Ye Yongjia was nervous, and before he could think of words, he heard Cui Yi shout loudly:

"Please Your Majesty immediately dismiss Ye Yongjia from his position!"

Everyone was stunned by this sudden sound, and they all looked at each other speechlessly; The emperor was also stunned for a long time, and then said: "This matter needs to be discussed in detail, why is Cui Qing anxious?" ”

Cui Yi kowtowed and said: "Chen Cheng knows that Ye Bingbu has failed the emperor's favor and committed a lot of crimes, if he is not dismissed, I am afraid he will not be able to win the trust of the world." The ministers are his in-laws, and they should be removed together to show the king's law. ”

"That's what the minister thinks, too." Ye Yongjia hurriedly agreed.

The emperor hesitated at this time, after all, there was one more thing worth his concern: that is, the Lan Yuan case. In the court, only Ye Dang and the prince did not deal with each other very well, so they could spare no effort to investigate and handle the case; And once they fall from office, the prince's party is bound to succeed, which will not only lead to an imbalance in the court, but also the two 'traitors' are very likely to see the light of day.

Although the matter in front of him also made him angry and full of suspicion, but seeing Ye Yongjia's low voice, he expected that he would have a heart of compromise, so he said: "I am not the lord of intolerance, if you know that you can change your mistakes, you will never add guilt." I don't know if you have a plan to remediate it? Just when you've redeemed it. ”

"Yes," Ye Yongjia sighed, only then did he know Cui Yi's meaning of 'retreating as advance', and immediately pushed the boat down the river, "The minister ordered to expel the merchants from the country and dismantle their military factory in Beitang, as for the rest of the military factories, according to the number of craftsmen, they will be abolished at their discretion." ”

"That's what the words are," said the emperor, glancing at the eunuch beside him, who slowly walked out of the hall, "After all, making firearms is a small matter, and it is not painful to make a few guns and a few cannons; In case they plot against evil, the inside should cooperate with the outside, and the community will not be lost? ”

Everyone praised the emperor for talking about it, and although the Hunan people were unhappy in their hearts, they had to swallow their anger and watch Ye Yongjia being released from the palace.

"Tinglong, it's almost ......" Ye Yongjia had just come out of the tiger's mouth when he saw Shi Xiushen coming towards him, he sighed like this, and there were a few tears in his eyes.

Yongjia didn't understand it at first, but after looking at the officers and soldiers coming and going around him, he suddenly realized, and his spine was cold. He felt helpless and replied with a wry smile: "It's not a big deal." You can't help yourself, you and I are the same. ”

In order to win the emperor's renewed trust, the Ye Party began to carry out the order to expel the Fan Shang in full swing. Due to the extremely strict deadline, Ye Yongjia didn't have time to elaborate the charter, so he only sent a few people to run errands, and hastily instructed him. When the people from the military department arrived in Beitang, they couldn't help but say anything, and ordered Luo Huhu and others to sail back to China.

The bearded man was not as obedient as he imagined, saying that he had stored a lot of goods here, and the machines in the factory were his, and he needed to carry them on the ship first. The errand man was afraid of provocation, so he had to discount all the prices and pay him nearly 10,000 taels of silver, so that he could say that he had invited him to sea; But the machines that were left behind would not be used, and they were eventually dismantled.

As for the military factories in other places, Ye Yongjia originally planned to expel Fanjiang, and he was not left untouched, but Zeng Liang was not relieved, and successively went up and down, thinking: "Fanren can deceive people's hearts and form party aid." There will be traitors who will receive their property, and those who do things for them should also be strictly investigated", and obtained the emperor's approval, and the ministry was responsible for the matter.

However, the subordinate officials only wanted to ask for merit and reward, and as soon as they arrived in the factory, they indiscriminately accused the craftsmen and servants of being traitors, and tortured them on a large scale, implicating more and more people, causing the craftsmen to flee in all directions, and no one dared to come to work.

"You have a big conscience, are you willing to stop?"

Ye Yongjia sat tiredly in front of the desk, raised his eyelids slightly, and looked at Zeng Liang who came to deliver the papers.

Zeng Liang's eyes were fixed on the paperwork: "I don't want to listen to your cynicism." It's my job. ”

"What is this list?" Ye Yongjia asked.

"The names and surnames of the traitors captured are written on it."

"Okay. You go slowly, don't send it. ”

Ye Yongjia opened the paperwork, saw the last line of numbers, couldn't help shaking his head and sneering, took it into the second hall, and saw Cui Yi and Cai Xianqing discussing here, so he threw the paperwork: "How many people this Zeng Liang has arrested, do you know?" ”

Cui and Cai were stunned: "How much?" Hundreds? ”

Ye Yongjia replied slowly: "I'll read it to you: a total of 8,000 traitors have been arrested!" ”

Cai Xianqing and Cui Yi looked at each other: "This kid, it's really hard for him, and he specially made up a whole number." ”

Cui Yi also said: "There are more than 15,000 craftsmen in military factories around the country, and there are 8,000 people who collude with Fanshang, isn't it a joke!" ”

"Then I have to call him 'Pingyi Shangshu'." Cai Xianqing sneered.

Ye Yongjia sighed: "This matter is related to the destruction of many families, and it shouldn't be so funny." What's more, we also have to do something unpopular, isn't this 50 steps and 100 steps. ”

"What are you talking about...... Was it my previous proposal? Cui Yi asked cautiously.

"Yes," Ye Yongjia frowned, "Recently, Zhang Chenghuai came to write again, insisting on asking for my dismissal, it seems that he is already ready to send it." ”

"You just escaped death, the emperor's anger has just disappeared, and you suddenly killed a general, can you succeed?" Cai Xianqing maintained her usual steady.

Cui Yi explained: "The emperor still relies on us to handle Lan Yuan's case, if we can't rebuild our prestige, how can we take on a heavy responsibility? ”

Cai Xianqing was still not convinced, Ye Yongjia saw it, and hurriedly waved his hand to stop: "Old Cai, you don't have to persuade anymore." Since I have formed a party, the name of the wicked cannot escape, and I can bear this blood debt myself, and it will not affect your innocence. ”

After Zhang Chenghuai's new recital, it was followed by the joint impeachment of the Ministry of War. Ye Yongjia used the information provided by Dong Sheng to directly accuse the governor of secretly befriending courtiers and monitoring the government, suspected of being related to Lan Yuan's rebellion against the party, and asked to send someone to investigate.

The emperor was worried about the Lan Yuan case, and was caught by these words, so he hurriedly sent Qin to the border to investigate.

Qin Cha first came to pay homage to the prison army Dong Sheng, Dong Sheng was a little unbearable, and secretly sighed: "Zhang Dudu is full of enthusiasm, the good general of the world, if he dies miserably, it will be a pity!" There should be room for things to turn around. So he said to the Qincha: "This man is very much loved by the sergeants, and if he is arrested publicly, I am afraid that there will be an incident." Why don't I go out and lure him in? ”

Qin Cha agreed, and Dong Sheng put on a robe full of dust and sand, and strode to find Zhang Chenghuai. When he entered the camp, he was about to shout the governor, but he heard the intermittent crying in the tent, and he wondered in his heart, so he pulled up his cuffs slightly, gently opened the big tent, and saw Zhang Chenghuai kneeling in front of a huge portrait, telling something in a hoarse voice.