Chapter 152 The three murderers hang neatly together!
Daming Palace.
Inside the Zichen Hall.
Usually at this time, the emperor and empress are no longer here.
But today, Li Zhi was in no mood to go elsewhere and was eagerly waiting for first-hand news about the case.
When he heard the report from the chamberlain, his face suddenly showed a relieved expression: "Li Yuanfang did not disappoint me, call him in!"
Li Yan entered the palace.
He was already familiar with the place where he had just arrived as prime minister.
There was something different this time. Before I even got to the bottom of the steps, I saw that a maid had already laid out a blanket, and Li Zhi's gentle voice came from above: "Yuanfang, sit down!"
Li Yan saluted as before and sat down: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Zhi couldn't help but feel even more satisfied when he thought that this son had been deceived by rumors before and stopped investigating the case, but he did not take any credit and silently bore the storm.
This is his favorite minister!
Able to antagonize any other ministers, yet loyal to the emperor!
Of course, he still hopes that Li Yuanfang can quickly see through the rumors.
But when I think about it, it seems unrealistic.
Fortunately, there are plum blossom inner guards who can grasp the trend and eliminate the storm.
The combination of inside and outside is perfect.
Li Zhi was pleased with his control of the court and began to ask: "Yuanfang, how is the investigation of this case?"
Li Yandao: "According to Dou Decheng's confession, I found out that there was a suspect, Fu Baolang Li Sichong, in the Jiangnan arrest case. After taking him into the inner guard for interrogation, this is the testimony he gave."
He handed the testimony to the chamberlain.
Li Zhi took it, read the beginning, and said in a half-smiling tone: "He took the initiative to confess before he was punished by the criminal law. It seems that Li Shilang has a good way of teaching his son... Well, he only found out the truth after he made a drunken mistake. Yuanfang, do you believe it?"
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Li Yan said sternly: "Without evidence, I dare not make any assertions."
Li Zhi nodded: "Yes, you really can't just talk about this kind of thing and give people excuses. But after all, this case has been six years ago and it is far away in Jiangnan. Now Li Sichong is making clever sophistry. Do you have any way to get the evidence?"
Li Yandao: "I will try my best to investigate, but the relationship between this case is really important. Please read on, sage."
Li Zhi smiled and looked down.
He now wants to find out the truth and prove his innocence, but he actually doesn't care much about what the truth is.
Just looking at it, his smile not only disappeared, but his hands started to tremble again: "Once Yundan is addicted, the person who takes the pill will not be able to do without it. Not only will he become thinner and sicker, he will also need to speed up taking the medicine. If there is no pill,
, will life be worse than death and die miserably?"
After reading it carefully, Li Zhi almost stood up and said sternly: "Is this alarmist, or is it true?"
Li Yan said: "There should be no exaggeration."
"No wonder I would rather spread rumors than allow an in-depth investigation. The real key to this case is actually this pill! The Wuyun Pill I took..."
Li Zhi showed deep fear.
However, after thinking about Taiyuan Hospital’s evaluation of Wuyundan, every trial conducted by Shang Pharmacy Bureau, and the fact that although he himself likes to take elixirs for pain relief, he does not feel particularly dependent on them, and carefully read the testimonies, it becomes clear that
He finally breathed a sigh of relief: "With the right amount of raw materials, there will be no such harm..."
Even so, Li Zhi immediately ordered: "Recruit the imperial doctor into the palace quickly!"
At this time, Empress Wu also said at the same time: "Your Majesty, please don't be careless, you should recruit the imperial doctor quickly!"
Li Zhi nodded to his wife.
Yes, nothing is as important as my dragon body!
The chamberlain immediately went to summon him. Li Zhi calmed down, and the veins on his forehead popped out again: "So, Thief Dou deliberately made this poison pill to control the people who buy the medicine?"
Li Yan said: "That should be the case."
Li Zhi thought about the spread of rumors and how such evil deeds would tarnish his reputation in the end, and his murderous intention was revealed: "Such an act that will bring endless disasters, if we do not impose the death penalty, how can we comfort all the people in the world!"
Li Yan thought to himself that with Dou Decheng's current appearance, the death penalty would probably be nothing more than that, but no matter how hard the drug lord killed him, it would not be an exaggeration to kill him: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Li Zhi immediately asked: "Where is the account book? Who did Thief Dou sell this elixir to?"
Li Yandao: "I have identified Hao Da, Dou's trusted servant, and are currently arresting him!"
Just before entering the palace, Li Yan received news from Di Renjie.
Dou Jing revealed the private residence in the south of the city where Hao Da might be located, and Wang Xiaojie led a team to attack there and encountered fierce resistance.
Resistance is a good thing, but the most fearful thing is that people will leave the building empty.
Now it seems that the eradication of the remaining evil is indeed not far away.
Li Zhi was very satisfied: "In a short period of time, we have achieved such a harvest, good! Very good!"
Li Yan said again: "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report, but the matter involves a superior official, and I am being disrespectful..."
Li Zhi's eyes narrowed: "Your superior?"
Li Yan was the envoy of the Internal Guard. The Internal Guard was not under the control of the three provinces and six ministries. He only had five direct superiors.
They are the five cabinet leaders who were recently appointed.
Li Zhi asked: "Who is it?"
Li Yan began to submit materials again, presenting all the materials from both sides: "On this side are the charges reported by Doulu Jiyi and others, and on the other side is the list of charges led by Cui Ge. Please take a look at it!"
Li Zhi looked at the contrasting sides.
There is a thick stack on one side and only a piece of paper on the other side.
Naturally, he first took Cui Shouye's list of charges, and after scanning it, he became more and more angry: "It seems that the internal guards I selected have many thieves in Cui Shouye's eyes!"
