Chapter 45: Who Was Bought
Shocking.
Inside and outside the Anqiu County Court, everyone was shocked.
Li Fan was still a little unconvinced, "Children are not allowed to deceive people, they are deceived in court, but they will be punished!" The official asked you again, but someone instructed you to do this? Who is it?! ”
Of course not, Wei Ming denied it.
No one instructed him, how to proceed with this case, Li Zhixian was already a little confused.
According to what he said here, he just made a deal, whether he made a profit or not, and did not make a fuss about the price of salt, and the so-called crime of privately raising the price of salt is simply unfounded. Except that this ten-year-old child can come up with such a strange trick and carry it out, it is really shocking, if it is a crime, it is indeed not a crime.
As for the Sheng family of Yangzhou grain merchants and the people who exchanged salt, the salt and grain trade is not a crime, so what else is there to try?
When Li Fan was thinking about it, Wang Fu also thought about it.
If what this kid said is true, then it will become a farce, the person who denounced it is confused, and he, the person who took over the case, is even more indiscriminate.
What can he do with such a slap in the face?
Wang Fu didn't hesitate at all, and immediately sneered at the hall, "You kid is a fool, the court doesn't listen to your nonsense." You said that you exchanged food with the Sheng family, how did you know about the Sheng family, and how could the Sheng family be coaxed by you? These things are not just what you say! ”
His tone was full of doubts, and the word "coaxing" had already been defined by Wei Ming, Wei Ming glanced at him, "I came to the door in the name of Cui Qiye's attendant, and I pretended to trade Cui Qiye's reputation, and the Sheng family saw that I had a good deal, and if it wasn't cheating, this transaction would naturally become." The Sheng family is currently temporarily living in the former residence of the old man Tao in this county, and the two brothers of the Sheng family can be asked to ask. ”
He said this well, and you can tell if it is true or false.
Before the magistrate could speak, the people outside the hall had already urged: "Quickly call the Sheng family!" ”
Li Fan immediately gave an order for people to find it, Wei Ming was in the hall, and he couldn't help but feel that it was not good when he saw the inadvertent smile on the corner of Wang Fu's mouth.
Sure enough, in less than a quarter of an hour, the official went back and forth, "County Zun, how can there be a Sheng family in the former residence of Master Tao?!" Not a single one! ”
Wei Ming frowned, Li Fan was surprised, and the people outside the hall who went to run away all said, "There is no figure in half of it!" ”
Wang Fu finally couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth and squinted at Wei Ming, "What do you say?!" ”
Although Dai Gang and Zhao Gong couldn't figure out what the Sheng family was, when they saw Wang Fu questioning, they also knew that the situation was favorable to their own side, so the two of them invariably looked at Wang Fu's tone and asked Wei Ming, "What do you say?!" ”
Of course, Wei Ming would not be dizzy as soon as they asked, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"The Sheng family is not there, there are no more than two situations, one is that I heard that the matter of exchanging salt for rice went into court, and I was afraid of endangering myself, so I ran away in a hurry. But with the grass people's understanding of the Sheng family, they should know that this matter is not illegal, so they will not be in a hurry to escape. Then there is the second situation, someone is alarmist, scaring away the Sheng family, in a vain attempt to make the evidence of the grass people inconsistent. ”
As he spoke, he looked at Wang Fu, "What kind of history does the classic history think?" ”
This question was too sharp, not to mention Li Fan, even the people outside the court also looked at Wang Fu.
They still remember when Zhang Yu was about to catch the tall and short students just now, he shouted the word "ordered"!
Li Zhixian definitely doesn't know about this, who is the one who loves to collude with the officials, and everyone knows it - it must be the king who recovered the money from others and made it bad!
Wang Fu was uncomfortable by Wei Ming's questioning and the bright eyes of the masses, and Li Fan also looked at him when he saw him, and immediately arched his hand and said: "County Zun, here you are clever and eloquent, coaxing the Sheng family first, and slandering the official last!" It's hateful! Hit him twenty boards first! ”
As soon as he said this, Wei Mingke laughed.
"The classic history first questioned that there was no Sheng family, and now it is said that the grass people coaxed the Sheng family first, what is the reason? Isn't it inconsistent? Moreover, the grass people did not slander the officials, so how did the classic history come from? ”
These words are neither humble nor arrogant, and the people who are listening to the trial below can't help but secretly say yes.
