Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 138 The Inspector’s Corruption Case (4)

After Wang Quan left, Li Chengqian waited for more than half an hour before Wang Quan came late.

"How is it? Any news about Cheng Yang and Du He?" Li Chengqian asked impatiently.

Princess Chengyang is his younger sister. As a big brother, it is normal to be concerned about her safety, but Li Chengqian is more concerned about Du He's safety.

In comparison, although Princess Chengyang is his younger sister, they spend less time together, and their relationship with each other is not that deep.

Du He was different. Li Chengqian and Du He had spent a relatively long time together, and the relationship between the monarch and his subjects was much deeper than the relationship between him and Cheng Yang's brother and sister.

After all, Du He is his confidant, Du He considers him in everything, and is one of his most important courtiers.

In fact, the relationship between Li Chengqian and Princess Chengyang, the younger brothers and sisters, has always been good, even Li Tai, who is fighting with him for the heir apparent.

Before this, the relationship was also good, but then Li Tai's heart became wild, and he had the idea of ​​spying on the prince's position, which caused the brothers to turn against each other.

The original Li Chengqian treats other brothers and sisters as a big brother, and he is a good big brother.

"Jin Wuwei has taken down the thief and put him in a big prison to wait for his punishment. The princess and consort have already rushed to the East Palace. After hearing the news, the servant girl rushed back first and reported the good news to the Lord." Wang Quan smiled. road.

Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good!"

"Report to my lord! Her Royal Highness Princess Chengyang and Du He, Prince Consort, are asking to see you outside the palace!" A servant reported.

"Quick! Let the two of them in." Li Chengqian hurriedly said.

"No!" The servant took the order and left, Du He and Princess Chengyang walked in.

"My minister Du He pays homage to His Highness the Crown Prince!" Du He saluted Li Chengqian.

"Chengyang send my brother hello!" Princess Chengyang said.

"We're all a family, why bother to be so indifferent, give me a seat!" Li Chengqian said.

Du He and his wife thanked each other and sat down beside them.

"I heard that you were assassinated on the way back, but were you injured? Do you know who is going to assassinate you?" Li Chengqian asked.

Up to now, he still thinks that the assassination of Du He and his wife was caused by someone deliberately targeting Du He. He is very curious about who insisted on assassinating Du He and his wife?

Princess Chengyang bowed her head and said nothing, Du He smiled wryly, they knew that Li Chengqian had misunderstood, and mistakenly thought that the assassin was here to assassinate them, but it was not the case.

The couple was just implicated, and the real target of the other party was the procurator who came back with them.

"Why? Tell me quickly! I have someone to make decisions for you, but you just say it's okay, no matter who dares to harm you, I will definitely not let him go." Seeing that Du He and his wife didn't say a word, Li Chengqian felt a little bit in his heart. Said impatiently.

He also wanted to know who it was that had the guts to assassinate the princess and the son-in-law near the capital.

"Your Highness! These people didn't come for me and the princess, we were just affected by an indiscriminate disaster." Du He explained.

Li Chengqian was taken aback!
It never occurred to him that things were not as he had guessed. He couldn't help looking at Princess Chengyang, and it wasn't until Princess Chengyang nodded that he believed Du He was telling the truth.

"Since it wasn't for you, why did you come here, and why did you get involved?" Li Chengqian asked in confusion.

He needs an explanation, and he can't just believe everything in a daze.

What he wants to know more now is why Du He is so bad, so that he can meet the bloody plots in the novel.

"Your Highness! The whole matter starts with Li Taibian, the magistrate of Changlu County under Cangzhou on Hebei Road." Du He said.

Li Chengqian was even more confused about these things. How did he get involved with a county magistrate in Cangzhou? The matter was a bit complicated.

Du He explained the ins and outs of the whole matter clearly, from how Li Taibian, the magistrate of Changlu County, accepted bribes and was discovered by the inspector.

Li Taibian was afraid that his corruption would come to light, so he bribed his superior officer, Cangzhou Inspector Xi Bian, to prevent the prosecutor's informant and other things from being clarified.

And how the Du He and his wife met the inspector later, and how they got involved in this whirlpool.

They all confessed everything to Li Chengqian, Du He had no need to hide Li Chengqian at all.

"You mean, all this is because of the corruption case caused by Cangzhou officialdom. The two of you just happened to pass by, and you happened to meet." Li Chengqian said in disbelief.

In his heart, he was already extremely angry, but he was suppressed by himself.

"It's Your Highness! The envoy is waiting outside the hall right now. If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can call him in and ask him." Du He said.

Li Chengqian said: "Wang Quan!"

Wang Quan understood, and immediately retreated. Outside the hall, he saw the envoy with a bandage on his body waiting anxiously.

According to the inspector, he walked back and forth, and looked into the hall from time to time.

Wang Quan stepped forward and asked, "Are you the Inspector Wang Yi?"

"It's the next official!" The inspector saw an eunuch and asked him, wondering if the prince wanted to summon him.

"Follow me, His Royal Highness is calling you to have an audience!" Wang Quan said, then turned and walked into the main hall, followed by the envoy hurriedly.

When I came to the main hall, I saw a young man in a white dragon robe sitting on the throne, and hurriedly saluted as the envoy.

"Chen Hebei Dao Inspector Wang Yi, see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Freedom of courtesy!" Li Chengqian said: "I heard that you have evidence and witnesses of corruption by Cangzhou Governor Xi Bian and others, is it true?"

"Return to Your Highness! That is indeed the case. This account book clearly records the corruption crimes of Cangzhou Inspector Xi Bian and Changlu County Magistrate Li Taibian."

"They are worried that I will go to Beijing to sue, and they will kill the officials at all costs to silence them. They also ask Your Highness to be the master for the ministers and the people of the world." According to Wang Yi, the envoy, he raised an account book above his head.

Wang Quan hurried forward to take the account book, turned back to Li Chengqian, and handed the account book to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian looked carefully at the account book in his hand, which clearly recorded the corruption crimes of Cangzhou Governor Xi Bian and Changlu County Magistrate Li Taibian.

When, where, who took bribes, and what unfair things were done, I remember clearly.

The more Li Chengqian looked at it, the more angry he became. These court moths, with the court's salary, gnawed at the cornerstone of the Li family, really hateful.

"The widow has already read this account book. Cangzhou Inspector Xi Bian and Changlu County Magistrate Li Taibian deserve death. The physical evidence is there, but where is the personal evidence now?" Li Chengqian asked.

"In order to prevent the witnesses from being discovered by Cangzhou Governor Xi Bian and others, I hid the witnesses in a hidden place in Cangzhou," Wang Yi said.

"Du He, I ordered you to set off for Cangzhou immediately, arrest the governor of Cangzhou, Xi Bian, and the magistrate of Changlu County, Li Taibian, and others to Chang'an, and bring back the witnesses together with the procurator Wang Yi." Li said. Cheng Qiandao.

"I obey!" Du He and Wang Yi said.

On the same day, they set off for Cangzhou, and took the prince's order to arrest people.

(End of this chapter)