Chapter 353: True and False Prince
After the county commander Wang Zhan returned home, he was quite emotional about the matter of the county lieutenant Jia Xiaoman.
Jia Xiaoman is very capable and serious. Because of his existence, the security of Mixian County has always been very good, and there has never been a major problem.
Blame himself for his bad luck and hit the muzzle of the gun.
The prince has spoken, who dares to intercede for him?
I don't know how Jia Xiaoman will be dealt with, I just hope that the prince can open the net and at least save his life.
While thinking about it, the housekeeper hurried over and entered the study and saluted respectfully: "Master!"
"What's the matter?" asked Wang Zhan.
"An arrow was shot in the front yard, and the little ones looked around the mansion carefully, but found no one to do it. The butler respectfully presented the arrow, "There is a secret letter tied to the arrow, please take a look at it!"
Wang Zhan was quite surprised, stepped forward to take the arrow, and sure enough, there was a secret letter tied to it.
Carefully remove it, open the tissue paper and place it on the table, and look carefully through the light of the candle.
The letter reads: "Visitors from Huajun are waiting, do not make a noise, and visit alone!"
The name of the inn and the room number are marked on the back, and there is also an official seal.
This official document seal is very familiar, Wang Zhan hurriedly got up, went to the bookshelf to find an official document, spread it out and carefully compared, it turned out to be exactly the same.
The seal is extraordinary, and the official documents sent from Huajun to all parts of the country must be reviewed and stamped with a seal before they can come out. The person who holds this seal must be an important person in the city of Huajun.
No matter who it is, for a small county order, it can't be provoked.
Wang Zhan hurriedly put away the secret letter, and said in his heart that there was a King of Danyang before, and now there are unknown visitors from the imperial city, and it is the first time in the history of Mixian County that it is so lively.
Although I don't know who the other party is, I can't slack off.
In the letter, he explained that he couldn't make a noise, and let himself go alone, and he didn't dare to disobey.
So he instructed the butler: "Prepare the carriage quickly, and wait for me at the back door." Don't be discovered!"
"Whoa!" the butler went out at once.
Wang Zhan hurriedly went back to the house to change into civilian clothes, quietly came to the back door, and got into a carriage to go to the inn.
Came to the inn to say hello to the shopkeeper, quietly entered, and came to the guest room noted in the secret letter.
There was no one left and right, and when it was safe, Wang Zhan reached out and knocked lightly a few times.
Squeak~ The door opened quickly, and a young woman appeared in front of her.
Wang Zhan looked at the other party suspiciously, because there were many high-powered female officials in Huajun, so he was cautious: "The next official is looking for Wang Zhan, the county order, and he just received the secret letter......
"Come in!" It was Hua Erniang who opened the door, she stepped aside and made a gesture of please.
When Wang Zhan entered the room, he saw a person sitting at the middle table, quite familiar.
Hua Erniang closed the door with her hand, turned around and walked behind the man.
Wang Zhan took a step forward, saw the person at the table clearly, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Lord Wang, you are not in the official office......
Before the words fell, he raised his head and saw Ning Ze's face clearly by the candlelight, revealing a shocked expression.
"Wang Xian Ling has been staring at Gu, what do you want to say?" It was Ning Ze who was sitting at the table, and when he saw that the other party saw his face clearly, the whole person stayed there, so he asked.
"That's not right!" Wang Zhan's face changed, "The prince is obviously in the official office, who are you?"
"Bold!" Hua Erniang reprimanded, "The one in front of you is the King of Danyang!"
"This ......" Wang Zhan's mind was confused, he was not familiar with Ning Ze, so he couldn't tell the difference between the imposter and Ning Ze himself for a while. Of course, not being able to see the details on your face under the faint candlelight is also a big reason, "If you are the prince, who is the official office?"
"Of course it's someone who pretends to be the prince!" Hua Erniang said.
"Forgive the official for being rude, this matter is too strange, I don't know if there is anything to prove?" Wang Zhan was actually a little suspicious, although the other party had an official seal, but this thing could also be fake.
Ning Ze smiled slightly, reached out and took out the dragon pattern king seal he carried with him, which was engraved with the words Danyang Wang Ning, which was his status symbol.
In addition to the dragon pattern king seal, there is also the Taiwei seal, which is put on the table together.
With permission, Wang Zhan stepped forward and carefully picked up the two jade seals, carefully examined them and put them back on the table, and quickly knelt on the ground: "Xiaguan to meet the prince!"
"Get up!" Ning Ze put away the seal and said to him, "I came to Da Geng this time, mainly because I heard that there was a fake prince who pretended to be a lonely prince here, and blackmailed local officials in the name of inspection, causing officials everywhere to increase taxes and silver, which made the people complain. ”
Wang Zhan got up and said respectfully: "No wonder the 'prince' in the official office is not much different from the rumors, it turns out to be an impostor! The lower official will go back and arrest him! Dare to pretend to be the prince, the crime is extremely evil, and he should be beheaded for public display!"
"No!" Ning Ze said to him, "This matter should not be publicized, if you directly send troops to arrest it, it will definitely make a fuss all over the city!"
"What does the prince mean......"
"In this way, you go back to your house first, send someone to notify the main officials in the county, and let them gather quietly with only their henchmen. Ning Ze said, "Later, the Lone Society will go to the vicinity of the official office and blend in with the team. At that time, on the pretext of discussing the matter of the county lieutenant Jia Xiaoman, he went to the official office to see the impostor. In the case of only insiders, deal with it secretly!"
"Whoa!"
Wang Zhan came out of the inn, hurried back to his house, and sent his subordinates to quietly go to the mansion of the officials in the county, and spread a message for them to gather quietly.
