People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 876 Zhaoling is on fire, and things are going badly

In the courtroom, with Fan Huaiyi's decisive words, the atmosphere suddenly changed subtly.

Quan Shancai, a burly man, finally couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Di Renjie turned to look at Li Lin and said coldly: "You just said that the Zuo Weiwei guarding Zhaoling and the soldiers guarding the Zuo prison gate all know that someone has cut down the cypress trees in Zhaoling. As for the official issue, Zuo Weiwei is mostly a party member. People, do they have a good relationship with the Zuojianmen guards? Would the Zuojianmen guards deliberately tell Zuo Weiwei about such a thing?"

"But the whole camp is discussing it?" Li Lin couldn't help but retort.

"No, what is being discussed is the entire battalion of Zuo Prison Guards, not the Zuowei Guards." Di Renjie stared at Li Lin and asked directly: "Have you ever seen or heard about Zuo Prison? When, when, where and with whom did the gate guards discuss this matter?”

Li Lin was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Originally, what he said about the whole camp discussion was just his own impression. How could he tell the specific time, place and people.

"Tell me, did you hear the guards at the left prison gate discussing this matter?" Di Renjie suddenly slapped the alarm and looked at Li Lin with a stern expression: "Did you?"

The corner of Li Lin's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked up at Di Renjie, but glanced at Li Xuan from the corner of his eye.

At this time, Li Xuan closed her eyes slightly.

In an instant, everyone present was staring at Li Lin's right eye.

Li Lin sighed softly, cupped his hands and said, "No, I have never heard any of the Zuojianmen guards say this."

After saying that, Li Lin suddenly relaxed.

Di Renjie sat there, nodded, and said solemnly: "In this case, the Zuojianmen guards cut down the suspected Zhaoling cypress trees, and all the Zuojianmen guards knew about it. As for the Zuoweiwei guards, how much they knew about this matter, Dali Temple details No one knew before the investigation, right?”

It cannot be said that the cypress that was cut down was not Zhaoling cypress, and it does not necessarily mean that Zuo Weiwei and his subordinates did not know about it. At least the existing witnesses and physical evidence cannot prove this.

"Yes or no, just listen to what Di Si Cheng said and go to the scene to check it yourself." Xu Yu, the young minister of Dali Temple, made a conclusion directly.

Censor Liu Sili took the lead in nodding his head and said, "Okay."

Cui Sheng, the Minister of Punishment,'s face darkened slightly. He didn't want to go to Jiuwei Mountain. He himself knew better what was happening there.

Cui Sheng finally spoke slowly and said: "Even if General Quan is not aware of this matter, once it is confirmed that it is within Zhaoling, it will be a crime of dereliction of duty."

"If this is the case, I will not be willing to take the blame." Quan Shancai immediately handed over his hand, with a firm tone and a cold expression.

"In that case, will you all set off?" Di Renjie stood up first and turned to look at Li Xuan: "Your Majesty?"

Li Xuan nodded calmly and said: "The laws of the Tang Dynasty are first and foremost empirical, so let's go to the scene first to have a look. There must be an explanation from both inside and outside as to whether it is within the Zhaoling Mausoleum, otherwise this kind of thing will happen again in the future. The imperial court also has precedents for dealing with such matters."

"What the prince said is correct." Everyone present raised their hands to Li Xuan at the same time.

"Let's go..." Li Xuan just stood up. At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps came from outside.

A black-clad Dali Temple policeman holding a Tang sword in his hand walked in from outside with an anxious look. In full view of everyone, he cupped his hands and said to Di Renjie: "Return to the temple to report to the Prime Minister, Jiuwei Mountain, there is a fire..."

Di Renjie instantly stared at Li Lin with his eyes wide open.

Li Lin had a look of confusion on his face, then he raised his voice and immediately raised his hands and said: "Di Si Cheng, everyone, it is none of the business of the general. The general is also a member of the clan. How can we allow Zhaoling to catch fire... It's you!"

Li Lin suddenly turned his head and looked at Fan Huaiyi. He rushed over in an instant, grabbed his collar with force, and said through gritted teeth: "It's you, it's definitely you. You didn't want people to see where the felled trees were, so you set fire to them." Click there... Damn it, that's Zhaoling!"

"Li Lin, let go." Li Xuan's cold voice sounded, and he looked at everyone with cold eyes and said, "This happened suddenly. From now on, I will take over this case. Do you have any objections?"

Li Xuan's cold-knife eyes fell on everyone present, and everyone suddenly felt depressed.

There was a fire in the Zhaoling Mausoleum, and the King of Nanchang, as a member of the royal family, was ordered to come to check on the case today. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone immediately handed over their hands: "I am willing to obey the prince's order."

Li Xuan nodded slightly, turned around, and shouted directly: "He SiZheng!"

He Yiqiu stood up immediately, cupped his hands and said, "I'm here!"

Li Xuan followed up and said: "Take my king's token, go to Zuo Qianniu Guard immediately, see General Zuo Qianniu Guard, and ask him to send a team of Qianniu Guard under your command. Immediately investigate the details of the fire and arrest him at the same time. The one who set the fire.”

"Here!" He Yiqiu immediately handed over his hand, took the token, and walked quickly outside.Li Xuan looked at everyone present coldly, and said with a livid face: "Everyone, you don't need to think about putting out the fire. I think if it is destroyed, there won't be much progress in this matter, but your Majesty will investigate the culprit. The imperial edict will be issued soon, so everyone, before that, we'd better find the murderer here."

The murderer, Li Xuan's word "murderer", caused the fire in Zhaoling and put it on everyone today.

