Chapter 32: Toughness and Compromise
In the hall of the Li Mansion, Li Yuan brought the tea to the old man, and asked with some worry: "Uncle, Gong Weisi came in a hurry and left in a hurry, there won't be any problems, right?"
The old man took the tea, took a sip lightly, and replied casually: "People are not harmed by my Li family, what can be the problem?"
Li Yuan was still worried: "After all, the one who died was a member of the Zhengsanpin Imperial Court, and he died in the Li Mansion, and the Li family was difficult to argue." ”
The old man said casually: "Haven't you already made the corresponding preparations? You have even found a place for the dead ghost, what are you worried about?"
Li Yuan bowed his head and said: "Although the nephew has made some preparations, this matter is unusual, and the nephew has no bottom in his heart. ”
The old man put down the teacup and said slowly: "Since everything that should be done has been done, before the results come out, wait with peace of mind, why bother mediocre people and add trouble in vain?"
Li Yuan's expression was stunned when he heard this, and he couldn't help but slander in his heart: Father sent you to deal with it, that is a trust in you, how can you be so perfunctory?
After being silent for a long time, Li Yuan was young after all, and couldn't help but say: "I don't know if my father learned about this, but did you ask your uncle to pass on the message to me?"
The old man shook his head and said, "The head of the family is too busy to get out, and after receiving the letter, let the old man rush back to deal with this matter immediately." ”
"There is one sentence, but it is for the old man, who is fully responsible for this matter, and must reduce the losses of the Li family. ”
Li Yuan took a deep breath, and there was a faint question in his tone: "Uncle Ancestor's method of dealing with it, is he waiting here?"
The old man showed a look of approval on his face, nodded and said: "The current situation is unclear, of course you have to wait and see what happens, plus you have done a little too much before, which makes the old man very passive." ”
Li Yuan was a little unconvinced and said: "Isn't this a trick that the family has always used to clear the responsibility for the dead ghost?
The old man asked slowly, "Did you poison Wen Feng to death?"
Li Yuan said emotionally: "Of course not, my nephew is not stupid enough to poison the waiter of the Zhengsanpin High-ranking Rite Department in the Li Mansion." ”
The old man chuckled and said, "Then you tell the old man, since Wen Feng was not poisoned by you, why do you want to use the ghost for the dead?
Li Yuan was shocked when he heard this, and his face gradually turned pale.
"Pei Zheng is a dog thief, he dares to plot against his son, if he has the opportunity in the future, his son will have to scrape you alive. ”
The old man's face showed a look of disappointment: "Until now, you will only put the responsibility on others, how can you have half the demeanor of the successor of the Li family?"
Li Yuan was extremely angry at this moment: "If it weren't for his suggestion, how could my nephew have made such a stupid move? ”
The old man shook his head and said, "You are wrong, no matter whether that Pei Zheng suggested that you use this method to clear the responsibility of the Li family, the Li family will not be able to get rid of this case." ”
"The fault of this matter is not how to deal with it behind you, but that you shouldn't have let the embassy stay in the Li Mansion in the first place, let alone let Wen Feng have a banquet for Luo Ning alone. ”
"Buddhism has a saying that is good, a hundred causes must have results, and now the evil consequences have been planted long before, and those who should come cannot escape. ”
Li Yuan suddenly panicked: "Uncle Zu, then how should we remedy it?"
The old man sighed: "There is no need to remedy it, just wait and see what happens." ”
Li Yuan looked stunned, very dissatisfied with this statement, and was about to say more, when a subordinate of the Li Mansion hurriedly came, bowed down and saluted: "Report, the adult who left from the Li Mansion earlier has come over with someone again, and he wants to see the prince and the second housekeeper by name." ”
The old man sighed quietly: "It's coming, the good ones don't come, and the people who come are not good." Invite people in. ”
The subordinate got the order and left, Li Yuan disagreed with the old man's point of view: "What can be found out in such a short time? ”
The old man shook his head slightly and said: "It doesn't matter if you can find out what you can do, what matters is what the other party wants to do, you don't think that Gong Weisi is a fair and strict organization with a clear distinction between good and evil, right?"
Li Yuan's face was gloomy, and his heart sank little by little, how could he still have the bearing of an ordinary son.
Seeing this, the old man secretly shook his head.
After a while, Zhou Qing led ten members of the Gong Guard Division wearing flying fish suits to rush in, scattered their positions, and faintly formed a semi-encirclement of the old man and Li Yuan.
Seeing this, the old man didn't invite the other party to take a seat, and asked calmly: "Lord Zhou went and returned, I don't know what you have to do?"
Zhou Qing was silent, and Qiu Baihu next to him said loudly: "Gong Weisi was ordered to arrest Li Yuan and Li He, the suspects who poisoned the waiters of the Ministry of Rites. ”
Li Yuan couldn't help but defend when he heard this: "This adult keeps saying that Zai Xia is a suspect, but there is conclusive evidence to prove that the death of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites is related to Zaixia?"
