Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

On the fourth day when Ping An was imprisoned in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Liu Cairen finally woke up and immediately wanted to commit suicide after knowing what had happened. Since Chen himself was framed by others, he has no face to see Emperor Yunyun again.This gesture, whether true or false, was forcing the emperor to make a decision.

Although it is a bit too much to go to war for a small talented person, the nature of this matter is different from other things.In order to prove his innocence, Liu Cairen will definitely make a big fuss, otherwise, if other concubines accuse her of being selfish with eunuchs in the future, who knows if the emperor will be against him?

Besides, with all the hard work of the people behind the scenes, it was impossible for Liu Cairen to stop.With these people pushing, things can't be pressed.So the emperor asked people to bring all the people involved in this matter, and he wanted to interrogate himself.

Because the harem was involved, besides Liu Cairen, one of the parties involved, Zheng Guifei was also present.The emperor said it was an interrogation, but after all he couldn't personally intervene in this kind of matter, at most he could just listen from the sidelines.

But it was not Concubine Zheng who actually asked the question, but Zhang Dongyuan.Concubine Zheng is the same as the emperor, she just came to listen.

The first thing is naturally to ask what happened.So Zhang Dongyuan asked Liu Cairen: Why did she appear beside Yuhu Lake.

Liu Cairen wept and said that he just passed by by chance, thinking of the pond full of lotus flowers in summer, but now they are gone, feeling melancholy for a while, so he stood there in a daze for a while.Unexpectedly, Ping An appeared suddenly and spoke frivolously. She was overly frightened and accidentally fell into the lake.

This argument is plausible, but Zhang Dongyuan didn't let it go, and continued to ask, "There should be someone following the little master, why didn't they disappear at that time?"

"Because there were still fish in the lake, I ordered her to get some bait to feed." Liu Cairen replied sobbing.

Zhang Dongyuan turned his head and glanced at the emperor. The emperor nodded slightly, and then he turned around and asked, "So, no one saw what happened at that time?"

"Yes,...but..." Liu Cairen raised his pear-blossoming face to look at the emperor, "Your Majesty, my concubine..."

"Liu Cairen, you'd better wait until Manager Zhang finishes asking you before you cry." Concubine Zheng said flatly, "Since I didn't ask you, don't ask."

Liu Cairen glanced at the emperor unwillingly, seeing that there was no expression on his face, neither joy nor anger, so he slowly stopped talking, but still had an aggrieved expression.

Zhang Dongyuan continued to ask, "The palace where Cairen lives is quite far from Yuhu Lake, and it's not on the way. Why did you pass by by chance? Where did you want to go?"

The panic on Liu Cairen's face flashed away, she frowned slightly, and turned to question Zhang Dongyuan, "Boss Zhang, my concubine was murdered by someone, so the boss didn't ask the villain, but chased my concubine endlessly, what's the reason? "

After saying this, even Ping An, who was kneeling aside, felt a little speechless.When she said that, it was tantamount to admitting that she had a problem.Otherwise, why are you afraid to ask?The real victims, of course, know everything and talk endlessly, hoping to catch the bad guys quickly.

But Manager Zhang was unmoved at all, and continued to ask, "I hope that talented people can answer the slave's questions."

"I was walking around the imperial garden, and I came there without knowing it. What can I ask?" Liu Cairen said immediately.

"But Cairen just said that he passed by by chance, why did he just walk around casually now?" Zhang Dongyuan's question was almost aggressive.

Liu Cairen gritted his teeth, and suddenly pointed to Pingan and said, "I heard that this little eunuch belongs to Director Zhang. Could it be that Director Zhang keeps talking about him just to protect him?"

Without waiting for Zhang Dongyuan to defend himself, the person standing not far in front of Ping'an took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, what Liu Cairen said is also reasonable. Ping'an is the person in charge of the Ritual Supervisor, and Manager Zhang has biases, and he is also a human being." common sense."

Ping An didn't notice his existence until this time, and when he looked closely, the man was actually the green-robed man who had spoken to Youtai at the gate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs before!

Judging by the way he spoke in front of the emperor, it was obvious that his status was not low, and he dared to choke with Zhang Dongyuan.Ping An wondered why she didn't notice him until now, but she immediately became alert in her heart.There are many perverts in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They thought they were from Zhang Dongyuan, and it was the right time to make trouble now.

If Zhang Dongyuan was sensible, he should immediately hand over the power of interrogation.To whom?Naturally, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has similar powers.

Delegating power once is simple, but it has already opened a breakthrough.Will the emperor hesitate when something happens in the future, especially when it involves people who have been sent out by the inspector of ceremonies?Could it be that he was afraid that Zhang Dongyuan would be biased on purpose, so he handed over the matter to the Ministry of Internal Affairs?

Really don't miss any chance.

