Chapter 465: Using conspiracy to control conspiracy
The incident happened so unexpectedly that not only the Chang'an government and the public were shocked, but Liu Xingzhou was also shocked.
Although his son has a slight problem, he likes to hang out with the dandies in Chang'an, and it is not like he has never seen how he behaves servilely to the dandies in daily life.
But apart from this bad character, Liu Shanwang is still remarkable in other areas. He is also good at studying. His interactions with dandies show that he has a wide network and is good at making friends.
But if Liu Shanwang dared to steal other people's valuable gifts and assassinate the children of the prince, Liu Xingzhou would not believe it. He is not belittling himself. His son is not a material that steals money and kills people. He was not born with lights on.
This skill.
There must be a conspiracy here!
Liu Xingzhou was certain that the abnormality of the incident meant that it was unusual, and there must be a conspiracy behind the unusual incident.
However, his son was imprisoned and was not allowed to visit. Liu Xingzhou knew nothing about the situation at the time of the incident. Especially when he learned that Li Qinzai, the grandson of the British Duke, was ordered to try the incident, Liu Xingzhou became even more desperate.
The emperor's will is profound.
As we all know, after an incident occurred in Chang'an City, it was usually tried by Chang'an County or Wannian County. If the incident was slightly larger, it would be tried by the Yongzhou Governor's Office, because Chang'an City in the early Tang Dynasty was said to be the capital, but in terms of administrative division, it was
The scope of authority of Yongzhou Governor's Office.
If the case involves a powerful person or goes to Heaven to Ting, it may be escalated to the Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple for trial.
Liu Xingzhou could accept any possibility, but Li Qinzai was a county magistrate, but he never served in the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple. The emperor handed over a criminal case to Li Qinzai for trial for no reason, which was completely unfair.
So, why did the emperor make this decision? Is it just because Li Qinzai was particularly favored by the emperor?
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In the British Palace, Li Qinzai had just seen off the cheerful Xue Ne and turned back to the front hall. He saw Li Ji sitting upright inside without knowing when, picking up the leftover vegetables that Li Qinzai had just eaten with his hands and eating them with gusto.
Li Qinzai said hurriedly: "Grandpa, if you are hungry and your grandson asks the cook to make fresh food for you, how can you eat the leftovers?"
Li Ji snorted and said: "Why can't you eat it? No matter who left the food, it is a heinous crime to waste food. You bastard, you have never lived a hard life. When the Sui Dynasty was overthrown, the generals and officers in the army suffered, and so did the people of the world.
, Have you ever seen the scene of Yi Zi eating each other after thousands of miles away from hunger?"
"Now that life is comfortable and you have an official position, can you waste it like this?"
Li Qinzai opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak, then sighed and chose to remain silent.
Li Ji said dissatisfiedly: "Why don't you accept it? Did I teach you the wrong lesson?"
Li Qinzai smiled bitterly and said: "Grandpa's lesson is correct, but what my grandson wants to say is... in fact, what you are eating is not leftovers. My grandson just sent Xue Ne away, and he wants to continue eating when he comes back..."
Li Ji's hand holding the leftovers suddenly froze, his fingers loosened, and the leftovers fell back onto the plate.
Putting his fingers into his mouth and sipping, Li Ji said without changing his expression: "Just don't waste it. You continue to eat. I'm watching you. If you dare to leave even a little bit, don't blame me for killing your relatives out of justice."
"It won't happen, it won't happen." Li Qinzai laughed dryly.
The old man is so cute when he gets angry and pretends to hide it...
Li Qinzai couldn't continue to eat the food that Li Ji had stirred with his fingers, so he pretended to turn it over with bamboo chopsticks a few times, put down the bamboo chopsticks and changed the subject.
"Grandpa, have you heard the news about Chang'an City today?"
Li Ji snorted and said, "I heard that you bastards are really dirty. Although it was to protect yourself, you put someone's son in jail for no reason."
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Liu Xingzhou impeached his cousin and put his innocent cousin in jail. Grandpa, guess if he has ever reflected on himself."
Li Ji took a deep look at him and said, "You are quite capable, but you are also very violent. You can't tell this on a daily basis, and you can't stop yourself when things happen. Qin Zai, your character still needs to be tempered."
"How can we repay kindness with kindness? Grandpa, my grandson has always been gentle in temperament, but if someone dares to offend my relatives and friends, don't blame me for resorting to thunderbolt tactics."
Li Ji didn't know how to persuade him. He couldn't even tell whether it was good or bad for Li Qinzai's temper.
