"Oh? Listening to what Lu Aiqing said, is there any other reason behind it?" Li Yuan, who knew what was going on, pretended to be confused and asked in confusion.
"Your Majesty, I never tell lies, and the officials present can also testify to my behavior. I always do what I say, and I never bully others. What's more, with my wealth, I'm afraid I can't afford to offend him. Zheng Shangshu, Lord Zheng!" Lu Chen saluted Li Yuan and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner. At the same time, at the end of the sentence, he did not forget to glance at Zheng Shanguo who was standing aside.
"The conduct of Duke Lu can be testified by this!" As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, before Xiao Yu could speak, Cheng Yaojin stepped out of work, saluted Li Yuan, and at the same time glanced at Zheng Shanguo.
"I can also testify!" As soon as Cheng Yaojin stood up, Chai Shao and Qin Qiong also stood next to Lu Chen.
"I can vouch for the character of Mr. Lu County!" Three princes of the country went out to support Lu Chen, which already caused headaches for the civil servants of the aristocratic families. What's more, there was also Cheng Yaojin, who was "not stingy". However, after hearing the voice of the person who was finally called "my king", these officials from the aristocratic family couldn't help but feel even more agitated.
The speaker was none other than Li Daozong, King of Rencheng, who was standing at the front on the side of the general. Seeing Li Daozong's indifferent smile, he glanced at the officials from the aristocratic families, saluted Li Yuan and continued: "Yesterday, Mr. Lu County Staying in my nephew's house, my nephew has basically found out the whole story. As for what Xiao Pushe said about Duke Lu County being suspected of rebellion, I just want to say, 'Why bother to accuse me of it'? I very much doubt whether Xiao Pushe put such a big hat on Mr. Lu’s head out of public motives? Or is it out of personal affection? "
After talking about it, Li Daozong put away the smile on his face and looked at Xiao Yu coldly. Everyone in the court didn't know that their "Five Surnames and Seven Hopes" were known as the same spirit. Xiao Yu suppressed Lu Chen in public like this. , Li Daozong's questioning was not wrong at all.
"Of course my official motives are public. Our Tang law clearly stipulates that attacking an official's residence privately is regarded as rebellion. Could it be that King Rencheng doesn't want to recognize this Tang law?" Xiao Yu was naturally not afraid of Li Daozong and retorted directly.
"Oh~!" Who knows, when Li Daozong was thinking about how to respond to Xiao Yu's words, Lu Chen on the side let out a long voice.
Lu Chen's long sound naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the Tai Chi Hall. They all didn't understand what Lu Chen meant by making such a long sound at this time.
"Xiao Pushe is indeed familiar with the laws of the Tang Dynasty. I admire him, I admire him!" Lu Chen pretended to cup his hands at Xiao Yu. Although he said words of admiration, his expression and movements showed no hint of admiration.
"Mr. Lu, don't bother with the yin and yang. Is it possible that what I said is wrong?" Xiao Yu's yin and yang look made Xiao Yu's teeth itch with anger. However, this is the Tai Chi Palace, and he still has to maintain the airs of a minister, Zuopushe. , and the image of being dedicated to the public good.
"No! Have I ever refuted Xiao Pushe's words?" Lu Chen showed that he didn't understand why Xiao Yu speculated on him like this. At the same time, he looked at Cheng Yaojin and others. These people were very cooperative with Lu Chen and shook their heads. Said it didn't.
"Look, Xiao Pushe, none of these princes have heard me refute you!" Lu Chen made a gesture of shrugging his shoulders and spreading his hands towards Xiao Yu, indicating that he had indeed not refuted Xiao Pushe. If it hadn't been for this moment, Being in the Tai Chi Hall and in front of the current emperor Li Yuan, Xiao Yu was ready to go up and strangle Lu Chen to death.
"Xiao Pushe, let's get down to business. Since Xiao Pushe is so familiar with the laws of the Tang Dynasty, I have a question and I want to ask Xiao Pushe for advice!" Lu Chen looked at Xiao Yu and said seriously.
"When Mr. Lu asked me to ask for advice, I didn't dare to respond. However, when it comes to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, I am quite confident. If Mr. Lu has any questions about the law, I can Give some advice to Mr. Lu County!" As soon as Lu Chen said he had a question and wanted to ask him for help, Xiao Yu immediately put on airs and spoke politely, but his expression and movements were not polite at all. He stroked his beard and looked at Lu Chen said quite proudly.
"Since Xiao Pushe is familiar with the laws of the Tang Dynasty, what I want to ask is, if an official imprisons a noble bodyguard commander for no reason, what kind of crime should this be considered? And how should it be punished?" Lu Chen looked at Xiao Yu and said directly He asked with a smile.
Lu Chen asked Li Daozong about this last night, and Li Daozong told Lu Chen that although Su Dingfang and Du Junchuo did not have official positions in the court, they were indeed the commanders of the Beiwei Guard appointed by Lu Chen. This If the position was in his palace, it would be equivalent to a sixth-rank official, and Lu Chen's position was at least an eighth-rank or eighth-rank official.
Moreover, the most important thing is that these two people are the commanders of Lu Chen's personal guards, and are actually considered to be family members of the Lu family. Officials imprisoning Xungui's family for no reason can also be judged as treason.
