Seeing that everyone was staring at him, even the Praetorian Guards looked at him in surprise, obviously not understanding why he came out alone.

After all, in their eyes, when investigating the case, Ye Quan has always been not afraid of heaven and earth, as long as he is out of the horse, it is impossible for things to be blocked.

Ye Quan stroked his beard and said, "This palace has truthfully returned this matter to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will personally send people to the Imperial Prison and return to the Criminal Department to wait for the Holy Decree." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone had different thoughts.

Obviously, Jiang Taishi is indeed special.

Otherwise, how could the Shangshu of the Criminal Department come out empty-handed?

Ye Quan didn't have the heart to guess what this kind of person was thinking, and after saying this, he grabbed the reins and galloped out.

He still has so much to do, where does he have the heart to deal with these guys?

The tall horses rode in the dust, leaving the dust from the horses' hooves floating in the air, and they couldn't stop coughing.

Immediately, the people of the criminal department followed, and silence returned to the palace gate.

Chiang Mansion.

Knowing that Jiang Bowen's identity as a spy is likely to be exposed, he has even been sent to prison at this moment, and Bato has no master, and he doesn't know what to do.

It came so suddenly, they didn't expect that there would be today, so they didn't have time to prepare in advance.

Suddenly hearing the bad news, Bartow couldn't come back to his senses.

Let him guess everything, he would never guess that the last person to report the adult would be the adult's own son, the young master of the Jiang Mansion.

Thinking of this, Barto only felt a splitting headache, his face was as white as snow, and all blood faded in an instant.

Just today, when he learned who Jiang You was accusing under Shen Grievance, Bato took the lead in hiding in the crowd and fled.

Right now, he is packing his bags and preparing to leave.

However, how can a huge mansion be said to be abandoned?

Bartow sat in the middle of the house, unable to react to the knock on the door.

He knew who the people out there were.

Throughout Shangjing, the news of Jiang You's complaint against Jiang Taishi has spread to everyone's ears, and even a three-year-old child knows that this is not an ordinary day.

And those people came to him for confirmation.

Maybe there are the original servants of the Taishi Mansion, or maybe there are good deeds who sneaked in from the outside.

But the huge Taishi Mansion, except for Jiang Bowen, there is no other person who can be in charge, and now this pillar has fallen, and the lowly people who survive under the pillar are naturally like losing their backbone.

Even if he wants to calm people's hearts and stabilize the situation, even his own heart is restless, where can he have the energy to appease others?

Thinking about it, Barto only felt a headache.

He already had a bad premonition in his heart, and he could almost predict what would happen next.

When there was a knock on the door outside, Barto finally made a decision, and after a little disguise, he carried his packed bags and quietly left through the side door.

As long as they can escape through the back door of the Taishi's Mansion, they are not at a dead end.

When the time comes, he can go to the adult's protégé's house and walk around, inciting people's hearts to add fuel and vinegar, as long as he insists that the adult is innocent, and the adult is killed and does not confess, then this matter is not over.

There is still a chance.

Holding on to the last glimmer of hope, Barto opened the back door in fear.

But the moment he opened the back door, he wanted to close it immediately.

It's just because there are people waiting outside for a long time.

At the back door, Sun Jing shyly smiled at the pale Bato, held up the bright yellow holy decree in his hand, and reminded: "By the order of His Majesty, the Taishi Mansion is banned, and everyone in the mansion is not allowed to enter or leave." ”

Bartow tightened his bags.

Seeing this, Sun Jing kindly reminded again: "Your Excellency please go back, you are all acting on orders, Your Excellency should not embarrass the official, as for everything in the house, there will be a special person to provide it every day." ”

It's no different from confinement.

It's just that it's not good to search the house directly before the matter is clarified, and you don't let them go out and you make excuses.

Bartow glanced out, and his face turned pale.

What did he see?

He saw that the whole mansion was besieged.

Every few steps, under the wall stood an officer and soldier of the Criminal Department.

The people in the house can't escape with wings.

Bartow grimaced and closed the back door again.

Outside the door, Sun Jing, who was almost touched by his nose, frowned, snorted coldly, and ordered the people around him: "Stay here, don't let a bird out of the official until the matter is clarified!" ”

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Yes."

The uniform echo sound came into his ears, and Sun Jing's face softened slightly.

As an official of the Criminal Department, although he is only a small case officer, he will never allow anyone to abandon justice.

……

In the palace.

Several courtiers who were locked up in the side hall finally saw the light of day.

Yuan Yi led a team of Praetorian Guards behind him, looking at the terrified courtiers in the hall, and squeezed out a smile on his face, making himself look more amiable.

Everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on the Praetorian Guard.

