Rebirth of Tang Dynasty as a dad

Just when all the forces of all parties were paying attention to Li Ke's case, someone's brain came alive. Now that the crown prince Li Chengqian has been deposed as the eldest prince, he can't even be a prince.

The other son is the fourth prince Wei Wang Li Tai, who was dispatched to the frontier because of the previous assassination of the prince. Among the remaining adult princes, Li Ke is the most powerful contender for the crown prince.

Originally, it was fine for him to sit firmly in Jiangnan Wudi, but now he is imprisoned. If something goes wrong in prison, hehe

Chapter 535 Really Bold (Two in One)

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed, and the fact that Wu Wang Li Ke was imprisoned for treason has been discussed by the people for many days. Even the children on the street know about it. Because the attention is too high, the relevant yamen dare not speed up the progress of the investigation.

The Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Zongzheng Mansion, which is in charge of the royal family, are all investigating and collecting evidence.

Originally, Li Ke, the king of Wu, served as the governor of Yangzhou, and he belonged to the feudal official. This kind of person usually dominates one side, and no one can touch him. However, the imperial court has supervisory censors in various places.

This time Li Ke's incident happened because a local censor got a secret report, which proved the evidence that Li Ke was raising private soldiers.

This person wanted to report to Chang'an Yushitai at the first time, but it happened that Li Ke, the king of Wu, noticed the matter, saw that he couldn't cover it up, and wanted to kill him directly.

So just when the censor felt that it was about to end, Shi, the head of Wu Wangfu, who was in charge of Yangzhou's government affairs, understood the righteousness and brought people to help.

Let me explain here that Li Ke is leading private soldiers raised by himself, who cannot see the existence of the light. The governor of Wu Wangfu, Shi, is in charge of government affairs. Although he is Li Ke's subordinate in name, he is a powerful official. .

To put it bluntly, a prince like Li Ke, who went out to be an official at a young age was to enjoy the blessings of the land, so as not to have a bad influence on the prince staying in Chang'an, and cause any troubles of competing for favor and succession.

Originally, the censor thought that for such a big matter as Li Ke raising private soldiers, the Prince Wu's Mansion must be run as solid as gold. It is impossible for Chang Shi not to know that it must be Li Ke's gang. He never thought that Chang Shi was here. save him.

So when he saw two groups of people fighting together, his first reaction was, what's going on?Has Wu Wangfu's chief Shi turned his back on the water?Suddenly repenting and abandoning the dark to the bright?

In any case, this censor is grateful for the life-saving grace of this long history. He wanted to find the other party after the war and ask him to repay him. Unfortunately, the long history of Wu Wangfu died of a stray arrow, so The censor turned all his gratitude to the savior into hatred, and poured it on Li Ke.

So when Li Ke was captured from the Prince Wu's mansion and sent directly back to Chang'an, the censor escorted him all the way, for fear that Li Ke would run away halfway and would not be able to subdue the law.

Capture Li Ke from Wu Wangfu?That's right, it was captured from the palace, because Li Ke did not participate in the previous battle between the two sides, and was not there at all.

Li Ke said it himself, he didn't know it at all, it was all done by his subordinates under the false name.

But who can believe it at this time?How big is it to raise [-] private soldiers?How much financial and material resources, without the support of your Wu Wangfu, who can do it in this place in the south of the Yangtze River?What's more, you are still the leader of your close ministers and confidantes, now you want to abandon the car to protect the handsome?There is no door either!

It is a pity that the head of Wu Wangfu, the third-rank real power official, died of a stray arrow. He is an old minister of Li's second subordinate. The emperor Li Er feels heartbroken. If he is still alive, maybe he can make it clear the truth.

After all, in Yangzhou, he was in charge of government affairs, and he was able to send troops to intercept [-] private soldiers in time, which shows that this long history must know something.

When talking about the history of Prince Wu's governor, Li Ke was also filled with grief. He said that he was his subordinate, rather he was sent by the emperor to be his teacher. So he respects his long history very much.

The truth is that Shi, the head of Wu Wangfu, received an informant that there was a massacre of dead men of unknown origin in the city.

