Neither of them spoke.

The incident was sudden, but the two of them realized almost immediately that it was impossible for the emperor to kill Tang Jian. Even if he did, he would not let Su Lie testify without evidence and then kill him.

Wu Huaiyu knew about Tang Jian. He was a great hero in Yuanmou in Taiyuan, and had also served as Sima of Tiance Prefecture. He had a good relationship with Li Shimin.

However, during the Wude period, it is said that Tang Jian supported Jiancheng. It cannot be said that he was a princeling. It can only be said that he was on the side of the emperor and the court, and the attitude of the emperor and the court was that Jiancheng was the crown prince.

But it is wrong to say that Li Shimin wanted to kill Tang Jian because of this.

After all, during Tang Jian's years in the Zhenguan Dynasty, although his official positions were frequently transferred, his position was not low, and he was still the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Crown Prince Shao Zhan.

It was true that the emperor was angry just now.

But I won’t kill the minister if I lose the chess game.

He is not the prince Liu Qi who smashed Prince Wu to death with the chessboard when he lost.

Just because this thing is so outrageous,

So when the emperor behaved so abnormally, Wu Huaiyu didn't stand up and speak immediately.

Changsun Wuji also remained silent, so he probably had the same thoughts as him.

Bystanders are clear,

The emperor's pressure was not directly directed at them. Wu Huaiyu thought that this might be the emperor's opportunity to test Su Lie, who was not a direct descendant.

Su Lie's ability has been proven long ago.

However, Li Shimin was not sure whether this remnant of Hebei rebels was worthy of trust, whether he clung to Li Jing and Wu Huaiyu for the sake of wealth, and even climbed to the East Palace for this reason.

Take this opportunity to test it out.

"Su Lie, do you know what will happen to you if you disobey me?"

"I can remove you from your citizenship and make you a commoner."

"You can also be demoted to Changliu, Lingnan!"

"I dare not disobey His Majesty, but I cannot falsely accuse a minister out of thin air."

"I said, I have evidence,"

"Then let the department hand over the evidence to the Third Law Division for public investigation and trial, or hand the evidence over to the minister for prosecution. Why let the minister testify without evidence?"

The two were at loggerheads.

Su Lie's courage is commendable.

Li Shimin looked at this Hebei warrior who was older than himself.

This was a powerful general under the command of Dou Jiande in Hebei Province who was no less powerful than Liu Heitai.

This is also a warrior who can command 5,000 Hebei elite Tang cavalry, defeat more than 100,000 Turkic cavalry in Baidao, and can lead only a few hundred elite cavalry into the desert to capture Jie Li.

He even dared to beat up Prime Minister Hou Junji on Chang'an Street.

He even dared to lead people to directly copy the Sogdian Zoroastrian Temple in Huaiyuanfang, and also involved Hou Junji, who demoted him to Hou Junji in the Western Regions and then to Lingnan.

There was always something unruly about this tough general, especially his background, which made Li Shimin not trust him.

Li Shimin asked again,

Su Lie still answered like that.

"I will now summon Tang Jian, Zhou Shaofan, Li Daozong, Qin Qiong, Xu Luoren and other ministers, and give you another chance to testify against Tang Jian in public."

The emperor asked people to invite the ministers who were accompanying him.

Li Shimin said that someone had accused Tang Jian of having evil intentions and slandering the court, and wanted to confront Tang Jian.

Tang Jian turned pale after hearing this and couldn't believe it.

"Su Lie, is this possible?"

The emperor's gaze was like a sword, piercing Su Lie.

Su Lie's face was extremely serious. He stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know about this, I have never heard of it, and I dare not come forward to testify."

"you sure?"

"I dare not talk nonsense,"

"Hahaha!"

The emperor, who had a gloomy face, suddenly laughed loudly,

Wu Huaiyu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. It was just as he had guessed.

Fortunately, Su Lie didn't just agree to kill Tang Jian unjustly for the emperor because of his official position and wealth. Otherwise, Su Lie might have been killed on some charge, or at least he might have completely lost the emperor's trust and would not be reused again.

He passed this test.

Fortunately, Wu Huaiyu knew his character.

Li Shimin stretched out his hand to help Su Lie up and said with a smile, "You are not only brave and brave, but also loyal and courageous."

Then he helped Tang Jian, who had just been frightened and pale, to his feet.

"It seems that there was a misunderstanding. I was wrong. Let me correct it."

"But what Ding Fang did was to be honest and outspoken, and to plan for three benefits and benefits. This saved Tang Jian from a wasted death, me from a wasted death, and Ding Fang from being misguided. These are the three benefits.

It also gave me the reputation of being a reformed man, Tang Jian the good fortune of being reborn, and Ding Fang the reputation of being loyal and upright. These are the three benefits."

After speaking, Li Shimin announced that he would reward Su Dingfang with a thousand pieces of silk.

"Tang Jian played chess with me and did not lie or deceive, which is very commendable. Later that year, the governor of Yizhou and Gao Shilian, the governor of Yizhou, returned to the court. This important position became vacant.

I then appointed Tang Jian as the Chief of the Governor's Office of Yizhou and the Governor of Yizhou, and also served as the Prince Shao Zhan."

"Su Dingfang was loyal and upright, so he was promoted to the governor of Yaozhou, governor of Yaozhou, and was granted the title of Duke of Linqing County in Jin Dynasty. He was still the prince's right commander."

A happy scene for everyone.

Tang Jian let out a long sigh of relief, and Su Dingfang also breathed heavily.

This transformation is a bit too amazing,

Wu Huaiyu took the lead in shouting, "The saint is wise, long live our emperor!"

Changsun Wuji also shouted long live,
Chapter completed!