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Something has delayed the update in the past two days, and the update will resume today.And today, November 11th, is the birthday of the third child. For this commemorative day, the third child decided to change every day and five times!

Sure enough, Li Ke returned to Hanwang Mansion, and just after lunch at noon, there was a public trial document jointly signed by the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple outside the door.Li Ke naturally knew the content of the official document, he just looked at the date of the public trial, and the date of the public trial in the official document was set in the morning of the next day.

The next morning, Li Ke arrived at the Ministry of Criminal Justice under the coordinated protection of Dali Temple, the guards of the Criminal Ministry and the Jinwu Guard.Although the hall of the Ministry of Punishment is not as imposing as the Tai Chi Hall, it still has the majesty of justice.After two days of house arrest, Li Ke first saw the five big men in the public trial, the presiding judge Sun Wuji, the jurors Wei Zheng, Li Xiaogong, Shang Liu Zhenghui of the Criminal Ministry, and Sun Fujia, the Minister of Dali Temple.

Changsun Wuji was appointed by Li Shimin to be in charge of this case, so he was the presiding judge, and he sat in the hall and looked at Li Ke calmly. Li Ke also looked at Changsun Wuji, but never Changsun Wuji's face did not show any expression changes, which disappointed Li Ke.

Sitting in the first row on the left is Li Xiaogong, Qing of Zongzheng Temple, who nodded slightly to Li Ke to express his greetings.The second row on the left is Sun Fujia, the first row on the left is Wei Zheng, and the second row is Sun Fujia.Although Li Ke is now the biggest suspect, he is the prince after all. Among the people present, except for Li Xiaogong and Changsun Wuji, the other three stood up and saluted to show their respect.Li Ke's expression was very serious, he didn't speak, just nodded to the three saluting people as a return, and also showed a slight smile to Li Xiaogong, then ignored the eldest grandson Wuji who was upright and sat in the seat arranged for him in the hall.

"Changsun Pushe, the time has come, and the trial begins now." Seeing Li Ke sitting down, Sun Fujia got up and said to Changsun Wuji.

"En" Changsun Wuji nodded, glanced at the four of them, patted the gavel, and said in a confident manner, "Hanwang Highness, although you are a prince, this case involves the safety of the queen's and concubine's life. This case is taken very seriously, and I hope you can cooperate.”

The words that Changsun Wuji said were just and righteous, and he also said that Li Shimin attached importance to this case, obviously telling Li Ke Li Shimin's attitude, so that he should not take chances.Li Ke didn't know what Changsun Wuji was thinking. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have used Fang Yiai's treason case to kill himself.Therefore, he immediately refuted Changsun Wuji's words, "I don't understand what Changsun Shang said. I want to hear Changsun Shang explain it. How about it?"

Changsun Wuji obviously knew that Li Ke would ask him such a question, and he did not refuse, saying loudly, "Your Highness can ask you any questions you want."

Before Li Ke got up, facing his eldest grandson Wuji, his eyes were full of aloofness, and he asked, "The queen and the noble concubine were poisoned. This king is very sad. It's just that the eldest grandson is responsible for solving the case. What evidence do you have to suspect that this king did it?" ?First of all, you imprisoned a prince in the palace, and arranged [-] guards outside the gate. What does this mean? Is it because your eldest grandson Shangguan sits higher and has more power in his hands, or is there another purpose? Second, As soon as the eldest grandson opened his mouth, he said that the king was involved in the poisoning case of the empress and the noble concubine. What evidence did the eldest son have to say that the king was involved in this case with such certainty? Third, the eldest grandson said that the father attached great importance to this case. Are you going to tell me about your relationship with the queen? Or are you upright?"

Although Changsun Wuji was prepared in his heart, he did not expect that Li Ke's three questions would be so sharp, and the key points of the questions pointed to the vital point, making it difficult for him to answer.First, he was talking about abusing his power. Although Li Shimin ordered Li Ke to be prohibited from leaving the palace, it was indeed his own intention to arrange two thousand guards.Second, he was talking about using power for personal gain. He was the one who supported the crown prince's entry into the East Palace. He was Li Chengqian's uncle, and Li Ke's strength threatened Li Chengqian, saying that he wanted to use this method to attack Li Ke and eliminate dissidents for Li Chengqian.Third, it is about the issues that the judges should avoid when encountering a case related to their relatives. The eldest grandson Wuji's eldest grandson queen's brother, now that the eldest grandson queen is poisoned, naturally he should not be the presiding judge of this case.

"Your Highness, you must know that you were the only stranger who went to the herbal diet room on the night of the queen's poisoning, but we checked the records of the herbal diet room. You never went to the herbal diet room before. Very suspicious. Moreover, among the few herbs you took from the herbal diet room that day, you gave the queen the two herbs most needed for detoxification, and you met the queen's personal maid, Xianglan, on the way, and on the second day after the queen was poisoned, you I hurriedly left Chang'an City early in the morning, but Xianglan was killed in the well of the medicinal food room for no reason, and was found again the next day. Based on the doubts in the summary, can't I suspect that you are involved in this case? ?” Changsun Wuji replied evasively.

"Changsun Shang, I hope you can answer my question. You have only answered one of my questions now, and the answer to this question is far-fetched. Don't you answer the other two questions?" Li Ke grabbed As for the vital point of Changsun Wuji, he continued to ask unreasonably.

