"My master said that he will only have one hour to give the prince, and then he will have to deal with official business!"
Wei Zheng still opened the door and let Li Ke in. Although he was cursing in his heart, it was better than not seeing him at all. After all, Wei Zheng was the only neutral person among the four important ministers.
Wei Zheng also wore official uniform at home, perhaps to give Li Ke a blow.
"His Royal Highness the King of Shu, if you want to argue about the taxes in the palace, please raise it at the court. You will not make any progress if you come to me privately."
As expected, he is a person that even Li Shimin is in awe of. He almost wants to drive the King of Shu out in front of him. Now he doesn't talk about hospitality at all, and he doesn't look good at all.
"Master Wei, I misunderstood! I want to ask about the progress of Lin Zelin's case. The Lin family seems to have nothing to do with the leak of the test questions!"
Li Ke also wanted to see if Wei Zheng himself was as upright as what was passed down in later generations, and if he really wanted to help the Lin family clear their grievances. The previous life was really violent.
Snap~! The table was slapped for no reason, Wei Zheng stood up, the anger in his eyes almost overflowed, it was scary to see, this was no longer as simple as being upright, but furious.
"The Lin family's case should have been retried, but it was all because you were eager to solve the case and tortured the people involved. Now they are unwilling to retract their confessions, just to survive. Do you still want to be cruel to them?"
Wei Zheng, who was presiding over the leak of the examination questions, read all the confessions and learned about the past behavior of King Shu. He thought that Li Ke was going to put Lin Zelin to death, and his heart gradually became shaken.
The two looked at each other levelly, and Li Ke bowed his hands.
"This matter was my fault in the past. If I want to make up for it now, I need Master Wei's help, if so."
"If you were not a prince or a prince, I, Wei Zheng, would definitely investigate and deal with you. You have harmed so many innocent people for your own selfish desires. Now it is too late to make up for it, and you cannot protect yourself!"
There was no need for the two sides to continue talking. Wei Zheng's misunderstanding of Li Ke became more and more serious, and he almost made a judgment on Qizhou's affairs.
After being scolded for no reason, Li Ke ran wildly. It turns out that people's prejudices are so deep. Did he make a mistake? Or should he make a more risky decision and fight against this unfairness?
Arriving at the foot of the Imperial City, the people living there are more or less abnormal. How many of the princes and grandsons who have been supported and coaxed since childhood are people who can truly govern the country? This is the first time for me, a time traveler, to I feel that ancient times were not as good as imagined, and there are still overt and covert struggles.
Once people have prejudices, no matter what era they are from, they will naturally put on colored glasses. Whether it is the arrogant and domineering King of Shu or Li Ke who wants to benefit one party, they are all integrated into the same body at this time. .
"The Immortal is avoiding it, the Holy Spirit is here!!"
Then there was celebration and surging music. Li Shimin ended his inspection in Henan and returned to Chang'an ahead of schedule. After the private visit in private, he now wore a dragon robe and sat on a dragon bed and entered the palace gate.
They must have come here for Qizhou's taxes. Queen Changsun must have had a lot of gossip. The current evidence points directly to Li Ke's deliberate extortion of taxes. Perhaps only those who have personally experienced it can explain clearly the taxes and donations.
"Your Highness, King of Shu, please stay away!"
Fang Xuanling pulled the horse's head to make way for a four-lane road, and then followed him into the palace gate.
Chen Shou was sent to unclog the jailers and take good care of Lin Zelin, who had been imprisoned for more than half a year. He had been tortured before and was unwilling to confess. He heard that his health was getting worse, so Lin Changping hated creating this even more. The initiator of everything, Li Ke, might have assassinated the King of Shu if he hadn't been weak.
The people in the brothel are extremely real, and they dare to say all kinds of things. The Tang Dynasty did not restrict words and deeds like later generations, but would only catch one or two examples to warn everyone, so the guests in the brothel mostly discussed poetry and songs. Coupled with the girl's musical accompaniment, it's a wonderful singing and dancing scene.
No one realized that the Tang Dynasty would also end up in a miserable state. Fortunately, Li Ke did not travel to the late Tang Dynasty, otherwise he would have been in so much pain that he would have died. It was a hellish start. The most troublesome thing now is that he could be convicted at any time.
Although expropriation is not a serious crime, it only involves a group like the prince. The emperor and court ministers will definitely not deal with it easily and must be dealt with seriously. Li Ke is worried that the governance of Qizhou will be further delayed without him, and he really cannot escape. Such a cage.
"How do you think you can make a person rebel, especially by framing someone who has saved his life?"
The women in the brothel have seen a lot of the world, and Li Ke is also a little drunk.
"Maybe human nature is evil. I've seen a lot of bad people!"
"No, maybe he thought his benefactor was easy to bully, so he chose to turn against the guest!"
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It was just fame and fortune that was at play, but Xu Changping, who was rescued by Li Ke, didn't look like the kind of person who wanted to be an official. He only loved visiting brothels, and was once rumored to have entangled Gu Shiniang from Qiuyue Pavilion.
I just blame myself for my poor vision. I have such a white-eyed wolf by my side, so I can't defend myself against being bitten. The bitter wine in my throat will only make me more depressed. Fortunately, there are beauties comforting me. They are paid to do things, but at least there are It's somewhat true that even Chen Shou doesn't care so much about a sentimental person.
"Something happened to the master. Lin Zelin died suddenly. Now his son has gone to collect the body. Will this whole thing be blamed on him? Why don't we deal with him earlier1"
Very bad news. Lin Zelin, who had the best hope of reaching a reconciliation with Lin Changping, died suddenly. This misunderstanding cannot be solved at all.
Lin Zelin and Ping'er went to Tianlao to pick up the corpse. The two almost came from outside the city. Some kindhearted people on the way let them ride in the bullock cart. Now there was another corpse wrapped in a straw mat.
"Father, please forgive me for being unfilial and making you suffer so much. Now that you can't be buried, I might as well die!"
In order for his father to live a better life in the jail, Lin Changping sold all his belongings. But after the items were sold out, the prison boss and the jailer began to abuse Lin Zelin in order to continue to get benefits.
It is already very difficult for a person whose home was ransacked to squeeze out a few taels of money. They were all eaten up by the gang of Tianlao people. Now the park has not been cleaned at all, and he has been charged with a serious crime of unfilial piety.
Before the MSG was sold, the Lin family and his son had to rely on their maid Ping'er to survive. Without any livelihood, they could not cope with this sudden funeral.
In any era, it is difficult to move without money. Lin Zelin's body is still lying on the ground. It is still summer, and the body will soon stink.
It would only become more and more desperate. Lin Changping looked at Ping'er who was also grieving.
