Signing in to Datang: Rebellion at the beginning

Chapter 192 A Bigger Problem

When she arrived at the gate of the palace, the lady said to the guards guarding the palace gate:
"I... I'm here to sue the royal court."

At this time, the commander of the guards in charge of guarding the palace gate came over, glanced at the woman, and said:
"It's you again, why are you here again?"

The woman hurriedly said:

"My husband committed suicide for his own innocence, and the woman wants to sue the imperial court to return my husband's innocence."

The guard commander frowned:

"Don't say such things again, your husband's case is already very clear, he obviously committed suicide in fear of crime, there is nothing to say.

I advise you to leave as soon as possible, if you persist, you will be beaten to death today. "

After finishing speaking, the guard waved his hand and pushed the woman away. The woman staggered and fell to the ground hard.

Not far away, Li Ke's expression darkened, and he led Cheng Yaojin and Cheng Chumo quickly forward, and helped the woman up.

Seeing that someone dared to step forward to help, the guard commander scolded angrily:

"Bold, don't approach the gate of the palace, leave quickly."

After Li Ke helped the woman up, he looked at the commander of the guards, and said with a cold snort:
"Who gave you such guts to treat people like this?"

The guard leader was about to get angry when he heard the words, but when he looked at the man in front of him again, he seemed familiar.

Take a closer look, isn't this exactly His Majesty Li Ke?
Immediately, the commander of the guards was so frightened that his legs softened, and he knelt directly on the ground:
"Your Majesty, forgive me, I'm guilty."

Li Ke stared at the guard commander and said:

"You are so courageous. There are regulations. Anyone who sues the imperial court must report the case as long as the case is relatively serious. Is this how you treat my regulations?"

The commander of the guards prostrated himself on the ground in fright, kowtowed vigorously and said:
"Your Majesty, I beg your forgiveness."

The surrounding guards also knelt down in fright.

Look at the woman again, looking at Li Ke with shocked eyes at this moment!

She never expected that this young man turned out to be His Majesty today.

So he quickly knelt down and said:
"The woman doesn't know that you are His Majesty, please forgive me."

Li Ke helped the woman up and said:
"No need to be too polite, follow me into the palace!"

After speaking, he took the woman, Cheng Yaojin and Cheng Chumo and walked towards the palace.

After walking a few steps, Li Ke looked back at the guard commander and said:

"You get out too!"

The guard commander was so frightened that he quickly followed!
After entering the palace, Li Ke first went back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and put on a dragon robe.

At this time, Wu Meiniang also hurriedly came to Li Ke!

She has heard what happened at the gate of the palace.

Li Ke saw Wu Meiniang and asked:
"Meiniang, have you investigated the explosion of the small gunpowder magazine in the gunpowder factory?"

Wu Meiniang said:

"The concubine asked the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple to investigate, but the concubine did not care too much about the specific case.

After all, compared with many major government affairs, this matter is not particularly important, and the courtiers and concubines cannot fully take care of it. "

Li Ke nodded and said:
"I understand, I don't mean to blame you, I will deal with this matter!"

As he spoke, he headed towards the Imperial Study Room.

In the imperial study room, the commander of the guards knelt on the ground, while the woman, Cheng Yaojin and Cheng Chumo stood aside.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and the Minister of Dali Temple have already arrived, and they all stand aside, a little nervous.

Sitting on the throne, Li Ke first asked the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment and the Minister of Dali Temple:

"Regarding the case of the gunpowder factory, tell me about it!"

Dali Siqing took the lead in speaking:
"Your Majesty, after a joint investigation by the minister and the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, it can be basically confirmed that the gunpowder magazine accidentally fell into it, causing it to explode.

Before the powder magazine exploded, only the woman's husband had entered.So basically it can be concluded that even if it was an accident, it was caused by her husband. "

The Minister of Criminal Affairs also spoke:
"Your Majesty, apart from this, there is no other evidence to prove that there is any other possibility."

After listening to the conversation between the two of them, Li Ke didn't change his expression, but looked at the commander of the World Health Organization again, and then asked:

"And you, what do you want to say?"

The commander of the guards was slightly taken aback, as if he couldn't figure out why he was asking himself.

How could he know about the gunpowder factory explosion?
It's just that the woman was not allowed to file a complaint, and she didn't know much about the explosion at the gunpowder factory.

So I can't figure out why Li Ke asked him.

I saw that the guard commander said nervously:

"Your Majesty, I'm guilty, I shouldn't have prevented this woman from suing the imperial court."

Li Ke remained expressionless, and said:
"The Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple believe that the gunpowder factory case is normal!"

Both Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice and Minister of Dali Temple nodded slightly, and did not feel that there was anything wrong.

But Li Ke went on to say:

"If something like today hadn't happened, maybe I wouldn't think there's anything wrong, but there's one thing I can't figure out!"

Everyone is too much like Li Ke, Li Ke continued:
"There is nothing wrong with this case, so why not let this woman sue? Even if the case is solid, it is still a big case.

If this woman has any doubts about the result of the judgment and her husband's innocence, it is only natural for her to file a lawsuit and she should accept it.

If it was really her husband's doing, let this woman be convinced, if not, then she will be innocent. "

"However, the guards at the gate of the palace prevent people from filing an imperial complaint. Does this mean that there is indeed a problem with this case? Who is there? Don't you want this woman to file an imperial appeal?"

As soon as these words came out, the guard commander's face changed.

Because when he said this, Li Ke stared at him, as if he had seen through him.

The commander of the guards only felt as if he was being stared at by a poisonous snake, he was extremely afraid and at the same time a little guilty.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and the Secretary of the Dali Temple both looked at the commander of the guards suspiciously. Obviously, they also did not understand why the commander of the guards insisted on stopping the woman from filing an imperial petition.

Li Ke snorted and said:
"Some people are just too clever and too careful, but the traces are too heavy, and it is counterproductive to try to cover up."

Obviously, it was precisely because the commander of the guards blocked the woman that Li Ke realized the problem.

The guard commander lowered his head, not daring to meet Li Ke's gaze.Li Ke was also basically sure that there was a big problem here, so he released a bit of coercion, looked at the guard commander and said:

"Tell me, who told you to stop this woman from suing?"

The commander of the guards swallowed hard, he was terrified in his heart.He really didn't want to tell that secret, because if he did, he might be finished too.

But he had to say, because facing Li Ke's coercion at this moment, he couldn't bear it at all, and he didn't dare to defy Li Ke at all, so he could only say:

"Returning to Your Majesty, it's... the supervisor of the gunpowder factory Li. A few days ago, he approached his minister and said that if someone wants to sue the gunpowder factory, he must find a way to stop him..."

Li Ke asked with gloomy eyes: "What benefits does he give you?"

The guard commander didn't dare to hide any more and said:
"Give me 1 taels of silver."

As soon as Li Ke said this, his eyes widened!
The Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the Minister of Dali Temple were also stunned.

Immediately, Dali Temple Minister said:

"1 taels of silver, such a large amount? He is the supervisor of a gunpowder factory, and he is just an eunuch. How can he have so much silver?"

Li Ke is also sullen. It seems that the explosion of the small gunpowder store in the gunpowder factory has a bigger problem.

(End of this chapter)