back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 282 Not Guilty
After Jin Dalang finished speaking, he carefully glanced at Wang Yuanshi next to him, and found that he had never even glanced at himself, and seemed a little relieved.There is no way, everyone in Jinyang city knows the prestige of Taiyuan royal family.Even if the tree falls and the monkeys are scattered now, the prestige of the past is not something that a small star like Jin Dalang can confront head-on.

But for some reason, Jin Dalang just talked a little too much when he was drunk in the workshop, and then he was muddleheaded by a few thick-skinned inspectors wearing the uniform of the Supervision Department, all the way from Taiyuan Mansion to Chang'an City, Jingzhao Mansion. middle.These inspectors just told him, tell the truth what you know, and you can go home and get a little reward.

How dare Jin Dalang not follow?Since ancient times, the word "official" has two words, no matter how you say it is right to be an official, he is a star-studded ordinary man, what capital does he have to do right?Hastily agreed to those supervisors, these days, he has enjoyed the treatment that he had never enjoyed in half his life before.Every meal has chicken, duck and fish, delicious food and wine, silk quilts and soft couch, so happy.

Naihe only enjoyed it for a few days before being brought to the court. When he knew that he was going to correct the Patriarch of the Wang family, he was so scared that he almost peed his pants on the spot.Fortunately, Wang Yuanshi didn't pay attention to him, so Jin Dalang swallowed his saliva, and quietly moved back a little, avoiding the range that Wang Yuanshi could see with his squinting eyes.

Dali Temple Minister Ren Qishen noticed Jin Dalang's abnormality, and didn't think there was anything wrong, so he continued to ask: "Jin Dalang, I'm asking you, do you recognize this person in front of you?"

When Jin Dalang heard this, he thought to himself: "It's too bad, it's a knife to extend the head, and it's a knife to shrink the head. It's better that the court is stronger. The Wang family has fallen, so why don't you help the court! I hope the Wang family will not turn around. Otherwise, I will be miserable..."

It took only a few breaths of time to think about it, and Jin Dalang began to think about it, and said repeatedly: "Huiguan's words, this young man recognizes, recognizes."

"Who is this person's name, and where does he live?"

Jin Dalang said truthfully: "Returning official, this old man is the richest man in Jinyang City, the old man of the Wang family. I don't know his name. The young one has only seen it once or twice, so I can't be sure."

Wang Anshi saw Jin Dalang's cunning as a small star, and found it kind and funny.It's just that Dali Temple Minister didn't think it was funny at all, but rather criticized the Supervision Department's ability to handle things, he said in his heart: "Those Qiu Ba, who also said that this person is honest, from my official's point of view, he is also a loafer, talkative, and said Did you do it right?"

It's just that there are no other witnesses at this moment, so I can only continue to cross-examine: "Jin Dalang, I will ask you, this Wang family master, Wang Yuanshi, has ever adopted a foster son?"

Jin Dalang was taken aback when he heard the words, and said with a wry smile: "Everyone in Jinyang knows that Mr. Wang's favorite thing is to adopt an adopted son. But I don't know, which adopted son is the official asking?"

As soon as this remark came out, all the people onlookers covered their mouths and laughed.Jin Dalang's honesty hides a bit of the cunning of the stars and ordinary people, which is simply the best portrayal of the low-level people. It is no wonder that these onlookers laughed.

Seeing the strange atmosphere, Ren Qishen, Minister of Dali Temple, quickly slapped the gavel and shouted, "Quiet!"

With such an official prestige, except for a few people such as Wang Yuanshi, Wang Anshi, and the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, even the government servants were shocked, and the court was quiet again.Seeing this, Ren Qishen nodded in satisfaction, and continued: "Jin Dalang, don't play tricks. I ask you, does Wang Yuanshi have an adopted son named Wang Hu, who is nicknamed Jinyang Fierce Tiger?"

Jin Dalang nodded immediately and said, "Officer, there is such a thing."

