"Oh? Wang Jishan? I remember that the champion recommended him. He is a great talent. Wang Aiqing, Minister of Rites, is this Wang Jishan your nephew from the Wang family? Why didn't you recommend such a good talent to the court?"
We were talking about the murder case, why did you suddenly mention recommending talents? Typical Wang Gu talks about him.
Wang Si bowed and stood up, and said humbly: "Your Majesty, forgive me, Wang Jishan is my nephew. He has no talent. He is just a mediocre person who knows a few words. The champion is over-prized."
The Chang'an County Magistrate said loudly: "What Wang Shangshu said is wrong. The serial murders happened for many days, and so many of us have been busy for a long time but made no progress. In the end, Prince Wang made a small plan and soon found out the mastermind behind it." Envoy. This alone is enough to prove that Prince Wang is a real talent!"
Wang Si:......
Did I tell you to talk too much?
But before he could glare at others, all the civil and military officials in the court congratulated Wang Si, saying that the Wang family had given birth to a great Qilin'er.
The emperor followed the current and immediately summoned Wang Jishan, who had made great achievements.
"Okay, it is indeed extraordinary. I originally thought that all the talents in the world would fall into my hands, but now it seems that it is far from enough. Wang Jishan has made great achievements this time. I wish to confer Wang Jishan as..."
At this time, people from the Zheng family in the court interrupted: "Your Majesty, I believe that the case has not been concluded yet, and it is not yet known whether the case has been meritorious or not. It is too early to talk about rewards now."
Um?
Li Er frowned slightly, nodded and said, "That's fine. When everyone is here, we will know the truth and the lie when we ask the whole story. Wang Aiqing, please take your nephew to stand aside for a while. I never skimp on merit for talents."
Wang Si was already very dissatisfied with his nephew. Why not discuss such a big matter? You and Xiao Ruixu were asked to make peace with each other, but you were not allowed to actually go against the Zheng family.
Without bothering to explain to his uncle, Wang Jishan, who heard about the reward, quickly stood up and declined, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Common people only do this to prove their innocence, not to seek credit or reward."
"Haha, you are such a good boy. This does not hinder you. I reward you because of your talent." Li Er smiled even happier.
"The ordinary people have no intention of becoming an official. They only want to indulge in books and study knowledge. Please forgive me."
Li Er was not easy to fool, "You have grown up and have left home to serve the country. How can you live in the countryside for a long time and waste your skills? Could it be that you are stingy with your family studies and unwilling to contribute to the country?"
Seeing that his nephew was about to be forced to sign a renunciation contract, Wang Si quickly stepped forward to rescue him, "Your Majesty, I forgive you, but my nephew has not yet completed his studies. The reason for entering Chang'an this time is to increase his knowledge, and wait until his experience is over." , returned home and passed the entrance examination, and will definitely be sent to the DPRK to serve the country."
Li Er frowned and said to himself, old fox, you are very protective of me.
"Oh, that's it. That's because I'm impatient. Let's put it down for the time being. I'm overjoyed when I see this son today, so I'll give him a first-class title. I'll call him a male from Wenshui County."
Changsun Wuji echoed and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is wise. Wang Shangshu, please don't refuse anymore. Your Majesty loves talents. If you continue to refuse, won't you prevent the world's talented talents from returning?"
this……
Wang Si was helpless and was about to agree.
Outside the main hall, Zheng Shuping arrived with his people, "Wait a minute! Your Majesty, Wang Jishan has falsely accused my family Zheng Zihe. I'm afraid he is suspected of taking the reward for his merits!"
Um? False accusation?
For the sake of his nephew's reputation, Wang Si didn't care about anything else at this time. He was the first to stand up and support: "Brother Zheng, what do you mean? My nephew is serious about investigating and pursuing the murderer. How can he be pretending to be rewarded?"
Zheng Shuping snorted coldly, "Brother Zheng, you can't be called Wang Shangshu. Today in the Tai Chi Hall, in front of His Majesty, everyone is asked to comment on why the deal between Wang Jishan's attendant and the assassin was finally detained." On my Zheng Zihe’s head? Isn’t this taking advantage of the reward?”
