Mr. Gan glanced at Emperor Yongkang, then sat with his nose and nose in mind.

Jin Yunshun took the fold in his hand and felt it was heavy. He really couldn't figure out what the person sitting on the dragon throne was thinking. He asked himself, how could he ask? This involved the matter of Concubine Chen. He thought of ascending to the throne.

After hearing the drum sound, he received news that Li Cairen had sent someone to the Jinguo Duke's mansion to pick up the adopted child. His hand tightened, and the emperor was still on guard against him. Since Li Cairen and Gan

If you don't deal with the mother and daughter, you should be right to show some kindness to them. The emperor can feel relieved seeing that he is kind to his own daughter.

With this thought in mind, he first took the Zhezi in his hand and read it twice. The more he looked at it, the faster his heart beat. The fact that the Zhezi was so fully prepared could only mean that people were staring at Chu Yuan for more than a day or two.

For a moment, he immediately made a choice in his heart. He looked at Chu Yuan who was kneeling in the main hall and said: "Speaking of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, this book says that Gan Haichao discovered that you colluded with Beiliao and smuggled grain and grass to Beiliao.

, and found out that you embezzled taxes on a large scale, and wiped out the accounts by using the local disaster tax exemption, so you were framed and convicted." He said, looking at Xue Heng, "Are you right?"

How did Xue Heng know such a thing? He knew that the tax embezzlement was true. He really didn't know about the other things. When he thought of Princess Yunyin sitting in the main hall, he knew it. The more noble the status, the more cherishing one's life.

Dare to act so openly, it proves that he has a back-up plan. So he nodded numbly: "That's right! Your Highness."

Jin Yunshun glanced at the person on the dragon chair and saw that there was no unnecessary expression on his face, and then said: "Do you have any witnesses, physical evidence?"

Xue Heng raised his head and glanced at Lin Yutong vaguely. Seeing Lin Yutong's eyelids drooping, he immediately said: "Yes! There is evidence."

"Where is the evidence?" Jin Yunshun asked immediately, "It will take time to bring the witnesses. You should present the physical evidence first."

The only evidence I have on my body is the evidence from Yunzhou. It's just the account books and correspondence. This thing is not consistent with the charges on the document, so even if I want to take it out, I can't take it out at this time.

His mind was spinning and he said loudly: "Witness, the evidence is outside the palace."

Princess Yunyin would not make an unprepared decision, so she would naturally prepare everything in advance. This is what he thought.

And Lin Yutong really doesn't know if the witnesses and evidence are in place at this moment. The fourth master is handling this matter, so they should have arrived.

Gan glanced at Lin Yutong, such blind trust! I really don't know what to say.

The people in the hall looked at Xue Heng, and then at Lin Yutong. If this was not instigated by someone with great eyes and hands, there would be something wrong. The preparations were really complete. The witnesses were all waiting outside.

"Xuan!" Before Jin Yunshun could speak, Emperor Yongkang suddenly opened his eyes and gave a faint order to Laifu.

At this time, there were more than a dozen old men standing outside the palace. They were all very young, and they were standing outside holding oil umbrellas.

"It's been sixteen years..." Gao Ming stood outside the palace wall with some emotion in his heart, "I haven't been to the palace for sixteen years." It's really hard to describe the feeling of being far away from the center of power.

The other people didn't follow suit, but the expressions on their faces said it all.

Gao Ming glanced behind the crowd and saw that the young man who had been following them had not left yet. He smiled and said: "Young man, go and play. This is not a place for you to come."

The young man nodded and said nothing. He just stood there quietly, motionless.

Gao Ming raised his eyebrows and stopped asking. In fact, although this group of people knew each other, some were even familiar with each other, except for a few people who contacted them and asked them to come to the capital to wait for the opportunity,

He didn't know how the other people came or why they gathered here.

He touched the account book in his arms, and his heart jumped. If he had the account book, he would have used it to negotiate terms with Chu Yuan, and his children and grandchildren would not have wasted years with him. Yes, this account book and the so-called

The evidence is not theirs. It appears in the study for some unknown reason.

