"My lord," Ye Yongjia glanced back calmly, "didn't you also read these two confessions? These two people accuse each other of being traitors, which is enough to prove the truth of this matter. If you don't use When people go out to visit the capital, how do they know what is right and what is wrong? Do you want to speak for the rebellious minister?"
Guo Xiang people are already irritable. How could they bear Ye Yongjia's provocation? He suddenly became angry and said, "I have read the confession and it is true, but this matter has nothing to do with the Ministry of War, but you want to be a member of the Ministry of War?" Police, this is clearly an act of subjugation! You are doing this simply because you want to use the public for private gain, so that your confidants can manipulate the case and eradicate dissidents. Otherwise, how can you explain it? "
He then faced the curtain again: "Your Majesty, I believe that this matter must not be entrusted to the Ministry of War. We should follow the old system and select people from the Yushitai as special envoys. If you are afraid that their prestige will not be displayed, you can retreat and settle for the second best. Select people from the official and criminal departments."
The emperor could no longer remain silent at this time and replied calmly: "What you said makes sense. I wonder if Mr. Ye still holds the previous opinion?"
Ye Yongjia kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, since Lianghou said that he has read the confessions of the two people, he must know what Lan Yuan means when he says, 'Cun Zhao uses the officers and soldiers as his eyes and ears', 'Keeps private soldiers' and so on. He Cun Zhao Zhao took advantage of his status to win over the garrison guards in various provinces. In other words, he was colluding with the sergeants affiliated with the Ministry of War, rather than the civil servants of the state, county and provincial governments. I want to ask him, if the Ministry of War does not care about this matter, who else can take care of it? "
These words were something Xiang people had never heard before. He was stunned for a while, then secretly gritted his teeth and suddenly realized: "I have been misled by Ye Thief's scheme!" It turns out that he hid the most important news and tempted me to speak out against it in front of the emperor, which made me appear to be the one causing trouble! '
The Xiang people were so angry that they even wanted to argue with him, but then they realized that they had made a mistake and if they continued to resist, they would only lose the emperor's trust. So he pretended to be indifferent and went to the ground to say: "Master Ye, what he said is true. , I forgot for a moment and misunderstood his intentions. I hope your Majesty will approve his report and get rid of the traitors as soon as possible."
The two principals reached an agreement, and the emperor had no reason to refuse. He just shouted to Shen Jing beside him: "Let Ye Qing recommend the candidate, and the order will be passed on immediately without delay."
Soon after the two returned home, an imperial edict was drawn up by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, announcing to all officials that Wan Yuzhi, the head of the Ministry of War, should be appointed as the envoy to Huguang, Henan, stationed in Xinyang, and in charge of the punishment of the two provinces. The governor of the state government would obey his orders and complete the matter. stop.
Wan Yuzhi knew that this trip was not easy, but he also realized that this was an earth-shattering event. He couldn't help but feel overwhelmed and wanted to leave immediately, and hurriedly came to see Ye Yongjia and others to say goodbye.
Cai Xianqing praised his courage, but Ye Yongjia was not very relaxed and told him carefully: "You have always been careless in doing things. Today, you are going to another place and you are not familiar with the political situation. You should be more careful and don't antagonize local officials, let alone abuse your power." .”
Wan Yuzhi bowed respectfully: "I will keep these words in my heart. I wonder if you, sir, have any suggestions?"
Ye Yongjia thought for a while and said: "The fewer people who know about the investigation of the land system, the better. It is best to only inform a few people and do it step by step. Don't make any announcements at will."
"Why is this?" Wan Yuzhi asked.
Ye Yongjia sighed: "Nowadays, the officials have less objections to us because the New Deal has not yet been launched. Once they see the signs, the Chen Party will definitely fan the flames and isolate us. So I want to take advantage of the fact that the people's hearts are still stable, and more Do something."
"But you don't have to be nervous about it," he smiled and patted Yu Zhi's shoulder, "After all, oral messages can be spread with just one mouth. It's not easy for anyone to guard against it. If something happens, I won't blame you. Also, bring some extra silver, it might help."
Wan Yuzhi agreed, and Cai Xianqing came forward and said, "Why don't you, Master Wan, pay for it? I'll prepare a few banknotes for you, and you can just take them." Yuzhi was grateful and followed him to the class room. He took out five silver notes from his rattan box and took some broken silver with him, totaling a thousand taels of silver. They were all ready before setting off.
In the past few days since the incident, the prince did not dare to leave the East Palace, deeply worried about the situation outside. Now that there is no Lan Yuan to advise him, and no Cun Zhao to support him, the prince is in fear all day long, watching every sign of trouble. Even though he is guarded day and night by his attendants, he still feels empty around him, as if he is walking in a dark wasteland. Alone, listening to the howling of the wind and the howling of wolves.
His mind was always in doubt, so much so that he didn't even bother to drink the wine. He just wandered in the bedroom, silently counting the time that passed little by little.
"Your Highness, what are you thinking about?" Concubine Geng sat beside the bed, looking at the shadows moving under the candlelight.
"What are you doing? Just stay here." The prince became more and more irritated when he heard her voice.
"Your Highness, please don't work too hard..."
"Why are you talking so much!" The prince was so angry that he rushed up to her in two steps, pointed his finger at her and said, "I am in such a situation, why don't you thank me for it! Why are you telling the truth? What kind of status do you want?" It’s simply a lost star!”
After that, he kicked the cabinet beside the bed several times and shouted loudly: "Get out of here! Get out!"
Concubine Geng had never seen the prince so angry. She immediately burst into tears, wiping her tears, rolled up the quilt and walked quickly out the door.
When the guard saw this, he was eager to ask, but the prince slammed the door shut with a sound that shook the heaven and the earth.
"Ancestors..." The prince's anger turned to sadness, and he immediately let down his hair, cried and shouted, looked in the direction of the Ancestral Temple and knelt heavily, his trembling body lying on the ground, "Please protect me with your heroic spirits, and bless me well. I will take the throne as king and prosper the country! I killed the emperor's brother in the first place, but it was because of the willow thieves' rebellion and it was not my fault. Even if the emperor's brother lives well, he will be killed by them sooner or later..."
He took a step on his knees, cried harder, and kowtowed again and again: "Please, please, even if I am an unfilial son, I am still your heir, so spare my life..."
"The Emperor has arrived!"
While he was praying, a shout suddenly came from outside the door, followed by a burst of thunder and lightning, which illuminated his pale face. He hurriedly blew his nose, wiped away his tears, and stumbled towards the door. At this time, the door opened, and there were dark clouds outside the hall, and it was pouring rain.
"My son, I pay my respects to...Father." He quickly calmed down his emotions and knelt down calmly and said.
"Who was crying just now? I heard a lot of noise in the East Palace." The emperor, dressed in casual clothes, walked forward slowly.
"Yes...it's Erchen's Concubine Geng. She got a little emotional, it's just a trivial matter." The prince said respectfully.
