"History Secretary! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived with several adults!"
Just when Ye Yongjia was determined to go to danger, several forbidden soldiers suddenly broke into the house and knelt down on one knee to report to Shi Xiushen.
Shi Xiushen glanced at Ye Yongjia worriedly, and immediately asked: "What are the prince's orders when he comes here? Could it be that the dust has settled down at Cun Si Jin's place?"
A sergeant raised his head and replied: "We didn't dare to ask His Highness these things. We just heard from Lan Shi's reading that the Crown Prince had brought the troops from the East Palace and wanted to arrest Liu Zhennian. Who knew you had already finished the matter in advance, so I hope you will hand over the prisoner and take him to the side hall for trial."
Shi Xiushen had many doubts, but he had no choice but to be summoned by the prince. There was no way to escape, so he asked these soldiers to clear the way and walked out with Ye Yongjia.
The soldiers outside the door had already formed two rows, leaving a large open space in the middle for the prince's sedan to park. Lan Yuan opened the curtain of the sedan chair, took the prince's hand, and led him out of the sedan chair. He immediately heard the cry of "see your highness," and the sergeants on both sides knelt down.
With a smile on his face, the prince helped them up one by one and comforted them with kind words. When he walked under the courtyard wall, he heard the wooden door creaking and quickly took two steps back to see who it was, Shi Xiushen and Ye Yongjia.
The two of them saluted each other, and Shi Xiushen said: "His Highness, for the sake of national affairs, did not hesitate to risk himself and came in person. Shi Mou admired him very much. If there are any instructions, Shi Mou will do everything. I don't know where Si Cun is. Did you win?"
The prince tightened his robe and said with a smile: "Lu Yingshan's resistance is very tenacious. I'm afraid it will take a while for the Cun Si Jin to fight. However, the battle situation is almost certain, and it's time to try the criminals. The imperial court has organized the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to hold a joint trial in the side hall. Now, when you hand over the two thieves Liu Zhennian and Gui Fu to me, you must uphold the law and give an explanation to the people of the world!"
"I..." Shi Xiu Shen was about to obey the order honestly, but his arm was suddenly touched by Ye Yongjia, and he immediately changed his words, "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, the order to search was an order from Mr. Ye. I have no right to interfere because of my humble position. We are just helping each other out of loyalty. What’s more, I am a lowly warrior and I don’t know much about these matters. It would be best to discuss it with Ye Shangshu if I have any matters."
After hearing this, the prince frowned and turned to look at Ye Yongjia: "Master Ye, do you have any objections?"
Ye Yongjia cupped his hands and replied: "The prince is wise and wise, how can there be any reason for a humble minister to disobey him? It's just that the major events have not been decided yet, and the evidence has not been collected and prepared in detail. It may not be a good idea for the court to rush to convict."
"This..." The prince was already a little guilty, but after hearing these words, he even looked timid.
"Master Ye, are you deliberately embarrassing His Highness!" Seeing the situation, Lan Yuan stepped forward and shouted angrily, "All the princes hate Liu Zhennian to the core. If he is not punished as soon as possible, how long will it take? "
"Does Liu Zhennian still need to be tried?" Ye Yongjia glanced coldly, "Everyone knows what crimes he committed. But the Liu party has a large number of people, and they need to be interrogated one by one. How can it be decided in a few words to make a long-term plan?"
"We didn't say we were going to scrutinize Liu's party! We were only scrutinizing Liu Zhennian!"
"Okay then, I'll just hand Liu Thief over to you. The traitor Gui Fu will be put in prison for now!" Ye Yongjia showed no sign of weakness and stared at him with sharp eyes.
"Bold!" Lan Yuan was furious, clenched his fists, and roared through clenched teeth, "Are you going to openly resist the order?"
Seeing that both parties were yelling at each other so much that they were almost losing their minds, Chen Tongpao hurriedly walked up to them and after some mediation, the two stopped talking and stopped talking full of resentment.
"Shi Sijin, you have nothing to do here." Chen Tongpao saw that the atmosphere had relaxed a little, then turned to Shi Xiu Shen and said, "The emperor still needs someone to protect him, so you can take your people back first." .”
"Oh, I see."
Shi Xiushen reluctantly nodded his head, turned around, and walked slowly towards the distance; but after taking a few steps forward, the back figure stopped under the gaze of the surrounding firelight. Before anyone could have any doubts, he took another step forward, shouted "Let's go!" to the soldiers, immediately got on his horse, and left with dense sparks of fire. As the billowing smoke dissipated, the color of the sky suddenly became much darker, and even the luster of Ye Yongjia's body also dimmed.
"I have a suggestion." Chen Tongpao seemed to be smiling all the time, but Ye Yongjia couldn't see clearly and only looked at the darkness. "Since it is difficult for those Liu Party members to discuss all their crimes, it is better to punish the unpardoned criminals, that is, the conspirators." Rebellious, rebellious and the like; as for the corrupt people, their crimes of corruption and abuse of power are relatively minor, so they can be left aside for the time being. In this way, there is no doubt about being arbitrary, and there is no mistake about leniency. Why did Ye Gong behave like this? ?”
Ye Yongjia held the letter in his sleeve and said slowly: "Chen Shangshu is right, but the evidence still needs to be discussed."
"Yes, evidence," Tongpao Chen clapped his hands twice and said in a very clear voice, "Of course I have to talk about this. However, there are not many people to interrogate, so it can be convenient to pick some important ones and transport them."
The prince continued: "Then it's settled. Ye Shangshu, please hand over Liu Zhennian."
Ye Yongjia moved his eyes hesitantly and thought in his mind: 'If I had followed Tongpao Chen's approach, I would not have been able to participate in the trial and hand over this letter to His Majesty in person... But I can't safely say anything to them. You know, let alone leave it to them. It's better to find another way. '
Thinking of this, he had no time to think of a careful plan, so he had to make up his mind and prepare a way to go to the end.
"Your Highness, I have admired him for many years and worked beside him, and I have also learned some secrets. I have a secret message to present to the emperor during today's meeting. I wonder if I can attend it with you all?"
Chen Tongpao patted his shoulder, pointed to the official uniform on his body, and said seriously: "Ye Shangshu, as the head of the Six Cao Cao, I am not allowed to attend the meeting. Where do you come from? You and I All we have to do is wait. Since you have important evidence, wouldn’t it be the same if you handed it over?”
Ye Yongjia quickly retorted: "No! Who can guarantee that the person who received this letter is not a member of the Liu Party? What if an official from which department or department reads it, steals it, or erases a few lines of text? Who can know?"
"Nonsense..." After hearing this, Lan Yuan felt angry and blood welling up again. He wanted to scold him, but Chen Tongpao grabbed his hand.
"Your worries are not unreasonable," Tongpao Chen said with a bow, "Since your Excellency is determined to appear before the Emperor, well, wait until the interrogation of Liu Zhennian is over, and as soon as the interrogation is over, I will immediately take you to see him. Your Majesty, the case file must not be closed at that time, and it is not too late to submit it again, and a supplement can be made."
Although Ye Yongjia was still wary of him, he heard that the matter was very similar and there was no room for conspiracy, so he agreed: "Okay."
