Seeing that Comrade Li Er fell into deep thought, everyone present did not say a word, but just looked at Comrade Li Er to see what he had to say.

When Wang Si found these people just now, they all happily agreed to come down and go to Comrade Li Er's imperial study to see if there was any way to kill Wang Ke.

On the way here, these people discussed while walking, although this matter is not so easy to handle, but they also have to do their best to help Wang Ke mediate, especially a few princesses in the family as daughters-in-law, that is racking their brains to find a way.

For them, Wang Ke's previous actions can be regarded as a great help to them, especially the matter of letting the princess enter the 'door' of each family, if it weren't for Wang Ke's arguments, now it can only be that the princess lives in the princess's mansion, and her own son is waiting to be summoned, and if she wants to hold her grandson, she doesn't know what year and month it is.

As the saying goes: there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is greater.

For these people, holding their grandson and letting their own bloodline be passed on is the biggest thing, Wang Ke is equivalent to saving his own life, this kind of kindness cannot be repaid in any other way, and now it is the best opportunity.

Comrade Li Er looked at the group of courtiers who were standing in front of the imperial case and followed him to fight the world, and he was also full of emotion in his heart, since he sat in this position, he had never seen these people, who had interceded for such a concerted heart, and then looked at Wang Ke who was still kneeling on the ground, and his heart was also very uncomfortable.

This kid hasn't had much time since he came back, but everything he has done has won his own appreciation, and the effect after implementation is quite obvious. It can be seen that this kid is doing things for himself wholeheartedly, and it is completely impossible to say that he has any other ideas.

Comrade Li Er said in a deep voice: "I also know your Aiqing's feelings, but if this matter is not punished according to the law, how can I manage hundreds of officials in the future, and how can I be able to convince the public!" ”

As soon as Comrade Li Er's words came out, everyone really sealed everyone's mouths, and everyone really felt that there was no room for refutation of Comrade Li Er's words, so they couldn't help but look at each other, and they couldn't speak for a while.

After half a ring, I heard Fang Xuanling speak weakly: "Your Majesty, this little Lord Wang can also be regarded as a meritorious person to the imperial court, can you redeem the merit for the crime, and the death penalty will be exempted, and only the punishment will be given!" ”

When Fang Xuanling said this, he could obviously hear that he didn't have a little confidence, because he knew that this merit was meritorious, and it was excessive, although Wang Ke's merit was said normally, and there was no reward every time, but every time Comrade Li Er's reward for Wang Ke was also unconventional, otherwise, according to Wang Ke's qualifications, he would not be able to reach his current position for another ten years. So now that he said that he wanted Wang Ke to use credit to atone for his crimes, Fang Xuanling didn't even believe that it was feasible.

Comrade Li Er looked at Fang Xuanling and said word by word: "Fang Qing, I have already appreciated the merits of the Wang family's boys, and now I want to say that I will use the merits to atone for the crime, how low is this?" ”

Comrade Li Er's question made Fang Xuanling, who was already bottomless, even more speechless at this time, Comrade Li Er's words were to the point, how to lower this crime? Cut down and go to the knight! That's too light, these would have been taken back when the head was killed, and now if these are used to atone for the crime, it can be said that there is no punishment. Why? Because these things are all false, even if they are erased all now, as long as the person is still there, one day Comrade Li Er will be happy, he will be able to leave it as it is, and he can even add a little more to Wang Ke, and at that time, it is estimated that many people will say that Comrade Li Er is bending the law for 'personal gain', and this must be something that Comrade Li Er does not want to see.

Not to mention that Wang Ke is a colt, that is, Comrade Li Er's own son, as long as there is an obstacle to his rule of this empire, it can also be erased, on that day five years ago, everyone present has experienced it (except for Wang Ke, don't treat him as a person now, anyway, he has little time) As long as it is a person who wants to block Comrade Li Er's achievement of his career, he will be eliminated, and he will not be merciless!

Looking at Comrade Li Er, who had made up his mind, everyone present was spinning in their minds, thinking about how to intercede with Comrade Li Er, not only to make Comrade Li Er's words, but also to leave Wang Ke's life.

