"Too hateful, too hateful!"
"Zhen must kill him to resolve the hatred in my heart!”
"Aiyo!"
"Your Majesty, did this old servant's hand hurt you?”
In the Hall of Dew, Li Er's pants were half-removed, and his naked buttocks were lying on the dragon bed. The old eunuch Wang De was holding a bowl of ointment and gently applying it on his buttocks.
Last night, Li Er and Zhangsun Wuji were sent to the Wannian County Prison by Si Chen's three Martial Marquises. They were in pain for the entire night in the low prison cell and were even bitten by fleas.
On the second day, Wannian County's Yin Shengtang interrogated the criminals and naturally recognized Li Er and Zhangsun Wuji.
The county magistrate's little heart was scared out of his wits!
It was still Zhangsun Wuji who was quick-witted and stopped the county magistrate from kneeling in time, hinting that the matter of the emperor being imprisoned must not be leaked. Today, all the bailiffs who were promoted to the court were transferred out of the capital and sent to the remote county government. If this matter were to be leaked, the entire Wannian County's Yin family would be banished to Lingnan!
Lingnan was a barren land in the early Tang Dynasty. Although it belonged to the Tang Empire, it was actually controlled by the natives.
Ten miles had different tones, and a hundred miles had different languages. A native tribe was like a small kingdom. If Chang 'an was compared to a modern civilized society, Lingnan was a primitive tribe that practiced slash-and-burn cultivation.
Wannian County Magistrate naturally didn't want his entire family to move to the primitive forest. He immediately used his head to guarantee that he wouldn't let a single word of today's matter leak out!
After that, the county magistrate arranged for his trusted aides to contact the Thousand Bull Guards, and the Thousand Bull Guards Lieutenant Hong Cheng personally sent Second Emperor Li back to the palace. Zhangsun Wuji was brought back to the residence by his family to recuperate.
After Li Er returned to the palace, the carriage went straight to the Dew Hall and dismissed the people around him, leaving only Thousand Bull Guard Lieutenant Hong Cheng and Eunuch Wang De to serve him. After all, the fewer people who knew about Tian Zi being beaten, the better. Hong Cheng and Eunuch Wang De were people he trusted.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has arrived and is waiting outside the hall.”
The servant of the Yellow Gate reported from outside the hall.
"What?" Li Er jumped up." The Empress is here? Hiss--
This time, there was no need to save face.
Thinking of this, Li Er gnashed his teeth in hatred. He must kill that Captain Marquis of Pingkang Lane!
The old eunuch Wang De saw Li Er's expression change and thought that the emperor did not want the empress to know about this because of his face. He comforted him tactfully,""Your Majesty, your injuries will take at least a month to heal. The Empress's pure heart cannot be hidden.”
Li Er sighed heavily and waved his hand. By the way, let her come in alone!"
Hong Cheng, who was guarding the palace door, immediately opened it and welcomed Empress Zhangsun in.
Empress Zhangsun entered the palace and saw Li Er lying on the bed. Her face turned pale and she ran to the bed in a hurry. She said in a trembling voice,""Erlang, you…"
Why did His Majesty's butt turn into eight pieces after not seeing him for a night?
Was this a beating?
Who was it? Who dared to hit Tian Zi?
Li Er's mouth moved. It was too embarrassing. He really couldn't say it.
Empress Zhangsun, who had been husband and wife with Li Er for many years, understood the situation at a glance. Reaching out to take the bowl of medicine, he ordered Eunuch Wang De and Hong Cheng,"All of you go out and guard outside the hall. Don't let anyone in.”
Wang De and Hong Cheng left with the order.
Thus, Li Er told him everything from the beginning to the end about how he and his brother-in-law went to Huan Lou and then violated the curfew and was beaten up by the patrolling Marquis Wu.
He had no choice but to confess everything. Zhangsun Wugou married him when he was thirteen and had lived with him for more than ten years. He knew everything and could not hide it.
Finally, Li Er said fiercely,"When the auxiliary army finds out who he is, I will definitely exile him for three thousand miles and then beat him to death!"”
When Empress Zhangsun heard this, she did not speak. She just carefully applied the medicine to Li Er's wound and then covered it with cotton gauze.
After doing all this, she got up and tidied up her dress. She bowed respectfully to Li Er and said with a smile,"Congratulations, Your Majesty."
Li Er was confused." Goddess of Mercy, I was beaten thirty times by a traitor. What's there to be happy about?"”
Empress Zhangsun smiled and said softly,""The ancients said,'The Lord is wise and the subjects are upright'. The Lord is wise, so the subjects are upright. Even though the Marquis Dui of Pingkang Lane knows that Your Majesty and my brother both have titles of nobility and that Your Majesty is related to the royal family, he is still able to be upright and enforce the law. It is precisely because of Your Majesty's wisdom that I congratulate Your Majesty!”
Li Er was flattered by Zhangsun Wugou's flattery and immediately felt comfortable. His butt didn't hurt as much anymore.
However, the anger in his chest was still difficult to extinguish. He said indignantly,"Although that's the case, he didn't even check my identity and punished me in the streets. He made me suffer such humiliation. It's hard to appease my anger if I don't punish him! Moreover, the auxiliary machine was also hit. They would not let him off!”
Empress Zhangsun's bright eyes turned and she pursed her lips into a smile.""Although that captain's method of enforcement is tough, this is a sign of loyalty to His Majesty and the laws of the Great Tang.”
"You hit me because you are loyal to me?”Li Er sneered," If every official is so loyal to me, I don't even need to care about my face and ass. Aiyo, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of bed for three months with this injury.”
As he spoke, Li Er turned his head to the other side and ignored the Empress.
Empress Zhangsun saw Li Er throwing a childish tantrum and knew that she had already persuaded the Emperor.
Shaking his head, he continued," Your Majesty, when you were fighting in the south and north in the past, when you pacified the rebellion of the 18th and 72nd roads, you suffered many injuries. Which time was it not more serious than these 30 beatings? He had never seen anyone who couldn't get out of bed for three months.”
"ChenQie read 'Records of the Historian-Yin Benji' the other day. There was a very interesting story in it that ChenQie wanted to tell Your Majesty. I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to listen?"
Li Er turned his head and said helplessly,"Guanyin Maid, you have always been good at using the past as an analogy to correct my political mistakes and protect those upright officials." Alright, I'll listen to your story and see how you can absolve that marquis.”
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