"What if we were already in a bitter battle? Or what if he took the initiative to deliver a message for General Wen? What if Ye Xu happened to be his confidant?" He Qizhou asked.
"This - it's really possible. But what's the benefit to him? He follows Yang Zheng and rises to great heights. In this way, doesn't he lose the big tree he is leaning on?" Zhang Zhiren pondered for a while.
He Qizhou said: "Think about it, after this incident, apart from the conspiracy against the father-in-law, who has benefited the most in the officialdom? Half of my family's fiefdom has been transferred to Liu Jin'an's name!"
Zhang Zhiren said: "This is not necessarily true. Liu Jinan was rewarded when he was appointed as Yushitai. After the Xifengkou case, he was selfless and selfless, repeatedly solved major cases, and was promoted every year before he reached his current position. The three families and Yang
The party has high-ranking officials and relatives who were brought down by him, and the fact that your adoptive father was captured was revealed before the land was transferred to him..."
After He Qizhou thought for a while, he pondered: "Why can he handle so many big cases in a short period of time? Could this be the reward given to him by others? No, Mr. Zhang, I'd better meet Ye Xu alone as soon as possible!
"
Zhang Zhiren said: "What you said makes sense, but you can't see Ye Xu again, let alone meet alone."
"Why?" He Qizhou asked.
"The outcome of today's court meeting has been roughly decided. Because you lied about the affairs of the court and defied the patriarchal clan, you will be removed from your official position and title. As for the qualifications for being a tribute student in the Military Academy, it may depend on King Cheng's wish, but you can still keep it for the time being.
Chen Dang, the clan members and the censor are still dissatisfied with this, and they will probably write a letter to increase the punishment! So you are not qualified to see Ye Xu again." Zhang Zhiren said. In his opinion, it is more ideal to be removed from the official position.
The result is.
He Qizhou was startled and said, "What about Mr. Xu?"
"The emperor demoted him to the rank of fifth-grade doctor right in front of him. Just like you, those people are still unwilling to give up and will still write letters to increase the punishment."
He Qizhou said: "Master Zhang, I should still be considered an academician of the Privy Council now. Can we go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate again today? When I reported the identity of Yang Zheng's adopted son last time, Ye Xu had a slight reaction. I think, as long as
Without Liu Jinan, it is possible for him to tell the truth."
"Do you think the Metropolitan Procuratorate is your own backyard? Without Liu Jinan's approval or the emperor's order, even the prince cannot enter!" Zhang Zhiren said angrily.
He Qizhou hurriedly explained to Zhang Zhiren about receiving the letter from home, and begged again: "Let's go and beg the emperor."
After hearing this, Zhang Zhiren's expression became solemn and he said: "It seems that Liu Jinan really has serious suspicions, but it's a pity that it's too late."
"It's not too late..."
"The emperor has been in seclusion for half a month, and has brought your case to the cabinet and the prince, saying that it should be resolved as soon as possible. This is his old method of retreating in order to protect you two. The tone has been set by the superiors, even if it is increased
Sin, the cabinet, and the prince don’t dare to mess around.”
He Qizhou said anxiously: "But, time waits for no one. What if Liu Jinan discovers something is wrong and kills Ye Xu..."
"The emperor is in seclusion. No one can see him. I can go to the secret passage, but don't expect a reply right away." Zhang Zhiren said.
He Qizhou said: "Then you come up immediately, and I will think of other ways."
"I'm warning you, Ye Xu's guarding is similar to a prison sentence. Don't act rashly! Go and call Huazhu." Zhang Zhiren said.
"Oh, does he have a way?" He Qizhou's heart moved.
"What can he do? You have to get out tomorrow. I'll ask him to find a few more errand boys to replace you!" Zhang Zhiren said angrily.
With a depressed look on his face, He Qizhou walked into the mail room and informed Huazhu to go see Zhang Zhiren. It was already dark, and the Privy Council members left one after another after work. He Qizhou, who was sitting in the mail room, couldn't think of how to see Ye Xu again.
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"Hey, what are you thinking about? I'm going home." After Xu Mu delivered the military order, he returned to the mail room and saw He Qizhou with a sad face, and didn't even notice his appearance.
"Oh, I was thinking about how to avoid Liu Jinan from meeting Ye Xu." He Qizhou talked about this with Xu Mu, and when he saw no one was around, he blurted out his thoughts.
"Is it really related to Liu Jin'an?" Xu Mu was not in a hurry to go home, but sat next to He Qizhou.
"Inseparable. If you think about it, after Ye Xu is a tenant farmer of his family, Wang Zhiyi is his son's colleague. He is not only convenient to intervene in the delivery of military orders, but also the winner of the benefits. Although no one believes that his name is not clear.
He will repay kindness with hatred, but the current situation makes people have to doubt him." He Qizhou said.
"Let grandpa give the emperor some secret instructions."
"I'm probably already writing it, but I'm running out of time. The Emperor has gone into seclusion again. Tomorrow I will definitely lose my status as a member of the Privy Council, and I won't even have the chance to follow your grandfather to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Ye Xu knows that I am Yang Zheng's
My adopted son, maybe he can tell the truth only if I ask him questions. But Liu Jinan is still Ye Xu’s chief judge, and I can’t get around him no matter what! I’m late, and I’m worried that he will kill Ye Xu to silence him.
!" He Qizhou said.
Xu Mu thought for a while and suddenly shouted: "I have a way!"
