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

Chapter 922: Denial, the show begins

In the court hall of Dali Temple, more than a dozen water and fire sticks were leaning on the ground, and a dozen police officers in black and red soap clothes stood on both sides with stern expressions.

Li Shiheng, who was in his fifties, knelt on the ground with a haggard face and pale hair. He said tremblingly: "It's me, I did everything. I secretly used the father-in-law's seal to let people smuggle people into Tibet. After that, And I was exploited by the Tubo people. I am doing everything by myself and it is not the business of the public...the British public."

After saying that, Li Shiheng knocked heavily on the ground, not daring to raise his head to look at the crowd.

Everyone in the courtroom, except Li Dan, was extremely calm and not surprised at all.

Li Jingye has been back in Chang'an for so long. If he can't get Li Shiheng to change his tune and take on everything by himself, others may look down on him.

Li Dan clenched his fists tightly and stared at Li Jingye. He could not accept that Li Jingye would confuse right and wrong like this.

Li Xuan turned her head, patted Li Dan's arm gently, and shook her head with a chuckle.

Li Dan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Dan couldn't guarantee what happened to the others, but with the King of Nanchang here, Li Jingye would definitely not be able to get rid of what happened today so easily.

Seeing that Li Dan suppressed his emotions, everyone present finally felt a little relieved.

If Li Dan really makes a fuss in court today, none of them will look good.

Li Jingye's eyes also slowly withdrew. He had calculated many people, but he neglected Li Dan.

But there is no way, there is no time to heal their previous grudges.

Li Jingye almost burned down Li Dan's palace, almost ruined his wedding night, and almost cut off his path to becoming a legitimate heir. A deep hatred had already been formed between him and Li Dan.

It would be fine if all this was not exposed, but the truth of everything was found out inexplicably.

Now, Li Dan and Beimen Bachelor's group are going to target him.

Fortunately, Li Jingye had some plans for the North Gate bachelors.

Li Jingye's eyes lightly swept over Pei Yan, and finally landed on He Yiqiu, who was in charge of interrogating the case.

……

He Yiqiu looked calm, his eyes fell from Li Shiheng to Li Jingye, and then asked: "Mr. British, do you know what Li Shiheng said?"

Li Jingye sighed softly and said: "Shiheng is the old man of the British father. When his ancestors were still alive, he helped take care of the family's property. I really can't believe that he secretly smuggled iron to Tubo behind Jingye's back." Then someone caught the flaw and took advantage of it, so I ask you to strictly enforce the law and judge the crime according to the law."

Strictly enforce the law and judge crimes according to law.

Li Shiheng knelt on the ground, and when he heard these eight words, his expression felt involuntarily relaxed.

Everyone present was a person with sharp ears and eyes. How could they not see such an obvious action?

If it was Li Jingye who smuggled into Tibet and was used by the Tubo people to betray the secrets of the Tang Dynasty, he would definitely be dismissed from office in the end. But if it fell on Li Shiheng, he would probably be executed immediately, and even his wife, children, and children would be executed. They will all be implicated as well.

But now, Li Shiheng showed a relaxed look. It was nothing more than Li Jingye's promise to Li Shiheng, which made him willing to do this and take on everything.

He Yiqiu still stared at Li Jingye and asked repeatedly: "Mr. British, regarding the Yingxu caravan smuggling contraband to Tubo, suspected of colluding with Tubo and betraying court secrets, I ask you, do you know anything about it?"

"I don't know Jingye." Li Jingye bowed slightly, and then shook off all the blame.

"Well!" He Yiqiu looked to one side and made sure that the scribe had written down everything. Then he looked up at Cui Mi, Duan Baoxuan and Pei Yan behind him and said: "Three ministers, the lower official said to the British Duke The inquiry has ended. I don’t know if the three of you have anything else to ask Mr. British. If not, then I will ask Mr. British to go down."

Cui Mi, Duan Baoxuan, Pei Yan, and everyone else in the hall, including Li Jingye, excluding Li Xuan, were all extremely surprised.

Cui Mi couldn't help but asked first: "What do you mean your questioning of the British Duke is over? Don't you have anything else to ask the British Duke?"

"No." He Wei bowed slightly, and then said seriously: "I want to come. No matter if I ask the British Duke all the questions about Yingxu Trading Company, I want to come to the British Duke. I don't know anything about it. In this way, I can save this time and focus on it." Go ask Manager Li."

Cui Mi's eyes jumped. Who knew that Li Shiheng had been silenced by Li Jingye, and he would not say anything detrimental to Li Jingye.

Especially when Li Jingye is right in front of him, so if you really want to ask something, it's best to let Li Jingye leave first.

"You have to think clearly. Once the British Duke retires, what questions do you want to ask him? You may never have the chance again?" Before Cui Mi finished speaking, Pei Yan on the other side couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. , there was an inexplicable feeling of uneasiness.

"Yes!" He Yiqiu nodded directly. Li Jingye couldn't ask anything anyway, so what else was left for him to do.

"Okay, let the British Duke retreat first." After Cui Mi finished speaking, he turned to look at Duan Baoxuan.

Duan Baoxuan nodded and said, "Okay!"

Finally, everyone in the hall looked at Pei Yan.

The three departments will review, Yushitai, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Punishment. As the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Pei Yan has a very important role.

