Chapter 542 543 [Death is imminent]
"Who are you, where did you get the imperial fan?" Shang Rong was taken aback and asked hastily.
"I'm Du Xiaoyue, a friend of Bachelor Ji Xiaolan, and he gave me the imperial fan in my hand." Du Xiaoyue said loudly, "Shang Rong, seeing the imperial fan is like the emperor's presence, you still don't kneel down!"
Shang Rong was taken aback, remembering that when Xiang Nan was exiled with Qianlong, he indeed asked the emperor for an imperial fan as a proof of prohibition.
Since Du Xiaoyue is Xiang Nan's friend, there is a high probability that this is the real imperial fan.
But if this is a real imperial fan, then it will be troublesome. Seeing the imperial fan as if the emperor came in person, Du Xiaoyue held the imperial fan and was able to rescue Hong Derui smoothly.
Once the emperor arrives and learns from him that he has corrupted the law and exploited the people, then his head will be lost.
Thinking of this, Shang Rong was heartbroken, "What imperial fan, you are a fake! Sergeants, don't be afraid, that imperial fan is totally fake. Catch them for me, and I will reward you very much."
In his opinion, stretching the head out and retracting the head is also a blow, and the three of them will be taken down first. At that time, there is no evidence, even if the emperor really comes, what can he do!
Seeing what Shang Rong said, the officers and soldiers stopped hesitating and rushed forward together.
"Shang Rong, you don't even recognize the imperial fan, are you really trying to deceive the emperor?" Du Xiaoyue shouted angrily, fighting with the officers and soldiers.
But how can she be against hundreds of people by herself. What's more, she had to protect the Hong family's father and daughter, which also made her at a loss, and was soon surrounded by officers and soldiers.
"Hong Derui, as a prisoner, you actually collude with your daughter Hong Xia to escape privately while serving your sentence. It is really a crime." Shang Rong sneered, "Chinese army, kill me on the spot!"
Immediately, his confidants went down with sharp knives, intending to kill Hong Derui, Hong Xia, and Du Xiaoyue on the spot.
In the future, even if the emperor pursued the matter, he would only say that the three of them were going to escape from prison, and were discovered by the officers and soldiers, and they were killed on the spot. I believe the emperor can do nothing.
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Seeing that the sharp blade was about to be added to his body, Hong Derui couldn't help crying, "Xia'er, my father is a scholar, although he has an iron frame but no brains, what he did was not beneficial to the country, but it was only good for the children, I am sorry for you! "
"Father, my daughter doesn't blame you!" Hong Xia also cried, "My daughter is proud of Daddy!"
"Xia'er's words made dad feel better, and dad also feels that he has no regrets in dying for the country and the people." Hong Yushi said with emotion.
"Okay, I, Du Xiaoyue, have the honor of being able to hear the dying words of a great loyal minister, the words from the bottom of my heart, I am so touched! Hong Yushi can die for the country and the people without regret, it is the country's fortune, the people's fortune , the emperor will be happy for you." Du Xiaoyue also said excitedly.
"With Miss Xiaoyue's admiration, Hong's death is enough!" Hong Derui nodded.
"It's almost death, so why talk so much?" The Chinese army was about to slash at Hong Derui with a big knife in his hand.
At this moment, someone shouted, "Stop! Shang Rong, the emperor is here, come and pick him up!"
When Shang Rong heard this, his feet went limp.
The Chinese army also clattered in fright, and dropped the knife in its hand to the ground.
Immediately, a large group of people rushed in. It was Xiang Nan, Qianlong, and He Shen who rushed over with the county magistrate of Quyang County and the entire county.
When Shang Rong saw it, he didn't dare to be arrogant, and quickly knelt down, "My humble minister, Shang Rong, pay homage to the emperor!"
Seeing him kneeling, other soldiers also knelt together.
Only Hong Derui, Hong Xia, and Du Xiaoyue were **** so that they could not kneel down.
"Sir, you came just in time, if you come later, we will die." Du Xiaoyue said with emotion.
