Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 453 Whistleblowing
Zhu Xi and Zhu Di looked at each other in surprise. This Li Qi was tied up without any complaints, and he was actually happy when he heard the name of Jin Yiwei.Zhu Xi pointed to his forehead questioningly, meaning that you, the fourth child, were too ruthless to beat this majestic Korean prince into a fool?

Zhu Di rolled his eyes, ignored Zhu Xi, and turned to Li Qi who was behind the curtain and said, "You want to report and confess? What do you want to confess, just say it now. After I know about it, I will report it to the Holy Majesty immediately."

Unexpectedly, Li Qi would not cooperate again at this time, and frankly said that he could only present himself if he saw His Majesty or the Crown Prince.After all, the less people know about what my father planned, the better.Are these people in front of us the real Jin Yiwei or not? If the enemy sent them, wouldn't it mean that his father would be killed for nothing?

No matter what to say, Li Qi just didn't let go. An angry Zhu Xi raised his long stick and said angrily, "Fourth brother, don't talk to him anymore. He will only tell the truth if I convince him with virtue..."

As he spoke, he opened the curtain and was about to rush towards Li Qi.

Li Qi was still wondering what convincing people with virtue meant, but he couldn't help being dumbfounded when he saw that His Highness the Second Prince was holding a stick with the word "virtue" tattooed on it aggressively and wanted to beat him.Emotion is this "convincing people with virtue".Speaking of which, the dignified second prince would actually do this kind of kidnapping?
The stick in Zhu Xi's hand was exactly what was used to block the gap when he set fire to Shanhaiguan and knocked out many Mongolian generals in one go.Because there were so many prisoners that night, they were recorded as military merits, and were rewarded with official positions after returning.

Therefore, Zhu Xi loved this stick of "conquering people with virtue" like a treasure. When he came back, he had the word "virtue" tattooed on the stick, and he never left it for a moment.Li Qi didn't know the allusion, he just felt that it was inappropriate for Zhu Xi to carry a stick in the honor of the second prince.

But when he saw that it was Zhu Xi, Li Qi's eyes lit up again: He thought that the other party was pretending to be Jin Yiwei to deceive him after several interrogations just now.So he shouted to Zhu Xi in surprise: "Second prince, second prince, take me to see His Majesty quickly, I have something important to report to Your Majesty!"

Seeing Zhu Xi rushing out, Zhu Di quickly came out from behind the curtain and stopped the reckless second brother.Li Qi was even more delighted to see Zhu Di was there, and kept saying that he wanted to meet His Majesty Chen.After thinking about it, Zhu Di thought he was so earnest and thought that there was no delay, so he ordered him to go down and take Li Qi all the way to the imperial city.

Along the way, after hearing from Li Qi that the Yushitai couldn't find anything tricky, it was because the Ministry of Household Affairs hid all the problematic files behind, Zhu Xi said angrily: "I said those people have no flaws, it really is a move. hands and feet!"

"How dare you fool us like this, aren't you afraid of deceiving the king?"

"It's just that the position of the copy has been changed, but it can't be regarded as deceiving the emperor." Zhu Di said.Then he went to ask Li Qi: "Moving the file to the back is after all just a stopgap measure to delay the time. Are they not afraid that when I find out what's behind, it will be revealed directly?"

"They already have a solution." Li Qi's expression turned ugly. "Your Highness, can you hurry up, if it is late, maybe you will miss a big deal."

If when the nobles arrive at the mansion, my father successfully builds a bridge between the civil and military sides... At that time, according to the history books of the old dynasty, my Li family will be peeled off even if they don't die.

The carriage galloped quickly and arrived at the gate of the palace. Zhu Di and Zhu Xi took Li Qi into the palace to face the saint. When they arrived at Jinshen Hall, Lao Zhu was discussing the details of the new tax system with Liu Bowen, Zhu Su, and Zhu Biao.

Seeing Zhu Xi and Zhu Di entering the palace, Lao Zhu's expression brightened: "Second and fourth. Come on, come to the palace so early today, could it be that something has been found out about the case?"

Just as Zhu Di was about to speak, Zhu Xi hurriedly said: "If you go back to your father, although nothing has been found in the household department, my son has found a different way and has found some clues!"

