Of course, Ji Xiaotang also noticed that Empress Dowager Han specially summoned Qi Younian and arranged for Qi Younian to pursue Yang Gelao. Qi Younian will definitely find Yang Ge Lao, but he will not let Empress Dowager Han get her wish.

After sending Cheng Dazhong away, Ji Xiaotang didn't feel sleepy anymore, so he simply walked to the study, took a map of Gyeonggi to check it carefully, and then began to look through the files stacked on the desk, while waiting for dawn.

After Ji Xiaotang finished reading the two volumes, a touch of fish belly finally appeared in the east.

And the latest news came.

Although Empress Dowager Han's henchmen let go of Yang Ge's father and son, they searched the Yang family overnight and finally let them find a secret passage in Yang Ge's study. This secret passage actually leads directly to the outside of the city.

A dark passage of this scale is naturally not something that can be built overnight, but I am afraid that since Yang Ge Lao moved here, he has started to build it. Someone actually built such a secret passage in the capital, under the emperor's nose, and it was not known for so many years.

If, if Yang Ge really colluded with the thieves, he entered the city through this secret passage......

The consequences of that are unimaginable.

Whether it was Empress Dowager Han or Emperor Longqing, when they heard the news, they all broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, Yang Ge Lao's affairs were dealt with quickly, although there were many obstacles, but Qin Zhen used his thunderbolt method to suppress Yang Ge Lao early, making Yang Ge Lao unable to perform. Otherwise, Yang Ge Lao was afraid that it would not be a matter of running away.

Soon thought of this, and Empress Dowager Han was inevitably a little uncomfortable in her heart.

After that, there were things that made her even more uncomfortable.

Qin Zhen and Qin Lin heard the news. actually entered the palace one after another and asked her and Emperor Longqing for instructions.

Something so big happened, and neither of them would sit in the house and wait for news. They all volunteered to follow and get people.

Empress Dowager Han was reluctant, and said that a lot of people were sent out, and there was Qi Younian among them, so it was definitely foolproof, Qin Zhen and Qin Lin accompanied her and Emperor Longqing to wait in the palace.

But Qin Zhen and Qin Lin disagreed, and insisted on contributing.

"If this old thief escapes. Collusion with the army of the barbarians in the north, the capital is in danger. "In this case, they are royal children. It is our duty to take the lead.

"It's rare for King An and King Su to have a piece of heart, so let them go." Emperor Longqing, who had not spoken, spoke at this time.

Empress Dowager Han could only nod.

Qin Lin and Qin Zhen did not bring additional soldiers and horses. Just with the guards in their respective houses. Let's go out of the city together to hunt down Yang Ge Lao.

Qin Zhen and Qin Lin went out of the city overnight, and the two of them were not running in the same direction, but just before dawn, Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing got the news in the palace.

Yang Tingyu's father and son have all been caught.

As expected by the Empress Dowager Han, it was Qi Younian who caught Yang Tingyu. However, in addition to Qi Younian, there were also Qin Zhen and Qin Lin who were present at that time.

Although Qin Zhen and Qin Lin ran in different directions when they went out of the city. But according to the clues, the two people chased them to the same place.

Yang Tingyu was caught in Xiaoqingshan, outside the city.

Xiaoqingshan is fifteen miles out of the city. It's not far from Huojiazhuang.

When Yang Tingyu was caught, he was digging a grave with Yang Shao and others.

It turned out that the tomb was not a real tomb, but a disguise. Inside the tomb, a large number of weapons were buried. Obviously, Yang Tingyu took his henchmen out of the city from the secret passage, in order to dig up the weapons in this tomb, and then kill them back to the capital from the secret passage, with the intention of naturally rebelling.

It is very likely that Elder Yang Ge also colluded with the remnants of the Xie clan's rebels, and even the army of the barbarians in the north.

was caught like this, and Yang Tingyu's crime of rebellion was implemented.

Even Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing can no longer give Yang Tingyu shelter.

The gaffe took a sharp turn, and many things followed naturally.

The people led by Qin Zhen and Qi Younian found out the fraud case in the early years of Longqing in less than a month. In that case, it was Yang Tingyu who single-handedly planned to frame Lu Ge Lao, and made many people who participated in the examination wronged, and also took this opportunity to install many Xie anti-thieves in various parts of the imperial court.

