When Di Renjie and the seven people entered the main hall, Wu Zetian's spirit was shaking again, her back was straight, and she said in a clear voice: "You are rebelling, and your intentions are wrong......

“bixia！ The ministers were wronged, and please ask Bixia to wait for the ministers to wait for Zhaoxue! ”

Di Renjie was not in a hurry, and his voice was also extremely loud. The emperor was willing to summon them personally, which meant that the whole incident had taken a huge turn, although Di Renjie did not know what was going on in the outside world in prison, but he had clearly seen this, so his mood was not too urgent.

"The charges you personally signed and drew will be kept in the palace!"

Wu Zetian turned to Xiangshang official Wan'er and said, "Wan'er, read out the guilt they admitted!" ”

Shangguan Wan'er picked up the confession of Di Renjie and others who personally confessed to the crime, and said loudly: "Except for Wei Yuanzhong, you and the other six people all admitted that 'it is true' on the confession, this is the confession signed by you yourself!" ”

Di Renjie immediately said: "Yes! The minister did admit his guilt, but what the minister said was 'Great Zhou, all things are renewed, and the old ministers of the Tang Dynasty are willing to be killed, but it is true.' It's not just the phrase 'It's true!' ’”

Wu Zetian frowned, chewed this sentence carefully, and heard the taste of unwillingness and resentment in it, she asked Xiao Hai to bring the accusation, and looked at it carefully, and sure enough, she found some abnormalities. Their painting should have been signed at the bottom right of the charge, but the picture on the confession was next to the three big characters "anti is real".

Di Renjie and the others have been officials for many years, it is impossible not to even understand this rule, they didn't pay attention to these details when they read it before, but at this time, Di Renjie said, and then carefully look at this confession, especially the ...... of the unsmooth edge on the left side of the confession, obviously, this accusation was cut after they drew it, and there should be a line of words in front of it!

Di Renjie said sadly: "Lai Junchen has a bad reputation, but if someone commits it in his hands, he will never be honored. Obviously innocent, if he refuses to confess, he will also use torture, and the ministers are old, and they are really afraid of torture, and they will not be able to live or die, so they are forced to confess. After that, the minister wrote a blood letter and avenged his grievances to Bixia! ”

Ren Zhigu immediately said: "If the ministers really commit the crime of rebellion, how can there be a reason to recruit and sit back and wait for death in the first trial, please also ask Bixia Mingjian!" ”

Wei Yuanzhong knew Ruohong Zhong and said: "The minister is resolutely unrecognized, but Hou Sizhi immediately hung the minister upside down, if it weren't for the minister's illiterate deception, he skillfully used the law to scold him, and with the minister's old body, he only had to hang for half a day, and he would have died!" ”

Wu Zetian said in a dull voice: "You say that you admit the crime because you are worried about being tortured, but I once sent Qi Feng, a messenger, to visit the prison, why didn't you complain to him, but instead presented the "Death Table" just to die quickly?" Moreover, when Qi Feng visited the prison, he saw that you were leisurely and comfortable, and no one was punished! ”

Di Renjie looked back at Ren Zhigu, Pei Xingben and others, and then said together: "The ministers have never had the "Xie Death Table" to be delivered! ”

Pei Xuanli also mustered up his courage at this time, kowtowed, and said: "The minister doesn't dare to lose his honor in front of the king, please ask Bixia to be kind, the minister dares to widen his clothes, please Bixia take a look at the scars on the minister's body!" ”

Wu Zetian and Li Zhaode glanced at each other and said, "Quasi!" Then she said to Shangguan Wan'er: "Pass the "Xie Death Table" to them!" ”

Xiao Hai unfolded the "Xie Death Table" and walked slowly in front of the seven people, Di Renjie and the others read the "Xie Death Table", shook their heads together and said: "This Xie death crime is not written by any of the seven of us, although the signature at the bottom is intended to be imitated, it is still different from the handwriting of the ministers, this is a forgery!" ”

Wu Zetian's eyes shrank, and he said in a deep voice: "Zhaode, take a look!" ”

Li Zhaode has worked with them for many years, and each other's handwriting is familiar, he looked at it carefully, raised his head and said to Wu Zetian: "Bixia, the handwriting of these seven people, the minister only recognizes the handwriting of Di Renjie, Ren Zhigu, Pei Xingben, and Wei Yuanzhong. Not a single word on this "Death Thanks" is from their pen! ”…,

Wu Zetian heard this, her straight back bent slightly, and she slowly closed her eyes.

