Chapter 418, Questioning
Who is Ye Mo?
The first commander of the Special Investigation Division!
The number of powerful officials who died in Ye Mo's hands when the emperor first ascended the throne was countless.
Later, he went around to arrest the rebels because of the case of the photographer Wang Yunii, which frightened all the officials in the court. During this period, in order to help the emperor clear up his dissidents, he killed many officials unjustly and directly formed mortal enemies with their relatives and friends.
Hence, even if Ye Mo had withdrawn from the court long ago, there were still countless people who wanted him dead.
Even the Emperor, in order to cover up some of the past, wanted Ye Mo to die quickly.
It's a pity that Ye Mo has a disciple of a top master!
No one in the capital dared to offend a top master who came and went without a trace, which allowed Ye Mo to live in peace for a few days.
Li Fuzhi was excited after learning from Li Zhengkun that Shi Zhenghe's family and Ye Mo were old acquaintances.
As the concubine of the fourth prince, she is still a bit sensitive to the political power. Ye Mo is definitely a very good chess piece to exploit.
To be on the safe side, Li Fuzhi also called her two cousins in front of them and asked them personally.
“Ye Mo was in the same military camp as our family when he was in exile at the border.”
“After Shi Zheng and his family separated, they lived in Ye Mo’s house.”
“The Shi Dingxuan brothers and sisters used to be like us and didn’t know martial arts at all. Their martial arts must have been taught by Ye Mo.”
“I have seen it with my own eyes. Every time the guard station has a holiday, Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao will secretly run to Ye Mo to bring him food and collect firewood.”
After making sure that the two cousins would tell everything they knew, Li Fuzhi asked the maid to give each of them a hundred taels of silver notes, and then let them go out.
“Father, mother, with this news, I will be able to deliver missions to the fourth prince when I return.” Li Fuzhi looked at Li Zhengkun and Zeng Yuwei happily.
Zeng Yuwei was also happy.
Li Zhengkun, however, just reluctantly raised his lips.
He didn’t know whether to tell his daughter the news and let his family get involved in the dispute between the eldest prince and the fourth prince? I don’t know how much impact this will have on their family?
He has been in the officialdom and knows the dangers of partisanship. It can be said that it is **** and bloody!
In order to quickly inform the Fourth Prince of Ye Mo's important clue, Li Fuzhi didn't even have dinner at Li's house, so she quickly returned to the Fourth Prince's residence.
Li Zhengkun and Zeng Yuwei stood at the entrance of the alley and watched Li Fuzhi leave.
Watching the Prince's Mansion carriage getting further and further away, Zeng Yuwei's eyes turned red: "I wonder when Sister Zhi will come back next time?"
Li Zhengkun sighed and said nothing.
Immediately, the two turned around and returned to the house.
After returning to the house, Zeng Yuwei saw Li Zhengkun's brows furrowed and worried. After all, they had been married for many years, and they knew each other well and knew what he was worried about.
"In the capital, even if you are a low-key civil servant who keeps his integrity, you will get involved in the power struggle. Our family has been on the boat of the fourth prince for a long time. If we fight, our family may still be able to stand up. But if we don't fight, I can only live cowardly for the rest of my life."
Li Zhengkun sighed: "It's better to live as a coward than to die."
Zeng Yuwei couldn't bear to hear Li Zhengkun say such unlucky words: "Why do you think the fourth prince can't compete with the eldest prince?"
Li Zhengkun shook his head: "I have never been in contact with the eldest prince or the fourth prince. How do I know who is more powerful among them?"
Zeng Yuwei was speechless: "Since you don't know, then what are you worrying about?"
Li Zhengkun looked at Zeng Yuwei: "I'm worried about Shi Zhenghe's family. In the past few times our family had conflicts with their family, our family suffered big losses every time."
“Given the gap between our family and theirs now, if they knew that Ye Mo’s matter was leaked by us, the Fourth Prince and the others wouldn’t be able to deal with it, but what about our family?”
After saying that, Li Zhengkun raised his hand and rubbed his swollen forehead.
Zeng Yuwei was silent, and finally said firmly: "The fourth prince will definitely protect us."
Li Zhengkun: “In the recent period, please let people at home go out as little as possible.”
"What? You said Ye Mo and Shi Zhenghe's family are old acquaintances?!"
This news surprised the fourth prince.
Seeing that the fourth prince was happy, Li Fuzhi quickly told the fourth prince all the news she had found out.
After hearing this, the fourth prince burst out laughing a few times, and rewarded Li Fuzhi with numerous good things on the spot. Then he strode to the study room and summoned all his staff to discuss how to deal with Shi Zhenghe's family.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, a palace banquet was held in the palace, and many officials and their families were invited.
After the Queen Mother and the Empress were relegated to the cold palace, Concubine Liu Guifei was responsible for receiving the official family members.
As soon as the female relatives of Wuchang Bo Mansion entered the imperial garden, they were stopped by a eunuch.
After the **** saluted, he smiled and said to Jin Yue'e: "The noble concubine would like to invite Mrs. Jin to come over and talk."
The faces of the old lady and others changed at that time. They were worried that Concubine Liu would embarrass Jin Yue'e, and they were all anxiously thinking about how to refuse. However, the **** in front of them was particularly strong. "Madam, please come with me. It's not good to keep the imperial concubine waiting for a long time."
Jin Yue'e knew that there were some things in the palace that she couldn't avoid. She glanced at Old Madam Shi and others, turned around and left with the eunuch.
