In the case of the theft of ordnance from the Ministry of Industry, after Zheng Shanguo's operation, the truth has basically come to light.
Wude Hall.
"Your Majesty, I am impeaching the Dou family for secretly possessing crossbows, plotting evil, and intending to commit rebellion. Please allow me to capture the Dou family's intervening personnel and deliver them to Dali Temple!" Zheng Shanguo stood in the center of the hall, bowing, with the wat board covering his cheeks, and his voice
Loud.
The officials on both sides pricked up their ears and listened carefully.
This is big news!
Dou's secret possession of a crossbow and his intention to rebel was the biggest case since the founding of the dynasty.
"Unbridled!" Dou Jing walked out of the queue and stared at Zheng Shanguo, his eyes as cold as snakes and scorpions. He had a strong tendency to beat Zheng Shanguo to death for his disagreement. In fact, he did want to beat Zheng Shanguo to death for slandering the Dou family for treason.
"The Dou family is very loyal to His Majesty, but a young man secretly hid the bow and crossbow in the Dou family's manor, intending to frame the crime and murder the Dou family. Zheng Siqing did not care about the facts and forced the crime on the Dou family. What is his motive!
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Zheng Shanguo was naturally not afraid of Dou Jing. He sarcastically said: "I don't agree with what Dou Shangshu said. There are so many powerful people in Chang'an, how come someone framed the Dou family? Dou Shangshu might as well tell you who is here."
Frame you?"
Dou Jing said with a gloomy face: "The Dou family is a prominent family in the Tang Dynasty and has never had any second thoughts about the imperial court. This must be the work of an enemy country." At this point, he raised his hand to the emperor Li Yuan and said, "Your Majesty, I invite you.
Investigate this case strictly and restore Dou's innocence."
Li Yuan had a cold face and was very unhappy with Dou Jing's use of the words "Dingli House" to describe the Dou family. This was almost reminding him that without the Dou family, there would be no Tang Dynasty.
"All the people involved in the case have been jailed. They have admitted that the secret possession of crossbows was under the instructions of the Dou family. There is no need for strict investigation." Li Yuan said coldly, his tone was very harsh, and he was obviously very angry.
Dou Kang said: "Your Majesty, those people involved in the case all died suddenly after confessing in Dali Temple. This makes people doubt that Zheng Siqing was beaten into the crime. I ask your Majesty to allow me to thoroughly investigate the case."
Li Zhiyun, who was standing in front, was secretly surprised that this old guy Zheng Shanguo was really ruthless in what he did.
They actually killed everyone. Now there is no evidence to prove the death, only testimonies are left. Naturally, Dali Temple will take whatever they say.
Good guy, so vicious!
"Isn't that inappropriate?" Pei Ji walked out slowly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this case involves the Dou family. If Prime Minister Dou is asked to be responsible for investigating the case, I'm afraid the truth will never be revealed."
"Please speak carefully, Prime Minister Pei!" Dou Kang spoke fiercely, "I am loyal to Your Majesty and will never protect any clan member. If it is true that a member of the Dou clan committed the crime, I will personally lead people to plead guilty to Your Majesty. If it was not the Dou clan, but
Someone is deliberately framing him, Mrs. Dou will never let that thief go!"
"Does Dou Xiang want to hide the truth and fabricate the facts?" Zheng Shanguo said coldly.
"Bold!" Dou Kang stared at him, "When did I ever say such a thing?"
Zheng Shanguo sneered coldly: "It's really a joke to let Mr. Dou be responsible for investigating the case. Throughout the past and present, this matter is unheard of and unseen. It's ridiculous."
Li Shimin clasped his fists and said: "Father, I carefully read the case files submitted by Dali Temple and found that the weapons and crossbows found from Dou's manor were only dozens. In terms of arrow arrays, they were not enough to cause damage.
In addition, the file only said that it was the instruction of a member of the Dou family, but it did not mention why the crossbow was secretly hidden. Father, this case is full of doubts. I am bold and ask my father to investigate thoroughly and clear the Dou family.
