Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 762
Since the people involved in the treason case of Li Daoxing and others were all clan members and relatives, the venue for hearing the case would naturally be in Zongzheng Temple, as the so-called family scandal should not be publicized.

However, before the trial of the case, Li Chengqian deliberately exchanged the personnel of Zongzheng Temple, transferred back all the people who were in Li Xiaogong's tenure, and directly abolished all the people who were transferred in by Li Ke and Li Tai.

And issued a handbook, without the emperor's decree, no one is allowed to adjust the officials of the Zongzheng Temple. This is the private office of the Li family, and the clan and relatives who are in charge are only responsible to the emperor.

The prince's actions discredited the two kings of Wu and Wei, and blatantly abolished their influence in Zongzheng Temple. Where is Zongzheng Temple? It is an official office that handles royal affairs.The emperor and him are not dead yet, and it is not their turn to make decisions about the Li family.

In the main hall of Zongzheng Temple, Li Chengqian was not in a hurry to interrogate Li Daoxing and the three, but planned to analyze the case first. Yushi Dafu-Ma Zhou, Criminal Minister-Dai Zhou, Dali Temple Minister-Sun Fujia, Zongzheng, Shaoqing-Li Ke and Li Tai participated in the case.As for Li Daozong, King of Jiangxia, Li Yu, King of Jibei County, and Li Yu, King of Hanyang County, they were invited by Li Chengqian to attend.

The impact of this case among the clan and relatives was too bad, especially the confiscation of the belt was exposed, so the Li family members and relatives in Beijing all handed over the chapter of impeachment, and even submitted a petition to resign from their official positions and titles, asking for release. Mountains and forests, so as not to die unjustly in the hands of knife and pen officials in the future.

Dali Temple Minister Sun Fujia, as the main investigator of the case, introduced the case in detail: a month ago, the emperor went hunting in Shanglin Garden, and specially selected a group of clan and relatives' children to accompany him. Victory cultivates the martial spirit of clan members.

Before the hunting began, the emperor also gave a passionate speech, encouraging the people present to learn from the honored sons of the imperial family and continue to contribute to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. The winner will receive a set of imperial armor and a royal horse.

After the boys yelled and rushed to the hunting ground, the emperor drank with the kings and relatives. After all, everyone contributed a lot to the problem of Western Turks. Everyone is happy.

But there was a problem when passing on the meal, because the female officer who inspected the meal was poisoned and died, which made the accompanying officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs panic, and immediately asked to stop the imperial banquet.You must know that this is the crime of beheading, not to mention being eaten by the emperor, even if any of the relatives present had a problem with eating, their whole family, old and young, would have to go to Dongshikou to be knifed.

In fact, they can't be blamed for this. If all the ingredients in the palace are checked and screened by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, basically there will be no omissions and nothing will go wrong.The results are also very remarkable. For so many years, there has never been a case of the noble lord or palace personnel being poisoned to death in the palace.

However, hunting is different. In addition to the ingredients that have to be prepared in advance in the palace, they also need to receive ingredients from various governments. After all, this is a matter of fun for the monarch and his ministers. It has been a routine for many years, and this is the way of hunting and royal meals over the years.

No one would have thought that such a thing would happen this year, and the ingredients in question came from the Changle Prince's Mansion. Because the matter was rushed and the case was obscure, the Xuanjia Army directly detained Li Daoxing according to the imperial order, and the hunting banquet was therefore unhappy. And scattered.

As soon as the distraught Li Shimin stepped in front of the big tent, two arrows shot in. If Qin Qiong hadn't reacted quickly, it is estimated that His Majesty Tian Khan would have returned to heaven, and the two arrows shot in happened to hit Qiao Guo The seal of the county government, so the brothers of the Chai family were also involved, and they were guarded as the second wave of criminals.

After Sun Fujia finished speaking, Dai Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, stepped forward and made an addition. The ingredients in Changle Palace were the only one with problems among the various palaces. The autopsy results showed that it was a kind of poison that did not exist in the Central Plains. The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple have seen all kinds of poisons for many years, and they also took this thing without breaking it.

In the end, it was sent to Sun Simiao to learn that it was a strange poison from the Western Regions, called Nisha. Anyone who touched this poison would die immediately without an antidote.What's even more surprising is that this poison has long since disappeared even in the Western Regions. It was once mistakenly believed that the formula had been lost, and no one thought that it would appear in the imperial banquet.

After the incident, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs searched the inside and outside of the Changle Prince's Mansion, but found no such poison, and also interrogated everyone in the mansion, and found that Li Daoxing often haunted the Qinlou Chu Pavilion, and the Hu people there often Talk about drinking.In the past, I often had business dealings with Hu merchants, so it is not impossible to get this kind of strange poison.

Remember that two years ago, didn't he have conflicts with Li Jing's two sons because of dumping spices and other goods from the Western Regions?This is a well-known fact in Chang'an City, so the suspicion on him can't be shaken off no matter what!
As for the two brothers of the Chai family, it is even more difficult to tell. Everyone was hunting in the forest during the hunting. Who has the time to watch them go there? There is no evidence to prove that the arrow that shot at the imperial tent was not shot by them .

In many cases involving the royal family, there is often no need for so much conclusive evidence and confessions. Often, ambiguous evidence such as "unnecessary" can be used to prove the crime, and basically there is no room for maneuver.

But no one could have imagined that the prince would stand up for such an idle clan and relatives, not only took over the case, but also detained all the servants who abused the three, completely reversing the direction of the case.

After listening to the words of the two presiding judges, Li Chengqian turned his head to Li Ke, and said in a deep voice: "Wei De, do you know that they abused the Chai brothers?" The Chai brothers have been following Li Ke for many years. , The relationship is irreversible, although there is no credit, but there is still some hard work.Li Chengqian believed that no matter how unfeeling the third child was, he would not sit back and watch his confidant be tortured like this, otherwise how would he restrain people's hearts in the future.

Regarding the prince's question, Li Ke sighed for a long time, then stood up and cupped his hands and replied: "Return to Your Highness, I have heard about it a little bit, but I can't help it. Many things are not up to me alone." He glared bitterly at Li Tai who was closing the curtain to rest his mind.

Okay, needless to say, it is the fourth child who is running on Li Ke to avoid danger. Although the detainees are all recruited from the clan and foreign relatives, the composition is very complicated and the relationship is also intertwined. The two of them just shouted He shouted and put up the airs, he was greedy, and he didn't have time to figure out the people inside, so he let others take advantage of the loopholes. .
(End of this chapter)