Li Shimin's brows furrowed even deeper.

Two of the most serious problems in this case file are......

First, Chen Zhengtai shielded fugitive slaves.

Second, the son of the Wei family was seriously injured.

It doesn't matter if it's seriously injured, but it's a fugitive slave who is terrible.

Erpigou was developed slowly after the disaster, and there were a lot of royal interests here.

But the vast majority of the population of the Tang Dynasty is not actually in the hands of the imperial court, but in the hands of the family.

In fact, this is also a stubborn disease after the Tang Dynasty inherited hundreds of years of troubled times.

Therefore, the problem of fugitive slaves is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, and even Li Shimin will never touch this problem soon after the founding of the country.

Because once he chooses to ignore the issue of recovering fugitive slaves in order to protect Chen Zhengtai, then it is tantamount to offending everyone's interests!

Slaves and maids and villagers are available to all families, and the land of the family needs to be cultivated, and these manpower is their foundation.

Today's matter, the Wei family will not give up, because the grudge between Chen Zhengtai and the Wei family is not as simple as a fight, but because Erpigou has shaken the most fundamental interests of the Wei family who are also in Chang'an.

If today's emperor encourages Chen Zhengtai to hide and run slaves, or even the Wei family goes to pursue it, and the Chen family beats people half to death, and the emperor doesn't care about it, then what about tomorrow? Tomorrow, there will be countless fugitive slaves going to Erpigou, and in the long run, will the Wei family still be able to gain a foothold in Chang'an?

The Wei family is like this, and the Du family, who are also in Chang'an, are afraid that they are also very concerned about this matter, even if it is Du Ruhui from the Du family, and other Du family children, although they are silent at this time, they are also waiting for the emperor's judgment!

If the emperor shields his disciples, the loss of interests of the entire Guanzhong clan will be extremely huge, and this is digging their foundation.

Thus...... Only then did the children of the Wei family go to Erpigou to make trouble, and then there was a conflict, and the Wei family decided to make a desperate bet and chose to die.

Regardless of whether this Chen Zhengtai is a disciple of His Majesty, let's talk about it first, don't say that it is Chen Zhengtai, even if it is the emperor Li Shimin himself who shakes their foundation, it is impossible to swallow his anger.

Because behind them is ...... Public opinion.

Of course, this public opinion is not the wish of ordinary people, who are confused, and they have never been able to dominate public opinion in this era.

The so-called public opinion comes from the high and poor doors of the world.

At this time, Li Shimin's face was solemn, and he asked Fang Xuanling, the eldest grandson Wuji, Du Ruhui, and Li Daozong, the secretary of the Criminal Department, to be called to him.

Li Daozong was previously the secretary of Dali Temple, he and Li Shimin are of the same clan, and they are the king of the county!

Originally, in this war to destroy the Turks, Li Shimin planned to let Li Daozong and Li Jing go to fight against the Turks together, to a certain extent, he also hoped that this general of the same sect could make great contributions and have a greater appointment in the future.

Who knew that the Turkic War had just begun, and it ended because of the crown prince and Chen Zhengtai.

Therefore, Li Shimin appointed Li Daozong as the secretary of the Criminal Department.

The reason for such an appointment is that Li Shimin has been carefully considered, Li Daozong is a royal family and a county king, and the status of today's family is too high, if you want to treat everyone equally in terms of punishment and prison, and insist on implementing the laws of the Tang Dynasty, you will inevitably need to be punished!

Li Daozong has a high status and can ignore the influence of the world.

Li Shimin put down the file in his hand and sighed before saying, "What do you think about this?" ”

Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and didn't say anything.

Li Shimin's eyes fell on Du Ruhui's body: "Du Qingjia, what do you think?" ”

He seems to attach great importance to Du Ruhui's advice in this matter!

The problem of fugitive slaves, the Du family, which is as famous as the Wei family, is also deeply affected, although this time it is the Wei family that has been pushed to the forefront, but in fact, it is ...... Behind this, the Du family is afraid that there will be micro-words.

Du Ruhui said with a straight face: "The minister thinks that it is enough to deal with it impartially." ”

Dispose of it impartially.

