Among the people imprisoned in the prison, the most aggrieved one was Dugu Huaien. He just shouted twice and was imprisoned.
However, he also knew that this matter had little to do with him. King Changping and King Longxi hated Wei Zheng. Therefore, he leaned against the corner, hugging the quilt given by the jailer, and slept particularly soundly.
Even though the two cells next door were extremely noisy.
After a long night of tossing, Dugu was so helpless that he was really not in the mood to eat melon.
"Wei Zheng, don't think you can rely on His Highness the Crown Prince's trust in you to act recklessly. In this matter, you surrounded the Longxi Palace without permission. Your Highness the Crown Prince will not let you go lightly! Just wait for me!"
Li Shuliang gritted his teeth and looked at Wei Zheng next door.
Wei Zheng is as stable as Mount Tai, standing still.
"King Changping, this matter has nothing to do with you, why do you need to interfere. The murder of the King of Longxi is a major crime. It is reasonable and reasonable for me to interrogate it in Dali Temple. Even if His Highness the Crown Prince knows about it, do you think the King of Longxi can get away with it?"
"If the King of Longxi breaks the law, it will be dealt with by our Zongzheng Temple. What does it have to do with your Dali Temple? Don't meddle in your own business!"
"I didn't break the law!" Li Boyi, the king of Longxi next door, echoed.
"Really?" Wei Zheng sneered, "When the news from Chen Cang comes back, I hope His Highness the King of Longxi will still be as tough as ever."
Hearing this, Li Boyi looked very ugly.
What happened in Dayan Village was an accident. He never thought it would cause such a big fuss.
The county magistrate of Chencang is really a waste!
Li Zhiyun felt a little disgusted when he heard the bickering in the cell.
He said to Huangfu Wuyi: "Let Wei Zheng come out to see me."
"yes."
The lobby of the Ministry of Justice.
"Xuancheng, you went too far this time."
"Your Highness is saying that subordinates should not pursue the royal family?" Wei Zheng looked at Li Zhiyun angrily.
Li Zhiyun shook his head, "No, what I mean is that you shouldn't alert the enemy."
Hearing this, Wei Zheng felt slightly relieved.
"This official's inability to do things well has disappointed His Highness."
Li Zhiyun said: "I leave this matter to you. Not only must I find out the situation, but also Chen Cang, and even the officials up and down Qizhou, you have to find out for me!"
With Li Zhiyun's support, Wei Zheng's confidence greatly increased.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, if the investigation is unclear, I will never make it difficult for Your Highness. If the investigation is unclear, I will not return to Chang'an!"
"Let's fight quickly, otherwise I won't be able to give you too much time." Li Zhiyun reminded.
"yes."
After Wei Zheng went down, Li Zhiyun met Dugu Huaien again, chatted with him casually, and then asked him to go back and rest.
Finally, I met Li Shuliang and Li Boyi.
"His Royal Highness, you have to make the decision for me. This Wei Zheng is so audacious that he actually surrounded the palace without permission. His servants even broke into the Longxi King's bedroom and disturbed the peace of the palace. What kind of behavior is this? Your Highness, you can't tolerate him, otherwise
It will only fuel his arrogance!" Li Shuliang complained.
Li Zhiyun comforted him: "Uncle, don't be anxious. There will be judgments about right and wrong. But the truth has not been found out yet, so I can't punish anyone yet. Don't worry, uncle, I have asked Wei Zheng to investigate. If
This is a lie, and even if the emperor doesn’t tell him, he will punish Wei Zheng severely!"
"Your Highness, I was wronged." Li Boyi said and said miserably.
Li Zhiyun didn't even look at him, but still said to Li Shuliang: "Uncle Emperor, you should go back and rest first, and we will wait until the emperor finds out."
Li Shuliang hesitated and said: "Your Highness, this matter involves the clan, so it should be handled by our Zongzheng Temple."
"Really?" Li Zhiyun said: "But I remember that Zongzheng Temple is only responsible for punishing the clan. This matter of conviction seems to be outside the jurisdiction of Zongzheng Temple."
Hearing this, Li Shuliang paused.
Is there this one?
Although he has the title of Minister of Zongzhengji, he usually doesn't care about such things.
