On a night when the moon and stars are scarce, the corridors in the palace are deserted. There is only one secretary holding documents tightly and walking on the road against the wind. Behind the palace walls on both sides are various large and small government offices, and the windows of those rooms are covered with paper.
The light from the candlelight shone faintly on the ceiling, which could be used as support for his journey. He shivered and walked to the door of the Ministry of War.
"Where are you from?" Cai Xianqing gently opened the window and asked Zhou Chai behind him while staring at the people passing by.
"They are people sent by Dali Temple." Zhou Chaoyi said, holding hands.
Cai Xianqing turned around instantly: "People from Dali Temple came to your Punishment Department... What were they doing? Did they talk to Mr. Gu?"
"He went there and asked the leader Gu, whether the confession had been handed over to the emperor? The leader Gu was an honest man and replied that he had prepared a memorial. He asked him what happened, but the man said that there was something wrong with the confession and it needed to be checked. Please
The Ministry of Punishment first returned the confession and waited for Dali Temple to examine it carefully before submitting it to the palace."
"Then did Boss Gu give it to me?" Cai Xianqing asked anxiously.
"How could Mr. Gu allow it? He immediately refuted it sternly. The man was so frightened that he didn't even dare to argue. He just said a few dirty words and left. Mr. Gu was puzzled, so he asked me to follow him all the way. Unexpectedly, he just went straight
I returned to Dali Temple and came out after a while, holding a document in my hand. From a distance, it looked like a copy of the confession. I was shocked and hurriedly came to the Ministry of War to report to you."
"This man must have been ordered by the Hunan people. I wonder what other plans he has..." Cai Xianqing raised his eyebrows and immediately ordered him: "Fortunately, the man is not far away. You can continue to follow him.
If you can’t find out anything, don’t come back!”
Zhou Chaiyi raised his hand and said: "Yes. But if he enters the ban, little..."
"He can come in, and so can you. You can name yourself as you like, and the guards will not stop you." Cai Xianqing said, "Without further delay, I will go and tell Mr. Ye to leave quickly!"
Officer Zhou had no choice but to obey, and immediately walked out of the door, quietly following behind the book office.
The clerk walked straight through the corridor, then went around several turns, and finally entered the forbidden area. After he passed through the two main doors, he suddenly seemed to notice something, and a layer of sweat broke out on the back of his neck.
He came, not daring to look back, and sped up his feet involuntarily; Zhou Chao followed closely and continued to maintain this distance.
The clerk became more and more panicked, taking two steps as one. Gradually, his strength was exhausted and he was out of breath. He had no choice but to drag himself through another door. At this time, he took another look and finally saw the gate of the East Palace.
The clerk was extremely happy as if he had received life-saving water. He waved to the guards in the East Palace. Then several people came forward to greet him and asked where he came from. The clerk did not say a word, but only showed the document, and everyone
He understood everything and invited him into the palace to talk. Zhou Chao looked at him from a distance, knowing that he could not go in anymore, so he hesitated for a while and returned angrily.
"Bear yourselves, Your Highness!"
The clerk almost collapsed to the ground and almost fainted.
The prince was startled and called to his servants: "Look at your seat!" Someone pulled up the desk and sat on the chair.
"Your Highness, I have obeyed the order of the temple minister and risked my life to come here just to show you something..." The clerk said feebly and asked someone to bring the confession over.
The prince's face was full of worry, and he even put aside his confession: "The clerk has taken all the trouble to come here, but I haven't asked you yet, so why should I read the document first? I'll talk to you first. Why did my lord send you here?"
The clerk replied: "Although Sir Guo is cooperating with Ye Bingbu to handle this case, it is not out of his heart. He is very worried that the Ye party will gain power and cause the same disaster as the Liu thief. He knows that if the emperor sees Lu Xinzhong's
The confession must have been made in a rage, and the Emperor's uncle must have come to hear from him. What if His Highness did not know what was going on, and blindly cared about the favor of his relatives?
If His Majesty was suspected of being an accomplice by the Emperor, things would go bad. Even if His Highness did not help the Emperor's uncle, he might be exploited by traitors from other dynasties because he did not know the case. Therefore, he asked the younger brother to bring a copy of the confession to him.
You understand the general circumstances of the case, and at the same time, you have a backup plan to prevent the Ye Party from tampering with the letter."
After hearing this, the prince was deeply moved and lamented: "I never thought that Your Excellency would be so loyal! Then the secretary must have gone through all kinds of hardships to get here, right?"
The clerk wiped his sweat and said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Logically speaking, this copy is not allowed to be given to you. The emperor's imperial edict did not say that it can only be placed in the library of Dali Temple. Therefore, the villain took this copy.
After writing the document, I was trembling with fear, fearing that I would offend the king's law and be punished with death. So I was cautious all the way.
He had left someone with a clue. Unexpectedly, the Ministry of Punishment learned of the matter and sent people to follow him in order to stop the villain. The villain thought about His Highness's kindness and refused to let it go in vain, so he walked forward desperately, straight ahead.
I didn't come to you until my whole body was sore and weak, and I almost fainted. Several soldiers testified about this!"
The prince raised his head, and the guards just nodded: "The clerk is right, we did see a figure in the distance, but we lingered for a while before leaving."
"The clerk is really a loyal minister of the country!" Tears suddenly appeared in the prince's eyes, and he bowed deeply to him!
"The villain will never bear it..."
"Why can't you bear it?" The prince waved his sleeves and said, "Come here, give this secretary-general five taels of silver!"
The servants on both sides grabbed a handful from the money cabinet, put it in a sandalwood box, and held it in front of the clerk. The clerk was stunned for a moment, then kowtowed to thank him, accepted the money, and was then taken to the side hall to rest.
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The prince finished reading the document and secretly sighed: "It seems that the emperor's uncle has some bad deeds, but he never mentioned them to me! No wonder Ye Bingbu was so confident when he wanted to impeach him! Lu Xinzhong has already confessed to this
At this point, do I still want to protect the old emperor...'
Thinking of this, he was about to summon Lan Yuan to discuss the matter, but suddenly he heard from the Imperial Guard: "Old Imperial Uncle, Cun Si Jin is here to ask for an audience!" He was shocked and turned pale. After collecting his confession, he sent the two of them into the palace.
"Uncle," the prince felt a little wary when he saw the old man again. He just pretended to smile, "you are so old, why do you still have to work so hard to come here?"
Taisu and Cunzhao looked at each other, then took out the handkerchief with a trembling hand, tapped it twice in front of his eyes, and said with sobs: "Why didn't I want to spend my old age peacefully? It's just that I've lived like this
At this age, if you don’t want to, you will lose your body, bear an unjust crime, and there will be no peace after death!"
The prince's mood did not fluctuate at all, and he still smiled and asked: "You are my father's uncle, and everyone in the world respects you. Ye Yongjia is just a clown, so why bother? I believe that my father's holy judgment will be repaid.