After the evil concubine was reborn, she only wanted to abuse the scumbag

"The cause of the fire can be found."

Song Yanjun shook his head, he was in a hurry to put out the fire, and he didn't bother to investigate.

Emperor Chengde's thin and cool lips were pursed into a straight line, revealing boundless coldness.

At this time, Zuo Shiwen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, walked over from behind the crowd, grabbing a man by the collar, Ru Bing's face was full of solemnity, no wonder others gave him the title of King of Hades.

"My minister sees the emperor."

Zuo Shiwen walked up to Emperor Chengde, threw the person in his hand to the ground roughly, bowed his hands and saluted.

"Zuo Aiqing is free." Emperor Cheng De said, and then his eyes fell on the man on the ground suspiciously: "This is it?"

Zuo Shiwen said expressionlessly: "Back to the emperor, I just investigated the cause of the fire and saw this man sneaking away, so I immediately caught him. After analyzing it, it was probably that this person was drinking in the school, and when he was drunk, he accidentally knocked over the candle. The fire burned the tables and chairs through the spirits, and spread all the way. He woke up halfway and found the fire, and escaped. It's just that a pillar fell and pinned his legs, and by the time he tried to escape, the fire was out of control."

After finishing speaking, he glared at Dali Siqing angrily, his eyes full of disgust.

As the Minister of Dali Temple, it was his duty to investigate the cause of the fire, but this guy didn't care at all, and his ability was too poor.

Emperor Cheng De's gaze froze, and it landed on the man like a sharp dagger. His entire body exuded the pressure of an emperor, and he said, "Raise your head."

The man's body trembled with fright, his leg was already in pain from being crushed by the pillar, but at this moment he clearly felt that the pain in his leg could be ignored compared to being stared at by the emperor.

The man slowly raised his head, revealing a dark face.

Emperor Chengde frowned, who knows this dark person?

"who are you?"

"Wei... Weichen Xiao Muheng." Xiao Muheng prostrated on the ground, his body trembling in fear. Emperor Cheng De's gaze was like an invisible big palm, tightly choking his throat, making him feel the fear of dying .

Someone in the crowd whispered.

Emperor Chengde looked at Xiao Muheng coldly: "You are on duty tonight?"

Xiao Muheng replied with a trembling voice: "Yes...it's the lower official."

bah—

As soon as his words fell, Emperor Chengde raised his leg and kicked him: "You bastard, you treat the Imperial College as your home, and you dare to drink here."

Guozijian Jijiu wanted to intercede for Xiao Muheng. This was Liu Xiang's son-in-law, and the Guozijian that Liu Xiang had arranged for him, but when he met Emperor Chengde's cold eyes, he couldn't say anything.

Forget it, the most important thing is to be wise and protect yourself.

Xiao Muheng drank and set the Guozijian on fire. This matter cannot be lightly forgiven. There is no need to put his future on the line for him.

Emperor Chengde glared at Xiao Muheng angrily, and said sharply: "Neglect of duty, set fire to the Imperial College, come here, pull him out and let me chop him up."

Xiao Muheng turned pale with shock when he heard the words: "The emperor is merciful, I know my mistake, I beg the emperor to spare my life, I beg the emperor to spare my life."

He kowtowed and begged for mercy in panic.

Emperor Chengde snorted coldly and waved his hand indifferently behind him. Immediately, the Imperial Forest Army stepped forward, grabbed Xiao Muheng and was about to drag him out.

At this time, an official stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it is the time of Chinese New Year, and it is not appropriate to kill a living being. Although Master Xiao's crime is unforgivable, please allow him to take the crime and make meritorious deeds."

He is Liu Xiang's man, he doesn't know if killing Xiao Muheng will make Liu Xiang lose his right hand and right arm, but today, if the emperor wants to kill Xiao Muheng for the crime of setting fire to the Imperial College, it is undoubtedly an invisible slap on Liu Xiang's face , Let Liu Xiang save face in the future?

Emperor Chengde looked at the minister of punishment, and sneered, "What's your opinion, Aiqing?"

This sneer fell into the ears of the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, causing a chill to creep up on the soles of his feet for no reason, and he shuddered fiercely. He subconsciously wanted to shrink back, but he held back his teeth and said respectfully: "Big mistake!" Now that it has happened, even if Mr. Xiao’s head is cut off, the Imperial College will still be burned down, why not the emperor punish Mr. Xiao to pay for the rebuilding of the burnt school, so as to relieve the emperor’s worries.”

Xiao Muheng quietly cast a grateful glance at the minister of punishment.

It's just a fine, and it's just a trivial matter for him. With the background of the Xiao family, it's okay to rebuild the capital of a country.

Thinking about it, Xiao Muheng hurriedly kowtowed to Emperor Chengde to plead guilty: "I know that I deserve to die, but I am willing to rebuild the Guozijian. I beg the emperor to give me a chance to correct my mistakes, and I ask the emperor to show mercy."

