Chapter 40: The Appeal of the Saint (II)
"You're telling the truth?" Li Zhi's face was uncertain.
"The grass people don't dare to talk nonsense!" Liu Yi bowed down again. Pei Xingjian, who was on the side, didn't get up either.
"Liu Xianli died of illness and Wang Xiaojie was released, why is there no report from Li Jingxuan?" Li Zhi accentuated his tone, as if asking His Highness's ministers, his expression was very complicated.
"Your Majesty, an entourage who followed my uncle to Qinghai, and a personal guard who followed my father through the war are now in the palace, Your Majesty can summon them to interrogate!" Liu Yi raised his head and said.
"Yu Shi Tai Di Aiqing, you immediately take someone to Liu's mansion, bring these two people for questioning, and report the situation to me as soon as the inquiry is over!" Li Zhi waved his hand and shouted.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Shi Di Renjie, the attendant at the end of the train, stood up and answered the order, and immediately left the palace.
"Your Majesty, the minister feels that there is a big secret in this, and he should ask Li Zhongshuling of Shanzhou to find out about this matter," Pei Xingjian, who was still kneeling on the ground, said loudly, "The minister feels that there are too many suspicious places in it..."
"Your Majesty, exactly!" Shang Shu's left servant shot Liu Renliang and said, "According to some information received by the minister, it is likely that Li Jingxuan fought cowardly in this battle, and did not lead his troops to support Liu Xianli's front army in time, which led to Liu Xianli's defeat and capture!" If it is really Liu Xianli who has died of illness this time, but Li Jingxuan conceals it and does not report it, then the situation is even more serious, and please ask Your Majesty to send someone to strictly investigate this matter! ”
"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal!" Xue Yuanchao, the Chinese scholar, also stood up and said, "If what Liu Yi'an said just now is true, Liu Xianli has died of illness, and the deputy general Wang Xiaojie has been released, but Li Jingxuan has not reported it to the imperial court, that is, Li Jingxuan wants to deceive the emperor and must be strictly investigated." Liu Xianli's deputy Wang Xiaojie was released, the course of this battle can be ascertained, and the reason for the defeat of Qinghai will also be clear, and the minister also asked His Majesty to send someone to strictly investigate this matter! ”
After listening to the words of several important ministers, Li Zhi was noncommittal, and did not express his opinion with a gloomy face, but his eyes kept sweeping over the faces of the ministers and Liu Yi.
What happened today was too unexpected for Li Zhi, he and Wu Zetian were originally a little skeptical that this young man with a somewhat similar face to Liu Xianli would be Liu Xianli's son, and wanted to ask the palace clearly today, their original discussion was that even if Liu Yi was Liu Xianli's son, it was not easy to have such skills, and they were ready to grant him a certain official position after intimidation, but they didn't expect Liu Yi to shout injustice in front of the palace, and said that Liu Xianli had died of illness, and also expressed doubts about the defeat in the Battle of Qinghai, and asked the court to investigate thoroughly, This made Li Zhi a little puzzled under his anger, in the first battle of Qinghai, our army was defeated, what was going on? Could it really be that Li Jingxuan is panicking to report the military situation?
It's just that before the matter is finally figured out, Li Zhi, who is the emperor, will not take a position easily, and Empress Wu Zetian has just said that this matter is very important and must be handled carefully.
If there is really a family member of Liu Fu who comes back from Qinghai to report the situation, and Liu Xianli's personal guards come back together, then there will basically be some counting.
"Your Majesty, the minister also feels that there is something strange about this matter, and it must be strictly investigated!" Seeing that the emperor did not express his position, Li Yiyan, the Chinese scholar, also stood up and said, "Liu Xianli died of illness, and the deputy general Wang Xiaojie was released, Li Jingxuan actually concealed it and did not report it, it is very likely that he was afraid of being punished, and lied about the military situation, if so, then it must be punished strictly..."
