Chapter 14: The Name of the Prince
Qin Haotian died, 'stumbled' and fell downstairs, his body was pierced through the flesh by a bamboo pole, how tragic was his death? The dignified son of the Qin Mansion died like this?
As soon as this news came out, the entire Chang'an City was shocked and boiled, and Qin Haotian's death shocked the government and the opposition.
If it weren't for immortality, how could Qin Haotian stumble and fall? Everyone saw everything with their own eyes, and the reason for this is that Changsheng himself is mainly responsible.
Imperial.
As soon as the sky was bright, the first rays of dawn pierced the earth, and the shouts from Chengqianmen reached the deep palace, breaking the silence of the early morning.
Tang King Li Muchen woke up from his sleep and asked, "Who is making noise outside?" ”
Not long after, the eunuch came to report: "Back to Your Majesty, the person who came is the princess of the King of Jin and the concubine." ”
"These two people came to visit early in the morning, what do you know?"
The eunuch truthfully reported: "Yesterday, the son of the Qin family had a quarrel with someone in Baihualou, and the result was ......."
"How did it turn out?"
"The son of the Qin family died on the spot, stumbled and fell downstairs, and died."
"What!!"
Hearing this, Li Muchen woke up suddenly, and the last trace of sleepiness also dissipated, Qin Haotian is a relative of the emperor, and his mother is the princess of Jin, but the sister of the Tang King, that is to say, Qin Haotian is the emperor's nephew.
Now that Qin Haotian has been killed, such a major event, the stunt cannot be spared.
Li Muchen turned over from the bed and got out of bed, without waiting for the maid to dress him, he then grabbed a coat and put it on his body and left the dormitory.
"Pass the order down, order officials above the fourth grade, you can enter the palace, there must be no mistake!!"
After receiving the order, the ministers hurried to the imperial city and summoned them in the Hanfeng Palace. When the ministers arrived, King Tang had been waiting for a long time.
The princess of King Jin on the side washed her face with tears, and her eyes were red from crying. Qin Huaiyu beside him was full of sadness, after all, his son was dead, but he couldn't be happy.
"Rank ministers, do you all know about the evil murder that happened in Baihualou yesterday?"
All the ministers bowed their heads and remained silent, and replied in silence.
"It seems that your lords are even more informed than me." Li Muchen said, his eyes swept over the ministers, if it weren't for the eldest princess's complaint, he would still be kept in the dark, and he was a little unhappy in his heart.
Subsequently, Li Muchen waved his hand, and no longer pursued the crime of not reporting everyone's secrets, he said: "Sister Fang Cai has told Yu me the ins and outs of the matter, the murderer is really bold, and at the feet of the Son of Heaven, he dares to kill the emperor's relatives in public, it is really bold and reckless." ”
"I have summoned you here to discuss this matter, and how should the murderer be punished?"
Killing the emperor's relatives is not a small crime, if it is not severely punished, where is the law? What is the coercion of Datang? Since the Tang King Li Muchen ascended the throne, he wanted to be fair and strict, and during his reign, he always implemented the law, so the four seas were peaceful, and the people lived happily and happily.
At this time, He Zhijing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say. ”
"Oh? As the head of the Criminal Department, Lord He naturally has the right to speak, please come on! ”
He Zhijing, since he took charge of the Criminal Department, has won the respect of the Tang Dynasty, he has enforced the law impartially, archived and sorted out the old case files over the years, and examined more than 100 unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, and his contribution is not small.
And he is also a person strongly recommended by Di Renjie, and he is a rare good official in the court. In the Zhenguan era, due to being excluded by others, he was never able to display his ambitions, and since the second year of Yonghui, he was promoted to the secretary of the criminal department, and he was conscientious and did not dare to slack off.
Not only that, He Zhijing's son is also one of the "Five Masters of Chang'an", named Helan Mountain, which is taken from 'Mo Zuolan Mountain, the sky makes the Han State ashamed'.
He Zhijing bowed and replied: "According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, killing the emperor's relatives is a great crime to punish the nine clans. ”
"Like you, I still have a puzzle, if it wasn't for the murderer's intention, how could Haotian fall and die? Those who were present could testify to what they saw with their own eyes, so why should they not be killed at will? ”
"Your Majesty only knows one thing, but you don't know the other."
