Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 57
Jingshan County is not big, what happened in the county government was spread all over the streets and alleys immediately.

"Hu Daniu hit a rock and died? How could this happen?"

"You feel your conscience and say, you really can't guess what's going on in this case?"

"So what about the scholars? How many of these people's evil deeds in our Jingshan County were done by the scholars!"

……

The people in the city were also very sad when they learned that Hu Daniu was killed. Although the case was sentenced by the magistrate Xiao according to the regulations, everyone already had the answer in their hearts.

The testimonies of the shopkeeper of the salt shop and the shopkeeper of the teahouse seem to be seamless, but Jingshan City is just a big fart place, and many things cannot escape the eyes of the masses.

Not to mention that everyone already knows what kind of person Liu Jiamo is, just judging from Hu Daniu's words and deeds, how could he come to Jingshan City to steal salt and hurt others in full view of everyone?

It's just that this is the current world, even if they really saw the truth with their own eyes, they still have to keep their mouths shut obediently, and can only watch how Li Guangming and Xiao Zhixian staged a ridiculous drama that reversed right and wrong.

"Have you heard? Have you heard? Your majesty has decreed, your majesty has decreed!"

While the people in Jingshan City were still mourning the death of Hu Daniu, a young and strong man suddenly yelled like he was insane.

"Your Majesty has just decreed to restore the prince!"

"The prince was appointed as an imperial envoy by His Majesty, and he said that he wanted the prince to manage the salt!"

"God has eyes, Your Majesty is wise, a good official like a prince has finally been reused!"

……

At the beginning, everyone was still confused, but when they learned that Wang Yue was appointed by His Majesty to be the left deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Prime Minister Yanzheng, they suddenly felt that the dark clouds in the sky were about to dissipate.

Although they are very unfamiliar with Wang Yue, everyone knows that this is a great general who guarded the frontier for Daming, and this achievement alone is enough to make them respect.

This time Wang Yue came to Jingshan City for Hu Daniu. Although he failed to win justice for Hu Daniu in the end, this kind and righteous act won everyone's greater favor.

Now that Wang Yue was reused by the imperial court, and he still had to deal with the harmful salt policy, they immediately applauded.

"The prince is going to re-trial Hu Daniu's case, let's go and hear the trial!"

The news came one after another. When they learned that Wang Yue was going to retry Hu Daniu's case, everyone couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately rushed to the Jingshan county government office.

"There are so many people here!"

"There is no room in the county government compound, let's all go back!"

"Let's not go, even if we listen here, I want to see if the prince is fair!"

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The people of Jingshan City came from all directions, and many people who were slightly backward couldn't enter the county government office at all, but they didn't want to leave, but chose to stay in the square in front of the county government office to listen to the news inside.

The clouds in the sky were thinning, and the eastern sky was a milky white.

The Jingshan county government was promoted as scheduled to retry the case of Hu Daniu.

There was a small episode in the matter. Wang Yue originally wanted to try the case himself, but Yang Jizong, the procurator, said: "Master Imperial Envoy, why don't you hand over this case to the lower officials?"

Wang Yue considered that his identity was suspected of overreaching, and that his persuasive power to vindicate Hu Daniu was indeed weak, so he agreed to hand it over to Yang Jizong for trial.

There is no need to worry about Yang Jizong's favoritism, not to mention that he is watching from the side, Yang Jizong's official voice can be regarded as resounding in Ming Dynasty, and this point of official ethics is still there.

When Li Guangming heard that Yang Jizong was the presiding judge, he couldn't help but secretly sighed, and at the same time gave the panic-stricken Zhixian a calm look.

The development of the matter has far exceeded his expectations. He thought that Wang Yue would never have a chance to recover, but he didn't expect that he would be so important to His Majesty.

Now Wang Yue, who has received the favor of the emperor, is resolutely like a high mountain. Even if he is a local snake in Jingshan County, he has to prostrate obediently to Wang Yue.

"Ascension!"

Wearing a third-rank official uniform, Yang Jizong sat in the courtroom, showing the majesty of an official, holding the gavel and slapping him hard.

"mighty"

Two rows of Zaoban yamen in the courtroom were armed with long sticks of water and fire, pounding the end of the sticks against the green bricks in front of them, shouting mighty voices in unison.

Just now the witnesses in Hu Daniu's case were summoned to the court again, but the situation is not the same now.

Wang Yue sat on the chair on the left to listen, and behind him stood four majestic guards in Jinyi. When he saw the two witnesses who appeared, he couldn't hide the murderous intent in his eyes.

Although Hu Daniu's death cannot be entirely attributed to these two witnesses, it was their perjury that made Hu Daniu guilty, and Hu Daniu was forced to end his life by hitting a rock.

Yang Jizong asked again according to the procedure of the trial, but found that there seemed to be nothing wrong with Xiao Zhixian's judgment, so he turned his head to look at Wang Yue who was sitting next to him with some confusion.

Naturally, Wang Yue knew that Yang Jizong could not be counted on to find out the truth of the case, so he gave his grandson a wink.

Wang Yu nodded comprehendingly, and immediately asked the shopkeeper with the character Hu who was kneeling in the hall: "Shopkeeper Zhao, there are only two waiters in your shop, but why are there four scales?"