It didn't say why, just let them hurry up.
Although I felt strange, various important officials such as the county minister, Gong Cao, the chief bookkeeper, and the county assistant rushed one after another, bringing only their henchmen.
When I saw Wang Zhan, I asked suspiciously why I called everyone over so late.
Wang Zhan asked everyone to be calm and wait together.
Not long after, Ning Ze came here with Hua Erniang, and the two of them couldn't see their faces clearly with their hats, and after they mixed into the team, they attracted everyone to watch.
Wang Zhan asked everyone to be quiet and silent, and then asked Ning Ze to take off the hat and identify himself.
After showing the seal, all the officials confirmed that he was the real King of Danyang.
The official office did not show any seal at all, and no one dared to ask for inspection in person.
When they learned that it was an impostor, the officials were so angry that they were being played with it!
Ning Ze asked everyone to be restless, and he had to ensure that this operation was absolutely secret and not known to outsiders.
Therefore, the transfer of county soldiers is directly exempted, anyway, the henchmen brought by the officials, as well as the county soldiers on the other side of the official office, are enough.
But before that, it is necessary to send someone to the prison to release the county lieutenant Jia Xiaoman.
Wang Zhan asked his henchmen to hurry to the prison with his own seal.
Not long after, Jia Xiaoman was brought here.
Knowing the whole thing, he first saluted Ning Ze, and then asked to enter the official office in person to arrest the counterfeiters.
Ning Ze granted Jia Xiaoman's request and took the county officials to the official office.
The county order asked the soldiers guarding the gate to report, saying that it was to discuss how to deal with the county lieutenant Jia Xiaoman.
Jia Xiaoman, like Ning Ze and Hua Erniang, mixed in among the officials with a hat and temporarily hid his identity.
The soldiers guarding the gate entered the official office to report, and the imposter was a little puzzled, and said that he had decided tomorrow, why did he come over at night?
Or ask the guards to invite the officials in.
Entering the official office, Wang Zhan asked his henchmen to stay at the gate and secretly explained to the soldiers guarding the door.
The group came to the inner courtyard and waited for the imposter to appear.
Wang Tong originally wanted to rest, but the officials of Mi County suddenly came, so he could only dress up and come to the courtyard with Qiu Cicada.
Facing the officials in the courtyard who were just about to speak, the crowd separated, Jia Xiaoman took off his hat, rushed to the front with an arrow, and directly pressed Wang Tong.
Qiu Cicada was startled, and was surprised to see Jia Xiaoman's face clearly: "Why are you? Bold! Dare to be rude to the prince!"
Turning their heads, Wang Zhan and other county officials were unmoved.
Wang Tong was suddenly held down by Jia Xiaoman, feeling that the other party had a lot of strength and couldn't break free, so he angrily reprimanded: "This cool official has been imprisoned, why is he here?"
"Let go of the prince!" Qiu Chan wanted to push Jia Xiaoman away, but her strength was useless.
"The thief is so bold that he dares to pretend to be the prince of Danyang!" Jia Xiaoman pressed Wang Tong and said coldly.
"Presumptuous!" Qiu Cicada said hurriedly, "In front of you is the prince! Why don't you let go quickly?"
Jia Xiaoman snorted coldly: "If it is really the prince, please show the dragon pattern jade seal and the official seal of the Taiwei!"
Wang Tong was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "I was too eager to come out this time, and I didn't bring it." You let go, Da Gengjun Taishou recognizes this king......"
"That's right! I don't know Da Geng County, all the Taishou everywhere who have entered the imperial city of Hua County have seen the true face of the prince!" Qiu Cicada said, "You can see if it's true or not!"
"Don't be so troublesome!" the county commander Wang Zhan finally spoke, "It's very simple to distinguish the true from the fake, please prince!"
The crowd parted suddenly, Ning Ze took off his hat and stepped forward, standing in front of Wang Tong.
Seeing Ning Ze's face clearly under the light of the torch, Wang Tong's face changed greatly.
When the autumn cicada next to him saw it, he was also scared and weak.
If you don't look at your faces carefully, Ning Ze and Wang Tong are like carved out of a mold, and even Qiu Cicada almost confessed her mistake.
They can be sure that the person in front of them is the real Danyang King Ning Ze, they didn't expect the deity to appear here!
Qiu Chan's eyes rolled a few times, forced him to calm down, pointed at Ning Ze and said: "This person does look similar to the prince, and he is indeed an impostor!
"Presumptuous!" Wang Zhan stepped forward, "In front of you is the King of Danyang himself. Just now, the prince showed the dragon pattern jade seal and the Taiwei seal, and he had already proved his identity! You and the others dared to pretend to be the prince, and the crime was unforgivable. ”
"Lord Wang, according to the law, pretend to be the royal family, and there will be no forgiveness!" Jia Xiaoman said, "Please suppress these two for the time being, and behead them at the entrance of the vegetable market tomorrow!"
When Wang Tong heard this, his whole person was speechless.
The autumn cicada next to him was even weaker and couldn't stand, and the whole person collapsed to the ground.
"Come on, take them down!" Jia Xiaoman said sharply, "Immediately take them to the prison and keep them under strict guard!"
"Slow!" Ning Ze took a step forward, "County Lieutenant Jia, this matter should not be publicized. ”
"What does the prince mean......"
"This person pretending to be a lonely person is indeed an unforgivable sin. Ning Ze looked down at Wang Tong, "But if you want to keep them, there is another use." Let no one divulge the things of today. These two people are going to be brought back to Huajun, and the chaos caused during this period will be restored as soon as possible. Write secret letters to the counties of Da Geng for Gu, and the money collected by these two people must be returned to the people without a penny!"