Wei Wangfu.

After Li Tai got the news of Li Gengqin's disappearance, his mind was a little messy, and he sat down in a chair and rested for a while.

Soon he calmed down, and he thought about how to resolve the crisis in front of him. After a while, Li Tai walked outside the door, called Zhu Wei, the head of the palace guard, and gave him a few words. Zhu Wei took the order and left.

Then, he returned to the dormitory and said to Li Yishuang: "You come with me, I have something to say to you." ”

About half an hour later, the porter ran in in a panic and reported: "Your Highness, it's not good, the palace is surrounded by Lord Wei and his people. ”

It turned out that after Li Chengqian, Wei Zheng, and Gao Jingming discussed, it was decided that Li Chengqian would go to see Li Shimin and apply for a search of the Wei Palace. Wei Zheng went to surround the Wei Palace, to prevent the relevant criminals from escaping. Gao Jingming led people to control other related criminals in the household department.

After Wei Zheng came out of the East Palace, he took Li Chengqian's warrant and transferred 100 soldiers from the prison guards to the Wei Palace. They monitored the Wei Palace, and were only allowed to enter but not leave.

Wei Zheng acted decisively and quickly, and last night, he not only quickly got Li Gengqin's confession, but also left all the imperial histories in the Yushitai to prevent them from reporting to Li Tai. Then he led troops to surround the Wei Wangfu to prevent the criminals from escaping.

However, without Li Shimin's permission, he could not enter the prince's mansion without authorization. He can only wait here for news from Li Chengqian.

Yongxiang, the emperor's bed.

Li Shimin was having breakfast, and Wang De came in to report: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asks to see you." ”

Li Shimin felt very strange, I don't know what Li Chengqian was doing when he came over so early?

He said, "Let him in." ”

Li Chengqian came in, saluted and said? "Son-in-law see father." ”

Recently, Li Chengqian's performance has become more and more satisfactory to Li Shimin. Li Shimin said: "Cheng Qian, you came here so early, you haven't had breakfast yet." Come, sit down and eat together. ”

Li Chengqian said: "Father, my son has something urgent to report to you. ”

Li Shimin asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Li Chengqian said: "Father, please take a look at this. He handed Li Shimin a copy of Wei Zheng's confession of interrogating Li Gengqin.

Li Shimin was furious after reading it, and he said: "Li Tai, a rebel, has wasted my affection for him. ”

Li Chengqian said: "Father, the son of the emperor requests to search the Wei Palace, and I also ask for your permission." ”

After thinking about it, Li Shimin shook his head and said, "You don't have to make the city full of wind and rain, I will send someone to call Li Tai over in a while and ask about the situation." ”

Li Chengqian said: "Erchen has sent Wei Zheng people to surround the Wei Palace. I also ask my father to grant permission to take down the relevant witnesses first. ”

Li Shimin was dissatisfied and said: "Cheng Qian, who made you do this?" Why didn't you come to me first? He was really dissatisfied, and he thought that before the matter was thoroughly figured out, he should not be so public, making the city full of storms, and there was no room for even a turnaround.

In Li Shimin's heart, he still doesn't believe that Li Tai will do corrupt things, because Li Tai is not short of money to spend, and he often rewards Li Tai with large sums of money, and Li Tai can't take the risk of corruption.

At this moment, Li Shimin was a little annoyed with Li Chengqian, thinking that Li Chengqian was taking revenge for personal gain.

If it was in the past, Li Chengqian would have turned pale with fright in the face of Li Shimin's dissatisfaction, and he would have made promises. But now, he was not afraid, looked directly into Li Shimin's gaze and said, "Father, if you encounter another criminal, should you take him down decisively?" ”

Li Shimin said angrily: "As a prince, why don't you have a sense of the overall situation?" When it comes to royal matters, is it just handled casually? ”

Li Chengqian said: "Father, once Li Tai destroys the evidence, I am afraid that this matter will become an unsolved case again. When the time comes, it will be more difficult for you to deal with it, how to explain it to the government and the opposition. ”

After all, Li Shimin still loves Li Tai, he was anxious, and said, "You go and let Wei Zheng take people out of the Wei Palace." ”

Li Chengqian stayed where he was and didn't squeak.

