"Please come in."
Lu Tingci opened the door and invited the old servant into the house. The old servant hurriedly saluted, sat down opposite him, and kept looking around.
"You don't have to worry," Tingci said with a smile, "This is the study room of Yushitai. No one usually comes here. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Oh, oh," the old servant nodded several times, "But do you know anything about Master Ye and Master Zeng?"
"Master Cui has already told me."
"Okay..." The old servant felt relieved and said no more. He directly took out Su Zongshan's letter, "Look, Su Xiang has already written down how to conceal the annexation, how to burn the evidence, etc., sir. Based on this word, we can launch an impeachment. I should have written back to the master with a letter first, but when I heard that the situation was urgent, I thought that the Ministry of War was not accessible, and the Yushitai was responsible for searching for rumors, so I came to deliver it. With the adults."
"You are a domestic servant, but you know a lot about the affairs of the court..." After saying that, Tingci took the letter, looked at it for a few times, but with a serious brow, he folded and opened the letter, opened and folded it again, and so on. Repeat several times.
"These things all involve Zeng Liang. Isn't he afraid of being implicated?" Lu Tingci asked next.
"My master is only thinking about revenge and has no intention of protecting himself. Besides, Mr. Ye should try his best to save him, otherwise... you all know the consequences."
"Of course, Mr. Zeng is our ally, not a tool to be used. You go back and tell him this." After that, Lu Tingci stood up and shouted towards the door: "Come here! See the guests off!"
With no one around to disturb him, he could finally meditate. He sat down again and looked at this dark and oppressive space, but he still made no decision. The reason why I am worried about this is not because of Su Zongshan alone, but because of the bloody storm that may be triggered by this, a crazy purge. This method is like a sharp knife. Once it is unsheathed, it must be killed.
The hesitation is not out of inner compassion, but the unique prudence of those in high positions. After all, they hold the future of the world and hundreds of millions of lives in their hands. If they only focus on the sectarian dispute, it is very likely that they will fall into the same trap as Yan Wen and Niu Yuan.
'The fight between Party Chen and us is just about political affairs. They are all for the public good. There is no distinction between superior and inferior. But now in the court, people only talk about factions, not right and wrong. Once impeachment is launched, some people will take advantage of personal revenge and cause unjust imprisonment,' Lu Tingci thought, 'Besides, Su Zongshan has always been neutral, and he was forcibly labeled as a Chen Party member. There is criticism...'
He casually opened a book of "The Doctrine of the Mean" beside the table, and suddenly thought: "I have read the books of sages since I was a child. If I use this method of confusing right and wrong, how will my path be different from that of a villain?" If you do whatever it takes to achieve the illusory ideal in your heart, you will eventually harm hundreds of millions of people in the world...'
In anger, he grabbed the letter and was about to put it into a candle and burn it, but he calmed down instantly and said, "Master Ye doesn't know about this yet, so why not ask him for his opinion." He can't be wrong, probably...'
So he shook his head, re-enclosed the letter, took it out of the study room, handed it to a trusted confidant, and said, "Send it to Ye Yongjia's house."
The confidant bowed and accepted the order, walked straight through the main hall and walked out of the gate. Zhongcheng Ge Mingwei was busy with official duties in the living room. He accidentally looked up and caught a glimpse of the letter held by his confidant. He couldn't help but feel suspicious, so he put down his paper and pen and followed him quietly out of the door. When he reached a deserted corridor, he stepped forward and patted him. His arms: "Oh! What did Mr. Shi ask you to do?"
The confidant was a little dazed: "Oh, I gave this letter to Mr. Ye. Could it be that... you think there is something hidden?"
"Where's the hidden secret?" Ge Mingwei laughed awkwardly, "Isn't Mr. Ye sick recently? It's right to ask about his condition. Let's go."
He said goodbye to his confidant, turned around and thought: "The person that Brother Lu received just now is very suspicious, and he wants to transfer it to Ye Thief. For some reason... I have to tell Mr. Chen!" Brother Lu, this is a matter of great danger to the current situation. I really can't bear it..." With this thought in mind, he temporarily returned to Yushitai, anxiously calculating the date of retirement. Once that moment comes, he must go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. A trip, otherwise it will really be too late.
At one o'clock in the morning, the self-ringing bell in Zhuang Zhang's hand rang. He knew something big was going to happen at night, so he took a nap during the day and then woke up suddenly. He hurriedly put on a red robe and walked towards the brightly lit camp. The fierce fire burned in his eyes: "Do you know the movements of Captain Song?"
"I know. He is about to go to the chamberlain."
"We must catch him before he arrives, everyone will get the spoils!" Zhuang Zhang clenched his fists and said in an unquestionable tone, "Order the troops immediately and follow me!"
Captain Song took Cui Yi's documents and walked on the stone road leading to the Ministry of Internal Affairs as usual. He enjoyed the quiet environment, so his steps seemed leisurely. But after a while, he suddenly felt a little tight in his chest, as if his breathing was not stable, so he walked faster and faster, and the road became narrower and narrower. ; He realized something was wrong, so he turned the corner again, and a pair of thick arms rushed over to him, throwing him to the ground and holding him down.
"do not move!"
As soon as Captain Song raised his head, he saw a bright weapon pointed at his neck.
"The bold traitor dares to collude with the Ye Party, and he has been a soldier for a lifetime!" Zhuang Zhang came out and shouted.
"Zhuang Sijin, have you forgotten Shi Gong's kindness!" Chen Duwei shouted unwillingly with red eyes.
Zhuang Zhang didn't answer, but grabbed his letter, tore open the cover, and took out a brand new banknote. "Good guy, Ye Yongjia is really willing to spend a lot of money! In order to arbitrate and evade the emperor, he has reached into the forbidden area! Song Duwei, you and I are working together, please tell me quickly, have you already had an affair with them? Collusion? Could they be rebellious?"
"It's full of nonsense! It's full of nonsense!" Song Duwei said angrily, "I will never do anything treacherous! Zhuang Zhang, you will not be able to escape death until you die!"
Zhuang Zhang was ashamed and ashamed, so he turned his back. He immediately waved his big hand and ordered Captain Song to be tied up and taken to the Hunan people. He heard constant scolding all the way.
The Hunan people took Captain Song and without saying a word, they tortured him in all kinds of ways, beating Captain Song until his skin and flesh were torn. His clothes were covered with blood, but he could not hear a sound and no one was seen for a long time. The Xiang people were so angry that they had to write a few false accusations and forced him to draw a pledge before giving up. He excitedly took it to Lan Yuan to see, and while wiping the sweat from his palms, he said: "It's done, I'm just waiting for the last step."
"Which step?" Lan Yuan asked.
"Take this to see Su Zongshan. He is the prime minister and his position is very important. If you can go to the emperor with him to make a bitter apology, the Ye Party will definitely be defeated!"
