In the government office of Chang 'an County.
Du Chuke had already interrogated Chi Lang and the people from Qi King Manor. Most of them, as long as they were in the cell, could not hold on. Even if they were stubborn at the beginning, they could not hold on and would confess.
Red Wolf's men and Prince Qi's men, no matter how powerful they were, could not withstand the interrogation in the county office. In the end, they all confessed. That was why Du Chuke sent people to bring Wang Zongzhou and Wang Yue here.
When Wang Zongzhou and Wang Yue were brought to the county office, Du Chuke immediately interrogated them.
Wang Zongzhou naturally wanted to quibble.
The problem was that even his nominal son, Wang Yue, came out to testify that Wang Zongzhou had mobilized Red Wolf to kill Du Qi. Coupled with Red Wolf's testimony in the prison, Wang Zongzhou could not refute at all. In the end, he could only plead guilty and confess that it was Crown Prince Li Jiancheng who had brought Red Wolf into Chang 'an.
After Wang Zongzhou confessed, Du Chuke's punishment for Wang Zongzhou was to execute him. However, this matter needed to be reported to the Ministry of Justice for approval. After the Ministry of Justice approved, Du Chuke could execute Wang Zongzhou.
Wang Zongzhou's crime was determined. Du Chuke could not deal with Prince Qi's crime.
He could not deal with this case.
Du Chuke prepared all the files regarding Wang Zongzhou and Li Yuanji instigating people to assassinate Du Qi, and handed them over to the Ministry of Justice for the officials to deal with.
The Ministry of Justice also felt that the case was tricky.
If it was only about Wang Zongzhou, it would be fine to execute him. Anyway, it was Wang Zongzhou who ordered the assassination first. Killing Wang Zongzhou was understandable. The problem was that this case involved Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and Prince Qi Li Yuanji.
One was the crown prince of the country, the other was Prince Qi.
They were both very important people.
After the Ministry of Justice got the file, they did not dare to deal with it without authorization. They could only go to the palace and ask for an imperial edict to hand the file of the whole case to Li Yuan and ask him to make a judgment.
After reading the file, Li Yuan was furious. He knew about the hatred between Wang Zongzhou and Du Qi.
It was not a secret.
So much so that when Du Qi wanted to deal with Wang Zongzhou, Li Yuan even provided information, telling Du Qi the news of Scarlet Wolf heading south. Li Yuan absolutely did not expect that Li Yuanji personally arranged for people to assassinate Du Qi, and Li Jiancheng actually personally coordinated to let Chi Lang infiltrate Chang 'an.
It was a complete disgrace to the royal family.
Li Yuan ordered: "Men, summon the Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and the Prince of Qi Li Yuanji into the Palace."
"Yes!"
The eunuch outside the hall received the order and immediately went to deliver the decree.
In the study of the Qi King Estate.
The current King Qi, Li Yuanji, was preparing to go to war. As the beginning of spring approached, although the weather was still cold, there was no more snow blocking the roads. They could already march and fight, so Li Yuanji had to prepare for battle.
He wanted to go north with Crown Prince Li Jiancheng to suppress Liu Heita.
Establishing merits and suppressing the Qin Emperor.
Li Jiancheng's greatest advantage was that he was the eldest son of the first wife and was the crown prince. However, Li Jiancheng's greatest shortcoming was that he did not have the slightest bit of military merits. Therefore, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were now rubbing their fists and rubbing their palms, wanting to do something big on the battlefield, establish their own prestige and prestige in the army, and thus win over the high-ranking officers in the army.
While Li Yuanji was preparing, suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside the room.
Housekeeper Zhao Shen said: "Your Highness, there is a decree from the Palace."
Li Yuanji stood up and opened the door, saying: "What is Imperial Father's decree?"
Zhao Shen said: "Your Highness, the person who delivered the decree is in the hall. For the time being, he did not say what the matter is."
Li Yuanji nodded and went to the drawing room.
When Li Yuanji arrived at the drawing room, he saw the young eunuch who came to deliver the decree. When Li Yuanji heard that Li Yuan had summoned him into the Palace, he subconsciously asked: "Imperial Father summoned me into the Palace, for what matter?"
The eunuch said: "Your Highness the Prince of Qi, His Majesty also did not say what the matter was."
