Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 252 Please Hear My Sophistry, Fang Yuan's Real Plan

"You guys teamed up to deceive me?!"

In the imperial study room, Li Shimin glared at Fang Yuan and the others.

He first went back to the imperial study and read the testimony provided by Liu Zhenghui.

It doesn't even have the murderer's name on it, only the words Deng Ling's ink are used instead.

The testimony without even the name, what a low-level mistake, it is almost certainly a deception.

Li Daozong was a little confused, he happened to stand between the three of them, he looked at Liu Zhenghui, then at Fang Yuan.

It was the Ministry of Criminal Justice who caught the murderer, and Dali Temple was not involved at all. I heard that the Chang'an County Government even provided help.

But for the details, Li Daozong didn't check it carefully, as long as the case is solved, he doesn't mind a big reward.

"Liu Zhenghui, tell me!"

Seeing that there was no answer, Li Shimin looked at Liu Zhenghui coldly.

"This matter. This matter is the plan of Chang'an Order!"

Liu Zhenghui hesitated, and whispered.

He sighed in his heart, but was finally discovered by Li Shimin.

There is no other way, we can only push Fang Yuan out, after all, it was negotiated before.

He had already recommended Fang Yuan to the emperor as the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and he didn't care if he succeeded or not.

"What do you mean?"

Li Shimin's eyes changed again.

The anger in the eyes became stronger, as if it could devour everyone.

The plan means that they discussed it in advance. To deceive him? !

Li Daozong also didn't understand, he looked at Liu Zhenghui in astonishment, and then at Fang Yuan on the other side.

Facing the gazes of the three, Fang Yuan remained calm.

"Hey, Your Majesty, I want to talk to you alone."

Fang Yuan coughed dryly and said calmly.

"allow!"

Li Shimin dropped a word.

Liu Zhenghui and Li Daozong obediently left the Imperial Study Room.

Even the eunuchs and maids present also left.

As soon as he left the imperial study, Li Daozong asked Liu Zhenghui why.

"Your Majesty, I didn't lie to you, I just left out the other party's name."

Fang Yuan coughed again, and then spoke slowly.

"You still lie to me?!"

"Then tell me, who is the real murderer?!"

Li Shimin was furious and scolded.

Even now, he still wants to lie to himself.

It's really rampant. I don't know if the crime of deceiving the emperor can be decapitated?
"Nie Yinniang!"

"Shadow Assassin No.1!"

"Super master of Deng Ling's ink!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Thinking more clearly than ever.

To deceive the emperor is a matter with serious consequences.

If the thoughts are not clear, they may be discovered.

"Then why did Liu Zhenghui say it was your plan?!"

Li Shimin frowned slightly, and his anger subsided a lot.

After learning that it was Nie Yinniang, Li Shimin felt that the case was difficult.

Fang Yuan and others can still know who the murderer is, it can be seen that they have put in a lot of effort.

Therefore, what Li Shimin was most angry with was not that the case was falsified, but that Fang Yuan and others deceived him.

"Nie Yinniang is too strong, she is elusive, we can't find her, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"But actually Nie Yinniang is not the most important thing, the most important thing is to bribe Nie Yinniang's employer!"

"So after we found out that it was Nie Yinniang, we intentionally spread the news to the outside world, saying that if we caught the murderer, he would be afraid to run away and show his fox tail, and then we would take the opportunity to arrest him!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

This was the plan he had thought up when he traded with Liu Yichen.

Nie Yinniang couldn't be caught, and she didn't know where to go, so let's see if I can catch the employer behind her.

As long as the employer is caught, the case is barely resolved, and the emperor and the court will not pursue it too much, and may even reward him greatly.

"Do you have a suspect?!"

Li Shimin's anger disappeared a lot, and he said in a deep voice.

He is not an unreasonable person, knowing that Nie Yinniang is powerful, it is not easy to catch.

As long as Pei Ji is not dead, it is understandable not to arrest the other party, just keep an eye on the employer.

But Li Shimin was still angry, angry that Fang Yuan and the others teamed up to lie to him, even if he had said hello beforehand, he wouldn't be so angry.

"Yes, Princess Linhai!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

So far, there is only one suspect in the case, and that is Princess Linhai.

But there is no proof whether the employer is Princess Linhai, Fang Yuan's guess.

Liu Yichen said last night that when he was questioning Lawyer Pei, Lawyer Pei was very impatient and did not hesitate to express his dissatisfaction with Princess Linhai.

But he didn't point out anything wrong with Princess Linhai, and didn't suspect that Princess Linhai was related to the assassination of Pei Xiang.

"Didn't Zongzheng Temple find any evidence?"

Li Shimin frowned, not speaking well.

All the attention to evidence, Zongzheng Temple did not ask anything useful.

"Yes, but is it really not her?"

"The minister has already sent someone to watch her. If she wants to escape, she must have started to escape by now."