Yang Tingyu's identity was also confirmed at the same time, he was one of the three major bandit leaders of the Xie family's anti-thieves.

Xie's anti-thieves have been planning for many years, the broken army and the greedy wolf have entered the court, and Yang Tingyu has tried his best to enter the core of the imperial court, in order to one day, the Xie anti-thief army will come to the capital, and Yang Tingyu can cooperate with them inside and outside, and directly replace Emperor Longqing.

Yang Tingyu committed suicide on the night he was escorted to Dali Temple. Fortunately, before that, he still left some confessions.

Based on these confessions, as well as the results of these investigations, Qin Zhen found out many of Yang Tingyu's henchmen.

During the reign of Emperor Longqing, except for the first year of Longqing, the largest reshuffle was quickly completed.

In May, after the Dragon Boat Festival, the capital returned to the previous peaceful atmosphere.

Empress Dowager Han of Cining Palace issued a decree, and the matter of selecting female officials was officially put on the agenda. At the same time that the Empress Dowager Han issued this decree, she also sent the lieutenant to Xinhuatang and passed a decree to Ji Xiaotang.

Empress Dowager Han summoned Ji Xiaotang into the palace, exempted from the preliminary examination and re-examination, and directly entered the final link, that is, the link that was personally selected by Empress Dowager Han and Empress Han, as well as Emperor Longqing.

The lieutenant officials who served with the Empress Dowager Han were arrogant even in front of the princes, not to mention the family of a four-grade official like Xinhuatang. Although Ji Xiaotang is the county lord, the attitude of this lieutenant in Xinhuatang is particularly amiable.

There was even a hint of stuttering, as if he had already decided that Ji Xiaotang would soon become the upstart in the harem second only to Empress Han and Concubine Zheng.

Empress Han and Concubine Zheng have not given birth to an heir for Emperor Longqing so far, and Ji Xiaotang is of good looks and young, and his future in the palace must be limitless.

Perhaps, the future queen is surnamed Ji.

Everyone in the Ji family sent away the lieutenant who passed the decree, and they all went to Mrs. Ji's Xuanhua Hall to sit and talk.

The Yang family's affairs. It also affected Xinhuatang, and everyone here today is missing Mrs. Ji and the Yang family.

Yang Tingyu committed suicide in prison in Dali Temple. The rest of the Yang family was not so lucky. Rebellion is a great crime to exterminate the nine clans. The hundreds of members of the Yang family were all taken into prison.

It's almost a repetition of what happened to Lu Ge Lao back then, but this time, it was replaced by the culprit who framed Lu Ge Lao.

The men of the Yang family were all sentenced to beheading, and the rest of the women and servants were exiled, as for the place of exile. is also the same as Lu Ge Lao's family back then, it is a barbaric land of Lingnan miasma.

In the past few days, the old lady of the Yang family has been doing her own business. The eldest wife of the Yang family and others have already committed suicide in prison.

For them, such a simple death will save them from suffering again in the future, and sooner or later it will be a death.

Ji Xiaotang heard such news. It's not that it's not unembarrassing. But. She also doesn't get sentimental about it. Reality always has to be faced, and political struggles have always been so cruel.

If you sympathize with the Yang family now, then what about the Lu family, who was framed by Yang Ge Lao back then, wouldn't that family be even more innocent.

Mrs. Ji and the Yang family, although they were married daughters, were also arrested and imprisoned after the Yang family was completely raided.

Master Ji and Ji Xiaomu were also implicated.

As Yang Ge's protégé and uncle. It is impossible for Master Ji not to be implicated, but he has no official position. was not imprisoned, this is because Ji Xiaotang and Ji Er's master secretly contributed.

Ji Xiaomu's situation is the same.

Therefore, the lieutenant official was happy and came to deliver the decree with a stammering mood, but the Ji family had their own hearts, and no one seemed to be really happy.

Perhaps, except for Master Ji.

Regarding the will of the Queen Mother passed on by the Zhongguan, as well as the hints intentionally or unintentionally, Master Ji is looking forward to it.

Of course he knew that he was able to sit here unscathed thanks to the protection of Second Master Ji and Ji Xiaotang. However, if Ji Xiaotang enters the harem, becomes the concubine of Emperor Longqing, and is favored by Emperor Longqing, as long as Ji Xiaotang blows the pillow wind to Emperor Longqing, he can not only be reinstated, but also follow the progress.

