Chapter 52 Emperor Qing: The Ye Family’s Weakness, No Matter How Many Weaknesses There Are
"I have heard that 'those who do evil will eventually perish'..."
In the imperial study, Eunuch Hou's sharp but not harsh voice gradually became more excited.
Outside the imperial study, the faces of the imperial guards flushed red, their hearts were pounding, the veins on the backs of their rough hands holding the ceremonial halberds bulged, and they wished they could rush to the northern border immediately to fight the Northern Qi army!
After a while, Eunuch Hou stopped talking.
This passionate sentiment seemed to be echoing inside and outside the imperial study.
Emperor Qing put his hands behind his back, closed his eyes and raised his chin slightly.
After a long time, he slowly walked to a row of tall doors. Each door had a red base and was dotted with gold cloud patterns. There was a central axis in the middle to fix it, and it could be pushed left or right.
Emperor Qing stretched out his hand, and Eunuch Hou stepped forward and pushed open all the doors.
There is a terrace outside and a small lake under the terrace.
When a wisp of cool breeze rushed in from outside, taking away the heat in his heart, Emperor Qing's mind, which had been a little disturbed by the sudden surge of fighting spirit, had now calmed down.
Now he finally understood what it felt like for the Northern Qi Dynasty to be so arrogant as to consider itself the orthodox literary power.
It turns out that words can kill people!
After looking at Ye Zheng standing like a big banner, he turned around, walked slowly to the horizontal table, reached out and picked up the confessions along with the memorials, and took a closer look...
First of all, these four female swordsmen from Dongyi City were paid to assassinate people. In short, these four were bounty assassins who specialized in assassination.
As for Cheng Jushu, who was killed by Ye Zheng, someone threatened the Northern Qi spy Si Lili and took the token from her to control Cheng Jushu.
There is no connection between the female swordsman of Dongyi City and the Northern Qi spies Si Lili and Cheng Jushu.
On the surface, the one who brought them together and planned to assassinate Fan Xian was the second son of Prime Minister Lin's family, Lin Gong.
Emperor Qing looked and pondered.
A good while.
"If you want to make a personal report, why don't you present it to the inspector first?"
The first question that Lao Deng asked was a bit tricky.
Ye Zheng was quite surprised.
"Your Majesty, since I am your minion, I should advise you on important matters."
He did not say it directly, but he showed that he understood Lao Deng's intention to use this incident to declare war on Northern Qi, and he also said some routine words.
"Aren't you afraid of being impeached for greed?" Emperor Qing asked in an inexplicable tone.
Ye Zheng remained calm, "I will do my best to be loyal to the emperor."
Finally, there is a sentence "Why are you greedy for merit?" If the person is not Lao Deng, he will definitely say it.
It wouldn't be easy for him to gain any benefit from this matter.
The assassination that was supposed to take place on Niulan Street was changed to take place on Liujing River. The person behind the scenes may not have changed. After all, it was only she who used Lin Gong to attack Fan Xian.
However, he was not in a position to speak directly about the person behind the assassination from the perspective of a so-called "prophet".
What he could and should do was to follow common sense and get confessions from the four female swordsmen from Dongyi City.
In the eyes of Emperor Qing and everyone else, such behavior is not surprising, it is law-abiding and dedicated to the country!
Li Yunqian glanced at the manifesto written by Ye Zheng that Eunuch Hou placed on the horizontal table.
Suddenly he said, "You know that in the past few days, several officials in the court have submitted memorials to ask for merit for you."
"Your Majesty, this is a heart-breaking statement!" Ye Zheng said.
"Oh?" Lao Dengli pretended to be a fool.
The second round of temptation came.
"Your Majesty, regardless of whether they know the details or not, the Northern Qi spies and the female swordsman from Dongyi City assassinated Fan Xian and me. The two of us were just fighting back. It seemed like we did it deliberately as they requested." Ye Zheng said firmly.
