CHAPTER XXIV
Seeing the three adults in the hall competing against each other, Boss Chen also knew on his face that he had no way out, the immortals fought and mortals suffered, he couldn't escape, and he couldn't escape!
If you want to live, of course, you can only choose one side and go all the way to the end, hoping that after the matter passes, you will hold his life for the sake of his honest work, as for which side to choose? Boss Chen closed his eyes and knew that he must be following the emperor.
They wanted to calculate the emperor, Xiaomin was very frightened and refused on the spot, but Yan Hui and the others were fascinated by the interests in front of them, and Xiaomin had to follow the crowd.
Later, Miss Lin from Jiafu, who bought grain for the emperor, specially invited me to wait for dinner and discuss the matter of grain, and Miss Lin also agreed to buy grain at the price of two taels of silver and one stone at that time, but they did not agree, and finally Miss Lin had no choice but to leave!
After Miss Lin left, Xiaomin was very scared and suggested to Chairman Yan and others, saying that the price of grain in the capital is now two taels of silver and one stone, so let's sell it now! Who knew that President Yan and others were not greedy enough. On the contrary, I can say that the price of grain in the capital has not risen to the extreme, and when the people of the capital have no grain in another ten days, the rice store will be sold at a price of six taels per stone, and even if the emperor wants to track it down, we will be fine. I was not the only one present at that time, and all of you can testify that what Xiaomin said is true! ”
There was a group of businessmen behind Boss Chen, nodding incessantly in agreement! The people on the side looked at Yan Hui and the others more and more angrily, their eyes showed a fierce light, their hearts were full of anger, and they couldn't help but scold!
Xiao Ming slapped the stunned wood and shouted, "Silence! ”
He said to Boss Chen, "You continue to tell the case!" ”
When the matter came to an end, Boss Chen had nothing to fear, so he respectfully bowed to Xiao Ming and said"
Later, Yan Hui, Wang Qiang, Han Li and others told us that after all, they took the lead in this matter and brought everyone to make a fortune, so we sold six taels and one stone for grain, but for every stone sold, we needed to give four taels of silver to Mi Xing, which was a tribute to the adults above! ”
Boss Chen's words caused a crowd of onlookers to exclaim, and President Yan and others were even more anxious and sweaty, not knowing what to say.
I could only shout to Zhang Yandeng and Feng Ying, "My lord, this is slander, he is completely full of nonsense, please don't believe it!" ”
"It is a serious crime to slander the members of the imperial court, you disobey the holy decree, sell grain at a high price in the capital, and do not hesitate to make a fortune in the country at the expense of human life in order to seek huge profits, and now you dare to slander the minister The crime is one more degree, you have to think clearly about the consequences!" Zhang Yandeng reminded gloomily.
"A mere businessman is a lowly person, slandering the minister, and his crime should be punished! Do you have proof? If there is no evidence, this official will treat you as a minister of the court who wantonly dirty, and you will be held accountable! Feng Ying had a serious expression on her face.
Xiao Ming turned back to the two of them dissatisfiedly and said, "Lord Feng, Lord Zhang, this is Dali Temple, this official is Dali Temple, and he is the chief judge of the emperor's personal election, this case should be presided over by this official, and the two adults can observe, if you have any objections to the judgment of this official, please report to the emperor tomorrow!" If the two adults are blocking the judgment of the official, then the official is not welcome! ”
Feng Ying and Zhang Yandeng couldn't help but feel angry after hearing Xiao Ming's words! But seeing Xiao Ming's resolute attitude, they could only give up, and they didn't dare to leave at this moment, if they left, wouldn't they let Xiao Ming call the shots, and wait until tomorrow to report to the emperor, wouldn't it be too late!
Xiao Ming saw that the two of them dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, he was disdainful, and he slapped the shocked wood and shouted, "Come on, Yan Hui, Wang Qiang, Han Li and others, dare to roar at the court, pull me down and hit the thirty boards." ”
Feng Ying looked at Xiao Ming angrily and said angrily, "Lord Xiao, why do you treat criminals like this? ”
Xiao Ming asked indifferently, "Now it's the official who is questioning the witness, and the plaintiff suddenly interjected, in the court, in front of the official, he dared to threaten the witness, and the official asked the official to beat him for thirty boards, what's wrong?" Does Lord Feng have an opinion? ”
Feng Ying's originally serious face became even more iron-blue, and he took a sharp breath and looked at Xiao Ming hatefully without speaking.
