Thousands of Mountains

Yin Cen and his party followed Ye Mingzhi to his military tent. Although he came here to seek refuge with King Shule, he actually became a guest here, and his food and clothing costs are better than those of high-ranking officers in the military camp. , as Tak Hulun said, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, not to mention, Ye Mingzhi has been active in the western border of Daning for many years, and he is quite familiar with the people's and military conditions in this area. people.

In other words, if he becomes a traitor in Daning, the entire western region will fall into chaos again, and the stability that General Lin Moyan finally regained will be gone forever.

This person is dangerous, but now Yin Cen is facing Ye Mingzhi, his expression is much calmer.

For Ye Mingzhi's obvious overtures, based on the businessman's nature of not being profitable, Yin Cen was not sure what he was doing for a while.

Yin Cen also saw another familiar face in the military tent—the blind old man who was breathless all over his body. He just sat quietly and did nothing, and Yin Cen felt a chill all over his body.

Only then did Ye Mingzhi tell the truth, "This is my master, old man Ding Rusong from Xishan."

Hearing this name, Yin Cen and Wu Ye'er gasped. It is rumored that when Emperor Da Ning Tai|Zu pacified the world, he was assisted by a peerless master. This person is the founder of the Xishan School, the first generation Old man Xishan.When the world was at peace, Emperor Tai|Emperor Tai | Houlu, a high-ranking official, invited masters to join the court as officials, but was repeatedly rejected, and then disappeared into the rivers and lakes without a trace.It is said that the Xishan elders in the past only accepted one disciple, so there are many rumors of the Xishan sect in the world, but very few people have actually seen this sect.

In this way, Ye Mingzhi is a direct disciple of this mysterious sect, no wonder Yin Cen felt that this person was extraordinary when he first met him.

What Ye Mingzhi said next was far beyond Yin Cen and Chen Ji's expectations.

"I know Lord Yin will definitely come here, and that's one of the reasons why I came here." Ye Mingzhi said.

"So you are waiting for me here on purpose? Why did you expect me to come?" Yin Cen asked.

Ye Mingzhi nodded and smiled, "My lord, do you still remember that I told you about the Han Chinese's favorite concubine?"

Yin Cen understood now, "Actually, you already knew that I have a younger sister, and that she disappeared in the military camp."

Ye Mingzhi nodded, "I said earlier that I care about everything about your lord."

At this moment, Chen Ji snorted coldly, Ye Mingzhi turned to Chen Ji and said, "His Royal Highness, don't worry, what I am concerned about is Lord Yin's safety, and helping him relieve his worries, nothing else."

Speaking of the word Jieyou, Yin Cen thought of the many doubts about the follow-up of the tea tax case, so he asked bluntly, "Ren Tonghuan confessed, and the officials who divided the spoils are all over Kansai, central Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan. Is it all?"

Ye Mingzhi said, "Sir, since you have questions, you must have answers in your heart."

Yin Cen said, "I just suspect, but I have no evidence."

Ye Mingzhi said again, "What kind of evidence does your lord want?"

Yin Cen followed closely, "The account book you gave me that day was only half, and I want the other half."

Ye Mingzhi smiled, "Your Excellency, you know the other half of the account book, but how can I easily give it to others as my life-saving talisman?"

Yin Cen frowned slightly, "I don't think so. Since you are waiting for me, you are ready to give me the other half of the account books."

Ye Mingzhi smiled brighter, "My lord is easy to plan."

Yin Cen also smiled and said, "To each other."

The two were smiling, looking harmonious in the spring breeze. Those who didn't know it thought it was the reunion of old friends who couldn't help it. Chen Ji looked at Yin Cen, not sure what he was thinking.

Ye Mingzhi said again, "Besides the account book, I have another request."

Yin Cen looked at him with a look of "as expected", Ye Mingzhi smiled and said, "Although I am in Shule now, there are still many Ye's businesses in Daning, if your lord can keep these businesses , I am willing to take half of the shares and dividends as an exchange."

Chen Ji's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Ye Mingzhi, and then at Yin Cen, just as he was about to tell Ye Mingzhi to teach him to bribe|bribe court officials, but Yin Cen signaled him to be calm.

