"Li Si?" Li Zhao was slightly startled. This name was very familiar. If it was the Li Si he knew, it must be Li Si's evil slave.
But how could he become evidence?
Suddenly, he thought of something and was shocked.
Since arriving in Chang'an Township, there have always been some figures wandering outside Chang'an Township. Later, after being discovered by Slave, Li Si was among them. After Li Si collapsed, he didn't pay attention to it.
"Did Li Si become Jia Xiong's evil slave?"
Li Zhao's face became serious.
A bad guess filled my mind.
"Pass it to Li Si." The waiter shouted, and after a while, Li Si was brought up.
Li Zhao took a closer look and saw that he was indeed the evil slave of the Li Mansion, and his expression became even more ugly.
If this person learns about the situation in Chang'an Township and informs Jia Xiong, what will be the consequences? Li Zhao couldn't believe it.
He secretly cursed himself for being careless and not realizing how sinister some people were.
"Li Si, tell me everything you saw in Chang'an Township." Jia Xiong saw Li Si and signaled.
Li Si stepped forward, knelt down and saluted, his eyes fell on Li Zhao in the middle of the crowd, with a vague evil look on his face.
"Don't be afraid, Mr. Zongzheng will make the decision for you, and no one can touch you." Jia Xiong encouraged Li Si because he was afraid of Li Zhao.
Li Si was not afraid, but was thinking about what words to use to kill Li Zhao.
He wanted to avenge his master, and he wanted this man to die without a burial place.
"No!" Li Si glared at Li Zhao viciously, showing no fear that this was the court, the most majestic place in the world today.
"Master Zongzheng, I have conclusive evidence that Li Zhao killed hundreds of students."
oh!
When Zong Zheng heard this, he did not hide his joy and asked repeatedly: "Who are you? What is your relationship with Li Zhao? How did Li Zhao kill the student?"
"Zongzheng, I am a slave of the Li Mansion." The word 'Li Mansion' is ambiguous. Li Si's mansion is Li Mansion, and Li Zhao's mansion is also Li Mansion. Li Si's Mansion has been sealed, so Li Mansion is the latter. .
This is what many people think.
"I have watched Li Zhao grow up since I was a child."
"The villain came to Chang'an Township yesterday and saw Li Zhaoming enslaving and killing students. Everything the villain said is the truth and I will never lie to him."
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Li Zhao with jealousy and hatred.
This son is a slave of the Li family, so it is not an exaggeration to witness the murder process. Moreover, as a member of the Li family, what Li Si said will never be false and can be used as a witness.
Zong Zheng was overjoyed and immediately asked Li Zhao: "Li Zhao, do you know that you are guilty? Students are the hope of our country, and His Majesty has decreed to treat them kindly. But you, on the other hand, wantonly kill people. Do you still have the laws of our country in your eyes?"
Not allowing Li Zhao to explain, the sect leader glanced at Tingwei: "Where is Tingwei? May I ask Li Zhao how to deal with this crime?"
As one of the Nine Qings, Tingwei was a little displeased to be spoken to from such a high position, but since the clan leader was from the clan, it was hard to show it, so he went out and said: "According to the law, I should be killed, but General Li is the commander-in-chief of my court. Don’t act rashly, you need to have enough evidence.”
His meaning is very obvious. Li Si's words alone cannot prove that Li Zhao killed the students.
Zong Zheng didn't expect Tingwei to speak like this, so he glared at him fiercely and then looked at Jia Xiong.
Jia Xiong understood, and said, "Everyone must know that yesterday the student went to Chang'an Township, and Uncle Sun Tong, the doctor waiting for the imperial edict, also accompanied him. Why not call him and ask, so as to know whether what Li Si said can be used as evidence."
When Li Zhao heard this, he frowned and glanced at Jia Xiong inadvertently.
Why did this person ask Shusun Tong to testify?
Shusun Tong has been tied up by Wu Quan and secretly detained in the inn. This is done very secretly. I believe not many people know about it, but Jia Xiong dares to say this. Is there any change?
That thought became stronger and stronger.
When the ministers heard this, their eyes looked a little strange.
They knew that Shusun Tong followed his disciple to Chang'an Township, but since the student was killed, Shusun Tong would not be able to survive, so why let him testify? Could it be that Shu Sun Tong is not dead?
This is good news. If it is true, then Li Zhao will definitely die.
Some people are happy to see this result, but Li Zhao is really annoying.
"Yes, Shusun Tong is also involved in this matter. He is a rare witness to announce that Shusun Tong has entered the palace." Zongzheng waved his hand and someone went to announce it.
In Li Zhao's anxious eyes, he saw Shusun Tong, and his expression changed drastically.
The bad premonition just now may almost become a reality.
That is, the hundreds of people who were secretly held in the inn last night were taken away, and Wu Quan and others may also have suffered.