Di Renjie said sadly and indignantly: "The ministers are law-abiding, loyal to the dynasty, and have never formed a party for personal gain. Bixia didn't know that the minister was in prison, and the judge Wang Deshou, who instructed the minister to bite Pingzhang Yang Zhirou, saying that it was based on this to reduce the punishment for the minister, and he took advantage of this credit to rise to prominence......"

When Di Renjie said this, he was already in tears. Wei Yuanzhong is the right man of the imperial history, and he is also from the law department, and he knows the matter of the criminal prison complaint best, and immediately shouted angrily: "Bixia, it is enough to prove that the ministers have been wronged by tampering with the confession and forging the "Please Death Form!" ”

Pei Xingben said: "Bixia said that he had sent an envoy to visit the prison. The ministers were tortured and tortured, and about the prison, they did not see the light of day for a long time, and suddenly one day, the ministers forced the ministers to change into new clothes, and let the wind go in the courtyard, the ministers knew that there was something strange, and observed carefully, and sure enough, they found that an angel was patrolling from afar, and the ministers had shouted their grievances, but the angel hurriedly avoided them, and the ministers had the heart to complain, but there was no way to ask for help! ”

At this time, Pei Xuanli had already taken off his shirt with the help of the two little eunuchs, and said to Wu Zetian with tears: "Bixia, please see the torture and torture of the ministers!" ”

"Ahh

Seeing the scars on his body at a glance, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but snort softly and covered her mouth.

Since Wu Zetian ordered the execution to be stopped, Lai Junchen had noticed something was wrong and stopped using torture to extract confessions from them, but the wounds on the tortured people have not yet healed. Pei Xuanli turned around slowly, only to see that in front of his chest and back, his two arms, there was hardly a piece of good meat, his body was scarred, and many injuries were still oozing blood, and he was shocked to watch.

Pei Xuanli said: "The minister's body is also full of scars, but it is really not suitable for the king to inspect it, but these scars prove that the minister is not lying!" ”

Wu Zetian slowly opened his eyes, looked at the new injuries on Pei Xuanli's body and the scars of the old ones, and said slowly: "Zhong Aiqing...... suffered. I, who became an emperor as a woman, from top to bottom of the government and the opposition, there are always some people who are unwilling, and there are too many people who rebel. Therefore, I have always preferred rebellion to be in vain!

When he came to Junchen to accept his intentions, watch and flatter, and flatter, he couldn't help but be a little at a loss. You should remember that Xu Jingye and Li Chong rebelled one after another, and there were many clans and ministers in the DPRK and China who secretly responded to it, and if it weren't for Lai Junchen and others to handle the case harshly and dig out these traitors, I am afraid that my country would collapse overnight......"

Wu Zetian's tone paused slightly, and then said: "In this case, you have been wronged, and it is also because you have been too close to the East Palace, giving the truth to others, and giving people a handle. In the future, we should also reflect on ourselves. I am willing to live in peace with the princes and rule the world together, as long as you are loyal to me and to the emperor! ”

When Wu Zetian said this, he turned to Shangguan Wan'er and said: "Tell Yushitai to close the case, send seven attendants to escort seven people, and send them back to the house in steps." If you commit a crime, you will be released in all and your confiscated property will be returned! ”

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When Wu Chenghei, the king of Wei, heard that the seven people had been released, he couldn't help but be disappointed, and immediately hurried into the palace to see the Son of Heaven. Although he knew that the emperor didn't like him very well recently, if Di Renjie and the others were acquitted and the officials were reinstated, he would lose the battle with the prime ministers, even if he was hard-headed, he would have to come out.

