On the morning of the next day, the Emperor of the Apocalypse summoned Ye Xianggao, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials ** Xing, the secretary of the Ministry of Household Li Zongyan, and the secretary of the Ministry of War Zhao Yan to the south study to discuss the military supplies and troop deployment of the Guanjin defense line. August 1 Chinese ≈≥≥.≈

Nowadays, the top priority of the Ming Dynasty is to build the Guanjin defense line, take the Guanjin defense line as the foundation of the Ming army outside the pass, and regain Liaodong when a qualified army is reorganized, and destroy the Houjin.

Since the person sitting on the Guanjin defense line is Sun Chengzong of the Donglin Party, Ye Xianggao and others naturally fully support the construction of the Guanjin defense line, looking forward to Sun Chengzong recovering the lost territory outside the Guanhai and establishing miracles for the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Xu Xianchun, has something important to ask to see." Just as the deliberations were proceeding in an orderly manner, an attendant came in and reported to the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

"Something important?"

The Emperor of the Apocalypse frowned slightly when he heard this, and then bowed slightly, "Let him in." ”

"Minister Xu Xianchun knocked to see the emperor, long live the emperor, long live long live." Soon, a middle-aged man wearing a flying fish suit walked into the south study quickly, knelt in front of the Emperor of the Apocalypse and kowtowed.

"Lord Xu, what do you want to do?" The Emperor of the Apocalypse glanced at Xu Xianchun and asked quietly.

"Back to the emperor, the minister received a report that someone had accepted bribes from the case of Xiong Tingbi in the former Liaodong Jingluo, so after asking the eunuch of Dongchang to palm print, he brought Wang Wenyan, the cabinet secretary of the person involved, back to Jinyi Weibei Town for interrogation, and he had confessed to accepting Xiong Tingbi's old bribe of 100,000 taels for his running for him."

Xu Xianchun held a confession in his hand and raised it above his head with both hands, and replied in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, the flow of the 100,000 taels of bribes is recorded here, please take a look at it." ”

Ye Xianggao and others were taken aback when they heard this, and couldn't help but glance at each other secretly, their faces were full of shock, no one would have imagined that the missing Wang Wenyan was actually arrested in Jinyiwei's edict prison, and he was also caught in Xiong Tingbi's old case.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse frowned slightly, and then asked the chamberlain on the side to bring Wang Wenyan's confession over for review, and his expression looked quite serious.

"How can it be!"

After reading the content of the confession, the Emperor of the Apocalypse slapped the table hard, and four words burst out of his mouth coldly, as if he was angered by the content of the confession.

"The emperor is angry, Wang Zhongshu is steady and cautious, there may be something hidden in this." Ye Xianggao bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse when he heard this, and said solemnly, no matter how he said it, Wang Wenyan was also a member of the cabinet, and he had to show his attitude.

"Your Majesty, this matter is a little strange, Wang Zhongshu is just a small cabinet secretary, why does Xiong Tingbi's old friend want to bribe him?" Subsequently, **Xing also bowed down and asked the Emperor of the Apocalypse questions, thinking that there was a hidden secret.

"Your Majesty, Xiong Tingbi's case has come to an end, and now someone is bringing it up again, with unpredictable intentions, I hope the emperor will see it." Li Zongyan and Zhao Yan glanced at each other, and then questioned, no matter how Wang Wenyan was a member of the Donglin Party, the two of them naturally wanted to protect it.

"Lord Xu, this matter is very important, is there a hidden secret in it?"

After hearing this, the Emperor of the Apocalypse pondered for a while and picked up the confession, looking at Xu Xianchun with a serious expression, "The officials above are all members of the imperial court, once something goes wrong, you can't afford it!" ”

"Your Majesty, everything the minister said is true, this confession was written by Wang Wenyan himself, and there will be no mistakes." Xu Xianchun bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse and replied solemnly.

"In that case, then I will let you investigate this case, if there is anything wrong with this case, then I will definitely ask you!" The Emperor of the Apocalypse groaned for a moment when he heard this, and then said to Xu Xianchun in a deep voice.

"The minister must go all out to live up to the emperor's high expectations." Hearing this, Xu Xianchun hurriedly bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse and replied in a loud voice.

"Your Majesty, this case is going to be handed over to Jinyiwei for investigation?"

Ye Xianggao and ** Xing couldn't help but be taken aback when they heard this, and after glancing at each other, they bowed down and said to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, "Your Majesty, this case is very important, and according to the usual practice, it should be handed over to Jiuqing for trial." ”

"Your Majesty, what the assistant said is very true, Xiong Tingbi's case has far-reaching implications, in order to calm the rumors on the market, it is better to hand it over to Jiuqing for public trial, distinguish right from wrong, and distinguish black and white."

**Xing then also opened his mouth and said, although he still doesn't know what Wang Wenyan said in his confession, but it is obvious that the Donglin Party has been involved, so he wants to control the situation as much as possible.

In addition to Xu Dahua, the secretary of the Dali Temple, and Lin Yaoyu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the other seven of the nine Qings are all members of the Donglin Party, and Lin Yaoyu is one of the few remaining centrist officials in the court, and he is cautious and will definitely not pay attention to the trial of the case, so it is much easier to deal with a Xu Dahua alone.

But if it is handed over to the Jinyi Weibei Town Fusi for trial, then the situation will be completely out of the control of the Donglin Party, you must know that Wei Zhongxian, the governor of the Dongchang Factory, has the power to control the Jinyi Weibei Town Fusi.

