Signing in to Datang: Rebellion at the beginning

Chapter 191

A few days later, the three of them arrived at the imperial capital of the Dragon Kingdom. Today's capital is extremely prosperous, and it is already the most luxurious city in the Dragon Kingdom.

Even the largest city in the East.

Cheng Yaojin and Cheng Chumo were shocked when they saw the prosperity of the capital, they always thought that Chang'an was the busiest and bustling city.

Only now did I understand that compared with the capital city, Chang'an is really nothing.

The capital city is huge, conservatively estimated that there are already tens of millions of people living here.

This is already several times the size of Chang'an.

As they entered the city, Cheng Chumo and Cheng Yaojin became more and more shocked.

Only then did he realize the prosperity of the imperial capital of the Dragon Kingdom.

The three of them walked unhurriedly along the way, and soon arrived outside the palace.

Looking at the luxurious palace, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help sighing and said:

"This is much bigger than the palace in Chang'an."

He had to admit in his heart that Li Ke's Dragon Kingdom was indeed infinitely more powerful and prosperous than Li Ertang's back then!
Li Ke looked at Cheng Yaojin and Cheng Chumo with a smile, and was very satisfied with their shocked appearance.

Then he took them to prepare to enter the palace.

But at this moment, the previous one noticed a woman standing there not far from the gate of the imperial palace, her eyes were full of fear and hesitation.

Li Ke paid attention to this scene, and felt a little puzzled, not knowing what this woman wanted to do.

Cheng Yaojin and Cheng Chumo also saw this scene, and immediately Cheng Yaojin stepped forward and said to Li Ke:
"Your Majesty, this man is looking at the palace, wondering if something is wrong!"

Li Ke nodded and said:

"I think so too."

As he spoke, he took Cheng Yaojin and Cheng Chumo and walked over.

After getting closer, Li Ke realized that the woman's face was still stained with tears.

So she was even more sure that something might be wrong with her.

Thinking of this, Li Ke said:

"Eldest sister, why are you hesitating in front of this palace gate? But what's the matter?"

The woman glanced at Li Ke, then said:

"I have a grievance, and I want to file an imperial lawsuit..."

After Li Ke established the Dragon Kingdom, he set up a rule that if there is a great grievance, he can come to the palace to sue.

If the matter is really serious, Li Ke will personally order an investigation.

Since this rule came out, some people would come to the palace to sue the imperial court for some major problems that could not be solved by the officials, and Li Ke ordered them to solve them.

This has greatly guaranteed the rights and interests of the people, and also prevented some local officials from doing nothing.

So Li Ke said:

"Since I sued the imperial court, why didn't I sue? Why are you hesitating here?"

The woman sighed, and then continued:
"It's not that I don't want to sue. I came here once. Yesterday, I didn't succeed at all. Instead, I was chased away by the guards at the gate of the palace, and even got two boards. I'm afraid that I will encounter the same thing today."

Hearing this, Li Ke said:

"Is it what you want to sue? It's too trivial."

After all, this is an imperial complaint, not everything can be heard by Datian.

Therefore, in Li Ke's regulations, it is clearly marked that only some important cases or relatively important grievances can be reported to Li Ke in the palace.

Some trivial matters, such as whose house was stolen, whose house was stolen, who fought with whom, it is naturally impossible for Li Ke to accept it personally.

If such things happen, the guards at the gate of the palace will persuade future people to leave based on the reason that the case is irrelevant.

If it doesn't work, maybe the punishment of hitting the board will be used to put an end to such incidents.

After hearing Li Ke's words, the woman shook her head and said:

"It's not a trivial matter. It's about the truth about the dozen or so people who died, and my husband's innocence."

Hearing what she said, Li Ke frowned, thinking that if this is the case, then it should be a relatively important case.

It's impossible for the guards at the gate of the palace to stop her for such a thing.

So he said:

"Is it because of other reasons that you are not allowed in?"

The woman shook her head and said:
"It's not like that, it's just their officials protecting each other."

Hearing this, Li Ke's expression turned slightly ugly.

It seems that there is something going on here!

So he went on to ask the woman:
"What's going on, you can tell me carefully."

The lady glanced at Li Ke, sighed and said:
"A few days ago, a small storehouse of gunpowder in the gunpowder factory exploded. Although the amount of gunpowder in the small storehouse was small, the explosion still killed more than a dozen innocent people around."

Speaking of this, the woman's tears fell again!

She wiped her eyes and went on:
"My husband is a worker in the gunpowder factory. Before the explosion of this small gunpowder magazine, my husband had transported some newly made gunpowder into it, so after the explosion of the gunpowder magazine, they said that it was my husband who caused it.

My husband was taken to investigate several times, and he has always firmly said that he only went in to deliver gunpowder, and did not carry any fire source or anything that could easily cause a fire, so it cannot be caused by my husband. explode.

But those officials didn't believe it at all. They insisted that it was my husband who caused the explosion of the gunpowder magazine. If my husband should bear the responsibility, my husband was so angry that he hanged himself after returning home to prove his innocence! "

Speaking of this, the woman was already crying, and Li Ke frowned slightly. The amount of gunpowder stored in the small gunpowder depot was not large.

Probably a small house!

But the power that erupted cannot be ignored.

This is indeed a big deal.

He didn't expect this kind of thing to happen again in the capital just after he left.

At the same time, I thought that since her husband would commit suicide because of this matter, it might mean that he was really wronged.

After all, if he hadn't been wronged to a certain extent, he would never have used such an extreme method as suicide to prove his innocence.

Besides, even if it was really because her husband accidentally caused the powder magazine to explode, as long as it was an unintentional mistake, he would not be charged with serious crimes.

Therefore, it is absolutely not possible to escape guilt by death.

Perhaps, he was really wronged.

So Li Ke said to the woman:
"How did the government investigate this matter?"

The woman said: "The government only took my husband to interrogate me a few times, and they didn't investigate seriously at all.

I just insisted that it was because of my husband that the small gunpowder magazine exploded.

It is because of their determination that my husband was forced to commit suicide to prove his innocence! "

Hearing this, Li Ke's expression turned ugly.

After being interrogated several times, he was forced to die to prove his innocence...

This shows that the people who interrogated him must have not given him any chance to explain and restore his innocence.

This feeling will definitely be difficult for people to accept, and it is normal to want to die.

This case seems very strange right now, but what makes Li Ke feel even more strange is that this is not a small case, and it even has a bearing on the safety of the gunpowder depot.

This kind of matter will definitely attract attention in the court, but now the case related to this matter has been filed in the palace, but it has been turned away?

This is what puzzled Li Ke.

Thinking of this, he looked at the woman and said:

"You go and sue the imperial court again, and nothing will happen!"

The woman said with some fear:
"I'm afraid. They kicked me out yesterday. If I go again, I'm afraid they will beat me."

Li Ke said seriously:

"No, believe me, with me here, I assure you, they will never dare to do anything to you."

Seeing what Li Ke said, the woman hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to walk towards the gate of the palace.

(End of this chapter)