"Lord Hui, the people's daughter, the Zhu family of Fuyang County, Hangzhou Prefecture."

Fang Jinrui nodded, suddenly stood up and said loudly: "The Zhu family under the hall is my disciple with Luo Zongheng, Zhao Yunhai, Qu Hao, Song Baoshan, Chang Guojun and Gu Niangzi. ”

As soon as they heard the six people mentioned by Fang Jinrui, everyone in the lobby who had seen a little bit was shocked. It is really because these people are all famous, a little woman can learn from seven people including Fang Jinrui at the same time, what is the origin.

Even the emperor behind the screen in the pins couldn't help but let out "Oh? With a bang, everyone looked at the screen.

Fang Jinrui continued: "Anyway, the Zhu family is my disciple, and from my evaluation here and from the other six gentlemen, this woman can be trusted both in terms of knowledge and character. I can vouch for her here, and her word is credible.

"However, he is my disciple after all, and in order to avoid suspicion, I will hand over this woman to the four adults."

As he spoke, Fang Jinrui arched his hand at the officials from the Three Law Divisions and the Shuntian Mansion Yin beside him, and then walked to the side and stood up, making up his mind and refusing to speak.

Shuntian Mansion Yin Cao Deqiu pursed his lips.

I had already found out the teacher-student relationship between them, and I wanted to expose it in court and accuse Fang Jinrui of covering up, but I didn't expect him to say it himself.

But it's better if Fang Jinrui doesn't ask!

Cao Deqiu chuckled: "Lord Fang is high-spirited. In that case, a few of us have to inquire carefully. ”

As he spoke, he grabbed the startling wood and slapped it vigorously on the table.

"Zhu! Just now you said, you can prove that what Shen Xiu said is false, why are you so sure? ”

"Back to my lord. Because Uncle Yan and Shen Xiu discussed that day, at this time, the folk girl was on the spot. ”

Yan Sui lowered her head, and her hands gradually clenched.

Cao Deqiu snorted, "What was the situation that day, don't tell me quickly!" ”

"Yes. It is no secret that Uncle Yan encountered bandits in the market that day, I believe that all the adults here know that after Uncle Yan was injured and returned home, Shen Xiushu hurriedly came to visit Uncle Yan because he heard that Uncle Yan was in danger in the market. It was at that time that Uncle Yan discussed this matter with Shen Xiu. ”

"Oh?"

Cao Deqiu stood up, stretched out his hand and said to the few adults beside him: "Listen, you can hear clearly, it's not that the official heard it wrong, right?" The woman said that it was the day when someone in the market committed an indiscriminate murder. ”

The other three deputy judges and the few brought by Jiang Ge Lao all nodded.

Cao Deqiu suddenly raised his voice.

"If this official remembers correctly, the incident happened in the afternoon, and the people from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division asked Yan Lanqing, and after everything was in order, the time for him to return home should be at night.

"Then this official may ask you, you are a woman, at night, what are you doing in Yanlan Qing's house?

"Why did Yan Lanqing divorce Miss Jiang? Is the divorce related to you?

"As a woman, you actually stay in the man's house after dark, do you know what shame is?

"Can the words of such a virtuous and shameless man as you be regarded as testimony?

"Someone! Fork out the Zhu family to the official! ”

Cao Deqiu's words were like cannons, every sentence of swords, and he couldn't wait to split Zhu Youning into pieces. If you don't give her a chance to speak, you have to shut her up again.

In order to avoid suspicion, Fang Jinrui said that he would not interrogate Zhu Youning in person.

Seeing that the servants on both sides were obedient to Zhu Youning, whether it was Yan Sui or the Buddha Eighth Master behind the crowd, they couldn't help but sweat for her.

Just as the errand officer walked towards Zhu Youning, Zhu Youning suddenly chuckled, "I was in Bofu at that time, naturally because of righteousness!" Otherwise, how could I, a woman, disregard my reputation in a man's house? ”

Zhu Youning's words, Yang Gelao, Jiang Gelao and the officials who listened to the hall laughed.

Cao Deqiu laughed even more, pointed at Zhu Youning and scolded: "You are a businessman, or a shameless woman, will you know what righteousness is?" It's a ridiculous joke! Are you too embarrassed to insult the word 'righteousness'? Damn it! People like you, it's cheaper to fork you out of the court, you should really be rewarded with a water and fire stick, and it can be regarded as a cleansing of the world! ”

Such insults really leave no way for people to live. Outside the hall, Soap Li passed the words to the onlookers, and the people laughed and pointed at Zhu Youning, who was kneeling in the hall.

