After hearing this, Liu Zhennian looked at everyone in confusion and shook his head in embarrassment: "The prince is plotting rebellion. This is not a small matter. If I delay for a few days, there may be internal changes. Tinglong needs to be considerate." "
But Ye Yongjia still touched his head to the ground: "My benefactor, the imperial court is controlled by Minister Yan, and the emperor and you are both together, so what are you afraid of? There is no danger of holding on for ten days. Now the inspection by Jiang has gone to search for documents The evidence is there, the Mainland Party’s destruction is just around the corner!”
Seeing that he would not give up, Yan Liang said: "Then let's wait for a few hours to see if your subordinate named Jiang is capable."
"Open the damn door quickly, the old man is so anxious that he is determined to burn this poor yard down!"
There were shouts from the officers and soldiers outside the door, which startled the old housekeeper to wake up suddenly from his sleep. He rolled out of bed, quickly put on his shoes, and went to open the door.
"Military gentlemen..."
As soon as the old housekeeper opened the door, a dozen soldiers rushed into the house as fast as lightning, almost making the old housekeeper stagger.
Chiang Kai-shek, the inspector, did not have time to stop his soldiers. He stepped forward to help the old housekeeper and comforted him: "Old man, we are here just for Qi Zi and will never harm others. I just want to ask you where the documents Qi Zi kept are. ?”
The old housekeeper looked confused: "Documents? My master never keeps these here..."
Jiang Tian sighed: "Old man, you don't have to hide it for him. Qi Zi is at the end of his strength and is about to be convicted. Why bother protecting him in every possible way?"
The old housekeeper hurriedly bowed his head three times: "Master, everything I said is true, and there is absolutely no lie! Mr. Qi has always lived in..."
In the middle of speaking, I heard crackling sounds in the inner courtyard, sometimes accompanied by the cries of several women. The mourning people were everywhere and it was very noisy.
I saw a sergeant climbing over the earth wall and reporting to the commander: "Sir Chiang, not a single one of the houses has been left missing. All searches have been completed!"
"Okay. Is there a place to hide letters and documents?"
"A large number of Qi Zi's personal letters were found in the book pavilion to the east!"
Jiang Tian glanced at the old housekeeper with disappointment and hurriedly ordered the sergeant: "Take me to see him!"
Inspector Jiang opened the door of the bookstore and saw that the windows were covered with dust, and the air was filled with smoke-like dust, which made him cough several times and made him feel as if he was suffocating.
Books were placed on the four walls, and several soldiers gathered around a large wooden box, searching it carefully.
Jiang Tianyi went over to take a look, and picked up a few letters, but they were all written about trivial matters addressed to his family, concubines, and concubines, and none of them were mentioned about the official.
"Is this what you searched for?" Jiang Tian noticed something was wrong and asked softly.
The officers and soldiers frowned, rubbed their temples again, and answered in unison: "Pretty much, I didn't see anything else..."
"Do you want to continue searching?"
Jiang Tian stared at the box blankly: "How about... pour it out and take it apart one by one."
"yes!"
The officers and soldiers worked together to overturn the box, and the white paper inside fell like snow flakes and piled on the ground. "Look carefully, don't miss something important."
In less than half an hour, the officers and soldiers opened most of the letters, but still found nothing. Jiang Tian was upset and threw the old letter aside. He looked back at the chiming clock next to him and became more and more anxious.
"Let me see the adults, let me see the adults!" Someone shouted outside the door.
Boom, boom...
The self-ringing bell also rang at this moment.
"What's the matter?" Jiang Tian stood up quickly, pressed the chiming clock on the table, and walked to the door in two steps.
"I heard from my brothers... I heard that Qi Zi suddenly changed his plan and stopped coming to the river house."
Inspector Jiang suddenly felt that the world was spinning, and the blood was almost in his throat. He took two steps back, and his breathing returned to a steady state. He had no time to confirm the authenticity of the news, and shouted like a thunderbolt: "The entire army evacuates the Qinhuai River and goes straight to the palace city!"
The hasty order issued by Chiang Kai-shek's inspector obviously made it difficult for the soldiers to respond. Just retreating took a lot of effort. They left nervously from the Qinhuai River, sprinted from Dazhong Bridge, and drove to Qi Zi's house in front of the palace city. .
The horse's hooves were filled with wind. Jiang Tian and the others walked as fast as possible to Qi Zi's residence. They rolled off their horses and were covered in hot sweat. They were extremely uncomfortable, but they didn't even have the time to wipe them off.
Inspection Jiang saw that the door was still open and knew that Qi Zi was not far away, so he and everyone strode across the threshold and marched towards the inner courtyard. As soon as Fang entered the central hall, he smelled a burning smell. He frowned and hurriedly asked people to enter the room to check.
"It's burning, it's burning!"
Jiang Tian was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat. He followed in and saw a pile of white papers on the ground, all of which were burning or had been burned. Sparks shot out, and there were not many left.
He and others stepped on it with their feet and blew it with the wind. After struggling for a while, they finally stopped the fire. Unfortunately, no large tracts of evidence were spared. They were all burned in the sea of fire. There were only a few scraps of paper, but the handwriting was still damaged.
"It's over, it's over," Inspector Jiang walked over slowly, looking at such a tragic scene, his heart ached, "How can I explain to Mr. Ye!"
He took off his coat and fell on the chair exhausted.
"I've been working all day, but it's all in vain... Magistrate Ye's great achievements have to be destroyed in my own hands!" He gritted his teeth and hit his head with his fist in frustration, "Jiang Tian, Jiang Tian, you I received a great favor from the prefect, but I couldn't repay it, and I still caused such trouble! Let's go, go back to the inspection department, and let's tell Prefect Ye..."
The impatience in Ye Yongjia's expression was diluted, as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him, causing his excited mood to plummet and fall into the abyss.
He wanted to scold Jiang Tiandu in front of him, but then he thought again, his idea was not mine. Then he sighed helplessly: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Inspector. I have nothing to blame you for. Besides, I can still ask for your Majesty's imperial edict. Don't give up easily and damage morale."
"Sir, I heard you say that this is the only chance." Jiang Tian's eyes were a little red. "The only thing left is to drag that thief Wei Chong into the water. Wanlu and the two parties can no longer be eliminated." It's possible, this trouble will last a lifetime..."
Ye Yongjia wanted to say something, but had nothing to say. After letting Jiang Tian retreat, he just rubbed his brow bones alone.
"Haha, these Golu Party members are really hard-headed!" Qi Zi rolled up his sleeves and walked into the Yue Mansion with a big smile.
"Welcome to the generals who have returned victoriously!" Zheng Shiyan led many officers to congratulate him.
"There's no need to praise him. After all, Qi has always been involved in conspiracies and has made countless contributions, big and small, so this little achievement is nothing!" Qi Zi breathed out the wine and laughed.
"Qi Gong Ling is so brave!" Zheng Shiyan praised him, beating him on the shoulder.
"Why don't you see Mr. Lu?" Qi Zhi asked.
"Master Lu is hosting a banquet. Let's have a drink to celebrate!"
After hearing this, Qi Zi stamped his feet and let out a hearty laugh: "Damn it, if I had known I wouldn't drink at home, I would have come here! Let's go! Get drunk before you stop!"
With that said, he and Zheng Shiyan walked into the hall together.
