"Definitely... against life?" Cunzhao opened his eyes in surprise, and the scene in front of him seemed to have lost its color at this moment, turning back into the lifeless, gloomy and terrifying place before.
Lan Yuan kicked him away, wiped the corner of his clothes, and ordered the officers on the left and right: "Take this guy to the imperial prison to be executed!"
Without saying a word, the officers came straight to hold Cun Zhao down. Cun Zhao was so frightened that he struggled to free himself from their arms like crazy and shouted heartbreakingly: "Lanyuan! You and I are friends in need. I I trust you wholeheartedly, why do you treat me like this! I’m going to complain to the Ministry of Civil Affairs..."
"Let's go," Lan Yuan ignored Cun Zhao's words and only said to his attendants, "Your Excellency has already led troops to search for the military headquarters. We must not fall behind."
When Lan Yuan arrived at the Yamen of the Ministry of War, he saw that the doors and windows all around were open and in a mess. Shi Xiushen was sitting at the door of the duty room, seemingly in a daze.
Lan Yuan coughed hurriedly, bowed his head and asked, "Shi Sijin, why are you here alone? What's going on inside?"
Shi Xiu Shen took a look into the room and replied: "My people were searching for evidence inside. I couldn't find anything for a while, so I came out to rest. In addition, congratulations to Officer Lan on his reinstatement. I feel very happy. Less?"
Lan Yuan sighed: "The prince has not recovered from a long-term illness, and Lan is worried about it. How can he be happy! Mr. Shi, tell the truth, what happened to Ye Yongjia, does it make you feel quite uncomfortable?"
Shi Xiushen's expression immediately became serious: "I didn't know his intentions before and mistakenly made friends with him; now that he has plotted a great treachery, disobeyed the emperor and his father, and shamed the common people below, I wish he had been punished earlier, how can I feel sorry for him!"
"You don't have to hide it. It's human nature. I might be able to speak up and save him..."
"History Secretary!" A forbidden soldier suddenly rushed out and interrupted the conversation between the two of them. "We found a box containing all the instructions of the Ye Party on the New Deal!"
After hearing this, Shi Xiu Shen hurried in; Lan Yuan followed closely behind him, and when he opened the curtain, he saw Cai Xianqing and Wan Yuzhi being pressed into armchairs, with Guo Xiang people lingering beside them.
"Oh, Lan Shidu, you're here too..." The man from Guoxiang raised his head and smiled softly, "Well, come and see the great achievement I'm going to accomplish, and then I'll hold a banquet to celebrate for you, as long as you're not drunk. endlessly!"
Lan Yuan shook his head and smiled: "Lianghou, I have no interest in wine. I just hope that you can keep your promise and let the Ye Party - especially that Cui Yi, suffer cruel torture, so that you can relieve the huge hatred in my heart!"
"This is natural," Guo Xiangren nodded and turned his gaze to Shi Xiushen, "Master Shi, since you are determined to break up with your best friend, you can open the documents for everyone."
Shi Xiushen looked around, cold sweat gradually forming on his forehead. His expression was extremely dazed, and he didn't know when his legs moved forward and when they stopped, as if he was walking on the clouds.
He didn't even hear the Xiang people's urging. He leaned down silently and took out a document from the envelope. He saw that it was Cai Xianqing's handwriting on it. He opened another document and it was still the same. His movements immediately became faster, reaching three, four, and more than ten items... so much so that he forgot to count how many, and he couldn't find Ye Yongjia's handwriting.
He stood up and looked at Cai Xianqing involuntarily, his eyes mixed with respect or sadness; but the latter only smiled back at him and exhaled a long breath of relief.
"What's wrong?" Guoxiangren's heart began to beat rapidly, and Lan Yuan also looked confused.
"The stored letters were all written by Cai Xianqing," Shi Xiushen said, "There is no handwriting by Ye Yongjia at all."
"This... how is this possible!" Guoxiang yelled angrily and kicked the box over. "Go to the Criminal Department and search again! Continue to search! Search until dark!"
Lan Yuan was much calmer than him, and he immediately understood the reason. He took his sleeve and persuaded him: "Ye Yongjia sits here on weekdays and doesn't go to the Ministry of Justice often. How can he put the letter there?"
After that, he asked Cai Xianqing: "What happened? But was it tampered with?"
Cai Xianqing stroked his beard and shook his head: "Lan Shidu, you regard this old man as a god. How did I know that you would suddenly do this!"
"Then these documents are all written by you, how do you explain it!"
"Since your Excellency has seen through it, I don't have to hide it," Cai Xianqing spread his hands. "In fact, I have implemented all the strategies of the New Deal. In order to gain benefits, I have done everything behind his back. This includes wooing Cun Zhao and stealing military cards. , and he was indifferent. If you don’t believe it, you can ask the officials in the ministry one by one. By the way, the Zeng Hu Ministry recently wanted to embezzle hundreds of acres of public land, and specially asked me to handle this matter. The letter is still with him, It must be searched as evidence."
The Xiang people were still furious and gritted their teeth and said: "You are so anxious to taint yourself, you are afraid that Ye Yongjia will get a serious crime, so you probably want to block the knife for him!"
Cai Xianqing smiled contemptuously and said: "I have lived for nearly eighty years. I have never seen any storms. I am just indifferent. Unlike Lianghou, he is young and knows little about the world!"
"How dare you, old actor!" the Guoxiang man yelled, his lips trembling, "Just wait, I'll take everyone from the Ministry of War to Dali Temple to see if I can get a confession!"
Lan Yuan guessed what he wanted to do, so he tried to persuade him again: "Lianghou, there is no piece of paper to testify now. I only obtained the testimony through forced confession, and let outsiders see it. Who doesn't understand? It's self-evident. What's more, the emperor is deeply suspicious. I'm afraid this will make you suspicious of you, wouldn't it be giving someone a handle?"
Fortunately, the Xiang people were still able to listen, and they hurriedly controlled their temper, gradually regretted it, and asked him softly: "But the words have already been spoken, how can I save him?"
Lan Yuan replied: "Shi Sijin is the only outsider here. If you follow his wishes, no one will say anything."
The Xiang people secretly agreed and turned to ask Shi Xiushen: "What... do you think?"
Shi Xiu Shen hesitated and exchanged glances with Cai Xianqing. After getting the other party's approval, he hesitated and said: "According to this villain's confession, he deceived Ting Long and spread heresy, thus harming the people and the country. It is conclusive. Please Lianghou capture him immediately and write to the Holy One to restore Ye Yongjia's innocence as soon as possible."
The Xiang people nodded and began to issue orders. Cai Xianqing was tied up on the spot, and Wan Yuzhi was also taken out of the military department and placed under house arrest for the time being. Another person was sent to search the household department. As expected, they copied out the letter and reported it to the emperor immediately.
The emperor was ordering Ge Ming to behead Ye Yongjia when he suddenly saw two groups of people arriving. They asked him in detail, but his eyebrows furrowed tighter and tighter. He couldn't help but beat the gold-embroidered pillow and sighed: "Since there is such evidence, Here, why didn't you show it earlier? I almost killed the minister by mistake!"
Immediately shouted to Ge Ming several times: "Burn the original edict and write another one!"
