Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 861 A crushing defeat

A shit stirrer who doesn't want to be a movie king is not a good emperor.

Li Zhi's acting skills today definitely overwhelmed Li Qinzai's limelight. Li Qinzai was the main character today, but Li Zhi took away a lot of scenes with his strength.

If this was on the set of the crew, Li Zhi would definitely be beaten to death by the director.

Significant to you isn't it?The script is given to you, you can change it.

Li Qinzai standing in the hall didn't care. Strictly speaking, from the moment he handed over the pile of evidence to Li Zhi in front of the civil and military officials of the court, his role was basically over and it could be wrapped.

The rest depends on how Li Zhi continues to show off his acting skills with the ministers, and how to deal a severe blow to the Li family of Zhao Jun.

As the protagonist Li Qinzai, his role at the moment has become a melon-eating crowd.

In the Golden Palace, Li Zhi's performance continued.

The pile of evidence in his hand trembled slightly, it was Li Zhi's angry hands.

Li Zhi's expression became more and more indifferent, his eyes moved away from the pile of evidence, and when he glanced at Li Youdao, his eyes were full of deep disappointment and regret.

Seeing Li Zhi like this, Li Youdao's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

You don't even need to see the evidence with your own eyes. Li Youdao can tell from Li Zhi's expression that disaster is imminent for the Li family of Zhao County today.

The eyes of all the ministers were also focused on Li Zhi's face. They looked at Li Zhi carefully, but their moods were different.

The hands and feet of Mrs. Li's party members gradually became cold, and they also sensed that something was wrong.

The followers of the disciples of the other aristocratic families were also uneasy. They didn't know whether the evidence Li Qinzai handed over involved the aristocratic family he was clinging to.

As for those courtiers who had nothing to do with the aristocratic family, like Li Qinzai, they watched the excitement indifferently with a relaxed and comfortable mood.

After a long time, Li Zhi flicked the evidence in his hand, and the eunuch beside him quickly took it.

"Li Shaoqing, let's take a look at the evidence first. I have never doubted the Li family of Zhaojun. After Li Shaoqing reads it, I can give you a chance to explain and defend yourself." Li Zhi's tone was a little indifferent.

Holding the stack of papers, the eunuch walked quickly to Li Youdao, and handed them to Li Youdao.

Li Youdao took it with a blank expression, and then looked at it carefully.

The more I watched, the more frightened I became, my heart beat faster and faster, and my face became paler and paler.

The evidence is very comprehensive, almost without any flaws. The illegal deeds committed by the Li family in Zhaojun over the years are recorded in detail, and there are all witnesses and material evidence, and the chain of evidence is complete and clear.

Even in the eyes of the most experienced criminal officials, this thick evidence is beyond doubt, and the case can almost be decided.

After reading it, Li Youdao's body trembled suddenly.

At this moment he finally became aware of a fact.

This evidence was definitely not done by Li Qinzai!
It’s too detailed, and the timeline is stretched too long. The earliest case in it is an enclosure homicide case during the Zhenguan period, which was committed by the Nanfang family of the Li family in Zhaojun. The witnesses are still alive and well. Physical evidence is also sealed in the Ministry of Punishment.

Such detailed and accurate evidence is by no means what Li Qinzai can achieve with his personal ability. Even if Li Ji's family takes action and mobilizes all the resources of the Li family, it will definitely not be so seamless.

Then there is only one explanation, this evidence was not obtained by Li Qinzai at all, but someone else.

Looking around the world, besides Baiqisi, who can dig out the details and black history of a family so thoroughly?

Therefore, at today's court meeting, it is not Li Qinzai who is really going to deal with the Li family of Zhaojun, but... the emperor? !

Thinking of this, Li Youdao's legs suddenly lost strength, he couldn't help but his knees softened, and he knelt down on the golden hall.

Cold sweat poured down from his forehead, Li Youdao raised his head and wanted to look at Li Zhi, but his eyes were blurred by the dripping sweat, and his vision was blurred, like the future destiny of his family.

Li Zhi stopped acting, his expression was already cold, staring at Li Youdao's face, his tone was calm but thunderous.

"Li Shaoqing, why did the Li family of Zhao County fall so far? From now on, how will you face the people of the world?"

Li Youdao said weakly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, minister, minister..."

Before finishing speaking, Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu, who had been waiting for a long time, finally moved.

Adding insult to injury is the strength of the two of them, and it will be too late if they don't say anything at this time.