"Hong Yushi, Miss Hong, Xiaoyue, you are all shocked." Xiang Nan comforted with a smile, "We were in a hurry all the way, but fortunately there was no delay."
"Master Ji, Hong will never forget the grace of saving his life." Hong Derui said gratefully.
Xiang Nan saved his daughter first, and then saved his life. His grace is as high as the sky and as deep as the sea.
"Hong Yushi doesn't have to be like this. You are willing to be an enemy of the traitor Shangrong for the sake of the people of the court. Ji also admires you very much!" Xiang Nan laughed.
"Master Youji's words are worthy of Mr. Hong." Hong Derui said happily, "By the way, I still have evidence of Shang Rong's embezzlement and perverting the law, harming the public and private interests, please pass it to the emperor."
"Hong Yushi, the emperor is here, you can hand it over yourself." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
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Hong Derui immediately took the evidence of the crime and passed it into Qianlong's hands.
Looking at it with a torch, Qianlong saw that everything was evidence of Shang Rong's embezzlement, perverting the law, and extortionate extortion.
"Shang Rong, how do you explain it?" Qianlong looked at him and asked coldly.
"The emperor spares my life, my majesty spares my life!" Shang Rong was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly.
"Hmph, it's clearly a stone lion, but you're asking me for the price of a silver lion. It's a salt merchant donating money to build a garden, but you still ask the people for a poll tax... Shang Rong, you are so courageous!" Qianlong couldn't help it. coldly snorted.
"Your Majesty, he still didn't kneel when he saw the imperial fan. I took out the imperial fan, but he insisted that it was fake." Du Xiaoyue also complained from the side.
"Huh!" Qianlong nodded.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Upon hearing this, Shang Rong yelled, "Ji Xiaolan handed over the imperial fan to someone else without permission. He also committed the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
He wanted to drag Xiang Nan into the water. In this way, he has made meritorious service and atonement.
"Hmph, you're really stubborn when you're about to die." Qianlong couldn't help sneering, "Shang Rong, since you know that this fan was handed over by Ji Xiaolan and that this fan is a real royal fan, you still want to arrest people and kill people. It seems that you really have no eyes.
I originally only wanted to kill you, but now it seems that I want to kill your whole family. Come on, pull it down! "
"Your Majesty, spare your life!" Shang Rong exclaimed, but it was too late.
"Ji Xiaolan~" Qianlong immediately looked at Xiang Nan again, "Take out the imperial fan in your hand~"
Xiang Nan immediately took out the fan cover, and took out the fan inside.
Qianlong took a look, and saw that it was a paper fan commonly found in street stalls, and it cost two cents a piece, not an imperial fan at all.
"Okay you, along the way, you just use such a broken fan to scare me." Qianlong sneered.
"I'm dead." Xiang Nan confessed quickly, "I was afraid that Xiaoyue would be in danger if she came to rescue Hong Yushi, so I handed over the imperial fan to her so that she could save her life in a critical moment. But I didn't expect Shang Rong to be so mad. Seeing the imperial fan, he was actually indifferent. Alas!"
"You have planned and prepared long ago. Before I left Beijing, you set me up! You let me go south, and you asked Xiaoyue to rescue Miss Hong, to inform Hong Yushi, and then Let me go to Quyang, rescue Hong Yushi, and catch Shang Rong again!" Qianlong said angrily, "Every move I make is calculated by you. Ji Xiaolan, you are so smart."
"Your Majesty, I shouldn't hide what the criminal Ji Xiaolan has done from you, but I want to tell you in advance, are you still going south? Are you still going to Quyang County?
You will bear the infamy of history because of this. Isn’t everything you do for the emperor, for the country and the country? If I hadn't kept it from you, without Xiaoyue and I cooperating inside and outside, without the minister's careful planning, would you still be able to see Hong Yushi's family again? "Xiang Nan argued.
"Okay, I know you have iron teeth and copper teeth, I won't kill you, and I will slowly concoct you in the future." Qianlong curled his lips and said.
(end of this chapter)