After reporting the news, Yueru hurriedly ran back with a jar of wine in her arms. She was afraid that she had been out for too long, and something would be bad if the horse messenger saw the clues.
However, when she ran back to the room out of breath, she realized that she had been worrying too much. The Ma Yuling had almost crawled under the table.
"How about it!"
The woman who stayed in the house asked anxiously when she saw Yueru come back. This matter was related to the life and death of Menglou and Hehuan Sect. Naturally, she did not dare to be careless. Yueru, who went to report the news, nodded and finally felt at ease.
.
In fact, they could only do things like gathering information. After hearing such news, they could not do anything else except report it. As for the future, whether their sect solved the trouble or they were solved by the trouble.
, they don't even have the strength to ask, which can't but be said to be the tragedy of being a small person.
"What should I do with this person?"
Yueru frowned and looked at the woman who stayed in the room.
"Give him another bottle and he will not be able to think of anything tomorrow!"
"good!"
Just as they were told, the two women poured the jar of wine they had just brought back into Ma Suiliang's belly. Then, they asked the young man to come in and send him back to his own sedan. Naturally, there were four people there.
A bearer was waiting to carry him back.
But there was something different about the four bearers carrying the sedan this time. It was just that the imperial emissary was already drunk, so of course he didn't notice anything.
The four bearers are all equipped with knives, which is nothing at first. After all, it is normal for the imperial emissary to come out to drink wine, and there are a few guards with knives. But if you look carefully, you will see that these four people are equipped with Dongluan knives!
Six doors!
It turns out that the responsibility of the Six Gates is not only to kill the martial arts warriors who use force to break the ban, but also to monitor all officials in Kyoto and all over the world.
Tonight, everything Ma Suiliang did fell into the eyes of Liumenmen. It must have been written down and placed on the emperor's dragon case by now!
Now, Ma Suiliang should be carried to see the emperor, and I am afraid that Ma Suiliang will be the first to be carried to see the emperor!
As for the other four real bearers, I'm afraid they were knocked unconscious by the people from the six gates, and they didn't know where they were thrown.
The four people behind the six doors carried Ma Suiliang into the palace, which was second to none in the world.
No one dared to stop or ask questions along the way. Everyone knew that these six gates were trained by Emperor Chu Zheng, just like his personal guards.
Four people carried the drunken Ma Suiliang all the way to the entrance of a brightly lit hall. After that, two young eunuchs came out and dragged the drunken Ma Suiliang into the hall.
The four people from the six gates did not dare to stay here. Seeing that Ma Suiliang had been brought into the hall, they also disappeared at an extremely fast speed.
In the main hall, the two young eunuchs put Ma Suiliang on the ground and then bowed their heads and exited the main hall, standing with several guards waiting outside the door.
The main hall was extremely empty, with nothing else but a dragon chair in the center.
It seems that it is not a place where Emperor Chu Zheng handles government affairs, but more like a place of conspiracy.
At this time, there were five people in the hall, not counting Ma Suiliang, who was already unconscious. At the bottom, there were three people in official uniforms standing with their heads bowed.
There is another person who is naturally sitting on the dragon chair. He is currently reclining and resting with his eyes closed. He is holding a booklet in his hand. It goes without saying that it is about Ma Suiliang.
Although this man had his eyes closed, his demeanor of looking down at the world and all sentient beings was not revealed.
The bright yellow dragon robe shows his extremely noble status. Now the emperor of Chu Kingdom, the emperor of Chu Dynasty - Chu Zheng!
As for the three people with their heads lowered at the bottom, they are none other than the other two of the Three Stages, Cheng Yijie, the minister, and He Renan, the central commander.
Then there is the Prime Minister of the Chu Dynasty who is less than one person and more than ten thousand people, that is, Su Ruyu's father - Su Wang.
There is another person standing behind Chu Zheng, dressed like a eunuch. He has been standing half a step behind Chu Zheng for forty years.
This person is Wu Chan, the chief worshiper of the worship hall in the Ouchi Palace, and he is also the personal protector of Emperor Chu Zheng.
A top-level master, it can be said that no one in this world can surely defeat him!
