Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 232 Don't cry without seeing the coffin!Cai You's acquaintance

The Song Mansion and Han Mansion, which used to be very lively in the past, have been deserted in recent days. The servants and doormen who stood at the door showing off their might have now retreated back to the mansion.

Twenty steps and one post outside the Wutou Gate, soldiers dressed in heavy clothes and holding steel knives stared at every pedestrian coming and going here.

When the former fawning and flattering people passed by here, they all turned their heads and hurried away, for fear of causing any trouble again.

Sitting in the carriage, Cai You looked at the vermilion Wutoumen that had begun to collect dust, and sighed.

The groom who was driving noticed that the soldiers had already noticed this place, and hurriedly waved his long whip: "Drive!"

The horse suffered from pain, pulled the carriage and left the street, heading north...

Today's imperial city gate is extremely lively, many carriages are parked far outside the gate, and Cai You is one of them.

"Uncle Gao."

Cai You got out of the carriage and walked quickly to the other side.

"coming."

Gao Xun was dressed in a scarlet robe and a black gauze hat, forced a smile on his face, and led Cai You towards the interior of the imperial city.

Yushitai is located in the southeast corner of the imperial city, and there are a lot of officials on this road today.

But most of the ministers subconsciously took two steps aside when they saw Gao Xun, and only occasionally came up to say hello when they met a few loyal members of the Cai party.

It's just that their smiles are also very forced.

"According to the news from the Duke's Mansion, today's situation may not be very good."

Gao Xun and Cai You walked very close, and lowered their voices and said: "Let us make preparations in advance."

Cai You was silent for a moment, did not reply to this sentence, but asked: "Can't my father come out yet?"

Gao Xun shook his head helplessly: "There is no result in the case, they said they still cannot rule out the suspicion, and they still refuse to release him."

But when the case has a result and everything is settled, it will be too late.

It's just that the current situation is stronger than others. It is impossible for the two of them to shake the decision of the emperor plus Zhongshu Sheng and Yushitai, even if they add many other officials of the Cai Party.

They can only accept this result.

Cai You took a deep breath: "Can you save your life? Will your family and clan be implicated?"

Gao Xun didn't reply, and after a while he said in a deep voice, "I don't know."

Cai You's eyes darkened. Although Gao Xun said it tactfully, Cai You could understand what he meant.

I don't know, that is, I can't promise anything, I can't even guarantee the most basic things, and I can't be sure where things will go.

"Eldest son..."

Gao Xun noticed his strange behavior, and looked at him worriedly: "This time, only Yushitai tried the case alone, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice did not participate in it, so we also..."

"I am fine."

Cai You took a deep breath and clenched his fists secretly.

"But don't worry, my lord."

Gao Xun hurriedly comforted: "Even if Yushitai and the others kill them all, so what?"

"As long as the trial of the case is over and Mr. Cai comes out of the Tribute Court, we may not be able to change their verdict..."

Cai You clenched his fists and shook his head, changing Yushitai's fixed verdict?
How difficult is it?

Or not at all.

The judgment of Yushitai will be sent to the emperor. After the emperor approves and approves, the Ministry of Zhongshu will plan to recruit, and the province will review it, and then it will be implemented.

But even if Cai Jing comes out, what can he do?

Can he change the meaning of the emperor?Can it change the mind of Zhongshu Province?Or can it save effort from under the door?
These three all competed with Cai Dang for the deputy examiner of the general examination at the end of the year. How can they not make trouble now?

Cai You's gaze gradually became firmer, what can be changed when Cai Jing comes out?
This must be changed before the results come out.

But it's easy to say, but it's hard for Cai You to do it...

Seeing that he stopped talking, Gao Xun also fell into silence. He led the way ahead, and the two continued to walk towards Yushitai.

Although only the Yushitai is the only judge today, other officials are not prohibited from watching the case. When Cai You and Gao Xun came here, the hall was almost full of people.

"Master Gao..."

The officials surrounding the main hall greeted him one after another and made way for him.

"Uncle Gao, you go in first, I'll be fine outside."

With a smile on Cai You's face, he bid farewell to Gao Xun.

Although there is no clear regulation, according to the unspoken rules of the officials, if there are too many people, the seats in the main hall will be arranged according to the size of the official position.

Cai You has no official status, and even entered the imperial city with Gao Xun, how can he go in to join in the fun now?Haven't you seen so many officials waiting outside?
"Alright."

