Wei Zheng's temper is like this.
The more you confront him, the harder he becomes.
For him, the method of stimulating generals is almost tailor-made.
Regarding this, Li Chengqian was also very determined.
He just hoped that Wei Zheng would bite Zhang Shan and even make the matter bigger.
Of course, the reason why he did this was not just for Zhang Liang.
Instead, Zhang Shan was used to kill chickens and scare monkeys, and to defeat the powerful people in Chang'an.
He just wants to tell everyone that the people always come first in the Tang Dynasty. No matter how powerful you are, you can't bully the people.
At this moment, Wei Zheng, who had been angered by Li Chengqian, also knocked on the gavel tree fiercely.
Snapped!
A crisp sound frightened Zhang Shan in the hall so much that his whole body trembled violently, and his body fell even lower, almost burying his face into the ground.
Seeing this, Wei Zheng's face was full of disdain.
To be honest, he prefers the kind that is neither humble nor arrogant than this kind of weakling.
At that moment, he also said with a gloomy face: "When I ask you this question, you must answer it accurately."
"If there is even half a lie in this, don't blame me for being ruthless with my court staff!"
Hearing this, Zhang Shan replied tremblingly: "Yes, sir, the villain must know everything and say everything..."
"Cut the nonsense!"
Wei Zhengzhi said: "Do you know if your servants will let horses out on the street at noon today?"
"I……"
Zhang Shanben wanted to deny it.
But when he looked up, he suddenly saw Li Chengqian's eyes glancing over.
Zhang Shan himself was already scared out of his wits by Li Chengqian.
At this moment, he met Wei Zheng, whose reputation for being selfless and selfless had long been spread throughout the country. How could he dare to tell lies?
He knelt on the ground and said with fear on his face: "I know... I know."
"No...but...the villain didn't let them go to the main street to let their horses go."
"I just asked them to lead the horses out of the city on the street."
"Who would have thought that halfway through, the horse suddenly got frightened and rushed into the crowd..."
Zhang Shan swallowed his saliva and said: "The villain also knows that he did something wrong. The villain is willing to compensate all the injured people for their medical expenses, recuperation expenses and losses."
"compensation?"
"Do you think this matter only needs to be compensated with some gold and silver and it will be fine?"
Wei Zheng narrowed his eyes and said, "Let me ask you, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, what is the crime for riding a horse on Mingdemen Street?"
"this……"
Zhang Shan's eyes rolled around, obviously he didn't know this at all.
Seeing this, Wei Zheng's expression became even colder.
"absurd!"
"As the adopted son of the current Duke, you don't know the laws of the Tang Dynasty."
"It's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous!"
After sneering, Wei Zheng turned his gaze to the official and said, "Tell him what the laws of the Tang Dynasty stipulate and how the offenders should be punished."
Hearing this, the civil servant immediately stood up.
"The laws of the Tang Dynasty, the horse ban."
"Mingdemen Street is my Datang Pedestrian Street. Horses are not allowed in the three surrounding streets."
"Except for special circumstances, such as the transmission of military information and battle reports, there will be no exemption from liability. All others will be handled in accordance with the law."
"If one of the horses is injured, the weight may be twenty battles, and the two are forty feet, and the number increases in order."
"Those who injure ten or more people by riding horses will be exiled two thousand miles south of Lingnan. Unless there is a general amnesty, they will not be allowed to return to Chang'an for life."
Every word and every sentence was like sharp knives stabbing Zhang Shan's chest.
When he heard the last word, the guy couldn't even kneel down, and simply sat down on the ground, his face covered with death.
But even so, Wei Zheng didn't mean to pity him at all.
Wei Zheng knocked on the table and said, "Did you hear me clearly?"
"Listen... hear it clearly."
Zhang Shan lowered his head and said.
"good."
Wei Zheng slowly opened the file on the table and said, "After investigation, it was found that you let go of seven horses today, injuring twenty-six people."
"If His Royal Highness hadn't appeared, I'm afraid the number would have been even higher."
At this point, Wei Zheng paused and said, "Besides, I heard that your servants also verbally provoked the prince?"
Hearing this, Zhang Shan was stunned on the spot as if he had been struck by lightning.
After he came to his senses, he also said to Li Chengqian: "Your Highness, haven't you already said this? It's a misunderstanding..."
"Yes, it's a misunderstanding."
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Let him cross this out."
"Besides, it has nothing to do with him personally."
He is not a petty person, nor is he someone willing to care about everything.
Furthermore, the other party's crimes were quite numerous.
If this was added, his head might not even be saved.
After all, in this era, hurting the prince is a bigger crime than hurting the common people.
After hearing what Li Chengqian said, Zhang Shan was relieved.
But Wei Zheng put on a straight face and said, "Your Highness, this is Dali Temple, but it is a courtroom, not a place for bargaining."
"Insulting the Crown Prince is a serious crime. Even if His Highness the Crown Prince comes to intercede, it will still be useless."
have to.
Wei Zheng's stubborn temper came back again.
Even if Li Chengqian spoke, he didn't give Li Chengqian any face and gave it back directly.
At this moment, both Zhang Shan and Li Chengqian were dumbfounded.
Originally, Li Chengqian had no intention of messing with Zhang Shan like that, but now it's impossible not to do it.
But what can he do?
From the moment he approached Wei Zheng, the outcome was already determined and would not be controlled by him.
So Li Chengqian simply stopped talking and sat aside, watching Wei Zheng's performance.
Zhang Shan, on the other hand, was heartbroken.
At this moment, he could see that if he fell into Wei Zheng's hands today, he would definitely not get any good results.
But now, he just hoped that Wei Zheng wouldn't kill him.
After all, based on his relationship with his adopted mother and adopted father, even if he was exiled, they would still have the means to get him back.
And even if he couldn't get it back, it wouldn't make him suffer too much.
But the next few words from Wei Zheng directly shattered his dream...
Wei Zheng said with a cold face: "Insulting the prince is equivalent to insulting the royal family, which is one of the ten most unpardonable crimes."
"But since you didn't know anything about it, this crime must not have been imposed on you."
"However, as a master, you also have mistakes that are not harmful to discipline..."
"Therefore, this crime is indispensable to you."
"Now, you have committed two major crimes."
"First, knowing that it was not allowed by the law, he went to let horses off Mingdemen Street, causing injuries to people."
"Subsequently, due to your lax discipline, your servants verbally attacked the prince, causing the prince's reputation to be damaged."
Wei Zheng looked directly at Zhang Shan and said, "I will punish you for both crimes. Do you have any objections?"
And just when Zhang Shan was heartbroken and wanted to speak.
Then I heard an angry shout from behind: "I have an objection!"
Following the words, Wei Zheng raised his eyes and saw Zhang Liang, Duke of Yun, walking into the hall from outside at some point...