Emperor Qing stared at his eyes for a long time, then smiled a little, as if puzzled, "I heard that there is a man called Zhongli in your West City Army Division, who once overheard Lin Gong, the female swordsman from Dongyi City, and the Northern Qi spy Si Lili plotting together?"
Ye Zhengli cupped his hands, lowered his head slightly, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not the case."
This time he succeeded in making Chen Pingping look awesome.
There was no need for him to give further instructions. Even if the people from the Inspection Institute asked about it again later, Zhongli would just say, "I just spoke nonsense."
Therefore, he had no reason to push Zhongli out.
You have to know that in such a big event, Zhongli is just an archer in the military department. If he is involved, I am afraid that nothing will be left.
Zhu Ge and Yan Ruohai were both present that day. What Zhongli said and what he said were just fragments without any real evidence, so they could only be considered guesses.
But even if it is just speculation, Lao Deng can still put the hat of "deceiving the king" on his head.
That’s Lao Deng’s characteristic.
Very suspicious!
Deceiving the emperor, let’s put aside whether the charge can be proven.
Either Lao Deng or he will be charged with a crime.
Or the censors or other officials in the court would impeach him.
What does Ye Zheng rely on?
As for the former, he could not be sure whether Lao Deng would do so, but he believed that Lao Deng needed Lin Gong's death as an excuse to start a war.
As for the latter, he didn't need to worry about it at all. Not to mention whether Lin Ruofu knew at this moment that his second son had colluded with Northern Qi spies and the female swordsman from Dongyi City to assassinate his son-in-law, even if he knew, would he dare to expose it?
Not to mention, Chen Pingping tried his best to cover up the matter.
This can be seen from the fact that he handed Si Lili over to Fan Xian.
As for the person behind the scenes, from the fact that some people in the court are pleading for merit for Ye Zheng and some people are suggesting that he be transferred to the front line for training, it can be inferred that the person behind the scenes has completely sold out Lin Gong.
If he still wants to use this opportunity to trick Ye Zheng and impeach Ye Zheng for deceiving the emperor, he is afraid that once he makes a move, Lin Ruofu will catch him red-handed, and then... it will be difficult to resolve the issue.
Due to many factors, almost no one in the court impeached him for deceiving the emperor.
Taking a step back, why deceive the king?
There must be some selfish motive.
What he was planning was to make Lao Deng think that he had selfish motives.
Let Lao Deng know that he not only has a big public heart, but also a small selfish heart.
He is willing to reveal a "handle, a weakness" to Lao Deng!
What he is eyeing is Lao Deng’s battle for the hearts of the people!
Lao Deng is suspicious, so I have to give him some weakness. I have to make him feel at ease.
Think about it, even though Lao Deng has been setting traps for him, but he still cares about Lao Deng so much. He is really a kind man!
Finally, putting aside everything that came before, his greatest reliance is his great uncle Ye Liuyun, the grandmaster.
The smile on Emperor Qing's face deepened.
He didn't care what Ye Zheng thought, nor did he care how Ye Zheng and Fan Xian killed Cheng Jushu and captured the four female swordsmen from Dongyi City.
Ye Zheng's weakness, after hearing that Ye Zheng and Fan Jian's daughter were seeing each other, he began to plan.
At this moment, I finally caught the first one!
It's good to have something to hold over you.
No matter how many handles and weaknesses of the Ye family are found, it is never too much.
"How is the marriage negotiation with the second daughter of Si Nanbo going? Si Nanbo and I have a deep relationship, and the Ye family and Daqing are even more closely related. When you get married in the future, I will also send you a gift."
Emperor Qing changed the subject, catching Ye Zheng off guard, and he almost failed to express his emotions properly.
"Your Majesty!" He bowed again, his waist bent a little, and said, "I am so moved that I cannot help myself." "Your Majesty's grace is so great that I can only repay it with my death!"
