"Your Majesty." Yu Wenxi smiled: "If a person has made meritorious deeds, he will definitely be able to make up for it. Those who have made meritorious deeds will not be punished with their lives, and those who commit crimes will not be imprisoned. Isn't this telling the world that once they have made meritorious deeds, they can do anything wrong?"
The emperor frowned: "The emperor's thinking is too extreme. I just want to punish lightly, and I didn't say no punishment."
"Forgive my brother to bluntly say that such a thing as a concubine's private escape should be punished by other families." Prince Xi said: "Now that the prime minister is involved, how does the emperor plan to punish him lightly?"
As if he had identified Hua Jinghua as the emperor's weakness, his tone of voice became rampant. Anyway, he insisted that for Hua Jinghua, the emperor must bear it.
Hua Chun was a little annoyed when he heard that, but he had no position to speak.
The emperor was silent for a while, and said, "Prime Minister Hua, what do you want to say?"
"I am willing to take the blame for Concubine Hua's fault." Taking a deep breath, Hua Chun said: "Although I have meritorious service, I don't ask the emperor to reduce my responsibility, I only ask the emperor to see that I have been loyal to you for many years. Forgive the rest of the Hua family."
Li Zhongtang cupped his hands and said, "I think that even if the prime minister has meritorious service, he can be exempted from the death penalty, but how can the rest of the Hua family be forgiven if they have no meritorious service?"
"That's right, please think twice, Your Majesty, the prime minister can be forgiven, if you forgive the Hua family's other responsibilities, you will lose the justice of the law."
The emperor frowned: "You mean to let Prime Minister Hua go, and then behead the rest of the Hua family?"
Li Zhongtang nodded.
Hua Chun pursed her lips and was hesitating a little when she heard Prince Xi say: "This crime involves the nine clans. Apart from the Hua family in Beijing, even the relatives of the nine clans outside the capital should also be punished."
Heart skipped a beat, Hua Chun looked up at him.
Yu Wenxi seemed to know that she had sent away an important person early in the morning, so she deliberately said this sentence to her.
She doesn't need to care about the rest of the Hua family, but if Wan's family is involved, she can't stand by and watch no matter what!
"Your Majesty!" She gritted her teeth and said, "I am willing to use all the merits of this life in exchange for the safety of the Hua family. I am willing to bear the responsibility for everyone!"
The emperor paused and frowned at her: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
If one person bears all the responsibility for the crime, then he must die! He was trying to pull her out, but she wanted to jump in by herself
"Prime Minister Hua said such a thing, don't you regret it?" Prince Xi smiled lowly: "It's not impossible for you to bear it alone, but, you will die."
The tone of the last sentence rose slightly, it seemed to be funny, and it seemed to be gloating, which made many people who still supported Hua Jinghua feel unhappy when they heard it.
However, in today's imperial court, since the corruption incident, the number of people who support Prime Minister Hua is not as large as the number of people who support Li Zhongtang and others. If Grand Master Tang was still there, he would have jumped out to intercede for Hua Chun by now, but unfortunately, those people are gone now, and the rest of them dare not act rashly, after all, their official positions are not high, and their words have no weight.
"If the emperor can agree, I will be very grateful." Hua Chun gritted his teeth and looked up at the emperor.
Yu Wenjie was almost pissed off by her. He originally thought that a person like her who is greedy for life and afraid of death would definitely not make such a stupid decision. What is the use of sacrificing himself to protect everyone? ? But I didn't expect that when it came to the point, she was really so stupid!
If you die, will the Hua family have a good life? He asked her that with his eyes.
Hua Chun shook her head lightly, she knew it would be difficult, but if she survived alone, watching the Wan family and the Hua family be beheaded together, that would be the most cruel. The way to minimize the harm is for her to take the blame, anyway, that's what Prince Xi wants.
As long as she is dead, he will not continue to embarrass the Hua family.
Moreover, she is a modern soul, maybe she can travel back after she dies. Although this trip didn't feel like a lot of fun, and it seems that there are still many things to do, but it may be due to her personal ability, and she can only help Hua Jinghua get to this point.
She could escape the death penalty of her identity, but she still couldn't escape Hua Liuying, the pig teammate of the century, so she could only leave the stage with hatred. Now that I think about it, Hua Liuying was probably tricked by Yu Wenxi, thinking that he was doing her best and sent her to have a brighter future.