Li Yuanji said: "Imperial Father summoned me into the Palace, there must be a reason. Who is Imperial Father meeting now? "
He was very worried in his heart.
He was worried about the assassination of Du Qi. As the saying goes, a thief has a guilty conscience, so it was like this. As soon as he was summoned by Li Yuan, Li Yuanji subconsciously thought of this matter in his heart.
The young eunuch thought for a moment and said: "It seems that the Minister of Justice met His Majesty, and then His Majesty summoned Your Highness the Prince of Qi."
Hiss!
Li Yuanji sucked in a breath of cold air.
He was silent in his heart.
This matter must be related to the assassination of Du Qi.
Li Yuanji waved his hand and let the young eunuch go back to report first. He then entered the Palace. However, Li Yuanji was not in a hurry to enter the Palace. Instead, he tidied up and quickly went to the Eastern Palace to meet Li Jiancheng.
Li Yuanji wanted to straighten out the matter and hoped that Li Jiancheng could help a little.
When Li Yuanji entered the Eastern Palace and met with Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng and Wei Zheng were discussing matters.
They were discussing the matter of Li Yuan's summons.
Li Jiancheng also received the order.
However, Li Jiancheng did not attack immediately. He discussed matters with Wei Zheng because both of them already knew that Wang Zongzhou was arrested and imprisoned. They also knew that the Minister of Justice met the Emperor and were somewhat worried in their hearts.
Li Yuanji did not know. He went straight to the point: "Big Brother, the assassination of Du Qi might have been exposed. Now that Imperial Father has summoned me to the Palace, it is very likely that he wants to punish me. Do you want to enter the Palace with me and help me resolve this? "
Li Jiancheng said: "You assassinated Du Qi?"
He was somewhat surprised.
Although Li Jiancheng knew that the Minister of Justice went to meet the Emperor, Li Jiancheng actually did not know the details of the file. He did not know that Li Yuanji was also involved in this.
Li Yuanji said: "Yes, I also participated in the assassination of Du Qi. In today's assassination, Wang Zongzhou's Red Wolf was in the open. They first assassinated Du Qi. Because they failed, the people I sent to hide in the dark also came out and were all taken down. "
After a pause, Li Yuanji continued: "Previously, I met Imperial Father in the restaurant and was scolded by him, causing Imperial Father to be very displeased with me. Now, if another assassination happens, I'm afraid Imperial Father will be furious. "
"Sigh …"
Li Jiancheng sighed.
Li Yuanji said: "Big Brother, why are you sighing?"
Li Jiancheng said: "Fourth Brother, the reason why I'm sighing is because not only are you going to enter the Palace, I have also been summoned by Imperial Father. Now, I also have to enter the Palace to meet Imperial Father. "
Li Yuanji thought for a moment and suddenly said: "Big Brother, you did not participate in the assassination, so why did Imperial Father summon you? Could it be that Imperial Father wants you to be the judge of this matter? "
Li Jiancheng said: "Who said that I did not participate? The Wang Family's Red Wolf arrived in Chang 'an. In order to settle it without anyone knowing, I arranged for people to come forward. The people of the Eastern Palace came forward and transferred the Wang Family's Red Wolf into Chang 'an, then sent him to Wang Zongzhou. Although I did not directly participate in this matter, I am duty-bound to assassinate Du Qi. "
"Sigh …"
Li Yuanji heard this and sighed.
His face was full of helplessness.
He hoped that Li Jiancheng would help him, but now, Li Jiancheng could not even protect himself.
Wei Zheng sat below and shook his head in his heart.
He had always disapproved of dealing with Du Qi. Even when Wang Zongzhou wanted to deal with Du Qi back then, Wei Zheng actually had the intention to suggest that the Eastern Palace only needed to wait and see and not get involved.
This way, it was killing with a borrowed knife.
But the Eastern Palace just had to get involved. Although this step was very light, it was a swamp below. After stepping down, he was completely immersed in it and could not wash away the suspicion on him.
Li Jiancheng said: "Xuancheng, Imperial Father summons you soon. Don't you have a solution now? "
Wei Zheng said: "Your Highness, this matter is difficult!"
Li Yuanji gritted his teeth and said: "Even if it is difficult, we have to think of a solution."
Wei Zheng was silent for a moment, and a fierce look flashed across his face: "If you want to talk about a solution, then there is only one."
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