Chapter 214 The battle of the court
In Tai Chi Hall.
The Wei family's officials were aggressive.
On the dragon throne, Li Shimin was unmoved. He was like a person outside the matter, watching the performance of the group of people coldly.
"His Majesty!"
After a long time, Li Shimin spoke out, and finally someone called him and brought Li Shimin back to reality. The man bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Fang Yiai blasphemed the princess, how ruthless it is, he should be punished according to law..."
Since someone has called it, it is not appropriate to pretend to be silent.
But before Li Shimin could speak, seeing that he was about to speak, Fang Xuanling hurriedly walked out of the train, wanting to plead for his son, "Your Majesty..."
However, Fang Xuanling just shouted, and Li Shimin looked at him and swallowed the words afterwards.
Li Shimin signaled the old house to be calm, glanced around the officials in the center of the hall, and asked with a dark face: "Where did you hear this from all my dear friends? Why haven't I heard of it?"
The aggressive officials just now were stunned when they heard this, and then their eyes hopped violently and their brows frowned. They suddenly felt something was wrong.
Then, everyone looked at Li Shimin.
However, Li Shimin was a fox who was so cunning that he lies without blinking his eyes. He even looked like he was angry when he first heard about this, but he was angry. How could they see the flaw?
Wei Rongmao and other officials were stunned... They didn't expect that Li Shimin denied it, not admitting that there was such a thing.
This...is clearly lies with lies with your eyes open!
They have been in the officialdom for many years, and no one is a fool. Before writing a letter to impeach, they have also used their own ways to confirm the authenticity of the rumors.
Although the answer was not obtained, it was just those servants who were timid, but they also vaguely admitted that this was indeed the case.
As for why Fang Yiai survived to this day, it was only because His Majesty remembered the old love. Because of Fang Xuanling's years of love, he punished and warned him.
The time when Fang Xuanling rushed to the palace happened to match all this.
Your Majesty is not ruthless, so they will help you.
Princess Changle's future husband's family would bring things to court, but they would not believe it. Facing the world's vast crowd, Your Majesty would let Fang Yiai go so easily. If you want to protect the royal face, you must punish Fang Yiai's crime.
But they never thought...
Li Shimin would protect Fang Yiai so much that he was determined to protect him!
Most of these people have grievances with Fang Yi's love for Fang's family. Since they choose to do whatever they want, they will naturally not give up easily, and they will not dare to refute Li Shimin's face.
Therefore, he said indirectly and in a roundabout way: "Your Majesty, this matter is related to the majesty of the court, and you cannot make an assertion easily."
"Do you know more about what happened in the palace than me?" Li Shimin was not polite and replied in one sentence, asking, "You are going to be the one who wants to convict the crime of loving the house, can there be conclusive evidence?"
This is his attitude.
Don't ask, it's not the case!
Even if the whole world believed it, he still denied it. As long as he didn't admit it, it wouldn't happen.
Because once he really recognizes it, Changle's innocence will be ruined. He will not look at his most beloved daughter, carrying such a stain on her back.
Although this is also inevitable, as long as there is no solid evidence, people will gradually forget it over time.
First, Li Er admired Fang Yiai very much and was optimistic about him. He was unwilling to let him die, and was willing to give him a chance. Second, Li Er really loved Changle and didn't want his daughter to bear the criticism.
Of course, the most important thing is the third point. For the sake of his emperor's majesty, he dared not to abide by his will. He was establishing his authority.
No matter from which perspective, it will do more benefits than disadvantages to him. How could Li Shimin let it go and not choose?
Although Li Shimin denied it with one word and had the upper hand, when he thought of Fang Yiai, he couldn't help but get angry. He was the one who caused him!
"This bastard is just eyeing my daughter..."
Of course, he will not punish Fang Yiai recently, otherwise he would not be asking for advice. "After going to do anything, let's see how I deal with you! After eating the courage of the bear heart and the leopard, he would still have two ideas for his daughter!"
"I have no conclusive evidence... but there is no wind and waves. I would like to ask your Majesty to give the world an explanation." Someone was dissatisfied and shouted and could not bow.
Li Shimin's eyes were cold and he laughed in anger, "Explain?"
"It's fine for the people, but those who don't know will not be punished. As the imperial court officials, you just slandered the princess and court officials without any evidence. I am not a petty person, and I don't care about you and others, and I even ask me for explanation..."
Anyway, no matter what the outside world says, Li Shimin will never admit it.
"If you don't repent, Dingzhier and others will be punished by slandering the princess!" Li Er suddenly became murderous.
However, these people thought that their side had many powerful people and were unwilling to admit defeat easily, and they would not always have a good temper. Both sides gradually smelled of gunpowder.
Someone bowed correctly and said bluntly: "Your Majesty is so distorted and confused by the public, so he is not afraid of breaking his trust in the world. From then on, the words of the court will be cut off and there will be no loyalty in the court."
"I was also in Tangchi, Mount Li that day. How could I not know if there was such a thing? If I didn't ask, I would deal with Fang Yiai, which would be a breach of trust in the world!"
Li Shimin said this sentence very hard, and then he said slowly, just like a casual conversation: "A few days ago, the Censorate wrote a letter to the Censorate, saying that you occupied the farmland and even caused a death to others. Should I ask and directly convict you?"
As soon as this statement was made, how could he still hold back? He immediately defended himself: "Your Majesty is wronged! There is no such thing as this. Someone deliberately slandered me. Please take a look at it!"
Looking at his panicked expression, it may have been an exaggeration, but it is definitely not so glorious.
Li Shimin curled his lips and said, "I will investigate thoroughly!"
"His Majesty!"
Seeing that someone was defeated again, Wei Rongmao shouted and knelt on the ground, "Please ask your Majesty to seek justice for the child."
Immediately afterwards, a group of officials in the center of the hall, said "Huh!" and knelt on the ground together, saying in unison: "Please be fair to Your Majesty!"
You should know that the Tang Dynasty did not kneel down and worship. Only important occasions such as worshiping ancestors and worshiping heaven would be performed. This is clearly a force to palace!
Li Shimin slapped the dragon throne, stood up, and angrily shouted: "These rumors from the outside force Changle to find a short-sighted view! What else do you want to do? Fortunately, I saved it in time this time. What next time? Do you have to force the princess to death!"
As a politician, you can take anything out as a real weapon. Looking for a short-term view is tantamount to a killing weapon.
The officials kneeling on the ground said they didn't dare to do so, and their heads were lowered a little. At this moment, they were sweating profusely. They really felt that the ground of the hall was very hot...
Chapter completed!