Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 686 Overthrow, retribution

In the court hall, the monarchs and ministers sang together, under the superficially unbelievable acting skills, Li Zhi half pushed and half pushed to implement the investigation of Nestorianism.

It is not a trivial matter to make trouble in the court. No one takes one or two pleadings seriously, but if there are dozens or hundreds of them, it is a big deal.

At the level of Wannian County, it can't be dealt with at all, and the Ministry of Punishment can't handle it.

Nestorianism has hundreds of thousands of believers. With such a powerful force, the Secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Justice did not dare to judge the case indiscriminately. If something goes wrong, it will cause a large-scale incident.

Liu Xiangdao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, has been up and down in the court for decades, so he naturally knows the pros and cons, so he went to the court meeting without hesitation, ah, it was very moist.

The influence of Nestorianism is huge, and Li Zhi has to be a little bit jealous, so there is a performance of singing and singing with Xu Jingzong in the Golden Palace.

Of course, Liu Rengui, an uninformed person, didn't notice at all that Li Zhi and Xu Jingzong took advantage of him quietly.

With Lao Liu's upright temper, naturally he can't see the emperor perverting the law. More than 100 pleadings have been handed in to the court, and you still pretend to be deaf and dumb. How can you bear it?

Liu Rengui's uprightness just gave Li Zhi an excuse to push the boat along the water, so Li Zhi, like a widow who has been married for many years, half pushed and half let the stealing man enter the door.

After receiving Li Zhi's will, Xu Jingzong and Liu Xiangdao began to vigorously investigate the Nestorian case.

Miraculously, the two handled the case very quickly, and the investigation of the case went very smoothly.

In less than a day, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has collected a lot of evidence of Nestorian's involvement in illegal matters, and they are all ironclad evidence. There are all witnesses and material evidence. The criminals involved in the case were taken to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. .

It went so smoothly, as if the evidence had been prepared long ago, just waiting for Xu Jingzong and Liu Xiangdao to reach out and take it.

Many officials of the Ministry of Punishment saw it in their eyes, and their hearts became more and more shocked.

If this is an unexpected case, I twisted my head off and gave Liu Shangshu a kick.

This is basically a game against Nestorianism, and I don't know which big boss Nestorian has offended, but the two big bosses, Right Prime Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, can personally do it.

The ironclad evidence is so strong that Nestor's crimes in Datang over the years were quickly crucified.

At the court meeting on the third day, Xu Jingzong submitted a thick stack of evidence and confessions to Li Zhi.

At this moment, the reputation and power that Nestorian had established in Datang for many years collapsed in an instant.

The courtiers were as silent as cicadas, and many people even silently drew a line between themselves and Nestorianism. Not only themselves, but also their family members, anyone who joined the religion must immediately withdraw.

At the court meeting that day, Li Zhi was furious after reading the evidence and confession, and ordered the three divisions of Dali Temple and Yushitai of the Ministry of Punishment to interrogate.

Nestorian managers and a group of key believers were also taken to prison for strict interrogation, and the local government immediately investigated the illegal activities of Nestorian within their jurisdiction.

A series of actions can be described as thunder from heaven, instantly sending Nestorian into hell.

In the land of the Tang Dynasty, the real ruler is the emperor, the minister of the Manchu Dynasty. Even if the religion of a large number of people angers the ruler, it will not end well. If the ruler says a word, the religion will be destroyed overnight. destroyed in between.

Of course, Li Zhi still left some leeway after all, and did not completely destroy Nestorianism.

The existence of Nestorianism in the Tang Dynasty still had political significance after all. After the Tang Dynasty accepted Tuyuhun, it was necessary to stabilize the rule of the Western Regions. Nestorianism originated from the Assyrian Empire and bordered the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty. Annihilation would be detrimental to Datang's rule in the Western Regions.

The Nestorian can stay, but the head teacher cannot. This is Li Zhi's decision.

So when Li Zhi dealt with Yang Shuen, he also sent envoys to Persia to reprimand him in the name of the emperor of Tang Dynasty, and brought Yang Shuen's various illegal activities to the Nestorian altar.

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The news of Yang Shuen's imprisonment soon spread to Ganjingzhuang.

Li Qinzai was expressionless after hearing the news, and sat calmly in the yard, looking at the distant sky with deep eyes.

Karma, somewhere has its own destiny.

Yang Shuen has already received retribution, but it is not enough.

Dealing with traitors is the headmaster's job, but he absolutely shouldn't, shouldn't do anything to Li Qinzai's woman.

Although Li Qinzai didn't know Wei Tuo very well, and Wei Tuo even had a vague hostility towards him, he was a purple slave after all, and he gave his life for the new grain.

Wei Tuo's death must be paid for by someone.

"Si, send someone into the palace to convey a request of mine to Your Majesty." Li Qinzai called out.

The next day, the weather was fine, and the long-lost sunshine showed a smiling face.

A hunched figure staggered out of the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

The guards outside the prison gate removed the shackles from Yang Shuen's hands and feet, pushed him hard and turned around, and went back to the prison.

Yang Shuen froze on the spot, unable to react for a while.

I have committed so many serious crimes, and all the shady things that Nestorian has done in the past few days have been dug up one after another. Yang Shuen thought that he would die this time, but he never expected that he would be released. up.

So, after all, the Son of Heaven was afraid of the power of Nestorianism, so he didn't dare to kill him?

Yang Shuen pondered for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion.

That's right, Nestorianism has hundreds of thousands of believers. As the head teacher, he has the ability to create all kinds of chaos in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. With such a huge force, even the emperor of the Tang Dynasty would have to be afraid, right?

Thinking of this, Yang Shuen couldn't help feeling proud.

So what if there are too many books?What about the emperor of the Tang Dynasty?I hold Nestorianism in my hand, after all you dare not touch me.

Immediately Yang Shuen calmed down immediately.

Don't be arrogant when you are proud. I have suffered a lot from being in prison this time. From now on, I must be humble and forbearing, especially in front of the emperor. I must lower my posture.

When you turn around, give the emperor a letter of confession, and confess your sins to the emperor with the most pious attitude.

After making up his mind, Yang Shu'en moved his hands and feet that were so painful from the shackles, and was about to go back to his home to write a memorial, but unexpectedly a carriage came quietly in front of him.

The coachman of the carriage sat on the horizontal shaft and glanced sideways at Yang Shuen.

Yang Shuen also looked at him, feeling a little familiar, but the coachman suddenly jumped out of the carriage, grinned at him, and suddenly a dagger was pressed against his chest.

"Headmaster Yang, my master is here to invite you." The coachman smiled brightly.

Yang Shuen was shocked, but the dagger was pressed against his chest, and the coachman in front of him seemed to be smiling brightly, but he could already see the killing intent in the smile.

So Yang Shuen didn't dare to say a word, and obediently got into the carriage.

Ganjingzhuang.

Li Qinzai walked into the room where Yi Duo was imprisoned.

The windows of the house hadn't been opened for a long time, and there was a faint stench inside.

Li Qinzai frowned, seeing Yiduo sitting behind the low table in the middle of the room, holding half a chicken leg, eating his mouth full of oil.

Li Qinzai smiled, and Yi Duo also smiled when he saw him.

The two looked at each other and laughed at each other, as if hearing a deadly joke.

The difference is that Li Qinzai's laughter is emotionless, while Yi Duo's laughter is full of despair.

(End of this chapter)