Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 121 Impeaching Liu Li and breaking the law knowingly!
Prince Wei's Mansion.

Du Chuke found Li Tai in a hurry.

"My Lord, this is bad. Chen Qing and the other two have been arrested!"

"Ok?"

Li Tai, who was originally smiling, frowned and looked over, "What did you say?"

Du Chuke: "Chen Qing and the other two have been captured and are currently being escorted back to Chang'an City by Wuwei General Li Junxian himself!"

"???"

Several question marks popped up in Li Tai's head.

How come Chen Qing and the other two were arrested?

"What's going on?"

"According to the information I received, Liu Zengshou was poisoned to death!"

"Isn't this good news?"

Li Tai became more and more confused.

Now that Liu Zengshou is dead, no one knows the relationship between him and Liu Li.

In this way, Liu Li's troubles would naturally be solved.

Du Chuke sighed, "It is indeed good news that Liu Zengshou is dead, but the problem is that he died after meeting Chen Qing and the other two!"

Li Tai was stunned for a moment, then he understood the horror and stood up suddenly: "You mean, after Chen Qing and the other two killed Liu Zengshou, they were discovered and caught?"

Du Chuke shook his head. "According to the information from the informant, Liu Zengshou was not killed by the two of them."

"...?"

Li Tai patted his forehead and suddenly felt that the matter had become a mess.

"Please let me slow down..."

Li Tai raised his hand and stopped Du Chuke who wanted to continue speaking.

Liu Zengshou died after meeting Chen Qing and his partner, but he did not die at the hands of Chen Qing and his partner. Instead, Chen Qing and his partner were captured...

Li Tai's face darkened, "Someone is interfering!"

Du Chuke nodded heavily, "Yes, I thought so too!"

"It is undoubtedly a good thing for us if Liu Zengshou shuts up, unless he is confused!"

"The fact that Chen Qing and the other two did not take action is enough to show that Liu Zengshou has reached a cooperation agreement with Chen Qing and the others and will not reveal his relationship with Liu Li."

"But he was poisoned to death in the study!"

"There must be someone hiding in the dark, observing everything. After Chen Qing and the other two left, they quietly sneaked into the Liu family and poisoned Liu Zengshou to death!"

Li Tai kept nodding his head. He felt that Du Chuke's inference was very likely.

but.

This is their inference, a secret that cannot be made public. Even if they know that someone is secretly obstructing them, there is nothing they can do!
Because Liu Zengshou is dead!
Unless they find the person who killed Liu Zengshou!

But the problem is, they don’t have time now!

"When will Chen Qing and the others arrive in Chang'an City?"

"Tomorrow morning at the latest!"

“…What a pity!”

Li Tai sighed. With only one night left, there was no way to find out who had poisoned the person!
The best option now is to take drastic measures!
Du Chuke said ruthlessly, "Your Majesty, this time we will not only lose Chen Qing and the other two, but we may even lose Liu Li!"

"We must find out who is behind this and find him out!"

"Otherwise, our situation will be very embarrassing!"

A poisonous snake hiding in the dark could attack them at any time, but they were completely unaware of it, and had no idea where it was hiding!
It's like choosing the sword of Damocles hanging over your head, but being unable to cut it off, and it may threaten your life at any time!

Li Tai nodded and said, "First, we need to deal with Chen Qing and the other two. We can't let them reveal too much."

Du Chuke: "Okay, I'll arrange for someone to contact them. I think they know what to do."

Li Tai: "What do you think of the poisonous snake hiding in the dark?"

Du Chuke: "Since he killed Liu Zengshou, it is enough to prove that his target this time is Liu Li!"

"Although I still don't know who Liu Li has offended, so that the other party wants to kill him, but as long as he dares to take action, we will definitely find something!"

Wait and see what happens?

Li Tai pondered and shook his head, "I think we can start with Tianxia Newspaper!"

Tianxia Newspaper?

It has been quite popular in Chang'an City these past two days.

Especially the articles about Liu Li in the newspapers, which attracted many people to find trouble with Liu Li with rotten eggs...

Du Chuke: "Your Highness, do you suspect that the boss behind Tianxia Newspaper was the one who poisoned and killed Liu Zengshou?"

Li Tai: “I do have such suspicions.”

Du Chuke hesitated for a moment and said, "If that's the case, I'll start my investigation from Tianxia Newspaper."

"Go."

