Chapter 534 535 [Sinners are exiled]
The Queen Mother immediately came to the South Study Room to find the Emperor.
“I heard that the emperor wants to kill Grand Scholar Ji?” asked the Queen Mother.
“Yes, Ji Xiaolan is arrogant and humiliates your Majesty. I must kill him.” Qianlong nodded.
"Is it because of the garden construction?" The Queen Mother said with a smile, "I also heard that millions of taels of silver were spent to build a garden. In addition, people''s ancestral graves were dug up, which made the people complain. If If you just say a few nice words to Mr. Ji and kill him, it will inevitably lead to more resentment. "
"Queen Mother, I still insist on killing him. As long as he admits his mistake, I will let him go." Qianlong explained awkwardly.
The Queen Mother smiled slightly, she knew that the emperor liked to be a little tempered.
Ji Xiaolan violated his words and remonstrated, making it impossible for him to get off the stage. Someone had to give him a step to cover up the matter.
"Your Majesty''s servant has something to say." Seeing this, He Shen quickly smiled and said, "Since there is widespread public resentment over the construction of the garden, and the construction of the garden was done by our emperor to recuperate after years of hard work, he had no choice but to repair it. Accordingly. The people’s grievances should be put to rest first.”
"The garden will not be repaired?" Qianlong asked displeasedly.
"Go back to the emperor, and the garden should be repaired! To put an end to the public dissatisfaction, the emperor might as well issue a criminal edict as a warning." He Shen suggested with a smile, "You might as well admit your mistakes, you might as well do things, and you might as well repair the garden. In fact, what the people are fighting for is, It’s nothing more than a rationale. As long as they are angry, they won’t make trouble again.”
"My lord, you are not only sensible, but you are also very lively." The Queen Mother couldn''t help but say after hearing this.
"Queen Mother, you are scolding my slave. I know it''s a crime." Heshen said with a smile.
“What about Ji Xiaolan?” Qianlong asked again.
“Let it go!” Du Xiaoyue blurted out.
"Du Xiaoyue! Do you have the right to speak in this?" Qianlong glared at her and asked.
"Then let me tell you. It is a wise king to release people under the knife." The Queen Mother said.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is right." He Shen saw that the Queen Mother had spoken, and Xiang Nan was definitely not going to die, so he quickly pretended to be a good person and interceded on Xiang Nan''s behalf, "Isn''t it accomplished by killing Ji Xiaolan because he spoke out and remonstrated? His reputation will last forever."
"Okay, since the Queen Mother has spoken, I can only agree." Qianlong said angrily, "Today''s tour in the garden not only made me feel angry, but I also had to issue a self-indictment..."
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He Shen immediately took the initiative to request an order and went to the execution ground to rescue Xiang Nan.
When he arrived, he saw Xiang Nan leaning on the guillotine and taking a nap.
"Ji Xiaolan, you are really good at it, you can still sleep." He Shen stepped forward and pushed Xiang Nan awake.
"Haha, Sir, as soon as I saw you, I knew I couldn''t die." Xiang Nan smiled immediately when he saw him.
“What’s wrong?” He Shen was a little puzzled.
"Because you and I always like to pretend to be good people, say nice things, and gain favors." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "If I, Ji Xiaolan, want to behead my head, you will definitely not come. You will only come to give favors if I am alive."
He Shen was embarrassed for a while, but he didn''t expect Xiang Nan to see so clearly.
"Since you say so, executioner!" he shouted, "do it!... Untie Mr. Ji!"
“Disgusting~” Xiang Nan laughed.
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Back in the thatched cottage, Du Xiaoyue, Su Qinglian, and Xiangyun all gathered around.
“Sir, you really scared me to death.” Xiangyun said with red eyes, “Thankfully Xiaoyue broke into the palace and begged the Queen Mother to intervene, otherwise you would have been beheaded.”