But that’s not right! He was at the inn last night, and nothing happened. He left the inn just before Chen time this morning, and only one hour passed between now and Chen time.
The next moment, his face turned ugly.
Someone must have robbed the inn at this hour and rescued Shusun Tong. In that case, the bad guy was also rescued.
This is not a good sign.
That's right, since Li Si is Jia Xiong's man, he will definitely inform Jia Xiong if he knows about Chang'an Township. With Jia Xiong's ability, it is not difficult to take down Wu Quan and others.
Still careless!
This time there was really no evidence. He originally wanted to rely on these students to guard against the conspiracy of some thoughtful people, but he still neglected it.
Fortunately, he had reported the incident in Chang'an Township to His Majesty last night, otherwise he would have died.
"Dr. Daizhao, yesterday you saw Li Zhao ordered someone to kill the student."
After Shusun Tong came in, Zong Zheng immediately asked, without giving Li Zhao a chance to reply.
Shusun Tong had no expression, nor did he have the brilliance of the past. He looked lifeless, as if he knew he was in danger, even if Jia Xiong told him, he would be fine.
After looking at Jia Xiong, he nodded without saying much.
"Exactly!"
He had to lie.
It was Jia Xiong who sent people to rescue them this morning, and asked him to go to court to testify, and also threatened the Shusun family.
He had no ability to resist, and he could only do this for the sake of his family.
"Haha!" After receiving a positive reply, Zong Zheng laughed, looked at Li Zhao teasingly, and shouted: "Li Zhao, what else do you have to say."
Li Zhao sighed. What else could he say? The only evidence had been taken away, and people like Shusun Tong were lying. No matter how much he said, it would be useless. Instead, it would be a waste of saliva.
There is nothing he can do now. The only way is to see His Majesty. Only Your Majesty can clear him of the unfounded charges.
Of course, after this incident, he also knew who wanted to harm him. Judging from the situation in the main hall, besides Jia Xiong, there was another Zongzheng who didn't want him to have an easy time.
As for the reason, there is no need to dwell on it.
"I don't want to say anything, I want to see His Majesty."
He didn't bother to pay attention to Zongzheng, let alone call himself 'Chen'.
Seeing this attitude, Zong Zheng rolled his eyes sharply, his anger rising.
"Meet Your Majesty, are you still qualified to see His Majesty now?" He immediately ordered Ting Wei, "Ting Wei, the evidence of Li Zhao's murder of students is conclusive. It goes without saying how to deal with it!"
"I suggest" after all, he is not the emperor, so he does not dare to make rash decisions, so he can only suggest, "immediately kill Li Zhao, as a warning to others, and to comfort many students."
"Yes, Li Zhao has been convicted and should be executed immediately and asked to be dealt with by the Tingwei." Jia Xiong agreed.
Wei Ting frowned.
He just didn't want to offend Zong Zheng, but he was not afraid of him. He raised his hands and said, "As I said before, General Li is the commander-in-chief of our court. I have no right to deal with him. It's up to Your Majesty to make a decision."
"You? It's obvious that you are partial. The evidence of the crime is conclusive. Your Majesty does not need to make a decision." He left the Tingwei aside and immediately ordered, "Come here, capture Li Zhao and execute the car splitting immediately."
The words came out, but no guard responded, which made Zong Zheng feel like exploding.
It was Feng Quji who came forward to smooth things over.
"Zong Zheng, as Wei Ting said, General Li is the commander-in-chief and it is up to His Majesty to make a decision."
"However, since your Majesty has an itchy body and is not interested in political affairs, he can temporarily step down from his military duties to wait for his crimes and be temporarily imprisoned in Xianyang Prison. Is that okay?"
Feng Quji asked Zong Zheng solicitously.
Zong Zheng glanced at Feng Quji and was very angry. He had no idea that Feng Quji favored Li Zhao, but Feng Quji was His Majesty's appointed acting minister and it was difficult to refute, so he made this decision.
"Forget it! Li Zhao, you have been convicted. Now you are temporarily relieved of your duties as commander-in-chief and thrown into prison."
"Come here, execute it immediately."
"No!" Finally a guard responded, and then the guard escorted Li Zhao away.
Li Zhao did not refute, knowing that his refutation would be useless. He only waited for His Majesty to personally intervene and was imprisoned in Xianyang Prison, so he felt a little aggrieved.
After Li Zhaoyi was taken away, Zong Zheng looked better. He was satisfied with the verdict.
He just wanted to kill Li Zhao with his car, but he was just doing it to show the officials, just to establish his authority, and taking him into prison was a good way to establish his authority.
As for why he targeted Li Zhao, of course he didn't like Li Zhao, and more importantly, Jia Xiong's box of gold.
"You all have something to report. If nothing happens, you will retreat."
After retiring from the court, Feng Quji did not leave the palace. After everyone left, he quietly came to the emperor's palace and walked in secretly.
