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Time passed by every minute and every second, and it was noon when Li Ke finished speaking. Wei Zheng told Li Ke about the details he had missed. Ke's answer is very satisfactory.And because of Li Ke's scolding of Changsun Wuji just now, Changsun Wuji remained silent, and Wei Zheng was in charge of the entire interrogation process. Wei Zheng became the presiding judge, and Changsun Wuji and the other three became jurors.

After Wei Zhengxun asked Li Ke, he turned his attention to the four people and asked if they had any questions. The four shook their heads and said no. Wei Zheng himself knew that this case was only Li Ke's involvement, and there was no real evidence that he was involved or that he was the mastermind. , so I can only tell Li Ke that the review is over today and let him wait for the notification of the next review.

After Li Ke heard what Wei Zheng had said, Li Xiaogong and Wei Zheng nodded, ignoring the ashen faces of Chairman Sun Wuji and Liu Zhenghui, and strode out of the Ministry of Criminal Justice courtroom alone in the eyes of everyone.

When Li Ke left the hall of the Ministry of Justice, the eldest grandson Wuji and the five of them checked the files recorded by the officials. They found that there were no omissions in the meeting, so they glanced at each other, and went into the palace to meet Li Shimin in the Hall of Liangyi.Li Shimin stayed by Empress Changsun's side for a long time. Seeing that Empress Changsun woke up after taking the medicine, he comforted her a few words. After Empress Changsun ate some porridge and fell asleep again, he returned to Liangyi Hall to handle government affairs.

Changsun Wuji, Li Xiaogong, Wei Zheng, Liu Zhenghui and Sun Fujia walked into Liangyi Hall. Before they had time to salute, Li Shimin asked, "How is the trial going?"

Changsun Wuji didn't speak. Wei Zheng knew what he was thinking, so he handed the file to Li Shimin. After reading the file, Li Shimin motioned for the five people to sit down. Has the interior been interrogated? Has Qianniuwei, who found the body today, conducted a detailed interrogation? How is the autopsy? Have you found any suspicious clues?"

"Qihuang, this case is very complicated and weird. According to the current clues, His Royal Highness Hanwang is the most suspected, but only through the Hanwang Palace's one-sided statement, I am not sure whether he is related to this case, so I can only find out the truth first. Only the old and young people he treated on Suzaku Street and the doctor Sheng Deyan can prove whether his words are true." Liu Zhenghui said, "Also, his testimony mentioned that there were Princess Fusang and her warriors at the scene. Interrogating Princess Fusang still needs to be done. Emperor's approval."

"En." Li Shimin nodded in agreement, and continued to ask, "Is there anything else to gain?"

"From the testimony of the imperial doctor, we know that the medicines taken by the empress and the concubine Yin contain a medicinal herb called 腽肭. , Seabuckthorn, Wujiapi, Scutellaria barbata, Eucommia and other traditional Chinese medicines for strengthening the root and nourishing the body can produce toxicity when mixed together, causing people to faint slowly until death. And sandalwood is just the nemesis of sputum, it has The effect of absorbing and neutralizing the toxicity of this poison happens to be sandalwood, which is smoked with spices in the queen's bedroom. Moreover, the sandalwood powder covered by the queen's face also plays a role in absorbing and neutralizing the toxicity in his body. Therefore, The powder of sandalwood smoke is the reason why the queen’s poison was solved and the poisoning was not too deep.” Sun Fujia said, “So, I think that the person who poisoned must have a good understanding of the toxicity of the sputum, and naturally he also knows about the poison of sandalwood. The role of fragrant wood is very clear. Since sandalwood has been used in the queen's bedroom for a few days, if the poisoner knew this, he would definitely not use the poison. Therefore, the minister thinks that the poisoner It must be someone who doesn't know that the queen is using sandalwood."

"En!" Wei Zheng said suddenly, "My minister agrees with Dali Qing that the reason why the queen was able to revive the cheese is because of the sandalwood. Therefore, if the enemy knows that the queen is using the sandalwood, he will not be able to use it This kind of poison. Therefore, the first point Wei Chen guessed was that the plan to poison the queen was designed and arranged before the queen used the sandalwood, so the enemy did not realize that the queen was using the sandalwood, so they would There were some omissions during the operation. In the second year, the enemy began to implement the poisoning plan after the empress used sandalwood, and he himself was not a person in the palace, so he didn't know the situation in the palace at all. It is even more unclear about the Queen's use of sandalwood, so there will be such a big loophole after the plan is implemented."

"En!" Li Shimin nodded and said, "I also think this case is very strange. Through your analysis, it doesn't look like a well-prepared and premeditated poisoning plan. However, apart from the fact that the case was solved by Sandalwood, it is an omission. Poisoning, murder, etc. are done neatly, and there are no clues at all elsewhere, and it really doesn’t look like a plan that was designed and decided to implement hastily.”

"What the emperor said is true!" Wei Zheng continued, "The design of this case is indeed exquisite, but there are still some things to investigate. For example, the tomb is a good breakthrough. Also, the cause of Xianglan's death is indeed suspicious. Know what role she played in this case."