Looking at the other side, Empress Wu had already sorted the crimes into categories and handed over the charges one by one.
Li Zhi looked at the name of the leader Lu Qinwang, thought of the information investigated by Meihua Internal Guard, and sneered in his heart: "The in-laws are against each other, and the hatred is even worse!"
He then read through it carefully and found that they were all unjust, false and wrongly convicted.
If it were just one or two cases, that would be fine, but these cases are shocking and they all happened in recent years.
And most of them are to exonerate noble children.
Li Zhi's eyes flashed sharply, but he didn't express an opinion for a while, just checking silently.
But there were too many cases. The saint was patient with the first few cases, but hurriedly turned over them later.
When Cui Xiuye's flying money arrived, Li Zhi's disgust reached the extreme when he thought of the two brothers Cui Shouye and Cui Xiuye pretending to be at odds with each other.
But until now, he had no intention of touching Cui Shouye.
Until the next confession came into view, Li Zhi exclaimed: "Who is Song Ci, a member of the Criminal Department?"
Empress Wu rolled her eyes like a search engine and said: "This man came to greet me and has been in office for six years without any achievements."
Li Zhi looked at the charges again and immediately understood the strangeness: "Cui Shouye covered up the crime for Li Sichong. In order to cover up others' eyes and ears, he deliberately chose this loser who came in for personal gain? Okay, okay, he was also involved in the Jiangnan case!"
At this time, he turned back to Cui Shouye's list of accused, and Li Zhi's eyes suddenly flashed with murderous intent: "It is because he knew that I would not give up, so he deliberately brought these people up to take the blame. I reestablished the internal guard to fight against Tibet.
Does Cui Shouye still have half of the overall situation of the country in his heart?"
Empress Wu began to assist: "Your Majesty, Cui Shilang is the leader of the cabinet after all, and he is not aware of the rumors. Please forgive him this time..."
Li Zhi was reminded and immediately narrowed his eyes: "Mei Niang, do you think Cui Shouye is really unaware of the rumors? Compared to Li Jingxuan, this old man dares to spread such rumors to protect himself, because we will not doubt him.
he!"
Once the seeds of suspicion are planted, everyone becomes a suspect.
What's more, Cui Shouye already has motives and his family is very powerful...
Oh, and there’s another crucial point!
Li Zhi said coldly: "Cui Shouye has wanted to be prime minister for a long time. If Li Jingxuan is dismissed, wouldn't he have a good chance?"
Empress Wu suddenly realized: "Your Majesty, it is not impossible to think so, but it is difficult to verify..."
Li Zhi waved his hand: "No need to check!"
The above is indeed pure speculation, but it is related to my reputation, and there is no doubt about it!
If you slander my reputation, I will kill your whole family!
What's more, the Yundan case is so big that just killing a civilian businessman, even if his surname is Dou, is not enough to quell the resentment.
It was so appropriate that Cui Shouye bumped into me at this time.
After the internal discussion between the emperor and the empress, Li Zhi clarified the matter: "I firmly believe that Cui Shouye, as the leader of the Internal Guard, is responsible for inspections; the Ministry of Punishment is in charge of the law and criminal law, and the Minister of Punishment is in charge of constitutional inspection, which is an even more important position! However, this person
He is corrupt, perverts the law, and engages in favoritism. If found to be true, it is a crime that brings disaster to the country. If he is not killed, the people will not be angry!"
However, he looked down at Li Yan, who had been silent all this time, and said gently: "Yuanfang, Thief Cui is your superior officer. It is indeed inappropriate for you to interrogate him. Would you like me to replace him?"
As soon as this statement came out, even Empress Wu was a little surprised.
At that time, Li Zhi was so fond of Li Yifu, but he never thought about his ministers like this. Now it is unprecedented.
Li Yanze said decisively: "Thank you, Your Majesty. However, this case is important. How can I delay the case just because I care about myself? I am willing to investigate it thoroughly and never show favoritism!"
Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction: "Okay! Okay! Prepare the edict! Temporarily remove Cui Shou from his position as the leader of the inner guard cabinet and the minister of the Ministry of Punishment. He will cooperate with the inner guard agency Li Yan to find out the whole story of the Jiangnan case. If he is guilty, he will be sent to prison directly.
There is no need to go through the Ministry of Punishment’s review!”
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When Li Yan returned to the inner guard and saw the new edict appearing in his hand, a crowd of people gathered around him.
Both Doulu Qinwang and Cui Shouye were very nervous.
Even if Cui Shouye caused public outrage, it is not certain that the saint would definitely take him down.
The Sacred Heart is unpredictable.
Li Yan, on the other hand, didn't say a word of nonsense. He read out the edict directly, and his voice spread throughout the house and inside: "Temporarily remove Cui Shou from his position as the leader of the internal defense cabinet and the minister of punishment, and cooperate with the internal security agency to send Li Yan to find out the whole story of the Jiangnan case. If there is any
If you are guilty, you can go to jail directly without going through review by the Ministry of Punishments!"
After the words fell, he pointed at Cui Shouye: "In the name of the saint, remove the scarlet robe, remove the official seal, and enter the inner prison for interrogation!"
After Cui Shouye listened to the edict, he couldn't say a word.
The once arrogant Minister of Justice stood there as if he had turned into a clay and wood sculpture.
Qiu Shenji allowed him to take off his clothes, confiscated all the official seal fish charms around his waist, and then took him to the inner prison.
In the innermost cell, Dou Decheng was groaning and Li Sichong was dozing off. The door opened and a figure was pushed in: "Hang Cui Shouye up!"