People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 874: The leader, the Tang clan

August [-]th is the right time.

The sky was clear and cloudless.

Li Xuan, wearing a black robe with gold silk, stood calmly in front of the Dali Temple, with Li Zhu waiting behind her.

Di Renjie, who was wearing dark green official clothes, walked out quickly, raised his hands to Li Xuan from a distance and said, "I have met the prince!"

Li Xuan returned the salute and said calmly: "Brother Huaiying, I am not late today, am I?"

Di Renjie led Li Xuan into Dali Temple and said at the same time: "No, there are still two quarters of an hour before the court hearing will begin."

As Li Xuan walked, he asked seemingly casually: "Have the people from the Criminal Department and Yushitai arrived?"

"They're all here." Di Renjie nodded, and then said: "The person from the Yushitai is the Censor Liu Sili, and the person from the Ministry of Punishment is Cui Sheng, the Minister of Punishment."

Pei Yan, the Minister of Punishment, did not come, nor did Cui Mi, the censor Zhongcheng.

Although it was a joint trial of the three departments, Quan Shancai, the general of Zuoweiwei, did not have a high sense of presence in the government and the public. Although the response from the people was not small, not many people within the court paid attention to it.

Li Xuan's previous impeachment by Yushitai was exactly the opposite. It did not attract much attention among the people, but within the imperial court, it attracted a lot of attention.

"Who is presiding over the trial today? Is He Temple upright?" Li Xuan looked forward to the lobby. He Yiqiu was also an old acquaintance of Li Xuan. This time, he did not come out to say hello.

"Originally, He Sicheng was appointed, but later the lower official snatched this position over." After Di Renjie finished speaking, he stopped and stepped back, bowed deeply to Li Xuan, and said, "My lord, please, in the hall today, Lots of support.”

Li Xuan paused, then sighed softly, shook his head helplessly and said: "Brother Huaiying, why do you need to get involved in this kind of thing?"

"All my colleagues in the temple advocated a harsh sentence for the general, but Huaiying alone felt that this matter should be exempted." Di Renjie bowed to Li Xuan again.

Li Xuan looked at Di Renjie with a complicated look on her face. Di Renjie was actually on the same side as Li Xian.

Finally, Li Xuan shook her head and said with a heavy face: "Brother Huaiying, Xuan can only promise that she will only ask one question today. After one question, Xuan will not ask any more questions."

"In this case, Huaiying would like to thank the prince." Although Di Renjie breathed a deep sigh of relief, his expression remained solemn.

Li Xuan was ordered to "take a look". Although he could not lead the trial, he definitely had the right to question.

Di Renjie originally didn't expect Li Xuan to come with just his ears today, so Li Xuan said that he would only ask one question, which really made him relax a lot.

But immediately afterwards, Di Renjie became nervous again.

Li Xuan is not an ordinary person. He has sharp eyes and a flexible mind. He always focuses on weaknesses that others cannot imagine.

He said he only asked one question, which meant that he was definitely well prepared when he came today.

Just ask one question, and this one question is likely to put Quan Shancai on the road between life and death.

……

"Your Majesty, please." Di Renjie led Li Xuan into the courtroom.

Xu Yu, the young minister of Dali Temple, Liu Sili, the imperial censor, and Cui Sheng, the minister of punishment, were standing together and whispering something.

Just as Li Xuan was about to step forward to say hello, he saw Dali Temple quickly walking out of the back hall.

He Yiqiu came directly towards Li Xuan and Di Renjie. At the same time, he raised his hands to Di Renjie with a look of helplessness and said, "Brother Huaiying, you shouldn't be so rash."

"How about it? Has Mr. Duan agreed?" Di Renjie asked quickly.

He Yiqiu nodded with a wry smile and said: "Duan Gong said that although there has never been a matter of the Dali Temple Prime Minister interrogating the imperial generals before, because you are Di Renjie and you are highly recommended by the King of Nanchang, I agreed. Your Majesty. ?”

Li Xuan, who was a little dazed, quickly came to his senses, raised her hands to He Yiqiu and said, "Brother He?"

