Chapter 408 How can he swallow this breath (2 more)
What legitimate reasons can Li Ziting have?
His original purpose was to use Lady Tong to trick Li Zi, but now he wants him to "prove his innocence"?
Then he really has to think hard and at least make up a decent reason.
Prince Ren was also having trouble on the sidelines, although the large-scale production of Jinchuang Medicine did require government intervention and control.
But when this matter and Prince Rui’s physical condition are placed on opposite ends of the scale, isn’t it clear enough which one is more serious?
What's more, even if Li Ziting discovers this matter, he should not intervene privately. The correct approach should be to send someone to the Yongzhou Prefecture, or even to tell Prince Rui's Mansion and let them handle it on their own.
Therefore, even if Li Ziting explains this, he cannot clear away the suspicion that he deliberately wanted to harm Prince Rui's palace by harming Lady Tong.
While Prince Ren was thinking about it, he couldn't help but muttered: "No, the crime of making gold and creating medicine is still too light. It's untenable to say it!"
Li Ziting heard this and said: "Not only are they making gold medicine, they are also committing the crime of collaborating with the enemy!"
"What enemy are you collaborating with?" Prince Ren was confused by what he said. He felt that this matter was very important for some reason, so he asked again and again.
"The people who went to Huguang this time to buy medicinal materials to make Jinchuang Medicine are from Xirong."
"Xirong? But Xirong is not..." Prince Ren was about to say, when will those barbarians from Xirong, who are five big and three rough, and seem to have not fully evolved into adults, appear in Daqi without attracting attention?
But before he could finish speaking, he remembered that there should be many Han slaves who had been taken captive there in Xirong.
But once he figured out the whole story, Prince Ren's expression not only did not soften, but actually became even more difficult to look at.
After thinking of this incident, Li Ziting immediately became proud and said: "Making gold medicine is nothing, but what about collaborating with the enemy? I will go back and write the brochure!"
"Stop!" Prince Ren stopped him, "Haven't you figured it out yet? You were fooled by Li Zian!"
Li Ziting frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Prince Ren couldn't help but sigh, and for the first time an idea came to his mind. Compared with his brother who had been in a coma for nearly four years, at least at the level of his son, he seemed to have lost.
Although he is a dandy, he is the Queen's biological son after all, and he is not unaware of the twists and turns involved in these matters. However, he has a brother to succeed to the throne, so he is happy to let himself be an idle prince, which is both worry-free and
Peace of mind of others.
At this time, I had to break some words into pieces and explain them clearly to my son.
"Although Huguang does not border Xirong, it is not far away. At least the fact that some people now go to Huguang from Xirong to buy medicinal materials can show that once Xirong really wants to go to war with Daqi, Huguang will also be vulnerable to it.
One of the affected areas.
“Even if Xirong does not send troops to Huguang, the refugees caused by the war in other areas alone are enough to feed Huguang.
"The best way to guard against this possibility is to station troops and train them.
"But Huguang is a fiefdom of the prince's palace, can the emperor just watch them increase their troops and train them?
"If Li Zian takes the initiative to report this matter, even if he has no such intention, it will inevitably arouse the emperor's suspicion and suspicion.
"But if he conceals the truth and fails to report it, if something really happens in the future, he will have to be punished for concealing the truth. This is equivalent to giving the emperor an opportunity to clean up Prince Rui's palace.
"So after Li Zian learned about this incident, he must have been very entangled, and he had to choose the most beneficial method for himself between the two situations as soon as possible.
"The result is that at this moment, you were like a stupid young man, stupid and walked to the door by yourself. How could he let go of this great opportunity if he has any brains?"
After Li Ziting heard what Prince Ren said, he gradually came back to his senses.
"Damn it, Li Zian is a bastard! He didn't want to report this matter to the court, so he tried to trick me into doing so!"
In just a few words, Li Ziting gritted his teeth and squeezed it out.
If Li Zian could appear in front of him at this time, he would pounce on him and bite him to death.
Only now did he realize how much he had lost.
The bureau that Li Zian set up in Tong Niangzi Medical Center was not just to follow the clues to find the mastermind behind the scenes, but it was just a trap dug for him.
Fortunately, he was completely unaware of it, thinking he had an advantage over the other party, and was preparing to deceive him in every possible way.
Who would have thought that people had already seen it clearly and were waiting for him to get into the trap!
Now there are only two ways in front of Li Ziting.
One is to randomly find an excuse to deal with it, but this will leave the impression to the ministers that he wants to harm Prince Rui. Even if Li Zian retaliates against him for this, he will not attract too much criticism.
Another way is to follow Li Zian's wishes and report the pharmaceutical case to Xirong, explaining that he was afraid that Mrs. Tong would collaborate with the enemy. Because the matter was so important, he took action quietly in private without alerting any party.
Compared with Prince Rui's condition and the enemy's situation, the latter is obviously more important.
This can indeed make his behavior more rational and eliminate the suspicion of being a culprit due to personal grudges.
But wouldn’t this allow Li Zian to succeed?
Li Ziting frowned and said, "So what if I don't explain? Can the emperor really chop off my head for this matter?"
"You have been just messing around all these years, and your reputation in the DPRK is not good. In the past two years, I have tried every means to contact several officials in the DPRK, and I didn't even know how much money I spent, just to let them find opportunities.
Say a few kind words in front of the emperor and see if you can change your world
The position of son has been decided." Prince Ren said bitterly, "If you can't give a reasonable explanation for this matter, do you think the civil servants and censors in the court can let you go? Who would dare to take the risk then?
Do you want to speak for you at the risk of being despised by your colleagues and being joined by the imperial censor?"
After hearing what Prince Ren said, Li Ziting finally suppressed his anger temporarily and fell into silence.
Although he often confronts Prince Ren because of his position as the heir apparent, as he grows older, he sees many things more clearly than before.
His father had no reason to stop him from asking for a crown prince, let alone the need.
The key reason why there has been no result is that the emperor refused to nod.
So when he heard Prince Ren say that he had been silently sending gifts for this matter for the past two years, Li Ziting's heart was not made of iron after all, but he was moved a little softer.
But knowing that this was a trap set by Li Zi'an, he still took the initiative to get into it, how could he swallow this tone!