After the head of the state left, the emperor picked up the file again and started flipping through it.
About half an hour later, the emperor was furious, threw the dossier on the jade case, and cursed, "I didn't know that for so many years, the imperial court has kept so many moths that eat the king's salary, causing trouble for the court and harming the court. I, the people of the Li people, have a heart that can be punished, and a crime that cannot be pardoned!"
Hearing the emperor's fury, Xiao Quanzi hurried in from the outside, and quickly said, "The emperor calmed down, carefully injured the dragon's body."
The emperor said angrily, "Did you hurt the dragon's body? These people wish I could die early!"
Koizumi was shocked.
The emperor lifted his foot and kicked over the chair, pacing back and forth angrily, "Over the years, I have always felt that the manor of the state is deceiving the emperor too much. If one door leaves the house twice, the glory will not be enough. I have tried my best to suppress the state's father everywhere Mansion, I didn't expect that there are so many people in a place that I can't see, they will deceive the court, harm the court, commit crimes and evil, compared with these people, the Guozhang's mansion can be regarded as a pure family."
Koizumi didn't dare to say more, he could only say repeatedly, "The emperor calm down."
"There are more than half of the officials in the government and the opposition. The depth of the case is unimaginable. How do you let me calm down?" The emperor slapped the table and said angrily, "Go and call Ye Chang to me."
Koizumi was shocked, "Your Majesty, Ye Shizi...he just came out of the palace..."
Ye Chang said angrily, "I just want you to call him here."
Koizumi said nothing more, and hurriedly responded.
He stepped out of the door of the imperial study, and the emperor added, "Call me Sun Zeyu."
Koizumi paused, answered yes again and again, and hurried out of the imperial study.
In Prince Rong'an's mansion, Ye Chang had just rested. Although he didn't feel sleepy, he didn't dare to toss himself, closing his eyes and forcing himself to fall asleep.
After Koizumi came to Rong'an Palace, the butler Fu Lu hurriedly said, "Why is the father-in-law here again? But the emperor has another order? The son just fell asleep."
Koizumi said anxiously, "The emperor urgently ordered Ye Shizi, please tell the housekeeper quickly, so that Shizi can get up quickly and enter the palace with the slaves."
Fu Lu was startled, and asked tentatively in a low voice, "But what happened in the palace? The prince just came back from the palace."
Koizumi whispered, "It was the dossier presented to the emperor by Uncle Xiaoguo. After reading it, the emperor was so angry that he even kicked over the chair. He ordered the servant to call Ye Shizi immediately."
Fu Lu didn't dare to delay any longer when he heard the words, so he hurriedly went to report to Ye Chang.
After hearing Fu Lu's report, Ye Chang sat up slowly and said to him, "I understand, go to the palace immediately and prepare the car."
Fulu responded and hurriedly went to prepare the car, thinking that today is really an eventful day, the son has not been idle this night, how can his body bear it if this continues? How to heal this injury
Ye Chang got up and got out of bed, dressed properly, and went out of the room.
In the middle of the night, the night is getting darker, and the bright moon is brightening in the sky.
Ye Chang looked up at the sky, walked out of the main courtyard slowly, and came to the gate of the mansion. After seeing Ye Chang, Koizumi said in a low voice, "In addition to ordering the servant to call you, the emperor also ordered the servant to summon the grandson of the prime minister's mansion." Young Master. The servant went to the Prime Minister's Mansion first, and by this time Young Master Sun should have already entered the palace."
Ye Chang nodded and got into the carriage.
Ye Chang entered the palace gate and came to the imperial study room, and Sun Zeyu had arrived ahead of schedule.
The emperor's face was ashen, and his anger was not subsided. When he saw Ye Chang coming, he asked him, "Have you read the files of the two old cases?"
Ye Chang shook his head, "I haven't seen it before."
The emperor raised his brows when he heard the words, "Oh? Xu Yunchu went to Rong'an Palace to discuss important matters with you today, didn't he mean this?"
Ye Chang said honestly, "Uncle Xiaoguo came to me to discuss this matter, but I pushed him away. The emperor didn't hand over the case to me, so naturally I shouldn't intervene in it."
The emperor heard the words, "Do you know who were involved in these two old cases?"
Ye Chang said, "I have guessed one or two. It must be someone who is close to me, otherwise Uncle Xiao Guo would not look for me in private, for fear of hurting my friendship."
The emperor looked at him, "Since you have guessed it, why haven't you seen it?"
Ye Chang said indifferently, "Human affection is so thin that it cannot be linked to the foundation of the country. The national style is unclear, the history and politics are unclear, and the world is uneasy. No matter who is close to me, I will never forget my father, mother, and countless soldiers. In the battlefield, I dare not forget that although my surname is Ye, the blood of the Liu family flows in my veins. It is not easy for the ancestors of the royal family to fight and defend the country."
The emperor was moved when he heard the words, and said with great comfort, "Okay, okay, okay! The descendants of the royal family should be like this."
Ye Chang stopped talking.
The emperor's anger was largely dispelled by Ye Chang's words. He said three good things in a row, and after he praised him, he said to him, "Uncle Xiaoguo is very careful. He not only submitted the file to me, but also I have chosen a list of investigations that weighs the pros and cons. From the lightest to the most serious, I have sorted them out. There is also a list that is difficult for him to judge. You can read it now, I will allow you to read it."
