So if he provides perjury, not only will he not be able to move to Liu Hao's house, but he is afraid that he will also get himself in! And more importantly, he himself is a person who stays out of the matter, as long as he speaks truthfully, plus he has the protection of the Zhang family, there will be no big problem. So he had already planned clearly before going to the palace, no matter what Emperor Wanli asked, he would answer honestly!

After he finished paying homage to Emperor Wanli, he recalled for a while, and then said, "You are the county commander of Shuntianfu, what is your name Wei?"

Wei Xianling, who was kneeling at the bottom, felt bitter in his heart, and could only complain about his official petty, and the emperor didn't even know his name! But he could only say loudly, "Your Majesty, Minister Wei Sining congratulates Your Majesty on ......!"

As soon as he said this, Emperor Wanli waved his hand impatiently and said, "Okay, don't talk about those useless ones! I'm here to ask you, when did you arrive at Gu Ning Houfu yesterday, and who told you to go?"

Wei Xian Ling immediately said, "Because I was in a hurry, I don't know the specific time. But at that time, the minister had dinner. As for the person who informed the minister, it was Wu Ninghou's family member. He told the minister that some scholars had gathered to make trouble and besiege Wu Ninghou, and asked the minister to hurry over and deal with it! The minister was worried that Wu Ning was born as a martial artist and had a hard temper, and it would not be good if he missed and injured the scholar for a while, so he hurried away."

Emperor Wanli leaned forward slightly and said loudly, "Then what did you see when you arrived at the Hou Mansion? What is the condition of those scholars?"

Emperor Wanli's words asked what the officials were thinking, and the officials were even more focused on Wei County's order. I can see that he is weak! However, he still gritted his teeth and said loudly, "When the minister was on the road, he thought that Wu Ning was born as a martial artist, and I was afraid that he would have a conflict with the scholars! However, when the minister arrived at the Hou Mansion, he found that Wu Ninghou and many scholars had set up a table in the courtyard, and the tea and snacks were placed on it, and the two parties were talking happily, not like there was a conflict, but like they were holding a poetry meeting!"

Before Wei County's words fell, the officials were already in an uproar! The nobles feel that Liu Haojia's charges are almost all cleared now! The neutral officials looked confused, and they didn't believe that those arrogant men would have a good conversation with a martial artist!

As for those who impeached Liu Haojia, they were either trembling all over, or their faces were pale, and they were all terrified! They all know that their hard work has not only been in vain. I'm afraid there are still some troubles to come! Especially Peng Jianbin was so angry that his face and beard were almost curled!

He hurriedly walked out of class and pointed at Wei Xianling and said loudly, "Lord Wei, you have to think clearly before you speak!" Why are you so partial to Wu Ninghou for? Were you coerced or bought? If you are coerced, don't be afraid, your majesty and the elder will make the decision for you!"

This Peng Jianbin is a senior official of the Ministry of Officials, and he is in charge of the future of many minor officials. How could he not be afraid of accusing Wei Xianling like this? But he still mustered up the courage to say loudly, "Your Majesty, what the minister said is true, and there is nothing false about it! Moreover, after the minister rushed to the Hou Mansion, he left after meeting Wu Ninghou for a while, and there was not much communication at all, let alone coercion and bribery!"

Peng Jianbin was even more furious when he heard this! He squeezed a voice almost out of his teeth and said, "How dare you talk nonsense? If you don't have any deal with Wu Ninghou, how can you stay in the Hou Mansion all night?"

Emperor Wanli also nodded and said, "Yes, since those scholars are fine, why don't you go back to your home?"

Wei Xian Ling said with a bitter face: "When the minister arrived at the Hou Mansion, Wu Ninghou told the minister that he called the minister to come just to be a witness, in case someone falsely accused him! So he directly detained the minister in the Hou Mansion, and he couldn't get out of the mansion at all!"

When the officials heard this, there was an uproar again! At this moment, everyone knew that the matter between him and Liu Hao's family was completely over. Now they don't need those scholars to come to the temple to testify, they can be sure that they will return in vain today! They can all think of it. The confessions of the scholars must be similar to the Wei County Order!

At this time, Emperor Wanli, who was relieved, asked with interest, "So, you and those scholars have been in the Hou Mansion all night?" So what are you all doing, you won't really have a one-night poetry meeting, right?"

Wei Xian Ling said, "Your Majesty, the Hou Mansion not only provided a sumptuous meal, but also arranged the rest room very well, as for ......

The rest of the words were stuck in Wei Xianling's throat, because he was a little hesitant when he said this! Because he knew that if he said this truthfully, I am afraid that it would have a certain impact on the direction of the entire government!

But at this time, his promiscuous behavior aroused the curiosity of Emperor Wanli! He slapped the arm of the dragon chair and said loudly, "What do I want to say to you?"

Hearing this, Wei Xian Ling said directly: "Actually, we hardly slept much this night, but we only took a short nap in the early hours of the morning! We were all busy discussing the saltworks all night!".

Emperor Wanli said in amazement, "What does the salt field have to do with you, you have to discuss it so late?"

Wei Xian Ling glanced at Liu Haojia, who was standing beside him without saying a word, and then said loudly: "Last night, Wu Ninghou and those scholars said that they would continue to expand the salt works in Tianjin, and that the price of salt north of the Yangtze River would be reduced to less than forty wen, so that all the people could eat salt! So he asked the men to help him with his advice, and all the people were busy with ideas, drawing paper, calculating earthworks, and so on all night!"

Wei County's words caused a commotion among the officials again! Not to mention that since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, since there have been people north of the Yangtze River, except for a few places, the price of salt has not fallen to forty wen a catty! It is because of the special supply of Caoyun in Jingshi, the price of salt fluctuates back and forth between 60 Wen and 80 Wen! If it is really as planned by Liu Haojia, the price of salt north of the Yangtze River will be reduced to less than 40 Wen, which is a great blessing for the people, and it is an unprecedented virtue and politics of the country!

Especially when Emperor Wanli thought that if this matter was really realized during his reign, he was afraid that he would have to make a heavy note in the history books! So he excitedly said, "Is that really the case?"

Wei Xian Ling swore and said, "It's true, Your Majesty! Moreover, there was also Gonggong Zhang in the palace yesterday, and he provided the map of the surrounding areas of Tianjin and the design of the salt farm, so the ministers and those scholars were also busy until the second half of the night to calculate a rough idea, and there are still many things to be solved later!"