Chapter 98 The flowers are bright and the willows are dark
Li Longji was startled. He thought Li Linfu had gone to Huazhou, but unexpectedly he came back.
Li Longji pondered for a moment and then said: "Announce his appearance!"
Not long after, Li Linfu hurriedly walked into the imperial study, knelt down and cried: "I have come here to apologize to Your Majesty!"
Li Longji glanced at him and said calmly: "What's the crime of loving Qing?"
"Wei Chen had selfish motives more than ten days ago and promoted his son. The minister of household affairs should be given to the best official, but Wei Chen gave it to his own son and did not report it to His Majesty."
"What is your master's rank in the Ming Dynasty in the 22nd year of Kaiyuan?"
"Reporting to your majesty, he is the seventeenth one!"
"Who is the examiner?"
"Zhang Jiuling is the examiner!"
"Then he served as Qianniu Guards and joined the military for twelve years. How was his evaluation?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, he has been rated as above in ten years and in middle school in two years!"
Li Longji nodded, "Such a good official, why has he been a seventh-grade official for twelve years without any chance of promotion?"
Li Linfu sighed and said, "I reported back to Your Majesty because the minister didn't like him very much. His character was too cowardly, so the opportunity was given to other sons to suppress him."
Li Longji pondered for a moment and asked: "He was arrested last night. The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple accused him of burning down the clerical warehouse of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Does Li Xiangguo know?"
"Your Majesty, as a minister, I don't want an unjust case to appear in the court, and as a father, I can't bear to have my son framed, so I heard about the incident halfway and rushed back to complain to Your Majesty!"
Li Longji nodded, "Aiqing, continue!"
Li Linfu said with tears in his eyes: "Reporting to your majesty, I heard that someone accused Wei Chen of arranging his son to burn down the warehouse to cover up the household deficit. I am still angry. Tiger poison does not eat its seeds. No matter how bad or evil I, Li Linfu, will be, I will
I won’t let my own son set fire and become a thief. Am I so stupid that I can’t find someone else?”
Li Longji was silent, Li Linfu's defense was very strong, and the inferences in the report were indeed unethical. It was impossible for the court to use such unethical testimony to convict someone.
He glanced at Gao Lishi, and Gao Lishi immediately understood. The emperor had no intention of involving Li Linfu in this case. He was not ready to quit and replace him, but the emperor wanted to take steps.
Gao Lishi immediately said: "Your Majesty, can you please allow me to say something?"
"Gao Weng, please speak!"
"Just now Wei Chen said that there is something fishy about this case. Lie Feng reported that there was a witchcraft last night, and then there were some unreasonable things. In my opinion, there are currently four things that are very unreasonable."
Li Longji said lightly: "Gao Weng might as well explain it in detail!"
"First of all, the first point is that it is unreasonable for Li Dai to set fire just three days after taking office. As His Majesty said, even if a thief steps in, it will take a month. With all kinds of cooperation, various plans, and various arrangements, three days is simply not enough.
Then there is the second point. Li Dai found a paper dragon with a charm under his desk. The fire broke out at the first watch, and he was caught at the fourth watch. There was a gap of three hours. He just threw the paper dragon into the toilet.
Why didn't he throw it away when it was time for a cup of tea? Why did he insist on leaving the evidence to others to convict him?
Next comes the third point. The interrogation did not involve punishment. When the old slave heard that he would answer whatever the interrogator asked him, he quickly exposed his father and convicted his family of genocide. Your Majesty, an ant is still alive.
There has never been such a criminal since ancient times, unless he is a fool, but is it possible? Is Wailang, a dignified member of the household department of the imperial court, a fool?
Finally, the fourth point is that Lie Feng said that this morning someone sneaked into the Dali Temple Tianlao to assassinate Li Dai, but Lie Feng's apprentice stopped him in time and the assassin escaped.
Why did you want to assassinate Li Dai? Who are these assassins? There are many strange things in it!"
Li Longji nodded, "After Gao Weng's analysis, there are indeed many doubts. What about Gao Weng's opinion?"
