"Since everyone agrees, for the sake of the canon of civil law, I am willing to be dismissed from my official position in accordance with the new laws of the Tang Dynasty."
Wang Jian's words about throwing himself into a trap caused an instant commotion in the Tai Chi Hall.
This Wangxianhou is usually eloquent, but why is he so irrational today.
Is it possible that due to the pressure from the courtiers, my brain is not working well?
"Your Majesty, Wang Jian has confessed his crime, please issue an edict from your Majesty!" In order to prevent long nights and many dreams, Wang Gui quickly went out to start the report and asked Li Shimin to settle the matter.
"I second the proposal." Xiao Yu, Cui Yixuan and others agreed one after another.
Just when Li Shimin was full of doubts, Wang Jian's gentle voice exploded in the hall like a thunder.
"Your Majesty, the ministers of the DPRK are not the only ones who are involved in business, and I have to participate in it!"
The officials once again focused their attention on Wang Jian.
This king can’t even keep his official title, so he still wants to drag people into trouble?
The officials were full of doubts, and the entire hall became quiet.
Wang Gui and Cui Yixuan looked at each other and felt something bad in their hearts.
Sure enough, what Wang Jian said next was related to the two of them.
"Your Majesty, Wang Gui, the Minister's Counselor, and Cui Yixuan, the Zuo Si Lang, stole the Zhenguan plow technology and ordered the people of the Wufu tribe to do business."
Wang Jian said this As soon as they came out, all the officials in the court focused their attention on Wang Gui and Cui Yixuan.
"What's going on!"
"Didn't they two take the lead in joining the Marquis of Wang County to engage in business? Why is it that now the Marquis of Wang County joins them both?"
< p> The ministers in the DPRK looked confused, and even a group of juniors from Wang Gui’s sect were confused.The Lord Attendant was involved, and no one informed them in advance. How can I explain this?
Wang Gui didn’t speak, and the rest of the gang also fell silent.
"Wang Aiqing, do you have proof?" Li Shimin stood up suddenly, his tone a bit sharp.
Li Shimin still doesn’t know that the major shareholders in the production and sale of Zhenguan plows are Empress Changsun and Prince Li Chengqian.
Moreover, in Li Shimin's mind, Wang Jian had just entered the court and did not know much about the New Tang Law, so it was understandable that he made business mistakes.
In addition, Wang Jian was a business genius. It was precisely because he could make money that he was able to feed thousands of refugees in Majiazhuang, which solved a big problem for the court.
Therefore, Li Shimin can understand Wang Jian's business and will turn a blind eye.
But Wang Gui, the servant, as the head of the province and a member of the Wang family in Taiyuan, dared to take the lead in business, which is absolutely intolerable.
The greater the power, the more ruthless it is to use power for personal gain.
"Your Majesty, Shi Mazhou, the censor of the Taiwan Courtyard, has been identified." Wang Jian saluted respectfully.Then he nodded towards Ma Zhou behind him.
When Ma Zhou presented the evidence to Li Shimin, the people who were most horrified were not Wang Gui and Cui Yixuan, but Xiao Yu, the imperial censor.
His subordinates at Yushitai secretly did this important thing without notifying him in advance.
"How brave!" Xiao Yu squinted his eyes and stared at Ma Zhou's back in front of him, with a bit of anger on his face.
Such a disobedient subordinate cannot be retained.
Xiao Yu was thinking about how to get Ma Zhou out of the Yushitai.
On the high platform, Li Shimin took the memorial from Wang De and looked at it seriously with a frown.
Ma Zhou wrote very clearly about the Wang Family Store and the Cui Family Store who took the lead in causing trouble, as well as the identity and background of the shopkeepers of the two stores.
"Humph!" Li Shimin snorted heavily after reading the memorial.
He glanced at Wang Gui and Xiao Yu, paused for about ten breaths, and then set his sights on Wannian County Magistrate Yang Guangting.
"Yang Guangting, the shopkeepers of the Wang Family Store and the Cui Family Store, are you still detained in the Wannian County Prison?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, the two of them are still in prison." Yang Guangting hurriedly Answered when leaving work.
