On the ninth day of the third month of the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, it was the time of the early dynasty, and the civil and military officials in Beijing gathered in the court room early in the morning, waiting for the announcement of the court, only Li Zhen, the squire of the military department, was the latest one, and it was just late, but Li Zhen didn't even enter the court room, just stood at the door of the courtroom, and didn't pay attention to the greetings of the low-grade officials around him, just stood aside indifferently, his face was full of frost, and he didn't say anything. To tell the truth, if he can not come, Li Zhen will never want to come to this early dynasty, the fake note has already been on it, and he has been resting for two days, but last night there was a will in the palace, saying that it was an urgent military affairs on the front line, so that Li Zhen would be sick for the country, and he would not be absent from today's early dynasty.

Military urgency? Ass, military affairs! The army in front has not yet arrived at Tongguan at this time, even if the forward sent to the sneak attack is still hundreds of miles away from Qizhou, the battle has not started, where is the military affairs, the left and right are just excuses, the old man came to such a hand, it is clear that he doesn't want Li Zhen to stay out of the matter, this Li Zhen has a lot in his heart, in Li Zhen's opinion, he and Li Tai are afraid that those things in private have already fallen in the eyes of the old man, but the old man's original intention was to abolish the prince, and he would not come forward to interfere, but, The old man didn't want Li Zhen, who set off the fire, to be a spectator, so he asked Li Zhen to go to the troubled waters, and the intentions were not enough for outsiders.

Dog's day, I don't let Lao Tzu watch the play, I have to force Lao Tzu to go on stage, and it will be done, your old man is ruthless, we won't let go of the bag, it's a big deal to play a ruthless role for your old man! Li Zhen knew very well that the old man forced himself to come on stage to participate in the performance, but he just wanted to pave the way for Lao Jiu to enter the East Palace - a few princes fought hard, and the attack was naturally out of importance, and the matter was in a big mess, and no one had good fruit to eat, but Lao Jiu, who was far away in Qizhou, did not have any fart matter, and under the benefit of the fisherman, it was not a natural thing to enter the East Palace? It's a pity that Li Zhen is still helpless, so she can only act according to the old man's script, so she is naturally not very happy in her heart, how can she have the heart to talk to others, just stand outside the room and be stunned.

"Go to court!"

"Go to court!"

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The hour has come, the eunuchs sounded all the way from the Taiji Palace, the middle and low-level officials who were idle outside the room were busy lining up, and the important ministers of the court who were resting in the room were rushing out according to their grades, Li Zhen, who was originally thinking about it, was also awakened by this noise, and when he looked up, he just saw Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Ke, the king of Wu, who were in the first column of the clan, looking at themselves with a smile on the corner of their mouths, and hurriedly gathered their minds, laughed, and did not speak, just arched their hands, and strode over. Lined up behind Li Tai.

Li Tai, the king of Wei, has not been idle since he got Liu Qi and Su Gan Chengji from Li Zhen the day before yesterday, and he is a tandem minister, and he is urging confessions, and he has not forgotten to hand over the words to the palace, and he has not slept for a few hours at all, and he is so tired that the corners of his mouth are foaming, but his spirit is very good, as soon as he saw Li Zhen return to the team, he turned his head and quietly gave a thumbs up, with a weird smile on his face, but he didn't speak, but the meaning was very clear, except for showing off that everything was ready, It's nothing more than asking Li Zhen not to forget to support herself when she arrives, Li Zhen saw it very clearly, but she didn't bother to pay attention to it, she just nodded her head noncommittally, her face was faint, there was no expression, Li Tai didn't take it to heart, laughed, and led the way to the main hall by herself.

Li Ke quietly lagged behind half a step, walked side by side with Li Zhen, looked sideways at Li Zhen, looked up at the sky again, and said with a smile: "Eighth brother, look at this cloudy day, hey, it's going to rain heavily." ”

, isn't it? Damn, you kid wants to see the excitement, hey, there's no door, if the old man kicks the ball at Lao Tzu's feet later, Lao Tzu will unceremoniously stuff it into your kid's arms! Li Zhen thought viciously in her heart, but there was indeed a faint smile on her face, and she nodded and said, "Yes, it's going to rain, I'm afraid this rain is not small." ”