Jiang Gelao, Yang Gelao and others seemed to have heard some big joke, and they couldn't stop laughing.

Fang Jinrui's face was calm, but his palms were sweaty.

The eighth master of the Buddha frowned even more, constantly coiling the Buddha beads.

At this time, I heard a cough that seemed to be extremely hard to endure from behind the screen between the pins.

"What a great righteousness. I also want to hear what you are doing when you are alone and widowed in one place at night. ”

With a faint sound, the ridicule in the hall weakened.

Zhu Youning sniffed, tears welled up in her eyelashes, and she said righteously: "Back to the saint, when the people came to the capital, they were invited by Uncle Yan to come to the capital to eat and drink. As a business partner, in fact, when I received the wedding card, I was very hesitant about going to Beijing.

"Although the folk girl has to run around because of her status as a businessman, the folk girl has never done anything insulting, and even if she is a good business partner with Uncle Yan, after all, there is a difference between men and women, and it is really not suitable for the folk girl to travel a long distance from Hangzhou Mansion to here.

"But another reason is that the women have to abandon these principles, and even come to the capital at the risk of being slandered."

When Zhu Youning said this, he tried the tears in the corners of his eyes with his cuffs, and said sadly: "The Yellow River flooded, the people were displaced, and Uncle Yan has been committed to repairing the river embankment, repairing bridges and paving roads, and rebuilding homes for the people.

"Whether it is repairing the river embankment, or the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the local people, coupled with the prevention and control of the plague, the way out of the people's future life, etc., the cost of money is too great to do this series of things, although Uncle Yan is a businessman, no matter how rich he is, his economic ability is also limited."

At the mention of repairing the river embankment, the saint, who had been troubled by the emptiness of the treasury, couldn't help but sigh heavily, and he really felt the same way.

The work on the lower reaches of the Yellow River continues, and he can imagine silver flowing like a bottomless pit. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have decided to repay the local taxes for Yan Sui's lifetime.

The tax is too small, in fact, it is not enough to fill the silver used by Yan Sui.

This is also the reason why the emperor values Yan Sui.

Zhu Youning sighed: "The family of the people's daughter has been a businessman for several generations, and the family is considered to be well-off. Uncle Yan ordered his relatives to go with him at that time, and mentioned this matter to the people's daughter, wanting to discuss cooperation with our Zhu family, so that the Zhu family could also participate in the construction of the river embankment and the reconstruction of the town.

"The people and their families feel that this matter is imperative, this is a great thing for the benefit of the common people, for the benefit of the people, and for the court to share worries. In the face of this matter, the issue of reputation that the Minnu had considered before was not worth mentioning.

"After entering Beijing, I discussed this matter with Uncle Yan, almost exhausted, unable to sleep all night, for the dam repair cause, it is really very difficult, both lack of manpower and lack of material resources, this difficulty is really not enough for outsiders.

"But what the folk girl thought of at that time was the deeds of the Holy Grandfather when he laid down the Great Zhou Dynasty."

When Zhu Youning said this, he raised his head and arched his hand upward.

All the officials present, Jiang Ge Lao, Yang Ge Lao, and even the emperor in the Jianjian room, as soon as they heard the word "Holy Grandfather", they all got up according to the rules and bowed their hands to the top.

Zhu Youning said: "The Holy Grandfather was far-sighted, and he did not hesitate to sacrifice his reputation in order to fight the country, and even pretended to be a beggar. The deeds of the Holy Grandfather really moved the people's daughter, compared with the benefit of the people, compared with the righteousness of the world, the small reputation of the people's daughter did not consider it at all! ”

Zhu Youning's words were once again transmitted from the soap to the outside of the hall, and when the people heard this, Fang Cai's disdain was gone, and they couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praise, "What a great woman!" ”

Elder Yang Ge, Elder Jiang Ge and the deputy judges in the hall stood tall and stood tall for the deeds of the "Holy Grandfather", and at this time, they could no longer attack Zhu Youning with "lonely men and widows" and "moral losses".

If you continue to hold on to "Zhu Youning's virtue is not good, and what he says can't be taken seriously", wouldn't it be tantamount to saying that the Holy Grandfather was also ruined in reputation back then, and he was not worthy of being an emperor?

There was silence in the hall.

Suddenly, the emperor's voice full of concern came from behind the screen: "You have discussed this time, what is the result of the discussion?" ”

"It is actually too difficult for us to go back to the saints, build dikes, rebuild towns, and feed so many people."