His lips trembled as he spoke.
After trying so hard to hide, I didn’t expect to be dragged into this big whirlpool.
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After being in court for so long, this is the first time His Majesty calls his name, and it is not a good thing to call him by name.
Li Shimin nodded, and then gave orders to Sun Fujia and Yang Guangting.
"Sun Fujia, Yang Guangting, you two are now going to Wannian County Prison to find out the identities of these two shopkeepers."
"I obey your order." Sun Fujia and Yang Guangting saluted with a serious face.
Then the two of them looked solemn and walked quickly away from the Tai Chi Hall.
In the main hall, the most excited people were Duan Lun, Wen Yanbo and Dai Zhou.
If Wang Gui can be defeated this time, without this strongest opponent, the position of right servant shooter will most likely fall to the three of them.
After waiting for half an hour, Sun Fujia and Yang Guangting came back with their confessions.
"Your Majesty, I and Magistrate Yang have found out. The above are the identities and confessions of the two shopkeepers." Sun Fuga presented the confession.
He did not tell the news directly like Xiao Yu.
When it comes to Wang Gui, the servant, he doesn't dare to talk nonsense.
"Tell all the officials what you found." Li Shimin waved his hand and asked him to tell it in front of the officials.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Sun Fujia's face turned bitter, and he could only say it bravely.
“The shopkeeper of Wang’s shop is named Wang Hong.Li, from the Wang family in Taiyuan, was the cousin of Wang Shizhong. "
"The name of the shopkeeper of the Cui family shop is Cui Xi. He is from the Cui family of Qinghe. He is from the same lineage as Cui Yixuan, the doctor in Zuosi, the minister, and he is not within the fifth service. "
"The two of them are also selling Zhenguan plows, and the price is also 500 yuan each, and they also store thousands of plows in the warehouse of their shop. "
During the interrogation of Sun Fujia and Yang Guangting, these two businessmen were very arrogant and showed no fear at all when facing him, the young minister of Dali Temple.
"I am Attendant Wang Gui’s cousin, if you don’t let the two of us out, I will make you walk around without food! "
Before the interrogation even started, Wang Hongli revealed his identity and uttered wild and threatening words.
So without any effort, they investigated the relationship between the two people. Clearly.
"This..."
"I didn't expect Wang Shizhong and Cui Yixuan to be involved. This is going to be a good show. ”
“Is this shooting yourself in the foot? "
There was a burst of whispers among the officials.
Neither Wang Gui nor Cui Yixuan spoke. It is even more impossible to fill the hole they dug for themselves now.
"What should I do now? "
Wang Gui closed his eyes feebly, and his mind was running rapidly, looking for a way to break the situation.
I didn't expect that Wang Jian was such a thief, and he actually found out these two The identity of the person in charge is now biting him.
Although he has dealt with Wang Jian, he is also involved this time, and it is a huge loss.
Li Shimin sees it. After giving a brief confession, he thought of what Ma Zhou said about the two shops selling substandard goods, so he asked coldly
"Yang Guangting, the imperial censor Ma Zhou's memorial wrote that these two stores. The plows sold by a shop to ordinary people are of poor quality. Is this true? "
A plow costs 500 cents, which accounts for 40% of ordinary people's annual income, and it is also passed off as inferior.
It is a big mistake for officials and relatives to do business. The law of the Tang Dynasty is now bullying the people, and the crime is even worse.
Yang Guangting knew that Wang Gui and Cui Yixuan were basically finished, so he had the courage to answer.
"Your Majesty, I am a humble minister. When Master Hesun inspected Wang's shop and Cui's shop, many people gathered around the shop door and complained to me. "
"It was said that the plows sold by these two shops broke after just one or two days of use. When I came to return the plows, I was beaten by the store's thugs. "
"I saw the Zhenguan plows sold in these two shops. The iron material used in the plowshare and plowboard is very thin, so it is easy to break. "
Yang Guangting did not hide anything and directly exposed the evil deeds of these two stores.
"Wang Gui, Cui Yixuan, what else do you have to say? "Li Shimin's face was ashen and his tone was extremely cold..