Wu Zhao glanced at the little boy blankly, and then at the guards.
Several guards also looked at each other and nodded to Wu Zhao, proving that they had brought the wrong person, and it was this little boy who complained.
It was also the first time for Wu Zhao to see this complainant, and for a moment he actually felt that he was cute and pitiful.
The consequences of making random complaints are very serious. Even if it is true, it can easily turn out to be false!
After hesitating for a while, Wu Zhao said with a smile: "Get up, how old are you...?"
"Your Majesty, Cao Min is eight years old this year."
The little boy's tone was immature, and he couldn't even tell the difference between male and female without looking at his face.
Wu Zhao nodded, his phoenix eyes scanned the ministers closely and asked, "Let me ask you, is it really you who beats the drum outside the door, or is... someone instigating you?"
To be honest, even though she had a lot of experience, Wu Zhao didn't really believe that an eight-year-old child could play the drum. He was not even tall enough, how could he jump up and play?
The little boy cupped his hands and replied without thinking: "Yes, Your Majesty, I can't touch the drum. I wanted to ask the guards to play the drum for me, but they refused and didn't listen to me. I simply knelt down. I beg them to help me there.”
"I begged for a long time, but they still ignored me. Finally, a kind uncle picked me up and beat the drum."
"Oh? Who hugged you?"
"Your Majesty, I am a humble minister!"
Lai Junchen (Suo Yuanli) came out at this time and knelt on the ground.
Because Lai Junchen accused cruel officials, he was promoted from a seventh-rank official to a fourth-rank official, enough to go to court to listen to politics.
Wu Zhao looked at Lai Junchen, but asked the little boy: "Did you know that if you beat this drum, you will alert the court? If you sound it for no reason, you will be punished."
Wu Zhao's voice was soft and without any pressure, but it sounded different to Lai Junchen's ears, that is, if he made a false accusation, you would be done with it!
The little boy nodded fiercely: "I know!"
"good!"
Seeing that the little boy was not afraid at all, Wu Zhao admired his courage.
"Then tell me, why did you take such a big risk to see me?"
Everyone knows why, but Wu Zhao didn't say clearly. Letting all civil and military officials gather together today is to express fairness!
Even if her nephew made a mistake, it would be whatever crime it was!
The little boy knelt down again with a pop and said in a high voice: "I'm here to express my grievance!"
Wu Zhao nodded and said calmly: "Where are your parents, and where are your family members? Why didn't they come, but let a young man like you get ahead?"
Wu Zhao's meaning is very simple. Since she wants to be fair, she can't be soft just because the other person is a child. If there is really a mistake and he should be killed, she will still kill him!
But rather than killing the little boy, she hoped that the person behind the little boy would come forward to save her from having to investigate on her own!
Unexpectedly, the little boy suddenly looked like he was about to cry and sobbed: "I have no family members anymore, they... they are all dead..."
"The whole family is dead?"
"Um..."
After hearing this, the court hall was filled with depression. Everyone could feel that the corners of Wu Zhao's clothes were fluttering slightly, which meant that Wu Zhao was not at peace in his heart.
For an eight-year-old child, the people of the Tang Dynasty were living a good life. How could it happen that by such a coincidence, they all died?
"Tell me what happened."
The little boy mustered up his courage and said, "I am the son of Li Chong, the criminal who conspired against me!"
The main hall, which had been peaceful just now, erupted into a commotion as these words were spoken!
After Li Chong was convicted of rebellion, all his family members followed his father Li Zhen, who dispersed the family wealth and was demoted to the common people.
However, Li Chong's son was young and did not participate, so he was agreed to stay.
Thinking of this, Wu Zhao asked: "So you are not suing Wu Chengsi. You are suing me because you feel that I have wronged your father, right?"
Many people were worried about the child, and Gao Lishi kept winking at Lai Junchen, which seemed to mean that he would do bad things!
Who is Wu Zhao? He has been serving by his side for decades. What kind of character does he not know?
Although Wu Zhao is now moving in the direction of kindness, if the word injustice is wrong, the little boy will not escape death! He cannot escape death!
Lai Junchen rolled his eyes, he didn't want to do anything, but he happened to encounter such a thing, and he helped out of good intentions. Who knew that it was initially said to be a lawsuit against Wu Chengsi, but now it has become like this?
