Chapter 93: (one)

Xie Zichen was stabilized by her, his face a little ugly. She has always been like this, not being forced to an end, never doing anything to men. These small details show that she is different from ordinary women. For a while, Xie Zichen would prefer Wei Lan to slap his face, but he wants to Feel better.
"Stop it."
Wei Lan sighed and said helplessly: "Go back, Your Majesty is still inside."
Listening to Wei Lan's words, Xie Zichen calmed down a lot. Wei Lan let him go, ready to go back, Xie Zichen suddenly said in a cold voice, "I'm not talking to you."
Wei Lan did not say anything, listening to Xie Zichen: "If you are not with me, you have to stay in this court, yes, I am dependent on you. But if you are with others, Wei Lan, I am not sure I will do it. what."
Wei Lan did not reply to him, Xiao Fan opened the curtain and opened the door and walked out.
When he returned to the house, Su Bai's face was not so good, Wang Xi sat next to him, watching the play quietly. After Wei Lan came in, Su Bai glanced at her lightly, then set his gaze on the stage. Not long after, Xie Zichen also walked in, and he sat back in his place, right next to Wei Lan. Four people watched the play without saying a word. Wang Xi licked sunflower seeds and smiled and said to Wei Lan, "You bought Jiweiju's plum cake? His sweet-scented osmanthus cake is more delicious, why didn't you buy some? come?"
Wei Lan turned around and smiled, and said to Wang Xi across Su Bai: "I think the plum blossom smell is better."
"Really? You pass it to me."
Wang Xi showed an expression of disbelief. Wei Lan raised her hand to lift the plate on the table beside her, and was caught off guard with her other hand.
Wei Lan trembled slightly, and Wang Xi took the plate and said with some doubts: "What's the matter?"
Wei Lan didn't speak, but smiled and said, "It's nothing."
After speaking, he turned around, quietly watching the actors on stage.
Xie Zichen and her hands were placed on the armrests, under the entangled clothes, Xie Zichen held her hands in his hands, Wei Lan made a profit, and he increased his efforts. If he really wants to break away, he is afraid. There is a lot of movement.
Wei Lan didn’t want to make things too obvious, so she didn’t care about it. Xie Zichen saw that she was softened, and relaxed a little, watching the scene on the stage with a calm expression on her face, following the rhythm of the tune under her clothes. Stroked the back of her hand.
His hands were dry and warm, with just the right calluses that were neither thin nor thick, which made her skin itchy. She was silent on her face, but she didn't know how, she felt itchy in her heart, like being scratched by someone.
Occasionally, she turned her face sideways, with that person's solemn and cold look. In contrast, she couldn't help but feel a little worried.
When Xie Zichen was young, the occasional flirtation made Wei Lan feel extremely intoxicated. Now he deliberately tapped and flirted, Wei Lan couldn't help drinking a few more cups of tea.
Su Bai noticed that Wei Lan was drinking tea, and turned around and said, "A Lan seems to be very hot today?"
"Huh?" Wei Lan came back to her senses, looked at Su Bai's lukewarm gaze, and smiled calmly: "It's a little bit. Seeing it's winter, I wear more clothes, but I didn't expect it to be a little bit today. hot."
"Then let me bring some ice cubes in?"
Wang Xi frowned and said thoughtfully. Xie Zichen glanced at Wang Xi lightly: "She is cold and doesn't need these."
"inverted……"
When Wei Lan was about to make a sound, Xie Zichen squeezed her hand under her clothes. She knew that she was going to be angry, and she was not interested in deliberately making him angry, so she continued: "Nothing like this. Hot, listen to the show."
Hearing this, Xie Zichen finally calmed down, holding Wei Lan's hand, and stopped moving.
After the four of them listened to the scene quietly, Su Bai's face was not very good-looking. If he didn't understand Wei Lan anymore, he would be a fool. He didn't ask them any extra words, stood up and said with a stiff face: "Let's be here today, I will go back to the palace first."
