Throughout the ages, in all dynasties, there has never been an incident where the imperial forest army besieged the mansion of a high-ranking official above the third rank. Today, it can be regarded as a historical precedent. For a moment, people in the mansions of the officials above the third rank were panicked, and everyone was terrified.
Naturally, Wang Dashi's Mansion and Su Mansion are also in it.
The head of the state came out of the study with Xu Yunchu in the middle of the night after he received the alarmed report from the housekeeper, and saw the imperial forest army outside the wall, who were slaughtering everywhere.
The head of the state hurried to the door, looked at the imperial forest army on the third floor and the outer third floor with a cold face and angrily, and said angrily to Zhao Zhenyun, the commander of the imperial forest army, "What's going on? Is the emperor going to search the old minister's mansion? The old minister committed a crime." What crime?"
After all, the head of the state has accumulated power for a long time. He is the younger brother of the empress dowager and the head of the current dynasty. This question is extremely imposing.
As the commander of the Emperor's Imperial Forest Army, Zhao Zhenyun is under the direct control of the Emperor. Since he took office, he has won the trust of the Emperor and has also raided many ministers' mansions. Arching his hands, he said in a business-like tone, "The emperor ordered Ye Shizi to thoroughly investigate the series of major cases that happened in Lingyun Town and Beijing recently. Go up to the palace. Mansions above the third rank will be thoroughly investigated. The imperial guards and imperial forest troops are waiting for Ye Shizi to dispatch."
The head of the state was even more furious when he heard the words, "Ye Chang is a child, what can he find out? How many days has it been since he received the order last time? Nothing has been done. Now the emperor has let him investigate The imperial palace and the mansions of ministers above the third rank in the court, isn’t this trying to bring chaos to the court?”
Zhao Zhenyun said, "The lower officials only follow orders, and I hope the father-in-law will cooperate."
The head of the state said angrily, "I want to enter the palace."
Zhao Zhenyun looked at the father-in-law, and stopped him steadfastly, "Shizi Ye has an order, and no one is allowed to go in and out. The empress dowager in the palace has already cooperated, and the father-in-law will not make it difficult for the lower officials."
The head of the state was so angry that he wanted to beat him.
Zhao Zhenyun didn't hide, but just as the head of the state raised his hand, Xu Yunchu who was standing beside him stopped him. He said gently to the furious head of state, "Grandpa, all officials above the third rank are subject to thorough investigation, not just our mansion." .Recently, there have been many rumors in and outside Beijing, and our Guozhang’s Mansion has suffered greatly. If Ye Shizi can find out the case, it can be regarded as repaying the innocence of the Guozhang’s Mansion.”
The head of the state turned to look at Xu Yunchu, and saw that his brows and eyes were gentle, his expression was as usual, safe and steady, and he was not panicked by the imperial forest army with many spears outside. He suddenly felt that he was really old. This calmness and calmness, he is not as good as his own at the moment. grandson. He suppressed his anger, put down his hands, flicked his sleeves, and turned back to the mansion without saying a word.
Zhao Zhenyun saw that Uncle Xiaoguo persuaded the furious Guozhang to return to the mansion with a single word, and thought to himself that Uncle Xiaoguo really lived up to the rumors, and most of the situation in the Guozhang's mansion was decided by him.
Xu Yunchu looked at Zhao Zhenyun, and asked with a smile, "Such a thorough investigation is the first of its kind, can Commander Zhao tell the emperor how many days he gave Shizi Ye?"
Zhao Zhenyun cupped his hands and said, "Three days."
Xu Yunchu glanced at the sky, the sky was dark, he retracted his gaze and said, "Three days is not enough time to settle such a big serial case."
Zhao Zhenyun also felt that there was a knife on Ye Chang's head, so he nodded, "Ye Shizi has issued a military order in front of the emperor. If this major case cannot be found out in three days, he will ask his head to hang outside the Meridian Gate."
Xu Yunchu nodded, and said with some admiration, "Ye Shizi is admirable, I hope this big case can be settled within three days."
Zhao Zhenyun stopped talking.
Xu Yunchu did not return to the mansion, so he waited for Ye Chang to arrive at the door.
At dawn, Ye Chang brought everyone to the Guozhang's mansion. After a thorough investigation overnight, he almost turned over the palace. Everyone from the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and others looked sleepy and exhausted. Ye Chang was not much better either, he was a little weak when he walked.
When Xu Yunchu saw Ye Chang, he cupped his hands, "Ye Shizi and all the lords must have been running around all night. It's been hard work. Let's go to the mansion to rest for a while, and then check it later."
Everyone in the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple looked at Ye Chang, thinking that the Guozhang's mansion and the clan had never been at odds, but since Ye Shizi investigated the case recently, Uncle Xiaoguo has cooperated many times, and the relationship has eased a lot. Today, the Guozhang's mansion is always in the hands of Ye Shizi, and I don't know what Ye Shizi plans. After all, the things involved in the case were found in both the Empress Dowager and the Queen's Palace. It would be hard to say if the King's Mansion found out again.
Regarding Uncle Xiaoguo's overtures, they all wondered whether Ye Shizi would save face or not, and whether it would be good to accept it.
Ye Chang didn't seem to think much about it, so he accepted Xu Yunchu's favor, rubbed the center of his brows, and said, "My lords and I are indeed very tired, it's better to take a rest first."
Xu Yunchu turned sideways and made an invitation.
Ye Chang and a group of ministers entered the Guozhang's mansion.
Xu Yunchu ordered the housekeeper to set up more than a dozen soft couches in the living room. After everyone sat down, they felt that their legs and feet, which had been running around all night, could finally rest for a while.