Ye Chang nodded when he heard the words, no longer trying to evade.
The emperor turned his head and said to Sun Zeyu, "The prime minister does not avoid relatives, and recommends you to take over these two major cases. I also believe that as a son of the prime minister's mansion, I will not be disappointed by the prime minister's teaching. You also see Look! Have an idea, but it's okay to say."
Sun Zeyu should be.
The emperor ordered Koizumi to watch the two of them, and ordered them to read the files of the two old cases in the imperial study.
Ye Chang glanced at ten lines, and after two or three cups of tea, he had finished reading the two thick files. After reading, he ignored the emperor and Sun Zeyu, leaned on the chair and closed his eyes.
The emperor glanced at him, saw that his face was pale, and the brows were tired, and then belatedly remembered that his injury had recovered from the beginning, and he hadn't recovered yet. After tossing and tossing all night, he should be too tired if he couldn't bear it. He said in a deep voice, "Ye Chang, go inside and rest on the couch for a while."
Ye Chang opened his eyes, shook his head, "Thank you, Your Majesty, no need."
The emperor said, "The bones of your body are tense, I was so angry for a while, I forgot about your injury, don't be shy, go."
Ye Chang still shook his head, "Etiquette is undeniable, I dare not rest on your dragon couch, for fear of losing my life."
Hearing the words, the emperor snorted, "Now you are talking about etiquette in front of me? After so many years, when did you have etiquette? If you were polite, the documents of impeachment I received over the years would not have piled up into mountains."
Ye Chang smiled, "Those things that are rude are always outside the palace. In the palace, I strictly observe the rules of etiquette. If not, how can people know that the emperor loves me so much that others dare not provoke me. Can you let me walk sideways in the capital of Nanqi?"
After hearing the words, the emperor thought about it carefully, and said with a smile, "Really, you really obey the etiquette in the palace." After saying that, he said, "Forget it, don't rest if you don't rest. You still have the strength to argue with me, it seems Nothing serious."
Ye Chang nodded, "Don't dare to cause serious problems. After all, she has gone to Yanbei, and something happened to me. Maybe she dares to leave Yanbei and go back to Beijing to take care of me. Although I can't help you, I can't." Hold back."
The emperor naturally knew that she was referring to Su Fengnuan, and he laughed and scolded, "You are really lucky, this really seems like something she can do."
Ye Chang sighed, closed his eyes again, and stopped talking.
He is indeed very lucky, but he has always used this good fortune to attack him, so that he is so tied up that he cannot go to Yanbei with her.
Ever since Sun Zeyu knew that the emperor had entrusted this case to him, he was slightly concerned. He was new to the court, so naturally he did not dare to be negligent. He was not as fast as Ye Chang, but read very carefully. I'm afraid that if I don't see something, there will be a mistake.
It took him more than half an hour to read all the files.
After he finished reading, he looked back at the emperor and saw the emperor standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking out of the window with a lonely back. He found that the emperor's hair seemed much whiter and older than what he saw at the banquet. Looking at Ye Chang again, he closed his eyes and leaned against the chair, as if he had fallen asleep, which was unbearable to disturb.
He stood up respectfully and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I have finished reading."
The emperor turned around when he heard the words, glanced at Ye Chang, saw that he hadn't woken up, and asked him, "Tell me your opinion."
Sun Zeyu replied, "I agree with Uncle Xiaoguo's investigation strategy. It is the time when the government employs people. Although it needs to be drastic, the ax can't cut at the root. It should be combined with hardness and softness." After a pause, he continued, " As for the mansion of Duke Anguo, Marquis Jingyang's mansion, and Prince Xiangcheng's mansion that are deeply involved..."
"How?" the emperor looked at him and asked.
Sun Zeyu looked at the emperor and said, "An Guogong's mansion has the alchemy book handed down by Taizong. As long as it is not a crime of killing the king and usurping the throne, the alchemy book can protect the mansion of the country. The ancestor of Jingyanghou's mansion is the elder sister of the first emperor Ruiyue." The princess is also your aunt, the emperor. It is said that the first emperor was brought up by the eldest princess. In the past two years, because of his age, he stopped going out and did not participate in the palace banquet. I heard my father mentioned it. The first emperor gave Princess Ruiyue a gold medal to avoid death, which can protect Jingyanghou's mansion."
The emperor nodded, his face was ugly.
Sun Zeyu continued, "However, Duke Anguo's mansion and Jingyanghou's mansion are deeply involved in the case. Although they did not kill the king and usurp the throne, they are almost the same. Twelve years ago, King Rong An, his concubine and countless soldiers were killed in battle. Four years ago, Lingshan Concubine Yue was the mastermind behind the weaving of the plague case. If not punished, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public. If the sentence is taken lightly, the officials may complain." After finishing speaking, he glanced at Ye Chang, "I think the , These two must not be taken lightly, they must be severely punished, even if the An Guogong's mansion has Taizong's alchemy, even if Jingyanghou's mansion has a gold medal for avoiding death, the crime of treason must be punished."
The emperor nodded and said in a deep voice, "Continue."