At the suggestion of his ministers, Liu Xiu handed over Feng Yi's case to Tingwei Deng Chen for trial.
There are not many people in the prison of Tingwei Mansion. If a case is important enough to be handed over to Tingwei Mansion, it must not be a small case. For now, Tingwei Mansion has really not handled many cases personally.
Feng Yi was imprisoned in a single cell. The environment was not bad. At least there were thick straw mats and bedding inside. The environment was also dry. Compared with the cold and damp conditions of ordinary prisons, the conditions here were excellent.
Deng Chen walked into the prison and arranged his entourage far away. He came to Feng Yi's cell alone, opened the door and walked in.
Seeing Deng Chen coming, Feng Yi, who was sitting on the straw mat, immediately stood up and saluted with his hands in hand.
Deng Chen waved his hand to him and motioned for Feng Yi to sit down. He walked up to Feng Yi and also sat down. He frowned and asked, "Gongsun, I just want to ask you one question, have you ever rebelled?"
Feng Yi's face straightened and he said, "I will never commit any act of rebellion."
After hearing this, Deng Chen felt relieved. As long as Feng Yi didn't rebel, as long as he didn't step on this red line, no matter how big the case was, everything would be easy to talk about and still needed to be discussed. He asked: "Why did you kill him?"
Chang'an Order?"
"The Chang'an order has an affair with Gongsun Shu, I can't keep him!"
"Then why did you kill the imperial envoy Li Bing again?"
Feng Yi clicked his tongue and said: "I didn't kill Li Bing. If it was really me, I will never deny it."
Deng Chen asked again: "Do the people of Sanfu really call you the King of Xianyang?"
Feng Yi smiled, smiled bitterly, and said: "I am stationed at Sanfu and have enough things to do. Where can I have time to care about what others call me?!"
Deng Chen looked at Feng Yi and frowned. In fact, the case involving Feng Yi could be explained clearly in a few words, but why did Your Majesty bring Feng Yi to the Tingwei Mansion?
Although Feng Yi was wrong, but it was just such a small mistake, what does it matter? With the relationship between Feng Yi and His Majesty, there is really no reason for His Majesty to do this!
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, especially when he saw Feng Yi's relaxed appearance, he felt even more wrong. Now Feng Yi was no longer worried about being imprisoned, but more like a guest.
Seeing Deng Chen staring at me deeply and saying nothing for a long time, I knew that he must be suspicious.
Feng Yi scratched his head, thought for a moment, reached into his arms, took out a jade talisman, and handed it to Deng Chen.
Deng Chen took the jade talisman and took a closer look. His expression changed greatly. He stood up subconsciously and stammered: "This... this is..."
Feng Yi smiled at Deng Chen, stood up and said, "Presumably, your Majesty will send someone to summon Wei Qing soon!"
Deng Chen looked surprised and asked: "Gongsun, what on earth are you and His Majesty doing?"
Feng Yi thought for a while and said with a smile: "It's better to wait until Wei Qing sees your majesty, and your majesty will say it!" As he spoke, he took the jade talisman back from Deng Chen's hand, wiped it very preciously, and re-
Put it in your arms.
Although Deng Chen didn't know exactly what was going on, one thing he was sure of was that the reason why His Majesty brought Feng Yi to Tingwei's Mansion this time was certainly not simple.
He nodded thoughtfully and said, "I find it strange that given your relationship with His Majesty, how could His Majesty use such a trivial matter to punish you..."
Before he finished speaking, an attendant hurried over, stood outside the cell, bowed to Deng Chen, and said urgently: "Deng Tingwei, Your Majesty summons you to the palace!"
Deng Chen subconsciously looked at Feng Yi, who had already sat back on the straw mat with an expressionless expression.
He smiled secretly in his heart, nodded to the entourage outside, and said, "I understand." After saying that, he looked at Feng Yi again and walked out.
Before leaving the prison, Deng Chen specifically confessed: "During my absence, no one is allowed to enter the prison. If something goes wrong, I will hold you accountable!"
The jailers present all bowed and saluted, and said in unison: "I obey!"
Deng Chen left Tingwei Mansion and went to the palace. In Qingliang Hall, Deng Chen saw Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu smiled at Deng Chen and said, "Weiqing must be very confused about Gongsun's affairs, right?"
