Fang Yuan didn't want to bring down the eldest grandson's family.

But this alone can't bring down the eldest grandson's family.

And this matter involves Li Tai, and continuing to do it is equivalent to offending Li Tai.

Fang Yuan was not afraid of offending Li Tai, but on the premise that it was not necessary, Fang Yuan did not want to offend a prince.

So after deciding to hand over the case to Li Shimin, Fang Yuan was ready not to interfere anymore.

However, the idea is good, but the reality is another matter.

Fang Yuan had just returned to Fang Mansion on his front foot, and Zheng Jiu came over.

Because of Fang Yuan's relationship, Zheng Jiu was not imprisoned.

Rather, he is responsible for the interrogation in it.

"My lord, there is a discovery!"

Zheng Jiu said with a solemn expression.

"I forgot to let someone tell you that the official will no longer interfere in this matter, and the emperor will send someone to investigate."

Only then did Fang Yuan remember that he had Zheng Jiu and Zhu Yingzhong in charge of the trial.

"Don't check it out?"

"The subordinates just asked from Zheng Mingzhu's mouth that there are a group of soldiers in the Wei Palace."

"It seems that the King of Wei printed a lot of money because he wanted to cultivate them."

Zheng Jiu was a little surprised.

But he still told Fang Yuan what he had investigated.

"There are a group of soldiers in the Wei Palace?"

Fang Yuan was surprised.

But I was not surprised by Zheng Mingzhu.

The people commanded by King Wei are most likely some official positions.

Among the people on duty tonight, only Zheng Mingzhu's official position has a rank.

Therefore, when Fang Yuan was sure that it was Li Tai who secretly instigated it, he had already guessed who set the fire.

It's just that I didn't expect that there was an army behind the seemingly honest Li Tai in the Wei Palace.

"Zheng Mingzhu said so, saying that he accidentally saw it when he was in the Wei Palace, so he decided to take refuge in the King of Wei."

Zheng Jiu continued to explain.

Now the princes are staring at the crown prince's throne.

Among them, Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Ke, the king of Shu, had the highest prestige.

Although Li Tai, the king of Wei, is a descendant, Li Ke, the king of Shu, is very famous.

But when it was learned that Li Tai, the king of Wei, had a group of soldiers, he would naturally get more support.

It's just that the prince keeps an army privately, and if he is discovered, the consequences will be very serious, and it is possible to be abolished as a prince.

"What is Luo Zheng doing now?"

"Let him secretly investigate the matter!"

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.

Li Shimin took over this matter, so Zheng Mingzhu is destined to live for a short time.

I don't know if he will be intercepted and killed by Li Tai in advance, but Li Tai's private soldiers will definitely be concealed.

Either Li Tai has the means to hide, or Li Shimin directly uprooted it.

If it was the former, Fang Yuan wanted to know the specific situation.

It's not terrible to offend the prince, if there is his black material, he will be jealous of himself.

"Yes."

Zheng Jiu respectfully should leave.

Soon, Li Shimin's people went to Chang'an County to take people away.

At dawn the next day, public opinion in Chang'an City was not stopped, talking about the truth about the fire in the backyard of Chang'an County.

People have many ways, and they soon knew that this matter had something to do with Fang Yuan, fake money, and the eldest grandson's family.

In the same way, people like to hearsay, and when there is no one correct version, all kinds of versions appear, so that they don't know whether it's true or not.

However, the higher-ups knew the real version, and knew that after Fang Yuan found a large amount of money from the eldest grandson's family and moved back to the county office, the backyard of the county government was on fire.

It's just that the eldest grandson Wuji was suspended, so there is no way to target the eldest grandson Wuji, so that the ministers can't blame the eldest grandson Wuji when they go to the early dynasty.

However, Li Shimin's pressure cannot be avoided.

"Your Majesty, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has never been such a bad incident as the burning of the Chang'an County Ya, and it must be strictly investigated!"

Fang Xuanling was the first to stand up.

His intentions were agreed upon by most of the ministers.

As the imperial capital, some people dared to burn it down, and they were too bold.

It is related to the face of the imperial court, and it must not be hastily concluded, and it must be strictly investigated.

"I already know, you can just wait."

"There must be more than public opinion outside the court, don't let people spread it around."

Li Shimin's face was expressionless, and he said in a deep voice.

He was angry in his heart, but he didn't show it.

Because when Zheng Mingzhu and others handed it over to him last night, Zheng Mingzhu committed suicide around the early hours of the morning.

And Zheng Mingzhu was the only one who knew about arson, but he didn't expect to commit suicide without torturing the other party.

This is a contempt for the imperial court, a contempt for him, he asked Li Tai to enter the palace to inquire as soon as possible, but he has not yet asked about the situation.

Li Shimin did not plan to declare Zheng Mingzhu's suicide for the time being, so as not to be secretly ridiculed by the ministers.

"Your Majesty, there is news from Qingzhou that the war has made good progress, and it should be able to achieve a complete victory in less than a month."

