"You can't tell the truth!" The young master's momentum was not weak at all. He shook off Cui Yi's hand and said, "Except for the luggage and other belongings, my father didn't bring back a piece of paper, and he never went anywhere else. His whereabouts are obvious, so how can he plot rebellion? That’s what he said? He has always been loyal to the emperor, and he has performed extraordinary feats in capturing the willow thief. Such empty accusations are simply ridiculous!"
Cui Yi's eyes showed more and more nervousness, his hands rubbed the corners of his clothes uneasily, and he stood there blankly. However, now that the matter had come to this, he did not dare to be timid. In order to stabilize people's hearts, he had no choice but to maintain his momentum and shouted angrily: "You, you little guy, you have such a tough mouth, you almost deceived me! Don't worry, I Examine them one by one to see if they also have such backbone!”
The soldiers acted a little hesitantly, but under Cui Yi's repeated instructions, they had to sheath their swords, push the young master aside, and called the servants and the female relatives of each room to come up and interrogate them one by one. No mistakes at all.
Cui Yi bit his lips tightly, his pale face particularly conspicuous under the light. He took a deep breath and paced crazily in the middle hall, trying hard to come up with a perfect solution, even if he only had to change his body and escape. But he gradually realized that this was no different from fantasy, and there was only one life-saving straw in front of him-that was to rummage through the boxes and cabinets, hoping to find something useful from them.
He first prayed to all the gods in his mind for good luck, then raised his head and said: "Dear sergeants, these people may have conspired with Cun Zhao to rebel, and naturally they are unwilling to tell the truth, so don't believe it. I’d better work hard for you, go into Cunzhao’s study, search it, and quickly expose this thief’s conspiracy!”
None of the soldiers moved, they all looked embarrassed, shook their heads and sighed: "Mr. Cui, everything must be supported by evidence. We haven't found any clues, so we are searching rashly. What's the point? What if we still look for it? Without the documents of rebellion, it would be a big joke..."
"They're all excuses!" Cui Yi responded hurriedly, "It's obvious that you are afraid of his status as a member of the royal family and don't dare to offend him, so you say this! I have nothing to do with him, how can I deliberately frame him! Besides, you all agree with me. After all this trouble, it's too late to retreat, and we will definitely be punished with death; it's better to go all the way to the dark side, then we still have a glimmer of hope!"
The soldiers had no choice but to urge their servants to guide them. When they came to the study door, they saw that it was not locked, so they rushed in, opened the boxes and cabinets, and even smashed the flower pots. Be careful. There were letters hidden in it; the study suddenly became a mess.
Everyone searched for a while but still found no relevant documents. Cui Yi squatted by the wall and looked at piles of writing paper. His eyes were a little sore and he felt very uncomfortable. At this point, he really couldn't hold on any longer. He stood up and rubbed his eyes, looking around, ready to inspect the progress of others.
He was about to walk to the other side when he saw a suitcase blocking the road at his feet. The clothes inside were messy and seemed to have been searched. As soon as he stepped over, a thought suddenly came to his mind: 'Since Cun Zhao left and returned lightly, or left letters and other items in his clothes, why not check them carefully? ’ So he leaned down and took each piece in his hands, touching the cuffs, arms and other places.
He then took out another crimson official uniform and saw that there was some dust on it. He suspected that it had not been washed. He quickly put his hand into the sleeve and touched something with sharp edges. He was so scared that he had goosebumps all over his body. Pull it out and see that it is a folded piece of letter paper.
He held his breath nervously, gently spread out the paper, and looked at a few lines of crumpled text:
'As a humble official, I was in the territory of King Yi's vassal. I discovered that a man was acting strangely and was interacting with the servants of the royal family. I returned to Beijing today and asked the spies in the capital. I learned that Cui Yi was traveling one night and was not at home. This man still has a period of mourning, but he does not observe etiquette. If he takes the opportunity to impeach him for the crime of unfilial piety and breaks Ye Thief's arm, King Yi will have nothing to rely on and will be expelled from the capital. Wanwanglan Shi read this letter quickly and presented it to the prince, while we waited for the good news outside. '
'It turns out that this happened back then, I understand, I understand...' Cui Yi thought excitedly, almost crying, but still tried his best to stay calm, 'I still remember that it was on the orders of my brother-in-law, When I went to the land of King Yi to do business, there were indeed spies following me! The reason why this letter has been preserved to this day must be that Lan Yuan was afraid that the prince would be suspicious of the emperor if he listened to his words, so he concealed it. It's a pity that he was a step too late in the end! '
Due to time constraints, he did not dare to think about it anymore, so he had to worry about survival and shouted: "I've found it now!"
When everyone heard this earthquake-like shout, they all stopped immediately, and everyone looked at him in surprise.
Seeing this, Cui Yi pretended to feel guilty and put his hand behind his body: "But I read the content...it's nothing."
The atmosphere fell into silence for a long time, until there was a burst of rapid footsteps, followed by a loud shout: "Take it out! Take it out!"
The soldiers took a closer look and saw that it was Cun Zhao's young master who broke into the room, pushed away the crowd, pointed at Cui Yi and said, "You were so aggressive before, why did you stop talking? Could it be that I saw some documents that were unfavorable to you, so you made the mistake?" Is he acting like this? My dear military lords, there must be something wrong with him!"
Before the soldiers could reply, the young man stepped forward, snatched the letter with his hands, glanced at it, raised his arms high, and said in surprise: "It's amazing! This letter clearly says 'Cui Yi', the crime of unfilial piety' A few big characters!" Immediately, regardless of Cui Yi's tearing, he read the contents of the letter aloud.
After hearing this, the faces of all the soldiers changed greatly. They looked at each other for a few times, and then they immediately pulled out their swords and turned the blades towards Cui Yi: "Master Cui, I asked you why you came to the imperial palace in such a hurry. Sure enough, it’s you who has a problem! How should I explain this time!”
Cui Yi raised his forehead and sighed: "Now that the evidence is here, I can't argue with you. Everyone, for the sake of me being Mr. Ye's brother-in-law, don't worry about it. Just treat it as if nothing happened. Is that okay?"
"You have a beautiful idea!" The young master scolded him with a very proud expression, "When the time comes, I will tell you in front of the emperor that both you and Ye Yongjia will be dismissed from office!"
"Left and right, why don't you take action?"
He gave the order, and the soldiers on both sides rushed forward quickly, pressed Cui Yi's arms, and tied him up: "Let's go! If you come back to the palace like this with us, you must explain clearly!"
Cui Yi lowered his head and did not make a sound, letting them push and push him out of Cunzhao's mansion.
The old servant who was still respectful before looked at his back and laughed loudly: "I'm afraid Ye Dang is going to set himself on fire!"
