In the imperial prison, Ouyang Xu looked at the sky outside the iron window and slowly became dark, and his heart slowly fell like the sun.

He knew that he had committed a serious crime, 16 million yuan, which was enough for him to die many times by the law, but for officials of his level, the amount of corruption was not the most important.

What’s important is that when the emperor issued an edict to cultivate land, his behavior was contrary to the major national policies. His Majesty wanted to reclaim idle land for military funds, those who occupied idle land, and those who covered the idle land were all the key targets of attack at this time. A high-ranking official like him could be used to kill a warning to a hundred people.

It can be said that Ouyang Xu committed such a sensitive crime at the forefront of this storm and was hitting the emperor's knife.

Another point. If this sin was replaced by a reckless warrior, even a dignified marquis would not make the emperor so angry. He has always been a subject that the emperor values ​​and is regarded as a model of both academic and moral excellence. His sin directly tear the skin of his moral famous scholars, revealing his greedy heart, and slapping the emperor in the face, which is a great mockery of the emperor's vision of knowing people.

To make the emperor lose people is a more serious crime than to accept bribes. Generally speaking, he has no chance of being born into a prison.

But Ouyang Xu still had a glimmer of hope, and this hope lies in Emperor Jianwu's kindness and his nostalgia. If someone asks for mercy and the emperor is soft-hearted, it may really be able to save his life.

Of course, at the beginning, they must be called to fight and kill, and they have to struggle for a while. Then when everyone feels tired, the emperor's pardon may come. After all, there is a precedent for the redeem of the Han Dynasty. If the death penalty is sentenced but the death is allowed, it is the emperor's grace.

Ouyang Xu carefully considered these possibilities. He felt that 50% of his chances of death, and life and death were all in the emperor's thoughts.

The longer the time is delayed, the greater the chance of his survival, which means that the emperor is still hesitating and unable to do anything. And his case has been delayed for a long time.

The food in the prison was very poor, but Ouyang Xu, who had always been frugal, did not dislike him at all. He forced himself to swallow food that was difficult to swallow every day to maintain his physical needs.

He had to persevere until the moment the emperor changed his mind and could not die in the imperial prison early.

As for suicide and apologizing, Ouyang Xu also considered that a respected scholar like him who committed such a serious crime that was difficult to explain to the world. In order to safeguard his reputation and family, he should have committed suicide and apologized for a long time.

But Ouyang She is not such a person.

If he really cared about his feathers so much, he wouldn't have asked others for bribes.

Ouyang Xu was about to put down his figure and struggled to survive regardless of his face. Although he was over 60 years old and was considered a long life at that time, he still did not live enough.

He has fame, status, money, and lives such a wealthy life. How could he bear to let go of such a good life?

When Ouyang Xu was fine, he looked at the small iron window and saw that the sky outside was getting dark, dark, and bright again. He imagined the scene outside and listened to the sound outside with complexity.

Every sound made him tremble with great expectations.

Because it may be to urge him to live or to save his life. It is like a dice of fate, with only two sides of life and death. The dice is spinning, and Ouyang Xu is watching it slower and slower, guessing which side will be on it.

Today, he saw that it was dark outside the window, and he couldn't see his fingers in the room, and sighed softly... Another day passed.

Ouyang Xu lay down, and the straw under him pierced through the bedding, making him feel uncomfortable all over, but he still felt a little relieved. He had lived another day and his hope for life was greater.

Suddenly, there was a choking sound outside, which was the sound of the iron door opening.

Someone is here.

Ouyang Xu suddenly straightened up like a dog, held his hands on the ground, raised his head, and looked at the prison door with his eyes burning.

This is not the time to deliver food and water, so who else will come? Is it the prison guard or the Huangmen Minister who sent the order?

Several figures slowly approached. The jailer walked in front, opened the prison door, placed an oil lamp on the ground, and then bent down and retreated.

Under the dim light of the cell, Ouyang Xu couldn't see the person's face clearly until he bent down and revealed a young face.

Ouyang Xu's heart suddenly rose, it was Deng Yu and Deng Zhonghua!

He knew that Deng Yu must have come here to convey the emperor's edict, and his fate has been decided!

When the emperor's intentions were not decided, no minister dared to visit him in prison.

The person who came was Deng Yu, which is a good sign because Deng Yu had a good relationship with him. Deng Yu was very studious and often asked him about the principles of Shangshu. The two of them could be said to be friends who were old age.

Ouyang Xu bowed tremblingly and said, "Da Situ, Zhonghua, you are here."

Deng Yu respectfully replied, "Mr. Ouyang, Your Majesty sent me to see you."

With just this sentence, Ouyang Xu's tears flowed down. He cried and bowed to the ground, and choked and said, "The criminal's crime violated the national law and failed the grace of the holy people. Unexpectedly, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, is still thinking about the criminal's crime. The criminal's crime is really ashamed and regretless."

He sobbed for a while and asked again, "How is Your Majesty's body good?"

