The atmosphere in the scene suddenly became a little cold.
Seeing Jiang Yi suddenly angry, Ren Li, as the initiator, was also stunned for a while.
Yes, the letter in the palace was written by him.
Perhaps to Chen Mao and Zhang Shi, Luo Tong's life and death did not matter, but to Ren Li, this was not the case.
Not to mention that Luo Tong was the first one of his own that he recruited. If he was really compromised, he would have to spend more time looking for new people.
On that day, in order to gain Luo Tong's trust, Ren Li wrote a letter to Empress Dowager Sun in front of him, praising Luo Tong and saying that he could be relied upon.
As a result, when he turned around, he was caught and thrown into prison.
At this time, if Ren Li told Queen Mother Sun to give up the rescue, there would be no explanation at all.
Well, you praised the person like a flower on the front foot, but something happened to the back foot, and you abandoned it without even thinking about it. Is this person important and worthy of reuse, or can he be used as cannon fodder?
If it's the latter, what do you think of the Empress Dowager Sun in the palace? Can you deceive anyone at will?
Therefore, even if it was to keep his position in the heart of Queen Mother Sun, Ren Li had to go to great lengths to rescue Luo Tong.
In fact, this was the backup plan he initially prepared for Luo Tong.
Once Luo Tong was unable to convince Gao Gu, he had to give up the plan of knocking the palace.
So in order to stabilize the British government and not expose the old case as a threat, Luo Tong will "self" reveal his identity.
When the time comes, Luo Tong takes the letter from Empress Dowager Sun and can say that he has found the eldest princess of Changde and contacted the palace, so that Ren Li can continue to hide behind the scenes without anyone noticing.
But no one expected that the situation would develop like this.
Gao Gu succeeded in persuading him, but Luo Tong himself was imprisoned.
In desperation, Ren Li had no choice but to bite the bullet and sent another letter to the Queen Mother Sun, asking her to come forward and pressure the British government to come to the rescue.
However, without Luo Tong's personal testimony, the content of this letter will arouse suspicion, which is normal.
Chen Mao's questioning look just now made Ren Li almost think that his secret contact with the palace had been discovered.
But there were twists and turns, and Jiang Yi jumped out first.
Chen Mao didn't react at all, he still said calmly: "I just asked casually, why should Min Xing be so excited?"
Seeing Chen Mao's indifferent expression, Jiang Yi became even more angry and said.
"Just a casual question? The reason Luo Tong is willing to cooperate with us is ultimately because of the evidence in the hands of the Dingxi Houfu."
"After his accident, Uncle Ningyang not only didn't want to save him, but instead mocked him more. Now that he has alarmed the Holy Mother, he still doesn't feel guilty and instead fights among himself."
"If this continues, I might as well go back to my hometown as soon as possible and spend the rest of our lives holding the tickets!"
Ren Li watched from the side, slowly feeling something in his heart.
Jiang Yi suffered from foot disease since he was a child. Although he was the eldest son, he could not become a prince. He was very unconfident in his heart.
In order to maintain the status of the Dingxihou Mansion, the old Dingxihou started planning when he was here.
On the one hand, it was to win over promising civil servants in the court, such as Luo Tong. On the other hand, the marriages between the Dingxi Marquis Mansion and other nobles were the most frequent among the various mansions.
Jiang Yi's five younger sisters, without exception, were married to noble families.
The old Dingxihou made such arrangements because he was afraid that after he left, Jiang Yi would not be able to support the Dingxihou Mansion.
Although Jiang Wan, Jiang Yi's son, has ascended the throne, he is still young, so for Jiang Yi, every connection left by the old Ding Xihou is extremely precious.
Not to mention, Luo Tong and other good connections were tightly held by them and could only obey their orders.
So from Jiang Yi's perspective, Luo Tong would definitely try his best to save him.
At this time, a letter came from the Holy Mother in the palace, also asking for Luo Tong's rescue. Chen Mao raised such doubts. Jiang Yi naturally felt that Chen Mao was targeting him.
The key point is that he has not contacted the palace in private. How can he not be angry when he is so suspected for no reason?
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting tense, Ren Li quickly came out to smooth things over and said.
"Uncle Ning Yang, Brother Jiang, now that the matter has come to an end, how did the Holy Mother know about Luo Tong? Let's put it into perspective. The most pressing priority is how the Holy Mother should respond?"
With that said, Ren Li glanced at Chen Mao and said.
"Last time in the case of King Zhennan, Uncle Huichang was killed. The Holy Mother may have been dissatisfied with her. If Luo Tong didn't save her this time, I'm afraid..."
These words seemed to have some meaning, and Chen Mao's face suddenly became a little unsightly. However, after all, he was in the wrong for this matter, so he could only lower his head and say nothing more.
Zhang Min also frowned and muttered: "What Marquis Ren said makes sense. Since the Holy Mother said so, Luo Tong must be saved, but the question is, how to save him?"
After going round and round, the topic returned to its original starting point.
If they could save it, they would naturally not want to lose such a hard-won chess piece, but in the current situation, the difficulty of rescuing it is indeed not that great...
At this time, Ren Li suddenly asked: "Second Master, if I remember correctly, there was news from the Ministry of Punishment last time that Wang Ji will be escorted back to the capital soon?"
Zhang Min didn't know why he asked suddenly. He hesitated for a moment and nodded lightly.
So, Ren Li continued to ask: "Then according to what the second master sees, how will Wang Ji be punished this time?"
Zhang Min frowned and was a little silent.
The matter of Wang Ji is quite complicated.
The cause of the incident was that Li Xian and his gang, under the instructions of the emperor, wanted to recapture the capital, so they used Wang Ji's incident to impeach Yu Qian.
In the end, because of a bloody military report sent from Pingyue City, Yu Qian was lost in the capital camp, and Wang Ji was also taken back to the capital for questioning.
According to the Ministry of Punishment, the results of the investigation in Nanjing have been released. If nothing unexpected happens, Wang Ji should not be able to escape the charge of concealing military information and fearing to avoid war.
But it is difficult to say how the penalty will be ultimately assessed.
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Xi said.
"This matter can be big or small. Although the situation in Pingyue is critical, fortunately Liang Yao sent troops in time and the situation in Miaoland has been stabilized."
"In this case, Wang Ji was convicted of concealing military information, but after all, there were no serious consequences. He was dismissed and returned home."
"However, I remember that at that time, someone in the court accused Wang Ji and Wang Zhen of being connected. If this is true, then it will be difficult for him to keep his title."
After all, Wang Ji's status was unusual. He had the dual status of a civil servant and a nobleman. In addition to having the title of Earl of Jingyuan conferred by the imperial court, he also had the false title of Minister of the Ministry of War.
Therefore, unless he is convicted of colluding with Wang Zhen and concealing military information at the same time, if he wants to be completely beaten, it will be difficult for him to stand up. I am afraid it will not be that easy.
However, after Zhang Xi finished speaking, he was still a little confused and asked.
"But no matter what, Wang Ji's reputation in the court has been ruined. When Marquis Ren mentioned this matter, what did he think?"
Ren Li's expression was quite hesitant, and after a moment, he spoke.
"To be honest, I think the emperor should not be willing to treat Wang Ji lightly this time. However, the matter of Wang Ji and Wang Zhen has been separated for a long time, so it is difficult to prove it, so it may take some time to investigate."
"So, we might as well add fire to this matter. If I remember correctly, Wang Ji was the one who handled Luo Tong's old case, right?"
This chapter has been completed!