Gao Ting also quickly slipped off the horse, subconsciously nodding and bowing.
But he reacted after bending his waist halfway.
Who are you now?
The strong point of Datang!
Character!
Character is very important——
Therefore, in the middle of the ceremony, he directly changed to the usual posture of cupping his hands, with a calm and authentic expression.
"Your Majesty, my Majesty Gao Ting, the magistrate of Wannian County, is very polite——"
That little gesture that was neither humble nor arrogant made the countless scholars following him couldn't help but thumb up wildly in their hearts.
What a strong point!
Seeing this grandson, he seemed to be a different person, pretending to be pretentious in front of him. A hint of sarcasm flashed through Wang Yan's eyes.
Others don’t know, but I, Wang Yan, don’t know what you are?
But in public, one must not lose his grace.
Therefore, he nodded slightly and cupped his hands slowly, without any emotion or anger in his voice.
"Gaoming Mansion - I have the impression that I seem to be somewhat related to our Wang family by marriage. Before I became the county magistrate, I was a frequent visitor to our house..."
Having said this, Wang Yan glanced at him indifferently.
"Remember when you were appointed as the magistrate of Wannian County, I recommended you to the court without avoiding relatives - why, today I see you wearing official uniform, carrying a sword, and leading so many people to block us. Outside the Wang family gate, could it be that you are here to repay your kindness in public?"
The content is a bit big.
The crowd behind Gao Tie was in an uproar.
In this day and age, we are still very particular about this.
The favor of recommendation is similar to that of a teacher in the imperial examination. Gao Ting's move today, even if it is out of public motives, cannot escape the reputation of repaying kindness with enmity.
Gao Ting:......
How careless!
If I had known better, I should have lowered my attitude, followed etiquette, visited your home, and fooled this bastard.
But now, there is no room for him to regret it.
I had to give him a deep bow.
"The virtue of being recommended by a prince is so high that no one can forget it -"
Seeing his grandson bowing in front of him with a sullen expression, Wang Yan couldn't help but have a deep sarcasm in his eyes.
"The Gao Ming Mansion invites you, I don't dare to be -"
Gao Ting straightened up.
But the waist straightened up, but the momentum that had been brewed just now with the momentum of the crowd could not be regained. If nothing else, just listen to the noisy whispers behind him.
But the arrow has to be fired when it is on the string.
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and raise his head with a solemn expression.
"But the public is public, and the private is private. The relationship between the official and the prince is personal kindness, but the relationship between the official and the court is justice. Although Gao Ting is not talented, he does not dare to depose the official for personal reasons - —”
Having said this, he bowed deeply again, then took a step forward, staring at Wang Yan with piercing eyes, without giving in.
"The kindness of the prince's recommendation will be repaid by the lower officials. But I came here today not because of personal matters, but because of the shocking case of human trafficking and the killing of twenty-eight people in the Wang Family Villa in the west of the city a few days ago!"
Having said this, Gao Ting turned around suddenly, and the afternoon sun hit his face, making his face seem to be illuminated with a layer of light.
He spoke every word and spoke righteously.
"Although I don't dare to believe it, and I don't want to believe it, it was personally identified by Wang Yuan of your residence, and now there are account books proving that the case in the west of the city is closely related to the prince. Therefore, I came here today to ask The prince moved to the county government office to cooperate with the investigation——"
Having said this, he bowed again with a generous expression.
"This is to repay the prince for his recommendation in the past, to help the prince to clear away the suspicion, to repay the king's kindness, and to seek justice for the innocent souls who died in the west of the city..."
Gao Ting's words were so generous and generous that the crowd immediately cheered.
"Well done, Gaoming Mansion is truly loyal and loyal..."
"..."
Listening to the situation gradually coming back, Gao Ting couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and the look on his face became more solemn.
Seeing this thief acting in front of him, the sarcasm at the corner of Wang Yan's mouth became more and more intense. It was not until the discussion in the crowd gradually subsided that he spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"What a Gaomingfu with both loyalty and righteousness, good, very good -"
Having said this, Wang Yan no longer looked at Gao Ting, but looked at the countless people who were following him, especially those scholars.
"My Wang family adheres to the family motto and has passed down poems and books from family to family. For hundreds of years, we have only heard of loyal, brave and kind people, but never of criminals. I don't know where your so-called account book comes from, and I don't want to know it. Where did it come from, but who is this old man? The imperial court has tried several times to recruit officials but has not yet served as an official, so why would he do such vicious things at the expense of his own status for the sake of a trivial profit?"
The crowd, who had been excited just now, suddenly began to whisper again.
Gao Ting was also helpless.
