Sister Han is good at farming

Chapter 229 This is a complete abandonment

Zhou Zheng hadn't walked a few steps out of the teahouse when he was attracted by a figure that flashed before his eyes. Almost without thinking, he followed the figure.

"Master!" As soon as Caesar was distracted, his master disappeared. A drop of cold sweat dripped down his face, and he hurriedly looked for him everywhere.

Seeing that the figure was about to disappear after turning into an alley, Zhou Zheng hurriedly spoke up.

"Stop! Why are you here? Do you want to die?"

Ruan Shiping turned around and looked at Zhou Zheng with red eyes.

"Master Zhou, why did this happen?"

"What's the matter? What happened?" Zhou Zheng walked closer and asked.

"My father was held hostage by the Mo Liang people for more than a month. Not only did no one from the imperial court help rescue him, but they also blocked my elder sister from rescuing him. The superiors have their own considerations, so they blocked him if they wanted. But it was clearly us who uncovered the shocking case of the Mo Liang people controlling Xiliang Pass, and we wanted the imperial court to send reinforcements and rescue my elder sister. When the imperial court reinforcements arrived, instead of controlling the Mo Liang people first, they revealed my elder sister's identity and ordered people to kill her.

Lord Zhou, why is this happening? My elder sister was just fulfilling her duty as a child. She couldn't bear to see her father suffer at the hands of a foreigner. What did she do wrong? Why did the emperor not only kill her through the hands of the Moliang people, but also order others to kill her, as if he was determined to kill her?

And Lord Zhang was clearly just tricked by the Mo Liang people, why did they force him to be charged with treason? They didn't even give him a chance to defend himself. He certainly had the responsibility to protect the enemy, but he was also a victim and didn't commit treason. If we hadn't gone there early, he would have been tortured to death by the Mo Liang people.

Why do those in power take out their anger on those below them, targeting women, children and the weak? Who would dare to sacrifice their lives on the battlefield? Who knows if they and their nine clans will become victims in the next moment? Or will they be forced to sacrifice in order to cover up their own incompetence? "

Zhou Zheng listened to Ruan Shiping's confession in silence. He couldn't help but frowned at the end, "Are you saying that General Zhang is still alive, but he was imprisoned and tortured by the Moliang people?"

"Not bad!"

"Are you sure he didn't betray?"

"Sir Zhou, we accidentally sneaked into the General's Mansion at Xiliang Pass when we were escaping. We found him in a secret room. He was in chains at the time. When he heard that we were from Yunqing, he hurriedly asked us to go out and report. How could such a person be willing to collaborate with the enemy and betray the country?"

This time Zhou Zheng thought for a little longer, "Is your elder sister okay?"

Ruan Shiping's eyes were filled with tears. "I just saw from a distance that she was stabbed and then rescued. I don't know whether she is alive or dead now."

Zhou Zheng nodded, "Don't be sad, there is still justice in this world! How can you ignore the life and death of others just because of your own selfish desires! Go back to Jialing Pass quickly, and don't let anyone catch you. I will find a way for you to deal with your elder sister's matter, please trust me!"

"Okay! I believe in Lord Zhou!" Hearing the approaching footsteps, Ruan Shiping immediately dodged and disappeared outside the courtyard wall.

"Master, you made it so hard for me to find you!" Caesar came over breathlessly.

Zhou Zheng looked up at the sun in the sky and strode forward, "It's still early now, I'll go to the palace first."

"Master, didn't you ask for leave today?" Caesar chased after him.

"It's urgent!"

Because Zhou Zheng had the gold-plated token awarded to him by the emperor, he quickly came before the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to revoke the order to execute General Zhang and his entire clan." Zhou Zheng stated his purpose as soon as he came up.

Murong Jinyang watched as the minister he admired used the privileges he had given him to kneel before him and make such an embarrassing request. For a moment, his chest began to heave violently.

"Why?"

