More than 200 Han soldiers were majestic and high-spirited, escorting more than 1,000 Rongdi people into the territory of the Han Dynasty.

The reason why the captives did not dare to resist was because a flying wing kept hovering above their heads, and Zheng Zhiyuan, the master of the Yutian Kingdom, was personally in charge, and whoever dared to act recklessly would not be forgiven.

The nearest garrison sent three thousand soldiers to take over the prisoners, leaving a thousand men to escort the lost convoy and continue its march north.

Ye Yunyang and the others drove the flying wings back to the imperial capital.

After the flying wings landed, he directly entered the palace with the secret letter.

In the afternoon, Li Fuchen had just woken up from a nap, and with the help of the maid, he was getting dressed, and the housekeeper said outside the door: "Master, someone is coming to the palace, let you enter the palace quickly." ”

"Enter the palace?" he frowned, turned around and asked, "Have you asked anyone about what's going on?"

He had been on leave for several days, and if it wasn't for something important, the emperor would definitely not let people come over and summon him.

The steward replied, "Yes, but they said they didn't know." ”

"Ask again, ask who has entered the palace in the afternoon. He confessed.

"Understood!"

When he got dressed and went out, the housekeeper also inquired and said, "The lord is wise, the father-in-law said that only Wu Yinghou entered the palace alone after lunch." ”

Li Fuchen frowned: "He came back so soon, could it be that he has already found the lost materials?

The butler didn't know what he was talking about, so he could only stand aside with his head down.

It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, Li Fuchen's heart is crossed, and the worst result is to confront the surnamed Ye face-to-face, it's no big deal.

More than an hour later, he arrived at the imperial study.

Sure enough, Ye Yunyang was also there.

After three bows and nine bows, he was allowed to be flattened, and only then did he dare to raise his head to observe the expressions of the emperor and the crown prince.

Emperor Liu Qi's expression was as usual, and he couldn't see any clues from it, and there was a slight anger between the eyes and eyebrows of the crown prince Liu Rong, although he was trying his best to hide it, but he was still seen by Li Fuchen.

Finally, looking at Ye Yunyang, he is an eighteen-year-old boy, and he can actually sink like water, which is better than the prince's mentality.

The emperor spoke first: "I know that Prime Minister Li Cheng has taken a leave, because something very important happened, so I brought you over, I hope Li Xiang doesn't mind." ”

Li Fuchen clenched his fists and said: "Your Majesty is serious, as a courtier, you should obey the king's call at any time, this is the duty of a micro-minister, Your Majesty has anything to say." ”

The emperor was still very satisfied with his statement, and said: "The convoy sent to the north by Marquis Wu Yinghou was hijacked, and Li Xiangke knows about this?"

Li Fuchen pretended to be surprised: "Has such a thing happened? Who is so bold as to dare to rob the convoy of the Han envoys in broad daylight, and don't want to live?"

Ye Yunyang secretly scolded the old fox in his heart, pretending to be a real person.

The prince couldn't help but say: "Li Xiang really doesn't know? The convoy was hijacked by the Rong Di people, and they went deep into the territory of the Han Dynasty for more than 100 miles to commit crimes, and Li Xiang didn't hear of such a big thing?"

Li Fuchen shook his head: "The minister hasn't been out of the house these days, and he is cleaning at home every day, so I really don't know that such a big thing is happening outside." Is it an unforgivable crime for the Rong Di people to eat the courage of the ambitious leopard and dare to go deep into the territory of our Han to commit crimes. ”

Ye Yunyang turned his head to look at him, and said in a very meaningful tone: "They did eat the courage of the ambitious leopard, and that was because someone provided them with intelligence and supported them, so they dared to do such a bold thing." Li Xiang, don't you want to know who this person is?"

Li Fuchen sneered: "Listening to Wu Yinghou's meaning, this matter seems to be related to the true appearance. ”

Li Xiang admitted it so quickly, which made Ben Hou feel a little incredible. Ye Yunyang replied.

"What did the prime minister admit?" Li Fuchen said-for-tat: "I don't even know what happened, Wu Yinghou can't just button people's hats, just like that day on the street, what you said to me, do you need me to tell you as it is?"

Seeing the two of them arguing about the lawsuit, the prince said impatiently: "Li Xiang, let me tell you the truth, Wu Yinghou has found the looted materials, and all the Rongdi people who robbed the materials have been captured and all of them have been taken into custody. ”

Li Fuchen frowned, but he smiled and said: "That's great, Wu Yinghou is really powerful, he solved the case so quickly, and recovered the robbed materials, he is worthy of being a young talent." ”

"Thanks to the praise of the Prime Minister, Ben Hou is ashamed. Ye Yunyang said very meaningfully: "Ben Hou not only arrested people and retrieved things, but also found a secret letter from the Rong Di people, which recorded in detail the departure time and route of the convoy, asked the Rong Di people to help loot and some promises, and most importantly, the letter stamped with the words 'Changlu Jushi' at the place of payment, what is Prime Minister Li Cheng's explanation?"

Li Fuchen chuckled in his heart, and secretly scolded King Bian Rong for not knowing how to do things, such an important secret letter, don't you even know the common sense that it will be burned after reading?

But he didn't show it on his face, but said calmly: "Changlu Jushi, this name used to be the old man's nickname, but it has not been used for many years. ”

Ye Yunyang asked: "Now that it has appeared, how can Li Xiang explain it?"