Li Shimin squinted his eyes and looked at Li Daozong: "If you are impartial, can the Criminal Department have any suggestions?" ”

Li Daozong saluted Li Shimin: "The minister of this case has sent someone to investigate, and the result is that Chen Zhengtai hurt people, even instigated the homeless, and also harbored fugitive slaves and other crimes. ”

Three Thousand Miles...... Where did this go?

Li Shimin couldn't help but be a little annoyed when he heard this, and looked at Li Daozong with a frown: "Isn't the Wei family guilty?" ”

Li Daozong said: "The Chen family sued the Wei family in Erpigou and trampled on their crops worth millions of gold, which caused this conflict, but ...... I thought it was ...... I'm afraid this is just a slander, so it was not adopted. ”

Millions of gold crops, your Chen family's land is made of gold?

Li Shimin asked with a cold face: "You have accepted all the testimony of the Wei family, why didn't the Chen family accept it?" ”

"Because it's all nothing."

Li Daozong could see that Li Shimin was eager to protect Chen Zhengtai, but he still said with a straight face: "Most of the Chen family's land is wasteland, and there are not many crops to grow, which is a well-known thing. ”

Li Shimin closed his eyes: "In this way, if Qing comes to settle this case, he will exile Chen Zhengtai?" ”

"Yes." Li Daozong said without hesitation.

Fang Xuanling, who was sitting on the side, suddenly felt a little pity, this Chen Zhengtai is really a talent.

The eldest grandson Wuji couldn't help but think in his heart, yes, the widow of my eldest grandson's family can be regarded as saved.

Du Ruhui didn't say a word, he actually felt that the punishment was a bit too heavy, Chen Zhengtai was still an immature teenager after all, just beat it. Of course, in terms of the interests of the Du family, if they are not exiled, I am afraid that the Du family will also have grievances.

Li Shimin couldn't let Chen Zhengtai be exiled, so he said coldly: "What if I let the Qing family settle things?" ”

"Don't be quiet." Li Daozong said without hesitation: "If things are calm, then the world will be rampant, and then no one will take Tang Law in their eyes." ”

Li Shimin snorted coldly: "I mean, I let you settle things, are you willing?" ”

Li Daozong was silent for a moment, he looked up at Li Shimin, and it seemed that heaven and man were at war in their hearts.

At this time, he felt that it seemed that he still despised the weight of this Chen Zhengtai in His Majesty's mind.

Li Daozong then made a big salute: "If this is the case, then the minister has no choice but to resign, implore Your Majesty, and ask for another master." ”

Li Shimin was furious for a while, and he almost didn't hold back his scolding, I asked you Li Daozong to be the secretary of this criminal department, so that you can suppress the world, who knows...... How dare you do that.

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said coldly: "If you don't come to try this case, then I will try this case in person, pass on my will, I will try this case personally, Li Daozong, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Shi Tangjian, the head of Yongzhou, are the deputies, what else do you think?" ”

"Obey."

At this moment, Li Daozong actually breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, the pressure on the Criminal Department is too great, and this case itself is indeed Chen Zhengtai's guilt, and it is impossible for him to risk the pressure of the world's accusations to exonerate Chen Zhengtai in any case.

Now His Majesty wants to try it himself, and he has cleared up the case by the way.

As for Your Majesty, let it go.

On the contrary, Fang Xuanling said worriedly: "Your Majesty, a case of recovering fugitive slaves actually has to be tried by His Majesty in person, this is ......"

Li Shimin said with a resolute face: "Isn't this case already known to the world, and the crowd is raging?" In this case, there is nothing wrong with me coming to interrogate in person. Let's retire......"

Looking at Li Shimin's gloomy face, everyone was not good at saying anything, so Fang Xuanling and the others got up and retreated.

……

Not long after, in the small hall, only Li Shimin and Zhang Qian remained.

Zhang Qian made a pot of tea for Li Shimin.

Li Shimin drank tea absentmindedly, then opened the file again, lowered his head and continued to look at the details of the case.

Zhang Qian persuaded on the side: "Your Majesty, why let yourself be worried, even if this Chen Zhengtai is exiled for thousands of miles, after a few years, Your Majesty will think of him again and recall him back to Chang'an." ”

Li Shimin listened and glared at Zhang Qian fiercely.