Following Yin Cen, he said to Ye Mingzhi, "Since Boss Ye is so sincere and handed over the account books, the matter of the business name will be regarded as my return gift, and he will make proper arrangements."

Chen Ji couldn't believe it, his beloved brother Pingshan actually negotiated a bribery deal with the fugitive in front of him?

Only then did Ye Mingzhi signal to Ding Rusong, the other party stood up and took out a thin account book from his pocket, Yin Cen couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this life-saving talisman was placed on Ding Rusong, no one could succeed.

Ye Mingzhi handed over the account book and said to Yin Cen carefully, "I am afraid that the content recorded in the account book is far beyond what adults think. It is an account book that can cause civil turmoil in Daning. I will hand it over to adults. Whether you use it or not How to use it is entirely up to the adults."

Yin Cen took the account book and opened it together with Chen Ji. After reading only a few lines, Chen Ji's face turned pale. Although Yin Cen had guessed before, but seeing the real chapter this time, he really answered Ye Mingzhi's words, Far beyond his estimate.

One year alone is described as follows: In the 18th year of Ningxi, the balance of non-stored silver in the research teahouse was 300 million taels; Ten thousand taels, the cabinet Qi Yanzhi 30 taels, and the supervisor of ceremonies 20 million taels.

The most important thing is that next to the name of the supervisor of ceremonies, there are three words remarked: into the inner library.

This is the reason for Chen Ji's pale face. The internal treasury, that is, the emperor's own private house money, is recorded in this account book, that is, all the money that was corrupted by the supervisor of ceremonies was put into the emperor's private account house.

This is clearly stating that the most greedy person in the world is the emperor Chen Ze himself.

Yin Cen definitely did not expect that, after searching and searching, he found the owner who asked him to investigate the case.

Chen Ji raised his head suddenly, stared at Ye Mingzhi and said, "Is this thing real?"

Ye Mingzhi didn't change his face, "It's absolutely true."

Chen Ji asked again, "What did the Supervisor of Rites do with the money in the internal treasury?"

Ye Mingzhi shook his head, "This is already a matter within the palace, so I naturally have no way of knowing."

This account book shocked everyone, but Yin Cen quickly figured it out and asked, "Who is the one who wants to protect you in the palace, and who is the one who wants to kill you?"

Ye Mingzhi seemed to think for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Yin Cen thoughtfully, "The one who wants to kill me is the chief inspector, but the one who wants to protect me is the queen."

"The inspector of ceremonies naturally wants to kill you, so why is the queen protecting you?" Chen Ji asked.

Ye Mingzhi looked at Chen Ji with a smile, "His Royal Highness is too young, there is no need to go through many muddy waters now."

"You..." Chen Ji looked at this person, half-talking but not half-talking, and despising himself so much, he wished to put a knife on him directly.

Yin Cen waved his hand at him, and then sneered at Ye Mingzhi, "On the surface, the supervisors are under the control of the emperor, but in my opinion, it is hard to tell whose minions the supervisors are recorded in the account book. Queen, she also said that she wants to protect you, it is really hard for me to imagine that my queen in Daning would do something that has nothing to do with her."

Ye Mingzhi actually laughed out loud, "Master Yin expected it well."

Yin Cen frowned, "I'm not in the mood to guess riddles with you over and over again."

Ye Mingzhi restrained his expression, and said seriously, "It is true that the corrupted talents of the Sili Supervisor went into the internal treasury, but not necessarily all of them went into the treasury. Whether Gao Ren and He Jin intercepted them privately is their business, but most of them went into the internal treasury." , the name used is because the emperor spent a lot of money on cultivating Taoism, so he had to use this method to fill the emptiness of the inner treasury."

Yin Cen glanced at Chen Ji, only to see that his lips were tightly closed and he was silent.

Ye Mingzhi continued, "And this rhetoric was ordered by the queen."

When Yin Cen and Chen Ji heard this statement, they felt that there were many loopholes in it. Yin Cen asked, "The empress and Gao Ren have always been at odds, but in your case, they work together. How can there be such a strange thing?"