"Your Majesty is so safe. I'm just thinking about Mr. Ouyang and worrying about your health. He sent me to send this."

Deng Yu spread the robe on his hands and gently draped it on Ouyang Xu's body.

Ouyang Xu touched the clothes with his hands and looked down at them. Seeing the patterns on it were complicated and finely crafted. After careful consideration, he suddenly said, "This is, this is..."

Deng Yu knelt on the ground and said, "This is His Majesty's dragon robe. He was worried that you would be in a cold place in prison, so he took off his clothes and asked me to bring them to you."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's clothes." The wrinkles on Ouyang She's face suddenly squeezed into one place, and tears instantly filled the ravines. He lay on the ground and cried, crying in a daze.

When he first met Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu took off his clothes to keep him cold, which made him both moved and relieved, and also a kind of glory that was appreciated by the superiors. Now His Majesty has sent him robes again, and this kind of kindness is really hard for the ministers to bear.

Your Majesty is really a person who values ​​love. Even though he is imprisoned, he still remembers the old love and remembers the fate of the king and his ministers. However, he himself failed His Majesty's trust and put His Majesty in a dilemma.

Ouyang Xu was moved and ashamed, and could not raise his head for a while.

Deng Yu helped him up and said, "Your Majesty remembered Mr. Ouyang's merits, so I would like to comfort Mr. Ouyang well, and I would like to ask you to write a letter to yourself. Your Majesty also said that Mr. Ouyang's letter will be read with care and let you say what you are in your heart."

Another man walked up and placed his pen and ink and a piece of white silk in front of him. The man whispered: "Mr. Ouyang, you are a well-educated man, and you have a big brush. You must defend yourself and ask Your Majesty for forgiveness."

After hearing this voice, Ouyang Xu suddenly raised his head, and a strange light shot out from his swollen eyes. He whispered, "Wei Hong, what are you doing here?"

"According to Your Majesty's order, the officials came with the Grand Secretary, look, look, Ouyang Gong."

He spoke very slowly, and he was talking word by word, as if he was considering the words.

Ouyang Xu didn't say anything anymore, but just lowered his head. At this time, his white hair was scattered, covering his forehead and face in a mess, making it impossible to see his expression.

Wei Hong's voice was sometimes far and sometimes near, as if floating in the air. "My ministers in the court asked me to greet Mr. Ouyang on their behalf, please take care of yourself. The court cannot be without Mr. Ouyang, and the Secretary of the State cannot be without Mr. Ouyang. Mr. Ouyang is the most highly anticipated in the world. Confucian scholars all looked at Mr. Ouyang, please take care of yourself."

Ouyang Xu still didn't look up and said nothing. At this moment, he wanted to hold the straw on the ground and cover his body tightly. At this time, he would rather die than see the face in front of him and hear the sound in his ears.

He had debated with Wei Hong several times. With his extensive knowledge and high reputation, and of course, he had the old qualifications far beyond his opponents, Ouyang She gained the upper hand again and again. Wei Hongshi's proposal of the ancient Chinese Book of Documents was unable to pass under his pressure.

The current Wen Shangshu, which Ouyang Xu, was a famous scholar in the world and had disciples all over the world, but the ancient Wen Shangshu advocated by Wei Hong has not yet been recognized by the academic community. In Ouyang Xu's view, Wei Hong was a young boy who was ignorant of the world, a clown who overestimated himself. He forced himself to make a mistake in front of him, a great scholar who was famous all over the world.

As long as he is Ouyang Xu, Wei Hong will never be able to become a doctor of the Ancient Literature Book. He can only push him over and crush him with just one finger. He will use his huge influence to make the Ancient Literature Book never turn over.

But at this time, he committed a serious crime and was in a very embarrassment. He curled up like a dog in the dark cell, waiting for the emperor's sympathy. Wei Hong stood gloriously in front of him, admiring his down-and-out and ugly appearance. This was an unbearable shame for Ouyang Xu.

For the first time after being imprisoned, Ouyang Xu had the idea of ​​committing suicide. He regretted not dying before Wei Hong arrived to avoid the humiliation in front of him.

What comes with shame is pain and despair. Your Majesty knows that he and Wei Hong are incompatible, so why do you still send him here? There are so many men, so it’s not okay for anyone to come. Why is it Wei Hong? Did Your Majesty deliberately let him suffer this humiliation?

Ouyang Xu looked down at the robe on his body. Just now, he felt that his Majesty was thinking about his old feelings and borrowing clothes to express his concern for him. Now this robe worn by the emperor has another meaning, and His Majesty is also humiliating him!

Liu Xiu was reminding him that he had the kindness of disguising Ouyang She and relied him as an important minister, but what did Ouyang She do?

Liu Xiu seemed to point at the nose and cursed at him: "Are you worthy of me, Liu Xiu? Are you worthy of me, so respectful to you? Do you have the right to wear this piece of clothing?"
Chapter completed!