Bai Chun ignored Yang Jikang's begging for mercy and explanation. He just looked at Li Chongyi and the others calmly, and then said: "I also hope that Qiao Guogong Li Cishi will handle the matter impartially and not ruin his reputation for a lifetime and force me to resign."
"Yes, don't worry, Miss Bai. I will give you and His Highness an explanation as quickly as possible." Li Chongyi looked at the fifty soldiers who were tied up and said firmly.
"There is no need to give an explanation to me or His Highness, but to give an explanation to the Tang Dynasty. Rebellious ministers who intend to rebel will never be tolerated and will only be severely punished..." Bai Chun bowed slightly and prepared to leave.
But the words were interrupted again by Yang Jikang. At this moment, Yang Jikang felt a biting chill as if he had fallen into an ice cave. The fifty real soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were tied up. The meaning was self-evident, that was him. There is no way to escape the charge of rebellion.
"Miss Bai, Governor Li, and General Guo, these soldiers are all real soldiers of our Tang Dynasty. They are not rebels. Young man Yang Jikang is even less a rebel. They are all misunderstandings..."
"Even if he is a real soldier, so what?" Bai Chun originally turned around to leave. Now he turned around again, looked at Yang Jikang, and said with a slightly cold tone: "You deliberately lured the Crown Prince to come here, and then set up a trap here. How is it different from treason to ambush and attack His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s personal eunuch and leader of the personal guard?”
"I..." Yang Jikang's eyes were dull and he opened his mouth. He looked at Bai Chun's leaving figure, then looked at Li Chongyi and others, not knowing what to say.
Yes, whether it was attacking His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's personal eunuchs, slaves, or the leader of the personal guard, this was considered a crime of deliberate rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, even in the former Sui Dynasty!
Bai Chun left slowly under the escort of the personal guards and others. Li Chongyi and the others turned a deaf ear to Yang Jikang's cries. After a while, Yang Jikang was tied up and stuffed into a carriage.
As the carriage, Li Chongyi, and Wei Siwen left one after another, Guo Shifeng looked at the fifty bound soldiers and shouted coldly: "Untie them!"
"What a waste! Fifty people were beaten to a pulp by ten of His Highness's personal guards, with no power to fight back! What a waste!" Guo Shifeng jumped off the high platform, walked to the fifty people who were loosened, and fought in three rows. In front of the soldiers, looking at De Xing with a bruised nose and swollen face, he wished he could not slap each of them ten times.
"Also, forget everything about today, and don't mention it to anyone! Let alone what happened today when Yang Jikang borrowed it. Otherwise, this will be a crime of beheading, and even Li Jishi can't save it. Do you understand?" Guo Shifeng shouted with a cold face.
"Yes, General." There was a sparse echo among the fifty people who were downcast and listless.
Li Chongyi gave up riding in the sedan chair, and he and Wei Siwen walked slowly out of the gate of Gushan Temple with a horse and a horse. Wei Siwen, who had not yet understood the ins and outs of the whole thing, looked at Li Chongyi next to him and asked in a low voice: "Sir , this Yang Jikang... is this the crime? Now that he is in our hands, how should we deal with it? "
"I don't know. His Highness's thoughts are hard to figure out. I don't know why I provoked His Highness. Isn't this seeking death? Yang Jikang relied on the relationship between Yang Zhirou and Yang Sijian to be domineering in Hangzhou and suffered some setbacks. It's also a good thing." Li Chongyi sighed and said helplessly.
"Sir, please don't lie to me. I have been with you for many years. You speak ambiguously like this. I... I can't handle the case. You... can you give me a clear instruction? This... Should Yang Jikang be sentenced or not? Let him go or not?" Wei Siwen has followed Li Chongyi for many years, and Li Chongyi's words just now were obviously perfunctory and meant that he didn't reveal anything.
In this way, he handed over this difficult case to himself. It was really difficult for him to take it. If he was given a light sentence, or he was reprimanded and let go, how would His Highness respond if he pursued it
The sentence was harsh, and it was not what His Highness the Crown Prince meant. If the officials and the Prince's Young Master were to pursue the case, what would he do? You can't carry this pot.
"You think I am willing? His Highness is very secretive. The Minister of Civil Affairs is also his minister, and Yang Sijian is still his young master. Who knows what will happen if Yang Zhirou and Yang Sijian plead to His Highness? What if His Highness When the anger is gone? Will you beat me again and then let go?" Li Chongyi glared at Wei Siwen, I am already angry at the splint, can you please stop forcing me
"But... what should we do now? Sir, to tell you the truth, I have never handled such a complicated case before. This... this... I might lose my head." Wei Siwen was about to cry, thinking Thinking about the big shots involved in this case, he had the urge to resign and start farming.
"Detain them first, and for the time being, they will be detained as felons. Today, His Highness also asked some questions about Zhechong Mansion. In addition, Yangzhou and Kuozhou have been uneasy. I am afraid that things will change in Huainan Road and Jiangnan East and West Road. Therefore, it is most appropriate for you to handle the case with the mentality that you would rather offend the Minister and the Young Master than make His Highness unhappy," Li Chongyi said with a worried sigh again.
It was really too late today. How could King Xu, King Ze and themselves draw His Highness's attention to the scandal of Zhe Chong Mansion's embezzlement of money and money in just a few words
Although it has not happened within his own jurisdiction, there are intact eggs under the overturned nest. If other places are disturbed, it will be difficult for him to stay stable even if he wants to.