"How old are you? How can you talk about death? Don't mention this again in the future." Emperor Qing waved his hands cheerfully and said in a serious tone.
Lao Deng is really awesome.
Ye Zheng didn't know how he managed to combine these two conflicting emotions perfectly.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Emperor Qing nodded with satisfaction.
Look, it’s time to find another weak spot.
"Come, take a seat."
Emperor Qing sat down on the couch and signaled to Eunuch Hou beside him.
The latter immediately brought a round stool.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Thank you, Eunuch Hou."
Ye Zheng thanked them one by one.
"Master Xiaoye values courtesy and virtue, you are really too polite."
Eunuch Hou's words made Emperor Qing smile.
Ye Zheng took a seat.
It seemed that the atmosphere in the Censorate's Office had become relaxed.
"Ye Zheng, someone has requested that you be transferred to the northern frontier. What do you think?"
When it comes to winning people's hearts and minds, Lao Deng is truly an expert at it.
Suddenly, a pit was dug and a hidden mine was thrown in.
Ye Zheng stood up, but before he was halfway through his speech, Emperor Qing held him down with his hand and said, "Since it is a conversation between the monarch and his subjects, there is no need to be too rigid about etiquette. You can just sit down and talk."
Can you believe this?
It was clearly he who requested to enter the palace to make a personal report.
I can't believe it at all!
Ye Zheng still stood up straight, cupped his hands and said, "In the border war, I will do my duty to help the country!"
"Okay." Emperor Qing showed his satisfaction again and pressed his hand down again, "Sit down."
He seemed to be thinking deeply. After Ye Zheng sat down again, he said for a long while, "There will always be opportunities to be sent out for training. You have good political talent and command of troops. You should implement the new policy of the Military Department you proposed. It just so happens that Pan Qi has submitted his resignation letter. You should take the post of Commander of the Military Department."
"I will have someone polish the manifesto, and you will have made great contributions."
"Leave the assassination to Chen Pingping."
Old Deng really played him back and forth.
Shouldn't he stand up and thank God again?
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Fortunately, the matter was finally settled.
After some more idle chat, Ye Zheng took his leave.
"By the way, Ye Zheng, does Fan Xian know that Lin Gong is planning to assassinate him?"
Suddenly, Lao Deng called him.
Lao Deng always likes it this way, suddenly.
"This...Wei Chen doesn't know."
Ye Zheng also pretended to be a "big fool".
Because Fan Xian once said that he had interrogated Si Lili.
Even if he knew, it was Si Lili who told him. What does it have to do with Ye Zheng?
"The confession of the female swordsman from Dongyi City must not be made public. Tell the person in charge of the interrogation at the Military Department to keep his mouth shut. You go now."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take my leave."
Emperor Qing slowly withdrew his gaze from Ye Zheng's back, his expression still indifferent. He picked up the manifesto written by Ye Zheng, without even raising his head, and said, "Go, summon the crown prince."
The previous article has some details changed:
1. When Ye Zheng in the bamboo forest vaguely told Fan Xian that Lin Gong was planning to assassinate him, all four female swordsmen fainted
Second, the previous article mentioned Fan Xian and Lu Lang, all deleted, and it has not been blocked yet
Three, in the previous chapter, a detail was added that Fan Xian had interrogated Si Lili and Lin Gong and had been killed
Fourth, Chapter 48, the protagonist's driving force is still not clear, how to find out who is behind Fan Xian's assassination? (This logic is so stupid, I have changed it)
I struggled with the point of "deceiving the emperor" in this chapter for a long time, but I still wrote it this way because I was really afraid of being accused of having illogical ideas. It is in the interests of Emperor Qing to not disclose Lin Gong's conspiracy to assassinate Fan Xian. I think Emperor Qing wants to get more evidence against the Ye family because he needs the Ye family and he is suspicious.
Finally, the Inspection Institute has actually become the shape of Lao Deng a long time ago. Is there any objection?
(End of this chapter)