Yan Shijie was silent.
Rong Changan: "Uncle Huang, don't tell me that your helpers are Lin Hai and Xiong Yanchao? If so, where is your correspondence? Who will pass the information to you?"
Yan Shijie didn't dare to bring Lin Hai and Xiong Yanchao in.
"No... not them!"
"Who is that?"
Yan Shijie: "..."
Rong Changan: "Could it be that the emperor was a subordinate when he was King Yan? But why did you have a hundred thousand fearsome iron objects under your command when you were King Yan, and you didn't rebel then, but why did you rebel at this time? I feel so stupid, let alone the emperor who has read so many books!"
Yan Shijie covered his face with his hands, and wept sadly: "This can be said by a wise man, but it is difficult for a layman to say."
Rong Changan: "That's true. Most people look at the direct evidence and don't pay attention to the logic. But you just said that the emperor rules the world by law, and there is not enough evidence to prove that you rebelled. How could the emperor rule you?" Charge? Could it be that the emperor wanted to injure the emperor, so he made a confession?"
Yan Shijie hastily said: "I didn't mean that, the emperor is clearly aware!"
Rong Changan's expression was serious: "Uncle Huang, do you know that you almost made the emperor bear the notoriety of killing uncle!"
Yan Shijie was so anxious that he couldn't explain, he grabbed Yan Li's hand: "Your Majesty, I...how can I make you bear the name of killing my uncle?"
Rong Changan: "If I'm not mistaken, Uncle Huang is planning to seek short-sightedness on the way to Lingnan, isn't it?"
How could this Xueer be so smart that she guessed what he was thinking? Yan Shijie lowered his head.
"Your Majesty, I just want to leave this world to the end and stay away from shame. I never thought that I would harm the Emperor. I deserve death!"
Yan Li also held Yan Shijie's bony hand: "If the uncle wants me to be exempted from the name of killing my uncle, then I will listen to Xue Cairen, and you can tell her what the truth is."
Yan Shijie looked down on "Xue'er" just now, but after she asked a few questions, Yan Shijie felt that "Xue'er" was different, and he was the same type of person as Rong Changan.
"Your Majesty, how did you know Xue Cairen? Xue Cairen is really the emperor's right-hand man."
In this gloomy prison, Yan Li showed a satisfied smile for the first time: "All this is fate!" If "Xue'er" hadn't had a pair of eyes like Rong Chang's peace of mind, he would not have further contact with her. , not what fate is.
Rong Chang'an said: "Uncle Emperor, I hope you can tell the truth to me, you have to trust me and the Emperor, and I will give you Qingbai. Is it because Yu Shitai and Master Chu tortured you too severely, causing you to feel humiliated? So you put a charge on the confession?"
Yan Shijie was still trembling when he recalled the caning that was worse than death. He was out of the royal family, and he was proud. He knew the meaning of "not punishing a doctor" since he was a child, which was to preserve the face and self-esteem of the minister. The humiliation of stripping off his clothes and being beaten with a bamboo whip by the jailer really made him want to die. Moreover, Yu Shitai and Chu Lin were indeed suspected of being punished too harshly.
Yan Shijie didn't want to catch Chu Lin out, but when he saw the intelligent light in Rong Changan's eyes, he knew he couldn't hide it from her, so Yan Shijie nodded.
"Huh!" Yan Liteng jumped up from the throne, his face was purple and his eyes were like torches, "Chu Lin dared to humiliate the royal family. He is treasonous. I want him to look good!"
Yan Shijie was kind and didn't want to implicate Chu Lin: "Your Majesty, Lord Chu did punish me severely, but not too much. I don't think he framed me. I hope the Emperor will reprimand him and don't punish him."
Rong Changan knew that Yan Shijie had good intentions, but sometimes he was too kind, which made the wicked run rampant.
"How does Uncle Huang say that Mr. Chu is not the one who framed you? Anyone can do it before you find out."
Yan Shijie: "Although it is possible for anyone, Lord Chu has no grievances or enmity with me, so why should he frame me? I have also retired from officialdom, and I have no conflict of interest with him, and he has no reason to frame me."
Rong Changan shook his head lightly. Yan Shijie only knew that Chu Lin would not frame him, but he didn't know that there was Zi Yan after Chu Lin.
"The emperor also said just now that the emperor rules the world by law. If Chu Lin really breaks the law and tortures you to extract a confession, and the punishment is too severe, he has his own law to control him."
Yan Shijie: "That's true, but Empress Chu is sick in bed because of the prince's affairs, and she hasn't woken up yet. If the emperor punishes Lord Chu again, Empress Chu will..."
Yan Li said: "This is my business, so don't worry about it, Uncle Huang. Someone is here!"
Eunuch Lu agreed from the side: "Your Majesty, the servant is here!"
"Go and call the master of this prison!"
"yes!"
Mr. Lu quickly called a clerk who was a clerk to the prison. Yan Li asked the clerk to write a confession according to his wishes. In his confession, the statement that Chu Lin used excessive punishment was added. After the master book was written, I presented it to Yan Li. Yan Li was very satisfied, and then showed it to Yan Shijie:
"Uncle Huang, take a look. If you have no other objections, you can mark it."
After Yan Shijie browsed through it, he still felt a little hesitant when he said that Chu Lin used too much punishment.
"Your Majesty, about Master Chu..."
Yan Li waved his hand resolutely: "I have my own discretion about Chu Lin's affairs, so there is no need for the emperor to talk about it!"
Then, Yan Li severely reprimanded the jailer, asking him to change Yan Shijie's cell immediately, and the cell should be warm and comfortable. Besides, three meals a day should be served according to the standards of middle-class families. If you find out that the emperor's uncle is being abused, or if you find that something is not done according to Yan Li's order, "definitely kill him!"
Walking out of the dungeon, Yan Li breathed the clear air outside, heaved a long sigh, and looked back at Rong Changan behind him: "If it wasn't for you, Xue'er, I would almost regret it for the rest of my life."
Rong Changan asked: "What does the emperor mean when he said again?"
Sadness appeared in Yan Li's eyes: "I didn't want the queen..." Shaking his head, he sighed again, "Forget it, I don't want to mention it anymore."
Why not mention it? Rong Changan still thought that Yan Li would find out the illogicality in it! For example, Rong Changan has been persuading Yan Li to want a prince, how could he kill Chu Fei'er's child
"Xue'er, you and I go to the Shang's study." Yan Li said again.
Rong Changan: "I've already visited the emperor's uncle, what are you going to do in Shang's study?"
Yan Li's eyes were scarlet: "Chu Lin dares to punish the emperor uncle, I must make him suffer! - Eunuch Lu, in my name, call Chu Lin to the Shang's study."
"Follow the order!" Eunuch Lu brought two eunuchs and drove them out of the palace without stopping.
Yan Li said to the senior members of the Ministry of Criminal Justice behind him, "You also follow me to the Shang's study!"
Several members of the criminal department agreed together: "Observe the order!"
They were all sweating, thankfully they were not handling Yan Shijie's case.
Eunuch Lu hurriedly wanted to get out of the palace, but in the imperial garden, he ran into Ziyan who was playing on a swing. Zi Yan shouted from a distance:
"Eunuch Lu, where are you going?"
Eunuch Lu had no choice but to go under the swing frame: "Concubine Ziyan is very flirtatious, and she also comes out to play on the swing in such a cold day."