Who knows what the Crown Prince wants to do with Jiangnan this time when he goes to Jiangnan!
But after Li Chongyi thought about it, he felt that this was also a good thing. Jiangnan should have had important ministers and big shots come down to govern it long ago. Otherwise, if it drags on for a few more years, who knows what kind of chaos it will become!
Wei Siwen also nodded in agreement. Yes, the minister of official affairs and the prince's young master, no matter how important they are, are still in Chang'an, the capital, at this time, but the prince is right in front of him, not to mention that the prince is more than just the prince of the Tang Dynasty.
Who doesn't know that His Highness the Crown Prince now holds many positions and has the majesty of the late Emperor Li Shimin. The position of Shangshu Ling is enough for His Highness to change the world of Jiangnan.
I, I still honestly follow Mr. Li's wishes, and first imprison Yang Jikang on the charge of rebellion. As for the trial process, I can go slower and just observe the situation in these three areas during the trial.
When Bai Chun returned to the house, he did not see His Highness the Prince, but His Highness's carriage and two other carriages were parked at the door. After asking the maids in the Bamboo Leaf Pavilion, he found out that His Highness and the two princes , fishing and relaxing on the shore of the West Lake not far from the door of the house.
So after tidying up for a while, accompanied by Mang Zhong and Cheetah, they walked out of the mansion and started looking for His Royal Highness the Prince and others along the West Lake embankment not far away.
Not far away, I saw three heads crowded together. They were not sitting by the lake leisurely fishing. Instead, one of them was holding a small wooden stick in his hand, digging for something in the bushes on the embankment.
After taking two steps forward, I heard three lowered heads making sounds from time to time.
"I think this earthworm should be an orphan. Look at how thin it is. Can it catch fish? I think the fish would be reluctant to eat it."
"That's good, you finally found it. Now I have both hands in mud, but I can't find even an earthworm." Li Shangjin wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead and glanced at Li Sujie's hand, which was a tiny earthworm. He was carrying it to identify whether it was Gu Earthworm.
"Look at the one I dug. Although it was accidentally cut off at the waist, this piece of vermicompost looks like a foodie. Look at its belly. It's nothing but mud. It will definitely attract big fish." Li Hongxian held the earthworm broken into two parts in the palm of his hand and motioned for the other two to look over.
"It's not bad, but it's a pity that you broke it off. Judging from the fat intestine and the big brain, it must be a male earthworm, right?" Li Shangjin calmly put the two earthworms in Li Hong's hand into the small bamboo basket next to him. , said with satisfaction.
"That's not true. I let you see it and didn't let you take it away." Li Hong gave up asking for the earthworms he had worked so hard to dig, straightened up and prepared to change places and continue digging for earthworms.
Bai Chun stood on the embankment, staying far away and refusing to come down. He looked at the three people digging for earthworms. After bowing one by one, he stood there motionless like a fairy.
When she was on the boat, Li Hong used earthworms to scare her. The black and disgusting earthworms were even placed on her snow-white clothes. So, having learned from the previous experience, she said nothing this time. .
"How's it going? Did you handle it?" Li Hong clapped his hands, threw the small wooden stick in his hand to Mang Zhong and Cheetah, secretly took away Li Shangjin's small bamboo basket, walked to the lake, picked up the fishing rod, and hung up the earthworms and asked .
Bai Chun looked at the small bamboo basket next to Li Hong, and then looked at Li Shangjin, who was still digging for earthworms without knowing that the bamboo basket had been stolen. After hesitating for a while, he carefully walked down the embankment and came to Li Hong by the lake. next to.
"They have been taken away by Li Chongyi. I didn't expect that you didn't come. Fifty soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were mobilized by him, so they were handed over to Li Chongyi by the slaves for hiding war horses, armor, and weapons." Bai Chun looked at the fishing rod. Throwing out a perfect arc, the fishing line then dropped into the lake not far away with a ding-dong sound, carrying the earthworm on the hook.
"This is a crime of treason. Yang Zhirou and Yang Sijian are afraid that they will be anxious, but they are not in a hurry. I will go to sea in two days. Let them worry first. Keep an eye on these people and don't let anyone go. King Ze and King Xu will assist you during my absence. If there is any inconvenience, just let them come forward. The soldiers of Zhe Chong Mansion can be mobilized by Yang Jikang, and naturally they can also be mobilized by others. I have told them about the matter and asked Jingwei to cooperate with you in conducting a secret investigation. When I come back, I hope to get the information I want from you. "
"Yes, Your Highness, please keep this in mind." Bai Chun nodded slightly, looking at his beautiful appearance and His Highness's, reflected in the lake at his feet, he couldn't help but tilt his head, wanting to lean on Li Hong's shoulder.
"Hey? Where's my little bamboo basket? Why is it gone? I just put it at my feet. I didn't accidentally kick it into the water, right? There are more than a dozen earthworms in it."
Bai Chun looked at Li Hong ignoring Li Shangjin's call, smiled, leaned on Li Hong's shoulder, and lightly hit Li Hong's arm.
"Don't fight, or you'll scare the fish away." Li Hong reminded the beautiful woman next to him, ignoring Li Shangjin who was not far away, shouting and looking for a small bamboo basket.
(End of chapter)