The general went out again at night + extra episode

"Two days earlier, Mr. Zhao Ge didn't have to think hard to find a way out for himself through the harem, and it was useless to find it. We handed these incriminating evidence to the imperial court, and there is no way for him to recover."

Su Jin: "As for the criminal evidence of Mr. Zhou's greed for ink, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, I am afraid that he will not be able to arrive in Beijing until later."

Ji Qianyao: "He is not in a hurry, let him be happy for a while. After the Zhao family fell, there is plenty of time to deal with him."

Ji Qianyao stood up, took two steps in the room, turned his back to Su Jin and said, "Everything is ready, Su Jin, you will bring Ouyang Shijun to see me today."

"Yes."

Chapter 28

Youshi, Princess Leyang's mansion.

Su Jin led a man in a black robe quickly through the corridor, stood in front of the study door in the inner courtyard, raised her hand and knocked on the door, and there was a quick response from the door: "Come in."

Su Jin pushed the door open, and Ji Qianyao was sitting in front of the desk, flipping through the few testimonies that were rushed to Beijing today.

She knew that Zhao Yanyuan had done many corrupt and unconscionable things secretly, but after this investigation, she realized that these things were much more than the "many" things she knew.

"Grassman Ouyang Shijun sees His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess." The man in black stood still in front of the desk, clasped the brim of his hat with both hands and took off his hat, then knelt down on the ground and kowtowed.

Ji Qianyao put down what he was holding, frowned and said, "Excuse me, get up."

"Yes." Ouyang Shijun stood up, with his back slightly arched and his head lowered.Obviously, he treats Her Highness the Princess with great respect.

"Are these things true?" Ji Qianyao signaled Su Jin to show him the testimonies on the table.

Ouyang Shijun looked at it, nodded, and handed the confession back to Su Jin: "Your Highness, these are indeed true things, but what Zhao Yanyuan did..." He paused: "It's more than that. These."

Ji Qianyao was surprised: "What? These crimes of annexing the land, harming the people, and accepting bribes are enough to punish his nine clans, but there are still more. This old fox really hides his secrets, and he is so courageous!"

"The so-called desire is hard to fill. Zhao Yanyuan tasted the sweetness in the past, and his desire snowballed. It has reached the point where it can't be controlled. It is also based on this that he fell into this trap."

"You used Xia Yan, Marquis of Yongding, to lure him into the trap, so what's the entanglement between the two of them?"

Ouyang Shijun said slowly: "The Zhao family privately built merchant ships, and sold black fire, tea, and silk to Japan, the West and other places for huge profits. Yongding Hou Xia Yan guarded the southeast coast and intercepted the Zhao family's merchant ships. Lord Xiahou Dispose of it impartially, confiscate the goods on the merchant ship and put them into storage, and the relevant people will dispose of them according to law. At that time, Zhao Yanyuan was dissatisfied with Lord Xia."

"Trafficking black fire is a felony, do you have evidence to prove it?" Ji Qianyao said seriously.

"The old fox is very thoughtful. When he took this road, he had already thought of the way out. All the merchant ships were connected through foreign families, and they had nothing to do with the Zhao family. Therefore, Zhao Yanyuan was never found when Yongding was investigating the case. But here I am..." Ouyang Shijun changed the subject, and the smile on his face deepened: "I have the letters between them and my testimony, which is enough to convict him. "

"Okay." Ji Qianyao was overjoyed.

Ouyang Shijun continued: "As for the matter of blaming General Xia this time, Zhao Yebin has already been dragged into the water by me, and the Zhao family cannot escape the guilt. No matter how hard Zhao Yanyuan works in prison, if Zhao Yebin's criminal evidence is revealed, he will definitely be implicated. "

Ji Qianyao's expression suddenly became serious, and he said to Ouyang Shijun: "You can think about it, this is the road of no return. I will try my best to protect you, but you are also involved in the past, I am afraid that you will also escape but......"

Hearing this, Ouyang Shijun knelt down: "Thank you for your concern, the grass people used to recognize the thief as their father, thanks to your highness for telling the truth. In order to bring down such moths, the grass people would not regret to die!"

Kowtowing heavily, Ouyang Shijun's expression was full of firmness.

Ji Qianyao asked in a deep voice: "What are you going to do?"

Ouyang Shijun said: "The evidence is sufficient, as long as it is exposed to the public. The Xia family is honest and upright, and it is also the victim of this matter. The grass people want to hand over these criminal evidences to General Xia and let him present before the imperial court. Get rid of Zhao. After returning home, she will make great achievements. What do you think, Your Highness?"

Ji Qianyao thought for a while, then shook his head: "Not right."

"Why?"

"I think Yin Honghewang of Yingtian Mansion is more suitable." Ji Qianyao didn't say the reason why Xia Qingshu was inappropriate, but just proposed a more suitable candidate. His quiet and deep eyes fell lightly on Ouyang Shijun's face, waiting Follow his response.

Ouyang Shijun bowed his head and thought about it, but he didn't insist on his own opinion, and respectfully said: "Then follow His Highness's wishes."

***

On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month in the sixth year of Dayan Hongsu's reign, Ouyang Shijun reported to Yin Tianfu the ten serious crimes of Zhao Yanyuan, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, which shocked the government and the public.

Hong Hewang didn't dare to neglect, and immediately took Ouyang Shijun into the palace hall.When Emperor Hongsu heard about it, Longyan was furious, and ordered the Ministry of Punishments, Dali Temple, and Metropolitan Procuratorate to interrogate.

As soon as this matter happened, the whole country was in an uproar, but Xia Qingshu was the only one who was absent-mindedly thinking about her own concerns and turned a deaf ear to these irrelevant matters.

The scars on her hands were almost gone, Shen Anyi told her to go to the clinic in the afternoon.As soon as the court was over, and the official uniform had not been changed, Xia Qingshu rushed to the medical clinic.