"Send your majesty." After the three people knelt down and asked for peace, they escorted Su Bai into the carriage. Wang Xi saw that the atmosphere between the two was not right, and smiled and said: "But I have to watch the show again, or go for a drink. Some wine?"
"No need." Hearing the teasing meaning in Wang Xi's words, Wei Lan waved her hand, and then said: "Go back separately, I will also leave."
This time she didn't plan to send the two men off. She got into the car by herself. Xie Zichen and Wang Xi froze. Wang Xi couldn't help laughing and saying, "Brother Xie, what are you still doing here?"
"Waiting for you to go first."
Xie Zichen spoke directly without covering up, so he said his intentions calmly.
Wang Xi was stunned, a little embarrassed, opened the fan, and then said: "Then I will leave first."
After that, Wang Xi also got into the carriage. After seeing that Wang Xi and Wei Lan were indeed leaving in the opposite direction, Xie Zichen returned with satisfaction. Xie Tong said helplessly: "Master, what exactly do you and Shizi say?"
"statement?"
Xie Zichen looked back lightly: "There is no other statement yet."
He never thought of giving Wei Lan a choice.
He has always been such a patient person, he wants to get it by all means. If it is robbed, he will rob; if it cannot be robbed, he will coax; if it cannot be coaxed, he will change.
There are so many ways to get something in this world, he has time and patience.
Whether he argues with Wei Lan or fights with Wei Lan, the premise here is that there will be no one else next to Wei Lan. No one else, it's just the two of them, and he won't let anyone else appear in her world.
He originally thought this was an accidental dispute between the two of them, and he was annoyed that she didn't care, but after realizing that she and Wang Xi were allied, he suddenly discovered that this matter could not continue to ferment.
He closed his eyes, quietly thinking, Wei Lan and Wang Xi are allied, why on earth, why is Wang Xi looking for instead of her. Does she have to save Lin Che?
What is the reason that Wei Lan must save Lin Che? Is it because Su Cheng's last words to save Lin Che?
Xie Zichen didn't understand, but after thinking about it, he told Xie Tong outside, "Go to Changxinhou's Mansion."
Xie Tong answered, and the carriage turned back to the Hou Mansion. As soon as Wei Lan entered the mansion with the front foot, Xie Zichen arrived on the back foot.
Wei Lan guessed that he was here to ask about Lin Che, but she was not nervous. After letting Ranmo greet him to come in, Wei Lan changed her home uniform, walked up to Xie Zichen, knelt down, and smiled: "Zichen is here to ask about Lin Che, right?"
"You don't take any more medicine, right?"
Most of Wei Lan's body was corrupted by the drugs that suppressed growth. Xie Zichen asked her to stop and let Lin Xia slowly treat her. Now she is gradually gaining a foothold, and Xie Zichen helps to cover her, so she can relax a little bit. She also wanted to live for two more years, so she didn't refuse and began to take care of it seriously.
Unexpectedly, when she asked about this, Wei Lan was slightly stunned, and then she responded with a little embarrassment.
This kind of embarrassment, by analogy, is like Xie Zichen's failure, Wei Lan pulling him to actively treat, it is not a very good experience.
However, Xie Zichen didn't think so much, and continued: "Did you drink today's medicine?"
"Um..." Wei Lan coughed lightly and reminded: "Let's talk about business."
"This is a business matter," Xie Zichen said solemnly: "You need to take good care of your own body, otherwise it is a trivial matter whether you can get pregnant in the future, and if something goes wrong, it is a big deal. I heard that Lin Xia is going to the border, what about your medicine ?"
"She left me medicine." Xie Zichen is so intimacy that Wei Lan is a little uncomfortable, but she has always been very polite to men's initiative, so she changed the subject: "Is Zichen here to ask me about this?"
"Well, wait a while for other trivial things. The warm jade I gave you, you always hold it, is good for your health. You don't need to tie your chest at home. Have you tied your chest today?"
Wei Lan: "..."
He is really obsessed, so why keep discussing this topic.
Seeing that Wei Lan's face was not so good, Xie Zichen frowned and said, "Tacked it?"
Azure gritted her teeth and squeezed out: "No..."
