Anyway, he retired in a few days, and Ye Hongyi did not attend the meeting. Who knew that such a thing would happen at the meeting.

Ye Hongyi, who was leisurely drinking tea in Nanya Sansi Hall, suddenly received an order from the emperor to summon him.

Why did Emperor Yongxi summon him for no reason?

Ye Hongyi was also confused, but he had not left his post yet. When the emperor summoned him, he naturally had to go.

Hurry to the palace.

Emperor Yongxi met him in the Xinuang Pavilion of the Mingtang Hall of Changming Palace.

"Uncle, do you have any information about Xirong Royal Court recently?" Emperor Yongxi asked directly as soon as he saw Ye Hongyi.

Ye Hongyi's heart skipped a beat. With the information from the Royal Court of Xirong, could it be that something happened to Xirong?

He basically doesn't ask about the work of the Intelligence Department. So Tang Sen doesn't come to Dianmao every day. If he asks, it's in vain. This means he doesn't take him seriously as an old man. Zhuo Chunfeng probably knows more than him.

many.

"This old minister is stupid, please give me a clear explanation from your majesty."

"Today at the Great Court meeting, a delegation from Xirong suddenly came to visit and presented a handwritten letter of peace request from the Wolf Lord of Xirong. They wanted to sign a peace trade agreement with me, the Great Zhou Dynasty. You asked for leave to come. Do you know this?"

Ye Hongyi swallowed his saliva and secretly thought that it was terrible. Neither the court nor the emperor were prepared for such an unexpected event. So whether the Xirong people deliberately kept it secret or not, the intelligence department would take the blame.

"Your Majesty, the Xirong people's sudden request for peace must be due to internal problems. Otherwise, how could the Xirong Wolf Lord suddenly secretly send someone to send a letter to our great Zhou Dynasty? Moreover, this matter was done so secretly that even Nanya's intelligence system was not informed of it.

They must not know about this at home." Ye Hongyi was also an old lover, and as soon as his mind turned around, he immediately analyzed the situation and explained.

"You're saying that there is internal strife in Xirong, and he urgently needs an external stable environment to sort out the internal situation, but we are too busy taking care of ourselves right now, so there is no need to submit and seek peace first?" Emperor Yongxi did not agree with Ye Hongyi's analysis and judgment.

"Maybe it's not necessarily a civil strife, it may be an internal disagreement. The national conditions of Xirong are different from those of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They are a large tribal alliance, and each tribe has its own interests. The veteran has long received the news, and the various ministries are facing the Wolf Lord this time.

There are also opinions on the proposal to marry Princess Liuli, and a considerable number of Xirong nobles do not agree, especially after we put forward those three conditions, there was a lot of opposition." Ye Hong said.

"Uncle, based on your judgment, is the Xirong Wolf Lord's intention to sign a peace agreement with me this time out of sincerity, or is it just to create suspicion?"

"this……"

"Uncle Clan, it doesn't matter if you say so."

"If the marriage between the Wolf Lord and Dazhou succeeds, then this peace agreement will be true. If it fails, no matter how many agreements are signed, it will be useless." Ye Hongyi said.

"Does it have to be Liuli?"

"Your Majesty, the Wolf Lord of Xirong is an ambitious person. How can an ordinary woman fall in her eyes? Among the princesses your Majesty has given birth to, only the second princess is of the same age as Princess Liuli. In terms of strength and courage, there is a huge difference."

"Uncle Clan, do you hope to marry Xirong?"

"As a minister, I certainly hope that the Zhou Dynasty and Xirong will coexist peacefully and that the two countries will no longer be at war with each other. If marriage is a condition for gaining the trust of both parties, I will naturally support it. But as an elder of a family, I don't want it.

The girls from my family are marrying into barbaric places like Xirong." Ye Hongyi said.

Old fox, you have run out of things to say.

Emperor Yongxi also knew that Ye Hongyi was about to retreat, and he didn't want to have a grudge with anyone. Just don't mess with me.

"I want Pei Donglai to join the job as soon as possible. Uncle Clan, what do you mean?"

"Obviously, I have no objections. Even if I ask the veteran to resign and go home now, the veteran will have nothing to say." Ye Hongyi also gave Emperor Yongxi a soft nail. How could he have any grudge against Qingyi's promotion?

nothing.

"Uncle, I just think that you have worked hard in Nanya for half your life, so you should take a good rest and take care of yourself." Emperor Yongxi was not stupid either. Ye Hongyi had resentment towards him, especially when the Su family entered Nanya.

Yamen almost harmed his own disciples, and even promoted him openly and secretly. It was too cautious for an emperor to do this.

But the emperor was sometimes too soft, and he would inevitably be controlled by others in some aspects. When the wind blew on his pillow, he would not agree even if he wanted to.

"My Majesty's hard work, the veteran naturally understands, and the veteran's ability to control Nanya is indeed somewhat beyond his capabilities. Therefore, it is my wish to hand it over to a young and powerful person as soon as possible."

"Uncle Clan can think so, then I feel at ease." Emperor Yongxi chuckled.

Just when the uncle and nephew were understanding each other and looking harmonious and loving, a young eunuch hurriedly came in from the small door, came behind the elder eunuch Qixi, and whispered several times in his ear.

Qixi's expression changed slightly, and then she waved to the little eunuch to return the way he came. He gave Ye Hongyi a meaningful look, and then stepped forward: "Your Majesty, Princess Liuli captured the Xirong Puppet Hall Luojin stronghold.

The culprit of the Shengji Leather Shop massacre was Ding Xian, the former deputy envoy of the Yangzhou regiment. Ding Xian used the pseudonym Liu Ming and hid in the house of Ningzhou salt transport envoy Liu Qian in Beijing. When he was found, he was already dead."