Zhang Qian was so frightened that he hurriedly lowered his head and said, "The slave is dead." ”

Li Shimin immediately rubbed his eyes, he had read this file many times, and his eyes were a little stinging!

He searched hard for every detail in the case file in his memory, trying to find flaws.

"Hey...... Zhang Qian, you don't understand. Li Shimin suddenly closed the file, but he was not angry.

Zhang Qian only lowered his head, this time he was smart and didn't dare to say anything.

Li Shimin raised his head, looked at the small hall from afar, and then said: "Chen Zhengtai, this guy, since he recognizes me as a teacher and a teacher, how can he ignore him?" He solved many urgent needs for me, and I didn't have time to reward him, but because of a fight between the young man, I sent him into exile thousands of miles away. He is a young man, he has never suffered anything, don't say thousands of miles, it is hundreds of miles, how many bumps along the way, and how many dangers, although the world is now peaceful, but he has offended a lot of people, once he is out of Chang'an, if someone wants to assassinate him, even I can't protect it. ”

Li Shimin said, but it seemed to be moved by his true feelings, and at this moment his true feelings were revealed, his face was slightly absent-minded, and he said unconsciously: "I really treat him as my son, my son has made a mistake, even if it is a major crime of rebellion, I can clean him up, I can personally whip him, even if it is for three days and three nights, but it must not be ...... Let someone else dispose of it. Chen Zhengtai made a big mistake this time, and I can clean him up personally, but ...... He must not be allowed to flow three thousand miles, let alone ...... Chen Zhengtai is not unforgivable in my heart. ”

When Zhang Qian heard this, he was embarrassed, but he didn't dare to talk nonsense, but he just said yes again and again.

Li Shimin's eyes then fell on the dossier again, and he squinted, as if he had found the most critical place in the dossier.

He frowned and said, "Here, the most important question is...... The Chen family's complaint that the Wei family trampled on their crops worth millions of gold was not accepted by the Criminal Department and the Governor of Yongzhou, and they could start from it, but they ...... How to make this crop worth a hundred times? ”

Li Shimin began to feel a little confused, and he muttered: "In a few days, I will go to Erpigou to arrange it in person." ”

As he was talking, a little eunuch outside said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...... Broke in. ”

As soon as the eunuch's words fell, he heard a wail: "Father, wronged, wronged, wronged, wronged, Chen Zhengtai has been beaten." ”

A few guards at the door couldn't stop him, Li Chengqian said, and he rushed in, and said with a handful of snot and tears: "Erchen heard with his own ears that Chen Zhengtai was beaten, he was covered in blood, and his legs were almost broken...... You have to call the shots for Chen Zhengtai......"

"You're a thing that doesn't have enough to do and more to lose." Li Shimin gritted his teeth and glared at Li Chengqian, and said angrily: "Get out." ”

Li Chengqian has just acted to the point where tears are flowing, and when he heard his father's voice, get out! The momentum of this sentence seemed to be a bit big, and his tears suddenly couldn't flow, so he wiped his face hurriedly, as if he had died down all of a sudden, and said obediently: "Oh, Erchen said goodbye." ”

As he spoke, he ran away in a huff.

"The bastard." Li Shimin couldn't help but curse.

…………

In prison.

Chen Zhengtai was sitting cross-legged.

Wei Jieyi is still sticking to the wall.

He was very respectful to Chen Zhengtai and lived in this prison for three days, at first, Chen Zhengtai ignored him, but in this small space, facing the wall every day, it seemed that he was idle.

So...... Chen Zhengtai occasionally pays attention to Wei Jieyi!

People's minds are very strange, when you have to look at people's faces everywhere, even if the other party coughs, it is enough for people to start to figure out his thoughts, because the other party is overjoyed with a smile, and because the other party raises eyebrows and is uneasy.

And in this completely closed and small space, people's emotions begin to amplify continuously, and psychologically they have lost contact with the outside world, even if they ......

At this time...... For Wei Jieyi, in his world, there is only this fierce and evil Chen Zhengtai, who really dares to break his arm.

So Chen Zhengtai laughed, he also laughed, Chen Zhengtai scolded angrily, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out.