Although everyone knows that this possibility is impossible now, no one is willing to give up even a glimmer of hope so easily, after all, giving up now is tantamount to losing Wang Ke's life. Moreover, everyone can now see that Comrade Li Er has not ordered Wang Ke to be beheaded for a long time, and has not even given such an order as first putting Wang Ke in prison and then 'handing' him over to the Taiwan Yuan to which the Criminal Department or Yushitai belongs for trial.

Now anyone says anything, Comrade Li Er will use the law as a reason, now as long as anyone can use the law to break Comrade Li Er's reason, then Wang Ke's life is estimated to be saved, as for other punishments, everyone present is thinking about how to let Wang Ke save his life, and nothing else can be taken care of.

Seeing that no one in the hall was silent, Comrade Li Er said: "All of you Aiqing happen to be here, so I won't find another time." You Aiqing pleaded for the Wang family's boy, I also allowed you to say it, now you quickly come up with a reason to convince me, I sent someone to call Liu Qing from the Criminal Department at this moment, if you Aiqing can't convince me, I can only ask Liu Qing to deal with it according to the law. ”

Comrade Li Er's words made everyone have to face up to this problem, Comrade Li Er has already made his words very clear, ask for mercy, yes! Come up with convincing reasons. Now give you time to think about it, and if you can't say it later, then don't blame me for being unkind.

This is openly allowed for everyone to discuss, and where these people don't understand the truth, they immediately get together and start discussing.

Comrade Li Er saw that Wang Ke was still kneeling on the ground, moving his two knees from side to side, and it was estimated that he had been kneeling for too long, and he couldn't stand it anymore.

Comrade Li Er leaned back in his chair and said in as gentle a tone as possible: "Boy from the Wang family, get up first." If it's okay in the future, you don't have to kneel anymore, and if something happens, then don't blame me! ”

Wang Ke is uncomfortable now, as soon as he heard Comrade Li Er tell him to get up first, he hurriedly thanked him and wanted to stand up, but because he knelt for too long, he felt that his feet were a little unstable as soon as he stood up.

Wang Ke moved his legs and asked the person next to him in a low voice: "Who set up the rules, in that place to set aside such a place for the emperor's exclusive use, isn't this who is going to lose his head if he is not careful?" ”

The people standing next to Wang Ke are all those old killers, and they don't know much about the laws of the court than Wang Ke, but after a long time, they know more or less, and it is really difficult for them to explain it specifically.

Cheng Zhijie didn't know how to explain to Wang Ke, turned around and pulled the eldest grandson Wuji, repeated Wang Ke's question, and asked: "Old man, you can explain this problem, the old man really doesn't know how to explain it to the Wang family." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji glanced at Cheng Zhijie before he said to Wang Ke: "Virtuous nephew, that's the case." This Suzaku 'Gate' is the only way to enter and exit the Imperial City and other areas of Chang'an City, and every time an army goes out on a campaign or an official goes out on patrol, a ceremony must be held here. Of course, sometimes it is also at the gate of the outer city, which is not a lot of cases, and it is not a standard system. The place where you park outside the Suzaku 'gate' is the place where the emperor holds ceremonies, and no one can set foot at will, even if it is a soldier patrolling, you have to go around. In other words, no one can stand there without the emperor's permission. ”

Wang Ke listened for a long time but still didn't hear the answer he wanted, his original intention was to ask, how could there be such a provision in the law, which was as absurd as a law of the Commonwealth in later generations.

The Commonwealth law says that it is strictly forbidden to turn straw into gold bars, and if it is violated, it will be punished by hanging. But in this world, there may not be anyone who has such a great ability to violate this law, if there is such a person, it is estimated that no one will send him to the gallows, but will be closely protected, let him increase the gold reserves for his country.

And the law of the Tang Empire is really going to kill people, and no one can guarantee that they won't accidentally step on it, so won't they trample on their own lives? In Wang Ke's view, this law is as absurd as the law of the British Commonwealth.

But this time I don't have the ability, and the most important thing is that I don't have time to change, because now I am about to be taken away by this law.

Just when someone was discussing and someone was chatting with Wang Ke (I felt that there was no way to convince Comrade Li Er, so I had to do my best to chat with Wang Ke), Liu Zhenghui, the secretary of the Criminal Department, walked in, and after saluting Comrade Li Er, he secretly asked Fang Xuanling beside him: "Lord Fang, what's the matter, why did you come to the emperor today." I also called the old man. ”

Fang Xuanling whispered to Liu Zhenghui about what happened today, and at this moment, Comrade Li Er said: "Ladies and gentlemen, now that Liu Qing has come, if you still have no way to convince me, I will let Liu Qing deal with it according to the law." ”

At this time, no one could come up with any way to convince Comrade Li Er, so they all lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Comrade Li Er and Wang Ke.

