Seeing Wei Wen like this, the commoners all believed that the prince in front of them was the real prince.
Otherwise, with Wei Wen's power, no one would be able to catch him so easily.
A few burly men rushed over and punched fiercely.
She rushed over weakly and scratched Wei Wen.
He wished he could eat this dog official on the spot.
Seeing this, Li Xiao waited for the villagers to vent their anger.
Only then did he order the Yulin Royal Guards to bring him to the center of the hall.
At this moment, Wei Wen saw Li Xiao's cold face in the hall and understood.
He would never have thought that Li Xiao, as a prince, would come to such a remote place.
According to his plan, in three days, he would pack up the women he had snatched and flee to the Western Regions.
Xue Rengui stopped him on his way back to Kuang County.
After Xue Rengui asked about his identity, he didn't say much.
A hundred Yulin Royal Guards had defeated his thousand guards in less than an hour.
At the moment he was captured, Wei Wen had thought that another tribe of Tuyuhun had disguised themselves as the Tang army and came to take advantage of the situation.
Because he didn't know Xue Rengui, he wouldn't be afraid if the Tuyuhun people attacked him.
As long as he met Fuyun Khagan in Tuyuhun territory, he was confident that he would regain his freedom.
However, when he arrived at Kuang County, he started to panic.
This was not a Tuyuhun person.
Could it be the new Jiang Wang?
After arriving at the county government hall, he was beaten up.
When he saw Li Xiao's cold face, his mental state began to collapse.
"Your Highness, this humble official kowtowed. I didn't know that Your Highness had arrived, so this humble official didn't welcome you.”
Although he had been punched a few times, he still had hope.
The commoners outside were furious and were stopped by the soldiers.
Li Xiao slapped the gavel and shouted,"
"Wei Wen, do you know the people in the hall? Do you know your sin? The laws of the imperial court did not have any sense of shame!”
" This…Your Highness…I…"
Wei Wen broke out in cold sweat.
The bones in his body seemed to have shattered.
"Kuang County's tragedy was caused by you. The women cried, the soldiers were lazy, and the military was in disarray.”
"Wei Wen, this king has never seen such a shameless person like you!”
Li Xiao stared at the pale Wei Wen with a knife-like gaze and said coldly.
Below the hall, the anger of the commoners had reached its peak. Some of the commoners had already begun to spit at him.
Wei Wen's entire body began to tremble. His hands and feet made knocking sounds on the stone slab.
The stone slab was covered in cold sweat. This was extreme fear.
Since things had already come to this, Wei Wen's last bit of hope was swept away.
He trembled, and his entire face began to twist.
He didn't dare to hide anything. He decided to tell them everything about the fear of death.
If he hid anything, he would definitely be cut into pieces.
At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind, to live on.
"Your Highness, please spare my life! Please spare me, Your Highness!"
"I have never touched these women, and I dare not touch them. Your Highness, please believe me…"
Wei Wen tried his best to prop himself up, kneeling and kowtowing to Li Xiao.
"The witnesses and evidence are all here. Do you want to be cut into pieces in court?!”
Li Xiao shouted sternly.
"Dong dong dong-"
After kowtowing three times, Wei Wen knew that if he did not say anything, he would probably die without a burial place.
"Your Highness, all of this is Zhangsun Xiong's doing. I'm just his puppet.”
"This lowly official is not bullying men and women. If Your Highness does not believe me, you can ask the women in the hall.
"They know that I didn't tarnish their chastity."
This humble official is guilty of aiding the wicked and assisting Zhangsun Xiong in his evil deeds. This humble official also has some unspeakable secrets. This humble official did not kill anyone. Your Highness, please investigate clearly, Your Highness…"
Driven by his strong desire to live, Wei Wen finished his long speech in one breath.
Zhangsun Xiong?
Li Xiao looked away and said to Wei Wen,"
"Let me ask you, what is the relationship between Zhangsun Xiong and Zhangsun Wuji?”
"Your Highness, Zhangsun Wuji is Zhangsun Xiong's uncle.”
"Zhangsun Xiong alone occupied most of the fertile farmland in 20 counties of Bingzhou, including Kuang County.”
"As far as I know, Lord Zhangsun also has a share.”
Wei Wen said respectfully. Right now, he only wanted to spill the beans.
Saving his life was the most important thing.
Hearing this, Li Xiao understood.
Right now, the battle in the Imperial Court was already very intense, and several factions were fighting.
Zhangsun Wuji was clearly supporting Li Chengqian.
Chu Suiliang and Du Ruhui were Li Tai's main supporters.
As for Prince Jin Li Zhi, he had the endorsement of Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling.
Li Shi Min was in a terrible state.
Li Chengqian was too domineering, cruel, and impatient, unlike him at all.
He was very similar to Emperor Yang of the previous dynasty.
In Li Shi Min's heart, Green Sparrow Li Tai was his most favored successor.
He often praised Li Tai's eight words---deeply like my bow, heroic like me.
However, Li Chengqian was the eldest son and had the right to inherit the throne.
He was also the prince who received the most support from the ministers in the court, and he was now the crown prince.
To shake Li Chengqian's position, it could only be Li Chengqian himself courting death and making a big mistake.
Otherwise, Li Shi Min wouldn't be able to change it so easily.
As for Li Xiao, let alone Li Shimin, no one in the entire Great Tang Empire could see King Jiang Li Xiao as a competitor for the Crown Prince's position.
In the hall, the women knelt down and reported.
Indeed, Wei Wen did not defile them.
Then, the one who committed the most heinous crime was undoubtedly Zhangsun Xiong.
"Wei Wen, this king asks you, where is Zhangsun Xiong now? Tell me the truth!"
Li Xiao said sternly.
"Your Highness, Zhangsun Xiong will be coming to Kuang County today.”
"He comes to Kuang County every eight days, raping women and extorting money.
" The reason why he comes every eight days is because there are eight counties in Bingzhou that are under his control. These eight counties all have similar incidents in their own counties…"
Pa!
Before he finished speaking, a gavel sounded.
The entire desk bounced up from the slap. One could imagine how powerful it was.
"Your Highness, please spare my life! I…I will definitely bring him here. He might already be on his way.”
Wei Wen hurriedly begged for mercy, his head constantly ringing.
Fresh blood seeped out of his forehead, and the stone floor of the hall was already red.
Seeing Li Xiao's sharp and cold eyes, Wei Wen's body trembled and twitched.
Li Xiao didn't say a word, thinking quietly.
If he killed Zhangsun Xiong, he would be openly making Zhangsun Wuji his enemy.
Even if Zhangsun Xiong had concrete evidence of bullying and robbing the civilians, it was still uncertain how Li Shimin would react.
If Zhangsun Wuji led his forces and attacked him from all sides…
Would he be able to make sufficient preparations to deal with that overwhelming attack?
At this moment, the entire hall was so silent that one could hear a pin drop.
Wang Bo knew that the more silent the situation was, the more furious it was!
As expected, an angry shout was heard in the hall.
"Where is Xue Rengui?"
Li Xiao ordered.
"I'm here! What orders does Your Highness have?"
Xue Rengui walked out of the formation with his halberd in hand and bowed respectfully.
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