"Ha, that's, that's." Li Ke echoed a few times, suddenly changed his words, and said with a smile: "Eighth brother, it's going to rain when you see the sky, this hat and canopy and the like can be prepared, if you are drenched in the rain, you have to get sick, hehe, my brother is fully prepared today, look at the eighth brother is in a hurry, I guess I haven't prepared it, or I should start with my brother first?" ”

Well? What words? What the hell is this kid trying to say? Li Zhen's heart moved, and for a while he couldn't see through Li Ke's intentions, he always attached great importance to Li Ke and Li Zhen, after all, he belonged to the brothers who really had some ability, and at this time, listening to Li Ke's words faintly invited him to join forces, which really made Li Zhen a little troubled, but at this moment he had already walked to the door of the main hall, but it was not easy to ask in detail, so he had to smile and nodded: "It's okay, then there is Third Brother Lao." ”

"What should be done, what should be done, are all their own brothers, why bother to divide it so clearly, hehe." As soon as he heard Li Zhen say this, the smile on Li Ke's face immediately brightened a little, he smiled, didn't say anything more, took a step, followed Li Tai, the king of Wei, and walked into the main hall quickly.

"The emperor has arrived!" In the solemnity, the shrill voice of Hu Youde, the inner attendant, sounded, and the civil and military officials who were thinking about each other immediately knelt on the ground, and the sound of three long live voices sounded neatly.

"Zhongqing is flat." Li Shimin, who had a calm face, slowly walked onto the throne, glanced at the ministers who were kneeling all over the place, flicked his big sleeves, sat down, and said in a calm tone, the ministers stood up in a sound of gratitude, but before everyone could take a breath, Wang Daoguang, the servant of the Criminal Department, stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Weichen has a book: The case of grinding Zhuang on the 14th day of the first month of the 16th year of Zhenguan was detected by Du He, the commander of the horses, and it was stated that the case of the arsenal was committed by the bandits of the rivers and lakes who infiltrated the Beijing division and colluded with the officials of the arsenal, but there are many doubts. Our Criminal Department has never recognized the root cause of this case, and now through the concerted efforts of all the Yamen of the Criminal Department, we have found out that this is a vicious criminal case of merit and murder, and our Criminal Department has found the survivor of the case of Nian Zhuang, and has a confession here, in addition, the suspect of this major case has also been arrested, and the whole case is just around the corner. ”

As soon as Wang Daoguang said this, the whole court was shocked, everyone knew that the case of Nian Zhuang seemed to be presided over by Du He on the surface, but in fact it was the prince who was in charge behind it, and now Wang Daoguang openly stabbed the case above the main hall, and his intentions were not self-taught, and then considering that Wang Daoguang was the confidant of Li Tai, the king of Wei, in this way, the secret war between the king of Wei and the prince had become an open battle brought to the table, and it was already an insoluble situation of the winner and the loser, and there was no room for relaxation in the meantime. Mortals are only afraid that they will suffer, and the problem of standing in line has become a difficult knot in the hearts of the big guys, and where to go depends on the meaning of today, no, Wang Daoguang This chapter is on, although the officials in the hall are inevitably a little suspicious on their faces, but no one dares to say a word, and everyone's eyes are all looking at Li Shimin, who is sitting still.

Li Shimin's face was still faint, and he didn't even have an expression, he didn't even raise his hand, but said calmly: "Hand it over." ”

Although the old man's words were light, he could hear it in the ears of the crown prince Li Chengqian, but it was like a thunderbolt - the old man's failure to express his position was a statement in itself, and the meaning of not being reprimanded in court was that it was affirmative, and Li Chengqian still understood this, at this time, when he saw that the big thing was not good, he was in a hurry, and he was sweating on his forehead, but the problem was that he was not prepared at this time, knowing that this was a sharp arrow shot by Lao Si, but he didn't know how to start it, so he could only keep handing over his eyes to Du He and other henchmen.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Wang Shilang said is completely nonsense, Wei Chen took the order to solve the case of the arsenal, conscientious, I am afraid that there is a negative grace, can crack the robbers of the village, purely to His Majesty's Hong'en Er, this case is stolen and obtained, it is really an iron case, moreover, on the day of the extermination of the robbers in the village, the soldiers of the three armies used their lives, how could there have been any missing thieves, Wang Shilang's move is just to accuse people of crime, deceive the saint, his heart should be punished!" Du He knew that if this case was overturned, as the person in charge of the case, he would definitely end up ruined, and he would never be able to escape a knife in the neck, and he didn't need Li Chengqian's hint, he couldn't hold it back, jumped out, and reported loudly.

