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There is really no other possibility except that these families colluded with each other and stole the gold.

Therefore, after Li Er's consent, the Ministry of Criminal Justice directly used severe punishment and torture on the aristocratic family.

Inside the Xingguo Temple, there were all the screams of the aristocratic family.

After beating the leaders of several aristocratic tribes until their bodies were bloody, the confessions they received remained unchanged. Those tribes insisted on it without knowing anything about it.

Even if someone can't survive the torture and admits that he stole the gold, he can't tell where the gold went, which is obviously just nonsense.

Zheng Yuanshou and others, because of the torture suffered by the Ministry of Justice in the central part of their family's mansion, their faces became more and more ugly.

But neither Zheng Yuanshou nor Wang Renyou and Cui Xin said a word at the moment.

What disappeared now was not only the gold of the aristocratic family, but even the gold of Li Er, Cheng Yaojin and others disappeared, how could they speak at this moment.

The sun was fine today, but in the warm sunshine of March, the complexions of the several aristocratic family heads became paler and they remained silent, no one knew what they were thinking.

Li Er turned to look at Li Wangyou, and asked, "Ziyou, what do you think? This case is really weird."

Li Wangyou just shook his head silently, but the uncle and nephew secretly exchanged glances while no one else was paying attention.Even though Li Er's face was solemn, there was excitement in the corners of his eyes.

Obviously, today's situation is another one that he, Li Wangyou, Cheng Yaojin and others have set up.

However, the patriarchs of the aristocratic families like Zheng Yuanshou, like beasts in the forest, jumped into the trap without realizing it, how could this not make Li Er feel happy.

Calling the criminal department to inspect the scene, examine the suspects, and track down the whereabouts of the gold are all just acting for the aristocratic family.

In short, as long as the gold cannot be found, the scapegoat for the loss of gold must be borne by the aristocratic families of the five surnames and Qiwang.Whether they like it or not, it is inexcusable.

That million taels of gold is actually still in Xingguo Temple at this time...

697 The Skeleton of the Minister Begging

The gold theft case in Xingguo Temple was investigated by a group of criminal veterans from the criminal department for more than half a month, but they still had no clue.

The case quickly became known to almost everyone in Chang'an City, and this unbelievable case immediately became the most lively topic in Chang'an City, a huge city with a population of one million.

Whether it is a hundred officials or nobles or ordinary people, after hearing this shocking case, they are all extremely excited and gossip.

After all, millions of taels of gold are involved, which is really exciting.

But just like the opinions of those veterans of criminal cases in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, no matter who looked at it, there was really no possibility of any other suspects in this case except for more than a hundred family members who were in charge of guarding Xingguo Temple at that time.

Unless there are gods and ghosts, how could it be possible for millions of taels of gold to disappear out of thin air?

And the monks and apprentices who were killed with swords after entering the Daxiong Palace, and then burned their bodies. Could it be that they turned into ghosts and set the fire?

Under the guidance of various evidences, even Zheng Yuanshou, Wang Renyou and others believed in half of them at this moment, thinking that Jin Jin was really hidden by the collusion of seven tribes.

There are even various rumors in the market, which directly point the finger at the aristocratic families of the five surnames and Qiwang.Without the instruction of the patriarch of the family, how could he dare to do such a shocking thing with so many parts of the family.

But no matter how the Ministry of Punishment used torture, and even killed several family members, they did not get any useful confession.

The 140 aristocratic family members who were arrested and imprisoned by the Ministry of Criminal Justice were either talking nonsense, or they were killed without knowing it, but Li Daozong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, was helpless.

If it is true that these parts have hidden gold, how can it be possible that no one has spoken the truth after half a month of punishment?And it is obvious that many of the men who were tortured have already broken down and confessed all the scandals they have done, but they just can't tell where the gold is.

Fortunately, Li Er did not limit the time for the Criminal Department to solve the case, which made Li Daozong secretly relieved.

This case, now he really has no confidence to solve the case, even Li Daozong often guessed, could it be that there is really that powerful person who transported the gold away with the supreme fairy method?

But this day, something happened that shocked all the officials.

