Well said! Several imperial censors nearby praised him with their eyes.
Yan Shiyue pretended to think: "If you say so, it makes sense."
The censor was cheered up.
Yan Shiyue said: “Okay, come on, let’s discuss and see if there is a solution that can satisfy both parties…” She took everyone to the side hall and asked someone to serve tea.
While asking: "According to what you said, is it inappropriate for me to do this?"
"Of course it's not right!"
"Then what should we do?"
The censor said, "Just follow the law, the principles, and the old precedents! Since something has happened, the Ministry of Justice should work together to investigate the case! How can we isolate people?"
Yan Shiyue said seriously, "But this person is reporting a minister in the court, our colleague. He is also in a high position and has countless students and old friends..." As she spoke, everyone's faces changed subtly. She continued, "What if someone leaks the information?"
Everyone looked at each other.
...
...
Then someone said, "How can the Prime Minister doubt the integrity of his colleagues like this?"
"Because I am a villain, I will be a villain first and a gentleman later." She smiled and said, "So, what about you gentlemen? Don't you doubt the integrity of your colleagues?"
When no one answered, she pointed at them one by one: "Master Zhou?"
The person she pointed out could only say passionately: "Of course I don't doubt it!"
"Lord Liu?"
"No doubt! Just explain the matter clearly and keep it secret. I believe my colleagues in the Ministry of Justice will not knowingly commit a crime!"
"Lord Zhao?"
"Exactly! Just make it clear with them!"
They did not realize that they had fallen into a ditch. The matter had changed from "Is it inappropriate to send troops to surround the yard" to "Is it necessary to send troops to surround the yard?" It was a very subtle change, but it made a huge difference.
Yan Shiyue asked one by one, and then said seriously: "So you all trust your colleagues so much! It's really the demeanor of a gentleman! I am very ashamed!"
She changed the subject and said, "So, what you all mean is that I just need to make it clear to them that this matter cannot be leaked, and then I can withdraw the Yulin Army and let them act on their own. And you all believe that they will not knowingly commit a crime and leak the information, right?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Yan Shiyue paused for a moment and asked, "Is that right?"
Everyone could only say, "Yes."
"No one objects, right?"
"yes."
"Really?"
Several imperial censors looked at each other, stood up, saluted, and said in unison, "We have no objection!"
"Okay," Yan Shiyue called Yi Ye in, "Send a message to Jia He, tell them to withdraw, and then the Yulin Army outside also withdraw. Then you go in and tell them, tell them the truth, this matter is of great importance, and it cannot be leaked before the matter is investigated clearly, please remember this."
Yi Ye went away as requested.
The imperial censors had not expected it to be so easy, and they all breathed a sigh of relief, and even felt a little proud. After all, it was their concerted efforts that convinced the Prime Minister! Hehehehe...
Jiahe came in after a while and reported that the men had been withdrawn.
The imperial censors were about to say goodbye when they heard her continue, "Go to Aye and borrow Gu Jiuxing or Li Dequan for me to use."
Jia He left in response, and soon Gu Jiuxing came. Yan Shiyue said, "Manager Gu, please take a seat."
Gu Jiuxing didn't dare to sit down, and even said he didn't dare, so Yan Shiyue said, "Then please ask Manager Gu to sit outside, Wei Xin will serve tea."
Gu Jiuxing retreated, and the imperial censors looked at each other in confusion.
Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "I just said that I am a villain. You are all gentlemen with open minds. I am far inferior to you."
She paused: "So, in order to show that it is necessary for me to send people to surround the courtyard, I sent out several shadow guards, one person to follow one person, no more, just half an hour. If these people do nothing within half an hour, then I have been unworthy of being a villain, and I will prepare wine to apologize to you and everyone in the Ministry of Justice. But what if the opposite is true..." She smiled slightly, her eyes swept over everyone one by one, smiling without saying a word.
The censors were so shocked that their eyes were wide open and their backs were wet with sweat.
How terrible! They had never expected that this person's methods were so sophisticated.
Moreover, she sat there, calm and composed, planning her strategy. How could she look like a young lady? Even an old minister who had worked in the court for decades was no better than this!
The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
An imperial censor named Liu Chang hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, stood up, and said, "Prime Minister, I want to change my clothes."
Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "Master Liu, go ahead. Don't worry, I won't send a shadow guard to follow you. After all, you are the Censor-in-Chief, responsible for supervising all officials, correcting criminal cases, etc. I believe that you will never knowingly commit a crime. Otherwise, how can you have the nerve to take on this position? Don't you think so?"
Liu Chang was sweating profusely, and sat back down awkwardly: "Your subordinate will bear with it for a while."
Gu Jiuxing is still outside!
She had made it so clear, and when she told Emperor Ming Yan about it... no matter what he did or didn't do, he would definitely lose his official position.
Everyone just sat there quietly drinking tea.
In fact, no one could drink it except Yan Shiyue.
Many things are too scary to think about too much.
Some people were thinking that when she gave the order, she didn't mention the Shadow Guard at all, which meant that she had given the order to the Shadow Guard before coming here... Doesn't that mean that she already knew what they would say, their attitude, and the final result? ?
It's ridiculous that they still think they are the best!
Some people also thought that she directly asked someone to borrow people from Emperor Ming Yan, and it was impossible for Emperor Ming Yan to not guess what she was going to do, but he still sent Gu Jiuxing directly instead of Li Dequan or any other eunuch. Isn't this his attitude?
After a while, the shadow guards came in one by one to report.
For example, Shangshu Li Jinzhong immediately went to find Lin Fujian! For example, Shilang Zhou Chengyi immediately went to find Prince Yu...
"My Lords," Yan Shiyue said earnestly, "So, do you understand? You can know a person's face but not his heart... The two Lords at the head of the Ministry of Justice are like this, so do you think it is necessary for me to seal the courtyard? Is it a waste of effort?"
Everyone's faces were bruised from being hit, and they all smiled bitterly without saying anything.
At this point, Yan Shiyue didn't want to go too far. She stood up and walked out, saying, "By the way, let me tell you all that the man sued Elder Lin for murder and silenced him, involving four lives..." She looked back and said lightly, "Please keep it a secret!"
The previous official documents from the Ministry of Justice only mentioned sending people to certain places to inform people, and did not mention the specific names and matters, but she told them this anyway.
The control over people's hearts in this process is really terrifying.
Who on earth said she couldn't be an official? ? How could she be called incapable of being an official? ? She obviously knew much more than them!
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