The little boy responded to the question with neither humility nor arrogance: "My grandfather left a message before he left. Thunder, rain, and dew are all gifts from God."
"I, the Li Tang clan, are grateful to your majesty for not abandoning me. My grandfather and his two generations have been favored by you but did not know how to stop it. The disasters they caused are retribution. I have no regrets."
"Your Majesty did not kill us. Even if the Imperial Master persuades us to stay, it cannot stop His Majesty's grace. Two generations of my grandfathers deserved this disaster. The common people dare not complain!"
Hearing this, many people breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Zhao asked again: "Who are you complaining about?"
The little boy suddenly shouted: "Apologise for the Mingchen of the Tang Dynasty, Di Renjie and the twelve other adults!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Chengsi, who was in the corner, stared at the little boy with a bloodthirsty light in his eyes.
If it hadn't been for this kid, I wouldn't have been sued and discovered two days ago!
If it weren't for him, his plan would have succeeded! !
Wu Zhao glanced at Wu Chengsi indifferently, and winked at Xue Rengui, who was over sixty years old.
Xue Rengui moved quietly and stood between Wu Chengsi and the little boy.
Then Wu Zhao continued to ask: "You are young and ignorant, how much do you know about Di Renjie and others?"
"They were imprisoned, and you have never seen them. How can you say that they are unjustly accused?"
The little boy said with a serious face: "Everyone in the world knows what Mr. Di has done, and they are all for the common people. Now that Mr. Di and others are in prison, it is obviously forced by Wu Chengsi! What is he doing, doesn't your Majesty not know?! "
"Stop, kid!" Wu Chengsi suddenly jumped out and interrupted!
"You are an ignorant kid and the son of a rebellious minister. How dare you discuss court affairs in public? What are your intentions? Who instigated you to wrongfully accuse me!?"
Xue Rengui stepped forward and stood directly in front of Wu Chengsi.
"Prime Minister Wu, he is a child under ten years old. Did you go too far when you threatened him in front of the court? Or do you feel guilty?"
"Would I feel guilty?!"
"Oh? Don't feel guilty. In that case, why not let this kid finish what he has to say? What do you colleagues think?"
"Yes, yes, let me finish."
"A child, even if he speaks without restraint, must at least listen before speaking."
Many people echoed, Wu Chengsi clenched his fists, hummed slightly, and stood back.
It is true that Wu Chengsi is a bad person, but from the beginning to the end, Wu Chengsi only knew that Gao Lishi was a bad person like him, and that Yuan Tiangang was an obvious bad commander. The rest was unknown.
Not everyone is like this. They don't know anything about each other. They just haven't completely passed the test of Li Yunxiao and Yuan Tiangang. If there are any doubts among them, they won't tell them.
Even now, many bad people don't know about it. This is also for safety reasons. The fewer people know about it, the fewer mistakes they will make.
Seeing that the little boy was frightened, and could even see his hands trembling tightly against his legs, Wu Zhao waved to him.
The little boy glanced left and right, then walked up with two steps and a pause.
Wu Zhao stood up from the dragon chair and came to the little boy: "As long as I am here, no one can hurt you. Tell me everything you know."
When the little boy saw Wu Zhao's support, he didn't care whether it was true or not. Anyway, he felt confident, and then shouted in a loud voice:
"My father is dead. When my grandfather left, he was ashamed of the late emperor and died without eating rice and water. Now my family is ruined, but as a minister, I have received favors and as a son of the Li Tang clan, I should serve the court. Do not hesitate to die!"
"I want to sue two people today. One of them is a cruel official who came to Junchen. He bullied the emperor and oppressed the common people. The court suffered greatly. If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can check the cases that have come from the hands of Junchen over the years. They are all treason. !”
"That's because his torture instruments are more terrifying than those of Suo Yuanli, Zhou Xing and others. There is no one who will not admit treason!"
Lai Junchen (Suo Yuanli) suddenly felt rows of eyes looking towards him from below.
He looked around with twitching eyes, and there were ten thousand words in his heart that he couldn't say.
He didn't even know that this beast had done these things. Besides, even if he had done it, it wasn't his doing. He just used his face now! !
Lai Junchen screamed silently, my life is over! ! !