So today, Lu Chen came to the Tai Chi Hall and directly let Xiao Yu perform in front of him. In fact, this was the moment he was waiting for. Since Xiao Yu said that I, Lu Chen, intend to rebel, then the Zheng family among your five surnames and seven hopes This Zheng Shanguo, who was then the Minister of Rites, imprisoned me, a family member of the Duke of Chang'an County. What kind of crime should I be responsible for?
You have labeled me as someone who intends to commit rebellion. Wouldn’t it be strange if Zheng Shanguo could do this to someone who doesn’t know?
"This..." Lu Chen's words immediately choked Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu turned to look at Zheng Shanguo, his eyes full of inquiry. It was obvious that Zheng Shanguo was not interested in imprisoning Su Dingfang and Du Junchuo. Xiao Yu didn't mention anything about it, and Lu Chen's bet was that Zheng Shanguo didn't tell the truth to Xiao Yu. When Lu Chen saw Xiao Yu's expression at this moment, he knew that he was right. Zheng Shanguo really wanted to keep Zheng Shanguo. Jin, I didn’t tell the whole story.
"According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, officials who privately imprison noble family members without reason can also be convicted of treason! Wouldn't Xiao Pushe forget such clear legal provisions?" Just when Xiao Yu was thinking about how to answer Lu Chen's question , Li Daozong said directly and leisurely, as if he was kindly reminding Xiao Yu.
Li Daozong's words directly made Xiao Yu's expression change. Originally, before going to court today, he met Zheng Shanguo at the gate of the palace. Of course, Xiao Yu was informed of what happened last night at home, and he didn't know the whole story. Xiao Yu immediately felt that this was a good opportunity to kill Lu Chen. Even if he couldn't kill Lu Chen, he could still make Lu Chen look sexy. However, he didn't expect that Zheng Shanguo didn't tell him the truth. It feels a bit like sitting on wax.
"Cough!" Just when Zheng Shanguo was hesitating about how to respond, Li Yuan coughed lightly. Suddenly, everyone's eyes in the Tai Chi Hall were focused on the current emperor.
"Zheng Aiqing, is what Lu Aiqing said true?" Li Yuan looked at Zheng Shanguo with a serious face and asked.
As Li Yuan finished speaking, everyone's eyes focused on Zheng Shanguo again, waiting for Zheng Shanguo's answer.
These family officials naturally hoped that Zheng Shanguo would deny what Lu Chen said, so that they could add insult to injury and attack Lu Chen. However, seeing Lu Chen's confident look and Zheng Shanguo biting his lips, they felt a little unspeakable. From their expressions, they knew that their hopes must have been dashed, and it was very possible that what Lu Chen said was true.
At this time, Zheng Shanguo had already scolded all eighteen generations of Zheng Jin's ancestors. If Zheng Jin hadn't imprisoned Su Dingfang and Du Junchuo, how could there be such a mess behind.
Lu Chen sent Su Dingfang and Du Junchuo to ask for the account. It was obvious that these two people were a bait, and his stupid housekeeper actually swallowed the bait. Zheng Jin didn't even think about it. Just these two people People's skills, as the commander of Lu Chen's personal guard, the back Weiwei, tied up the people in his own family, did he leave the ability of these two people? These two people obviously voluntarily cooperated with Zheng Jin, and had been with his housekeeper for half his life. Zheng Jin didn't notice it.
Although Zheng Shanguo had complained about his butler Zheng Jin, but now he was in the Tai Chi Palace, it was useless for him to complain about Zheng Jin. After all, everything had happened, and now Lu Chen had made everything clear, not to mention that Li Yuan was still questioning him directly. Zheng Shanguo himself could only bite the bullet and respond.
"Your Majesty, what Mr. Lu County said is true. People in my family have indeed imprisoned people in Mr. Lu County's family! However, this happened for a reason..." Zheng Shanguo originally planned to say that all this was because Lu Chen plotted against him. As a result, before he finished speaking, someone from the side spoke directly.
"Old Mr. Zheng, since you have admitted that you have indeed imprisoned people from Mr. Lu's family, what's your fault if Mr. Lu comes to ask for people?" The person who spoke was none other than Cheng Yaojin. Obviously, Cheng Yaojin also Knowing that Zheng Shanguo would definitely defend himself later, Cheng Yaojin directly interrupted Zheng Shanguo without waiting for Zheng Shanguo to continue, "Besides, His Majesty just asked you whether you have imprisoned any members of the Lu County public. What did you say?" So much mess!"
After Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, he glared at Zheng Shanguo with disdain.
After hearing Zheng Shanguo's answer, Xiao Yu on the side also secretly glared at Zheng Shanguo, obviously complaining that Zheng Shanguo didn't tell the truth to him, and at the same time, he used himself as a gunman to make himself lose face in front of these officials. .
"Your Majesty, I have something to say, should I say it or not?" At this moment, Pei Ji, who had been standing aside with a cold-eyed attitude, stood up directly from work and saluted Li Yuan.
As soon as Pei Ji left work, everyone's eyes were naturally attracted to Pei Ji, even Li Yuan was no exception.
