Chapter 329 Guilty and innocence

The carriage slowly walked into a quiet alley and stopped outside a small wooden door. Liu Yao put on the cloak prepared by Liu Ming, put on a hat to cover his face, and just got out of the carriage. Following Liu Ming into the small door and looking at the familiar arrangement in front of him, Liu Yao couldn't help smiling: "So it's here."

"It's easy to decorate here. Come with me." Liu Ming nodded and took Liu Yao through several corridors to a door.

The door is not closed, but because there is a bead curtain hanging in the door, people can't see the situation inside. Only a figure sitting on the main seat can be seen. Liu Ming glanced at Liu Yao with concern and motioned him to be careful. After that, he said to the room, "Brother, we are in."

answered "Uh-huh" inside, and Liu Ming lifted the bead curtain first.

Liu Yao lowered his head and followed Liu Ming. After crossing the bead curtain, he knelt directly on the ground and made a full gesture: "Sinner Liu Yao, see Your Majesty."

Although he thinks that all this he has suffered is unfair. But he is not a fool. Of course, he should show weakness when it is time to show weakness.

"Get up." Liu Yu said lightly, "This time, I met in private as a friend. You don't have to be polite."

Liu Yao stood up silently, then slowly raised his head and straightened up, looking straight at Liu Yu sitting in the main seat. After a few years, Liu Yao wanted to see if he, who had taken the throne as he wished, was as majestic as he imagined.

Sure enough, he became the emperor, and his majesty and momentum became heavier. Liu Yao sighed in his heart, and then lowered his head again. He knew in his heart that even if Liu Yu said that he met as a friend, if he really regarded the emperor as a friend, he would not die.

"I don't know why Your Majesty called the guilty minister?"

"You don't have to call yourself a criminal today." Liu Yu suddenly said, "You and I all know that you are not only innocent but also meritorious. Without you, it is still unknown whether my throne can sit firmly.

"I'm afraid and dare not claim merit." Liu Yao hurriedly knelt down again and then said, "I'm incompetent and failed to take good care of my children. I just made that farce, which damaged my Southern Tang Tianyan. I'm really guilty."

Since he failed to hide the hidden secret, of course, he can't deny it at this time. On the contrary, it is better to confess guilt directly. With his achievements in blocking the anti-army, Liu Yao is sure to save his life. Jiang Ting's words that day made him very clear that he didn't need any status, as long as he could survive. As long as they can survive, they still have a happy future.

Liu Yu looked at the young man crawling on the ground with complicated eyes and said, "I didn't know that you are so easy to compromise."

Liu Yao still lay on the ground and replied calmly, "Your Majesty, as the head of the family, the clan is responsible for crimes. What's more, the perpetrator is a relative of the criminal? The sinner's failure to take good care of his relatives should be guilty.

"Ha ha, when they committed the crime, you were not the head of the family. Do you want to blame yourself so much?" Liu Yu asked in a sarcastic tone, "I heard that they had also conspired to kill your child. Aren't you aggrieved to take responsibility for such a villain? Really willing?"

Liu Yao subconsciously clenched his fists and clenched his teeth so that he did not lose his mind due to the sudden surge of anger. Of course, he is aggrieved for such a vicious mother and son. But who made him the son of King Jingfu? Who made him the son of Prince Jing? Since he has assumed the status of the heir of Jingwang Mansion, he naturally has to bear his responsibilities. It is because he failed to prevent the occurrence of changes in advance and failed to deal with the aftermath, so the current predicament must be endured by himself!

So, Liu Yao took a deep breath and said with difficulty, "Although I was not the head of the family at the time of the incident. But his father is dead, and his responsibility should be borne by the minister. Therefore, I am willing to accept the crime.

"Are you willing?" Liu Yu asked with a little excitement, "Is it because they are your blood relatives that you are willing to die for such a sinister villain? I don't know when even the moody son of King Jing became the heart of the Bodhisattva who saved the suffering.

"I don't want to die." Liu Yao looked up at the high Liu Yu, with firm and determined eyes: "But the law is like this, people are like this, and I must bear the responsibility I deserve. What's more, I failed to find their conspiracy in time, failed to avoid the occurrence of changes, and I was also careless. With today's wrong results, there may not be no cause of the minister's mistake at the beginning. Therefore, I am willing to accept the crime."

Liu Yu quietly stared at Liu Yao, who was kneeling on the ground, and at this moment, he had the illusion of looking at him. He laughed a little. This man was obviously confessing his guilt, but his attitude was like questioning himself. Sure enough, it's still the original person. Even if he pretends to be a coward, he doesn't look like it at all.

"Okay, I understand what you mean." Liu Yu nodded, stood up, and said to Liu Ming, who stood aside, "Take him back. Since he has expressed his mind, as an old friend, I will make him get what he wants. I went back to the palace first.

Hey? Is it over?