Xie Zichen couldn't help but frown a little deeper, and subconsciously said, "Why is it so small..."
After speaking, he was silent.
The atmosphere brought some weird embarrassment, Wei Lan's face was not very good-looking, Xie Zichen coughed lightly, "By the way, how did you and Wang Xi get together?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Wei Lan said lightly, "I and he will save people."
"Lin Che?"
Wei Lan didn't respond. She wouldn't tell all the truth before she was uncertain about Xie Zichen's attitude. Xie Zichen frowned and said, "Why are you saving him?"
"If I say years of brotherhood..."
"I don't believe it." Xie Zichenguo cut his mouth: "Alan, if Lin Che and you are brothers, isn't Ji Shao? You are not such a person of favoritism, and at best you will not stop Lin Che from saving. It is absolutely impossible to be so active. save him."
Wei Lan was silent for a moment, and then said: "Sucheng's 30,000 troops exchanged with me to save the lives of his men."
"Why didn't you say it earlier!" Xie Zichen shouted angrily: "Thirty thousand troops, if he attacks the city, how can we have time?!"
"This army is still far away."
"So now this army is in your hands?" Xie Zichen immediately analyzed from her words, frowned and said: "Now that Su Cheng is dead, since you have fully grasped this army, why do you still Want to help him?"
Wei Lan smiled and had to say that Su Cheng's judgment of her and Xie Zichen was still extremely accurate. Xie Zichen will not help a dead enemy fulfill his promise, but Wei Lan will.
"I promised him and I will do it."
"Alan," Xie Zichen frowned, "It's not wise. Your Majesty will have a grudge against you for this."
Xie Zichen seriously analyzed Wei Lan: "Your Majesty is actually a person who is very easy to remember. He hated Su Cheng long ago. Now there is someone who will liquidate Su Cheng in name. If someone stops him, he will definitely not Comfortable. Your identity is extremely embarrassing. It turned out to be from Su City. Now you still want to protect him so hard, what do you make your Majesty think?"
Wei Lan poured tea to Xie Zichen, and listened to him continue: "Besides, don't you feel unfair to protect them for your own power? Did Ji Shao die in vain? People in this turmoil died in vain?"
"If I didn't agree to Su Cheng at that time, it would be more than just these people who would die. Those who didn't promise to save him, Su Cheng wouldn't be willing to die like this. When the time comes when the great Chu civil strife, the small northern country will take advantage And enter, do you want to let Da Chu annihilate in our hands?!"
Wei Lan looked up coldly, and Xie Zichen was a little anxious: "I'm not saying you shouldn't promise Su Cheng, you promise him, stabilize him, this is excellent, but you have already obtained the military power, do you have to do what you promise?! "
"Xie Zichen," Wei Lan couldn't help but smile, "I promised that Sucheng's can not be done, so if I promised you, I will definitely do it?"
Xie Zichen was taken aback for a moment, and Wei Lan understood: "So in your heart, you don't think anyone's promise is credible, do you?"
Xie Zichen had no words, he knew that Wei Lan's words were blame. Both are ministers and politicians, but they both have completely different lives.
He humbled himself, exhausted conspiracy, and saw the evils of the world. Only now, no one has taught him justice, and no one has ever discussed his ideals with him. Just like Wei Lan, Huan Heng, or even Wang Xi, these aristocrats always have the dream of unifying the north in their hearts. But he never did.
He only wants the power to be in his hands. As for whether he is a world-famous or a stinker, whether Da Chu is prosperous or declining, he doesn't care.
But Wei Lan is different. Wei Lan was born into a noble family, a family that is more powerful than Wang Xie's family in their country. She has enjoyed the best education since she was a child, and she has been taught by famous teachers and scholars. Her mother is someone who can tell her that a person needs value in life.
While he was still struggling to survive, she had already begun to explore the value of life.
So he can easily give up his promise and morality for the sake of power, but she will not.
Su Cheng also saw this difference, so only Wei Lan was looking for it. Not only because she is the one he likes, but also because she is the only one that Su Cheng can trust.
