The hall continued to be quiet.
The monk raised his head to look at Li Yi, sighed softly, and slowly lowered his head.
Some of the more timid women had turned pale with fright when they saw that scene. That glass statue was more than a foot tall. Moreover, it had been smashed with such force. So, if it had fallen on the monk's head, then it would've been a bloodbath in the Chong Yuan Palace.
Then they thought of something. Just now, the monk clearly said that he didn't know martial arts, but if he didn't know martial arts, how could he smash the glass statue with just his sleeves?
The scene just now surprised them even more than Princess Royal Xiao Lu's move.
However, how did County Uncle Li know that the monk knew martial arts?
If he really didn't know, wouldn't he have smashed someone to death just now?
Moreover, what he had just smashed was another glass statue!
"Amitabha …" Several monks who had already bought the glass statue looked at the debris on the ground and sighed. Their faces showed that they had nothing left to live for.
The corner of Jing Di's mouth twitched, and his face showed a painful expression. This was another glass statue. After being smashed like that, at least twenty thousand taels of silver disappeared …
Chen Chong was stunned for a moment. He pointed at the monk on the ground and said angrily, "Old monk, you still say that you don't know martial arts!"
"Take him!"
Jing Di waved his hand, and immediately two imperial guards came forward to seize the monk.
Imperial Concubine Cui's face turned cold. She looked at Li Yi and asked, "Who told you to smash that glass statue!"
Only then did everyone react. The old monk's lie had been exposed, but wasn't the price he had to pay a little too high?
A glass statue. If they remembered correctly, this glass statue was sold for nearly thirty thousand taels of silver. In other words, with County Uncle Li smashing it, thirty thousand taels of silver was gone …
Even if the glass statue had nothing to do with them, they couldn't help but feel distressed at this moment …
Before Li Yi could speak, the capital governor, Dong Wenyun, came out and said, "Your Majesty, in order to expose this monk's lie, County Uncle Li was anxious and smashed this glass statue. It's understandable …"
"County Uncle Li's quick wit, this Shen admires …" The man surnamed Shen said.
"What Lord Dong said makes sense. County Uncle Li was just anxious. At the end of the day, the responsibility lies with the monk."
If Dong Wenyun and Shen Xiu had stepped forward because County Uncle Li had helped Shen Su out of trouble, then Chen Qing's words had surprised everyone.
Chen Qing, who represented the Chen Clan, was actually publicly opposing the Imperial Consort?
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, this monk is the culprit. These two Buddha statues should be put on his head." Another person walked out from the crowd and said with a smile.
Seeing that even the head of the Wang Family stood out, many people were shocked.
Old General Xue's rough voice was heard after a while, "Your Majesty, it's better to ask this old monk what he's up to before punishing him for his crimes. It won't be too late to ask for compensation."
Just as Old General Xue finished his sentence, the Minister of War, Yan Bing, stepped forward.
Minister of Revenue Qin Huan.
Minister of Justice.
Chancellor of the Supreme Court.
Another veteran general …
…
…
Imperial Consort Cui's expression was frighteningly gloomy. The officials who were on the King of Shu's side had their mouths wide open in shock.
It was not surprising that the Shen Family had stepped forward. It was also not surprising that the Minister of War, Yan Bing, had spoken up for him. The family of generals had been trying to protect him for a long time, but …
The Wang Family of Luochuan, the Minister of Revenue and the officials related to them … Since when did they have such a close relationship with him?
Everyone knew that County Uncle Li Yi of Chang 'an was not on good terms with the King of Shu. His relationship with the officials on the King's side was like fire and water. Everyone thought that he was relying on His Majesty's favor to maintain his current situation. The day he lost the favor, he would be doomed …
But who would have thought that his influence in the imperial court would be so great?
