Hearing Li Er's question, Li He felt bitter in his heart. He had already said that he wouldn't come, but Du He insisted on dragging him back to the Du residence. After changing into a censor's robe and putting on the crown of Xie Zhi, he went straight to the palace.
Li He scratched his bruised eye sockets and smiled awkwardly.""This minister knocked into the door frame on the way here and ended up like this!”
"So it was a collision. No wonder!”
Li Er pretended to be enlightened and did not expose his lame lie. He nodded and asked,"Why have you come today?”
"I'm fine!"
Li He quickly shook his head and pointed at Du He, who was standing beside him. He stuttered,"Yes, Imperial Censor Du has something to report!”
Li Er looked at Du He with a mocking gaze. He was even more happy in his heart. He looked at the helper he had found. He couldn't help at all. Why did you ask him to come?
Du He tilted his head and looked at Li He. A kind smile appeared on his face as he said,"I say, Censor Li, are you looking for a reference? What? If you don't tell the truth in front of His Majesty, do you know that you should be beheaded for the crime of deceiving the emperor?”
Li He broke out in a cold sweat and stammered, not daring to speak.
Li Er was so angry that he rolled his eyes and no longer looked at Li He. He looked at Du He and said unhappily,"Stop beating around the bush in front of me. Tell me, what are you doing here?”
Du He no longer concealed it and said bluntly,"May I ask Your Majesty if the laws of the Tang Empire can control the common people, but can they control the civil and military officials of the court and the royal relatives?”
"The law is the foundation of the country. Of course it can be controlled!”
Li Er's expression turned solemn as he nodded heavily."The Son of Heaven breaks the law and is punished the same as the commoners!”
Du He bowed and continued to ask: " Your Majesty, please allow me to ask again. Censor Li He of the Imperial Censorate Hall was beaten by the princess. The princess broke the law, but can she be punished with the same crime as a commoner?"”
Li He's eyes suddenly widened as he looked at Du He in disbelief. He cursed in his heart. Didn't we agree not to join the princess? Why are you targeting the princess?
Li Er was already happy. He had really lost his mind and jumped into the trap that Lizhi had dug for him. He smiled insincerely and said,"
"Du He, according to what you mean, Princess Changle, as a son, beat up the censor and defended injustice for her father. Zhen asks you, today in the morning court, are you guilty for representing your father?”
As expected! Li He lowered his head and sighed in his heart. Censor Du, you're like an ant trying to shake a tree. You're digging a hole for yourself. Now that you've been defeated, what should you do?
At this time, Empress Zhangsun was sitting behind the screen, listening to Li Er and Du He's words. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve into a smile. This time, the Du family's kid wouldn't be able to gain any advantage from his second brother.
"Princess, as a son, as your father, you are innocent!”
Du He's tone was firm and decisive. He naturally knew that once he admitted that the princess was guilty, then he wouldn't be able to clear up what happened in the morning. Moreover, he first directed the spearhead to the princess and dug a pit for Li Er. He didn't expect that he would really jump into it.
"Since you're not guilty-"
"Then what are you doing in the palace?" Li Er asked.”
"I have something to report!"
Du He said loudly," The princess is not guilty, but the guilty one is the Empress. Today, the one I want to question is not the princess of Changle, but the current Empress!"”
Plop!
Plop! Plop!
As soon as he finished speaking, Li He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he knelt on the ground. The expressions of the two palace servants and the old eunuch Wei Zhongxian changed drastically. They knelt on the ground and shouted at Li Er, whose face was getting darker and darker,"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Li Er didn't say anything, but he glanced at the screen from the corner of his eye. From time to time, he heard the sound of something being crushed in his palm, and his eyebrows twitched violently.
He was puzzled. What exactly was in this Du He's mind? Of all the people he could consult, why did he consult the current empress? Moreover, what does this matter have to do with the current empress? The one who hit her was Princess Changle. Even if you want to get involved, you should get involved with my daughter!
The more Li Er thought about it, the more incredulous he became. He could not help but ask,"Du He, this memorial of yours is completely unreasonable. The Empress has never offended you and has never spoken to you, so why do you want to participate in the memorial of the Empress?”
Of course, your daughter dug a pit for me. If I were to criticize her, I would be burning myself. Other than criticizing her mother, who else could I criticize?
Du He cursed in her heart, then sighed. She raised her head and stared at Li Er, saying firmly,
"Princess Changle, your father is fighting for justice. What's wrong with filial piety? That was why Du He did not come to see the princess this time. However, the princess was not good enough to beat up the censor. This was the root of the problem. As the saying goes, it was the fault of the father if the son was not taught, and the fault of the mother if the daughter was not good enough! If the princess was not virtuous, who else could it be but the Empress 'fault?!”
Li Er was speechless.
Li He was speechless.
The Imperial Palace Attendant: 0Д0)？!”
Bang! Suddenly, the screen fell. Empress Zhangsun was so angry that her pretty face turned cold. She glared fiercely at the stunned Du He and said angrily," Where's my saber?!"
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