Chapter 37 The emperor was furious and scolded Zhao Cheng for being a hungry ghost!
Wen Tai opened his eyes and said calmly, "Master He, thank you for your hard work."
He Yin saluted Wen Tai, nodded, and said, "This is my job."
Wen Tai added: "I don't deny the results of your investigation, but I just raised a possibility. The right prime minister has lived in Yanchuan for five years and is extremely doting on Zhao Cheng, his son. I heard that Zhao Cheng is the master of the right prime minister's house.
Is it possible that Yanchuan has become Zhao Cheng's chessboard, and everything you do and see this time is his game?"
He Yin thought about it and had no emotions towards Wen Tai's words. Instead, he seriously thought about this possibility.
"No." He Yin said affirmatively: "Actually, the people of Yanchuan do not have a good impression of Zhao Cheng. Xu An and Li Guanyu, who participated in the case, are also powerful people in Yanchuan. There is no need to follow Zhao Cheng's orders."
"And I have also investigated that Xu An and Zhao Cheng have never dealt with each other. Especially a few days before the incident, Xu An lost a large manor because of a huge bet with Zhao Cheng."
"I think Xu An's testimony is fair."
"Zhao Cheng does not have the ability to deploy in Yanchuan."
"The most important thing is..." He Yin looked at Wen Tai and said seriously: "Not only was Hu Xiayong recruited, but also three Southern Zhou spies were recruited. They were still very harsh when they were in Yanchuan, but in Changsui
They couldn't hold on under the torture of the water prison of the Ministry of Punishments."
Wen Tai's face did not change as he said, "Could it be that they abandoned the car to save the commander? The Right Prime Minister and his son have been in contact with these Southern Zhou spies for a long time. Now that the incident has occurred, Chen Yuxian and Hu Xiayong have to make this choice."
He Yin said in a deep voice: "If this continues, I think it will be unnecessary."
Wen Tai's face darkened.
Yuan Xiu immediately laughed and tried to smooth things over by saying, "He Yin, just speak properly and don't be emotional!"
"Your Majesty, the minister has finished reporting the situation, and the conclusion will be decided by your Majesty and the left minister."
He Yin turned around and made a gesture, saying: "I still have something to offer."
Yuan Xiu became interested and said with a smile: "Is it possible that you went to Yanchuan and brought me a gift?"
"That's right."
He Mu walked in holding a wooden box. Lu Lu took the box, put it on the imperial desk and opened it.
Looking at the gold bars, jewelry and silver notes inside, Yuan Xiu jumped down from the dragon chair and said with a smile: "Hey, that's a lot of money!"
He Yin said: "This was given to me by Wang Yufeng's mother when I first arrived at the General's Mansion. In order to facilitate the investigation of the case, I accepted it for your majesty."
Yuan Xiudao: "They give you a bribe, why do you give it to me?"
"The minister took it and said it was bribed, and your majesty took it and asked it to be turned over to the treasury."
"He Aiqing really makes a distinction between public and private affairs! How wonderful, how wonderful!"
Yuan Xiu closed the box, rolled his eyes, and said: "The Wang family bribed you, Zhao Cheng doesn't have any interest in it?"
"This is exactly what I want to say."
He Yin glanced at Wen Tai, then looked at Yuan Xiudao: "Not only did Zhao Cheng not pay any bribe, he didn't even arrange a meal."
"This kid is so ignorant!" Yuan Xiu cursed.
"So...I think he has a clear conscience and is honest."
Hearing this, Yuan Xiu glanced at Wen Tai. Seeing Wen Tai start to close his eyes and rest his mind again, he smiled and waved: "He Aiqing, thank you for your hard work. I and the Prime Minister Zuo will take care of your grooming. You can go home and rest first!"
"I resign!"
"Wait a minute!" Yuan Xiu opened the box again, took a gold bar from it, walked out of the imperial cabinet and handed it to He Yin with his own hands, saying: "You have been working hard, so you should get some benefits."
"This is absolutely impossible!"
"What's not allowed? The General's Office can allocate so much money at once, but it has corrupted many ordinary people on weekdays! If you don't take it, you won't take it for free!"
