Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 215

News that Zuo Xiaowei found out that the Ministry of Industry had stolen the ordnance quickly spread throughout the government and the public. Emperor Li Yuan was extremely furious, and ordered the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Yushitai to conduct a thorough investigation.

Huangfu Wuyi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, didn't want to get involved in this matter at all, but this time he could only bite the bullet and cooperate with Dali Temple Minister Zheng Shanguo to conduct a strict investigation.

After learning that the person who had hidden the bow and crossbow was actually a member of Dou's family, Zheng Shanguo immediately cheered up and tracked down the case day and night.Soon, he and the samurai Xun found all the missing bows and crossbows of the Ministry of Industry in Dou's manor in Xishi.

The news spread, shaking the ruling and opposition parties.

East Palace.

The clear tea fell into the teacup, and Li Jiancheng filled it up with his own hands, and then handed it out to them.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Zheng Shanguo sipped the tea lightly, and couldn't hide the smile on the corner of his mouth.

Li Jiancheng said melancholy: "Unfortunately, Xiang Liu has gone to Turkic, otherwise he would be very happy to know the news."

Not long ago, Liu Wenjing had gone to Turkic to facilitate the abrupt peace talks.

Wang Gui frowned and said, "Your Highness, although we have already found out that Mrs. Dou is hiding the bows and crossbows privately, my subordinates don't understand why Mrs. Dou did this? Why do they want bows and crossbows?"

Zheng Shanguo laughed, and said: "Why do we need to delve into this matter? How do we know what Mrs. Dou thinks? This is an excellent opportunity for us, how can we let it go so easily?"

Although Li Jiancheng didn't understand why the Dou family wanted to hide their bows and crossbows privately, but now is not the time to pursue these matters at all, and the top priority is to make use of them.

"This time, Dou Wei and Dou Kang will definitely make them peel off!"

Thinking of all the past, Li Jiancheng burst into hatred. They supported his second brother to deal with him in the court, which is really hateful.

Wei Ting said: "Your Highness, the imperial censor, Dali Temple, and our people have already prepared, and all those involved in the case have been imprisoned. Now we want to make this case an iron case, and we will not give King Qin a chance to overturn the case! "

"That's right, the speed has to be fast." Li Jiancheng drank the tea in one gulp.

Qin Wangfu.

Compared with the people in the East Palace who were ready to go, the people in the Qin Palace looked very dull, and the atmosphere was extremely dignified.

"Your Highness, this matter was definitely not done by our Dou family. Our Dou family is loyal to the court and has never thought of treason. This must be deliberately framed!" Dou Gui said angrily.

"Don't be impatient, uncle. I believe in Dou." Li Shimin comforted him and said, "This matter is full of weirdness, and someone must have planted it behind the scenes."

Fang Xuanling cupped his hands and said: "The subordinates have already found out that the bows and crossbows found from Dou's manor are only dozens of pieces, and they are not capable of forming a battle at all. There is something complicated behind this matter. Someone wants to use this to deal with Dou's."

"Who is it?" Li Shimin asked.

Fang Xuanling was silent.

Changsun Wuji opened his mouth, but swallowed the words down to his throat.

Who knows very well that in Chang'an, there is only one person who is capable of dealing with the Dou family and who has a grudge against the Dou family.

Dou Gui gritted his teeth and said, "I know who it is, but I didn't expect him to do such a dirty thing. I was really blind and misread him! Dali Temple Minister Zheng Shanguo, when investigating the case, he is the most important person." Positive, they must have done it!"

Li Shimin was silent for a while, then said: "Don't worry, uncle, I will do my best to help."

"Okay, what I want is His Highness's words, I'll go back and discuss with the Patriarch first." Dou Gui clasped his fists in a salute, and stepped away.

After Dou Gui left, Fang Xuanling said, "Your Highness, my subordinates have said before that the crown prince is now the crown prince after all. Since your highness defeated Liu Wuzhou and returned to the court, all officials know the king of Qin but not the crown prince. How can the crown prince give up? It's no surprise."

"I see, you're wrong." Changsun Wuji said casually, flipping up his robe.

Li Shimin asked, "What do you mean by auxiliary machine?"

Changsun Wuji said: "Your Highness, as long as you continue to lead the army and make meritorious service, the Crown Prince will do this kind of thing. Unless His Highness dismisses everyone in Prince Qin's Palace and retires from now on, in this way, the Crown Prince will never do this kind of thing again in the future." .There is no threat to King Qin, why should the prince care about it?"

