The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

The decline of the Pei family is irreversible.

The next morning, Li Fu, wearing his official uniform, entered the Taiji Hall with the other courtiers.

After waiting for Li Shimin to take his seat, he glanced at everyone.

"Today's morning court, let's discuss the rumors in Chang'an City a few days ago." Li Shimin said, "We have discussed it before, including how to deal with the person behind the scenes if we find out later."

"The emperor also said that this move is deceiving the emperor, and deceiving the emperor is a capital crime. Do you have any objections?"

Li Shimin's eyes were sharp, and no one dared to look at him wherever his eyes went.

"Your Majesty." Pei Ji stood up on the spot and knelt on the ground: "Old minister..."

"Prime Minister Pei." Li Shimin stopped Pei Ji's words directly: "Prime Minister Pei should not express any opinions on this matter."

Li Shimin wants to deal with the Pei family, this is a foregone conclusion, Pei Ji does not need to do anything unnecessary, let alone Lawyer Pei.

Even if you are Pei Ji, do you think you can get away from this matter?

"This is the national law." Li Shimin said: "Why, Prime Minister Pei wants to make the world full of people who deceive the emperor?"

"Chang'an County Magistrate."

"I am here." The Chang'an County Magistrate stood up and bowed his hands in response.

Originally, he could not enter the morning court of the Taiji Hall, but this case requires people from Chang'an Prefecture to come forward.

You can't let the people of the Hundred Cavalry Division appear in the court to announce this matter.

Some of the people of the Hundred Cavalry Division are in the open, and some are in the dark.

For example, Li Wu and other people who were once around Li Shimin, they would guard Li Shimin when Li Shimin led troops to fight. The officials in Chang'an City were very familiar with them, and they could recognize Li Wu as soon as he appeared.

"Tell me about it." Li Shimin said: "Tell me the whole story of this matter."

"Yes." The magistrate of Chang'an County bowed and responded, and then stated the things investigated by the bad people in Chang'an Prefecture and Chang'an City one by one, including the people caught, the things interrogated, and the corresponding punishments for these people within these three days.

In these three days, many people died in the Chang'an Prefecture Office, all of whom were beaten to death.

If you take money, you dare to do anything, so it is reasonable to pay the price of your life for it.

After all, a person with a brain knows that spreading rumors about the emperor is disrespectful, and disrespect is a capital crime.

It is estimated that it was because the court took the locust plague rumor lightly last time and did not take any action, which gave these people courage, but the court will not do this in the future.

Committing such a crime, it is reasonable to be beaten to death by the government office.

"Since the main culprit has been caught, bring him up." Li Shimin's voice was steady and there was no ripple in his tone.

Outside the hall, Li Wu and two other people from the Baiqi Division brought Lawyer Pei into the Taiji Hall.

Lawyer Pei now no longer looks high-spirited as he did before. The whole person seems to have lost his soul and his face is dull.

After being imprisoned in the Zongzheng Temple, Lawyer Pei will also be interrogated, and the interrogator of Lawyer Pei is the people of the Baiqi Division.

The people of the Baiqi Division will not be polite to him, because they already know that Lawyer Pei will not survive this time, so they will not show mercy at all because he is Pei Ji's son, Princess Linhai's son-in-law, and the son-in-law of the emperor.

Wasn't he quite happy when he was being tortured? Why is he so depressed now?

He is so young, and he has already given up?

In the dungeon of Zongzheng Temple, the people of Baiqisi insulted Lawyer Pei.

They had already found evidence of what Lawyer Pei had done, and what they wanted in the end was just Lawyer Pei's signature.

Lawyer Pei had to die with or without this signature, but he had to get the confession. As for the handprints pressed, it made no difference whether they were from a living person or a dead person.

Letting him live was firstly His Majesty's will, and His Majesty wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

Secondly, if he was alive and beheaded in public, this would achieve the best effect.

The people of Baiqisi hated Lawyer Pei so much that their teeth were itching, so how could they treat him well?

There are many ways to torture people, and some are more cruel than physical pain.

"My son..." Pei Ji was shaking all over when he saw Lawyer Pei.

He couldn't believe that the man in front of him was his son.

What happened in just one day?

"Your Majesty, the prisoner, Lawyer Pei, is here." Li Wu said with a bow.

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

Li Wu took his men and waited behind Lawyer Pei.

"Lawyer Pei, you should have gone to Jingzhou to take up your post honestly. Do you know your crime?"

"Your Majesty, I know my crime. Your Majesty, please spare my life.. "Lawyer Pei knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Li Shimin.

He just wanted to use some tricks to get back to Chang'an City.

With his father, his friends and Princess Linhai, he should not be executed!

Why, how could this happen!

"Do you know why you are asked to be an official in Jingzhou?" Li Shimin looked at Lawyer Pei with cold eyes and asked.

Lawyer Pei swallowed his saliva.

"Your servant, I don't know..."

"I don't know? What a good ignorance." Li Shimin sneered and said, "You can commit the same crime twice. How can I forgive you this time? The emperor has already determined your crime, deceiving the emperor.

The crime of deceiving the emperor, you deserve to die. ”

“Your Majesty, I, your minister’s original intention was not… I just wanted to play some tricks and return to Chang’an City. Your Majesty, I really know I was wrong, please spare my life!”

Lawyer Pei knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously.

Li Fu stood aside, looking coldly at Lawyer Pei who had broken down.

What a fool.

If Pei Ji, the old man, had any idea, he would have done it for him long ago. Why did he have to add unnecessary details and make such a stupid move, and ended up digging a hole to bury himself.

I heard that Princess Linhai has been confined to her house. Now, no one can help.

Even if Princess Linhai was not confined to her house, she would have disregarded the rules and ran to the court, which would be useless.

Lawyer Pei is dead this time.

“The crime you committed has been investigated by Chang’an Prefecture, and there are witnesses and evidence. Who are you trying to show off to by acting like this now? "Li Fu said coldly: "Do the people you slandered deserve it?

It's easy to destroy a reputation, but it's too difficult to dispel the rumors and restore the reputation. How can it be restored without blood?"

"Li Fu?!" Lawyer Pei saw Li Fu in the court and his eyes widened.

Li Fu also went to court?

Because of this matter!!!

Lawyer Pei fell to the floor of Taiji Hall.