Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty

"The elder brother of Tubo Zanpu?" Li Mingda asked Li Shimin very puzzled. As far as she knew, the current Tubo Zanpu was the only son of the previous Langri Songtsan. Li Mingda was very puzzled as to why he was the elder brother.

Li Shimin explained: "Before him, there was indeed an elder brother named Dazan Gampo. Because of a congenital disease, his parents sent him to rest in his place when he was more than one year old. It has never been known to outsiders, and the palace I also kept taboo against him in the past, and after a long time, everyone thought that Datzen Gampo had died when he was one year old."

"Congenital disease?" Li Mingda frowned, "Is it because he is sick that he was sent outside the palace? This is too cruel."

"Missing both legs and blind in one eye, how can I be the crown prince?" Li Shimin asked Li Mingda.

Li Mingda frowned.

Li Shimin: "I think it is for his own good to send him away. As the eldest son of Zanpu, if he stays in the palace, when he is a little older, he will definitely be noticed and discussed. How can he bear it?"

Li Mingda thought for a while, then nodded slowly, "It makes sense to say that, I'm afraid that when he grows up, he won't see his parents, after all, he won't understand these painstaking efforts, and will feel that his parents think he has a disease and despise him."

"Langri Songzan treated him well, prepared him with attendants, land and gold and silver treasures, even before he died, he rewarded him with the most powerful personal guards around him to protect him," Li Shimin said. .

Li Mingda did not expect that Li Shimin could even find out these secrets in the Tubo palace.

"How did my father find out that my eldest brother was in contact with Datzen Gampo?"

"Su Shi." Li Shimin said meaningfully.

Li Mingda suddenly remembered that Mrs. Su was still hidden in the haunted palace near Shanchiyuan.It turned out that her father kept her to pry these things out of her mouth.

"Why did she suddenly confess the truth to her father?" Li Mingda stared at Li Shimin with a pair of dark eyes.No matter how she interrogated her at the beginning, Su Shi did not explain.So Li Mingda was very curious about how Su gave up his original obsession, changed his mind and explained the process to Li Shimin.

"A woman's infatuation naturally lies with a man. If she finds a way to break this deep love, she will naturally have nothing to hold on to. But I still underestimated her. I didn't expect her to regret it after confessing, and then committed suicide." Li Shimin replied road.

Li Mingda was surprised: "Su is dead?"

Li Shimin nodded, "It happened nine days ago."

"Nine days ago... Aye, since the evidence has already been conclusive, why did you delay in convicting and punishing elder brother? On the contrary, the matter here has not been clearly investigated, so you are in a hurry." Li Mingda was very puzzled.

"Don't forget, the Su family is dead in the eyes of outsiders. She could have stood up to testify and speak, but before this step, she suddenly hit the post and died. There is no important other to testify. Who will be convinced if I talk empty words and pursue your eldest brother based on Su’s last words? The abolition of the crown prince is a major matter for the country, and it cannot be decided by the king alone. I don’t want people in the world to criticize this matter in the future. Said that I deliberately framed and abolished the prince because of partiality. Knowing what he did, sooner or later the evidence will be captured, and I am waiting for this evidence. No, you sent the evidence, you are really my good daughter. "

Li Mingda was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood that his father wanted to use her case as a reason to abolish the crown prince.

"But in this case of mine, there is actually no evidence pointing to elder brother's rebellion. The so-called Donggong prince's rebellion is just a random frame-up by Qi Fei with a problem in his mind. And Shi Hongyu is too complicated, and what she said is even more unbelievable. "Li Mingda explained.

"I have carefully read the case file. This mutual help is nothing more than two ordinary people tossing around. It's a wild idea, causing some trouble, but it's not a problem. To put it bluntly, they are all ordinary people who are unwilling to be reconciled to others and seek wealth and fame. I see you said that Shi Hongyu is an unusually beautiful woman, and she likes to serve others for profit, but I don't know the real purpose of her sleeping with the nobles several times. I ordered people to go to Jinzhou immediately to check her background , now it's not surprising that she looks like this." Li Shimin said.

Li Mingda hurriedly grabbed Li Shimin's arm and asked, "Aye, did you find out about Shi Hongyu's origin? Tell me quickly."

