Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 251 Please listen to my quibbles, Fang Yuan’s real plan
Chapter 251 Please listen to my quibbles, Fang Yuan’s real plan
"You banded together to deceive me?!"
In the imperial study room, Li Shimin glared at Fang Yuan and the others.
He first returned to the imperial study and read the testimony provided by Liu Zhenghui.
There isn't even the murderer's name on it, only the words "Deng Lingshi's Mo" instead.
Testimony without even a name, what a stupid mistake this is, it is almost certainly deception.
Li Daozong was a little confused. He happened to stand in the middle of the three people and looked at Liu Zhenghui and then at Fang Yuan.
It was the Ministry of Punishment that caught the murderer. Dali Temple was not involved at all. I heard that the Chang'an County government even provided help.
But Li Daozong didn't check the details carefully. As long as the case was solved, he didn't mind heavy rewards or anything like that.
"Liu Zhenghui, tell me!"
Seeing that there was no answer, Li Shimin looked at Liu Zhenghui with cold eyes.
"This matter. This matter is all Chang'an Order's plan!"
Liu Zhenghui hesitated and whispered.
He sighed in his heart, he was discovered by Li Shimin after all.
There is no other choice but to push Fang Yuan out. After all, it was agreed upon before.
I have already recommended Fang Yuan to the emperor as Minister of Justice, and I don’t care whether he succeeds or not.
"What do you mean?"
Li Shimin’s eyes changed again.
The anger in his eyes became even stronger, as if it could devour everyone.
The plan meant that they had discussed it in advance. To deceive him?!
Li Daozong was also confused and looked at Liu Zhenghui in astonishment, then looked at Fang Yuan on the other side.
Facing the gazes of the three people, Fang Yuan's expression remained calm.
"Ahem, Your Majesty, I want to talk to you alone."
Fang Yuan coughed dryly and said calmly.
"Accurate!"
Li Shimin dropped a word.
Liu Zhenghui and Li Daozong left the imperial study obediently.
Even the eunuchs and maids present also left.
As soon as he left the imperial study, Li Daozong asked Liu Zhenghui why.
"Your Majesty, I didn't lie to you. I just missed the other person's name."
Fang Yuan coughed again and then said slowly.
"You're still lying to me?!"
"Then tell me, who is the real murderer?!"
Li Shimin was furious and scolded.
Even now, I still want to lie to myself.
It’s really rampant, don’t you know that the crime of deceiving the emperor can be beheaded?
"Nie Yinniang!"
"The number one shadow assassin!"
"The super master of Deng Ling's ink!"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
My thoughts are clearer than ever before.
Cheating the emperor is a matter of serious consequences.
If your thoughts are not clear, you may be discovered.
"Then why did Liu Zhenghui say it was your plan just now?!"
Li Shimin frowned slightly and his anger subsided a lot.
After learning that it was Nie Yinniang, Li Shimin felt that the case was difficult.
Fang Yuan and others can still know who the murderer is, which shows that they have put in a lot of effort.
Therefore, what Li Shimin is most angry about is not that the case was falsified, but that Fang Yuan and others deceived him.
"Nie Yinniang is too powerful and elusive. We cannot find her. Please forgive me."
"But actually Nie Yinniang is not the most important thing. The most important thing is to bribe Nie Yinniang's employer!"
"So after we knew it was Nie Yinniang, we deliberately spread the news to the outside world, saying that we had caught the murderer. The other party would be afraid and run away, showing his fox tail, and then we would take the opportunity to arrest him!"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
This was the plan he had thought up when trading with Liu Yichen.
Nie Yinniang can't be caught, and she doesn't know where to catch her, so let's see if we can catch the employer behind her.
As long as the employer is caught, the case is barely solved, and the emperor and the court will not pursue it too much, and may even reward him greatly.
"Are you suspicious?!"
Li Shimin's anger faded a lot and he said in a deep voice.
He is not an unreasonable person and knows that Nie Yinniang is powerful and difficult to catch.
In the case that Pei Ji is not dead, it is understandable not to arrest the other party, just keep an eye on the employer.
But Li Shimin was still angry, angry that Fang Yuan and others had teamed up to deceive him, even if they had said hello in advance, they wouldn't be so angry.
"Yes, Princess Linhai!"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
As of now, there is only one suspect in the case, and that is Princess Linhai.
But there is no evidence whether the employer is Princess Linhai, it is entirely Fang Yuan's guess.
Liu Yichen said last night that when questioning Lawyer Pei, Lawyer Pei was very impatient and had no taboo showing his dissatisfaction with Princess Linhai.
But he didn’t point out anything bad about Princess Linhai, and he didn’t suspect that Princess Linhai was related to the assassination of Prime Minister Pei.
"Didn't Zongzhengji find no evidence?"
Li Shimin frowned, not good at teaching.
When it comes to evidence, Zongzhengji didn't come up with anything useful.
"Yes, but is it really not her?"
