The Southern Song Dynasty began with the apprenticeship of Huang Shang

Chapter 28 Witnesses
Two days passed by in a hurry, and it was time to make an appointment with Zhang Jun.

On this day, Yang Chengye came to Jiaxing prefect's yamen as promised.

In the courtroom, Zhang Jun was wearing a unicorn military officer's robe and a long-winged black gauze hat, with a stern face.

Wang An, who was dressed in an official robe, was the first to start. In the corner, a newly appointed teacher was sitting behind the table and recording something.

Under the hall, Zhang Jun's bodyguard and the magistrate's servant were separated on both sides, and Shen You, who was dressed in a prison uniform, knelt under the hall.

There was no sound in the courtroom, and needles could be heard. Today is the date for the verdict. If Yang Chengye cannot find out the real culprit in the case of disaster relief food, then Shen You will be caught as the murderer who secretly exchanged disaster relief food, and he will be sentenced to death according to the laws of the Song Dynasty.

"Snapped"

Zhang Jun slapped the gavel and shouted: "Success!"

"mighty…………"

As soon as the voice fell, Yang Chengye, who was wearing a formal suit, walked in slowly.

"Yang Chengye has met the imperial envoy!"

Yang Chengye stood in the courtroom and cupped his hands at Zhang Jun.

"Yang Chengye, the three-day deadline has expired. If you fail to find out the real culprit, you should know the consequences!"

Zhang Jun said coldly to Yang Chengye.

"Second brother, you shouldn't have come!"

Shen You whispered to Yang Chengye.

"Master Zhang!"

Yang Chengye said: "The case of disaster relief food is complicated and confusing. Zhao Butou and two arresters who escorted the disaster relief food died, and even the master who was in charge of collecting the food went crazy."

"Yang Chengye, what do you mean by saying that?"

Zhang Jun frowned and asked Yang Chengye.

"My lord, can I ask the magistrate a few words?"

Neither humble nor overbearing, Yang Chengye glanced at Wang An.

Zhang Jun nodded and said, "Yes, as long as you can solve the case, you can ask."

Hearing this, Yang Chengye turned and looked at Wang An.

"Lord Wang, you are in charge of collecting grain and money. As far as I know, all merchants have handed over the grain and money in full. The grain has already appeared. I don't know where the money is now?"

Hearing Yang Chengye's question, Wang An was startled, why did he mention this, but he was not worried, but winked at Zhang Jun.

"cough cough"

Zhang Jun coughed dryly, and said: "This officer can prove that the money collected by Mr. Wang has been handed over to this officer."

"wrong!"

Yang Chengye said: "According to my interviews, various merchants donated [-] guan, while Mr. Wang only used a little over [-] guan to buy antique jades. I don't know where the remaining [-] guan went?"

Hearing this, Wang An trembled suddenly, his face turned pale, and Zhang Jun also looked at Wang An sharply.

Wang An stood up while supporting the table case, and said, "Yang Chengye, now you are asked to investigate the disaster relief case, but you talk about him, what is your intention?"

Yang Chengye withdrew his gaze. He said these words to make Zhang Jun feel suspicious of Wang An. Now that his goal has been achieved, he will stop entanglement.

"Master Zhang, the case of disaster relief food has been thoroughly investigated."

Yang Chengye looked at Zhang Jun and said confidently.

"Oh?"

Zhang Jun looked away from Wang An and looked at Yang Chengye again, and asked with great interest: "Then tell me."

Yang Chengye said: "The real culprits in the disaster relief food case are Jiaxing prefect Wang Anwang and Jiaxing chamber of commerce chairman Gu Cong."

"It was the two of them who conspired to exchange the relief food in order to frame Shen You and achieve their ulterior motives at the same time."

"Snapped"

Wang An slapped the table vigorously, and shouted: "Yang Chengye, don't talk nonsense."

Yang Chengye sneered and said, "Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, I'll know later."

After a pause, Yang Chengye said to Zhang Jun: "Master Zhang, I want to pass a witness to the court."

"Okay, pass it on!" Zhang Jun ordered immediately.

As soon as Zhang Jun finished speaking, a man wearing a scholar's uniform and a bamboo hat with a layer of veil covering his face came up.

"Who is coming?"

Zhang Jun looked at the person and asked.

The person who came took off his bamboo hat, revealing a slightly tired face.

Seeing the person's face, Wang An was startled and shouted, "Zhou Tai? Why are you?"

Yang Chengye looked at Wang An and asked, "Is the magistrate surprised?"

Wang An turned a deaf ear to Yang Chengye's question, and shouted to Zhou Tai: "Aren't you crazy? Why are you..."

Zhou Tai stared at Wang An and said, "If I wasn't crazy, would I be hanged like Zhao Si?"

"Snapped"

Zhang Jun patted the gavel and asked, "Who is Zhou Tai?"

Zhou Tai bowed to Zhang Jun and replied: "My lord, the humble position is the master of the prefect's yamen, responsible for the copywriting of the prefect's yamen."

At this time, Yang Chengye said: "Master Zhang, there are four people involved in the disaster relief case. They are the arrester Zhao Si, master Zhou Tai, and two arresters."

"Now the head catcher Zhao Si and the two catchers died separately, and now the only one alive is master Zhou Tai. My lord might as well listen to the master's account of what happened."

Zhang Jun sat down and said, "I will listen with all my ears."

Zhou Tai said: "My lord, on that day, Lord Wang An called all the wealthy households and merchants in Jiaxing to donate money and food to prepare for the needs of the refugees. For grain, I collected [-] guan of copper coins and [-] dan of rice.”

"Originally, the money and food should be used to help refugees, but Mr. Wang An and the chairman of the chamber of commerce, Gu Cong, saw that Jiaxing's food prices were soaring, so they conspired to sell the rice at high prices."

"But they were worried that the arrival of the refugees would be exposed, so Gu Cong came up with a plan, that is, Mingxiu plank road secretly went to Chencang, and used rice mixed with sand to replace the relief food, so that Shen Youshen's officials would take the blame."

At this time, Shen You asked Zhou Tai: "Master Zhou, Mr. Shen and the two of them have never had any enmity, why did they frame me?"

Zhou Tai clasped his hands to Shen You and said, "Master Shen, the refugees are coming, you don't hesitate to give up the big business of official salt in order to get rich households and merchants in Jiaxing to donate money and food, and you took out all the stored food and bought medicinal materials to help the refugees , as a person that Zhou admires."

"But you stole the limelight by doing this, and now your prestige in Jiaxing City and among the refugees is no different, making Wang An feel like a stick in his throat."

"At the same time, your business covers all walks of life. Although it is not as good as Gu Cong, it is still the second largest in Jiaxing. Especially your recent restaurant business has suppressed all the restaurants in Jiaxing City. Gu Cong's restaurants are almost empty. , making Gu Cong hold a grudge."

"If their plan succeeds, then you will face imprisonment and be executed by Ling Chi, then Wang An will have the opportunity to take all your property away, and transfer it to Gu Cong once the limelight passes."

Only then did Shen You realize that he had fallen into the trap of Wang An and Huan Gu Cong, and he broke out in a cold sweat from fright.

"Zhou Tai!"

Zhang Jun asked: "Then how did they openly build the plank road and secretly store in Chencang, in exchange for disaster relief food?"

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