Yu Wenjie's face was ugly, and he didn't say anything for a long time.
Quite a few people in the court stood up and said: "Prime Minister Hua is so caring about the family, it is commendable, the emperor might as well make it happen."
"That's right, since the prime minister is solely responsible for it, the emperor should agree to it in view of his past contributions."
At first, I thought it was for her to help her, but when I looked back at my face, it was actually an old feud with her, which made me worse.
She had told Prince Xi earlier that she had offended too many people, and if one day her fate would end badly, it would be considered a fulfillment now. Being a loyal minister is 10,000 times harder than a traitorous minister. As long as the emperor can't protect her, she will be pushed down by the wall, and many people will wait to step on her.
Just like now, when she said that she was willing to die, these people quickly spoke up for her, yes, yes, let the prime minister die.
Hua Chun suddenly felt a little discouraged.
After being the prime minister for so long, I think that I am still very good. At least I saved the emperor a lot of energy, and I didn't confiscate and accept bribes, and I didn't form cliques for personal gain. But in this environment, she is still not recognized by everyone.
I don't know if I did it right or wrong.
"Okay." After a long time, the emperor said: "Since the prime minister begged me so much, then I have no choice but to agree. First remove the prime minister's official hat and put him in the prison."
"Yes." Eunuch Qin replied heavily, then called Huo Zichong outside the hall, and brought Hua Jinghua down.
Hua Chun kowtowed to the emperor, took a deep look at him, then got up, walked out with chest up and head up.
The civil and military officials on both sides all looked sideways, and no one dared to stand up and say a word.
The emperor's mood was extremely bad, he stood up and said, "Let's retreat."
"Your Majesty." Li Zhongtang said hastily, "I have something to announce."
"Just submit the memorial!" The emperor walked without looking back, and his back seemed to be full of anger.
Prince Xi smiled very happily. He just likes to see the emperor in chaos, and he hasn't seen it for a long time. I didn't expect Hua Jinghua to have such a heavy weight in the emperor's heart, so it was a surprise.
Without saying a word, He Chang'an followed Hua Chun and chased him out.
"Second brother." Seeing him, she still smiled: "Don't send me off in a hurry, I guess I will be locked up in the prison for a few days."
"You..." He Changan was also a little angry: "You can obviously survive."
"That's right." Hua Chun nodded, "If my mother wasn't involved, I'd be ashamed to put aside my guilt and live today."
But Prince Xi made it clear that he would not let Wan Shi go, her loud and pungent mother, although Hua Jinghua was born and not her, but she has been here for so long, she always feels that Wan Shi is the warmest, and is always worried about her , make small dried fish for her, even as an elder, he is willing to listen to her obediently.
If Hua Jinghua were to change today, she would definitely make the same decision as her, and she respected the host.
No, in fact, Hua Chun didn't have any special righteousness and generosity to die. There was another reason for making such a decision just now——
Under normal circumstances, shouldn't heroines have a heroine aura? So bright and so flashy, you won't die if you fall off a cliff, you won't die if you fall into the sea, and you won't die even if you make a big mistake! This is a gamble for her to see if she has it, and if she has it, she will make a profit. if not...
Then go home and eat potato chips.
He Changan pursed his lips, not knowing what to say, so he could only walk out with her.
The prison car was waiting at the entrance of the palace. Hua Chun felt that it was very novel, looked around and said, "It's exactly the same as in the TV series. I stick my head out and stand inside. When I pass by the street, will there be many people?" Throwing eggs and rotten leaves at me?"
"Are you still in the mood to joke?" He Changan's lips turned pale, and he gave her a reproachful look.
"Hey, Second Brother should relax a bit before he gets cut everywhere." Hua Chun said with a smile, "Waiting to be sad when facing the worst result will save you a lot of happy time."
He Changan: "..."
Seeing his smiling face, he sighed, and could only watch him get into the prison van, and then followed him to the street.
Hua Chun was a little excited. After all, this kind of scene is often seen in TV dramas, but it is the first time to experience it personally. When the prison car passed the official road and entered the street, she subconsciously raised her hand and covered her face when she saw so many people.
However, the people who saw her seemed to be dumbfounded, and stood on both sides blankly. Many people followed the prison car to watch the fun, and asked softly, "Who is this? It seems to be a high-ranking official."
There was silence in the crowd, and then someone shouted: "Prime Minister Hua!"
