blenderwars Chapter 575 The Man Behind
Chapter 575 The Man Behind
Chapter 575 The Man Behind
Li Lizhi was expressionless, picked up the confession on the table, and said: "This is the confession of those who gave you kickbacks and those who bought the things you stole from the house. Do you have anything else to say?"
"what!"
Luo Peng and the others stared at the boss, their faces were ashen.
In later generations, witnesses alone cannot convict a person, but physical evidence is needed.
But in ancient times, it was enough to have a confession, otherwise there would not be so many cases of torture.
What's more, they are just some slaves, not to mention that they have really done it, even if they haven't done it, they can already be convicted with these confessions.
What they have done is naturally clear in their hearts. Once they report to the officials, they will undoubtedly die.
"Princess, the little one is willing to return all the money that I have been greedy for. I beg the princess to forgive the little one." Luo Pengpu knelt on the ground and begged.
Before he did these things for his son, he was ready to be discovered and die.
But when it really came to this moment, he found that he couldn't do it, and now he only had the desire to live, and he would rather get the money back than die.
"The little one is also willing to return the money, and begs the princess to spare her life."
Qian Nan and the others came to their senses and also knelt on the ground begging for mercy.
Li Lizhi didn't bear the slightest bit of embarrassment because of their begging for mercy.
In the palace, she personally witnessed the number of people executed by Empress Changsun.
Although Empress Changsun is well-known, she will not be soft on those who make big mistakes.
Although she has not been trained to be hard-hearted, she will not be so soft-hearted.
"It's impossible to get around you. Let me ask you, is there anyone else who deliberately approached you and asked you to do something?" Li Li asked.
"Princess, please forgive me."
Everyone just kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Li Lizhi said coldly: "You know what you have done. If you tell me, I can guarantee to save your life."
Hearing Li Lizhi's words, Luo Peng's eyes flashed with joy, and he said quickly: "Princess, someone contacted the little one and asked the little one to find a way to steal the production methods of colored glaze, paper, and soap, but although the little one is greedy for money, he still wants to make money." I am loyal to the Lin family and have never agreed to them."
Lin Xuan sneered, if he was really loyal, why didn't he report when someone asked him to steal the formula?
The reason why he didn't steal it was that he had no chance at all.
There are more than a dozen servants in Lin Xuan's yard, but those people are only responsible for the chores in the yard. Only Chunyue and Yuhe can enter Lin Xuan's bedroom, and they even do the cleaning by themselves.
"Let me ask you, do you know the identity of that person?" Li Li asked.
"Back to the princess, I don't know his identity, but I have followed him secretly, and saw him enter the Duke Lu's mansion." In order to save his life, Luo Peng dared not hide anything, naturally he knew everything.
Li Lizhi and Lin Xuan looked at each other, unexpectedly it was Hou Junji.
"Let me ask you, he only asked you to do this? Didn't he ask you to do anything else?" Lin Xuan asked.
Lin Xuan was not surprised that Hou Jun would do this.
Historically, Hou Junji was punished by Li Shimin for amassing wealth during the Battle of Gaochang. He held a grudge, so he got involved with Li Chengqian and encouraged Li Chengqian to rebel.
Although there is no record in history, but Li Chengqian has no soldiers, where did he have the courage to rebel?
In the end, it was Hou Junji who gave him the confidence. Who would believe that Hou Junji didn't secretly trick Li Chengqian into rebelling?
He even dared to bear a grudge against Li Shimin, which shows that his stomach is very small.
Although the conflict between Lin Xuan and him was not serious, he was not at all surprised by what Hou Junji did.
"Back to Lord Hou, he only let the little one steal those formulas, and didn't say anything else." Luo Peng said.
He's not stupid, he's not sure about the other party's identity, if he stole it, what should the other party do if he gets something and silences it?
After Luo Peng secretly followed, he found that the other party was from Lu Guogong's mansion, and he was very relieved.
These little people don't know the situation in the court. In his opinion, the Duke must be more powerful than the Hou.
Even if he stole it, Hou Junji would still be able to keep him.
Lin Xuan didn't expect that Luo Peng was still a little clever.
It's just a little cleverness.
Lin Xuan frowned slightly, what did Hou Junji want those formulas for?
The glass and paper businesses are all in partnership with Li Shimin, and it's not a big secret. After Hou Junji got the formula, would he dare to produce it?
If he were Hou Junji, he might as well let Luo Peng poison the dishes.
It is not uncommon for domestic slaves to poison secretly because of harsh treatment. As long as they do it cleanly, they will not suspect him at all.
Of course, Lin Xuan had already prepared for this. He had sent someone to investigate all the cooks in the kitchen. Besides, he would also test on animals. Poisoning was useless.
But these Hou Junji don't know.
Family!
Lin Xuan's eyes were fixed, and he couldn't think of other reasons except for the aristocratic family.
"So it seems that Hou Junji is getting mixed up with the aristocratic family now." Lin Xuan thought to himself.
"Do you have a way to contact that person?" Lin Xuan asked.
Luo Peng shook his head and said, "Every time, that person took the initiative to contact the younger one, and there was no pattern."
Lin Xuan originally wanted to see if he could catch that person.
Hou Junji has been playing tricks behind his back, he really thinks he is made of mud.
But now it seems that Hou Junji is still very cautious, and it is a bit difficult to catch him.
Just relying on Luo Peng's words, even if Li Shimin complained, it would not be of much use.
Even if Li Shimin believed it, he couldn't do anything to Hou Junji just because of a servant's words.
"My lady, you can deal with it." Lin Xuan said.
Li Lizhi nodded and said, "Come here, send them all to the Chang'an County Government."
"Princess, you promised the little one to spare the little one's life."
When Luo Peng heard that he was going to send them to see the official, he said quickly.
"I only promised to spare your life, and I didn't say that I would not pursue it."
Li Lizhi said calmly: "Tell the county magistrate that this person will save his life and be exiled."
"Princess, you can't do this."
Luo Peng's expression changed drastically, he said he was in exile, but he didn't say the time limit, which meant that he would never come back in his life.
The exile in ancient times meant sending people to the remote borderlands, where life was very difficult. For a person like him, it was almost as good as death.
Li Lizhi ignored Luo Peng's begging for mercy, and said to the soldiers: "Get back all the money they swallowed."
"Yes."
Qiu Fu waved his hand, the soldiers ignored Luo Peng and others' begging for mercy, and directly took them off.
"Ziyi, have someone call Guanshi Sun." Li Lizhi ordered.
"Yes." Ziyi saluted, then turned and left.
"Husband, what about Hou Junji?" Li Li questioned.
As a husband and wife, Hou Junji's treatment of Lin Xuan was the same as his treatment of her. Naturally, she would not be polite and called Hou Junji by his name.
Lin Xuan said with a smile: "Hou Junji is a person with a very small stomach and a great desire for power. Such a person will not end well."
Although history has changed because of him, some people's personalities are like this, and they will not be honest because of these influences.
Li Shimin has so many sons, Li Chengqian will not rebel, what about Li Tai?
(End of this chapter)