Chapter 100: Prison Removal and Handle Control (5)
On a moonlit night, the corridors in the palace were deserted, and only one clerk walked on the road with the paperwork in his hand. Behind the palace walls on both sides, there are large and small government offices, and the window paper of those rooms is full of candle light, which is faintly sprinkled, which can be used as a basis for his walking. He shuddered, and walked to the door of the military headquarters.
"Where's the people?" Cai Xianqing gently opened the window, staring at the people walking by, and asked the Zhou Cha Servant behind him.
"It's someone sent by Dali Temple." Zhou Cha said.
Cai Xianqing turned his head for a moment: "Someone from Dali Temple came to your criminal department...... Do what? Have you talked to Master Gu? ”
He went there and asked Gu Zhangwu, had he ever handed over the confession to the emperor? Gu Zhangwu is an honest man, he replied that he had prepared a performance, and asked him what was going on, but the guy said that the confession was not good, and it still needed to be checked, so he asked the criminal department to return the confession first, and then go to the palace to submit it after careful inspection in Dali Temple. ”
"Did you give it to Gu Zhang?" Cai Xianqing asked anxiously.
"How could Gu Zhangwu allow it! immediately refuted it sternly, so frightened that the man didn't even dare to fight, and left after a few nonsense words. Gu Zhangwu was puzzled, so he asked me to follow all the way. He went straight back to Dali Temple, and walked out after a while, holding a document in his hand, which looked like a copy of the confession from a distance. I was startled and hurriedly came to the military headquarters to tell you. ”
"This person must have served the orders of the Hunan people, I don't know what other plans he ......has" Cai Xianqing raised his eyebrows, and immediately ordered him: "Fortunately, that person has not gone far, you can continue to follow him, and don't come back if you can't hear the news!" ”
Zhou Cha Servant arched his hand: "Yes." But if he goes into the forbidden place, the little one ......"
"If he can enter, you can also enter, find a name at will, and the guards will not stop you." Cai Xianqing said, "Without further ado, I'll go and tell Lord Ye that you leave quickly!" ”
The Zhou messenger had no choice but to obey, and immediately went out of the door, quietly following behind the clerk.
The clerk walked straight through this road, made several roundabouts, and sure enough, walked into the forbidden room. When he passed through the two major gates, he suddenly seemed to notice something, a layer of sweat oozed from the back of his neck, he didn't dare to turn his head, and his feet involuntarily quickened; The Zhou errand also followed closely and continued to maintain this distance.
The clerk became more and more flustered, taking two steps as a step, and gradually became physically exhausted, gasping for air; He had no choice but to drag his body and walk through another door, and at this time, he looked at it again, and finally saw the gate of the East Palace.
The secretary office was extremely happy as if he had seen the life-saving water, and waved to the guards of the East Palace again and again, and then a few people came forward to greet him and ask him where he came from; The clerk did not say a word, but only showed the documents, and everyone understood, and invited him into the temple to speak. Zhou watched from a distance, knowing that he could not enter again, so he hesitated for a while and returned in a huff.
"Worship, worship Your Highness!"
The clerk almost collapsed to the ground, almost fainting.
The prince was taken aback, and hurriedly called his subordinates: "Look at the seats!" Someone pulled the clerk up and sat down on a chair.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the villain has been ordered by the temple to come here at the risk of death, just to let you see one thing......" The secretary said weakly, and asked people to bring the confession over.
The prince's face was full of worry, and he even put aside his confession: "The secretary has come tirelessly, and this king has not asked yet, how can he read the documents first?" I'll talk to you first. Why did you send you? ”
The secretary replied: "Although Lord Guo and Ye Bingbu assisted in this case, it was not out of their own intentions, and they were very worried that the Ye Party would gain power and cause the disaster of the willow thief back then. He knew that if the emperor read Lu Xinzhong's confession, he would be furious and come to the emperor's uncle, in case His Royal Highness didn't know what was going on, blindly took care of his relatives, excitedly helped each other, and was suspected of being an accomplice by the emperor, things would go bad; Even if His Royal Highness doesn't help the imperial uncle, he may be used by traitors from other courts because he doesn't know the facts of the case. Therefore, he asked Xiao to bring a copy of the confession so that you can understand the general situation of the case, and at the same time keep a back hand to prevent Ye Dang's letter from tampering with. ”
When the prince heard this, he was deeply moved and sighed: "I never thought that adults would be so loyal!" It took a lot of hardship for the bookstore to come here, right? ”
The clerk wiped his sweat and said, "His Royal Highness Duolao cares. It stands to reason that this copy is not allowed to be given to you, and the emperor's decree did not say, so it can only be placed in the library of Dali Temple. Therefore, after the villain received this document, he was terrified, for fear that he would touch the king's law and get a capital crime. So he was cautious all the way and never left anyone to handle it. The villain thought of His Highness's kindness, and refused to live up to it in vain, so he walked forward desperately, until his whole body was sore, and he almost fainted, and then came to you. There are several soldiers who testify to this! ”
The prince raised his head, and the guards just bowed: "What the secretary said is right, we did see a figure in the distance, and we lingered for a while before leaving." ”
"The secretary is really a loyal minister of the country!" The prince's eyes were filled with tears, and he actually gave him a deep bow!
"The villain can't stand ......"
"Why can't you stand it?" The prince waved his sleeves, "Come on, give this scrivener a reward of five taels of silver!" ”
The minions on both sides grabbed a handful from the cash cabinet, put it in a sandalwood box, and held it in front of the bookstore. The clerk was stunned, immediately kowtowed to thank him, received the silver, and then was taken to the side hall to rest.
The prince finished reading the paperwork and sighed secretly: "It seems that the imperial uncle really has one or two bad deeds, but he starts with a different me!" No wonder Ye Bingbu was so confident when he wanted to impeach him! Lu Xinzhong has confessed to such a point, do I still want to protect the old emperor's uncle......
Thinking of this, he was about to summon Lan Yuan to discuss, when he suddenly heard the Praetorian Guard report say: "Uncle Huang, Uncle Cunsi is forbidden to come and ask to see!" He was shocked, and after collecting his confession, he passed the two into the temple.
"Uncle," the prince was already a little jealous when he saw the old man again, but he just forced a smile, "You are so old, and you still work so hard to come?" ”
Taisu and Cunzhao glanced at each other, took out a handkerchief with a trembling hand, tapped it twice in front of his eyes, and sobbed: "The old man didn't want to spend his old age in peace!" It's just that I've lived for so many years, and if I don't want to, I'll have to be in a different place, bear a wrongful charge, and there will be no peace after death! ”
The prince's mood did not fluctuate at all, and he still asked with a smile: "You are my father's imperial uncle, the world respects you, Ye Yongjia is just a clown jumping off the beam, why bother?" I believe that my father's holy judgment will definitely restore your innocence. ”