"Prince Wang, you don't know the way of business, so you have this doubt! When doing business, you have to consider all aspects. If one of the scales fails, will you close the business? Besides, if it is the end of the year, buy The number of salt people is bound to increase, and I will also be able to go to the battle in person at that time, so I can prevent problems before they happen with two more scales!" Zhao shopkeeper explained with a dignified appearance.

At first, the people in the hall thought it was weird to have two extra scales, but after listening to Shopkeeper Zhao's explanation, they felt that it was reasonable to do so.

"I really don't know how to be a businessman, but I can see that you are not kind!" Wang Yu's eyes fell on Shopkeeper Zhao, looking very sure.

Li Guangming, who was listening, immediately expressed his dissatisfaction and said: "My lord, although you are the grandson of the imperial envoy, how can you wrongfully accuse the shopkeeper of my salt shop like this without evidence?"

"My lord, how could you wrong a villain like this!" Shopkeeper Zhao also seemed full of grievances under Li Guangming's protection.

Wang Yue frowned slightly, and found that this case was more difficult than expected.

Although he was already a high-ranking imperial envoy, if he dealt with these people without any evidence, he would definitely be punished by the entire civil servant group.

Perhaps Li Guangming had already seen through this point, knowing that as long as he didn't fall into the trap, even a high-ranking imperial envoy would have nothing to do with him.

"Whether I have wronged him or not, I will find out by sending someone to bring the scales in the store for inspection!" Naturally, Wang Yu would not apologize and admit his mistake, and immediately expressed his attitude authentically.

Yang Jizong didn't understand which song Wang Yu was singing, but seeing that Wang Yue didn't hum, he immediately waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and bring all four scales from the Salt Company!"

The distance between the two places was not far, and in just a moment, the entourage brought the four scales back to the court, panting.

Yang Jizong asked people to check the four scales in the hall, and found that the matter was really as Wang Yu said, and two of the scales were indeed tampered with by the shopkeeper Zhao.

"I said why there was less salt earlier, it's a deduction!"

"This Zhao Papi, I said he wouldn't sell it to me so cheaply!"

"I've never bargained with him, the salt I bought is really worth it!"

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The people watching in the hall saw that there were indeed two scales tampered with. Thinking that they had suffered a hidden loss, they immediately criticized the shopkeeper Zhao in the hall.

"Even if there is a problem with the scale of the salt shop, what does that mean? Merchants have been seeking profit since ancient times, so the Taizu used merchants as the last place. This matter has nothing to do with the case!" But the sheltered tunnel is still carried out.

Wang Yu ignored Li Guangming, walked up to shopkeeper Zhao and asked, "Shopkeeper Zhao, do you have any personal grievances with Liu Jiamo?"

"No!" Shopkeeper Zhao immediately shook his head with certainty.

Liu Jiamo had already been called to the court, and when faced with Wang Yu's question, he also shook his head very affirmatively.

Wang Yu asked Xiaozhi County for the package of salt that caused the dispute, and pointed to the shopkeeper Zhao who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "It is true that the businessman seeks profit, and this shopkeeper Zhao is a model of profiteering. According to my son's interview, anyone who gives When someone with full silver or status came to buy salt, he would ask the waiter to sell it on a normal scale. But when he met someone who was negotiating the price, he would cheat out of it and sell it on another scale that weighs less than two catties!" Pause Suddenly, he raised the salt in his hand and said to Li Guangming: "Master Li, Liu Jiamo is a boy student from Jingshan County, and also your student! If Liu Jiamo is taking enough silver to go to your salt bank to trade, dare to ask the treasurer Zhao If you don’t cheat on him, do you dare to cheat?”

Li Guangming's face was sinking like water and he didn't make a sound, his wandering eyes realized that the problem was out of his control, and he was thinking about how to get out of his body.

"According to the confession just now, Hu Daniu gave 240 Wen at that time, so he did not give the full amount at that time! If the salt is really insufficient, it will prove that Liu Jiamo lied, and he did not buy the salt!" Yang Jizong reviewed Hu Daniu's case again , seems to be enlightened.

Wang Yu nodded lightly, then raised the salt bag in his hand and said, "My lord, you only need to send someone to check whether the salt is worthy, and then you can find out who bought the salt and who is in the courtroom." The superiors blatantly perjured the good people!"

Hearing these sonorous and forceful speeches, Liu Jiamo and Shopkeeper Zhao, who were kneeling in the hall, suddenly trembled, and Xiao Zhixian, who was next to him, was sweating profusely.

Wang Yu saw that shopkeeper Zhao wanted to speak, so he asked lightly: "Shopkeeper Zhao, do you want to retract the confession again? You have a personal grievance with Liu Jiamo, so the salt sold to Liu Jiamo was seized?"

Shopkeeper Zhao felt the sharp gazes around him, and immediately shook his head in fright to deny it.

"Wait a minute, even if it proves that the bag of salt is short of catty and taels, how can it be proved that Hu Daniu took 240 Wen to buy salt and was deducted. He claimed earlier that he came to Jingshan County with 250 Wen!" Li Guangming said deeply. Knowing the way of interrogation, he should stop it immediately.

Wang Yue, who had been silent all this time, sighed softly, and said in an astonishing manner: "Because the ten cents are with the old man!"

(End of this chapter)