"Your Majesty!" Feng Quji lowered his voice and saluted.
"Yeah!" A thin sound came from the luxurious bed, and there was only a cough, but nothing unusual was heard, and then a response came, "Who jumped out?"
"Jia Xiong and Zong Zheng."
"Just two people, nothing more?"
"Nothing more."
"Well! It seems that after Li Si was brought to justice, some people have restrained themselves more. Anyway, they are all my court officials. As long as they have no different intentions, it's just that Jia Xiong has different intentions!"
A sigh came from within the curtain.
"Does he have any objection to the merchants hoarding food?"
When Feng Quji heard this, he sighed, "No, I didn't say a word."
"Not a word? It's true."
In fact, after Ying Zheng heard Li Zhao's report last night, he immediately summoned Feng Quji to discuss the matter before going to court.
It was true that he was itchy, but it wasn't that serious. It was just that he thought too much and had insomnia last night, which led to him catching a cold. However, he wanted to see how many people were targeting Li Zhao, so he asked Feng Quji to act alone.
The merchant's stocking of food was also arranged in advance, and he took the opportunity to test the courtiers' reaction.
"But Zongzheng jumped out and strongly refuted the merchants' hoarding of food." Feng Quji said cautiously.
"Zong Zheng? Why is he involved in this matter? Is he also having an affair with those people?"
As soon as these words came out, Feng Quji immediately felt that the entire palace became cold.
"I think it's unlikely. Judging from Zong Zheng's behavior, he is just obsessed with power, but it doesn't seem to be related to a wealthy businessman."
"Hmph! The clan members just don't let me worry about it. If I know that he is having an affair, the clan should be purged."
"But." Feng Quji was about to speak but stopped.
"If you have something to say, just say it!"
"However, I found that Zongzheng went too far towards Li Zhaozhi."
"how do I say this?"
At this moment, the palace became cold again.
"Although Zongzheng is not angry that Li Zhao cured His Majesty and affected his status, he does not want Li Zhao to die. But what he did today is obviously to want Li Zhao to die. It is too urgent."
"He dares?" Ying Zheng lifted the curtain, revealing an angry face. He was a little short of breath, but not sluggish.
"Did he really have an affair with those people?"
Feng Quji quickly explained: "With Zong Zheng as a person, it should not be possible. If he accepts a bribe and lets him target Li Zhao, it is possible."
"Hmph! That old man really thought I was sick."
"Your Majesty, calm down. This is just my guess. Maybe I am overthinking it."
Ying Zheng snorted coldly, but said nothing.
Feng Quji breathed a sigh of relief and secretly thought that if the emperor really wanted to pursue Zong Zheng, it would not necessarily be a good thing. The chaos in the clan would definitely affect the court situation, which would be a good opportunity for some people.
After a while, Feng Quji continued to report: "I have wronged Li Zhao this time. He must be very angry with Your Majesty at the moment."
"Haha!" Ying Zheng smiled awkwardly and said, "It's strange that he is not strict enough in doing things. He knew that someone was going to target him, but he didn't take strict precautions. He is still young!"
It can be seen from these words that Ying Zheng knew that the bad guy was robbed.
Feng Quji shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is wrong. Li Zhao acted extremely calm today, as if it had nothing to do with him. Even if Jia Xiong and Zong Zheng were aggressive, he didn't say a word. He even said nothing when he was taken into custody. He was very cooperative. "
"Oh! This boy's character is rare! Does he know that this is my plan, so he feels relieved."
"I think otherwise. He should be so calm knowing that His Majesty will not convict him."
"Haha! That boy still trusts me." After a pause, he continued, "Feng Xiang, no matter how Li Zhao behaves, you still need to tell him the truth to prevent him from getting upset."
"Of course, it's time to make the next step."
At this moment, Ying Zheng's expression became serious.
"Next step?" Feng Quji also became serious and asked hurriedly: "Is it possible that Your Majesty already has a problem with the bandits and accomplices?"
Yes, the two of them often got together during this period, mostly to discuss matters involving thieves and bandits.
During the eastern patrol, there were tens of thousands of bandits who were attacked. This was a terrible problem. As Li Zhao said, in the vast Qin Dynasty, something like this happened. It would have been impossible if there were no bandits of bandits in the imperial court.
In addition, after learning about Li Zhao's assassination, he knew that those people could not sit still.
Li Zhao was a hero during the Eastern Patrol. He was the one who wiped out the people in Saga Mountain. He also had a big killer weapon in his hand. It was impossible for the bandits not to be afraid, so Li Zhao would become their number one target.
This assassination was the beginning. Jia Xiong may be the first person. As for Zong Zheng, he was just a person who was blinded by the desire for power.
So, Ying Zheng explained something, and soon Feng Quji left. He was going to Xianyang Prison.
(End of chapter)
