Chapter 1471: What is His Highness the King of Han going to do?
When the two came out of prison, Dai Zhou still looked at the confession in his hand with disbelief.
Ma Zhiyuan had previously pleaded guilty.
But he only admitted his own sin.
There is no information about any behind-the-scenes instigators.
But what he is holding now is news about Li Xiaogong, the man behind the Qizhou Incident.
Although everyone had previously speculated that Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County, was the instigator behind the whole incident, no one had definite evidence.
But the situation is different now. Ma Zhiyuan, the number one figure in Qizhou officialdom, has accused Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County, as the mastermind behind the whole incident.
The meaning is different.
But what Dai Zhou didn't understand was why Zhao Chen wanted to go against the emperor?
The identity of the mastermind behind this must be revealed.
Even now Dai Zhou doesn't know whether this confession document should be presented to the emperor?
"Your Highness the King of Han, this confession document..."
"The confession document will be reviewed by the Ministry of Punishment, filed, and then handed over to the Ministry of Justice for review by the Prime Minister of the Fang and the Prime Minister of Wei." Zhao Chen took over Dai Zhou's words.
Dai Zhou was slightly shocked.
Zhao Chen asked him to do this, obviously because he wanted to cause trouble.
Does Zhao Chen really want to deal with Li Xiaogong as well?
"The emperor is benevolent and righteous to his brothers, but this does not mean that Li Xiaogong can do whatever he wants. Since he made a mistake, he should pay the price."
"What I don't want to see is that Li Xiaogong can return to the court after this matter is settled." Zhao Chen seemed to be explaining to Dai Zhou.
Dai Zhou seemed to understand a little bit.
The emperor has not dealt with Li Xiaogong now, but it may be possible for Li Xiaogong to return to the court in the future.
This is extremely unfair to the courtiers.
The so-called emperor committed the same crimes as the common people, let alone a Hejian prince.
If Li Xiaogong is allowed to return to the court in the future, then the so-called Tang law will really become a joke.
"Although there is Ma Zhiyuan's testimony, we do not have any direct evidence to prove that Li Xiaogong was the main instigator of this matter."
"So it can't kill him."
"But it doesn't matter. As long as Li Xiaogong can't appear in the court again in the future, then it will be fine." Zhao Chen said again.
Dai Zhou nodded.
As long as Li Xiaogong has this suspicion, all officials will not be able to accept the fact that he returns to the court.
This also completely cut off Li Xiaogong's future path.
"It is my great fortune in the Tang Dynasty to have His Royal Highness the King of Han at your Majesty's side!"
"It's just that His Highness the King of Han may offend His Majesty the Emperor by doing this. Then His Majesty the Emperor will be furious." Dai Zhou understood what Zhao Chen meant.
But at the same time, he was also worried that the emperor would think that Zhao Chen was doing something unnecessary and was deliberately going against him.
When the time comes, he will inevitably hate Zhao Chen.
This is not a good thing for Zhao Chen.
"That's okay." Zhao Chen smiled calmly.
Anyway, he was going to the front line soon, and he didn't care whether the emperor was angry or not.
If Li Xiaogong can really return to the court, this will be the greatest disadvantage to everyone.
The two of them did not speak anymore, but returned to the Dali Temple government office.
The businessmen's students in the government office have almost sorted out the trial cases.
When he saw the two of them coming back, he quickly stood up to greet them.
"This is Ma Zhiyuan's latest confession. Go to the Ministry of Punishment and invite the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment." Dai Zhou handed the confession in his hand to one of the businessmen's students.
The above content happened to be seen by the students who are the children of businessmen.
When they saw Ma Zhiyuan's latest confession and the Hejian County Prince Li Xiaogong who he testified against, the faces of the businessmen and students also changed drastically.
"Master Dai, is this true?" The businessman's student seemed a little unbelievable and looked at Dai Zhou in amazement.
"Of course it's true, go ahead." Dai Zhou nodded, then looked at Zhao Chen again.
He doesn't know what will happen if this matter becomes serious?
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"Fang Xiang, look at this." The next morning, as soon as Fang Xuanling arrived at the Shangshu Provincial Yamen, he was pulled aside by Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng took out a folding book from his arms and handed it to Fang Xuanling with a cautious face.
"What's wrong? It looks like this?" Fang Xuanling smiled, feeling a little strange in her heart.
Wei Zheng rarely spoke to him like this.
What could possibly make him so mysterious, or so worried?
"Just watch it first!" Wei Zheng shook his head and did not explain to Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling smiled and then opened the fold in his hand.
But just after taking a look, Fang Xuanling's expression immediately changed.
He thought that the matter in Qizhou was almost settled, but the book in his hand told him that the matter was far from over.
Zhao Chen actually went to Dali Temple Prison to interrogate Ma Zhiyuan in person.
The key thing is that Ma Zhiyuan actually revealed the name of the person behind the scenes.
Although it was just a name with no other content, it was enough to cause a huge wave in the court.
"What is your Highness the King of Han doing?"
"Didn't you say before that His Highness the King of Han did not express his views on Li Xiaogong's matter?" Fang Xuanling was a little confused.
Wei Zheng also looked gloomy.
Although he did not go to see Zhao Chen directly, during his meeting with Cheng Yaojin, he learned that Zhao Chen had no intention of pursuing the truth behind the scenes.
But what is the situation now?
"I don't know, now that the matter is in our hands, how should we act?" Wei Zheng shook his head, and then asked Fang Xuanling.
This matter involves major matters.
Should they report it to the emperor immediately?
"His Majesty the Emperor did not punish the Prince of Hejian County appropriately. It is estimated that His Highness the King of Han was worried that the Prince of Hejian County would return to court one day."
"But if we report it directly to His Majesty the Emperor, I think His Majesty will anger the King of Han."
"Furthermore, this matter was handed over directly from the Ministry of Punishment to the Ministry of Secretariat. It is probably His Highness the King of Han's own idea, otherwise he could have handed it over directly to His Majesty the Emperor." Fang Xuanling said slowly.
I also immediately understood the reason why this letter came to Shangshu Province?
Wei Zheng's face darkened, Zhao Chen would undoubtedly anger the emperor by doing this.
Moreover, doing so would not be of any benefit to Zhao Chen himself.
He didn't quite understand why Zhao Chen would make such a choice.
"Then let's review this document directly and hand it to His Majesty the Emperor?" Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling asked.
Fang Xuanling nodded.
At the moment, this approach seems to be the safest.
Zhao Chen probably hoped they would do the same.
Otherwise, why would you ask the Ministry of Punishment to hand over the document to the Minister of Finance?
"I just don't know what His Highness the King of Han is thinking. In fact, His Majesty the Emperor's attitude has been very clear before, that is, he is unwilling to hold the Hejian County Prince accountable."
"Otherwise..." Fang Xuanling shook her head again, and then did not continue.
Wei Zheng also understood what he meant.
"Then let's find someone to review the package." Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling said.
The two walked into the Shangshu Provincial Government Office and looked at the busy Shangshu Provincial officials in front of them: "Everyone, here is the latest interrogation situation about Qizhou. Let's put down what we are doing and come over to discuss it!"