Therefore, Chang Shi made a decisive decision and personally dispatched troops to command the enemy to encircle him. The final result was that [-] dead soldiers were captured and killed, and Chang Shi also unfortunately died.

What's even more coincidental is that none of the leaders among the dead were captured alive.

This is what happened to the Yangzhou rebellion incident. However, the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Dali Temple investigated and collected evidence, but they failed to find reasonable evidence to restore the truth. In other words, what they were able to confirm was the part of the censor's retelling, which was also what he saw with his own eyes. everything of.

Therefore, the final investigation results, without exception, are all unfavorable to Li Ke, or in other words, Li Ke's charges are basically confirmed.

Li Daozong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, submitted a case retelling memorial with a blank face, and Dali Siqing gave almost a copy.

Li Er watched the two parties' performances with a gloomy face, and said coldly: "So, it is indeed Li Ke who did it?"

There was a subtle sarcasm in his tone.

The old god Li Daozong stood aside and did not speak. Dali Temple Minister said seriously: "Yes, Your Majesty, we have obtained evidence from various sources. His Highness King Wu's crimes are true. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, it is time to confront him in court."

Oh face to face!Li Er made a long sound.

Then he opened his mouth and asked: "Whether he admits it or not, the law only confirms evidence, that is to say, it is certain.

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, what crime should be convicted? "

This one

No matter how upright the minister of Dali Temple is, he would not dare to discuss the life and death of a prince. This political rule is still clear, so he changed the subject and replied: "Your Majesty, the crime of treason should be punished, but King Wu After all, His Highness is young, so it is inevitable that he will do something wrong on the spur of the moment, so the sentence can be lenient.

How to convict, please show Your Majesty. "

"I'm here to convict? Hehe, don't you pay attention to relatives to avoid suspicion in the trial of Dali Temple? If I am convicted lightly, I am afraid that it will damage the law of the country. If the conviction is serious, Li Kexu will refuse to accept it. It is really difficult. It is better for you to have three judges , let’s just cut it straight.” Li Er ordered.

The Minister of Dali Temple knelt down directly, and said with a troubled face: "Your Majesty, the joint trial of the three divisions can only find out whether King Wu has pleaded guilty, and I dare not wait for anyone to convict.

Your Majesty, please forgive me for our difficulties. "

难处

Li Er muttered to himself, then waved his hands to make the other party stand up, smiled and said: "Then the court will discuss together."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

At this moment, an urgent report sounded outside the Yizheng Hall, and Li Er signaled the servant, Lao Gao, to bring him in. It turned out that he was the servant on duty today of the Ministry of Punishment.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, something is wrong, something happened to His Royal Highness King Wu in the dungeon!"

What? ? ?

Li Daozong was the first to exclaim, and asked loudly, "What's going on? Didn't I let you stare at me personally?"

Here

The man hesitated, and Li Er shouted: "Be clear, what happened?"

Unknowingly, his tone trembled a little. If you observe carefully, you can see that Li Er's face has turned pale.

Li Ke is his favorite son, and he doesn't want anything to happen to him.

The servant of the Ministry of Punishment trembled and said: "From, from the situation, it seems that His Royal Highness King Wu committed suicide in fear of crime and took poison!"

"If you fart!" Li Daozong was furious, and kicked the servant of the Ministry of punishment to the ground.

His Majesty Li Er swayed a few times, and almost fell to the side. Fortunately, the servant Lao Gao helped him.

Li Daozong scolded: "He is a prisoner. He has always been provided with food and drink. Where did he get the poison to kill himself? What do you eat? Do you believe such nonsense?"

The servant was too frightened to raise his head, and explained in detail: "It's absolutely true, the subordinates saw His Highness King Wu take some kind of pill, then fell to the ground and vomited blood, and fell silent after a while."

Li Er vomited blood directly, and sat slumped on the dragon chair, several courtiers were shocked.

Lao Gao was about to teach the imperial physician, but Li Er struggled and said: "Go, go, go to Du Shaoqing, save, save Ke'er! Daozong, go to the prison!"

Before he finished speaking, His Majesty Li Er fainted directly.

"Your Majesty" several people shouted.