"Oh? Is there something inside there? ”
"As the head of the Criminal Department, the minister should judge any case justly, and must not omit any details. Don't believe the words of the family, the murderer is guilty, but looking at the whole case, it is not his fault. ”
Hearing that He Zhijing exonerated the prisoner, Princess Jinyang couldn't do it, she stood up angrily and asked sharply: "What does Lord He mean?" Wu'er died tragically in Baihualou, and everyone who came and went that day can prove it, how can you not be gullible? ”
He Zhijing said respectfully to the princess of King Jin: "Don't be angry, princess, Weichen's intention is not to deliberately favor the murderer, but to stand in the perspective of the chief judge." ”
"My son was killed, and there were more than 100 witnesses, so what else is there to try in this case? As the head of the Criminal Department, Lord He can send troops to arrest him, but now in front of His Majesty, he wants to misinterpret the reason, isn't it possible that he has an unspeakable collusion with the murderer? ”
"The minister can understand the pain in the princess's heart, and it is not what we want when such a thing happens, but the princess said that the minister had a complicity with the murderer, and she really wronged the minister."
Princess Jinyang was furious, which is understandable, after all, as a mother, her son died, if it was possible to maintain her sanity, she would not come to this palace to make a fuss and ask King Tang to make decisions for her.
"Hmph, Fang Cai's words, all defend the murderer everywhere, my family Haotian is a decent person, he has never done those immoral things, if it weren't for the murderer's cruelty and violence, he was so ruthless, why did he die on the spot?"
Qin Haotian is decent? He hasn't done anything unethical? I wonder if Princess Jin will feel ashamed when she says these words? If it weren't for her mother's doting on her children, how could Qin Haotian develop a stubborn temperament?
How could you have a quarrel with someone in Baihualou? How could you stumble and fall downstairs and die?
As the king of a country, Li Muchen is the son of heaven, how can he not know what kind of virtue Qin Haotian is? If it weren't for the love of the imperial sister, he would have wanted to send someone to arrest and interrogate the crime.
At this time, King Tang stood up and said: "Sister Huang, you are angry, Lord He is doing things, you want to be upright, if the murderer is guilty, it will be difficult to escape the law, and Haotian will be fair." ”
"Your Majesty, Haotian is your own nephew, and now that he has been killed by a murderer, you must be the master for him!!" Princess Jin Wang cried and said.
Seeing the imperial sister crying, Li Muchen felt uncomfortable in his heart, and said: "Please rest assured, the imperial sister, I will deal with it impartially and will never let go of the murderer." ”
The princess of King Jin is not a person who does not know the current affairs, and the king of Tang personally stood up to mediate, and he was not good at deliberately messing around, so he just gave up.
"He Zhijing! You go on and say, what does it mean that I know one and I don't know the other. Li Muchen asked, he had just been interrupted by Princess Jin, so he forgot to ask again.
He Zhijing replied: "Your Majesty doesn't know, the case happened in Baihualou, and the murderer is certainly guilty, but the reason is that Qin Gongzi took the initiative to provoke trouble with others, and the murderer was just a counterattack taken by passive defense." ”
Li Muchen also basically guessed this result, according to Qin Haotian's temperament, it is not surprising that this happened.
"Therefore, the murderer is a passive crime, and in legal terms, he can be punished lightly."
Li Muchen frowned slightly, and said, "I don't know how to give a light sentence?" ”
"He may be spared the death penalty, and he will be arrested and brought to justice, and he will be honored for his guilt to atone for his sins."
"What do you mean by that?" Li Muchen asked puzzledly, it is understandable to be arrested and brought to justice, the prisoner is imprisoned and dies of old age, and he deserves his crimes, why do he say 'make meritorious contributions'? This is puzzling.
"Your Majesty doesn't know, this person is extremely powerful, he is a rare talent, if he is imprisoned and waiting for death, it will be a great loss for the empire."
He Zhijing's words aroused the curiosity of King Tang, and he asked, "How strong is the strength?" I don't know how strong it is? Li Muchen was originally a person who practiced martial arts, and when he heard that the courtier's words were powerful, he couldn't help but ask.
"How strong this young man's strength is, the minister does not dare to assert, the minister only knows that this young man only used one move to defeat the head of the Central Plains Dart Bureau."
"Defeat Sun Baizhan in one move? This can't be another rumor, right? ”
"Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate, no one in the entire Chang'an City knows about this matter, and no one knows about it."
Li Muchen is a person who cherishes talents, if it is really what he said, it really cannot be easily killed, Tang Wang asked: "Who is this person's surname?" ”
"This ......"
"What? It's hard to say? Could it be that he has no name and no surname? ”
It's no wonder that He Zhijing is like this, just because of his name......
"His name is ......"
"What's it called?"
"Call ......"
"Say!!" Li Muchen said angrily.
"This person's surname is Li, his name is Changsheng, Li Changsheng!!"