At this time, Chen Zhengtai waved to Wei Jieyi boredly and said, "You come." ”

Wei Jieyi hurriedly stepped forward, he didn't dare to stand taller than Chen Zhengtai, so Chen Zhengtai sat down cross-legged, and he sat lower.

Chen Zhengtai said: "Where did you talk about yesterday? ”

Wei Jieyi replied quickly: "I talked about how Brother Chen refined salt. ”

"Yes, that's all about the white salt." Chen Zhengtai said: "What was our Chen family like in the past? You know that, but what is it like now thanks to my hard work? Let me first tell you about the assets of our Chen family, in the past, the accounts of our Chen family were only a few hundred times, but now the assets have increased by 135 times, what does this mean? ”

Wei Jieyi looked at Chen Zhengtai with admiration, and quietly watched Chen Zhengtai boast, in fact, at first...... He just wanted to avoid being beaten by Chen Zhengtai again, so he flattered Chen Zhengtai and pretended to listen carefully!

He listened a lot, and he began to use his heart, and his mind was always full of the appreciation of various assets, as well as all kinds of efforts and struggles.

At this time, Wei Jieyi said without hesitation: "This shows that Brother Chen is amazing." ”

"Nope." Chen Zhengtai said: "This shows that as long as people are willing to do things, as long as they work hard and struggle, they will definitely succeed." The Chen family is under my leadership, and now I dare not say that it is rich enough to rival the country, but in terms of wealth alone, it can also be compared with your Wei family. So...... People are inseparable from hard work and struggle. ”

These, if they are outside, Wei Jieyi will certainly disdain them when he listens to them!

But in this enclosed environment, such words seem to have magical powers!

He kept nodding, clenched his fists, nodded heavily, and said with a serious face: "Well, work hard, struggle!" ”

Chen Zhengtai said: "Have you ever worked hard and struggled? ”

So Wei Jieyi looked ashamed and shook his head silently.

Chen Zhengtai looked at him with disdain: "You are in the Wei family, although you are called Gongzi, but you look like you don't learn and don't know how to do it, you must not be a real descendant, right?" They let you go, and although you look like you can spend the whole day loitering and leisurely, you are actually ...... You are just a finch raised by them, so why did they encourage you to pursue the fugitive slaves, why do you say this is why? ”

A trace of embarrassment swept over Wei Jieyi's face, in fact, he was already a son-in-law, of course...... It is incomparable with the person who can succeed the Wei family!

His identity is in the Wei family, but in fact, he is just the existence of Chen Zhengde of the Chen family.

At this moment, his emotions were mobilized: "Therefore, I also have to work hard and struggle." ”

"But hard work and struggle need to be disciplined." Chen Zhengtai said: "If you want to succeed like me, you must master the know-how, there is nothing difficult to succeed in the world, but sometimes it is more difficult than climbing to the sky." Do you still want to do nothing in this life? ”

Wei Jieyi said excitedly: "I don't want to." ”

Chen Zhengtai nodded approvingly: "That's it, so you must master the method, this method...... Quite simply, just like me, study science. ”

"If you study science, you can succeed." Wei Jieyi said without hesitation.

In the small prison cell, Wei Jieyi had no distracting thoughts, and Chen Zhengtai planted a seed in his heart.

People are like this, even if a smart person is given a closed environment, and then constantly instilled repeatedly, they will be convinced of a set of things, which has been greatly verified in the business of later generations.

Chen Zhengtai said: "Do you know what your problem is now?" ”

Wei Jieyi said: "Out of the eyes of the mouse, only thinking about the land and population of the family, so there is no profit in his life, if you want to succeed, you can only change your thinking." ”

Chen Zhengtai sighed and said: "Brother Jieyi, we can't be considered to be able to fight or make a deal, I can't imagine that you have such an ability to comprehend, which is impressive." ”

Wei Jieyi said excitedly: "It's a pity that I'm not the head of the Wei family, otherwise, after I go out, I will sell all the Wei family's land, this is a scourge to people." ”

Chen Zhengtai felt that he was a little tired after saying so much, so he said: "Okay, good, good, I'm too lazy to continue, you face the wall, go and read a thousand times to work hard and struggle." ”

"Oh, oh, good."

Wei Jieyi did as he said, so he faced the wall.

Then the whole cell echoed: "Hard, struggle......"