Li Shimin said: "Do you dare to resist the decree? ”

At this moment, Wang De said, "Your Majesty, Lord Wei asks to see you." ”

Li Shimin said angrily: "It's just right to come, call him in." ”

After Wei Zheng came in, without waiting for him to salute, Li Shimin said angrily: "Wei Zheng, who gave you the right?" Without my permission, how dare you take people to surround a prince's palace? ”

Wei Zheng shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to surround you. It's all late. ”

Li Chengqian asked in surprise, "What happened?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty, it's too late for the minister." Not long after the minister went, there was already a murder in the Wei Palace, and there was a fire. The minister really obeyed His Royal Highness the King of Wei. ”

Li Shimin was also shocked by the news, and he asked, "Wei Zheng, what happened?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty, the minister interrogated Li Gengqin last night and got a confession, and he confessed that he had handed over the stolen money from embezzlement to Shi Wangcong, the head of the Wei Palace. After Wang Cong's death, Li Tai, the king of Wei, did not trust the new king Jingwei, so he asked Li Gengqin to hand over the stolen money to his sister, Li Yishuang, the concubine of His Royal Highness the King of Wei.

The ministers surrounded the Wei Palace, and it was already too late. Li Yishuang committed suicide in fear of crime, and the Wei Wangfu caught fire, and the four Wei Wangfu personnel who had participated in the transportation of stolen money were all burned to death.

Now it's okay, His Royal Highness King Wei is very clean, and the corruption has nothing to do with him. ”

At this time, Gao Jingming asked to see him, Li Shimin was in an extremely bad mood, and he asked, "Gao Jingming, what bad news do you have?" ”

Gao Jingming said with a terrifying expression: "Your Majesty, the minister took someone to Li Gengqin's house to search for evidence, but it was too late. It had already been burned by a fire, killing more than a dozen people. It's miserable. ”

Li Chengqian sighed and said to himself: "It's still the fifth brother who is right." ”

Li Shimin said angrily: "What's the matter with Li You here?" And what did he say? ”

Li Chengqian said with a wry smile: "Father, it seems that Erchen is really a little unsuitable to be a prince. The fifth brother wrote that Li Tai was ruthless and by no means comparable to ordinary people. He told Erchen that once he got the evidence, he didn't need to ask for a decree, and rushed in directly to take down the relevant witnesses.

However, Erchen didn't have the courage to think too much, thinking that he should ask you for instructions before speaking. As a result, this is the result now. With that, he shook his head vigorously.

Wei Zheng said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi is right, if the minister's expectation is good, His Royal Highness the King of Wei will come to report to His Majesty immediately, saying that he has obtained evidence of Li Gengqin's corruption, and probably even found the stolen money." ”

Before he finished speaking, Wang De said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Wei asks to see you." ”

Li Shimin's face was pale, and he gritted his teeth and said; "Let him in."

Li Tai came in, and he was not surprised that Li Chengqian and the others were here. He said to Li Shimin: "Father, there was a murder in the son's mansion, and the concubine Li Yishuang heard that her brother Li Gengqin was suspected of corruption, and she left a suicide note and hanged herself. She confessed to the embezzlement she had committed with her brother and the whereabouts of the stolen money.

Li Yishuang usually has a deep relationship with her son, and in order to avoid her being framed, she would rather sacrifice herself than prove her son's innocence.

Yishuang, it's me who has burdened you. Woooooooo ”

Li Taisheng burst into tears, how pitiful and pitiful he was. He is implying that Li Chengqian and others are framing him.

Li Shimin is wise and martial, and he has already seen the truth of the matter clearly. He said in disgust, "Shut up and don't cry." ”

Li Tai stopped crying, but he couldn't help but sobbed twice.

Li Shimin was extremely upset in his heart, and said, "Okay, you all go down first." ”

After everyone left, Li Shimin sat on the sofa, his face was pale, and he seemed to have aged a lot in an instant.

Everyone left the emperor's bed, and Li Tai looked at Li Chengqian and the others with disdain, looking like you and me.

Everyone looked at him coldly, and the expressions on their faces were like looking at a fly, all of them with disgust.