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Chapter 349 Fighting with reason (2)

"Your Majesty, please calm down. The concubine thinks that there may be something wrong with this matter. After all, I have to ask the general first and make a decision before it is too late."

Although everything in the harem is under control, Empress Wu is not afraid that Gaozong will find out something famous by such an edict, but she never wants to cause too much commotion. Therefore, even though Gaozong is furious at this time, Empress Wu still He interjected forcefully from the sidelines.

"Ok?"

Gaozong was obviously very dissatisfied with Empress Wu's words, but in the end, he still didn't have the courage to get angry at Empress Wu, but with a dark face, he let out a sound from his nostrils.

"Your Majesty, the former sages have a saying: if you listen to both, you will be clear, and if you listen to one side, you will be dark. The ministers thought that the words were good, and they were all said by Xian'er before. Whether it is true or not, we still have to listen to Wang Bian's explanation. Correspondingly, you may be able to get the truth, this minister and concubine’s humble opinion, please give me your majesty’s sanction!” After all, Empress Wu is Empress Wu, although the words are sophistry, they are also very reasonable, and Gao Zong can’t help but refuse.

"Okay, then ask again, Wang Bian, and tell the truth in detail, if there is any falsehood, I will definitely kill you!"

Gaozong was a fearful person, even though he was extremely upset, he still didn't have the guts to really turn his back on Empress Wu. After walking back and forth in the room with a dark face, he pointed angrily at Wang Bian who was lying limp on the ground. , took a sip in anger.

"Ah, ah, ah..."

Hearing what Gao Zong said, Wang Bian wanted to open his mouth to defend himself, but his mandible was removed by Li Xian, and he couldn't say a word despite his impatience. A series of meaningless babbling sounds, it was as embarrassing as it could be.

"Click!"

Seeing Wang Bian's appearance, Gaozong's eyebrows immediately stood up. He wanted to laugh but felt it was inappropriate. He was struggling for a long time. Seeing this, Li Xian secretly laughed, leaned down, and pulled him with one hand. Hold Wang Bian's mandible, and twist it lightly, but after hearing a muffled sound, Wang Bian's mandible has returned to its original position.

"Oh, Your Majesty, the old slave was wronged, the old slave was wronged, the old slave never murdered, Your Majesty, you want to be the master of your servant, Your Majesty..."

Wang Bian only felt a pain in his jaw, and he couldn't help but let out a miserable cry, and immediately realized that he could speak, so he screamed for injustice in a hurry.

"That's enough, tell me clearly, you guys have done some tricks, tell me!"

Gao Zongben was still listening patiently, but when he saw that Wang Bian was just yelling grievances over and over again, but he didn't have a useful word, he immediately became impatient and interrupted Wang Bian's nonsense with a wave of his hand, with a cold voice scolded.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes, this servant said, this is to say, this servant was wronged. When this servant found out about Cui Yuan, he was really dead. I really don't know how he died, Your Majesty." , the servant is wronged..."

When his life was at stake, Wang Bian would not easily plead guilty, besides, with Empress Wu's previous hint, it is even more impossible for him to give in at this time and insist that this matter has nothing to do with him.

"Hanging beam? Hey, who hung it on the beam again, say!"

With Li Xian's previous explanation, Gaozong naturally did not believe Cui Yuan's suicide theory, nor did he believe that Wang Bian was really innocent. Hearing that Wang Bian was completely evasive, his anger suddenly surged again. He glared at Wang Bian fiercely, and asked relentlessly.

"Your Majesty calm down, this old slave doesn't know, this old slave really doesn't know, Your Majesty!"

Hearing Gao Zong's stern voice, Wang Bian couldn't help but panic, but he absolutely refused to admit it, just blindly reasoning that he didn't know the truth, hoping to get away with it.

"Father, my son thinks that human life is at stake, and he must be interrogated well. No matter how treacherous a person is, he will surely escape the law when he arrives at Dali Temple. Today, this case concerns eighth younger brother Qingyu, so it is even more important." It's time for a trial, and my minister proposes to transfer this case to Dali Temple to clarify the truth!"

Although he knew that Empress Wu must have a means to press the case, but Li Xian did not intend to make Empress Wu feel better. Seeing Gao Zong's face turned black, he immediately interjected and seized the right time to add fuel to the fire.

"Well, I..."

Gaozong obviously couldn't bear to talk nonsense with an eunuch. Hearing what Li Xian said, he felt that it was very appetizing, and he was about to make a decision when he opened his mouth.

"Your Majesty, this matter involves a palace. It is not good to spread the word. There is no place for people to see the jokes of my Tian family. According to my concubine's opinion, it seems safer to have the Ministry of Internal Affairs make the first trial."

If in the past, with the sharp weapon of Dali Temple in hand, Empress Wu would be willing to send the case to Dali Temple, but now, Dali Temple is no longer under the control of Empress Wu, so she naturally refuses to do so. Seeing that Gaozong was going to make an order, he dared not hesitate a bit, so he interrupted him first.

"I want to report to my father, my son thinks what my mother said is very true. No matter how I go to Dali Temple, no matter how I try it, it will hurt the face of my eighth brother. From my son's point of view, it is better to be more cautious about this matter."

In the past, when he was in the imperial court, Li Xian always looked forward to Li Xian's leadership, but since he ascended the position of prince, Li Xian has become Li Xian's primary target. Having solved such an important case in such a short period of time, Li Xian couldn't help feeling sour, and he refused to sit back and watch Li Xianzhen succeed, so he echoed what Empress Wu said.

