Letters, small seals, and official documents are placed on the table.
Li Shiheng knelt in the lobby, with all the witnesses and material evidence.
Duan Baoxuan glanced at Pei Yan and Cui Mi respectively, and asked calmly: "You two, what should we do next?"
"What else can we do? Just close the case directly. He had liaison with Tubo, betrayed information, killed passers-by, and spied on the center. Li Jingye deserves to be punished for his crimes." Cui Mi's eyes revealed a murderous intent.
On that day, when the Prime Minister got married, although Cui Mi himself went to the Dou family, his legitimate son went to the Prime Minister's Mansion on his behalf.
If there really is a fire in the palace, something will happen to his legitimate son in the chaos.
What's more, although Cui Mi is from a noble family, he is close to the Beimen bachelor, which means that he is likely to choose Li Dan in the future.
Judging from Li Jingye's now exposed face, his methods are vicious, vicious and meticulous.
If the King of Nanchang hadn't discovered it early that day, there would have been a fire in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Duan Baoxuan nodded, turned to look at Pei Yan, and said in a deep voice: "Shang Shu Pei, what does the Ministry of Punishment think?"
Pei Yan sighed deeply and said: "Now everything has confirmed that the British public is guilty, and this court also agrees, but... that is the British public. In any case, this court believes that the British public should at least be given a chance to defend himself in court."
"The witnesses and material evidence are all there. If the British Duke wants to defend himself, I will give him a chance in front of His Majesty and the Queen." Li Xuan interjected with a cold face.
Seeing what Pei Yan still wanted to say, Li Xuan shook his head and said: "Mr. Pei, if my guess is correct, even if the British Duke is called to court, he will only say that he did not do anything. It was all framed by others and then forced the witness to change his story."
Li Xuan turned to look at Li Shiheng and asked directly: "By the way, where are your two sons now?"
Li Shiheng bowed his head deeply and said: "Half a month ago, he was sent to Caozhou."
"General Zhonglang." Li Xuan immediately looked at He Wei.
Zuo Qianniu's guard commander He Kuan immediately handed over his hand: "The last general is here."
"You go back now and immediately send people to Caozhou to find Li Shiheng's two sons, then hide them secretly in Qianniu Guard, and send them to the northwest after the matter is over." Li Xuan gave the order directly.
He Wei didn't hesitate, he immediately raised his hands and said: "The last general will take orders."
Turning around, He Wei cupped his hands towards Pei Yan, Duan Baoxuan and Cui Mi, then turned around and left.
Duan Baoxuan took a deep look at Li Xuan. He knew that He Wei was not following Li Xuan's orders, but that he also wanted to find out the truth about the case last year.
Because in last year's case, the Tubo people really stole Northeastern military information from Zhongshu Province, then it would be equivalent to Qianniu Guards dereliction of duty.
At this time, Pei Yan turned his head, looked at Duan Baoxuan seriously, and asked in a deep voice: "Mr. Duan, what do you think? Even if the British man is guilty, he should be qualified to defend himself in court. Even if he is a death row prisoner, he should be qualified to defend himself before death. Before beheading, he was given a chance to speak."
Pei Yan did not deny that Li Jingye was guilty, he just hoped that Li Jingye could have one last chance to speak.
No matter what, Li Jingye is Li Ji's direct grandson. Under this banner, no one can say anything about Pei Yan.
Pei Yan is selling favors, but this favor is not sold to Li Jingye, but to other people who want to save Li Jingye.
Duan Baoxuan turned his head and looked at Li Shiheng, who lowered his head seriously, with a heavy expression on his face.
Li Jingye is guilty. This has been proven.
Duan Baoxuan also served under Li Ji back then, and someone had greeted him before, hoping to let Li Jingye go.
But now that Li Jingye has been found guilty, he only has one last chance to turn over.
If he fails to seize the last chance, he will die.
Duan Baoxuan turned his head and glanced at Li Xuan.
The King of Nanchang will undoubtedly put Li Jingye to death. Even if Li Jingye comes back, he may not have much chance of making a comeback.
Just let him speak once, and I want to come to His Majesty and give an explanation to the general.
Thinking of this, Duan Baoxuan said: "Everyone, the details of this case..."
"Ahem!" A cough suddenly sounded from outside the courtroom.
Duan Baoxuan subconsciously raised his head and saw a familiar figure flash past quickly.
Duan Baoxuan was stunned.
Di Renjie, why is he here?
Then Duan Baoxuan looked at Li Xuan with a gloomy expression. What did the King of Nanchang mean? Was he threatening them with Di Renjie?
At this time, Li Xuan suddenly smiled, looked at Duan Baoxuan, and said: "Since Mr. Duan is also interested, let's call Mr. Ying over. I happen to have some other things that I want to ask Mr. Ying."
"Other things?" Duan Baoxuan's heart immediately skipped a beat.
For a moment, he felt an incomparable threat coming from Li Xuan.
He told him directly in his heart that if he really called Li Jingye over, then Li Xuan would really likely send Li Jingye to the eighteenth level of hell.
Pei Yan, who was on one side, noticed the strange atmosphere, looked at Li Xuan with some confusion, and asked, "I wonder if the prince has anything else to ask the British Duke?"
"Not much, just three or five things." Li Xuan turned around, looked at the court in front of her, and said calmly: "Last year in Hangzhou, there were remnants of the Tianyin Sect hiding in the British Public Courtyard; and in Chang'an, Someone used the British palace to spy on the palace and secretly set up an altar; at the beginning of this year, he disappeared..."