"yes." The emperor's voice revealed a bit of disappointment and amazement, "For a country, this is still the case, let alone a few merchants? ”

Zhu Youning said: "Although this matter is too difficult for one or two of us, it may be easier if everyone participates." So the girl wrote back to the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce, and the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce also replied to the girl. As of the day before yesterday, the Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce has raised a total of 400,000 taels of silver. ”

"What?"

After the exclamation, a bright yellow figure turned out from behind the screen.

400,000 taels of silver is really a huge amount of money for the imperial court that can run away with the treasury empty.

The emperor walked closer with a shocked face, looked at Zhu Youning, who was kneeling, and said three yes in a row.

"Good, good! I can't imagine that you and other businessmen care so much about the country and the people! I really can afford the word righteousness! ”

The emperor was so cheerful and praised the righteousness of the merchant to his face that it was like a heavy slap in the face of the conservative Wenchen on the scene.

After careful calculation, in fact, 400,000 taels of silver, these adults may have all of them.

But the money is theirs, and where will they donate it to show the levee?

They kept saying that businessmen were treacherous and unjust, demeaning the status of businessmen, and even because Yan Sui and Zhu Youning were businessmen, they directly accused them of low character and their words were not credible.

But these "noble" people can't do anything to donate money for the court!

The emperor was happy, paced excitedly, nodded and said: "The Hangzhou Chamber of Commerce is really a group of righteous businessmen!" Such benevolent and righteous deeds, should be rewarded, and I will personally mention the plaque when I look back, and you will wait in Hangzhou. ”

Zhu Youning's face was happy, and his apricot eyes were round and smooth, like a kitten who was overjoyed.

"Thank you, Holy Lord!"

The emperor waved his hand, and now he looked at this young girl, and there was a little more undisguised approval and affection in his eyes.

At this point, the facts of the case have been completely distorted by Zhu Youning.

But every sentence of her words scratched the most itchy part of the emperor's heart. Even if the adults present were dissatisfied, no one jumped out to refute without knowing the current affairs.

Can they say that it is wrong for businessmen to donate money? Can it be said that Yan Sui and Zhu Youning, who presided over the donation, are businessmen, so they can't be trusted when they speak?

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Zhu Youning quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and took the initiative to pull the case back.

"So that day, I saw Shen Xiushu talking to Uncle Yan with my own eyes, because when Shen Xiushu came to the Uncle's Mansion, it was when I was discussing the Xiu Dike with Uncle Yan. As for Uncle Yan being assassinated by a fanatic in the bazaar that day, I think it may be that someone doesn't want us to show off the embankment. ”

There was silence in the hall, and only the soaps outside the hall could be heard repeating Zhu Youning's confession loudly, as well as the friendly voices of the people.

Cao Deqiu, Jiang Gelao, Yang Gelao and others were silent at this time.

They racked their brains to refute Zhu Youning's words. But what can they hold on to now?

You can't attack Zhu Youning and Yan Sui from their character, and you can't say that their donation is wrong, and you don't dare to show half of your opposition to the construction of the first dam, that is, to go against the saint. For a moment, these people were stumped.

The four deputy inquisitors, you look at me, I look at you, and they don't know how to continue their questioning.

The emperor looked back at the four deputy judges and chuckled: "What? Not tried? ”

With that, he turned around and walked back to Kozuma.

Cao Deqiu and the others immediately turned red with shame. Several people all coughed to hide their embarrassment.

Fang Jinrui stood with his hands in his hands, his face was still calm, but his left hand hidden behind his back was briskly tapping his right hand.

After a while, the hall was still quiet, and the great eunuch Xiao Zhengde came out and said, "The meaning of the saint, Lord Fang, please continue the trial." The Holy One believes that adults will not show favoritism. ”

When Fang Jinrui heard this, he immediately saluted the screen and said, "Obey." He returned to the position of chief judge.

The four deputy judges were very nervous at this time, but they didn't dare to show anything, and they still had a smile on their faces.

After Fang Jinrui sat down, his sharp gaze shot directly at Shen Mo, and the loud sound of the startling wood shot scared the four regents around him.

"Shen Xiu! What Zhu said, but is it true? ”

Shen Mo pursed his lips and stubbornly held his head high: "Lord Hui, although what this young lady said is high-sounding, what she said is false, and what the student said is the truth." The students did eat a cup of tea that day and quit. Uncle Yan stayed in Jiang Mansion and didn't know what he had done. ”

Fang Jinrui raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Shen Xiu, you have to think about it. “