After a slight hesitation, Pei Yan said: "In my opinion, it is better for the British Master to stay. If you have any questions, you can ask again?"

"I don't have any questions to ask the British Lord anymore." He Yiqiu said it decisively.

Pei Yan was stunned for a moment, then his face turned ugly, and he was about to reprimand He Yiqiu. At this time, Li Xuan on the side suddenly spoke: "Since the presiding judge no longer has any questions to ask Mr. Ying, let Mr. Ying step aside temporarily. , there shouldn't be any problem, right, Your Highness." "Yes, this should be a normal court trial method. It should be commonly used by local states, counties, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Punishment." Li Dan turned his head and looked at Pei Yan said with deep eyes: "I think this manager Li will not say anything detrimental to the British public, right?"

Seeing Li Dan's glaring gaze, Pei Yan's face suddenly darkened.

Pei Yan was from Empress Wu, so he could not be from the prince, and he was not close to King Li Xian of England. After all, Li Xian's conduct was well known to both the government and the public.

Currently, Pei Yan has not taken a stand on the issue of seizing the direct descendant, but it definitely does not mean that he has never thought about it.

Pei Yan has offended Li Xian a lot during these years as the Empress of the Wu Dynasty. In the future, he will only offend Li Xian more often.

As for Li Xian, even now, Pei Yan does not think Li Xian is a good candidate to take the throne.

Then only Li Dan is left.

Although Li Dan was the fourth child, it was not uncommon in the Tang Dynasty for younger brothers to inherit the throne over older brothers.

Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, Li Zhi and Li Tai, and Li Chengqian are all like this.

It is not impossible for Li Dan to surpass Li Xian and Li Xian.

Now, Li Dan's attitude has been resolute. If you ask Pei Yan to do it against Li Dan, it will be difficult for Pei Yan to persist.

Glancing at Li Jingye, Pei Yan sighed softly and said in his heart: "Li Jingye, what are you going to do to offend the Prime Minister?"

At this glance, Li Jingye immediately noticed Pei Yan's embarrassment. He smiled slightly, then raised his hands in a very graceful manner and said: "Since there is nothing to do with Jingye next, then Jingye will go down first. If anything happens later, please feel free to call me." Summoned.”

"In this case, it will be troublesome for the British public." Pei Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and then raised his hand to signal Li Jingye to leave first.

Li Jingye nodded to everyone. Cui Mi and Duan Baoxuan both responded politely, but Li Xuan and Li Dan looked at him with indifference.

Everyone present understood that for what Li Jingye did in the Prime Minister's Mansion, although the emperor secretly blocked all attempts to pursue him, Li Jingye had truly offended all the clan members.

But Li Jingye didn't care, because there could only be one person sitting on the throne in the future.

As long as that person is not Li Dan, then everything else is easy to talk about.

In the final analysis, the clan and the court are two completely different worlds.

As long as he does not participate in the matter of seizing the legitimate son, then the clan will never be able to threaten him, the legitimate grandson of the British Duke Li Ji.

After seeing Li Jingye leave, the atmosphere in the courthouse relaxed a lot for a while.

Pei Yan glanced slightly, and instantly realized that Li Dan had looked at him deeply.

Pei Yan smiled bitterly in his heart. It was obvious that his help to Li Jingye had successfully attracted the Prime Minister's resentment.

If he doesn't change it in the future, he will have offended the Prime Minister here, and he will not be able to get along with the King of England. More importantly, his relationship with the Prince will not be harmonious, and it will even become more harmonious in the future. In this case, Pei Yan has already put a stone in the way of his future.

Turning his head, Pei Yan looked at He Yiqiu and said, "He Sizheng, continue."

"Yes!" He Yiqiu nodded, then turned to look at Li Shiheng, and finally shouted in a low voice: "Come here, bring evidence."

The sound of "evidence" made everyone stunned.

Li Shiheng had already taken care of everything for Li Jingye just now. What evidence could he bring now? Will it still be useful?

……

A box, a box, was carried into the lobby.

A total of eight boxes were placed on the left side of the courtroom, with long seals attached to them.

Everyone present was staring at these evidences, especially Li Shiheng, who also wanted to know what was inside.

He Yiqiu looked at Li Shiheng, but said to everyone: "These are all the account books and correspondence copied from Yingxu Trading Company. Qianniuwei and Dali Temple have been sealing them with seals since they were seized. I have never received permission from His Majesty to review the case, so no one has ever seen these things.”

The case involved the British Duke, and the Emperor and Empress Wu had already taken over everything.

Without the permission of the two of them, even Dali Temple could not conduct an in-depth investigation into Li Jingye's involvement in the case.

Of course, someone has already copied these things. The inner guards and the Shaofu have already controlled the entire Yingxu Trading Company through the copied things.

"Li Shiheng, go and see if the things inside have been subcontracted by anyone?" After He Yiqiu finished speaking, he waved his hand and the Dali Temple government official next to him had already opened the box.

Li Shiheng struggled to stand up, took a few steps forward, then opened the contents of the box, looked through a few ledgers, and finally turned around, cupping his hands at He Yiqiu and saying, "Report to Shangguan, these are all belonging to the trading house."

"That's good." He Yiqiu's face showed ferocious excitement.

The fun is just beginning now.

(End of this chapter)