The Chang'an County Magistrate stood up and said: "The facts are all there, and the witnesses and material evidence are all available. The prince made a plan to track it down. How can it be a false accusation? If you don't believe it, bring witnesses."
Soon, the confidant who was willing to testify against Zheng Zihe was brought forward.
"Who is your highness? How did your young master Zheng Zihe hire murderers to kill those candidates? Truthfully." Wang Si asked.
This is the Tai Chi Palace, and all the ministers from the Wen District are here. When has he seen this scene before? He started shivering as soon as he entered the door, and when Wang Si scolded him, he immediately peed.
Many people covered their mouths and noses and hid behind.
The Chang'an County Magistrate stepped forward in disgust, grabbed the other person and warned him: "Answer honestly and make it clear in front of His Majesty. No one in this Tai Chi Palace can do anything to you."
But the man was still trembling, let alone talking, he was just like a pile of mud.
Zheng Shuping mocked: "Your Majesty, it seems that this witness has a guilty conscience and does not dare to lie in front of Long Yan."
Li Er did not speak, but turned to look at Wang Jishan.
Wang Jishan stepped forward, took out a handkerchief from his body, and covered the man's eyes with his own hands.
"Don't worry and speak out what you know boldly. Your Majesty will judge impartially. Your children have been rescued and no one can harm them."
Covering his eyes, the man seemed a little bolder and mustered up the courage to speak.
Zheng Shuping objected and shouted: "Your Majesty, Wang Jishan has acted threateningly in court. It seems to be a hint that he will use his family members to blackmail him into giving false testimony."
Wang Jishan snorted coldly: "Shameless! Your Majesty, this person is Zheng Zihe's confidant. Because his family is in Zheng Zihe's hands, he was coerced into becoming an accomplice. He promised to correct him in court on the condition that he help rescue him. His family.”
Li Er nodded and said, "Then where are his family members?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, the family members are now all settled in the Chang'an County Government Office." Chang'an County Magistrate replied.
Li Er nodded: "In this case, it is not coercion. Let's start questioning. Your Highness, witness, answer truthfully, and I will consider the decision as appropriate. Wang Jishan, you come to investigate."
The Zheng family members opened their mouths, but did not dare to refute.
"What's your name? What's your identity?" Wang Jishan asked.
"Replying to your lord, my name is Xu San'er, and he is a close subordinate of Zheng Zihe, the young master of the Zheng family."
"Bah! Servant of Lord Devourer, my Zheng family does not have such trusted subordinates." Zheng Shuping couldn't help but curse.
Wang Jishan ignored him and continued to ask: "Xu San'er, tell me everything you know. How did Zheng Zihe instruct you to do things? Tell your Majesty the truth."
Xu Saner knelt on the ground and said loudly: "On that day, Zheng Zihe pretended to be driven out of Chang'an City, and then he deliberately left me to work in the city. According to his plan, he started to buy and kill people, and then framed him step by step. To Prince Wang Jishan of the Wang family..."
"Wait!" Zheng Shuping interrupted him, "Your Majesty, since this case involves Wang Jishan, he should avoid it. How can he be used to investigate the case?"
Li Er waved his hand and said, "Let the witness tell the whole story."
So Xu San spoke eloquently and quickly told everything he knew.
As he told the story, the situation became more and more unfavorable for the Zheng family, and many civil and military officials began to point fingers. At the same time, they were surprised that the young master of the Zheng family had such ruthless methods and how deep they were hidden.
"Your Majesty, according to what Xu San'er said, it was all his private actions while staying in Chang'an. It does not prove that it was my Zheng Zihe who instigated him to pay for the murder. Obviously, this was a collusion between Wang Jishan and Xu San'er. False accusation.”
This sophistry made sense, so Li Er said nothing and looked at Wang Jishan again.
Wang Jishan sighed and said: "I have known for a long time that you will not plead guilty easily. So the evidence does not stop here. Zheng Zihe wanted to frame me, but he did not expect that he would lose everything. Don't blame me, Wang Jishan, for being ruthless." Someone, bring that killer Pinggu a little red."
Killer? Pinggu is a little red? Isn't he already dead? Everyone was very puzzled.
Wang Jishan said confidently: "He is indeed dead, but sometimes, dead people can also talk."