Xiao Ming watched the officials drag Yan Hui and the others to the hall, and in front of thousands of people, he opened his pants and began to hit the board, listening to their constant screams and begging for mercy, as well as the cheers and praises of the people present one after another.
Only then did he ask Boss Chen with satisfaction, "You said that Yan Hui and others, as you said before, you will have to wait for four taels of silver for every stone of grain sold, so as to honor the ministers of the court, do you have any evidence?" ”
Boss Chen shook his head and replied, "Xiaomin doesn't dare to deceive adults, Xiaomin has no evidence, but this is indeed what Yan Hui and others said in front of us, we can all testify, Xiaomin is true!" ”
The businessmen on the side were taken aback by the tragic situation of Yan Hui and others, not to mention that they were locked up in prison by Jinyiwei and died once, they had already been tamed, and they nodded again and again when they heard Boss Chen's words.
Xiao Ming saw that the officials dragged the half-dead Yan Hui and the others back, and said to everyone, "Now that the facts of the case are clear, according to the witnesses, Jinyiwei did not arbitrarily arrest the people, these rice merchants deserve it, and now the witnesses are all there, Lord Wang, do you have any evidence to prove that they really made a big mistake?" ”
Wang Guoxing, who was watching the play on the side, stepped forward and told Xiao Ming, "Lord Xiao, Jinyiwei has already mastered their evidence. ”
Xiao Ming nodded, and asked Wang Guoxing cooperatively, "Where is the evidence?" ”
Wang Guoxing said to Xiao Ming: "Please ask Lord Xiao to pat the officials and Jinyi Wei, and go to the warehouses of the merchants of Gemi to check together, and you will know whether what the lower official said is true!" ”
Feng Ying and Zhang Yandeng glanced at each other, cold sweat broke out on their backs, Jin Yiwei was really ready, they were fooled from the beginning! The emperor already knew everything, and he was waiting for them to jump out.
The two quickly made a decision to abandon the car to protect the handsome. Abandon these businessmen and put all the blame on them.
Zhu Chunchen and other nobles on the side were also anxious, and Jinyiwei's hand made them completely despair.
Xiao Ming immediately ordered the officials and Jinyi guards to go to the warehouse of Yan Hui and the others to check together.
After a short time, there were Jinyi guards and officials, who returned to Dali Temple and told Xiao Ming, "My lord, I waited in their warehouse and found a mountain of grain, this is the human trafficker guarding the grain, and it has been escorted back by us, please send it down." ”
Xiao Ming looked at the dozens of subordinates who were escorted to the hall dressed as subordinates, and asked, "Can you find out the identities of these prisoners?" ”
"Lord Qiyu, they are indeed the servants hired by these merchants!"
Xiao Ming slapped the stunned wood, looking at Yan Hui, Wang Qiang, Han Li and others, who had been beaten to the point of being beaten to the point of death, and now they were like ashes, Wang Qiang, Han Li and others, shouted, "The emperor has always loved the people like a son, and he knows that the people in the capital are short of food, so he specially issued a holy decree to limit the price of grain in the capital!" You disobey the Holy Command for the sake of your own selfish desires! Attempting to resist Tianwei is simply a crime that cannot be punished, and the three clans should be punished. ”
"Spare your life!"
"I ask for forgiveness, I have no choice but to do it!"
"However, this official is not the culprit, if you can confess and be lenient to this official here, and tell this official who the real culprit is, this official can also deal with you."
Zhang Yandeng was dissatisfied and said, "Lord Xiao, these human traffickers have lost their conscience, how can what they say be used as evidence!" If they bite the ministers of the DPRK and the central government indiscriminately. How's that good? How can they supervise the court officials because of their words? ”
Feng Ying agreed, "What Master Zhang said is very true, how can the words of these criminals be used as testimony? Now the emperor has ordered our emperor to find out the truth for us! Now that the traffickers have found out, why does Lord Xiao still want to induce a confession? How could my minister collude with this group of businessmen, Lord Xiao is simply ridiculous! ”
Zhang Yandeng squinted his eyes and said coldly to Yan Hui and the others: "If you dare to disobey the holy decree, you will definitely die!" ”
"And what Lord Xiao said just now is exaggerated, Xiao Dacai didn't understand when he took office as Dali Siqing, but this official, as the secretary of the Criminal Department, knew very well that they were just raising prices, and they would not punish the three clans if they were not guilty of their families." Feng Ying also interjected.
Yan Hui and the others, who were still begging Xiao Ming for mercy, looked around, where they still didn't understand what they meant, after they took all the blame and died, they could still keep their families safe, Yan Hui and the others hesitated.
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