"I really want to see it? Her background is staggering, and if you don't keep it all right, it will make you sick."

Li Shimin is about to investigate the secret letter of Shi Hongyu's life experience, and hands it to Li Mingda for her to read.

Shi Hongyu's real name is Shi Xiaohua, but she is from Liutong County, Jinzhou. Her mother is He, and her father is Shi Haishan.Her mother died in the eighth year of Zhenguan. Not long after her death, rumors about her flirtatiousness suddenly spread in the county, saying that she had committed adultery with several men.Shi Haishan was afraid that his daughter would be judged by others when she grew up, so he took her to move to Dafeng County, Cizhou.Later, her father remarried his stepwife, but within half a year, Shi Haishan abandoned the stepwife on the grounds of being unworthy.

The step-wife was unwilling, so in order to avenge Shi Hongyu, he secretly ordered Qian to tie up Shi Hongyu and sell him to a brothel.Unexpectedly, because the hired man loves Shi Hongyu's beauty, he kidnaps and sells his second wife, forcing her to be a prostitute.Later Shi Haishan fell ill and died, Shi Hongyu sold the property and disappeared.Two years later, when the imperial court closed down a prostitution hall in Cizhou, one of the women who was forced into prostitution claimed to be Shi Haishan's stepmother, and confessed to the government office what happened to her.

In addition to telling the story of her being sold into prostitution, the stepmother also revealed that Shi Haishan was not a normal person. After marrying her, he always secretly instigated her to commit adultery with other men, but she didn't think about it at the time.Moreover, Shi Hongyu was already 11 years old at that time, and she still had to sleep in the same bed with her father every day.His step-wife was dissatisfied with this, and after talking about it several times, it caused both Shi Haishan and Shi Hongyu to be dissatisfied with him.Later, because of her lack of breath, she got along with the male servant who often molested her at home, and she didn't want to be caught by Shi Haishan right away.After that, Shi Haishan asked her to have sex with the servant several times, while he watched from the sidelines.

Because the step-wife was caught, she didn't dare to make mistakes, so Shi Haishan later asked to reconcile, and she didn't dare to say anything, for fear that bad things would get out, and she would end up in a mess.But she was unwilling to reconcile in her heart. She hated Shi Hongyu's provocation and made her reconcile, so she wanted to take revenge, and she didn't want to be framed instead, so she was sent to a brothel.

After Li Mingda read the reply on the secret letter, he was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a while.The content on it was as she Aye said, it was astonishing.

"How did Aye find out the origin of Shi Hongyu in such a short period of time? If there is a magic method, I can teach it to Sizi. In the future, Sizi will get twice the result with half the effort when handling cases." Li Mingda sighed.

"There is no magic method. It took six hundred miles to be urgent, so it is fast. As for the magic method of checking her, it is the portrait of Shi Hongyu that you drew. The painting is so lifelike that it will be posted in various counties of Jinzhou for rewards. Within three days, you will get it." Know her origin. Of course, it is also because of this Shi Hongyu's outstanding appearance and impressive appearance, so after a few years, people can still recognize and remember her."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, seeing that Li Mingda still praised him with admiration, he couldn't help laughing, and then waved his hand, allocating a few useful postmen for her special use.In the future, when she needs to travel long distances to investigate the case, there will be no one around.

Li Mingda quickly knelt down to thank him.

Li Shimin looked at her coldly: "Kneeling down for such a trivial matter, are you still angry with me?"

"I dare not."

After Li Mingda was pulled up by Li Shimin, his face still showed displeasure.She was not angry in her heart, but she pretended to be angry if she could, otherwise she, Aye, would definitely think she was easy to provoke.She doesn't want to hear that kind of hurtful words in the future.

Of course, Li Mingda has a limit to being "angry". When it was time to praise and compliment Li Shimin, she never missed a word.

Li Shimin felt guilty, and smiled to coax Li Mingda not to be angry. "Tell me what you want, and Aye will do it for you."

"I want Aye to live a long life." Li Mingda said seriously.

Li Shimin was stunned, deeply moved.

"You child...then you can make another request and ask Aye to grant it to you."

