Chapter 534 535 [Sinful Exile]
The queen mother then came to the south study to look for the emperor.
"I heard that the emperor wants to kill Bachelor Ji?" the queen mother asked.
"Yes, Ji Xiaolan is arrogant and humiliating the emperor, I must kill him." Qianlong nodded.
"Is it because of the repairing of the garden?" The Queen Mother smiled, "I also heard that it cost millions of taels of silver to repair the garden. It also dug up other people's ancestral graves, which caused complaints from the common people. If you want to kill Mr. Ji just for saying a few good things, you will inevitably add more grievances."
"Empress, I also insist on killing him, as long as he admits his mistake, I will let him go." Qianlong explained embarrassingly.
The queen mother smiled slightly, she knew that the emperor liked to be petty.
Ji Xiaolan's outspoken remonstrance made him unable to step down, so someone had to pass him a step to cover up the matter.
"The emperor's servant has something to say." Seeing this, He Shen laughed quickly, "Since there are widespread complaints about the repair of the garden, and the repair of the garden is the result of my emperor's recuperation after years of hard work, so I have to repair it. The minister's opinion. People's grievances should be put to an end first."
"Then the garden is not repaired anymore?" Qianlong said displeased.
"Go back to the emperor, and the garden will be repaired! To stop public grievances, the emperor might as well issue a criminal edict. As a warning." He Shen suggested with a smile, "You can admit your mistakes, you can do things, and you can repair the garden. In fact, the people are fighting, It's nothing more than a rational word. As long as they are calm, they won't make trouble anymore."
"My lord, you are not only sensible, but also quite open-minded." The queen mother couldn't help saying when she heard this.
"Queen Mother, you are scolding the slave, the slave is convicted." He Shen hurriedly laughed.
"What about Ji Xiaolan?" Qianlong asked again.
"Let go!" Du Xiaoyue blurted out.
"Du Xiaoyue! Do you have a place to speak?" Qianlong glared at her and said.
"Then let me say it. Putting people under the sword is what a wise king does." The queen mother said.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is right." Seeing that the Empress Dowager had spoken, Xiang Nan must not die, so he quickly pretended to be a good person and interceded for Xiang Nan, "Because of bluntly admonishing and killing Ji Xiaolan, wouldn't it be an achievement?" He was famous all his life."
"Okay, since the queen mother has spoken, I can only agree." Qianlong said bitterly, "Today, the garden is not only full of anger, but also an edict of guilt..."
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He Shen immediately asked for an order to come to the execution ground to save Xiang Nan.
When he arrived, he saw Xiang Nan was taking a nap on the guillotine.
"Ji Xiaolan, you are really good, and you can still sleep." He Shen stepped forward and pushed Xiang Nan awake.
"Haha, Mr. He, as soon as I saw you, I knew I couldn't die." Xiang Nan smiled when he saw him.
"What's the matter?" He Shen was a little puzzled.
"Because you and the adults always like to pretend to be good people, say good things, and get good favors." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "If I, Ji Xiaolan, want to beheaded, you will definitely not come. Only when I am alive, you will come to give favors."
He Shen was embarrassed for a while, he didn't expect to be seen so clearly by Xiang Nan.
"Since you say so, Executioner!" He shouted loudly, "Do it!... Untie Master Ji!"
"I hate it~" Xiang Nan laughed.
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Back to the thatched cottage, Du Xiaoyue, Su Qinglian, and Xiangyun all surrounded her.
"Yes, sir, it's really too dangerous, don't take this kind of risk again in the future." Du Xiaoyue also said with fear. She went to the palace to look for the queen mother at noon, but was almost blocked outside the door.
If she hadn't taken out the jade ring bestowed by the queen mother and forced the **** to make way, I'm afraid they would have to prepare for Xiang Nan's funeral at this moment.
"Hey, it's okay. I expected that the emperor would not kill me." Xiang Nan laughed, "Besides, death is not terrible, what is terrible is losing the morality of being a human being, and it is no different from a walking dead."
"Sir, you're right." Su Qinglian said admiringly, she admired Xiang Nan's mind of giving up his life for righteousness, which was much better than those men who were doing nothing but eating, drinking and having fun.
Du Xiaoyue and Xiangyun also nodded.
The reason why they like Xiang Nan is also because they appreciate his awe-inspiring character.
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Turning around, Qianlong issued an edict of sinning himself when he went to court.
"Dear dear ones, I have admitted my mistakes and issued an edict of guilt. Do you have anything else to say?" He asked while sitting on the dragon chair.
Xiang Nan heard this, and stepped out.
When He Shen saw him, he was afraid that something would happen to Xiang Nan, so he hurried out.
"Your majesty, I have something to say!" He said loudly before Xiang Nan, "The emperor issued an imperial edict because of such a trivial matter as repairing the garden, which shows the heart of my emperor. I am ashamed, ashamed, ashamed! "
"Okay, I feel much more comfortable with He Aiqing's words." Qianlong smiled with satisfaction.
"Your Majesty, I also have something to say." Xiang Nan said loudly, "Since ancient times, if you are guilty, you should be punished. My emperor has a big heart, and if you have confessed your crime, you should be punished. Otherwise, if it spreads, the people will think that the emperor has sinned against himself, and it will be a mere formality." .”
He Shen was very angry when he heard it.
It was originally his idea to issue an edict of guilt and put on a show. But now Xiang Nan took advantage of him and insisted on punishing the emperor. He really did not distinguish between superior and inferior, and did not understand the rules.
"Okay, Ji Xiaolan, I will spare your life, and you will get a cheap price to act like a good boy!" Qianlong couldn't help but feel awkward, "Ji Aiqing is right, so how do you think I will be punished?"
"Since the ancient criminal law, the punished person has to be executed or exiled. The so-called punishment is not a doctor. My emperor is the true son of heaven, what should I do..." Xiang Nan explained.
"Bold! Do you still dare to hit the emperor?" He Shen and all the officials scolded together, and even Qianlong put on a straight face.
"Don't dare!" Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "Then the only option is to be exiled."
"Hmph!" Qianlong snorted displeasedly, "How many miles are you exiled for?"
"Three thousand miles!" Xiang Nan stretched out three fingers and said.
"Three thousand miles?! Who cares about the country?" Qianlong scolded.
"Ordinary people are three thousand miles. Your majesty walks like a dragon and a tiger. In my opinion, three hundred miles is enough." Xiang Nan hurriedly said.
Qianlong nodded when he heard this, "Huh! I have traveled to the south of the Yangtze River many times, and thousands of miles are nothing to worry about! Three hundred miles, I just go out to relax. Sure!"
"Your Majesty, you must not do it~" He Shen hurriedly persuaded him when he saw him.
He couldn't bear to watch the emperor be exiled, even if it was only three hundred miles away, it would be a great humiliation.
"Hey, there's no need to talk to Aiqing." Qianlong waved his hand. He happened to be tired of staying in the palace. It was also a pleasure to take this opportunity to go out for a walk, "I just want to ask, who loves you?" Would you like to go with me?"
"I am willing~" Hulala, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty fell to their knees, except Xiang Nan.
"Ji Xiaolan, don't you want to go with me?" Qianlong said displeased when he saw it.
"Your Majesty, I think it's just exile, and there's no need to go to so many people, so I don't say such cheap words." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "Besides, I was exiled by you in the Western Regions before, and I know it's uncomfortable, so I hide when I can."
(end of this chapter)