I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Changsun Wuji was not worried at all about Li Shen's salt and iron plans against him, because this was the cornerstone of the country.

Moreover, his family is not in the salt and iron business. If his salt and iron are touched, it will also affect the interests of other families.

At that time, King Ji will become the target of public criticism and be attacked from all sides.

But he didn't expect that King Ji would choose to impeach him in the court, and it was such a serious crime.

However, Changsun Wuji soon regained his composure, and bowed to Li Shimin with a calm expression.

Then he bowed to Li Shen and said:

“His Royal Highness Prince Ji, I don’t know why Your Highness wants to slander this old minister, but no matter what the reason is,

His Royal Highness Prince Ji's actions today have chilled the heart of this old minister. The old minister is loyal to His Majesty and has done his best for the Tang Dynasty.

What we got now was His Highness Prince Ji's ruthless frame-up and false accusations.

Your Majesty, I have been wronged. If Your Highness Prince Ji has evidence, I am willing to accept the crime according to the law.

If not, then I am willing to ask Your Majesty to punish King Ji. King Ji acted recklessly and recklessly. How can we, the old ministers, safely assist Your Majesty? "

Changsun Wuji burst into tears as he spoke.

Many veterans feel that it makes sense. If anyone comes to impeach someone for nothing, they will not be able to survive in the future.

They all looked at Li Shimin. They would definitely not speak out.

Before things came to light, they were just watching the show.

"Prince Ji, you heard me, this is a court, not a place for children's play, don't talk nonsense.

Considering that you are still young, I will forgive you this time. There will be no next time, otherwise I will not forgive you lightly.

Do you understand? "Li Shimin looked at Li Shen seriously.

He was giving Li Shen a chance to change his ways. The court didn't just tell him to make up a name.

Li Shen is not the censor, but after hearing the news, Li Shen is the prince, and Changsun Wuji is the founding hero of the country.

This represents two different interest groups. Li Shen represents the royal family, and Changsun Wuji represents the founding veterans, that is, the older generation of nobles.

"Aye, I'm not talking nonsense. I have evidence. Please see it, Aye."

As he said this, Li Shen took out the investigation results compiled by Wang Xuance in the past few days.

Wang De walked down and handed it to Li Shimin.

"Aye, here is the evidence that someone committed corruption and perverted the law during the construction of Yuhua Palace. There are twenty-three people in total.

A total of more than 500,000 yuan was embezzled, including embezzlement, false reporting of material prices, and personal enrichment.

There are also deductions from workers, and even tens of thousands of people are not paid, and they are recruited as corvees, and the number of workers is falsely reported, etc.

The person responsible for supervising the construction of Yuhua Palace was Changsun Chang, Zhao Guogong's uncle. "

"Wow~~~"

"No."

"This is a big deal."

"That's..."

As soon as Li Shen finished speaking, there was an uproar in the hall, and discussions began everywhere.

Everyone knows that Changsun Chang is Zhao Guogong's biological uncle and the queen's biological uncle.

At that time, he was dismissed from office because of corruption and bending the law, and his Majesty gave him money to support him.

This King Ji is too cruel, and he can hit the target at once. If this is true, even if it has nothing to do with Zhao Guogong, it will be a loss of face.

Before everyone could react, Li Shen continued:

"Not only that, Changsun Chang bribed court officials with 100,000 yuan six times on the pretext of sending food. The person who took the bribe was Changsun Xiang, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

"Chang Sunxiang?"

"This is impossible!"

"Ruthless enough."

Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the second-in-command of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, if Tang Jian retires in the future, he is likely to take another step forward.

This is a fat job, a position that no one can ask for.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, don't talk nonsense!"

Changsun Wuji was a little uneasy. One of these two people was an uncle and the other was a nephew.

And they all hold high positions and have a lot of room for development.

Li Shen ignored Changsun Wuji and said to Li Shimin:

"Aye, the memorial contains all the evidence of the crime, as well as the names of the twenty-one supervisors below and the crimes they committed.

Including Changsun Chang and Changsun Xiang, there are twenty-three people in total.

There are also merchants who supply supplies to Yuhua Palace who have written very clearly.

Whether what you said is true or not will be known after arrest and interrogation.

Among them, the stone dealer was Zhao Guogong's industry, and the historical materials he supplied were several times higher than usual.

If it were said that Duke Zhao Guogong didn't know about this, I believe none of the officials would believe it.

Collusion with the clan to embezzle money from the clan, does this count as forming a clique for personal gain, embezzlement and perverting the law? "

"Your Majesty, I am wronged. I and Changsun Chang are our ancestors and grandsons. We visit each other on weekdays and send gifts, nothing more.

It is really unfair to say that I will send you one hundred thousand guan. "

At this moment, Chang Sunxiang, the Minister of Civil Affairs, stood up. This matter was related to his future.

Although you won't lose your life, you may be exiled if you make trouble.

One hundred thousand guan is not a small amount, it is enough for ordinary officials to kill their heads and confiscate their homes.

"Aye, I have a witness."

While everyone was waiting for Li Shimin's decision, Li Shen suddenly said.

"Huh? Where is your witness?" Li Shimin asked.

"Just outside the palace, he is a slave in Changsun Chang's house. When he sent money to Zhang Sunxiang, he was one of the drivers."

Li Shen sent people to arrest this person yesterday, and only agreed to become a tainted witness under coercion and inducement.

Li Shimin gave an order, and soon the witness was brought to the main hall.

"See Your Majesty."

"Who are you?"

"This slave is a slave from Changsun Chang's house." Although this person was timid, he had been warned by Li Shen in advance, so he was not too afraid.

"Can you confirm what King Ji said?" Li Shimin asked majestically.

"Your Majesty, this servant can testify that Changsun Chang sent money to Zhang Sunxiang several times, always using food as an excuse.

The slave was one of the coachmen. I don’t know the exact number of slaves, but there must be quite a few.

It costs dozens of dollars each time. "

"You're talking nonsense. Then why haven't I seen you? You must have been instructed by someone to frame me."

Chang Sunxiang shouted loudly.

"Chang Sunxiang, this is the main hall, how can you be so rude? He is just a servant.

How can you, the Minister of Civil Affairs, remember him?

I advise you not to struggle in vain. If you want to investigate this matter, arrest the stewards from your house or Changsun Chang's house.

As long as they torture and record them casually, they will do anything.

What are you still defending? "

Li Shen stood in front of the witness and looked at Changsun Xiang with contempt on his face.

If you want to investigate, more than half of the fifth-grade and above officials here are guilty.

It's not that no one knows about the crimes they committed, it's just that Li Shimin doesn't want to investigate them.

"You..." Chang Sunxiang pointed at Li Shen with a trembling hand.

Everyone in the hall saw this situation and knew that what King Ji said was true.

Changsun Xiang really accepted a bribe of 100,000 yuan from Changsun Chang. His purpose was to cover up Changsun Chang during the budget and cover up the truth about his corruption.