"Because the evidence of General Zhang's treason is not complete. After all, his whereabouts are unknown. We have no direct evidence to prove that he treasoned."

"My dear Lord Zhou, what kind of evidence do you want? The entire Xiliang Pass has fallen. If Zhang Shizhao is not responsible, who is responsible?" Murong Jinyang stared at Zhou Zheng who was kneeling on the ground, almost spitting fire.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhang's failure to defend the city is different from his treason. When the eight countries joined forces to attack our Yunqing, General Guide became famous in the battle at Xiyu Pass, and frightened the barbarians so much that they dared not cross the line. Later, he performed brilliantly at Jialing Pass, and defeated the Qingrong people so much that they dared not move at all. This is how we demonstrated the national prestige of our Yunqing!

Seeing this, other countries began to negotiate for peace. It was at this time that Moliang requested to come to Beijing in person to pay homage. Did we prevent Moliang from sending people into the interior of the country under the pretext of paying homage? No! Everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, which gave the enemy an opportunity to cooperate with us from both inside and outside.

It can be said that the difficulties at Xiliang Pass are the responsibility of all our Yunqing officials and soldiers, but this responsibility should not be borne only by the women and children in the Fuguo General's Mansion. Nor should the blood of the women and children in the Fuguo General's Mansion be used to commemorate this carelessness. I beg the emperor to think twice! "

Zhou Zheng bowed down again.

"Are you teaching me how to do things?" Murong Jinyang said in a deep voice.

"I dare not. I am just doing my duty and contributing my little bit to Yunqing's thousand-year plan." Zhou Zheng kowtowed again.

The imperial study fell into deathly silence.

After a while, Murong Jinyang's hoarse voice came from the imperial desk, "Come here, draft an order to temporarily detain the family members of the General's Mansion."

"Yes!"

When Zhou Zheng saw that he had achieved his first step, he did not feel happy, but more afraid.

"Your Majesty!"

"Kneel down and thank you, then leave!" Murong Jinyang waved his hand impatiently at Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng did not move.

"What else do you have to say? Just tell it all at once to avoid making a fuss over and over again." Murong Jinyang said gritting his teeth.

"Your Majesty, I heard that someone wants Miss Ruan Qingqing to be killed. I hope Your Majesty can make the decision for Miss Ruan!"

"You! Are you meddling in other people's business too much?" The veins on Murong Jinyang's forehead were jumping violently.

"Your Majesty, over the years, whether it is proposing water conservancy projects that benefit the people, discovering ways to expand fertile land, or finding ways to increase grain production, Miss Ruan has made an invaluable contribution to our Yunqing. Now she is just doing her duty as a child to rescue her father. She has not violated the law of the country, nor has she disregarded human ethics. Why do you want to put her to death? Please, Your Majesty, make the decision for her!"

Zhou Zheng knelt down and begged again.

"She made contributions to Yunqing, didn't I reward them? How did her father get his official position? How did she get the title of county lady? She was the one who disobeyed and insisted on going to Jialing Mansion to save people. Now I don't know what her life and death has to do with me? What kind of decision do you want me to make?"

Murong Jinyang was so angry that he stood up, supported himself on the imperial desk with both hands, and looked down at Zhou Zheng condescendingly.

"Or have you become complacent because of my forgiveness of you?"

"I dare not!" Zhou Zheng suddenly realized that it was not feasible to tell the emperor about Ruan Qingqing's past achievements, and he had to find another way to say it.

"I just feel sorry for the passing of a genius. Let's talk about the recent past. The high-yield seeds she cultivated directly doubled the yield per mu, giving us Yunqing the capital to stand out from the crowd. But as far as I know, she is the only one who knows the technology to cultivate high-yield seeds. Without her, this technology has declined, and our Yunqing's advantages have also been lost..."

The emperor immediately interrupted impatiently, "So what? Without her, can Yun Qing not survive?"

This means completely giving up on Ruan Qingqing.