"I have sent people to keep an eye on her. If she wanted to escape, she would have already started running away by now."
"Your Majesty, please wait a little longer. No matter if there is any result or not, my people will inform you within a stick of incense at the latest."
Fang Yuan looked solemn and said.
He is betting and just hopes that he is not wrong.
"Aren't you afraid of guessing wrong?!"
Li Shimin sneered.
He heard that everything Fang Yuan was guessing.
"Then it will be punished by Your Majesty."
Fang Yuan shrugged and smiled bitterly.
In addition to being threatened by Liu Yichen, the most important reason for this bet is that Fang Yuan wants to make meritorious deeds.
If the bet is right, then he is the major contributor to this case, and with Liu Zhenghui’s recommendation, there should be no problem with his promotion.
Fang Yuan feels it is necessary to leave the post of Chang'an Order within half a year to avoid subsequent rebellions.
"Why don't you say hello to me in advance?"
Li Shimin's anger disappeared and he said dissatisfied.
"I'm afraid His Majesty won't agree!"
Fang Yuan said sarcastically.
There will always be a gap between the king and his ministers.
The emperor can treat his ministers as friends, even brothers.
But the ministers should not regard the emperor as a friend, nor as a brother.
Because the emperor is unhappy, he can take action on his ministers, but if his ministers are unhappy, they can only endure it.
This is the reason why Fang Yuan would not tell Li Shimin even if he knew from Mo Cailing that there would be a rebellion in Chang'an City.
"Huh, how do you know if you didn't tell me?"
Li Shimin snorted coldly.
Fang Yuan smiled and said nothing.
At this time, a eunuch shouted outside the royal study.
Soon, eunuch Wang De came in.
"Your Majesty, Chang'an County Government Zheng Jiu said that he had captured Princess Linhai and asked to come to the palace to see the saint!"
Reported by Wang Dechen.
Generally speaking, officials below the fourth rank cannot see the emperor casually.
The requests for permission from officials below the fourth rank can only be blocked by eunuchs at most, and they will be beaten back.
But today is different. Today is directly related to Princess Linhai, so when the news reached Wang De, Wang De considered it again before coming in to inform Li Shimin.
"Is it really her?!"
"Pass, tell them two to come in by the way."
Li Shimin's face darkened, and he ordered a summons, and also asked Liu Zhenghui and the others to come in.
When Fang Yuan saw this, he breathed a sigh of relief. He caught Princess Linhai, which meant that his guess was correct.
Not long after, Zheng Jiu arrived with Princess Linhai.
Because Fang Yuan was here, after making friends with him, he explained the situation to Fang Yuan and left.
"Your Majesty, the Chang'an County government officials have imprisoned me for my freedom. Please make the decision for me!"
Princess Linhai said angrily.
"Why does the princess want to go out of town?"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
Since last night, Fang Yuan has made people stare at Princess Linhai.
As soon as Princess Linhai is ready to leave the city, she will be arrested immediately.
In order to be more sure whether she was leaving the city, Zheng Jiu waited until her carriage arrived at the city gate before catching her.
There was a big fuss when they were arrested. If Zheng Jiu hadn't taken a strong stance and brought out Fang Yuan and the emperor, Princess Linhai might have left.
"I don't seem to have restricted my freedom, right?"
"Don't I have to report to the Chang'an Order when I leave the city?"
Princess Linhai said angrily.
From the look on her face, she seemed to want to hit Fang Yuan.
"If you want to go out of town at this time, does the princess forget that your father-in-law just woke up?"
Fang Yuan chuckled.
"Is it okay for me to go out of the city to pray for Prime Minister Pei?"
"Your Majesty, please uphold justice for me and punish this arrogant person!"
Princess Linhai snorted coldly.
From the beginning to now, everything is very organized.
So much so that Fang Yuan didn't know how to refute for a while.
"How did I hear that you never prayed for Prime Minister Pei?"
"I even heard that because of your status, you don't have a very good relationship with Prime Minister Pei and Lawyer Pei."
Li Shimin said suddenly.
For an instant, Princess Linhai's expression became uneasy.
"Your Majesty, that was before!"
Princess Linhai said loudly.
"Either explain it well!"
"Either go to Zongzhengji Temple again!"
"But I can tell you that this visit to Zongzheng Temple is different from the last time."
Li Shimin didn't want to hear Princess Linhai's excuse.
Although what Princess Linhai just said makes sense.
But from what Li Shimin knew about her, Princess Linhai would not pray for Pei Ji.
In other words, if Princess Linhai ran away, she was most likely the employer who bribed Nie Yinniang.
"I, Your Majesty!"
Princess Linhai looked even more uneasy.
She looked at the emperor, her eyes beginning to panic.
She knows very well where Zongzheng Temple is.
The last time I was invited there, it was because there was no evidence and the punishment could not be imposed.
This time there was great suspicion, and the emperor personally called him over.
If the emperor has the will, then the torture from Zongzheng Temple will be imposed on him.
