Yang Bo looked solemn and said nothing.
Old Master Yang sighed, tapped the chessboard with his fingers to attract Yang Bo's attention, and said softly: "This won't do. When you were young, you were so decisive and ruthless. Even if others didn't dare to do it, you would dare to do it. But why is it that the older you get, the less courageous you become?"
These words can only be said between the closest relatives.
Yang Bo smiled bitterly, looked at Old Master Yang and said self-deprecatingly: "Others may not know, but doesn't our family know? Back then, I dared what others did not dare to do, but what was the result? The result was that our Yang family suffered a lot and was excluded during the period of the deposed emperor, and was almost exterminated by the evil queen. When the current emperor ascended the throne, I was excluded and guarded against because I was an important official of the previous dynasty. Otherwise, how could I have been willing to let Xu Shun take over? Now... I am also unable to advance or retreat..."
To go one step further is to help Emperor Yuanfeng wipe out those remnants, and to take a step back is to cover up those remnants.
But no matter what he did, he seemed to be doing it wrong and it was always a thankless task.
"You think too much." Old Master Yang sneered and shook his head, slapping the table and looking at him: "What are you thinking about? You are just worried that if you are ruthless enough to help the emperor, he will think you are a person who will kill you regardless of the old relationship and will be resentful. The world will also think that you are not doing justice to the deposed emperor and want to kill him. But brother! You should ask yourself, what did you become an official for?"
What is it for
Yang Bo looked gloomy.
"You have won three first prizes in the imperial examinations, you are a rare talent in a century! Everyone praises you, but what everyone praises you for is not your intelligence, but your ability to speak up for justice and keep your heart! Back then, even if half of the court was unwilling to follow the evil queen and the Li family, you never wavered. You denounced the evil queen's extravagance for the people, and ran around for your colleagues who were imprisoned. Brother, have you forgotten all this?" Old Master Yang was disappointed with him and looked at him with heartache: "Think about it, how much better is your situation now than before? But why are you so timid? Look at what happened to Chen Chong today, are you really not touched at all? Are you willing? The current emperor is working hard to restore order, and the prince back then also died here, and the future crown prince may also take over the former prince's job, brother, you... .. are you really indifferent?!"
Yang Bo's hands hung at his sides, clenched into fists.
The chess pieces on the board were clearly black and white, and were reflected in his eyes. He closed his eyes and stretched out his hand to shuffle the chess pieces on the board.
Old Master Yang didn't take it seriously. Instead, he coughed a few times and said, "Brother, our Yang family has been loyal for generations! Don't you even have the courage to fight? Do you really want to live your whole life like this?!"
Yang Bo stood up suddenly, took a step back, then opened the door and left.
The lights flickered and there was a crackling sound from the candles. Old Master Yang looked down, smiled and shook his head.
On the other side, Gao Ping's heart was also filled with huge waves. He thought that since Juhai Manor was involved, there must be something fishy going on, but he didn't expect it to be so messed up.
According to the testimony of Hua Niang, there were thirteen or fourteen girls who died here in the first year.
Over the years, how many innocent souls have been buried in this building that looks so golden from the outside? !
He sorted out the files with a heavy heart, and went straight to Prime Minister Yang's mansion after leaving the yamen.
Yang Bo was already a little uneasy. When he heard that it was him, he thought for a moment before letting him in. Without showing anything, he asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to come here?"
"The matter of Juhai Manor." Gao Ping was in a heavy mood, and his face was not very good. He sighed first, and then he could not help but said to Yang Bo: "Yuan Fu, they are really bold! We know that the power behind Juhai Manor is extraordinary, but they have gone too far! Even the deposed emperor and the demon queen did not do things so cruelly and disregarded the slightest bit of decency. They kidnapped young and beautiful girls from all over the place, some of whom were only five or six years old, and they were kidnapped just because they were beautiful. After they were kidnapped, some of their families reported to the authorities, but they thought it was troublesome to bring the children with them, so they simply threw them into the river to drown... And those who were disobedient in Juhai Manor and refused to sell their bodies as they said, were beaten or scolded, and even... Some were actually beaten to death."
Yang Bo suddenly thought of what Old Master Yang had said.
If it were Yang Bo back then, would he be able to watch such a thing happen before his eyes
At that time, he would speak up for his colleague Yang Bo who was wrongly imprisoned, and would be willing to curse the deposed emperor and almost get beheaded.
But now, he is in the position of Prime Minister, second only to the emperor, but he can only cower on the sidelines? !
The room became quiet.
Yang Bo raised his eyebrows and hummed, "Since many people have died over the years, where are the bodies?"
There were indeed mass graves in the capital, but most of the bodies thrown there were those of refugees or prisoners who died in the government offices. If bodies had been dumped there for months and years, there would definitely be evidence.
Logically, people from Shuntian Prefecture and Wucheng Bingmasi would also go after them.
Unless Juhai Manor has opened up all these checkpoints one by one.
That would be really terrible.
"There are no bodies." Gao Ping's face became even uglier. After a moment of silence, he pursed his lips and said softly, "The girls said that these bodies... maybe they were not thrown into a mass grave, nor into a charity grave..."
Yang Bo stared at him, expecting an unexpected statement.
Gao Ping lowered his eyes. Even though he was the Minister of Justice and had seen countless tragic scenes, he couldn't help but close his eyes at this moment: "Prince, they have a dog farm in the suburbs of Beijing..."
Dog park
Yang Bo was startled. He didn't know why Gao Ping mentioned the dog farm. Then he suddenly looked at Gao Ping in disbelief: "That dog farm..."
Gao Ping nodded with difficulty: "I heard that the dog farm only raises large wolfhounds, and they are usually fed raw meat. If...if I am not mistaken, it is already obvious where the corpses went."
It's ridiculous!
Yang Bo clenched his fists.
How can they restore order when they are so careless about human life and so cruel? What qualifications do they have to restore order
Do you want to do the same as the deposed emperor and the evil queen back then, turning the country upside down again after so much difficulty, and bring disaster to the people again? !
Gao Ping looked at Yang Bo and said, "Prime Minister, this matter is of great importance. I dare not take charge of it. I would like to ask you to give me some advice."
Even Gao Ping was a little scared of the investigation. He didn't know what they would find out and who they would be blamed for.