Qing Jialu

Shen Jia and Du Huan were escorted by the yamen guards and put into the same prison.The prison door was locked and the yamen servants left. Shen Jia and Du Huan looked at each other, wanting to say something, but they didn't know where to start.

After all, since Du Huan was arrested, the two had never seen each other again.

Shen Jia saw Du Huan slowly moving in while supporting the wall, and wanted to help him, but Du Huan turned his back, unwilling to accept Shen Jia's help.

"Brother Du..." Shen Jia called him, but was interrupted by Du Huan again.

"Don't, Shen Ge, don't call me that, I don't dare to take it." Du Huan said indifferently.

"I'm sorry." Shen Jia knew that no matter how much she said she was sorry for what she had caused, it would not be worth Du Huan's suffering.

At this time, Du Huan's hip injury was still not healed, so he could only lay down on the straw couch, raised his head and asked Shen Jia, "Why?"

Why pretend to be a child, why lie to him?Is it fun to play with him?

Shen Jia couldn't explain it clearly anymore, he remembered Xiao Yi's joke before, he only needed to say "Holy fate is hard to break", and everything would be wiped out.

This is indeed the most trouble-free rhetoric.Shen Jia looked down at Du Huan, and he saw that Du Huan was staring at him with anger and hope.

Du Huan was also unwilling to give up his friendship with Shen Jia, how much he hoped that Shen Jia had a compelling reason instead of deliberate deception.

But Shen Jia was Shen Jia after all, so she chose to tell the truth.He said guiltily, "I'm sorry for being drunk and making mistakes."

"Drunk?" Du Huan's hope was shattered. "A sentence of drunkenness will put me in jail and I will not be able to get up. This year's imperial examination is all over. I am afraid that my identity as an examiner will also be taken away. I can't take the exam either."

How much Du Huan wanted to laugh, but such a ridiculous reason ruined everything for him.If you are really convicted, it is a small matter to get rid of your fame, but it is a big matter to implicate your family.

"No, don't worry, we didn't cheat, we behaved well, and we sat upright."

"Haha, Mr. Shen Ge, why are you more naive than me?" Du Huan laughed out loud, "We get together in private, and no one can prove our innocence, how can we prove our innocence?"

"Brother Du, this matter is all because of me. Even if I can't get rid of the charges, I will guarantee you to go out safely." Shen Jia said, "Next time you go to court, you will put all the charges on me."

"You..." Du Huan was stunned, "You won't keep your official position?"

"Everything is just a cloud."

Du Huan laughed, these students are still studying hard day and night, just hoping to win the gold medal and be admitted to the imperial examination.And some people don't care.

"Some people resigned and returned to their hometowns, and some people rushed to the examination hall at night. Mr. Shen Ge, you see it lightly."

Shen Jia was silent, he also had a ten-year cold window, he also wanted to do things for the court, and he wanted to stay by Xiao Yi's side even more.But he didn't want Xiao Yi to cause trouble for His Majesty by fighting against the officials for himself.

"It's my incompetence. I should listen to his advice and learn to hide my clumsiness." Shen Jia recalled what Xiao Yi had said at this time, and suddenly understood a lot.

He doesn't know how to hide his strength and bide his time, and he doesn't understand intrigue.Now being targeted, he has nothing to complain about.

Fortunately, those who followed the reform were not affected by him.Shen Jia looked at Du Huan: "I know you have many other proposals, all of whom are supporters of the reform. With you people with lofty ideals, whether I withdraw or not will not affect the reform."

At the same time, Shen Jia's interrogation statement has been brought into the palace and placed on Xiao Yi's desk.

Xiao Yi watched it several times, and was angry and laughed at the same time.What was angry was that Shen Jia refused to listen to him and admitted everything.But he felt happy again. Isn't Shen Jia whom he loves like this?

Loyal, straightforward, and sharp-edged, this is Shen Jia.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Cheng Ge is asking to see you." Eunuch Chen reported outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Xiao Yi put down his confession and said to the outside world: "Tell me."

"I greet your Majesty." Mr. Cheng Ge hadn't met His Majesty for a long time, and when he saw His Majesty again, he saw that His Majesty had lost some weight, and it was indeed a serious illness.

"Cheng Lao is here, get flat quickly." Xiao Yi smiled and said to Eunuch Chen, "Give me a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cheng Ge stood up and sat down.

Sitting in the upper position, Xiao Yi was also looking at Mr. Cheng Ge.I haven't seen him for a few months, and he has added some white hair to his temples.

"During this time, Mr. Cheng has worked hard." Xiao Yi said, "Outside the gate of Xiyuan, Mr. Cheng urged all the ministers, thank you."

"It's what the minister should do to share the worries of the king." Cheng Ge didn't want to take credit for this matter, but became more humble.

"Jin Yiwei has already interrogated Zhang Xu and King Kui. Zhang Xu has explained everything, but King Kui has not explained anything."

Of course, Zhang Xu will explain everything cleanly. His intention of treason has already been revealed, and there is no room for redemption.He can only try his best to explain as much as possible and fight for it, so as to save his family's life.

As for King Kui, Xiao Yi was speechless to him.King Kui's confession seemed to be nonsense, saying that riding a horse into the palace was only to visit the second brother, not to plot rebellion.

During the interrogation by Commander Jiang, he was almost fainted by King Kui's anger.King Kui seemed to have lost his memory, and refused to admit that he had seen Zhang Xu, let alone conspired with Zhang Xu against Shen Jia.

