Above the court, there was silence, the surface was calm, and the heart was turbulent.

The eldest prince Ye Yunzhen was executed for plotting power and usurping the throne, and his family members were all sent to the prison, this incident has already shocked the government and the opposition, a few ministers gloated, some ministers waited and watched the changes, and some ministers were panicked, because they were very close to the eldest prince before, and the relationship was very close, and now the eldest prince committed a serious crime, it is difficult to guarantee that the emperor will not involve them.

"Ji Aiqing" came from the silent court, and the emperor's indifferent and lazy voice came.

"Minister, minister." When Ji Shushu came out of the queue, he was so panicked that he almost tripped up.

Ye Yuntian's eyes were slightly cold: "What's the matter, Lord Ji, are your legs and feet not good, do you want me to approve your early retirement, or I can let you report to the Hades Palace in advance." ”

Ji Wenwen knelt directly on the hall in fright: "The emperor spares his life, I don't know what Weichen did wrong?" ”

Ye Yuntian raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Don't you know it yourself? ”

Ji Wencheng said with trepidation: "The minister really doesn't know. ”

Ye Yuntian glanced at all the ministers in the court, and said leisurely: "If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat from." ”

Ministers, look at me, I look at me, look at each other, I really don't understand what this emperor thinks, this time Lord Ji is still kneeling in the court, and for a while, no one dares to speak.

Ye Yuntian looked at the expressions of the ministers and smiled coldly: "Retreat!" With that, he strode away.

The ministers still didn't react, and they all froze in place.

Gonggong Fu stepped forward and said, "The emperor said that he has retired from the court, and all the adults are scattered!" Only then did the ministers come back to their senses and walk out one after another.

"Father-in-law Fu" Ji Wenshu stepped forward and grabbed Father-in-law Fu and asked, "Then I ...... it"

Father-in-law Fu flicked his sleeves: "Lord Ji, our family doesn't understand what the emperor means, or you kneel first, and our family will leave." ”

Hearing that Father-in-law Fu was leaving, he hurriedly grabbed it again and said flatteringly: "Father-in-law Fu, you see that we usually have a good relationship, you give me a thorough explanation." ”

Gonggong Fu said with a detached gaze: "Master Ji, you are the minister of the imperial court, our family is just serving the emperor, the two of us can't catch a glance, we can't talk nonsense, as for the emperor's intentions, we who are subordinates dare not speculate." Our family has to hurry to the emperor's side to serve, so we won't accompany us. ”

After Father-in-law Fu left, Ji Wenwen scolded in a low voice: "Usually so much silver honors you, but at the critical moment, he hurriedly broke off the relationship with me, which is really a waste of those white silver." ”

Then he sighed, still kneeling in the court, he couldn't figure out what crime he had committed, he had a close relationship with the eldest prince before, but the fact that the eldest prince wanted to seek power and usurp the throne really had nothing to do with him, and he didn't know about it at all, until the eldest prince was executed and shocked the government and the opposition, he didn't know about it. Does the emperor think that this matter has something to do with him, it's over, it's over, if the emperor thinks so, then his death is not far away, not to say that he is going to be beheaded, this is a capital crime of the nine clans, more than 100 lives in the whole family, the more I think about it, the more frightened I become, no, I have to go to the emperor quickly, even if I die, I have to die.

Ye Yuntian was watching the recital in the study, and the guards outside the door reported that Ji Wen asked to see him.

"Let him in."

As soon as Ji Wenwen came in, he fell to his knees.

Ye Yuntian leaned lazily on the chair, his sexy and bewitching thin lips slightly hooked: "Ji Aiqing, do you have something to do with me?" ”

This question, Ji Wenwen was completely stunned, he didn't know what the emperor meant, as if what happened in the court just now had not happened at all, no, if he continued like this, his cranky thinking would also be a matter of worry, and his heart was horizontal: "Your Majesty, just now in the court, Wei Chen didn't understand what the emperor meant, if the minister did something wrong, please ask the emperor to tell Wei Chen directly, that is, let the minister die, and the minister will also die." ”

"Ji Aiqing's words are serious," he said, and helped Ji Shushu up.

