Chapter 732
Chapter 732
The backyard of the Yue Palace.
The study not far from the left side of the main hall.
More than [-] guards were lined up on both sides to guard the secret passage, and more than a dozen people inside had ugly faces and anger.
In the secret room, hundreds of armors are neatly placed in the middle of the secret room, on the left side are hundreds of brand-new divine arm bows, and on the right side are five or six small compartments with dim lights.
And in these cubicles, there were children of different ages shivering in the corner, looking at Li Jing and his party in horror.
And just looking at the bloodstains all over his body and the mottled tears on his immature face, one can tell that he must have been tortured in the past.
Therefore, the person who imprisoned them has been captured by spies, and the children still dare not step forward to call for help, let alone take half a step out of the room.
"Li Yifu, you must give me an explanation for today's matter, otherwise don't blame me for tearing down your Yue Palace!"
Li Jing's face was ashen when he saw this, and he wished to tear the body of the mastermind behind the scenes into pieces.
It's because he knows better than anyone else that Li Chengqian is the only favorite, so these children are definitely not bound by Li Chengqian to enjoy them.
And this kind of special habit of playing with children has already exceeded the limit of his tolerance.
He can allow civil officials to be corrupt, or military generals to be bloodthirsty, but he will never allow Datang officials to harm the people, let alone such heinous acts.
If not, how could he have resorted to thunderous tactics when he was in Yangzhou!
But now everything in the secret room is exactly the same as what happened in Yangzhou back then.
Coupled with Liu Wenzhao's information from Yangzhou, he can already conclude that there must be something wrong with Yangzhou officials and merchants.
Moreover, Yangzhou is the back road he left behind after untold hardships, how could he tolerate others' destruction so easily.
In any case, he must deal with the Yangzhou matter as soon as possible, otherwise if he really confronts Li Shimin one day, he may have to flee to the Western Regions to escape.
But at this moment, Li Yifu also shrank his neck and shivered, as if he had never heard of Li Jing's questioning.
After all, if there were only weapons and armor in the secret room, he still suspected that it was Li Jing's frame.
But Li Jing is well known for his kindness to the common people, and he never believed that Li Jing would do such insane things for his own selfishness.
But in this way, where did these children come from? Could it be that people from the Yue Palace did it without authorization?
"Ugh!
To His Royal Highness the Prince!
Weichen has never been to this secret room, and he doesn't know that there is such a wicked deed hidden in it.
If His Highness does not believe what I say, I am willing to confront the master of the backyard face to face.
However, I know that I am responsible for negligence, and I am willing to accept His Highness's punishment.
I just hope that His Highness will find out the truth as soon as possible, and give me justice to the Yue Palace! "
It took a while for Li Yifu to come back to his senses. He turned around and looked at Li Jing, who had dark eyes, and bowed his hands helplessly.
What else can he do besides pleading guilty now?
"Humph!
You are simply!
But just a word of negligence makes you want to clear the blame, Li Yifu, do you really think I am a fool? "
Hearing this, Li Jing sneered, turned his head to look at the person captured by the spies, gritted his teeth and asked in a deep voice: "You are the manager of the backyard that Li Yifu said?
The matter of this secret room is really as Li Yifu said, and it has nothing to do with your master? "
"Yes……
Yes. "
The backyard steward's hands were crippled, but he tried his best to raise his head and smiled miserably: "However, Your Highness, this servant is just a small steward of the palace.
If there is no order from the king, how can the servants dare to dig the secret room without authorization.
Besides, there are people coming and going in this backyard, if the king hadn't agreed, how could the slaves dare to kidnap people blatantly..."
"Asshole!!!
Jiang Chengde, when you are about to die, you still dare to grab and bite!
Your Majesty is only eight years old now, how could he commit such a heinous crime.
This matter was clearly done by you alone, how dare you slander the King in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! "
Before the steward finished speaking, Li Yifu sternly stopped.
Today's facts are too serious, but anyone who is involved in the slightest may escape death.
Therefore, no matter what, he would not agree to this matter, let alone allow such charges to be pinned on Li Chengqian.
Otherwise, once Li Jing took the opportunity to punish Li Chengqian, his official career would also perish.
"Why is Chief Li so...
The slaves knew that death was inevitable, and they only wanted to die quickly, so how could they slander the king indiscriminately. "
Seeing Li Yifu's anxious face and Li Jing's noncommittal, Jiang Chengde sighed and said weakly: "His Royal Highness, there are more than one secret rooms in the Yue Palace.
As long as you give the servant a happy time, the servant will tell you everything you know. "
Li Yifu's face changed when he heard that, and he scolded angrily before Li Jing: "Jiang Chengde, what nonsense are you talking about?
Although there are several secret rooms in Yue Wang's mansion, they are only for self-protection and there is no place to overstep!
You framed the king with such ulterior motives, what kind of heart do you have! "
"Hehe~
If it is really innocent, why should Li Changli be so nervous? "
Jiang Chengde sneered, and ignored Li Yifu.
He just raised his head and looked at Li Jing with burning eyes.
The longing and anticipation in those eyes made even Li Jing quite helpless after seeing it.
This person is nothing more than a poor man who is manipulated by others.
I don't know how much of what he did was sincere, maybe all the layouts in the secret room today are not his original intention.
It's just that he manages everything here with his own hands after all, even if he can't help himself, he can't escape the responsibility.
If he was kind enough to forgive him for a moment, how could he be worthy of the few children who were trapped in the cage.
"it is good!
As long as what you said is true, I will count it as your atonement.
After the interrogation by the three divisions, I will send someone to send you on your way. "
Li Jing thought for a while, then nodded slightly in response.
Seeing that Li Yifu was in a hurry, he hurriedly turned around and said: "Your Highness, how can you trust the words of such villains!
He was clearly talking nonsense before he died, just to frame the king and exonerate himself.
Also please His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! "
"Hehe~
Don't worry, I will naturally not wrong a good person, but I will never let a wicked person go! "
Li Jing chuckled, and said with a serious face: "As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, I was ordered by my father to supervise the administration of the country.
Now that such appalling things happened in Yue Wang's mansion, it is natural that this palace and the third division should investigate to the bottom.
No matter who is involved in this case, I will not bend the law for personal gain, and must give justice to the people of the world.
Therefore, I hope Li Changli will not say anything more, I will never let Li Gaoming be lenient just because Li Gaoming is my younger brother! "
"Your Highness!!!"
Li Yifu let out a sad cry when he heard the words.
Li Jing turned his head unmoved, looked at Jiang Chengde and shouted sharply: "Hurry up!
What kind of tricks is this Yue Palace hiding? "
Jiang Chengde raised his head slowly upon hearing this, and said with a wry smile on his face, "Report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
A few months ago, the king summoned the servants to go, and secretly ordered the servants to go outside the city to find a magician.
It is said that this person is particularly good at witchcraft and curses, and nine out of ten people who are cast by him rarely die well.
Not only that, more than ten days ago, His Majesty ordered the swearing-in ceremony to be held outside the city today, and the king also secretly ordered his servants to find a single tailor.
As for what the king wants to do, the slaves don't know.
It's just that since that day, the servant has never seen this person again, so he must be in danger..."
"You are talking nonsense!!!
Jiang Chengde, what are you trying to do by slandering the king so much? "
Li Yifu stepped forward angrily.
Jiang Chengde shook his head and smiled wryly.
"Why is Li Changli so angry?
The slaves only want to die quickly, so how can they slander the king?
If His Royal Highness doesn't believe it, just go to the small courtyard where the king lives to check.
As far as the servants know, there is a secret room in the palace of the king! "
"it is good!!!"
NIP