Li Mingda thought about it, and discussed it with Li Shimin. She will make this request after she has thought about it, and she owes it first.

"Don't go too far." Li Shimin said cautiously and nodded in agreement.

"Aye, don't worry, when Sizi asked you too much, it was just a trivial matter." Li Mingda said.

After the father and daughter had dinner, Li Mingda got Li Shimin's permission to pass the news about Shi Hongyu's investigation to Fang Yizhi.

Thinking that Li Chengqian's matter had not been dealt with, Li Shimin sighed. He looked at the unfinished imperial decree on the desk case, and the words 'abandoned prince' caught his eyes.Even though he had doubts about his eldest son and was prepared for his rebellion, Li Shimin still felt heavy and painful at this moment, unable to extricate himself from it.

Li Mingda also understood Li Shimin's thoughts, and stood quietly by the side without saying a word.She also had a sad face, wondering why Li Chengqian must have the intention of treason.He is already the crown prince, the most legitimate heir to the throne, it's just a matter of time, why should it be so.Is the throne so important? It must be at the expense of sacrificing my father...

In short, for her, if she had to choose between the throne and her father, she would definitely choose the latter.Even if she is the crown prince, she would rather her father live long, live forever, and never abdicate.For her, this makes her more happy than her own supremacy.

After Li Shimin picked up the pen again, it was still difficult to write.Recalling the time when he and the Changsun family had their first son, the joy he felt couldn't be compared to the birth of any future heirs.Just like his name, Li Shimin has placed high hopes on Li Chengqian since he was a child, hoping that one day he can carry the world and become an emperor better than himself.But this son gradually had little respect for him, thinking that he was in the way for a long time.

Li Shimin shook his hands, his eyes turned red.In grief, he turned his eyes to look at the petite and obedient figure standing beside him. Li Shimin felt a little bit relieved, but also a little bit sad.

The virtues of Li Shiminsi and his eldest son can't even be compared with a little girl in her teens, how can she be the heir apparent of a country.

Li Shimin calmed down, calmed down and decided to write.

"Aye." Li Mingda called out softly at this moment.

Li Shimin was stunned and looked at Li Mingda.

"Such a big matter, why don't you discuss it with the elders of the Sansheng Pavilion?"

Li Shimin frowned, and then put down his pen, "That should be the case, but since I have the evidence, even if I confess, I don't want to discuss it. I am heartbroken by the prince's treason, and I still have to listen to people from three provinces and six ministries." Again and again, every word they said was like a knife piercing my heart."

Li Mingda: "But this is unavoidable. In fact, it is a good thing for more people to discuss and have different opinions. If you think carefully, there will be no wrongful judgments."

Li Shimin looked at her with raised eyebrows in surprise, "Why, do you think your elder brother may be wronged?"

"It's hard to say. But this matter must be decided after confronting the elder brother and discussing with the officials of the three provinces and six departments. It is the most prudent. Aye is currently in a rage, and it is not appropriate to make a decision. As Aye said before Abolishing the establishment of a prince is a major event, which needs to be done with caution.

In fact, thinking about this matter carefully, there is no one else to testify except Su's words.But I found out that this case looks more like someone is framing the eldest brother. The people involved and the testimonies are all around him, but in fact there is no real and valid evidence pointing directly at him.Aye also checked what kind of person Shi Hongyu is. How credible are the words of this kind of woman? "

After Li Mingda finished speaking, he observed Li Shimin's demeanor, and saw that he was lost in thought, instead of being furious and impulsive like before.Li Mingda breathed a sigh of relief slowly, feeling a little relieved.In fact, just now when Li Shimin said that he wanted to use his case as a legitimate reason to get rid of Li Chengqian, Li Mingda disagreed in his heart.Suspicion of treason, but because there is no evidence, another case has to be "wronged" to prove the treason.Li Mingda always felt that this method was unfair, not to mention that the name was not right, and there was a possibility of misjudgment.

"What am I listening to, are you pleading for your elder brother?" Li Shimin looked at Li Mingda seriously, "You should know how your elder brother has been doing recently."

