Li Zhi saw Wu Mei's eyes staring closely at him as he asked questions, so the expression on his face unconsciously imitated Li Hong's, one eyebrow was high and the other was low, his eyes were squeezed as far as possible into the cross-eyed direction, and then A dry "hmm" sound came from his throat.
Looking at Li Zhi's virtue, Wu Mei could only roll her eyes helplessly. This was His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who was almost forty years old. She could not treat him the same way she treated Li Hong, so she could only roll her eyes helplessly. Then he slowly sat down next to Li Zhi.
"You know better than me what the crime of privately minting new money is. Now that Li Hong has found out, do you think there will be a good result? That little brat had already said it sternly when he asked you for the new money, Taiyi For such a big industry in the city, you don't dare to exchange it privately. They all exchange it through the Royal Bank. You don't know that other merchants all exchange it through banks in various places. This private investment of yours is not just stepping on the tail of a little brat. "It's strange that he's not in a hurry." Wu Mei sighed earnestly.
"Having said that, as a relative of the emperor, we can't let Li Hong really do anything to those two people in Chang'an City because of such a trivial matter, right? If the city is in trouble again, where will the royal family's face go? ? That’s it, come back to Chang’an with me tomorrow.”
Li Zhi rubbed his thigh involuntarily with one hand, thought for a moment and continued: "One is the wife of the state of Wei, and the other is the Duke of Zhou. Even if there is a trial of guilt, according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, this must be approved by the disciples and the secretary before he can be convicted. Judging from Li Hong's usual behavior, we can leave the book at home after we rush back. We can't delay it any longer. We are all members of the royal family. If we make too much noise, it will make people laugh at the royal family. "
"Is it okay for Mrs. Han and Mrs. Rongguo, my mother, to be in Prince Pu's Mansion?" Wu Mei asked with a calm expression and glanced at the troubled Li Zhi.
"I think he won't mess around. This little brat has been staring at Changlefang for a day and a half. This time, I will follow his wishes, but the premise is that the matter of privately minting new money can no longer be pursued. Even if If you don't care about me, you should consider it. Let's do this. Today, you and I will make separate orders and let him wait until we come back to investigate the case." Li Zhi looked at Wu Mei's calm face and didn't know where she was. What to think.
"I'm afraid I can't give him an order." Wu Mei's face was calm. Before Li Zhi could ask, Wu Mei kept to herself and said calmly: "Now there are rumors that I, Wu Mei, would not treat my own son as well as that person." If the nephew and his father-in-law issued an order immediately, it would not only cause dissatisfaction in Hong'er's heart, but Xian'er and the others would also feel unhappy. It would also make the court full of rumors, which would make Hong'er even more dissatisfied. Embarrassing?”
Li Zhi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Wu Mei would disagree. He stuttered and said: "Why...why are there such rumors? Then we can't just let Li Hong do whatever he wants. Isn't it possible that there will be rumors that the royal family doesn't care about it?" Missing family ties? In that case, forget it and come with me back to Chang'an tomorrow."
"Taiping has been in poor health recently, Dan'er is also not in good health, and I'm here too. I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to Chang'an with Your Majesty tomorrow. Your Majesty might as well go back to Chang'an City tomorrow, and I'll wait until I feel better before taking you with you. Taiping and Dan'er are going back, and I hope your majesty will give you permission." Wu Mei looked at Li Zhi tenderly, and said with a smile on her face.
Li Zhi was very anxious. Although he was sitting here, his mind had already gone to Dali Temple in Chang'an City. He Lan Minyue had always been impatient. If he had allowed his temper to enter Dali Temple, he would have suffered a loss.
As for He Lan Minzhi, that's it. He has been left with a psychological shadow by Li Hong. Even if he doesn't die this time, he will probably be a cripple.
But what reassured him a little was that Mrs. Korea was fine, she was just under house arrest with Mrs. Rongguo, so there would be no big problem.
Li Zhi looked at Wu Mei's determined expression and realized that he would not be able to leave tomorrow. He suddenly had no idea. Taiping and Li Dan were not around either. After a few words of greetings, he left the Hebi Palace and returned to his home. I want to leave the bedroom.
Watching Li Zhi's figure disappear, Wu Mei's hazy and beautiful eyes flashed with coldness. She stood at the door and looked at the passage where Li Zhi's back had disappeared. After a long time, she seemed to have made some determination and said lightly to Lian Tie next to him said: "Jiu kill the Korean lady."
After saying that, she walked towards the depths of Hebi Palace without looking back. When Wu Mei thought about it, Helan Minyue and Helan Minzhi would not survive.
If only the Korean wife Wu Shun was left behind, it might make His Majesty, who has always been soft-hearted, feel compassion for her and keep her in mind even more. If she was granted the title of harem again, she would lose more than she gained.
As the saying goes, "cutting the grass and eradicating the root", since Helan Minyue has been affected, Wu Shun living alone will only be a disaster. If it is not eliminated, he will still feel uneasy.
A white dove flew in a hurry from Hebi Palace to Chang'an, and soon after, another white dove also flew from Qianyuan Palace to Chang'an.