Seeing this, one of them asked vigilantly, "Grand Duke, what do you mean by this?" ”

Yuan Yi said in a warm voice: "Taishi Jiang is suspected of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country to murder the prince, and you have a lot of relationship with Taishi Jiang, so please come with our family." ”

Hearing this, there was silence in the hall.

Looking at the expressionless Praetorian Guards, another person asked urgently: "Could there be some misunderstanding in this, how could Taishi Jiang, as the teacher of His Royal Highness the Prince, collaborate with the enemy and betray the country to assassinate His Royal Highness the Prince?!" ”

It's impossible!

This can be said to have asked everyone's heart.

Hearing this, Yuan Yi let out a long sigh and made a distressed look: "Our family also hopes that there is a misunderstanding in this, but it is estimated that it is unlikely to be a misunderstanding." ”

"What do you mean?"

Yuan Yi explained in a rare kindness: "Because it was none other than the twelve horses who accused Jiang Taishi of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, a few hours ago, the twelve horses sounded the Shen Grievance Drum. ”

Hearing this, everyone could not hide their surprise, and even a few people had disbelief on their faces.

Apparently no one expected that things would be so dramatic.

Pro-son report pro-old son?

It's a big show, if it weren't for themselves, they might still be able to sit on the sidelines and watch the excitement quietly, but once the matter involves themselves, the excitement is not so easy to see.

It's them, who become part of the excitement.

After everything that should be said was finished, looking at the look of surprise, fear or incomprehension on the faces of the people, Yuan Yi waved his hand and ordered: "Okay, quickly send these adults to the prison of the Criminal Department according to Your Majesty's orders, don't let Ye Shangshu wait for a long time." ”

The Praetorian Guards moved.

Soon, all the courtiers in the side hall were tied with their hands tied and escorted to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

A few of them may have struggled so violently that their black gauze hats fell to the ground, and their black hair was spread out, looking embarrassed.

After seeing them leave the palace, Yuan Yi went back to resume his life.

"Your Majesty, will it be a little radical to put so many ministers in prison at one time?" Yuan Yi was a little worried.

Hearing this, Emperor Jin An smiled slowly, not caring very much: "Ye Shangshu is a smart person, he knows what to do next, as long as Ye Shangshu can be satisfied, they can naturally return home." ”

Let's see.

Since Jiang Bowen is a meticulous work of Liang Guo, even for the sake of safety, there will not be too many people involved in this matter.

Those courtiers who were in the same stream as him were mostly motivated by interests, and each had his own desires.

But even so, I believe that they will not be so easily fooled by Jiang Bowen to the extent that they can cooperate with the enemy and betray the country.

Yuan Yi thought for a while: "Your Majesty, do you need His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come forward to preside over the overall situation?" ”

Prince?

Emperor Jin An paused, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, he finally shook his head: "It's best not to involve the prince in this matter...... At the very least, the people could not be allowed to know that the matter was thoroughly investigated by the crown prince. ”

Hearing this, Yuan Yi was surprised: "Why? This opportunity is rare, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince comes forward, he can just take this opportunity to make a big impact in the court, and from then on, the courtiers will definitely be convinced by the prince. ”

"No."

Emperor Jin An pressed his eyebrows, and his voice was calm: "Since the prince is already the prince, he no longer needs this kind of dispensable aura, and Jiang Bowen has won the public opinion, once he is involved in this matter, he is contrary to the public opinion, for fear of provoking gossip, and the prince cannot come forward." ”

The risk is too great, and it doesn't have much benefit for the prince, so it's not worth the risk.

What's more, the prince's position was no longer shaken when she successfully took back the peace book.

……

Things are exactly what Emperor Jin An thinks.

May 25, the day Jiang Bowen was imprisoned.

Shangjing, chaos.

After the news spread all over Beijing, the people spontaneously besieged the place where the Criminal Department was located, and hundreds of people blocked the gate of the Criminal Department with great noise, clamoring for the court officials to come out and give them an explanation.

"Come out, what kind of skill is it to hide in it all the time! Jiang Taishi has been an official for decades, has been conscientious, and always thinks about the well-being of the people, you have so easily put such a pillar of the country in prison, can you give us an explanation? ”

"Yes, I don't believe that Jiang Taishi will collaborate with the enemy and betray the country, someone must have framed him!"

"You people, if you don't catch a few Jiangyang thieves and make decisions for the people, why do you still learn to fight in the nest?"

"Master Jiang is such a beautiful gentleman, he will never do those things, please give us a justice to Master Jiang."

The chatter grew louder and louder, and the chatter of hundreds of people could almost drown out the entire criminal department.

Ye Quan, who was dealing with official business, heard the voice, and when he saw the dense crowd in front of the gate of the Criminal Department, his face was a little ugly.

Even if he had expected this situation for a long time, knowing that most people had a blind obedience to Jiang Bowen, at this moment, Ye Quan's mood was still very complicated.

He suddenly remembered the monarch many years ago.