"Sizi is just afraid that if there is no evidence, there will be a possibility of wrongful injustice. Even for ordinary suspects, Sizi will uphold the empirical evidence to convict. If you use this ambiguous method for the eldest brother, Sizi will feel uncomfortable in his heart. Maybe it is true. What Aye said, Sizi is too soft-hearted." Li Mingda then knelt down and told Li Shimin that what she said was just a suggestion, and in the end she still listened to the Holy Order.

Li Shimin squinted his eyes slightly, looked at her quietly for a while, and then called her: "How many times do I have to train you, so that you can have a long memory, and I told you not to kneel down casually. You just said a few words to Aye today." By the way, how many times have you kneeled?"

"I know I was wrong." Li Mingda immediately smiled sweetly at Li Shimin, this time before Li Shimin helped her, Li Mingda got up by himself.

After all, Li Shimin felt very relieved to have such a daughter by his side, and smiled reassuringly. After his anger dissipated again, and then calmly thought about Li Chengqian's matter, Li Shimin felt that Li Mingda's words were more and more reasonable.So he decided in his heart that this matter should be dealt with after confronting Li Chengqian and discussing with officials from the three provinces and six ministries.

Li Mingda quickly thanked Li Shimin.

Li Shimin looked at her lovingly, "Forget it, you go and rest, you shouldn't have to worry about this matter, I will discuss with the officials to deal with it. Sis, your eldest brother has done something wrong, and he will inevitably be punished. This is the way of nature, you should not be too sad. Instead, you should use this as a vigilance, knowing what to do and what not to do in the future."

Li Mingda nodded in agreement.

Li Shimin immediately waved his hand and sent Li Mingda away.He was still depressed and incomprehensible, if he kept this child by his side again, he might make her kneel down several times to persuade him.Li Shimin couldn't bear her to kneel and be sad again, so he hurriedly sent her away.Li Shimin was also worried that she would not have a good rest, so he asked Fang Qirui to send her off, and urged her not to worry too much.

Fang Qirui agreed, and sent Princess Jinyang back to her room.

After Li Mingda entered the room, he asked Fang Qirui to sit down and rest for a while before leaving.

Fang Qirui hesitated, and then explained to Li Mingda: "To tell you the truth, the sage has never been in a good mood since I heard Su Shi's words. The people from the Ministry submitted the process of your lord's investigation of the case. Xu Shi finally saw a way to punish His Royal Highness, so he couldn't hold back his temper for a while, and vented all the anger accumulated these days. It made your lord feel wronged , but you are the only person in the palace who can resolve the sage's emotions."

"Eunuch Fang, you are being polite. You are the one who always stays with Aye and takes good care of him."

Li Mingda didn't particularly praise Fang Qirui, but just told the truth about Fang Qirui's usual actions, but Fang Qirui's words were very touching to Fang Qirui's ears. He quickly thanked Fang Qirui, and felt a little more in his heart because of Princess Jinyang's understanding. like.

After Fang Qirui resigned, the warm smile on Li Mingda's face disappeared in an instant.She leaned against the window with a silent face, staring at the blooming orchids on the windowsill in a daze.

Seeing this, Tian Hanxi didn't know what to say, so he could only deliver the freshly brewed hot tea to your lord.

It was night, and low cries came from the Lizheng Hall.Li Mingda, who couldn't sleep at all, sat up from the couch. She grabbed the bedpost, pursed her lips, and listened carefully to the voices coming from the Lizheng Hall.

The crying belongs to Li Chengqian.

Li Shimin has been reprimanding Li Chengqian severely, complaining loudly, full of anger and disappointment.Li Chengqian cried unbearably, and after admitting his mistakes several times, he said he was wronged, but he said he didn't dare to quibble, kowtowed vigorously, and sincerely begged Li Shimin to execute him.

But these words made Li Shimin understand compassion and gave Li Chengqian a chance to explain.

Immediately afterwards, Li Mingda did not hear the words explained by her elder brother, but a heavy and violent impact sound, thump, thump, thump...

At this time, Li Mingda heard Fang Qirui's soft voice of comfort, and shouted that the prince should not knock down so hard, it would kill him.Only then did Li Shimin speak out, ordering Li Chengqian to stop, so that he could explain himself.Li Chengqian will go through explanations one by one, but he admitted that he did have contact with Datsen Gampo of Tubo, and also admitted that he had indeed had the intention of treason under Datsen Gampo's persuasion.