Then, he walked to the table, picked up a secret letter, and handed it to Ji Shushu: "Ji Aiqing, you open it and take a look." ”

Ji Wenwen opened the notebook and wrote: "He colluded with the eldest prince to plot to usurp the throne, and informed the eldest prince of the frontier of the news of the emperor's secret exit from the palace, so that the eldest prince had the opportunity to ambush and assassinate the emperor." Seeing this, his frightened face was like earth, and he hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty, the micro-ministers are wronged, the micro-ministers are wronged!" Even if you borrow a thousand courage from Weichen, Weichen doesn't dare to do this thing to destroy the nine clans, Your Majesty, you have to be clear! ”

"Ji Aiqing, don't worry, you're looking, the signature on the fold." Ye Yuntian reminded.

Seeing this, Ji Wenwen collapsed directly on the ground, he never thought that it would be Jiang Zhong's recital, this is his protégé and a confidant, Jiang Zhong can do the position of Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple today, it is completely cultivated and promoted by him, if there is no him, he Jiang Zhong is still begging for food on the roadside today, he is still a beggar, how can he have today. I really never thought that it would be him who wrote the fold to frame himself.

"Your Majesty, this is pure falsehood, Weichen has never done such a thing." Ji Wenwen said angrily.

Ye Yuntian glanced at him and said, "Ji Aiqing, everyone in this court knows that this Jiang Zhong is your protégé and your confidant, you said that he framed you, is there any evidence?" ”

"Wechen has no evidence, Wechen did not collude with the prince to conspire to usurp the throne, Wechen was in close contact with the prince before, but they all chatted with the prince about landscape paintings, poems and songs, etc., in addition, there is nothing else, please the emperor to investigate, and Weichen is innocent." After speaking, he prostrated one after another.

Ye Yuntian helped Ji Wenwen up: "Ji Aiqing, please get up quickly, I also saw this twist and turn this morning, and I was confused for a while, now calm down and think about it carefully, I still understand Ji Aiqing's personality, I believe that this matter is definitely not Ji Aiqing's doing, I have the intention to see it, but if you want to catch the real people behind the scenes, you still need Ji Aiqing's cooperation." ”

Ji Wenwen said firmly: "Everything is subject to the emperor's arrangement." ”

"Okay." whispering in his ear, Ji Wen nodded frequently.

The next day, in the court, Ye Yuntian sat on the dragon chair, and Gonggong Fu went up directly to read the holy decree:

Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: The official department Shangshu Ji documents, colluded with the eldest prince Ye Yunzhen to plot to usurp the throne, verified the truth, imprisoned in prison, tomorrow at noon at three o'clock in the decision, his family first under house arrest in Shangshu Mansion, not allowed to enter and exit, violators, no mercy. Chin this!

After hearing this holy decree, all the ministers were shocked, Ye Yuntian saw the reactions of all the ministers in his eyes, and the evil eyes revealed a cold light: Ladies and gentlemen, what objections do you have to this matter? ”

In this case, the ministers did not even dare to come out of the atmosphere, and whoever dared to disagree, and whoever had objections would be suspected of having something to do with this great rebellion.

Ye Yuntian was very satisfied with the performance of the ministers, and waited for the fish to take the bait.

At night, there was silence, and Ji Wenwen sat quietly in the prison.

"Teacher" heard Jiang Zhong's voice in his ears, he looked up, Jiang Zhong came with the food to see him off, he sneered in his heart, and showed a very relieved expression on the surface: "I didn't expect you to come and give me a ride, at this time, all the ministers hurriedly broke off the relationship with me, for fear of being implicated, I am really relieved that you can come." ”

Jiang Zhong took out the food and wine, and said: "Teacher, I came today, first, to thank you for so many years of cultivation and care, without you, there would be no Jiang Zhong today, if you didn't take me back to my home, accept me as a student, and then bring me into the officialdom, cultivate and promote all the way, and become the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, I may still be begging on the street today." Jiang Zhong's face was full of gratitude.