…
"Sister, Liu Jinan is home."
"sure?"
"I'm sure, I saw him get on the carriage with my own eyes."
"Oh, mother, you can leave now."
"What did you call me?"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Mr. Liu, you can set off."
"Auntie, you can't see any flaws in the dimly lit place. This is amazing." He Qizhou praised sincerely. Xu Mu moved out Zhang Ling, and after more than an hour of dressing up, he looked like Liu Jin'an.
Nine points similar.
"Liu Jin'an" said: "I was familiar with Liu Jin'an during those years when I was among Yang Zhengjun, but I never liked his gloomy temperament."
Xu Muxue said: "The sound still doesn't sound quite like it."
Zhang Mufeng said: "The body shape is not similar either."
He Qizhou said: "I seem to be half an inch shorter."
"Do you still want me to go?" Zhang Ling asked angrily.
"If you want, you should be able to fool around." He Qizhou shouted hurriedly.
Zhang Ling's voice became hoarse again and she said: "That's pretty much it. Xiaoxue, go ahead and put another half inch of cotton in your shoes."
"oh!"
…
"Master Zhang, Master Liu, it's so late, why are you here again?" Outside the small courtyard where Ye Xu was being guarded, the strict commander of the Jinyi Guards asked with a smile.
Zhang Zhiren said: "I have made a new discovery and would like to come and see it again. Please give me command and lead the way."
Commander Yan did not take any action. He looked at "Liu Jin'an" and asked: "Master Liu, has he returned home? Why did he change into casual clothes?"
"Oh, I invited him from the Liu Mansion. The situation is quite urgent." He Qizhou said hurriedly.
"Liu Jin'an" nodded and said, "Let's go."
"Why is Mr. Liu's voice hoarse?" Commander Yan said as he opened the door of the small courtyard.
"There was a lot of noise in the court today." "Liu Jin'an" replied in a low voice.
"Master Liu is really tired, please invite me," Commander Yan said.
"Master Yan, why are there outsiders inside?" He Qizhou entered the small courtyard and saw someone sitting outside the cell. He was not dressed as a Jin Yiwei.
"Oh, little Marquis, I don't know. That person came from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to deliver meals to the prisoners. Ye Xu is an important suspect, so someone has to eat for him first. The death row inmate in the east cell has no problem for half an hour after eating.
, Only those who have delivered the food are allowed to leave." Commander Yan explained.
"Oh." He Qizhou glanced at the old man delivering the meal, as if he felt a little familiar.
The guard's voice came from the cell: "Half an hour is up, the food is not poisonous."
Commander Yan pointed to the old man delivering food at the foot of the wall and said, "Hey, you can go."
"Yes." The old man picked up the food basket and walked slowly outside the small courtyard. He looked in the direction of the passers-by in surprise.
He Qizhou couldn't help but look at the other party carefully.
"What? Mr. He knows Uncle Wu?" Commander Yan asked as he opened the door. Several doors in this small courtyard had to be opened from the outside, so even if the suspect in the house restrained the guard, he could not escape.
"I don't know him, I just feel familiar." He Qizhou still couldn't think of when he had seen him before.
"He is on night duty at the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He does not deliver meals on weekdays. Today, it was said that the food deliveryman was sick, so he was asked to come over." Commander Yan explained.
After opening the outer door and entering the house, Commander Yan picked out the largest key again, looked back at "Liu Jin'an" who was still outside the house and asked: "Master Liu, why don't you come in and open the cell door?"
Zhang Zhiren said hurriedly: "No, no, we'll just ask a few words and leave through the iron fence!"
"Oh, Sir Zhang, please excuse me." Commander Yan followed Zhang Zhiren and He Qizhou to the fence. His duty was to monitor all the interrogators and protect Ye Xu.
"Ye Xu, my name is He Qizhou, and I am the adopted son of General Yang Zheng. I wonder if you have heard of it." He Qizhou held the fence with both hands, half of his face embedded in it, and said to Zhong Xu who was eating.
Ye Xu paused for a moment, but continued to eat the cold food one bite at a time.
Commander Yan on the side smiled and said: "He has heard that that guy likes to hear rumors about Yumen Xiaozhu the most."
He Qizhou ignored his blush and said anxiously: "Your parents are called Ye Dacheng, right? Are they from Jiangling Jiangjun County?"
Ye Xu still didn't make a sound, he just frowned and covered his stomach with one hand. Then he heard screams coming from the east cell. Ye Xu then groaned and fell down from the chair.
Commander Yan immediately understood and shouted urgently: "The food is poisonous! Hurry! Go and catch Uncle Wu who is delivering the food!"
Before he finished speaking, the sound of chasing footsteps could be heard outside the courtyard, and at some point, four more guards rushed out of the courtyard and chased them out together. "Liu Jinan" outside the cell said hoarsely: "I'll go take a look!" Be gentle!
In two steps, he rushed out ahead of the four imperial guards.
Commander Yan was dumbfounded and murmured: "I didn't expect Liu Yushi's Qing Gong to be so powerful."
He Qizhou was so furious that he shouted to Ye Xu: "Is Ye Chang your brother? He was killed in the thirty-sixth year of Tianxi's reign! He had one wife and two concubines, and they were all killed long ago in Jiangling Mansion!
"While desperately trying to stretch out his hand to pull Ye Xu over, the cell was unfortunately very large. There was at least a distance of more than three feet between the two of them, so they couldn't reach it no matter what.