"Don't say that for the sake of sacrifice. I was too helpless and almost got kept in the dark. Fortunately, it's not too late now and we can still remedy the situation." Ye Qinghuai used some force on his hand to help him up.

He stood up, gestured to the seat next to him, and said, "Come, let's sit down and talk."

After saying that, she sat down on the main seat first, and then Wang Lisong followed her.

"Speaking of which, this seems to be my first time seeing sacrificial wine." Ye Qinghuai said.

"I haven't been to the palace for more than ten years." Wang Lisong seemed to have remembered something, and his voice was a little dull.

"Although Jijiu has never entered the palace, he is full of peach blossoms, and his influence in the government and the public is far greater than that of many court officials. Apart from other things, I have never seen Mr. Guge be as jealous of anyone as he is about Jijiu."

As soon as Ye Qinghuai came up, she brought the topic to Gu Shihai. Wang Lisong couldn't help but look up at her, only to see Ye Qinghuai looking at him with a smile.

"Does Jijiu know why he is in jail?"

Wang Lisong lowered his eyes and said: "This old minister is stubborn and blocks other people's way of making money."

There was no regret in his words, but rather a hint of sarcasm.

Ye Qinghuai couldn't help but asked curiously: "Aren't you afraid of death when offering wine?"

"No one who can live to the age of the old minister is not afraid of death. But more than fearing death, the old minister is more afraid of having a guilty conscience and causing harm to the country and the people."

Having said this, he stood up again, walked to Ye Qinghuai, and saluted again: "I would like to thank you for saving your life and clearing your name. If your Majesty hadn't insisted on pursuing the truth of the Chunwei case, I would have been stigmatized."

He was punished by the Meridian Gate."

Facing Wang Lisong's heartfelt thanks, Ye Qinghuai smiled bitterly with complicated emotions and said: "The general will not rule the country, and the law will not rule the law. As a human ruler, I can only watch a traitor rise to power and unjustly accuse a loyal person. I am really ashamed and cannot bear the sacrifice."

Let’s drink this wine.”

Seeing Wang Lisong's kneeling body sitting up straight, Ye Qinghuai looked at him and said: "Originally, today's morning court meeting was to ask the sacrificial wine to go to the palace to make a statement and explain the injustice of his imprisonment and his exile. But now the situation is turbulent, I

We don’t dare to take this risk if we don’t have a 100% certainty.”

After speaking, she paused, took out the confession handwritten note from the desk that Qian Deliang, the Minister of Punishment, left before his death a few days ago, handed it to Wang Lisong, and said: "Qian Deliang, the Minister of Punishment, committed suicide at home a few days ago. He died.

I left this handwritten letter before him, confessing that he was the instigator of several cases related to the wine ceremony, just like anyone else. Let’s take a look at the wine ceremony."

Wang Lisong took the handwritten book and looked through it. His expression was calm, as if everything was expected and he was not surprised or angry.

Ye Qinghuai waited for him to finish reading the handwriting and asked: "I summoned the wine sacrifice today. Actually, I want to ask the wine sacrifice. If it goes to the court, how will the wine sacrifice be presented?"

Wang Lisong put down the handwritten letter, showed a smile that surprised Ye Qinghuai, and said: "Your Majesty's question is exactly the same as what Gu Ge asked the old minister yesterday."

Ye Qinghuai couldn't help but be surprised.

"Mr. Gu Ge saw the wine offering yesterday?"

Wang Lisong nodded slowly.

If Gu Shihai had been to the post house, Yingwei would definitely mention it in his report. Moreover, the post house was crowded with people and was by no means a good place for confidential conversations.

It could only be the time when Wang Lisong was kidnapped in the suburbs of Beijing.

Ye Qinghuai had imagined many possibilities, but he never expected that Gu Shihai would leave the city in person just to have a few words with Wang Lisong.

"How did the wine sacrifice come back to him?"

"The old minister answered him: tell the truth truthfully." He paused and said, "But if your majesty asks the old minister today, the old minister cannot answer."

"Why?"

"Because as stated in this handwriting, except for the matter of negotiating the list of first-class and three-yuan with the old minister, which was done by Mr. Gu Ge, the rest was indeed done by Qian Deliang. But the matter of Mr. Gu Ge secretly looking for the old minister was also done by Qian Deliang.

