February's Great Song Dynasty is destined to be an eventful month, and it is also destined to be a turbulent season.

In just one month, after experiencing King Qing's rebellion, Zhang Shuo's murder, and now the murder of Prince Goryeo in Ye Yu's palace, this series of emergencies has already made the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military begin to tense their nerves.

In the public court of the Criminal Department, Yue Lei was in charge of trying Ye Yu's murder case in the Ming Hall, and although Ye Yu had a haggard face in the public court, he still looked calm and calm as usual.

As a jury officer, in addition to King Gong Zhao Dan, there are also two deputy envoys of Goryeo, and the entire public court is solemn and dignified.

With Ye Yu's status today, before the crime is established, he can enjoy the treatment that ordinary prisoners do not have.

And just by virtue of the status of the godson of the emperor, he already has an unattainable esteemed status.

In the past few days, Emperor Zhao Gou's attitude has been extremely tough, and he has asked the Criminal Department to release Ye Yu more than once.

Although the current Emperor Taishang does not have much right to speak, it is a royal attitude after all.

You can't take it seriously, but you can't ignore this factor.

Therefore, although Yue Lei interrogated Ye Yu, he did not make too many demands on Ye Yu.

And this incident made Yue Lei very depressed, and said in his heart that no matter how talented Ye Yu was, he was just a young man, and he was also guilty of killing the prince of Goryeo.

Back then, his father Yue Fei not only had brilliant achievements, but also had no fault, but why did he die unjustly in the Fengbo Pavilion? Why is there no such good life as Ye Yu?

Syllable!

Yue Lei was shocked and asked Ye Yu under the hall: "Ye Yu under the hall, are you guilty?" ”

"Lord Yue, Ye is not guilty, how can he admit his guilt!" Ye Yu stood without kneeling, standing in plain clothes above the court.

As soon as Ye Yu's words fell, Li Yifu, the Goryeo envoy, suddenly became furious: "Bastard! You murdered my Goryeo prince with brutality, and you even denied it? ”

As a general, Li Yifu's temperament is as fierce as fire, and Jin Fu, a scholar of Wenchen, should be much calmer, he first appeased Li Yifu to relieve his anger for a while, and then pointed out: "General, don't be angry, I believe that the Song Dynasty will give me an explanation for Goryeo!" ”

Yue Lei turned his head with an embarrassed expression and glanced at King Gong Zhao Dian.

Zhao Dian knew that this was to let him come to the town, so he coughed lightly, and then said: "I, the Great Song Dynasty, strictly enforce the law, and I will give you a public opinion on the merits, but above this court, please pay attention to your country's manners!" ”

"Yue Shangshu, you continue!"

With the help of King Gong Zhao Dan, Yue Lei suddenly had confidence, so the case continued to be tried: "Your subordinate Ye Yu, you claim that you are not guilty, and the official asked you, you committed murder in Chonghua Hall that day, but everyone testified to it, what explanation do you make?" ”

"Ye Mou entered the palace that day by holy decree to go to Chonghua Hall to discuss politics, unexpectedly after entering the main hall, he felt top-heavy, and then he fell unconscious, and when he woke up, he saw more candlesticks in his hands, as well as the corpse of Prince Goryeo......"

"Divine decree? Where? Yue Lei twisted his eyebrows and slapped the shocked wood, and asked in a questioning tone.

"Naturally, it's in the house, but it's ......"

When Ye Yu said this, he hesitated slightly, shook his head and said, "But in Ye's opinion, this holy decree should no longer exist......

Regarding Ye Yu's words, Yue Lei didn't have the heart to listen carefully, but directly ordered the officials in the hall to go and get the holy decree. And King Gong Zhao Duan also whispered a few words in the ear of the attendant beside him, and the attendant hurriedly left the hall of the Criminal Department.

After a long time, the official of the Criminal Department came back to report that the Holy Decree of Yefu had been stolen for no reason.

"Humph! This is a coincidence, Ye Yu, you keep saying that you were ordered to go to Chonghua Palace, but the holy decree is missing, you are really good at making up stories! When Jin Fu was on the sidelines of the trial, he saw that he had not taken the holy decree, and his words were immediately much colder.

Yue Lei immediately asked Ye Yu in a deep voice: "Ye Yu, ...... this holy decree?"

"As far as this king knows, His Majesty did not give any decree that day, which can be confirmed from the living records written in the palace!"

Zhao Dian said as he took the living record from the hand of the attendant who had gone and returned, and said softly: "Ye Yu, you said that there was a holy decree conveyed to you that day, but according to the above account, there was no holy decree drawn up that day. How do you explain this? ”

"Ye Yu can't explain it, because this is a game in itself, and I'm just a sheep who strayed into the trap!"

Ye Yu replied very simply, because during the time he was in the prison of the Criminal Department, he had already thought through a lot of things. So this qiē, Ye Yu has already guessed the result.

"Traps? Ye Yu, do you think you can clear your name if you fall into a trap? Gong Wang Zhao Dian listened to Ye Yu's story, but his heart was extremely funny.

"But it is true that I did not kill the prince of Goryeo!" Ye Yu, who has always been skillful, is saying unnutritious words today.

Yue Lei asked as usual: "Since you claim that the holy decree was issued, do you remember the person who delivered the holy decree that day?" ”

"The face is unfamiliar, Ye can draw a picture of this person, but there is no guarantee that this person can be traced......"