"Your Majesty, if the evidence presented by the Marquis of Weinan County is true, I suggest that the Li family of Zhao County be strictly investigated!" Xu Jingzong said awe-inspiringly.

Not to be outdone, Li Yifu added: "The twelve major crimes are no small matter. If they are true, they must be a major case that shocked the world. For the sake of justice, I suggest that the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Dongtai Three Law Departments jointly interrogate all officials involved with Li Youdao. You must not take part in this case."

The words of the two important ministers were not light, and they severely stepped on the case involving Zhaojun Li's family and completely nailed it to death.

Li Youdao collapsed on the ground in a daze, he had completely ignored the movement of the court, his mind was still buzzing.

No matter how temperamental the children of the aristocratic family are, their common problem is arrogance.

Noble birth, extraordinary talent, bright future, they have the capital of arrogance.

But arrogance is often fatal.

Because of his arrogance, Li Youdao never thought that the emperor would deal with his own family, and it would be unthinkable for the children of an arrogant family.

Today's court meeting was obviously a situation where a pack of wolves waited for a tiger, but at the beginning he fell into a passive position and was beaten almost everywhere. Li Qinzai chased and beat a group of people by himself, which was totally illogical.

Now Li Youdao finally figured it out.

If it wasn't for the backing behind him, or even secretly instigating him, how could he be chased and beaten by a single person today?
Now everything has an answer.

Li Qinzai's backer is the Son of Heaven, with such a powerful background, it's no wonder that today's court will be beaten everywhere.

So, why did the emperor suddenly want to deal with the Li family of Zhaojun?
Li Youdao vaguely realized that the emperor's motives for dealing with their family might have something to do with the imperial examination.

The Li family of Zhaojun thought that the imperial examinations of the imperial court could be played with in the palm of their hands. Perhaps it was the emperor's inverse scale, which could not be touched, and whoever touched it would die.

Li Youdao thought through all this, but it was too late.

Silently laughing a few times, Li Youdao suddenly knelt on both knees in the hall and kowtowed to Li Zhi.

"I... have nothing to say."

There was a sudden silence in the hall, and then the pot suddenly exploded. The officials couldn't care about Chao Yi anymore, and they made a loud noise in disbelief.

The party members of the Li clan stood pale in the crowd, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Catastrophe is imminent, and the nest is in danger, and none of them can be spared.

Li Zhi stared at Li Youdao expressionlessly, sneered a few times, and then laughed wantonly.

"Ridiculous, ridiculous! A thousand-year-old family looks like this! Haha!"

After speaking, Li Zhi stood up and left the Golden Palace with a flick of his sleeves. The eunuch screamed "Sanchao" and then followed Li Zhi away.

The court meeting ended, but the courtiers still stood in the hall and refused to leave.

They still can't believe this shocking fact, Zhao Jun Li's...is this a thunderstorm?

What's next?How will the emperor deal with the Li family of Zhaojun?
But Li Qinzai didn't want to stay in the hall. After the eunuch announced the dispersal of the court, he immediately turned around and walked towards the gate of the hall. He walked to the southeast corner of the Taiji Hall. Li Qinzai avoided the crowd and stood quietly under the corridor for a while.

Sure enough, an eunuch hurried over, bowed to him, and told him respectfully that the emperor summoned him in Anren Hall.

Li Qinzai smiled slightly, straightened his clothes, followed the eunuch and walked slowly towards Anren Hall.

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When the Taiji Palace court meeting was fierce, a luxurious carriage was quietly parked on the avenue in the eastern suburbs outside Chang'an City.

The curtain of the carriage has been lifted, Li Ji is wearing simple casual clothes, sitting cross-legged in the carriage, closing his eyes and stroking his beard, waiting for something.

Li Ji, who lives in a low-key way, seldom goes out, but today, for the first time, he walked out of the house and came out of the city to this strange eastern suburban avenue, which is really unimaginable.

Li Ji was followed by only a team of Bu Qu, and they were riding on horses, probably because of the mighty power of famous generals, even the horses under Bu Qu didn't dare to make a sound.

A group of people waited on the side of the road like this. They had been waiting for two full hours.

Li Ji kept his legs crossed, like an old monk in meditation, indifferent to everything outside his body.

Finally, the sound of horseshoes came from the front of the carriage, and a knight galloped over. When he was a few feet away from the carriage, he dismounted and ran to the carriage to salute.

"Grandpa, Zeng Shi has already discovered the other party's men, and everything has been arranged properly."

Li Ji didn't move his eyes, he didn't even open his eyes, he just hummed lightly and said, "Explore again."

(End of this chapter)