The dagger was unsheathed, the thin blade reflected the cold light, He Yang waved it casually, and a strand of blue silk slipped to the ground.

"Ah, brother, if you have something to say, don't do it!" Ji Ting froze in place, staring at the dagger in He Yang's hand in horror, and said with lingering fear: "How could this thing be mixed with the reward?"

He Yang didn't answer, put away the dagger, pinned it to his waist, and said in a deep voice, "Stay honestly in the general's mansion and don't go anywhere."

"Why?" Ji Ting was reluctant, and followed He Yang step by step: "Brother, where are you going, take me with you, I can protect you."

He Yang closed the door with his backhand and locked it, and said coldly: "I'm afraid you will be beaten to death with a sack when you go to the street."

The emperor's commendation is on the one hand, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has to go to the prison, according to the information provided by the system, Ji Ting usually listens to Ji Xiao's words, but this time he went completely in the opposite direction, there must be something strange in it.

The servant of the Ministry of Punishment was a thin old man over half a century old. Seeing the creases on He Yang's face piled up together, he squinted his eyes to recognize them for a long time before getting up and saluting.

Others are either fearful or flattering, but his attitude is neither humble nor overbearing, and he routinely asks why.

"I heard that the officials involved in the Jiangnan corruption case have been handed over to the Ministry of Punishment. I wonder if Gu Shilang can give this general a favor." He Yang stopped at that point and didn't say anything.

Gu Shilang stared at him for a moment, sighed faintly, shook his head and said: "Forget it, the law of reincarnation, good and evil are rewarded. Six years ago, the minister failed to find out the truth and gave the general justice. At this moment, there is no position to stop you, but within the imperial city , At the feet of the Son of Heaven, please also pay attention to the size of the general."

"I know." He Yang nodded, with a hint of a smile on his lips: "I still have doubts about what happened back then, and I don't know if Gu Shilang will do me a favor and go to the teahouse in the city to talk about it someday."

"The Ministry of Criminal Justice has a lot of work to do, and I'm afraid I won't be able to spare the time."

"It doesn't matter, the general can come to visit in person." He Yang looked confident, and walked towards the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice with a smile.

【You spent all your time searching for clues about the past, but did you not have the heart to use mission props to hurt the target? 】

He Yang: Don't try to speculate on my thoughts, just do your job well.

The jailer led the way, and He Yang observed the surroundings calmly. All the prisoners in the Ministry of Criminal Justice were imprisoned by the imperial court. According to the guard, Ji Xiao was imprisoned six years ago and was imprisoned. Living in the prison without seeing the light of day.

"General, we're here." The jailer stopped, carefully took out the key, opened a corner door, and said sideways, "Please."

He Yang nodded, as soon as he approached, a figure in the cell suddenly ran madly into the corner, compared to the reactions of other people, this was obviously an old acquaintance.

"Please, little brother, give me a copy of the roster. After so many years, this general can no longer recognize the face of the old man."

"Yes." The jailer responded without any ambiguity.

He Yang walked slowly to the corner, the unkempt man huddled into a ball and couldn't help shaking.

"General, the roster you want."

He Yang took it casually, and the sound of flipping the paper irritated the people in the corner, who suddenly knelt on the ground and crawled to He Yang's feet, with a dry and hoarse voice: "I was wrong, I was really wrong, spare my life Bar."

He repeated these few words in his mouth, but there was no valid information. He Yang bent down, pulled his hair, looked at him, and said casually: "Did you admit the wrong person? case."

"General Ji... just spare my life, I was also ordered by others back then, I had no choice!"

He Yang compared the portraits on the roster, and slightly raised the corners of his mouth: "Han Ye, you keep asking me to spare your life, but you don't reveal who ordered it. Are you joking with this general?"

"me……"

"Relax, you won't die here." He Yang glanced at other people around him, and said in a kind tone, "My lords, don't worry, without the emperor's order, the Ministry of Criminal Justice will not use lynching."

His words are equivalent to a reassurance. For these corrupt officials, the most terrible thing is to have money and lose their lives.

He Yang didn't know whether Han Ye was involved in this corruption case, but there was a very high possibility that Ji Ting caught him, and new and old hatred broke out together, directly tying him to the imperial city.

"In the 24th year of Rende, that is, six years ago, Master Han was demoted, and Ren □□ County Guard left the imperial city. In the same year, the former emperor died, and you have not been used since then."

He Yang turned the roster to the page of personal resume, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and he said calmly, "Don't tell me Mr. Han didn't realize that you have become someone else's outcast, and that person kicked you out of the emperor?" city, to cover up the truth forever."

"No, no!" Han Ye's voice was agitated, his eyes staring like crazy: "You lied to me, someone will save me out."

"Don't deceive yourself." He Yang sneered, pointing to the people next to him: "They may still be alive, but you are destined to be silenced once you enter the imperial city. I guess that person has not acted yet. It's because you're waiting for me to kill you."

