As soon as daybreak came, Liang Guang went to discuss the matter with Zhao Fuyi. Due to Ge Zhong's extraordinary status, they did not dare to act rashly.

Although the court had given full authority to try the case of Prince Liang's rebellion to Zhao Fuyi, Liang Guang and the Censorate, according to the Da Sheng law, Ge Zhong was a first-rank official, and the local Censorate was not qualified to try him. He should have been escorted back to the capital to be tried by the Three Law Departments.

Originally, the case of Prince Liang's rebellion broke out in the two lakes, and all the officials in the two lakes were involved. Prince Liang was dead, and it was most appropriate for the others to be tried locally. No one expected that the case would involve the governor. Although Zhao Fuyi had the emperor's order, he was not confident enough and did not dare to rashly go to the mansion to arrest people. Not only would he alarm the enemy, but he might also get into trouble.

However, the evidence was solid and he could not do nothing.

At this time, they should send someone to the capital to ask for permission in an urgent manner. However, once the memorial reaches the capital, Xie Zhongren will definitely know about it. Everyone knows that Ge Zhong was promoted by him. If he secretly communicates with Ge Zhong and destroys the evidence, what will they do? This is really a dilemma.

Finally, they came up with a solution. They asked the emperor to issue another decree stating the difference in this case to convince the public, saying that the Liang prince's grandsons were all royal relatives and should also be escorted back to Beijing, and that the local trial was against the law. Otherwise, they would be stretched to the limit and unable to move forward.

In this way, we can obtain an imperial decree to bring all the criminals to justice, regardless of their status, without alerting the enemy.

Liang Guang sent an 800-li express to deliver the memorial to the capital.

Zhao Fuyi ordered Feng Ye to secretly monitor every move of the Governor's Office. Liang Guang brought in all the official documents that he had supervised and issued since Ge Zhong took office, especially those related to Prince Liang. He brought Xu Kai and Yan Sikong to search for more favorable evidence in the vast ocean of documents.

Yan Sikong was sorting through all the case files when suddenly his eyes stopped on a piece of letter.

Xu Kai glanced at him and asked, "What is that?"

"It was the letter of persuasion that Lord Ge wrote to King Liang that day."

Hearing this, Liang Guang also raised his head: "The correspondence between the two of you must be strictly checked, but... this letter of persuasion and surrender, you, I and the prince have all read it on the spot."

"Yeah." Yan Sikong moved the candlestick in front of him, then slowly shook the thin plain paper, "I have indeed read it." Then he was about to put it aside.

"Wait!" Liang Guang's eyes widened and he ran over hurriedly.

Yan Sikong was startled: "Master Changshi, what's wrong?"

Xu Kai also came over.

Liang Guang took the letter from Yan Sikong's hand, looked at it over and over, then flattened it and carefully placed it above the candle. He saw that the blank space on the letter actually showed vague handwriting!

All three of them were shocked because it clearly said: Attack quickly if reinforcements are available.

The three of them looked at each other.

Xu Kai pointed at the letter and lowered his voice unconsciously: "I heard that if you use acid water as ink, the writing will disappear after it dries, and it will be visible when the paper is exposed to firelight."

Liang Guang said solemnly: "This Ge Zhong actually used this method to collude with the enemy in front of us. It's simply despicable and shameless!"

Yan Sikong also said angrily: "He actually teased Lord Changshi like this. Fortunately, our army used his grandson to delay for a few days. Otherwise, if the battle started before the reinforcements arrived, the outcome would be unpredictable."

Liang Guang showed a frightened expression: "It was really dangerous. It's a pity that King Liang committed suicide and there is no evidence. I'm afraid this traitor will make excuses and escape."

"No, we have so much evidence in our hands, we will bring him to justice." Xu Kai finished speaking and frowned again, "It's just that Ge Zhong is Eunuch Xie's man..."

Liang Guang sighed heavily: "General Zhao and I are worried about this." He put the letter away carefully, "Don't let this leak out. Once the imperial edict arrives, we will arrest the person."