"Sister Xin, have you entered the palace? Go to the palace gate and wait!" Mrs. Shi quickly ordered the maid beside her. After the maid left, she forced herself to go and say hello to the others.
Jin Yue'e followed the eunuch, feeling uncontrollably uneasy in her heart.
Although she has grown a lot over the years and learned how to be a noble lady, she still instinctively feels fear in the face of power.
Seeing the **** leading her further and further away, Jin Yue'e frowned: "Father-in-law, isn't this the way to Jingren Palace?"
The **** was very polite to Jin Yue'e and said with a smile: "Madam, it's not the imperial concubine who wants to see you, but the emperor who wants to see you. Madam, hurry up. The emperor doesn't like to wait for people."
Hearing this, Jin Yue'e's heart was shaken, and she felt a little more uneasy.
Why does the emperor want to see her?
Amidst the anxiety, Jin Yue'e was led into the Yangxin Hall where the emperor rested and lived.
In the Yangxin Hall, the emperor was standing behind the royal desk, writing calligraphy with a pen. When Jin Yue'e entered the hall, the **** left quietly without saying anything.
Jin Yue'e stood at a loss. She wanted to go up to say hello, but was afraid of disturbing the emperor. After hesitating again and again, he finally knelt directly at the door of the palace.
The emperor raised his eyes and glanced at Jin Yue'e, ignored it, and continued to write in big characters.
In the silent depression, fine sweat slowly broke out on Jin Yue'e's forehead, and the uneasiness in her heart became more and more intense.
Time passed little by little, and two-quarters of an hour later, the emperor finally thought of Jin Yue'e: "Are you the Shi Jin family?"
Seeing that the emperor finally spoke, Jin Yue'e said in a trembling voice: "Back to the emperor, my wife is the wife of Shi Zhenghe, the fourth brother of Wuchang Bo Mansion, and she is from the Jin family."
Your Majesty: "Do you know why I called you here today?"
Jin Yue'e: "My wife is frightened and I don't know."
The emperor smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, I just want to talk to you. You know, your big brother helped the court to install several Jianghu sects some time ago. I am very pleased."
Jin Yue'e: "It is Shi Zhengxuan's blessing to be able to serve the emperor."
Emperor: "Speaking of your eldest son, I admire his martial arts very much. You and Shi Zhenghe are good at raising children. I heard that your other three children are also very good at martial arts."
“Can you tell me how you two taught them?”
Jin Yue'e didn't know why the emperor discussed the child's upbringing with her, so she adhered to the principle of telling the truth: "Back to the emperor, I feel ashamed to say that my wife has not really taken care of the children. The four children in the family are very sensible."
The emperor smiled: "You mean they are all self-taught? Are they born to practice martial arts?"
Although it was laughter, Jin Yue'e could hear the dissatisfaction in it, and said quickly: "Back to the emperor, when we were at the border, because of lack of food, my wife was busy earning rations all day long, and she did neglect the children."
“The child learned martial arts because he picked up a box of martial arts secrets.”
The emperor's tone was as gentle as ever: "This is not honest. Even enlightenment books such as the Three Character Classic of Hundred Family Surnames need the guidance of a master, let alone something as profound as martial arts secrets. If your child has no one to guide him, , but you can’t even pass the threshold for martial arts training.”
Jin Yue'e didn't know much about martial arts, and the children rarely told her about it. She could only say uneasily: "Her father also taught me some."
The emperor could tell that Jin Yue'e really didn't know much about the martial arts training of several children. After thinking about it, he snorted coldly, which made Jin Yue'e tremble in fright.
“Do you know Ye Mo, the commander of the Special Investigation Division?”
Jin Yue'e's heart trembled. The relationship between Ye Mo and their family was a secret told by the child's father and several children that could not be leaked. Did the emperor know anything by asking this?
Knowing that she couldn't hide her knowledge from the emperor, Jin Yue'e thought for a moment and then nodded: "We know each other. When we were at the border, Ye Mo was from the same military camp as us."
Your Majesty: "How come I haven't heard you say this before?"
Jin Yue'e mustered up the courage to glance at the emperor quickly: "No one has asked, and"
Emperor: “And what?”
Jin Yue'e: "Ye Mo has a bad reputation. Everyone is afraid of him and dare not provoke him. When we first arrived in the capital, we naturally had to stay away from him."
"Besides, when we were in the military camp, Ye Mo never interacted with anyone. Our family only knows such a person, so there is no need to make trouble for himself."
Your Majesty: "Some people say that Ye Mo is the master of your four children!"
No matter how ignorant Jin Yue'e was, she knew that she couldn't recognize this, and immediately said urgently: "No way, Ye Mo was a lame when he was at the border. He can't teach my children."
"Isn't it true that there is a disciple like a master? My four children are all so powerful, but Ye Mo is not so powerful."
The emperor looked at Jin Yue'e deeply: "What you said makes sense."
Jin Yue'e looked relieved: "Your Majesty, there are indeed people in Dingxuan who have taught their martial arts. Sisters like Xin and Dinghao, who are so relaxed, were taught by Tianchi's second apprentice. Dingxuan and Sister Yin. Maybe it's because of them. He has great talent and becomes a master as soon as he practices.”
The emperor wants to be laughed at by Jin Yue'e. Her feelings are in her heart, and it is so easy to be a master.
“You should step back.”
(End of this chapter)