Shopkeeper Wang looked at Wang Qingyuan several times and was glared back by the other party, perhaps because he thought of something, Shopkeeper Wang was entangled for a long time before he spoke: "Lord Prefect, I have nothing to say, this matter is all done by me alone, and I should bear it alone." ”

"I will return all the people's money, and ask the adults to pronounce the sentence!"

In fact, there is still a little hope in the heart of the shopkeeper Wang, he wants Wang Qingyuan to save him, but he doesn't know that Li Shimin is also present today, and now Datang is even more trying to make an example of chickens and monkeys, no matter how capable Wang Qingyuan is, there is no way to save him.

The prefect looked at the shopkeeper Wang and shook his head, and then said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, the official will pronounce the sentence." ”

"Shopkeeper Wang, who is the person behind you, think about it yourself, I think these people are groundless, you have to give an explanation to the people."

"As for the few of you, you were coerced by others to do something wrong and break the law, and you should have been sentenced to three years in prison, but the law of the Tang Dynasty stipulates that you take the initiative to surrender and confess the process of committing the crime, reducing the disaster of one year in prison."

"If you behave well in prison, you can hopefully have your sentence reduced."

"Someone will take them down!"

Hearing the prefect's verdict, those people were full of joy, they didn't expect the punishment to be so easy, originally they said that it would take at least five years to get out of prison, but they didn't expect to be able to come out in two years, so I didn't say it, I didn't expect that there would be a chance to reduce the sentence.

The people present were surprised when they heard the prefect's verdict, not because they had an opinion on the result, but because they did not expect that the current law would be so humane.

On the spot, many people muttered in a low voice, and when they went back, they had to take a good look at what things violated the laws of the Tang Dynasty, so as not to accidentally violate the law, otherwise it would not be good to be imprisoned.

Although it seems that this legal execution is very easy now, no one wants to be imprisoned in a dungeon.

The shopkeeper on the side looked at all this, and a little regret flashed in his eyes, he knew that it was inevitable that he would be imprisoned in the dungeon today, but if there was a chance to reduce his sentence, how could he not be willing.

The shopkeeper Wang was now excited, and at this moment, he heard a deep voice, "You think about it, if something happens to me, your family ...... old."

Shopkeeper Wang glanced at Wang Qingyuan, what Wang Qingyuan said just now, he understood what Wang Qingyuan meant, as long as he said what Wang Qingyuan did now, his family in Taiyuan would be in danger.

The shopkeeper Wang finally nodded to Wang Qingyuan pleadingly, and his meaning was obvious, that is, he promised not to say what Wang Qingyuan had done in exchange for the safety of his family.

Wang Qingyuan gave the shopkeeper Wang a reassuring look with a sneer, and then hugged his arm to watch the prefect's next sentence, and at the same time he decided to go back and study the law carefully to see if he could start from this aspect.

The prefect looked at the shopkeeper Wang, "You, what are you thinking?" ”

The shopkeeper shook his head with a gloomy look in his eyes, "Lord Prefect, I really can't remember what that person looks like, every time he meets me, it's just a hasty way, and I can't even see my face clearly." ”

The prefect knew that this matter was hopeless, and just as he was about to drop the edict, a voice suddenly came from outside the official mansion, "My lord, the grass folk Cui Qinghe has something to report!" ”

This name came into the yamen, which made everyone in the yamen stunned, why is this matter so troublesome, those people were just taken away, and now why have people come to report to the official.

Could it be that this king's treasurer did more than that? If this is the case, the king's treasurer will have to spend the rest of his life in prison.

The prefect waved his hand and waved his hand to the catcher, "Go, bring people up." ”

After a short time, Yu Kuai walked up with Cui Qinghe and a few rich sons, "The grass people have seen the prefect. ”

The prefect nodded, and then said, "What are you reporting to the official at this time?" ”

Cui Qinghe looked at Wang Qingyuan and grinned, the latter's straight hair and heart were even more fluttering when he saw it, but what Cui Qinghe said next made him breathe a sigh of relief, "Lord Prefect, I let people lose all the goods I bought in Lijiazhuang a few days ago, and I was originally going to bring these goods back to Qinghe, but who knew that they would be stolen after only two days." ”

"Lord Prefect, please help the grass people investigate this matter, otherwise I will inevitably feel a little depressed in my heart, after all, this is Chang'an!"

Hearing this, the prefect stroked his beard and glanced at the shopkeeper Wang, "You will take out the invoice for buying things from the trade street." ”

Cui Qinghe was prepared, he took out the invoice and handed it directly to the catcher next to him, and then the catcher was handed over to the prefect.

The prefect held the invoice in one hand and flipped through the trade street ledger with the other, and sure enough, the number on the invoice was exactly the same as the number of those fakes, confirming this, and the prefect felt a sense of pride in seeing through everything for a while.

He frowned and pointed at the shopkeeper Wang and said in a deep voice: "Shopkeeper Wang, I didn't expect you to be so bold, not only instructing others to peddle fake goods, but also stealing other people's finances. ”

"This Cui Gongzi is right, the person who stole your goods is the king's shopkeeper, and the goods are only afraid that there will be no more now, but this official can make the decision to let him compensate you for the silver, do you think this is good?"

Cui Qinghe sighed before he spoke: "Since the prefect said it, then do what the prefect said." ”

Seeing that Cui Qinghe agreed, the prefect didn't say anything, he nodded and then looked at the shopkeeper Wang, "Shopkeeper Wang, you pick quarrels and provoke trouble, threaten others, instruct others to slander Lijiazhuang, create riots in Chang'an, steal other people's property, and deceive the people, according to the provisions of the law, who is punishing the official and sentencing you to 30 years in prison, do you have any opinion?" ”

Hearing these Wang shopkeepers, he knew that he was completely hopeless now, thirty years, thirty years was enough for him to set the sun, he really wanted to confess Wang Qingyuan now, worried that thinking of his family, he knew that he couldn't do this.

In the end, the shopkeeper Wang nodded with tears in his eyes, "Lord Prefect, the grass people have no opinion." ”

Hearing this, the prefect glared at the shopkeeper Wang fiercely, he didn't expect to give the other party so many opportunities and the other party didn't let go.

After a long time, he dropped the edict and said: "Shopkeeper Wang, you need to return all the money and property now, and also make up all the money used by this Cui Gongzi, as for the person behind you, the official will investigate thoroughly, as long as you find out who that person is, your punishment will be increased." ”

"The verdict of this case is over, I wonder if you still have any opinions?"

As the prefect's words fell, both Li Hao and the people shook their heads, and everyone was very satisfied with the result.