Zhang He, Ji Qing, Scope, and Zhao Zuo had been imprisoned for seven days, and when the official saw that no one had come to beg him to release him, he was afraid, so he blackmailed the landlord's son for five taels of silver, beat Zhang He and the four of them, and they were released.

Zhang He and the four of them were released from prison, and they all had red wounds on their bodies, but they didn't hurt their muscles and bones. I found my own home and listened to Master Zhang, and the adults were locked up in Dali Temple for them.

Master Zhang, together with Zhang He, went to Dali Temple to inquire about the situation, and quarreled with the guards outside the gate of Dali Temple. They were all released because they were imprisoned, why did they detain the adults without interrogation?

This incident was staged at the gate of Dali Temple for two consecutive days, attracting many onlookers. Zhang He summed up the lessons and lessons, and believed in the principle of a gentleman who did not do anything when he spoke, and only shouted that he did not do anything. The matter was finally played by Fang Zuocheng to the court, and the emperor was interrogated by Dali Siqing.

Like Yue Sanye, there are two people who are waiting for vacancies. The other person's surname is Qin, who is also the prefect and is a relative of Qin Youcheng. He learned from Qin Youcheng that the emperor wanted to cultivate power, and people often said that once a son of heaven was a courtier. The emperor is young, and he is very dissatisfied with some slippery old ministers and wants to replace them with his cronies.

Jingzhao Mansion Yin is old and is a close confidant of the Queen Mother. In his reign, he often does not seek his own politics, which makes the emperor particularly disgusted. The position of Jingzhao Mansion Yin is very important, and young and junior people can't afford the heavy responsibility of Jingzhao Mansion Yin. Yue Sanye and Qin Prefect's officials are all excellent in their evaluations, and they are both less than forty years old, which is exactly the talent that the emperor wants to appoint.

Yue Sanye was driven out of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion by his father and had no backer. He spent all his savings to treat his eldest daughter, and he had no money. There is no money, no one, no way to find someone to help talk. The prefect of Qin didn't take Yue Sanye seriously, and the matter of Yue Sanye being locked up in Dali Temple was played by Fang Zuocheng to the court, so Qin Prefect used his brain and decided to step on it, so that Yue Sanye completely lost the opportunity to compete.

Yu Shi began to go to the palace to play the book, saying that Yue Sanye secretly hid private money and divided the family, and was a disloyal, unfilial and traitorous person. Even the fact that he fought a lawsuit for Aunt Ding, and Aunt Nading's concubine was revealed, and even caught the wind and said that Yue Sanye was corrupt and took bribes, as if not killing was not enough to anger the common people.

Fang Zuocheng tried his best to protect Yue Sanye, Qin Youcheng remained silent, and some people among the ministers began to impeach Yue Sanye. Liao Zhongcheng finally spoke for the student, he asked the emperor to let Yue Sanye go to the palace to defend himself, and the emperor was noncommittal.

What happened in the palace has been arguing for three days, Fang Ronghua sent someone to inadvertently reveal it to Zhang He and the scope of them, Zhang He and Master Zhang discussed it, and passed the information back to Yue's mansion, and all the information was intercepted and suppressed by Yujin.

Yu Jin saw that her father's matter had been argued with in the palace for five days, so she found two brothers, "Big brother, second brother, my father's matter has finally been put on the emperor's case." If the emperor really wants to reuse his father, he will consider it in many ways, and it is likely that he will let you go to the palace, and by the way, he will inspect your conduct and understand his father from the side. The two elder brothers remember that their father is the emperor's courtier, and the thunder, rain and dew are all gentlemen. There is no one in our family to ask for, so you go and ask Lord Wang and Xie Daru how to go to the palace to be rude. “

Yu Jin brought up all the things that could be asked, and told the two brothers how to answer if they could answer. If she can't answer, let the two brothers be prepared to think about it and answer again. Ask the teacher how to deal with the questions that you can't get right.

Yu Jin solemnly advised: "Big brother, second brother, remember that if you say too much, you will lose, and if you say ten thousand words, it is better to be silent."

