Chapter 357: Purging the Military Department
Dali Temple sent three hundred soldiers wearing black black iron armor, and under the leadership of Lu Zhuo, the secretary of the temple, they went to the mansion of Xiao Yichun, the squire of the military department.
Due to passing through many yamen on the road, the officials of the various ministries who were working learned of this matter, and they all felt incredible, it was obviously Ye Yunyang who committed the crime, why did they arrest Xiao Yichun?
After a while, the front and back doors of the Xiao Mansion were taken over by soldiers, and there were also people standing outside the wall.
However, the housekeeper of the Xiao Mansion came out and said that Xiao Yichun was not at home.
Lu Zhuo's eyes widened: "Really, where did he go when he wasn't at home, if you dare to lie to me, I guarantee that you will spend the rest of your life in a prison cell." β
The housekeeper hurriedly said: "Such a big battle, how dare I lie to you, our master is really not at home, about an hour ago, he went to Ji Mansion." β
"Ji Fu, Ji Yuze?" Lu Zhuo asked again.
The housekeeper nodded: "Yes, it's the family of the military department Shangshu Ji." β
Lu Zhuo waved his hand: "Collect the team and go to Ji Mansion!"
The soldiers quickly lined up and rushed in the direction of Ji Fu.
The housekeeper wiped a handful of sweat, turned around and shouted in a quacking voice: "Hurry up and inform Madame, our master has an incident in the east window, quickly pack up the gold and silver and prepare to run away, maybe the person who raided the house will come if it's late!"
In a word, Xiao Fu jumped up.
Ten minutes later, the Ji Mansion was surrounded by water, and the people watching the gate hurriedly went inside.
In the study, Ji Yuze and Xiao Yichun were drinking tea, the two of them didn't know what was going on in Dali Temple, and thought that if Taiwei Chi Wenbai came forward, the emperor would definitely agree to kill Ye Yunyang.
The two of them had the same pleasant expressions on their faces, and in dealing with emergencies, their performance was perfect, and they couldn't help but be complacent.
Xiao Yichun put down the cup and said with a smile: "If nothing else, Ye Yunyang has already been sentenced to death." β
Ji Yuze echoed: "That's it, Lord Taiwei came forward in person, there is nothing that can't be done! This time, the two of us performed well, Lord Taiwei will definitely reward you and me." β
Xiao Yichun waved his hand: "I don't want that reward, after all, it was I who gave Cui Xin the idea back then, and that guy also confessed to me, if I made such a big mistake, if the captain didn't punish me, I was already very content." β
At this time, the housekeeper who watched the gate came in a hurry with the housekeeper, and shouted loudly before entering the study: "My lord, the people of Dali Temple have surrounded our mansion." β
"What?" Ji Yuze stood up and asked, "What are they going to do?"
Jia Ding pointed to Xiao Yichun, who was also surprised, and said, "They are here to arrest Lord Xiao." β
Xiao Yichun's eyes widened, and Ji Yuze said angrily: "It's against them, you dare to surround the official's mansion, what is the name of the person who takes the lead?"
Jia Ding replied: "That man claimed to be Dali Sicheng, surnamed Lu. β
Xiao Yichun sighed in his heart, Dali Siqing came forward in person, it seems that things are getting bigger.
Ji Yuze was also surprised, and his words were no longer as confident as just now: "Even if they came to find Lord Xiao, why did they surround the Ji Mansion?"
The housekeeper complained bitterly: "The little ones don't know, so you should come forward and ask, those people are fierce and evil, and they don't talk to us well at all." β
Xiao Yichun knelt down directly for Ji Yuze: "Brother-in-law, it seems that things are not good, you have to help me get through this hurdle." β
Ji Yuze frowned and said, "Don't worry, stay here with peace of mind, I'll go and meet the surnamed Lu for a while to see what he wants to do." β
With that, he walked towards the door.
Although Lu Zhuo and Ji Yuze are not good friends, because they have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, their relationship is still very good, at least every time they meet, Lu Zhuo will be very polite.
But at this time, Ji Yuze obviously felt that Lu Zhuo didn't look at him at all at all, looking extremely arrogant.
Without waiting for Ji Yuze to speak, Lu Zhuo spoke first: "Lord Ji, this official is ordered to lock up the criminal Xiao Yichun, you better not prevaricate this official, I know that he is a guest in your mansion, and it is a big crime to cover up the criminal official." β
Ji Yuze raised his eyebrows: "On orders, on whose orders?"
Lu Zhuo snorted: "Of course it's the emperor's order, does Lord Ji think anyone can command Dali Temple?"
Seeing that the other party was so faceless, Ji Yuze had no choice, and said: "This official will let people bring Xiao Yichun over, you take him and leave quickly, what are you doing around my mansion, people who don't know still think that I Ji someone has broken the law." β
Lu Zhuo smiled, smiled very meaningfully, and said, "I'm sorry, in addition to arresting Xiao Yichun, this official also has another imperial order, that is, to surround your Ji Mansion." β
"Why?" these words made Ji Yuze's heart a little frightened.
"Let's tell you, Cui Xinli has already confessed, and Xiao Yichun is an accomplice. The case committed by Xiao Yichun is implicated in Lord Ji, because he has not yet received Xiao Yichun's confession, it is not suitable to arrest Lord Ji directly. Lu Zhuo sneered and said, "But what, Lord Gongye of Nanshan County said that I am afraid that after you know that Xiao Yichun was arrested, he will choose to abscond in fear of crime." Therefore, Your Majesty orders that the Governor send men to surround your house, so that you may be taken away at any time for questioning. β
Ji Yuze's legs were weak, and he almost didn't sit on the ground, he couldn't understand how this could happen, he was obviously about to cause Ye Yunyang to die, what caused the reversal?