Ye Mingzhi smiled, "At the moment of interest, gods and ghosts can cooperate, let alone human beings. I once let Tong Huan unintentionally reveal after drinking that the empress was doing it for selfishness, but Gao Ren was really doing it for the emperor. He spent a lot of money on cultivating Taoism. Ku has long been empty, Gao Ren, as a eunuch with palm prints, how can he make the emperor worry about money, so he is standing in the same boat with the empress."

It was only then that Yin Cen figured out the whole ins and outs. Qiu Yiren used the hands of the Ritual Supervisor to amass money wantonly on the grounds of making up for Chen Ze's shortfall in cultivating Taoism. The embezzlement was concealed for Qiu Yiren, but the only one who concealed all this was the Emperor Chen Ze. Qin Nianqin's memorial made him furious and sent Yin Cen and Chen Ji to investigate the source of the incident. It's really ridiculous to say that it's the corruption on his own body.

But now that the matter is about to be revealed, Yin Cen and Chen Ji are getting closer to the truth of the matter, Qiu Yiren and Gao Ren face each other and stand on the opposite side, Gao Ren naturally hopes that Ye Mingzhi will bring his account book for the sake of royal face The sooner and cleaner the better, but Qiu Yiren didn't know why, but hoped that Ye Mingzhi would live and live with Ledger as safely and as long as possible.

Yin Cen said to Ye Mingzhi again, "There is only a supervisor of ceremonies in the account book, but no queen, that's why."

Ye Mingzhi nodded.

How can the empress instruct the supervisor of ceremonies? Only the emperor can. The reasons for collecting money and distributing the stolen goods are all the emperor's people, from the local to the palace. All officials are impeached!

It is not uncommon for the emperor to abolish ministers, empresses, and princes, and it is not uncommon in ancient history when all the ministers gather to abolish the emperor.

This account book is the Queen's Wang Bo, so she hopes that Ye Mingzhi will live a long life and live a long life. When she wants to take out this Wang Bo, she can move it around at will.

Continuing to think on a deeper level, if the emperor Chen Ze is impeached and abolished, the prince Chen Ji he established will naturally be abolished, maybe there will be no place to stand, and his life will be at stake. Then he can ascend the throne generously.

When Yin Cen figured this out, cold sweat broke out all over his body. He looked at Chen Ji and read from the other person's eyes that he also understood. Ye Mingzhi naturally understood it long ago. At this time, he said to Yin Cen, "Although the account books are important, But many more important things are not written in this account book, now adults can understand."

Yin Cen nodded, the shock in his heart has not subsided.

At the same time, he also thought of another layer. Ye Mingzhi threw the account book to him at this time, just to divert the attention of the supervisor and the queen. The account book in his hands is not a life-saving talisman, but a hot potato. The queen knew the whereabouts of the account book, and I am afraid that the two parties will cooperate sincerely again, and both want his life.

Thinking of this, Yin Cen quickly made a decision in his heart. Although he didn't want to, he had no choice but to do so. Looking at Chen Ji and Wu Ye'er, he could only fight to the death with them again.

I didn't expect that after five years, I would have to fight and escape again in this wasteland in another way.

But right now, at this moment, what he has to wait for is another thing, the night banquet of King Shule that Ye Mingzhi helped him arrange.

The banquet was held in the king's tent. When Ye Mingzhi led Yin Cen and his party there, there was already the sound of singing and dancing inside. Yin Cen entered and saluted King Shule, but his eyes drifted to the silent woman sitting beside him.

It is indeed a Han woman, wearing the hair ornaments and clothes of the concubine of Shule, not as gorgeous as the concubine in the Daning Palace, but also has a special exotic flavor, her eyes are as quiet as autumn water, but she is surrounded by a veil of pearls and jade, Yin Cen couldn't see the whole face.

He knew it was Yin Cistan, even though he was wearing a veil, even if Wu Ye'er hadn't come to inquire before, he still knew it was Yin Cistan.

The moment those eyes touched him lightly, he knew they were Tan'er.