"Today, when I step out of the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the news of your death will be known all over the city. You can get rid of the culprits, and you can also push the boat to pour dirty water on me. It kills two birds with one stone. Master Han will not fail to understand."

He Yang handed the roster behind him, and the jailer took it immediately. He stood up calmly and said condescendingly: "Now you only have one bargaining chip in your hand. Whether you want to exchange it with me or not is up to you to decide."

"You, you will spare my life?" Han Ye's eyes were obviously disbelieving, and he said timidly: "Impossible, you will not let me leave alive."

He Yang narrowed his eyes and sneered, "You have no choice but to trust me."

……

"General Ji, walk slowly." The jailer stopped.

"Remember what I said, prepare a separate cell for him, and pay special attention to his diet. He must not die."

He Yang glanced at the sun, and went straight to the palace without stopping.

Outside the imperial study room, the little eunuch who was going to the general's mansion to deliver the reward hurriedly greeted him when he saw him, and said with a smile: "General Ji, the emperor is discussing matters with his lord Taifu, why don't you..."

"Eunuch, please go in and pass it on. This general also has something important to report."

He Yang's expression was stern, and the little eunuch didn't dare to refuse, so he could only sigh and push open the palace door, but before he could tell, He Yang had already rushed in with awe-inspiring momentum.

"General Ji, you can't—"

The little emperor raised his eyes, saw the scene in front of him, frowned, and waved to the little eunuch: "Go down."

"Yes."

The temple door closed again.

"General Ji still doesn't understand the rules as always." Taifu Shen sat on the chair, his rigid and serious face was full of displeasure: "Do you really think that with the military power in hand, you can do whatever you want?"

He Yang glanced at him, ignored him, went straight to the little emperor, and asked in a deep voice, "What does the emperor plan to do with the thirteen officials brought back by Ji Ting?"

"I will make my own decision on this matter." The little emperor's eyes touched the dagger on He Yang's waist, his eyes changed slightly, and his tone was a bit unnatural: "They are corrupt and broke the law, they must be punished severely."

He Yang frowned, turned his head and asked, "Teacher Shen also thinks so?"

"The emperor loves the people like a son, and he punishes corrupt officials. The old minister is very pleased." Taifu Shen said slowly, stroking his beard.

"Relaxed fart."

"you--"

"The disaster in the south of the Yangtze River is serious now. If the local officials are dismissed wantonly, it will only cause turmoil in the court and panic among the people. For the emperor, there will be a hundred harms but no benefit."

He Yang glanced at Grand Tutor Shen from the corner of his eye, seeing the latter's ugly face, he sarcastically said: "You have lived most of your life, and as the elder of the two dynasties, you don't understand this truth?"

"Then according to General Ji's intention, should we let them all go?" Taifu Shen stood up, looked at the little emperor with a bitter face, choked up and said, "The person who was half buried in the soil by the old minister was actually killed by an asshole." The boy pointed at his nose and scolded, Your Majesty, you can tell right from wrong, maybe some of those corrupt officials are the henchmen of General Ji!"

"Enough!" The little emperor said angrily with sharp eyebrows, "After I investigate clearly, I will definitely not spare those moths lightly."

"Your majesty is wise." Taifu Shen glanced at He Yang, bowed and said, "Don't listen to the villain's slander."

"Master Tai Tu, let's go back and rest first." The little emperor frowned, looking tired, and said patiently: "I still have something to discuss with General Ji."

"Yes, the old minister will leave."

There were only two people left in the huge imperial study room, He Yang looked away, walked up to the little emperor, and said bluntly: "Ziyu, I want to protect one person."

"Who?" The little emperor rubbed his eyebrows, as if he had expected it a long time ago: "Let's hear it, who is worthy of your pleading with Taifu Shen?"

"Ziyu doesn't believe me. Just now, word for word is what he said from the bottom of his heart." He Yang took the little emperor's hand holding the pen, and wrote a name on the rice paper in one go.

"Han Ye?" The little emperor narrowed his eyes, puzzled and said, "You want to protect him, why?"

He Yang let go of the little emperor's hand, pulled out a dagger from his waist, looked at it carefully and said: "Because he is my enemy, I want to kill him with my own hands, is your majesty satisfied with this reason?"

"Madman! Give me back the dagger."

The little emperor's pupils shrank suddenly, and he made a gesture to snatch back the dagger. He Yang raised his arm, where the little emperor couldn't even stand on tiptoe: "Ziyu, there's no reason to return what you gave."

"Who said that it was for you." The little emperor rushed to nothing, his expression was ashamed, and he argued with red eyes: "It was clearly awarded to the new head of Dali Temple by me."

"Oh?" The sharp knife was out of its sheath, He Yang held it in front of his eyes, and said with a chuckle, "Then the word Xiao is also..."

"give me!"

"do not move--"

The accident happened only in a split second, and when the little emperor came to his senses, the dagger was already on his neck, less than an inch away from cutting his skin. He Yang put his arms around his waist, his posture was ambiguous, and his voice was deep and dangerous: "Say it, don't move."

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