Chapter 666: No excuse
In the slanting wind and drizzle building of Yangzhou City, Bai Bingzhong and Ye Heng, who had always been reluctant to go here for recreation because of suspicion, were finally invited to come at the invitation of Xin Qiji, who was sentenced to death on Huainan East Road.
Liu Qingyan, who had not been in the Ye Mansion for a long time, naturally had to serve Bai Bingzhong and Ye Heng carefully and respectfully, no matter how bad the relationship between Ye Qing or Bai Chun and Bai Bingzhong was now, as a woman of the Ye family, she could not lose her manners at this time.
Bai Bingzhong and Ye Heng obviously don't look down on Liu Qingyan very much, even if they have Li Qingzhao's support in the word world, but in Bai Bingzhong's eyes, Liu Qingyan's weight is still a little lighter after all, and working with his daughter, in his heart, he always feels a little wronged by his daughter.
Liu Qingyan, who covered the door and walked out of the private room, gently patted his chest, which was even taller than before entering the Ye Mansion, and after a long sigh of relief, he stuck out his tongue mischievously, no matter what, today is finally a good deal of rudeness, and it is good not to embarrass Bai Chun and Ye Qing.
"The two adults really don't know the real intention of being sent to Huainan East Road by the imperial court?" After three rounds of drinking, Xin Qiji put down his wine glass and asked.
Ye Heng stroked his beard with a smile, and after putting down the wine glass, he asked with a smile: "Lord Xin has no other meaning when he says this?" ”
"Lord Ye Qingye is Lord Bai's son-in-law, and he is also Lord Ye's distant relative, now Ye Qing is the pacification envoy and prefect of Huainan East Road, and the imperial court has sent Lord Bai and Lord Ye here, Huainan East Road is not an exaggeration to say that the Ye family is afraid, right? Now...... Not to mention that there will be such conjecture above the Lin'an court, I am afraid that there are not a few officials who have such speculations on this Huainan East Road, right? Xin Qiji said after pouring himself a drink.
"Bai has always sat upright, and the court naturally sent it with the intention of the court, how can we figure it out at will? I don't know if Lord Xin is suspicious of the court's failure to be impartial, or if he suspects the old man of selfishness? Bai Bingzhong has been frowning and cold-faced since he entered the slanting wind and drizzle building, as if Xin Qiji in front of him owed him money and did not pay it back.
"Don't dare, how dare you doubt Lord Bai and Lord Ye, it's just that Xin is thinking, if someone in Lin'an uses this as an excuse to attack Ye Qing at this time, I don't know how the two adults will feel?" Xin Qiji glanced at Ye Heng, and he had even less good feelings for Bai Bingzhong in his heart.
"That's his Ye Qing's business, and it has nothing to do with the old man. If the court officials attacked Ye Qing, presumably even if there was no old man and Lord Ye Heng being sent to Huainan East Road, other things would be enough to ....... Bai Bingzhong said in a deep voice.
"In this way, Lord Bai has always thought that the drowning of his friend Fan Niande back then was instigated by Ye Qing? I don't know if Lord Bai has evidence in his hands? Or is it like the officials above the court today, just relying on some rumors chasing the wind and shadows, it was determined that this matter was instigated by Ye Qing? Xin Qiji asked-for-tat.
"What do you mean by this?" Bai Bingzhong said with a frown.
If the two adults can't understand anything from the motive of the imperial court sending the two adults to Huainan East Road, then even if Xin breaks his mouth and says thousands of words, he can't make the two adults believe that the imperial court's move is purely to slander and frame Ye Qing, just like the imperial court back then...... Yue Fei was convicted on trumped-up charges ....... Xin Qiji got up and said.
"Lord Xin is too high to think of Ye Qing, right? Just because he doesn't deserve to be compared with Pengju. Bai Bingzhong said with thick disdain and mockery at the corner of his mouth.
Ye Heng watched the two of them silently, even when Xin Qi walked away, Ye Heng was like an old monk, sitting on the chair and not moving.
"It's just inexplicable, how can it be justified!" Looking at the door that was closed by Xin Qiji, Bai Bingzhong slapped the table and snorted angrily: "It's only been a few days since Ye Qing returned to Lin'an, and someone started to make waves on Huainan East Road, so he began to help Ye Qing and want to expel you and me from the ...... Huainan East Road." ”
"Although Xin Qiji is a person who has returned to the right, this person is loyal to the imperial court, and he will definitely not be in the same stream as Ye Qing, so what he said just now ......." Ye Heng sighed slightly, and then slowly spoke.
"What? Do you also have to be sorry for ...... Ye Qing can't get away with it? Bai Bingzhong snorted.