As soon as Du He's words came out, it was like a signal, and suddenly more than 20 ministers, including Li Anyan, the servant of the ministry, and Zhao Jie, the chief doctor, immediately stood up and echoed Du He's words, accusing Wang Daoguang of grandstanding and being weird, and for a time the hall was full of the hustle and bustle of the princelings, but Li Shimin didn't say anything at all, neither looked at the excerpts forwarded by Hu Youde, nor expressed support for the defense of Du He and others, but just sat on the dragon chair with a flat face.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Wang Shilang's move is out of his heart, but as far as the old minister knows, the two important cases recently judged by the Criminal Department, the 'Jin family's property dispute' and 'the Wang family's murder of his brother and property' have omissions, not only the suspect case has not been found, the real culprit has not appeared, but the good people have been detained to death, the government and the opposition have discussed a lot, and the face of our court has been greatly damaged, and now the old case has been turned out, his heart is unpredictable, the old minister does not dare to say whether there is anything strange in it, but I am afraid that there is a suspicion of transferring the court, I hope Your Majesty will see it." In the midst of accusations, Hou Junji stood up and said a few words unhurriedly.

Ha, damn, the old monkey is really treacherous, grandma's, he can say it, hey, ginger is still old and spicy! Li Zhen stood silently aside, and understood Hou Junji's intentions as soon as he heard it-Comrade Hou accused the Criminal Department of being unfavorable and suspected of diverting the public's attention, and to put it bluntly, there was a purpose: the Criminal Department had not figured out its own affairs, how could it handle the case of Nian Zhuang, even if it was to overturn the case for Nian Zhuang, this matter could not be handed over to the Criminal Department to deal with, if the Criminal Department did not try to level the situation, even if the old man wanted to thoroughly investigate the case of Nian Zhuang, he could not put the case in the hands of the Criminal Department, so that King Wei's layout is afraid that most of it will fall short, and the two cases pointed out by Hou Junji are really the oolong cases that the Criminal Department has sorted out recently, and it is not easy for the officials of the Criminal Department to fight back.

Li Tai is not a fool, and naturally understands Hou Junji's intentions, but the problem is that the facts are there, and it is impossible to justify the mistakes of the officials of the Criminal Department.

Chai Lingwu, the commander of the horses, took the lead in standing up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister does not agree with Lord Du's opinion, the minister thinks that the case of Nian Zhuang has not been passed in the Criminal Department so far, and it has not been decided, and how can he say that the iron case, and furthermore, Lord Du thinks that the people of Nian Zhuang have been exterminated, but they don't know that there are still survivors, there are names and surnames, and there is a document, this person is now in the Criminal Department, and it can be known by a check, and this survivor is the personal guard of His Royal Highness King Yue, and there is no possibility of counterfeiting, if Your Majesty does not believe it, you can ask His Royal Highness King Yue to prove it. ”

"Zhen'er, is there such a thing?" Li Shimin, who had always been silent, raised his eyebrows when he heard this, looked at Li Zhen, and asked nonchalantly.

As early as when Liu Qi was handed over to Li Tai, Li Zhen expected that there would be such a question, and he had already made a plan in his heart, so he would not panic, and walked out of the clan queue steadily, bowed down and said: "Qiqi father, there is such a thing, this person's surname is Liu Mingqi, he was originally a personal guard in the Erchen Mansion, and he asked for leave before and after the Lantern Festival, saying that he wanted to return to his hometown and province, but he went for many days, but he never returned, because this person had saved the life of his son in the battle of Shenwu, so the son was worried about his accident, and sent people around to find his whereabouts, but he was never available, But the night before yesterday, this person suddenly returned to the son's house, seriously injured and unhealed, what he said about the village is really too appalling, the son did not dare to believe it, so immediately sent someone to escort him to the criminal department to surrender, the truth of his words Erchen did not dare to assert, hope that the father and the emperor will investigate in detail. "Don't look at Li Zhen's chatter, it sounds like a lot, but after careful analysis, it is all empty words, the only useful sentence - Liu Qi is indeed the personal guard of the Yue Wangfu, as for what he said is true or false, we don't know, we are Liu Qi's master, we have to avoid suspicion, don't pull us, old man, you always check it yourself.