Li Fan also nodded secretly, this kid is brave and strategic, but the evidence is not there, and he can't say anything. He was about to ask, but there was other proof, who would have thought that Wang Fu would open his mouth again.
Wang Fu was in a hurry just now, lost his words, and was grabbed by the ignorant boy by the pigtail, so angry that his heart hurt, no matter how many at the moment, his eyes swept over everyone and fell on Wei Ming, "This official asks you, where is the Sheng family you are talking about?!" No evidence is nonsense! ”
He asked with this point in his mind, and Wei Ming was not in a hurry, "The Sheng family is a grain merchant invited by Master Tao in this county. One of the two brothers is called Sheng Qixian, and the other is called Sheng Qiming, from Yangzhou, and there is also a restaurant at home. ”
After a pause at this point, Wei Mingte glanced at Wang Fu, saw that he was sarcastic, and wanted to speak.
Wei Ming didn't give him this opportunity at all, and said: "However, Master Tao has an in-law relationship with the county officials, if the Sheng family brothers are secretly scared away, then Master Tao is also very likely to be secretly bribed and tamper with his confession." ”
Who does Master Tao have in-laws with? Wang Fu, of course! The continuation of the Tao family in his family is the niece of Master Tao!
Wang Fu originally wanted him to find Master Tao to ask, but he was choked in his throat like this.
Wei Ming has always been low-key, and today's high-profile and strong remarks made him not feel any discomfort, but was very smooth.
It's no wonder that the girl often blocks people and scares people, and often pretends to be unreasonable, this behavior is really pleasant.
After he blocked Wang Fu, he didn't support it, and respectfully saluted Li Zhixian, "The county is respected, and the grass people have a way to prove the existence of the Sheng family brothers." Because of the suddenness of the incident, not all the locals who knew the Sheng family did not buy it. The Hao family, a bookseller in this county, also got acquainted with the Sheng family, so if you invite the Hao family to ask, you will know. ”
It's a great idea. Li Fan was pleased with his cleverness, and was about to issue an order to invite someone, but he heard someone outside the hall say aloud, "No need to invite, you can testify later." ”
Everyone looked at each other, and it was Hao Xiu, the third master of the bookseller Hao family, who spoke.
Hao Xiu is not only a member of the Hao family, but also a Xiucai, and it is better to have him as a witness.
At that moment, Hao Xiu came to the court, not only said that there was indeed a Sheng family, but also said: "The name and situation of the Sheng family brothers are exactly what Wei Sheng said. ”
With circumstantial evidence, this matter is a little clearer.
But how could Wang Fu be willing, and he didn't care about offending people, so he said directly: "Hao Sanye said that Cao Cao and Cao Cao will arrive, and the official thinks that it is too much of a coincidence?" This son said that Master Tao may be bought, won't your Hao family? After all, there is no Sheng family brother himself here, I can't tell! ”
Clear-eyed people know that Wang Fuqiang's words are reasonable, but what Wang Fu said is indeed not impossible.
At least from the standpoint of Li Fan, the magistrate of the county, he enforces the law impartially, does not listen to and believes partially, and what both sides say is reasonable.
The hall was in chaos again, Hao Xiu also greeted Wang Fu dissatisfiedly, and Li Fan was shocked when he saw this, "The evidence in this case is missing, and the witness should be found for retrial." ”
Wei Ming had no objection this time, Wang Fu covered the sky with one hand again, and it was impossible to wipe out the whereabouts of the Sheng family brothers, and the matter would come to light sooner or later.
Wang Fu glanced at Wei Ming, his eyes full of contempt. Before the trial, he was able to get rid of the Sheng family, and now he can make the Sheng family disappear!
This boy who doesn't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth, just wait to look good!
Wang Fu flicked his sleeves and turned his back to smile.
The outsiders sighed, and when they saw that they couldn't continue the trial, they were ready to disperse.
At this moment, someone shouted.
"The county is respectful, the Sheng brothers are here!"
Everyone was stunned, and they all looked towards the shouting, only to see two horses and four people arrived at the door together.
The two people driving the horses are the Sheng family brothers, and each of them has one behind them - the white-bearded old man Miao Pin and the black-faced little girl Cui Zhi.