"Well..." After Gao Zong got angry, he committed the old problem of not having a strong opinion. Seeing that the mother and son had different opinions, Gao Zong didn't know who to listen to for a while. After pondering for a while, he still didn't Before he could make a decision, at the end, he turned his gaze to Li Zhen, the king of Yue who had been sitting silently by the side, hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you have any opinion on this matter?"

"Your Majesty has learned from you that I think this case should indeed be tried. As for where it will be tried, it doesn't matter much. Only Your Majesty decides for himself, and I have no objection."

Seeing the powerful Empress Wu and the equally powerful Li Xian posing for a confrontation, Li Zhen didn't want to get involved blindly. After all, in terms of the current power in the court, Li Zhen was the weakest party, and he was wise and safe. It is the way of survival, at least before he sees the general situation clearly, he doesn't want to change his strategy of being both right and left easily. Hearing Gaozong's question, Li Zhen immediately sat upright and looked serious, but the words were about to come out, but it was still the same. The set of Tai Chi pushing hands.

Old fox!
As soon as Li Zhen said this, Empress Wu, Li Xian, and Li Xian thought the same three words at the same time, but no one said any more, they just stared at Gaozong, as if they were waiting for the emperor's order .

"Since that's the case, let's hand it over to the Minister of Internal Affairs for interrogation, Cheng Denggao!"

Gaozong glanced back and forth between Empress Wu, Li Xian, and Li Xian a few times, his face frowned uncertainly, and after a moment of contemplation, he finally followed Empress Wu's suggestion without waiting for Li Xian's objection. He immediately took a sip.

"The servant is here!"

Cheng Denggao had been concentrating on the side with his ears pricked up for a long time. Hearing Gao Zong's words, he dared not be negligent, and hurriedly answered loudly.

"Declaration of my will, this case will be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a careful review, I am waiting for a reply, within a time limit of three days, there must be no mistakes!" Gao Zong waved his hand grandly, and Dang even made the order in an unquestionable tone .

"promise!"

As soon as he heard that the trial of the matter fell into his hands, Cheng Denggao's hanging heart immediately fell to the ground, and he simply and forcefully agreed, and with a wave of dust, several young eunuchs who accompanied him rushed forward, and the two One person supported Wang Bian, who was limp on the ground, and one person dragged Liu Liu who was dumbfounded, and was about to go out in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, my servant is wronged, my servant..."

Although Liuliu didn't know which drama the people from the Tian family were singing, but she knew that once she was dragged out, her fate would not be good, so she became anxious immediately, and kept on doing whatever she wanted. He pushed and shoved with the little eunuch who came to drag him, shouting out his grievances loudly.

"Wait a minute!"

With Gao Zhi's intention, Li Xian already knew that this matter would have to be covered up. Although he had expected it, he was still unhappy for a while. When he saw Liu Liu struggling there again, the unhappiness in his heart had already arrived. At a critical point, he stood up boldly, waved his hand, and flicked the little eunuch who was dragging Liu Liu aside.

"Presumptuous, Xian'er wants to resist the order and doesn't follow it?"

Seeing Li showing his hands, Empress Wu's face immediately sank, her eyebrows stood erect and she let out a loud shout.

"The empress mother calms down, the minister dare not be rude and illegal, but the minister has something to say, please ask the emperor for more information!"

Both the left and the right had already torn their faces, and Li Xian naturally didn't care about Empress Wu's anger, so he replied in a neutral manner, and immediately turned his gaze to Gaozong, and spoke in a proud manner.

"Xian'er has something to say but it's okay to say it, I just listen to it."

Gao Zong was just cowardly, but not stupid. He knew that Li Xian was wronged by this decision, and he felt guilty in his heart. He felt sorry for not letting Li Xian speak, so he gently waved his hands and agreed. Li Xian's request.

"Father Huang Mingjian, no matter how this case is tried, it is an indisputable fact that the eighth brother was wronged, how can he stay in the Palace of Ningxin for a long time, and, in order to investigate this case, my son has already promised to keep this girl Liuliu. For the safety of the eighth brother, the grievance of the eighth brother has been cleared up. The only thing to do is who framed the eighth brother. Miss Liuliu has nothing to do with it. There is no need to arrest him. My son implores the emperor to issue an edict to release the eighth brother and approve Miss Liuliu continues to serve my eighth brother!"

Li Xian could not pursue the matter of Li Xulun being framed by anyone, but he absolutely couldn't tolerate Empress Wu and others using this case to cause more trouble, so he made an extremely strong request.

"Seventh brother's words are great, especially since the case has not yet been tried, how can it be said that there is something wrong with eighth brother's actions..."

Li Xian didn't want Li Xulun, his younger brother, to stay in the imperial city, and he didn't want Li Xulun to join Li Xian's side, so he pretended to be righteous and sternly refuted Li Xian.

"Brother Prince, why did you say that? You must know that the eighth younger brother is the younger brother of you and me. He has been wronged for no reason. He has been wronged to the extreme. How can we, as older brothers, sit back and watch him suffer more!"

Li Xian no longer intends to cooperate with such ungrateful people like Li Xian, now that he heard his utter nonsense, he would not give him the slightest bit of face, so he interrupted Li Xian unceremoniously. Xian's words.

"you you……"

Li Xian never expected that Li Xian would not show any face to himself in front of the imperial court, his face turned red immediately, and when he wanted to refute Li Xianzhi's words, he didn't know where to refute, so he rolled his eyes in a hurry endlessly.

(End of this chapter)