Chapter 348: Argument on Reason (I)
"Your Highness, this, I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding, the prince has always been loyal to his duties, and he should not do such a murderous thing, and please ask His Highness to take a break from the wrath of thunder."
Cheng Denggao didn't know what to do, but he knew the real cause of Cui Yuan's death, and when he saw Li Xian say it so surely, he couldn't help but panic a little in his heart, but he didn't dare to believe it all, worried that Li Xian was bluffing, and then saw that Wang Xian was controlled by Li Xian, lest he couldn't bear the pressure, and really confessed, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly grabbed Li Xian's side and persuaded him with a smile.
"Faithful? Ha, it's really a good joke, hum, Cheng Denggao, this king Linger immediately took down Sun Sheng and the other three, and went to face the saint with this king, if there is negligence, Weier will ask! ”
Now, Li Xianzi will no longer save any face for Cheng Denggao, and unceremoniously gave the order.
"Ah, this, this ......"
As soon as he heard Li Xian say this, Cheng Denggao's heart immediately sank to the bottom, and he instantly realized that the scars that Li Xian said before were afraid that nine times out of ten were true, if it really came to the front of the emperor, I was afraid that this matter would be difficult to get good, and he had the intention to delay it, but he couldn't find a reasonable excuse for a while, and he was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.
"Cheng Denggao, do you dare to resist and disobey the order!"
Li Xian slipped Wang Yan with his left hand, raised his right hand, and showed the dragon pendant given by Gaozong, and said with a broken voice.
"The old slave doesn't dare, the old slave just obeys."
In the face of fierce people like Li Xian, if Cheng Denggao was given a few more courages, he didn't dare to say a word "no", and he was complacent and unwilling, so he could only reluctantly bow down and obey the promise.
"Your Highness, slave maid ......"
Liu Liu was originally timidly snuggled up to Li Xian's side, but after Li Xian flashed and took down Wang Xian, Liu Liu had lost his support, and he was so scared that he trembled.
"Miss Liuliu, don't worry, Gu Bao Er is fine, let's go, go with Gu Yiyi!"
Li Xian is shrewd, he knows that Liu Liu is worried about something, but he is just afraid that Li Xian will forget the guarantee ahead, after all, at this time, she is worthless, of course, this is just Liu Liu's own thoughts, Li Xian will not do such a thing as crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, not because he likes Liu Liu's beauty, but considering Li Xulun's feelings, Li Xian must ensure Liu Liu's safety.
"Hmm."
As soon as he heard Li Xian's instructions, Liu Liuden was relieved, wiped a few handfuls of tears in a panic, carefully snuggled up to Li Xian's side, and followed Li Xian out of the prison room step by step, escorting Wang Wei and other eunuchs involved in the case all the way to the Qianyuan Palace......
Although Li Xian has been gone for nearly an hour, but Gaozong and others still have not dispersed, Wuzi in the dormitory has a pair, not a pair of chatting, everyone has their own thoughts, this day naturally chatted not very smooth, in general, the king of Yue Li Zhen was there to laugh and talk about the scenery of Hebei, until they saw Li Xian holding the soft collapse of Wang Bianxing coming in, everyone can be regarded as having survived the unbearable wait.
"Sons see father, emperor, mother."
Li Xian ignored the surprised eyes of all the people, and casually threw Wang Yan, who had been removed from the joints of his arms and mandibles, to the ground, bowed to Gaozong and Empress Wu respectfully, and saluted meticulously.
"Excuse me, Xian'er you are ......"
Gao Zonghu looked suspiciously at Wang Fan, who fell to the ground, and then at Liu Liu, who was timidly following Li Xian, and couldn't understand which play Li Xian was singing, so he hesitated to ask half of the words.
"Qi Qi father, the son of the minister was ordered to investigate the case, and he has gained, this woman's name is Liu Liu, she is the person who listens to the eighth brother, and she is an important witness, this father-in-law, but he is one of the suspects of murder, and the son is afraid that he will be killed again, so he has to personally bring it to see his father." Gaozong opened his mouth, and Li Xian didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly explained.
"Oh? Well, let's talk about it, what happened to today's case? ”
Gaozong has always trusted Li Xianzhi's ability, otherwise, he would not have tried every means to make Li Xian the crown prince, and when he heard Li Xian say it so surely, he was interested, sat up straight from the couch, and asked the case attentively, and his original pale face was flushed with a layer of red.
"Qi Qi father, according to the detailed investigation of the son, early this morning, there is a palace maid for Cui Yuan in the eighth brother's room to bring a lotus seed soup to the eighth brother, after the eighth brother drinks, he feels that the body is hot and unbearable, and then he will go to the bathhouse to take a bath, and then, it is this Cui Yuan who faked the order of the eighth brother, and deceived all the palace maids in the prayer hall to the bathroom, and when the eighth brother was a little unconscious, he tricked the girls into the water, so that there was a dirty thing in the back, and the son thought that there must be something strange in the lotus seed soup, but the son was a step late, and this physical evidence has been destroyed......"
