Li Qinzai also heard the news early the next morning, and was stunned.
No one knows whether the censor's death was actually caused by him hitting a wall in anger, or whether he was killed in an attempt to escalate the situation in order to frighten Li Qinzai and force him to stop.
Shen Shi, the censor of Dali Temple, was so frightened that his face turned pale. The censor died in prison. He, the censor, must bear the direct responsibility.
In order to find out the truth and shirk the responsibility, Shen Shi hurriedly summoned Wu Zuo for an autopsy.
But something more troublesome happened. When the remaining dozen censors in the prison heard that their colleagues had crashed into the wall and died, they were so sad that they went on a collective hunger strike, not eating water or rice.
When the news came to Li Qinzai, his expression changed.
It is a fact that the censors who were imprisoned took bribes and violated the law. If one or two of them died in prison, it can be said that they committed suicide out of fear of crime. However, if more than a dozen censors died in prison at the same time, it cannot be explained by "committing suicide out of fear of crime".
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Song Sen wiped the sweat from his forehead and reported to Li Qinzai. Li Qinzai looked solemn and frowned.
I didn't expect that the battles in the court could be so cruel, and even a disagreement could cost a life.
Next, should we investigate or not?
The cousin was still in jail, Liu Xingzhou still didn't say a word, and there were more and more rumors about the British government. Li Qinzai, the person in charge of the scandal, was also involved in the whirlpool.
It seems that everything is becoming more and more passive.
Countless memorials to impeach him fly into the Tai Chi Palace. How long can Li Zhi help him carry them?
What's even worse is that there is a queen beside Li Zhi who is unhappy with him. If he blows a few more words on the pillow, he will be completely defeated this time.
Li Qinzai cannot be defeated.
If he fails, not only will his cousin be exiled thousands of miles away, but the reputation of the British government will also be damaged, and the family fortune will be in decline.
Someone bit the British Crown Prince today, but it turned out to be fine. It's hard to guarantee that any cat or dog will pounce on him and bite him in the future.
He is shouldering the heavy responsibility of the family's rise and fall. If he admits failure, he may really be just a rural teacher from now on.
In the courtyard of the Li family, Li Qinzai sat alone for a long time, lost in thought.
An old voice came from behind: "That's all, I'll go into the palace and see your Majesty."
Li Ji sighed behind him.
Li Qinzai came back to his senses, and when he turned around, his expression had changed: "Grandpa, we are not defeated yet."
Li Ji snorted and said: "A defeat must be achieved only when everything is broken? I have led an army all my life. A tragic victory on the battlefield is a defeat, and a failure is a defeat. There is nothing I dare not admit. I will fight again next time."
Li Qinzai was silent for a long time and sighed: "Grandpa, my grandson is not trying to comfort you. We haven't failed yet, and I won't admit failure until the last moment."
"Things will definitely turn around. Grandpa is a hero. How can he hurt his own face for such a trivial matter? My grandson will never dare to let his reputation be damaged in the slightest."
Li Ji laughed and said: "You can think so, our Li family can't be in trouble, so what's the harm in me taking over the fault of the emperor?"
While the grandfather and grandson were talking, steward Wu Tong came to report that the Lord of Jinxiang County was outside the door asking to see the Fifth Young Master.
Li Ji and Li Qinzai were stunned and looked at each other. Li Qinzai's whole body was agitated. He saw murderous intent in Li Ji's eyes.
"Nie Zhan, what evil have you done again?" Li Ji said angrily.
"My grandson swears on the coffins in the graves of eighteen generations of relatives and friends around me that my grandson is innocent and has never done anything!"
The oath was both poisonous and sincere. Li Ji snorted angrily and said: "You are already married. Even if you want to take a concubine, you are not someone you can provoke the Lord of Jinxiang County. You'd better give me a break." I have some thoughts!"
Li Qinzai was anxious and angry. He lifted up the hem of his robe and said, "If grandpa doesn't believe it, my grandson is willing to commit suicide in the palace to prove his innocence!"
Li Ji stared at him with a sneer, not only not in a hurry, but also eager to try.
Li Qinzai sighed dejectedly. He suddenly remembered that the old man's descendants were prosperous, not least his grandson, and the Li family had a lot of incense and could afford it. Eliminating a fool who wanted to kill himself with a knife would be a good thing for the genetic optimization of the Li family.
Angrily putting down the hem of his robe, Li Qinzai said to Wu Tongtong calmly: "Please wait in the flower hall of the side courtyard of the county."
Li Ji didn't speak anymore, but pointed at him with a warning tone, and finally walked away.
Li Qinzai sighed and came to the flower hall.
In the flower hall, Lord Jinxiang was pacing back and forth. When he saw Li Qinzai walking in, Jinxiang immediately greeted him and said, "Did you get into trouble again?"
Li Qinzai was stunned. Seeing Jin Xiang's anxious face, he looked at her again after not seeing her for a long time, and blurted out out of nowhere: "Why have your breasts lost weight?"
Jinxiang looked at him with wide eyes.
Li Qinzai quickly changed his words: "I mean, you seem to have lost weight..."
Jin Xiang's pretty face turned red, and she stared at him with almond-shaped eyes and said, "No, that's not what you just said."
Li Qinzai said angrily: "Silly boy, eat more meat, you see you are hallucinating..."
Jin Xiang glared at him bitterly and said, "I heard that a censor died in the prison of Dali Temple?"
Li Qinzai looked at her curiously: "Why are you, a member of the royal family, so concerned about the affairs of the court?"
Jin Xiang blurted out: "What I care about is court affairs, it's clear..."
"Clear what?"
"Nothing! Anyway, I heard you got into trouble again..."
"Then what?"
"Then, I've come to send you a message."
"What news?"
Jin Xiang originally wanted to make things difficult for him and take Qiao, but she knew the seriousness of the matter, so she didn't care about teasing him. She hurriedly said: "Niu Fang Zhi, a great scholar in the world, had several disciples in Yushitai. They asked about the recent attacks on you in Britain." Who is the mastermind behind the government?"
Li Qinzai immediately sat up straight: "Who?"
Jinxiang said slowly: "Yuan Gongyu, the Censor Zhongcheng. This year, the official title was changed in the imperial court. The Censor Zhongcheng is also called Si Xian Da Fu."
Li Qinzai frowned: "Yuan Gongyu? Who is he? I remember no one in my family had any enmity with him."
Jin Xiang sighed: "Being an official in the court is just like a fly and a dog. You don't have to be enemies to be hostile."
"I understand the truth, but...my family has never had any enmity with him."
Jinxiang's eyes widened: "Do you have to argue with me?"
Seeing Jinxiang's angry and anxious look, Li Qinzai's heart skipped a beat.
In fact, he had already been vaguely aware that Jinxiang seemed to have a different love for him. When he was imprisoned last time, she asked Niu Fangzhi to help him. This time when he got into trouble, she sent him one of the four heroes of the early Tang Dynasty.
Help yourself find out such important news.
She has never revealed anything, but her various actions have revealed too much.
Li Qinzai saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart. Facing a stunning woman who fell in love with him, it would be too pretentious to say that he was not attracted.
Men are so superficial. When falling in love at first sight, beauty is always the first thing to look at. The Lord of Jinxiang County is stunningly beautiful. How could Li Qinzai not be tempted?
But... there is an unbridgeable gap between him and her, and her identity is destined to have no consequences with him.
People who should appear in life will definitely appear, and people who should leave will definitely leave.