Changbai said seriously: "Don't worry, eldest sister, I'll go back and think carefully with my second brother, and then ask Lord Wang what to pay attention to when going to the palace." I'm definitely not going to tear my feet back and disgrace my teacher this time. “

Changqing followed suit, "I will remain silent and try my best to let my eldest brother talk to my father." “

Things are getting more and more intense, and even the initiator of the Qin Governor's Mansion didn't expect that the old bottom of the Yue Governor's Mansion was picked up, and even the bedwetting at the age of five, the fight with his brother-in-law at the age of six, and the molesting of Yahuan at the age of ten were all revealed. Fortunately, the old marquis had already driven out the third master Yue's family, otherwise the fire would have burned to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

The matter of Yue Sanye is like a snowball, and the more it rolls, the bigger it gets, it really responds to the sentence that the wall is falling down and everyone is pushing. Because they didn't know where Yue Sanye's money came from, they condemned it one after another, for fear that if they didn't speak, they would be treated as a fellow party.

No one thought of asking Yue Sanye about the client, so they arbitrarily convicted Yue Sanye. In the end, the reason why Yue Sanye was imprisoned became the most inconspicuous thing, and he chose to ignore it, because the things exposed were all bigger than that crime.

If there are more people who say it, it will come true, just imagine that if you don't take bribes, the prefect will pay a year, and all of it will be converted into silver for only three hundred and sixty taels. His family has been divided for more than half a year, and there are only a small broken yard of the farm and more than 20 acres of vegetable gardens, where did the money come from to build a house?

Fang Zuocheng was a little uncertain in his heart, so he might as well give a favor to someone else, gritted his teeth and asked the emperor to interrogate him again, so that Yue Zhiyi could go to the palace to defend himself in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.

The emperor saw that the play directed by him was very exciting, and he was reluctant to end it, but it was cold in winter, and there were still many important things to do, so he could only let the parties appear on the stage. At the same time, he issued an edict to announce the old marquis and Yue Changbai, and Yue Changqing Palace.

When Yue Zhiyi heard that he could go to the temple, he was very excited. After being locked up in Dali Temple for half a month, he sent a decree to let him go to the temple to face the saint, and the emperor personally tried him and allowed him to defend himself. With a draft in his heart, he entered the hall and knelt down, "The ministers and ministers pay tribute to the emperor." “

Yue Zhiyi was wearing a thin cotton robe, his body was thin, his face was stubble, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed unkempt, his voice was hoarse and a little choked, and his eyes were only clear.

Dingyuan Hou Yue Zhiren has not spoken for the past few days, listening to the voices of the ministers impeachment one after another, he is anxious, but he can't do anything. At this moment, seeing the embarrassed appearance of the third brother, his nose was sore and he almost didn't shed tears, but his expression was blank, and he looked like he didn't care about it.

"The old marquis of Dingyuan has arrived." Voices were heard outside the hall.

"Pass him in." The emperor lightly instructed the eunuchs.

The old marquis came in, and the emperor gave him a seat and allowed him to sit aside. The old marquis didn't seem to know the person kneeling, and he didn't even raise his eyelids.

"Yue Zhiyi, you are guilty." When the emperor saw that the old marquis had arrived, he began to speak in a deep voice.

Yue Zhiyi kowtowed and replied in a trembling voice, "Weichen doesn't know, please make it clear to the emperor." “

The emperor didn't go around the bend, and asked straight in: "How much silver did you spend to build a house, and where did you get the money?"

Yue Zhiyi's heart is here, and he can finally vent the evil anger in his heart. He replied loudly: "Go back to the emperor and spend seven thousand eight hundred taels to build a house." The foreign debt is three thousand six hundred taels, and it will be paid off on the twentieth day of the lunar month. “

The emperor was annoyed and said, "Where did you get the silver, why don't you answer?"