Then, Shang Shu's right servant Dai Zhide, Cen Changqian, the squire of the military department, and many other ministers also stood up one after another, saying that they would strictly investigate the course of the war in Qinghai.
As the first martial arts leader of the Tang Dynasty, Liu Yi'an Jing was the son of Liu Xianli, and shouted grievances in the palace, and also reported that Liu Xianli was seriously injured and refused treatment in Tubo after being captured, and finally died of illness.
Many ministers have seen Liu Yi's performance in the martial arts competition, and they appreciate and admire Liu Yi's bearing and martial arts.
"After inquiring about the Liu family, we will discuss this matter!" Li Zhi waved his hand again, his face becoming more and more ugly.
In fact, Li Zhi also knows that Liu Yi dares to shout grievances in front of the palace, then the matter will basically not be bad, the key is, how to solve it next!
Liu Yi looked at all this happening in the palace, a little overwhelmed, this result was still very different from what he thought, originally thought that the emperor would let two servants in his palace go to the palace to inquire face-to-face, but he didn't expect to send a servant surnamed Di to deal with this matter. But after thinking about it, I also understand that the forbidden place of the imperial palace, how can the subordinates in his own mansion come in, and it is impossible for the emperor to personally inquire about the two subordinates of the Liu Mansion in front of the ministers, and it is the most appropriate thing to send a courtier to deal with this fact!
Who is this servant surnamed Di? Could it be the Di Renjie who is known for his magic in solving cases? If the emperor really sent Di Renjie to deal with this matter, then Liu Yizi was the most assured, this detective would definitely inquire about the matter clearly.
Liu Yi didn't know where Di Renjie was now, but he knew that in the original history, Di Renjie was reused after Wu Zetian took power, and it is possible that he has now entered the court.
If Di Renjie can be sent to Shanzhou to investigate the case, it would be the best, Liu Yi believes that with such a person with a not simple mind to investigate, the truth about his father will be revealed.
Liu Yi also wanted to know how the emperor would make a decision after he made such a fuss, and would he immediately send someone to Shanzhou to investigate the matter? Also, will the work that has just begun to start awarding the winners of the martial arts competition continue? What will the emperor do with himself?
However, Liu Yi is not worried about his own situation, after such a trouble, all the officials know about it, and now the hundred officials are still upright, don't order the officials who dare to offend Yan Zhizhi, this matter will definitely not be over, the father's matter may be investigated, and he is not awarded an official at most, the emperor should not dispose of himself, whether he can be awarded an official, relative to whether his father can wash away the grievances on his body, which is more important, Liu Yi knows it.
What made Liu Yi feel a little relieved was that after the court was silent for a while, someone stood up to speak.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it must be Li Zhongshu's cowardice and his courage to send troops to rescue, so that tens of thousands of my soldiers are blood-stained on the battlefield, this is a serious dereliction of duty, and someone must be sent to investigate it strictly," Liu Renliang said again, his tone was very resolute, "Now that Liu Shangshu is sick and died in the Tubo military camp, Li Zhongshuling has even concealed it and not reported it, such a bad act, Your Majesty will give a heavy punishment!" ”
"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal!" In the court, Zhongshu Ling and Zuo Shuzi Hao Chujun also stood up, "If Li Jingxuan is still leading the troops on the front line with such a bad behavior, how can he subdue the soldiers?" The minister felt that he must be removed from his post first, and other important ministers should be appointed to lead the army, and the news of Liu Xianli's death must have reached the army, and if the imperial court does not take countermeasures, it will definitely make the soldiers feel cold..."
"Your Majesty, that's exactly the case, the minister is willing to go to Shanzhou, investigate the case thoroughly, and temporarily lead the troops on behalf of Li Zhongshu to appease the soldiers!" Pei Xingjian asked again.
"Your Majesty, the minister is also willing to go to Shanzhou to appease the sergeants!" Liu Renliang also made another request.
Then several other ministers also stood up and expressed their willingness to go to Shanzhou to investigate the case...;