God-level Consort of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 135 The taste of being defeated

Dazed for a while, Wei Zheng pointed at Du He, and said, "Smart words are just tricks. What I'm talking about is not the case of stealing white glazed porcelain, but the case of theft. Du He, don't try to quibble."

In the past, Wei Zheng, who was often speechless in court, had never suffered such a big loss.

I only heard Du He say again: "Master Wei, the lawsuit I am filing today is also a case of theft, so why can't it be tried? Stealing white glazed porcelain is stealing, isn't stealing copyright the same as stealing? White glazed porcelain is in the The Northern and Southern Dynasties only appeared, and it never existed before, and the concept of copyright, which has never existed before, why it appears today? Mr. Wei, you have read the books of sages and sages, don’t you know that Lao Tzu said that everything in the world is endless, and the development and changes are endless ?"

Wei Zheng was taken aback: "When did I say such a thing?"

"That's because you didn't study carefully!"

Wei Zheng almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Du He walked up to Wei Zheng, and asked step by step: "Master Wei, do you think stealing knowledge is considered stealing? For example, Mr. Wei, you are a student who will take the imperial examination this autumn. In the examination room, you finally wrote An article was plagiarized by someone, and that person won the first prize because of this article, how do you feel?"

"I...huh, I won't argue with you anymore." Wei Zheng said with a flick of his sleeves, blowing his beard and staring.

Everyone was a little dumbfounded. Wei Zheng, the official censor who always dared to insult His Majesty, was so scared by Du He that he didn't dare to talk back?

Du He chuckled, turned around and said to Li Er: "Your Majesty, this matter is already very clear. Please also ask Your Majesty to try this case and give me justice."

"Wait a minute!"

Eldest Sun Wuji, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say. I think this case cannot be heard."

Changsun Wuji said: "The ancients said that books are useful for enlightenment. Although the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties written by Du He is popular in the world, it is also passed on by word of mouth and widely welcomed by the people. It has a certain enlightenment effect. Just imagine, "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius" and other trivial works, have you ever mentioned your own intellectual property rights? The "Historical Records" written by Sima Qian is also copied and sold by the world. Why didn't Sima Qian himself object?"

It could be seen that no one spoke, but Changsun Wuji spoke for his son.

Except for an upright man like Wei Zheng, none of the people present were willing to offend Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui.

Du He looked at Changsun Wuji with a smile, and said: "My lord Changsun's words seem to make sense, but have you ever thought about it? The ancients said that food is the most important thing for the people, and food can help the people, especially now that there are severe droughts in Shandong, Henan and other places." , There are so many people in the disaster area, and it is the time when a large amount of food is needed, why doesn't Master Changsun open a warehouse to release food for the victims, why do you sell the food at a high price?"

"you you……"

For a while, Changsun Wuji was unable to refute.

Seeing this, Li Er knew that if he continued to let it go, the combined civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty would not be able to argue against Du He, so he said in a deep voice: "Okay, let me try this case, come here, Xuan Chang Sun Chong Ask the hall."

Not long after, Chang Sun Chong was brought up.

Seeing Du He, the guy snorted heavily.

Li Er asked: "Chang Sun Chong, is the content of this complaint true?"

Chang Sun Chong seemed to have come prepared, and he was not flustered. He shook his head and said, "The reports to His Majesty are all false."

Li Er beckoned: "Wei Ting, quickly send someone to Shuqu Pavilion to check the situation."

Wei Ting agreed, turned and left, and came back after a while.

Wei Ting reported: "Your Majesty, I have verified that there are more than 400 craftsmen in the Shuquge, who copy the "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" every day, but according to them, the books they copy every day are not for sale, but out of boredom. That's all, after Shi copied it, he threw it away casually. As for the Shuqu Pavilion, it is not owned by the eldest grandson, but the property of a businessman surnamed Zhou."

Such a clumsy behavior can only be done by Chang Sun Chong.

Of course, Wei Ting is not a fool. He sought evidence from many sources, but found no valid witnesses or physical evidence, and just returned empty-handed.It proves that Changsun Chong has long been prepared.

Li Er thought for a while, and said: "Du He, there is no evidence now, just based on your complaint, how do you ask me to try this case?"

Chang Sun Chong glanced at Du He triumphantly, his eyes full of disdain.

Then he moved closer to Du He and whispered, "Du He, you're doomed to lose this time, hum, how does it feel to be defeated? Hahaha..."

There was no panic on Du He's face, but a smile appeared instead: "The real winner is the one who laughs last, Chang Sun Chong, it's too early for you to be proud now!"

After finishing speaking, Du He took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, since I dared to beat the imperial drum, I must be fully prepared. I can produce the physical evidence that Your Majesty wants right away."

"Submit it quickly!"

Du He hurriedly turned around and went outside the hall, and when he came back after a while, there was a thick stack of notebooks in his hand.

Zhao Yang immediately arranged for someone to bring all these things to Li Er.

Du He said: "Your Majesty, this is the account book of Shuquge. How many books have been copied every day, how many books have been sold, how much money has been paid to the craftsmen, and how much money has been earned. All are clear and clear. , and, at the end of the daily bills, there is a big signature of the eldest grandson."

Immediately, Chang Sun Chong panicked.

Pointing at Du He, he shouted loudly: "Impossible, I hid this account book, how could you get it?"

Du He sneered and said: "If you want others to know you have to do nothing, son, you want to make money too much, that's why you left so many loopholes, I'm sorry, I can clearly see every tell you show. , However, more surprising things are yet to come."

"Your Majesty," Du He turned around and said, "I still have an important witness, please let him speak at the palace."

"Xuan!"

Not long after, an honest man walked into the hall.

This was the first time Wang Erniu entered the hall, and his legs were trembling when he walked.

He took a few steps forward, not daring to look up at the emperor above, but fell to his knees with a plop.

Chang Sun Chong opened his mouth wide in surprise, "Wang Erniu, it's impossible, you...how did you become a witness?"

Du He said: "Your Majesty, this Wang Erniu was originally a worker in my Datang Study, but he was poached by the grandson at a high price, and he printed "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" with him. There is a contract here. Signed, not only the signature of Chang Sun Chong, but also his handprint, His Majesty will know it at a glance..."

As soon as Chang Sun Chong saw the familiar contract, it was the contract signed by Du He's furniture factory and study after he accepted Wang Erniu's suggestion, but unexpectedly, he hurt himself.

Chang Sun Chong only felt his eyes go dark, and he fainted on the ground.

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