"What?"
Chen Songshi heard every word Ye Chutang said clearly, but he didn't understand what they meant.
Naturally, no one understood.
Ye Chutang did not explain too much. He lowered his eyes and saw that the palace maid's body was trembling slightly.
I don’t know if it’s fear, regret, or something else?
But that doesn't matter anymore.
Ye Chutang looked at Bashar again.
"I heard that you also have a pharmacy?"
Chen Yanchuan nodded, "His store has been open in Beijing for eleven years."
"So long..." Ye Chutang nodded and suddenly asked, "Then you must have met Uncle Di?"
Basha was stunned. "Who?"
Xiao Chenglin was shocked!
He suddenly looked up at Ye Chutang!
Almost immediately, he realized his loss of composure and tried to control his expression, but Ye Chutang's words were too impactful, and the shock in his eyes was still clearly visible!
And Ye Chutang was also looking at him.
The moment he met those eyes, Xiao Chenglin's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
Ye Chutang's eyes curved, but he was speaking to Bashar.
"It seems you haven't seen it, what a pity."
After so many years, he was never valued, doing odd jobs and even ruined his life.
"Master Lin."
Ye Chutang suddenly changed the subject.
"Before I came here today, I brought you a gift."
Lin Xueping was stunned when he was suddenly called out.
"W-what?"
Ye Chutang took out an envelope from his arms. Inside the envelope was a piece of paper with a name on it.
"It's a shame that the Spring Examination has been postponed. I heard that Master Lin has put a lot of effort into comforting the students."
Lin Xueping's face suddenly changed!
Ye Chutang gently raised the piece of paper and said with a smile, "The students have heard that these people have already been appreciated by Master Lin and have been promised a bright future. They really have a promising future."
Tang Zhongli was standing nearby and quickly spotted a few familiar names.
He narrowed his eyes. "They look familiar... There seem to be quite a few of them. Are they the students who gathered at the Meridian Gate yesterday?"
He reacted and suddenly looked at Linköping.
"Master Lin, don't you want to explain?"
Lin Xueping finally panicked, "I, I don't have it! What kind of list is this? I don't even recognize it!"
"Master Lin, why should you be so modest? Your reputation has spread among many students in the capital."
Ye Chutang glanced at the list in his hand and sighed inwardly.
Ah Yan's busy days outside were not in vain. After some inquiries, he found out most of the information.
Good boy.
"The students gathered earlier, and today Lord Lin is petitioning for Prince Jing. It's too much of a coincidence." Tang Zhongli snorted coldly, "Lord Lin, as the Minister of Revenue, naturally has a hundred people to respond to his call!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
Lin Xueping retorted subconsciously, but his face was full of panic.
Xiao Chengqi looked at it and suddenly smiled.
"Fourth brother." He smiled and shook his head, sighing, "Even now, so many people are still running around for you. It's really unexpected!"
Xiao Chenglin looked straight at him.
"Has it come to this? I don't quite understand what you're saying, my royal brother. Besides these specious witnesses and the crimes they haven't confessed to, can you convict me?"
To date, no evidence directly relating to him has been presented.
Even including these people, none of them gave him away.
As Xiao Chenglin spoke, his brows gradually relaxed.
"If that's the case, then I have nothing to say. I'll do whatever you want, brother."
Ye Chutang looked at him quietly and understood instantly.
——Xiao Chenglin firmly believed that Uncle Di would not betray him.
Even including Bashar, Linköping, and that palace maid...
Even at this point, when everyone thought he had no chance of defending himself, he still would not bow his head.
He was so sure.
Chen Yanchuan suddenly said: "What a coincidence, I also have a letter here."
He took out an envelope from his pocket.
"Your Majesty, please read it."
The newly appointed eunuch Wu immediately took small steps and handed the letter to Xiao Chengqi.
Xiao Chengqi opened it.
The next moment, his expression changed suddenly!
"Where did you get this from!?"
Everyone was shocked to see his reaction - what was inside that could have caused His Majesty to be like this?
Shen Yanchuan paused.
"The iron mine outside Shiluan City."
Xiao Chenglin's face suddenly turned pale.
He tried his best to restrain himself and resisted the urge to look at Shen Yanchuan, but his heart was already in turmoil.
Chen Songshi asked doubtfully, "This is..."
"This is the sample drawing of the latest bow and crossbow weapon forged by the Ministry of War." Shen Yanchuan said word by word.
Everyone was shocked!
"What!?"
This is top secret! Even within the Ministry of War, only a few people have ever seen such a map. How could something so important appear in a tiny Shiluan City?!
Xiao Chenglin's body seemed to shake.
Chen Yanchuan seemed not to notice and continued, "The iron mine collapsed suddenly earlier, and something seemed amiss, so I secretly sent someone to investigate. After a while, they finally found this blueprint inside."
"I have examined this with Lord Miao Sheng. This drawing is not the one stored in the Ministry of War, but a copy. The standard of the drawing is exactly the same as the original. This shows that the person who copied this drawing must have seen the copy in person."
Shen Yanchuan paused briefly.
Miao Sheng, standing aside, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, besides the craftsmen, His Royal Highness Prince Jing has also seen the Ministry of War's blueprints."
For a moment, everyone's attention was focused on Xiao Chenglin.
"Prince Jing has actually seen this? But he has a crippled leg and stays indoors all year round. How could he have come into contact with this thing?"
Miao Sheng explained, "After the first batch of crossbows were cast, His Royal Highness Prince Jing visited the Ministry of War and compared them with the old versions. He praised the improved weapons for being sharper and more outstanding. He even went so far as to look at the sample drawings."
Xiao Chenglin sneered, "I'm not the only one who has seen that sample drawing. How can you be sure that I was the one who leaked it?"
Xiao Chengqi's face was gloomy. "This paper and ink are both made for the exclusive use of the royal family, and the handwriting on it is exactly the same as yours. More importantly, it also has Xie Anjun's seal on it!"
Xiao Chenglin's smile froze in an instant!
He naturally could not have imagined that after he ordered Xie Anjun to send this sample map to Shiluan City, it was not destroyed as he said, but was secretly kept by Xie Anjun.
——Xie Anjun had other thoughts.
What he did for Xiao Chenglin was to exterminate nine generations of his family, so naturally he had to be cautious and find ways to leave a way out for himself.
So, after successfully selling the weapons produced from the iron ore to Wazhen, he secretly hid the sample drawings.
As long as Xiao Chenglin turns against him, he will use this trump card.
Unfortunately, when he realized something was wrong and wanted to send someone to get it, he found that the thing had disappeared.
Finally he died in anger.
Unexpectedly, this sample map eventually fell into the hands of Chen Yanchuan! (End of this chapter)
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