Soon after, the final decree finally came out of the palace, and Shen Jing read it out to the anxiously waiting courtiers: "After the inspection of Dali Temple, it has been learned that Ye Yongjia was not the mastermind in the Lanyuan case, and all the instructions were taken by the waiter Cai Xianqing, but he was deceived and mistaken for false accusations. Today, I have repeatedly discussed with the criminal officer, and I respectfully follow the law of the country to give death to Cai Xianqing, Cunzhao, and the crimes of conspiracy and unauthorized power; Ye Yongjia was demoted to the second grade and fined 2,000 taels of silver; Zeng Liang sat down and did not move, sought personal bribes, and was relieved of his post as the secretary of the household department, and never used it. Chin this! ”

Most of the ministers did not know what to do, and when they heard this edict, they were all surprised, and they asked to see the emperor, and they made a mess; Prime Minister Su Zongshan was also worried, and secretly thought: 'I have always attached importance to harmony, and for this reason, I have taken care of the interests of everyone, so that I have today's clear hope and sit in the prime minister's position. This Zeng Liang is the most insatiable, and I have a lot of entertainment with him, if I find the relevant documents, wouldn't it be a bad thing? ’

Although he thought so, he didn't dare to make trouble openly, so he hurriedly reaffirmed his orders, restrained everyone from bowing to the leader's will, and immediately retreated. After returning to the capital province, Fang sent someone to Zeng Liang to inquire about the situation and prepare for a long-term discussion.

"Greetings to Shi Siban!"

Cun Zhao was in a daze in the empty prison, and was suddenly awakened by this sound, and looked at the railing, and saw Shi Xiushen carrying a bright yellow holy decree, and the guards behind him were holding a tray containing wine glasses, and the purpose was self-evident. He shuddered, his eyes widened, and he stretched out his hand and shouted, "Shi Siban!" Shi Si Ban! I am a clan relative of this dynasty, and I have been a colleague with you, can you spare my life? By the way, you seem to be Ye Dang, right? I hate the Chen Party now, but if I can get out of prison, I must, I must serve Lord Ye! ”

Shi Xiushen stopped and glanced at him coldly: "I can spare you, but how can the emperor be soft?" ”

Cun Zhao's gaze was extremely earnest: "The emperor is my uncle, I am his own nephew, since Lan Yuan and I can only live one, then he must also die!" The emperor is definitely blinded, and he may not know about me...... As long as the adult knows the affection, his old man will definitely let go! ”

Shi Xiushen shook his head: "It's impossible." You didn't hesitate to betray Uncle Huang back then, did you think of family affection at that time? What is happening now, as it was back then, is in accordance with your creed, and there is nothing strange about it. ”

With that, I didn't look at him anymore and walked straight to the cell in the depths.

Cai Xianqing sat there with his head bored, without even saying a word, only holding a straw and writing on the ground, as if he was fully prepared for the coming of death. Nothing else.

"I ...... Going to die? Cai Xianqing heard the slight sound of the iron door, and immediately pinched off the straw.

"Yes, the emperor has decreed." Shi Xiushen walked in and said.

"Ye Tinglong should be safe, right?" Cai Xianqing looked up and asked again.

"Don't worry, he's fine......" Shi Xiushen gradually squatted down with a solemn expression, "If you want to see him for the last time, I can call him over." ”

"No need," Cai Xianqing waved his hand, "If the old man dies, he will die, so what do you have to do with others!" More than 30 years of friendship, I don't care about this moment. He is an emotional person, and he is dragged down by this, and it is easy to miss the career of me. ”

"That's it, don't talk about this," Cai Xianqing rubbed his eyes, "I just don't know what kind of death the old man is?" ”

Shi Xiushen gritted his teeth, and he couldn't bear to say it at all, but the attendant behind him brought the poisonous wine.

"Good! Good! Cai Xianqing patted his knees and looked up to the sky and laughed, "Drink and die, countless people can't ask for it, it's really a happy thing!" So he held it in the palm of his hand, shook it three times, and saw a little silver light flashing in the cup, he couldn't help but be proud, and looked up at Shi Xiushen, his eyes were still so sharp: "I want to sing again, do you want to listen to it?" ”

Shi Xiushen smiled: "Of course, Cai Lao can be happy." ”

"Oh, the old man hasn't opened his voice for a long time, but I'm a little uncomfortable! I want to be a drama all my life, crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for more than 60 years, how many dignitaries and dignitaries have invited me with thousands of gold and silver, but today's swan song is priceless in the world, I hope Lord Shi will take it well! ”

As soon as he cleared his throat, he held the wine cup high, pinched a little sleeve, and sang a clear play:

"Chu Tianqiu, the mountains are stacked and green, and the endless scenery is always sad! It's good to teach me to travel, it's hard to get drunk. In vain, they are also as ambitious as rainbow heroes, and they all do to help Jiang Tianjing to be miserable......"

Cai Xianqing sang intoxicatedly, while Shi Xiushen looked at him quietly, sometimes smiling, sometimes contemplative, and fascinated by listening, as if the world had been left behind by the two of them, wandering in another paradise.

Singing this, Cai Xianqing put the wine glass into his mouth, drank it all, and fell on the wall, smiling in a daze, as if he was drunk; Gradually, the laughter became quieter and quieter, until it was completely silent. In the end, he still looked like he had fallen into a dream with drunkenness.

Cai Xianqing's death was a strange relief for Shi Xiushen. He felt that he was a tiny lamp, but he had long since run out of oil because of the wanton intrusion of the wind in all directions. He held a slip with the news of his death, and after he finished his confession to the emperor, he took off his official hat and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, the minister is careless in keeping the tiger card, and the crime is difficult to atone. ”

The emperor was quite surprised, and pretended to be calm and said: "This matter has nothing to do with the Qing, and there is no objection in the court, so let's get up." ”

Shi Xiushen continued: "There is no gap between the ministers and the outer court, so there is no discussion; Once the minister offends them, the matter will be a matter of discussion, and there will be no peace after that. I beg Your Majesty to remove the ministers from their posts as soon as possible, and let the ministers return to their hometowns to serve their parents and retire for the rest of their lives. ”

Seeing that he insisted on not returning, the emperor sighed and ordered Shen to take back the seal ribbon in his army and order his subordinate Zhuang Zhang to replace him.

Ye Yongjia returned to the military department. He more or less heard about Cai Xianqing on the way, but he still had a bit of unrealistic luck in his heart, until he entered the yamen of the military department and saw that a familiar figure was missing in the squad room.

He walked out and saw Minghuiguang with Cui Yi and others to worship: "Congratulations to Lord Ye for escaping from the tiger's mouth, this is really a blessing in misfortune!"

Ye Yongjia ignored it and asked directly: "When did Old Cai die?" ”

Everyone wanted to make him feel better, but when they heard this, their expressions suddenly fell, Cui Yi was especially sad, his eyes couldn't help but glow with tears, his eyes were red, and he stepped forward and replied, "Soon." ”

"Then why didn't you tell me to go see him?" Ye Yongjia's emotions were almost uncontrollable, he sighed and sat by the wall, hiding his choking.