Ye Chang heard the words and looked at the two stars in Zhongtian again.
The stars formed a tendency of surrounding and fighting, gathering towards those two stars, but the two stars were indeed bright and the other was dim.
He looked at it for a moment, looked away, looked down at her and said, "You once mentioned to me about the fortune-telling by the Star Stone, and said that your master has done it for you, don't you believe it?"
Su Fengnuan blinked and muttered, "Every time he gets drunk, he catches me and tells my fortune. Can the drunkard's words be reliable?"
Ye Chang laughed, "So that's why you don't believe him."
Su Fengnuan leaned in his arms, looked up at the sky, and said to him, "Gaze at the stars to see the situation in the world, and to see everyone's fate. You can see clearly with a nebula map."
Ye Chang asked her, "So, everyone will be represented by a star stone?"
Su Feng warmly said, "Well, it can be said this way. But most of the thousands of galaxies are innumerable, like all living beings, without names. Only those who can affect the situation in the world and the fate of the country will be displayed on the nebula map. The star stone is also very dazzling."
Ye Chang heard the words and said, "Then, the emperor, Xu Yunchu, and Lin Zhixiao all have their own star stones?" After saying that, he looked at Su Fengnuan, "What you learned in Wangdi Mountain is the only thing that you have. It seems that the art of stargazing has not been taught to me."
Su Fengnuan said with a smile, "Because I still don't believe in fate."
Ye Chang smiled lightly, "I don't believe in fate either."
The two sat for a while, Su Fengnuan yawned, Ye Chang saw that she was sleepy, and carried her off the roof.
That night, Ye Chang obeyed what he said, and did not disturb Su Fengnuan, Su Fengnuan slept peacefully all night.
On the second day, before the morning court, Ye Xi entered the palace early, and handed over to the emperor the report on the settlement of the ink corruption case in the household department. The emperor just woke up and heard that Ye Xi had come early, so he summoned him in the emperor's bedroom.
Ye Xi submitted to the emperor the evidence and testimony that King Pingjun had uttered during his lifetime, and also told the evidence about the evidence hidden on the roof of the emperor's bedroom by He Zhi, the son of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
After hearing this, the emperor was startled, looked up at his bedroom, and asked in disbelief, "You said that He Zhi hid the evidence on the roof of my house?"
Ye Xi nodded, and pushed the matter to Ye Chang, "My cousin told me that he was hidden on the roof of the emperor's bedroom by He Zhi. Counting from the left, it's the ninth tile."
The emperor heard the words and shouted, "Koizumi."
Koizumi rushed in from outside immediately, "Your Majesty."
The emperor pointed to the top of the emperor's bedroom, and told him, "Climb up, count from the left, the ninth tile, and get something down for me."
Koizumi looked up and scratched his head, "This... the slave is not tall enough!"
The emperor said, "Climb the ladder and get it yourself."
Koizumi answered "Yes" and hurried away.
The emperor and Ye Xi were waiting in the hall.
After about a cup of tea, there was movement on the roof. Koizumi carefully lifted the ninth tile, and there was indeed an iron box inside. He picked it up carefully, got off the ladder, and returned to the hall, saying, " Your Majesty, but this one?"
The emperor glanced at it and said, "Open it."
Koizumi hurriedly pried open the tin box and saw a roll of paper inside. He checked it and found nothing else, so he handed it to the emperor.
The emperor reached out to take it, turned it over for a while, his face became more and more ugly, and at the end, his face was almost ashen.
Ye Xi looked at the emperor and thought to himself, how could it be so simple to involve such a big household corruption case? There must be many complicated connections behind it. He Zhi has been depraved for many years, and although the evidence he has obtained is not much, it can still be glimpsed at the tip of the iceberg.
After a while, the emperor took a deep breath and handed these scrolls to Ye Xi, "Look."
Ye Xi reached out to take it, flipped through it for a moment, his face became serious, and said, "Cut off the disaster relief funds from various places, and seized the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, Prince Heping, and all the ministers of the court and central government, and used them to drag down the household department and destroy them. Guoji. The several big brothels in the capital are the strongholds. They bring together tea dealers, human traffickers, horse dealers and other figures of the three schools and nine schools. In the end, the direction of the flow of these funds is all in the east. Presumably, these funds are used to feed private soldiers. Build weapons."
The emperor said angrily, "It turns out that the crossbow arrows he used to intercept and kill Patriarch Ye, as well as the crossbow arrows he used in collusion with the Northern Zhou Dynasty, were all made with the disaster relief funds from the treasury. What a Xiangjun king, this has been planned for many years. Destroy my foundation. Has he forgotten that his surname is Liu and he is also a descendant of the Liu family? Isn't he afraid that the ancestors under the nine springs will tear him up? A wolf-hearted thing!"
Ye Xi thought that the king of Xiangjun would not be afraid, colluding with the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it was obvious that he was trying to harm the country.
The emperor was out of breath, and after cursing a few words, he coughed violently.
Ye Xi hurriedly persuaded, "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body. You know that the king of Xiangjun is a scourge. It's not a day or two. You don't want to hurt yourself because of it."