A few minutes later, Xiao Yichun was escorted out by Wuhua Da, and before going out, he cast a begging look at his brother-in-law, hoping that he could help him, but found that Ji Yuze's whole person was decadent, and he felt that the mud bodhisattva could not protect himself when he crossed the river.
When Xiao Yichun was escorted into Dali Temple, he happened to see Cui Xinli signing the confession.
The emperor and the crown prince had already left, and before leaving, they issued an order that the case should be handed over to the Taishi, the prime minister and the Dali Temple for trial together.
Because of the crime of abusing lynching, Ye Yunyang still has to live in prison for the time being, until the case is revealed, and whether he is rewarded or punished, the three chief judges still have the final say.
With Cui Xinli's confession, the three chief judges opened a breakthrough from Xiao Yichun, and the case made new progress.
Ji Yuze was worried at home for a night, because of fear, he didn't close his eyes all night, until after dawn, he felt a little sleepy, thinking that Xiao Yichun should not confess so quickly, and he didn't have to worry too much, just about to lie down and rest, the housekeeper ran over to tell him a bad news - Lu Zhuo officially notified him to come out obediently and be arrested.
betrayed Ye Feng back then, although Ji Yuze was not directly involved, as Xiao Yichun's direct boss, he was unshirkably responsible.
Xiao Yichun's cultivation of party henchmen was completely under the instruction of Ji Yuze.
Ji Yuze did this to carry out the orders of his boss Chi Wenbai, Chi Wenbai was able to rank as the third duke and serve as the captain who held the power of the world's soldiers and horses, relying on protΓ©gΓ©s, former officials, and generals all over the world to create momentum for him.
Ji Yuze is a smart person, he admits to letting Xiao Yichun cultivate party henchmen, but refuses to admit that he is working hard for Chi Wenbai.
He knew that as long as Chi Wenbai's banner did not fall, he would have a chance to turn over, and it would never be a problem to save his life, to put it simply, the crime he committed was nothing more than conniving at his subordinates to do misdeeds, neither personally participated in the murder of Ye Feng, nor betrayed information to the Qin people.
However, he didn't say that some people said that Xiao Yichun took the initiative to confess and confessed that he attacked Ye Yunyang under Chi Wenbai's arrangement, and it was also through Chi Wenbai's interpersonal relationships that he successfully grasped the direction of public opinion.
Without any accidents, Chi Wenbai also entered the prison of Dali Temple.
After he came in, he didn't look at Xiao Yichun and Ji Yuze, nor did he look at Cui Xinli, but went straight to the cell where Ye Yunyang was, and asked sharply: "The surname Ye, from the beginning you were going to target me, right, this is a play you co-starred with the emperor, right, you are too insidious." β
Ye Yunyang was stunned: "What are you talking about, am I very familiar with you, I can't beat you well, why do you want to target you?" Obviously, you almost killed me, but now you are shyly asking me, did you forget to take medicine before going out?"
Chi Wenbai saw that he didn't look like he was lying, and frowned: "You really didn't join hands with the emperor to deal with me?"
"Nonsense, I'm full?" Ye Yunyang glared.
Chi Wenbai raised his hand and patted it on the door of his head, and said to himself: "It seems that this pit was dug by myself, the emperor is just a plan, four or two thousand catties, clever! It's my mistake, I shouldn't cover it up for the surname Cui from the beginning, but he and the surname Xiao should be brought to justice, who doesn't have a few moths under his hands, it's normal, even if there is a black cauldron, it should be carried by Ji Yuze, and the emperor won't blame me!"
Ye Yunyang frowned, Xiao Yichun and Ji Yuze were also second monks, and they were confused.
Chi Wenbai continued to mutter: "...... But in order to protect these two fools, I actually came up with a way to use public opinion, and finally implicated myself! It's a pity that I, the official lieutenant, would go out to protect two low-level officials, which is really stupid. β
Lu Zhuo walked into the door accompanied by Jiang Jun, and when he saw Chi Wenbai walking around talking to himself, he said unhappily: "Cell boss, what did you do, why didn't you put the prisoner in the cell?"
The cell boss hurriedly "invited" Chi Wenbai into a cell, and the other party was in a state of high mental excitement, so he was very cooperative.
Lu Zhuo swept the faces of Cui Xinli, Xiao Yichun, and Ji Yuze with a disdainful gaze, and when it was Ye Yunyang's turn, he suddenly turned into a smiling face and said, "Nanshan County Prince, His Majesty the Emperor has a decree that you can go out, and as for how to punish it in the future, it will be handed over to the three chief judges." β
This guy is the will of the three chief judges, his attitude at this time has already explained the problem, Ye Yunyang will definitely not be punished too heavily.
"Can I go out?" Ye Yunyang asked rhetorically.
Lu Zhuo nodded: "That's right, Your Majesty said, although you have made mistakes, as a son of man, it is understandable to learn the news of your father's murder, avenge your father, and use some extreme means to force the parties concerned." His Majesty thought of this and decided to release you first. β
Ye Yunyang smiled indifferently, such a result was in his expectation.
Xiao Yichun shouted at the top of his voice: "Lord Lu, what about me? I have explained everything, and I have made meritorious contributions, can I be treated lightly?"
Lu Zhuo snorted: "You just wait to go to the guillotine, Your Majesty is merciful, maybe for the sake of your truthful explanation, let your family live." β
Then, he personally opened the prison door and said politely to Ye Yunyang: "Nanshan County has been wronged, please." β