"If the imperial court really intends to attack Ye Qing with this, what should you and I do?" Ye Heng ignored Bai Bingzhong's angry words, but continued calmly: "You and I were defeated by the iron hooves of the Jin people back then, and it was enough to be dismissed from office, but being deposed and exiled, isn't this because of the struggle in the court, and the crime of Tongjin has not been completely washed away now." So...... Xin Qijian said, I'm worried that Ye Qing will not be spared when he returns to Lin'an this time. ”
"The body is not afraid of shadows, so what? Not to mention Ye Qing's ....... Bai Bingzhong pondered for a moment, and then sighed and said: "Ye Qing has been in charge of the Imperial City Division for many years, how can he not offend people, in the same way, there is no less illegal things, if this is the case, it can be regarded as a relief for Bai Chun." ”
"You...... You don't really want to die, do you? Ye Heng was stunned for a moment, and said with some surprise: "What's more, if Ye Qing is attacked by others and is convicted, do you think you and I will be safe?" What Xin Qiji said just now, you and I are also involved. ”
The private room fell into silence for a while, the corners of Bai Bingzhong's mouth had a trace of helplessness, and Ye Heng's expression looked a little incredible.
The silent night flows slowly, the barking of dogs and the barking of unknown insects are particularly active in the hot summer night, compared to the slightly peaceful night in Yangzhou, Lin'an is now full of a suffocating smell of tension.
Around the square with the Xinwang Mansion as the center, the chirping of insects is endless, and in the dark and quiet night, the sound of dogs barking is heard from time to time in the distance, and the night wind swings, and naturally there is a strange killing intent in the air.
Overlooking from a high place, the entire Fangdi centered on the Xinwang Mansion is like a huge black hole all around, pitch black, and the Xinwang Mansion in the center is like a pearl, brightly lit.
Ye Qing still had an easy-going smile on his face, but in his heart he had to admire the old and strong Shi Hao, in just one sentence, he had already listed several crimes above his head, and each of these crimes was enough for the imperial court to put himself to death.
"Shouldn't Wei Guogong say next that Ye has a close relationship with the current Emperor Jin's grandson, Wan Yan Jing, and has the status of master and apprentice, and now he is the pacification envoy of Huainan East Road, and he has the assistance of his father-in-law and distant relatives, so the sentence of Song Toujin is already obvious?" Ye Qing did not refute even one of Shi Hao's charges, and even took the initiative to list everything that Shi Hao did not say.
"So, Ye Qing, are you admitting that you are going to invest gold?" Shi Hao's tone became solemn and asked.
"Even if I deny it, is it useful? If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse, Wei Guogong has endured it for many years, and today I can finally have the opportunity to make my Ye Qing ruined, presumably Wei Guogong should have a killer weapon in his hands, right? Ye Qing was calm and indifferent, as if he didn't care at all about the unfavorable situation in front of him.
After finishing speaking, Ye Qing's gaze naturally shifted from Shi Hao's body to Song Qian's body behind Shi Hao, and then slowly moved his gaze to Zhao Xuan, the king of letters, smiled and said, "Song Qian, I don't know if you have anything to tell King Xin, or to tell Wei Guogong?" ”
Song Qian was stunned for a moment, unexpectedly that Ye Qing was not only worried, but also took the initiative to ask about Zhong Qing.
Shi Hao turned his head to look at Song Qian, smiled, and then said to King Xin: "When you Ye Qing was still on Kuizhou Road, you hinted at King Xin, Princess Xin is not dead, and now Lord Ye is planning to tell King Xin the truth?" ”
Ye Qing smiled, did not answer Shi Hao's words, and looked directly at King Xin.
King Xin frowned, Zhong Qing was not dead, he had heard of this matter a little, but he had never been picked out in front of him like today.
What's more, looking at Ye Qing's calm and unhurried appearance, even if the words came out of Wei Guogong's mouth, but for a while, he was a little hesitant, whether this news was true or false, not to mention that when he got the news for the first time, Ye Qing and the others were on the way to Dali, and he was on the way to Kuizhou Road.
Zhao Xuan at this moment, he didn't want to get too entangled in Zhong Qing's affairs, in front of everyone, in his opinion, no matter whether Shi Miyuan hid Zhong Qing at the beginning, or Ye Qing took Zhong Qing away, mentioning it at this time is only four words for him.
"King Xin is hesitating, whether he should believe Wei Guogong's words or not." Ye Qing looked at Zhao Xuan, who was hesitant, and smiled, and continued: "King Xin watched me take Princess Xin away, but unfortunately, Ye Qing failed to protect Princess Xin, which gave Shi Miyuan a chance to frame me. What happened to Jiankang at the beginning, who got the biggest benefits, and whether anyone ....... ”
"Ye Qing, don't you think it's too late to argue for yourself now? This princess committed suicide by throwing herself into the river because she was taken away by you, don't you Ye Qing feel a little guilty? Zhao Xuan, the king of letters, was waiting for Ye Qing's words, and at this moment, in front of everyone, he would rather everyone present believe that Zhong Qing was already dead, and he was unwilling to admit that Zhong Qing had lived in Yangzhou for more than two years after being taken away by Ye Qing.
The matter of Jiankang was originally caused by a woman, but it was because he took Zhao Ruyu's wife with a knife, and because the Taoist couple died of double cultivation, he turned against him, so Zhao Ruyu hated himself for so many years.
