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All the ministers held their breath, and the atmosphere around them was subtly tense.

Yu Ruyan's statement just now made some officials in the palace who did not know why gradually become clear. Prince Zhong Zhao Xuanfang, who was originally a "spirit cicada" sent to Chen by Chu for many years, sabotaged internal affairs, brutalized the people, and disrupted the situation in Chen.

Many ministers looked at Zhao Xuanfang with wide eyes and disbelief, while others lowered their heads, not knowing how things would develop.

"What did you say, scholar?" Zhao Xuanfang raised his eyebrows and asked her.

Yu Ruyan sneered and said: "Don't pretend anymore, more than a year ago, when the emperor had not yet ascended the throne, you once sent someone into the palace to assassinate, and as a result, the rare black mountain jade in the Western Regions was found on the assassin's body. This is for the royal family of Chu State, so you must have it at home. ”

"So what? What if you don't? Zhao Xuanfang smiled, "Can it prove that I am a fine work of the Chu State?" Doesn't that prove that I'm not a meticulous worker? ”

Yu Ruyan said: "I knew that you would definitely be clever and sophistry, but it doesn't matter if you admit it or not." Although He Luoyi and Yuya are dead, there are always people who are alive. Several of your mansions in the capital have already been surrounded by the Imperial Forest Army, and whether the people caught in them have anything to do with you or not, just interrogate them. ”

"Are you going to torture you to extract a confession?" Zhao Xuanfang asked.

Yu Ruyan sneered and said, "Prince Zhong, even if all the people under your command are heroes, there are also people from your Prince Zhong's mansion, as well as Aunt Jing, and those corrupt officials you secretly stole and let go, and they are also on their way to the capital." Not only that, but the few merchants who sold goods to the Chu State are also under our control, and we will take a multi-pronged approach, Prince Zhong, I believe that there will always be a hole in it. ”

Zhao Wenzheng didn't say a word, quietly listened to Yu Ruyan's statement and Zhao Xuanfang's argument, listened and listened, and suddenly sneered. The dignified Prince Chen is also a person from other countries, isn't it ridiculous to the world when it spreads to other countries?

"Your Majesty, Zhao Xuanfang has done a lot of evil, and he must not be tolerated......" Xiao Feiqing said.

Before the words fell, Zhao Xuanfang took out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed straight at Yu Ruyan.

Xiao Feiqing's eyes were quick, and he pulled Yu Ruyan's arm, and at this time, he only heard an "ah", and a sword shot out of the Qianyuan Palace, piercing Zhao Xuanfang's palm.

Chu Yang rushed in with the Imperial Forest Army and shouted, "Escort! ”

The courtiers panicked and fell to their knees. The people of the Imperial Forest Army had already rushed into the main hall of the Qianyuan Palace, and some people came out directly from the back hall and the side door, which caught everyone off guard.

"A bold thief, he dared to enter the palace with a knife with the intention of murdering the emperor!" Chu Yang subdued his uniform and said angrily.

The riot in the hall quickly subsided, and Zhao Wenzheng said lightly: "What to do, do it." Retreat. ”

Zhao Xuanfang was taken away by Chu Yang and imprisoned in the heavenly prison, and everyone in Prince Zhong's mansion and the people in the capital mansion were also arrested together and detained separately in the heavenly prison.

Zhao Xuanfang was detained, and Xiao Feiqing became the presiding judge, and the case was tried together with the Criminal Department and Dali Temple.

With a smile on her face, Yu Ruyan returned home, knowing that behind this door, there was always a warm smile waiting for her. The cicada has been caught, and the days to come will only be light and light.

"Cloud falls......" Yu Ruyan pushed open the door with both hands and shouted softly.

Tang Yunluo stepped forward quickly, hugged Yu Ruyan, and said happily, "You're back......"

Just come back.

A simple sentence has become a luxury in the future.

Xiao Feiqing completed the trial of the Lingcicada case within ten days with the momentum of destroying the withering and decaying.

At first, the people under Lingcian refused to confide the truth, and after the punishment of the Criminal Department, some family members of Prince Zhong's Mansion spit out Zhao Xuanfang's suspicious deeds. Once a hole is torn, the rest of the matter cannot be covered.

Zhao Xuanfang remained silent during the interrogation, and at this point, it was impossible for Chu to save him, and Chen Guo would not spare him. It is precisely because he knows this that Zhao Xuanfang acquiesces to everything.

It's just that he was unwilling, and the hard work he had been doing for decades was ruined in the hands of a hairy boy!

At that time, the baby boy born to Chen Guoan and the county lord was dropped, and it was Zhao Xuanfang who came over. The State of Chu sent a nurse and a master to accompany Zhao Xuanfang as a domestic servant, and told him since he was a child that he was a native of the State of Chu and came for the hegemony of the State of Chu. After years of careful training, Zhao Xuanfang has been operating in Chen State for many years, and has privately enveloped many forces.

Zhao Wenzheng looked at Xiao Feiqing's closing recital, and was silent for a long time before asking, "Didn't he say anything?" ”

"I didn't say a word from beginning to end." Xiao Feiqing replied truthfully.

Zhao Wenzheng sighed: "That's it, it doesn't matter if you say it or not, how to deal with it, you can discuss it with the Criminal Department and Dali Temple." ”

Xiao Feiqing proposed: "The minister has another suggestion, I don't know if I should talk about it?" ”

"Tell me about it." Zhao Wenzheng said.