Yue Zhiyi secretly swallowed his saliva to make his reply clearer, "Back to the emperor, I used five thousand taels of silver to build a house, which was brought back by the eldest daughter of the minister." The eldest daughter was snatched away by gangsters at the age of two, and was later rescued and raised, and found her home when she grew up. On the way back, she rescued a child from the cold river, and the family gave the eldest daughter Xie Yin, 5,000 taels. The eldest daughter of the minister went home for two days because she went into the cold river to save people, and she fell asleep without explanation. What happened later was known to the emperor and all the ministers. She woke up on August 19 in good health. Knowing that she had spent 15,000 taels of silver to save her, the eldest daughter of the minister was moved to give the silver to the minister, and the minister used 5,000 taels of silver to build a house. “

"Oh, who do you know?" The emperor had never heard of this, and asked with some disbelief.

Yue Zhiyi shook his head and replied, "Weichen doesn't know." Xindao's daughter said that she couldn't admit that she knew, so as not to be found out in the future and commit the crime of deception.

"Then how are you going to pay back the remaining three thousand six hundred taels?"

"Back to the emperor, Weichen will build an extra set of courtyards, and prepare to lease it to Zhuge Villa to open a pharmacy, and pay it back with rent."

"Oh, when are you going to rent and how much?"

"Back to the emperor, I am going to rent it before the end of October, the rent has not been determined, and Weichen does not know."

"Bold Yue Zhiyi, you dare to play tricks. Why do you think that Zhuge Villa will rent your house, the west bank of the Bianhe River is sparsely populated, who will go to that remote place to open a pharmacy. Where are you going to get your money to pay your debts, and you have not yet drawn it from the truth. The emperor was annoyed and angry, and slapped the table and shouted loudly.

Yue Zhiyi was a little dumbfounded, the eldest daughter said that she would pay off the debt with rent, but she didn't talk about it in detail at that time, and he didn't ask about it. He didn't expect to be imprisoned and taken directly to the temple, how to rent the house to collect rent, he really didn't know the details. He couldn't tell the emperor, it was my eldest daughter who told me, and he was speechless.

"Yue Zhiyi, I will let you reply." The emperor slapped the imperial case with his hand, and suddenly raised his voice to reprimand.

Yue Zhiyi could only kowtow, and said in a trembling voice: "The minister has nothing to say."

Only then did the ministers know the origin of the silver used by Yue Sanye to build the house. There are ministers who have received the benefits of the Qin prefect's mansion, and they want to stand up and fall into the ground, and scold Yue for being righteous and treacherous. Seeing that the emperor was angry, his face was gloomy and terrifying, where did anyone dare to be the first bird.

The great eunuch Zhu Shouwang saw that things were frozen there, he knew the emperor's intentions, and it was not for the purpose of punishing Yue Sanye. Quietly stepped forward and whispered to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Lord Yue's eldest son Yue Changbai, and the second son Yue Changqing have been announced outside the palace."

The emperor nodded, and said lightly to Zhu Shouwang: "Pass the decree and announce them to enter the palace."

There was a shout of cheers outside, announcing that Ziyue Changbai and Ziyue Changqing entered the hall. Yue Zhiyi was startled when he heard this, and secretly complained in his heart, is the emperor ready to catch them all?

"Xiaosheng Yue Changbai, meet the emperor."

"Xiaoshengyue Changqing, meet the emperor." The two of them plucked up their courage and their voices trembled a little, and they knelt down behind their parents and kowtowed, lying very low. If you pay attention to them, you can see that they are slightly trembling. After all, it is the first time to go to the temple to face the saint, how can you not be afraid of the unpredictable majesty.

The emperor had a dark face, and suddenly attacked the two kneeling on the ground, "You two are sons of man, and you don't care about your father's imprisonment, do you know what filial piety is?" “

Changbai and Changqing were a little confused, the emperor didn't name them, and they didn't know who to answer, so they were silent.

Zhu Shouwang, the chief eunuch, saw the emperor's gloomy face, and reminded in a low voice: "The emperor asked, and the son-in-law stepped forward to reply."

Changbai knee-shaped two steps, knelt close and touched his head to the ground, did not dare to raise his head, and when he heard the emperor's voice, his heart settled down.