Chapter 215: Fifty Strokes
Tu Huai didn't bother to pay attention to everyone's reactions, and just said to Jia Cong indifferently, "My Lord, some of the wanted criminals have been arrested. Please go and check them out!"
Jia Cong nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Master Tu, this time."
"Lu Feng, Hou Jing, withdraw your troops!"
Then, he bowed to Li Wei and said, "I am sorry to bother you by arresting the wanted criminal today. I will apologize to you later!"
At this time, Li Wei finally reacted. He shouted at Tu Huai, "What crime? Where is there any crime? This Jia Cong broke into the palace and killed my people. Didn't you see it?"
Facing the furious Li Wei , Tu Huai did not react at all, but said calmly, "Since the Marquis of Guanjun is arresting the wanted criminal, those who stop him are naturally guilty of the same crime. So I am afraid that there are treacherous people in the prince's mansion. As for what I did, it was ordered by the emperor. If the prince does not approve, you can report me to the emperor!"
After that, he turned to Jia Cong and said, "My Lord, please!"
Jia Cong nodded, then followed Tu Huai out of the palace, leaving Li Wei confused and angry.
Looking at the chaotic mansion and the backs of Jia Cong and others leaving, Li Wei almost gritted his teeth and said, "Someone, come! Prepare your carriage. I want to go to the palace to see the emperor!"
After leaving the Nanyue Palace with Tu Huai, Jia Cong bowed to Tu Huai and said, "Thank you, Master Tu!"
"I dare not. I am only following orders. Besides, all the wanted criminals have been brought here. Please take over, my Lord!"
At this moment, even Jia Cong began to doubt, could it be that a wanted criminal really appeared in the capital? However, after Lu Feng and Hou Jing returned, he whispered, "My Lord, those people were originally detained for death row, and they will be executed in the autumn."
"Yes!" Jia Cong nodded. "If Hou Jing takes over these people, there is no need to wait until autumn. Just kill them directly! Since we have gone through so much trouble, it is impossible for us to get nothing. In addition, Lu Feng will continue to investigate this matter to see who is behind it. If no one is secretly instigating, the King of Nanyue may not target me."
"Send someone back to the mansion and tell them that I am fine!"
"Sir, aren't you going back?" Lu Feng asked.
Jia Cong shook his head. "No matter what, I will go to the palace to give an explanation to His Majesty. However, since Tu Huai is here and has taken the initiative to help smooth things over, I don't think His Majesty will punish him too severely. You can just let the people in the palace rest assured."
After saying this, Jia Cong took a few personal guards and headed directly towards the palace.
In fact, when he decided to surround the Nanyue Palace, he had already been thinking about the outcome of this matter. First of all, he had just made great contributions and was in charge of the Beijing Camp. It was unlikely that the emperor would punish him cruelly. After all, now he not only represented himself, but also represented the entire founding lineage to be close to the emperor. It was obviously not worth it for the emperor to lose the support of the entire founding lineage for such a thing.
The second is to establish the character! Yes, Jia Cong has been too smooth and too perfect since his rise.
He is a man of three honors in literature and a champion in military affairs. He can even handle business affairs successfully! However, the royal family does not necessarily like a perfect minister.
Through this incident, Jia Cong left everyone with the impression that he was someone who could act rashly and without hesitation for a woman, which was not necessarily a bad thing.
Therefore, even in the worst case scenario, he would just lose his official position and title. What would that matter to Jia Cong?
He was not born in this era, so his ideas were naturally different! For him, there were too many things more important than official positions and titles, such as family affection, such as love...
With the current result, the emperor directly sent Tu Huai to express his position, which is obviously the best thing.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!" In the Longshou Palace, Jia Cong saluted Emperor Longxing.
"Have you caught the criminal?" Emperor Longxing asked coldly.
Jia Cong grinned but didn't know how to respond. Others might not know, but how could the emperor not know who those wanted criminals were?
"I was reckless. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
"You bastard, you still know that you are reckless? Who gave you the courage to surround the Nanyue Palace? Do you dare to lead troops to surround my palace tomorrow?"
"I dare not!"
"Don't dare? Is there anything else you dare not do?"
"I just heard that my sisters were bullied, so I didn't bother to think about it. That's why I made a mistake. Please punish me, Your Majesty!" Jia Cong said obediently.
"As the champion marquis personally appointed by me, you are always concerned about these romantic matters and are too lazy to think about them. I think you are brainless! Moreover, can't you come to the palace and tell me first, so that I can make the decision for you? Or do you think I am a tyrant who only believes the words of the prince?"
Jia Cong said with a sad face, "Your Majesty, you also said that he is the prince, your son, and I am still a subject. Isn't it obvious which one you favor..."
Jia Cong didn't know that his unintentional words directly pierced the heart of Emperor Longxing.
Seeing his "wronged" look, Emperor Longxing immediately softened his heart. If he hadn't known that the timing was wrong, he would have wanted to tell Jia Cong that you are also my son, my legitimate son, and your status is more noble than theirs.
After a moment of silence, Emperor Longxing suddenly became furious and said, "Get out, get out and kneel before me. Don't come back to the palace today, just kneel outside the door for the whole night!"
"Xia Shouzhong, give this bastard fifty lashes, hit him hard! Let's see if he knows he has made a mistake!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Afterwards, Jia Cong was taken directly out of the Dragon Head Palace. Xia Shouzhong gestured to the eunuch beside him, then smiled apologetically and said to Jia Cong, "My Lord, I am sorry!"
"General Manager Xia, there is no need to do this. I made a mistake, and the punishment is so light. It is already a great favor from His Majesty!"
Jia Cong simply took off his armor and lay down on the bench!
"You all be careful!" Xia Shouzhong gave another instruction to the two eunuchs holding the boards, and then returned to the hall.
Soon, crackling sounds were heard outside the hall.
Emperor Longxing, who was inside the hall, heard the noise outside and suddenly threw the jade paperweight at Xia Shouzhong, "You slave, can't you let them hit you lightly? You're disturbing me!"
Xia Shouzhong smiled bitterly in his heart, why do you two have to make things difficult for a eunuch like me? Besides, I have already explained it, at most it will just break the skin, not the bones...
"Yes, I will give the order right away!"
When they arrived outside the palace, Xia Shouzhong whispered to Jia Cong, "Your Majesty really cares for the Marquis."
After that, he shouted to the eunuchs who were carrying out the execution, "Hit them gently. If you disturb His Majesty's peace, I will peel off your skin!"
The two eunuchs looked at each other, then handled the boards in their hands with care, fearing that they would make the slightest sound.
