Chapter 38: The Art of Disgust (2)
"I'll take care of this, so you don't have to worry about it! Don't make a statement, if someone dares to frame you, I will never let him go. Li Er said a few words of relief.
The best way now is not to make a noise, Li Er will send someone to secretly investigate these things, whether it is really as Li Chengqian said, Liu Xun wants to slander him.
"No! Son's resignation!" Li Chengqian got up and saluted and left.
His goal has been achieved, so there is no need to stay here, there are still many things waiting for him, the crown prince, to deal with in the East Palace.
Not long after Li Chengqian's front foot left, someone came to report that Liu Xun had something to see.
"Your Majesty, the free cavalry, the silver green Guanglu doctor, and the upper protector Liu Xun are asking to see you outside the palace."
Li Er was surprised! He was worried that Liu Xun came at this time, was it related to what the prince said just now?
If it was really as the prince said, what should he do? After all, Comrade Lao Li has no evidence to prove that Liu Xun is going to frame the prince.
What's in it for Liu Xun? That's the key.
"But there are other people besides Liu Xun?" Li Er asked.
"Back to Your Majesty! There is only one Upper Protector!" Inner waiter.
"Announce him in!" Li Erdao, he wanted to see if Liu Xunlai wanted to accuse the crown prince Li Chengqian of cursing him with the technique of disgust with victory.
If this was the case, he would definitely not spare Liu Xun, so he had to borrow Liu Xun's head to give a warning to those Xiaoxiao who were plotting against him.
"No!" The chamberlain retreated and led Liu Xun into the Liangyi Palace.
"Old minister Liu Xun, see Your Majesty!" Liu Xun saluted Li Er.
"Excuse me! Liu Qing came to find me, but what important things do you want to play? Li Erdao.
"Your Majesty! The minister just received a secret report from a person that the prince was in Yongjiafang in Chang'an City, practicing the art of disgust and victory, and wanted to curse His Majesty to return to the sky. ”
"This is a big deal! The minister has come to report to His Majesty! The minister even found a puppet in Chang'an's Yongjiafang. ”
"The puppet has His Majesty's name and birth date written on it, and the puppet has a small rope wrapped around its neck, which is also full of needles." Liu Xun said.
After Li Er heard this, his face changed greatly on the spot, and as soon as the prince left on his front foot, this Liu Xun came to accuse the prince of cursing him with the technique of disgust with victory.
If the prince hadn't told him about this in advance, he was afraid that he would have believed Liu Xun's words, and Liu Xun would really be condemnable.
Liu Xun saw that Li Er already had a trace of anger on his face, and he was overjoyed! I thought that his accusation had an effect, and His Majesty was going to deal with the prince.
Little did he know that things were not what he thought they would be.
The crown prince Li Chengqian had already given His Majesty Li Er a preventive shot long before he Liu Xun entered the palace to denounce him.
Otherwise, Li Er would have already been thunderous and furious when he heard Liu Xun's denunciation, where would he be as calm as he is now.
This is also where Liu Xun is puzzled, you must know that the most taboo thing in the dynasties is this witchcraft, once any emperor hears that someone dares to curse with such an evil art, the consequences can be imagined.
The witch plague in the last years of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty is the best example.
"This is the puppet that cursed Your Majesty, and please take a look at it." Liu Xun was afraid that Li Er would not believe it, so he took out the puppet that had been prepared a long time ago.
Wang Yuan stepped forward to take the puppet, and saw that the appearance carved out of the puppet was actually somewhat similar to Li Er.
Li Er took the puppet from Wang Yuan's hand and looked through it carefully, there was a piece of yellow paper pasted on the back of the puppet, on which his name and birth date were written.
A short rope tied a dead knot at the neck of the puppet, and the puppet's head, hands and feet, stomach, and chest were marked with pins.
"Who else knows about this but you?" Li Er asked.
"In addition to the minister, several colleagues also saw it with their own eyes, and it was the puppet they found in Yongjiafang with the minister." Liu Xun said.
This is to tell Li Er that he not only has physical evidence, but also human witnesses, which can prove that what he said is true.
"Don't make a noise about this matter, so as not to cause turmoil in the government and the opposition, and if you are tired of winning, I will let the eldest grandson Wuji and them investigate, you step back first." Li Erdao.
In his position, he could not just take anyone's word and jump to conclusions.
Without examination, another one will be judged, after all, he is the emperor of this empire.
Whether it was the crown prince or Liu Xun, Li Er maintained a trace of suspicion, because he didn't know which of the two of them was lying.
Whether it is the crown prince or Liu Xun, for him, the emperor, no matter who does such a thing, it is a betrayal and a kind of disloyalty.
"Obey orders!" Liu Xun didn't say a word, and retreated decisively, just now he saw Li Er's face change.
Liu Xun knew in his heart that if he continued to talk about it, he would only ask for his own hardship, and it might even arouse Li Er's suspicions.
What do you want to do when you, Liu Xun, are in such a hurry to convict the prince? Do you want to achieve an ulterior purpose by framing the East Palace?
After Liu Xun left, he didn't follow Li Er's instructions, and didn't say a word about the art of disgust.
Instead, he tried every means to expand this matter and let more people know about the dirty behavior of the prince of the East Palace.
Liu Xun and the others have to rely on such means to completely eradicate the forces of the East Palace in one fell swoop and uproot them.
Their ultimate goal is to kill the crown prince and work hard for their camp to achieve an overwhelming victory, how can they just stop like this.
After Liu Xun left, Comrade Lao Li immediately summoned more than a dozen ministers, including Changsun Wuji, Yang Shidao, Chu Suiliang, and Sun Fujia, into the palace to discuss matters related to the art of aversion to victory.
In the end, Li Er handed over this matter to the eldest grandson Wuji and them to investigate thoroughly, and the eldest grandson Wuji and others immediately took action.
The soldiers were divided into two routes, one way to interrogate witnesses, and one way to question the prince, and all the way to the crime scene to investigate, maybe they could find some clues.
On the other hand, Li Tai, the king of Wei, was not idle, and Li Tai and others secretly launched a speech official to impeach the prince for his misdeeds, intending to take the opportunity to expand the matter, and then direct public opinion to the side that is not favorable to the prince.
As a result, many of the twists and turns of impeaching the prince for his disgust with victory were submitted to His Majesty Li Er's imperial case like snowflakes.
These twists and turns were all withheld by His Majesty Li Er, and they were left unpublished, and it was useless to say anything before the facts of the case were clear.
Li Er also attaches great importance to this case, and in the process of hearing the case by the eldest grandson Wuji and others, Li Er sent people to inquire about the progress of the case many times.
The eldest grandson Wuji is also under a lot of pressure, but they can't help it, after all, where is this case of disgust with winning so easy to investigate, it takes time.
Of course, these are all later words, at this time, Li Chengqian had just returned to the East Palace, Liu Xun had just left, and the ministers recruited by Li Er were still on their way.