So Li Ji had no choice but to return to the topic and said: "His Majesty has decreed that you should try this case. I guess you and Your Majesty have already discussed it in private, right?"
"Yes, in fact, Your Majesty also knows that my grandfather and cousin were wrongly accused. Recently, the trend in the court has been wrong. His Majesty has noticed it and feels that this should be used to bring the trend back to the right path. Therefore, he is willing to cooperate with his grandson and give the courtiers a beating. ."
Li Ji sighed: "With His Majesty's secret cooperation, you can be invincible. However, if you go too far and arouse the public anger of the courtiers, I am afraid that Your Majesty will not be able to protect you. Therefore, you must be careful in your actions and don't think so." With His Majesty's backing, there are no taboos."
Then Li Ji said again: "Liu Xingzhou's son is in jail as you wish. It is said that Liu Xingzhou only has one son, and he was born in his thirties. He dotes on him very much. If you want to find out who is behind this attack on my British father-in-law, The mastermind of the government can tear a gap in Liu Xingzhou."
Li Qinzai suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed arrogantly: "Hahaha, Liu Xingzhou, Liu Xingzhou, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, I never thought that one day you would fall into my hands..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Qinzai faintly noticed the sound of wind and thunder coming from behind his head, and bent down to hide, as a lacquered wine cup whizzed past his head.
He turned his head in panic and saw Li Ji glaring at him with an angry look on his face: "The evil beast is so rampant! I will be angry when I see you succeeding in your villainous plot!"
Li Qinzai said hurriedly: "Grandpa, my grandson is just."
"You look like a demon and crooked, how can you be righteous?"
"Hereditary, Grandpa, as long as your grandson is not picked up from outside, you should not scold your grandson's appearance. You yourself will also suffer..."
Seeing Li Ji's chest heaving violently with anger, Li Qinzai didn't dare to be angry with him anymore, and said cautiously: "Grandpa, don't be angry. My grandson is worried, so he won't be an eyesore here..."
After speaking, Li Qinzai left the front hall and walked toward the backyard.
Li Ji calmed down his anger in the front hall, then he was startled and said in a voiceless voice: "No! My peonies!"
Then he staggered towards the backyard and ran as fast as he could, without any sign of the aging of a famous general.
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Early the next morning, Liu Xingzhou appeared outside the British government palace again.
Li Qinzai finally received him in the flower hall of the mansion with great mercy.
Liu Xingzhou carefully sat down under Li Qinzai and quickly glanced at Li Qinzai's expression. Seeing that his expression was calm and neither sad nor happy, Liu Xingzhou became increasingly worried.
"Liu Yushi, I have been ordered to try my son for stealing and wounding someone. Logically speaking, I really shouldn't meet the suspect's relatives before the case is broken. And Liu Yushi has a reputation for being upright in the court. You should know the rules. Today It's not the right time for you and I to meet." Li Qinzai said with a smile on his face but not on his face.
Liu Xingzhou lowered his head and said: "It is a matter of Quanzi's life and death, so I have no choice but to ask for a meeting. I just want to express my love for Quanzi."
"Oh? Liu Yushi has something to say?"
"Yes, although Quanzi Shanwang is young and frivolous, and occasionally behaves frivolously, but I dare to guarantee my official position and many years of good reputation, Shanwang will never do anything to steal or hurt anyone. There must be an inside story about yesterday's incident, please forgive me Li County Bo clearly sees every detail and makes an impartial decision."
Li Qinzai suddenly lowered his face and said: "As a supervisory censor, you have failed to teach your children well, and you are still stubborn until now. Yesterday, when you met with me today, you didn't ask about the whole story, and you didn't mention the victim's injuries. You love me, but you only know how to plead grievances for your son. How can you be worthy of the word 'upright' like you are now?"
"Do you know what happened? Do you know the value of the birthday gift my son stole? Have you ever asked where the victim's injuries were and whether they were life-threatening?"
"You don't know anything, yet you dare to plead grievances for me. Who gave you the courage to interfere with my official death?"
Liu Xingzhou was questioned step by step, and cold sweat broke out on Liu Xingzhou's forehead. In front of this young man, Liu Xingzhou was speechless and looked ashamed.
"Li, Mr. Li County, please forgive me. I was so angry that I lost my decency. It's my fault. I dare to ask, how is the grandson of Shen Guogong injured?"
Li Qinzai said coldly: "Your Majesty stabbed Gao Qi in the abdomen with the knife, and the scene was filled with blood. Gao Qi is still unconscious, and the Duke of Shen's mansion is in chaos. The Gao family has said that they will ask your Majesty for the death penalty, otherwise he will go to the Golden Palace." Seek justice from the emperor."