Qiu Baihu said indifferently: "When Li Gongzi is recruited, the evidence will naturally be there." ”
Li Yuan said angrily when he heard this: "The Li family has been acting as officials since the founding of Great Xia, and all of them are law-abiding people, so you will be a suspect as soon as you say it casually, how can this be reasonable?"
Qiu Baihu sneered, and said with a very tough attitude: "How to investigate the case of Gong Weisi, it is not the turn of outsiders to put the beak, if there is any objection from the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, you can write to Your Majesty, if Your Majesty thinks that it should be changed, we will naturally change it as courtiers." ”
"If there is no will of His Majesty, don't say that the Marquis Mansion of Dingyuan, even if the prince of the prince is here, Gong Weisi can check it as much as he wants, how to check it or how to check it. ”
Zhou Qing couldn't stand it anymore, and coughed lightly: "Speak a little more restrained, if your majesty's reputation is ruined, don't blame the official for being ruthless." ”
Qiu Baihu, who was originally arrogant, hurriedly bowed down and said, "My subordinates should die, please punish my lord." ”
Zhou Qing waved his hand and said: "Miss your first offense, forget it this time, pay attention next time, the loss is that the official is kind-hearted, if the commander makes the adults listen, I have to kill you." ”
Qiu Baihu showed a look of panic on his face, and he accused again and again.
When Li Yuan saw this scene, he felt that his heart was full of joy, making you rampant in front of my son.
Zhou Qing glanced at him with a strange face, and said in a calm tone: "What does Mr. Li think?"
The old man smiled and said, "Is Lord Zhou asking the old man?"
Zhou Qing smiled slightly and said, "Except for you, who are the Divine Mind Realm Grandmasters, who is qualified to let this official be called Mr."
The old man shook his head slightly and said: "My lord's words are wrong, although the old man is a bit of three-legged cat kung fu, but he is not an opponent of adults, how can he be qualified to be called Mr. by adults?"
Zhou Qing said undeniably: "Looking at the world, no matter how strong or weak, the Divine Mind Realm Grandmaster can be called a gentleman, and Mr. Li doesn't have to fight with this official." ”
"Gong Weisi wants to take Li Yuan and Li He back to review, does Mr. Li think it is appropriate?"
The old man said sincerely: "It is the duty of the court to cooperate with the investigation of the case, and the Li family is no exception, if Lord Zhou feels that it is necessary, don't say that he just takes the two of him, even if it is appropriate to bring the old man back together." ”
Li Yuan's face changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly said: "Uncle, how can you send your nephew and grandson into the tiger's mouth......
Before he finished speaking, he was rudely interrupted by the old man: "Shut up, your father, as the secretary of the Criminal Department, respects the laws of Daxia the most, and the laws of Daxia are the most respectful, and all the people of Daxia must fully cooperate with the government to investigate the case." ”
"Don't say it's you, even if it's your father, or even anyone in the Li family, you should cooperate. You can rest assured, the Great Xia Law is a law formulated by Taizu with the words of the world, and the court and the government must refer to the judgment of the case, and they will definitely not wronged a good person. ”
"Of course, if you are a bad person, you will definitely not be able to escape the punishment of the Great Xia Law. ”
"The old man believes that Lord Zhou will handle the case impartially and will not listen to the villain's words and wrongfully accuse the loyalty. ”
Zhou Qing's expression moved slightly when he heard this, this old guy, there is something in his words, but you can't help but underestimate Gong Weisi.
"Someone comes, take it away, rush back to Chang'an on the same day, and report to Your Majesty. ”
The old man's expression was a little unnatural: "Wait, Lord Zhou wants to take them back to Chang'an?"
Zhou Qingwen said with a smile: "To be precise, all the things related to this case will be brought back to Chang'an, including some people from the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, such as the twelve worshippers who are preparing to escort the mission to the north, this official suspects that they are related to this case, please Mr. Li know and act together, and be sure to cooperate." ”
Twelve enshrined, twelve dantian realm martial artists, the Li family tried their best to barely cultivate so many martial arts powerhouses, and the other party actually wanted to catch them all, which was a bit too deceitful.
Zhou Qing saw that the old man was hesitant, and couldn't help asking, "Mr. Li shouldn't want to shelter these suspects, right?"
The old man's tone was as flat as possible: "Do you really want to get along with the Li family?"
Zhou Qing shook his head and chuckled: "Mr. Li misunderstood, this official doesn't mean to get along with the Li family, this official just handles the case impartially, what Mr. Li said." ”
"The suspect is just a suspect, and he hasn't been convicted, so Mr. Li shouldn't be weak-hearted, right?"
The old man took a deep breath: "Since Lord Zhou thinks it is necessary, then just take it away, and the old man takes the liberty to say a few more words." ”
"After all, the Li family is a family of eunuchs, and if there is no substantial evidence, the people of the Li family cannot die in vain. ”
"Although the Gong Wei Division is strong, it may not be able to block the world's mouths. ”
Zhou Qing smiled when he heard this: "This official only knows that the whole world is not the king's land, and you have a lot of mouths, why do you need to block it?"
"Come, take away. ”