Chapter 116: The Ministers Are Willing to Testify
Did the eldest grandson Wuji and Gao Shilian behave unkindly?
Li Shimin's eyes widened, psychologically, he would never believe this statement, but Li Yuanji said it so grandly that Li Shimin had no confidence in his heart.
"Nonsense! Although you are the king of Qi, you don't want to spew blood, for the Tang Dynasty, the old man doesn't say how much he has contributed, at least he can be called a conservative industry, and his current status and power are not monstrous, and they are by no means comparable to ordinary people, why should the old man rebel? "The eldest grandson is very angry, and he can't spit out a mouthful of blood three meters away to show his innocence.
At this moment, the eldest grandson Wuji only felt that he was aggrieved and wanted to cry.
"Hahaha......" bursts of wild laughter suddenly appeared in the court, laughing so brightly, so helplessly, and so ridiculous.
When the laughter stopped, Gao Shilian's face was already full of two lines of tears: "You say rebellion, then rebellion, anyway, you have already prepared, even if the two of us say dry mouths, they can't withstand the evidence you carefully prepared, and now the old man finally understands, why the earth dragon will turn over in our two families, except for you King Qi, other people are afraid that they don't have this ability, right?" ”
Li Yuanji's heart tightened, and he defeated the eldest grandson Wuji, who was regarded as the first opponent, but he didn't expect that Gao Shilian, who had never been noticed by himself, gave himself a counterattack.
This kind of thing doesn't need any evidence, because there is hatred, because the eldest grandson Wuji and Gao Shilian are more important in Li Shimin's eyes, so Li Shimin will naturally be inclined to the two of them, as long as they grit their teeth and don't admit the rebellion, if Li Shimin has the heart, the two of them may not die.
And he can't explain it even if he is full of mouths, and he and his eldest grandson Wuji and Gao Shilian are also enemies of life and death, and it is reasonable to try their best to kill them, in short, this time he seems to be more positive.
But Lao Tzu didn't want to be active, it was Cheng Zhijie's old man who had to pull himself.
Forget it, anyway, the matter has already come out, why don't you be single, and see what tricks you have left?
"What do you say, what? Anyway, this king is full of mouths, and he can't explain it clearly! ”
"Zhijie, you say!" Watching the two play football with each other, Li Shimin also felt helpless, this is not a trivial matter, although the two sides did not say anything, but Li Shimin knew very well in his heart that both sides were suspicious, but the eldest grandson Wuji and Gao Shilian were more likely.
But this argument alone proves that the two of them have acted unsubserviently, and the night is a little too hasty.
Zhang Gongjin pushed Cheng Zhijie, and Cheng Zhijie reacted at this time, as if he had just woken up from a dream, and felt his head confused: "What's the matter?" ”
"Tell me what you saw?" Li Shimin was forced to get an answer, and he didn't care about Cheng Zhijie's gaffe.
"The minister saw the Mo knife, saw the horizontal knife, saw the armor, saw the bow and arrow, and saw the shield!" Cheng Zhijie said subconsciously, still shocked by that scene in his head.
Li Shimin was taken aback, with such heavily armed equipment, what else is there to quibble?
Ordinary families are not allowed to privately possess standard equipment, Mo knives, armor, shields, are all standard equipment, especially Mo knives, the Tang Dynasty's control over them has reached an outrageous level.
In order to prevent the leakage of Mo knife technology and bring a huge threat to the Tang Army, the Tang Dynasty stipulated that there are no Mo knives in the funeral goods, and the Mo knives are managed by the armory.
For these broken Mo knives, the imperial court will organize special craftsmen to rebuild them, or make them into other weapons.
It is precisely because the Tang Dynasty had such strict control over the Mo Dao, so far, later generations can only see the Mo Dao and his description from the history books, but the real object has never been seen.
They had such comprehensive equipment in their arsenal, and even the Modao strictly controlled by the imperial court, even if they were very reluctant, Li Shimin had to believe the fact that they were going to rebel.
"Your Majesty, could it have been prepared by the people who lived there before?" Dugu Yanyun frowned and said, although the matter was a foregone conclusion, he still didn't want to watch the eldest grandson Wuji die like this, but speaking for him at this time also had to bear a certain responsibility.
"Also, the two of them have only moved in for less than five months, how can they move so many weapons into the mansion in such a short time? Check, find out who lived in those two mansions before. Thinking that it was not impossible to do so, Li Shimin was also overjoyed, and even showed it on his face, and repeatedly ordered everyone to investigate.
The eldest grandson Wuji is his own important minister, one he absolutely trusts, he will not be directly imprisoned for interrogation like other rebels, as long as there is the slightest suspicion, Li Shimin wants to help them turn over.
But the gang does not mean that Li Shimin is not on guard, but as long as the slightest evidence is found that makes him feel uneasy, it is the eldest grandson Wuji, and Li Shimin will not hesitate to put him on death row.