You melon-eating people, can you still have a firm stand?
The crowd swayed, but he couldn't.
And he knew that if he missed this great opportunity today, it would be absolutely impossible for him to get the head of the Wang family to his county government office in the future.
I had to bite the bullet.
"I don't believe it either, but there are both personal and material evidence. For the sake of Wang Gong's innocence, I have to ask Wang Gong to go to the county government office - it's my duty. I also ask Wang Gong not to embarrass Xia Guan..."
Looking at Gao Ting in front of him, the sarcastic look on Wang Yan's face became more intense.
"Embarrassed? How dare I do this - as a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, I naturally have the obligation to cooperate with the imperial court's investigation, but I have been upright and upright throughout my life, worthy of heaven, humble and humble to others, innocent, frank, and with no loss of integrity... …”
Having said this, he looked at Gao Ting with a mocking look on his face.
"Gaoming Mansion is also a man who has studied. Haven't you heard that scholar-bureaucrats should not be humiliated? In their lifetime, scholar-bureaucrats should be indifferent to fame and fortune. They have cultivated their moral character. They cannot be humiliated by you and other officials with swords and pens when they are old..."
Having said this, he raised his hands, took off his hat, and turned to hand it to his son Wang Shouyuan.
"But now that rumors are spreading everywhere, I can't defend myself. I can only use this old life to prove my innocence——"
As he said that, he suddenly took out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it directly into the chest.
The crowd was in an uproar.
The incident happened so suddenly that Gao Ting was stunned. Even Wang Shouyuan, who had been serving his father, was not expecting it.
…
After coming out of the salt field in the west of the city, Wang Zi'an, Li Shimin and others rushed back in a hurry.
There is nothing wrong with the Chengxi Salt Farm, which means that there is probably something wrong with the salt in the chain store.
Whether the salt in the chain store was poisonous when it was sold, or someone tampered with it after it was sold, it means that someone is framing the fault!
Framing the Royal Salt chain——
Li Shimin was stunned by this operation.
This courage is so fat!
Apparently, there wasn't enough blood flowing in Nanya.
Although he was suffocating in his heart, there were 128 chain stores. Wang Zi'an alone would probably have to find out the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse. By then, the cucumbers and vegetables might be cold.
Therefore, the top priority is to immediately organize manpower to check these 128 chain stores one by one. At the same time, all people who were poisoned were investigated to confirm their purchase information.
Find out which link is the problem!
Thinking of this, he secretly glanced at Li Junxian.
"Xiao Li, you first go to the Yamen to find someone to inquire about which store has a problem with the salt..."
Li Junxian had been following Li Shimin all year round, so he naturally understood it. He made an excuse halfway and drove away in a carriage alone.
Now I just hope there won't be a large-scale accident.
Otherwise, there will be big trouble.
Li Junxian walked forward, and they were not slow at all. However, as soon as they entered the city, they received explosive news.
Wang Yan, the head of the Wang family in Taiyuan, committed suicide on the spot in front of his house in order to prove his innocence!
Li Shimin couldn't help but take a deep breath. He knew that things were going to get serious this time!
Not to mention that the head of the Taiyuan Wang family is one of the five surnames and seven hopes. Even the slightly inferior Guanlong family, Shandong family and Jiangnan family, their heads are also proper nobles.
Among the eight discussions.
At least one Yi Xian can't run away.
What's more, many of these people are old friends of the emperor and have titles themselves. Therefore, it is possible that they can get another person to discuss disputes and nobles, which will be even more difficult.
These people, not to mention have not been actually convicted yet, even if they are convicted, they can be reduced or even exempted. Now they are fine and just commit suicide...
You can imagine how much trouble it will cause you.
But, it's too late to think about this now.
The top priority is to find out the truth behind the salt poisoning incident, otherwise the chain reaction may be even greater. Because these salts bear the royal banner, everyone knows that they are the work of His Majesty.
If rumors spread that he, the emperor, would do whatever it takes to make money, even selling mineral salt and poisoning the people, the good image he had built up over the past six months would probably collapse in an instant, attracting overwhelming attacks.
"This Wang Yan is quite responsible—"
Li Shimin said hey in an unclear tone, and then looked away from the car window.
"I'm afraid the court will be in a lot of trouble this time, but this is something Du Pushe and the others should worry about, and it has nothing to do with us - our most important thing right now is to find out the mastermind behind this poisonous salt incident..."
The prince couldn't help but laugh and cry in his heart.
At this time, you actually still have the heart to act.
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and Li Junxian remained silent.
Du Ruhui smiled bitterly and glanced at Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji with some envy.
