Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 250 Transaction and solving the case, Pei Ji finally wakes up
Chapter 250 Transaction and solving the case, Pei Ji finally wakes up
First of all, it is definitely not good for the emperor to know what happened tonight.
The emperor would not like his ministers to see the women he imprisoned, and he also disliked his ministers coming into contact with restless forces.
As for how much impact it will have if he finds out, it is not certain.
But in this case, it is somewhat uneconomical to punish yourself heavily and reward Liu Zhenghui heavily.
"Lawyer Pei couldn't find anything useful to ask."
"There is a high probability that we will not be able to find any news after dawn."
"This is a rare opportunity. If it succeeds, I will benefit you on behalf of my grandfather."
Seeing Fang Yuan's silence, Liu Yichen's expression softened a lot.
She wants to convince Fang Yuan to take this risk and get the big reward.
"What's the benefit?"
Fang Yuan suddenly had a plan in his mind.
"How about recommending you as Minister of Justice?"
Liu Yichen said in a deep voice.
"It's not impossible, but you have to follow my plan."
Fang Yuan filtered his thoughts and said.
Not long ago, Mo Cailing said that there will be a rebellion in Chang'an City within half a year to a year.
If you ascend at this time, you may be able to avoid being involved in the storm, and avoid being targeted or liquidated afterwards.
The position of Chang'an Ling is so special. If there is a rebellion and it is not dealt with well, neither the court nor the emperor will let it go.
"Tell me your plan first."
Liu Yichen looked happy and asked.
"As you said, it is impossible to catch Nie Yinniang. There are even fewer people who know that she is the murderer."
"Then since we are looking for a scapegoat, why not announce to the public that the murderer is from the Deng Ling family and has been caught by us."
"Prime Minister Pei hasn't woken up yet. It's not certain whether he will wake up. Even if he does, he may not know who the murderer is."
Fang Yuan said slowly.
This was part of a plan he had just thought of.
If this plan is done well, there will be a way to get through it even if the emperor finds out.
"Talent!"
"Fang Ling, you are really a talent!"
"Greatly reduced risk in my approach!"
Liu Yichen was stunned at first, and then became even more happy.
The plan she just proposed is very risky.
But after Fang Yuan's improvement, the risk has been greatly reduced.
First of all, Nie Yinniang was a painter of the Deng Ling family. She and others did not make a mistake in telling the outside world that when they arrested people, they also captured a painter of the Deng Ling family.
If he is discovered, it will be said that the information was wrong and the wrong person was arrested.
The only mistake was arresting the wrong person, nothing else was wrong, and there was no deliberate search for a scapegoat.
"I want to see your grandfather, sign it in black and white!"
Fang Yuan’s righteous way.
Oral transactions are too rough.
Liu Zhenghui and Liu Yichen don’t know either.
Only words in black and white can guarantee you, and you will not be afraid of being burned.
Naturally, if the trouble really comes to that, the person who gets the big reward will have bigger problems.
"No problem!"
"But my grandpa is old. Let's meet him tomorrow morning."
Liu Yichen nodded heavily.
But after taking a look at Tai Se, I changed the time.
"Okay, you can go back."
Fang Yuan had no objection, stood up and prepared to leave, and also issued an order to expel guests.
"Fang Ling, you don't know how to show mercy to women?"
"I'm a girl. Isn't it safe to stay outside at night?"
Liu Yichen suddenly became angry, looked at Fang Yuan and said with a smile.
"Are you alone?"
Fang Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Liu Yichen deeply.
"Guess!"
Liu Yichen was startled by Fang Yuan's eyes.
I thought that Fang Yuan was actually planning to kill him because of his arrival.
"No time to guess!"
"Go away quickly, don't disturb my sleep."
Fang Yuan snorted coldly and went back to the room to sleep.
He has no good impression of Liu Yichen, and even feels a little disgusted.
This is the first time that I dare to go to Fang Mansion to threaten myself at night.
"Slightly!"
Liu Yichen stuck out his tongue at Fang Yuan.
But Fang Yuan no longer cared about her, called a guard and left.
Liu Yichen did not ask for trouble, and was happily escorted out of the back door by the escort.
The next day, the people and officials of Chang'an City began to look forward to the news of the three major agencies solving the case.
This day is the last day that the emperor and the court give to the three major institutions. If the case cannot be solved today, not only will the emperor and the court lose face, but the three major institutions will also lose face and will be severely punished.
At noon.
The Minister of Punishment personally announced that the murderer had been caught!
A super killer from the Deng Ling clan was ordered to assassinate Prime Minister Pei.
As soon as the news came out, everyone inside and outside the court was shocked, and then some people cheered that the Ministry of Punishment had avenged Pei Ji.
Imperial Palace, Royal Study.
Li Shimin summoned Fang Yuan and the others.
"Deng Ling's calligraphy is too arrogant and arrogant!"
"Once you find their traces, capture them!"
Li Shimin was extremely angry.