Zhang Dongyuan was not so "smart" and snorted coldly, "Mr. Zhu Nei, I am interrogated by His Majesty's order. I'm afraid there is no place for you to speak here?"

As soon as Zhang Dongyuan called out, Ping An knew who this person was.It is said that Zhu Cheng, the servant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is now in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. No wonder he is qualified to challenge Zhang Dongyuan.

Hearing Zhang Dongyuan's words, Zhu Cheng was not annoyed, and smiled slightly, "I'm just afraid that Director Zhang is too nostalgic, so I just need to say one more thing. After all, everyone in the palace knows that Director Zhang has a kind heart, and he cares about old relationships the most."

After Zhang Dongyuan came to power, he indeed promoted many of his former subordinates, and the palace did have such a reputation.This is the reputation that Zhang Dongyuan created for himself on purpose, but now that Zhu Cheng said this, he was bound by this reputation instead.Since he cares about the old love, he will naturally favor Ping An. If he is inconvenient and does not rely on it, then the reputation of thinking about the old love is false.

It's too late to turn around and be the person who "destroys relatives with righteousness", so the best way now is to hand over this matter.After all, the reason why Zhang Dongyuan wanted to become a nostalgic person was precisely because the emperor liked him.Breaking this image just for the sake of safety is not worth the candle.

But Zhang Dongyuan knew very well what the Ministry of Internal Affairs wanted to do, and safety was the one he had to keep.As a result, naturally fell into a dilemma.

Zhang Dongyuan glanced at Ping An, who was also looking at him.Then he turned his head and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, after all, Ping An is a person from the Supervisor of Ceremonies. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for the slave to handle this matter. Please allow the slave to avoid it."

The emperor glanced at the two of them, and nodded without exception.

So Zhang Dongyuan retreated to the emperor's side, while Zhu Cheng stepped forward to his original position and continued to ask questions.However, his target was obviously no longer Liu Cairen, but Ping An, "Ping An, you are so brave, you dare to belittle your concubine, do you know that this is a capital offense?!"

"Your Excellency is joking." Ping An said, "Your servant knows that his status is humble, how dare he have such delusional thoughts? Your Excellency, please be careful."

"Oh? You mean, you were framed?" Zhu Cheng narrowed his eyes, "Could it be that Liu Cairen still wronged you?"

"I think it's Liu Cairen who is timid. Seeing the servant suddenly appear, he was overly frightened. It can't be said to be framed, it's just a coincidence." Ping An said.

"Hmph! If it's a coincidence, let me ask you, what did you do after Liu Cairen fell into the river after you rescued her?" Zhu Cheng asked again.

Here we come, even though we knew that this would become a criminal evidence, Ping An's heart skipped a beat when he heard this question.Liu Cairen at the other end heard this question and cried again, yelling not to live.It wasn't the people around her who forced her to bump into the pillars in the temple.

Concubine Zheng was tired of hearing this, and couldn't help saying, "Okay, Your Majesty and this Palace are here, if you are really innocent, they will naturally give you justice, weeping, how can there be any royal majesty?"

Liu Cairen looked at the emperor sobbing, seeing that he didn't even glance at her from the corner of his eyes, so he had to stop his tears and lower his head.

Pingan said, "Responding to the words of the adults, the slaves are saving people."

"Save people?" Zhu Cheng sneered, "It's ridiculous! I've never heard of such a way to save people. You refuse to plead guilty and subdue the law, but you are so abhorrent!"

"It is rumored that during the reign of the first emperor, there was an overseas island country that came to join us, named Pengdao. Before that, did Master Zhu hear of it?"

"Peng Island is far away, so it's never happened before." Zhu Cheng frowned, "What does this have to do with this case?"

"Of course there is. If you have never heard of it, it doesn't mean that there is no such thing." Ping An said, "If you think about it, you don't dare to say that you know everything in the world, right? If this is the case, it is not surprising that there are things you don't know. Why? Since you have never heard of such a way to save people, do you think so?"

"Pretended sophistry!" Zhu Cheng turned his head and cupped his hands towards the emperor, "Please ask Your Majesty Xuan Tai Physician to go to the palace to inquire if there is such an absurd way to save people!"

The emperor raised his eyelids and said, "Yes."

So someone immediately went to announce the imperial physician.Zhu Cheng was aggressive, he was the first to attack, he said the matter again, and then asked, "Did Doctor Li ever hear of such a way to save people?"

"I've never heard of it..." Imperial Physician Li hesitated.

Zhu Cheng immediately turned to Ping An, "What else do you have to say?"

"Emperor Li doesn't know, and it doesn't mean that this method doesn't exist. Before Shennong tasted all kinds of herbs, how could there be medicine in the world?" Ping An said, "Please allow me to have a few words with Doctor Li, Master Zhu."