In the Dali Temple prison, Helan Minzhi looked much better this time than in Taiyi City. Apart from looking a little haggard, he was not tortured.
Li Hong sat behind a table. Di Renjie read the confession in detail, handed it to Li Hong, and said: "Your Highness, the confession is no different from investigating the case of privately minting new money. It is completely acceptable." It is confirmed that He Lanmin was the main culprit in secretly minting new money."
Li Hong took the confession and looked at it. It still had the signatures of the Ministry of Punishment and the Yushitai. Both He Lan Minyue and He Lan Minzhi were nobles of the Tang Dynasty. According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, three ministers must sign and pledge at the same time. Only then can they be submitted to Zhongshu Sheng for instructions, and the Menxiasheng will be issued. Only then can Helan Minzhi and Helan Minyue be beheaded.
Li Hong frowned, looked at Helan Minzhi who was being released and was about to be put into prison, and asked calmly: "Do you have anything else to say? If nothing else goes wrong, this will be the last time you meet me in this life. meet."
He Lan Minzhi's eyes were dull. After hearing Li Hong's words, his whole body became excited, and his eyes became a little brighter. He slowly turned around and looked at Li Hong, his lips wriggled a few times, and then he said dryly. Said: "Li Hong, I know I won't survive. You have always been very prejudiced against me. I really want to know why? Don't tell me, is it because of the Cuiwei Palace incident?"
Li Hong looked at He Lan Minzhi's determined eyes, which were full of death intentions. Obviously he knew that he would not give him another chance to live this time.
"Isn't it enough about Cuiwei Palace? I won't be unjust if I kill you ten times."
"Then why didn't you kill me? You just tortured me crazily? Do you know that because of the Cuiwei Palace incident, I had nightmares for half a year after I came out of Taiyi City! If it weren't for Mrs. Rong Guo every night They all accompanied me to sleep and hugged me after I woke up. I didn’t know if I could survive those six months! Yes, I hated her! I hated her for being shameless! I hated her for seducing me under her skirt since I was a child. Mrs. Guo has given me a sense of superiority that no one can give me!”
Looking at Helan Minzhi, who was trembling all over and standing there as if reminiscing about his life, Li Hong waved his hand and asked Di Renjie and others to walk out of the cell. At this time, only Li Hong and Helan Minzhi were left in the cell, including the guards. They were all recruited by Di Renjie.
"Since you know, then you shouldn't ask such stupid questions. Yes, it was indeed for the sake of Mrs. Rongguo that I didn't kill you back then. If you behave honestly after returning to Chang'an, maybe I will no longer pursue you, but make new money privately..."
"You're talking nonsense! This is not the reason why you don't kill me, absolutely not! Making new money privately is just an excuse. Even if I don't make new money privately, you will still find another opportunity to kill me!"
He Lan Minzhi staggered up to Li Hong, his eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, and he looked at Li Hong and said word by word: "Although I, He Lan Minzhi, am a wild woman, I am not a fool! Mrs. Rongguo? Humph, she is not worthy of letting go. You didn't kill me because of your scruples! Let me know why you let me go. I knew you wanted to kill me, but then you changed your mind. Why?"
Li Hong still sat calmly, looking up at He Lan Minzhi's somewhat distorted handsome face, and said calmly: "Because Mrs. Korea and Mrs. Wei Guo, I think Mrs. Rongguo must have mentioned it to you many times. If you Your mother and your sister have entered the palace, so you are going to be even more serious than you are now? When you came to Chang'an with your mother and sister, my father allowed your mother to enter and leave the palace freely, and your sister only intervened. What emperor is not romantic? At that time, when you were in the palace, you were almost like a crab. Except when you met Li Xian and others, who did you not walk sideways in front of? "
"So what? Don't forget that Mrs. Rongguo played the most important role in your mother becoming the queen! Mrs. Rongguo and I were content with each other, but your mother always opposed it, but there was nothing we could do. I knew at that time that as long as I My mother, Mrs. Korea, has entered the palace, and I can be a prince, and I can be on an equal footing with you, and I can also get rid of Mrs. Rongguo’s control, so what else do I have to fear, why don’t I dare to walk sideways in the palace!”
"Then do you think you deserve to die? If you don't die, won't our royal family be bullied by you? You go to Cuiwei Palace to act arrogantly and trample the royal face on the ground, don't you deserve to die? Your mother and your sister forced me to My father sealed them in the harem and defiled the royal family. Why didn't you die? Why didn't I kill you? It was because I didn't understand my mother's situation. If I had figured out your purpose in time, it was to divide my mother's family. If you have the right to the harem, I will kill you without hesitation!" Li Hong stood up slowly and looked into He Lan Minzhi's bloodshot eyes without giving up.
"So, it was Wu Mei's idea? She wanted us dead, and you, Li Hong, were just instigated. In fact, you don't have the guts to kill me. You are afraid of your mother, right?" Helan Minzhi's face A sly smile suddenly appeared.
(End of chapter)