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"Ahem." Li Jiancheng coughed twice and cupped his hands and said: "Father, what King Qin said is not unreasonable. It is just a matter of investigating the case, so it is better to leave it to Dali Temple. In addition, this case involves the Dou family, if
If Dali Temple needs to conduct a thorough investigation of the place, please ask Father to order the Dou family to cooperate with Dali Temple’s investigation.”
Dou Kang's eyes widened. How could this be done? Let Dali Temple take the lead in investigating the case and also investigate the Dou family at will. If they framed the case halfway and put a few crossbows in the Dou family's manor, they would not be able to clean it up even if they jumped into the river.
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"Your Majesty, the Dou family has absolutely no intention of treason, and I ask for your Majesty's warning!" Dou Kang said quickly. However, his words were very pale and not convincing at all.
Li Yuan said coldly: "But the crossbow was indeed found from Dou's manor. How do you explain it?"
"That was framed!" Dou Jing said.
"Who framed it?" Li Yuan asked.
"This..." Dou Jing was speechless for a moment, then he held up his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please give me time, I will definitely catch the murderer!"
"How long do you need?" Li Yuan asked again.
"Three months is enough!" Dou Jing said. As long as he has three months, even if he can't find the murderer, he can still find a way to pass the blame to others.
Li Yuan suddenly showed a sneer and said sarcastically: "Three months is too little, how about I give you three years?"
Dou Jing said humbly: "Your Majesty is so kind to me. It doesn't take three years. Three months is enough to find the murderer."
Li Shimin opened his mouth, looked at Dou Jing, and then silently closed his eyes.
boom!
Li Yuan slapped the emperor's desk, causing all the officials in the palace to tremble.
"You've got both the stolen goods and the stolen goods, and you're still messing around here!"
Facing the furious Li Yuan, Dou Jing did not react for a moment and stood blankly in the center of the hall.
Dou Kang looked at Dou Wei, who had been silent, hoping that he would stand up and defend himself, but Dou Wei remained silent and looked at the floor quietly.
Li Yuan stood up and said heartbrokenly: "The Dou family is my in-laws and a relative of the emperor. I have always regarded them as strangers and have great affection for them. But what about you? What are you doing? You hide your crossbows secretly and you want to rebel.
What!"
"Mr. Dou has absolutely no intention of doing this. Please tell me for your Majesty's warning!" Dou Kang shouted loudly.
After venting his anger, Li Yuan looked up to the sky and sighed.
"I believe in Mr. Dou, but now, how do you expect me to believe it?"
To put it bluntly, Lao Li wants evidence, evidence that proves that the Dou family did not hide the crossbows secretly and that there was no rebellion.
But the problem is that Dali Temple immediately arrested all the people involved in the case, and even the scene was sealed off by Zuo Xiaowei's people. Those who knew about it have now been beaten to death by Zheng Shanguo.
How to prove this?
The whole hall was silent.
Dou Kang and Dou Jing were speechless. Dou Gui was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and kept looking at Li Shimin, hoping that the King of Qin would stand up and exonerate Dou.
But after Li Shimin finished speaking, he didn't speak for a long time.
Li Jiancheng was also a little surprised. The second brother didn't refute fiercely this time, which really surprised him. But it doesn't matter, what needs to be done must be done.
"Father, since Prime Minister Dou and Shangshu Dou feel that this case is very suspicious, and they don't believe in Dali Temple's ability to handle the case, why not let them identify the officials themselves to solve the case?"
Hearing this, the officials in the palace immediately started talking.
Who dares to take over this case?
Not to mention the difficulty of solving the case itself, just the news that Dou was framed is enough to scare people away.
Could it be an ordinary person who dares to frame the Dou family?
How many heads can ordinary people dare to oppose the Dou family in Chang'an?
No one dared to step forward and take on the case.
At this time, all the ministers picked up the wat board and covered their faces to show that they could not see me or see me.
Dou Jing was overjoyed. She didn't seem to expect that the prince would suddenly send them an assist. If he could identify one of his own to 'solve the case', that wouldn't be impossible.
Before he could speak, Li Jiancheng continued: "But this case is not trivial. If we can't solve the case, we are deliberately delaying time and should be punished!"
This is to tell the ministers clearly that if you don’t have diamonds, don’t do the porcelain work!