After hearing this, the emperor hurriedly asked someone to pick up the chapter, and when he opened it to look at it, it was really not the handwriting of Chen Tongpao. His anger calmed down a little, and he said slowly: "Then they signed the letter today, but at your behest?" ”

Chen Tongpao replied: "The minister originally asked his subordinates to prepare and prepare to submit it on a certain date, but at that time, who would have thought of King Yi entering the palace. What's more, he has been recuperating at home recently, and he has no idea about the situation in the DPRK and China. ”

The emperor nodded in disbelief, and then asked, "Then this is the person who stayed behind in the ministry to make an initiative and handed it over to Zeng Liang?" ”

Comrade Chen kowtowed again: "Back to Your Majesty, the people below don't know the reason, and they usually just act on orders, so it's not up to them to blame." In the final analysis, the chapter was written according to the meaning of the guilty minister, and since I have offended Your Majesty, the responsibility for the crime lies with me. ”

"But you didn't participate in their actions, how can you be at fault?" The emperor re-established trust in Chen Tongbei.

Seeing the situation, the colleague hurriedly pushed the boat down the river and said: "As a minister and a minister, and the leader of the six departments, he should be especially cautious in his actions, but he ignored King Yi's face, assumed right and wrong, and misled many colleagues. The so-called law does not blame the public, and I implore Your Majesty to only dispose of a certain person Chen, or kill or exempt him, and listen to the court. ”

A smile slowly appeared on the emperor's face, and he said, "Since Chen Shangshu is so responsible, what else can I say?" I don't think the punishment needs to be too severe, just convict you of negligence, and only punish you for three months, showing the world that you cherish your talents. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone shouted in unison.

"In addition, I have to issue a verbal message," the emperor coughed twice, turning the corner, "It's about Tian Zheng." I thought about it and felt that the ban should be lifted. You immediately go back and inform the Ye Bing Department, let him inform Wan Yuzhi, and check the acres of land in Henan. ”

Zeng Liang was shocked: "But this ......"

"Zeng Shangshu!" The emperor's tone was extremely stern, "Don't forget, it was Lord Chen who saved you, saved you. If I am not a benevolent king, you will not be happy. ”

Zeng Liang immediately understood the meaning of his words, and leaned down resignedly.

"Master Chen's trick is really wonderful." Guo Xiang made the tea and respectfully pushed it to Chen Tongpao's side.

"You finally see it?" Chen Tongpao took the tea bowl and asked him with a smile.

"I thought you were pretending to be sick to delay time, but I didn't expect the actions of the ministers and deliberately avoided it."

The comrade drank a bowl of tea: "I'm not running away from anything, on the contrary, I'm protecting them." ”

"Yes, the most amazing thing is what you said," Guo Xiangren said while helping him pour tea, "Let the emperor feel that you are innocent, and you are helping everyone carry the black cauldron; Let the ministers listen, and also feel that you can stand up to the task and be responsible. pleases both ends. ”

"Be quiet," Comrade Chen stretched out his hand to signal, "After all, I have deceived the emperor, and this kind of trick should not be used too much." ”

"Whew, what's this?" Guo Xiangren snorted and disagreed, "You and I are not foolish and loyal, as long as we can achieve the goal, we can make it by any means." ”

"Don't talk about this," Comrade Chen took the initiative to interrupt the topic, "I have to go back to recuperate for a few more days, and it is inconvenient to stay for a long time." You can take care of the official affairs of the ministry. ”

Guo Hunan people answered first, and then asked: "But the ban on the new deal has been lifted, and the Ye Party is bound to make waves in a few days, I don't know what instructions you have for this?" ”

Chen Tongpao smiled lightly and slowly told him: "No matter what mess goes wrong, stabilizing Zeng Liang is your first priority. When I get back, I'll make him a sharp blade. ”

After King Yi returned home, he immediately spread the exciting news to the military department. Ye Yongjia and the others were overjoyed and congratulated each other, and their hearts were like floating clouds.

"This matter is still a contribution to Brother Xun, and it is not a big reward, so I can't say it, right?" Cai Xianqing asked with a laugh.

Cui Yi heard this, and hurriedly dissuaded: "Why did Cai Lao mention this more? Lord Ye's family doesn't have much money, and when the time comes, you will have to break the bank, Cui is really embarrassed. Moreover, this is only the first step, and the future of the New Deal is still unknown. Let's wait until it's done. ”

"He Xun is reasonable, we must not have the idea of being complacent," Ye Yongjia said, "Let's study the issue of the New Deal first." ”

"Tinglong, don't worry," Cai Xianqing smiled knowingly, walked to the table, and took out a document from the drawer, "The old man has already written a plan for returning the field, you can see how it is." ”

Ye Yongjia took it with a smile, opened it and read it carefully a few times, and said with a lot of approval, and said: "Old Cai's discussion is really a good method step by step, which is enough to stabilize the situation. However, this plan requires close cooperation from the Criminal Department, and I wonder if Ming Shilang can do everything? ”

Cui Yiyi raised his eyebrows and persuaded him: "Lord Ming is unreasonable, and talking to him will only add to the trouble." It would be nice to do it for him. ”

Ye Yongjia said: "You also need to let him know about this, otherwise it will cause discord, how can it be calmed down?" Send someone to persuade him, lest he make any more trouble. ”

Cai Xianqing listened to the conversation between the two of them, and couldn't help but step forward and say bluntly: "Lord Ye, even if Chunji is not, it also belongs to my New Deal faction, why do you abandon it like a shoe?" It is a pity that a loyal person has no place to be useful. ”

"Loyal ......" Ye Yongjia pursed his lips and lowered his head to pinch the corner of the document, "I hope his loyalty is towards us." Or do what I want, and then secretly hand over this plan to Xinyang, and ask Master Wan to ponder. ”

Wan Yuzhi's news was well-informed, and soon he heard the news of the imperial court, and was about to conduct a thorough investigation of the Zhu family, but at this time he received a secret letter from the Ministry of War. He didn't fully trust the two officials in front of him, so he silently opened the envelope, pressed the name on the letter with two fingers, and turned his back to look at it. The two officials were curious, glanced at each other, and quietly walked over.

"What are you doing?" Wan Yuzhi raised his head vigilantly and stared at the two stiff people steadily.

The one on the left was a little smart, and he bowed down and replied, "I...... I went to the cabinet to get a bag of tea, boiled water by the way, and made a pot of tea for the master in charge. ”

"Then you can go."

The little official smiled and nodded, and went to the edge of the cabinet, just in time to catch a glimpse of his face. I saw that Wan Yuzhi was surprised at first, then worried, and slurped twice in his mouth; Then it became serious again, and then the letter was put down.

"What? Is it the words of the master of the military department? The little officer in the back asked cautiously.

"Oh, it's the family who wrote a letter to the family, and they came to ask for money, and it has nothing to do with you." After that, Wan Yuzhi directly crumpled the secret letter into a ball and threw it into the brazier and burned it out.