Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

In this regard, Pei Ji is also ashamed.

But this kind of thing is generally tacit, and no one will bring it to the surface.

Unexpectedly, in order to protect the calf today, Gao Shilian actually tore his face, and slapped himself hard with his qualifications and status.

moment,

Pei Ji's old face suddenly turned a little red.

Even Guo Ye, who was standing in the crowd, listened to Old Man Gao's words and looked at Pei Ji's shy face, couldn't help shouting excitedly in his heart, it's fun, it's really fun to scold, old man Gao is really pretending to step on it Hard role of man!

Not only Guo Ye, but all the people outside the courtroom listened to Gao Shilian's words and nodded in unanimous agreement, whispering to each other, and many people even pointed at Pei Ji.

After all, Pei Ji is also a patriarch of the Tang Dynasty, a good friend of the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, and once a prime minister, with a great reputation, how can he be ridiculed and commented on by the sidelines?

Immediately, he became angry and shouted at Gao Shilian: "Your surname is Gao, don't think it's old... Mr. Pei doesn't know what your nephew's plan is, hmph, you people in Tiance Mansion think that if you don't let me see the Supreme Emperor, you will win the battle." Don't forget, the old man still holds the post of Minister of Zongzheng Temple, in charge of the affairs of the royal family, and in charge of the entire royal family's purse.

If Pei hadn't led the three princes, King Han, King Jing, and King Zhou to meet the Holy Master, and under the three princes' persuasive lobbying, they had obtained the right to observe the imperial decree from the Holy Master, hmph, your treacherous plan would have almost succeeded! "

That's it!

Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian, the nephews and uncles, looked at each other again, and finally understood why the emperor gave Pei Ji the right to observe the order for no reason.

It turned out that Li Yuan's three sons, Li Yuanchang, King of Han, Li Yuanjing, King of Jing, and Li Yuanfang, King of Zhou, played tricks on him.

Although these three princes and Li Shimin were all descended from Li Yuan, they were not descended from Li Yuan's original wife Dou, but from other concubines.He is a half-brother with the current saint Li Shimin.

For Li Shimin to force Li Yuan to abdicate, it will definitely do more harm than good to them.Although they are inferior to Li Shimin in terms of strength and reputation, as long as Li Shimin ascends the throne, they and their descendants are destined to gradually become sidelines.

Because they and Li Shimin are brothers of the same father and different mother.

For this, they were angry but did not dare to speak. Think about it, Li Shimin could be ruthless enough to slaughter his own brothers. Would he still care about their brothers who have the same father and different mothers?

Therefore, since Li Shimin ascended the throne, the three princes basically did not enter the palace, relying on the benefits of the royal family all day long, indulging in drunkenness and dreaming.

The eldest grandson Wuji could also guess why they went uncharacteristically into the palace to speak for Pei Ji, and asked for the right to observe according to the order, because Pei Ji, an old man, was in charge of the Zongzheng Temple, and the annual benefits and salaries of the royal family were precisely controlled by Zongzheng. The temple holds it.

As long as Pei Ji randomly finds a name and detains it, it is enough for these princes to suffer.

So, if Pei Ji asked them to help, how could they not help?

In addition, His Majesty Li Er has not seen a few brothers for many years, and it is rare to go to the palace to ask him for such a thing. How can His Majesty Li Er not agree?

Changsun Wuji spit a dirty word inwardly, Pei Ji, the dog day, is really a cunning fox!

Wei Ting, Minister of the Ministry of Justice who had not spoken for a long time, saw that the two factions were fighting each other as soon as they met, and he also secretly cried out in his heart, alas, the case is still going to trial when the enemies meet?

Helpless, he, a neutral person, could only stand up and act as a peacemaker, and softly persuaded both sides: "You two, there are so many eyes staring at this courtroom, let's try the case first, how about it?"

Pei Ji laughed dryly, waved his hands generously, and said: "Pei is just here to listen in, and if you don't meddle in the trial, please don't meddle, my lords please!"

Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji ignored Pei Ji and nodded at Wei Ting, indicating that the trial should continue.

For the time being, several bigwigs in the courtroom lived together peacefully.

Bang! ! !

Wei Ting took Changsun Wuji's gavel, patted it hard, and shouted at Gong Ji below:

"Gong Ji, you just said that you still have something to hide, and you didn't explain it clearly. Now I will give you another chance to say it!!!"

"what?"

Gong Ji knelt on the ground, looked up at the eldest grandson Wuji at the head of the hall, and then at Pei Ji who was sitting aside, holding the imperial decree in his hand and staring at him like an eagle. I don't know how to speak.

"I……"

Just said a word, he hesitated to speak.

The atmosphere at this time was very tense, and the crowd outside the door kept silent, listening to Gong Ji's explanation.

Even Guo Ye became a little nervous, his palms were sweating, and he couldn't help but squeezed Zhenniang's little hand tightly. Because of the strength, Zhenniang who was around him almost cried out in pain.

In the courtroom, Gong Ji did not explain for a long time.

Bang~!

Above the courtroom, another gavel sounded!

Wei Ting raised his eyebrows horizontally, looked at Gong Ji like an angry King Kong, and shouted:

"Gong Ji, I will give you one last chance. Say it or not..."

Chapter 527

"Ugh……"

Gong Ji shrugged his shoulders slightly, his straight waist slackened, and his whole body was dispirited like a deflated ball. After a long sigh, he bit the bullet and said: "So that the three adults in the hall know, if only I How can a Kusi Lang from the fifth rank be able to call the wind and rain in the Kusi, covering the sky with one hand? Even if you show me boldness, I would not dare to amass money like this, corrupt the law like this!"

"Oh?"

"Ok?"

The eldest grandson Wuji in the hall and Pei Ji who was watching were surprised one after another.The former's brows slowly stretched, and there was joy in his eyes; the latter raised his eyebrows, and his face suddenly became gloomy.

Changsun Wuji disregarded that Wei Ting was in charge of the interrogation at this time, and hurriedly asked Gong Ji: "Gong Ji, you mean that there is someone behind you to back you up and steer you, right? The mastermind behind you is Who is it? How many accomplices do you have? Tell me quickly, if you confess, this official and the other two adults will consider your guilt as appropriate and give you a lighter punishment."

Hearing this, Gong Ji got the promise from Changsun Wuji, his dispirited expression disappeared, and he knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, Mr. Changsun, I'll just say it, I'll just say it..."

"presumptuous!"

Pei Ji, who was listening, stood up abruptly, looked at Changsun Wuji gloomyly, and angrily said, "Well, Changsun Wuji, you are trying to lure the criminal, you can punish him, you can punish him!"

"Hey hey hey!!"

Gao Shilian stood up at the right time, and accused Pei Ji: "Pei, are you here to listen in on orders, or are you in charge of the trial? Hey, if the old man heard me right, someone just now swears that he will never Don't interfere with the trial. Could it be that you want to renege on your word and get rich, or you want to disobey His Majesty's imperial decree?"

"you……"

Pei Ji was stepped on again by Gao Shilian, his face was red with anger, and he was holding the imperial edict tightly in his hand, not knowing how to deal with it.

Wei Ting has always remained neutral, seeing that Pei Ji blatantly violated the rules, he stood up and said, "Master Pei, you are an observer by order, but you must not violate the holy will. It's interrupting our trial."

Pei Ji shouted unwillingly: "But Changsun Wuji is blatantly inducing Gong Ji to lie. Could it be that he wants to concoct unjust, false and wrongly decided cases?"

Changsun Wuji sneered and said, "Could it be that Mr. Pei is too old to hear? Before Gong Ji's words are spoken, you know you are lying? Or is it because Mr. Pei has a ghost in his heart and is afraid of Gong Ji?" Tell me some shocking secrets?"

"Nonsense, Changsun Wuji, you dare to frame me?"