Sitting on the imperial couch, Li Zhi pressed one hand on Duan Baoxuan's recital, breathing heavily.

After a while, the sound of breathing was clear.

Raising his head, Li Zhi's gaze swept towards the main hall.

The ministers in the palace were extremely quiet at the moment, and they all bowed their heads solemnly.

Even if he couldn't see it, Li Zhi could feel the surprise and worry in their hearts.

Even Li Xuan is the same.

The emperor's determination is too great.

Once Li Jingye's charges are confirmed, the influence of the entire British public system in the DPRK and China will be completely cleansed.

Li Zhi's eyes looked outside the main hall, and he knew that Li Jingye was outside the Danfeng Gate at this moment, waiting to be summoned.

Wait for his last chance to turn over.

But at this moment, Li Zhi was already in the mood.

"It's my fault." Li Zhi sighed lightly, looked upward, looked at a golden carved dragon in the center of the dome above, and sighed softly: "It's me I'm sorry for the British Duke, when the British Duke was alive, although Li Jingye occasionally jumped out, he was also a qualified courtier, how could he become like this a few years after his death?" ”

Wei Siwen's face sank, the emperor's words were equivalent to directly acquiescing to the truth of the British duke's crime.

This made Wei Siwen's idea of completely helping Li Jingye get rid of his guilt completely.

At this time, Zhongshu Ling Hao Chujun had already stood up, bowed his hand to Li Zhi, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Li Jingye is treacherous, peeping into idleness, succeeding in his personal interests, regardless of the overall situation, it is really his nature, it is not the fault of His Majesty's education, and everything has nothing to do with Your Majesty." ”

"Everything has nothing to do with Your Majesty, everything is Li Jingye's own fault." All the ministers present surrendered, and their faces were solemn.

The emperor said that it was his fault, just listen to it, don't take it seriously, you can't even let him say it.

If no one refutes it, then the emperor will have to publicly issue an edict against himself.

That's not a good thing.

Li Zhi nodded slightly, his expression was slightly relaxed, and then he looked at the ministers in the hall and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, this case has been tried by the three divisions, and the result is here, if you have any thoughts, you might as well mention it." ”

"Your Majesty." Du Qiuren took the lead in the matter, and said: "The minister knows that the British public is guilty, but there are so many crimes, and there may be one or two biases among them. ”

The ministers in the palace looked at each other for a while, what is one or two biased, and when Li Jingye came to the palace, I am afraid that he would deny it completely.

"Your Majesty." Inspector Wei Siwen stood up and said: "Even if the British Duke is guilty, he should make it clear to his face, so that he can be convinced, and please summon the British Duke to the palace." ”

Du Qiuren is Li Jingye's in-laws, and the British public signboard does not fall, so he naturally has a solid foundation in the DPRK and China.

Once Li Jingye is convicted, he will also be implicated.

Wei Siwen is Li Jingye's person, which the ministers can see very clearly.

Li Jingye has been operating in the DPRK and China for many years, and it would not be normal if he did not have a few of his own friends.

But at this time, there are very few people who are really willing to come out to help Li Jingye speak.

The attitude of the emperor is clearly visible, and the attitude of the other ministers is no different.

The most important thing is that there is a person who is not at the scene, but the ministers who dare not act rashly, is the left minister Liu Renliang.

Although Liu Renliang is not here, Li Xuan is.

Liu Renliang was on the front line of the army, but Li Jingye was secretly funding Tubo, causing damage to the Tang soldiers, and his attitude was self-evident.

The three provinces are still in the book, and no one speaks.

Six books, squires, no one spoke.

At this time, a person suddenly stood up.

Wei Hongji, the young eunuch, stood up and said to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, although the minister has not had much contact with the British duke, he is magnanimous and mild-tempered. ”

Li Jingye is Li Jingye's grandson after all, and although others dare not say it because of the emperor, it is normal for them to have doubts in their hearts.

Li Xuan was in the rear, and his puzzled eyes were fixed on Wei Hongji's body.

