"Report——"
While Ye Yongjia was talking with Mrs. Cui, he suddenly heard someone shouting outside the arch, and an old servant broke into the courtyard.
"What's the matter?" Ye Yongjia stepped forward and asked.
The old servant cupped his hands and replied, "It's Cai Xianqing who has arrived with two adults."
"There must be some progress in the affairs of the DPRK," Ye Yongjia frowned, "hurry up and invite the three of you to come to the hall to speak!"
The old servant took the order and left immediately. Mrs. Cui asked from the side: "Can I get out of my way?"
Ye Yongjia turned his head: "No need, you can listen and give advice."
Not long after, the three of them had arrived. After the ceremony, Ye Yongjia took the main seat, and then they all sat down. Cai Xianqing picked up the tea handed over by Mrs. Cui and told the whole story of the Lan Yuan case, and then said: "Now that the prison is complete, it is time for Tinglong to give us some instructions on how to deal with the prince."
"You really dare to do it," Ye Yongjia felt scared after hearing this, "But now that it's done, I won't say anything. As for the strategy, I think Party Chen will definitely participate in this dispute. Chen Tongpao is very cunning and will definitely solve the problem quickly. To seize the opportunity, we must not be behind them. We should finish the most important things as soon as possible and stand our ground before they can react. Now the two criminals Cun Zhao and Lan Yuan are in jail, where is the past? The people in Hunan are in charge, and it is very easy for them to collude with each other and manipulate evidence. We should mobilize the officials of various ministries to appeal immediately and ask for the two criminals to be taken to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, or to find a compromise and send them to Zongzheng Mansion."
"Another thing to remember is that our original intention of launching a major case is to complement the New Deal. It would be great if we could take the opportunity of 'investigating evidence' to investigate the land system in other places."
After hearing this, Cai Xianqing hurriedly said: "Qingliu has won the hearts of the courtiers, and he has the support of his prime minister, how can he be easily persuaded?"
Ye Yongjia smiled and said: "Among these people, as long as Zeng Liang can be persuaded to write a letter, everyone will think that he is not easy to mess with, and he is not from my group, so they will not dare to criticize outright. Su Zongshan is gentle, and once many parties submit a letter, he will not Inaccurate truth.”
Cai Xianqing's eyes showed hesitation: "Zeng Liang has always been a guard dog and rejected the New Deal. Can you still make him change his mind?"
Ye Yongjia threw off his cotton robe, waved his hand and said: "I will go to the court to see Zeng Liang later, and I will make a conclusion by then."
After Cui Yi heard what they were saying, he stood up and asked, "It's time to talk about the second question. There is no evidence that they have planted eyes and ears in other places. Even if they were asked, they would be leaving as soon as possible and there would be no reason to stay. Is it possible to use torture to provide false confessions?"
Ye Yongjia pinched his eyebrows and thought for a while, then looked at the expressions of the other two people, and then slowly nodded: "We have all been convicted of forming a party. For the sake of the New Deal, even if we use some means, it is okay. If you really have to be ordered to visit, you can also use the power at hand to intimidate the local officials..."
"My lord, this is a great plan! Send a trusted confidant here. Anyone who dares to violate the new policy will be directly charged with being a 'blue rebel party'. Wouldn't the governor of the state government be prepared to welcome us and go all out to welcome us?" Cui Yixiang It spoke his mind directly.
Ye Yongjia looked happy and seemed to be about to agree. Unexpectedly, Cui suddenly looked at his younger brother and angrily said, "You will teach people these unholy techniques! If you control the officials with this method, there is no guarantee that there will be good people among them." , will do whatever it takes to cater to the New Deal, isn’t it the people who will suffer in the end? I don’t know how you can say this!"
After hearing this, everyone was as silent as a cicada, and only glanced at Ye Yongjia with their peripheral vision.
"Hey, He Xun has good intentions, madam, why should you be like this," Ye Yongjia turned pale and said hurriedly, "Although we are careful to be benevolent and righteous, the Chen party is extremely stubborn. If we insist on the right path and do not use conspiracy, how can we compete with the enemy? We must not adopt the method of corrupting Confucianism, focusing on superficial articles, and only misdirecting the new policy."
Cui Yi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this would silence his sister, but Cui still refused to retreat and asked Ye Yongjia: "Then let me ask you, what is the purpose of this new policy?"
"For the sake of peace and prosperity, we can relieve the suffering of the people." Ye Yongjia said.
Cui immediately said: "Since it is for the sake of the common people in the world, you should know the consequences of doing this. I heard from my father that Niu Yuan and Yan Wen also used the same rhetoric back then. They did things unscrupulously, and eventually caused mourning all over the country and became a country. The sinner. Yin Jian is not far away. I hope that my husband will be more careful and not follow in his footsteps."
Ye Yongjia has always been wary of these two names and is deeply afraid that he will end up in the same fate. Now that I heard her words, I suddenly realized something, as if I was reining in my horse from the brink, and I couldn't help but sigh: "Madam, what you said is absolutely true. I am really lucky to have such a remonstrating wife!"
Then he turned around and rebuked Cui Yi: "He Xun, although we are called a party, we are only doing it to benefit all people. If we always think about excluding dissidents and do not distinguish between right and wrong, we will lose our hearts when the time comes. What will we have to do with Chen's party?" The difference? If you see me doing something improper in the future, I will rebuke you and I will not flatter you!"
"There must be a solution..." Cui Yi felt a little unsatisfied and said in a low voice.
Ye Yongjia replied, "I have decided that if there is an opportunity for a visit, I will send someone close to me to go there. I must not send subordinates to the secretarial office. They are naughty and easy to abuse their power. I wonder if you have any candidates?"
Wan Yuzhi looked around and saw no sound, so he stood up and said: "Wan is not talented. He is willing to be an envoy for the New Deal and investigate the land system."
"Can you do nothing wrong in autumn?" Ye Yongjia looked at his outfit and thought of his usual words and deeds, and felt uneasy.
Wan Yuzhi showed a rare serious expression and said: "If Yu Zhi disobeys this statement, he will be destroyed by heaven and earth, and he will be cut into pieces by a thousand knives!"
"Okay!" Ye Yongjia cheered and clasped his fists, "I believe you if you say that Master Wan is responsible. However, the matter has not yet been concluded. Follow me back to the palace to report to Emperor Chen!"
Of course, Zeng Liang from the Ministry of Revenue was also paying attention to the progress of the Lan Yuan case. Through various inquiries, he gradually learned the ins and outs of the matter, so he was anxiously wandering around the official office, counting the time, and eagerly hoping that the emperor could hold a court meeting as soon as possible.
"Report to Zeng Shangshu that Master Ye Yongjia Ye came here sick and asked for a visit."
He walked to the middle hall and saw a clerk rushing over.
"Ye Yongjia?" Zeng Liang frowned, "Why didn't I know he had entered the palace... Why was he the first to see me? Forget it, let him come in." He waved his hand and immediately walked to the pear blossom behind him. On the wooden Taishi chair, leaning against the table, I poured the tea and waited for it to arrive.
"Master Zeng, I heard rumors at home that Lan Shidu was arrested. Is this true?" Ye Yongjia walked slowly into the hall, bowed and asked eagerly.
"Stop pretending, I think you are the culprit behind the scenes, right?"
