Ye Yongjia didn't know why he was so anxious, although he didn't know why, he didn't plan to dig deeper, and went straight out of Zhongshu Province, preparing to go back to the yamen to rest.

He was about to come to a narrow road, and he saw a man standing at the fork in the road before him, and after looking at him, he was approaching; When he got closer, he recognized that it was Comrade Chen, and hurriedly saluted.

"I heard that Lord Ye has just finished discussing a major matter, I don't know what the result is?" Comrade Chen replied and asked with a smile.

Ye Yongjia hadn't spoken to him for a long time, and when he saw that he was so attentive, he felt very weird, frowned slightly, and then said: "I'm tired of Chen Shilang's concern, and the discussion is about compensation." Although the number of 100,000 taels could not be exempted, it was reduced to 30,000 taels. It can be regarded as a relief for the country. ”

Chen Tongpao didn't like it, but lamented to the sky: "Tinglong's move is not to save the country, but to mislead the country!" ”

Ye Yongjia's body was shocked, and he looked at him sideways: "What do you mean?" ”

"A virtuous brother has the ability to govern the country and secure the country, but how can he be committed to others?" Comrade Chen said bitterly, "Doing things in such a regular manner is just to settle the controversy and make a comeback." He is a stubborn and self-serving, and once he gains power, he will continue to practice these malpractices regardless of the advice of everyone, isn't it not bad for the country! ”

After hearing this, Ye Yongjia hurriedly raised his arm and wanted to wave his hand at him; But he hesitantly put it back and didn't say a word.

"You and I have known each other for many years, and Chen knows that the virtuous brother is a person, and he will never be in the same league with the traitor. So Chen has to take a great risk to persuade Lord Ye! If the adults still remember the grace of Niu Gong and regard me as an enemy, I will also be willingly denounced by you and go to death! ”

Ye Yongjia glanced at him hesitantly again, but the two hands that hung down pinched the corner of the cuff. He turned to face a wall that had been stripped of color: "He has been kind to me, and I don't have to think of him...... But in order to stumble on this person, it is too irresponsible to disrupt the entire government. I don't want to hear anything like 'long pain is better than short pain'. ”

Chen Tongpao was stunned for a moment, then raised his steps lightly and walked around to his side: "You don't like to hear this, but this is indeed the truth." We all know how much the people of the coast have suffered, can you bear to see them suffer again? But I also know that this matter also involves Liu Xiang, and he will drag his old man into the water. After all, he's your father-in-law......"

Ye Yongjia heard him mention Liu Zhennian's name, and turned his head suddenly, his eyes full of vigilance. But he didn't know what to answer, so he couldn't admit it, and he couldn't admit it, so he could only be stunned in place.

Therefore, Chen Tongpao probed his mind and took the opportunity to say: "If Tinglong can give up this relationship that is better than father and son......

"Master Chen, don't say it." Ye Yongjia was already furious, clenching his trembling teeth.

"What? You ...... to the Prime Minister"

"Don't hide it from my brother, he killed my father in Liu Zhennian - he is Ye's enemy." Ye Yongjia saw that he already knew his thoughts, so he no longer hid it and said bluntly.

Comrade Chen pretended to be surprised, and hurriedly apologized: "My comrade really doesn't know about this, I offended Lord Ye, and I hope to forgive my sin!" ”

"Don't be verbose, please explain your intentions." Ye Yongjia's face was a little pale.

Comrade Chen seemed to have taken a reassuring pill, so he said with confidence: "Lord Ye, I am here to persuade you to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and help us loyal and good people to bring down the Liu Party." A few days later, it is the time to present the credentials, and Lord Ye can use the news at hand to ask the ministers to point the finger at Niu Yuan, for example, it can be ......" He leaned closer and muttered in his ear for a while, Ye Yongjia just nodded.

Just a little earlier, Su Zongshan had already walked out of the palace and came to Datong Street. He didn't seem to be entangled in a single important matter, so he walked around the market slowly, and even bought two steamed buns, sat on the old stool in the tea shop to eat, and saw a lot of dignitaries and dignitaries walking along the road, and went to greet them. He chewed on the minced meat carefully, caught a glimpse of no one around him, wiped the oil from his hands, stood up, and carefully squeezed out of the bazaar, and stumbled into a small alley, ready to go around the sparsely populated place.

'Wang! ’

Suddenly, a fierce dog barked, and an earthy yellow dog came out of the shadows, baring its fangs and stretching out its claws, almost pounced, but fortunately there was a bright iron chain around its neck, which scared Su Zongshan into a cold sweat. He was afraid of being heard, so he hurriedly threw over a small piece of dough that he had leftover, and when he saw that it sniffed hard, snorted, swallowed it in one gulp, and stopped screaming.

After coming out of the alley, Su Zongshan hurried back to his mansion, and walked out after a while, asking in the hotel along the way: "Is there anyone named Lian Chongwen who lives here?" "The shopkeepers saw that he was holding a public seal, and how dare he tell a lie, and after checking the register, they all responded with 'no'; it was not until he searched four shops next to each other that he found Lian Chongwen's residence, and went upstairs with joy, but the shopkeeper caught a glimpse of the three silver tickets he was holding in his hand.

The shopkeeper slept at the counter for a short time before he saw the adult come downstairs. He couldn't help but look at him, and the silver ticket in his hand was gone, replaced by a thick blank piece of paper, which was only seen clearly, and then tucked into the cuff.

Su Zongshan took the so-called 'blank paper' and returned to the palace with great interest, he looked good, walked into a yamen, and didn't even bother to look at the plaque at the door.

However, this reckless move was clearly seen by Lu Zhixian of the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites opposite. Lu Zhixian was pacing at the door, thinking about dealing with the matter of the national letter, when his thoughts disturbed the scene in front of him - he believed that the person was the newly promoted provincial minister Su Zongshan. This was very different from his impression of the gentle and humble Su Shenzheng, and he felt so strange that a wave of fear hit his heart. He watched Su Zongshan go in and out with a thing in his hand, and his heart became more and more uneasy, and even his steps under his feet were messed up, and he almost stepped on the air.

"What's wrong with me? What are you afraid of! Although he gave himself courage like this, Lu Shangshu was very empty in his heart, he gradually took a few steps back, and finally simply closed the door, returned to the study, and began to study ink, intending to calm down by writing.

"Your Excellency! Su Shenzheng stood outside the door and said that he wanted to see him. ”

The ink ingots in Lu Zhixian's hand fell to the inkstone, splashing a burst of ink and staining his sleeves black, while he himself leaned back in his chair and collapsed, his face as white as death.

"Call, call him. See what he wants to say to me......"