When everyone thought about it, it seemed to make sense, Chang'an was an imperial city, and the garrison force was naturally not weak.
Even the emperor's most trusted ministers, such as the eldest grandson Wuji and Gao Shilian, wanted to bring a large amount of equipment into the city, but it was not something that could be done overnight, not to mention the nearly two or three meter-long weapons like the Modao, there was no place to hide.
Even if you hide it, you can only bring one or two at a time, and if you have more, it will be exposed.
Rebellion is really not that easy, it is not without this situation in history, and the man was stunned to prepare for decades, and when all the preparations were made, he kicked his legs into the ground.
This is not alarmist, but under this system, it is more reliable for ministers to rebel and buy off the guards than to hide weapons.
"This king has found something else! I'm just curious, I don't know what it is? As he spoke, Li Yuanji took out a piece of broken iron from his cuff, the area was not large, only half the size of a palm, and there was a black piece on it, and he could smell a strange smell when he got close.
"Darksteel?" Li Shimin subconsciously spoke.
Covered in black, the iron sheet is exactly the same as the legendary black iron length, making it an excellent material for crafting weapons, and is rumored to be able to sharpen iron like clay.
It's just that this kind of thing is too rare, even Li Shimin, and now he hasn't been able to mix a weapon made of dark iron, and he hasn't seen it either.
"It's not Darksteel! It's just ordinary iron, just like wood, and when burned at high temperatures, the surface will turn black. Li Yuanji handed over the piece of iron, and there were several marks on it that he had rubbed, and the essence of the iron was displayed in front of everyone through the imprints.
"Phew...... What does it taste like? As soon as the iron piece arrived at Hou Junji, an unpleasant smell came immediately, and Hou Junji, who was choking, subconsciously wanted to throw away the iron piece.
"Don't throw ......" Li Yuanji stopped repeatedly, and hurriedly stepped forward to snatch the piece of iron back.
"A lot of these pieces of iron were found at the scene, and this king only brought one with him." Li Yuanji held up the black iron piece high so that more people could see it, and then walked up to the eldest grandson Wuji and Gao Shilian, and asked in a cold voice: "Say, what is it that can produce such a huge power?" Not only can it make a sound like a dragon turning over, but it can also destroy several houses in an instant? ”
"What?" The eldest grandson Wuji's face was confused, his mind was already blank at the moment, and he didn't know how to answer, and he really didn't know what it was?
Let's not talk about what it is, the eldest grandson Wuji hasn't figured it out until now, why do those weapons appear in his house? What's going on here?
"How do you know it's causing the commotion?" Gao Shilian sighed secretly, and had to stand up to refute, the eldest grandson Wuji had completely messed up, after all, he was still young, and he was a little stunned by King Qi's continuous tricks, but Gao Shilian was an old guy who was about to enter the ground, and he was well-informed, so he naturally would not be easily stunned by Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji sneered in his heart, play with me? If you don't play to death, you will count me as losing!
"Please don't judge other people's IQ with your ignorance!" sneered at Gao Shilian fiercely, and before the others could react, he continued to speak: "This king's interests during this period of time are wide, and he likes to study everything he encounters.
There are traces of water at the scene, but the soil on the upper layer quickly collapsed, and then the fire was buried, which failed to ignite this fire, but after all, it left traces, what is in the hole in the ground, this king does not know now, but after seeing this, the answer should be very clear, in addition to fire, what can dye iron black? ”
"You ......" Now it was Gao Shilian's turn to be speechless, and he could only secretly sigh that King Qi's interest was really wide, and even fire was studied, if this matter had nothing to do with him, Gao Shilian wanted to say something of admiration.
A petty official walked up to the main hall with a pile of books, but now no one was sure if he could find out.
The mansions of the eldest grandson Wuji and Gao Shilian, including the newly divided mansions of most of the people present, were all uninhabited before this, or were bought by merchants, waiting to change hands to make money, don't look at the Tang Dynasty has been established for ten years, and the previous owners of many mansions are likely to be officials of the former Sui.
"Your Majesty, they do have a disobedient behavior!" Just when the petty official was busy with sweat and the hall was arguing endlessly, Wei Chi Jingde opened his mouth as if he had woken up from a dream, and at the same time, Cheng Zhijie fell into a state of confusion again, exactly the same as the state of the previous two.
"What did you say?" Li Shimin was shocked, opened his mouth wide, and asked in disbelief.
"Indeed, they have behaved in a disobedient manner!" Yu Chi Jingde spoke again, since he saw there, Wei Chi Jingde felt that his head was muddy, the whole person was in a trance, like a walking corpse, he never dared to believe that the eldest grandson Wuji and Gao Shilian would rebel, but so much evidence was in front of him, but people had to believe it.
"Are you sure you can't do it?" Li Shimin's face turned blue again, and he asked in a heavy tone.
"Because of the ......"