In the courtroom, Li Xiaogong, Wei Zheng, Liu Zhenghui, and Sun Fujia were all silent about Li Ke's question. They all knew that these two questions were difficult to answer. There are indeed some unreasonable things.After all, Li Ke did not rebel, and there is no conclusive evidence that he poisoned Empress Changsun to use 2000 people to guard a palace, which is really ill-advised.It's just that Changsun Wuji was also in a dilemma. He just told Changsun Shunde that he would besiege the Han Palace with heavy troops. How could he have thought that Changsun Shunde would use 2000 troops?There is also a third question. At that time, Empress Changsun was poisoned. He told Li Shimin outrageously that he wanted to find out the murderer. Li Shimin immediately appointed him to be in charge of the case. How could Li Ke catch this omission!

"Hanwang Highness, the emperor appointed this minister to be in charge of this case. It is the emperor who trusts this minister. Today, this minister is in charge of the presiding trial and waiting for you. If you are not involved in this case, I will definitely clear you up after the investigation. However, today is There are three joint trials, and I hope to clarify the priorities, and don't ask these trivial matters to delay the review time." Changsun Wuji said with a righteous face, ignoring Li Ke's two questions at all.

"Secretary Wei, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, when you encounter a case related to your relatives, the presiding officer should avoid it. Today, Changsun Shang, as the right servant of Shang Province, knew the law and violated the law. I just want to ask, what do you think of this kind of public trial? Is it fair and reasonable?" Li Ke saw that Changsun Wuji avoided his question, and he knew Wei Zheng's temper, so he ignored Changsun Wuji's answer and said to Wei Zheng who was beside him.

"Your Highness, Emperor Neng appointed the eldest grandson Shang to take charge of this case..."

Liu Zhenghui was an old friend of Changsun Wuji and a member of Li Chengqian's party. When he saw Li Ke questioning Wei Zheng, he knew Wei Zheng's temper, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to defend Changsun Wuji.But before he finished speaking, Li Ke said loudly, "Liu Shang, I think you should have read "The Analects of Confucius", and there is a sentence in it that you should still remember? Zilu asked the envoy. It's a crime. Since the father arranged for the eldest grandson to be in charge of the case, doesn't the eldest grandson know his relationship with the case? Could it be that he deceived himself again and didn't know his true identity? Otherwise, why did the emperor appoint him to be in charge? He didn't ask for resignation, but he still accepted his orders? Is this the so-called way of humble officials?"

Li Ke's words were very vicious, and he didn't save any face for Zhangsun Wuji, which surprised the four of them. Even Wei Zheng felt that Li Ke's words were too sharp.

"Bold, Your Highness King of Han, your question now..."

Changsun Wuji was furious, and Li Ke reprimanded Li Ke with a livid face, but Li Ke abruptly snatched his words, "You know how serious the crime of poisoning the queen and noble concubine is, and you have enough evidence to prove that this king has something to do with this case." Suspicion? Was it someone who saw the king poisoning himself, or was there a witness who saw Xianglan being pushed into the well by the king? Just because the king went to the medicinal food room and took away a few herbs that could cure the queen's poison, When you met Xianglan on the way back, you said that the king was suspicious. If you said so, wouldn’t the servants in the palace’s medicated dining room be more suspicious, wouldn’t the eunuchs next to Xianglan be more suspicious? Aren’t all the people in the family suspected? Since everyone is suspicious, why do you just stare at me, instead of arresting those people for interrogation, and not finding the real murderer? Is there anything wrong with you treating me like this? The purpose of telling people?"

"Today is the three trials specially prepared for this king? Today, this king will tell you exactly what he experienced that day, and you can investigate the rest yourself. However, don't frame this king casually until you have evidence. Don't let me think that you have ulterior motives." Li Ke was completely angry, he said what he said to Changsun Wuji, so why didn't he say it to the four people sitting here?

Changsun Wuji knew that he was at a loss because of his relationship with Empress Changsun, and he also understood that Li Ke was here for him today, and his purpose was to catch him. As long as he speaks, Li Ke will definitely follow him to the end , so he remained silent, wanting to give the right to speak to the other four.

It's just that Liu Zhenghui was refuted by Li Ke with "The Analects of Confucius" just now. He wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it, and he knew how powerful Li Ke was, so he simply kept silent.And Li Xiaogong came forward only because of his status as Minister of Zongzhengsi, he just wanted to watch from the sidelines and didn't want to participate in this case, so he just couldn't speak more.Sun Fujia belonged to Li Ke, and he was speechless when he saw Li Ke's refutation of grandson Wuji's Liu Zhenghui, let alone saying anything.

"Your Highness, right and wrong have their own opinions, and I hope His Highness can cooperate with our review. As for the matter of grandson Shang, I will report it to Emperor Ming after the review is completed." Seeing that the four were silent, Wei Zheng could only speak seriously.

"Okay, I will believe what Secretary Wei said!" Li Ke complimented Wei Zheng, and then related the rescue incident that happened on Zhuque Street that day to the conversation with Li Shimin. On the way back, he encountered Xianglan and the others in detail.

Li Ke spoke very slowly, everyone listened very carefully, and the recorder did not dare to miss the blunt words in it, and carefully recorded it on paper.