Gao Lishi bowed and said: "Wei Chen suggested that the case be retried by Yushitai!"
"Accurate!"
Li Longji said to Li Linfu again: "I don't want to wrong anyone, whether it is the son of the prime minister or the son of a commoner. If your son is wronged, I will definitely give him justice!"
Li Linfu burst into tears of gratitude and said, "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"
Li Linfu secretly admired his grandson for seeing things thoroughly.
The emperor wanted to depose him, but he was not ready. If he stayed in Xinfeng County, the emperor would most likely go along with the situation and depose him.
But if you actively fight for it and try your best to defend your son, the emperor will be shaken and need more time to think about it, so he will not be so eager to give up.
Gao Lishi's attitude is very telling. If the emperor is determined to bring him down, why should Gao Lishi bother to defend himself?
It was his active struggle that made the emperor's position waver, so Gao Lishi took the opportunity to make a favor to himself.
Li Linfu was full of gratitude and emotion for his wise grandson. At the most critical moment, God gave him such a grandson.
When the carriage drove out of Danfeng Gate, he saw his grandson Li Ye still waiting outside Danfeng Gate. He immediately asked his men to take Li Ye into the carriage.
"How about it?"
Li Ye asked eagerly: "Has the emperor let go?"
Li Linfu nodded, "It should be what you said. The emperor is not ready to change his position yet, so although this is an opportunity to depose me, he still gave up and agreed to reopen your father's case."
Li Ye frowned, "If it's just a new trial, I'm afraid the emperor has not given up on deposing my grandfather. Maybe he just needs time to think about it. Our danger is not over yet, it can only be said to be slightly alleviated."
Li Linfu sighed, "I also know that these people will not give up."
"I'm afraid that Yang Shenjin will be the big problem next. They will use Yang Shenjin to interrogate him and implicate his grandfather and father."
"You are right. As long as your father refuses to admit it, they will not be able to break through directly. They will inevitably fight in a roundabout way, making side attacks and implicating us. Ye'er, what do you think?"
Li Linfu had calmed down from the initial panic and quickly returned to his scheming nature.
Through the fog, he gradually saw the truth of the matter.
The emperor wanted to control the household department. He did not allow himself to compete with him for the leadership of the household department, so he used his son as a bargaining chip to warn himself.
The Emperor may have let the Yang family handle the Yang Shenjin case, but his son's case must have been handled by the Emperor himself. This can explain the Emperor's indifference to such a serious incident as an assassin appearing in the prison of Dali Temple.
Because there is only one truth, the assassin was sent by him.
Just now Gao Lishi was just acting in front of him, did he still need his favor? The two of them beat themselves up with each other in literature and martial arts.
At the end of the day, his son refused to let go and wanted a new trial. This was obviously to continue to hang himself and prevent him from competing with the Yang family for the household department.
However, Lie Feng made a move that Li Linfu could not see through. Lie Feng was probably a slow chess move arranged by the Holy Emperor. Li Linfu looked at his grandson Li Ye and realized something in his heart. This slow chess move should have originated from his grandson and was a high-level move.
Deployed by Lux.
However, Li Linfu was more willing to let his grandson participate in the operation of this case, and let him do it freely since he had the backing up for him.
"Where do you plan to start?" Li Linfu asked.
Li Ye thought for a while and asked: "My grandson wants to know, what's the problem with Yang Shenjin?"
Li Linfu snorted coldly, "What's wrong with Yang Shenjin? He is a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty. Just because of this, their family will encounter a catastrophe sooner or later. The so-called three kings and two personalities are just a show."
Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "I want a sign for entering and exiting the square at night. My grandfather should have it!"
Of course, the Prime Minister has access cards. They often go home late. If there is an emergency to enter the palace, they need to enter and exit the gate late at night.
Li Linfu took out a silver medal and handed it to Li Ye, and told him: "I don't care what you do, but you must give me a bottom line: don't kill anyone. Once you kill someone, many things will be irreversible."