Gao Xun sighed: "You wait here, I... Brother Deng and I will do our best."

After speaking, he turned around and stepped into the main hall, leaving only the other low-ranking officials present to look at Cai You curiously.

If it were normal, Cai You would definitely take this opportunity to get acquainted with these people and develop relationships.

But now he is very bored, he has no intention of doing these things at all, but anxiously looks at the situation in the hall through the fence...

At this moment, a large number of officials had gathered in the hall, and there were more than a dozen people in scarlet robes, sitting on the left and right sides, waiting silently.

Yan Lide didn't know what kind of mentality he had. He put down his work in the Ministry of Industry and came here. Su Ling'a was sitting beside him, and the two seemed to be discussing something in a low voice.

On the other side, Lu Yin, the right servant of the Ministry of War, was also sitting opposite, with a complicated expression on his face, and looked at Yan Lide from time to time.

For a while, no one spoke in the lobby, and the atmosphere was a little weird.

But this situation did not last long, a burst of intensive footsteps came from the back of the hall, and after a while Wei Zheng, who was dressed in a scarlet robe and looked majestic, led a group of censors to the main stage and sat down.

Accompanied by them was Li Yuan, who was tall and full of beard and hair, and walked slowly to a grand master's chair beside the main stage and sat down.

slap~
The loud gavel was photographed, and many officials who were distracted were shocked.

"Ascension! Take prisoners!"

Wei Zheng didn't procrastinate, and went straight to the topic.

The officials who were watching outside the hall hurriedly moved out of the way, allowing the yamen servants to escort the two "criminals" into the hall, and at the same time looked at the two lord servants with sighs.

No, it should be called "Former Servant".

Cai You mixed in the crowd, looking at his father-in-law and uncle with complicated expressions.

If he hadn't observed carefully, Cai You would almost have thought that he had identified the wrong person.

The previous bearing and power had disappeared, and he was dressed in a relatively clean linen prison uniform, and his hair was disheveled.

The only good news is that the two of them are clean as a whole, they don't look like they have been tortured, and they still maintain the most basic decency of court officials.

Now walking among a group of officials, the two tried their best to straighten their bodies and raise their heads, as if they wanted to regain their own arrogance.

A look of sadness flashed in Cai You's eyes, but he didn't call out to them.

Song Qiaonian and Han Mulu didn't notice Cai You in the crowd, or they did, but they pretended not to see them, and walked forward with their heads held high amidst the attention of officials.

"My lord, the criminals Song Qiaonian and Han Mulu have been brought here."

After the yamen servants leaned over and finished speaking, they retreated directly, leaving only the two prisoners in prison uniforms.

The officials sitting in the hall looked at the two of them with unscrupulous eyes, just like looking at the meat on two chopping boards.

Song Qiaonian and Han Mulu's faces turned red. They were once among the servants above.

Now he has turned into a prisoner, and can only be looked down upon by his former "same kind".

This kind of humiliation is absolutely uncomfortable, but it is not the time for them to be awkward.

slap~
The loud gavel sounded again, and Wei Zheng looked at the two of them expressionlessly.

"Song Qiaonian and Han Mulu, can you two be convicted?"

"What's the crime?"

Song Qiaonian stared angrily at the top, and after answering, he questioned Wei Zheng instead: "I believe that what I have done is worthy of the court and the people, and I have a clear conscience. Dare to ask Mr. Wei why he took this official as a prisoner and escorted him from the Gongyuan?" To Yushitai?"

Han Mulu also raised his head, with an unyielding expression on his face: "Lord Wei and Duke Guo have done too much wrong, I have a clear conscience, and I have never committed any disqualification..."

The two of them had spent so long in court, and naturally they both deeply understood what it means to "be lenient when confessing, and stay in prison".

I frankly admit that there must be no "leniency" because there is no basis for how the charges are set up, and it all depends on the wishes of the people above.

Originally killing the Nine Clans, now only let you die alone, that is lenient, but who can accept such a result?

But if he refused to admit it, he might have escaped.

How to choose, anyone can figure it out.

The officials onlookers looked at this scene curiously, with different expressions on their faces, but most of them were looking forward to it.

Earlier, His Majesty the Emperor said that he had obtained the evidence of intercommunication, but what kind of evidence is it?

But Wei Zheng ignored their dying struggles, and just said coldly: "When the matter comes to an end, and there are evidences found from the official house, the two of you should stop arguing."

As soon as these words came out, both of them were startled.