Whether it was the items in the account book or the mysterious method, they all reminded them of the Royal Secret Guard. Everyone knew that such an organization existed, but they had never seen their true appearance. Apart from the Secret Guard, he really wanted to There is no one else who has such ability. But since it was arranged by the secret guards, then this is the emperor's intention. The emperor wants to use their hands to capture Chu Yuan.

Isn't this the opportunity you have been waiting for?

After receiving the mysterious note, he rushed to the palace gate, but he didn't expect so many old guys to come. It was just that there was an extra young man, which made him feel strange, so he asked the question just now.

It was windy and rainy, and even with an umbrella, my shoulders were still wet. Several old guys were in poor health and could hardly stand. Gao Ming sighed in his heart, who would be willing to come here if it weren't for his children and grandchildren? Wading in troubled waters?

I was impatient and worried when I heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance. When I turned around, I saw a carriage running towards me. I thought there were people from the same road, but when I got closer, I heard the cry of a baby. .

In such weather, and such a big thing happened in the palace, which noble family is so honorable that they dare to bring a baby into the palace at this time?

In the teahouse not far away, the Fourth Master was holding a book in one hand and tea in the other. Guixi whispered from the side: "The carriage that just passed by was our mansion. The palace picked up Brother Yuan."

The fourth master nodded and said he understood. Emperor Yongkang was afraid that Jin Chengan and Chu Yuan would be too deeply involved. In order to appease Jin Chengan, he hurriedly brought the child into the palace. But this was a bit "There is no silver in this place." 'Yes! So eager, isn't it clear to tell Jin Chengan that your secret activities have been discovered? He slowly put down the book, took a sip of tea, and glanced outside, "The people who came with Gao Ming How many are there, have you noticed?"

Guixi nodded, "There are seven in total. There are another six people who were not brought here by Mr. Gao Minggao. In addition, there is a young man."

The few people Gao Ming contacted were the result of his previous hints to Jin Shouli. But the remaining six people were not his own intention, but were prepared by Guo Yi long ago, and then sent a message to the secret guards to ask people to send these people over. .Only this young man, not to mention Guixi doesn’t know, even I don’t know this person’s background at this moment. He didn’t prepare it, nor did Guo Yi find him. Then who else wants to take action against Chu Yuan?

Is it the emperor? Or...Jin Chengan!

Gao Ming didn't wait long. After several women carrying babies entered, the eunuch who announced the order trotted over and told them to come in.

The palace is still the same palace, and it has not changed at all because they are no longer in the court. This makes people feel even more uncomfortable. They are obsessed with it and want to come back. But when they can come back, they find that only They care about it...

Power is so ruthless and cruel!

The one standing high above is still the emperor, and the dragon chair is still the same dragon chair, but the person sitting on it is no longer the person they were kowtowing to back then.

Suddenly he became more and more frightened, "Long live your Majesty!"

Emperor Yongkang waved his hand and said, "Get up." Each and every one of them has grown so old and behaves so evilly that he, the emperor, is unkind.

Jin Yunshun on the side didn't know whether he should continue to ask, so he had to look back at Emperor Yongkang.

However, Emperor Yongkang closed his eyes and became 'sad' again.

Jin Yunshun had no choice but to ask himself, "You are all insiders of Gan Haichao's case. How much do you know? Come on one by one."

Who is the insider?

Although I have read everything on the brochure, I am still afraid of being asked all the questions. After all, everyone only knows what they have in their hands, but they don’t know what is written on other people’s brochures.

So Gao Ming stood up and said, "Report to Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince. The veterans are all... old, and everyone who speaks... may not... listen clearly... The brain of the veteran... is useless now... He said it in one breath,

I'm afraid there are some omissions. This booklet..." He stuttered and took out the booklet from his arms tremblingly. "This booklet... was prepared by me a long time ago. I just copied it again.

There will be no omissions..." As he spoke, he was breathing heavily and holding up the folding paper with trembling hands.

Jin Yunshun glanced at Gao Ming, and he was really getting better with age. When he entered the hall just now, his legs and feet looked very nimble. In the blink of an eye, the old man's hands were out of control. He started to stutter when he spoke. He even looked like an old man.

I'm confused and can't remember things in my head. This is just a precaution so that I can escape easily if something unexpected happens.

They are old, frail and confused! Can the emperor really punish them?

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, more than a dozen old men began to collect their coupons, and then they all became "old and frail".