"Yes, sir, it''s really too dangerous. Don''t take such risks again." Du Xiaoyue said fearfully. She went into 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 gift given by the Queen Mother and forced the **** to make way, I''m afraid they would have had to prepare for Xiang Nan''s funeral now.
"Hey, it''s okay. I already knew that the emperor wouldn''t kill me." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Besides, death is not terrible. The terrible thing is that if you lose your moral principles as a human being, you will be no different from a walking zombie."
"Sir, you are right." Su Qinglian said with admiration. She admired Xiang Nan''s heart of sacrificing 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 not because they appreciate his majestic character.
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Turning around, when he went to court, Qianlong issued an edict against himself.
"My dear friends, I have admitted my fault and the edict for my sin has been issued. Do you have anything else to say?" He asked, sitting on the dragon chair.
As soon as Xiang Nan heard this, he stepped out.
When He Shen saw him, he was afraid that Xiang Nan would cause trouble again, so he quickly stepped out.
"Your Majesty, this servant has something to say!" He said loudly before Xiang Nan could do it. "Your Majesty, for such a trivial matter as repairing a garden, you have issued an edict to punish yourself, which shows your Emperor''s magnanimity. I am ashamed of myself, ashamed, ashamed!" "
"Okay, I feel much more comfortable with the words "He Aiqing." Qianlong said with a satisfied smile.
"Your Majesty, I also have something to say." Xiang Nan said loudly, "Since ancient times, those who are guilty should be punished. Our emperor has great ambitions, and since he has confessed his crime, he should be punished. Otherwise, if it spreads, the people will think that the emperor has sinned against himself and it is just a formality. "
Heshen was very angry when he heard this.
?It was his idea to issue an edict to sin against oneself and to show off. Now, Xiang Nan has caught the opportunity and insists on punishing the emperor. He really has no regard for superiority and inferiority and does not understand the rules.
"Okay, Ji Xiaolan, I''ll spare your life, and you''ll get an advantage for being good!" Qianlong couldn''t help but feel uncomfortable, "Ji Aiqing is right, so how do you punish me?"
"Since ancient times, the punishment has been either punishment or exile. The so-called punishment is not that of a doctor. My emperor is the destined emperor, so how about beating..." Xiang Nan explained.
"How dare you! How dare you hit the emperor?" Heshen and all the officials scolded him. Even Qianlong had a serious face.
"I dare not!" Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "The only option is to be exiled."
“Hmph!” Qianlong snorted displeasedly, “How many miles will you be exiled to?”
"Three thousand miles!" Xiang Nan stretched out three fingers and said.
“Three thousand miles?! Who cares about the country?” Qianlong scolded.
"Three thousand miles for ordinary people. Your Majesty is as fast as a dragon and a tiger. According to my opinion, three hundred miles is enough." Xiang Nan said hurriedly.
When Qianlong heard this, he nodded, "Huh! I''ve been to the south of the Yangtze River many times, so why bother? Three hundred miles away, I just went out to relax. That''s right!"
“Your Majesty, you must not do this~” He Shen quickly advised him when he saw it.
He couldn''t bear to see the emperor being exiled. Even if it was only three hundred miles, it would be a huge humiliation.
"Hey, there is no need to say more to Aiqing." Qianlong waved his hand. He happened to be tired of staying in the palace. Taking this opportunity to go out and have fun, it was also fun. "I just want to ask, who loves you?" Would you like to go with me?"
"I am willing~" shouted, and all the civil and military officials in the court fell to their knees, except Xiang Nan.
"Ji Xiaolan, aren''t you willing to come with me?" Qianlong said displeased when he saw it.
"Your Majesty, I thought it was just an exile, and I didn''t need to go to so many people, so I won''t say such cheap words." Xiang Nan waved his hands and smiled, "Besides, I have been exiled to the Western Regions by you before, and I know how uncomfortable it is, so I’ll hide if I can.”
(End of this chapter)