The people were in an uproar and blocked in front of the prison car one after another.
"How did Prime Minister Hua become like this?"
"That's right, our Prime Minister Hua just made meritorious service? But the Xixia envoy was speechless. The storyteller in the teahouse the day before yesterday was still boasting. Why is he going to jail today?"
"What crime did you commit?"
Hua Chun was stunned, looking at these people, his heart that had been ashamed just now seemed to be kindled a little bit again.
Hundreds of officials don't want to see her, but the common people still respect her. It is enough to be worthy of the king at the top and the people at the bottom, no matter what other officials think, right
Feeling relieved, Hua Chun smiled at the person blocking her.
There was a burst of exclamation from the crowd, and then the prison car couldn't move forward.
"Get out of the way!" The guard hurriedly took the scabbard to separate the crowd, frowned and shouted angrily: "Don't block the way!"
The common people are cowardly, with this roar, many people in front dispersed, but more people rushed up from behind.
"Prime Minister Hua is a good official! Why do you arrest him?"
"That's right! Why! What mistake did Prime Minister Hua make?"
"Prime Minister Hua is a loyal minister and a good official, we all know it!"
We all know!
Her throat was slightly choked, and Hua Chun chuckled. This sense of accomplishment is really unfounded. No wonder so many people like to be heroes. Seeing so many strangers defending themselves is really touching.
He Changan turned his head, glanced at him and said, "You are really amazing."
This is a sincere praise. There is no second official in the current dynasty who can achieve the level of Hua Jinghua.
The crowd was outraged, and the imperial guards had no choice but to send more people to take her into the prison.
Standing at the door of the cell, He Chang'an said: "I have arranged someone to protect you, and for the rest, Second Brother will go back and figure out a solution with the Emperor."
"Okay." Hua Chun nodded, looked at him and said, "It's okay if there is no other way, you don't have to be too sad, after all, I asked for it."
How can you not be sad? He Changan clenched his fists tightly, and took a deep look at her.
If in the end, he really has to die, then he doesn't need to get married, and if he let others go, he also let himself go. Regret alone is enough to accompany him for the rest of his life, so why do you need other people
Zichen Hall.
In his rage, the emperor smashed all the rare and antiques in the back hall. Eunuch Qin guarded the door and dared not go in. Hearing the movement inside, he couldn't help but tremble.
He Changan came back from the prison and bravely opened the door.
As a result, a paperweight flew towards him. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and narrowly avoided it.
"emperor."
Yu Wenjie's eyes were red, and his dragon robe was a little messy. He leaned on the dragon chair, and he didn't know who he was angry with.
After closing the palace door, he walked over helplessly: "Jinghua has already entered the prison."
"What can I do?" Yu Wenjie said in a deep voice, "Is she out of her mind to say that in the court? There is no room for it! If all the crimes of the Hua family add up and don't give her the death penalty, how can she convince the public?" ?”
He Changan shook his head: "After all, Jinghua cares about his family."
"Didn't I already ask her to send important people away!"
"Last night." He Changan thought for a while: "We were discovered when sending Hua Zhengrong away, so someone probably got wind of it and said that even those who are not in the capital will be punished together. The emperor also You should be considerate of Jinghua, he is reluctant to part with his mother."
"She is reluctant to part with her mother, so what should I do? Who will forgive me?" Knuckles turned white, and the emperor's eyes were full of anger: "Knowing that Prince Xi is targeting her, she stretched out her head to be chopped off! Less Isn't she, Yu Wenxi going to be even more rampant?"
"The emperor calms down." He Chang'an said: "The most urgent thing is to find a suitable candidate as soon as possible to fill the vacancy of Prime Minister, so that Prince Xi can't take advantage of it again."
"I'm not in the mood." The emperor said wearily: "You go and look for it, I want to rest."
This reaction... is too big. He Changan turned his head and looked at the messy Zichen Hall, feeling a little surprised.
The emperor seemed to care a little more about Jinghua than he imagined. Although the loss of Prime Minister Hua was indeed a heavy loss, it wouldn't make him so abnormal.
Out of the Zichen Palace, He Changan kept his head down all the way thinking about the reason. Did something happen between the emperor and Hua Jinghua that he didn't know about
Just thinking about it, I ran into someone.
"Master Hou." The Fourth Miss of the Qu family bowed to him politely: "The Empress Dowager invites you to go to Huiming Hall."