In the past six months, the Northwest War has been a lot of money and cost a lot, so the emperor stopped the construction of the palace in Luoyang, and he returned to Shaofu.

Coupled with the salt and jade mining in the northwest, the young government supervisor was busy again.

The most important thing is that Wei Hongji, the young eunuch, is a close confidant of the emperor, and the emperor's attitude on Li Jingye's matter is clearly visible.

What is it for Wei Hongji to stand up now, An Qunchen's heart, is it really this plan, or does he have other ideas?

If Li Xuan is not mistaken, this Wei Shaofu, his home is in Taipingfang, opposite Li Jingye's Courtyard.

At the beginning, the Demon Sect and the Hidden Prince also used his family's mansion, but because he was in Luoyang all the year round, no one doubted him.

But now it seems that the relationship between him and Li Jingye is really not shallow.

Li Zhi nodded, then raised his head and asked, "All Aiqing, if anyone else wants to intercede for Li Jingye, you can come out and talk about it." ”

Li Zhi said in one sentence, among the ministers present, many people who had just taken half a foot retracted their steps in an instant.

The emperor's attitude has been clearly revealed from the sentence "Li Jingye".

The ministers in the palace, who dares to speak nonsense.

……

Under the Danfeng Gate, Li Jingye still bowed his head slightly.

On the city wall, Cheng Chubi, the general of Zuojin Wuwei, looked at him calmly.

Li Jingye is Li Qian's grandson, and Cheng Chubi is Cheng Yanjin's young son.

In the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Wei and Cheng Yanjin both came out of Wagangzhai, but the relationship between them was not very good.

Back then, Li Li followed Li Mi to surrender to the Tang Dynasty first, and Li Yuan replaced Li Mi with Li Yuan, so Li Li was more favored by Li Yuan.

Cheng Yanjin is the last step to join Li Shimin, and Li Shimin is even more trustworthy.

After the change of Xuanwumen, Li Wei stayed out of the matter, but Cheng Yanjin became a close confidant of the emperor.

In the Zhenguan Dynasty, Li Qian served as the governor of the Metropolitan Governor of Bingzhou for 16 years, but Cheng Yanjin has always been in the center.

Lingyan Pavilion Cheng Biting Gold ranked nineteenth, and Li Wei ranked twenty-third, and the difference was clearly visible.

It was not until the end of Zhenguan that Li Jing gradually withdrew from the court, and Li Wei gradually ascended to the throne.

Li Zhi ascended the throne and abolished Wang Liwu, and both supported Empress Wu.

Li Wei was valued by the emperor and the Empress Wu with his talents, but Cheng Yanjin gradually retired.

But after the death of the two, Cheng Chubi served as the general of Zuo Jin Wuwei, guarding the gate of the palace day and night, while Li Jingye is now a half-step prisoner.

Cheng bites Jin's second son, Cheng Chuliang, the son of the meritorious son of Shangtang Taizong, the daughter of Qinghe Princess Li Jing, the official to General Ningyuan, and the founding prince of Dong'e County.

It is clear who is close and who is far away from the royal family.

After Li Jingye returned to Beijing, he never looked for the process, and he didn't even look for anyone in the Cheng family, because he knew the style of the Cheng family very well, and they would figure out what they wanted, no matter what attitude the emperor and the Empress Wu had, they would give their full support.

Li Jingye didn't know if Cheng Chubi was here at this time, did he mean that the emperor didn't need his opinion, or would he wait for him to take him to the palace for a while?

Taking a deep breath, Li Jingye stabilized his mind, as long as he was allowed to go to the temple, then he could have absolute means to get himself out of this matter.

It's completely impossible, after all, you have to pay some price, as for other crimes, Li Jingye has already found someone to bear the blame for him.

Leaning forward slightly, Li Jingye listened carefully, hoping to hear the emperor's holy decree summoning him to the temple from inside the Danfeng Gate.

But no, not all the time.

Li Jingye's face gradually became ugly, even terrifying.

Cheng Chubi has been calmly waiting above.