The emperor coughed for a while, sat down slowly, and said with deep pain, "I have seen countless examples of brother-in-law killing in the previous dynasty. I thought that the world ruled by me in this dynasty would be respectful, harmonious and peaceful, and work together for the community. I I trust the King of Xiangjun and the King of Jin very much, but I didn't expect..."
Ye Xi was speechless.
The emperor said again, "I don't understand, what are they for? Could it be that they want to plot against my country? Do they want to be my chair?"
Ye Xi is not the King of Jin, nor the King of Xiang County, so he can't answer this question for them.
The emperor was deeply saddened and angry for a moment, and said to Ye Xi, "The King of Xiangjun has committed many crimes, and I am suppressing them now, waiting for the right time to settle him. Naturally, this matter can only be suppressed first. You say, the household department The ink corruption case has come to this point, how should the case be closed?"
Ye Xi said, "Both the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and the King of Xiangjun are dead. After all, they were persecuted to come to this stage. I think these evidences are enough to offset the crimes committed by the Jiu Clan, so let's take it lightly."
The emperor said, "Although I said so, I have already said that if I don't pay the money for greedy ink, I will punish the nine clans. If I spare them lightly and stop punishing them, wouldn't I become a man of unbelief?" People? Where will Enwei be in the future?"
Ye Xidao, "I think that everything can be changed. It can be said to the public that the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Industry and the Heping County Prince's Mansion have mortgaged the rare treasures to the Ministry of Households. In addition to the part of the money that has already been repaid, it can be used together with the greedy ink. The money has been paid off. You see that King Pingjun and his concubine, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and his wife are dead. I hereby forgive and will not pursue it. The two families and nine families are innocent people, and I must be grateful to the emperor."
After all, the emperor is not a ruthless person, he is indeed a kind-hearted person, he nodded when he heard the words, "Forget it, let's do as you say."
Ye Chang took the order.
After the two discussed it, it was already past the time of the morning court, the emperor got up and went to the Golden Palace for the morning court, and ordered Ye Xi to go to the palace with him, and the case was closed today.
Half an hour later in the morning, the officials had already heard that Ye Xi had entered the palace early in the morning, and they all guessed that it was to close the ink corruption case of the Ministry of Households. , It is certain that the huge sum of money that does not go to Tanmo is certain. I don't know how to deal with the two prefectures. The nine clans in the two prefectures may add up to tens of thousands.
When the emperor came to the main hall, the officials kowtowed three times and bowed nine times.
After accepting everyone's kneeling and worshiping, the emperor sat high in the Golden Luan Hall, and immediately issued an imperial edict to close the case of ink corruption in the household department.
The imperial decree stated that Hezhi, the son of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Hezhi, the king of the small county of the Wangfu of the Ministry of Industry, Qi Shu, returned the money his father Tanmo received with rare treasures.
After the imperial decree was read, all the officials looked at each other, secretly guessing, wondering what priceless treasures those two people had presented, which could pay off the huge sum of money. However, the imperial decree has not been clearly stated, so it is obviously impossible to say, and naturally no one dares to ask the emperor.
After leaving the morning court, Ye Xi went back to Rong'an Palace with ease, thinking that this matter was really as simple as Ye Chang said.
Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang went to bed early yesterday, so they woke up early today. When Ye Xi came back, the two of them had breakfast. Su Fengnuan was embroidering a wedding gown, while Ye Chang was lazily leaning on the soft couch, with his hands in his hands. He is reading a volume of idle books.
After Ye Xi returned home, he went straight to the main courtyard.
Seeing Ye Xi, Ye Chang glanced up at him and said, "The case was closed smoothly?"
Ye Xi sat down and said, "As you expected, it's very simple." After saying that, he couldn't help but admire Ye Chang and said, "You can be regarded as a master in the capital, and you can understand the emperor's temper thoroughly."
Ye Chang laughed, "I was taken care of by him since I was a child, and I grew up under his nose. I naturally know his temper. Although the emperor is weak, he is wise and benevolent. He can't do things like punishing the nine clans." Come out. In addition, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Heping County King is dead anyway, and it is related to the Xiang County King. Now there is no perfect law to rule the Xiang County King, so we can only suppress it for the time being and settle the case first."
Ye Xi said, "The king of Xiangjun is also a character, if he wants to get rid of him, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to plan."
Su Fengnuan said at this time, "The matter of Yanbei is that he colluded with Bei Zhou and used weapons to aid him. I will always settle accounts with him."
Ye Xi glanced at her when he heard the words, and saw that she was sitting there embroidering the wedding gown stitch by stitch. The wedding gown was made of bright fabric, which reflected the expression on her face very vividly and rosy. He snorted and said, "Take care of your own health first! If you are not in good health, it will be useless to say anything. If you are in good health, the king of Xiangjun is nothing to worry about."
Su Fengnuan flattened the corner of his mouth, but was speechless.
Ye Chang looked at Su Fengnuan with gentle eyes and said, "It will be fine."