Li Shimin's words dispelled the suspicions of others, and indeed as Li Shimin said, although King Ji usually does not do things,

But there has been no mistake in political affairs.

But the things on the fold did make them a little shocking, mainly because it involved a founding hero, Renhong of the Guangdu Gongdang.

It's just that the final result of this matter is a bit unpredictable.

"Your Majesty, the minister has objections to this matter." It was Ma Zhou who spoke.

"What objections does Aiqing have?" Li Shimin asked.

"Your Majesty, most of Dang Renhong's henchmen in this matter are full of evil and heinous people, but why did King Ji only sentence Dang Renhong to exile Rongzhou in the end?

And why when Dang Renhong was raiding his home, he only had more than 100,000 yuan of money at home. Most of this was his income and the income of his family's inheritance.

The minister thought that King Ji was suspected of harboring the party Renhong. ”

Ma Zhou is not an ordinary person now, in the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, that is, on August 26 last year, Ma Zhou was promoted to Zhongshu Ling, and he is still the right concubine of the prince.

After Ma Zhou held two positions in the palace and the east palace,

Because Li Shimin now handed over most of the government affairs to the crown prince, he ordered Ma Zhou, Gao Shilian, and Liu Xun to assist the crown prince.

Zhongshu Ling, the number one in Zhongshu Province, is a high and powerful position, and it is the position of the prime minister, and he raised objections, and Li Shimin must of course attach importance to it.

But others don't think so, you Ma Zhou is really a newcomer, and you dare to question King Ji?

It's possible that you'll be beaten in a bag halfway home from the next day.

King Ji's lawlessness has been well-known in the capital for the past ten years.

Li Shimin's method of using the gentlemen to deal with the gentlemen has been so effective. I know how terrible King Ji is.

He is tyrannical all day long but does not oppress the people, he does not compete with the people for profit because of his strange goods, he is insatiable but does not scrape the people, and he is extravagant but he is willing to give.

Do not fight for power, do not form parties for personal gain, do not participate in government politics, do not fight for fame and profit.

It can be seen from the fact that the family has no idea how difficult King Ji is to deal with.

Making some small mistakes is only enough to be grounded and punished, and the heaviest crime of bullying the king is only a board.

The old ministers were silent, waiting to see what happened, and only the new rising stars were filled with righteous indignation.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Ma Zhongshu said is reasonable, and the minister also thinks that the punishment for the matter of Dang Renhong is a little too light, or that there are some things that have not been investigated clearly,

Dang Renhong's henchmen are all so evil, let alone him, the head of the thief? Cen Wenwen agreed with Ma Zhou and said.

Li Shimin did not answer this, but said to Wang De:

"Go and pass the prince here."

Everyone knew that Li Shimin was going to call the prince to teach him by word and deed, so they were not in a hurry to wait for Li Chengqian.

Soon Li Chengqian arrived.

"I've seen Aya."

"Well, come up and sit and listen." Li Shimin nodded.

"Yes." Li Chengqian walked to Li Shimin's side, Wang De handed over a chair, and then gave Wang Xuance's recital to Li Chengqian to watch.

So that Li Chengqian can understand what the situation is now.

"Ma Aiqing, you have objections to King Ji's compromise on handling Dang Renhong, but according to the evidence of the crime mentioned in the compromise, how should it be sentenced according to the law of the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Shimin asked why he sent Li Shen to do this, the first is that Li Shen knows the news, and others don't know.

The second is that he knows this son's ability, his ability to steal and cheat, and his ability to handle money, and he will definitely do everything without leakage.

Kengmeng kidnapped and deceived his son, but he was an expert.

Ma Zhou heard Li Shimin's question and thought about it, he was familiar with the law, and of course he knew how to judge. So he nodded and said:

"Back to Your Majesty, as the song said, according to the Tang law, it is as judged by King Ji."

"And what do you suspect?" Li Shimin's voice was majestic.

What you want to do, you Ma Zhou actually want to overthrow, of course Li Shimin is angry.

Ma Zhou also heard that Li Shimin was a little unhappy,

"Your Majesty, the minister doubts whether King Ji has investigated clearly, why Dang Renhong embezzled the arrears like his subordinates,

Whether Dang Renhong also has other charges, King Ji did not inquire clearly. "Ma Zhou is a relatively upright person.

"Do you suspect that King Ji is corrupt and perverts the law, accepts bribes, and helps Dang Renhong get away with it?

Or do you suspect that King Ji and Dang Renhong have an old relationship and bend the law for personal gain? ”

Li Shimin asked solemnly, which of these two can cure Li Shen's crime.

Ma Zhou was stopped by this question and didn't know how to answer. Cen Wenwen stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, King Ji is young, and it is understandable that he has done something wrong, but Dang Renhong is the head of the thief, and the crime is indeed a little light.

The minister felt that someone should be sent to verify the reunion. ”

"Hmph, didn't the tenth brother already say that he had already compromised? His subordinates are all doing evil things in the name of Dang Renhong.

Dang Renhong only took bribes in fact, and committed the crime of accepting bribes and negligence.

If it is an ordinary official, it may need to be hanged, but Dang Renhong is a prince of the country, and according to the law, he must first be eliminated, so there is nothing wrong with the tenth brother being sentenced. ”

Li Chengqian, who was beside Li Shimin, snorted coldly, fighting his own brothers, going into battle as father and son soldiers, now that he has both of them, how can Li Chengqian sit idly by.

Li Chengqian has already had the shadow of some superiors over the years, and coupled with Li Shimin's words and deeds, he has been reborn.

"Your Majesty, if that's the case, then it's better to send someone to investigate, so that you can also block Youyou's mouth."

Gao Shilian, who has not spoken, stood up and said that he is the prince and the prince, and he will be the emperor in the future.

"The minister also thinks that he should check it out. It also avoids outsiders from suspecting His Royal Highness King Ji. Yang Shidao stood up and agreed.

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

Liu Xun, Zhang Xingcheng, Gao Jifu, Wang Wendu, Xu Jingzong and others all stood up and agreed.

These people are all rising stars, and they are all in high power.

"Your Majesty, there is still a box in the messenger."

Just when everyone was waiting for Li Shimin's reply, Wang De on the side broke the atmosphere and said.

"Box, what box?" Li Shimin was puzzled.

Wang De handed it over, Li Shimin opened it, and there was a thick pile of paper inside.

Li Shimin took out a sheet and unfolded it, this is a confession, and the title of the book is Ma Wei, a close confidant of Dang Renhong.

What is written in it is that all the actions are done by himself and others without the knowledge of Dang Renhong,

Sometimes the money from exploitation will be given to Dang Renhong a little bit, and Dang Renhong has no idea about their affairs, etc.

Li Shimin put down his confession and took out another one, Zhang Hu's, which was similar to Ma Wei's.

Li Chengqian also stepped forward to watch, he was much bolder than before, and he was not as restrained in front of Li Shimin as before.

"Dog slave, why didn't you tell me about such an important matter earlier." Li Shimin angrily scolded Wang De.

"The old slave should die, the old slave is wrong." Wang De hurriedly pleaded guilty.