Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

After hearing what Du He said, Cui Shenji and Xiao Kai, who were originally mocking Du He for focusing on the wrong thing, paused for a moment.

After more than ten breaths of silence.

Cui Shenji slapped his thigh and said, "Brother Du is right!"

"An old man in his sixties or seventies actually arrived in Chang'an before the people from the Ministry of Justice, and even caused a big commotion in the West Market. There must be someone behind this who is giving him advice!"

Xiao Kai, who was slow to react, also reacted. After learning these unreasonable details, he also realized that Zhang Liang had been plotted against.

Good guy!

I originally thought it was just a simple wrongful case, but I didn’t expect it to be a case against the Minister of Justice Zhang Liang!

No wonder His Majesty asked the Dali Temple and the Censorate to jointly review the case. It turns out that this case is so complicated.

Xiao Kai frowned and asked, "Brother Du, who do you think is plotting against Zhang Liang?"

Cui Shenji said disdainfully: "Brother Xiao, do you still need to ask such a simple question?"

"The murderer must have had a grudge against Zhang Liang, or there was a conflict of interest!"

As Cui Shenji finished speaking, Du He and Xiao Kai both looked at him with surprise on their faces.

Well...

Choi Sun-ki was stunned when he saw the reactions and expressions of his two friends.

He pointed at himself in astonishment and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Zhang Liang and I have nothing to do with each other. You wouldn't suspect me of plotting against Zhang Liang, would you?"

"I am just a small Imperial Censor, and you know my brain. Do I have the ability to plot against the shrewd Zhang Liang?"

If cutting open the heart wouldn't kill the person, Choi Shen-ki would have loved to have taken the heart out for his two brothers to have a good look at.

How could he, an upright Imperial Censor, do such a heinous thing?

Besides, he had never spoken a word to Zhang Liang, and he didn't expect that the two brothers would suspect him. It really broke his heart.

Xiao Kai said with a smile: "Brother Cui, isn't your father going crazy thinking about getting promoted recently?"

"Maybe he is plotting to drag Zhang Liang into this, and then he wants to become the Minister of Justice?"

Good guy!

No wonder Du He and Xiao Kai looked at him with suspicion. It turned out that they suspected his father was behind it.

Cui Shenji said angrily: "Get lost, Brother Xiao, you are like a dog that can't spit out ivory."

"My father is an upright man with clean hands. How could he do such a despicable thing?"

Cui Shenji praised his father for a few words, then touched his nose and muttered in a low voice in annoyance.

"Besides, with my father's brain, can he come up with such a brilliant idea?"

If his father really had such intentions, he would not have been able to hold the position of Shangshu Zuosilangzhong for so long with the full support of his family.

Not to mention being the head of the three provinces, he should at least have a seat as the minister of the six ministries, right?

But the fact proved that his disappointing father just didn't have this ability.

Du He smiled and said, "Brother Cui, don't underestimate yourself, and don't think so badly of your father."

"He is a down-to-earth and hard-working man, and he will definitely have opportunities for promotion in the future."

They joked for a while, and then talked about the people who were plotting behind the scenes.

The three of them guessed the names of the vice ministers of the three provinces and six ministries, as well as some provincial governors, but in the end they had no clue at all.

Although Zhang Liang did not have many achievements, he did not make any enemies in the court, nor did he ally himself with any prince in the struggle for imperial power.

It is not easy to guess Zhang Liang’s enemy.

Just as the three of them were chatting enthusiastically, an official from the Ministry of Industry gently knocked on the door of the room, followed by his respectful voice.

"Knock knock knock."

"Minister Du, someone from the Censorate is here. He said that Doctor Ma asked Censor Cui to return to the Censorate."

When Choi Shen-ki heard that Ma Zhou wanted to see him about something, his expression changed slightly.

He stood up suddenly and said with excitement on his face.

"Brother Du, Brother Xiao, the Imperial Censor Ma Zhou asked me to return to the Imperial Censorate. I'm afraid he wants to discuss the re-examination of the murder case of Zhang Liang's adopted son."

"If this major case is handed over to my hands, I will definitely be able to accomplish a great feat!"

"Official business is urgent. Brother, I will go back to the Censorate first."

Cui Shenji waved his hand, then hurriedly opened the door and ran out of the work department.

Looking at Cui Shenji's anxious figure, Xiao Kai, holding the tea in his hand, stood in mid-air in a daze.

He said in disbelief, "Brother Du, when did Brother Cui become so concerned about official duties?"

Xiao Kai knew Cui Shenji's character very well, as he was his best friend. He usually tried every means to fish in troubled waters and his mind was entirely on eating, drinking and having fun.

I didn't expect that after this guy was promoted to the position of Taiyuan Shiyushi, he seemed to have changed completely.

Du He glanced at Xiao Kai and said, "Brother Xiao, if you don't work harder, Brother Cui might surpass you in official rank next year!"

Hearing that Cui Shenji's official position would surpass his, Xiao Kai's heart trembled, and then he stood up hurriedly and said.

"Brother Du, I'll go back and think about what I can do to make a contribution!"

As he said this, he hurriedly walked out of Du He's office and went towards his own small office.

Xiao Kai stopped halfway and murmured in confusion.

"What meritorious things can I think of?"

"Whether you can accomplish great deeds depends on Brother Du's arrangement, right?"

After figuring it out, Xiao Kai wanted to go back to talk to Du He, but when he thought about what he had just said about working hard, he smacked his lips and walked back to his office.

...

The next day.

A meeting of hundreds of officials.

Du He found that Li Shimin, who was sitting on the imperial platform, did not look very well, as if he was a volcano that was about to erupt at any time.

Moreover, the positions of the Imperial Censor Ma Zhou and the Supreme Court Minister Sun Fujia were vacant. It was obvious that they were sent by Li Shimin to investigate the major case in Luoyang.

Du He thought to himself, "It seems that Li Shimin is really angry. He actually sent both Ma Zhou and Sun Fujia to Luoyang!"

"But which force wanted to take action against Zhang Liang and created such a big case?"

This group of forces behind the scenes had a very accurate grasp of the thoughts of Li Shimin and Zhang Liang. They knew that Li Shimin favored Zhang Liang and would send Zhang Liang to find out his adopted son.

They also calculated that Zhang Liang would protect his adopted son, so they sent people to send the victim's family to Chang'an in advance and spread the news quickly.

"Could it be that fat guy Li Tai's doing?"

"But what benefit can Li Tai get from doing this?"

This thought flashed through Du He's mind quickly, and then he quickly dispelled his doubts about Li Tai.

Judging from the current situation, Zhang Liang poses no threat to Li Tai. If Li Tai wants to plot, his targets should be him, Hou Junji, Xue Rengui and others.

Li Tai's offense to Zhang Liang did more harm than good. He simply had a powerful enemy, which made it even more disadvantageous for him to rebel.

Just as Du He was thinking about something, an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs hurried in from outside the Taiji Hall and whispered in Li Shimin's ear.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Yun and the people from the Ministry of Justice are back."

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Take Zhang Liangxuan to Liangyi Hall!"

"promise!"

The eunuch responded and left quickly.

Li Shimin, who was full of anger, immediately announced the end of the court meeting and walked out of the Taiji Hall with a serious face.

Inside the Liangyi Hall.

Li Shimin asked sternly, "Zhang Liang, why are you protecting your adopted son and disregarding the lives of my people?"

Zhang Liang, who had just returned from Luozhou exhausted, was completely stunned when he heard the emperor's scolding.

"what's the situation?"

"Why does Your Majesty know this?"