Xie Zichen understood that he could not change Wei Lan, so he couldn't help but smiled: "Alan, in fact, many times I know that even if I wear luxurious clothes, I can pretend to be like an aristocratic concubine, but in my bones, I am always a concubine. ."
"You have morality, I don't. I am a despicable villain, but I have lived for so many years with this method. This is the foundation of my life, and I am not ashamed."
Wei Lan's face remained unchanged, she had expected it.
"Alan, you have your principles, and I also have my principles," Xie Zichen looked at her and said solemnly: "Lin Che deserves to die, not only is I afraid of setting fire to be a sage and not happy, but also not only because I am worried about not killing Lin Che. The influence of the stability of the situation now has the principles in my heart."
"Ji Shao shouldn't die, those innocent people shouldn't die, Lin Che should be responsible for what Lin Che did wrong. I never promised Su Cheng anything. In my eyes, he deserves to die."
"What if I ask you?"
Wei Lan said indifferently. In fact, she knew the answer. She didn't want to go and beg him. Xie Zichen was right. He never promised Su Cheng. It was her Wei Lan who promised Su Cheng. Can you keep these people? It's her Wei Lan's ability.
But when Xie Zichen solemnly said his principles like this, Wei Lan couldn't help thinking, what if she begged him?
"Alan, I like you," he said earnestly, without any perfunctory, Wei Lan's heart suddenly jumped, and she clearly confessed to him, but she felt nervous. She looked still, Xie Zichen crossed the table, held her hand in her palm, and said seriously: "But Chaotang is Chaotang, will you blame me?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Lan couldn't help laughing.
"Then if it were me, would you blame me?"
"Naturally not, feelings and official duties are two different things." Xie Zichen shook his head. Wei Lan watched him quietly and continued: "Since you won't change your principles for me, Zichen, why do you think I will leave the court for you?"
Xie Zichen was taken aback for a moment, and Wei Lan continued: "That is not changing my principle, it is breaking my bottom line, Zichen, don't you still understand?"
Xie Zichen did not reply.
He vaguely felt that she might have some truth in what she said, but when he thought that she would stay in the court and be with those who are unruly towards her, he felt frustrated.
When he thinks of his whole life, he will see his wife dangling in front of everyone every night and every day. Seeing those people interacting with her intimately, he feels that he has bitten Qingju in his mouth and feels bitter. .
And not to mention that there may be many dangers in the future. She will fall into a dangerous situation like Su City. If he was not there at that time, someone else discovered it?
Thinking of this possibility, Xie Zichen felt completely unacceptable that she would continue to mix in the court.
But this time he couldn't say it arrogantly. He lowered his eyes and said seriously: "Let me think about it, Alan, for a while, I really can't understand you..."
"I know." Wei Lan lowered her eyes and watched him holding his hand: "Then you think about it."
The two were speechless for a while. After a while, Xie Zichen hesitated and said, "Can I rest here at night...?"
Wei Lan froze, she didn't know how to reply.
Today Xie Zichen is obviously shaken, but she also knows how easily a person's mind can be changed? He may compromise for the sake of feelings, but how long will the feelings that are compromised like this last?
In this relationship, she was obviously much more sensible than him, so she could see it more clearly. She sighed, and finally said: "Zichen, we are already separated."
Xie Zichen didn't speak. After a moment, he looked at her and said seriously: "I think we just made a little awkwardness."
Wei Lan: "..."
She suddenly discovered that Xie Zichen's face was really thicker than she had imagined.
When I said this, Xie Zichen himself felt a little embarrassed, so he took the initiative to stand up and said: "I will go back first, and visit tomorrow."
"Zichen," Wei Lan finally said, with some difficulty: "Don't force it."
Xie Zichen paused slightly. After a while, he bowed his head and said, "Alan, no feelings are sudden. Love at first sight is very rare. Most feelings are cultivated slowly and waited. This is not a force."
Wei Lan didn't speak, Xie Zichen turned to look at her, and said quietly: "Begging for truth, you hate me, I force you. But Alan, ask yourself, do you really hate me?"