"Wake him up!"
Chu Zheng's closed eyes did not open, but he probably felt that he had been waiting for a long time, so he said to Wu Chan who had been standing beside him. There was no sadness or joy in his tone, and it was impossible to tell what was going on in his heart.
What exactly were you thinking?
Wu Chan didn't see any action, but he felt an internal force floating around, hitting Ma Suiliang's body, quietly dissolving the alcohol in his stomach and making him wake up dizzily.
"Who! Who dares to disturb your uncle Ma's sleep? You want to die!"
Ma Suiliang started to curse before he could fully open his eyes, but as one of the most powerful people in the Chu Dynasty, he was qualified to say this except in front of that person.
But today it happened to be an unlucky thing. The person standing in front of him was the only person he couldn't afford to offend. When he saw the situation clearly, he was scared to death. He originally thought he had returned home, but what happened?
Have you arrived at the emperor's meeting hall?
It can be said that the main hall here is specially used for the prime minister and the three chief ministers to discuss matters with the emperor. The other ministers will not have the opportunity to come here unless they are summoned.
"Your Majesty, Sui Liang, is here to see you!"
He didn't care who hit him, he just turned over and knelt down. At this time, it didn't matter who was hitting him. Tonight's battle, he felt that it was not simple at a glance.
"Ma Suiliang! Do you know what you did tonight! The three of them are here because of you!"
Chu Zheng's tone was calm, and he did not directly launch an attack to accuse him, which made it even more unpredictable.
"This... Your Majesty, you know that I have always been greedy for drink. I got drunk again tonight in the dream building. I can't remember what happened."
Chu Zheng seemed to be a little angry when he heard what Ma Suiliang said. His body, which had been lying down with his eyes closed, suddenly sat up straight. He opened his eyes and looked directly at Ma Suiliang. A feeling of fright came over Ma Suiliang.
heart.
"Don't remember? Ma Suiliang! You are also a veteran who followed my father to conquer the world. You have made a lot of sacrifices in the past, so since the founding of the country, my father has never treated you badly. You veterans have made great contributions.
That person is not a prince in purple clothes, who has been granted the title of king and prime minister. Our Chu family has never treated you badly, right?"
After hearing what Chu Zheng said, not only Ma Suiliang became more respectful, but the other three people who were standing with their heads bowed also hurriedly knelt down.
"I thank you for your kindness!"
After saying this, the hall fell into a deathly silence. The four kneeling people lowered their heads, and in the end, they simply put them on the ground.
It seemed that a long time had passed before Emperor Chu Zheng spoke again, and his tone had returned to calmness.
"I have always felt that those who have merit should be rewarded, but those who have made mistakes should also be punished. When you make mistakes, don't mention your merits to me!"
After saying this, Chu Zheng fell silent again, as if he still couldn't make a decision in his heart. After a long time, he spoke slowly, with an unexpectedly heavy tone.
"Ma Suiliang, don't say I'm unkind. The friendship you formed with your father has been returned to you over the years! You still have to bear the trouble you caused this time!"
"The matter of slaying demons is an agreement between me and those righteous sects, but your words have overturned all the plans. Your nine clans should have been killed. I hope you have followed the late emperor for many years, so there will be no harm."
Since you are a member of your family, I can also give you a well-written posthumous title, what do you think?"
After Ma Suiliang, who was the imperial envoy, heard what Emperor Chu Zheng said, he did not kneel down and beg for mercy without crying.
First, he knew it was useless. Second, when he was on the battlefield, he almost lost his life countless times without begging for mercy. Now of course he was unwilling to bow his head when facing Chu Zheng.
"Ma Suiliang, considering your contribution to the founding of the country, I can guarantee that you will be the Duke of the Ma family for three generations!"
Without giving Ma Suiliang the chance to continue speaking, Chu Zheng continued to speak while he was still silent.
I saw Ma Suiliang slowly taking off the jade plaque that symbolized his identity. Because he came without official uniform, otherwise, he would have to take off his crown and return it to Chu Zheng.
"Your Majesty, Sui Liang, thanks you for your kindness!"