He Yiqiu waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Duke Duan said that when the Prince is here, just ask him to hear the trial in Datang. There is no need to go in to see him alone."

Li Xuan subconsciously raised her head and looked in the direction of the back hall, then turned to look at Di Renjie. She felt a little angry for a moment, but didn't know what to say.

Di Renjie was obviously using his name to request Duan Baoxuan to preside over the matter, and Duan Baoxuan obviously agreed to the matter.

Li Xuan knew in her heart that no one was willing to touch this mess, so when Di Renjie stepped forward, many people were happy.

But Duan Baoxuan and He He asked people like them, but they didn't want to see Di Renjie get involved in these things. However, Di Renjie was the most suitable person at the moment.

In particular, his abilities are outstanding.

Once this matter comes to a successful conclusion, Di Renjie will immediately fall into the eyes of the emperor, and his future is limitless.

Finally, due to Di Renjie's insistence, Duan Baoxuan agreed.

Of course, the reason why Di Renjie used Li Xuan's name to appear is indispensable.

Li Xuan is unpredictable, and he supports Di Renjie to preside over the case behind the scenes. He will ensure that Di Renjie is safe and sound afterwards, so that Duan Baoxuan and the others can rest assured.

But there is no such thing.

Li Xuan turned to look at He Yiqiu and said, "Brother He, since Mr. Duan doesn't want to meet now, then Xuan will go to see Mr. Duan again after the case is concluded."

After a slight pause, Li Xuan asked in a low voice: "Where is Mr. Huang? I didn't see Mr. Huang during the meeting between Japan and Korea the day before. Why is Mr. Huang still in the land of Youbin?"

Huang Rensu, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, was the water envoy of the former capital.

"Well!" He Yiqiu turned around and invited Li Xuan to one side, and then whispered: "The drought in Youbin was much more serious than expected, but fortunately Huang Gong actively managed it, controlled water and diverted canals, and invented a small The waterwheel..." He Yiqiu suddenly slapped his forehead and said: "How could I forget that the prince is also an expert in water control? At first, the court originally wanted to send the prince to Youbian to control the water. In the end, after Huang Gong begged, he returned to Huang Gong. The Duke went to Youbin, while the prince went to Taohe."

"Anyone can go to Youyou and control the water, but to go to Taohe and Qinghai-Tibet, only the prince is the best." Di Renjie followed with a serious expression.

On the plateau, Li Xuan repeatedly defeated the Tubo cavalry and defeated his colleagues. If Huang Rensu had replaced him, he would not have been able to do this.

Li Xuan waved his hand and said: "It is much more convenient for Huang Gong to control the water in You Bing than to go to Xuan. If Xuan goes there, he will inevitably cause more trouble, so it is better to focus on Huang Gong." Li Xuan waved his hand slightly. In his own situation, he was the most learn.

Huang Rensu was the leading flood control expert at that time, while Li Xuan only had a novel idea at best.

If we look at one county and one state, Li Xuan still has the ability to carry out resettlement and transfer, but if it involves the entire Hebei Province and even Shandong, it is beyond his ability to deal with it, and it is inevitable that he will make more mistakes.

"When Duke Huang returns to the court, Xuan will definitely give a good banquet to Duke Huang, and invite the two of them to accompany him when the time comes." Li Xuan said and handed over to He Yiqiu and Di Renjie.

The two of them quickly returned the salute, cupped their hands and said, "I don't dare."

……

"I have seen the king."

Xu Yu, the young minister of Dali Temple, Liu Sili, the imperial censor, and Cui Sheng, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, all three of them surrendered to Li Xuan at the same time.

Li Xuan solemnly returned the courtesy and said: "I am here just to have a look today and will not interfere with your trial. Please proceed in accordance with the regulations."

Xu Yu, Liu Sili and Cui Sheng looked at each other, breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Li Xuan: "Your Majesty, please sit down."

Li Xuan sat on the side of the case, Xu Yu, Liu Sili and Cui Sheng sat on top, and Di Renjie sat below the three people, presiding over today's case.

"Bring someone to commit the crime." Di Renjie suddenly slapped him in shock.

In an instant, in the entire lobby, countless water and fire sticks shouted loudly: "Mighty!"