Evidence recovered from the official house?
Song Qiaonian subconsciously turned his head to Han Mulu, because he knew that there was nothing in his official house.

He entered the Tribute Academy just before the exam, so there was no need to contact the outside world.

Han Mulu's body trembled, and his face was a little confused, puzzled, and unbelievable, but what was hidden deeper was a hint of guilt.

"Han Shilang, why don't you explain it first."

Wei Zheng lifted the lid of the wooden box on the table and looked at Han Mulu coldly: "My lords are here to attend the lecture, time is precious, so don't delay any longer."

A trace of cold sweat oozes from Han Mulu's forehead, but he still pokes his neck and said, "My lord, I don't know about it!"

Wei Zheng shook his head, and took out half a piece of cake from the wooden box, and a note in the cake: "Since Han Shilang doesn't want to say it, let me tell you for you."

"This thing was found from your official house on the day the Tribute Court was sealed off."

The ministers looked up curiously.

Han Mulu opened his mouth wide: "Master Wei, I don't know about this..."

Wei Zheng didn't pay attention to him anymore, but continued to say to himself: "This thing says 'it's already finished, but the rumors haven't calmed down yet, so be careful.'"

"Yu Shitai interrogated the servant who brought you food in the Han Mansion. This article was written by Han Cheng, the chief steward of the Han Mansion."

"And Han Cheng explained the correspondence between him and you since you entered the Tribute Court, and the process of you meeting with another mastermind to leak the test questions..."

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng paused, and looked at Han Mulu coldly: "Han Mulu, do you want me to continue talking? Or should you explain clearly yourself?"

Han Mulu's face was pale, he opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

He didn't respond, but Song Qiaonian's eyes went dark, and he looked at Han Mulu in disbelief.

And the matter of leaking the test questions at the joint meeting with another mastermind?

are you a pig?

Who is the other mastermind that has leaked out?Is it Master Cai, or...

Thinking of this, Song Qiaonian's face froze completely.

Cai Jing did not appear in the court, but he appeared in the court, which already explains everything.

Sure enough, Wei Zheng turned his head to look at Song Qiaonian again.

"Song Qiaonian, Han Mulu's housekeeper has explained the matter clearly, and Yushitai has also interrogated the Song family."

Song Qiaonian's face turned pale. He didn't know until now that his hometown was also copied.

Wei Zheng ignored his ugly face, and continued to speak loudly: "Your housekeeper told you that you brought the exam questions back to your residence on the ninth day of February, and ordered them to be handed over to Liu Fu, the second son of Hengshan Tongzhi Liu Qingde, and three others. to help them pass the exam."

"In addition, after you got the test questions, you violated the rules of the imperial court and took the test questions to the office of the Ministry of Rites. During this period, you also met with the head of the Fine Food Department!"

"I don't know if what the officer said is right?"

"I……"

Song Qiaonian forcibly raised his spirits, clenched his fists and said, "Master Wei! This is nonsense! The officials don't even know about these things!"

"This is a trick of torture! It's all slander!"

"Your Majesty asked the three judicial divisions to jointly hear the case..."

Snapped!
Wei Zheng was furious: "Boldly offending an official, you really won't cry without seeing the coffin!"

"Since you don't want to admit it, then bring a witness! Today we will unravel your secret affairs and make you confess all your crimes!"

The yamen servants guarding outside the hall quickly ran away to bring witnesses.

The officials sitting in the hall looked at Song Chaonian and Han Mulu with pity.

At this point in the matter, everyone almost understood that Han Mulu lost his life by acting carelessly, and Song Qiaonian was dragged down by him.

With such ironclad evidence, the next struggle of these two people will be a desperate fight...

There was a sound of hurried footsteps from far to near, and the yamen servants had already brought a few "witnesses" who were not in good mental and physical condition to the outside of the hall.

Cai You watched this scene from a distance outside the crowd, gritted his teeth.

At this moment, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

Cai You turned around abruptly, but was startled by the person who came.

"You are……"

"Don't talk, it's up to me."

Cai You didn't know this person at all, but seeing the Habayashi guard armor on his body, he gritted his teeth and followed him.

The man dressed as Habayashi Wei seemed to be very familiar with the layout of the imperial city, and led him to turn left and right, and soon came to a hidden room.

Looking at the familiar figure in the room, Cai You hesitated and said, "Are you...Brother Lu?"

Lu Bu also turned his head when he heard the words, with a smile on his rough face: "Yes, it's me."

(End of this chapter)