"Go and prepare something to eat. We will send it to the study later." Ye Yun said as he took out a piece of regular clothes from the cabinet and walked behind the screen.
"Yes." Bai Zhi responded and stepped back.
Not long after, Ye Yun changed his clothes and came out and went straight to the study.
Sitting in front of the writing desk, Ye Yun wrote and pondered for a long time before starting to write. The nib of the pen turned, and a letter home that was sent to the frontier many years late was quietly written.
"Knock knock knock, master." Bai Zhi stood outside the door holding snacks.
"Enter!"
"Creak~" As the door opened, Ye Yun just finished writing the last stroke.
"Master, what are you writing?" Bai Zhi placed the snack next to the desk, tilted her head and curiously looked at the ink in the middle that was not yet dry.
Without answering Bai Zhi's doubts, Ye Yun put away the letter calmly, raised his hand to take out an envelope from the mezzanine, packed the letter and said, "Is Chu Ci in the house?"
"In the backyard."
"Give him this letter and ask him to deliver it to the Duke of Daying Town in the border area as soon as possible."
"Yes, Bai Zhi will go right away." Taking the letter with both hands, Bai Zhi turned and walked out of the study.
As soon as Bai Zhi left, Ye Yun leaned back on the chair, counting the time in his mind, with a touch of sarcasm on his lips, and murmured to himself: "Counting the days, that matter should be settled..."
As Ye Yun expected, two days later, Jiang Yan, Minister of the Ministry of War, accused the fourth prince Yu Wenyi of colluding with officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs to secretly sell official salt. As soon as this came out, the whole court was shocked. In front of all the civil and military officials, Yu Wenyi Yi Yi tried his best to clear his suspicions, but Jiang Yan and Yu Wenchuan had been planning this situation for a long time, and the witnesses and physical evidence were there, so Yu Wen Yi could not argue.
Above the court, Yu Wenyong looked at Yu Wenyi with a sullen face, who was like a clown who did not know how to repent and was still trying to find ways to escape his sins. A burst of anger rushed from the soles of his feet to his forehead.
"That's enough!" Yu Wenyong roared, and Yu Wenyi was so frightened that he immediately stopped talking and lay on the ground in fear, no longer daring to beg for mercy or defend himself.
"As a prince, Yu Wenyi knows the law and breaks the law. The crime will be increased to one level. From now on, he will be imprisoned in the prince's mansion. He is not allowed to go out without an edict. All shops under his name will be sealed.
Li Qiong! "
"I'm here!" Li Qiong, the Minister of Household Affairs who was kneeling behind Yu Wenyi, responded tremblingly.
"As the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, you are a thief and a thief, and together with Yu Wenyi, you have caused great losses to the court. If someone comes, drag this person to the Meridian Gate immediately and behead him in public!"
"Your Majesty, have mercy! Your Majesty, have mercy!" Li Qiong hurriedly begged Yu Wenyong for mercy, but Yu Wenyong did not want to look at him and allowed the imperial army to drag Li Qiong out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony by his arm.
Not long after, the imperial guards returned to the palace and resumed their orders: "Reporting to your Majesty, the criminal Li Qiong has been executed."
Yu Wenyong waved his hand, and the imperial army retreated with fists clasped.
There was deathly silence in the hall. Yu Wenyong's turbid dragon eyes kept wandering around the ministers. Everyone who was oppressed by the dragon's power felt their hearts tightening, fearing that they would accidentally anger the emperor and end up dead. .
As if he felt that the beating was almost done, Yu Wenyong withdrew his gaze and said calmly: "I know that I am getting old and my energy is not what it used to be. This also makes some people have other thoughts in life, but I want to tell you that I haven't I'm going to die! As long as I don't die for a day, Luoyun won't be able to make the decision for you!" As soon as he finished speaking, a fierce light shot out of his eyes and hit Yu Wencun directly.
Yuwen Chuan's back tightened, and he immediately knelt down and said, "Father, calm down!"
At the same time, all the ministers followed suit and knelt down one after another, saying in unison: "Your Majesty, calm down!"
