Lu Zhilin was so excited by Li Mu that he blurted out, "Why don't I dare!"
"Okay!" Li Mu coughed, looking increasingly weak, and said, "Then bring out the evidence!"
Li Mu dared to make such a challenge because he knew in his heart that Lu Zhilin would definitely not be able to provide any evidence. Yesterday's plan to throw excrement was designed by him personally and executed by Ergou. Ergou returned safely on his donkey, so naturally everything was fine.
, there are no surveillance cameras in this era. Even if Ergou is standing in front of Lu Zhilin now, as long as he insists that he has never done it, what can he do?
Lu Zhilin was dumbfounded at this time.
He suddenly discovered one thing, that is, from yesterday to now, he had only been angry. He didn't even think about the evidence. He had no evidence!!
Li Shimin saw clearly from the dragon chair. He saw Lu Zhilin sweating on his forehead and looking panicked. He frowned and said, "Lu Qing's family, if you have evidence, just bring it out."
Lu Zhilin plopped down and knelt on the ground, shaking like chaff, and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... Yesterday, I, I was so frightened that I was so wet that I didn't bother to arrest anyone. Then, that night-scented car
The person is not caught."
Seeing Lu Zhilin say such words, Li Shimin understood what was going on. It turned out that this guy had no evidence!
Li Shimin was furious, stood up suddenly, pointed at Lu Zhilin and said: "Don't tell me such nonsense, where is the evidence!"
Lu Zhilin lay on the ground and did not dare to raise his head, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, although I have not arrested anyone, this matter must have been done by Zhuluhou. Who else would do such a thing against me except him? Your Majesty! It must be him.
Revenge minister..."
"you!"
As soon as this statement came out, not only Li Shimin, but also Wei Zheng and all the officials found it extremely ridiculous.
Not to mention that Li Mu has a great talent, and now the two major companies in the Tang Dynasty are pointing at him to do things. Just say that Li Mu is a third-grade military prince, how can he follow you as a little censor and make empty accusations without reason?
When Wei Zheng saw Lu Zhilin like this, his heart skipped a beat. He suddenly had a feeling that something was going to happen today, and the bad thing would happen to Lu Zhilin!
Idiot mistook me!
"Hahaha……"
Three sneers.
The familiar laughter sounded again.
Li Shimin, Wei Zheng, and all the officials all looked brighter.
There seemed to be sobbing coming from the carriage, but he couldn't hear it clearly and couldn't be sure. Li Mu took a deep breath, sighed again, and said: "Your Majesty, Li Mu dares to ask, this Lu Zhilin has no evidence and accuses me. Your Majesty."
And you gentlemen, do you believe this?"
Everyone looked ashamed. Indeed, when Lu Zhilin talked about throwing excrement just now, everyone had the same idea. They all felt that this was what Li Mu did, and only he could do such a ridiculous thing.
Li Mu laughed sadly twice again. This laughter sounded more sad than crying. This time, Li Mu was surprisingly not excited, did not yell, and just sighed repeatedly.
"Your Majesty, gentlemen, I, Li Mu, am from a humble background. I am a commoner in a border town and have no manners. I do everything based on my heart. I may have unintentionally offended some people, which is why I am in the current situation. No one came out and said that I threw shit, but no one said
If you stand up and say a word for me, everyone will think that even though I, Li Mu, am such a despicable person, I can do such despicable things!"
"Pathetic! Deplorable!"
"Today some people say that I threw excrement, and tomorrow someone will say that I commit murder and arson. Three people become tigers, and everyone talks about gold. If they want to be punished, there is no excuse. With just a few words, a team of Jinwu guards rushed in.
They searched my house, brought me, who was sick, into this hall, and forced me to confront him in front of the palace... Lords, do you still think that I, Li Mu, am a human being?"
"In just three days, I was first diagnosed with a brain disease by Divine Doctor Sun, and now I've contracted a cold. Please tell me, if you were me, would you still be in the mood to do shit-throwing tricks?"
"Now that I'm here to confront you, where's the evidence?"
Li Mu roared in vain and said: "Lu Zhilin, you'd better come up with evidence, otherwise this matter will never end! You said that someone threw excrement on you yesterday and made you eat shit. You have to rely on me. Okay! I
Yes! Yesterday you were eating shit when encountering shit. Today I will let you, the imperial censor, eat shit. Filling the carriage is nothing. Just wait. Within three days, I will fill your house with night fragrance. Give it a try.
You see what it means to throw shit!"
When Lu Zhilin heard this, he seemed to have fallen into an endless abyss. He stood up and shouted: "Your Majesty! Lords! Did you hear it? In front of you, Li Mu threatened me with such nonsense. He still has Wang Fa in his eyes."
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"I think you have no royal skills!"
Li Shimin strode up to Lu Zhilin, raised his hand and slapped him in the mouth, and said angrily: "You dare to talk nonsense without evidence? Who gave you the courage!"
"And you censors!" Li Shimin glared at the group of people who had just been cheering, and cursed: "You still dare to threaten me! Without evidence, you bite casually and almost killed my Qilin'er. You are in vain.
All deserve to die!!”
When all the censors saw that the situation was over, they all knelt on the ground and said, "I know you are guilty."
Li Shimin came to the carriage and said apologetically: "Li Mu, it was my oversight that caused you to be wronged."
