After Wang Zhu returned, he reported the words of these people to Li Xian in detail. After hearing the news, Li Xian was moved and said silently: "You have not let me down, and I will definitely not let you down in the future. But this way
I can still handle a little storm."
Because Empress Wu urged the case very urgently, this time the Tripartite Tribunal Trial was also carried out very quickly, and the Tribunal Trial began the next day.
Although it was said to be a three-court trial, due to the identity gap between the person who was trying the case and the person being tried, it was actually the three judges who invited Li Xian to the Yushitai, and then conducted a "consultation". After all, Li Xian
Xian is still the crown prince now. Although the presiding judge Yuan Gongyu really wants to put Li Xian to death, if he is now tried like an ordinary prisoner, I am afraid that this kind of behavior that dares to risk the disapproval of the world will definitely be criticized by the world.
The verbal and written criticism.
Therefore, Yuan Gongyu could only resist the urge to knock Li Xian to the ground, and said kindly: "Your Highness, I have something unclear and I would like to ask your Highness for advice. I hope that Your Highness can help clarify my doubts."
Li Xianwei nodded slightly and said, "Doctor Yuan, there is no need to be polite. If you have anything to say, just say it. I will definitely tell you everything and answer Dr. Yuan's questions."
When Yuan Gongyu heard this, his face twitched involuntarily, and he thought silently: "I'm just being polite to you, and what else can I say to answer your questions? Humph, you have to recognize the reality. You are a prisoner now, but I am
Chief Inquisitor, no matter how high your status is, you are just a prisoner now. Soon, your status as the Lord of the East Palace will change, and the best outcome for you is to be imprisoned like the former Prince Xian.
In a poor place, even with your current influence, being a prisoner is a luxury. You will probably be executed directly like Xiao Jing! Hehe, boy, I will tolerate you for a while until you are destroyed.
When you become the crown prince, don’t blame me for stepping on you so hard!"
Yuan Gongyu suppressed the anger in his heart and said with a faint smile: "Your Highness, I would like to ask, is it true that Your Highness distributed huge amounts of property to the sergeants?"
Even though he was pretending to be a pretense before, when the trial actually came, Li Xian became serious, nodded and said, "This is indeed the case."
"In this case, I would like to ask, are these properties the ones awarded by the Queen of Heaven?" Yuan Gongyu's eyes flashed sharply, and he continued to ask with a kind face.
Li Xian shook his head when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "Those properties have been lent by the queen, how can I conjure them up and give them to the generals?"
In fact, Li Xian also knew that Yuan Gongyu did not want him to say this, but he hoped that it would be better to lie and say that those properties were given to him by Empress Wu, so that he could seize the opportunity to catch his mistake and deal with him calmly.
But Yuan Gongyu nodded, and then said with a smile: "In that case, did the Crown Prince use his personal property to reward his soldiers?"
"Yes, it's true." Li Xian didn't hide anything and said directly.
"In that case, can the minister say that His Royal Highness violated the laws of our court by befriending sergeants in private?" Yuan Gongyu began to show a hint of ferocity in his words, and then asked in a deep voice.
"Haha, what Doctor Yuan said is wrong. I did use my personal property to reward my subordinates. However, at that time, I was giving the reward in the name of the imperial court. The purpose was not to make friends with the sergeants, but for the stability of the Tang Dynasty.
, Don’t let the soldiers on the expedition feel cold! Doctor Yuan, ask yourself, if you were a soldier on the expedition and risked your life to fight for the country, but in the end you were not rewarded for your merits, would you be resentful in your heart? We won this battle, but what about the next time?
Who else is willing to serve the country? Even if it is wrong to kill and surrender soldiers this time, it is also my fault as a decision-maker. What does it have to do with those soldiers who fought bravely? I would rather be punished myself than let those who have made contributions to the country
The soldiers who have done so have not received the rewards they deserve. Therefore, I feel deeply aggrieved for those soldiers who have rendered meritorious service. However, my mother does not listen to my persuasion. What can I do? I can only find a way to raise a sum of property and reward them.
In order to appease the hearts of those soldiers who have done meritorious service, Doctor Yuan, please tell me, what is wrong with what I did?"
By the end of his speech, Li Xian was very excited. He pointed at Yuan Gongyu and asked loudly.
Seeing Li Xian's righteous words, Yuan Gongyu was speechless and said: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is devoted to the country, and the old ministers also admire him, but he cannot do things independently. Can't he ask the court for instructions first on such matters?
Furthermore, His Highness the Crown Prince said that the rewards were issued in the name of the imperial court, is there any evidence?"
Li Xian laughed and said: "Of course there is evidence. All the soldiers who have done meritorious service are witnesses. Even all the soldiers who returned to Luoyang with me are witnesses. They can prove that what I said is not lies. As for applying to the imperial court
, I have also written a report on this matter, but it was detained in Zhongshu Province and no one has handed it over to my father so far. As a censor, shouldn't Mr. Yuan also investigate such a matter?"
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, the old minister will definitely report this matter to the Emperor and request the imperial court to investigate the matter thoroughly. The old minister has another question to ask, where did the property that His Highness the Crown Prince rewarded come from?"
Yuan Gongyu secretly glanced at Li Xian with a hint of malicious intent, because his first real trap today was finally about to reveal his sharp fangs.
Unexpectedly, Li Xian said with a heavy face: "Where did it come from? I also want to ask you, where can I come from? To steal? To rob? Hey, these are the things I came from during the Ming and Tang Dynasties.
The company borrowed it, look, there is an IOU here, and I have to bear the interest, five cents per month!"
After finishing speaking, Li Xian took out a piece of paper from his arms and photographed it in front of Yuan Gongyu.
Yuan Gongyu silently picked up the IOU, then looked at it carefully, nodded and said: "This is indeed the IOU signed by His Highness the Prince and the Ming and Tang Dynasties. I never expected that in order to appease the sergeant, His Highness the Prince actually went to the loan
This is the step.”
Yuan Gongyu's words were not untrue. Although this man was a close confidant of Empress Wu and knew his mission, he couldn't help but feel a little moved when he saw this scene. After all, there were not many military commanders who could do this.
After hearing these words, Di Renjie and Du Jingjian felt sincere admiration in their hearts, because what Li Xian did was really difficult for ordinary people to do.
"In this case, I will investigate whether the matter is true or false, and I will definitely give an explanation to His Royal Highness when the time comes." Yuan Gongyu sighed and said solemnly to Li Xian. (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!