Li Shimin didn't speak, but just looked at Changsun Wuji silently, and after a while, he said: "You are not just outspoken once."

"If His Highness wants to punish the crime, this subordinate is willing to accept the crime without any complaints." The eldest grandson Wuji handed over his hands and waited for the punishment.

Li Shimin snorted coldly, closed his eyes and remained silent.

Seeing this, the staff members looked at each other and smiled.

Yu Zhining said: "In my opinion, the prince was forced by His Royal Highness to have nowhere to go to come up with this treacherous trick this time, and wanted to use this to remove Dou's position in the Political Affairs Hall."

"Isn't this obvious." Changsun Wuji said, "What we should consider now is how to keep the Dou family."

"I'm afraid it will be difficult." Fang Xuanling said.

"It depends on man's will." Changsun Wuji retorted: "Even if this case is made into an iron case by them, as long as we kill the people below who have committed misconduct, the two Prime Ministers can still get away."

Fang Xuanling shook his head, "You are wrong, what I am worried about is not the case itself at all."

"What do you mean?" Changsun Wuji frowned.

Fang Xuanling explained: "Dou's manor found a privately hidden bow and crossbow. The crime can be big or small, and how many people are involved is up to the court. The most important thing is the attitude of the saint. If the saint thinks that Dou's If you want to rebel, does it matter if there are loopholes in the case or if it is an iron case?"

Li Shimin suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Fang Xuanling.

"You mean to say that the royal father may contribute to the flames?"

"That's right." Fang Xuanling said, "The Dou family is a double-faced family. Dou Jin is the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Dou Gui is the governor of Qinzhou. In addition, Dou Dan is the son-in-law of the dynasty. He is very honored and favored, which is rare in ancient times. The two prime ministers, Dou, have always been kind to His Royal Highness, how can a saint not be afraid. The prince is respected by one person, but the three prime ministers in the political affairs hall are partial to His Highness, and the prince has little place to stand. How can a saint be so unbalanced? Can turn a blind eye."

Li Shimin was silent for a moment, and a trace of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Fang Xuanling sighed: "Your Highness, we went so smoothly, we got carried away smoothly, and almost made a big mistake."

Changsun Wuji stopped arguing at this time, and silently lowered his head to think.

Yu Zhining said: "Fang Gong's words are not unreasonable. Your Highness, we really need to reorganize."

"Are you going to give up on the Dou family?" Changsun Wuji asked.

Fang Xuanling and Yu Zhining were silent.

Seeing this, Changsun Wuji said: "I admit that what you said is reasonable, but I still feel that this time the matter is not at its worst. We can do our best to save a Prime Minister Dou. In this way, we can also Cut your losses."

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling nodded, "That makes sense."

Li Shimin lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then made up his mind.

"No matter what, we must help Dou with all our strength, and what happened to Dugu Zhen must not happen again."

"Yes."

Chu palace.

The stolen ordnance was found, and Li Zhiyun's errand in the Criminal Department was finally relieved.How to investigate later, he will never touch it.

under the gazebo.

Li Zhiyun and Du Ruhui were playing chess, while Xue Shou was eating Haagen-Dazs.

"Brother, you are still recovering, so eat less cold food." Seeing that Xue Shou ate ice cream fiercely, Li Zhiyun immediately reminded him.

Xue Shou smiled and agreed.

Du Ruhui licked the old popsicle, stared at the black and white pieces on the chessboard, thought for a long time before making a move.

"Haha, Keming, you've been fooled."

Li Zhiyun was happy to drop the sunspots, five sons in one line, and won!

Seeing this, Du Ruhui pursed his lips, took out twenty Wen from his sleeve and handed it to Li Zhiyun.

"No more playing, no more money."

Li Zhiyun accepted the copper coins with peace of mind, and said with a smile: "Your wife deducted your monthly money again? Why are you living in the same poverty as Cheng Yaojin?"

"This subordinate is not the same as Cheng Yaojin." Du Ruhui quickly said that I am not that kind of person.

Cheng Yaojinyue doesn't have enough money to spend, it's purely because of gambling and visiting Pingkangfang.He, Du Ruhui, is a good man from the Gu family, how could he do such a thing.

Xue Shou said: "There is a disturbance outside, but His Highness is at ease."

Li Zhiyun rolled his eyes at him, "You two are eating ice cubes and chatting, aren't you quite at ease?"

After finishing speaking, the three of them looked at each other and laughed out loud.

(End of this chapter)