"Chen Zhen..."
"Don't take it! I don't like people who are too clean!" Yuan Xiu said angrily: "You are still so young. I heard that you never go to brothels, are not good at drinking, and don't gamble. Now you don't even dare to touch gold.
Yes, what do you want to do??"
Hearing this, He Yin, who had always been calm, changed his face drastically, knelt down quickly and said: "I am dead!!"
Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. He understood the meaning of Yuan Xiu's words very well.
If you don’t gamble or whore, don’t drink or be greedy, why do you want to be so cruel to yourself?
Want to plot something big?
Rebellion???
He Yin said tremblingly: "I'll take it, I'll take it, but...it's too much, give me a smaller one."
"Get out of here, motherfucker! You still choose what I gave you?"
Yuan Xiu put the gold bars into He Yin's hand and kicked him on the waist: "Get out!"
Seeing He Yin walking away, Yuan Xiu turned back to the imperial court and said angrily: "This unlucky thing!"
He glanced at Wen Tai and said with a smile: "Don't be angry, Zuo Xiang. He Yin has such a temper, and the He family has this kind of elm knot!"
"Your Majesty said something serious. I just raised the possibility. It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong. It's just multiple ideas." Wen Tai said with his eyes closed.
Lu Lu came to Yuan Xiu's side, bowed his head and said, "Chen Changshi has been waiting for a long time. Do you want to pass it on?"
"Pass! Listen to what he has to say again, and the case is almost closed!"
After a few breaths, Chen Changyun and Yuan Yun walked in.
"Sister, why are you here! If I had known you were waiting outside, I would have seen you first!"
Yuan Xiu quickly came out to greet him and pulled Yuan Yun to sit on the dragon chair with him.
Yuan Yun didn't care, sat down and said: "I'm here to complain! It's annoying, so annoying!"
"Oh?" Yuan Xiu glared at Chen Changyun and asked, "Who made my sister angry?"
Chen Changyun looked at Yuan Yun.
Yuan Yun said: "Look at what I am doing, tell the truth!"
So Chen Changyun told Yuan Yun what happened in Youxiang Mansion. Yuan Xiu was stunned for a while while Wen Tai also opened his eyes.
Yuan Xiu asked in disbelief: "You said...my sister was pinched in the face by...Zhao Cheng?"
"Zhao Cheng... still wants my sister to stay and sleep with him?"
"This kid is simply a lustful ghost!!!"
Yuan Xiu suddenly slapped the imperial case.
"besides……"
"More?" Yuan Xiu was shocked.
Yuan Yun stopped talking, looked at Wen Tai, and said: "Prime Minister Zuo, can you please avoid what I'm going to say next?"
Wen Tai and Yuan Xiu were both stunned.
Yuan Xiudao: "Sister, it's not necessary."
Yuan Yun didn't respond, just stared at Wen Tai.
Wen Tai suddenly covered his stomach, stood up slowly and said: "Your Majesty, Princess, I suddenly have a stomachache, please excuse me for a moment!"
Yuan Xiu asked: "Should I call the imperial doctor to take a look at you?"
"It's okay, I'll just hold it for half an hour."
"Half an hour, that's really serious. Go quickly."
After Wen Tai walked out of the imperial study, Yuan Xiu jumped up nervously, grabbed Yuan Yun and asked: "You can't even listen to the left prime minister!! Why did you get caught by that pervert Zhao Cheng??"
"I was touched on the face, but he didn't take advantage of me!"
"Then why not let Zuo Xiang listen?"
Yuan Yun thought for a moment and looked at Chen Changyun.
Chen Changyun said in fear: "Eldest Princess, you should tell me..."
Yuan Yun knew that Chen Changyun was in trouble, so she recounted how Zhao Cheng treated her and Chen Changyun after they entered the Youxiang Mansion, and everything he said.
Yuan Xiu's face turned red and white, and he didn't speak for a long time.
He stood there in a daze for a while, then walked back to the dragon chair and sat down, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the imperial case, with a sneer on his face.
"I only know the Prime Minister, but I don't know the Holy One."