My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 62 The treacherous minister himself has revealed himself!! (Please continue reading!)
Yuan Ti rushed to Zhang Yi's residence in a great hurry.

His eldest son, Zhang Shijun, and second son, Zhang Zhongyu, are both handling official business in the Ministry of Personnel and are not currently at home.

After the servants announced his arrival, they led Yuan Ti to the inner courtyard, where Zhang Yi, despite his illness, was already sitting and waiting for him.

"I am unwell and unable to rise to greet you. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

"There's no need to fuss over such a trivial matter."

Yuan Ti waved his hand and sat down as well.

"I wonder what urgent matter brings Your Majesty here in such a hurry?"

Yuan Ti nodded and said, "It is indeed an important matter, and it is of great importance. We can only discuss it in private."

Zhang Yi was a shrewd man, and he immediately understood. After dismissing everyone else, he left only himself and Yuan Ti.

"All the...all the irrelevant people have left, Your Majesty, please speak."

Yuan Ti still looked around uneasy before telling him the truth!

The thought of what he was about to say caused his suppressed anger to erupt once more, and he couldn't sit still any longer and stood up.

"Those damned military brutes! They actually ambushed and killed my wife's convoy two days ago!"

"Wha...what?"

Zhang Yi was so shocked that he stood up abruptly, looking at Yuan Ti in utter astonishment. He almost fell over, but quickly sat back down and looked up anxiously, asking, "Is...is it really true??"

Yuan Ti then recounted what Zhu Wenyu had said earlier, mentioning the key evidence.

Zhang Yi did not respond immediately, but pondered for a moment before speaking, "Your Majesty is wise, the matter... was handled extremely well!"

"I will send someone to the King's Palace to confirm whether that bandit is a member of the Central Army!"

"If it was truly the work of those ruffians, I will certainly lodge a complaint with His Majesty and the Empress Dowager at the court assembly and ask them to seek justice for me!!"

Zhang Yi shook his head and said, "The people of the Central Army will not admit it. Even if the bandit is confirmed to be a member of the Central Army, even if the sword and arrows are from the Central Army, there is nothing we can do if they insist. After all, the Central Army has a large number of people, and we cannot generalize from a few cases. Besides... quite a few Central Army weapons have been leaked outside."

"According to the general, I have been so humiliated! And I have no way to deal with these brutes?"

Zhang Yi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please do not be provoked."

"While this person's presence in the Central Army doesn't prove that the Central Army intended to harm His Majesty, it does demonstrate their lax discipline, disregard for the law, and audacity! Furthermore, the outflow of military equipment proves the need for a severe overhaul of the Central Army! On this basis, I submit this memorial, earnestly requesting Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager to completely exclude military personnel from the 'pure ranks'!!"

"What does the General Who Conquers the West mean...?"

"During the court assembly, Your Majesty can rest assured to complain and plead your grievances to His Majesty and the Empress Dowager. I and my son will speak on Your Majesty's behalf and use this opportunity to reorganize the central army!"

"it is good!"

After thinking it over, Yuan Ti realized that he had overlooked the key point!
"After I returned, I temporarily placed the group of Huai Shuo envoys who saved my wife under the pretext of repaying their kindness! It was they who killed the bandits in the central army!"

"If the Central Army wants to deny it by saying that I have a grudge against them, I can take the envoy from Huai Shuo with me. This group of people came from the border town and have never met the Central Army before. Let's see how the Central Army denies it then!"

"Excellent! Your Majesty is not only wise and powerful, but also quick-witted. I admire you!"

Yuan Ti laughed heartily, "General, you are a wise and experienced strategist, truly a pillar of our Great Wei!"

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Gao Yu did not forget Gao Huan's instructions and did not go far, but only wandered around the nearby Buddhist temple.

People kept coming in to worship Buddha, burn incense, and offer donations, but he wasn't interested in worshipping Buddha. He just took a quick look around and then went back.

He looked completely bewildered as soon as he returned.

Gao Huan was shirtless, his entire back covered in bloody whip marks, and Bilugu and the others were applying medicine to him.

"Brother, what is this??"

"It's alright, it's all in the past."

Gao Huan clearly didn't want to say more.

Gao Yu didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he gave a wink to the man who had accompanied Gao Huan to deliver the official documents, signaling him to come with him to the outer courtyard.

He went out first, and after a moment, he heard footsteps.

He only found out after asking in detail...

It means being discriminated against.

Gao Huan routinely delivered the official document to the clerk Ma Xiang, who then rewarded Gao Huan with meat. Gao Huan habitually sat on the ground, which Ma Xiang used as a pretext to accuse him of disrespecting his superior, and ordered Gao Huan to be whipped forty times.

"Isn't this just deliberately causing trouble?"

"He's a clerk, what can we do?"

Before Gao Yu could think further, he heard a series of hurried footsteps. It turned out that Zhu Wenyu had brought people to the Princess's villa, saying that the Prince of Guangping wanted to reward them handsomely and that Zhu Wenyu and his men should bring a group of guards and maids to serve them.

