Why did so many innocent people die in a case that was hard to win?
The answer is cruel.
The case occurred in Tai Chi Palace, next to Li Zhi's bed. This case cannot be solved simply by killing a few principal criminals.
The saying that the emperor's wrath would kill millions of people is no exaggeration. The emperor really had the strength to do it.
Once something happens, the first ones to bear the brunt are the palace people.
No matter guilty or innocent, kill first and then talk about it.
First of all, those who have interacted with the principal criminal involved in the case, those who know Guo and Fan, and have friendship with them, even if they have just greeted each other politely, are considered accomplices.
It is so unreasonable. In a society governed by men, there is no reason at all.
This was almost a barbaric and indiscriminate massacre, with two purposes. First, Li Zhi lost his sense of security and had to personally clear the emperor.
The second is to use the heads of these innocent people to frighten the fish with evil intentions and let them know the power of the emperor's power. No matter how deep it is hidden, it is useless. They would rather kill the wrong person than let it go.
The ninety-six corpses were not yet cold, but Li Qinzai only felt a chill on his back.
Living in an ancient human-governed environment, Li Qinzai could not say that Li Zhi did something wrong. After all, the values of ancient times and modern times are different. The emperor is a god on earth. What does it mean if a god kills a few mortals?
"Uncle Li, can you tell the result of the trial just now? I think it's better to close the case as soon as possible, otherwise more and more people will die, and hard-hearted people like me can't bear to watch anymore." Song Sen sighed bitterly.
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Li Qinzai shook his head vigorously, trying to clear his head.
"I just interrogated Fan Yunxian and Guo Xingzhen. As expected, they both did not plead guilty and insisted that they were unjustly accused."
Song Sen sneered and said: "Those stubborn things, if you give them some powerful torture tools, you will have to admit them even if you don't admit them!"
Li Qinzai shook his head: "It is easy to ask them to plead guilty, but if they are beaten into a crime, the cause and effect will not be connected. If you hand two confessions full of loopholes to His Majesty, not only will you and I have no merit, but we will be questioned for the crime of deceiving the emperor."
Song Sen thought about it and thought it was true, but he still sighed quietly and said: "If these two people die and refuse to plead guilty, the clues will be cut off. Where should we start the investigation?"
Li Qinzai said: "Looking at the expressions and eyes of Guo and Fan just now, I intuitively think that they are not lying. Maybe they really did not do it. There is another hidden story behind this case. I suspect that there is a fish hidden in the palace that slipped through the net."
Song Sen subconsciously asked: "Who?"
Li Qinzai glanced at him with caring eyes and said: "'The fish that slipped through the net' means that this fish slipped through the net and disappeared. If I knew who he was, he would have been caught long ago and he would still scream.
Did he 'slip through the net'?"
Song Sen smiled.
It's a bit embarrassing, but I can overcome it with my face.
Li Qinzai patted his shoulder and said seriously: "I don't expect you to study more. If you have nothing to do, eat more pig brains, walnuts or something to make up for it."
Song Sen smacked his lips and said: "County Uncle Li's words...why are they a bit mocking? Are you mocking me?"
Li Qinzai looked up at the sky, nodded after a while, and said firmly: "Yes."
Song Sen was speechless for a long time before he finally said: "Uncle Li is really... straightforward and selfless. You should make friends with people like Uncle Li who are critical of you, so that your life will not be wasted."
Li Qinzai laughed, he could forcefully go around and flatter him, Song Sen would definitely be able to eat four dishes in his life.
"Speaking of business, Baiqisi also has people in the palace, right? Send someone to find out if Fan Yunxian and Guo Xingzhen have any enemies in the palace. Big or small grudges. As long as there are people and things related to hatred and conflicts, let me find out.
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"County Uncle Li suspects that they were framed by enemies in the palace? Whether it was the art of hating victory or the paper puppets and magic weapons hidden in Fan Yunxian's residence, were they all quietly framed?"
Li Qinzai hummed and said: "The two men were interrogated today. Judging from their expressions, it seems that they were really wronged. Let's check further. What your Majesty needs is not to plead guilty, but to find out the real mastermind."
Song Sen bowed and clasped his fists: "Yes, I will take care of it now, and there will be a result tomorrow."
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Taiji Palace, Chengxiang Palace.
The eunuchs and maids serving in the palace have been dismissed, leaving only Empress Wu and one maid.
The palace maid had just returned from the palace and was standing in front of Empress Wu with her head bowed.
