After being bound to the learning system in my mother's womb, I became the empress

Chapter 267 I’m waiting for your explanation
Jiang Hai took the drawing and presented it to the emperor.

The emperor looked at them one by one.

The ministers waited quietly and curiously.

Li Ce felt like he was being roasted on a fire. He swallowed hard and wanted to speak out several times, but suppressed it.

After the emperor read the drawings, he handed them to Jiang Hai and said, "Pass them around."

The curious ministers finally got a look at the drawings.

Seeing this, they were all shocked.

These drawings are so detailed, including the overall appearance of the threshing machine, the dimensions of each component, and the materials needed...

After reading this drawing, those who were still skeptical now couldn't help but believe Lin Sanfu's words.

When the drawing was passed to Li Ce, a drop of sweat fell on the drawing along his chin, and a small ink stain spread out.

While he was in a state of panic and confusion, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind. When he passed the drawings on, he winked at his colleague Qi Hongfang who was sitting below him.

At the same time, he made a gesture that only they could understand.

Qi Hongfang's eyes flashed, he struggled for a few moments, and then he did as Li Ce suggested.

He pretended to wave his sleeve casually, which resulted in a glass of wine being poured out of it.

All the wine was spilled on the center of the drawing, causing a large area to smudge.

"Ah! Wei Chen didn't mean this..."

Qi Hongfang looked panicked and wiped the drawing with his sleeve, as if he wanted to wipe away the wine on it, but the result was that the drawing was even more contaminated.

The part that was wet with alcohol even cracked.

Qi Hongfang was about to cry but had no tears, so he hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged the emperor for forgiveness.

Everyone present was a human being, so who could not see that he did it on purpose?

However, the ownership of the threshing machine has not yet been determined, and the truth has not yet come out. In the final analysis, it is just a blueprint.

What kind of crime is destroying a blueprint?
Qi Hongfang was convinced of this, so he dared to do it openly.

Unexpectedly, Lin Sanfu said at this time: "This gentleman does not need to blame himself. The drawing that Cao Min took out just now is just a backup, and the original drawing is still in Cao Min's hands."

Qi Hongfang: "..."

Li Ce: "..."

The emperor laughed loudly and said, "Lin Sanfu, you did a good job. Please bring out the original picture."

But Qi Hongfang, who was kneeling to apologize, was not allowed to get up.

Qi Hongfang knelt in the hall, his heart sinking.

As for Li Ce, his face was green and white, and he was sweating even more fiercely.

Lin Sanfu took out the original drawing. This time the emperor did not circulate it any more. Instead, he asked Jiang Hai to hang the drawing on the screen and show it to everyone.

There are two chamberlains guarding the left and right sides of the screen. In this case, who else can cause damage to the drawings?

Seeing this posture, Li Ce couldn't help but wonder, was it intentional that the emperor circulated the drawings just now?

Are you just trying to make him panic and do something inappropriate?

The ministers in the front row can clearly see the drawings, but those in the back cannot.

But it doesn't matter whether the courtiers in the back row can see clearly.

As long as the boss in front can see clearly.

The emperor glanced at everyone meaningfully.

"What do you think? After reading this drawing, who do you think made the threshing machine?"

Li Ce rushed to the hall: "Your Majesty, Quanzi wrote a letter a few days ago to say that the blueprint for the threshing machine in his study was stolen. I didn't expect that it was stolen by this guy!

"Not only did he steal the blueprints, he actually wanted to confuse right and wrong and seize the credit for Quanzi! Your Majesty, you must not be deceived by this unruly man."

The emperor held a delicate rice dumpling candy in his hand and wanted to peel it open and eat it.But eating sweets in front of so many ministers really damaged his majestic image, so he had to hold back.

The emperor, who couldn't eat sweets, gradually lost his patience and sneered: "What a coincidence. Lin Sanfu took out the blueprint for his front leg, and the blueprint for Li Yushi's son's back leg was stolen."

Li Ce also knew that his statement was untenable, but that was all he could do for now.

Qingyuan County is hundreds of miles away from the capital. It is impossible for the emperor to know what is going on there. If he sends someone to investigate, he will have the opportunity to do something.

Anyway, the plan to seize the threshing machine cannot be confirmed on the spot.

The emperor looked at Lin Sanfu, "Besides the drawings, can you provide other evidence?"

Lin Sanfu: "Reporting to Your Majesty, when the grassroots people were building the threshing machine, they carved their names in a hidden place."

As he spoke, he walked towards the threshing machine, took off the seat cushion, and turned it over. On the inside of the seat cushion, the words "三福" as big as a grain of rice were engraved.

Although the characters are small, they are extremely clear.

This was what Xibao proposed at the beginning, saying that the threshing machine was his work and he should leave his own mark on it.

The emperor and several important ministers inspected it in turn.

As a person involved, Li Ce also had the honor to take a look.

Emperor: "Li Ce, what else do you have to say?"

Li Ce racked his brains to deny: "Your Majesty, Quanzi is not a carpenter, so naturally he doesn't know how to do carpentry.

"But the style of the threshing machine was indeed his idea. Lin Sanfu only built the threshing machine according to my son's instructions. Naturally, he had the opportunity to tamper with it."

The more he talked, the more confident he became, "So what if this threshing machine was built by Lin Sanfu? He is just a little carpenter, and Quanzi is the real inventor of the threshing machine!"

Lin Sanfu was really shocked by his shamelessness and was speechless for a long time.

Li Ce said proudly: "How is it? You have nothing to say? Your Majesty, this person is really hateful. He beat the drum and falsely accused Quanzi, and also ruined the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Please have him dragged down and put in prison - "

The emperor's face was expressionless: "Li Ce, are you teaching me how to do things?"

Li Ce's expression froze: "Your Majesty, I don't dare."

Lin Sanfu: "Your Majesty, the common people still have evidence. The witness that Li Ce hired to kill me and silence me is waiting outside the palace gate right now."

Just when the emperor was about to call witnesses and the ministers were waiting to continue eating, an important minister stood up.

It was Li Xuelin, the head of the Li family, the third-rank Zhongshu Ling, one of the small group of people at the top of the Great Yong Chaotang pyramid.

Until now, he still couldn't understand that the truth was exactly what Lin Sanfu said.

Li Ce, the nephew, was still making clever excuses.

Lin Sanfu and other common people dared to beat the drum, and they could think with their toes that the emperor's instructions were indispensable.

The emperor will not do anything he is not sure of.

The defeat of the Cheng family last time is proof!
This time, the emperor obviously came to the Li family.

Li Ce, his nephew, never discussed the threshing machine with him from beginning to end.

However, Li Ce's surname is Li. From the perspective of outsiders, Li Ce's behavior must be linked to the Li family.

Now that the matter has come to this, as the head of the family, he must stand up.

Otherwise, if it continues to ferment, this matter will not go well, and maybe the entire Li family will be dragged into it!

What happened to the Cheng family last time is still vivid in my mind!

The Li family must not make the same mistake as the Cheng family.

"Your Majesty, this matter was caused by an oversight. I hope your Majesty will give me some time. When I find out about this matter, I will definitely give you an explanation."

The emperor stared at Li Xuelin for a long time, knowing that Li Xuelin was submissive and at the same time making a deal with himself.

A deal where you give me dignity and I give you an "account".

The emperor nodded: "Forget it, then Li Qing will go back and investigate. What is going on? I am waiting for your explanation."

(End of this chapter)