Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 387
What happened was quite simple, and Li Zhiyun's investigation was even more logical.Originally, he thought he had screwed up this time, but he didn't expect to break out the dark room where Dou's imitation kerosene was made.When he recognized the imitation kerosene, Li Zhiyun had already decided that he must use it to bite Dou's family.

In the following investigation, he found that he was thinking too much, and he didn't need him to bite at all, because the imitation kerosene was made by Dou, or Dou Jing!
The investigation process is very simple. Under the search of the guards, the person in charge of the grain shop and the surviving servants were found, and the artisans involved in the incident were found out from them. .

With Wu Zhen's confession, Dou Jing was instantly exposed.

The success made Li Zhiyun feel unreal.

This time, no one can save Dou Shi.

Zheng Shanguo looked at Dou Jing, with a feeling of hating iron but not steel.As Dou Kang showed his favor to Donggong, they were all ready to accept Dou Shi.But never expected such a shitty thing to happen.

At the same time, he was also deeply afraid of King Chu.Because of the investigation of imitation kerosene, he didn't know anything about it, and it was all done by the king of Chu secretly.

Now that there are witnesses and material evidence, how to reverse the case?
The happiest thing is Chen Shuda, seeing Dou Kang in pain, he is very happy, and he is very happy to punish the traitor.

"Dou Kang, Dou Jing, what else do you have to say?" Li Yuan looked at them expressionlessly.

say what?
Nothing to say!

The fact that the evidence is so strong that Dou Jing can only plead guilty.

Dou Jing knelt down and bowed his head, "I am guilty."

There is no way to know, because there is no way to refute.

Dou Kang cried and said: "Your Majesty, Dou Jin committed such a heinous crime, and I dare not plead for it. However, I beg Your Majesty to give Dou a chance to make up for his mistakes. This time, most of Yiyangfang was burned down. The family is willing to rebuild for the court."

Chen Shuda didn't want to let him go, and said directly: "Your Majesty, Dou Jing's private manufacture of kerosene is tantamount to treason. I ask Your Majesty to punish Dou's family severely, so as to make an example of others. Otherwise, everyone in the aristocratic family will learn from Dou's family, and the court will be orderly." where?"

Speaking of this, the courtiers from several aristocratic families all took a look at Chen Shuda.

They more or less disagreed with this sentence in their hearts, who the hell would imitate the sand sculpture Dou Jing to make kerosene privately.

Not ready to rebel.

Seeing that Chen Shuda was still unwilling to let Dou Shi go, Dou Kang wanted to stab Chen Shuda to death on the spot.

Li Yuan frowned slightly, looked at Li Zhiyun, "King Chu, what do you think?"

Li Zhiyun thought for a while and said, "Father, my son would like to ask Dou Jin a question first."

"Just ask."

"Yes."

Li Zhiyun walked up to Dou Jing, "Dou Jing, why did you imitate kerosene, is it really for rebellion?"

"No, no, I never thought about it." Dou Jin quickly denied, and continued: "I just want to use it for business."

"To whom?" Li Zhiyun narrowed his eyes slightly.

This problem is as serious as rebellion, because it is enemy-owned.

Dou Jing explained: "A merchant from a small country in the Western Regions once saw the power of kerosene, and wanted to buy it to resist the Western Turks."

East Turkic refers to Jieli and Tuli, which are mainly in the north of Tang Dynasty, close to the sea.The Western Turks are Turkic tribes entrenched in the Western Regions.Although they are all Turks, the East and West Turks are enemies.

Hearing that it was not sold to Xieli, Li Zhiyun was relieved, but not completely relieved.

"Dou Jin, now we are beyond the reach of the Western Regions. If the oil falls into the hands of the enemy, do you know how much pressure it will put on our border!"

Li Zhiyun wished he could shoot this evil pen down with one shot.

Now that the world has not yet been unified, and the Eastern Turks are watching, the sand sculpture Dou Jing actually sells kerosene to the Western Regions.

Isn't this making the game more difficult for Datang?

Dou Jing was submissive and didn't know how to answer Li Zhiyun at all.

Pei Ju said worriedly: "His Highness King Chu's words are not unreasonable. Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Western Regions have lost control. Although Western Turks, Gaochang and other countries have sent envoys to the DPRK, the sky is high and the road is far away. Once they get fire oil weapons , Longxi may be in danger of border defense."

Pei Ju once visited the Western Regions, and no one has more say on this issue than him.

When the issue rose to the level of national security, Li Yuan was also furious and murderous.

"Dou Jin, you should die!"

Li Yuan had no desire to kill Dou Jing, but now he really wanted to cut off Dou Jing's head.

The Tang Dynasty has not been established for a long time, and it is impossible to take back the homeland of the Western Regions in a short period of time. If the Western Regions are made stronger, it will definitely put pressure on the Longxi of the Tang Dynasty.

Dou Kang was completely numb and unable to defend Dou Jing.Shocked by his brother's stupidity, he didn't have the courage to plead for him.

Li Zhiyun asked: "How much did you sell?"

"It hasn't been sold yet." Dou Jing said, "Because the imitation has not been successful."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

At this point, Li Zhiyun had no more problems and returned to his position.

Next, it is time to judge Dou Shi.After all, the crime of making kerosene privately is not small, and the Dou family can hardly absolve themselves of the blame.

Li Yuan looked at Dou Kang, then at Dou Jing, and ordered: "President Dou stays, and the others step down."

Hearing this, although everyone was surprised, they didn't dare to say anything, and they left one after another.As for Dou Jing, Wu Zhen and others, they were detained.

Li Zhiyun secretly guessed that Lao Li was probably trying to suck Dou's blood for an excuse.

After all, it is impossible for Dou to get out of this incident, and they have to pay the price for it.

As for the price, this is a private transaction.

Outside the hall, Li Zhiyun called Pei Ju to stop.

"Pei Gong."

"Your Highness."

Li Zhiyun said: "Speaking of the Western Regions today, this king has something to ask Mr. Pei."

"Your Highness, it's okay to say." Pei Ju said with a smile.

Li Zhiyun said: "I heard that Mr. Pei once wrote the book "Illustrations of the Western Regions", and I want to use it to read."

"So that's how it is." Pei Ju said: "After the old minister returns to the residence, he will order someone to deliver the book to His Highness."

"Thank you, Mr. Pei."

Inside the hall.

Li Yuan walked up to Dou Kang and gently lifted him up.

"Are you all right, brother?"

Dou Kang is the elder brother of Empress Taimu, so it makes sense for Li Yuan to call him elder brother.

Dou Kang looked at Li Yuan and smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty is disappointed."

Li Yuan sighed: "In the past, I could turn a blind eye to what Dou Jing did in the Ministry of Civil Affairs for the sake of Empress Taimu, but this time, he went too far. Burning Yiyang Square, I will It can still be said to be a fierce battle between rangers, but Huoyou, how do you want me to explain to the courtiers?
What's more, you have also fought in wars, so you should know what it means to Datang once the fire oil is spread.

Dou Jin, he disappointed me so much this time. "

Dou Kang sighed deeply, cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Dou knows that she was wrong, and please give her a chance to make up for her mistake."

He knew that by leaving him alone, Li Yuan was making conditions for him.

Li Yuan nodded and said: "Dou Jin can't stay in the court anymore, he committed a big mistake this time, and he must be punished severely. Bashu is a good place, let him go there."

Dou Kang thought for a moment, then agreed.

Not beheaded, still acceptable.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yuan said: "Sixty percent of Yiyangfang was burned down. Although it was not caused by Dou Jing, the fire oil was made by him. Therefore, you need to pay more attention to the aftermath, compensation, and reconstruction. "

"I obey the order." Dou Kangxin was bleeding, he knew that his promise meant that Dou's money would flow out like water, but he could only agree.

"In addition." Li Yuan said again: "The granary is empty, and Dou needs to fill it up."

".Yes."

"I know that this time is Dou Jing's fault, and it has nothing to do with you. It will prevent you from being implicated by him, and at the same time, it will also avoid suspicion. I plan to let you be the chief secretary of Shannan Daoxing, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Dou Kang's face darkened.

(End of this chapter)