The Guoxiang man suddenly became furious, slammed the table several times, and shouted: "How dare you do this! Come on, pick him up and beat him first!"
People on both sides were about to take action when they heard a voice in the distance: "Wait a minute!" They were all frightened and trembled.
The Xiang people were startled and looked along the sound. When they saw Tongpao Chen walking slowly, he hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Master Chen."
"Remove all these instruments of torture," Chen Tongpao waved his sleeves and said without greeting him, "Since we are called Qingliu, why should we use such unfair methods? The interrogation can only be based on true evidence."
"This... okay," Xiangren was reluctant, but believed that he would not act rashly, so he ordered, "Put everything back!"
Ye Yongjia glanced at him from the corner of his eye and sneered: "I'm used to being hypocritical and hypocritical, and I'm afraid I've also deceived myself."
"Why did Ye Bingbu say this?" Chen Tongpao smiled and walked forward, "Looking at the whole world, everyone regards me as a clean stream. Except for your party members, no one calls me hypocritical."
"This is inevitable. Only the scholars and officials have the right to speak. Who can hear the opinions of the common people? In your mouth, the word 'world' is so false." Ye Yongjia sighed.
Chen Tongpao knelt down and said: "Master Ye, I am not here to discuss state affairs with you. I just want to lament that you and I were so congenial and close friends at the beginning, but now we part ways due to political opinions and regard each other as enemies... all this How sad."
Ye Yongjia looked at him steadily, as if he saw all the past in his eyes; but he quickly controlled his emotions, and when he looked again, he still had those deep, numb eyes.
"After so many years, I no longer care about some things. Let me tell you: Your wife, Zhuo Lengping, I wanted to marry her, but she refused, so I let her go and ran to you. . In fact, my view of you has changed since then."
"Oh, really," Tongpao Chen was unmoved at all, as if he had heard an anecdote, "Leng Ping has never been mentioned before. Your Excellency is really magnanimous, I admire him."
"As a living person, don't you have even a little bit of emotion?" Ye Yongjia glared angrily and asked in a roaring manner, "You are talking about sorrow and close friends... are not all bluffs! Such cold-bloodedness, all fanaticism, The surging emotions are extinguished. If this is the way of the so-called sages, the world will still be a world of the powerful, and the 'sages' are just the wolves that most defend this system!"
"How dare you slander the saint!" The Xiang people rushed up from behind and pointed at him, his face flushed.
"I'm about to die anyway," Ye Yongjia tossed his sleeves and turned his back, "To tell the truth... it's quite satisfying."
Xiangren still wanted to argue, but Chen Tongpao stopped him, dragged him to the stairs, and asked in a low voice: "What are you arguing with him for?"
"Mr. Chen, this man has gone to the extreme level of madness. Why not kill him as soon as possible? Instead, you protect him at every turn. It is really incomprehensible." The Xiang people asked out of anger.
Tongpao Chen sighed: "How can I have any reason to protect him? I am just afraid that the Ye Party will turn the corner. The evidence is incomplete and it will take time to collect. If something happens, how will we deal with ourselves? How should we be careful with him? "Although he doesn't remember his kindness, he still has to show it to the emperor."
"Then... what should we do next?" Xiangren had no objection.
"Let's investigate what we are sure of. Bring Chang Zhenren and Cun Zhao to trial, and overturn Lan Yuan's case first. As for the Ye party, don't arrest any of them, just keep them under surveillance and entertain them with good food and drinks. .”
The Xiang people nodded silently and bowed to him.
Within three days, Xiang Ren relied on his superb interrogation techniques to collect all the confessions he needed. He wrote a detailed account to the emperor, saying, "In order to plot against the prince, Ye Yongjia first falsely accused him of banning Cunzhao and imprisoned him. Then he used his release from prison as a inducement to force him to frame Lanyuan. Then he was deposed arbitrarily and went on a rampage." avoid. Later, Master Chang came to the palace to inquire about his illness. Ye Yongjia was afraid of his loyal advice, so he arrested him as a monster. He was bound to be beaten as a traitor, which is especially absurd. After investigation, there is no doubt that this case is an unjust case. Please ask Your Majesty to issue an edict to clear the case to comfort people's hearts. '
The emperor looked at many more evidences and found that there was no doubt about it. He made up his mind and summoned Ge Ming, a scholar of Hanlin Academy, to write an imperial edict before going to the palace and asked him what his opinion was. Ge Ming kowtowed and replied: "It goes without saying that the Ye thief should be sentenced to death. Although Cun Zhao was falsely accused at first, in order to survive, he helped the thief many times and made countless officials suffer injustice. His crime is no less than that of the Ye party. Please join us. Kill them as a warning to rebellious ministers and traitors!"
Although Ge Mingwei made this discussion under the instructions of Chen Tongpao, it was also out of his own heart. His enthusiasm was beyond words, and he couldn't help but touch the emperor's heart. He immediately slapped the case and said, "Convict him accordingly."
"My order!" Ge Mingwei was about to withdraw from the imperial edict, but suddenly remembered something, turned back quickly, cupped his hands and reported: "My minister... there is still something unclear: Why don't Ye Thief's gang members be dealt with together?"
Regarding the issue of dealing with the Ye Party, the emperor no longer had any scruples at this time, and replied truthfully: "The degree of their guilt and the degree of their guilt has yet to be ascertained, so please don't be impatient."
Ge Ming said sternly: "Since they agree with the Ye thieves, they are the national thieves. There is no difference between the severity and the severity! A group of profit-seeking villains can be killed to clean up the atmosphere. Furthermore, Ye Yongjia used the name of the Blue Party to , many dissidents were captured and killed, and the documents were kept in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice. If Cai Xianqing and others take the opportunity to burn them, Your Majesty will regret it."
"Then write one more sentence: Send people immediately to seize the Ministry of War." The emperor's words were decisive.
After receiving the decree, the people in Guoxiang were extremely excited. They didn't intend to discuss it with their colleagues at all. They all thought proudly: "Now I will achieve this great achievement alone. Wouldn't it be a pity if I didn't specially choose someone to witness it?" ...Yes! Shi Xiushen was so close to Ye Yongjia, and it would be very interesting to ask him to go to the Ministry of War in person at this time. If he feels compassion again and hesitates to move forward, you can read his book. How wonderful! Wonderful! ’ So he asked the emperor for Shi Xiushen’s troops to go with him.
The door to the Ministry of Punishment prison opened unusually. Cun Zhao just woke up from his sleep, opened his sleepy eyes slightly, and saw that Lan Yuan had put on the previous court uniform, standing proudly in front of him, his whole body seemed to be exuding a majestic golden light.
Cun Zhao seemed to have seen a divine man. Before he could speak, he bowed to him three times and kowtowed to him, crying with gratitude: "Lan Shidu, you really saved my life! Where are my court clothes?" I, after I go back, I must make those thieves pay with blood, and I must let them be under my feet..."
Before he finished speaking, Lan Yuan leaned down and grinned ferociously: "What did you say? I want to thank you for saving my life."
