Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 743
Judging from the testimonies collected by Lu Jitong, the people who were burned to death by the fire seemed to be normal and did not behave abnormally.

But it also made him more confused.

If what these people said is true, then there is only one possibility, Han Qu caught the wrong person!

But according to his understanding of Han Qu, although Han Qu has made little achievements, he is not a corrupt official.

What's more, Han Qu was a cowardly person, and he carried out everything Li Canghai ordered carefully, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

Li Canghai didn't believe that Han Qu dared to arrest the people by mistake.

But if he hadn't arrested the people by mistake, what would have happened?

More and more doubts appeared in Li Canghai's mind. For some reason, Li Canghai suddenly smelled a hint of conspiracy.

Just as Li Canghai was pacing and thinking, suddenly a decree official came in with several people.

"Where is Mr. Li?" the edict official shouted loudly as soon as he stepped on the threshold.

"Li Canghai is here, what is your lord's business?" Li Canghai went up to meet him and asked.

The decree officer bowed to Li Canghai and said, "Lord Li, there is a decree from the Holy Spirit, and you are ordered to enter the palace immediately to have an audience!"

"Your servant Li Canghai received the decree!" Li Canghai stood up and asked the official who announced the decree: "My lord, the Holy Majesty let me enter the palace at this time, what is the important thing?"

The official who announced the decree was also very polite to Li Canghai, saying: "The lower official is only following the order to deliver the decree. As for what is going on, the lower official has no way of knowing. However, before coming here, Eunuch Gao told the lower official to tell your lord, Please be careful, my lord."

Hearing this, Li Canghai frowned immediately.

Gao Lishi told him to be careful, which showed that things would be very bad for him.

"Master Li, the Holy Majesty is waiting for you, why don't we set off immediately?" Seeing him bowing his head in thought, the edict official said.

Li Canghai groaned, then nodded, followed the official who announced the decree and left Dali Temple, heading towards the palace.

Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall.

Li Longji sat high on the dragon chair, and all the civil and military officials stood in the hall.

When Li Canghai entered the hall, everyone's eyes were on him.

For some reason, Li Canghai always felt that everyone's eyes were very strange.

"My subject, Li Canghai, sees Your Majesty!" Li Canghai saluted.

"Li Aiqing, please." Li Longji waved his hand and said calmly: "Li Aiqing, do you know why I called you here?"

Li Canghai shook his head: "Forgive me for being stupid, I don't know."

Li Longji picked up a memorial in his hand, stared at him and said: "I have a memorial in my hand, saying that you abused your power and killed innocent people. Can you plead guilty to this?"

Li Canghai frowned when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, where did this matter start?"

"Guozhong, tell me!" Li Longji said with a wave.

Yang Guozhong walked out of the court and said: "Yes, Your Majesty. I was handling official business at the Yushitai, and suddenly heard someone beating the drum to complain about grievances, so I asked someone to bring the person who beat the drum. It was a few ordinary people who came. They said that Yushitai is the government office that supervises and inspects all officials. If there is any grievance, they can go to Chang'an Mansion or Dali Temple to file a complaint. But they said that the person who is suing is a senior official of the imperial court, and they are afraid that Chang'an Mansion and Dali Temple will not be able to accept it. , I heard that Yushitai can supervise all officials, so I handed the pleadings to Yushitai."

Speaking of this, Yang Guozhong deliberately paused, then turned to Li Canghai and said, "And the person who is being sued by those common people is none other than Li Dali, Minister of Dali Temple. The pleadings say that Li Canghai colluded with the Chang'an Mansion in order to seek credit. Yin Hanqu killed the people in vain, resulting in the tragic death of more than [-] people. Just because the person involved in the case is the Minister of Dali Temple, I dare not make arbitrary judgments. I came here to inherit His Majesty, and I hope His Majesty will rule."

"Li Aiqing, should you tell me what's going on?" Li Longji asked while stroking his beard and staring at Li Canghai.

Li Canghai glanced at Yang Guozhong, Yang Guozhong's face was solemn, with a heartbroken and indisputable expression, and he gradually understood in his heart.

Dozens of common people died tragically, this is the best opportunity to deal with him, how could Yang Guozhong waste it in vain?

Li Canghai looked calm, without any panic, and said: "Return to Your Majesty, there is something strange about this matter, the details are as follows..."

Then, Li Canghai told about the old man Bai's murder and the poison in his body.

After everyone listened, they fell into surprise.

Cui Huan walked out of the court and said: "Your Majesty, in this way, Lord Li is also doing it for the stability of the people, not because Lord Li did it on purpose."

"Your Majesty! Master Li's words are just one-sided words, whether they are credible or not needs to be verified." Yang Guozhong stepped forward and said seriously: "Besides, how can there be such a strange poison in this world? As far as I know, The people who died tragically were only suffering from diseases, not poisoning. But they were imprisoned because of this, and they were burned to death. If your majesty does not believe it, I have brought the person who complained, and please judge him personally!"

Li Longji nodded and said, "Bring the complainant to the palace."

After a while, a man dressed in common people's clothes came down to the hall led by the guards, and knelt down to Li Longji: "Cao Min Du Mei sees my emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"I ask you, what is the reason why you sued Li Canghai, Minister of Dali Temple?" Li Longji stroked his beard and asked.

Li Canghai recognized this person as the scholar who was at the scene of the fire, so he couldn't help frowning.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the grassroots sued Li Canghai, the Minister of Dali Temple, to seek credit for killing innocent people, resulting in the tragic death of more than [-] innocent people! It was only because of his high position and authority that the grassroots had no choice but to go to Yushitai to sue!" Du Mei knelt on the ground and said loudly.

Li Longji took a sip of ginseng tea and said in a deep voice, "You say that Li Canghai killed innocent people, do you have evidence?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, Caomin's elder brother was the one who was killed this time. According to Mr. Li, the reason why Caomin's elder brother was arrested was because Caomin's elder brother was poisoned. But Caomin's elder brother just got leprosy and was not poisoned. , The grand husband of Jishitang can testify to this point. However, Master Li said that Elder Cao Min was poisoned by Gu poison, and he was forcibly imprisoned, so that Elder Cao Min was burned to death, I beg Your Majesty to make decisions for Cao Min!"

As he spoke, Du Mei began to choke up.

"Li Canghai, what's going on?" Li Longji asked with a frown as he put down his teacup.

"Your Majesty, I have entrusted Master Han Qu with this matter. As for whether the isolated person was poisoned, I am still investigating. If Your Majesty does not believe it, you can send Han Qu to come and ask questions." Li Canghai bowed.

Li Longji frowned and said, "Go to Xuan Hanqu quickly."

After the Xuanzhi officer took the order, he left the palace in a hurry.

For a while, the atmosphere in the hall became a little weird.

No one spoke, not even Li Longji opened his mouth, but kept tapping on the armrest of the dragon chair with his fingers.

(End of this chapter)