Upon hearing this, Ren Qishen signaled the master to record it, and then said to Wang Yuanshi with a sneer, "This is the end of the matter, Wang Yuanshi, do you have anything to argue about?"

Wang Yuanshi said calmly: "That's right, Wang Hu is the adopted son of the old man, so what does that mean?"

Ren Qishen sneered and said: "It seems that Wang Yuanshi, you are very good at pretending to be stupid, but it's okay, I tell you, this matter is serious. The evidence of Wang Hu selling private salt is convincing, and you can't beat the sky. Wang Hu is He is your adopted son, how dare you say that he has nothing to do with you? Besides, there have been confessions made by the captured people, and they are servants of the Wang family, Wang Yuanshi, how do you explain it?"

Wang Yuanshi said: "Wang Hu is just the adopted son of the old man, not his son. How can the adoptive father persuade him of what the adopted son has done? As for him selling private salt, His Majesty has already said it. Since then, there will be no official salt, so what about Wang Hu?" Can it be regarded as selling private salt? As for servants, there are nearly ten thousand servants in my Wang family, and it is not uncommon to have a few scum..."

Wang Yuanshi's calm expression not only irritated Ren Qishen, but also made Wang Anshi frown again and again. He thought that he was pleading guilty calmly, but unexpectedly he refused to plead guilty, and his goodwill suddenly disappeared.

Ren Qishen laughed back angrily, and said: "Okay, okay, Wang Yuanshi, are you really not going to cry when you see the coffin? This officer will help you! Come and present the evidence!"

Jin Dalang saw that Wang Yuanshi still looked so calm, he secretly admired him, and thought: "After all, he is a big man who has seen the world, and he is different from me. If it were me, he might have confessed a long time ago, and it is only Master Wang. That's how it is?"

Not long after, several yamen servants sent the evidence to the court.Ren Qishen signaled to open the evidence wrapped in linen, and everyone's eyes were focused on the plate.As soon as the linen cloth was lifted, several standard bows and crossbows were exposed inside, which frightened the surrounding people into an uproar.

Wang Yuanshi just glanced at it, as if he had no interest in taking a second look.Ren Qishen mistakenly thought that his heart was dead, and said with a sneer, "Wang Yuanshi, this man has all the evidence. You plead guilty now, but you can still deal with it according to your own circumstances. If you refuse to plead guilty to death, then don't blame me for acting according to the law!"

Jin Dalang kept looking at the crossbows on the ground, both startled and terrified.Just like the common people in later generations suddenly saw a real gun, their first reaction was absolutely terrified.This bow and crossbow is the firearm of this era. It is a strictly prohibited weapon. If the private builder is caught, he will definitely be sentenced to death.

It's just that the rivers and lakes are reckless, and they don't take "Da Shun Law" seriously at all.Not only standard bows and crossbows, but also standard weapons such as armor, long spears, simple knives, etc. are all available.In other words, as long as you have money, you are not afraid that no one will do this business.

Wang Yuanshi glanced at the bow and crossbow, and said disdainfully: "What can this explain? I have read "Da Shun Law", which only said that those who create privately will be punished with death, and those who hide privately are just ransacking the house. I know that the Wang family has been taken over by you. It’s empty, the old man’s crime is over, what else do you want to do to the old man?”

As soon as this sentence came out, not only the people around were stunned, but even Ren Qishen, who was familiar with "Da Shun Law", was also stunned.Ren Qishen never expected Wang Yuanshi to understand the law so well.Originally thought that there were all personal and material evidence, and Wang Yuanshi could not escape the charge of rebellion.Unexpectedly, Wang Yuanshi responded calmly and resolved all his tricks.

Piansheng Dali Temple is not one of those county government offices, so it is not a big deal to be tortured.This is at the feet of the emperor, Ren Qishen, as a minister of the Dali Temple, his every move is watched by people, how dare he ignore the law?

(End of this chapter)