"It's very simple, someone is to blame. Li Fuchen said in a relaxed tone: "If it is true that the prime minister is secretly looking for the Rong Di people to rob your convoy, how can he use the seal letter that will lead to the leakage of identity, this is unreasonable." ”

"How unreasonable, if he thinks that after reading the letter, the other party will keep it properly or destroy it directly, and use his own seal, what is there to worry about?" Ye Yunyang retorted.

Li Fuchen continued: "What Wu Yinghou said seems to be reasonable, but it is only an inference, could it be that because of the seal of one party, it can be used as evidence of the Tongrong Di people in the original phase?"

In fact, the prince already believed that the letter was from Li Fuchen, and he had a grudge against Ye Yunyang, so he used the power of the Rong Di people to make trouble for Ye Yunyang.

The emperor also knew it in his heart, but he thought about it more.

First of all, it is true that a letter cannot convict people, let alone that the other party is the prime minister of one of the three dukes;

Secondly, Li Fuchen has a lot of protégés and former officials in the court, and these people will definitely not be willing to damage his reputation, and he will make trouble for three points unreasonably, not to mention that there is no ironclad evidence at all.

The prince frowned and said, "Li Xiang doesn't want to refuse so quickly, don't you want to read that letter first?"

After speaking, he took out the secret letter, handed it to the eunuch beside him, and handed it to Li Fuchen.

When Li Fuchen saw the envelope, he knew that it couldn't be wrong, it was written by himself a few days ago, and while scolding King Bian Rong in his heart for being unreliable, he pretended to be casual, and said: "Sure enough, it is the seal letter of the Changlu monk, which is very similar to the one used by the prime minister a few years ago, and the handwriting is also very similar, it seems that someone has done enough homework and wants to frame the original minister to the end." ”

The emperor smiled faintly: "Prime Minister Li, are you sure that this letter was not written by yourself?"

Li Yanfu said with a straight face: "Absolutely not, although the prime minister has some contradictions with Wu Yinghou, how could the prime minister, who is the head of a hundred officials, do such a rebellious thing." ”

The Emperor nodded: "I believe in you." ”

The prince was anxious: "Father!"

The emperor waved his hand, then turned his head and asked Ye Yunyang: "Marquis Wu Ying, some people say that you are bullying people and bullying Li Chengen, the grandson of Prime Minister Li Cheng on the street, do you admit it?"

Ye Yun raised his eyebrows: "Of course not, I am a first-class marquis, how can I bully people on the street, it is obviously Li Chengen who oppresses the good, I see injustice and draw a sword to help, Princess Yuying can testify for me." ”

The emperor nodded: "I believe in you too." ”

The prince frowned, with his understanding of his father, the next thing should be with the mud.

In other words, it is called fifty boards each.

The origin of the contradiction between Ye Yunyang and Li Fuchen is Li Chengen's incident.

Li Chengen was pitted on the street, which directly caused Li Fuchen and his wife to lose face in front of the queen, the crown princess and the prince, and the marriage proposal was completely blown up.

Then, Ye Yunyang humiliated Li Fuchen on the street.

Then, Li Fuchen began to fight back, instructing the Yushitai to criticize Ye Yunyang, but it didn't work.

In the end, Li Fuchen secretly united with the Rong Di people to loot Ye Yunyang's convoy.

For four things, Ye Yunyang and Li Fuchen each shot twice, and the two sides won and lost each other.

In this case, it would be unfair to dispose of either side to the other, and the emperor knows how to balance it, so of course he would not do such a stupid thing.

So, he decided to play fifty boards each, saying, "Whatever grievances you have, I hope you can end here." One of the two is the head of the hundred officials, a model in the court, and the other is an upstart in the army, who has made great contributions to the empire. What I want to see most is for you to work together and contribute to me and the Han, instead of infighting, understand?"

Li Fuchen was cunning and cunning, and immediately said seriously: "The old minister will remember His Majesty's teachings, and in the future, he will definitely give up the contradiction with Wu Yinghou and do his best to serve His Majesty." ”

Ye Yunyang glanced at the crown prince, thinking that even if the emperor didn't deal with Li Fuchen, he would at least scold him, but now he let him go so easily.

Ye Yunyang was not convinced, but the emperor's golden mouth had been opened, and if he didn't give up, he would be hypocritical.

He could only say: "Since Your Majesty has come forward to make peace, Benhou must obey." ”

The emperor said happily: "Great, I am very pleased that the two of you can ignore the past suspicions." Let the previous things pass, Yun Yang continues to send Bai Di, I am waiting for your good news; ”

Li Fuchen got off the donkey, hugged his fists and said: "The minister will definitely appear in the court tomorrow, and he will do his best to share his worries for His Majesty." ”

The three of them said something that was not nutritious, Ye Yunyang got up to say goodbye, and Li Fuchen also stood up and retired.

After the two left, the prince wanted to speak and stopped.

The emperor took the first step and said, "You can't figure out why I did this, right? The reason is very simple, Li Fuchen can't move for the time being, Yun Yang's evidence is insufficient, I am not biased on the surface, but in fact, I am reminding them that I will sue the other party when I have ironclad evidence in my hand, otherwise I will not be able to make decisions for him." ”

The prince suddenly realized: "Erchen understands, that is to say, as long as Yun Yang has the evidence of Li Fuchen's fornication with Rong Di, you will definitely follow the rules, right?"

The emperor nodded: "Li Fuchen has been entrenched in the court for decades, the tree has big roots and deep roots, and it has reached the point where the tail is too big to fall, and I have long wanted him to move his position." ”

After cleaning up the people in the Taiwei Mansion and the Ministry of War, the emperor was able to spare time and energy to clean up the officialdom.