"Aye also knows that my son has a leg problem. For this reason, many courtiers have looked down on me, and secretly said that my son is not worthy of being the master of the East Palace. He also said that the fourth brother has both talents and virtues. As the best candidate for the crown prince. I admit that my son has a small belly, so he cares about these words and takes them to heart. However, he also wants to live up to Aye's expectations. As a prince, he will give Aye good face. Work hard Seeking doctor and medicine, I just want to cure this leg, but I have tried all the famous doctors, but this leg is not up to date, and it can’t be cured. Because my child can’t move freely like ordinary people, I feel cowardly, and then Seeing how many meritorious services the fourth brother received in front of Aye, he even hated his inconvenient legs and feet, and his lack of ability.

At this time, Erchen suddenly received a letter from a brother who claimed to be Tubo Zanpu.In the letter, he told a lot about his experience, and all kinds of experiences after he lost his legs, and I felt the same about many things, which made my son feel scared.After meeting Nada Tsanganbu, and listening to what he said, he believed in his instigation more and more, and for some reason, he lost his head and complied with his plan, and cooperated with him to conspire for a great cause. "

After Li Chengqian confessed these things, he couldn't help crying, and kowtowed again and again to apologize to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was silent for a while, then angrily slapped the table and scolded him for being heartless. "How did I ever abandon you like Langri Songzan? Even if you have a leg problem, I recognize you as my Tang prince, but have I ever wavered? Your fourth and ninth younger brothers are just like you , are all my sons, how can I only love you and abandon them. Well, you said that your fourth brother is ambitious, and now you see him arguing with you? He volunteered to go to Dingzhou because he was afraid of you If you want to avoid suspicion, go!"

"I understand, and I also know the painstaking efforts of my fourth brother, so after my enlightenment, I repented in every possible way, and I made it clear to Nada Tsanganbu that I would never work with him again. However, my repentance is still the same after all. It's too late, I'm guilty, I don't dare to beg Aye for forgiveness, I just want to die." Li Chengqian choked up, and then kowtowed to Li Shimin several times.

When Li Mingda heard Li Chengqian's words, her heart beat faster. She tilted her head and subconsciously moved her ears closer to the Lizheng Palace, wanting to know what Li Shimin's answer was, but in the end there was a long silence .

Li Mingda suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, he couldn't hear the sound, and was about to call Tian Hanshan to try to say a few words outside, when he suddenly heard Li Shimin's sigh from Lizheng Hall.

Tian Hanxiu was summoned by the princess and hurried to this side, but unexpectedly the princess stopped him halfway.Tian Hanshu quickly stopped, staring at the princess with a serious face, as if listening to something, with a puzzled face.

Li Shimin didn't say anything in the end, he just sent Li Chengqian back to the East Palace, and ordered someone to guard him so that he was not allowed to leave the East Palace.

After Li Mingda calmed down for a moment, he turned his head to look at Tian Hanshan, and found that he was looking at him blindly with inquiry.After Tian Hanshan realized that your lord had found him, he hurriedly lowered his head to avoid his eyes, and apologized embarrassedly.

Li Mingda: "There are some things you know in your heart and you can't tell them. This is my secret."

Tian Hanshu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly nodded.

Li Mingda knew that her eyes, ears and nose were good, and after a long time, she would definitely not be able to hide it from the people around her, but she would not say it clearly, and warned Tian Hanshan to be careful.

Li Mingda yawned, and then lowered his eyes to think about the matter of the Lizheng Palace just now, and speculated about the Sacred Heart.But she didn't know when she fell asleep, and when she opened her eyes, it was dawn, and she was covered with a quilt.After falling asleep, Biyun and other court ladies should have covered it for her.

When Li Mingda got up, he had already smelled the aroma of rice coming from Shangshi Bureau, and realized that he was very hungry.Perhaps because he was worried about Li Chengqian yesterday, he didn't eat much with Li Shimin's meal, so he was hungry this time.

Before having breakfast, Li Mingda listened to the movement from the Lizheng Hall, but there was no sound.