Zhu Cheng gritted his teeth and agreed.He originally thought that Ping An would panic when this happened, but he didn't want Ping An to talk about him and just not respond positively.However, in Zhu Cheng's view, this is nothing more than sophistry. As long as this charge is seized, what's the use of telling the flowers safely?

So what if he was really saving someone?That is the emperor's concubine, how can he touch it with his status?

Thinking like this, Fu became calm again, and nodded towards Ping An, "Alright, I'll let you ask clearly."

Pingan said, "Doctor Li knows why people die when they drown in water?"

"It's death."

"Not bad." Ping An affirmed, "Then what is Qi?"

"Qi is invisible and exists in the air. It is everywhere." Obviously, doctors at this time have also studied Qi, and there are even many "qi training" health methods, not to mention the effect, but the spirit of exploring nature But it is worthy of recognition.

Ping An nodded and said, "That's right. When people drown in water and are cut off from the air, they will lose consciousness. We usually rely on breathing to exchange air, but after drowning, people can't breathe, even if they are rescued ashore. If so Passing Qi into the opponent's body from time to time will naturally help him breathe and make him wake up. As long as he resumes breathing, his life will be safe. Does Li Taiyi think so?"

"Great kindness!" Doctor Li stared at Ping An with burning eyes, muttering, "Crossing the breath, crossing the breath...why didn't I think of it before? With this method, most of the drowning people can be saved!"

Doctor Li's reaction didn't even need to be asked, he knew that Ping An said that he was saving lives, and he was not wrong.At least this approach makes sense.

Zhu Cheng was a little annoyed, but he still said, "Even so, Liu Cairen has a high status, how can you get close to him?"

"Human life is at stake, just follow the power!" Zhang Dongyuan said from the side, "Sister-in-law drowned, uncle helped her with his hands, it's just a change of balance. This is a truth that everyone in the world understands, Zhu Nei Changshi is too considerate gone."

Although Ping An did not do well, Zhang Dongyuan felt that between Ping An and Liu Cairen, it was really hard to say who His Majesty favored.Now that Ping An has a legitimate reason, the emperor will punish him at most, and will not really do anything.Thinking about it this way, I naturally have the confidence to support.

The darkness in Zhu Cheng's eyes flashed away, and he continued to ask, "That's fine, let's put this matter aside for now. I'm safe, I'll ask you again, you're not supposed to be good at handling things when you're working as a servant, why did you appear in the imperial garden?" middle?"

Ping An naturally told the truth.Anyway, I am not afraid of these people to investigate.Or it's better for them to investigate, maybe they can get some clues from Youtai.

If this matter is only seen on the surface, it will be difficult for him to explain.Because no matter how you justify it, artificial respiration is far beyond the ability of the ancients. It is really hard to say whether the emperor will feel that he has defiled Liu Cairen.

So, I am not afraid that things are complicated now, but I am afraid that it is not complicated enough!

Zhu Cheng immediately sent someone to investigate, and the first person who was asked was Youtai.He naturally admitted the existence of this matter, and handed over the note with the address and route written on it.Then the person who once delivered the news to Youtai was also brought, but his answer was astonishing. He said that he had never sent such news to Youtai, let alone a note.Even at the time he had Tai said to meet him, he was with someone else.

So someone must have lied.If it is in modern times, forensics should be deadlocked at this moment.But this is ancient times.So Zhu Cheng naturally asked the emperor for punishment.

Yes.This is still an era when punishment and interrogation can be used to make people confess. I don't know how many unjust, false and wrongly convicted cases were forced out of this unbearable punishment.

In the end, the fellow villager who passed the news to Youtai couldn't bear the punishment, and confessed that he had passed the news to Pingan, but it was not because Youtai's family forced him, but the news from the "master".

As for who the "master" was, the other party didn't confess at all, so he couldn't stand the torture and passed out.

So this farce-like interrogation suddenly had a result that everyone did not expect.With this confession, it shows that there is a deeper conspiracy in this matter.Now that the matter has developed, anyone with a little brain has discovered that Ping An and Liu Cairen are just an introduction. If the matter continues to be investigated, many shocking truths may be discovered.

But now that this time has come, it is naturally impossible to stop.

However, the man fainted, so it was impossible to continue the interrogation, so Ping An and the others were kept in custody. After the man woke up, the interrogation could continue after finding out who his master was.

In this interrogation, Ping An was more like a bystander than a party involved.However, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that something was wrong with this matter. When Zhu Cheng announced that they would continue to be detained, Ping An had already had a very bad premonition in his heart.I always feel that this situation is very familiar.

Until the news came the next day, Ping An's unfortunate premonition came true: the messenger woke up in prison last night, and then committed suicide.