Although, in this way, he will always have to be under the second master of Ji, but it is also a hundred times better than the current situation.

“…… With the grace of the Queen Mother, we value Xiaotang so much, we can't live up to the emperor's grace. This is also the ancestor of the Ji family, and Xiaotang has a deep fortune. Master Ji said with a smile, "When Xiaotang came to Beijing that day, I knew ...... when I saw it."

Second Master Ji was worried in his heart, and he really didn't like Master Ji's attitude, so he interrupted Master Ji's words.

"Big brother, don't talk about this. In the deep palace, where is the girl's home a good place? Her mother and I just hope that she will marry the right family and do whatever she wants for the rest of her life. ”

"Second brother, you ......" Master Ji didn't like to listen to Second Master Ji's words the most, so he wanted to preach a few words at the moment, but in a blink of an eye, he remembered his situation at this time. Everything he has to rely on Ji Xiaotang and Ji Er.

Master Ji's preaching words suddenly didn't dare to say it, let alone put his brother's money in front of Second Master Ji.

"Second brother, I'm doing this for Xiaotang's good, for your good, and for the good of our Ji family." Master Ji said earnestly, "Moreover, the emperor's order is difficult to disobey." ”

No matter what kind of mind Master Ji had, his last sentence was right.

The emperor's order is difficult to disobey, and this is where the second master Ji is troubled.

"Daddy......" Ji Xiaolian was sitting next to her, and when she saw Master Ji talking to Second Master Ji, she only talked about Ji Xiaotang, and she didn't talk about her for a long time, so she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

When Master Ji heard Ji Xiaolian call him, he turned his head to look, and saw Ji Xiaolian winking at him, and his eyes showed a hint of begging.

Master Ji knew what Ji Xiaotang wanted to do, and Ji Xiaolian had told him about that matter before.

Ji Xiaolian also wanted to enter the palace to choose a female official.

And for her plan, Master Ji is supportive.

Although Ji Xiaolian is the granddaughter of Yang Ge Lao, and he has no official position now, Ji Xiaolian is also the niece of Ji Er and the cousin of the county lord of Anle.

The decree issued by the imperial court refers to the unmarried daughters of the four-grade clothes officials' families, and the nieces who are raised by their relatives should also be among the candidates.

Master Ji wants Ji Xiaolian to enter the palace as the niece of Second Master Ji.

Ji Xiaolian is at a good age, and she has a very good look, and she can enter the palace to Emperor Longqing. It is likely to be favored, and when the time comes, he will be able to borrow light. The official was reinstated, and even the official was promoted.

Master Ji pondered the words for a while, and then told Second Master Ji about this idea.

“…… It is the time to express the loyalty of the courtiers, Xiaolian's appearance is not bad, if she enters the palace, she can also make Xiaotang an arm, and she can glorify her ancestors. That's even better. ”

Looking at the glint in Master Ji's eyes, Second Master Ji was speechless.

Master Ji has just been removed from his official position, and now is the time to keep a low profile. But so soon he thought about borrowing his daughter to make a comeback. Master Ji is too obsessed with his career. Just like when he ignored the opposition of Mrs. Ji and Mrs. Ji, he would rather regret the marriage contract he had made a long time ago than marry the Yang family.

"Big brother, we still rely on Xiaotang's relationship. in order to temporarily keep the eldest brother and nephews and nieces. Big brother thinks about the other people who are involved. It's really not appropriate to come out and do anything at this moment, and after a period of time, the rumors have passed, and the emperor knows that the eldest brother has indeed been kept in the dark, and he is not a member of the anti-thief party. At that time, the marriage of the nephews and nieces will be easy. ”

Although Ji Er didn't say it explicitly, the meaning was already very clear.

Ji Xiaolian entered the palace. Don't even think about it. Ji Xiaolian is his niece, but she is also Yang Gelao's granddaughter. In Daqin's harem. Emperor Longqing's side, can he really accommodate a person of such an identity?

"Second brother, you know very well that I don't want to say anything else, eldest brother, and I am absolutely loyal to the emperor. Over the years, I have really been deceived by the old thief of the Yang family. He didn't trust me all along, but he just treated me like a pawn. "Master Ji said that he was really innocent when he was implicated like this." Up and down the court, I am not the only one who has been deceived. ”

Even when Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing were at the beginning, they were still very protective of Yang Ge Lao.

