"Okay, before I die, I'll let you, old thief, say a few more words!" Ye Yongjia still opened his red eyes, deliberately put on a fierce look, and sat down slowly in front of him.
Compared with this extreme anger, Liu Zhennian was extremely calm. Under the illumination of the dimming fire, his thin face seemed to be burned hot, showing the grooves all over his cheeks; when he raised his head, he looked older and deeper, with a certain melancholy color, which made Unforgettable.
"If it hadn't happened back then..." Liu Zhennian said tiredly, running a finger across the cracks in the wooden table, "I know you can't forget it, and I don't want to say hypocritical words, apologize to you, or I'm looking for an excuse or something... But I really want to ask you, is this really the only reason why you hate me so much? Please tell me, Mr. Ye, so that I can die more thoroughly."
"Of course," Ye Yongjia's mood calmed down a lot, but his cold tone did not change at all, "How did your Liu Party form a clique for personal gain and poison the world? Isn't it you who knows best?"
When Ye Yongjia said this, he was stunned for a moment. That's right, since he was young, he has constantly heard people around him criticizing the Liu Party and calling Liu Zhennian an out-and-out traitor. Everything he did was just to seize power and usurp the throne and bring trouble to the world. Gotta be a mess. Although his attitude has always been dubious, he has indeed seen that the New Deal presided over by Niu Yuan, Yan Wen, etc. has harmed the people, and he believes from the bottom of his heart that since so many people are sparing no effort to resist him, it means that those rumors are absolutely Not out of nowhere.
"Me?" Liu Zhennian smiled bitterly, "How do I know? The person who made up these words knows best."
"According to your words, of course you are innocent. If it was all a frame-up, how could you end up alone and helpless today?"
"The 'Qingliu' people can be said to be followed like a cloud. Could it be that they..." Liu Zhennian rolled his eyelids and looked at him, "Are they what people want?"
Ye Yongjia held his chin and turned his head away with disdain: "They have done several evil things to denounce dissenters, but at least they have some humanity. It's not like you suppressing discussion and killing people like hemp..."
"Let me ask you to look at something." Liu Zhennian asked Gui Fu to step aside. He stood up dragging his old body, holding a small candle, and went to the bookcase to carefully take a photo, starting from a thick book. He pulled out a piece of yellowed letter paper from among the old books, opened it, and slapped it on the wooden table.
"What is this?" Ye Yongjia pulled a corner of the letter paper, not knowing whether to read it or not, and asked with a frown.
Liu Zhennian sat down again: "This is the secret letter Wan Heshun once wrote to me. Didn't the 'Qingliu' people collude with him? Lord Ye, take a good look and see what this loyal minister who is famous at home and abroad is doing. Said it to me."
After hearing this, Ye Yongjia moved the letter paper in front of him with doubts. He saw that the words on it were still clear, but there were only a few wrinkles.
He took a deep breath, looked closer, and recited silently: "Wan Heshun, king of Jiankang County, bowed his head and said: 'Gong Liu has now defeated the Southern Barbarians and has great prestige. How can the position of prime minister be justified? The royal family is declining, and the country is in trouble. Zhen, it is better to change the surname to appease the hearts of the officials and the people in the world. The generals are like clouds, and there are more than tens of thousands of capable ministers and good generals. Isn't it shameful to make them bow their knees under a weak master? If Gongguo can ascend the throne, he will do it. I went to celebrate in person and knelt down to worship. Even though I was a servant of the Duke, I still passed it down in history. This is an eternal honor! The humble ministers bowed their heads again and again.'"
Ye Yongjia put down the letter and suddenly felt a chill all over his body, and his eyes were empty. He couldn't believe that the two people who seemed incompatible on the surface actually had such a chilling story hidden behind them. It seems that in this court, not only virtue is a tool used to disguise, but also character, political opinions, and even the relationship with the enemy party, all things that can be called real can be hidden or even directly annihilated.
"Why do you think they hate me?" Liu Zhennian stared into his eyes, "They don't regard me as a traitor, but as a stumbling block on the road to fame. Only by removing me can they be promoted one by one. Getting rich, living in a dream. But what if I go along with them in everything? Then they will come to praise me and persuade me to end this rule as soon as possible. Don’t think too much, the one I hate is the current emperor."
"Why are you willing to show this to me?" Ye Yongjia held the letter in his trembling hands, stared at the red wick, and asked Liu Zhennian beside him.
"Because I know you," Liu Zhennian wanted to look at him with concern, but thinking about it now, he had to lower his head gradually, "You can not act according to other people's eyes, and you can work hard to change the bad government. Go up. You have never been willing to join the others. This letter may be of great use to you."
Ye Yongjia squeezed the letter tightly, blinked a few more times, raised his head, and there was a layer of tears on his eyes, which were particularly bright in front of the flames. But he didn't say anything more. He just turned his back to him and waved to the outside, which was regarded as farewell to him.
"Come here, escort the traitors Liu Zhennian and Gui Fu out and wait for their punishment!"
After saying that, two soldiers walked into the hall, took Liu Zhennian's arms and walked out.
"The rest, go into the house to search, find a box, put all the documents and evidence in it, and send it to the Ministry of Punishment today!" Shi Xiushen shouted, dispatching all his soldiers, and then turned around to ask Ye Yongjia: " What did the old thief say to you?"
"What can I say to him?" Liu Zhennian wiped away his tears and said, "I have to kill this old dog to satisfy my wish. But he gave me a letter. It was Wan Heshun. Evidence of collusion.”
A look of surprise flashed across Shi Xiushen's face, and then he pressed the sword on his waist and let out a long sigh: "I didn't expect that on the surface, this guy acted loyal to the royal family, but secretly he was brothers with the enemy. How shameless! Chen How can a minister say that he is clear when he interacts with such people?"
Ye Yongjia then said: "Because of this, I want the world to see clearly the faces of these gentlemen. This letter is very important and must be presented to the emperor and announced to the world!"
Shi Xiu Shen said worriedly: "I'm afraid... it will be in vain after all. The emperor's thoughts are different from Tinglong's. If he is frustrated, the consequences will be disastrous."
Ye Yongjia's reaction was extremely resolute and his words were passionate: "Even if I am stripped of my official uniform, I will still accomplish such a big thing! Don't worry, Shi Sijin, I am not afraid of dying alone. I am afraid that if the government continues to be so chaotic, it will really It’s completely dark!”
