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Yin Yichen said he would investigate the matter, and within two days he summoned Jiao Da, the old manager of Fengxian Restaurant, to the Prime Minister's Residence.

Jiao Da is now over 60 years old, with a lot of gray hair. When he saw Yin Yichen, he came up to him with tears in his eyes and begged for mercy. He knelt on the ground with a plop, "Prime Minister, I asked for an audience several times but no one informed me. Now I finally see you. Please spare my life. He is not a bad person, but I have spoiled him over the years. If you can spare him this time, I will do anything you ask me to do. I know that I have let you down and I will apologize to you and the old man when I die."

Jiao Da was an old servant who had followed Old Master Yin for decades. Even now, he was not a bad person. It was just that Jiao Rong was the only son in the family, so he was spoiled. He was allowed to take over the Fengxian Restaurant and started to do whatever he wanted in the restaurant. Who would have thought that he would become so lawless.

But Jiao Da only has this one son after all. Even if he makes something wrong, Jiao Da always wants to excuse his son and do something to make up for it.

"Let me ask you, your son embezzled so much money after taking charge of Fengxian Restaurant, allowing your family to live such a rich life, but you didn't notice it at all?" Yin Yichen looked at the old man who was over fifty years old, his voice was cold without a trace of warmth, "It's not that I didn't know about this before, but I thought that since you are my father's old servant, I should give you some face. But who would have known that you would let your son swallow up so much money from my Prime Minister's Mansion at Fengxian Restaurant, and turned the restaurant into the Jiao family's."

"I was just confused for a moment." Jiao Da also knew that he was wrong. He had allowed Jiao Rong to embezzle money in the restaurant all these years, and he knew that this day would come. Jiao Da was crying and suddenly said, "It's too late to say anything now. I only hope that the Prime Minister can spare my son's life."

Yin Yichen looked at Jiao Da, who was in tears, and said slowly, "Now the bandits on Langfeng Mountain almost killed my wife. Your son Jiao Rong colluded with the bandits and committed a heinous crime. I heard him say that you have a method of preventing miasma passed down from your ancestors. If you can hand it over, I will talk to the Dali Temple and ask them to give you a lighter sentence."

Seeing this, Jiao Da hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Yin Yichen, "Thank you, Prime Minister. Your kindness and kindness will be unforgettable to our family."

Yin Yichen looked at the old servant of Old Master Yin and didn't want to embarrass him, so he said in a deep voice, "Write down the method of how to break the miasma and go back to rest. Don't bother yourself with it at your age."

"Yes, yes, what the Prime Minister said is right." Jiao Da responded, raised his sleeve to wipe his tears, and went out to write the prescription. He didn't dare to say no.

After Yin Yichen dealt with the matter, he went back to the palace without stopping. He was afraid that Song Jing would talk about the matter of Langfeng Mountain in the palace today, so he had to go to the palace to see what the situation was now.

When Yin Yichen entered the palace, it was time for the morning court session.

Song Jing is now making a plea in the court, "Your Majesty, the bandits in Langfeng Mountain are so rampant now. I have heard that they come down the mountain from time to time to rob passers-by. Now they have even extended their hands to the children of officials. A few days ago, my daughter almost got into trouble when she passed by the suburbs of the city. Such a thing can happen under the feet of the emperor. It really does not take Your Majesty seriously. Please be wise and allow me to lead the troops to suppress the bandits."

"How could such a thing happen?" The emperor above was surprised. "These bandits have been entrenched for a long time, and they really should be caught in one fell swoop. Then..."

"Your Majesty, I have something to say." At this time, Prince An Xie Ke stood up and looked at the emperor above him and said, "As far as I know, there are a lot of miasma and poisonous insects on Mount Langfeng. If we go up the mountain to suppress the bandits, I'm afraid we will suffer heavy losses. Those bandits usually don't dare to make trouble. I'm afraid they have some old grudges with General Song Jing, so they killed them so ruthlessly. If we send troops to suppress the bandits in the mountain just for General Song Jing's family, it's probably not worth it. It's better to wait for those bandits to come down the mountain and find an opportunity to kill them one by one."

"How long will it take to kill them one by one? Moreover, the bandits are elusive. By the time the soldiers arrive, they will have already gone up the mountain, and there is no way to catch them." Song Jing stood in the court and said coldly, "I led the troops to suppress the bandits, but these little bandits escaped by chance, so they hate me. Now I want to go up the mountain to make up for my mistake. I hope Your Majesty will allow me to suppress the bandits to demonstrate the royal majesty. If you do nothing, I am afraid that the bandits in Langfeng Mountain will become more rampant."

Upon seeing this, Prince An immediately retorted, "General Song Jing is so decisive, but is there any way to prevent the miasma on Mount Langfeng?"

Song Jing was stunned and stood there without saying anything.

At this moment, Yin Yichen strode forward and said to everyone, "I have a way to resist the miasma..."

Yin Yichen stepped forward and spoke to the emperor above, "Your Majesty, I think what General Song Jing said is right. The bandits in Langfeng Mountain are so reckless and are challenging the majesty of heaven. Now that they have committed such a big mistake, they are still tolerated, which will only encourage their arrogance. Today, it is my wife who is in trouble, and I don't know who will be in trouble tomorrow."

Seeing this, Xie Ke immediately refuted Yin Yichen in the court, "Prime Minister Yin is worried about his wife and wants to avenge her, so he proposed to suppress the bandits. Langfeng Mountain is easy to defend and attack, so it is not something that can be taken down casually."

"We are not asking Prince An to go up the mountain to suppress the bandits, so why is Prince An so anxious?" Yin Yichen sneered twice, "If they fail to defeat the bandits, the general will be punished instead of Prince An. It would be a joke for a scholar like Prince An to teach the general how to march and fight. If Prince An wants to be a coward, he'd better hide in the back and not say anything."

“You…” Prince An’s face was now ashen.

Yin Yichen was well-known in the court for not giving face to anyone, but the emperor was very fond of him. The emperor liked his arrogant and unruly appearance the most, so he immediately ordered, "In this case, General Song Jing will be responsible for this bandit suppression. Completely eliminate the bandits in Langfeng Mountain, and the officials and civilians in the capital will be able to rest assured in the future."

Song Jing recommended Song Lan in the court and said, "Your Majesty, I have been fighting outside for decades. It is useless to use a butcher knife to kill a chicken to kill the bandits in Langfeng Mountain. I think it is better to let my son Song Lan go."

The emperor sitting on top didn't care about these details and immediately said, "Approved."