Ping An finally understood what was wrong.The previous scene was clearly a classic scene that often appears in literary works and film and television works. After finally catching a clue, the witness died inexplicably, and no matter how I checked, it was suicide!

Of course, maybe it was suicide, maybe it was homicide, but it doesn't make any sense now.

For Ping An, the biggest problem now is: the person who sent the message is dead. From the perspective of outsiders, until all these plots and secrets can be used as the object of breakthrough, he is the only one left.And if what the person who sent the message before is true, he also personally participated in this conspiracy and must know more.

Without hesitation, Zhu Cheng immediately asked the emperor for an order to punish Ping An.

He knew that they couldn't let him go so easily, and when Ping An heard the news, he could only sigh secretly.Now, even if he wants to do anything, he can't do it.Because after that person committed suicide, all their detainees have been guarded.Ping An would not commit suicide, but it was impossible to pass on the news.

He can only wait for the result in prison.But before that, he met Zhu Cheng first.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is all his people. With a wave of his hand, the others naturally retreated.Only at this time did Zhu Cheng show some expression on his face, "I have asked His Majesty to punish you. Peace, do you know how many punishments there are in our Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

"I don't want to know this." Ping An said immediately.

He has never had the consciousness of being a martyr, because Ping An is extremely afraid of pain!It's just that Ping An is not reconciled to asking him to admit defeat to Zhu Cheng.

Zhu Cheng chuckled, "I know, you are most afraid of pain. Don't worry, if you cooperate well, you don't need such trouble, right?"

Pingan frowned and looked at him. He used to think that the Ministry of Internal Affairs was perverted.Before, I only thought that Chen Rui was sinister enough, but now I feel that compared with Zhu Cheng, Chen Rui is nothing at all.

Ping An gritted his teeth and asked him, "What do you want me to say?"

Zhu Cheng smiled with satisfaction, "Heh... he is really a smart man. I want you—"

"My lord!" Someone rushed in and interrupted Zhu Cheng. Seeing that Zhu Cheng turned his head to stare at him with displeasure, he hurriedly said tremblingly, "The supervisor of ceremonies is here, and he said he wants to take away Ping An!"

……

Zhao Can was trying to find a way to get Ping An out of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the development of the matter was far beyond expectations.He immediately asked the person he sent to stop what he was doing.I'm afraid this matter is not that simple, or some people don't want to make things so simple!

There are not many people who are staring at this matter now, if Zhao Can continues to investigate, it will expose his own people to others' sight.When the time comes, the power I have painstakingly concealed will probably be discovered and removed.

Because Zhao Can paid extraordinary attention to Ping An, he always reacted faster than others in this matter.At this moment, he stopped, and no one found out what was wrong, so he finally didn't get himself involved.

But in this way, his grasp of the situation could no longer be as accurate as before.

Zhao Can can't control that much anymore, now that Ping'an has become the target of public criticism, if this matter cannot be resolved quickly, Ping'an may become a target, and everyone wants to touch it.At that time, things will become more and more complicated and difficult, and even if you want to get out, it will be impossible.

And at this time, how can this matter be calmed down as quickly as possible?That is to find a result for this matter.

If there is no real "truth", make one yourself.

After making a decision, Zhao Can's actions were very straightforward.So that night, a court lady next to Liu Cairen came to Zhang Dongyuan to expose the so-called "truth": the reason why Liu Cairen was going to Yuhu Lake was because she had an appointment with someone there!And the person who is dating her is very likely to be her lover!

Of course Liu Cairen did this matter very covertly, even the maid who was close to him didn't know about it, but this court lady stole a love letter written by the other party to Liu Cairen.

The evidence of the crime was solid, so Zhang Dongyuan naturally sent the letter to the emperor immediately.Because the maid didn't recognize the handwriting on this letter, but he was very familiar with it, and the emperor was also very familiar with it - because it was the handwriting of his beloved second son!

This letter was of course written by Zhao Can.After all, he was also a person who followed Zhao Xuan in his previous life. He was smart and smart. When he was a child, he didn't pay attention to his studies. He learned a lot from heresy.Among them, Zhao Xuan's handwriting was imitated vividly.

Of course, he has nothing to do with Zhao Xuan in this life, and it is even more impossible for anyone to know that he can imitate handwriting that even Zhao Xuan can't distinguish.

So this incriminating evidence naturally surprised both the emperor and Zhang Dongyuan.

The young concubine had an affair with the prince, this is already a scandal in the palace!And there is another thing that hasn't been announced yet, even Liu Cairen himself doesn't know about it: After Liu Cairen fell into the water and fainted and was rescued, the imperial physician diagnosed that she was pregnant!

If the incident revealed by the court lady is true, then whose child is in Liu Cairen's belly?

And who is the person behind this push?Did he already know the truth, and what is the purpose of exposing all this?