"That's your own warehouse, how dare you tell me that you don't know?"
Li Shimin slammed the table and shouted: "Why don't you just tell me that it's not your home at all, let alone your warehouse!"
"His Majesty……"
At this time, Li Xiaogong also knelt down.
He raised his hands towards Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, you grew up watching Chongyi, and you taught him all his literary and martial arts. Don't you still know what kind of person he is?"
"I later asked people in the courtyard and no one knew where the money came from."
"This is obviously not normal. Someone must have deliberately framed my son."
Li Xiaogong hit his head on the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please take a closer look..."
Li Shimin's chest rose and fell violently, and he turned to look at Li Chengqian.
"Since he was promoted by you."
"Then now, I'll leave this matter to you."
Before Li Chengqian could bow to respond, Li Shimin specifically added: "But I hope you can understand that this matter was revealed in the Wanmin Box, and you cannot bend the law for personal gain."
What he said was a double entendre.
The first step is to tell Li Chengqian that this incident was revealed in Wanmin Box.
Wanmin Box was a policy proposed by Li Chengqian to be implemented by Li Shimin.
The meaning is to intimidate corrupt officials and give the people an opportunity to talk directly with the emperor.
If this matter cannot be investigated clearly, the emperor's prestige and credibility will inevitably be damaged.
The second level is to warn Li Chengqian, but also to instruct him.
The relationship between Li Chongyi and him is well known to everyone.
Therefore, this matter must be open and transparent.
If not, it is inevitable that someone will jump out and say that Li Chengqian is seeking favoritism.
"Father, don't worry."
"My son, I must find out the truth."
Li Chengqian bowed to the end: "I will not wrongly accuse a good person, and I will never let a bad person go."
Li Shimin nodded: "Just do it."
Finished. Li Shimin turned around and left.
In the arena, only Changsun Wuji and others were left looking at each other.
Li Chengqian looked around and said to the guards: "You two take General Li to Dali Temple. This matter will be heard in Dali Temple."
Hear this.
Li Xiaogong was stunned.
He raised his eyes and looked at Li Chengqian and said: "Your Highness, no, Chongyi is the Crown Prince of Hejian."
"If he goes to Dali Temple, how will he live in Chang'an City and hold his head high in the future?"
Be it a noble or aristocratic family.
What they value most is reputation and face.
Li Chongyi stood in the court hall of Dali Temple for interrogation. Even if nothing could be found out by then, he would not have to lose face, and neither would their family's face.
"If His Highness insists on interrogating me, then let me go."
"I took his place. I stood there and didn't let him go."
This is an old father's heartfelt love and protection for his son.
Li Xiaogong really didn't want his son to stand in Dali Temple for interrogation and accept the scrutiny of the people.
He would rather be scrutinized and interrogated, which one is himself.
"If you have a clear conscience, you can naturally hold your head high."
"If you really do something evil, even if you have a halo around you, you will eventually be stepped on by the people."
Li Chengqian looked at Li Xiaogong and said, "Besides, this matter has nothing to do with the uncle, so where can we replace it?"
"But……"
"father!"
At this moment.
Li Chongyi spoke.
He stood up slowly and said, "Dad, you don't need to say anything. This matter is my son's business. If you want to blame me, you can only blame your son for his misfortune."
"And I also believe that Your Majesty and His Highness will definitely clear their son's name."
Li Chongyi turned around and took a deep look at Li Chengqian and said, "My father is getting old. Please send someone to send my father back."
"Do not worry."
Li Chengqian nodded, and then said to several other guards: "Send uncle back to his house."
"yes."
The guards came forward, supported Li Xiaogong and took him out.
Li Chengqian walked up to Changsun Wuji and others and said, "I would also like to ask my uncle, Mr. Fang, and Uncle Cheng to come with me to serve as a jury at Dali Temple."
Changsun Wuji nodded and said hello. ??
With him taking the lead, the other two naturally had no reason to refuse.
On the way to Dali Temple.
Li Chengqian asked someone to call Gao Zhixing.
Once on the carriage.
Gao Zhixing said with a complaining face: "Hey, kid, didn't you agree to give me a few months of vacation?"
"I've been summoned every now and then for the past three days. If you're not annoyed, I'm annoyed."
In fact, Li Chengqian was also a little embarrassed.
He promised Gao Zhixing, and he also promised Li Tingxue.
Let Gao Zhixing stay at home with Li Tingxue and their children.
But recently there are too many different facts.
Li Chengqian himself had few capable confidants, so he had to bring Gao Zhixing with him.
"Isn't there nothing I can do about it?"
Li Chengqian said with a smile: "If there is a person beside me who is more capable than you, I will not look for you."
He knows Gao Zhixing very well.
I also know what this guy likes to hear.
Sure enough, Gao Zhixing was very helpful after listening to it.
"Oh, I can't help it. Who knows how capable we are?"
Gao Zhixing curled his lips and said, "What happened this time?"
"Hey, by the way, when I got in the car just now, I seemed to see that guy Chongyi."
Gao Zhixing asked: "Why is he tied up?"
"Don't ask anything else, just take a look at this first."
Li Chengqian handed Gao Zhixing the evidence of the crime recorded by the officials and the account book of gold, silver and jewelry found at Li Chongyi's house. When Gao Zhixing finished reading it, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Three thousand taels of gold, fifty boxes of coins, my God, what a big deal."
Gao Zhixing looked at Li Chengqian with a puzzled look on his face and said, "Who gave this to him?"
"If I had known, would this have happened today?"
Li Chengqian and Li Chongyi grew up together.
The two of them even knew what birthmarks the other had on their bodies.
And Li Chengqian also knew Li Chongyi's personality very well.
This guy is upright and will definitely not do anything corrupt.
Besides, he is not a person who is short of money.
Let's not talk about his rewards, but let's talk about his wife. She comes from a serious wealthy family, and she really has a mine in her family.
And as far as Li Chengqian knew, the old head of the Sun family was extremely satisfied with the marriage.
I also particularly like Li Chongyi, my son-in-law.
If he needs money, I'm afraid he won't even have to ask for it, and his father-in-law will have to drive a carriage overnight to deliver it.
Therefore, he has no reason at all to do corruption and other things that will lead to death if exposed to light.
Li Chengqian knew that there must be something fishy about this matter.
Gao Zhixing also understood Li Chengqian's temper.
At this moment, seeing Li Chengqian's silent state, he knew that this guy must be thinking about something.
Gao Zhixing asked tentatively: "Then what are you going to do?"
"First help him clear his grievances and then talk about it."
Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes and said, "Please help me go to the Sixth Command Office and ask Fu Laoliu and the others to find out where the gold and silver came from."
"I'm very, very curious how they sent these gold and silver vessels to the Hejian Palace..."
Gao Zhixing nodded, and then asked: "Can we use special means?"
Li Chengqian said calmly: "No matter what the cost..."
"Understood."
Gao Zhixing stood up and got out of the carriage.
Inside the carriage.
Li Chengqian's eyes were deep, and he could vaguely see the murderous intent circulating...