Yu Wenyong snorted coldly: "Calm down, of course I have to calm down, otherwise I would be taking advantage of some people's hearts! That's all, let's disperse."
"Yes, I will leave!" The ministers got up from the ground, bowed and slowly retreated outside the palace.
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Eunuch Dou glanced at the empty hall, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, calm down, the fourth prince is still young, and he did something wrong in a moment of confusion. Now that he has been punished, he will probably not dare to act recklessly again in the future. "
"It's just that I'm young, so it's excusable. If I'm careful because I'm older, then..." Yu Wenyong didn't finish what he said, but Eunuch Dou already understood that the emperor was wary of the fourth prince. .
At the entrance of the Meridian Gate, Su Muyun glanced at the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground wiping the blood. He walked up to the carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Just as he was about to get on the carriage, Ji Liang called him from behind: "Prime Minister Su, stay!"
Su Muyun turned around and looked at Ji Liang: "Master Ji!"
"Can Prime Minister Su take a step to speak?"
Su Muyun nodded, and the two of them walked to the corner of the palace wall.
"If you have anything to say, Lord Ji, it's okay to say it."
"Yesterday Quanzi went to the General's Mansion to sit for a while. When he came back, he talked about the escorting of military pay, so he wanted to ask Prime Minister Su. Is this really the case?"
"This matter is absolutely true. It was appointed by the Emperor. Sir Ji, please tell General Fu. Don't worry. Try your best to handle this matter. The Emperor will give you a heavy reward."
"The General's Mansion has been in the cold for many years, why did the Emperor suddenly hand over this important task to the General's Mansion?" Ji Liang asked the doubts buried in his heart. Two hundred thousand taels of military pay is not a small sum. If the Sacred Heart is happy, the reward will not be there. After all, if it doesn't work well, people's heads will fall to the ground in an instant!
The more he thought about it, the deeper Ji Liang's brows furrowed.
"Lord Ji, you and I can't figure out the Emperor's thoughts. If the General's Mansion wants to return to its former glory, now is the opportunity, so you should seize it." Su Muyun said earnestly.
"Having said that, but..." Ji Liang said worriedly: "The border is far away, and General Fu has not led troops for many years, so it is inevitable that people will be worried~"
"Since the Emperor has chosen General Fu, it shows that the Emperor values General Fu's ability. Sir Ji does not need to worry. We must believe in His Majesty's vision. Yesterday, we discussed the autumn hunting with the Emperor. The Emperor seemed to intend to get Lord Ji and Prince Jing'an. As we are jointly responsible for this matter, Master Ji should be mentally prepared in advance, as the imperial edict will be issued soon."
"Thank you, Mr. Su, for informing me!"
"Lord Ji, there is no need to be polite. We are busy with government affairs. Please forgive Su for taking the first step."
"Su Xiang, walk slowly!"
After watching Su Muyun get on the carriage, Ji Liang left.
Just after the bloody storm in the court ended, Heng Wu received the news from the palace and went to the study.
"Master, I just received news that because of the illegal salt incident, the emperor was furious. The fourth prince was imprisoned in the palace, and Li Qiong, the minister of household affairs, was dragged to the Meridian Gate and beheaded."
After closing the book, Ye Yun said calmly: "I know."
"The fourth prince secretly resold official salt, but was only imprisoned. With such a painless punishment, the master's situation is a blank slate." Heng Wu said with a hint of regret.
Ye Yun smiled lightly and said: "No, some things cannot be rushed. Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will grow bigger and bigger."
"So, King Yu got an advantage."
"Hengwu, anyone who can sit in that position is not a fool. Prince Yu used Jiang Yan's words to seemingly bring down Yu Wenyi, but in fact he also exposed himself in front of his father. From now on, his father will definitely treat Prince Yu's palace Be careful." As he finished speaking, a flash of light flashed in Ye Yun's eyes.
Looking at the person in front of her who was talking and laughing while analyzing the situation, Heng Wu felt that she could no longer see through her master.
