In the next few days, Li Shan's life was very difficult, the place where he lived was in tatters, and the food was even more difficult to swallow.

Li Shan, who eats, has a stomach trouble every day, and the toilet is a commode in his cell, which makes it stink, Li Shan himself can't stand it anymore, and secretly scolds Li Chengwei in his heart, this kid is muffled to death, and Lao Tzu has to go out and rectify him.

Liu Ruyan came twice again, looking at Li Shan's embarrassed appearance, she was distressed and angry. However, Li Shan got a few pieces of good news.

Zhang Jiuling invited Yao Chong to help Li Shan intercede, Yao Chong is the minister of Tang Xuanzong's humerus, with high seniority and seniority, although he is now idle and ignores the government, but his words are still very weighty.

In addition, the third prince also came to visit Li Shan's mansion and told Liu Ruyan that he would definitely help Li Shan say good things.

In the Zichen Palace, the envoys sent by the emperor to investigate Nanzhao have returned.

"Emperor Qi, Nanzhao unified the six edicts this time, wiped out the other royal families, and there was no longer a nobleman who could threaten the notice of Nanzhao among the six edicts. And in just a few months, Nanzhao will renovate the six edicts, and now the Nanzhao regime is stable and the people's livelihood is also very good. Moreover, a religion called Scientology is now popular in Nanzhao, written in Chinese, and the number of followers in Nanzhao is increasing day by day, and now the hearts of the whole people in Nanzhao are towards our dynasty. Nanzhao King Ge Luofeng changed the name of the country to Dali, and wrote to call him a minister, and was willing to take his son as a hostage. This is Ge Luofeng's letter. ”

Tang Xuanzong looked at the recital presented by the investigation team, as well as Ge Luofeng's letter. Now Nanzhao is not only unified, but also has a tendency to rely on the Tang Dynasty's hostile Tubo, which makes Tang Xuanzong very happy, so as to solve the great trouble in the southern part of the Tang Dynasty.

"I understand, you go down."

Gao Lishi said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Song Jing, Household Department Shangshu Zhang said, Ministry of Rites Shangshu Zhang Jiuling and Criminal Department Shangshu Li Linfu asked to see. ”

Tang Xuanzong said: "These people are coming quickly, let them in, I want to hear what they have to say." ”

The four of them entered the Zichen Palace, and Song Jing was brought by Zhang Jiuling, and Song Jing's impression of Li Shan has always been good, so he came to help Li Shan say good things this time.

And Li Linfu and Zhang Shuo advocated severe punishment of Li Shan, saying that they had nothing to do with Li Shan, but Zhang said that he couldn't get used to Li Shan's rise to prominence, and Zhang Shuo had always been at odds with Zhang Jiuling. Since Zhang Jiuling and Li Shan are uncles and nephews, Zhang said that he would naturally have to fight with a stick.

Li Linfu is completely for his nephew Li Chengwei, although he has always been patient with Li Shan before, mainly because he didn't find the right time, and now that the time is ripe, he will not let Li Shan go easily.

The four of them were staring at the investigation team of Nanzhao, and as soon as they heard the news that the investigation team had returned, they immediately entered the palace, and they happened to meet each other.

Tang Xuanzong threw the piece in his hand to them and said, "You guys take a look first, and after reading it, I'm going to talk about your opinions." ”

Song Jing looked at it again and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that although Li Shan is suspected of disrespecting the decree this time, he is really in a hurry to obey the power, and Li Shan's original intention is to think about the emperor's society." Moreover, Li Shan did not openly send troops to support Nanzhao, and was even clashed with the Tubo army, and the minister begged the emperor for leniency. ”

Zhang Jiuling said: "Although Li Shan has had this time, but the effect of Yaozhou's military training is remarkable, and now Nanzhao has declared himself a minister to our court, which is also Li Shan's credit, and the minister thinks that Li Shan has both merit and fault, and the merit and demerits can also be offset." ”

Zhang said: "No, merit is merit and demerit. The unification of Nanzhao, is it Li Shan's work? It is the emperor's insightful and well-planned plan, Li Shan is just leading the troops to execute, although the current Nanzhao is a minister, but it is difficult to ensure that he does not have the heart of a tiger and a wolf. If we can maintain the three edicts and the southern edict side by side, then the situation is what we want to see the most, this time Li Shan not only resisted the decree and refused to admit his mistakes, it is really bold and reckless, and should be severely punished. ”

Li Linfu said: "Your Majesty, there has been no precedent of disrespect since the emperor was in power, and further back, during the period of Emperor Taizong, all those who resisted the decree and disrespected were severely punished. If the emperor deals with it lightly, I am afraid that there will be many people who will follow suit in the future, where is the emperor's power? ”

Zhang Jiuling said: "The emperor is benevolent in the world, and the government and the opposition are all grateful for the kindness of the emperor, how can there be anything that Lord Li said, Li Shan is also grateful to the emperor for wanting to share the emperor's worries. The minister thought that the emperor's small punishment and big commandment could just reflect the emperor's grace and grace, and it would definitely make people of insight in the world feel the emperor's love for talents and do their best for the emperor. ”

Tang Xuanzong said: "What several Aiqing said makes sense, how did Li Shan react in prison these days?" ”

Li Linfu said: "Li Shan is no different in prison, he recites poetry all day long, and he has never confessed his guilt. There are many uninhibited words in the poem, and it seems that he does not take his sins to heart. ”

Zhang Jiuling said: "Your Majesty, Li Shan's life in prison is very hard, Lord Li Linfu deliberately arranged him in a dirty place, Li Shan's residence is like a pigsty, and Li Shan's food is full of spoiled things. In this case, Li Shan can still deal with himself calmly, which is enough to show that Li Shan has a clear conscience and has not committed a crime. ”

Tang Xuanzong frowned and said, "Li Linfu, what Zhang Jiuling said is the truth?" ”

Li Linfu said: "Your Majesty, how can you compare to your home in prison, it is natural that the environment is poor, but what Master Zhang said is an exaggeration. The minister knew that Lord Li Shan was born as a scribe, and he specially arranged for the errand to take care of him, so as not to let Lord Li Shan go on a business trip. ”

Zhang Jiuling wanted to say more, but Tang Xuanzong stopped: "Okay, it's good for Li Shan to suffer some hardships in prison, so that he won't be so arrogant in the future." Alright, all of you go down. ”

Zhang Jiuling was overjoyed when he heard this, although the emperor did not investigate Li Linfu's fake public affairs, but listening to the emperor's intentions, he didn't seem to want to severely punish Li Shan. Of course, Li Linfu also heard what the emperor meant, and his face was gloomy, but he didn't dare to say anything more.

In this prison, Li Shan has been living an inhuman life in prison, he has not taken a bath for ten days, and in this environment, coupled with diarrhea for several days, Li Shan is already very weak. Lying on the straw mat, he watched the rats around him move back and forth, stealing the leftovers of his food.

Li Shan said fiercely: "Li Linfu, my **** uncle." Lao Tzu is on a par with you this time, and when Lao Tzu goes out, he will definitely make you look good. ”

The two officials came over and said, "Master Li, you can be released from prison, and we will send you out." ”

Li Shan jumped up from the straw mat and said, "Really? Is the emperor going to let me go? (To be continued.) )