Impeachment will make me stronger, and I will be invincible on the road to death.

Chapter 462: Today’s Imperial Examination

Her eyes showed distress and reproach, "Did you go to the palace so early? Why didn't you change your clothes?" After saying that, she personally helped him take off his official robe.

She picked up the neatly folded new clothes next to her and put them on for him, then helped her husband walk into the hall.

At this time, there were two people sitting in the hall. One of them was an old man with white beard and hair and a majestic face. He was Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the dynasty; the other was a young man in brocade clothes who was about twenty years old.

The young man in brocade is called Yang Yucheng. He is a son of the modern imperial examination. He is also the eldest grandson of the current cabinet minister Li Dongyang. He is also the only son of the most trusted and trusted minister of the current emperor, Taishi Li Li Dongyang.

Yang Yanzhang and Lin looked at each other. They both knew that Young Master Li would come to their door today, but they didn't expect that they would choose to meet under such circumstances.

"Mr. Yang, I have long admired you. Today I took the liberty of visiting you. I hope I won't disturb your rest." Yang Yucheng saluted Yang Yanzhang with a smile.

"It's okay." Yang Yanzhang nodded slightly, acting calmly. Although he was very disgusted and disgusted with the Li family deep down, and even wanted to kill everyone in the Li family.

But outside, he must maintain the demeanor he should have as a civil servant.

Yang Yucheng narrowed his eyes slightly, seeming to be aware of Yang Yanzhang's strong hostility. He smiled faintly: "I took the liberty to come here today, mainly because I want to ask you two things."

After a pause, he continued: "The first thing is about a group of bandits we met at the West Lake last night. I heard that when the robbery happened last night, you happened to pass by the scene.

Can you tell me in detail who dared to set fire to the downtown area of ​​Beijing? "

Yang Yanzhang shook his head slightly and said, "I have not seen this happen with my own eyes."

Yang Yucheng snorted coldly, with a cold glint in his eyes, and asked with a mocking tone: "In that case, why did I hear that someone at the West Lake personally heard you identifying the thief? It is said that you were still with him at that time How many conversations have you had?

Do you want to make excuses? Or do you dare not mention this matter at all? "

Yang Yanzhang was silent for a moment and then slowly said: "Yang just heard the man's cry for help, but he cannot confirm his true identity, so he cannot prove that the thief is the culprit who set the fire."

"Then why did you suddenly appear at the scene? Is it just a coincidence?" Yang Yucheng said aggressively.

Yang Yanzhang sighed and said, "I just returned from Xishan and happened to meet a thief on the way."

Yang Yucheng sneered and said: "Then why did you hear the thief's cry and rush to the shore of the West Lake immediately? Could it be that you were invited by the thief and rushed there on purpose?

Why are you doing this? You are clearly colluding with the person who committed the arson! Don't forget, that man is still a top scholar. "After speaking, the tone became higher, implying anger.

"This little brother misunderstood my master." Yang Yanzhang's personal aide Zhang Bo explained from the side: "My master just arrived in Xishan and encountered this group of bandits. The master was anxious to come back to report the news, so he left in a hurry .

And my husband doesn’t know that the person who set the fire is this year’s second place winner. When my husband was staying at the foot of the Western Mountain, a scholar happened to pass by.

When he saw that the master had come down from the West Mountain, he went up to inquire. The master told him that the person who set the fire was the son of Yang Guodong, the most respected scholar of Wuying Palace by the emperor today. He was framed by a traitor and ended up in the south of the Yangtze River. . "

Having said this, Zhang Bo paused for a moment before continuing: "After hearing these words, the scholar became afraid and turned around and left. My master also left in a hurry because he was anxious to return to his home and recover his life. If I hadn't rushed over after hearing the cry for help, the scholar would have been buried in the flames."

After hearing this, Yang Yanzhang nodded slightly to express his approval of Uncle Zhang's words.

He then said to Yang Yucheng: "Master Li, this incident was purely accidental. I didn't know the identity of the bandit at the time. Moreover, I stopped near Xishan just because I heard that a group of bandits appeared there. Just prepare to arrest them.

If I hadn't heard the bandit's cry, I would never have gone there. "

Yang Yucheng stared at Yang Yanzhang for a while with a gloomy face. It was not until the latter felt guilty that he looked back and snorted: "I believe you for the time being. I asked you to come here today just to inform you that my father is going to give you a message." The Yang family sent a batch of money.

The quantity is quite large, so you need to sign and deposit it. "When talking about the latter part, there was a strong sense of arrogance in his tone, as if he was warning Yang Yanzhang that the Yang family's current status and power depended on the support of the Li family.

Yang Yanzhang secretly cursed in his heart, "You are a beast who relies on human power!" But with a smile on his lips, he said, "It's better to obey Yang's orders than to be respectful!" After saying that, he stood up and followed Yang Yucheng to the inside of the hall.

Then he signed his name on a piece of paper. Yang Yanzhang used a calligraphy brush when writing, but Yang Yucheng's calligraphy was made of iron hooks, silver strokes, dragons and phoenixes, which seemed to be practiced in martial arts.

After Yang Yanzhang finished signing, Yang Yucheng asked someone to get a copy of the deed, handed it to Yang Yanzhang and said, "Master Yang, please sign."

Yang Yanzhang looked at the deed, then looked up at Yang Yucheng, and said with a wry smile: "Yang is still taking a rest, so I'm afraid he can't go to work to hold the seal yet."

"What?" Yang Yucheng was furious when he heard this, and shouted: "Are you kidding me?" After saying that, he yelled at the guards around him: "What do you losers do? Go and get the county for me. Call the officials from the Yamen!"

While he was roaring loudly, there was a knock on the door, "Dong, dong, dong."

"Who?" Yang Yucheng shouted, "Get out of here, didn't you see that Mr. Yang was on errands?"

"My lord, the government officials have sent news that someone has submitted a memorial to impeach you, and it has been intercepted by the county magistrate. The county magistrate pleases you to return to the government immediately." The government officials outside the door reported in a low voice.

Yang Yucheng frowned and said, "Do you know which bastard is impeaching me?"

The yamen officer replied: "It's Mr. Liu, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. He even specially sent someone to urge the young master."

Yang Yanzhang's brows tightened. The Yang family and Liu Zhiyuan have always been incompatible, and Yang Yanzhang even suspected that Liu Zhiyuan deliberately set up a trap against him.

However, the current situation is not good for him. After all, he is not the real criminal, and he has the support of the Li family.

"Okay, I will go back right now. Tell Liu Zhiyuan, and I will rush back to deal with this matter." Yang Yucheng gave Yang Yanzhang a cold look and ordered.

(End of this chapter)