King Gong Zhao Dan immediately snorted coldly: "Since you have drawn shadow graphics, you will definitely be able to find this palace attendant, how can you not find it?" Unless what you said is nothing! ”

Since it was a trap, and the forgery of the holy decree disappeared, then this strange eunuch could naturally disappear.

Ye Yu thought so in his heart, but he didn't refute the matter, but let Yue Lei, the servant of the Criminal Department, handle the matter.

Because Ye Yu knew in his heart that no matter what he said at this time, it would be useless......

"No matter what, His Majesty strictly orders that this case be investigated, and even if there is the slightest suspicion, it must be investigated!"

Yue Lei immediately ordered to go down, took a pen and paper, and asked Ye Yu to sketch the appearance of the servant in the decree that day. After Ye Yu finished making the portrait, he photocopied many copies of this pattern and sent it to the palace for examination.

Regarding this case, it was also pressed back to prepare for retrial the next day.

In the dimly lit cell, Ye Yu sat alone at the table, with a chessboard in front of him.

The red and black chess on the chessboard attack and defend each other, and with the continuous movement of the left and right hands, the situation on the chessboard has reached the most tense moment.

In the long corridor of the cell, an old man walked in not long after.

When the old man in brocade clothes walked to Ye Yu's cell, he suddenly stopped and looked at Ye Yu quietly.

But Ye Yu was still staring down, moving the chess pieces, and said to himself: "Master Yu is here, the younger generation is very honored!" ”

"Oh? Lord Ye seems to know that the old man is coming? Yu Yunwen stood outside the cell and asked with a slightly surprised expression.

"You are always uneasy, so you naturally want to talk to the juniors, how can the juniors not know this?"

Hearing Ye Yu's words, Yu Yunwen's interest increased greatly, so he twisted his beard and said to himself: "Lord Ye can actually see through the old man's thoughts, which really surprises the old man......"

Without the slightest hesitation, he withdrew his attendants and walked into the humble cell alone.

"Lord Yu, why don't you accompany the juniors to play a game?" Ye Yu immediately stopped the self-defeating game, and instead gave one of the chess pieces to Yu Yunwen.

Yu Yunwen smiled lightly and said: "It's okay, the old man has rarely played against others over the years, and now he can play against the world's number one chess saint, and the old man also feels very honored!" ”

"The first chess master? Lord Yu smiled, please! ”

Yu Yunwen immediately sat in the position of the red chess piece, watching that the red chess piece had crossed the Chu River and Han border, and the siege of the city and the village could almost determine the victory!

Looking at this situation, Yu Yunwen glanced at Ye Yu and said with a smile: "Lord Ye, you are deliberately letting the old man go!" ”

"Oh? Lord Yu thinks that this red chess piece is already in hand? Ye Yu lowered his head and chuckled, and said to himself noncommittally.

"What? Is it possible to get it back? ”

Ye Yu gently tapped the table with his knuckles, stretched out three fingers, and naturally said to himself: "Three steps, the juniors only need three steps to turn things around, and the game that Lord Yu thinks is bound to win is actually just an illusion!" ”

"Oh? Seriously? ”

Yu Yunwen thinks that he is quite accomplished in chess, although he is not as good as Ye Yu in front of him, but he can also see that there is no room for maneuver in this chess game.

To say that three steps can turn the situation around, Yu Yunwen will not believe in such a miracle at all.

Seeing that Yu Yunwen had a skeptical attitude, Ye Yu didn't argue too much, and then gently pressed his fingers on the chess pieces and walked around.

Yu Yunwen saw that Ye Yu had already moved the chess pieces, so he did not hesitate, and then also walked the red chess pieces on the chessboard.

You come and go, the two of them have taken two steps one after another, but it is these two steps, and the whole situation has changed a lot.

"Will ...... Army! Ye Yu dragged a long tone and arrived at the central hinterland with a horse!

Yu Yunwen looked at the last unexpected step, and said to himself in astonishment: "Three steps, it's really just three steps!" ”

"Lord Yu, you have also seen that everything is not absolute, maybe one of your wrong choices is a catastrophe!" Ye Yu looked at Yu Yunwen with deep meaning, and finally a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"But now the old man has no choice......" Although Yu Yunwen heard the deep meaning of Ye Yu's words, he immediately shook his head speechlessly, looking a little helpless.

"Lord Yu knows?"

"What is the difference between knowing and not knowing?"

When Yu Yunwen said this, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Ye Yu, and his cloudy eyes suddenly burst out: "If the old man had known about ......, he would definitely have made a wise choice!" ”

Looking at Yu Yunwen's strange expression, Ye Yu had a doubt in his heart, obviously what the two said was not the same topic, so he asked carefully: "What?" ”

"Your identity!" Yu Yunwen hesitated for a moment, and finally responded bluntly.

"My identity? As a supporter of His Royal Highness King Gong, shouldn't Lord Yu have known about it a long time ago? ”

Ye Yu didn't expect Yu Yunwen to mention this sensitive topic today, but in Ye Yu's heart, Yu Yunwen can become a supporter of King Gong, so his identity should not be a secret to Yu Yunwen.

Because of many opposition and attacks in the court, Ye Yu acquiesced to this.

But Yu Yunwen's expression disappointed Ye Yu, and he saw Yu Yunwen wave his hand and said, "The old man only found out recently, and finally understood why His Majesty is so kind to you......

"Oh? It seems that King Gong still has reservations about Lord Yu! ”

Ye Yu slapped the chess pieces on the chessboard and categorized them, and then continued: "The wise choice in Lord Yu's mouth, I don't know what it is?" ”

"You and I are both understanding, so why bother to say it?"