If he had a choice, he would rather follow the investigation of the poisonous salt case. Although it was a little harder, it was better than talking to those people.
But when His Majesty gave orders, he couldn't do anything.
As soon as Wang Yan, the thief, died, he became quiet, but he had suffered a lot.
Wang Zi'an divided his forces into two groups. Du Ruhui drove to Shangshu Province to take charge of the overall situation and clean up the mess. Wang Zi'an, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji continued to pursue the poisonous salt case.
His Majesty personally rushed to the Chengxi Salt Farm to investigate the poisonous salt incident. It is obvious how seriously His Majesty takes the poisonous salt incident.
Therefore, without any instructions, Baiqisi drove at full speed and kept an eye on him the whole time.
In fact, if they hadn't secretly helped, it would have been almost impossible for the officials and government officials in Chang'an County and Wannian County to completely block these chain stores.
How could these ordinary government officials and policemen stop those nobles from Chang'an?
Therefore, as soon as Li Junxian entered the city, he quickly got all the news. Du Ruhui had just left for a while before he hurried back and briefly introduced the current situation in the city to a few people.
Wang Yan's death has been confirmed, and the Wang family has begun to prepare a mourning hall and report his death to the palace.
Gao Ting, who was pushed to the forefront, was beaten to death by the angry Wang family. Fortunately, Wang Gui stopped him and avoided the possibility of being beaten to death on the spot.
But this guy is also a ruthless person.
After getting up, he did not go home to recuperate, but went to preside over the poisonous salt case with his injuries!
As soon as he heard that Gao Ting and Guo Desi sealed off the scene immediately and investigated the source of the poisonous salt, Gao Ting even went into battle despite being injured and performed his duties faithfully. Li Shimin couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.
As the emperor, he naturally knew what kind of risks and pressure Gao Ting had to bear in making this decision. I also know what it means to grit one's teeth and press on without taking the opportunity to escape at a critical moment.
"This Gao Ting, although sometimes a little confused and reckless, he is quite courageous and can do great things."
Li Shimin couldn't help but praise.
Hearing what Li Shimin said, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji didn't know why, but they suddenly remembered the interesting story of the last time His Majesty was imprisoned by Gao Ting.
The corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
This tall guy is actually a weird one——
They seem to be relatives on Gao Shilian's side, right?
But since His Majesty said so, I'm afraid the trouble this time won't be a big problem.
…
There are a total of thirteen chain stores involved in the salt incident, most of which are located in the West City and Nancheng. There are only two in the East City, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, they avoid the vicinity of the Imperial City where the royal family and nobles gather.
With Gao Ting and Guo Desi doing the preliminary work, the remaining work may be extremely difficult for others, but for Wang Zi'an, it is much easier.
With Li Junxian leading the way, the group directly found Chang'an County Magistrate Guo Desi who was investigating the case in a chain store in the west of the city.
This fat man was also anxious.
As the New Year is approaching, a vicious case like this has appeared in my jurisdiction. If I can't close the case quickly, I will be in trouble!
Therefore, regardless of the fact that these stores were royal stores, the clerks and shopkeepers in the stores were being arrested and tortured to extract confessions. From a long distance away, one could hear the screams that made people's teeth hurt.
Li Shimin didn't pay much attention.
They were just some servants, let alone Guo Desi who had people tortured to extract confessions. In this situation, even he wanted to do it.
This was not the first time that Guo Desi had dealt with the Marquis of Chang'an, His Majesty, Fang Xuanling's eldest son, Sun Wuji, and others who were following him.
When I saw these people coming in person, I was so frightened that my heart trembled, and I quickly ran in front of them.
"I've met the Marquis of Chang'an, I've met - I've met shopkeeper Li, the house manager, the eldest grandson's manager..."
That attitude, as good as it could be, was so humble that Li Shimin could hardly stand it anymore.
I am shopkeeper Li now, you are so respectful!
Wang Zi'an also looked at it funny.
"Guo Mingfu, could you please gather all these clerks and shopkeepers into one room, and I'll help you ask -"
Having seen Wang Zi'an's magic, Guo Desi naturally wanted to see Wang Zi'an say this.
Soon several shopkeepers and waiters who were tortured to a bloody pulp were gathered into a room.
The prince used a super hypnosis technique.
I quickly got the answer I wanted. There was a problem with two boys. One of them was responsible for carrying the salt, and the other was responsible for selling it. In addition, there were many people buying salt, and they also needed to check their login identity information. Everyone They were so busy that they actually asked the two of them to join forces and successfully cheated, secretly replacing the processed mineral salt with truly toxic mineral salt.
