Long live Emperor Wu!

Wu Wang Li Ke and his servant Yu Wenjie were routinely sent to prison for interrogation because of Fang Yiai's confession.

How many people in the court can speak for them with weight?

Li Shan glanced at the court, his heart was very heavy, and he could only say softly:

"As far as I know, King Li Ke of Wu, King Li Yuanjing of Jing, and Yu Wenjie, the servant, have never confessed. Based on Fang Yiai's words alone, I am afraid it will be an unjust case. What do you think?"

Others were still discussing, but no one responded.

Changsun Wuji came out of the queue, raised his head and said sincerely:

"Your Majesty, King Wu Li Ke had long wanted to seize the throne. When he was ordered to go to Muzhou to observe the sentiment of the people, he turned out to be very sympathetic to the local mob and made many slanderous remarks about Your Majesty. This was testified by his personal bodyguards.

Furthermore, a servant of the Fang family also testified that he had gone to the Fang family to conspire. Coupled with Princess Gaoyang's confession, the evidence is conclusive. How can it be said to be one-sided? "

Li Shan lowered his eyes and said in a long voice tiredly:

"Gao Yang is dead, and there is no evidence of his death. There is also the possibility of false accusations against others. Furthermore, he does not have close contact with the Fang family, and he was not present on the day Fang Yiai was arrested.

If we are to be convicted based on these, wouldn’t everyone in the DPRK and the Central Government be in danger in the future? "

Zhongshu Ling Liu Shi said:

"Your Majesty is kind and does not want to believe that King Wu is plotting rebellion, but please listen, so many people say that he has committed a crime, so it may be true.

To say the least, he is a close minister who is highly valued by His Majesty. It is really inappropriate to place such a dangerous person next to Your Majesty. For the sake of the Tang Dynasty, I would rather believe in its existence than its non-existence. "

A few more people stood up and said:

"That's what Zhongshu Ling said. I heard the case just now and all the ministers broke into cold sweats. Your Majesty blindly did not believe the witnesses' testimonies. In the end, I could only harm myself and the Tang Dynasty. Please think twice."

At this time, Wei Siqian stood up and said:

“The testimony of witnesses is naturally trustworthy, but when trying a murder case, both witnesses and material evidence must be present.

For such a serious crime as treason, to be convicted based solely on oral confession, isn't it too childish?

You must know that if the perpetrator of a murder case is wrongly convicted, it will only cost one life. If the crime of rebellion is wrongly convicted, three generations will be convicted, which will affect countless innocent people.

Therefore, I believe that it is better to believe that something exists than to believe that it does not exist, which is a sign of stupidity and cruelty. In the Qingming Dynasty, people should be suspicious of crimes and deal with them with caution. "

Li Shan was shocked when he heard this, and quickly said:

"That makes sense."

As soon as he finished speaking, Changsun Wuji began to reprimand:

"It's ridiculous. The crime of treason is a secret and unfinished matter. Do we have to wait for the King of Wu, Li Ke, to put a knife on His Majesty's neck before we can arrest him?

According to what you say, even Fang Yiai has to be let go! "

His voice was deafening, suppressing all other sounds at once, including Li Shan's words, "This makes sense."

At that moment, Li Shanneng felt sensitively that Changsun Wuji had won...

Unfortunately, it was not Wei Siqian who lost, but himself.

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Three days later, the three divisions sent the results of the general trial and the agreed-upon conviction to Li Shan's desk.

Before that, he called the Minister of Punishment, the Imperial Censor, and the Minister of Dali Temple to him respectively.

I expressed to them that I did not want to kill too many people, which would go against the name of benevolence.

They responded well at that time, but when he received the results of the trial, he was still extremely disappointed when he saw that not only Danyang and Princess Baling were also among those to be executed, but also the men of Wu King Li Ke and Li Yuanjing were going to die.

Anyone who can hang out in the court is a good person, and it is impossible not to know what his tendencies are.

But now, they obviously don't want to take into account his thoughts and opinions...

They are more willing to listen to Changsun Wuji, and more willing to listen to themselves.

At that moment, the anxiety and decadence in his mind had already made him think about whether he should kill Changsun Wuji despite the opposition of everyone, bear the reputation of a tyrant, and also hold the power in his own hands. He turned his face sideways, pinched the blood-like glass bead in his hand, and turned it around, as if he was holding a bunch of blood in his hand.

The restless blood was beating in his chest.

But soon, he calmed down.

He couldn't... without enough righteous reasons, he killed Changsun Wuji for no reason. He could only bear the reputation of a tyrant in vain and lose the support of the people.

But what to do?

After much thought, he could only comment a few words on the memorial:

“The sentence is too harsh and the sentence is harsh.”

Then he pushed the memorial out.

On the other side of the table, there was a joint letter supporting Pu Wang Li Tai's ascension to the throne. It was signed by Fang Yiai and Xue Wanche.

Wu Rou thought that although the method of pushing Li Tai out could not save many people, it could at least save Wu King Li Ke.

Everyone in the court knew that it was impossible for Wu King Li Ke to help Li Tai usurp power, and Li Tai could not tolerate him.

In his mind, he compared King Wu Li Ke and his fourth brother Li Tai, and actually regretted it.

Maybe he shouldn't have felt such compassion at the beginning. Maybe the reason why Changsun Wuji didn't stop him was because he wanted to frame Wu King Li Ke?

At this time, he suddenly remembered his father's words before his death.

He said that he was afraid that he would be indecisive and soft-hearted, and unknowingly lead the way to death step by step, and there would be no room for recovery.

Isn't that what it is now?

He knocked the glass bead on his forehead with remorse, covered his forehead and felt depressed for a while, and then issued an order:

"Go and send someone to call Wu Zhaoyi. I have something to discuss with her."

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Li Shan sent all the maids and attendants in Wude Hall out, and sat cross-legged face to face with Wu Rou, very solemnly.

Memorials were piled high on the table next to them, half covering their figures.

Li Shan pushed the joint letter forward and said:

“If this joint letter is released now, all of Changsun Wuji’s current investigation results can be overturned.

However, this is the truth that I ordered him to conceal. By then, his credibility will be greatly reduced, and my credibility will also be at its bottom.

Not worth the candle.

Therefore, the best way is to ask my fourth brother, Li Tai, to take this joint letter and disclose it as evidence in the court, confess his own crime, and limit the charge of rebellion only to Fang Yiai and Xue Wanche. among people.

When the time comes, I will follow the trend and dismiss Changsun Wuji from his post and exile him on charges of false accusation and frame-up, and I will not suffer any loss in reputation. "

Wu Rou kept staring at the paper and listened carefully. Seeing that he suddenly stopped talking, he raised his head and looked over.

Li Shan took her hand directly, put the red glass bead into her hand, and said:

"It's extremely difficult for my fourth brother to plead guilty on his own. I can't think of a serious way, so I'll leave it to you."

Having said that, as if he had finally thrown out a big deal, he moved his buttocks in a relaxed manner and continued to read his memorial.