Jin Yunshun glanced at Laifu, who then went down to collect the fold. When he received the young man behind him, his hand paused slightly before taking the fold.

How could Jin Yunshun read it alone? He immediately distributed the book to several ministers and asked them to exchange it and read it.

Then Gao Ming and others took out an account book from the sleeve pocket and said, "This is physical evidence."

Laifu collected it again, feeling even more worried about Princess Yunyin. What a coincidence that these account books happened to be kept separately. This was planned in advance. And there was no intention to hide it.

other people.

From now on, let's see who dares to say that this is a princess of unknown origin. She dares to be so arrogant if her origin is unknown. If this is included in the family tree, it will be a big deal.

It was Jin Yunshun who was somewhat wary of Lin Yutong. He suddenly felt that this was Yun Yin's demonstration in disguise.

But as a princess, why would she do this?

He was a little unsure of what she meant, and he thought about the fact that the child he had just brought into the palace was from Duke Jin's palace, which made him worry again. What would he do if she stood behind the child?

I felt a little upset for a while.

Guo Changhe raised the paper in his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the paper in my hand contains detailed records of Chu Yuan's transactions with Bei Liao over the past twenty years, including the time, location, contact person, and the amount of grain traded."

Twenty years? The late emperor’s reign was not long, only sixteen years.

Chu Yuan actually traded with Bei Liao for twenty years. But Chu Yuan was the late emperor's confidant, how could such a flaw happen?

Emperor Yongkang opened his eyes and stood up suddenly. His hands began to shake. Before the emperor ascended the throne, he knew very well what was going on with Bei Liao. The death of King Jin was because his father borrowed Bei Liao's hand.

It's done. Now that the relationship between Chu Yuan and Bei Liao has been exposed, who will be found if we dig deeper? He slapped the imperial case suddenly, picked up the ruler on the imperial case, and smoothly

He threw it at Chu Yuan, "You bastard! You've deceived the late emperor to this point! How can I tolerate you?"

A sarcastic smile flashed across Gan's lips. He must have wanted to take out the late emperor first. Thinking like this, he glanced at Lin Yutong again. This uncle is really good at knowing what's right. There's no need to read the other excerpts.

This one made people grasp the clue. The emperor had to kill Chu Yuan. This crime could only be carried by Chu Yuan. He was not given a chance to defend himself. On the other hand, this leak also left a thread to wait for the future.

...If you dig a little deeper, you can find out the late emperor. Then the world of the Jin family is not that stable.

Seeing the ruler hit Chu Yuan's shoulder, Chu Yuan's body suddenly tilted, "... Chen... Chen..." I am really wronged!

Emperor Yongkang sneered, "What? I have nothing to say!"

Chu Yuan shook his head: "I am...unjustly accused!"

"Unjustly accused?" Emperor Yongkang sneered, "I'm here to ask you!" With that, he stood up and walked down the imperial steps, "Have you ever done anything about embezzling taxes?"

Chu Yuan was silent, he had done this before.

Emperor Yongkang pointed to Fang Zhao: "The fold says that during your tenure as the prefect of Yunzhou..."

Fang Zhao knelt down with a bang: "Your Majesty! I am guilty! This matter was extremely strange at the time. Prime Minister Chu said he would investigate in detail... Your Majesty, maybe someone else did it, and Prime Minister Chu didn't find out."

Emperor Yongkang sneered, ignored him, and turned to look at Chu Yuan: "You still haven't confessed honestly!"

Chu Yuan closed his eyes, he couldn't hide this matter. He finally nodded: "This is my fault." At that time, this was not his own intention. Without the approval of the late emperor, he was unable to reduce or reduce taxes to Yunzhou.

The only thing he did was to sandwich some of the food and grass for Jin Chengan's horse farm, that's all! But now, he dare not say this!

Emperor Yongkang's eyes flashed. This old guy only said that he had committed a crime but did not admit his guilt. This was because he wanted to tell me that the late emperor's hands and feet were involved.

"You lied about the disaster in Yunzhou and deceived the late emperor." Emperor Yongkang said angrily, "Fang Zhao, tell me, were there any disasters that year? In addition to exempting you from taxes, did you receive disaster relief money and food from the court?"
To be continued...