Chapter 54 Dilemma
Liu Zeshen hurriedly left his squad and knelt under the Danban, raised his teeth and said, "Long live, the big bearded man in Datong Town's Qianzhu was sentenced yesterday. According to the situation provided by Zhao Wuzhu, deputy general of Datong Town, I have sent people to conduct multiple verifications. It can be confirmed that the big bearded man is indeed a deserter who has defeated from the Songshan battlefield."
"Fart!" Wang Pu shouted angrily, "How come such a bearded man, who is kind and kind, has become a deserter!?"
"Rareless! Wang Pu, you are too much." Liu Zeshen was so angry that his beard shook, and he shouted, "You are a sinister person, but you dare to roar with the Golden Palace. You don't have any national laws and regulations in your eyes, and are there any distinction between superiors and inferiors?"
"Go to your mother, the superiors and subordinates." Wang Pu cursed without any image, "This general led his alone army to Liaodong, and there were Jiannu around him. Can the superiors and subordinates be used as food? Can they help us kill slaves? Now we have been dead for life and finally returned to the Ming Dynasty alive. But you, the stupid official, did not say anything about the crime of desertion and beheading us. Is your conscience a dog holding you?"
"You, you..."
Liu Zeshen was so angry that his whole body was trembling, and he could no longer say a word.
"Enough." Emperor Chongzhen could no longer bear it and shouted loudly, "Don't make trouble in the Golden Palace!"
After saying that, Emperor Chongzhen asked Wang Pu again: "Wang Pu, you said that this bearded man was your soldier. He had followed you to Liaodong and was the first Ming soldier to invade Shengjing City. Who else can prove this except you?"
Wang Pu said solemnly: "Long live, all the soldiers who have returned to the Ming Dynasty can prove it!"
Emperor Chongzhen asked Liu Zeshen again, "Liu Zeshen, you said that the bearded man is a deserter, who can prove it?"
Liu Zeshen replied: "Zhao Wuzhu, deputy general of Datong Town, can be used as a proof."
Emperor Chongzhen was silent for a moment, and then asked Zhou Yanru and Taoism: "Zhou Aiqing, what do you think of this case?"
Zhou Yanru went out and said loudly: "Long live, General Wang refused to resist the orders and then robbed the court in order to save the bearded man. However, Zhao Wuzhu, deputy general of Datong Town, fled from Songshan with more than 10,000 troops on the eve of the war. It is self-evident who said it is more credible. I think that the bearded man is not only a deserter, but also a hero of the court."
"Long live." Liu Zongzhou rushed out and said, "This is just Zhou Yanru's speculation, and it is not worthy of making a case. I think the case of the Bearded Man will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of War, and the Dali Temple for retrial. However, no matter what the retrial result of the case of the Bearded Man, Wang Pu first resisted the order and then led his troops to rob the court. However, the facts are not to be denied. I think it should be severely punished."
"Long live." The Right Censor Li Banghua also came out to echo, "Not killing Wang Pu is not enough to correct the national law, not killing Wang Pu is not enough to calm the public's anger, not killing Wang Pu is not enough to thank the world!"
As the two finished speaking, the censors and censors came out to agree.
"Wang Pu." Emperor Chongzhen asked in a deep voice, "What do you have to say now?"
"I have nothing to say." Wang Pu said anxiously, "Ke me want to know what kind of treatment will be taken by my soldiers?"
Li Banghua said sternly: "The robbery of the law is to rebel. Your subordinates are accusing the tiger, and their sins are unforgivable. They should be killed according to the law!"
"Long live." Wang Pu suddenly took out a gold medal of death from his arms and knelt down and said quickly, "The soldiers under me are just following orders. This matter has nothing to do with them. Moreover, these fifty soldiers are all elite soldiers of the Ming Empire. I am willing to exchange the gold medal of death for their lives!"
"You want to exchange their lives with the gold medal of death?" Emperor Chongzhen said coldly, "Wang Pu, you have to think about it. You only have a gold medal of death. If you use it to save the lives of your soldiers, then your own life will not be saved!"
"Wang Pu." Chen Xinjia jumped straight into anger and whispered, "Are you confused?"
"I'm not confused, I'm very sober now." Wang Pu said solemnly, "Long live, I'm willing to exchange the lives of more than 50 soldiers under my command for avoiding death!"
