"So, it will be difficult to have heart-to-heart conversations like today?" Ye Yongjia looked at his smile, but his expression became more solemn.
Shi Xiushen also suppressed his smile, lowered his head and sighed: "...There is nothing we can do about it."
"Two adults," a sergeant came closer with a few stacks of documents, "We have collected a lot of evidence, as well as the correspondence with Nanguan in the twelfth lunar month of last year. Please review it."
Shi Xiushen lowered his head and looked at it for a few times, but didn't care. He sent it back to the man and said, "Find an empty box and carry everything you found to Zhongshu Province and give it to the Prime Minister to see for himself." After saying this, the sergeant took the order and went down.
"By the way, I have to go to see Liu Zhennian," Ye Yongjia suddenly remembered that he still had tasks, "There are still many things that need to be discussed urgently... I'm sorry that I can't accompany you."
Shi Xiushen quickly stood up and saluted: "Well, it's better to resolve this matter as soon as possible. Tinglong will take a step first, and I will arrive with my men later."
Ye Yongjia was reluctant to give up, so he slowly raised his hands and bowed in return: "Brother Mingzhen, take care of me!"
Shi Xiushen was silent for a while, then reached out and put his hand on his shoulder: "Take care."
In the second hall of Zhongshu Province, there are two armchairs at the bottom, one for Yan Wen and the other for Niu Yuan; but there are empty seats on the upper side close to the wall, and a white-haired old man stands upright, sitting He was pacing back and forth in front, his eyes gleaming with anxiety.
As the prime minister of the current dynasty, his body is no longer as strong as before. Years of official life have made him thinner and mentally exhausted. He has long lost the majesty and majesty of his youth, and the kind of killing without blinking an eye. His fierceness has become old, and his temperament is no longer so terrifying.
When he was anxious, he saw Ye Yongjia jogging from a distance. As soon as he entered the house, he panted and bowed: "Ye Yongjia pays homage to Liu... my benefactor."
Liu Zhennian just sat down on the chair with peace of mind and complained in a friendly tone: "Tinglong, you don't usually do things like this. You really taught us to wait today."
Yan Wen smiled and said: "The Prime Minister should also be considerate and considerate of him. I heard that it was because Eunuch Lu went to the Ministry of War to find trouble, so he dealt with it for a long time."
"Really?" Liu Zhennian raised his slack eyelids.
Ye Yongjia nodded and said, "Yes."
"This Lu Xinzhong doesn't understand what's going on outside, and he still wants to mess with it," Liu Zhennian sulked, "but he is Manager Shen's man after all. Tinglong can hide when he can, but I can't do anything if he can't."
"Anyway, we have arrived." Niu Yuan took a sip of warm tea. "Servant Ye, Yan Shenzheng and I are still discussing how to deal with Jie Wenwu. Please sit down and share your opinion."
Ye Yongjia sat down next to him and immediately replied: "What Duke Jie committed can be governed by the king's law. How can a lower official interfere with the country's constitution?"
"Well, if the conviction was so clear, we wouldn't have to worry about it," Niu Yuan said with a wry smile. "Besides, these people are the resistance to the New Deal. The matter is related to the national plan and must be carefully considered."
"Yes," Yan Wen took over, "Jie Wenwu is the most arrogant person. If he is a little lenient, it will not be enough to warn the court. It is best to kill him and treat the others lightly."
When Ye Yongjia heard the word 'kill', there was a roar in his head. This was very different from what he had originally imagined, and he suddenly felt angry and puzzled: "Yan participated in politics, and Jie Wenwu, although he collaborated with ministers to oppose the New Deal, has been convicted by the emperor's edict. How can the case be overturned in the future? The crime does not lead to death, but a forced order If he dies, there will be no guarantee that the government and the public will whisper. It would be better to dismiss him and return home, sparing his life, which would not violate the warning."
Yan Wen smiled and said: "Master Ye, I didn't expect you to be so ignorant of the world. What's the point of killing such a person?"
"Regardless of the king's law and killing people for personal gain, is this the kind of benevolent policy you want to implement!" Ye Yongjia argued loudly.
These words hit the nail on the head, making Yan Wen confused. After a while, he regained his calm demeanor: "Benevolence and righteousness are meant for gentlemen, but they are difficult to practice for villains. It is unfaithful and unjust like civil and military officials." Disciple, he should be killed. Moreover, the sage also punished Shaozhengmao for the five evils. The situation is no different from today. This has nothing to do with benevolent and benevolent government."
"I don't know what the saint is like, but with this great national law, how can he act like this!" Ye Yongjia's eyes were filled with fire.
"Report to the Prime Minister!" A member of the imperial army walked into the hall and reported forward, "Master Shi has found out the criminal evidence of Jie Wenwu from the Ministry of War. Every word of it is written by his own hand and is solid evidence!"
"Bring it up!" Liu Zhennian gave the order, and the soldier retreated, and then he and several others carried a large box of firewood and placed it in the middle.
"Open it." Liu Zhennian nodded.
The soldiers opened the box, and the three people next to them hurriedly stood up and saw three bundles of documents neatly stacked in the box. The bundle in the middle clearly read: 'The Ministry of War urgently delivers to the Nanguan garrison'!
Ye Yongjia had never received such a letter before, so he picked up the letters inside like crazy, clearly recording all the evil deeds Jie Wenwu had committed at that time to prevent refugees from entering Beijing!
He flipped through it over and over again, one after another, his eyes widened as big as bells, showing streaks of bloodshot eyes.
"What?" Seeing his sudden change in appearance, Liu Zhennian couldn't help walking down and asked, "What did you see?"
Without saying a word, Ye Yongjia picked up all the letters scattered on the ground and handed them to Liu Zhennian and Niu Yan to read.
"There are other things like this..."
After Niu Yuan and the two of them read the letter, they began to feel a little angry. They looked back at Ye Yongjia and said:
"Mr. Ye, did you see it? Your old boss colluded with the officials and the Second Household Department to massacre the refugees. You are really worse than a beast!" After saying that, he threw the letter to the ground and stepped on it hard. .
Ye Yongjia sat blankly on the chair and murmured: "I knew he was a mediocre and faint-hearted official, but I never thought he could commit such atrocities, and that Tongpao Chen... I, I..."
Having said this, he gritted his teeth resolutely: "I am willing to hand over these documents to Your Majesty and bring this person to justice!"
"Wait a minute!" Niu Yuan suddenly interrupted him, "The second half of the sentence is OK, but the first half is not."
Ye Yongjia slowly turned his head, the expression on his face became more complicated, as if he knew what he was going to say.
"It also involves the affairs of the second department of household officials. They are the people we want to protect temporarily." Niu Yuan said, "So, even if he must die, he cannot be convicted for this matter."
"Okay, okay..." Ye Yongjia reluctantly agreed, "Although I cannot enforce the law impartially, I can still give some comfort to those innocent souls..."