Li Mingda asked why.

Tian Hanshan said: "I heard that the saint went to Xiao Cairen's place last night, so he probably won't have dinner with your lord this morning."

Li Mingda hummed, and when the food was served, he whetted his appetite and ate a lot.

Tian Hanshu saw that his noble lord could eat and drink, so he swallowed all the words of comfort he had spent the night thinking about.It's still the noble master of his family who is so powerful that he can eat sorrow and swallow sadness, and he can think about it quickly.

"Your lord is still going to the Ministry of Punishment today?" Tian Hanxi asked.

"Go." Li Mingda nodded and heard Li Zhi's footsteps outside.

"Where are you going, don't go. Brother Jiu will take you out to play today?" Li Zhi said with a smile when he couldn't get in.

Li Mingda looked at Li Zhi, "Why are you suddenly interested?"

"Where is the sudden interest? I'm so busy. The reason why I took time off today is to comfort you little girl." Li Zhi immediately sat down, looked at the food on the table, and stretched out his hand to pick up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Dirty, I've been spotted by Aye, I must scold you!"

Li Mingda glanced at him reproachfully, and saw that Li Zhi raised his eyebrows at her with a smile, as if deliberately provocative.

Li Mingda didn't bother to pay attention to him, and asked him: "Tell me, what's wrong with me, is it worth it for you to come to comfort me?"

Li Zhisan swallowed what was in his mouth in two gulps, and looked at Li Mingda in surprise.Then he rinsed his mouth and cleaned his hands before speaking.

"You don't know?" Li Zhi thought for a while, "Then I'd better not say it, so as not to make you upset. When you know later, come to Brother Nine, and Brother Nine will take you out to relax."

After Li Zhi finished speaking, he got up and waved to Li Mingda, saying goodbye to her.

Li Mingda squinted at him: "Revenge!"

Li Zhi stopped leaving, raised his hand and touched his nose, turned his head and smiled awkwardly at Li Mingda, pretending to be confused, saying that he didn't know what she was talking about.

"About Li Jingheng." Li Mingda reminded, "Isn't it because he has a grudge against me?"

"No, I'm kind enough not to tell you, so as to save you from worrying about it."

"If you were really kind enough not to tell me, you wouldn't have half-spoken and aroused people's curiosity before turning around and running away." Li Mingda glared at him and told Li Zhi to confess quickly, "If you don't tell me, I will I won't stop you. But Brother Nine likes to play the 'revenge' game, which is quite interesting, and my younger sister will play with Brother Nine in the future, so I can guarantee that Brother Nine will not be bored."

When Li Zhi heard this, he quickly waved his hands and said, "Don't."

Sizi is smart and clever, if he really wants to play tricks, he can't beat ten of them together.What's more, if he and Sizi made the same mistake in front of Aye, Aye would definitely not say anything about Sizi, but instead would reprimand him severely.This kind of unfair treatment has suffered so much that Li Zhi has no confidence to challenge at all.

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you the truth. But let me tell you clearly, you will really get upset after hearing this." Seeing Li Mingda blinking his dark eyes and looking at him waiting for an answer, Li Zhi hurriedly told, " The six members of Taiyuan's censor Shi jointly joined you, so if you can't go to the Ministry of Punishment, you won't go now."

"Join me for what?" Li Mingda asked.

"What else can you do? You can't hide the fact that you are an official in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. After the news spread, it first caused an uproar in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and then the entire government and the public knew about it. Those who are most picky at Yushitai As a tricky censor, how can I miss the opportunity to correct mistakes, so I naturally want to join you. Of course, because you are a woman, you are still an official in the court, which is unprecedented." Li Zhi spread his hands and said that it was for this reason that almost all the courtiers agreed. , and very much agree with the participation of the six censors.

"Dangre's sympathetic courtiers did not include Duke Wei, which surprised the people at Yushitai."

Li Mingda sighed with relief, "Well, Mr. Wei is quite interesting."

"And Mr. Fang, our uncle really protected your privacy this time. He not only disagreed, but also expressed his opinion. It is incompetent to scold those censors, so that the fault of whether a person is an official or not is purely on the grounds of men and women. superior."

