Chapter 164 Set an example
Ye Yuanzhou asked the kitchen to prepare a table of sumptuous meals, he was not a particularly picky person about eating and drinking on weekdays, but this time he unusually let the kitchen pick a good one, which also made the chef of the General's Mansion a little surprised.
But it is rare for the second young master to have this request, and the cook naturally tried his best to gather a table to find some good dishes that would not be rude to the emperor's relatives and relatives.
Ye Yuanzhou and Du Ruo had a full meal, and the servant in the middle asked Ye Yuanzhou if he wanted a drink, but Ye Yuanzhou refused.
At this time, he needs to eat well, but he can't let his mind be clear.
The two of them had eaten and drunk to their hearts, and went back to their rooms early in the evening to rest, and the next morning, as soon as the sky was bright, there was another noisy noise outside.
Du Ruo slept lightly, and after being woken up, he hurriedly got up and got dressed, and went out to see what was going on.
When she came out of the room, Ye Yuanzhou in the courtyard had been restrained by someone and couldn't move with his arms, and all the servants of the General's Mansion were completely dumbfounded.
The one who escorted Ye Yuanzhou was still here the day before, and he touched the few Praetorian Guards who had a gray nose, and when he saw Du Ruo running out, he pouted and smiled.
"You yourself are quite conscious, and you know that you take the initiative to come out, which saves us from going in and arresting you!" He waved his hand at the two people behind him, "Escort her to me and bring her into the palace together!" ”
"What name are you running to get people today?!" Du Ruo glared at the leader of the Praetorian Guard and asked angrily.
"What else can it be called!" The leader of the Praetorian Guard looked at her provocatively, and pointed at Ye Yuanzhou, "Ye Yuanzhou, the captain of the light car, transferred troops into Beijing without being summoned by the saint, and plotted against him!"
Isn't that enough? What else do you have to say about it now?!
Walk! Bring these two men to me, take them to the palace, and hand them over to the Holy One himself! ”
As he spoke, he glanced at Ye Yuanzhou and added: "If anyone dares to resist, kill them on the spot!" ”
"Yes!" The few people who came with him responded loudly, and the group of people were full of pride, feeling that they should have finally completed this task and could go back to the errand, and they all looked excited.
Ye Yuanzhou didn't do any struggle, let them hold on like that, without saying a word, his expression was still neither humble nor arrogant.
Du Ruo was the same, her two arms were roughly cut behind her by the two Praetorian Guards, her arms were sore and painful, as if they were about to be broken, but there was no trace on her face, and she still looked calm.
The two of them were so calm, more or less that the leader of the Praetorian Guard felt a little less fulfilled, and he secretly looked at the two of them several times, wanting to see the traces of their pretended composure, but to no avail, and finally could only spit hatefully.
The two of them were escorted all the way to the palace, and the people along the way couldn't help but stop and watch, and there were many discussions, until they finally became a little quieter near the palace.
After entering the palace gate, the Praetorian Guards were divided into two teams, one team escorted Ye Yuanzhou to the direction of the prison, and the other team escorted Du Ruo to the main hall.
"Wait! Didn't you say that you were going to bring Ye Duwei to the palace and hand it over to His Majesty for personal interrogation? Why do you want to throw him into prison now?! Seeing this, Du Ruo hurriedly questioned the Praetorian Guards beside him.
"You are now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, don't care about others!" The Praetorian Guard smirked, "If you don't behave well, you'll be able to be with him soon!" ”
Du Ruo ignored his taunts, and was escorted by them to continue walking.
She found that she had not seen a single chamberlain along the way, only a few strange soldiers, all of whom looked extremely dark and thin, with high eyebrow arches and sunken eye sockets.
This face made Du Ruo couldn't help frowning.
Soon they came to the door of the main hall, this is the first time Du Ruo has come to the main hall, before entering the palace to face the saint, they all went to the imperial study.
The main hall is naturally extraordinarily grand and solemn, the emperor is sitting on the dragon chair, wearing the dragon robe that will only be worn by the previous dynasty, looking solemn, but in addition, there is nothing wrong.
And on the side of the main hall, there is also an old man, this person is tall, a little thin, white hair and long beard, a pair of eyes seem to be equipped with iron hooks, when staring at people, even if there is no expression on the face, it also reveals a fierce taste.
"Why did Uncle Huang arrest Du Sima too?" The emperor seemed to be a little surprised when he saw Du Ruo being escorted up, raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at her, and turned his head to ask the tall and thin old man.
As soon as Du Ruo heard this title, he suddenly understood in his heart - it turned out that this was Ye Qinglin's maternal grandfather, the famous Rui Wang Ye who had just let all the dignitaries and nobles in the capital go to congratulate him on his birthday a few days ago.
"Your Majesty," Prince Rui's voice didn't sound as old as his appearance looked like, and he was very confident, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was like a Hong Zhong, "This Du Ruo and Ye Yuanzhou have always advanced and retreated together.
This time, Ye Yuanzhou dared to come from Songzhou with soldiers and horses without being summoned, and wanted to besiege the capital, plotting against him.
As Songzhou Sima, this Du Sima not only did not report it, but also left his post without permission and went to Beijing with him, which is enough to show that these two are the same party!
In my opinion, they should be disposed of together!
But I know that Your Majesty cherishes talents, and this is the first female Sima of the Great Yin Dynasty who has won His Majesty's blue eyes, so this king is thinking that if she is willing to cherish His Majesty's love for talent and is willing to take the initiative to expose Ye Yuanzhou's evil deeds of attempting rebellion, maybe Your Majesty can also open up to her. ”
The emperor nodded, seemed to accept Prince Rui's words, and looked at Du Ruo, who was already kneeling on the ground at this moment: "Du Aiqing, I think you are a person who knows the righteousness, and now I ask you, are you willing to prove that Captain Ye led troops into Beijing with bad intentions?" ”
"Your Majesty, Weichen is unwilling!" Du Ruo knelt straight and replied loudly, "Ye Duwei is loyal to His Majesty, and the heavens and the earth can learn from it!" There is no thought of disloyalty or injustice to Your Majesty!
Although he brought soldiers with him this time, before entering Beijing, he only let them be stationed outside the city.
The capital is heavily defended, and there are Praetorian Guards in the palace to protect the emperor's safety, Ye Yuanzhou only brought so few soldiers and horses, it can be said that he has no chance of winning, if he really intends to rebel, how can he do such a stupid thing that has no chance of winning and hits a stone with an egg?! ”
"Then why did Captain Ye talk to himself and lead his troops to garrison outside the capital?" The emperor asked.
Du Ruo pursed his lips and shook his head: "Weichen is not a military general, nor has he served in the army, so Ye Duwei's approach Weichen is also incomprehensible, but the Ye family is full of loyalty, and Ye Yuanzhou is loyal to the emperor!" ”
"Your Majesty!" As soon as Du Ruo's voice fell, King Rui opened his mouth again, "That Ye Yuanzhou, as the captain stationed in Songzhou, not only left his post without permission and transferred troops into Beijing, but also deliberately won over the emperor's national teacher Yu Wenque, with unpredictable intentions, and his heart can be punished!"
Looking at this Du Sima's words and deeds today, it is enough to see that she and Ye Yuanzhou are the same dog, they are the same party, and they will be punished together to set an example! ”