It was a secret conversation that no one knew about. Therefore, as far as this handwritten letter is concerned, Your Majesty cannot find any clues of perjury."

His words made Ye Qinghuai feel cold in his heart.

She had originally hoped that Qian Deliang was just a scapegoat pushed out to take the blame, so that she could follow this line of investigation and maybe find evidence of Gu Shihai's crime.

But judging from what Wang Lisong said, this path is not feasible.

"As far as I know, Qian Deliang is the son of the late Longwei General Qian Yongnan, and the brother-in-law of Du Jing, Du Shangshu, the Minister of Punishment." Wang Lisong looked at the handwriting in his hand and said, "This handwriting is in the hands of the veteran.

It seems that it is not a simple confession. The same sentence is written between the lines of this handwriting - 'This matter ends with me, Qian Deliang, there is no need to look up further.'"

"Your Majesty said that Mr. Gu Ge was afraid of the old minister." Wang Lisong shook his head. "It was not the old minister that he was afraid of, but His Majesty. If His Majesty had not been righteous and determined to investigate, the old minister would have died unjustly in prison. Why should Mr. Gu Ge be afraid?

?Now that Qian Deliang has confessed and committed suicide, it shows that Gu Dang has been forced to a point of no choice. If Mr. Gu Ge can cut off his tail to survive and destroy one of his arms, your majesty is already one step ahead."

Ye Qinghuai was about to say something, but Wang Lisong interrupted sternly: "Don't chase after poor bandits. When I passed by Shilipo before entering the capital, I saw the Zhongzhou Army garrisoned. If Your Majesty kills Mr. Gu Ge at this time, I'm afraid it will not only

It’s so easy to go to the palace to express your feelings and discuss matters in court.”

Wang Lisong's words stopped short, but this was exactly what Ye Qinghuai was worried about. She couldn't help but ask: "The meaning of Jijiu is that if I dismiss Mr. Gu Ge for questioning based on Jijiu's accusation,

, will the Zhongzhou Army rebel against the order?"

Wang Lisong did not directly answer Ye Qinghuai's question, but said: "Your Majesty, military and political affairs have not been separated since ancient times. Politics is a bloodless war. War is a bloody politics."

Ye Qinghuai fell into deep thought.

It was quiet in Wenxuan Hall, it was almost noon, but it was a cloudy day today, and sad clouds shrouded the top of Shengjing, just like Ye Qinghuai's mood at the moment.

"Then according to Jijiu, how should we deal with this matter?"

"In my opinion, it is best not to deal with this matter now. Since we have Qian Deliang's handwriting, we can handle it based on his confession. As for the other people, when the time is right, I will beat the drum and call out the injustice."

Confrontation."

Ye Qinghuai thought for a long time, sighed, and said: "To be honest with you, the reason why I temporarily canceled your petition today is because I learned about the movements of the Zhongzhou Army. I am now very weak and cannot do anything.

If we don’t take a long-term approach, we will have to sacrifice wine for a while.”

Wang Lisong was startled by what she said. The emperor was actually apologizing to him.

He hurriedly said: "I am scared, your Majesty must not say that. Your Majesty has lofty aspirations and has the ability to be far-sighted and far-sighted. He is really a blessing to the people of the great situation. What grievances can I say?"

The two chatted for a long time, ranging from the long-standing malpractice in the court to the people's livelihood in Kyushu, from the scientific examination system to the evolution of the tax system.

Ye Qinghuai benefited a lot.

As expected of the Literary School's wine ceremony, Ye Qinghuai immediately thought of inviting him into the Wenxuan Hall.

However, it is not suitable at the moment. We need to wait for the dust to settle on several current cases, and then we can really consider it.

"By the way, what did Mr. Gu Ge say after Jijiu replied that he would tell the truth in the palace?" When Wang Lisong was about to leave, Ye Qinghuai suddenly remembered this matter.

Wang Lisong was stunned, and finally did not speak, but smiled and shook his head at her.

Ye Qinghuai didn't ask further questions. She could roughly imagine that Gu Shihai definitely didn't have anything nice to say.
Chapter completed!