In other words, Jinyi Weibei Town Fusi is Wei Zhongxian's world, and how to try the case at that time is not Wei Zhongxian's final say, so it will be extremely unfavorable to the Donglin Party.

"Fu, look at this!"

The Emperor of the Apocalypse groaned for a moment when he heard this, then handed the confession in his hand to the chamberlain on the side, and said to Ye Xianggao with a serious expression.

"This ...... How is this possible? Ye Xianggao took the confession and looked at it, his face couldn't help but change greatly, and he looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse with a surprised expression.

According to Wang Wenyan's confession, Zuo Guangdou, the right capital of the imperial history, Yang Lian, the left deputy capital of the imperial history, Wei Dazhong in the matter, Gu Dazhang, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Zhou Chaorui in the left of the bureau, and Yuan Huazhong, the superintendent of Henan Province, respectively received a total of 100,000 taels of bribes from Wang Wenyan to run for Xiong Tingbi.

"I can't believe it, these are my most trusted courtiers, and they are also the mainstay of my Ming Dynasty, but now they are involved in a bribery case of up to 100,000 taels of silver, I am very distressed!"

The Emperor of the Apocalypse slapped his heart with his hand, with a look of regret on his face, and said to Ye Xianggao, "Tell me, the relationship between them and Jiuqing is harmonious, how can I believe that Jiuqing will be able to judge the truth?" ”

"Fu, although the young master recovered Guangning and drove Jiannu back to the east of Liaoxi, the situation outside the customs is still grim, and a Guanjin defense line makes me unable to sleep at night, trying every means to find the necessary funds for Sun Jingluo, but they actually accepted a bribe of 100,000 taels at such a critical moment, this kind of behavior is simply outraged, and heaven does not tolerate it!"

As he spoke, the Emperor of the Apocalypse turned cold, stretched out his hand and slammed the table, shouting angrily, "If I don't find out about this matter, how can I be worthy of the heroic spirits of those soldiers who died outside the gate?" And how to explain to the world? ”

Ye Xianggao suddenly fell silent when he heard this, what the Emperor of the Apocalypse said was right, since the seven people involved in this case this time were all members of the Donglin Party, and the officials of the Donglin Party accounted for the vast majority of Jiuqing, so it was reasonable that the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not use Jiuqing for trial.

In addition, the latter words of the Emperor of the Apocalypse made it very clear that this case was committed against the wind, ignoring the safety of the Ming Dynasty, and had angered the Emperor of the Apocalypse, so this case became the imperial case that the Emperor of the Apocalypse personally paid attention to.

Seeing Ye Xianggao speechless, **Xing, Li Zongyan, and Zhao Yan couldn't help but glance at each other in amazement, not knowing what this confession said, which made Ye Xianggao speechless.

In the final analysis, Ye Xianggao, as the leader of the Donglin Party, is the biggest moderate in the Donglin Party, and his actions are far less extreme than **Xing, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others, so he not only has to consider the interests of the Donglin Party, but also take into account the safety of the Ming Dynasty, so he can't refute this.

Besides, the Emperor of the Apocalypse is no longer the ignorant young son of heaven when he first ascended to the throne, and his five-year career as a king has made him more and more prestigious.

Therefore, since the Emperor of the Apocalypse has decided to hand over the case to the Jinyi Weibei Zhenfu Division, then Ye Xianggao is also quite helpless about this, is it not something he can do to let him stalk the Emperor of the Apocalypse like Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou and others.

"Fu-sama, what exactly is written on that confession? How did the emperor get angry? ”

After leaving the south study, **Xing quickly caught up with Ye Xianggao in front of him in a few quick steps, and asked suspiciously, Li Zongyan and Zhao Yan also surrounded him, wanting to know what was going on. “

"Alas!" Ye Xianggao couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and told the three of them in a low voice as he walked, with a helpless look on his face.

As Wang Wenyan's direct boss, Ye Xianggao naturally heard about Wang Wenyan's actions, but he turned a blind eye to him for the sake of serving the Donglin Party, after all, the people of the Donglin Party are not Taoists of Qing cultivation, and naturally they also have the seven emotions and six desires of ordinary people, and it is impossible for him to stop this behavior.

Although Ye Xianggao is reluctant to admit it, the truth that if the water is clear, there are no fish, it is the consensus of officialdom, after all, everyone has studied hard for ten years in order to be promoted to official wealth.

An official like Hai Jui is simply a "monster" in the eyes of officials, in order to win a false name, he has made himself impoverished, and he really can't understand what he does.

"What? Zuo Guangdou and Yang Lian were involved! When they learned the content of the confession, the three of them were taken aback, but they didn't expect to be involved in six cadres of the Donglin Party at once.

"Everyone, you have also seen that the emperor has been angered by this confession, and we can't stop Jinyiwei from interrogating the case, so we have to find a way to support Zuo Guangdou and them." Ye Xianggao sighed secretly in his heart when he heard this, and then said to the three of them with a solemn expression.

In the final analysis, Ye Xianggao is the leader of the Donglin Party, whether Zuo Guangdou and Yang Lian and others are guilty or not, he must find a way to rescue, this is not just a matter of Zuo Guangdou and Yang Lian and others, but a matter of the reputation and safety of the Donglin Party.

**Xing, Li Zongyan, and Zhao Yan nodded solemnly, they had done their best to bring down Wei Zhongxian before, but now that Wang Wenyan and Zuo Guangdou and others have fallen into Wei Zhongxian's hands, the consequences will definitely be unimaginable, how could Wei Zhongxian let them go?

(End of chapter)