I am even more disgusted with Deng Ling’s ink.
A group of knight-errants disobeyed the court's orders and even assassinated important court officials.
The Tang Dynasty does not need such forces, nor does the Tang Dynasty. They can be driven out and killed.
"Yes!"
Fang Yuan and the other three should be.
As planned, Li Shimin did not specifically ask for the murderer's name.
As an emperor, how could he possibly ask the name of a little killer?
"Is it mainly the Ministry of Punishment's credit this time?"
Li Shimin's expression is a little kinder.
He looked at his old comrade Liu Zhenghui and nodded slightly.
"Yes."
Fang Yuan nodded intuitively.
Li Daozong also admitted that he was the Ministry of Punishment.
"I said that the chief officer who solves the case will be heavily rewarded."
"Liu Shangshu, if you want anything, you can tell me."
Li Shimin chuckled.
Let Liu Zhenghui give his opinion directly.
This was a serious injury and gave Liu Zhenghui a great choice.
"Your Majesty, Quanzi has been serving as county magistrate in various counties in Shandong for more than ten years."
"I am getting old, and I am afraid that my time is short. I would like to have someone to accompany me in my old age."
Liu Zhenghui stood up, saluted Li Shimin solemnly, and spoke with great emotion.
"That's right."
Li Shimin frowned slightly, seeming a little dissatisfied.
But after thinking for a moment, he agreed to Liu Zhenghui's request.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Liu Zhenghui was stunned for a moment, and then thanked him with excitement.
"As for the murderer, wait until Prime Minister Pei wakes up before dealing with it."
"You must torture the employer behind his instigation!"
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
"Well, Your Majesty, I would like to resign from the post of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment."
Liu Zhenghui did not respond, but said with a little reluctance.
"What?"
Li Shimin was surprised and thought he heard wrongly.
Even Fang Yuan and Li Daozong looked at Liu Zhenghui in surprise.
"I am old and can no longer serve the court. I always feel that I am not capable of doing things."
"And Quanzi is coming back soon. I feel I owe him a lot and want to spend more time with him in the future."
Liu Zhenghui was moved and said with emotion.
"You!"
"You two stand down first!"
Li Shimin opened his mouth, and finally waved Fang Yuan and the two men away.
Fang Yuan and Li Daozong naturally had no objections, and were taken to a side hall by the eunuch to wait.
"Zhenghui, why do you want to resign?"
Li Shimin stepped down from the Dragon Seat and spoke cordially to Liu Zhenghui.
Liu Zhenghui was an expert in assisting him in ruling the Tang Dynasty, and it was thanks to him that he controlled the Ministry of Punishment.
Now he wants to resign, which is a huge loss for the court and the Ministry of Justice.
"Thanks to His Majesty's love, I have been in charge of the Ministry of Justice for many years and dare not neglect it."
"However, I cannot accept my old age. I have been feeling physically and mentally exhausted recently. I cannot keep up with many cases. I am worried that I will not be able to live up to His Majesty's expectations, so I specifically asked to resign."
Liu Zhenghui's eyes were slightly moist and he choked with sobs.
"If you are too busy, please ask the Minister of Justice to help."
"The Ministry of Punishment needs you, Datang needs you, and I also need you."
Li Shimin continued to persuade him to stay, hoping that Liu Zhenghui would stay and assist him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have decided to leave!"
"If there is an afterlife, I would still like to serve His Majesty!"
Liu Zhenghui choked and said.
He has to step back, really step back.
If you don’t step back, your son may not be able to come back.
Although the emperor agreed, there would be political opponents who would stop it, and the emperor would have other considerations.
And if he retires, the emperor will miss his old friendship. No matter how his political opponents try to stop him, the emperor will not be moved.
"Okay, I've worked hard for you these years, when do you want to resign?"
Li Shimin sighed and did not continue to force himself.
Just stepping down does not mean that you will not be able to serve the court.
As long as the person is alive, you can just ask him for advice if you need anything.
"It's best within half a year."
Liu Zhenghui told the truth.
Given his position, it took him half a year to finish the job after he submitted his resignation.
We still have to hand over work, bring in new people, etc. Half a year is actually not much time.
"Okay!"
"Do you have someone to take your place?"
Li Shimin nodded slowly and asked habitually.
When a minister resigns, the court will seek the other party's opinion.
If you strongly recommend someone to take over, and if the other person's qualifications and abilities are consistent, there is a high probability that he will be the one.
But the final decision is made by the emperor. Whoever the emperor says will succeed will be succeeded, unless the person arranged by the emperor is really unbearable.
"There is no chancellor, but there is a candidate for the minister."
Liu Zhenghui shook his head and smiled.
"Huh?"
Li Shimin frowned slightly.
There is no candidate for the position of Minister, but there is a candidate for the Minister of Justice.
So, does Liu Zhenghui mean that the position of Minister will be replaced by the current Minister of Justice?
Among the two current Ministers of Justice, Wang Zhaoyang is very good, with both ability and qualifications.
