After hearing the news that Liu Zhennian had been captured, Su Zongshan finally felt relieved and issued the document. He asked a bold secretary to sneak into Lu Yingshan's army, shouting "Liu thief is dead! Those who surrender will not be killed!" The document was held high in the air and the horse galloped several times.
Lu Yingshan's soldiers saw the seal on the document from a distance and heard clearly the eight words shouted by the clerk. They lost their strength one after another, abandoned their armor, and either fled in all directions or rebelled against the enemy. Lu Yingshan blocked them everywhere. Why? Unable to hold on, he fell off his horse in a panic and was killed by the rebels.
The surrounding fire slowly extinguished, the sky also darkened, and there was no sound in the streets where corpses were piled up. Officers and soldiers had taken control of the streets. Cun Zhao and Tai Su knelt down to receive the document. When they heard that Liu Dang had been wiped out, they immediately washed their faces with tears and raised their heads to cry. The whole army also cheered and cheered. After they were overjoyed, the Second Si Jin ordered everyone to clean the battlefield and released a After arriving at the broad road, the whole army set off, left the forbidden area, and went to the side hall to meet the emperor.
The Second Secretary Jin kowtowed to the Emperor and recounted the hardships of the past few days. Everyone who listened was moved. At this time, Su Zongshan and others had gathered in the palace. After the emperor expressed condolences to the sergeants, he was supported and returned to the palace, and all the ministers also returned to their official offices.
"May I ask, has your Majesty gone back?"
The eunuch sweeping the floor felt someone patting him. When he looked up, he saw Ye Yongjia from the Ministry of War, holding a document in his hand and looking at him with confusion.
"Yes," the eunuch picked up the broom, "just now he was escorted back to the palace by the eunuch."
"Oh...thank you."
Ye Yongjia clasped his fists, turned around in a hurry, followed the path he came from, and strode into the forbidden gate.
The moonlight was obscured by heavy clouds. There were no lights on the corridor where the fight had just ended, and a putrid smell was still floating around. Ye Yongjia couldn't see the road in front of him clearly, so he could only walk carefully until he saw the closed door, with a little light reflected in the vermilion paint. This door should normally be open, but today it was closed due to the commotion outside.
"Please let the defenders report to the Emperor!" Ye Yongjia knocked on the door, "Just tell me that I, Ye Yongjia, have something important to see you!"
"Is it Mr. Ye?" The defender turned his head, raised a torch, and shined it on his face.
"See clearly?" Ye Yongjia took a step closer.
"Okay, I'll go to the palace immediately and tell the emperor." After saying that, the defender took the torch and walked down the tower.
Ye Yongjia stood up straight and waited, looking at the two huge palace doors with serious eyes, thinking rapidly about what to say; but gradually, after waiting for a long time, he became a little unable to do what he wanted and began to lose his mind.
He didn't know how long he waited before he came back to his senses and suddenly looked around, but it was still the same as before. It was very quiet. He could only hear crows flapping their wings in the distance, maybe chasing the corpse there. flesh.
Ye Yongjia felt uneasy and patted the gate twice more, but no one responded at all, so he had to pace under the palace gate.
After another half hour, there was still no movement inside. He looked anxiously at the sky, but couldn't see the moon and didn't know what time it was. His legs and feet were numb, so he had to sit down against the city wall, thinking to himself: 'Could Tongpao Chen really be trying to deceive me? But now that the emperor is in charge of the government and is arbitrary in everything, what can be done by him? Maybe it's because Cun Sijin is afraid of being implicated... No, it shouldn't be, he can't possibly know about this letter... Forget it, maybe I'm just overthinking everything. His Majesty is physically and mentally exhausted, and maybe he fell asleep. . Why don't you stay here until tomorrow and wait for the palace door to open in the morning? I will go in and report! ’ He thought he had a plan, so he simply stayed up tonight, holding the letter in his arms, planning to stay up until dawn.
It was dawn. Ye Yongjia hadn't closed his eyes all day, but when he saw the morning glow turning the sky red, the fatigue was swept away by eighty-nine points.
'It's almost, the door is about to open...' He couldn't hide his excitement, his whole body seemed to be trembling, he thought, 'Since I entered the capital as an official, I have been used to acting hypocritically and hanging out with those hypocritical gentlemen. In this place, I have never done anything upright and clearly. Now that I have such a God-given opportunity, I will risk my life to drag down those evil people! '
"The Holy Majesty is approaching, those who are idle should get out of the way!"
With the sound of several crisp gongs, the two palace doors were gradually pulled open by the eunuchs, and the emperor's chariot came forward.
Ye Yongjia stood up in a hurry, straightened his hat, walked straight to the footpath, stopped the emperor and knelt down: "Weak minister Ye Yongjia has something important to report!"
The guards on both sides were really panicked when they saw a figure rushing towards him from the diagonal stab. They immediately stepped forward with a few steps and were about to draw their swords. They already saw Ye Yongjia's face clearly.
"Sir, what's the matter? Why don't you tell us?" they asked with a smile.
Ye Yongjia's eyes did not move an inch, staring closely at the golden curtain on the car: "This is a confidential matter and should only be disclosed to His Majesty!"
"Ahem," the emperor coughed twice behind the curtain and waved his hands, "What is Ye Qing playing about?"
Ye Yongjia immediately fell to the ground: "It's evidence about the Liu Party."
"Ye Qing, don't be impatient. I left the palace this time just to announce this," the emperor said with a smile in his voice, "Come here and read the imperial edict to Ye Shangshu!"
"Yes!" The accompanying eunuch took a piece of edict, unfolded it and read: "The evidence and confessions found in the Prime Minister's Mansion are all complete. I also read the memorials from Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment. The charges are all reasonable. His assistance There are a total of sixteen civilians who conspired to rebel, and they are listed on the left: ... There are a total of sixty-nine military officers who assisted in the rebellion, and they are listed on the left: ...Immediately order an officer to investigate the crime according to this, and clarify the canonical punishment, so as to promote the law of the country. Don’t ask any questions, I appreciate this!”
After hearing this, Ye Yongjia felt like a thunderbolt from the blue, which shocked his heart and froze his eyes.
"Ye Yongjia, why don't you accept the order?"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" He kowtowed five or six times in a row and shouted heartbreakingly, "The evidence handed over by Dali Temple is not complete. I still have a letter in hand, which is extremely critical. Please ask your Majesty to Let me play it!"
The emperor deliberately showed a bit of embarrassment. When the eunuch who received the imperial edict saw it, he was also angry: "Master Ye, you have been a Beijing official for many years. Why, don't you even understand the emperor's rules? What the emperor said Jiuding, how can we accept it just as soon as it is destined? If it is important, why not give it to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment yesterday to see it? It is useless to say more, Lord Ye, hurry up and go away!"
Ye Yongjia looked at the curtain that was rolled up by the breeze. He was stunned for a long time, and then he softly uttered a few words: "Okay, okay...Wei Chen will leave now." Then he moved his knees to the side of the road and looked at Yu Jia. The wheels rolled over that section of bluestone road.