……

Li Xuan stood in the middle of the main hall, and he noticed that Wu Chenghe, who originally wanted to follow Wei Hongji and stand up, retracted his steps in an instant.

Another related person, Pei Yan, was always motionless.

No more people have come forward.

Li Wei's relationship with the DPRK and China is not only like this, but the military generals are mostly guarding outside, and those who have been in the DPRK all the year round have already developed a flexible mind.

Seeing only two or three people, Li Zhi nodded, looked at Duan Baoxuan, and said, "Duan Qing, does Dali Temple need Li Jingye to go to the temple to refute?" ”

"No, you don't." Duan Baoxuan gave his hand, and at this moment, everyone was completely dead.

The faces of Du Qiuren, Wei Hongji, and Wei Siwen became extremely ugly.

After a slight pause, Duan Baoxuan continued: "The minister asked the British Duke about everything, but he just said that he didn't know, he didn't know, it wasn't his business, he denied everything himself, and he didn't know anything; Danchen has here his own handwritten letters, as well as his own personal seal, which is recognized by dozens of British ministers; Several others had seen letters from unknown sources arrive, and the caravan set off at once, all authorized by the British Public......"

Duan Baoxuan said more than a dozen reasons, and there were a large number of human and material evidence.

The vast majority of these witnesses are the old men of Li Jingyeying's caravan, and there is also a large amount of evidence, many of which are written by Li Jingye.

These things seem to be very obscure, but once all the connections are revealed, what Li Jingye has done has been clearly displayed in front of everyone's eyes.

Today, these no longer need Li Jingye to go to the palace to prove his crimes.

What needs to be confirmed by Li Jingye in the temple are his other crimes that have not yet been confirmed.

The ministers in the hall, except for a few who could not turn back, almost instantly understood that the emperor was saving face for Li Xuan, and if Li Jingye was really called to the main hall, it would be very difficult to say what the situation would be.

At the very least, Duan Baoxuan's pass will not be easy.

"Alas!" Li Zhi couldn't help but shake his head, then looked at Duan Baoxuan and continued to ask: "What is the final result of the Dali Temple's disposition, don't say that it should be beheaded according to the law, Li Jingye has also made meritorious contributions for many years, not to mention, I need to consider the British public affairs." ”

There is no doubt that Li Jingye should be beheaded according to the law, but he can't really behead him, even Li Xuan doesn't have such a beautiful dream.

Duan Baoxuan arched his hand, and then said solemnly: "Dismiss the official, take the title, and flow three thousand miles." ”

This is a sentence of one degree of death reduction, and it is still distressing.

"Your Majesty." Pei Yan couldn't help but stand up and arched his hand: "The Criminal Department has different opinions. ”

Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Pei Yan, and said gently: "Pei Qing, please speak!" ”

"Li Jingye is guilty, there is a big crime, but after all, it has not caused serious consequences, the British public has great merit and court, please Your Majesty can be tolerant." Pei Yan arched his hand seriously, and his expression was slightly sad.

Li Zhi's face suddenly became solemn, the battle ahead still ended with the victory of the Tang Dynasty, and the disposal of Li Jingye, if it was too heavy, it was very easy to shake the morale of the army.

"Your Majesty!" Inspector Wei Siwen stood up again and arched his hand: "What Pei Shangshu said is reasonable, although there are many points to the British public, but in the end, the British public is just smuggling contraband, and the others collude with Tibet and secretly send intelligence, in the final analysis, but it is not tempted by profit, and the British public has not done it. ”

"Oh!" Li Zhi's face was slightly cold.

As soon as Wei Siwen spoke, Li Zhi's expression was already much worse.

Among the ministers, Wu Chengsi secretly scolded coldly: What are you, don't you know yourself, do you dare to open your mouth indiscriminately, do you want to die?

But at this time, Wu Chengsi also had a statement, and then took a step to the left.

In an instant, the eyes of the ministers, including Li Xuan, all fell on Wu Chenghe.

(End of chapter)