Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 399
If I move, the enemy will move.

This is a psychological game, to see who can't hold back, once the other party moves, there will inevitably be a flaw, and if there is a flaw, he will be exposed.

Not a very clever solution, but at least it is a solution.

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The palace's distaste for victory finally happened.

It is impossible to hide this kind of thing from the world. There are more than [-] people in the Taiji Palace. Over a thousand people have been imprisoned inexplicably in the past few days. There is also a lot of rumors among the people in Chang'an city.

The ruling and opposition parties were shocked, and there were many discussions.

When such a serious and serious case happened, the courtiers dared not speak up. In the past, the court meeting was as noisy as a vegetable market, but now everyone was silent.

The courtiers didn't even dare to speak too loudly, for fear of disturbing the sensitive nerves of the emperor, and then waved their hands, speaking so loudly, you are the accomplice of the victory case, spill it...

The common people may only regard this case as a chat after dinner, but the courtiers are all educated. They know how terrible it will be if a witchcraft disaster occurs in the palace, and how many people will be killed.

In the past dynasties, whenever a witchcraft case occurred in the palace, at least a thousand heads were used as the base, and there was no upper limit.This kind of case is the most likely to anger the emperor.

Once the Son of Heaven is furious, he doesn't have to care about any evidence or reasoning. No matter if he is guilty or innocent, even if it is a little bit of interpersonal relationship, he will end up being ransacked and beheaded.

After the news spread, everyone in the court felt insecure, from the prime minister down to the eighth-rank officials, they all kept secrets.

The only good news is that the court meeting was finally much more harmonious, and almost no one dared to quarrel. Although there was no laughter, singing and dancing during the court meeting, at least they did not dare to speak loudly for fear of frightening the heavenly beings. They were very well-behaved and sensible.

On the third day after the incident, Xu Jingzong and Shangguanyi entered the palace to report the progress of the Yansheng case to Li Zhi.

Xu Jingzong and Shangguanyi knew very well that the situation was serious and involved a lot, so they were quite cautious in their words.

Guo and Fan were imprisoned in Dali Temple for three days. During these three days, Xu Jingzong interrogated him eight times and tortured them four times. It can be said that he exhausted all means to obtain their confessions.

However, Guo and Fan are well aware of the seriousness of the matter. No matter how much punishment they received, they still gritted their teeth and refused to let go, insisting that they were framed.

They are very clear that this matter must not be admitted. Once they are tortured, they may be able to avoid the pain in front of them, but their lives have lost even the last chance of survival.

Gritting your teeth is just to survive. When a person survives, his willpower is still very firm. Even these two people who don't look like heroes at all, forcibly endured the torture of the Dali Temple in order to survive.

Inside the Hall of Anren, Li Zhi glared at Xu Jingzong and Shangguanyi dissatisfiedly, and said, "Three days have passed, and nothing has been obtained. Is this how you two do things?"

Xu Jingzong looked ashamed, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have tried my best, and I have done everything possible, but I still got nothing. Guo and Fan killed themselves and were wronged. I really have nothing to do with them."

Shangguanyi glanced at Xu Jingzong, and hummed imperceptibly from his nostrils.

Li Zhi looked at him and said, "What did Mr. Shangguan say?"

Shangguanyi said in a deep voice: "Although the old minister didn't get the confession from Guo and Fan, there are some things that don't need a confession and can be deduced. It's not that important anymore."

Li Zhi said solemnly: "I would like to hear the details."

Shangguanyi said slowly: "Leave aside other things, the art of hating victory must be practiced by Taoist priests. Guo Xingzhen has often been in and out of the palace for the past two years, so who is the person who often summons him? The answer is actually very easy to find out."

"Also, Fan Yunxian is the queen's servant, and the queen trusts her the most. It just so happens that those magical artifacts, puppets, and His Majesty's birthday talisman were found in Fan Yunxian's residence."

After Li Zhi was stunned, his eyes gradually sank, and he frowned and thought for a long time without saying a word.

Xu Jingzong next to him was terrified and cast a horrified look at Shangguanyi.

Is this old guy dying?He dared to say this in front of the emperor, did he know how serious the consequences would be.

This is a hint that the emperor has abolished the empress!
Shangguanyi's face was expressionless, and she didn't feel that she had said anything serious.

Li Zhi was also taken aback, his expression suddenly became hesitant.

After the incident, Li Zhi did have doubts about Empress Wu, and he did feel wary of her, but Empress Wu...he never thought about it.

Perhaps, deep down in Li Zhi's heart, he still has lingering affection for Wu Meiniang, who wrote "Ruyi Niang" in Ganye Temple back then.

A person who loves deeply cannot forget his love. The good memories of the past have already left a deep imprint in his heart.

But she is, after all, the most important woman in his life.

Mingyue was there, Zeng Zhaocai returned.

The monarch and ministers were silent for a long time, Li Zhi said slowly: "Mr. Shangguan means that the queen is involved in the case?"

Shangguanyi said in a deep voice: "I don't mean this, I just speculate that there are two possibilities for the case of Gong Wei's disgust with victory. One is that Guo and Fan are telling the truth. The queen. Second, Guo and Fan are the masterminds themselves, and they hide from the queen and are disgusted with His Majesty's methods."

Xu Jingzong, who was sweating profusely from the fright, hurriedly added: "I think what Mr. Shangguan said is true. The empress is already the master of the harem. If I say something taboo, the empress has no enemies in the huge Tai Chi Palace."

"She has secured her position as queen. In terms of motives, there is no need for her to try to murder His Majesty. If His Majesty has something unspeakable, the Queen's situation will definitely deteriorate. Therefore, I believe that the Queen is innocent."

Shangguanyi pursed his lips a few times, as if he wanted to say something, but Xu Jingzong had been quietly observing him, seeing that Shangguanyi was about to speak, Xu Jingzong immediately gave him a warning look.

Nima, you old bastard, if you want to die, don't implicate me, I'm still sitting next to you.

Li Zhi leaned back, with an expression of relief or loss on his face.

The person who was half buried in the mud of the imperial court was really bound too deeply in what he said and what he did, and he hesitated at every step.

At this moment, an eunuch hurried to the door of the palace, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the Minister of Dali Temple has something urgent to report, and Guo Xingzhen and Fan Yunxian confessed!"

The three monarchs and ministers in the hall were shocked and sat up straight at the same time.

Li Zhi said in a deep voice: "Say, who is the mastermind?"

The eunuch lowered his head and said, "Guo and Fan said that they were bought by the two princesses Yiyang and Xuancheng of Yeting with a lot of money, so they hated winning and cursed the emperor."

Li Zhi was stunned for a while, then his body softened, and he sat back heavily, his face pale.

(End of this chapter)