Not long after Kong Yan and Hu Yan left Taiji Palace, a group of civil and military officials also stepped through the Gate of Heaven Influence and entered Taiji Palace. The morning court session began on time.
After Li Shi Min sat on the throne, he swept his gaze across the officials and had a plan.
"Last night, Shunde was killed.”After the ceremony was over, Li Shimin spoke first. He looked around the hall and said slowly," I have ordered the Deputy Minister of the Supreme Court, Hu Yan, to investigate this case thoroughly. The time limit is three days.”
"Shunde is the current Duke of the country. This case does not allow anyone to request it.”
"Anyone related to this case will be severely punished!”
“……”
As he spoke, Li Shimin's tone became more and more solemn. The scene of him working with Zhangsun Shunde appeared in his mind.
"Shunde has made great contributions to the Tang Empire, and it is our Great Tang's misfortune to suffer such a calamity!”
Li Shi Min's voice was filled with sorrow.
Most of the officials in the hall wanted to say something but hesitated. Some of them were not good at keeping their composure and even reached out to scratch their cheeks.
Many people stayed up all night to write gorgeous memorials, wanting to impeach Kong Yan.
But now, Li Shiming's words had all been stuck in their throats.
"Your Majesty, is this case related to the Halberd Wielder Kong Yan?”Finally, a censor couldn't hold it in anymore and wanted to be the one to throw out a brick to attract jade.
When the officials heard this, they were all shocked.
Only Kong Yingda shivered in fear.
After receiving the news last night, he had not slept at all. After worrying for the whole night, he realized that he could not help Kong Yan at all.
"He is indeed very suspicious. The Supreme Court is investigating.”Li Shi Min said lightly.
"Your Majesty, it's not just suspicion. I think he did it.”Another censor jumped out.
"What do you think?" Li Shiming's voice suddenly turned cold and he said in a deep voice," If you think that whoever is the murderer is the murderer, then why do I need the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Justice?
How can it be a child's play when the Duke is killed?"
“……”
The other censors did not dare to speak anymore.
They knew that this time, it might be different from the past.
In the past, they didn't need any evidence at all. As long as there was a rumor in the market, they could catch an unlucky high official and make a comment.
After all, they were just censors, not constables. How could they have evidence for everything?
This time, it was related to the death of the Duke. They had thought that they could use the same method as before to implicate Kong Yan as a suspect, but they did not expect Li Shiming's attitude to be completely different from usual.
Perhaps only some of the military officials who had participated in the battle yesterday understood that Li Shiming would not easily make a move on Kong Yan at this time.
The court discussion returned to the main topic, but whether it was Li Shiming or the officials below, they all seemed to be distracted.
"Retreat!" In the end, Wang De used his sharp voice to end this peaceful court meeting.
After getting up from the throne, Li Shimin gave his brother-in-law a subtle look.
Zhangsun Wuji nodded slightly, his footsteps much slower than the others.
"Damn it, did you see it? Just how rich is that kid? Such a big golden house is hidden in the Wild Goose Falling Pavilion. I've been there a few times before, but why haven't I seen it?”Cheng Yaojin and the other generals shouted.
"When I came, I heard from the Court of Judicial Review that they were going to cut it open later. There are many other treasures hidden inside…." Hou Junji nodded.
"Let's go take a look together?" A general suggested.
“……”
In fact, everyone was equally curious about the Golden House. A large number of people had already gathered near the Wild Goose Falling Pavilion.
Even Li Shiming wanted to see how big the vault was with his own eyes, but he had more important things to do.
Empress Zhangsun still did not know about Zhangsun Shunde's death.
Li Shi Min had left Zhangsun Wuji behind for this reason.
There was a sea of people in front of Wild Goose Falling Pavilion.
The dazzling golden light made many people's eyes turn red!
If it were not for the nearly 1,000 city guards surrounding the treasury, the security of Chang 'an City might have been a big problem.
Kong Yan stood under the vault without saying a word.
All he could do now was wait quietly.
This feeling was very bad. He had sent people to the Supreme Court prison to ask Li Erlang about Yang Jiaoniang and the vault. That way, he could basically estimate Yang Jiaoniang's life and death before the vault was opened.
But he did not do so.
He did not want to face the bad news ahead of time, so he gave up the possibility of good news.
"My worries are irrelevant and can't change anything.”Kong Yan mocked himself.
"Young Master, no matter if Yang Jiaoniang is alive or dead, no one can see her face.”Zhu Sanlang said in a low voice. In his hand was a folded red brocade cloth.
Kong Yan sighed and nodded.”
The sound of metal being hammered continuously came from the vault. Golden sparks rose, dazzling and eye-catching.
The vault was very big and thick. Dozens of people cooperated with Kong Yan and knocked on the designated spot.
Slowly, some luxurious carriages stopped nearby.
Most of the civil and military officials had come to this area.
Some people didn't get off the carriage, but sent servants to inquire about the situation. Most of them were scholars.
Some people directly got off the carriage and squeezed to the front of the crowd with their servants. They even relied on their status to cross the blockade of the city guards. Most of them were generals.
"Halt!" Sanlang Zhu led a group of secret guards to set up another blockade line within the blockade line of the city guards.
The newly arrived dignitaries were dissatisfied and clamored to go to the front to take a look, pushing and shouting with Zhu Sanlang and the others.
Among them, there was no lack of figures at the Duke level.
For example, Cheng Yaojin, the most famous troublemaker in Chang 'an.
"Hey, kid, you burned down a few of my houses. I haven't even settled the score with you yet. Why don't you let me go forward now?”Cheng Yaojin shouted in a rough voice.
"Hmph, two of my houses were also burned down!”Hou Junji sneered.
“……”
On such an occasion, they naturally wouldn't mention being hung up and beaten up.
Kong Yan sighed to himself. When he turned around, a forced smile appeared on his face.
"Sirs, please do me, Kong Yan, a favor.”
"Kid, your smile is uglier than crying. Could there really be something shameful inside?”Cheng Yaojin narrowed his eyes and stared at Kong Yan.
Kong Yan's smile disappeared. He calmly looked at the nobles and the Chang 'an people who occupied the streets. Suddenly, he chuckled and said,""His Majesty said that all the items in the vault are evidence of the murder of State Duke Xue and need to be used as evidence for the Supreme Court.”
"In addition, this golden house in your eyes will also be used as the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue!”
"Since all of you are here, why don't you be a witness?”
Li Junxian frowned and whispered to the person beside him,"Inform His Majesty of the situation here and Kong Yan's words.”
“……”
Cheng Yaojin and the other generals stopped making noise.
They weren't stupid and understood what Kong Yan meant.
Li Shiming had his eyes on everything here!
If they continued to cause trouble here, this matter would definitely be known by the entire city.
Seeing that Cheng Yaojin and the others no longer insisted on going forward, Kong Yan sighed secretly. This group of people seemed to be careless, but they were actually very shrewd.
If it was any other time, Kong Yan would have continued to tease Li Shiming and let everyone in the city see his shameless face.
But now, he was not in the mood.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Gradually, the sound of the hammer hitting the iron awl echoed.
"It's going through!" Zhu Sanlang whispered to Kong Yan.
Kong Yan's heart skipped a beat as he stared at the vault.
Bang!
A unique sound rang out as an iron awl pierced through the vault!
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。