Ye Ziyu was also very surprised when he saw Bai Shuo.
I thought it was Qiao Xiuyuan's people who arranged all this, but it turns out it was the Bai family...
wrong!
This is not the way the Bai family behaves. Bai Shuo must have been used by Qiao Xiuyuan!
But it doesn't matter, he's willing to join Qiao Xiuyuan's scheme!
Bai Shuo's mouth was covered by Xiao Ce, and he could only whimper.
Seeing this, Ye Zeyu did not let Xiao Ce remove the rag from Bai Shuo's mouth, but looked at Xiao Ce and gestured for him to explain the reason.
Xiao Ce clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ye Zeyu and spoke in a voice loud enough for most of the new recruits to hear clearly.
"Your Highness, General Bai is dissatisfied with Your Highness's prestige in the army. He deliberately had the rice in the cookhouse replaced and found someone to stir up trouble."
My subordinates have already found other doctors to examine the recruits who collapsed and convulsed earlier. They weren't like that because they ate moldy rice, but because they were poisoned!
The person who poisoned them has been found by my subordinates!
As soon as Xiao Ce finished speaking, a guard behind him quickly ran down from the stage and grabbed the military doctor.
"Your Highness, the one who poisoned us is none other than the military doctor, Wang Jian!"
Wang Jian was gripped by the guards' shoulders, howling in pain. Before Ye Zeyu could ask him anything, he confessed everything.
"It was General Bai who ordered me to poison him! I had no choice! Your Highness, spare my life! Spare my life!"
Ye Zeyu looked coldly at Wang Jian, and with a slight lift of his hand, Wang Jian's jaw was dislocated.
Xiao Ce had been by his side for many years and had already learned most of his style of doing things.
He knew that Xiao Ce had no evidence to prove that Wang Jian was the one who poisoned him, and of course, there was no evidence to prove that Bai Shuo was the one who planned all of this.
It was only because the recruits had been standing all night and their patience was wearing thin that they took this risky gamble. If they couldn't find out the truth by then, a mutiny might actually break out.
Xiao Ce raised an eyebrow at Ye Zeyu with a smug look, his intention to take credit was obvious.
But Ye Zeyu glared at him, pointed out the few people who had led the trouble earlier, and ordered the guards to arrest them.
Seeing that Wang Jian had confessed, the men knelt down and begged for mercy, confessing without being asked.
Not only did they recruit the cooks as accomplices, but they also recruited other new recruits who were stirring up trouble.
Of course, most importantly, they all pointed to Bai Shuo, saying that all of this was arranged by Bai Shuo.
With these people's confessions, even though Bai Shuo didn't say anything, the new recruits all believed that Bai Shuo was behind everything.
Of course, Ye Zeyu had no intention of letting Bai Shuo speak.
At the very least, they won't let him speak in the military camp!
Given Bai Shuo's status, Ye Zeyu naturally wouldn't directly use military law to deal with him.
Moreover, he couldn't afford to waste Qiao Xiuyuan's "good intentions"!
So Ye Zeyu prepared to escort Bai Shuo to the palace to meet the emperor.
Seeing the resentment in Bai Shuo's eyes, Ye Zeyu leaned close to his ear and whispered, "General Bai, you don't need to look at me like that. I am also a victim. You should think carefully about how to defend yourself when you see the Emperor later."
"Oh, by the way, I haven't told General Bai yet, have I? It was Marquis Anyang who recommended me to the Emperor for the Tiger-Riding Camp. Do you think Marquis Anyang's original intention was to target me or you?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Shuo gradually suppressed the resentment in his eyes and instead narrowed his eyes in deep thought.
A moment later, Ye Zeyu saw the resentment rekindle in Bai Shuo's eyes and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.
On the other side
Just as the literary gathering was about to officially begin, the Chamber of Commerce president, Chen Congcai, arrived late, accompanied by a young man who looked to be in his early twenties.
The moment the man stepped into the venue, he immediately attracted the attention of most people.
Those proud and talented women, their eyes lingering on that man, all revealed shy expressions.
Bai Mengying blushed upon seeing the person.
The man was tall and handsome, with an air of nobility in every gesture.
Her fox-like eyes seemed to have the power to bewitch and steal souls; even men who looked into them couldn't help but blush and their hearts would race.
Although this man has some feminine features, he is not effeminate at all. On the contrary, his every move exudes masculinity, which can make women's hearts flutter.
Even Qiao Ziming, the most handsome man present, seemed to pale in comparison.
Chen Cong first clasped his hands in apology to everyone, and then introduced the man next to him to everyone.
"This is Young Master Wei, a member of the Wei family, one of the four great families of Shanxi merchants."
Wei Yichen smiled and glanced around, his gaze lingering for a moment on the small shed on the right before he spoke: "I am Wei Yichen, from the Wei family of Jinzhou. I have long heard of the literary gathering at Bibo Pavilion in the capital and have always longed to attend. It is a great honor to be able to participate and meet with all of you esteemed scholars, talented men and women!"
His voice was magnetic, giving people a feeling of being bathed in a spring breeze.
When the crowd heard that Wei Yichen was a member of the Wei family, one of the four major Shanxi merchants, their gazes toward him changed slightly.
Most men want to befriend him, while most women want to attract his attention.
Although the Wei family was just a merchant family, the four great Shanxi merchants were not ordinary merchant families, but merchant families whose wealth was comparable to that of a country!
When wealth reaches a certain level, it becomes power.
Even Bai Mengying's mind started to race after she learned that the other party was a member of the Wei family.
Not only is he handsome, but he's also from the Wei family, making him a good husband candidate!
Among those present, apart from the two renowned scholars who held positions of authority in the literary world, Bai Mengying held the highest status.
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