Princess Linhai asked herself whether she could resist the torture of Zongzheng Temple, nor could she control her mouth.
"Say it!"
"I may be able to decide the sentence!"
Li Shimin said expressionlessly.
After saying that, he waved his hand to signal Fang Yuan and others to leave.
Fang Yuan and the others naturally understood that the next step was the family affairs of the royal family.
So he bowed to Li Shimin and was led out by Wang De.
As soon as he left the imperial study, Liu Zhenghui gave him a thumbs up.
"Fang Yuan, you really guessed it right!"
Liu Zhenghui sighed.
Amazing, Fang Yuan really guessed it right.
Originally, Fang Yuan would have been scolded even if he spoke less, but now he has become the chief hero.
"It was just a hit by mistake!"
Fang Yuan said modestly.
In the royal study.
"Say it, I'll listen!"
Li Shimin said calmly.
"I am miserable!"
"Your Majesty, do you know how I have lived these years?"
Princess Linhai opened her mouth and knelt on the ground with a plop.
Her eyes turned red instantly and tears flowed down, but she did not cry out.
Li Shimin frowned. He was accustomed to thinking that people would say some coined words when committing crimes, so he ignored her.
"I am obviously a princess, but in the Pei family I am nothing!"
"Prime Minister Pei doesn't give me face. He says here that I am not and there that I am not. I tolerate it!"
"His son Hongxing is cheating on her, living outside with his sweetheart all year round, and still giving me looks at every turn, I can't bear it!"
"But Prime Minister Pei said that he wanted to become an official and wanted to take Cheng back to Sangquan for retirement. Lawyer Pei also said that he would take his best friend back with him. What should I do?"
"They have given me no face in the Chang'an City at the foot of the Emperor. After I follow them back to my hometown, will I still have a place to stay? Will I still have the honor of a princess?"
Princess Linhai cried and recounted her difficulties.
She was not hysterical, but appeared relatively calm.
Because she understands that she has no right to make trouble.
Even though she is a princess, even though she is the emperor’s sister.
But in the royal family, this relationship is too common and there is no family relationship.
The only thing that can make the emperor favor himself is that the emperor wants to maintain the dignity of the royal family.
"Pei Xiang wants to become an official?!"
Li Shimin obviously didn't care much about Princess Linhai's misfortune.
The mere fact that Pei Ji wanted to become an official completely attracted Li Shimin.
He had long wanted Pei Ji to step down. He almost succeeded last time, but failed because of Xiao Yu.
Now that he heard what Princess Linhai meant, Li Shimin naturally evoked the idea of Pei Ji becoming an official.
"What do you plan to do to me, Your Majesty?"
Princess Linhai had a look of misery on her face.
Looking at the emperor's look, she knew she didn't listen to what she just said.
"How did you invite Nie Yinniang?"
Li Shimin came back to his senses and said in a deep voice.
"Didn't Your Majesty ask Nie Yinniang?"
Princess Linhai smiled bitterly.
Didn’t answer Li Shimin’s thoughts.
She already understood Li Shimin's attitude and was heartbroken.
"Fang Yuan and the others didn't catch Nie Yinniang at all."
"The announcement is just to lure you out."
Li Shimin said calmly.
"Ha, hahaha"
"I hate, I hate, why am I so stupid?!"
Princess Linhai was stunned for a moment, then cried and laughed loudly.
She became a little crazy, her eyes full of misery and grief.
"Tell me, how did you invite Nie Yinniang?"
Li Shimin frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.
Nie Yinniang is a super master and a source of instability.
It would cost the court a lot to destroy her, but if it could control her, it would be better to control her.
"She owes me a favor."
Princess Linhai said bitterly.
"Have you used up the favor?"
"Can I invite her here again?"
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked.
"If I can invite her here, what will your Majesty do with me?"
"Can you forgive me and leave me and Chengxian in Chang'an City?"
Princess Linhai's eyes lit up and she asked tentatively.
She felt that Li Shimin cared about Nie Yinniang.
After thinking about it, I think it’s right.
Nie Yinniang was a legendary woman with advanced martial arts skills. The court was very concerned about such people.
"I can discuss with Prime Minister Pei!"
Li Shimin pondered for a moment and finally said.
He doesn't really care how Princess Linhai handles it.
To the outside world, the Pei encounter assassination case has been solved.
Then as long as Pei Ji agrees, it doesn't matter whether Princess Linhai is pursued or not.
"Your Majesty, the case has been solved. There is no need to tell Prime Minister Pei anymore, right?"
Princess Linhai was frightened and said in a panic.
Since Fang Yuan and others set a trap for him, then Prime Minister Pei probably doesn’t know the truth yet, right?
"Huh?"
Li Shimin frowned slightly.
He thought about it seriously and realized that he had not told Pei Ji the truth yet.
If Princess Linhai really invited Nie Yinniang, it is not impossible to hide Pei Ji all the time.