The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1036

I didn't expect this guy to be so eloquent.

As soon as I started talking, I realized, God.

It really is speechless.

Li Zhi originally intended to use this incident to suppress Chen Gao, the Grand Secretary.

He has only just taken office, and many people don't take him seriously.

Chen Gao is one of them.

These people even formed cliques in the imperial court.

Emperor Gaozong (Li Zhi) had long wanted to rectify the corrupt practices within the court.

It's simply because we've never had that kind of strength.

There is no such opportunity.

Now he has this opportunity to deal with them one by one.

He needed just such an opportunity.

He said in a cold tone, "That little eunuch who was caught insists that you were the one who ordered this. You can't defend yourself no matter how many times you try."

"Chen Gao, the facts are clear. Even if I wanted to protect you, you couldn't!"

Li Zhi immediately put on a very troubled expression.

It seemed as if he genuinely wanted to protect this minister.

Chen Gao knew perfectly well that Li Zhi simply wanted to use this opportunity to deal with him.

However, Li Zhi has absolutely no idea about his strength at this moment.

He was unsure of the eunuch's true intentions and exclaimed, "I must confront that eunuch face to face. Chen has never done such a thing, so how could he easily admit it?"

After hearing his words, Li Zhi and Xu Tian exchanged a glance.

Xu Tian nodded.

To prove his innocence, Chen Gao went directly into the prison to confront Xiao Quanzi.

"You say that I instigated this matter. What evidence do you have to prove it? What kind of verbal instruction and letters did I give you? Produce them all to me now."

Xiao Quanzi couldn't answer a single question.

However, he was unwilling to admit that he was lying and was determined to drag Chen Gao down with him.

Because he was well aware that even the Emperor wanted to use this opportunity to suppress these ministers.

Otherwise, Xu Tian would never have believed what he said before.

Xiao Quanzi knew that she couldn't keep up the act any longer.

“What have you done, sir? Don’t you know the truth? You only gave me a verbal message, not a written letter. The ten pieces of gold you gave me can also serve as evidence.”

Chen Gao frowned immediately. "You're talking nonsense. When did I ever give you gold? I don't have any gold at all."

"Take out that gold now and let all of us see it."

Chen Gao was no pushover either, after all, he was a seasoned veteran who had been navigating the court for many years.

He can handle anything with ease.

Let alone just an assassin, even the ministers in the imperial court are nothing more than this in his eyes.

How could Xiao Quanzi possibly produce gold right now? He directly pointed out a location, saying it was where the gold was hidden.

Xu Tian immediately sent someone to retrieve it, and they actually managed to get the gold back.

After examining the gold, the Grand Secretary strongly defended his innocence, stating, "This gold did not originate from my hands at all."

He then said, "All of my gold, silver, and money will be marked."

After investigating, Xu Tian indeed discovered that such a thing was true.