"General Quan." Li Xuan looked directly at Quan Shancai, and Quan Shancai immediately handed over his hand: "The last general is here."

"Today's incident seems to be about burning and eradicating traces for you, but I believe that it was not you who did it, because cutting down Zhaoling cypress trees and setting Zhaoling on fire are two different concepts. You are not stupid enough to do so." Li Xuan's words directly acquitted the biggest beneficiary of this case and the biggest suspect, Quan Shancai.

Li Xuan immediately looked at Li Lin and said rudely: "Li Lin, you exposed General Quan and Fan Zhonglang's cutting down of cypress trees in Zhaoling due to personal grudges. You are a narrow-minded person, but you are not completely false. This matter has not happened." You wouldn’t have done this before you were defeated, and you are also a member of the clan.”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for pioneering." Li Lin bowed to Li Xuan solemnly. When Li Xuan denied Quan Shancai, he immediately knew that he was the most suspicious, but Li Xuan ruled him out with just a few words. Suspect, which made Li Lin extremely grateful.

Li Xuan walked up to Fan Huaiyi and said with cold eyes: "General Fan Zhonglang, there are still two thousand Zuojianmen guards and two thousand Zuowei guards near the Jiuwei Mountain camp. With them here, before the fire broke out, Things should not have happened.”

With one word, Li Xuan put all the responsibility on the guards of the Zuo Prison and the soldiers stationed at the Zuowei Guard.

It's daytime again, and the left prison guard and left Weiwei cannot get rid of this responsibility.

"I will now give you a chance to explain. Did you arrange it yourself, or did the Zuojian Gate Guards or Zuowei Guards make their own decisions? Or was it someone who deliberately messed up the situation? What do you think?" Li Xuan said firmly. Staring at Fan Huaiyi.

Fan Huaiyi's whole body was cold. Li Xuan didn't point at Quan Shancai or Li Lin, she just stared at him directly.

However, Quan Shancai was banned three days ago, and after Li Lin complained, he was also banned in disguise. Only he, Fan Huaiyi, had time to arrange this.

"The general did not arrange for others to act recklessly. That is Zhaoling, and the general is not crazy enough. Besides, the trees that were cut down were indeed not within Zhaoling. The general is absolutely sure." Fan Huaiyi then said with a wry smile. He said helplessly: "Liu Lieutenant said that the subordinates are harsh to people, and they don't have many cronies in the army. Although there are some subordinates, they will not do this at the risk of having their homes confiscated and annihilated."

Fan Huaiyi turned to look at Quan Shancai and said coldly: "If anyone is really so crazy, I'm afraid it's only the party soldiers under General Quan."

The Dangxiang people didn't know the importance of it, but when something happened to Quan Shancai, they immediately reacted like crazy. This... wasn't surprising.

Li Xuan looked sideways at Quan Shancai and asked in a deep voice: "General, the ministers in the court don't have much intention to pursue the matter now. Di Si Cheng is also doing his best to excuse you. As long as there is a suitable reason, , with His Majesty’s generosity, he won’t punish you too much, the people under your command won’t be so brainless, right?”

It is impossible for Quan Shancai to take action directly when his guilt is not conclusive, but it is difficult to say for the soldiers of the Left Wei Party under his command.

Quan Shancai calmly and solemnly raised his hands and said: "What the prince said is true. Zuo Weiwei's soldiers are indeed quite brainless. If there is any news, they will indeed act wantonly. However, they will be banned from the distance." , it has been three days, and if they want to take action today, it would be best if they take action at night."

Li Xuan nodded slightly, then looked at Fan Huaiyi and said: "Indeed, setting a fire in the daytime is not conducive to escape. Come to think of it, Dali Temple is now at Jiuwei Mountain. I think I can only find two corpses. So, this matter is not yours. If you do it, then someone should have done it, and it should be someone who is always paying attention to this place."

Fan Huaiyi's mouth twitched slightly, then he raised his hands and said, "Why is the prince staring at the general?"

"Because of this case, you are the one who can't escape no matter what. Whether General Quan knows it or not, as long as it is confirmed that the trees in Zhaoling have been cut down, you will be dismissed from office and sentenced to two and a half years in prison. You are here In this case, he is the most unlucky.”

Li Xuan looked at Fan Huaiyi and said softly: "So, if someone really wants to do something, the only one they want to find is you."

The expressions of Xu Yu, the young minister of Dali Temple, Liu Sili, the imperial censor, and Cui Sheng, the minister of punishment, suddenly became gloomy.

Li Xuan was right, Fan Huaiyi was actually insignificant in this case.

Because this case is really aimed at General Zuo Weiwei Quan Shancai, not Fan Huaiyi, a small Zuojian guard Zhonglang general.

Setting this fire now is obviously to crucify Quan Shancai.

Since the other party wanted to crucify Quan Shancai, there was absolutely no way he could do just one thing. It was only natural for him to seek out Fan Huaiyi.

As long as he opens his mouth and says that everything is within the scope of Zhaoling, as long as he opens his mouth and says that he and Quan Shancai mentioned this matter, then Quan Shancai is dead.

But Fan Huaiyi didn't. He didn't want to walk to death while there was still a way to go.

After swallowing a little and looking at the eyes of everyone present, Fan Huaiyi knew in his heart that if he was really bitten to death, the person who would not let him go the most would be Li Xuan, the emperor. After all, Zhaoling was really burned. .

Nodding, Fan Huaiyi finally spoke: "Someone asked General Quan to bite General Quan to death, but General Quan did not agree."

Li Xuan followed up and asked, "Who is that person?"

Fan Huaiyi looked sideways behind him and said with a sneer: "Of course he is from Dali Temple."

(End of this chapter)