There was a censor who impeached the seven patriarchs of the five surnames and Qiwang, but the charges were very nonsensical. The seven patriarchs were impeached for corruption.

How much ink has been greedy, and where did the ink come from, but it has not been mentioned at all.

However, Zheng Yuanshou, Wang Renyou and other aristocratic patriarchs did not make a sound of defense, and they acquiesced in the imperial censor's impeachment.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty in the Tai Chi Palace immediately knew that the so-called corruption of ink naturally did not exist.After all, the wealth of the family is known to all, even if they wanted to be greedy, it would be impossible for the heads of the seven families to personally extend their hands.

There was obviously only one reason why Zheng Yuanshou and others were impeached, and that was the gold theft that happened in Xingguo Temple half a month ago.

Millions of taels of gold disappeared and have not been found so far, and there are 40 taels of gold including the sage's gold.

For such a big case, since the real culprit can't be found, someone must come out and take the blame.

The gold was lost under the guard of Wu Xing Qi Wang, this pot, no matter whether Zheng Yuanshou and the others are willing or not, they can only carry it silently, they are naturally aware of this.

Li Er stood up from the throne, looked around at the officials in the hall, and finally looked at Wei Zheng, the imperial historian, and said, "What does Duke Wei think about this?"

Wei Zheng came out and said: "Although Zheng Gong, Wang Gong and other princes are dignified, the laws of the Tang Dynasty cannot be abolished. Since Zheng Gong and the others are involved in corruption of ink, they should naturally be investigated by the Yushitai to rectify the country's laws."

Hearing this, Li Er sighed: "Hey, how can I be so ruthless, you have worked so hard for the court for many years? Don't go into this matter at Yushitai. Zheng Gong, Wang Gong, Cui Gong, Lu Gong, Li Gong, everyone Now, you are the ministers of the Great Tang Dynasty, I am very reluctant to give up, but in the face of the laws of the Tang Dynasty, it is inconvenient for me to show favoritism. Therefore, I invite you to serve as officials, so as to show the friendship of our monarchs and ministers."

Li Er's words on the imperial steps fell into the ears of Zheng Yuanshou and the others, and they did not hesitate to blow a thunder... The saint actually let them retire?

The complexions of the heads of the seven aristocratic families suddenly lost their color and became as pale as paper.

They were angry in their hearts, but they had nothing to say.

After a long time, the seven patriarchs, including Zheng Yuanshou, Cui Xin, and Wang Renyou, bowed to Li Er with great difficulty, and squeezed out a hoarse voice from between their teeth.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I am very old, begging for bones!"

Of course, the family cannot afford to pay for the lost 40 taels of gold.

Although they also suffered heavy losses, it is not a big problem to scrape together another 40 taels of gold.

But now Li Er didn't mention the matter of gold at all, and instructed Yushi to impeach them on the charge of embezzling ink. Obviously, that meant buying seven of them to serve with 40 taels of gold.

Even if Wang Renyou and Zheng Yuanshou felt unwilling, what could they do?

Even if the five surnames and Qiwang belong to a powerful family, and the poems and books have been handed down for thousands of years, and they have unparalleled influence among scholars, what can they do?

Even now that Zheng Yuanshou and the others have vaguely noticed that they and others have been tricked by others, and that the black hand behind the scenes may even be a saint above the imperial steps, what can they do?

As long as the aristocratic family can't find the missing gold, they won't be able to wash away their suspicions.

40 taels of gold, is it wrong to buy seven of them to become officials?

In the Tai Chi Hall, the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, even the more than a hundred officials from aristocratic families, could not say a word of no at this moment.

And all of this was naturally due to the planning of Li Wangyou and Su Changqing, who took this opportunity to sweep Zheng Yuanshou, Wang Renyou, Cui Xin and other aristocratic patriarchs out of the court.

The mysterious disappearance of gold in Xingguo Temple is actually worthless to put it bluntly, and it just used a simple blindfold.

During the ten days that Li Wangyou and the others were guarding the gold, they had already dug up an underground secret room under the Grand Palace, and there was a passage leading to the side hall not far away.