Wei Lan looked at the person in front of her, feeling a bit sorrowful in her heart, why would she hate him?
"Alan, if it was not Huanheng but me who was in the north in those years, your feelings for me would not be less than that of him. I have never lost only in time."
Seeing Wei Lan lowered his eyes, Xie Zichen smiled and turned around and said: "Alan, take a good rest, remember to drink medicine, I will leave first."
After speaking, Xie Zichen planned to leave, and Wei Lan called him: "Zichen."
Xie Zichen stopped looking back, and then listened to the human saying: "You didn't lose."
Her feelings for him have long been inferior to Huanheng. Whether together or not, she respects this relationship and wants to inform him.
Xie Zichen was taken aback for a moment. He was happy and sour in his heart. He wanted to turn around and hug the person tightly, but he restrained himself, responded with a low voice, and then turned and left.
After returning home in a hurry, Xie Zichen finally calmed down, and then remembered Lin Che's affairs. He quickly called Xie Tong over and sent a letter to Dali Temple Qing Zuo Quan, asking him to try the case with him tomorrow. judgment.
After Zuo Quan received the letter, he knew that Xie Zichen was about to do it. He had been trialing the case with Xie Zichen for more than ten days. He knew Xie Zichen's attitude towards this case, so he quickly wrote a letter to Wei Lan, saying that Xie Zichen would meet tomorrow. Hands on.
Wei Lan frowned, and rushed to Wang Xi's residence overnight, and said to Wang Xi: "Xie Zichen is determined to move Lin Che, what shall you do?"
Wang Xi was stunned, and then said: "I will go into the palace!"
However, before Wang Xi entered the palace, Xie Zichen had entered the palace overnight.
Xie Zichen knelt down in front of Su Bai respectfully, and after describing all the details of the Sucheng case, he said indifferently: "Your Majesty thinks, what should I do with this case?"
"This... I don't know."
Su Bai sighed, feeling a little embarrassed: "My mind, Zichen, you know how many people Su Cheng has touched me over the years. You can also see clearly that these people are his accomplices, not to mention others. , That is, the Shangguan Guocheng, you know how much insulting me was at the beginning."
"Yes." Xie Zichen stood beside Su Bai and said indifferently: "Your Majesty has a care in his heart, right?"
"Naturally I hope... they will all accompany Su Cheng down. But today you have also seen it," Su Bai sighed: "Nowadays, the people are all the playbooks between me and him, and I have also asked someone to find out. The people have sympathy for Su Cheng. If we really cut the grass and roots, I am afraid that it will arouse public resentment. And now even these famous scholars have euphemistically said about this matter, if I really kill Lin Che's officials. The word cruel, I'm afraid it will fall."
With that said, Su Bai said with some anxiety: "But I am not such a monarch."
"What your majesty said is extremely true." Xie Zichen lowered his eyes and slowly said: "If your majesty is really undecided, you might as well push everything to the minister."
Su Bai said this and said, Xie Zichen had already understood Su Bai's intentions.
He doesn't want to bear the bad reputation, but someone must bear the cruel reputation. Originally, Xie Zichen didn't have to stand up to fight the pot, but Su Bai told him that it was Su Bai's intention, and he wanted Xie Zichen to carry it.
Xie Zichen is now in a strong position in the early dynasty, and he is in a three-legged relationship with Wei Lan and Wang Xi. It seems that he, the emperor, is insignificant, and he is naturally uncomfortable. The attitude of Wang Xi and Wei Lan on this matter is already obvious, and Xie Zichen is willing to help him. In the future, Xie Zichen will definitely go more and more smoothly. Such a person makes Su Bai couldn't help but get scared. He always feels that this person always needs some stains, and it will be convenient to mention it in the future.
Why didn't Xie Zichen understand what Su Bai meant?
He should come down, but it is just a gesture, let Su Bai rest assured. If he refuses at this moment, Su Bai is afraid that he will have trouble sleeping tonight, and will think about how to deal with him in the future.