Hearing this, Deng Chen was about to speak when he suddenly paused and looked around. Liu Xiu waved his hand outward and said, "Everyone, please step aside!"
The chamberlains headed by Zhang Kun exited the hall one after another. When they all went out, Deng Chen took two steps forward and said, "How could Gongsun...how could he have the Emperor's Jade Talisman on him?"
"I gave it to him." Liu Xiu motioned Deng Chen to sit in front of him and said, "This time, I sent Gongsun into the Tingwei Mansion. It was actually just a show, a show for Gongsun Shu.
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While talking, Liu Xiu told Deng Chen the whole story in detail.
Deng Chen is Liu Xiu's biological brother-in-law. Although his second sister Liu Yuan has long since died in Xiaochang'anju, the family relationship between them has always been there, and Liu Xiu also has great trust in Deng Chen.
After listening to Liu Xiu's words, Deng Chen suddenly realized. No wonder Feng Yi was sent to Tingwei Prison. He was not afraid or worried at all. It turned out that this was planned by His Majesty, Feng Yi and Li You in advance.
The purpose was to deceive Gongsun Shu.
Deng Chen took a long breath and said, "That's it!" He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I was originally worried that Your Majesty might have misunderstood Gongsun, but now it seems that I have misunderstood him."
Liu Xiu burst out laughing. After a while, he stopped his smile and said, "Wei Qing's help is indispensable for this plan. Tonight, you have to let Gongsun go secretly. Also, remember to find a safe person to continue."
Pretend to be Gongsun and stay in Tingwei Prison without letting anyone see him!"
Deng Chen nodded while listening and said: "Wei Chen understands."
Liu Xiu thought for a while and continued: "During this period, there will be many people going to Tingwei's Mansion. Some of them may be interceding for Gongsun, but there are also people who want to punish Gongsun. You can find a way to deal with it."
"Wei Chen understands."
"Also, Gongsun's family is likely to come to Tingwei's mansion. They should neither be too arrogant nor too close to them. Wei Qing, you have to grasp the scale yourself."
"Wei Chen understands."
After Liu Xiu finished explaining what needed to be explained, he asked Deng Chen to go back.
That night, Deng Chen secretly let Feng Yi go. At the back door of Tingwei Mansion, someone had been waiting for a long time. Feng Yi walked out of the back door and got directly into the carriage. The carriage did not stop for a moment. The driver waved his whip.
Drive away.
After sending Feng Yi away, Deng Chen returned to the house and arranged for one of his confidants to change into prison uniform and sit in the cell with disheveled hair, pretending to be Feng Yi.
This servant is about the same age as Feng Yi and has a similar build. With his disheveled hair covering his face, it is really hard to tell him apart at first glance.
Feng Yi's carriage circled the city to confirm that no one was following him, and then went straight to the city gate. With the emperor's order, he called the city gate open, and the carriage rushed out of the city, heading west, straight to Chang'an.
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This time, the layout of Liu Xiu, Feng Yi and others was very secretive. Only a handful of people knew the truth. Apart from Liu Xiu, only Li You, Deng Chen and Hua Feiyan were the only ones.
Feng Yi, the general who conquered the west, was imprisoned by the emperor and was also imprisoned in Tingwei Prison. This was no small matter. When they came to Tingwei Mansion, many people came to Deng Chen to plead for mercy. Likewise, they asked to be tried together with Deng Chen.
There were also many people in Feng Yi's house. For these people, Deng Chen could not see them without seeing them, but he really couldn't avoid them. After meeting, he only said a few words and left in a hurry.
In the afternoon of that day, Feng Yi's wife Zhang and her two sons came to Tingwei Mansion and asked to see Deng Chen. Speaking of which, what Deng Chen was most afraid of seeing was Feng Yi's family, and he could not even explain to Feng Yi's family.
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Deng Chen bit the bullet and met with Zhang, Feng Zhang, and Feng Xin. Feng Zhang was Feng Yi's eldest son, thirteen or four years old, and Feng Xin was the second son, seven or eight years old. After meeting Deng Chen,
Mrs. Zhang took her two sons and knelt down together with Deng Chen.
Seeing this, Deng Chen was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward, helped Zhang, Feng Zhang, and Feng Xin up together, and said, "What are you doing, Mrs. Sister-in-law? Isn't this trying to offend Wei Qing?"