In an instant, all the idle people left the courtroom in an instant.

In the solemn silence, a burly middle-aged general in white with a solemn expression walked in from outside the court hall.

General Zuo Weiwei, Marquis of Lueyang Quan Shancai.

Two Qianniu guards stood at the door of the court, raised their hands to the people inside, and then stood with knives.

Quan Shancai stood in the lobby and looked at everyone in the hall. Especially when he saw Di Renjie, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Tianshui Quan Shancai, I have met Xu Shaoqing and Liu Yushi." , Cui Shilang, I have met the King of Nanchang and I have met Di Si Cheng."

Xu Yu, the young minister of Dali Temple, sat in the center of the high platform, returned the courtesy to Quan Shancai, and said: "General, Dali Temple is rude today. Please forgive me if I have not treated you well."

Quan Shancai shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty has decreed that the three departments of Dali Temple, Yushitai and the Ministry of Punishment will conduct a joint trial. As long as the truth can be found out, then no matter how you offend Quan, it doesn't matter."

"The general is magnanimous." Xu Yu nodded slightly, then looked at Di Renjie and said, "Di Si Cheng, let's get started."

"Here!" Di Renjie turned around and raised his hands to Xu Yu, Liu Sili and Cui Sheng, and then turned to look at Quan Shancai: "General Quan, three days ago, Yushi Zhongcheng impeached you for ordering his men to cut down trees in the middle of last month. I killed several cypress trees in Zhaoling, I wonder if this is the case?"

Quan Shancai shook his head directly, and at the same time raised his hands and said: "The general did instruct his soldiers to cut down several cypress trees for the construction of military camps, but he did not cut down the Zhaoling cypress trees..."

At this point, Quan Shancai paused for a moment: "The location of Zuoweiwei's camp is on the official road in front of Zhaoling. It is ten miles away from Zhaoling. There are more Zhaoling protectors ahead. The camp was built by randomly taking a few trees from the outside. If all of this is taken into account, then the entire camp was built with Zhaoling trees, and then there would be even more people who deserved the punishment."

Di Renjie shook his head and said: "General, what I am asking is whether the general ordered his men to cut down several cypress trees in Zhaoling. Yes, yes, no, no?"

"No?" Quan Shancai answered extremely neatly, and at the same time said solemnly: "The felling of trees is not part of Zhaoling, so I am not guilty."

Di Renjie nodded slightly, then faced outside and shouted: "Bring a witness!"

There must be witnesses, of course.

Censor Zhongcheng personally came forward to accuse Zuo Weiwei General Quan Shancai of instructing his men to cut down trees in Zhaoling. This required both human and physical evidence.

If there is any injustice here, the censor Zhongcheng will be upset and walk away, just like the censor Zhang Enzheng who impeached Li Xuan before.

A middle general in his early thirties, wearing green uniforms, walked in from the door.

Looking at this guy who was half a head smaller than himself and with sinister eyes, Quan Shancai immediately frowned and said thoughtfully: "You are..."

"Li Lin, the captain of the left prison gate guard, has met the general and all the superior officials!" Li Lin saluted with a calm expression on the many officials present.

But when he saw Li Xuan, Li Lin's expression changed slightly.

Di Renjie added this point keenly. He turned to look at Li Xuan and asked: "King Nanchang knows the captain of the Zuojianmen Guards?"

Li Xuan nodded and said: "Li Lin, the captain of the Zuojianmen Guards, was born in Yizhou. His ancestral home is Longxi. He is a son of the clan. His father is Cao, the governor of Yizhou, who joins the army."

Li Xuan calmly revealed Li Lin's identity, and everyone present suddenly choked.

The first person to sue Quan Shancai was Li Lin, the captain of the left prison gate of the Tang Dynasty clan.

The case discussed today is about General Zuo Weiwei Quan Shancai, who allowed his soldiers to cut down trees in Zhaoling, destroying the fate of the late emperor and the entire Tang Dynasty.

No wonder Cui Mi, the censor Zhongcheng, didn't even show his face today.

The current situation is simple, he has already won over Li Xuan.

(End of this chapter)