Regarding Xu Changping's death, Li Ke was naturally not qualified to investigate. He could not even know the cause of death or the circumstances of his life. Now he was still the biggest suspect, and everything could only be left to fate.
He sat inside the palace gate, and Yu Chigong's people were guarding the outside. What was going on outside? Except for someone with clairvoyance or someone who tipped off the news, who would be willing to help this King of Shu who was "full of evil"?
"Mother?!"
Empress Changsun, who had always been away from political affairs, came to visit her son, who had no blood relationship with her, bringing delicacies to her.
"This is not a deprivation meal. Eat it with ease. The adults are discussing in the imperial study. Are you really irrelevant to these things? Although I am not your biological mother, I also want to know what you are doing, Qizhou It has gradually become more prosperous, are you really gathering 20 million silver to benefit one party?"
Queen Changsun’s series of questions made people very confused. She didn’t seem to be acting, but she really wanted to know what Li Ke had done. She was the Queen of the Tang Dynasty, and all she could do was pass messages into the emperor’s ears. That’s all.
The women in the Tang Dynasty Palace are not simple, not only the queen and queen, but also the princess is not a vegetarian, and Li Ke can't explain the current situation clearly.
"Mother, what I want to do is naturally to make Qizhou prosperous. If the local state capital has been relying on state treasury funding to survive, it will soon empty out the treasury. If Qizhou governed by my son is really effective, it can save the country. many."
"Taking a penny from a rich squire is like catching a fish in a lake with bare hands. All I can do is put down the fishing net. It's just that I failed to inform the court in advance, which aggravated the misunderstanding."
The only person she could rely on was Empress Changsun. Li Ke explained her words thoroughly, and how much she could convey to the emperor's ears basically depended on her character. If she had done so well, if she still couldn't escape the fate of history, That is really unfair from God.
The palace door was closed again. No matter how many people there were, they were just people doing their duty. They would not speak up for a prince who was about to be judged.
"Why are you here?"
Waiting for him was another outsider, the future King of Wei Li Tai. He entered the palace with a password and said he wanted to take Li Ke to the imperial study.
"Second brother, it's the prince's wish, just do it."
Li Tai was a typical "other people's child". He was good at studying but passed many schools. He would become Li Shimin's most beloved son in the future, but his end was not very good.
It seems to be the fate of Lao Li's family, the first three children will not have a good ending.
After going through the red tape, the final trial was finally entered. Qizhou now had too many worries. Just because Li Ke was recalled to Chang'an City in a hurry, the unification of the Tang Dynasty was not yet complete.
If there are no tigers in the mountains, the monkeys will rebel.
"Wei Qing, let you be the judge!"
The only person around Li Shimin who is worthy of trust is him.
His heart skipped a beat. Wei Zheng had a very bad impression of Li Ke before. Could he really accept this unfortunate fate and have his fate in his previous life be sealed here?
"Since the witness in this case is dead and the physical evidence is incomplete, the 20 million silver in the palace of Shu King Li Ke was also donated by Qizhou merchants and squires. Whether it was done willingly or out of necessity, officials from the imperial court will be sent to investigate in the future!"
Fate finally took care of it, and the bad luck seemed to end here.
"But these funds will be temporarily withheld. If the King of Shu wants to use it, he can report it and wait for the approval of the Ministry of Revenue to release it!"
Wait a minute, the 20 million taels of silver that he managed to gather with his sharp tongue have been collected by the court. When the time comes, they will have to wait for Chang Sun Wuji to review it.
This is what Li Ke must compromise. Twenty million taels of silver bought back his freedom and innocence. If he doesn't return to Qizhou quickly, some big trouble will happen sooner or later, especially Omar, who has a lot of food. This guy is a Foreign thorns.
As for Xu Changping's suicide, it should still be kept secret. This person's death can calm many things, but in Li Ke's view, it was a ruthless move by the mastermind behind the scenes who wanted to get away. From the beginning, he was a pawn to frame the King of Shu.
If the chess piece loses its function, there is only one way to die.
"Wait a minute, there is still the case of Lin Zelin!"
It was really full of twists and turns, and Wei Zheng didn't look good from beginning to end.
There is really no way to avoid this matter. As a former supervisory censor, Lin Zelin was framed for leaking the test questions. He has a lot to do with Li Ke's past life.
"I understand. I shouldn't have asked you, a young and energetic person, to investigate in the first place. You have been misunderstood just like you. In order to set an example, I will deduct half a year's salary from you."
Li Shimin suppressed the ministers around him, determined to keep Li Ke, otherwise he would definitely be sentenced if he was really investigated, so he had no choice but to be partial this time.
He had seen the second son's method of governing Qizhou, and he really couldn't understand it at first. He thought it was some strange trick, but he didn't expect that he could pull off so many tricks.
Come on, 20 million taels of silver have been withheld, and the money that one should receive as the King of Shu has also been withheld for half a year. A total of 80 million taels have been lost all at once, even if the city of Chang'an does not come back.
It's like spending money to send the god of plague, time is money, free up the extra time, Li Ke will leave immediately to go back to Qizhou, many forces are ready to move.
He evacuated Chang'an City almost overnight, without even saying goodbye to his family, but there were so many people in the inner courtyard of the palace that Li Ke really cared about.
On the way back to Qizhou, he only had one question in his mind, and that was who wanted to kill him. This person had some means, but he didn't necessarily have the power.
This time Guild Chang Ancheng solved two things, and lost both time and money. Next, he can only rely on his own ability to suppress all forces in Qizhou, especially the foreign big food Omar.
Lin Zelin's unjust case was vindicated. In addition to regaining his fame during his lifetime, he was also posthumously named Prince Shaobao. However, a person dies so unjustly that he has to be pulled out and buried again after being buried in the soil for a second time. It is truly a beautiful funeral.
Life has turned around so fast. Lin Zelin's only son Lin Changping is now looking forward to being vindicated by the court, but he also refused to be exempted from the imperial examination and became an official in the court, and wanted to be a rich man.
"Thanks to the Crown Prince for your help, my father has been vindicated, and now the Lin family will no longer be looked down upon!"
They are all telling the truth. Ever since the Lin family was ransacked, everyone has avoided it. Now that the Lin family has been rehabilitated, another group of enthusiastic people have come.
"As fate would have it, I heard that you have a loyal maid who will take care of you and your son during this period. Now it's time for her to change her identity. I'm here specifically to remove her status."
Li Chengqian's status as prince was used to do such things, and his benevolence and righteousness were spread by Lin Changping, as if he was a model of benevolence.