Xiao Feiqing said: "This time the case of the cicada in the state of Chu has caused a sensation in all countries, why don't we take advantage of this rumor to seek something from the state of Chu?" ”

"Be specific."

Xiao Feiqing said: "The faint monarch of Chu sent the cicada to endanger the Chen State, hurt our country, and harm my people, such a traitorous and evil person has been pit my Chen State for so many years, shouldn't you ask the Chu State for some compensation?" ”

Zhao Wenzheng sneered: "If you want to talk about compensation, if I can afford to pay for tens of thousands of people in Chen State?" But what you say makes sense, what are you going to do? ”

Xiao Feiqing said: "We can approach the border of Chu with a large army and use the cicada as a hostage to force Chu to submit." If we don't agree to the conditions offered by our Chen State, we will attack the Chu State with a large army. The current emperor of Chu is mediocre, and he must be frightened by us, and he will obediently admit defeat. ”

Zhao Wenzheng nodded and said, "It makes sense, this time I sent Yang Chuting to lead 50,000 troops and force them to the border of Chu State." There is not a single remnant of the cicada left. ”

"Yes." Xiao Feiqing said.

Zhao Wenzheng specially sent Yang Chuting to lead the troops this time, which naturally had his deep meaning. Xiao Feiqing knew that this young man was very scheming, and a casual sentence could make a person go to heaven or go to hell.

Yang Chuting's wife is a native of Chu State, and this time the biggest ringleader Ling Cicada was caught, and Zhao Wenzheng took the opportunity to send Yang Chuting to test whether he had a broken relationship with Chu State.

Yang Chuting also knew in his heart that although Zhao Wenzheng had clear rewards and punishments, demoted himself three times, and promoted himself because of his merits in the imperial examination, he was even more distrustful of himself since He Luoyi's incident. This time, Liu Sui had a shocking news, caught the cicada lurking in the court, and arrested the corrupt officials who escaped justice that day. In the palace and in the court, there was a purge of the court, and the prelude to eradicating the spies gradually opened.

It's only the second time this year that Chen Guo's blood is flowing like a river.

The people complained, saying that the emperor was fond of killing, and after ascending the throne, he carried out several "massacres" against the Chen State, and some people thought that if these small works that encroached on the country were not killed, the Chen State would face the danger of losing the country.

Regarding the folk rumors, although Zhao Wenzheng knew about it, he did not refute it.

Li Shi and Yang Chuting escorted Zhao Xuanfang to the border of Chu State, and Chu State only felt angry after knowing that Lingcia was caught, but he didn't expect Chen Guoguo to take the opportunity to make trouble. And the three kingdoms of Song, Liang, and Wei, which had an alliance with Chen State, also gathered a large army and were about to set out to force Chu.

When the emperor of Chu saw such a formation, he had already messed up. After several discussions, Li Shi was clever and asked for fifteen counties in the three prefectures of Chu as compensation. The cicada committed suicide in grief.

This battle, Chen Guo sadly won. The fifteen counties in Sanzhou were exchanged for hundreds of thousands of victimized people in Chen State, and Zhao Wenzheng won, but he was not happy to win.

Because of the matter of the cicada, both Chen and Chu were hit hard.

Although Zhao Wenzheng was unhappy in his heart, he still rewarded the hero this time. Xiao Feiqing is already the right prime minister, the title of honest marquis, and Zhao Wenzheng crowned him the title of loyal and brave duke. Li Shi's contribution was indispensable, and Zhao Wenzheng made an exception to promote him to the Zhongshu Order, and added him to the title of prince and prince. Chu Yang was promoted to the general of the first-rank hussar, and Yang Chuting was promoted to the general of the first-rank hussar, both of whom were given the rank of prince and captain.

Yu Ruyan caught the cicada, it was supposed to be the time to be rewarded for meritorious service, but at this time, Yu Ruyan's heart was no longer in the court.

A transcript of resignation was handed to Zhao Wenzheng's desk.

Zhao Wenzheng saw the book, he didn't say much, and after returning to the dynasty for more than a year, Yu Ruyan had the idea of retiring again. Maybe piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine and tea is the life she wants.

In the Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhao Wenzheng summoned Yu Ruyan alone, took out a letter from the cabinet behind him, and showed it to Yu Ruyan.

"This is left by my father, you can take a look."

Yu Ruyan took it curiously, opened it and looked at it, it turned out to be written by Emperor Wen to herself before he died. The letter wrote that if he can return to the court one day, please remember the grace of the past and assist Zhao Wenzheng for another seven years. Seven years later, as you wish.

Seven years? Emperor Wen wants to assist Zhao Wenzheng for another seven years? Yu Ruyan couldn't help but feel a little dizzy.

As long as he is in the court for a day, Tang Yunluo will always be dragged down by himself. However, Emperor Wen made a last wish before his death, and Yu Ruyan couldn't bear to refuse.

"Scholar, you won't be unrecognizable by the first emperor's handwriting, right?" Zhao Wenzheng asked.

Yu Ruyan was in a dilemma, and only said: "Weichen is only shallow in learning, but I am afraid that I can't afford to be entrusted by the first emperor." ”

Zhao Wenzheng asked again: "Scholar, the last wish of the first emperor, do you also want to resist the decree?" ”

Yu Ruyan was in a dilemma, not knowing how to answer, Zhao Wenzheng suddenly changed his words and said: "Soon I will choose a concubine, and the university scholar is embarrassed again, and he always has to drink a happy bar." ”