"Your Majesty!" Duan Baoxuan interrupted Li Xuan unceremoniously, and then said directly: "That's it for today. Dali Temple, Yushitai and the Ministry of Punishment will review the case. Even without the British Duke's confession, he can be convicted; of course, Duan will also inform the British Duke of what happened today and ask him to write a statement of defence. As for whether to retrial, it will be decided by His Majesty and the Queen... Or perhaps, their Majesty and the Queen will ask the British Duke in person."
"That's it." Pei Yan glanced at Li Xuan with some fear.
He now finally understood what Li Xuan's last trump card was.
The hidden prince, the demon sect.
Li Jingye was also deeply involved in these two incidents. That is to say, the emperor and Empress Wu always felt that he was being used, so they did not pursue the case.
But now that Li Xuan has exposed this matter, sinister people think about it, Li Jingye is so busy selling pig iron to Tibet in exchange for money, everything has a reason.
Support the restoration of the country by the descendants of Prince Yin.
The matter of hiding the prince's descendants could be hidden from most officials in the court, but it could never be hidden from the Minister of Punishment, the Minister of Dali Temple and the Yushi Zhongcheng.
Once this matter is revealed, it will immediately cause huge waves.
…
Seeing that the three people had shrunk back, Li Xuan nodded calmly, and then took the initiative to give in half a step: "Witness, I don't want to let the British public see me anymore, at least not before Qian Niuwei comes back from Caozhou. But I don’t mind the British public viewing the remaining evidence.
If the British Duke can refute all these, I would not mind seeing him again. "
Letters, seals, official documents.
These things cannot be denied by just empty words.
Duan Baoxuan nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the King of Nanchang was still in awe of the British Duke.
The British Duke here refers to Li Ji.
At the moment when Duan Baoxuan was feeling emotional, He Yiqiu suddenly stepped forward and said with cupped hands: "Mr. Duan, during today's trial, a lot of new evidence was found. My subordinate requested that we use this as a basis to dig deeper. I believe there will be more." Evidence emerges."
Duan Baoxuan's face was immediately filled with astonishment.
Pei Yan also took a deep breath and shook his head helplessly.
Cui Mi nodded excitedly and said, "Okay, continue the investigation. I will send Di Renjie to assist you. Huaiying!"
Cui Mi shouted towards the outside of the courtroom, and the next moment, Di Renjie, wearing a green official robe, quickly walked in from the outside.
Cui Mi said directly: "Next, you assist He Sizheng to continue investigating the case."
"Here!" Di Renjie lowered his head and raised his hands.
Duan Baoxuan and Pei Yan turned sideways to look at Cui Mi and couldn't help but shake their heads.
This guy didn't even know he was being used...or maybe he himself needed to use Di Renjie's ability.
"Okay, that's it for today. We also ask Dali Temple, Yushitai and the Ministry of Punishment to sort out today's files and send them directly to the palace. Whether we want to continue tomorrow is up to the palace's decree." Li Xuan stood up, and Li Dan did the same. Then he stood up, then bowed his hands solemnly to Duan Baoxuan, Cui Mi and Pei Yan, then turned and left.
After respectfully sending Li Xuan and Li Dan away, Duan Baoxuan turned his head, looked at Pei Yan and Cui Mi, and said solemnly: "You two, take the witnesses down. Let the other three take the evidence to see the British Lord. If he can't explain it to him today, then he can stay here today."
"Yes!" Pei Yan and Cui Mi said yes.
…
East Palace, main hall.
Li Xian looked at the secret report in his hand, looked at Zhang Daan and Huangfu Zhengyi who were sitting on both sides, frowned and asked: "Li Jingye is actually related to Prince Yin?"
Zhang Daan's face was solemn, he shook his head slightly and said: "I never expected this, but it is true that the demon sect has taken advantage of the British public several times. In the past, I might have thought this was just a coincidence, but Your Highness, the British government smuggled Tibet. Tubo colluded with the Demonic Cult, and the Demonic Cult cultivated the descendants of Prince Yin. If this is the case, it is probably not a coincidence that the Demonic Cult used the British prince."
As soon as Zhang Daan said these words, Li Xian's expression was stunned, and then he immediately became cold.
He sneered and said: "Gu originally wanted to give him a chance, but who could have imagined that he actually wanted my Li family's country and country to die."
Huangfu Gongyi sat on the side, frowning and said: "It is conceivable that what happened this time is not simple for the British public. The incident in Hangzhou is fine, but the incident in Chang'an is just opposite the imperial palace. How could it happen? Being easily exploited by criminals is a very dangerous matter for the British public."
Li Xian's face immediately darkened when he mentioned Li Jingye's villa in Chang'an.
It was not far from Taiji Palace, but someone set up a private altar there to worship Emperor Gaozu.
This is a clear provocation to the royal family.
Li Xian's fists were clenched tightly.
"Your Highness." Zhang Da'an cupped his hands and said softly: "You can send a message to Dali Temple. No one is allowed to see the British Duke within three days. Today, what the King of Nanchang said is best not to let the British Duke know a word, and then look forward to the great success." When it comes to the court affairs, Your Highness will ask you to report it, and let the British Duke come to the palace to defend it, so that you can also explain it to Pingyang County Duke."
Li Xian and Huangfu Zhengyi looked at Zhang Daan at the same time, with strange expressions on their faces.
Li Jingye was not allowed to know that the court already knew about his affair with Prince Lianyin. Once he went to court, it would be difficult for him to escape.
"Okay, let's do it."
Li Xian clenched his fists. He wanted to see how Li Jingye would defend himself.
Unconsciously, Li Xian had forgotten his request to Li Xuan to let Li Jingye go.
(End of chapter)
