Chapter 631 The Villain First to sue 4

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the Queen Mother is here!"

What happened last night was full of 120,000 strangeness. Obviously, a group of eunuchs were not willing to get involved in it easily. Especially in the presence of Li Xian, the party concerned, the ministers and workers did not intend to express their position easily. They just followed the rules of the court and showed Li Xian a salute, so they all stood on both sides of the hall silently. The ground was waiting for the arrival of Gao Zong, which was more than half an hour, until everyone was a little impatient. In the middle of a shout, Gao Zong and Empress Wu had turned out of the apse side by side.

"My ministers (chens, etc.) kowtowed to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress."

As soon as they saw that Gao Zong and his wife had arrived, the ministers and workers did not dare to neglect them a little. They folded their spirits one after another and worshipped each other.

"It's all free."

Gao Zong's look was quite bad. His eyebrows were slightly locked, and he seemed to be very worried. After sitting down, he had nothing to say, but he raised his hand indifferently and casually ordered.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Gao Zong was free, but the courtiers did not dare to lose their etiquette. According to the court rules, they thanked them loudly, and then stood on both sides of the hall.

"Hian'er, what happened to the granary of 'Deng Ji Company' last night?"

Although he had the notebook of Fan Libing, Shao Yin of Luoyang Prefecture, Gao Zong did not order the reading, but directly picked Li Xian out to take the lead. Obviously, there was a different kind of thought in it.

Oh, poor old man, he is really well-intentioned!

Li Xian had already guessed what Gao Zong was thinking before he entered the palace. He also knew that Gao Zong was bound to let himself take the lead. In essence, he just hoped to hear different reports from Li Xian, the person concerned. In addition, he also took this opportunity to entrust the power of trial to Li Xianzhi. The problem is Can Li Xian pick it up? The answer is - no!

Reason? It's very simple. Emotionally, Li Xian actually wants to let go of Li Xian, which is a threat to Li Xian now. There is no need to kill him any more. After all, blood is always thicker than water. Li Xian is not cold-blooded to the point of not talking about family affection, but in terms of the situation, Li Xian is powerless, just because At that time, Li Xian's main energy can only focus on disaster relief and the subsequent promotion of grain seeds. Only through these two things can Li Xian be able to gain a firm foothold in the court and gradually encroach on the power of the Empress Wu. As for the trial of the case, on the one hand, it involves too much energy and has to outweigh the gains and losses; secondly, it has not been carried out with the Queen Wu. At the time of the decisive battle, it was impossible for Li Xian to mess up his pace in order to save Li Xian's life!

"To my father and emperor, my son and minister yesterday presided over the overall situation of disaster relief under the will of my father's decree. I know that I am weak and trembling and dare not be careless. Considering that the granary is the most important part of the disaster relief, I specially dispatched hundreds of guards of the East Palace to guard the safety. It was originally a preventive measure, but I did not think that there would really be a bandit attack. According to the bandits used Chen Xiaotian and Zhu Kai. First of all, there are hundreds of them. The soldiers are divided into three ways and attack the granary. There is also Liu Mingfu, the lieutenant of the Luoyang Government Guard Battalion, who wants to break into the granary in the name of arresting for thieves. After being stopped by our East Palace guards, he moved and did not go. Our East Palace guards had to divide the troops to block each other, so that he failed to annihilate the intruding thieves. His crime was unforgivable. He should be dismissed and asked. In order to investigate the fundamentals, as said above, there are all the evidences, and I beg my father to give an edict to investigate.

Although Li Xian was not going to intervene in the case, he did not intend to make Queen Wu better, so he rudely poked out Liu Mingfu's strange deeds in court.

"Huh? What's the matter? So where is Liu Mingfu now?

Hearing what Li Xian said was really different from what Fan Libing played, Gao Zong immediately cheered up and pretended to be angry.

"In my father's words, the man has been taken down by his son's order, and now he is being detained in the granary of the incident."

As soon as Gao Zong got angry, the subordinates couldn't help but feel a little frightened, but Li Xian was not moved. He bowed down calmly and answered calmly.

"Well, this man dares to collude with bandits and mess up my court. His heart is scheming. He should destroy the nine clans. Xian'er, I will give you a decree to thoroughly investigate the whole case to find out the truth!"

Gao Zong's heart was to hand over the case to Li Xian. With this excuse, he would not let go. In the name of anger, he made a decision without hesitation. Unexpectedly, he did not give all kinds of people a chance to speak.

As soon as Gao Zong said this, Queen Wu couldn't help but be a little anxious. In her opinion, if the case is really judged by Li Xian, the consequences will be unpredictable. Even if she has thousands of measures, it is difficult to avoid surprise. She does not want to see this situation happen, but in her mouth, even if Wu Hou is in a hurry. However, it was not easy to openly make a decision on Gao Zong. In desperation, he had no choice but to wink at Jia Chaoyin.

"Your Majesty, please wait a minute. The old minister thinks that this matter may be inappropriate. According to the law of our Tang Dynasty, the prince is the party to the victim. If His Royal Highness judges the whole case, it is actually in the way to the law, please think twice."