The hall was silent, and all the officials looked at Wang Pu in surprise.
They really couldn't figure out why Wang Pu did this? Just to save the fifty or so irrelevant soldiers, it was worth his life to pay? In fact, they didn't know that Wang Pu had his own principles, his principle was to never sacrifice his own women or brothers of life and death in exchange for wealth and prosperity.
Wang Pu doesn’t want to die, but he is not afraid of death!
If Wang Pu chooses one between love and life, he will choose the former without hesitation. In Wang Pu's view, if a person is indifferent, he will lose friends, love, and eventually lose all the fun of life. If this is the case, then there is no meaning for him to live in this world.
"Accurate!" During the suffocating waiting, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly shouted, "Liu Zeshen."
Liu Zeshen stepped out of the line and replied: "I am here."
Emperor Chongzhen threw the recovered gold medal of death on the Golden Hall and said coldly: "Let the person go immediately."
Liu Zeshen went to the first two steps to pick up the gold medal to avoid death and responded respectfully: "I... receive the order."
Emperor Chongzhen glared at Wang Pu fiercely and shouted: "Take Wang Pu back to the prison and take the date to go and leave it!"
After putting these words down, Emperor Chongzhen stood up and left. Wang Chengen hurriedly stepped forward and shouted in a sharp voice: "Retreat the court..."
Emperor Chongzhen would be really popular now. If Wang Pu gave up the gold medal to avoid death, Emperor Chongzhen would just go along with the rampant and spare him. This storm was over! But what Emperor Chongzhen never expected was that Wang Pu would give up such a chance to survive for more than fifty insignificant pawns!
Wang Pu's choice directly pushed Emperor Chongzhen to a very awkward position, causing Emperor Chongzhen to be in a dilemma.
If you don’t hold Wang Pu responsible, it’s a death sentence to resist the order and robbing the court. Liu Zongzhou and other censors will definitely hold on to each other. If you really kill Wang Pu, you won’t say that the court will lose a general, and Emperor Chongzhen will not be able to get back his face. After all, he has already announced in front of all officials that he will marry Princess Changping to Wang Pu.
After a long journey, Emperor Chongzhen could only take Wang Pu back to Tianzhu first.
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Ministry of Justice Prison.
Scarface, Xiaoqi, Big Bearded Man and others were anxiously waiting for Wang Pu’s news. The closed iron gate suddenly opened. The two prisoners slowly entered the jail and asked, "Who is Big Bearded Man?"
The bearded man hurriedly dragged his shackles forward and said, "It's the villain."
The prison guard grabbed the iron chain on the bearded man's neck and said loudly: "Your case is sent back to the Ministry of Justice for retrial, so you can't leave yet, others can leave."
"Can we go?" Scarface said in surprise, "You mean all of us?"
"What?" the prison guard said impatiently, "Are you reluctant to leave?"
"No, of course not." Xiaoqi said hurriedly, "We just want to know, isn't this murderous crime in the robbery? Why did we let us out?"
The prison guard said: "Tell me the truth, General Wang saved you with the gold medal of exemption from death given to him by the Lord Long Live."
Scarface asked anxiously: "The general saved us with the gold medal of avoiding death, what about him?"
"General Wang? He was taken back to the Heavenly Prison again." The prison guard couldn't help but raise his thumbs up and praised, "If you want to say that General Wang is really a man! I have been in the Ministry of Justice Prison for decades, and there are too many civil servants and generals coming and going, but this is the first time I have seen such a person as General Wang."
Another jailer also said sincerely: "General Wang is such a man!"
Xiaoqi asked anxiously: "Have those two masters heard any news? How will Master Long live to deal with my general?"
"This is not yet finalized." The jailer shook his head and said, "I heard that for General Wang, all the civil and military officials in the court were quarreling! If you want to say that General Wang's contribution is greater than that of the sky, but he has caused a lot of trouble. It is hard to say what the final result will be. You can wait slowly after you go out."
"Go, go." Another jailer urged, "Go away quickly."
Scarface turned around and said to the bearded man: "Big bearded man, that guys are leaving first."
The bearded man nodded and responded: "Scarface, don't forget what I said to you last night!"
"I can't forget."
Scarface responded coldly, but a hint of hideousness appeared in his eyes.
Chapter completed!