Hou Jun reported on the gathering.

The war in Qingzhou is coming to an end.

Without the conspiracy and planning of the Bishamen military division, Qingshan would not be able to resist the imperial court after all.

Moreover, the imperial court also had weapons with great lethality, such as firearms, which the Qingshan army could not resist.

"Very well, tell the commander that I must achieve a great victory."

Li Shimin rarely showed a hint of a smile, then looked at Fang Yuan and asked, "How about Dongying and Goguryeo?" ”

"It's still going according to plan."

Fang Yuan reported truthfully.

The Tang Dynasty supported Dongying in attacking Baekje, and secretly supported the three princes of Goguryeo.

However, these two things are still in progress, and no tangible results have been achieved for the time being, and it will take some time to do so.

"Keep an eye on it!"

Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

Then the pilgrimage meeting was almost over.

When the ministers left, Li Shimin went to judge Li Tai again.

As soon as Fang Yuan returned to the household department, Li Ke came to him.

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu, every time you come to this official in such an open and honest manner, it will make this official very difficult."

Fang Yuan frowned slightly.

He wanted to stay out of the crown prince controversy.

But every time Li Ke arrived, he came openly.

This will make people gossip, and people will think that they are Li Ke's people.

"You're not afraid of shadows, Fang Shangshu, what are you afraid of?"

Li Ke laughed.

Not caring about Fang Yuan's dissatisfaction at all, he sat directly opposite Fang Yuan.

"You're naturally not afraid, but this official doesn't like to be gossiped about."

Fang Yuan still didn't give Li Ke a good face.

"Let's get down to business first."

"Fang Shangshu presided over the overall situation in the Chang'an County Ya last night, right?"

Li Ke grinned, and then said.

"It's just there."

Fang Yuan said indifferently.

"Before the fire in Chang'an County last night, I was staring at Li Tai."

But unfortunately, he didn't know when he arranged manpower to burn the Chang'an County Ya. Is there any evidence left? ”

Li Ke said in a deep voice.

If there is anyone who wants the fall of Li Tai the most and the fall of the eldest grandson family the most, it is undoubtedly Li Ke.

Because the eldest grandson family is the strongest support of the descendants, if there is no eldest grandson family, Li Tai and other descendants may not be his opponents.

"Are you sure that Li Tai sent someone to set the fire?"

Fang Yuan frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice.

"I can't be sure, but nineteen is not far from ten."

"So, is there any evidence?"

Li Ke continued.

All kinds of information show that it was instigated by Li Tai.

"There is also evidence that some fake money has not been burned."

Fang Yuan thought for a while and said.

"Joining forces?"

Li Ke said suddenly.

The eyes are swollen and swollen.

"I'm sorry, but I'm not interested."

"If you want evidence, the official can give it to you."

Fang Yuan shook his head and rejected Li Ke.

No matter how the two join forces, the final decision is still Li Shimin.

If Li Shimin didn't plan to punish Li Tai, then it would be useless for the two to join forces.

The key is that if you join forces with Li Ke this time, it will be to tell outsiders that you are on Li Ke's side.

This is not Fang Yuan's principle.

So he won't cooperate with Li Ke.

"What if this king says that Zheng Mingzhu may be dead?"

Li Ke frowned and said in a deep voice.

He was very concerned about this matter in order to bring down Li Tai.

So a lot of spies were arranged in the palace and learned that Li Tai was called into the palace.

In addition, he knew only a few words from his mother's mouth, and felt that Zheng Mingzhu was dead.

"I've guessed it."

Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then sighed.

Zheng Mingzhu can also be regarded as a colleague who has worked together for a while.

I didn't expect his final ending to be like this.

This is the end of participating in the battle for the crown prince, and dying is so worthless.

"Zheng Mingzhu is your former colleague, and you are not ready to seek justice for him?"

Li Ke said in a deep voice.

"This official has the idea of this official, but he will not cooperate with you."

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu, you should understand what this official means, you can go."

Fang Yuan gave the order to evict the guests, and said in a deep voice.

"Do you have any clues to provide before this king leaves?"

Li Ke said after being silent for a while.

He understood what Fang Yuan meant, he didn't want to get involved in the dispute between the princes.

Whether it was looking for him himself, Li Tai looking for him, or other princes, Fang Yuan would not help.

Such people are annoying, but such people are also good.

With Fang Yuan's energy, it would be very terrifying to support any prince.

So Fang Yuan didn't help himself, nor did he help the other princes, that was the best situation.

"You can try to check it from King Wei's account book."

Fang Yuan thought about it and still gave his opinion.

It can be regarded as an explanation for Zheng Mingzhu to seek justice.

In fact, Fang Yuan and Zheng Mingzhu are also not related.

I just felt that it was a pity that he died like this, and I was a little dissatisfied with Li Tai.

Since he is dissatisfied and doesn't want to intervene in the dispute between the princes, let's see if Li Ke has the ability to do it.