"Li Yifu, the official minister, asked his slave to report back to the queen. This matter is extremely dangerous. Guo Xingzhen has a close relationship with the queen. If there is something unprovoked about winning, the emperor must have doubts about the queen..."
Wu Houruo Hanshuang said coldly: "Li Yifu said nonsense, don't you know if it's dangerous or not? What I want is for him to go to Dali Temple immediately, meet Guo Xingzhen and Fan Yunxian, ask the truth, and do it secretly
This is over, how can you blame me for something I have never done?"
The palace maid knelt down in fear and said: "Yes, the slave has conveyed the Queen's order to Li Shangshu verbatim. In the evening this evening, Li Shangshu has entered Dali Temple and met Guo Xingzhen and Fan Yunxian."
Empress Wu couldn't help but sit up straight and said, "Have they ever admitted it? Have they ever bitten me?"
The palace lady shook her head and said: "The two of them insisted that they were wrongly accused. Today, Prime Minister Xu personally interrogated the two of them. Later, Weinan County Bo Li Qinzai also interrogated the two of them according to the order. Guo and Fan did not confess and refused to plead guilty."
Empress Wu frowned: "Could it be that Guo Fan was really wronged? Who dares to be so bold in the palace and even use the art of hating victory to curse His Majesty and kill him?"
The palace maid paused for a moment and then said: "Li Shangshu also said that no matter what the truth is, the most troublesome thing at the moment is that even if they are wronged, given the ability of the right minister, sooner or later they will be beaten into submission. If they really bite at that time,
If you go to the Queen, you will be in big trouble."
A flash of panic quickly flashed in Empress Wu's eyes.
If this is true, then Li Zhi will definitely be deposed. Without the position of queen, how can she and the Wu family's mother and daughter survive?
She knew better than anyone how the Queen and Queen Xiao Shu died.
In the palace where the battle is extremely cruel, a person who loses power not only loses power, but also loses his life.
Forced to suppress the fear in her heart, Empress Wu tried her best to calmly say: "Does Li Yifu have any countermeasures?"
The maid said: "Li Shangshu said that before Guo and Fan confessed, why not let us start first and let the two of them string together their confessions and pin the mastermind of the victory-weary technique on someone else. If they agree, the case will be solved."
Even if it’s over.”
Empress Wu's expression brightened slightly and she said: "Yes, he is indeed the wily and scheming Li Shangshu, who is good at diverting trouble to the east."
Then Empress Wu murmured: "Then, who should be blamed for this matter? This person must live in the palace, and he must have resentment towards Your Majesty. In this case, it is only reasonable and reasonable to curse Your Majesty with the art of hating victory..."
The palace maid then said: "Li Shangshu suggested that the queen might as well look for it in Yeting Palace, maybe there is a suitable candidate..."
"Yeting Palace?" Empress Wu frowned more and more: "Yeting Palace is full of slaves and maids who have committed crimes. They are just lowly people. If I just hand over a few slaves, your Majesty will not be able to do it with this weight.
Believe it."
Then Empress Wu's eyes suddenly lit up, she couldn't help but stood up, and said in a voiceless voice: "By the way, after Concubine Xiao Shu died that year, were there still two princesses who were sent to the court? Are they still alive?"
The palace maid lowered her head and said, "Yes, they are Princess Yi'an and Princess Xuancheng. They have been sent to Yeting for about three years. They are doing slave chores every day and are living well."
Empress Wu's eyes flickered, and after a while, she suddenly smiled.
"If nothing had happened today, I would have forgotten these two princesses. God help me."
Empress Wu's laughter suddenly subsided, and her face instantly turned cold.
"You go out of the palace again and tell Li Yifu to tell Guo Fan that they are parents and relatives. I will treat them well. Tomorrow Xu Jingzong will interrogate them and ask them to confess happily, saying that they were bewitched by the two princesses.
, just now he did this treasonous and unethical thing."
The maid bowed respectfully.
Empress Wu sat alone in the palace, staring at the candlelight on the low table with her phoenix eyes, her expression full of exhaustion.
After establishing a country, with the mother's care for the world, is it really possible to sit back and relax?
For example, what happened today almost caused her to fall into the abyss again.
Therefore, even if you sit in the position of queen, you still cannot relax for a moment, otherwise, if you are not careful, you will end up in an irreversible end.
Thinking of this, Empress Wu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and her eyes were filled with fear again.
She must not fall into the abyss again. In her life, she had been sent to Yeting, had her hair cut off and became a nun, and had almost died several times under the joint efforts of Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu.
After fighting and bleeding all the way, I finally reached this position. I must not lose it again!