What happened was quite simple, and it became clear when Li Zhiyun was investigating. Originally, he thought he had screwed up this time, but he didn't expect to break out the secret room where Dou's imitation kerosene was made. When he recognized the imitation kerosene, Li Zhiyun had already
Decided that he must use this to bite the Dou family.
During the subsequent investigation, he found that he was overthinking and there was no need for him to bite because the imitation kerosene was done by Dou, or Dou Jing!
The investigation process was very simple. After a search by the Guard Army, they found the person in charge of the grain store and the surviving slaves, and found out from them the craftsmen involved in the matter. Then they captured the craftsmen, followed the clues, and caught Wu Zhen, the ghost in the Ministry of Industry.
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Under Wu Zhen's confession, Dou Jing was instantly exposed.
The success made Li Zhiyun feel unreal.
This time, no one can save Mr. Dou.
Zheng Shanguo looked at Dou Jing, with a sense of hatred that iron could not be transformed into steel. As Dou Kang showed his goodwill to the East Palace, they were all ready to accept the Dou family. But they never expected that such a bad thing would happen.
At the same time, he was also deeply worried about the King of Chu. Because of the investigation of counterfeit kerosene, he was not aware of it at all. It was all conducted secretly by the King of Chu.
Now that all the witnesses and physical evidence are available, how can the case be overturned?
The happiest person was Chen Shuda, who felt happy when he saw Dou Kang in pain and felt as happy as punishing the traitor.
"Dou Kang, Dou Jing, what else do you have to say?" Li Yuan looked at them expressionlessly.
say what?
Nothing to say!
The irrefutable evidence forced Dou Jing to plead guilty.
Dou Jing knelt down and bowed his head, "I know that I am guilty."
I don’t know and I can’t help it, because I can’t argue with it.
Dou Kang cried and said: "Your Majesty, Dou Jing has committed such a heinous crime, and I dare not intercede for him. However, I beg your Majesty to give the Dou family a chance to make up for their mistakes. This time, most of Yiyangfang was burned down, and Dou Kang
I am willing to rebuild the imperial court."
Chen Shuda did not want to let him go, and said directly: "Your Majesty, Dou Jing's private manufacture of kerosene is tantamount to treason. I ask your Majesty to punish the Dou family as a warning. Otherwise, everyone in the aristocratic family will learn from the Dou family, and the court will be in order.
Where is it?"
Having said this, several ministers from aristocratic families glanced at Chen Shuda.
More or less, they disagreed with this statement. Who the hell would imitate Dou Jing and make private kerosene?
It's not like he's preparing to rebel.
Seeing that Chen Shuda was still unwilling to let Dou go, Dou Kang wanted to stab Chen Shuda to death on the spot.
Li Yuan frowned slightly and looked at Li Zhiyun, "King Chu, what do you think?"
Li Zhiyun thought for a while and said: "Father, I would like to ask Dou Jing a question first."
"Ask."
"yes."
Li Zhiyun walked up to Dou Jing and said, "Dou Jing, why did you imitate kerosene? Is it really to rebel?"
"No, no, I never thought about it." Dou Jing quickly denied it, and then said, "I just want to use it for business."
"Who are you selling to?" Li Zhiyun narrowed his eyes slightly.
This problem is as serious as rebellion, because it is funding the enemy.
Dou Jing explained: "There were once merchants from a small country in the Western Regions who saw the power of kerosene and wanted to buy it to fight against the Western Turks."
The East Turks refer to Jieli and Tuli, which are mainly in the north of the Tang Dynasty, close to the sea. The West Turks are the Turkic tribes entrenched in the Western Regions. Although they are both Turks, the East and West Turks are enemies.
Li Zhiyun was relieved when he heard that it was not sold to Jie Li, but he was not completely relieved.
"Dou Jing, now our country is beyond the reach of the Western Region. If the kerosene falls into the hands of the enemy, do you know how much pressure it will put on our border!"
Li Zhiyun wished he could destroy this evil pen with one shot.
Now that the world has not yet been unified, and the Eastern Turks are watching, Dou Jing, an idiot, actually sells kerosene to the Western Regions.
Isn’t this making the game more difficult for Datang?
Dou Jing was only obedient and didn't know how to answer Li Zhiyun.