Xie Zichen didn’t want to cause this trouble, so he followed Su Bai’s meaning and said:
Your Majesty does not need to come forward on this matter, so he said to outsiders that I insisted on imposing heavy sentences on them. I will quarrel with your Majesty on the matter tomorrow morning. I hope your Majesty will not be offended."
"I've been wronged by Zichen." Su Bai sighed, patted Xie Zichen on the shoulder, and said with emotion: "Nowadays, only Zichen assists me wholeheartedly beside me."
"Your Majesty is more concerned," Xie Zichen advised: "Wang Shangshu is only because of his empathy."
Su Bai smiled, the smile was meaningful and didn't say much. Xie Zichen and Su Bai chatted for a while, then left. After Xie Zichen left, Wang Xi rushed into the palace. Su Bai was about to take a break. Hearing that Wang Xi was here, he knew what he was doing. Wang Xi came so coincidentally. One after another, it can be seen that Xie Zichen must have arranged his manpower around him. Such supernatural powers made Su Bai unavoidable. Be a little vigilant.
Compared with Xie Zichen, the relationship between Wang Xi and Su Bai is naturally too close. Wang Xi has been Su Bai's playmate since he was a child, and has been loyal to Su Bai all the way until now. Although Su Bai now has some opinions on Wang Xi about Lin Che, it is definitely not something that can be expressed in person. When he saw Wang Xi coming quickly, he smiled and said, "Axi enters the palace late at night, what's the so-called?"
"Your Majesty," Wang Xi knelt at the meeting, without talking nonsense, and said directly: "Xi is here to ask your Majesty to spare Ache's life."
Su Bai's eyes deepened, but there was an embarrassed expression on his face: "A Xi, it's not that I didn't want to spare A Che, but what A Che did..."
"Your Majesty," Wang Xi said respectfully: "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the world is not yet peaceful. It is just when you need a good reputation. A Che is not sorry to die. If you can do well for your Majesty, A Che will be a thousand swords, Xi Zi He refuses to stop. But killing him will do no good and damage your majesty's reputation. If others talk about your majesty in the future, the first thing you mention is that your majesty is too cruel to kill him. Doesn't your majesty feel uncomfortable?"
"Okay, Ache deserves to die, even if the people don't think about it. But people can't come back from death, and Ache's wrong things can't be corrected by death. But if he lives, his talents will surely be able to solve problems for your majesty. , His Majesty forgave him and turn him into a commoner. On the one hand, it will not affect the overall situation. On the other hand, it will also have a good reputation of "employment of meritocracy, courteous comrades". Your majesty is so generous and benevolent, even criminal officials can see His talents forgive him. Is your Majesty still afraid that people of insight in the world will not come and run?"
Su Bai's face changed and changed again when he said to Wang Xi.
He naturally felt that Wang Xi's words were extremely reasonable, but he couldn't speak clearly to Wang Xi about the dark thoughts in his heart. His gloomy side has always been only shown in front of the same gloomy Xie Zichen. As Xie Zichen said when he defected to him, he was the only one beside him, able to do things that could not be told to others.
Su Bai was struggling to advance and retreat for a while. Seeing Wang Xi's pleading expression, Su Bai said with difficulty: "Well...I will talk to Xie Aiqing."
"Thank your Majesty!" Wang Xi immediately kowtowed, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty is truly a holy monarch, and he will surely lead me to the great Chu like Qin, as the sun rises to heaven, dominate the world, prosperous than Han, forever!"
Listening to Wang Xi's flattery, Su Bai's complexion was not very good, and he nodded and sent Wang Xi out of the palace. As soon as Wang Xi left the house, Su Bai slammed the cup in his hand to the ground. No one in the palace dared to speak, Su Bai kept his face sullen and said nothing.
In the early morning of the second day, Xie Zichen prepared all the materials and directly listed them, and then said to Su Cheng: "The case of the three princes' conspiracy has been thoroughly investigated, and the evidence is available. The minister asked for a public judgment tomorrow. Trial, please allow your Majesty's permission!
Listening to Xie Zichen's words, Su Bai showed a hesitant expression and hesitated: "I wonder how Xie Aiqing intends to judge this case?"