"Please tell me the truth, Wei Deng Ting, what crime did my beloved commit?" At that time, wives usually used the title "beloved" when addressing their husbands.
"Uh..." Deng Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, it's not a big case. Madam-in-law, you don't need to worry too much. With your two children, you should go back home and wait for news!"
The crime was not a major crime, so how could he be imprisoned in Tingwei's Mansion? Zhang didn't believe Deng Chen's story and asked, "Deng Tingwei, can I let me meet my beloved?"
"This won't work!" Even if he sent someone to impersonate Deng Chen, he could still intimidate others, but he would never be able to intimidate Zhang.
Seeing Mrs. Zhang looking at him with tears in her eyes after hearing this, Deng Chen secretly grinned, cleared his throat, and said: "This... this is your Majesty's intention. Your Majesty does not allow anyone to see Gongsun. I... I can't help it."
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"What on earth did my beloved commit? If it wasn't a major crime, how could His Majesty be so ruthless?" Zhang said, choking with sobs.
Deng Chen said seriously: "Sister-in-law, it's better to go home and wait for the news. After three to five days, when the matter is investigated clearly, Gongsun will naturally be given justice!"
After speaking, he changed the topic and said: "I still have some important matters to deal with. Please forgive Wei Qing for excuse me!"
"Deng Tingwei..." Mrs. Zhang wanted to stop Deng Chen, but when Deng Chen had already strode away without looking back.
Unable to get a satisfactory answer from Deng Chen, Zhang took her two children and went directly to the palace to ask for an audience with Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu was not surprised at all that Feng Yi's wife came to see him. He said that he had not seen Mrs. Zhang because of his illness, but he just asked someone to send a message to Mrs. Zhang, asking her to take her two children back home to wait for news.
Mrs. Zhang also took the risk and took her two children to kneel outside the palace gate, only asking the emperor to summon her. Hua Feiyan informed Liu Xiu of the situation outside the palace, and the latter leaned forward subconsciously, but
Finally, I held back.
He pondered for a moment and said: "Just... let them kneel outside the palace for a while!"
Feng Yi was imprisoned in Tingwei's Mansion because of a 'serious crime'. If he met Feng Yi's family so soon, then the drama would seem too fake.
Zhang, Feng Zhang, and Feng Xin knelt down all afternoon. When it got dark, Deng Yu hurried outside the palace and persuaded Zhang to return home.
Mrs. Zhang said that if she could not see the emperor today, she would keep kneeling here. Whenever the emperor agreed to see her, she would get up.
Deng Yu sighed and said meaningfully: "My wife is not helping Gongsun, but harming him!"
Seeing the surprised look on Zhang's face, Deng Yu asked, "Does Madam-in-law know what she is doing now? This is forcing her to marry! Even if Gongsun is not guilty or only committed a small crime, he will be implicated by Madam-in-law now. Furthermore,
He said, Madam-in-law, if you don’t think about yourself, you should think about your two children, and you will regret it too late if you are exhausted!"
Deng Yu was a good talker, and with just a few words, he scared Zhang into a cold sweat. Finally, Deng Yu persuaded and threatened Zhang, and he personally sent Zhang, Feng Zhang, and Feng Xin back to the Feng Mansion.
On the way, Deng Yu also repeatedly stated that His Majesty and Gongsun had an irreversible friendship and their relationship was extraordinary. Even if Gongsun committed a serious crime, His Majesty would be lenient so that she would not have to worry too much.
What happened in Luoyang soon spread to Chengdu. When he heard that Feng Yi was imprisoned by Liu Xiu, Gongsun Shu was so excited that he almost jumped up. For now, the person he feared the most was Feng Yi.
Not because of anything else, just because Feng Yi was closest to him and posed the most direct threat to him.
In addition, he has always coveted Sanfu, but with Feng Yi here, he did not dare to send troops. Now that Feng Yi has been imprisoned by Liu Xiu, it has invisibly helped him a lot and solved his urgent need.
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Chengdu, the royal palace. Above the court hall.
Gongsun Shu looked around at the ministers on the left and right, unable to hide the joy on his face, and said: "Feng Yi is in prison. Now, the three auxiliaries garrison are leaderless. It is the best time for our army to send troops to the third auxiliary. I don't know which general is willing to lead the army.