"Big brother, where else can I talk about this now."

"Second brother," although Second Master Ji said this, Master Ji still refused to give up, "We have broken off with the Yang family cleanly, and I can't go to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty now, if I can get to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, I will also make my loyalty clear." ”

"Second brother, I'll just write a blood letter, how about the second brother help me deliver it to the imperial front? If the prince is willing to say a word or two for me, even the Queen Mother and Your Majesty will believe me. When it came to Prince An, Master Ji glanced at Ji Xiaotang intentionally or unintentionally.

Ji Xiaotang sat down with Mrs. Ji's hands, and after he said these words for a long time, Ji Xiaotang didn't say anything, and he didn't know what he thought in his heart.

These things, he was asking for Ji Er on the surface, but he knew in his heart that if he really wanted to do it, he had to take action from Ji Xiaotang. And the second master Ji who only asked nodded, and Ji Xiaotang would naturally help.

Ji Xiaotang naturally saw Master Ji's glance.

"Speaking of which, it's also a blessing for me. Although I was implicated by the old thief of the Yang family, I still have a second brother and Xiaotang, a niece. With Xiaotang and the second brother, I don't worry about anything. If he can recover, in the court, he is also an arm of the second brother and Xiaotang. Master Ji smiled again, most of these words were said to Ji Xiaotang. As the saying goes, fight tigers and brothers, and go into battle as father and son. ”

Master Ji is so indomitable, as if Second Master Ji and Ji Xiaotang don't nod, he won't give up.

He was too anxious.

Ji Xiaotang can no longer sit idly by.

"Uncle Huanhai has been up and down for many years, and there is nothing unclear to see. At this moment, for the uncle, it is better to be still than to be still. "In other words, let Master Ji stop a little, don't toss anything, the more you toss, the worse it will be.

At this point, Ji Xiaotang and Ji Er's thoughts are completely identical.

But Ji Xiaotang also knew that Master Ji would definitely not be reconciled.

"Uncle is always talented, and when the limelight of the Yang case passes, the court will naturally not let the uncle be silent forever." Ji Xiaotang said this, looking at Master Ji's expression.

The disappointment on Master Ji's face could not be concealed.

If it continues like this, Master Ji will definitely not stop, and he doesn't know what will happen, and the family will be sad when the time comes.

"If the uncle feels bored, he might as well continue to study gossip and feng ......shui with the immortal masters."

It is no secret that Master Ji loves the study of I Ching Feng Shui, and usually has close contacts with his general colleagues, but the top and bottom of Xinhuatang, especially the Second Master Ji in the East Road Courtyard, Ji Xiaotang and others, will never talk about such a topic with Master Ji.

In today's situation, Ji Xiaotang suddenly said that he would let Master Ji continue to study feng shui, and he also specifically mentioned the immortal masters he interacted with.

Master Ji's heart suddenly chuckled. He is a person with a ghost in his heart, and he is suspicious at the moment, could it be that the thing he did in private was known by Ji Xiaotang?

But if Second Master Ji and Ji Xiaotang knew, why didn't they have a seizure of such a big thing, not only did they not have a seizure, but they didn't show it at all in their deeds.

Slowly, it seems inaccurate to say that there is no trace of expression in the tracks.

Master Ji drooped his eyelids and thought carefully, it was before last year that he sent someone to do that thing, and Master Ji San once sent someone to send a letter from the New Year, that is, after that, Master Ji's attitude towards him seemed to be estranged.

It was a real estrangement, he didn't care about it at the time, but now the situation at home is different, he, who is an elder brother, depends on being a younger brother, and it is inevitable that he will pay attention everywhere, and he feels this alienation.

Ji Xiaotang has always been unpredictable, and the second master Ji has become more and more scheming and elusive.

Master Ji thought like this, and then looked at Second Master Ji and Ji Xiaotang, the more he felt that his guess was right.

"Xiaotang is right, it's me, I'm too eager." Master Ji's face turned pale, and he finally said in a curtive voice.

When the incident happened to Yang Ge, Master Ji was only thinking about his career, and he never mentioned Mrs. Ji once. (To be continued......)