"yes!"

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While they were waiting for the imperial edict, they were also trying their best to find evidence of Ge Zhong's corruption, abuse of power and dereliction of duty. If they wanted to bring down a provincial governor, treason was of course the most advantageous charge, but more charges were needed to make him lose credibility and public support and arouse the anger of the government and the public. Such evidence was not difficult to find. After they arrested Ge Zhong, more evidence would surely come like snowflakes.

As a result, Yan Sikong was naturally busy day and night and had not seen Feng Ye for many days. However, he did not expect that when he saw Feng Ye again, he would be furious and hurt.

Yan Sikong was secretly recalled by Xue Bo. It was obvious that Feng Ye did not want to alarm anyone. When he heard that Feng Ye was injured, he was naturally anxious. He found an excuse and hurried back to the inn.

"Feng Ye!" Yan Sikong pushed the door and broke into Feng Ye's bedroom, and saw Feng Ye sitting at the table, his left arm wrapped in a blood-soaked white gauze, his face bruised, covered in dust, and with traces of a fight.

Feng Ye had a frosty look on his face as he stared at Yan Sikong.

"What's wrong with you? Xue Bo said you were injured?" Yan Sikong walked forward, "But has the previous knife wound opened? Who did you fight with?" As he said this, he was about to check Feng Ye's wound.

Just when the hand was halfway there, it was opened by Feng Ye.

Yan Sikong was startled. He frowned and asked, "What does this mean?"

Feng Ye said coldly: "You want to know who I fought with?"

Yan Sikong's expression was calm, but he already had some guesses in his mind.

Feng Ye stood up, his tall figure like a mountain, giving people an invisible pressure. He gritted his teeth and said, "I was ordered to monitor the Governor's Mansion, and I dared not relax for a moment. But I didn't expect to see a sneaky person near the Governor's Mansion, who seemed to be observing in secret. Guess who that person is?"

Yan Sikong took a step back and said calmly, "Who is it?"

"Your 'Brother Liu'." Feng Ye carefully watched Yan Sikong's reaction.

Yan Sikong pursed his lips and looked directly at Feng Ye: "And then?"

"I followed him, and when he found out, he actually wanted to run away." Feng Ye narrowed his eyes, "Why would he run? If he didn't have something to hide, why would he run?"

"Feng Ye, please sit down, we..."

"Why is he running away!" Feng Ye said in a stern voice, "Even when I saw him at your house, I had a feeling that this person was not simple, and was definitely not an ordinary person in the martial arts world. Today, I tested him and found that he was very good at Qinggong, but he managed to escape. Who is he? Why is he in Jingzhou?"

Yan Sikong knew that Feng Ye would not believe him if he insisted that he had no knowledge of the matter, so he could only sigh and say, "His surname is definitely not Liu, and he is not an ordinary person in the martial arts world. His name is She Zhun, and he is known as 'Tian Kui Bai Ling' in the martial arts world. He is a powerful information dealer."

"How do you know him? And why is he in Jingzhou?"

Yan Sikong took a deep breath and said, "Feng Ye, can you please sit down first and listen to me calmly?"

Feng Ye stared at Yan Sikong for a moment, realized that he might be too impatient, and turned around and sat back on the stool.

Yan Sikong was also sitting opposite him, and he said slowly, "He did help me when I was poor and destitute. He traveled around and had no fixed place to stay. He was at my house that day, and he was indeed passing through the capital to reminisce with me."

Feng Ye was half-believing and half-doubting, and asked again: "Then why did he happen to be in Jingzhou?"

Yan Sikong said without blinking, "I didn't ask him to come to Jingzhou. He was asked by someone else to investigate the King of Liang. I didn't ask him who asked him to come and what he was investigating. He didn't know I followed you south. He came to see me once after I went to Kuizhou as an envoy. In his conversation, he was asking me about the King of Liang."

