After hearing this, the emperor hurriedly asked someone to pick up the memorial. When he opened it and looked at it, it turned out that it was not Chen Tongpao's handwriting. His anger calmed down a little, and he said slowly: "Then they are signing the letter today, but are they under your instructions?"
Chen Tongpao replied: "I originally asked my subordinates to prepare a plan and prepare it to be submitted on a day. At that time, I never thought about King Yi entering the palace. What's more, I have been recuperating at home recently and have no idea about the situation in the court."
The emperor nodded his head in disbelief, and asked again: "Then it was someone who stayed behind in the official department who made an independent decision and handed it over to Zeng Liang?"
Chen Tongpao kowtowed again: "Your Majesty, the people below don't know the reason. They usually just act according to orders, and they can't be blamed. After all, the memorial was written according to the wishes of the guilty minister. Since it offended Your Majesty, The blame lies with me."
"But you didn't participate in their actions, so you're not at fault." The emperor re-established trust in Chen Tongpao.
Seeing the situation, his colleagues hurriedly followed suit and said: "As a minister and leader of six ministries, I should act very cautiously. However, I ignored King Yi's face and made assumptions about right and wrong, which led to the misunderstanding of many colleagues. As the saying goes, the law does not blame everyone, I beg your majesty to just deal with it. Chen, a certain person, may be killed or spared, please do as you please.”
A smile slowly appeared on the emperor's face, and he said to him: "Since Chen Shangshu is so responsible, what else can I say? I don't think the punishment should be too severe. Just charge you with negligence. I will only fine you three times." A monthly salary shows the world that I cherish my talents."
"Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty!" Everyone shouted in unison.
"In addition, I have to issue an oral order," the emperor coughed twice and changed the topic, "it is about Tian Zheng. I have thought about this again and again and feel that the original ban should be lifted. You go back immediately and inform Ye The Ministry of War asked him to inform Wan Yuzhi to conduct an inventory of the fields in Henan."
Zeng Liang was shocked: "But this..."
"Zeng Shangshu!" The emperor's tone was extremely stern, "Don't forget, it was Mr. Chen who saved you and saved you. If I were not a kind king, your end would not be easy."
Zeng Liang immediately understood the meaning of his words and leaned down obediently.
"Master Chen, this is really a clever move." The Guoxiang man made the tea and respectfully pushed it to Chen Tongpao.
"You finally figured it out?" Chen Tongpao took the tea bowl and asked him with a smile.
"I thought you were pretending to be sick to delay time, but I didn't expect that you anticipated the actions of the officials and deliberately avoided it."
The colleague finished his bowl of tea and said, "I'm not escaping from anything. On the contrary, I'm protecting them."
"Yes, the most amazing thing is what you just said," said the people from Guoxiang while helping him pour tea. "It makes the emperor think that you are innocent, but you are helping everyone take the blame; it makes the ministers feel that you are innocent." After listening to this, I also feel that you can take on the responsibility and take on the responsibility. This has made both parties happy."
"Please keep your voice down," Tongpao Chen stretched out his hand to signal, "After all, I have deceived the emperor. This kind of trick should not be used often."
"Hey, what is this?" Guoxiang snorted, disapprovingly, "You and I are not stupid and loyal people. As long as we can achieve our goals, we can use any means."
"Let's not talk about this anymore," Chen Tongpao took the initiative to interrupt the topic, "I have to go back to recover for a few more days, so I can't stay for a long time. You can help take care of the official affairs of the staff department."
Guo Xiangren responded first, and then asked: "But the ban of the New Deal has been lifted, and the Ye Party is bound to make trouble in the next few days. I wonder what your instructions are on this?"
Tongpao Chen smiled easily and told him slowly: "No matter what trouble occurs, stabilizing Zeng Liang is your first priority. When I come back, I will make him a sharp blade."
After King Yi returned to the palace, he immediately sent the exciting news to the Ministry of War. Ye Yongjia and others were overjoyed and congratulated each other, feeling like clouds in their hearts.
"In this case, I still have to do my meritorious service with brother Xun. Isn't it justified if I don't give him a big reward?" Cai Xianqing asked with a smile.
Cui Yi heard this and hurriedly dissuaded him: "Why do Mr. Cai mention this so much? Master Ye doesn't have much money. You will have to spend a lot of money when the time comes. Cui is really embarrassed. What's more, this is only the first step. The future is still unknown. Let’s wait until the work is completed.”
"He Xunyan is right, we must not be complacent," Ye Yongjia said, "Let's study the issues of the New Deal first."
"Don't worry about it, Tinglong." Cai Xianqing smiled knowingly, walked to the table, and took out a document from the drawer, "I have already written down a plan to withdraw from the land. Come and take a look."
Ye Yongjia took it with a smile, opened it and read it carefully several times. He quite agreed with it. He wrote together and said: "Mr. Cai's proposal is really a good step-by-step approach, which is enough to stabilize the situation. However, this plan requires close cooperation from the Ministry of Punishment. I don't know. Can Minister Ming comply with everything?"
Cui Yi raised his eyebrows and cupped his hands to persuade: "Mr. Ming is not unreasonable. Talking to him will only increase trouble. Just act for him."
Ye Yongjia said: "We also need to let him know about this, otherwise it will cause discord and how can it be settled? Send someone to persuade him to prevent him from making trouble again."
Cai Xianqing heard that something was not right about their conversation, and couldn't help but stepped forward and said bluntly: "Master Ye, even if Chunji is not good in all ways, he still belongs to our New Deal faction, why should he abandon it like a pair of worn shoes? This makes a loyal and cunning person useless. , it’s really a pity.”
"Zhongkun..." Ye Yongjia curled his lips, lowered his head and pinched a corner of the document, "I hope his loyalty is towards us. It's better to do what I want, and then secretly hand the plan to Xinyang and call Chief Wan. Think about it."
Wan Yuzhi was well informed, and he soon heard rumors from the court. He was about to conduct a thorough search of the Zhu family, but at this time he received a secret letter from the Ministry of War. He didn't fully trust the two clerks in front of him, so he had to open the envelope silently, press the name on the letter with two fingers, and turn his back to read. The two clerks were both curious, glanced at each other, and walked over quietly.
"What are you doing?" Wan Yuzhi raised his head alertly and stared at the two stiff people.
The one on the left was a bit smart, and out of haste, he bowed and replied: "I...I'll go to the cupboard to get a bag of tea leaves, and boil some water to make a pot of tea for the master in charge."
"Then go ahead."
The clerk nodded with a smile and walked to the edge of the cabinet. He could just catch a glimpse of his profile from the corner of his eye. Wan Yuzhi was surprised at first, then worried, and clicked his tongue twice; then he became serious again, and then put down the letter.
"What? Is it the Master of the Ministry of War?" the clerk behind asked cautiously.
"Oh, it's a family member who wrote the letter and came here to ask for money. It has nothing to do with you." After saying that, Wan Yuzhi directly crumpled the secret letter into a ball and threw it into the brazier to burn it.
