flstandardbreds Chapter 490: One Account Settled and Another Account Left
Chapter 490: One Account Settled and Another Account Left
Leng Xian's mind was now filled with prayers to the gods and Buddhas... begging...
I pray that the emperor's purpose in investigating me today is only for Fu Baozhen's dowry, and not for Fu Baozhen's death.
However, when Emperor Hong De spoke again, he was not talking about Fu Baozhen's dowry or Fu Baozhen's death, but... his two missed court sessions.
Not only Leng Xian, but also the civil and military officials in the court did not expect that Emperor Hongde did not continue the previous topic, but changed the subject and said in a low voice: "Marquis Qinxing, what you just said is nothing more than the family affairs of your Marquis Qinxing Mansion.
After all, this is the Golden Palace, where state affairs are discussed.
As an official in the court, it is your duty to attend court meetings every day.
And you, as the Marquis of Qinxing who inherited your father's title, have repeatedly failed to attend court;
And the reason for the mistake was so despicable.
If you miss a meeting once, I will punish you with ten strokes of the cane and deduct your salary.
But you didn't learn your lesson and made me suffer the second time!
Marquis Qinxing, in your eyes, can my dignity be treated so lightly?"
After hearing what Emperor Hong De said, Leng Xian was stunned! He was dumbfounded!
According to what Emperor Hong De said, this crime is much more serious than the crime of a husband who embezzled his wife's dowry!
Using the wife's dowry is at most unpleasant and embarrassing, but the crime is not too serious, at least it won't cost you your life;
However, disrespecting the emperor and the royal majesty...
This... this will cost you your head!
"Your Majesty, I dare not!
I would never dare to disrespect the emperor and the royal majesty even if I die!
I had my reasons for making the mistake and did not intend to disrespect Your Majesty!
I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and understand me..."
"Marquis Qinxing, do you mean that I am not considerate enough to you?"
Leng Xian's words were interrupted by Emperor Hong De.
"One mistake will result in ten strokes of the cane;
If he made the mistake again, he would be punished with twenty strokes of the cane.
I understand that you are ill...
Although your illness came at an absurd rate, I did not punish you immediately.
I have allowed you to recuperate for several days, and only today did I summon you to court.
how?
How else do you want me to understand you?
Could it be that you want me to let you make mistakes again and again without any accountability?
Or do you want to turn my court into a chaotic place without rules and laws?"
Leng Xianzhi was so frightened that his limbs went limp, and his whole body was shaking like a sieve. "Your Majesty, please look into this, I dare not!
I don’t dare!
How could I do something that would disrupt the order of the court and disrupt the court laws?
I will not..."
“That’s good!
In this case, it is better to implement the appropriate punishment as soon as possible.
Otherwise, won’t everything I say in the future be regarded as a joke? "
After hearing what Emperor Hongde said, Leng Xian and all the civil and military officials now understood the purpose of Emperor Hongde's oral order to order Leng Xian, Marquis of Qinxing, to appear in court - to cancel the thirty strokes of the cane that had been on the books for several days!
At this moment, Leng Xian couldn't even utter the words to beg for mercy, and he didn't dare to say anything, not even a single word.
From the beginning, Emperor Hongde mocked and ridiculed his oath as a lie, defrauding money and marriage;
He also accused himself of breaking his promise and then greedily taking his deceased wife's dowry.
Then he reprimanded himself for missing the court twice, which was suspected of being a contempt for the emperor and the laws of the court.
The emperor has piled up the charges one by one, higher and higher.
And he was also placed on the high fire by the emperor!
If I dare to beg for mercy now, it means that I want to disrupt the order of the court;
They just want to disrupt the laws of the court;
I just want to make the emperor's order of punishment become useless empty words.
This crime is more serious than any of the previous ones! It's fatal!
Qinxing Hou Leng Xian realized this and had to grit his teeth and try his best to suppress the fear in his heart.
At the same time, in a dark corner of his heart, Leng Xian also had a hint of unspeakable relief hidden in his heart...
Not bad!
The Emperor doesn't know...
I wonder how Fu Baozhen died back then?
Otherwise, it would not be just a matter of thirty strokes of the cane.
As long as I can get through thirty beatings today, everything will be fine later!
After all, he is Leng Rongyue's biological father;
He is the father-in-law of His Royal Highness Prince Yu;
They are the relatives of the current emperor and empress.
No matter what, they will never ignore me or take no care of me in the future.
Could they really just watch themselves starve to death?
Especially Leng Rongyue, with the word "filial piety" weighing on her, she dared not ignore the life and death of her own father!
As for now, let’s just get through thirty strokes of the cane first before we talk about anything else!
Leng Xian didn't know that after the thirty strokes of the cane... there was a long sequel!
"Come on! Drag Marquis Qinxing away and give him thirty strokes of the cane!" Emperor Hongde's face darkened and he began to give the order.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Two golden-armored guards came over from the corner of the hall, one on the left and one on the right, and dragged the powerless Leng Xian out of the hall like a dead dog.
Emperor Hong De sat on the throne, looking coldly at Leng Xian's back as he was dragged out. After thinking for a while, he signaled to Yu Feng.
Yu Feng hurriedly took a step forward and approached Emperor Hong De.
Emperor Hongde whispered, "Go out and watch, and tell the executioner to hold back a little.
After all, after finishing his work in the palace, he had to be sent to Shuntian Prefecture Yamen to reunite with his family!
If he gets killed now, there will be no fun later!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand!"
Yu Feng responded, bowed, turned around and walked out quickly.
Duke Anguo Fu Peng reached out and touched the memorial in his sleeve.
Duke Anguo Fu Peng saw clearly the intention of everything the emperor had done before.
When he looked up at this moment, he met the gaze of Emperor Hong De.
There was an immediate tacit understanding between the monarch and his subjects.
Anguogong Fu Peng instantly understood the deep meaning in Emperor Hongde's eyes——
From delivering the oral order to caning thirty times, I have done it. Now it’s up to you to do the rest!