As he spoke, he revealed everything about the kidnapping of Li Qi in the morning and making him confess.

Old Zhu's complexion became ugly, Zhu Su and Zhu Biao also looked at the second brother speechlessly.Zhu Di next to him also looked helpless. He wanted to help the second brother take it lightly, but unexpectedly the second brother committed suicide and said the beating of the sap as a merit... Seeing that Lao Zhu was about to go crazy, Zhu Biao Quickly changed the topic and said: "Father, since Li Qi said that he has something to play, why don't you listen to what he wants to say first."

"Maybe what he wants to report is the crux of the case, so it's unknown?"

"You know how to protect these younger brothers of yours!" Old Zhu gave Zhu Biao a sideways glance, but he didn't refute his face. Amidst the confusion on Zhu Xi's face, he waved someone to call Li Qi in.Li Qi still had a big bag on his forehead, when he saw Old Zhu, he immediately knelt down and said, "Minister Li Qi, I pay my respects to Your Majesty, Your Majesty bows to me!"

"Get up." Li Qi is a nerd-like scholar, far from the type of courtier that Lao Zhu valued, so Lao Zhu is not familiar with this prince, so he just waved his hand when he saw him. "Li Qi, I heard that you are in a hurry to tell us something, we are here to listen now, you go ahead and talk."

Li Qi bowed down and met the emperor successfully, so Li Qi didn't hide anything anymore, and told the whole story about the many officials who came to find Li Shanchang at home, and Li Shanchang's strategy for these people.

"Bang!" Lao Zhu listened, and suddenly slapped the armrest of the dragon chair, which shocked Li Qi, who was still talking freely. "What a good Li Shanchang...he actually used our imperial weapon to hook hundreds of officials...does he want to test whether our sword is sharp?"

"Your Majesty, forgive me!" Li Qi was frightened out of his wits, and the whistleblower belonged to the whistleblower, he didn't want to decapitate his old father. "My father is just unwilling to be lonely and wants to come back...he has no intention of rebelling!"

"Besides, this matter has not yet been completed. At noon today, my father will be at home and invite the princes and nobles of the court..."

"I hope Your Majesty can order to stop it, and don't let my father really show favor to the princes... Li Qi only wants my father to be an idle Duke, and I really can't bear to see my father act so presumptuously and recklessly, and see evil to Your Majesty!" After finishing speaking , kneeling down to Lao Zhu in an almost five-body prostration posture.

Zhu Su looked at this Korean grandson, and thought that Li Shan's family is really a kind father and a filial son.The father is planning to come back to power, and the son is going out early in the morning thinking of making a report... But it is also understandable that Li Shanchang's actions are still at the stage of "planning", and there is no real action.Therefore, even if Lao Zhu committed a crime, at most it would be fined behind closed doors.

If Li Shanchang really entertained the nobles, became a middleman, and hooked up all the civil and military officials... then he really touched Lao Zhu's Ni Lin.With Lao Zhu's temperament, ten deaths might not be enough.

This Li Shanchang is really bold.It is also because at this time, Lao Zhu had never opened the four major cases. When punishing Hu Weiyong, he also summed up what he said about the evaluation of the later generations on the four major cases, as well as the exhortations of the prince and Queen Ma, and there was no great killing.

This made Li Shanchang and others feel that the emperor is benevolent and deceitful, and he is a nostalgic.That being the case, why don't you give it a try, if it doesn't work, don't you still have the iron coupon of the alchemy book at home that can last your life.

In the hearts of Li Shanchang and these court officials who were officials in the past, maybe they looked down on Lao Zhu a little bit, thinking that Lao Zhu was born with mud legs after all, and compared with the twists and turns in the court hall, he may not be comparable to them in the Yuan court in the past. The old fritters.Moreover, buying and selling a store is not a capital offense, at most it is annoyed by the Sacred Heart, and the fate of going home and being idle at home.

Although there are no shops, if you can get so much land from Xungui, you can go home to farm and study as a family heirloom. As long as the family property is still there, and you can teach a talented child, there will be a day when you will be an official again... …

There are only so many scholars left in the world. Even if you don't become an official, your family can do it, right?
Everyone's abacus is crackling.

(End of this chapter)