Chapter 861: A Defeat
A-stirring stick who doesn't want to be an actor is not a good emperor.
Li Zhi's acting skills today definitely overwhelmed Li Qinzai's limelight, obviously today's protagonist is Li Qinzai, but Li Zhi has stolen a lot of scenes with his strength.
If this is on the set of the crew, Li Zhi will definitely be beaten by the director.
Remarkable to you, isn't it? The script is given to you, and you change it.
Li Qinzai standing in the hall didn't care, strictly speaking, from the moment he handed over the stack of evidence to Li Zhi in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, his role was basically over and could be completed.
The rest depends on how Li Zhi continues to act with the ministers, and how he gives Zhaojun Li a hard blow.
As the protagonist, Li Qinzai's role at the moment has become a melon-eating crowd.
On the Golden Palace, Li Zhi's performance continued.
The stack of evidence in his hand was trembling slightly, and it was Li Zhi's angry hands.
Li Zhi's expression became more and more indifferent, his eyes moved away from the stack of evidence, and when he glanced at Li Youdao, his eyes were full of deep disappointment and regret.
Seeing Li Zhi like this, Li Youdao's heart sank to the bottom.
The evidence doesn't have to be seen with his own eyes, Li Youdao knew from Li Zhi's expression just by saying that the Li clan of Zhaojun was in trouble today.
The eyes of the ministers were all focused on Li Zhi's face, and they looked at it carefully, but their moods were different.
The hands and feet of the Li clan gradually became cold, and they also sensed that something was wrong.
The protégés of the rest of the family were also uneasy, and they didn't know if the evidence handed in by Li Qinzai involved the family to which he was attached.
As for those courtiers who have nothing to do with the family, like Li Qinzai, they indifferently watched the excitement with a relaxed and comfortable mood.
After a long time, Li Zhi waved the evidence in his hand lightly, and the eunuch beside him quickly took it.
"Li Shaoqing, you take a look at this evidence first, I have always had no doubts about the Li family of Zhao County, after Li Shaoqing reads it, I can give you a chance to explain and defend yourself." Li Zhi's tone was a little indifferent.
The eunuch quickly walked up to Li Youdao with the stack of papers in his hand and handed them to Li Youdao.
Li Youdao took it with a blank expression, and then looked at it carefully.
The more I looked, the more frightened I became, my heart beat faster and faster, and my face became whiter and paler.
The evidence is very thorough, almost without any flaws, the illegal things that Zhaojun Li has done over the years, the piles and piles in it are remembered in great detail, and the human and material evidence are all there, and the evidence chain is complete and clear.
Even from the most experienced criminal officials, this thick evidence is beyond doubt, and the verdict can almost be determined.
After reading it, Li Youdao's body trembled violently.
That's when he finally realized a fact.
This evidence is definitely not Li Qinzai's doing!
It's too detailed, the timeline is too long, the earliest case in it is a enclosure murder case during the Zhenguan period, which was committed by the Nanfang of the Li family in Zhao County, and the human evidence is still alive and well until now, and the physical evidence is also sealed in the Criminal Department.
Such detailed and accurate evidence is by no means something that Li Qinzai's personal ability can do, even if Li Tao's whole family takes action and mobilizes all the connections and resources of the Li family, it is categorically impossible to do it so seamlessly.
Then there is only one explanation, this evidence is not obtained by Li Qinzai at all, but someone else.
Looking at the world, who else can dig up the details and black history of a family so cleanly and thoroughly, except for the Baiqi Division?
Therefore, at today's court meeting, it is not Li Qinzai who really wants to deal with the Li clan of Zhaojun, but ...... Emperor?!
Thinking of this, Li Youdao's legs suddenly lost their strength, and he couldn't help but weaken his knees and knelt down on the Golden Palace.
Cold sweat trickled down from his forehead, Li Youdao looked up and wanted to look at Li Zhi, but his eyes were covered by the sweat that slipped down, and his vision was vast and blurred, like the future fate of the family.
Li Zhi stopped acting, his expression was cold, staring at Li Youdao's face, his tone was calm but there was thunder.
"Li Shaoqing, why did the Li clan of Zhaojun fall to this point? From now on, how will you deal with the people of the world?"
Li Youdao said weakly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty
, minister, minister......"
Before he finished speaking, Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu, who had been waiting for a long time, finally moved.
Falling into the well is the strength of the two, and it will be too late to keep silent at this time.
"Your Majesty, if the evidence presented by the Marquis of Weinan County is true, the minister suggests that the Li family of Zhao County be strictly investigated!" Xu Jingzong said awe-inspiringly.