Then he paused, changed his face instantly, and said coldly: "Second, I know that the teacher has a lot of questions, so I specially came to answer them for the teacher, so that the teacher can understand." ”

Ji Wenwen only felt that this person was too insidious, why did he look away at the beginning.

Jiang Zhong poured a glass of wine for Ji Wenwen: "Come, teacher, let's have a drink first, and since then, the relationship between the two of us will be over." ”

Ji Wen calmly took the wine glass and drank it all.

Jiang Zhong drank a few cups in a row, his face was flushed, his mood was a little disordered, and he looked at Ji Wenwen and said; "Teacher, you know what? I was very grateful to you, and I thank you faithfully from the bottom of my heart, and I have always remembered your great kindness, and I swear to repay you in this life. But God let me overhear your conversation with the prime minister, and I realized that you were nothing more than this to me. Hahahaha, God has eyes, let me hear these words. ”

Speaking of this, he picked up another glass of wine and drank a glass, and then said: "The prime minister came to you because there was a vacancy in the ministry, seeing that I was your proud protégé and planned to recommend me as the ministry, I thought that you would be full of promises, but I didn't expect you to tell the prime minister, saying that I can only be the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple in my life, you don't agree, and you don't let the prime minister recommend me." Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, it seems to be an official position, but he has no real power, let me stay in this position for the rest of my life, I am unwilling. Since then, I have hated you, why can't I be a big official, why do you want to block my way to promotion, I hate you, anyone who dares to block my career, no matter who it is, I will not let it go. Finally let me wait for the opportunity, I inquired about the eldest prince's secret return to Beijing, I guessed that the eldest prince returned to Beijing at this time, must be to usurp the throne, so he and the eldest prince on the line, tell him the news of the emperor's trip out of the palace, if the eldest prince succeeds, I am the prime minister above 10,000 people under one person, if it is not successful, it will be planted on you, you have a close relationship with the eldest prince before, this is well known, no one will doubt it. ”

Ji Wenwen smiled indifferently at the corner of his mouth: "You come and tell me now, aren't you afraid that I will tell the emperor?" ”

"Hahahaha, teacher, you don't have this opportunity to meet the emperor, even if you see the emperor, who will believe you, they will think that you want to exonerate yourself, let the innocent me take the blame for you, I am today, it is also for the sake of our teachers and students, let you die before leaving, and it can be regarded as repaying your kindness back then." Jiang Zhong said fiercely.

"Good, wonderful, wonderful!"

Hearing this voice, Jiang Zhong directly knelt on the ground in fright.

"The minister knocks to see the emperor, long live the emperor, long live long live." Ji Wen saluted.

"Ji Aiqing, please hurry up." Ye Yuntian stretched out his hand to help the next season's paperwork.

Jiang Zhong came back to his senses at this time, crawled over and hugged Ye Yuntian's legs, and kept saying: "The emperor spares his life, the emperor spares his life, the emperor spares his life......"

Ye Yuntian's whole body exuded a thousand-year-old cold momentum, and Jiang Zhong, who was frightened, hurriedly took several steps back.

"Jiang Aiqing, I am not thin on you, and your mentor Ji Shushu is even more thin on you, the reason why he prevented the prime minister from recommending you as a servant of the ministry is to ensure your peace in your life, although the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple does not have much real power, but you will not be involved in the disputes in the officialdom, but you will be stable all your life. You mistook good intentions for bad intentions, and even framed him, and colluded with the eldest prince to want my life, how do you want me to spare you! This voice was like coming from hell, Jiang Zhong didn't dare to move, and he didn't dare to plead anymore.

On the same day, the court rewarded the meritorious people of this counterinsurgency one by one:

The four princes, Ye Yunfeng, are divided into virtuous kings.

Shang Fei, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, was named the general of the protector of the country.

The secretary of the ministry is still innocent, with meritorious cooperation, and rewarded a thousand taels of gold.

The criminal Jiang Zhong was divided into five horses, and his family members were all put on death row.

Under the intercession of the second prince Ye Yunze, the family members of the eldest prince of the guilty ministers were all demoted to concubines, and they were not allowed to set foot in Fengyue City for eternity.

The second prince, Ye Yunze, was also named King Rui.