Emperor Chengde looked down at Xiao Muheng from a high position, his cold eyes were filled with black ink, and no emotion could be seen.

The air became quiet for a while, and even the sound of everyone's breathing became heavy in their ears, and an invisible coercion fell on everyone, making them dare not breathe out.

After a long time, Emperor Chengde's cold voice sounded: "Qi Aiqing is right. Seeing that the Chinese New Year is about to come, and the new year is a good day, it is really inappropriate to kill and see blood. His official position will be deprived of his fame and fame, he will be demoted to nothing, he will not be hired for life, he will be held responsible for 1000 years, and he will be fined million taels of silver to rebuild the Guozijian."

hiss--

In the crowd, someone couldn't hold back a gasp.

1000 taels...

We can build two Imperial Colleges.

No matter how rich the Xiao family is, they can't stand such a toss.

The servant of the Ministry of Punishments froze immediately, he hesitated to speak, and Emperor Chengde didn't give him a chance to speak: "If Qi Aiqing doesn't want him to be punished for the money, I don't object to you taking it for him."

"The humble minister dare not, the emperor is wise."

The servant of the Ministry of punishment hastily clapped his hands and echoed.

Just kidding, being able to intercede for Xiao Muheng under the emperor's fury is already the best of humanity, is he crazy and then open his mouth to bear the punishment for Xiao Muheng.

Anyway, Xiao Muheng's life was saved by him, and he had an explanation to Liu Xiang himself.

As for whether Xiao Muheng would rather be beheaded or spend 1000 million taels to appease the Holy Wrath, it has nothing to do with him.

"Hmph." Emperor Chengde snorted softly, and glanced at the crowd: "What about you, do you feel dissatisfied?"

Everyone hurriedly lowered their heads and said: "The emperor is wise, and I admire you."

Can you object?

It wasn't the people from the Liu party who didn't care about Xiao Muheng's life or death. Anyway, they were not related to them, so they dared to drink in the Imperial College, so they rushed to find someone to blame.

As for the members of the Liu party, no one dared to speak again after learning from the past by the minister of punishment.

Even if they were afraid of Liu Xiang's majesty, it was impossible for them to empty out their family for Xiao Muheng.

The emperor made it clear that he would severely punish Xiao Muheng, and if he objected again, not only would the emperor not change his mind, but it would very likely put his own future at risk. From now on, the emperor will definitely remember you as a person, and will definitely give you a little Shoes to wear to death.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I know that I am wrong, and I am willing to be beaten and punished. I beg the emperor not to let go of my position. I beg the emperor to show mercy and forgive me lightly." When Xiao Muheng heard the punishment from Emperor Chengde, his mind went blank, and his face The blood faded away, and when he came back to his senses suddenly, he begged for mercy in a panic.

The emperor demoted his official position and took away his fame. From now on, he can no longer be an official in the court, and his grand plans can no longer be displayed. After so many years of hard work, he has nothing.

And the 1000 million taels, this is to make him bankrupt.

Without an official position, fame, or family property, he is undoubtedly a good-for-nothing to Liu Xiang. Without his glory and wealth, he can no longer be an extremely human minister. Xiao Muheng only felt his brain buzzing and almost collapsed. .

Emperor Chengde was unmoved by his desire for grief: "If you don't want to, then pull it out and cut it."

Now that I know I'm begging for mercy, I've already done it.

Drinking in the Imperial College, is your mind filled with grass?

"Your Majesty, don't want it..." Xiao Muheng cried out regretfully and terrified: "I accept the punishment, I accept the punishment."

Emperor Chengde said to the Yulin army with a cold face: "Pull it out, and fight at the gate of the Imperial College, and give Xiao's family three days to raise 1000 million taels, otherwise I don't mind raiding his home."

Boom!
Xiao Muheng finally couldn't stand the stimulation, and he was smoked for a while, and the injury on his leg hadn't been diagnosed and treated in time, so he passed out as soon as his eyes went dark.

The deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army was stunned for a moment: "Your Majesty, this..."

Everyone is dizzy, do you still want to fight?
Emperor Cheng De glared at him: "If you faint, hit me too."

"Yes."

The deputy commander got the order and ordered his subordinates to carry him to the gate of the Imperial College without hesitation.

The Imperial Forest Army was more ruthless than the little eunuchs when they were punished. At eighty boards, even a man would have to die half of his life.

On the way, Xiao Muheng woke up from the pain, wailed a few times, and passed out again from the pain.

Headed by Emperor Chengde, accompanied by several officials and numerous firefighting soldiers, they stood at the gate of the Imperial College and watched Xiao Muheng being tortured.

After the fight, Emperor Cheng De swept everyone's warning eyes one by one, and said in a deep voice: "This time I will punish you lightly, and I will give you a chance. You will all tighten your skin, and who will be the next time?" If you dare to burn any place, you will not be beaten and fined, just wait for your head to move, you should carefully consider how many heads you have enough for me to chop off."

Everyone bowed their hands one after another and said: "My humble servant must follow the emperor's teachings and must be strict with himself."