritorious service to the imperial court and the Qing Dynasty. You can't treat me like this, no!" Seeing that Ling Ruo remained silent, he said again: "My lords, have you seen this? This is how they treat meritorious deeds.
As my ministers, it’s me today, and maybe it will be you tomorrow!”
All the officials heard what he said, but they knew in their hearts that Wende's collusion with the enemy was clearly proven, and no one could afford to ask for it. Moreover, their relationship with Wende was not that good, so they waited until Wende
De was pulled down, but no one said anything.
After that, Hongli dealt with the Russian envoy and said: "If you have nothing else to say, please step aside."
Zhao Xianming hesitated for a moment, then raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, are those people in Ziyun Temple really killed by Wen De?"
Hongli looked at him and said indifferently: "Why, Mr. Zhao believes what Wende said and thinks those people were killed by me?"
"I don't dare, I just..." Before he could continue, Ling Ruo said coldly: "The Ai family also believes that no one will believe this nonsense, otherwise it will really make people see it if it spreads.
It’s a joke, Mr. Zhao, don’t you think so?”
Zhao Xianming originally had a lot of things to say, but when she blocked him, he had to swallow it and said helplessly: "The Queen Mother is right."
Following Zhao Xianming's example, others did not dare to say anything even if they had doubts in their hearts. After bowing to Hongli and Ling Ruo, they bowed their heads and exited the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.
After they left, Hongli said respectfully: "Empress Huang is tired after standing for so long. My son, please help you back to Cining Palace."
Ling Ruo glanced at him and said coldly: "Ai Jia is not tired, but he is the emperor. Do you have something to say to Ai Jia?"
Hongli's expression paused for a moment, then he patted his forehead with a look of surprise, "That's right, Huang'e Niang has forgotten even if she didn't mention her son. What happened just now, thank you Huang'e Niang for rescuing her son in time, otherwise there might have been trouble.
What does it look like?"
"Is that just this?" Faced with Ling Ruo's words, Hongli smiled and said, "Then according to Huang's mother-in-law's words, what else is there?"
Ling Ruo looked at him and said: "Should the emperor have a good talk with the Ai family about the Ziyun Temple?"
Hongli was silent for a while and said: "Someone was indeed killed in Ziyun Temple. My son has found out that it was Wende who sent someone to assassinate him. The emperor's mother also said the same thing to the officials just now. Could it be..."
"The Aijia said that to appease the officials!" Ling Ruo interrupted him, "Emperor, do you really think that the Aijia can't tell which of your words is true and which is false?" After a moment of pause, she said:
"Tell the Ai family what is going on? Why do you want to kill the people in Ziyun Temple?"
Hongli secretly gritted his teeth and said, "This matter has nothing to do with my son. Queen Mother, please don't listen to Wende's nonsense."
Ling Ruo stared at him for a moment, then slowly said one word, "Okay."
Just when Hongli thought that Ling Ruo believed his words, he heard Ling Ruo say: "Yang Hai, you should leave the palace immediately and go to Ziyun Temple and summon Guangchengzi to the palace for questioning."
When Hongli heard this, he hurriedly asked: "What is the emperor doing?"
Ling Ruo said expressionlessly: "Since the emperor refuses to tell, then the Ai family has to ask themselves. As the headmaster, Guangchengzi believes that he should know the truth of the matter."
Hongli dissuaded him and said: "My son has already told the emperor everything he knows. There is nothing to hide. Moreover, it has been so long ago. Why should the emperor ask these questions again?"
Ling Ruo ignored him and only said to Yang Hai who was standing aside: "Why don't you go quickly?"
Yang Hai lowered his head and agreed and walked out of the Yangxin Palace. Hongli was worried. Ling Ruo had obviously become suspicious of this matter. Once Guang Chengzi was summoned to the palace, it would be difficult to conceal Yongxun's affairs.
Hongli's mind was spinning, and when Yang Hai was about to step out of the Yangxin Hall, he shouted: "Stop!"
After Yang Hai stopped as he was told, Hongli said helplessly: "Son, just tell the truth to the emperor. Yun Zhongzi once told his son that he had a way to live forever. As long as his son practices according to the law, he will be able to live forever."
But he is immortal, but over the years, his face has gradually aged, and his body has gradually become weak. It is not what he said, so in a rage, he killed more than 20 people in Ziyun Temple. Now that I think about it, it is really a bit reckless.
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"Now my son has figured out that there is no way to live forever in this world. It is just a trick used by the Buddhist and Taoist families to deceive. My son promises you that he will never make such a mistake again in the future. I also ask the Queen to forgive my son for this."
Once."
Faced with his sincere words, Ling Ruo looked disappointed, "It seems that the emperor has never been willing to tell the truth to the Aijia. That's all. It's better for the Aijia to ask questions themselves."