But Wang Zhaoyang was from the Wang family in Taiyuan, one of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, so Li Shimin didn't really want him to succeed him.
I guess Liu Zhenghui is also aware of the interest, but he just expresses his thoughts in that regard without actually saying it and giving himself a choice.
"Chang'an Ling Fang Yuan is good!"
"I have worked with him and feel that he is a talented person and has the ability to serve as the Minister of Justice."
Liu Zhenghui will fulfill his promise and recommend Fang Yuan now.
There are many talents in the imperial court, but there are only a few suitable senior officials.
The high probability of taking his place is one of the Ministers of Justice.
Then there will be a vacant position for the Minister of Justice, who can be replaced by Fang Yuan.
"You admire the Chang'an Order so much?!"
Li Shimin was a little surprised and looked Liu Zhenghui up and down.
You have only worked with Fang Yuan for a day or two, and you already know that Fang Yuan is a talent?
"Yeah, I have to admire it."
Liu Zhenghui sighed.
He really admired Fang Yuan for his courage.
Naturally, Fang Yuan's ability is also good, and he can find Nie Yinniang.
"Okay, I understand what you mean."
Li Shimin nodded slowly.
I am thinking about the candidate to succeed Liu Zhenghui.
Not long after, Fang Yuan and Li Daozong were called back again.
Before the topic could continue, eunuch Wang De hurriedly walked in.
"Your Majesty, good news, Prime Minister Pei is awake!"
Wang De said excitedly.
After finishing his words, Li Shimin stood up.
Fang Yuan and Liu Zhenghui's expressions changed drastically.
As for Li Daozong, he was not involved, and he had no relationship with Pei Ji, and his expression was average.
"Showing the Pei Mansion, I'm going to visit Prime Minister Pei!"
Li Shimin said immediately.
With that said, he walked outside the imperial study room.
Fang Yuan and the other three were sent away.
"Why don't you wake up sooner or later? How come you have to finish talking?!"
Liu Zhenghui couldn't help but complain.
The case has just been handed down, and the emperor has just resigned.
Why did he wake up?
Now, you won’t be able to wear a gang, right?
Fang Yuan also frowned and felt worried.
"What does Liu Shangshu mean?"
Li Daozong looked at Liu Zhenghui in confusion and asked.
"No, it's nothing."
Liu Zhenghui waved his hand and left with a complicated mood.
Pei Mansion.
Pei Ji finally woke up.
The entire mansion was extremely excited.
Li Shimin arrived soon and saw Pei Ji.
"Prime Minister Pei, you finally woke up!"
Li Shimin said with a slightly choked tone.
He and Pei Ji didn't get along very well, and he tried to get rid of Pei Ji many times.
But those were all political discords. Privately, Li Shimin was very grateful to Pei Ji
Because Pei Ji's contribution to the Tang Dynasty is obvious to all, and he is truly the first hero in the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty!"
Pei Ji said weakly.
His face was very pale, without any color.
"Just wake up and it'll be fine, just wake up and it'll be fine!"
Li Shimin nodded heavily.
But my feelings towards Pei Ji have changed a bit.
Because Pei Ji didn't salute and had no idea at all.
Even if he was just pretending, Li Shimin felt better.
"Your Majesty, have you caught the murderer?"
Pei Ji's eyes turned cold and he said in a deep voice.
He had just woken up and had a few words with Lawyer Pei, but he didn't ask about the murderer.
But when Li Shimin came, he and Li Shimin had no personal relationship at all, so they talked about official matters directly.
"Caught."
"I just haven't asked the employer yet."
Li Shimin is serious.
"Just catch it, just catch it!"
"This strange woman was finally captured by our Tang Dynasty!"
"Your Majesty, Nie Yinniang will not kill her if she doesn't want to. She is a rare talent!"
Pei Ji became excited, and his face flushed with blood.
"Nie Yinniang?"
Li Shimin was stunned.
A memory wells up in my mind.
It belonged to the legendary Nie Yinniang.
But after thinking about it, Liu Zhenghui and the others caught Nie Yinniang?
They only told themselves that it was Deng Ling's calligraphy, not Nie Yinniang's.
If it was Nie Yinniang, a man of such great influence, there would be no reason not to tell him her name, right?
Thinking of this, Li Shimin suddenly remembered taking a cursory glance at the testimony. The murderer's name on it was not Nie Yinniang!
"Well, what's wrong?"
Pei Ji noticed the change in Li Shimin's expression.
"I seem to have been tricked!"
"Prime Minister Pei, the Emperor is here. I will go back first and give you the results of the case later!"
Li Shimin's eyes were slightly cold.
Just in time, the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan arrived at this time.
So I took this opportunity to salute the Emperor and then left.
As soon as he left Pei Mansion and got on the dragon chariot, Li Shimin's face turned cold.
"Instruct Liu Zhenghui, Li Daozong, and Fang Yuan to come to the palace to see me immediately without delay!"