Didn't that mean that if he supported one of the princes, all the advantages that the King of Shu had would disappear with the support of these people behind him? His advantage would immediately become a disadvantage …
For a moment, the old monk was ignored by everyone …
Li Yi was also a little surprised. What was the Chen Family doing? And the Minister of Revenue, Qin Huan, had specially asked him to train a few talents that the Ministry of Revenue could use. Was he returning the favor this time?
Li Xuan had said that the Chancellor of the Supreme Court was one of his people. What was going on with the others? He was not familiar with them at all …
Oh, yes, among the people who had sent gifts to his family a few days ago, there seemed to be some familiar faces …
The surrounding people were still whispering. Emperor Jing looked to his side. Chang De nodded and stepped forward to ask, "Tell me, why did you do this?"
The monk's expression was calm and he was silent.
"Why isn't the monk talking?"
"It's tens of thousands of taels of silver. Can he afford it?"
"I'm also curious. Does this monk have a grudge against the Chen Family?"
…
…
While the crowd was whispering, Li Yi suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I seem to have seen this master and … the Princess say a few words …"
The first half of his sentence was very light, but he emphasized the word "Princess".
"What?" Emperor Jing did not hear Li Yi's words clearly. He asked in confusion, "What did you just say?"
"Amitabha …" The old monk finally said, "I don't know Princess Hui at all. I'm afraid you've made a mistake."
Chang De glanced at Li Yi. Even with his great hearing, he did not hear what Li Yi had just said about the Princess. He looked at him and asked, "Did you just say that the monk talked to Princess Hui?"
"No …" Li Yi shook his head and said, "I thought about it. I seem to have made a mistake just now. What did Supervisor Chang say about Princess Hui?"
The old monk looked up at him with an unbelievable expression in his eyes. Finally, he lowered his head.
"County Magistrate Li, you're wise. I have nothing to say."
After saying this, the old monk said no more.
After a short period of silence, the crowd made way for them. Princess Hui stood at the end of the road with a pale face.
"Empress, I'll leave this matter to you," Emperor Jing said lightly, glanced at Li Yi, and said, "Come with me."
Watching Emperor Jing walk to the back hall, Li Yi shook his head and followed.
"This time, the Chen family does not owe you." When he walked past Chen Chong, he glanced at Li Yi and said in a low voice.
Li Yi turned to look at Third Miss Chen and said, "Remember to ask the imperial physician to treat the wound again. Don't touch water these days."
Watching his back disappear, several officials in the crowd gathered together with a slightly gloomy face.
"I didn't expect that he would have such an influence in the court …"
"If we let him continue to develop, there will be trouble in the future!"
"Humph, it would be fine if he didn't have today. Making friends has violated His Majesty's taboo. Do you think he can continue to be favored by the Emperor?"
A person showed a sneer on his face. The rest of the people were stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared on their faces.
In the back hall, Emperor Jing sat on the main seat and looked at Li Yi with a painful expression. He said, "With this fall, the twenty thousand taels of silver in the national treasury will be gone …"
"Your Majesty, it's ten thousand taels." Li Yi reminded him, "Did you forget that there is still half of it …"
Emperor Jing's face twitched and he changed the topic, "How did you know that the old monk knew martial arts?"
"I didn't know …"
"…" Emperor Jing was slightly stunned and asked, "Then you dared to smash it?"
Li Yi looked at him and said, "Didn't your subject's hand slip? Besides, your subject has already apologized …"
"One last question." Emperor Jing took a deep breath and asked, "How did you know it was Princess Hui?"
Imperial Concubine Cui was too scheming and would not do such a thing. To be able to set up such an idiotic trap on such an occasion, her intelligence must be very low. Princess Hui obviously agreed with this condition, and it was not the first time she had done such a thing.
Chen Chong had broken Royal Prince Duanyang's ribs, so she had a motive for revenge. Of course, when he and the Eldest Princess came in, that Princess Hui actually looked at him coldly, which made him very uncomfortable. This was also one of the important reasons …
In short, Li Yi thought for a moment, looked at Emperor Jing and said, "I guessed …"
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