"Thank you!"

Li Ke's expression froze and said solemnly.

He believed that Fang Yuan would not say this for no reason.

I don't know, but there's certainly nothing wrong with starting from this aspect.

So Li Ke immediately left and arranged for his own people to check Li Tai's financial situation.

The other side.

The eldest grandson Wuji and Gao Shilian were also summoned to the palace.

The uncle and nephew met at the gate of the palace, and as soon as they saw each other, they guessed why they entered the palace.

"Uncle, about the fake money, we insist that it is ours, and it has nothing to do with Li Tai!"

The eldest grandson Wuji said as he walked, and the voice could only be heard by the two of them.

"Why?"

"Even if we say it's Li Tai's money, the emperor won't blame it, right?"

Gao Shilian was puzzled.

If they bear it themselves, then the emperor will blame them.

Now that they are all suspended, it may take longer for the officials to be reinstated if they take over such a thing.

"Li Tai asked Zheng Mingzhu to commit suicide, and the emperor must be very dissatisfied with this matter, and he feels that he has been provoked."

"If the emperor still knows that Li Tai is the mastermind behind this matter, then Li Tai is undoubtedly farther away from the throne."

The eldest grandson Wuji said in a deep voice.

He was speechless at what Lee Tae had done.

It wasn't Li Tai who made Zheng Mingzhu's suicide speechless.

It was Li Tai who let the other party commit suicide when Zheng Mingzhu was handed over to the emperor.

If he had committed suicide before, then things would not have been so complicated, and the emperor would not have been angry.

Now to appease the emperor's anger, it is destined to sacrifice one side, and that can only be himself.

"Committed suicide at the hands of the emperor?"

Gao Shilian also felt the seriousness of the matter.

Between the prince and the emperor, as long as it is not too excessive, the emperor will not pursue it too much.

But now, Zheng Mingzhu has confessed that Li Taidu has returned to Li Shimin's hands, which is a big disrespect.

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded with a fixed expression.

"Confused!"

Gao Shilian scolded in a low voice.

can be regarded as agreeing with the opinion of the eldest grandson Wuji.

Soon, the two uncles and nephews entered the imperial study and saw Li Shimin.

The two also noticed that Li Taizheng was kneeling on the ground, with beads of sweat the size of beans on his forehead, and his face was slightly pale.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, and the minister should not be obsessed with the mind and covet that little money."

The eldest grandson Wuji was very decisive and knelt directly on the ground to admit it.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, and the minister should not give Wuji a printing press, so that he goes astray."

Gao Shilian was also very decisive, and knelt down after the eldest grandson Wuji.

Li Tai, who was kneeling on the side, finally breathed a sigh of relief and almost collapsed to the ground.

"Okay, you're so good, I admitted my mistake before I even asked, it's good!"

Li Shimin said yes again and again, but his eyes were full of anger.

"Your Majesty, Zheng Mingzhu's suicide was begged by the old minister for King Wei."

"The king of Wei is his uncle, and he can't bear to refuse, so please let Your Majesty be lenient with the king of Wei."

Eldest Sun Wuji lowered his head and continued.

"Arrogance!"

Li Shimin was furious.

Angry, he kicked the desk in front of him open.

The folds on the desk crackled and fell to the ground, scattered all over the ground.

As a secretary of the ministry, but he behaves like this, does he still look like a secretary of the ministry?

"The criminal is confused for a while, please punish Your Majesty."

"For the sake of the old minister's contribution to the Tang Dynasty, I beg Your Majesty to spare the guilty minister's family."

The eldest grandson Wuji choked up and said.

As he spoke, he knocked hard and put his head on the ground.

"Uncle!"

Li Taiton felt sad and couldn't help but cry out.

And this cry was heard in Li Shimin's heart, and it also pulled him back from anger to reality.

Among the many ministers, it is undoubtedly the eldest grandson Wuji who is the most loyal to him, and he is also the most on his side.

When he was still the king of Qin, Prince Yin transferred all his courtiers to various places and ordered a ban on returning to Beijing.

In this case, it was the eldest grandson Wuji who disregarded life and death, and secretly came back to support him at the risk of being discovered, which led to his ambition and hegemony today.

Although the eldest grandson Wuji was at fault, he did have merit to the court and kindness to himself, and for a while, Li Shimin was moved by compassion.

"Get up first, it's ugly on your knees."

Li Shimin's heart was no longer so angry, but his face was still calm.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The eldest grandson Wuji's eyes lit up, and then he changed to a bitter gourd face and struggled to get up.

Gao Shilian and Li Tai on the side also struggled to stand up according to these words.

Gao Shilian is old, and it is more difficult to get up, but it is not a big problem.

And Li Tai is different, his body is too fat, and he knelt for a long time, and he almost couldn't get up.

However, after trying his best to get up, his eyes turned black, he fainted, and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Green Sparrow!"

Suddenly, there was chaos in the imperial study.

(End of chapter)