Chapter 53: Please enter the urn

When Liu Dewei heard Li Chengqian's arrogant request, he almost became angry on the spot.

I secretly said in my heart, why did I ask you to write a note and invite you to try the case?

Liu Dewei is also a minister of the imperial court, how can he suffer such a loss?

Immediately said loudly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally came to the Criminal Department to inquire about the case, and everyone in the Criminal Department feels honored, but because it is approaching the end of the year, the Criminal Department is sorting out the files, and there is really no time to welcome it." Today, he also asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to temporarily return to the East Palace, and his ministers will go to the East Palace to ask for guilt. ”

This is directly bombarding people, and the faces of those who come with Li Chengqian are full of anger.

Li Chengqian smiled and said: "The lonely king is here to work in the criminal department, so you don't need to welcome him!"

Aren't you sorting out the files? Then show the file to the Lone King. ”

Li Chengqian ignored them and walked directly inside.

Li Shimin's will, and the judgment of various cases could not be made to ask Li Chengqian to adjudicate.

Now that Li Chengqian is here to exercise this power, no one can say no, and he can only endure Li Chengqian's strong criminal department.

Li Chengqian walked into the lobby of the Criminal Department, sat directly on the main seat and looked at the two people standing in front of him, Liu Dewei's face was cloudy, and Zhang Chengxing was silent.

Knowing that these two are unwilling to meddle in the affairs of the Criminal Department, especially now, maybe they have the same idea as Li Shimin, thinking that Li Tai should be stopped by blasting Li Tai out of Chang'an City, and the imperial court should unite and move forward intermittently under the leadership of Li Shimin.

In fact, Zhang Chengxing supported the East Palace, but his support was more to support Li Chengqian's status as the eldest son, out of the maintenance of etiquette.

Li Chengqian's heart is like a mirror, and he knows that they will not cooperate with him honestly, but since he is here today, he can't give them any chance to react.

If Li Shimin learns tomorrow that Li Chengqian intends to personally try cases in the Criminal Department, he will definitely issue an order to withdraw his authority to adjudicate cases in various ministries.

Li Chengqian analyzed the pros and cons clearly, and said lightly to Liu Dewei and Zhang Chengxing: "Liu Shangshu and Zhang Shilang, these two will show the Lone King the recent backlog of cases in the Criminal Department, and the Lone King who can handle it now will be adjudicated by you immediately, so that the Lone King will leave and you will say that the Lone King came to the Criminal Department just to take the form and make a show." Li Chengqian took what he said for granted.

Liu Dewei and Zhang Chengxing glanced at each other, and they were speechless for a while.

The crown prince who was ordered to adjudicate the case came to the Criminal Department to inspect it, and if you want to see the case file of the Criminal Department, can you show it?

However, Liu Dewei and Zhang Chengxing are old fritters who have been in the officialdom for many years, and they soon had an idea, and after the two looked at each other for a few times, Zhang Chengxing stepped forward and saluted Li Chengqian and said, "Minister, let's prepare." ”

As he spoke, he hurried out of the lobby, and after a while, he saw Zhang Chengxing come in with two officials carrying a large wooden box.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, these are the unconvicted cases that have been backlogged by the Criminal Department over the years, and I ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to adjudicate!" Zhang Chengxing pointed to the wooden box that had been sealed for a long time.

Li Chengqian watched as the official opened the box and a cloud of dust flew up, and the stack of files that Zhang Chengxing personally took out from it slapped with his hand was also dusty, and his face turned black in an instant.

didn't look at the file that Zhang Chengxing put in front of him, just stared at Zhang Chengxing coldly.

Zhang Chengxing has been in the officialdom for many years, and his face is naturally thick enough, and he stands there calmly under Li Chengqian's gaze, as if waiting for Li Chengqian to sign his dossier.

"Liu Shangshu, Zhang Shilang, the two of you should know the intention of King Gu today." Li Chengqian simply made his words clear.

"The minister knows the intention of His Royal Highness the Prince, but in the minister's opinion, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should not come today, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should believe that the minister will handle all cases involving the East Palace impartially." Zhang Chengxing's righteousness is awe-inspiring.

"Of course King Gu believes that you can handle it impartially, but the judgment power of the case involving the East Palace this time is not in your hands, even if you send it to the court, the sentence will be changed, haven't you thought about it?" Li Chengqian asked Zhang Chengxing in a cold tone.

"If there is a chaotic life, the minister will fight to the death!" Zhang Chengxing said sonorously and forcefully.

Li Chengqian knew that what Zhang Chengxing said was true, but the more this happened, the greater the loss to Datang, because in the case of Li Shimin's vacillation, it is very likely that a situation of two parties will compete in the court.

And Li Chengqian still has one thing that he can't bear, that is, now these people who support him have the same idea as the former master of the East Palace, that is, Li Chengqian wants to be a spiritual leader and don't care about anything.