His woman was taken away by another man, and if he was any one else, I am afraid he would not be able to bear it, even if he Zhao Xuan naturally couldn't bear it, so he would rather believe that Zhong Qing had already committed suicide by throwing himself into the river.
And at this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps from outside attracted Ye Qing, Zhao Xuan, and Shi Hao to look at the door, only to see a eunuch in the palace hurriedly running over, standing at the door of the hall, after scanning the people in the hall, he said loudly: "The Emperor's will: The imperial history impeached Ye Qing, the pacification envoy and prefect of Huainan East Road, using power for personal gain, colluding with Jinren, and blinding the imperial court to appoint and dismiss his father-in-law, distant relatives Bai Bingzhong and Ye Heng as Huainan East Road transfer envoys and torture envoys, and secretly colluded with Emperor Jin's grandson Wan Yan Jing, Wanting to emulate the traitor Ren Dejing to surrender the city to the enemy, this incident made me heartbroken. Remembering that Ye Qing had exempted me from the Jin State for the Great Song Dynasty, and worked tirelessly to envoy Xia and Dali, I ordered Ye Qing to go to the Fengbo Pavilion immediately and be interrogated by me personally. ”
"Let him go to the Storm Pavilion by himself? The emperor is not afraid that he will abscond in fear of crime? Shi Hao sat on the chair and asked leisurely.
The eunuch took a deep look at Shi Hao, then looked at Zhao Xuan, and then said: "The Emperor Taishang's message: I believe in Ye Qing's patriotic sincerity, if the Duke of Wei and King Xin want to excuse and explain him, they can accompany Ye Qing to the Fengbo Pavilion." ”
"Commandment." Ye Qing, Shi Hao, and Zhao Xuan said together with their own thoughts.
After the eunuch disappeared at the door of the hall, Ye Qing, who turned around, looked at Zhao Xuan and Shi Hao, and after exhaling heavily, he said lightly: "I'm afraid that King Xin and Wei Guogong won't give me this opportunity to meet the Emperor Taishang, right?" ”
"Could it be that Lord Ye really wants to rebel and disobey the holy decree?" The smile in Shi Hao's eyes grew stronger and stronger.
Zhao Gou's will was like an order to him, and it was like personally handing the knife that killed Ye Qing to him and King Xin.
Therefore, Shi Hao and King Xin would never let Ye Qing see Zhao Gou, not to mention, Zhao Gou didn't want to see Ye Qing in the Storm Pavilion.
Then, there is only one way to make them happy, and that is the method that they have conspired for a long time to kill Ye Qing in the Xinwang Mansion, and then shift the responsibility for Ye Qing's death to Ye Qing who knew that he was guilty and had no face to see the emperor, so he committed suicide in the Xinwang Mansion in fear of crime.
In this way, it is naturally a situation of hello, I am good, everyone is good, the Emperor Taishang did not wronged a loyal minister, and the Duke of Wei and King Xin did not let Ye Qing, a traitor, flee from Lin'an.
"Come on, take Ye Qing and meet the emperor." Zhao Xuan, the king of letters, shouted in a deep voice at the door of the hall.
With Zhao Xuan's words, everyone in the entire hall, including Lu Zujian, Zhang Dadao and others, who had never spoken out, instantly guarded the door of the hall to prevent Ye Qing from suddenly escaping.
Unlike everyone in the hall, Jia She, Ye Qing's pro-army general, even at this time, still chose to believe Ye Qing, and took a step forward in front of Ye Qing: "Presumptuous!" The Emperor did not believe that Lord Ye was guilty, since the Emperor Emperor was relieved to let Lord Ye go to the Storm Pavilion alone, it was enough to show that the Emperor still believed in Lord Ye's loyalty, and Lord Ye would naturally not run away. ”
"Ye Qing, what do you think ......." Shi Hao was still sitting on the chair, raised the cane in his hand, pointed at Jia She, and motioned for him to pull aside, but Jia Shi obviously didn't listen to him, and even straightened his chest, still standing firmly in front of Ye Qing.
"Ye Qing, do you think that the old man and King Xin will let you walk out of King Xin's Mansion safe and sound?" Shi Haocheng is in the chest.
"So, now the outside has already laid a net for Ye Qing?" Ye Qing patted Jia She's shoulder in front of him, then took a step forward, lifted the umbrella in his hand and pressed down Shi Hao's trembling crutches pointing at him in the air: "If Wei Guogong is interested, Ye Qing would like to try it very much, see if he can break through this net laid by you and King Xin, and then go to the Wind Wave Pavilion alone to give Emperor Taishang an explanation." ”
"You're so confident?" King Xin snorted coldly.
Shi Hao looked at the oil-paper umbrella in Ye Qing's hand and the crutch pressed on the ground, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"Jia She......." Ye Qing looked at King Xin, and his easy-going smile was gradually replaced by a touch of murderous intent.
Then I saw Jia She, who suddenly ran to the door of the hall, put a finger to his mouth, his cheeks bulged, and a whistle as loud as an eagle vulture instantly pierced the quiet night sky.
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