Chapter 52: Entering the Heavenly Prison
In Cining Palace, the imperial banquet has been set up.
It is actually not that simple, because in addition to Emperor Chongzhen, Empress Dowager, Empress Tian, Concubine Tian, Duke Baoguo Zhu Guobi, Prince Zhou Kui, and uncle Tian Hongyu, the cabinet chief Zhou Yanru, the Minister of Rites Xie Sheng, the Minister of Personnel Zheng Sanjun, and the Minister of War Chen Xinjia were also present.
Judging from this posture, this banquet is more like Wang Pu’s apology banquet.
Seeing that the time for the banquet was about to come, the eunuch sent to deliver the orders finally came back. However, what is puzzling is that the eunuch sent the orders came back alone to report his life, and Wang Pu did not come with him.
Emperor Chongzhen frowned and asked, "Gao Qiqian, where is Wang Pu?"
Gao Qiqian replied sharply: "Long live, General Wang said he is very busy now and has no time to receive the order."
"puff!"
Suddenly hearing Gao Qiqian's words, everyone was shocked to death. Baoguo Duke Zhu Guobi even sprayed out all the tea that had just been drunk invisibly.
"What did you say?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't believe his ears, "You say it again."
Gao Qiqian repeated expressionlessly: "Long live, General Wang said he is very busy now and has no time to receive orders."
"No, no time to answer the order?"
Emperor Chongzhen's face showed an extremely strange expression. This was unheard of. He really didn't know whether to get angry or laugh? At this time, Zhou Kui, Tian Hongyu, Zhou Yanru and others had already come back to their senses and began to whisper. Wang Pu refused to marry first and then resisted the order, and he was very likely to swear to stop if he didn't kill himself.
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Caishikou, the court.
Before Gao Qiqian returned to Zijin City, Wang Pu had already arrived at the court with his No. 50 servants.
The military department responsible for the execution of the prison was the director Gong Dingnie who opened the prison book, and used a red pen to hook the three words "big bearded man", then grabbed a token from the desk and threw it on the ground, shouting sternly: "The time has come, behead!"
"puff!"
The executioner opened his mouth and sprayed a mouthful of soju on the ghost knife.
The bearded man who was forcibly pressed to the ground suddenly struggled and stood up, and howled to the sky: "General, the villain dies with his eyes open, and he dies with his eyes open..."
The executioner raised the ghost-headed sword high. Just as he was about to slash, a cold light flashed in front of him, and then a severe pain came from his wrist. When the heavy ghost-headed sword light fell to the ground, the executioner hugged his right wrist and screamed, with a dart on it.
"Not good."
"There is a robbery of the Dharma Field, and someone is a robbery of the Dharma Field."
The people around were shocked to see this and scattered.
"Who?" Gong Dingnie's face changed drastically. He stood up suddenly and shouted sternly, "Who dares to disturb the law?"
"Stay someone under the knife!"
A loud shout sounded like a thunderbolt in the distance. Gong Dingnie turned around quickly and saw that the chaotic crowd had suddenly dispersed. Dozens of border soldiers rushed into the execution ground with murderous intent! The first young general was wearing a general's battle robe. The dozens of Beijing camp official troops in charge of the order of the execution ground did not dare to stop it.
The bearded man who thought he would die suddenly turned around and saw that it was Wang Pu. He thought he was dreaming. He bit his tongue hard before he believed that all this was true. He shouted excitedly: "General, it's really you!"
"It's me." Wang Pu said with guilty expression, "Big bearded, you are wronged."
"General..." The tone of the beard suddenly became choked, "I am not afraid of death, but even if I die, I will die. I have never been a deserter!"
Wang Pu patted the bearded man on the shoulder with great force and said in a deep voice: "Big bearded man, the general knows that you are not a deserter!"
"Who are you?" Gong Dingnie finally came to his senses and shouted, "Do you know what crime is to disrupt the law?"
Gong Dingnie is a military officer. He is qualified to attend the rank of the court. However, he has been working in Songshan a few days ago, and he has just returned to the capital last night. So he didn't know that the young general standing in front of him was Wang Pu, the general of Datong Town who refused to marry in public last night.
"Wang Pu, the general of Datong in this town!" Wang Pu stared at Gong Dingnie coldly and shouted, "This town has not disturbed the court. Do you know who you were imprisoning? He is the most loyal and brave soldier of the Ming Empire. For the sake of the empire, he can even give up his own life. Will such a good soldier be a deserter?"
Hearing that the famous general of Datong, Wang Pu, was standing in front of him. Gong Dingni was secretly surprised, but he quickly recovered his calmness and said coldly: "This is a public case agreed by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice. I am only responsible for the execution of the detention! I will also advise you that even if you are a hero of the court, you cannot be arrogant. Please move out of here and do not hinder your official duties."
"Come." Gong Dingnie said that, then shouted to the reserve executioner, "Behead the prisoner!"
Wang Pu was furious and shouted sternly: "You dare!"
"Clink!"
Two clear sounds, scarred face, Xiaoqi had already pulled his sword to Gong Dingnie's neck at the same time. Gong Dingnie was shocked and shouted in a lewd manner: "Wang... Wang Pu, what do you want to do?"
"What are you not doing?" Wang Pu reached out and pointed to the bearded man and said coldly, "It's this person, this town has taken it away!"
After turning around, Wang Pu shouted to Amu: "Amu, why don't you loosen the bearded man quickly!"
"yes!"
Amu agreed and quickly snatched up and loosened the bearded man. After that, he still laughed foolishly at the beard and said, "Hu, Brother Huzi, you, you are still alive, that's great."
"Walk!"
Wang Pu waved his hand and fifty servants left with their beards.
"Wang Pu." Gong Dingnie shouted at Wang Pu's back, "You will regret it."
Wang Pu paused and shouted without looking back: "I never regret doing things."
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Cining Palace.
Gao Qiqian had just finished his order, and Emperor Chongzhen didn't know whether he should get angry or laugh?
Zhu Guobi, Zhou Yanru and other important officials also looked at each other and didn't even dare to fart. At this moment, another eunuch hurried into the main hall and came to the ear of the eunuch Wang Chengen, Bingbi, and said softly. After hearing this, Wang Chengen shivered and his face changed drastically.
"Celebrate?" Emperor Chongzhen asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"
Wang Chengen knelt on the ground in a hurry and said tremblingly: "I dare not say it."
"Say." Emperor Chongzhen said angrily, "What happened?"
"Long live the Lord." Wang Chengen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said tremblingly, "Just just came to report that Datong General Wang Pu led his troops to rob the court and rescued the Ministry of War. The Ministry of Justice agreed to be sentenced to the prisoner."
"What!?" Emperor Chongzhen's eyebrows suddenly burst into black air and shouted sternly, "Wang Pu led his troops to rob the court?"
"The Dharma Field?"
"How could this be...this?"
"How could General Wang do such a ruthless thing?"
Zhu Guobi, Zhou Yanru, Zheng Sanjun and other important officials of the country were almost scared to death. They wondered if this Wang Pu was wrong. He first refused to marry, then resisted the order, and now he led his troops to rob the court. His things were done more and more extraordinary, and more and more crazy. Even if he made great contributions to the court, even if he held the gold medal of death granted by the Emperor Longsheng, he could not make such a fool of himself!
"This Wang Pu!" Emperor Chongzhen slapped the table and shouted sternly, "How dare I act so recklessly, how can I tolerate him!"
"Wang Cheng'en!"
Wang Chengen rushed forward two steps and knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "I am here."
Chapter completed!