Not to be outdone, Li Yifu added: "The twelve major crimes are not trivial, if they are true, it will be a big case that shocks the world, for the sake of justice, the minister suggests that the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Dongtai Three Law Divisions will be tried, and all officials involved in Li Youdao shall not participate in the case."
The opening of the two important ministers was not light, and they stepped on the case of the Li family of Zhaojun and completely nailed it to death.
Li Youdao collapsed to the ground in despair, he had completely ignored the movement of the court, and his brain was still buzzing.
No matter how temperamental the children of the family are, their common problem is arrogance.
Noble birth, extraordinary talent, and bright future, they have arrogant capital.
But arrogance can often kill people.
Because of his arrogance, Li Youdao never thought that the Son of Heaven would deal with his own family, which was inconceivable to the children of the arrogant family.
Today's court meeting is obviously a situation of wolves serving tigers, but at the beginning, he fell into passivity, and was beaten almost everywhere, Li Qinzai chased a group of people and beat them, which is not logical at all.
Now Li Youdao has finally figured it out.
If it weren't for the backing behind him, or even secretly instigated, how could he be chased and beaten by just one person today?
Everything has an answer at the moment.
Li Qinzai's backer is the Son of Heaven, and with such a strong background, it is no wonder that the court will be beaten everywhere today.
So, why did the Son of Heaven suddenly want to deal with the Li clan of Zhao County?
Li Youdao vaguely sensed that the Son of Heaven's motive for dealing with their family might be related to the imperial examination.
Zhaojun Li thought that he could play with the imperial imperial examination between the palms of his hand, perhaps it was the reverse scale of the Son of Heaven, which could not be touched, and whoever touched it would die.
Li Youdao figured it all out, but it was too late.
After a few silent laughter, Li Youdao suddenly knelt on his knees in the hall and kowtowed to Li Zhi.
"Minister...... There is nothing to say."
There was a sudden silence in the hall, and then suddenly the pot exploded, and the ministers could no longer care about the court, and they made a loud noise in disbelief.
The henchmen of the Li clan stood in the crowd with pale faces, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
A catastrophe is coming, and they are not spared the danger of overthrowing the nest.
Li Zhi stared at Li Youdao expressionlessly, sneered a few times, and then laughed insolently.
"Ridiculous, ridiculous! The thousand-year-old family is like this! Haha!"
After speaking, Li Zhi stood up, brushed his sleeves and left the Golden Palace, and the eunuch shouted "Scatter the Dynasty" in a scream, and then followed Li Zhi away.
The court meeting was dispersed, but the courtiers still stood in the hall and refused to leave.
They still couldn't believe this shocking fact, Zhao Jun Li ...... Is this a thunderstorm?
What will happen? What will the Son of Heaven do with the Zhao Jun Li clan?
Li Qinzai didn't want to stay in the hall, after the eunuch announced the dispersal of the court, he immediately turned around and walked towards the palace door, the southeast corner of the Taiji Hall in the corridor, Li Qinzai avoided the crowd and stood quietly under the corridor for a while.
Sure enough, a eunuch hurried over, saluted him, and respectfully told him that the Son of Heaven had summoned him in the Anren Palace.
Li Qinzai smiled slightly, straightened his clothes, and followed the eunuch slowly towards Anren Palace.
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When the Taiji Palace Dynasty was fierce, a luxurious carriage was quietly parked on the avenue in the eastern suburbs of Chang'an City.
The curtain of the carriage had been lifted, and Li Tao was dressed in simple civilian clothes, sitting cross-legged in the carriage, his eyes were closed, and he didn't know what he was waiting for.
It is rare for Li Tao, who lives in a low-key and deep life, to go out of the house for the first time today, and to go out of the city to this strange eastern suburb avenue, which is really incredible.
There was only one team of subordinates following Li Tao, and they were riding on horses, perhaps the majesty of a famous general, and even the horses under the subordinates
I didn't dare to make a sound.
The group had been waiting on the side of the avenue for two hours.
Li Tao maintained a cross-legged movement, like an old monk who had settled down, indifferent to everything outside his body.
Finally, the sound of horses' hooves was heard in front of the carriage, and a knight came on horseback, and when he was a few feet away from the carriage, he dismounted, and ran to the carriage to salute.
"Old man, Zeng Shi has discovered the other party's people, and everything has been arranged."
Li Tao's eyebrows didn't move, he didn't even open his eyes, he just hummed lightly and said, "Explore again."