This left Gao Yu somewhat puzzled, as the villa already had maids and guards.
Zhu Wenyu did not provide an explanation.

He left them with fine wine and good meat, and instructed them not to go out for the next two days, as the Prince of Guangping would be receiving them in a few days. He then departed. After Yuan Ti and Zhang Yi had discussed everything, they returned to the Prince's residence.

After finishing his work, he thought he should comfort Zheng Dache, since she had almost lost her life because of him. Zheng Dache didn't know the details, but he also felt a little guilty.

He also longed to spend time with his wife, whom he had been apart from for a while.

"Seventh Sister, I..."

Zheng Dache's voice could be heard through the curtain.

"Your Majesty has returned? I am a little tired and cannot get up to greet you. Please forgive me."

Yuan Ti was very puzzled as to why Zheng Dache had suddenly become so cold.

It was perfectly fine before, which is really strange.

Unable to come up with an answer, and seeing how tired Zheng Dache was, he said, "You've had a long journey and encountered some unexpected events... so Seventh Sister should get some rest."

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Inside the Tai Chi Hall.

Empress Dowager Hu remained seated beside the young Emperor Yuan Xu, listening to reports from those below on recent state affairs.

After scanning the room, Prince Yuan Yi of Qinghe asked, "Are there any other government reports to report?"

No one responded; they all looked at Zhang Yi, who was standing at the front of the court!

Zhang Yi rarely attends court assemblies due to a stroke, but today he was helped to court by his son. It was clear that everyone was waiting for him to speak, thinking about the secret report Zhang Zhongyu had submitted a few days ago.

Yuan Ti exchanged a glance with Zhang Yi.

He stepped forward, knelt deeply on the ground, and cried out loudly for justice!

"Your Majesty! Empress Dowager, please do justice for me!!"

Empress Dowager Hu was bewildered. She asked, "What injustice has the Prince of Guangping suffered?"

Yuan Ti did not rise, but remained kneeling on the ground. He then spoke, "I want to sue the Central Army! My wife, Zheng, a woman from Xingyang, was ambushed and killed by a group of bandits on her way back to Luoyang after visiting her parents. Fortunately, she was rescued and her life was saved. And those bandits were the men of the Central Army!!"

Wow! !

The court officials were in an uproar!

Yuan Ti's words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky!
Yuan Yi was shocked, and Empress Dowager Hu was equally astonished, pressing for evidence: "Is there any proof?"

"My guards have seized arrows and a broadsword. This type of broadsword is only used by the central army. I beg Your Majesty to do me justice!"

As he spoke, a palace guard went outside the hall and brought over the evidence that Yuan Ti had prepared.

When Yuan Yi saw it, he was also greatly shocked. This horizontal sword was indeed the standard style used by the central army. Although Empress Dowager Hu did not understand it, she could guess most of it from Yuan Yi's expression. She was also greatly shocked and did not know what to say for a moment.

The entire Taiji Hall fell silent, and the senior officials, led by Cui Guang, remained silent.

Instead, it was General Yuan Yi who stepped forward and retorted.

"This item alone is probably not enough to prove that it was done by the Central Army, right? After all, it's not uncommon for a lot of Central Army weapons to have leaked out."

"So, does the commanding general mean I've wronged the central army??"

"Hey, I didn't say that."

Yuan Yi laughed and retorted, "I'm just saying that this evidence alone cannot prove that it was the Central Army who did it. Besides... the Central Army has a large number of people. Even if the bandits who were killed were from the Central Army, what does that prove? Can one person represent the Central Army?"

"you……"

Yuan Ti stood up and glared at him angrily.

Yuan Yi stopped him, saying, "What kind of behavior is this, making a scene in the palace? The Prince of Guangping would not wrong the people of the Central Army without cause. What the Commander-in-Chief said also makes sense. This matter needs to be investigated further."

Yuan Yi laughed and said, "The ancestors of the Central Army were all meritorious officials, ordered by the Emperor to guard Luoyang. How could they act in this way?"

"In my opinion, there must be treacherous officials in the court who want to disrupt the government and throw the central army guarding Luoyang into disarray! What exactly are they trying to do to demoralize our troops!"

Yuan Yi clearly did not want the situation to escalate further.

He was completely in the dark and knew nothing about the specifics, so he wanted to quickly dismiss the court assembly and pull Yuan Ti aside to get a proper explanation!
"Alright, this matter is of great importance and needs to be handled with caution. I will send someone to investigate it thoroughly!"

He had barely finished speaking!

Zhang Yi stepped forward and said, "This old minister has something to say!"

however……

Before Zhang Yi could speak...

Yuan Yi interrupted loudly.

"Good! The treacherous minister has jumped out himself! General Zhang Yi, who is tasked with wreaking havoc on the court, is the very treacherous minister!!"

PS: He served as a messenger for six years, and whenever he arrived in Luoyang, he was given a messenger by the clerk Ma Xiang. Xiang once offered meat to Shenwu, but Shenwu, who did not eat standing up, sat down and served it. Xiang thought this was disrespectful and had Shenwu flogged forty times. (Book of Northern Qi, Annals, Volume 1)
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