Du Chuke bowed and took his leave.

Li Tai hesitated and picked up the teacup. Who was behind this?

Prince? Impossible.

How did he know the relationship between Liu Li and Liu Zengshou?

How could he secretly arrange people to kill Liu Zengshou under everyone's noses?
After all, before the news of the thorough investigation of Liu Li reached Suzhou, Chen Qing and his men had already met Liu Zengshou.

Could it be him?

A figure subconsciously emerged in Li Tai's mind.

……

The next day.

In the morning.

Civil and military ministers gathered in the Taiji Hall.

Sun Fujia held a tablet in his hand, glanced at the ministers, and looked outside the hall from time to time.

I wonder when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and others will enter the palace!
"Your Majesty has arrived."

Following the eunuch's singing, Li Shimin walked up to the dragon throne with a smile on his face.

"See Your Majesty."

"No gift."

Li Shimin waved his hand and smiled, "My dear ministers, do you have anything important to report?"

Sun Fujia pinched the memorial in his sleeve, took a deep breath, and was about to step out when he saw an official coming out.

It was Xu Yushi of the Censorate.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"explain."

"Recently, a book club called Tianxia Newspaper suddenly appeared in Chang'an City. The newspapers it published contained articles that humiliated the officials of the dynasty and misled many people. As a result, many people gathered outside Liu's mansion and attacked Lord Liu with rotten eggs and rotten vegetables."

Xu Yushi bowed deeply and said, "Therefore, I think that newspapers across the country should be investigated and warned not to humiliate officials or mislead the people, otherwise it will lead to disaster."

This Xu Yushi is quite interesting.

After Li Tai glanced at Xu Yushi, he lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers with a smile.

Guess.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and others should be entering the city now, right?
Li Shimin smiled and nodded, "I have already discussed what Lord Xu mentioned with Prime Minister Fang and others."

"There has never been a precedent in our Tang Dynasty where people have been convicted for their speech. Moreover, the articles published by that newspaper were mostly written by talented people in our Tang Dynasty. It is reasonable that they contain some personal emotions."

"At the same time, whether the article is good or bad, whether it is targeted or not, it has a certain supervisory effect on our officials, so I think this is a good thing."

Envoy Xu: “…”

"But after all, it is criticizing the officials of the dynasty and misleading the people. It has a bad influence, Your Majesty."

"Envoy Xu."

Wei Zheng smiled and stepped out. "As the saying goes, the clear ones are clear and the turbid ones are turbid. If the officials who are attacked are upright, they are not afraid of their own shadows. Why should they care about these things?"

Xu Yushi: "I am just worried that the newspaper society will be used by people with ulterior motives."

Chang Sun Wuji laughed and said, "It's just two articles. Envoy Xu is a little too worried."

Xu Yushi sighed and turned back to his seat.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

Seeing that Envoy Xu had left, Sun Fujia strode out holding a tablet and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I impeach the Imperial Court Minister Liu Li for knowingly breaking the law and colluding with Suzhou grain merchant Liu Zengshou to harm the people of Suzhou!"

Xu Yushi: “???”

Could it be that the investigation in Suzhou has produced some results?
Li Shimin frowned, "Lord Sun, do you have any evidence?"

"Qiao Mengzhuo and Li Tian, ​​the Dali Temple's Sizhi, are going to Suzhou to investigate. The details of this investigation are all here. Please review it, Your Majesty!"

Sun Fujia held up the memorial and presented it to everyone.

Li Shimin waved his hand, and the eunuch hurried over, took it away and placed it in front of Li Shimin.

After opening the memorial and reading it carefully, Li Shimin's face gradually became gloomy.

Before Qiao Mengzhuo and the others arrived in Suzhou City, Liu Zengshou was poisoned to death in his study?

Those two people who claimed to be businessmen from Henan Prefecture have not been identified yet?

"Send the Imperial Court Minister, Liu Ji, to the palace for an audience!"

Li Shimin put down the memorial and spoke calmly, and then a eunuch left in a hurry.

Li Shimin's eyes fell on Sun Fujia and he asked again, "Is everything above true?"

Sun Fujia: "Don't dare to hide anything!"

Li Shimin took a deep breath and was about to speak when a eunuch ran in hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the General Wuwei is requesting an audience outside the palace!"

Sun Fujia was shocked and looked outside the hall.

coming!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived with witnesses!

(End of this chapter)