After King Yi led his ministers to visit the emperor, they sat down one by one according to the priority position; During the film, a group of dancers embraced each other, played music, staggered on the table, and laughter was endless.

After three rounds of drinking, Chen Tongpao's face was slightly drunk, and as soon as he put down the wine glass, he saw a person quietly walking in the dark, and he leaned over slightly, so he put it next to his ear and said, "I got it." ”

Comrade Chen tilted his head: "Did the people who went to the search department come back?" ”

"They are all waiting outside the temple."

"Good. Immediately give the order to arrest the thief now! ”

Shi Xiushen was pouring wine for the emperor, and he caught a glimpse of him with his spare eyes, and couldn't help but be surprised. After pouring the wine, he wanted to hurry out and find out. But before he could take a few steps, he suddenly heard a loud noise, the door of the palace opened, and five or six teams of forbidden soldiers rushed up with knives on their shoulders, shouting: "By the edict of His Majesty, I am here to arrest the traitor Ye Yongjia!" The dance and music stopped for a moment, and everyone was silent, and their faces turned pale.

"Your Majesty," the first to react was Shi Xiushen, who quickly turned around and kowtowed, "As the prefect of the forbidden middle, the minister cannot personally receive the edict, but is excluded, the minister cannot be called Your Majesty's will, and it is not enough to appoint him, so I implore Your Majesty to punish the crime!" ”

"I'm just afraid that you'll be inconvenienced, so I'm just avoiding suspicion for you, and I hope that Shi Si won't blame yourself," the emperor said slowly, "I will not only not cure your sin, but also give you the same reward." Stand down and let them do their errands first. ”

Shi Xiushen didn't feel a trace of happiness, but felt even more creepy, gasped, and hurriedly retreated to the seat.

The officer headed by the officer took out the Huanghuang edict in his arms, and read it: "Ye Yongjia, the secretary of the military department and the criminal department, formed a party to rebel, wanted to dump the East Palace, and stole the military talismans, and plotted against him. Deprived Ye Yongjia of all his official positions and threw himself into Dali Temple to ask for the guilt, his henchmen Cai Xianqing and Cui Yi were not exempt, admire! ”

The officer put away the edict, and with just a wave of his hand, the soldier next to him kicked Ye Yongjia's table away, dragged him out alive, and took off his official uniform. Ye Yongjia let it be cleaned up and didn't say a word.

"Wait!" King Yi suddenly waved his sleeves and stood up, shocking the soldiers, "Father, Ye Yongjia has been trusted by you for many years, and he has never been suspicious; I don't know what crime has been committed now, and it is so urgent to be arrested? Or there may be a wicked villain who has entered into slander, and has waited to see it. ”

The emperor smiled softly: "If you don't believe it, you have your own evidence here." Whoever comes, call the witnesses up to the temple. ”

King Yi looked at it, only to see that it was a Hunan person from Dali Temple, he was holding a square lacquer box, and said near the prelude: "Your Majesty, the tiger brand is in this." It was found under a locust tree in the yamen of the Criminal Department. ”

King Yi was stunned, first glanced at Ye Yongjia, and then pouted: "This ...... Maybe it was designed by a traitor, and it was done deliberately, how can it be justified? ”

"His Royal Highness King Yi!" Guo Xiangren's eyes stared straight ahead, never moving an inch, "Do you know who buried the tiger?" It's cunzhao! He and Lan Yuan were forcibly taken to the Ministry of Punishment by Ye Yongjia, and no one could release him except Ye Yongjia himself! In addition, the forbidden soldiers found a note from the prison, saying that they promised to release Cunzhao from prison. According to many people in the military department, it was Cui Yi's handwriting. ”

"Therefore, this matter is already extremely clear," the emperor took over, "I must learn more about human skills in the future, and do not be confused by such traitors." ”

King Yi looked at these sufficient evidences, and finally stopped talking, so he turned into anger, and said in a trembling voice: "Please behead this Ye Yongjia and raze his three clans!" Otherwise, there is no way to warn the world. ”

King Yi's words completely made Ye Yongjia desperate, he shook his head and sighed with a smile on his face, he didn't know what emotions to do at this moment, as if he was in the endless wilderness, feeling both fear and sadness, but also emptiness and relief.

"Don't worry, I will deal with this person," the emperor said, "but the investigation has not yet been completed, especially the case of Cunzhao, which has made Lan Yuan's case also have many doubts." If the prince's illness is cured as a result, I can let go of government affairs and continue to retire. ”

then ordered Ye Yongjia to be sent to prison, and the trial was handed over to Chen Tongpao; The banquet stopped, the delicacies were withdrawn, and the prime minister Su Zongshan was quite disappointed, so he had to lead the officials to disperse.

Zeng Liang also experienced this turmoil, and he was still shocked when he thought about it, and his heart became more and more uneasy, so he did not hesitate to face it, and went to see the Hunan people early in the morning, and presented the letter that Cai Xianqing gave him: "Zeng was greedy at a certain time, and was bewitched by the Ye Party, and wanted to swallow hundreds of acres of fertile land. Now I don't want that field, Wanglianghou will open the net and help me burn it, don't make a noise about it. ”

After reading it, the Hunan people were surprised and delighted, and almost jumped up, thinking: 'God really helps me!' With this letter, the Ye Party is dead! Immediately said to Zeng Liang: "Since the adults are willing to reveal their hearts to Guo, Guoshu is also willing to treat you as his own." I don't burn the letter yet, you can keep it for the time being, and I'll pick it up when it's useful, how about it? ”

Zeng Liang frowned and said: "Ye Yongjia has committed the great crime of usurpation, which is enough to be judged to death, do you still need to use it as evidence?" Not only will it not help, but if it is known, it will also affect our clear stream. ”

Xiangren smiled: "You only know one thing, but you don't know the other." Ye Yongjia can't escape anymore, I'm planning for those henchmen. ”

Zeng Liang was still worried, but in view of the current situation, the only way to survive was to rely on the Chen Party, so he stopped arguing, took the letter back into his arms, and said goodbye. The people who passed through Hunan turned their heads to look at the bell and saw that it had passed the right moment, thinking that they should try their confessions earlier, so they quickly walked into the edict prison with their clothes dressed.

The last layer of the prison was the darkest light, and the thin air was mixed with the smell of dampness and blood, making every breath of one feel like a torture. Ye Yongjia was only handcuffed, unkempt, stumbled out of the prison cell, and came to the Hunan people. Fortunately, he had not been tortured much, there was not a single blood stain on his body, and his clothes were neatly dressed.

"Lord Ye, I didn't expect you and I to meet like this...... "Guo Xiangren smiled viciously, "Please kneel." ”

Ye Yongjia glanced around, pretending not to hear. The Hunan people were furious, walked up in person, and kicked him the knee, Ye Yongjia fell down, but he didn't say anything.

"You are an official of the Criminal Department, you should know what it is like in this prison," Xiang Ren kept walking beside him, "It's okay not to kneel, but if you don't confess, you will die more painfully than Ling Chi!" Get a pen and paper! ”

The jailer sent the paper to Ye Yongjia, and was about to give a sharp order, but he grabbed the paper and tore it to pieces.

"Sooner or later, I will die for a capital crime, and sooner it is better." Ye Yongjia pinched the shredded paper and said lightly.