Wu Zetian dealt with the case and immediately returned to the Feixiang Hall to rest. It didn't take long for news to come that Junchen had entered the palace to ask for guilt, but Wu Zetian didn't see him, but only ordered him to go back and wait for the disposal, so he sent him back. As soon as Lai Junchen left, Wu Chengsi arrived.

Wu Zetian didn't seem surprised by Wu Chenghe's arrival, and after hearing the rumor, he just groaned slightly, and then ordered: "Call him in!" ”…,

Wu Chengsi hurriedly walked into the Feixiang Palace, and saw Wu Zetian lying on the couch, Imperial Doctor Shen was sitting on her body, gently massaging her head, Wu Chengsi hurriedly stepped forward to see the driver, Wu Zetian closed his eyes, and said lightly: "Sit, you come to see me, is there anything wrong?" ”

Wu Chengsi just sat down, and hurriedly leaned over and said, "Aunt, nephew, I heard that Di Renjie, Ren Zhigu and others have all been acquitted?" ”

Wu Zetian said softly "um" and said, "What? ”

Wu Chengsi hurriedly said: "Auntie, it's not appropriate to deal with it like this!" Although it has now been proved that Lai Junchen handled the case roughly and used torture to extract confessions, can this definitely prove that they are not guilty? What's the matter with the secret letter that appeared in the East Palace? If you change to a capable official, you may not be able to find out the truth!

Lai Junchen concocted evidence with torture, it's not fake! However, their thief heart is not dead, and they are bent on restoring Li Tang Jiangshan, but it may not be fake. My aunt can't think that they must have been wronged just because the confession made by Lai Junchen is untrue, and if my aunt lets them go, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles! ”

Wu Zetian said lightly: "I already have a plan, you don't have to say it anymore!" ”

Wu Chenghei said angrily: "My aunt is merciful, but I am afraid that they will think that my aunt is weak and can be bullied." Besides, it seems that the likes of Junchen have come to Junchen, although the methods are rougher, but they are extremely loyal to their aunt, if their aunt does this, when someone has bad intentions in the future, I am afraid that the three law divisions will have scruples, and they will not dare to go all out! ”

"I've got a plan!"

Wu Zetian emphasized again, it seemed that she had a bad headache, she frowned, waved her hand and said, "I'm very annoyed, don't be irritable!" Go ahead! ”

Wu Chengsi looked at Wu Zetian's impatience on his face, and he stopped talking, so he had to get up and say, "Yes!" Well, the nephew retires! ”

Wu Chengsi bowed and left, Wu Zetian exhaled a long breath, and only thought in his heart: "It is the third thought that framed the prince and harmed me with a curse, who is the East Palace who sent a letter to frame the prime ministers?" Is it a plan to think twice and then do a plan? Seeing Cheng Hei's eagerness, maybe it came from his handwriting? ”

Wu Zetian thought about it, and the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and he couldn't help waving his hand, and when Imperial Doctor Shen saw this, he quickly stopped. Wu Zetian was silent for a moment and called: "Tuan'er ......"

The palace eunuchs waiting on the left and right looked at each other, and after a while, Luo Ziyi, the new head of the palace female officials, bowed and replied: "Everyone, Wei Tuan'er colluded with the foreign ministers and framed the prince, and he has been killed by everyone." ”

"Oh......"

Wu Zetian patted his forehead lightly, smiled bitterly, and muttered, "Old, really old." ”

She sighed and said to Luo Ziyi: "Ziyi, you go to the History Museum and tell Wan'er that after tomorrow morning, ask Yulin Zuolang to see Yang Fan in Wucheng Palace!" ”

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~(To be continued.)

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