Jia Chaoyin didn't want to touch Gao Zong's bad head at this time, but he did not dare to disobey the meaning of the Empress Wu. He had no choice but to grab it out and persuade him loudly before Li Xian's decree.

"Hmm?"

As soon as he saw that the person who jumped out and sang the opposite tune was Jia Chaoyin, Gao Zong's face immediately became ugly. Thinking of yesterday's banquet in the East Palace, it was the man who kept jumping up and down there. Gao Zong's heart was angry, and his eyes became sharp in an instant.

"Your Majesty, I think what Jia Xiang said is very true. Please think twice."

Although most of Pei Xingjian and other Zaifu held a neutral attitude in the battle between Empress Wu and Li Xian, they looked down on Jia Chaoyin and other people who were not very good at it. When they saw that they were going to suffer, no one wanted to stand up and break the muddy water, and it was not good for Empress Wu to open up for Jia Chaoyin at this time. When Jia Chaoyin couldn't escape, he saw Li Zhen, the king of Yue, who had rarely spoke in the court, snatched it out and openly supported Jia Chaoyin.

"Brother, my son has always acted fairly, and there must be no possibility of favoritism. I can believe that he will conclude the case."

Gao Zong is a person who is very close to his family. He has extraordinary respect for his brother Li Zhen, the king of Yue. It is not easy to pour his anger on him, so he can only explain it patiently.

"What Your Majesty said is that His Royal Highness has always been fair and honest. This is a matter known to the world. However, the law is the criterion of the society, and it cannot be easily abolished. If your majesty hands this case to His Royal Highness, he is afraid of provoking criticism, and I really dare not take it. I hope your majesty can understand it."

Li Zhen also intervened in last night's incident. She also didn't want Li Xian to investigate the case thoroughly. In case Li Xian knew about his secret deal with the Empress Wu, he would not think about making any more profit. Therefore, even if Gao Zong explained it sincerely, he should insist. Li Zhen will never be ambiguous.

"Your Majesty, I think what the eighth uncle said is very true. Xian'er just entered the East Palace. It's on the tip of the wind. Even if there is nothing to do, it's easy to be discussed. It's good to be careful. In addition, Xian'er still has the heavy responsibility of disaster relief at present, but it's not easy to be distracted. I hope your majesty can take back his life."

As soon as Li Zhen was so concisted, Queen Wu seized the opportunity to play. She immediately followed the stick and advised Li Xian in a way.

"Well..., what does Xian'er mean?"

Wu Hou's words were quite reasonable. Gao Zong was not easy to stick to his own opinion, but he was worried about handing over the case to others for trial. After a moment of hesitation, he was still reluctant to take back his life, so he meditated and threw the problem to the silent Li Xian.

"Father Mingjian, I think that the words of my mother and the eighth uncle are reasonable, and I have no objection."

Knowing that Gao Zong asked such a question, he wanted to volunteer himself, but Li Xian could not do so. No matter how much expectation Gao Zong's face was, Li Xian could only pretend not to be seen, and his attitude clearly showed that he had no intention of not to presiding the case.

"Well, it's okay. Who do you think should be the judge of this case?"

Seeing that Li Xian refused to stand up, Gao Zong's heart was inevitably disappointed, but it was not easy to get angry with Li Xian. Gao Zong had no choice but to retreat and ask for Li Xian to launch a series of courtiers to try the case in order to save Li Xian's life.

"But with the father and mother in charge, there is no objection to the children and ministers. If you need to cooperate, you should do your best!"

Li Xianduo is a shrewd individual. As soon as he hears it, he has understood the intention of Gao Zong's question. It is impossible to move his heart. Unfortunately, he is moved. Li Xian is really no one to recommend him at this time. It's just because most of his subordinates are now working as officials in other places, and there are only three or two kittens left, which can't be able to do it at all. The table, even if it is raised, is just plainly attacked by the Empress Wu. Instead of this, it is not as strong as hiding.

When he saw that Li Xian refused to stand up, the expression in Gao Zong's eyes immediately faded. But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that he was not to blame Li Xian. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Wu Chengsi, the minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, is bold and capable, and has the experience of presiding over major cases. He should be the best candidate."

Looking at Gao Zong's dilemma there, the ministers didn't know how to solve it. They could only keep silent as if they didn't see it, but Li Zhen stood up and fired again without much concern.

"Your Majesty, I think it's what His Royal Highness the King of Yue has done, and I'm seconded it!"

Li Zhen took the lead. Jia Chaoyin was unwilling to lag behind, and then he also appeared to perform.

"Your Majesty, this child is steady and seems to be a useful person. Let him have a try."

With the emergence of the two Zaifu, Queen Wu also had a good opportunity to speak, which hurriedly echoed.

"Well, that's the deal, and let's discuss it first."

Seeing that the general trend was gone, Gao Zong's heart was really obscure, and he was too lazy to talk about it any more. He left a sentence and got up and turned into the apse. His back seemed particularly bleak and sad...