"Uncle is amazing!" Li Mingda nodded in admiration, with joy in his eyes.

Seeing her like this, Li Zhi frowned and sighed, "Why don't you worry about it at all? Isn't it what you've been looking forward to for this woman to be an official? Now that your position is in jeopardy, why don't you know how to get angry?"

"Why are you angry? Only at this time can you see who your true friends are. Fang Gong, Wei Gong and uncle are the most worthy of learning and close friendship in the future."

Li Zhi laughed, "You are interesting. At this time, you still have the heart to read these things. Just wait, this is what all officials want. I'm afraid you won't be able to keep your official position."

"Don't be afraid." Li Mingda got up and patted the official robes he had changed, and then bid farewell to Li Zhi.

"Are you really going to the Ministry of Criminal Justice?" Li Zhi chased her a few steps in confusion, "You're on the cusp of the storm, aren't you hiding?"

"If I hide and don't respond on time, that's giving them a legitimate reason to join me. You take me out to play and record it on the account, and I will ask you to ask for it later. I will be on duty." Li Mingda told Li After saying goodbye, Zhi left in a hurry.

Looking at Li Mingda's figure, Li Zhi was in a daze for a while, and suddenly felt that compared with his sister's energy, he was really not a star.If it were him, he would definitely worry about it for several days, and he might be too sad to go.Look at people, you should eat, laugh, go, everything is not bad.

Li Zhi nodded silently, reflecting on himself.He used to think that Aye preferred his younger sister, just because his younger sister was a girl, so he was more pleasing.Now he understands that it's not because of the difference between men and women, but because of his younger sister's temperament that has firmly grasped Aye's love.In the future, he has to learn from his sister's temperament in dealing with the world.

When Li Zhi returned to the house, he turned his head to look at the Lizheng Hall, and asked the people around him if the saint was there.

"No, I left late last night. Also, the crown prince also came here last night, but he didn't know what to discuss. He stayed in the Lizheng Hall for a long time, and the idlers avoided him." Ji Liuyi, the personal eunuch next to Li Zhi, whispered replied.

"The saint has been in a bad mood for the past few days, and his face has been gloomy. I want to hide when I see him. Big brother talked for so long yesterday, I'm afraid he will suffer." Li Zhi sighed, and didn't care about it anymore. , and left with Ji Liuyi.Like Sizi, he also went to work on government affairs.

When Li Mingda was about to arrive at the Ministry of Justice, he heard Li Daliang, the servant of the Ministry of Justice, lecturing from a distance.Warn the officials of the Ministry of Punishment not to publicize the fact that Princess Jinyang is an official and cause trouble.Most of the officials agreed, and then dispersed.

But the two Langzhong stayed behind, and they deliberately and quietly discussed with Li Daliang in private, explaining the many troubles and inconveniences of Princess Jinyang being an official in the Ministry of Punishment at a young age.And as their superiors, it's not easy for them to say anything.

"In the past few days, many dignitaries have been going back and forth to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. It is a place that has made the Ministry of Criminal Justice more powerful than Dali Temple. Those little officials are willing to follow the princess to enjoy the blessings of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and refuse to obey our discipline."

"That's not all. Originally, the chief of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs was to check all criminal cases, but now because he only checked this one case, he had to hand over all the other chores to others. I was a doctor, and those Yuanwailang I have to be busy with ordinary things, and I also have to take on the chores of the head of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs." Another doctor said also indignantly.

"Shut up, do you know who you are complaining about!" Li Daliang warned.

"I know, of course I know. The usual princess is here, so we will naturally make a good offering. But this is not a long-term solution. If it happens for ten days and a half months, everyone can bear it. But if it is like this for a long time, who can bear it?" Stop. What do we mean, just take advantage of the opportunity of Yushitai to participate in the performance, why don't we also express our position and tell the truth?"

"That's right, it's really not suitable for the princess to stay here. In fact, it's for our own good, and it's also for the good of the princess."

"The princess is here!" The little official hurriedly came to report to Li Daliang, and the two officials of the Ministry of punishment were surprised, but they didn't expect the princess to come as usual the day after being imprisoned.