Li Jing couldn't hold back at this time, and came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know what reason there is to intercede with the emperor for Lord Xiao Wang, but the minister still hopes that the emperor will forgive Lord Xiao Wang for the sake of Lord Xiao Wang doing a lot of things for the court, and the old man is willing to use his net worth to intercede for Lord Xiao Wang." With that, Li Jing knelt down.

As soon as he saw Li Jing kneeling, everyone else except Fang Xuanling and Liu Zhenghui also knelt down, and they all said the words of asking Comrade Li Er to spare Wang Ke.

Fang Xuanling and Liu Zhenghui didn't help Wang Ke intercede at this time, but Liu Zhenghui was discussing something with Fang Xuanling after listening to Fang Xuanling's words, and he didn't care about these people's actions at all.

Comrade Li Er couldn't say anything when he saw these people, and knew that there was no way, so he had to harden his heart and say to Liu Zhenghui: "Liu Qing, now you tell me about the matter of the Wang family's boy, how to deal with it according to the law?" ”

When Liu Zhenghui heard Comrade Li Er calling himself, he hurriedly pressed Fang Xuanling's arm, signaled for a while, and then stepped forward and said to Comrade Li Er: "Your Majesty, the ministers can't deal with it. ”

As soon as Liu Zhenghui said this, everyone except Fang Xuanling was stunned, how could they not deal with it? Everyone knows this, this is a capital crime, and everyone here is still pleading for Wang Ke, which is good, Liu Zhenghui will come and say that he can't deal with it!

Comrade Li Er was at a loss, and just now he asked everyone to give him a reason, but no one could give it. It's good now, the person I called me stopped myself in just four words.

Comrade Li Er said angrily: "The prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people. How could Liu Qing say such a thing! ”

Liu Zhenghui arched his hand to Comrade Li Er and said: "Your Majesty, the law is very clear, offending the dignity of the royal family, there are different degrees of punishment according to the severity of the circumstances, the heavier one is beheaded, the second one is exiled, and the lightest cane is punished. However, the minister just listened to Lord Fang's detailed story, but he did not find any applicable one from the law, so the minister could not deal with it! ”

Comrade Li Er was surprised: "How could it not be, the boy of the Wang family entered the forbidden land without authorization today, isn't this incident an offense to the royal dignity?" ”

Liu Zhenghui looked at Wang Ke and said to Comrade Li Er: "Your Majesty, the law clearly records the scope of the royal forbidden land, but there is no place outside the 'gate' of the Vermilion Bird, and all the ministers dare not include this place in the law without authorization, and I hope the emperor will forgive me!" ”

Wang Ke really admired these ministers under Comrade Li Er more and more at this time, these people were not intimidated by power, and they could dare to give direct advice to opinions different from Comrade Li Er's.

Fang Xuanling, who had been standing on the side and had been listening to Comrade Li Er and Liu Zhenghui, stepped forward at this time and said: "Your Majesty, the place outside the Suzaku 'Gate' is just customary to stay as the emperor to hold ceremonies. The emperor is wise, and everyone consciously does not trample on this place. After a long time, everyone got used to seeing this place as the emperor's exclusive place. Please ask the emperor to see this. ”

When Wang Ke heard Fang Xuanling's explanation, he couldn't help wiping the beads of sweat on his head, and said in his heart: "I knew that this was the case, I didn't have to kneel for so long, why didn't I know about this, and I had to come here to help myself get rid of it with a word." ”

Comrade Li Er looked like he was still not giving up and asked, "Is this really the case?" ”

Liu Zhenghui said solemnly: "If the emperor doesn't believe it, the minister can immediately bring the law to the emperor and ask the emperor to look at it!" ”

Comrade Li Er shook his hand and said, "No need, since this is the case, then forget it, this matter is over." The Wang kid is fine! ”

Seeing that Wang Ke was fine, the old horseman and the old killers were relieved, and when they saluted Comrade Li Er and were about to retreat, Wang Ke opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, the minister wants to sue, and the minister wants to sue the person who framed the minister!" ”