Li Zhiyun glanced at him and asked, "Uncle Emperor, doesn't he know?"
"Ahem, I know, I know." Li Shuliang said, "That's it."
Li Zhiyun nodded and immediately said: "The King of Longxi is involved in eucalyptus, so he will stay in the Ministry of Punishment for the time being."
After saying that, without waiting for Li Boyi to continue his misfortune, he turned around and left without giving him a chance to talk nonsense.
After Li Zhiyun left, Li Shuliang turned around and asked Li Boyi.
"What on earth did you do?"
He had a normal relationship with Li Boyi and would not go against the prince for Li Boyi's sake. He was just dissatisfied with Wei Zheng's interference in the power of Zongzheng Temple.
Not even saying hello, but arresting the clan king like a bandit, this is completely disrespecting Zong Zhengqing!
Li Boyi shook his head, "I didn't do anything, it was Wei Zheng who slandered me."
Although Li Shuliang was stupid, he was not that stupid. When he saw that Li Boyi was hiding something, he knew that the matter was not simple.
"You take care of yourself."
After saying that, Li Shuliang raised his feet and left.
Although he is the King of Changping, Zong Zhengqing, and the Prime Minister, all these are things given to him by the prince. If Li Boyi really did something that made people angry, he would not have to do evil to the prince because of Li Boyi.
Watching Li Shuliang leave, Li Boyi couldn't help but panic.
The King of Longxi took the punishment department into custody, and Wei Zheng, the minister of Dali Temple, personally went out to investigate. There are various signs that this time it may be a big deal!
In the past two days, Jingzhao Yin Dugu Huaien, who was involved in the incident, was invited by various gods to Pingkangfang to drink wine and brag.
Gradually, news about the Longxi King's murder in Chencang spread from various places.
Bang bang bang!
"Brother Chai! Brother Chai! Brother Chai!"
After learning that his brother Li Boyi, the younger brother of King Li Boyi of Longxi, and King Li Fengci of Bohai, learned that his brother had been arrested, he immediately went to find someone to rescue him.
The first one was Changping King Li Shuliang, but Li Shuliang didn't give him much help, because Li Shuliang was a good minister who abided by the law. Of course he didn't...well, actually it was Li Fengci who gave him too little. Li Shuliang thought
Not that little money.
Because of the soap profits, Li Shuliang is now a famous rich man in Chang'an.
In desperation, Li Fengci could only come to Chai Shao.
But does Chai Shao dare to help?
The answer is no.
Because he was the governor of Qizhou. He had no idea that something like this happened in Chencang County under his rule. This was a huge dereliction of duty on his part!
Now, Chai Shao himself was so panicked that he still dared to talk to Li Boyi.
Bang!
The door opened, and Princess Pingyang came out, with a feminine look on her face.
"It's Fengci, what's the matter?"
Li Boyi and Li Fengci, their two brothers' father Li Zhan died early, and they were raised by Li Yuan since they were young, so Li Xiuning also knew these two losers.
How useless are they?
When Li Yuan was still in good health, he was dissatisfied with their extravagant and luxurious life, and even beat them up once or twice.
It's a pity that these two brothers haven't changed at all, they are still eating and drinking and waiting to die.
If these two people were not descendants of the clan, they would have died early in the chaos of the late Sui Dynasty.
"Princess, help me, princess, please save my brother." Li Fengci begged.
Li Xiuning shouted: "Why panic? If the King of Longxi has no fault, no one would dare to do anything to him. Just go back and wait for news."
Li Fengci was in great distress, he only came to plead for mercy because he knew it had happened!
"Princess...Princess!"
Bang!
The door closed, leaving Li Fengci messy in the wind.
Li Xiuning was behind the door and ordered: "No matter how he calls, you are not allowed to let him in."
"yes."
Li Fengci was looking for people everywhere in Chang'an to build connections, but no one dared to help. The reason was simple. The prince asked Dali Temple to investigate the case, which made it clear that he wanted to get to the bottom of it. Who would be stupid enough to wade into troubled waters?
Among the officials in Chang'an, big and small, no one knows the temper of Wei Zheng, the minister of Dali Temple, and knows that Wei Zheng belongs to the prince.