"Oh?" Emperor Yongxi's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this. Ningzhou Salt Transport Envoy Liu Qian was the brother-in-law of Cheng Guogong Shenzhuang. He naturally knew this.

It was rumored that Puppet Shadow Hall had assassinated his fourth son, so he ordered Ding Xian to destroy his stronghold in Luojing.

None of this matters.

The important thing is that Ding Xian is the deputy regimental envoy of Yangzhou. There are various news about the defeat of the Zhou Dynasty Navy and the destruction of Yangzhou. One of them is that there is a traitor from Nanchu in Yangzhou City. Among the list of suspected traitors is

There is Ding Xian, deputy envoy of Yangzhou regiment training.

The Shen family's many illegal activities in the three southeastern states were completely wiped out with this war.

This is the reason why Emperor Yongxi could only threaten Shen Zhuang, but he had no way to do anything about it. To move Shen Zhuang, there must be strong evidence.

If you attack the people around him, you can cut off his wings, but you can also force him to give it a try.

As a result, Emperor Yongxi did not dare to gamble.

Therefore, we can only make fuss about irrelevant people.

Boil the frog in warm water.

This Ding Xian, isn't that just the right thing to do? Why would a court official change his name and hide? If he wasn't guilty, why would he do this?

For what purpose did the Liu family take in Ding Xian?

As for Ding Xian, it would be better to live, and it doesn't matter if he dies. He has an excuse to punish Liu Qian, and Shen Zhuang can't find any reason to excuse him.

If you Shen Zhuang admits that Ding Xian was arranged by you, what are your intentions?

Therefore, Shen Zhuang must swallow this loss.

The key point is the "Huitong" cabinet. This is a great weapon in the hands of the Shen family, and Emperor Yongxi's weapon is a rat-proof weapon.

A country's finances are in the hands of a family, not in the hands of the emperor. This is a terrible thing.

Ye Liuli found Ding Xian and helped him unintentionally.

But he also knew that Ye Liuli was not so kind and would help her uncle. She probably wanted to provoke a fight between Xirong Puppet Shadow Hall and Shen Zhuang.

If he can really provoke a fight between the two parties, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing for him.

Ye Liuli didn't want to get married, so he had to try his best to destroy the relationship between Zhou and Xirong. This was what he meant when he came to hurt the third princess of Xirong before.

Now I want to take advantage of the conflict between Cheng Guogong Shen Zhuang and Xirong Puppet Shadow Hall, which coincides with my plan.

Marrying Ye Liuli to Xirong did involve huge political risks, and Emperor Yongxi was actually not so willing in his heart.

But there are some things where he has to weigh the pros and cons, and can't do things based entirely on his likes and dislikes.

There is a group of fanatics in the Tianlan Sect who have always had ambitions towards Xirong, but that area is the territory of some Xirong martial arts sects such as the Liuli Temple and the Lian Sect. If the Tianlan Sect wants to spread its influence to Xirong, there must be an opportunity. .

Ye Liuli's marriage to Xirong as the princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty was seen as an opportunity by some people in the Tianlan Sect, and the support was quite strong.

Moreover, these people had supported him in defeating the former prince and ascending to the throne, so in return, he should support this marriage plan.

Ye Liuli must have been under pressure from the sect, so he put forward three conditions for marriage, in order to maximize his own interests, or to reject them in disguise.

If there is a problem in Xirong's country, the pressure on Dazhou will naturally be reduced a lot. It turns out that he is afraid that Nanchu will fight against Dazhou, and Xirong will take advantage of it.

Now that Xirong has internal problems and has even taken the initiative to seek peace, this gives Zhou a lot of room for maneuver.

He can then direct more resources to the southeastern battlefield.

Therefore, he needs precise information.

…

At this time, Cheng Guogong Shen Zhuang was furious. What he was most worried about had happened. Ding Xian's exposure was enough to prove that he was the one who ordered him to destroy the entire Sheng family leather goods store.

It doesn't matter. The people he killed were not from Dazhou. The old Shengjia store was the secret intelligence point of the Xirong Puppet Shadow Hall.

Even if the emperor wants to answer to the Xirong people, he will not really punish him. But Ding Xian is an official in Yangzhou. The city of Yangzhou was destroyed. He fled back to Luojing. Why didn't he report to the court? Instead, he changed his name and hid in Liuzhou. In the house?

If he says that he doesn't know Ding Xian, who will believe him?

The only way now is to push Ding Xian onto his dead son Shen Zhiyuan.

Ding Xian and his son were both disciples of the Zhenwu Academy, and they were considered classmates. They had a very good relationship. Shen Zhiyuan secretly arranged for his friend to hide in his uncle's house. No one could find anything wrong with this explanation.

Evidence, whoever wants evidence should go down and find his own son!

But before he could explain this, the palace issued an order to seal down the Liu Mansion and take everyone in custody.

The reason was that he was harboring an imperial prisoner, Ding Xian, the former deputy envoy of Yangzhou regiment training.

This case involves collaboration with the enemy and the country, and is jointly handled by Nanya and Dali Temple. Nanya is under the charge of Ye Li, the new counselor of the Intelligence Department, while Dali Temple sends Dali Temple Prime Minister Junjie to assist in handling the case.

Although Ding Xian was the deputy envoy of Yangzhou Tuanlian, he was only a seventh-rank official. It was enough to send a counselor and the Prime Minister of Dali Temple to handle the case.

But how many people know that this Nanya counselor has another identity? Who dares to interfere or put pressure on this case?

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