"That's all?"

“That’s all.”

Feng Ye clenched his fists: "Don't blame me for being impulsive. This is such a coincidence. How can I believe your words?"

Yan Sikong said frankly: "Then do you think there is something between him and me that cannot be told to others?"

"I..." Feng Ye was speechless for a moment, he really couldn't say it, but all along, the feeling that Yan Sikong was hiding something from him was becoming stronger and stronger. This feeling made him uneasy and suspicious. This time he ran into She Jun, which confirmed his guess. He really couldn't easily believe Yan Sikong's explanation, but he couldn't say what he could doubt.

Yan Sikong stood up, wet the cloth with water, walked back to the table, wiped Feng Ye's cheek, and said softly: "Don't blame you for doubting me. I did hide his identity. He acts in a secretive way. No one in the world knows his true identity. You must never reveal it."

Feng Ye turned his face away and said unhappily, "I am not a gangster. Who can I tell? What good will it do if I tell it to anyone?"

Yan Sikong pinched his chin, straightened his face, and continued to wipe it. He said softly: "Feng Ye, you are the prince, you may look down on the gangsters, but I have been wandering for ten years and met many chivalrous people. It is because of their kindness that I can live to this day. After I entered the officialdom, I almost lost contact with them, but She Jun was kind to me, I will always remember it, do you understand?"

Feng Ye looked up at him, his wolf eyes dark and deep: "Is everything you said true?"

Yan Sikong said seriously, "It's all true. She Jun and I are parting ways here. I don't know how many times we will meet in this life, and we will no longer have any connection. Can you please stop chasing him? Consider it a plea from me."

Feng Ye lowered his head and thought.

Yan Sikong took a deep breath, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

He never expected that She Jun would be caught by Feng Ye. There is always a loophole in a hundred precautions. Feng Ye's suspicion of him grew, and it became increasingly difficult to deceive him. He only hoped that at least the matter of Ge Zhong could be covered up. If he didn't take revenge, how could he face Yuan Mao after his death?

Feng Ye raised his head again: "Kong'er, if it were anyone else, I would definitely investigate it thoroughly, but you... I promise you."

Yan Sikong smiled with relief: "Thank you."

Feng Ye hugged his waist and said in a muffled voice: "Are you hiding something from me?"

Yan Sikong froze: "What do you mean?"

"I don't know, I..." Feng Ye looked confused, "I don't know why, but I always feel like you're hiding something from me. Maybe it's because you never mentioned the past, never mentioned the past ten years since we last met, and you rarely talk about yourself. You make me feel mysterious, and I can't see what's going on in your mind."

Yan Sikong held Feng Ye's face in his hands and said calmly, "Do you want to hear about my past?"

"I don't want to force you to open up old wounds, so if you don't say anything, I won't ask. It's just..." Feng Ye hesitated for a moment, "If you trust me, why not tell me? Maybe you'll feel better if you tell me. I'm willing to share your burden."

Yan Sikong used his fingertips to gently trace Feng Ye's eyebrows. He took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind: "I trust you. You are probably the only person I trust in this world...Okay! When the conspiracy case is settled and there are no more trivial matters, I will get you a pot of good wine and tell you everything about the past. How about it?"

Feng Ye then revealed a relieved smile: "Okay."

"What about you? Will you keep it secret from me?"

Feng Ye said seriously: "As long as you ask, I will tell you everything in detail."

Yan Sikong hugged Feng Ye's head and kissed his hair gently, letting Feng Ye stroke his back. The warm and strong palm gave him the sense of security he needed most at this moment.

The two of them hugged each other for a while, and Feng Ye suddenly muttered in a low voice: "That She Jun is quite handsome, you don't have any thoughts about him, do you?"

Yan Sikong laughed and scolded: "Nonsense, when have I ever had a good relationship with Long Yang?"

"What about me?"

"You are you, it doesn't matter if you are a man or a woman."

Feng Ye hugged the person in his arms tightly.