Li Shimin agreed with Wei Zheng, but he glanced at Changsun Wuji, seeing that he, the presiding judge, didn't say a word, so he asked, "Auxiliary machine, you are the presiding judge of this case, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I implore the Emperor to take back the appointment of my minister to investigate the case and send someone else!" Changsun Wuji suddenly knelt in front of Li Shimin and begged.

"Auxiliary machine, what is this?" Li Shimin was surprised by Changsun Wuji's reaction, and hurriedly asked.

As the eldest grandson Wuji, Liu Zhenghui was not stupid, and he was not stupid, so he hurriedly told Li Shimin what Li Ke had said in the court of the Ministry of Punishment.Li Shimin listened carefully and earnestly, his complexion changed constantly with Liu Zhenghui's narration, and finally turned livid, "Nonsense, it's outrageous!"

However, after Li Shimin finished speaking, he remained silent. When everyone saw Li Shimin's angry expression, they were puzzled. They didn't know what he was talking about Li Ke just now?Still talking about Changsun Wuji.

After a while, Li Shimin finally said, "This case is full of doubts, and there must be no carelessness in the trial process. Since the auxiliary machine has voluntarily resigned, I will tolerate you so that you will not be convicted."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he lifted up his elder grandson Wuji who was kneeling on the ground, and said to everyone, "Who do you think is responsible for this matter?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, I have recommended Wei Zheng, Secretary of State Superintendent, to be responsible for the trial and detection of this case. The position vacated by Changsun Shang can be replaced by Huangmen servant Wang."

Li Xiaogong, who had not spoken since he came to Liangyi Hall, reported back that he only spoke at this time, obviously supporting Changsun Wuji's avoidance of hearing the case, which also reflected his preference for Li Ke in two aspects. .After all, for a member like Li Xiaogong, Li Ke may be the only one in the clan who can become a famous general, and he is naturally very clear about the relationship between Changsun Wuji and Li Ke.Therefore, after he entered the Hall of Liangyi, he chose to keep silent, until now he made such a suggestion.

And in his heart, he thinks that the possibility of Li Ke poisoning is very small. Li Ke is a rare talent in the clan in terms of literature and martial arts. His future today is limitless. Under such circumstances, he will not do something like this.It's just that his contributions are too great, and he is afraid that his merits will be so high that he will not dare to speak out against Li Shimin and belittle him like Xiao Yu, so he kept silent in the discussion about Li Ke's alleged poisoning case yesterday.

"My minister agrees with the prince's opinion!" Sun Fujia hurriedly expressed his attitude.

"There is no shortage of right people!" Liu Zhenghui also said.

"What about you, auxiliary machine?" Although Li Shimin proposed a replacement for his opinion, out of respect for Changsun Wuji, he still asked and solicited his opinion.

"I have no objection!" Changsun Wuji said.

"Well, let the central province draw up an order to appoint the secret supervisor Wei Zheng to be in charge of the case of the Queen's poisoning, and the servant of the Huangmen Wang Gui to be in charge of the trial." Seeing that everyone agreed, Li Shimin quickly issued the appointment.

"The humble minister leads the order!" Wei Zheng didn't refuse, and after hearing Li Shimin's order, he said solemnly.

"I hope you can solve the case as soon as possible, understand?" Li Shimin said to everyone.

"I understand!" the crowd said.

"Xuancheng, you must investigate the case to the bottom. You can't wrong a good person, and you can't let a bad person go!" Li Shimin helped Wei Zheng up, and said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will enforce the law absolutely impartially, so that the case will never come to light!" Wei Zheng assured.

"If that's the case, then you all go down!" Li Shimin said, "There are two thousand Jinwu Guards guarding the gate of the King of Han's mansion. It's really motivating the crowd, withdraw them!"

Li Shimin saw Empress Changsun poisoned at that time, and when Empress Changsun was dying, she heard the maids and eunuchs say that Li Ke had gone to the medicinal food room and took away some herbs, and the imperial doctor said that these herbs could solve Empress Changsun's body. At the same time, when the officials were discussing whether Li Ke was related to the case, Xiao Yu would contradict him for Li Ke. At that time, he issued the order to imprison Li Ke a little irrationally.Now that he heard Li Ke's rebuttal in the courtroom and knew that the 2000 Jinwu Guards were guarding the King's Mansion of Han, he also heard the analysis of the case by everyone just now. After careful consideration, he felt that Li Ke's measures were indeed somewhat unfair. He ordered the removal of the guards in the Palace of the King of Han.

"My minister obeys the order!" Changsun Wuji respectfully accepted the order.

"If you don't have any problems, back down!" Li Shimin said to everyone, and then suddenly stopped Changsun Wuji when he stepped out of the threshold of Liangyi Hall with one foot, "Leave the auxiliary machine, I have something to say to you!" you say."

Changsun Wuji can see his opinion on the case involving Li Ke from the attitude of Li Shimin's order to withdraw the guards of the King's Mansion of Han. A foot of the Liangyi Hall.