Seeing a strange man sitting inside, he raised his eyebrows in confusion.

"Excuse me... who are you?"

Before the two had time to negotiate, they heard heavy footsteps coming from the door.

An army surrounded the gambling house. Xie Changyong felt something was wrong and wanted to escape by jumping out of the window, but unexpectedly several soldiers broke in from the window.

"Who are you anyway?"

Xie Changyong took a big step back in fear, staring at the people in front of him, unable to resist, and Kodar was also very confused. Both of them were taken away.

At this moment, a letter came to the governor's hand. It was sent by Rong Zhen. The content of the letter was very simple, and all the evidence of Xie Changyong's guilt was integrated into one sentence. The evidence was in the gambling house, and people had been sent to search for it.

"Sir? What should we do next?" The lawyer next to him walked forward, his expression solemn, exactly the same as Du An's.

"Let's do as the prince says." Du An openly led people to the vicinity of the gambling house. There was a tunnel in the backyard of the gambling house. Going down this tunnel, you can see a large secret room with dozens of large boxes piled up inside.

These large boxes were stacked together in a very secretive manner. When they were opened, they were all filled with military supplies. Xie Changyong's crime was serious. Hiding these military supplies under the eyes of the emperor was a capital crime.

The news spread quickly. Xie Yihui was having his meal at home with peace of mind. When he heard the housekeeper tell him the news, he was so shocked that the bowl and chopsticks in his hands fell to the ground.

"Sir... please save the second young master quickly. He has been taken to the Dali Temple." Yes, in just one morning hour, the person had been transferred to the Dali Temple.

"Where's Duan?" Xie Yihui knew that the case was presided over by the governor alone, and he should protect his son's safety. How come he was sent to the Dali Temple in the blink of an eye?

"Master Du has stopped caring about this matter." The housekeeper frowned. Master Du couldn't even protect himself, so how could he care about the life and death of the second young master? Xie Yihui stood up tremblingly, supported his arm, and said to him: "Have other passages been discovered?"

"Not yet, but it will be soon. We caught a foreign businessman from the Western Regions in the gambling house." The housekeeper was so shocked that his forehead was covered with sweat. Xie Yihui took a deep breath. He had to hurry to the capital before it got dark.

The capital.

The Lord and his family were having dinner at a round table. When they heard the news reported by the housekeeper, they first moved to the main hall, saw his majestic background, and immediately stepped forward and bowed.

"I've met the teacher."

"Do you still remember that I am your teacher?" Xie Yihui turned his head slowly. In just one hour, there were a few more silver hairs on his head, and he looked much more tired.

"Of course I will never forget the teacher's encouragement, which I will keep in my heart." Du'an was also the top scholar in the county at that time, and his successful career in officialdom was indeed due to his encouragement and help.

"Just remember it. Now that the teacher is in trouble, what are you going to do?" Xie Yihui didn't want to beat around the bush with him, so he said it directly to see how he would act.

After these words were spoken, he was speechless and thought for a long time.

"Teacher, this matter is... the prince." Du An lowered his head. Xie Yihui's sharp eyes shot a sharp light, looking at Du An, and when he heard him say this, he smiled and stroked the goatee on his chin.

"You have become smarter. You know how to hide behind the prince."

"I dare not. I am just stating the facts." Du An's forehead was already covered with sweat and he did not dare to continue looking at him.

Xie Yihui suddenly snorted coldly, and his expression became more severe.

"Don't forget how I promoted you over the years. Now you are just like crossing the river and destroying the bridge, turning your face away from me, right?"

Du An's forehead was already covered in cold sweat and he felt extremely guilty.

"Don't forget who gave you this day. I was able to bring you to your current position, but I can also pull you down. If something happens to my son right now, you and your family won't be able to survive in Kyoto."

Xie Yihui came over in person to warn him in order to scare him.

"Teacher, I'll see you off." Du An saw him off to the door when he saw him leaving. After seeing his figure walking away, his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground. The housekeeper beside him quickly caught him up.

"Master, why don't you go and plead with the prince?" The butler also realized that Lord Xie came here this time just to threaten the master.

The master and his wife and children can now live happily in Kyoto, thanks to the help and care of Mr. Xie.

"No need. I have my own ideas about this matter." Du An felt his lips dry and his tongue parched. He had never felt as crisis-ridden as he did today.

The matter of Xie Changyong was written into a memorial and submitted. Today, the court was opened, but Xie Yihui was ill and could not attend the court. The emperor looked at the ministers with dignity, and then asked loudly: "Regarding the matter of Second Master Xie, what are your opinions?"

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One of the adults in blue robes stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Second Master Xie is guilty of hiding arms. If this matter is investigated further, it is estimated that Master Xie is also related."

The atmosphere in the hall was heavy, like a huge rock pressing on people's chests, making it hard to breathe. There were a large number of people standing in Xie Yihui's team, and they wanted to offend Xie Changyong in a few words.

"Your Majesty, this matter is full of doubts. Please send someone to investigate carefully."

"Yes, the emperor might have been framed by someone with ulterior motives."

The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at everyone who was trying to offend him. Suddenly he laughed out loud and all the ministers trembled, not knowing what the emperor's laugh meant.

Someone quietly wiped the sweat off his face and looked up at the emperor.

"Let the Dali Temple Minister investigate this matter." The emperor said majestically, and retired from court. Before leaving, he asked Rong Zhen to stay.

The two stood in the silent hall, looking at Rong Zhen's clear yet bottomless eyes, and walked forward and put her hand on his shoulder.

"You did a great job. Now it's up to you."

"Didn't my brother say in the palace that this matter should be handled by the people of the Dali Temple?"

Rong Zhen looked at him in confusion. The emperor suddenly smiled, and the depth in his eyes made it difficult to understand what he meant.

"On the surface, people from the Dali Temple are investigating this matter. In fact, secretly, my power is also allowing the truth to gradually surface. I just want to put pressure on everyone and see their attitude. Will they stand on the side of the truth or on the side of power?"

"Brother, this move is really risky."

"How can we test people's loyalty if we don't do this?" The emperor suddenly laughed out loud, with his hands behind his back.