Looking at the two diametrically opposed confessions, Commander Jiang had no choice but to hand them over to His Majesty for a holy judgment.

After reading the two confessions, Mr. Cheng Ge said to Xiao Yi, "Zhang Xu said that King Kui had no intention of rebelling, but just to deal with Shen Jia?"

"Exactly." Xiao Yi nodded.It clearly stated in the confession that Zhang Xu sent people to follow Shen Jia and found him having a private meeting with Juzi in the Zhuangyuan Building.

"But Shen Jia has asked to go to prison, why does King Kui break into the palace?" Cheng Ge couldn't understand King Kui's thinking.

"I don't know either. I used to think that he would not rebel and usurp the throne, but now it seems...it's hard to say."

Elder Cheng Ge thought the same way, and he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, you have to guard against King Kui, and you can no longer let him do whatever he wants."

"He doesn't admit treason, so it's not easy to demote him as a commoner." Xiao Yi frowned.

"Zhang Xu has been convicted of treason, and Xiao Shu can at least be regarded as an accomplice." Cheng Ge said solemnly, "It's better to put him under house arrest in the palace and never leave."

Doing this is no different from being demoted to a commoner, except that he still eats the imperial salary so that he will not starve to death.

From then on, Xiao Shu could not contact outsiders, nor could he go out.This palace, which cost millions of taels to build, turned into an exquisite cage that trapped him.

It's a pity that when he asked for money to build the mansion, he never thought that he would end up like this.

"Okay." Xiao Yi closed his eyes, he and his third brother had finally come to this point, and maybe they would never see each other again for the rest of their lives.

After talking about the treason case, Mr. Cheng Ge thought about it and asked, "Did Your Majesty read Shen Jia's confession?"

"I've seen it." Xiao Yi opened his eyes and stared closely at Elder Cheng Ge, "Elder Cheng came today because of Shen Jia?"

"Yes." Elder Cheng Ge continued, "Shen Jia has admitted that he had a private relationship with Juzi. Even though he did not cheat, as an imperial official, it seems inappropriate to associate with Juzi during the spring."

"Actually, I was there when he and Du Huan met for the first time." Xiao Yi said apologetically, "I'm to blame for this, and I asked Shen Jia to get in touch because I wanted to hear the candidates' opinions on the New Deal. "

"Your Majesty is very concerned about the New Deal, and you have to go out of the palace when you are sick." Cheng Ge didn't answer Xiao Yi's words, and went back softly, "Now the courtiers hope that Your Majesty will give a fair and just judgment. If you cover up Shen Jia, on the contrary, is not good for the New Deal."

Xiao Yi heard the meaning behind Cheng Ge's words, and he said indifferently: "Cheng Lao has something to say, you might as well say it directly."

"Before Shen Jia went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he asked his ministers to help Han Chang to carry out the New Deal." Cheng Ge said, "Changqing knew he had made a mistake, and I'm afraid he can't stay in the capital any longer."

"What does Mr. Cheng mean, that I want me to demote him out of Beijing?"

"The 'One Whip Method' has not been successfully implemented locally. Shen Jia can still reform after leaving the capital." Mr. Cheng Ge stroked his beard, and said, "Furthermore, it is also good to go to the local area to avoid the limelight and practice for a few years. OK."

The road given by Mr. Cheng Ge is not bad.On the one hand, it can divert the officials' attention from Shen Jia, allowing him to avoid the sharp edge temporarily.Secondly, the local officials really don't have the ability to carry out the reform, so Shen Jia's ability to go is considered a great thing.

However, Xiao Yi was reluctant to let Shen Jia leave with unfounded charges.

Seeing that His Majesty was still hesitating, Mr. Cheng Ge secretly thought something was wrong.It seems that His Majesty knows what Shen Jia is thinking, and even the two of them are already together.

"Your Majesty." Old Cheng Ge suddenly lifted his robe and knelt down, "The country, the country, and the country are more important than the love of children."

"You!" Xiao Yi was shocked, he didn't expect Mr. Cheng Ge to see it.

"You don't want me to impeach Shen Jiahu for seducing the lord, do you?" Elder Cheng Ge threw another heavy hammer, which caught Xiao Yi by surprise.

"Are you threatening me?"

"I'm just persuading you." Cheng Ge said, "Your Majesty, you and Shen Jia are on a road of no return. Doing so will harm others and yourself. Please be ruthless and break this relationship."

Nie Yuan!Xiao Yi's heart trembled, this was what he was most worried about.I'm really afraid that something will happen, but Mr. Cheng Ge will find out.

"If your majesty is worried that after Shen Jia leaves, no one in the center can support the reform, I am willing to take on this important task." Elder Cheng Ge no longer hides it, and directly stated his bottom line.As long as Shen Jia leaves, he is willing to be His Majesty's pawn.

"Old Cheng is really...loyal." Xiao Yi covered his heart and said word by word: "Success, handover!"

After he said these two words, he felt his heart bleeding.In order to reform the law, he sold Shen Jia.

"Your Majesty resigns." Cheng Ge left contentedly, he felt very satisfied, he saved Shen Jia's official reputation, saved His Majesty's holy name, and saved Daliang Dynasty.

After Cheng Ge left, Xiao Yi sat on the dragon chair without saying a word.He stroked the carved dragon on the armrest, thinking that the person sitting in this position would really slowly become cold-blooded.

The emperor controls the overall situation, has no heart and no heart, and can sacrifice everything.

With a sound of "poof", Xiao Yi suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood, which sprayed onto the table and the front of his clothes, like spots of red.

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