"Capital crimes are inevitable," Xie Zichen said indifferently: "The minister is about to discuss with Dali Temple Qing about the specific capital punishment."
Lingchi, dismemberment, beheading, Bailing, extermination of the three tribes, and extinction of the nine tribes, different sins naturally have different methods of death. However, the death penalty is inevitable, and he has naturally explained his meaning. Wang Xi's face sank, and his gaze fell on Su Bai. Su Bai naturally felt Wang Xi's gaze, and he was a little embarrassed: "Xie Aiqing, I have just taken the throne, and I have just taken the throne. It's not okay..."
"Your Majesty," Xie Zichen frowned, seemingly dissatisfied, and said coldly: "Your Majesty has a kind heart, which is the blessing of all people. But the court has its own court's laws, and your Majesty has just enthroned. What are these people's crimes? How to write it, so how to do it. If your Majesty is open to charity in his heart, where does this look at the dignity of the law?"
These words made Su Bai's complexion not so good. He set his gaze on Wang Xi, and desperately gave Wang Xi a wink. Wang Xi immediately came out and argued with Xie Zichen: "The law is ruthless, and everyone is sentimental. According to the law, it should also be within reason. People have merits and demerits. Master Xie only puts to death for sins regardless of merits. Isn't that appropriate?"
"How can you talk to me about the capital crime of rebellion, such as confiscation and extermination?" Xie Zichen swept away coldly and said indifferently: "As for meritorious service, Lord Zuo and I will consider it, at least it will make him more decent."
"Xie Zichen!" Hearing such words, Wang Xi couldn't help feeling a little angry: "Your Majesty has just taken the throne, you want to commit such a murder, are you afraid that the people of the world will talk about your majesty's cruelty?!"
"I am afraid of others talking about your majesty's cruelty, but I am even more afraid that others will despise your majesty's authority! If even the rebellious and the betrayal can be forgiven, how can they respect your majesty and fear the monarchy? !"
"How is it different from a tyrant to win the hearts of the world's subjects with fear?!"
Wang Xi raised his voice: "Xie Zichen, are you trying to ruin your majesty's reputation?! To govern the world with the fear of your subjects, how do you want the historian to write about you?!"
"There are rewards and punishments, and rewards and punishments are clear. This is a good country, a good system, Lord Wang, if you blindly ask your Majesty to be generous and benevolent, are you not afraid that others think your Majesty is weak and can be bullied?!"
"Your Majesty!" Wang Xi raised her head to look at Su Bai, her eyes full of prayers. Su Bai turned around with difficulty, as if embarrassed: "Xie Aiqing, Wang Aiqing is not unreasonable about this matter..."
"Your Majesty," Xie Zichen interrupted Su Bai's words, removed the jade crown from his head, put it on his hand, knelt on the ground, and said flatly: "Since your Majesty has handed this case to the minister, he believes in the minister. Ability, the minister must be impartial and act in accordance with the law, and there will never be any disorderly behavior. However, within the law, if others want to interfere arbitrarily, it is doubtful about the minister’s ability. In that case, the minister should ask for it. Speaking of returning home, I still hope your Majesty will approve."
"Xie Aiqing..." Su Bai had a headache and stretched out his voice: "It's not that I don't trust you..."
"Your Majesty, since the court has set the rules, it should act according to the rules. Otherwise, how can the court be changed at night? How can you convince the public? The emperor committed the same crime as the common people. In this case, the former Shangshu Lin Che of the Criminal Department was deeply involved with Lord Wang, and the minister could not help but doubt Lord Wang wanted to persecute His Majesty by name, to seek his own selfish desires, and to save Lord Lin. His Majesty's approval is therefore requested. From today, Lord Wang must not be involved in this case, and should retreat by himself."
"Xie Zichen, you spit out!"
Wang Xi knew that the situation today was not good. He gritted his teeth. Xie Zichen's expression remained unchanged. After a while, a group of people stood up, all of whom were promoted by Xie Zichen, kneeling behind Xie Zichen and said: "The minister agrees."
"The minister seconded."