Pei Ju said worriedly: "What His Royal Highness the King of Chu said is not unreasonable. Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Western Region has lost control. Although the Western Turks, Gaochang and other countries have sent envoys to the court, after all, the sky is high and the road is far. Once they get the kerosene weapon,
, there may be border security problems in Longxi."
Pei Ju once made a military expedition to the Western Regions. On this issue, no one has more say than him.
The issue rose to the level of national security, and Li Yuan was furious and revealed his murderous intent.
"Dou Jing, you deserve to die!"
Li Yuan originally had no desire to kill Dou Jing, but now he really wanted to chop off Dou Jing's head with a knife.
The Tang Dynasty has just been founded, and it is impossible to take back the homeland of the Western Regions in a short period of time. If the Western Regions are made stronger, it will definitely put pressure on the Longxi region of the Tang Dynasty.
Dou Kang was completely numb and could not defend Dou Jing. He was shocked by his brother's stupidity and had no confidence to plead for him.
Li Zhiyun asked: "How much did you sell?"
"It hasn't been sold yet," Dou Jing said, "because it hasn't been successfully imitated."
Hearing this, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
At this point, Li Zhiyun had no more problems and returned to his position.
Next, it’s time to put Dou on trial. After all, making kerosene privately is a big crime, and Dou can’t escape the blame.
Li Yuan looked at Dou Kang, then at Dou Jing, and ordered: "Prime Minister Dou, please stay, and the others should leave."
Hearing this, although everyone was surprised, they did not dare to say anything and left one after another. As for Dou Jing, Wu Zhen and others, they were taken away.
Li Zhiyun secretly guessed that Lao Li was just trying to suck Dou's blood as an excuse.
After all, it was impossible for the Dou family to escape unscathed after something like this happened, and they had to pay the price for it.
As for the price, this is a private transaction.
Outside the hall, Li Zhiyun called to Pei Ju.
"Pei Gong."
"Your Highness."
Li Zhiyun said: "Speaking of the Western Regions today, I have something to ask Duke Pei."
"Your Highness, it's okay to say so." Pei Ju said with a smile.
Li Zhiyun said: "I heard that Pei Gong once wrote the book "Illustrated Records of the Western Regions", and I would like to borrow it for some insights."
"That's it." Pei Ju said, "After the old minister returns home, he will order someone to give the book to His Highness."
"Thank you, Mr. Pei."
Inside the palace.
Li Yuan walked up to Dou Kang and gently helped him up.
"Are you okay, brother?"
Dou Kang is the brother of Queen Taimu, so it makes sense for Li Yuan to call him brother.
Dou Kang looked at Li Yuan and smiled bitterly, "I disappoint His Majesty."
Li Yuan sighed: "In the past, I could turn a blind eye to what Dou Jing did in the Ministry of Civil Affairs for the sake of Queen Taimu, but this time, he went too far. Burning Yiyangfang, I
It can be said that it is a vicious fight between knights and knights, but Huoyou, how do you want me to explain it to the courtiers?
What's more, you have also fought in the war, and you should know what it will mean to Datang once the kerosene spreads.
Dou Jing, he disappointed me so much this time."
Dou Kang sighed deeply, cupped his hands and said, "Ms. Dou knows that he made a mistake. Please, Your Majesty, give Mr. Dou a chance to make up for his mistake."
He knew that Li Yuan was giving him conditions by leaving him alone.
Li Yuan nodded and said: "Dou Jing can no longer stay in the court. He has made a big mistake this time and must be severely punished. Bashu is a good place, let him go there."
Dou Kang thought for a moment and then agreed.
It's not beheading, so it's still acceptable.
Immediately afterwards, Li Yuan said: "60% of Yiyangfang was burned down. Although the cause was not Dou Jing, the kerosene was made privately by him. Therefore, you still need to pay more attention to the aftermath, compensation, and reconstruction.
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"I obey." Dou Kang's heart was bleeding. He knew that agreeing would mean that the Dou family's money would flow out like water, but he could only agree.
"In addition." Li Yuan said again: "The granary is empty, and we need more from the Dou family to fill it."
"......yes."
"I know that this is Dou Jing's fault and has nothing to do with you. It will prevent you from being implicated by him, and it will also help you avoid suspicion. I plan to make you the director of Shannan Daoxingtai. What do you think?"