If you do something wrong, you have done something wrong. There is nothing to say. It is a blessing to avoid harming your wife and children, not to mention that there are
A third-generation prince, what more could you ask for?
"Someone's coming!"
Seeing that Ma Suiliang was already well prepared, Chu Zheng also gave instructions to the guards outside the door.
"Drag him out! Keep his body intact!"
After saying that, Chu Zheng closed his eyes again. After all, he was still reluctant to kill Ma Suiliang. When he was young, the world was uncertain and his father was just a bandit leader. These people could
They are all his uncles!
But the law is the law. Although he has the right to be exempted, it does not mean that this right can be abused. Otherwise, sooner or later, this court will be in chaos. Those who stand in the Jinluan Palace, who has not flowed for him?
What about blood? So next time someone makes a mistake, how should they make a choice?
Just when the guards were about to drag Ma Suiliang to the door, Shangshu Ling Cheng Yijie, who had been silent, stood up.
"Your Majesty! In my opinion, even though the imperial envoy ordered Lord Ma to leak the news, it is not entirely a bad thing, and Lord Ma is not guilty enough to die."
"Wait a minute."
After Chu Zheng heard what Shangshu Ling said, he quickly stopped the guard who was about to drag Ma Suiliang out.
"Please tell me and listen."
"Your Majesty, don't you always think that the first-class masters in the world are difficult to manage? In the past, we worked with the righteous sects to suppress the demon sect, but this time, if we stand in the middle and watch them fight between good and evil, we will not sit back and
Take advantage of the fisherman!"
After hearing what Shangshu Ling said, Chu Zheng frowned and tapped the chair with his fingers. The sound echoed in the empty hall until he spoke and the sound of tapping the chair suddenly stopped.
"But in this case, if the imperial court does not participate in the struggle to suppress the demon sect, let alone what those righteous sects who claim to be gentlemen will say, even the people of the world will not agree! Won't our court lose its prestige?"
At this time, he saw Cheng Yijie, the minister, taking two small steps forward and speaking softly.
"Your Majesty, haven't you heard an old saying? It's called work but no effort!"
Cheng Yijie responded with another sound of knocking on the chair.
"Bring Ma Suiliang back."
Ma Suiliang, who had been dragged to the door, was brought back to the hall again.
"Ma Suiliang, it was Shangshu Ling who saved your life this time!"
"minister…"
Ma Suiliang below was about to kowtow to thank him, but was stopped by Chu Zheng.
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. I have one more thing to ask you to do! Tomorrow, you go back to Menglou. I want you to inadvertently pass the complete news to the ears of the Hehuan Sect behind Menglou.
This time, I want to see a huge battle between good and evil!"
In fact, Chu Zheng didn't know that the people from the Ange had already sent news to the Hehuan Sect. If he had known about it, there would be no need for this extra step.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Seeing the opportunity to avoid death right in front of him, how could Ma Suiliang let it go? He responded hurriedly.
"There is also your matter! Although Shangshu Ling has thought of a solution for you, you can avoid the death penalty, but you cannot escape the crime of living. A few days ago, the Minister of the Ministry of War retired and returned to his hometown. It is up to you to replace him! As for the imperial envoy's order,
The position depends on your performance in the future. If it's okay, I will return the position of the Royal Envoy to you. If it doesn't work, don't blame me for being ruthless. Furthermore, I will fine you three years' salary. What do you think?"
"I thank the Emperor for not killing me."
Ma Suiliang didn't think much of such a painless punishment as fines. After reaching their position as officials, who would rely on that meager salary to support their family? Who didn't buy enough family businesses and land?
The only thing that made him uncomfortable was that he had lost his official position as imperial envoy, but now that he could save his life, it was considered a blessing among misfortunes.
"Well, that's all for tonight. Ma Suiliang, remember what I told you. Otherwise, I can get your head back at any time."
"Your Majesty, I don't dare to vouch for other things, but you can take care of this matter by me, Ma Suiliang. If this matter can't be handled, I will come to see you personally!"
"Okay, everyone, please step aside!"
"yes"
After saying that, the four of them said nothing, but bowed and exited the hall...