"Your Majesty, please wait a little longer. No matter there is a result or not, my people will let you know by the time of a stick of incense at the latest."

Fang Yuan said solemnly.

He was betting, and he just hoped he was right.

"Aren't you afraid of guessing wrong?!"

Li Shimin sneered.

He heard that Fang Yuan was all speculation.

"Then His Majesty will punish you."

Fang Yuan shrugged, smiled wryly.

Apart from being threatened by Liu Yichen, the most important reason for this bet is that Fang Yuan wants to make meritorious service.

If the bet is correct, then he is the main contributor to this case, and with Liu Zhenghui's recommendation, promotion should be no problem.

Fang Yuan felt it was necessary to leave the post of Chang'an Ling within half a year to avoid subsequent rebellion.

"Why didn't you say hello to me in advance?"

Li Shimin's anger dissipated in sevens and eighties, and he was dissatisfied.

"I'm afraid His Majesty will disagree!"

Fang Yuan said embarrassingly.

There will always be a gap between the king and his ministers.

The emperor could regard his courtiers as friends, even siblings.

But courtiers cannot regard the emperor as a friend, nor can they be brothers.

Because the emperor is unhappy, he can use his courtiers to attack, but the courtiers are unhappy, so they can only endure it.

This is also the reason why Fang Yuan would not tell Li Shimin even if he knew from Mo Cailing that there would be a rebellion in Chang'an City.

"Hmph, how did you know without telling me?"

Li Shimin snorted coldly.

Fang Yuan smiled mischievously, but didn't speak.

At this time, a eunuch shouted outside the imperial study.

Soon, eunuch Wang De came in.

"Your Majesty, Zheng Jiu, the magistrate of Chang'an County, said that he captured Princess Linhai and asked to enter the palace to face the saint!"

Wang De reported.

Generally speaking, officials below the fourth rank are not allowed to meet the emperor casually.

Officials below the fourth rank can only get stuck with the eunuch if they want to see him, and they will be beaten back.

But today is different. Today it is directly related to Princess Linhai, so it was reported to Wang De, and Wang De came in to inform Li Shimin after careful consideration.

"It's really her?!"

"Chuan, let the two of them come in by the way."

Li Shimin's expression darkened, he ordered a summons, and asked Liu Zhenghui to come in.

Seeing this, Fang Yuan heaved a sigh of relief, he caught Princess Linhai, which means his guess was correct.

Not long after, Zheng Jiu arrived with Princess Linhai.

Because Fang Yuan was here, after handing over the person, he explained the situation to Fang Yuan and left.

"Your Majesty, the Chang'an county government officials have imprisoned me and set me free. Your Majesty, please make the decision for me!"

Princess Linhai said angrily.

"Why does the princess want to leave the city?"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Since last night, Fang Yuan made people stare at Princess Linhai.

As long as there is a possibility that Princess Linhai is going to leave the city, she will be arrested immediately.

In order to be more sure whether she was going out of the city, Zheng Jiu waited until her carriage arrived at the gate of the city before catching her.

There was a lot of trouble when arresting people, if it wasn't for Zheng Jiu's strong attitude to bring Fang Yuan and the emperor out, Princess Linhai might have left.

"I don't seem to restrict my freedom, do I?"

"Could it be that I have to report to the Chang'an Order when I leave the city?"

Princess Linhai said angrily.

Seeing her appearance, she seems to want to hit Fang Yuan.

"If you want to leave the city at this time, does the princess forget that her father-in-law just woke up?"

Fang Yuan chuckled.

"I'll go out of the city to pray for Xiang Pei, isn't it okay?"

"Your Majesty, please uphold justice for me and punish this arrogant man!"

Princess Linhai snorted coldly.

From the beginning to the present, it is very organized.

So much so that Fang Yuan didn't know how to refute for a while.

"How did I hear that you never prayed for Xiang Pei?"

"I even heard that because of your status, you don't have a good relationship with Mr. Pei and Mr. Pei."

Li Shimin said suddenly.

In an instant, Princess Linhai's expression was not calm.

"Your Majesty, that was before!"

Princess Linhai said loudly.

"Either explain it properly!"

"Either go to Zongzheng Temple again!"

"But I can tell you that going to Zongzheng Temple this time is different from last time."

Li Shimin didn't want to hear Princess Linhai's defense.

Although what Princess Linhai said just now makes sense.

But from Li Shimin's understanding of her, Princess Linhai would not pray for Pei Ji.

That is to say, Princess Linhai ran away, and nine out of ten she was the employer who bribed Nie Yinniang.

"I, Your Majesty!"

Princess Linhai looked even more disturbed.

She looked at the emperor, her eyes began to panic.

She knew exactly where Zongzheng Temple was.

The last time I was invited over, it was because there was no evidence and the sentence could not be executed.

This time there was a lot of suspicion, and the emperor personally called him over.

If there is the emperor's intention, then the torture of Zongzheng Temple will greet him.