Chaozhong knelt suddenly, and another large group of people stood quietly, looking at the expressions of Wei Lan and Wang Xi. Wei Lan seemed to have heard nothing, standing quietly without squinting, Wang Xi looked at Xie Zichen coldly, without saying a word.
Su Bai gave everyone a ugly look, and then said: "Then...just do what Master Xie said."
Wang Xi wanted to say something. Just as he was about to go out, Wei Lan grabbed him.
"Be safe and not restless."
Wei Lan looked calm. Wang Xi calmed down in an instant, without saying much, standing behind Wei Lan, holding the wat board, waiting for the morning to face down.
After the next dynasty, Wang Xi immediately said: "Alan, what should I do?"
"Don't worry," Wei Lan's face was flat: "Let me think about it, I will save people, don't worry."
Wang Xi was still a little uneasy after hearing what Wei Lan said.
In fact, Wei Lan's mind was a little confused, so she patted Wang Xi's hand and left.
Seeing Wei Lan's appearance, Wang Xi thought left and right, still chasing after Xie Zichen.
At this critical time, if you can do more, you can do more. He has always been a person who seizes the opportunity. He knew that it was not Lin Che that Wei Lan wanted to save. Wei Lan said that he was relieved, but it might not be Lin Che who wanted to save.
He chased Xie Zichen up, pulled Xie Zichen, lowered his voice and said, "Master Xie, I have something to discuss with you."
"I know what you are going to say," Xie Zichen said indifferently: "But I will not change what has been decided. If it is only for your personal affair, you don't need to tell me again."
After that, Xie Zichen planned to get on the carriage. Wang Xi was annoyed, grabbed him, and said angrily: "Xie Zichen, do you really want to be so unfeeling?!"
"Wang Xi," Xie Zichen raised his eyelids and said indifferently: "This sentence, when Lin Che forced you to flee from the town government mansion, why didn't you ask him? Well, the scars are forgotten to hurt, I See you are dizzy."
"I'm not fainted, Xie Zichen, I just think that there is no point in a person's death. Whether you hate him or get angry, he can at least atone for his sins alive. What use is it for you to let him die?"
"Hate him?" Xie Zichen shook his head: "Wang Xi, I don't hate him. It's just that I took care of this case. What he did is damned. He died, so he was going to die. But he might not die, yes. It doesn't make much sense to me."
"Then why do you have to die?!"
Wang Xi was furious.
Xie Zichen looked at him quietly. After a long time, he asked, "Should he not die?"
Wang Xi was speechless, and Xie Zichen brushed away his hand and got into the carriage. Wang Xi clenched her fists and said coldly: "Xie Zichen, if you help me this time, Wang Xi will be grateful for your great kindness in this life."
This is a promise, but also a threat. Xie Zichen paused, did not speak, and left directly.
Xie Tong said with some worry: "My son, is it okay for us to provoke the Prince like this? After all, he is also the son of the Wang family..."
"Now, do I still need to care about the division of concubines?"
Xie Zichen said indifferently: "Don't worry, Wang Xi and I don't need any friendship."
Not everyone will become his Xie Zichen's ally. After people like Wang Xi hand in hand to support the prince to power, they can no longer be friends.
Does he want Lin Che to die?
He didn't want Lin Che to die, he wanted justice. Classmates for so long and knowing for so long, his Xie Zichen's heart is not made of iron, more or less there will be so nostalgic and soft. He gave Lin Che trust, and even regarded him once as his own, as a friend, but Lin Che stabbed him when he said that he stabbed him, and did he care about them?
Lin Che is a human, but Ji Shao is not?
He is not Wang Xi, and he does not have such a unique and deep affection for Lin Che; he is also not Wei Lan, who promised Su Cheng for the sake of the overall situation. He has nothing to do with him, Lin Che deserves to die, everyone can't do anything, so what if he comes?
The carriage staggered away. Wang Xi looked at Xie Zichen's back, clenched her fists, and finally turned and went to the palace. As soon as he arrived in the inner palace, he was stopped by the attendant beside Su Bai, who said in embarrassment: