Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1579
There is no impenetrable wall in this world.

What's more, as Li Chengqian is the prince, if he wants to know who is plotting against him behind his back, it is not difficult.

Therefore, things like Chang Gui's missing son happened many times in Chang'an City.

These people are either the sons of those officials, or they are the people who colluded with Changsun Wuji and arranged these things behind the scenes.

After their son disappeared, they all received a letter.

After Chang Gui saw the letter, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​reporting the crime.

There were not many things written in the letter, it only said that if you want your son to live, you should be honest and do your duty.

Obviously, these words have a warning meaning.

They knew that their son might have been kidnapped by some people who hated them.

Of course, those who are smarter can detect it. This may be done by Prince Li Chengqian. They dug a hole for Li Chengqian, so Li Chengqian will definitely fight back.

It's just that they never thought that Li Chengqian would use such a dirty trick.

Their son, life is still very important.

And if it was really what Li Chengqian did, then Li Chengqian really did kill their son.

As His Royal Highness, the future monarch of the Tang Dynasty, they believed that Li Chengqian still had such courage.

You know, he is Qin Tian's student.

They have all seen Qin Tian's ruthlessness.

All the people who received the letter gave up the idea of ​​reporting the crime, and they didn't even send anyone to look for it.

If the person who kidnapped their son was angered, it would be hard to say whether their son would survive.

This kind of thing is not something that they can do, but something that can or cannot be done.

They were all a little uneasy in their hearts, and they had some bad premonitions.

The weather in Chang'an City was still hot, and the cicadas were singing and making noise.

This morning, Li Chengqian came to discuss matters with all officials.

At this time, Li Chengqian looked calm, and there was an indescribable confidence in his words. No one could tell whether he had a headache because of the ink corruption case.

And people like Chang Gui, seeing Li Chengqian like this, were terribly worried.

Their son was kidnapped, and Li Chengqian is like this, I'm afraid Li Chengqian will do something to them soon, right?

And no matter what Li Chengqian did, they had to bear it, unless they were desperate to save their son's life.

But among them, who would dare to take their own son's life?

Among these people, those who have several sons were kidnapped. If they were really killed, they would have no children or grandchildren.

In addition, if they really had a fight with Li Chengqian, they would suffer in the end.

After all, they are just ministers.

In the early morning, when the things that should be discussed were almost discussed, the officials of Dali Temple stood up.

"His Royal Highness, I have already investigated the previous ink corruption case, and there are indeed people who were greedy for ink."

When these words came out, Chang Gui and the others looked a little dignified. Dali Temple still investigated people who were greedy for ink, so how should Li Chengqian solve this matter?

They unanimously cast their eyes on Li Chengqian, but Li Chengqian didn't speak, letting the Dali Temple official continue.

"However, although there are people who are greedy for ink, it is not like what the officials said. There are more than 100 people who are greedy for ink. After investigating, I found that only a dozen people are really greedy for ink. There is no specific greed, just occasional human relations, this kind of thing happens to everyone."

As a colleague, as a friend, celebrating birthday, housewarming, giving a gift, treating me to a meal, etc., are all human relations. Who doesn’t have it among the people in the entire Tang Dynasty?
If you really want to use this as an example, then everyone will not be spared.

After Chang Gui heard this, he pursed his lips and snorted softly. All the lists he listed had actual evidence of corruption, but some people were greedy more and some were greedy less. That's all, it definitely reached the standard of the imperial court's punishment of corrupt officials.

Obviously, the people in Dali Temple wanted to turn this matter into a trivial matter. Some people were greedy for ink, but there were not many people, so they were punished accordingly. In this way, there was an explanation for the common people, and Li Chengqian still won his reputation. And it doesn't make things too ugly.

If it was before, people like Chang Gui would immediately stand up and refute, but at this time, they were standing above the hall, silent.

Changsun Wuji's eyes were calm, and he didn't seem to have the slightest fluctuation because of the investigation result of Dali Temple, but in his heart, he had scolded his mother dozens of times.

He really didn't expect that Li Chengqian would be able to use such a dirty trick.

He felt that he really underestimated Li Chengqian.

Now that those people's family members are being taken hostage by Li Chengqian, who of them would dare to sacrifice their lives again?

Li Chengqian's method can be said to have taken advantage of their weakness.

It could have been a perfect plan, but now it has become a bit tasteless.

After the officials of Dali Temple finished the investigation results, Li Chengqian nodded: "It turns out that this is the case. Since some people are really greedy for ink, they have to be punished and sent to imprison these moths, waiting to be released."

"Here!"

The people in Dali Temple took the order and retreated, but Li Chengqian did not give up. He glanced at Chang Gui and the officials who had been yelling loudly before, and said: "As officials, it is your duty to impeach, but It would be a little unkind to impeach you at will without conclusive evidence, you people will be fined for one year in salary, lowered in rank by half, and within half a year, you cannot be impeached."

These officials dared to frame Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian hated them, so if he hadn't considered the situation, he would have killed these officials.

Now, I can only punish them in this way.

These speech officials were not particularly nervous when they were punished. Not only were they not nervous, but they were relieved. Li Chengqian punished them, so their son's life shouldn't be a problem, right?
As long as there is nothing wrong with their son, so what if they are killed this time?

Nothing is more important than the life of their son.

After saying this, Li Chengqian waved his hand and retreated from the court. Such a result was decided at the morning court today. Even if someone talked about it in the future, it would be useless.

After letting these people's sons go, even if they repented, they couldn't.

The officials left one after another, and when Li Chengqian went back, he also felt a lot more relaxed. He felt that the method given to him by Princess Nine was really useful, and it could be said to have immediate results.

Now, the matter is not resolved, and those people still have nothing to do with him.

(End of this chapter)