Princess Linhai asked herself whether she could not be tortured by Zongzheng Temple, nor could she control her mouth.

"Speak!"

"I may be able to determine the sentence!"

Li Shimin said with a blank face.

Saying that, he waved his hand, signaling Fang Yuan and others to leave.

Fang Yuan and the others naturally understood that the next step is the royal family's business.

So he saluted Li Shimin and was taken out by Wang De.

As soon as he left the imperial study, Liu Zhenghui gave him a thumbs up.

"Fang Yuan, you guessed it right!"

Liu Zhenghui sighed.

Amazing, Fang Yuan really guessed it right.

Originally, Fang Yuan would be scolded if he said less, but now he has become the chief hero.

"It's just a mistake!"

Fang Yuan said modestly.

Inside the imperial study.

"Speak, I'm listening!"

Li Shimin said calmly.

"I am suffering!"

"Your Majesty, do you know how I have lived these years?"

Princess Linhai opened her mouth and knelt on the ground with a plop.

Her eyes turned red instantly, and tears flowed down her face, but she didn't cry out.

Li Shimin frowned, habitually thinking that people would make up words when committing crimes, and ignored her.

"I'm obviously a princess, but I'm nothing in Pei's family!"

"Pei Xiang doesn't give me face, say I am not here, and say I am not there, I will bear it!"

"His son Hongxing cheated, lived outside with his girlfriend all year round, and gave me bad looks everywhere, I can bear it!"

"But Prime Minister Pei said that he wanted to retire a few days ago, and that he wanted to take Chengxian back to Sangquan for retirement. Lawyer Pei also said that he would take his best friend back with him, so what should I do?"

"They have already disrespected me so much in Chang'an City at the foot of the emperor. After I follow them back to my hometown, will there still be a place for me? Is there still a princess?"

Princess Linhai cried while telling her difficulties.

Instead of being hysterical, she appeared relatively calm.

Because she understands that she has no right to make trouble.

Even though she is a princess, even though she is the emperor's sister.

But in the royal family, this relationship is too common, without any family relationship.

The only thing that can make the emperor lean towards him is that the emperor wants to maintain the dignity of the royal family.

"Pei Xiang wants to become an official?!"

Li Shimin obviously didn't care much about Princess Linhai's misfortune.

Just the fact that Pei Ji wanted to retire completely attracted Li Shimin.

He had long wanted Pei Ji to step down, and he almost succeeded last time, but failed because of Xiao Yu.

Now hearing the meaning of Princess Linhai, Li Shimin naturally aroused Pei Ji's idea of ​​becoming an official again.

"What does His Majesty plan to do to me?"

Princess Linhai's face showed a look of misery.

Looking at the emperor's appearance, she knew that she didn't listen to what she just said.

"How did you invite Nie Yinniang?"

Li Shimin came back to his senses and said in a deep voice.

"Did Your Majesty ask Nie Yinniang?"

Princess Linhai smiled wryly.

Did not answer Li Shimin's thoughts.

She already understood Li Shimin's attitude, and her heart died.

"Fang Yuan and the others didn't catch Nie Yinniang at all."

"The announcement is just to lure you out."

Li Shimin said calmly.

"Ha ha ha ha"

"I hate, I hate, why am I so stupid?!"

Princess Linhai was taken aback for a moment, then cried and laughed loudly.

She became a little crazy, her eyes were full of misery and grief.

"Tell me, how did you invite Nie Yinniang?"

Li Shimin frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice.

Nie Yinniang is a super expert and an unstable factor.

It will cost a lot for the court to destroy her, but if it can control her, it is better to control her.

"She owes me a favor."

Princess Linhai said bitterly.

"Have you run out of favors?"

"Can you invite her again?"

Li Shimin frowned and asked.

"If I can invite her here, how will His Majesty deal with me?"

"Can you forgive me and leave Chengxian and me in Chang'an City?"

Princess Linhai's eyes lit up, and she asked tentatively.

She felt that Li Shimin cared a lot about Nie Yinniang.

After thinking about it, I think it is right.

Nie Yinniang is a legendary woman with advanced martial arts, and the imperial court is very concerned about this kind of person.

"I can discuss with Prime Minister Pei!"

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, and finally said.

He didn't care much about how Princess Linhai handled it.

To the outside world, Pei Ying's assassination case had been resolved.

So as long as Pei Ji agrees, it doesn't matter whether she pursues Princess Linhai or not.

"Your Majesty, the case has been resolved, so you don't need to tell Prime Minister Pei anymore?"

Princess Linhai was shocked and said in a panic.

Since Fang Yuan and the others set a trap for themselves, then Pei Xiang probably doesn't know the truth yet, right?

"Ok?"

Li Shimin frowned slightly.

He thought about it seriously, but he hadn't told Pei Ji the truth yet.

If Princess Linhai really invites Nie Yinniang, it is not impossible to keep Pei Ji a secret.

(End of this chapter)