Li Zhen has always been a master of shirking, this old man knows it very well, at this time, seeing Li Zhen playing Tai Chi again, although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he couldn't say anything about Li Zhen, just glared at Li Zhen, then turned his head and looked at Wang Daoguang, the servant of the criminal department kneeling in front of the hall, and said: "Wang Aiqing, where is this Liu Qi now?" ”

As soon as he heard Li Shimin's words, there seemed to be a tendency to the Criminal Department, Wang Daoguang couldn't help but perk up, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, this person is now placed in the lobby of the Criminal Department, and Weichen has sent capable personnel to Nian Zhuang and other places to verify what Liu Qi said, and there is no falsehood. ”

As soon as Wang Daoguang finished saying this, Shang Shuqin of the Criminal Department immediately stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, now it is not only Liu Qiqi who is in the Criminal Department, but also a real murderer who has also been arrested by my Criminal Department, this person not only handled the bloody case of Nian Zhuang, but also one of the murderers of His Royal Highness the King of Yue in Qizhou, according to his confession, there is still a mastermind behind him, and he said that if he gets the edict to avoid death, he is willing to recruit knowledge, the old minister knows that this matter is important, and he does not dare to conceal it, please Your Majesty Holy Judgment." ”

It's over, it's completely over! Listening to the words of the Qin text, the crown prince Li Chengqian's heart couldn't help but sink, and his hands and feet were weak - although the Qin text didn't clearly say who that person was, but Li Chengqian had already guessed it, it must be the long-missing Su Gan Chengji, if he really let the Su Gan Chengji take a bite, he Li Chengqian couldn't wash it even if he jumped into the Yellow River, on the occasion of the impending catastrophe, Li Chengqian couldn't sit still anymore, stood up from the seat in front of the front of the tomb, dragged his lame legs to the front of the hall, bowed down and said: "Qi Qi Father, the son thinks that what Qin Shangshu said is inappropriate, In order to survive, such wicked thieves dare to say anything, and if they are given an edict to avoid death, firstly, they will fulfill the thief's wishes, and secondly, they will have the reliance on them to bite others indiscriminately according to the wishes of some ambitious people. ”

Although the "ambitious people" in Li Chengqian's words did not say who it was, it was clearly aimed at Li Tai, which is something that fools can hear, Li Tai couldn't afford to look at Li Chengqian, and at this time he was victorious, how could he be angry with Li Chengqian, and immediately jumped up, strode to the front of the palace, and also bowed down and said: "Father, the son thinks that what the prince's brother said is ridiculous, and the ants are stealing life, not to mention people, this person has put forward the edict of avoiding death, presumably he is greedy for life and afraid of death, if he is not tempted by death, he will definitely be able to get his confession, According to this, it will be possible to find out the traitors in the DPRK and China, which is really a move to exchange small for big, so what can not be said. ”

"Fourth brother, do you want to mess up politics? It must be known that the imperial court has its own laws, so how can it precedent of an edict to avoid death because of the treacherous juniors, which is very inappropriate. Li Chengqian picked up the prince's shelf, scolded Li Tai, and then turned to Li Shimin, and said loudly: "Father, the sons and daughters think that such a treacherous villain should be tortured and tortured, and find out the mastermind behind them, and see who instructed them to bite others. ”

As soon as he heard Li Chengqian's words, it was clear that he wanted to seize the power of the presiding judge, Li Tai's nose was almost crooked, but in this hall, he couldn't do it, gritted his teeth hatefully, and glared at Li Chengqian angrily, then he turned to Li Shimin, who was high above, and forcibly suppressed his anger and said: "Father, the prince and brother are worried." The urgency of state affairs, the sons and daughters really admire, but this matter is only afraid that it has something to do with the prince's brother, according to my Tang law, the prince's brother has to avoid suspicion, and the son's minister proposes that the matter be handed over to the prime minister of the criminal department, and it will be revealed in a few days, the truth will be revealed, and I hope that my father will make a clear decision! ”

If they still handed over their hands in a concealed manner, as soon as Li Tai's words came out, even if he completely ripped off the fig leaf, and made it clear that the prince had something to do with the bloody case of Nian Zhuang and the assassination of Li Zhen, the king of Yue, the ministers who were still talking in a whisper were immediately dumbfounded, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became weird......

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