After Ye Chang took his seat, he was not polite, leaned on the soft couch, and closed his eyes comfortably.
The rest of the people were naturally not as comfortable as him, they all looked at Ye Chang together, thinking about Ye Shizi's appearance, could it be possible to sleep in the Guozhang's mansion
Everyone was thinking like this, and in the blink of an eye, Ye Chang seemed to have really fallen asleep, and the sound of even breathing came out quickly.
Everyone was stunned, and Ye Shizi fell asleep too fast.
Xu Yunchu didn't seem to expect that Ye Chang fell asleep as soon as he touched the soft couch, and he was also stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Ye Shizi has suffered a series of catastrophes recently, and his body must have been struggling all night. Now I can't hold it anymore." After a pause, he said again, "My lords, let's take this opportunity to take a rest."
Everyone was indeed tired. With Ye Chang taking the lead, they naturally lost their scruples. They all nodded and followed suit.
Not long after, most of the living room fell asleep.
But Zhu Yue didn't feel sleepy, took the tea poured by the maidservant of the Guozhang's mansion, and drank it one mouthful at a time, holding the cup very securely, without being rude.
Xu Yunchu looked at Zhu Yue and said with a smile, "Master Zhu is not tired?"
Zhu Yue shook his head, "I'm also a little tired, but I've learned some boxing skills since I was a child, so I can bear this little fatigue."
Xu Yunchu nodded with a smile and said no more.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhu Yue didn't speak himself, and drank tea leisurely.
After half an hour, some people who had been trying to stay awake couldn't stand the sleepiness and fell asleep. Several ministers were still snoring, but Zhu Yue was still not sleepy, sitting steadily.
Xu Yunchu looked at him with admiration in his eyes.
Ye Chang slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Zhu Yue, then glanced at Xu Yunchu, and said softly amidst a lot of grunting, "Uncle Xiao Guo knows that I didn't gain anything from waiting in the palace yesterday. A flower flower grass was found in the empress's palace, and a man's bloody coat was found in the empress's palace."
Xu Yunchu's face moved slightly, he looked at Ye Chang, but didn't speak.
Zhu Yue didn't seem to hear, and still sat quietly.
Ye Chang added, "Nothing was found in Concubine Yue's palace, but the crown prince's nanny is not in Concubine Yue's palace. It is said that after the crown prince returned to Beijing, she went to the East Palace to serve her."
Xu Yunchu's complexion changed again.
Ye Chang looked at him and said again, "Except for the Empress Dowager's Palace and the Queen's Palace, all other places in the palace have lifted the ban."
Xu Yunchu pursed his lips, but said nothing.
Ye Chang said again, "I issued a military order in front of the emperor, and within three days, I will give the emperor an account. If the case cannot be found out within three days, I will hang my head outside the Meridian Gate to show the public. Now it's over In one night, it was discovered that the Queen Mother and Queen were involved in the case. It is not without gain."
Xu Yunchu looked at him, knowing that he still had something to say, so he waited for him to continue.
Sure enough, Ye Chang said again, "I cherish this little life very much. Uncle Xiaoguo has always been smart. You can help me deduce it and see if I can keep this little life based on the current situation?"
Xu Yunchu couldn't help but laugh when he heard the words, "Shizi Ye's fortune is long, and he is auspicious and auspicious, saving his life is just a trivial matter."
Ye Chang let out a "ha" laugh, "Uncle Xiao Guo and I have known each other since we were young, but we never had a close relationship, so I didn't know that Uncle Xiao Guo could talk like this." After saying that, he sat up slowly, touching his feet to the ground, He got off the soft couch, went to the table, poured a cup of tea by himself, held the tea instead of drinking it, but shook the cup, and said to Xu Yunchu, "It's not easy for the Xu family to go out for two days. It’s not easy. Uncle Xiaoguo might as well talk about how far the Guozhang’s Mansion can go in terms of the current situation?”
Xu Yunchu's heart trembled, and he said solemnly, "The royal family's food and loyalty, these years, although powerful, have never harmed the king. If I support the family of the national father's mansion, I will always be able to go further. Longer term."
The implication of these words is that it is about his generation. If the Guozhang's mansion has changed the people who support the family, then the emperors and courtiers of the Southern Qi Dynasty will also replace the old with the new.
Ye Chang smiled, "I believe that the Guozhang's Mansion has nothing to do with these major cases, but after finding out here, the Queen Mother and Queen can't help but find out that they are involved in this case. I can't guarantee that the Guozhang's Mansion will find out anything else." Come on. Uncle Xiaoguo thinks, what can I find out in this manor of the country's husband?"
Xu Yunchu looked at Ye Chang and sighed, "To tell you the truth, Ye Shizi, after I came back from Prince Jin's mansion last night, I secretly searched the Guozhang's mansion, and found nothing, but today I can't say for sure. The government will definitely find nothing." After a pause, he said, "Ye Shizi just check."
Ye Chang looked at him, "If something is really found out, it is related to the Guozhang's mansion, if the matter is serious..."
Xu Yunchu looked at Ye Chang with clear eyes, and said word by word, "If someone puts his hand into the mansion, even I won't be able to find it. It's really powerful. If Shizi Ye closes the case here, the whole family of the mansion will be bloodied. Then the Guozhang Mansion deserves to run out of luck."
Ye Chang nodded upon hearing this, and gestured to Xu Yunchu with a teacup.
Xu Yunchu reached out to pick up the teacup as well, and touched Ye Chang at a distance.
After touching the teacups, the two of them didn't drink tea. Ye Chang put down his cup, and said to Zhu Yue, "Wake up your lords, and check the Guozhang's mansion."
Zhu Yue nodded, stood up, and woke up the sleeping people one by one.