Wei Zheng asked very puzzled: "The grassland has just been calmed, why did a war suddenly break out again, what is going on?" ”

General Li Jing said: "Li Ji's report said that among the grassland tribes, there are many nobles who are worried that the imperial court will hold them accountable for their previous responsibilities and settle accounts after the autumn, so they are unwilling to move inward, and are determined to confront the Tang Dynasty. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Wei Zheng said: "Didn't you already guarantee them? Moreover, they have already begun to move to the interior, so why is there a recurrence? ”

Li Jing said: "The grassland people say that the Tang Dynasty has no promise, and now they have begun to hold them accountable, and there will be no guarantee in the future." Therefore, they would rather fight with the imperial court than be unjustly killed. ”

Wei Zheng said: "What provoked them? The court is thinking about them wholeheartedly, and there is nothing to be sorry for them?"

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Here's the thing. The people on the grassland said that Datang did not treat them as its own.

Since the 4th year of Zhenguan, after the defeat of the Khan of Quanli, the Tuli and Tiele tribes have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. They are the courtiers of Datang, and they are a family with Datang. Master Wei, are you right when you say they're right? ”

Wei Zheng said: "That's right. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "People said that they defeated the Khan Yinan of the Xue Yantuo tribe this time, and they also made great contributions, and they are friends of the Tang Dynasty, do you say they are right?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "Yes, is there anything wrong with this? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji continued: "The people also said that even though they were threatened by Yi Nan before, they had pretended to promise him to send troops to attack the Tang Dynasty, but not only did they not attack the Tang Dynasty, but on the contrary, they helped the Tang Dynasty defeat Yi Nan. They and Datang are a family, are you right? ”

Wei Zheng said: "Yes, it is precisely for this reason that the imperial court accepted them to move inward, they are now all subjects of the Tang Dynasty, what's wrong with this, no one said that they are wrong?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "So, they think that over the years, they have been the subjects of Datang and are a family with Datang, is this statement correct?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "Yes, no one said that they are not subjects of the Tang Dynasty? What the hell is going on? ”

Li Shimin smiled, smiled very happily, and said, "Wei Zheng, the problem is here. Speaking of which, it's still your responsibility. ”

Wei Zheng was even more puzzled, and he said: "Your Majesty, the more you talk about the ministers, the more confused you become. Please make it clear. ”

Li Shimin said: "The grassland has always had business dealings with Datang, including the salt and iron business. Those who do business with Datang are all nobles on the grassland. The case you are trying now is that someone in Datang is doing business with them.

You characterize this ordinary commercial case as a case of financial enemies, so who is the enemy? Of course, it's these steppe aristocrats. You have pursued Li Ke and others, and these grassland nobles are doing business with Li Ke, and they will also be held accountable.

Since you regard them as enemies, can people not fight with the imperial court?

Now, people have begun to transfer troops and are ready to start a war with Datang, what do you say? ”

Wei Zheng is a smart man, he understands what is going on, it turns out that Li Shimin has been procrastinating, just waiting for this side report!

However, Wei Zheng is a righteous gentleman, and he believes that his characterization of the case is wrong. He immediately corrected it. He said: "Your Majesty, this matter is the minister's mistake. The minister was willing to go to the grassland himself and explain to them. ”

Three days later, the morning court, Taiji Palace.

Yesterday's early dynasty, Li Shimin announced that the results of the trial of the case of Li Ke, the king of Shu, who was the enemy of the army, would be announced in today's early dynasty.

Today's morning, basically no one pays attention to other things, and they are all waiting to see Wei Zheng's conclusion.

The gang of Li Tai, the king of Wei, had already held back their strength, and waited for Wei Zheng to announce the results, so they echoed in unison and did not give Li Ke a chance to turn over.

Finally, it was Wei Zheng's turn to speak.

Wei Zheng took the piece and said: "Your Majesty, ministers, after more than two months of trial, the trial of the case of Li Ke, the king of Shu, has already reached a conclusion.

There are two aspects to this case. The first is the human trafficking part, which has now been confirmed that Li Ke, the king of Shu, and Lan Yu, the right attendant of the household department, were not involved, and the case has been transferred to the criminal department for another case.

After investigation, Lan Yu, the right attendant of the household department, was indeed involved in the salt and iron smuggling case in Hedong Province, and the smuggling targets were the grassland Tuli Department and the Tiele Department.

Since the 4th year of Zhenguan, the Tuli Department and the Tiele Department have become vassals of the Tang Dynasty and are also part of the Tang Dynasty, so the salt and iron smuggling case does not have the behavior of the enemy, and it is an ordinary smuggling case.

As we all know, this time, in the war related to the fate of the Tang Dynasty, the Tuli Department and the Tiele Department made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty and played a vital role in winning the war for the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, the involvement of the Turkish-Turian and Tiele Ministries in smuggling should be exempted from prosecution. Lan Yu and others, the right attendant of the household department, should be given a lighter punishment in line with the principle of the same treatment in the same case.

As for Li Ke, the king of Shu, he did not participate in the case, and his acceptance of money and property from Lan Yu, the right attendant of the household department, is a normal act of economic exchanges between families, and does not constitute a crime.

However, Lan Yu, the right attendant of the household department, took advantage of his position to participate in smuggling, and was suspected of dereliction of duty and should be investigated.

Li Ke, the king of Shu, did not detect the crimes of his relatives in time, and was negligent in supervision. Penalties should also be imposed.

The above is the result of the case. ”

After Wei Zheng finished speaking, Li Shimin was overjoyed, the eldest grandson Wuji, and Cen Wenwen were overjoyed. The henchmen of Li Ke, the king of Shu, were overjoyed.

The eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Cen Wenwen and others immediately stood up in support. The henchmen of Li Ke, the king of Shu, naturally also strongly supported it.

Because Wei Zheng has always been fair, and the facts of this case are clear and the judgment is reasonable, the ministers have come out to express their approval. This is the main reason why Li Su recommended Wei Zheng to be the chief judge.

Li Tai, the king of Wei, and others were dumbfounded, they worked hard, tried their best, and hollowed out their minds, and all their efforts were in vain.

What made them even more depressed was that the crown prince Li Chengqian and others did not jump out to oppose it, but vigorously supported Wei Zheng's conclusion.

Li Tai, the king of Wei, saw that the general trend had gone, and he did not dare to jump out to oppose it, so he remained silent.

Li Shimin said: "Okay, Wei Zhengke did his duty and handled the case properly, and I believe that this case will be concluded in accordance with Wei Zheng's opinion."

In this case, all criminals involved in human trafficking were given heavier punishments in accordance with the law. Those who participate in salt and iron smuggling cases shall be given lenient punishments in view of the special circumstances involving the grassland tribes.

Lan Yu, the right attendant of the household department, took the imperial court's Yu Lu, and was suspected of dereliction of duty, and was removed from his position as the right attendant of the household department, and demoted to the third rank as a punishment.

Li Ke, the king of Shu, failed to detect Lan Yu's dereliction of duty in time, and was negligent. He was ordered to think about it behind closed doors for a month and fined him for three months. That's the end of the case. ”

As soon as his words fell, the crown prince Li Chengqian was the first to stand up.