"Fang Xuanling sent three resignations in one day, and His Majesty issued an order to posthumously seal Liu Xun, you all know these things, right?" Li Chengqian asked lightly.

"Fang Xianggong has served the country for many years, and he shouldn't be insulted like this!" Liu Dewei obviously knew what Li Chengqian had done to Fang Xuanling, so he buzzed for Fang Xuanling.

"Fang Xiang has indeed served the country for many years, so King Gu also hopes that he can have a good result. You must also know that the more such ministers are, the greater the influence on the government and the public, and if such ministers are not pure-minded, they will also cause great harm to the court and the people. Li Chengqian said calmly, clarifying his attitude towards Fang Xuanling, that is, Fang Xuanling should retire.

Liu Dewei and Zhang Chengxing didn't say anything when they heard this, obviously they knew that Fang Xuanling was selfish, but they didn't agree with Li Chengqian's approach.

Li Chengqian didn't bother and continued to ask: "What do you think of people like Liu Xun?" ”

"It is indeed the silverfish of the country and the thief of the remnants of the people!" Zhang Chengxing obviously looks down on Liu Xun.

"That's such a person, who has been posthumously crowned by His Majesty as the right servant of Shangshu and the son of Qingyuan County." The two of them were speechless when they heard this, obviously dissatisfied with this matter, but they were unwilling to criticize Li Shimin behind their backs.

Li Chengqian could see that the will of the two had been weakened, and directly promised: "With you two by your side in the trial of the Lone King in the Criminal Department, can the Lone King still be able to kill people?" It's just that the case has been decided today, and tomorrow there will be room for bargaining. ”

Liu Dewei and Zhang Chengxing glanced at each other after hearing this, but still did not answer Li Chengqian's words.

"Besides, Your Majesty has already made a will, King Gu can adjudicate the case, and today King Gu personally came to the Criminal Department to try the case, do you really think you can stop it?" Li Chengqian saw that the two of them were a little bit oily and salty, so he was ready to use a strong one.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came by order, and the ministers naturally couldn't stop it, what can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do if he tried it like this?" Liu Dewei also said loudly, he thought that since Li Shimin's attitude had clearly understood that he wanted to let these people go, it would be useless for Li Chengqian to make trouble.

"It is precisely because you think like this that you did not hear the case clearly in time that some people were given room to sway left and right, and the Lone King is now going to make the case clear to the world and see how they can be flexible." Some of the people Li Chengqian mentioned obviously include Li Shimin.

"Why does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince insist on going his own way, as long as the King of Donglai County will be the domain next year, there will be no reliance on these people, Your Majesty's mind can not be clearer, as long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sits firmly in the East Palace, what are you afraid of these people?" Zhang Chengxing analyzed bitterly.

What Li Chengqian is most afraid of is such a person, who is obviously doing things that are not good for you, but he is still dedicated to your good.

"The two of you don't need to say any more, the Lone King has come by order to interrogate and understand today, you go and bring the prisoner!" Li Chengqian really didn't want to talk to such a person.

After Liu Dewei and Zhang Chengxing glanced at each other when they heard this, they directly pretended to be dead, and did not refute or ignore it.

Li Chengqian sneered in his heart, and turned around with a look at Qiu Shenji next to him, and soon Fang Yiai and Du Chuke were brought to the court.

Fang Yiai and Du Chuke saw Li Chengqian sitting in the lobby at first glance, their faces changed, and they immediately returned to calm, ignoring Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian saw that Fang Yiai and Du Chuke were in good spirits, and their clothes were very neat, and he felt that they were living better in the prison of the Criminal Department than in the East Palace.

With a cold glint in his eyes, he pointed to Fang Yiai and Du Chuke and commanded lightly: "The lobby of this criminal department is too cold, burn some charcoal fire in front of them." ”

Fang Yiai's face was happy, thinking that it seems that Li Chengqian's life has not been good these days, if Li Chengqian can be reused for me, it is not impossible to work for him.

Du Chuke obviously understands much more than Fang Yiai, Li Chengqian came to the Criminal Department to interrogate them in person at this time, he must have encountered difficulties and wanted to get something from them?

But at the same time, he also made up his mind in his heart, no matter if Li Chengqian wanted to ask or not, anyway, His Majesty knew that he was framed by Li Chengqian.

When the charcoal fire burned, Li Chengqian said: "Take two large urns on the rack." ”

Everyone in the lobby looked at Li Chengqian's strange arrangement, but seeing that Li Chengqian was expressionless, no one dared to ask.

When the two big urns were hot, Li Chengqian's words frightened everyone in the lobby, and even scared Fang Yiai and Du Chuke.

I only heard Li Chengqian say lightly: "There is always wind in the lobby, and it is difficult to store the heat, so please invite them to the urn to warm up!" ”