Gaozong asked, Li Xian naturally answered, so he bowed down and reported the results of the investigation one by one, and then, after Li Xian finished speaking, the Empress Wu had already interjected from the side: "This is the imperial front, Xian'er Hugh is in vain, there is no evidence, how can the facts be said!" ”
Hehe, the old thief is in a hurry, it's too preoccupied! Li Xian despised Empress Wu fiercely in his heart, but his face was full of humility and replied: "The queen mother's lesson is true, and the sons are not sure about it, even if there is such a person as Miss Liuliu, but there is no physical evidence, but it is difficult to explain the root cause, but the incident that was found out later made the sons affirm the strangeness of the bowl of lotus seed soup." ”
"Oh? What is it? Xian'er, come on! ”
Gaozong's curiosity at this time was aroused, and he was extremely dissatisfied with Empress Wu's sideways, and he didn't give Empress Wu a chance to speak again, and some couldn't wait to ask.
"Back to his father's words, the thing is like this, the son learned that Cui Yuan and his person are the key to the matter, so he wanted to find out the truth from his mouth, but unexpectedly Cheng Gonggong told him that the woman had committed suicide in the inner court prison, and the son was surprised, so he wanted to check the truth, so he brought someone to the inner court prison and carefully examined Cui Yuan's body, which found something strange, but then the son did not break it, but invited all the people who first found Cui Yuan's suicide, and asked about the matter carefully, Under this question, Erchen was shocked to realize that Cui Yuan's death was actually murdered by life, and this Wang Wei and Wang Gonggong were one of the suspects, so Erchen arrested him and asked his father to investigate in detail! Li Xian's eloquence was so good that he was eloquent, but he didn't directly explain how he found the flaws.
"Huh? How did Xian'er know that this Wang Bian was the real murderer? ”
Li Xian dug a pit, and Gaozong immediately jumped in, and before he knew it, he was led away by Li Xian's nose.
"So that my father will know that because of the repeated judgment of the case, the sons have dealt with the servants and so on, and they have learned some small tricks by luck, which are caused by interest, but I don't want to use them today, father, do you know the difference between hanging yourself and being knocked unconscious by others and hanging up?"
As soon as he saw that Gaozong had already taken the bait, Li Xian didn't dare to slack off, and further led Gaozong to the depths.
"I don't know this ......, isn't it really different? Xian'er Hugh is going to sell Guanzi, hurry, say it quickly. ”
Gaozong was stunned for a moment, frowned, thought about it, and still didn't understand the difference between the two, so he was itchy and scratched tighter.
"Yes, the son obeys the order, father, according to the son of the minister, if the person is alive to cast the circle, will be due to the struggle and the neck strangulation marks are messy, whether it is their own casting, or being forced to hang up, it is the same, but if it is hung up after being knocked out, the neck strangulation marks are neat, there are no side marks and messy lines, this is the experience of the old man in Dali Temple, it must be true, now, the son carefully checked the death of the Cui Yuan, saw that the neck strangulation marks are neat, it is known that it was hung up after being knocked unconscious, however, the son has never said this matter, but carefully asked Wang Bian about the process of finding the body, and his response to Erchen was as follows...... "Li Xian told all the things about how to trick Wang Fei into taking the bait, and at the end, he came to a conclusion in an impassioned tone: "Therefore, Erchen believes that Cui Yuan's death is a murder, in order to extinguish his mouth, even if this Wang Bian is not the main culprit, he must be an insider, and if he investigates it thoroughly, the truth can be revealed, so it can be seen that the reason why the eighth brother has such abnormal behavior is all caused by being framed, and this is the case, I implore my father to issue an edict to investigate this matter thoroughly and return the eighth brother to his innocence! ”
"There is such a thing, I am so angry, come here, come here!"
Gaozong has always doted on Li Xulun, a young son, and when he heard that someone dared to frame him under his nose, he was furious, lifted the brocade quilt, jumped off the bed, and shouted in anger.
"The slave is here!"
Cheng Denggao was waiting uneasily outside the door of the dormitory, this time he heard Gaozong's wild shouts, and his heart was in chaos, but since Gaozong had already opened his mouth, he couldn't tolerate him not entering the door, so he could only rush in and promise loudly.
"Cheng Denggao, I ordered Er to take down all the suspects immediately, check, search the whole palace, and if I can't get the mastermind, I cut off Er's dog's head!"
Gaozong was annoyed, and he didn't think about who was standing behind this matter, so he just gave the death order in a huff, and it was completely incomplete without checking the situation.
"Ah, yes, slave and maid obey"
As soon as he heard Gaozong's order, Cheng Denggao was in a cold sweat, but he didn't dare to refuse, seeing that things were on the verge of collapse, he was so anxious that he had the heart to hang himself, and a pair of eyes were aimed at the Empress Wu, full of undisguised pleas for help and lamentation......