Liu Yao was at a loss for a moment. He still had a lot to say. Why is it over? Did this man try his best to get himself to hear his confession? So did he say something wrong just now? What does it mean to make yourself get what you want? This ambiguous attitude makes people completely confused.

Please, he is going to give the emperor a million taels of gold to buy his life!

"That's right," the emperor who walked behind Liu Yao suddenly stopped and lowered his head and whispered in his ear, "Forget to tell you that your father-in-law gave me all the 6 million taels of gold you sent to the northwest border, saying that it was to buy your life money for your life. Therefore, if you don't plead guilty, I will let you go soon. However, since you are willing to accept the crime, I have to fulfill you.

Liu Yao was shocked and hurriedly turned around and hugged the dragon's leg and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty..."

"What? Didn't you just say righteously that you would take responsibility? Is this trying to go back on regret? Liu Yu looked at the man holding his thighs with tears in his eyes and said disgustingly, "Let go, what kind of style!"

"Your Majesty..." In Liu Yu's contemptuous eyes, Liu Yao grabbed the hem of his robe and covered his face, wiping all the tears from his eyes. Six million taels of gold, his heart hurts so much...

"..." Liu Yu didn't expect this person to be a scoundrel so far. He pulled out his hem and watched the dirty sewage stains on it open his mouth. However, when he saw Liu Yao's painful appearance, he felt inexplicably better. With that six million taels of gold, there is no need to worry about the military expenditure of the whole Southern Tang Dynasty in the next ten years. It's just a dirty dress. He doesn't care!

Liu Yu snorted coldly, shook his sleeves and went out.

Liu Ming, who had been a transparent person next to him, came to help Liu Yao, who was crying.

"Have you left?"

"Hmm." Liu Mingqiang nodded with a smile.

Liu Yao grabbed Liu Ming's wide sleeves, wiped the tears on his face, and said, "Go back."

Liu Ming looked at Liu Yao, who calmed down so quickly, and asked, "Don't you ask me?"

"What do you want to ask?" Liu Yao rolled his eyes and said, "Isn't he just resentful about me, so he wants to see me make a fool of himself? After receiving me six million taels of gold, he can no longer be punished, so he has to vent his anger in this way.

"You are quite open-minded." Liu Ming shook his head with a smile, and he didn't expect the emperor to suddenly come up so childishly. It seems that as long as he meets Liu Yao, the emperor will return to the original green and simple prince.

At the beginning, Liu Yao robbed the prince's sweetheart, and the prince was worried about the wishes of the Jiang girl and gave in. And now, the emperor has robbed Liu Yao's six million taels of gold, and Liu Yao still has to be grateful. The six million taels were not sent by Lord Jiang voluntarily, but don't tell Liu Yao about this matter first. He is already sad enough. However, this time and again, it seems to be a report.

"What if you can't see it?" Liu Yao sighed deeply and said, "Just think of it as money to buy peace."

Six million taels, that's what he originally planned to rely on Ting'er for the rest of her life. It's gone...

On the return carriage, seeing Liu Yao's listless appearance, Liu Ming comforted softly, "It's still early now. Why don't I take you to meet your cousin?"

"Good! Thank you, cousin!" Liu Yao came to his spirits in an instant, grabbed Liu Ming's arm and said repeatedly, "Find an inn before you go. I have to freshen up and wash it well. I can't go to see Tinger like this. She will be worried when she sees me..."

"Forget it, there are royal brothers along the way. If he knows, I'm afraid he will stay with you for a few more days. Liu Ming couldn't stand his worthless appearance, so he simply overturned the proposal and poured cold water: "Don't think that with those six million taels, everything will be worry-free. Whether you can come out safely depends on the emperor's mood. If he is angry, he may still keep you for ten or eight years, so that you won't see your cousin.

"He..."

"What's wrong with him? He is the emperor. Isn't it up to him whether he is guilty or not?

"Is there any king's law..."

"Have you been locked up? He is the king!" Liu Ming looked at Liu Yao with contemptuous look like a defeated rooster and snorted, "You are satisfied. He didn't take these six million taels for it, that is, your ancestors accumulated virtue. I really don't understand why your royal family saves so much gold? Is it moldy?"

Liu Yao closed his mouth tightly. He doesn't want to discuss this topic. Anyway, the six million taels of gold was given to the emperor, which was also the best result. Otherwise, one day it will be found that he has hidden so much gold, which may cause disaster.

Liu Ming is not a fool, and naturally understands Liu Yao's difficulties. Therefore, the topic of gold has stopped. After all, Liu Ming still regarded Liu Yao as his brother, so after sending him to the cell, he handed him the bottom: "The royal brother said that there can no longer be no vassal king in the Southern Tang Dynasty, so don't think about your prince. However, in the past two years, you have made great achievements in guarding Lingnan and donated gold in your family to make up for the emptiness of the treasury, so you will be rewarded with a title. I don't think it will be too high. Maybe it's a second-grade marquis like Lord Jiang. Anyway, wait for the will."