Li Daliang reprimanded the two gentlemen not to talk nonsense in a low voice, and after sending them away, he hurriedly came to see Li Mingda.

After Li Mingda took his seat in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he had a serious face, only to reflect on what the two doctors had said.Although there are many things wrong, it is true to say that she delayed other people in the criminal department to handle the case, and only focused on investigating one case, and did not fulfill the duties of the head of the criminal department.

Li Mingda immediately ordered the little official to ask for all the affairs within the scope of her duties, and she must do everything that should be done.

As soon as Li Daliang entered the door, he happened to hear this, knowing where the princess must have got the news, he hurriedly made amends.

"If you're just the head of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and don't have the title of a princess, you don't need to take the time to entertain me right now."

Li Daliang was embarrassed, "This..."

"I have a special status. I am the daughter of a saint. This matter cannot be changed, but I can still perform my duties. Don't stop me."

Li Daliang hurriedly apologized, "If you want to blame me, you should blame me. I asked the princess to be responsible for the investigation of this case, but I didn't let the princess take care of other chores. And if I have arranged these things well, I am really negligent."

"That's why you specially catered to me because you cared about my identity. After all, it's because of my special identity that I delayed the daily affairs of the Ministry of Criminal Justice." Li Mingda sighed, and signaled Li Daliang not to say too much, just listen to the orders, and send the Ministry of Criminal Justice's work to the office. Just leave the responsibility to her.

Li Daliang obediently agreed and left immediately.

Fang Yizhi came later and heard about it.

"In fact, there is a big case ahead, and these chores should have been assigned to other people. There is nothing wrong with it. Because the princess is a woman, they look down on women not to be officials, and at the same time they want women to be more than men. more things. How ridiculous!"

Fang Yi went straight through the dossier of criminal names that had just been submitted, and then divided the tasks and ordered his subordinates to be responsible.He called Luoge again, instructed him, and told him the essentials of review and approval, and let Luoge take charge of the matter.

"When Luoge is finished, your lord only needs to check it again, and it won't take much effort."

Li Mingda: "Thank you."

Fang Yi looked directly at Li Mingda, but didn't mention these trivial matters, only asked Li Mingda what happened yesterday.Ever since Fang Yizhi got the news about Shi Hongyu's life experience, he knew that something must have happened in the Tai Chi Palace, the source of the transmission, presumably the sage intervened.

Li Mingda hesitated for a while, and told Fang Yizhi about what happened in the palace yesterday.

"Hearing what you said, the sage must have thought about it, and will not deal with the crown prince for the time being, so let's rest assured." Fang Yi said it bluntly, and suggested that Shi Hongyu should be interrogated again.

Not long afterward, Zhou Changhuai, the great bodyguard next to the saint, and Dazan Gampo's subordinates who had been arrested overnight brought them over.The whereabouts of this person was revealed by Li Chengqian's confession.Zhou Changhuai had already been interrogated first, and after getting the testimony, he sent it to Li Mingda.

The testimony was very detailed. The Tubo spy named Fang Liang not only admitted that he was the contact person between Dazan Gampo and the prince, but also confessed his relationship with Shi Hongyu and Qi Fei, and that he had helped the prince in rebellion by mining gold mines. One of his ideas.Fang Liang also said that she is actually Shi Hongyu's real owner.Qi Fei is just a puppet they use, because Qi Fei has exactly two, and the other one doesn't appear often, so it is very easy to control.

There were quick footsteps outside.

Li Mingda looked towards the door.

Immediately, the little official came in and told Li Mingda in a hurry: "Shi Hongyu is dead."

Hearing this, Fang Liang, who was being escorted, turned sideways and cleverly broke free from the restraints, raised his tied wrists to his mouth, and with a slight movement of his mouth, the rope broke.Then he looked at Li Mingda, took the blade in his mouth in his hand, and went straight away.

Because Li Mingda and Fang Yizhi told the story of Li Shimin's interrogation of the prince in the palace, it is not suitable for outsiders to hear, so there are not many people around her, and the guards are guarding the door, no one expected to be tied up and searched Fang Liang unexpectedly assassinated suddenly.

Fang Liang's posture is extremely agile and his speed is extremely fast, almost in the blink of an eye