Li Mu was silent for a long time, and Li Shimin asked again: "Li Mu?"
"Your Majesty, please ask Mr. Wei to come out and speak. Isn't there one more thing? It would be better to explain it clearly at the same time."
At this time, Li Shimin's inner thoughts had changed 180 degrees. Just when Li Mu asked Lu Zhilin to get evidence, Li Shimin still thought that these two things were done by Li Mu. But who would have thought that Lu Zhilin had no evidence at all.
No, no matter whether Li Mu did this or not, it has now become a completely false accusation. And he, who claims to be a wise king, has made such an oversight mistake, causing Li Mu to suffer so much injustice, and then thinking about Li Mu's
Although the emperor is ruthless, he is quite ashamed of his many achievements.
"Li Mu, you should go back to recuperate first. There is no rush in this matter. I have ordered Chang'an and Wannian counties to search carefully. We will wait until we find the person. I believe you did not do this. You can relax and go back to recuperate first.
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"Your Majesty forgives me for my sins. How can I rest in peace and recover from my illness despite my guilt? Mr. Wei, if you can hear me, please come out and speak."
Wei Zheng really didn't want to come out, because he realized that things had developed in a direction beyond his control. Lu Zhilin, this guy, had no evidence, and by the way, he also reminded him that he seemed to have no evidence for losing his daughter!
But when Li Mu spoke, all the civil and military officials were watching. It would be impossible if he didn't stand up. Wei Zheng had no choice but to stand up and come to the carriage. He first saluted Li Shimin and then said: "Zhu Luhou,
I'm here, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Li Mu chuckled lightly and said: "Young Master Wei, you don't have to be so polite. Now I, Li Mu, am the guilty one, and you are the one who suffers. It's your turn to ask me, and I will answer whatever you ask. But the prerequisite is that you have to come up with something."
Come with the evidence, otherwise you are also making a false accusation! You and I have had enmity before, which is obvious to all the people present. If you are also making a false accusation, I will have to think more. Could it be that the people on the censorship stage have already been linked up to try to harm me?
To die. Is there someone behind this, or what force is driving it? Is it the Shandong nobles who hate me to the core? Or..."
"Marquis Zhulu is worrying too much!" Wei Zheng interrupted Li Mu, and he had to interrupt. If Li Mu continued, I'm afraid this matter would involve the Shandong nobles. Last time, he had a fight with Li Mu because of the mineral deposits.
, has caused great losses to the Shandong nobles. The six forces have been wiped out, and now only the Yushitai can be regarded as the power of the Shandong nobles. Li Mu can no longer bite him. Now he must make an immediate decision and cut off the strong man's wrist. Wei Zheng did not hesitate to take it.
Lu Zhilin regarded him as an outcast and said: "I didn't mean to falsely accuse Zhulu Hou. I just misunderstood the slander."
"Oh?" In the carriage, a smile appeared on Li Mu's lips. Old fox, do you want to abandon the carriage to save the handsome man? How can I give you an advantage?
Li Mu asked with a curious tone: "I don't know who made the slanderous words to sow discord between me and Duke Wei. This person deserves to die!"
"You deserve to die." Wei Zheng glanced at Lu Zhilin and said, "This person is Lu Zhilin and Lu Yushi who slandered Zhuluhou!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar. Lu Zhilin even looked in disbelief, Wei Zheng, you are unreasonable!
Since he had decided to treat Lu Zhilin as an abandoned son, Wei Zheng naturally would not give him a chance to argue.
"The day before yesterday, Yushi Lu came to my house and told me that he had heard that Marquis Zhulu had kidnapped my daughter Yingluo for half a day. Yingluo returned home and said she had seen Marquis Zhulu, so I believed it and punished her. Yesterday
Yushi Lu impeached Marquis Zhulu and mentioned this matter in his words. Taking into account my daughter's reputation, I only said that my daughter was at home and did not mention the matter. After returning home, my daughter disappeared. Yushi Lu just sent someone to inform me.
I, Marquis Zhulu, took revenge on him, so I thought that my daughter’s disappearance was also Marquis Zhulu’s revenge, and that’s why today’s impeachment was launched.”
As he spoke, Wei Zheng knelt down in front of Li Shimin, took off his official hat, and placed it next to him.
"Your Majesty, I love my daughter so much that I failed to investigate carefully, so I believed it to be true and falsely accused Zhulu Hou. This crime cannot be defended by Wei Zheng. But your Majesty, please believe that I have never formed a clique and have never been in cahoots. The reason why I think so
This is what Zhulu Hou did because of personal grudges. I am deeply ashamed. My virtue and conduct are not worthy of the position of a censor. I resign and hope for your majesty's permission."
"Wei Zheng, you!" Li Shimin was originally very angry, but when he heard that Wei Zheng said he wanted to resign, he couldn't care less about his anger. Wei Zheng was a key figure in appeasing the Shandong gentry. Anyone could resign, but he could not.
If he resigns, the Shandong gentry will see no hope of easing relations with the imperial court and may rise in desperation!
Shandong is rich, has people and food. If it really rises up, the Tang Dynasty will immediately become the former Sui Dynasty and become a pot of porridge. Wei Zheng's move is not an admission of mistakes. He is retreating to advance, reminding Li Shimin of his own importance.